Nov 28, 2011

US trip: Part 3

Southern California and Nevada










Nov 27, 2011

US trip: part 2

this time its Nothern California









US trip: part1

I was visiting USA for the first time, mostly California and Nevada and now I would like to show some pictures. The whole road trip was great but also quiet exhausting because I was traveling alone.  First place I've seen was San Francisco.




















A lot happened in the last month, something good and some sad things. So didn't have a chance to update my blog. I was on a trip in California which was great but in meantime on of our cats died and that was really sad.  I would like to make some painting by her but for now at least some photos of this great cat. I still miss her.










Oct 1, 2011

city on the danube


Some photos of my current location, city called Bratislava on the Danube river.















Robots coming

As a fan of sci fi I was always fan of robots. But this is a bit scary.




Its best in motion



Sep 5, 2011

Barbour

I'm a big fan of this awkward British company. The technology is coming from Victorian times, oiled cotton cloth. Amazing that in the age of gore-tex and other hi-tech materials they can still making the same jackets.





Love their old jackets which have a really beatiful stain and usage signs. Such jacket is quiet hard to get, and sometimes its even more expensive than new one. I got two but still  almost new so I need use them about ten years before they'll got the desired look.






Pens

Just want to share my impressions from using wacom pens. Usually people are just more interested in the actual tabled device, which  undergoes big changes in every generation. The newer had always bigger resolution, more levels of pressure and some special buttons. I got all generations starting by first Intuos 1. All are solid products and great to work with. But for me more important is the pen.




The default one you got with your tablet is this chunky grip pen.




It feels nice in the hand but afters some years I realized that its lacking if more precise grip and some feeling that you really have an art tool in the hand.

After I bought the classic pen, its clear that this one is best for me. When you got a small hands as me the classic pen is is really delicate to work with.




my last pen is a art pen, looks like a felt pen. This one is special because its only pen by wacom that is rotation sensitive.That means that you can paint thick and thin just by rotating the pen in your hand. Its great for a bigger rough pictures. Which I'm not doing very often:)




As you can see I'm using Intuos generation 3. I got also the 4th gen but dint liked the small buttons, they are a bit flimsy so went back to third.







Sep 4, 2011

Naples

Some photos of this very special place, this city is a unique mix of grandeur, centuries of dirt and amazing food. But I enjoyed it a lot. Shame that I had just small compact camera so the photos are not as good as they can.











Aug 30, 2011

25 Most Influential Books Of The Past 100 Years

I found very interesting article about some special books. 


I was a bit nerd in the past and read a lot of books, still I finished only 7 from this list:)




 this one was best in my opinion, It made a deep impact on me. 





the craziest story I've ever read


and the saddest