History Repeats June 4, 2008 0 Comments
Even if it were desirable, America is not strong enough to police the world by military force. If that attempt is made, the blessings of liberty will be replaced by coercion and tyranny at home. Our Christian ideals cannot be exported to other lands by dollars and guns. Persuasion and example are the methods taught by the Carpenter of Nazareth, and if we believe in Christianity we should try to advance our ideals by his methods. We cannot practice might and force abroad and retain freedom at home. We cannot talk world cooperation and practice power politics.
– Rep. Howard Buffett, Sen. Robert Taft’s Campaign Manager, 1952
Sketchup and Kerkythea May 5, 2008 0 Comments
I’m still learning the in’s and out’s of Sketchup. The below image is for a bid my brother is making for some landscaping. With this image I experimented with the Sandbox plugin to create the rolling landscape and found a free 3d renderer online called Kerkythea. Rendering 3d models basicly makes them look more lifelike but I’m not too sure the difference is all that great for someone looking to get some landscaping done. Oh well, it’s still fun to try out another program. I don’t know everything about Kerkythea or Sketchup, but this will do. My next thing to do is create a wall texture that matches the landscaping that my brother does and that should give people a nice realistic view of what they are going to get. This should give him an edge over other landscapers in the area. Not to mention the quality of his work.
Sketchup model
Sketchup model rendered in Kerkythea
Google Sketchup April 27, 2008 0 Comments
My brother wanted me to look at some 3d landscaping software for him to do mockups for clients. There are no landscapers in the Eagle River area that do mockups on a computer as far as I know. They usually draw it up on paper. Which is cumbersome, slow, and not easily changed. We were going to try a landscape software that you would typically buy from Wal-Mart but I looked around on the internet first and ran into the free Google Sketchup software. After fooling around for a few hours with the tools and watching some of the video tutorials, my bro and I made a mockup for a job he is bidding in about an hour. I am impressed with how easy the program is to use and there are a lot more features I have yet to discover. There is also a 3d warehouse where models like trees and rocks can be downloaded for free. There didn’t seem to be a very large library though, but it still works.
I did this little mockup for some future landscaping that my bro and I want to do on our own house. This program is quick, easy, and fun to use.
Sinking April 27, 2008 0 Comments
Drawing from the sketchbook with some colors from this morning. Click for larger version.
This show again? April 5, 2008 0 Comments
I’m going to be doing some comic strips about my family and hope to get enough done to make a small book for christmas. Here is the first about my dad and older brother.
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Update: I noticed the teeth and cigarette aren’t white. I changed it in the picture but am too lazy to upload a new one.
Romantic Dinner March 29, 2008 0 Comments
Another comic of me and the girlfriend. Of course this is COMPLETELY fictional, but it makes a good comic. Well… there might be some grains of truth in this. Really really small grains. So small you can’t see them with the naked eye. Click for larger view.
Can anyone tell who it is? March 13, 2008 2 Comments
I did this quick pencil sketch and coloring after there was a bad comment left about my artistic skills. Art is subjective, but if anyone can guess who this caricature is, it would be greatly appreciated. It has some bad errors, but hopefully people can still make it out.
Leap March 3, 2008 3 Comments
Topic for Illustration Friday is “Leap” in honor of leap year. Here is a little colored sketch. They never turn out quite as I imagine though.
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