Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Feb. 15

Time spent: 4 hours
Total time: 6 hours
Actions: Today I visited Jon's workplace. He showed me the tools of the trade, including his Cintiq. Apparently he does live caricatures with it by hooking it up to larger screens, meaning he swiftly draws his customers in front of an audience, usually companies. I learned a lot about him, i.e. he likes cats. He has some experience with web design, explaining why his fancy website is so well put together. I brought my cheap Intuos in order to learn how to use software (Corel, Photoshop) but unfortunately, I forgot my pen at his house so I couldn't practice at home! Thankfully he let me have a Copic sketch marker, which I've been eying for some time, so I was more than overjoyed to finally hold one for the first time. Copics really are a cut above the rest.
Next action: I will study the two caricaturing books he let me borrow, then utilize the Copic to make traditional sketches.
How am I doing?: I need to contact my volunteer place. Everyone keeps rejecting me because I am so young and an amateur :/

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