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Happy 2010!

Posted: December 31st, 2009 | Author: Ellen | Filed under: Life | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

So today is the last day of 2009. That kind of snuck up on me. I’m happy for the excitement of the new year though.

One must wonder though, now that there aren’t two zeros together in the middle of the year, what in the world are they going to do for those kooky glasses in New York? Have a 1 down your nose? A 1-shaped eye piece. That would be disorienting to me.

Well, no matter what shape your glasses are this New Year’s, I hope they are all slightly rose-tinted and that everyone has a wonderful night, and a great year ahead! Welcome, twenty-ten!


Odosketch

Posted: November 23rd, 2009 | Author: Ellen | Filed under: Art Geekery, Internet Addiction | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments »

Odosketch

New favorite website! Not that I really had a specific favorite before, but I think I have one now: sketch.odopod.com This site is SO much fun. You just sit there and sketch… whatever the hell you want. The canvas is your browser window (Want a smaller size? Shrink the window!), the brush your mouse or trackpad. Or in my case, this site made me bust out my Wacom Intuos Tablet and play for a few hours. :P

Things I love about this site, is the textured background. It has that grainy paper feel that just gives it that little bit of realism rather than the obviously generated, perfectly white computer screen you get most of the time. Another thing I love, is the texture of the colors. I can’t decide if it’s like marker or like chalk. But the properties of the utensil (whatever it’s supposed to be) are very intuitive, with slower motion bringing it to a smaller point for detail work, and the fattest width when you scribble quickly. The other thing I love is the limited palette. Whoever made the color choice, made it very interesting. The colors aren’t loud or vivid and they all work very well together. It gives every users work just a little bit of professionalism because it takes away any garishly bright colors your average 14 year old would first pick.

Overall, I love the Indie feel of this site. I just don’t know what it is about it other than the above mentioned that makes it so homey. Great job Odosketch creators! Check out my sketches!