tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20794947.post114005838062312593..comments2023-06-14T10:38:45.174-05:00Comments on A Nerd's Country Journal: Making an IllustrationJeff Heberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13732306951663286466noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20794947.post-1140318449215071582006-02-18T21:07:00.000-06:002006-02-18T21:07:00.000-06:00PS -- I downloaded the drawing you did, and it's n...PS -- I downloaded the drawing you did, and it's now my computer desktop wallpaper! Thanks! <BR/><BR/>PS -- do I have to pay for that? :)Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11687342508453441902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20794947.post-1140318405162444722006-02-18T21:06:00.000-06:002006-02-18T21:06:00.000-06:00Just read the whole article on how you create, and...Just read the whole article on how you create, and it's absolutely fascinating, Jeff. I had no idea you didn't draw with paper and ink anymore. It seems odd that you could draw with just a computer mouse and those tools. Totally awesome. Even though I don't know too much about computers, I could follow pretty well what you wrote about drawing in this new world! <BR/><BR/>As incredible as this is, I'm still amazed at the Spider Man you drew on the kids' Etch-a-Sketch a few years ago!Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11687342508453441902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20794947.post-1140238770604342322006-02-17T22:59:00.000-06:002006-02-17T22:59:00.000-06:00Dude! Whaddaya doin', givin' away the magic like t...Dude! Whaddaya doin', givin' away the magic like that? Never let them see the magic! Then they'll start to think that they can do it, too!Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07168723389553636372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20794947.post-1140181344177938732006-02-17T07:02:00.000-06:002006-02-17T07:02:00.000-06:00Mark Hebert said: i'm a sign artist and am just dr...<B>Mark Hebert said:</B><BR/><I> i'm a sign artist and am just dragging myself into the computer world. i am learning the new adobe CS2, ....</I><BR/><BR/>Welcome, Mark! Good hearing from you. Photoshop is great, and CS is a good version. I've used it every day for a couple of years and still feel like I'm a novice half the time :-/ There's so much to it that I don't even touch, but even so it can do amazing things.Jeff Heberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13732306951663286466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20794947.post-1140181234993547892006-02-17T07:00:00.000-06:002006-02-17T07:00:00.000-06:00Yup, we recognise it... but it's not an Uzi. It's ...<I>Yup, we recognise it... but it's not an Uzi. It's a Vz61 Skorpion.</I><BR/><BR/>Thanks! I'm ignorant about most gun-related matters, though now that I'm out in the country I am trying to learn more. Although I don't think they allow Uzis OR Skorpions when deer hunting ...Jeff Heberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13732306951663286466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20794947.post-1140180881382368312006-02-17T06:54:00.000-06:002006-02-17T06:54:00.000-06:00Very interesting post - certainly I'd never have t...Very interesting post - certainly I'd never have thought of using Flash for static graphics, being more of a Paint Shop Pro fan.<BR/><BR/>One thing, though, egregious nitpick though it is:<BR/><BR/><I>"Some of you HeroMachine users might recognize the Uzi the soldier character on the right is holding."</I><BR/><BR/>Yup, we recognise it... but it's not an Uzi. It's a Vz61 Skorpion.<BR/><BR/>I told you it was a very minor nitpick, didn't I? ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20794947.post-1140162761002281552006-02-17T01:52:00.000-06:002006-02-17T01:52:00.000-06:00hey jeff, this is your cousin, mark. i am so happy...hey jeff, this is your cousin, mark. i am so happy to have this format to touch base with you! you seem very happy and i'm glad to hear how you are. it's a shame, on my side, that we have been out of touch all these years. i'm a sign artist and am just dragging myself into the computer world. i am learning the new adobe CS2,but have a long way to go! it's good to connect with you and hope to get together one day! thanks, markAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20794947.post-1140116285914435982006-02-16T12:58:00.000-06:002006-02-16T12:58:00.000-06:00Thanks Terry, I appreciate the comments. If people...Thanks Terry, I appreciate the comments. If people are interested I can do this sort of thing again. There's one illustration in particular for "Fantasy Hero" or one of its derivatives. I was supposed to show a mage of some sort using a spell to reveal a hidden door. I went through twenty different permutations before finally getting it right, and some figures had been swapped, flipped, stretched, and otherwise mangled to within an inch of their lives before I got them settled.Jeff Heberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13732306951663286466noreply@blogger.com