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Ends and beginnings

This blog is now defunct. I’ve started a new one at Blank Slate to chronicle my creative activities, and all future posts will show up there instead. (It’s too much of a pain to migrate past posts over, though, so they’ll stay here.)

The other change is that the main URL, BenjaminCrowder.com, is now going to redirect straight to Blank Slate.

Jekyll and Hyde

After a (far too) long absence, I’ve finally published a new Riverglen Press book, Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde:

Jekyll and Hyde

I mainly made it as a test to see how Lulu’s pocket size books look (4.25×6.875″); if it turns out well, I’ll make it available on Lulu. As for the book itself, I spent about an hour on the guts and half an hour on the cover. More time would of course have been better, but I didn’t want to drag my heels on this any longer than I needed to, seeing as I haven’t put any books out in over a year. :)

Anyway, expect more books in the near future.

Shapes

I’m not sure what’s going to happen with the drawing thing, but here’s a piece I put together in Photoshop this morning since I had a craving to make some art:

Shapes

More later once I get caught up.

Drawing #10: Octopodes

I’m in a rush (my ride’s coming in like two minutes) so this isn’t all that great, and the title is…well, lame…but here it is:

Drawing #10: Octopodes

And now for a real adieu till Tuesday. :)

A brief intermission

I’m leaving for Vegas tomorrow and won’t get back till late Monday night (I’ve got a master’s degree seminar thing all weekend), so the daily drawings will be on hold for now, but when I return I’ll post something for each day I was gone. (If I have time, I may even draw them while I’m there.) Anyway, adieu for the next few days. :)

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Drawing #9: Abstractica
Filed in: Photoshop, Drawing, Dailies: Drawing | 967 Views

I don’t know if this even counts as a drawing. I might just change my goal from posting one drawing a day to posting one drawing or painting a …

Drawing #8: Museum
Filed in: Photoshop, Drawing, Dailies: Drawing | 409 Views

This one started out on an index card, then got photographed and redone in Photoshop:

I think I ended up getting more towards painting than …

Drawing #7: Incognito
Filed in: Drawing, Dailies: Drawing | 1,574 Views

The title, “Incognito,” really has nothing to do with anything. I drew this on an index card, then photographed it and added the colors in Photoshop. I’m not …

Drawing #6: I Dream of Giza
Filed in: Photoshop, Drawing, Dailies: Drawing | 380 Views

Today’s is a total cop-out — I’m really trying to get to bed early (because I’m really tired), and I forgot about this until just now, so I quickly popped …

Drawing #5: Canyon Antics
Filed in: Photoshop, Drawing, Dailies: Drawing | 310 Views

For this drawing I sketched out everything first on index cards, photographed them, then pulled them into Photoshop and traced them:

We’ll pretend that …

Drawing #4: What the Stork Dropped
Filed in: Photoshop, Drawing, Dailies: Drawing | 397 Views

Until I get a scanner (or start doing this early enough in the day that I can use a library scanner), I think I’ll switch to drawing them in Photoshop. …

Drawing #3: Waiting
Filed in: Drawing, Dailies: Drawing | 284 Views

Today’s drawing, “Waiting,” is from a reference photo of a toy doll:

Blacking in the tie was a bad idea. And there are a …

Drawing #2: Geometrica
Filed in: Drawing, Dailies: Drawing | 257 Views

For this one I wanted to do something geometric, with overlapping lines. This one’s called “Geometrica” (I know, how original :)).

It’s more of …

Drawing #1: Into the Cave
Filed in: Drawing, Dailies: Drawing | 428 Views

Yes, I’m a day late. But that doesn’t bother me. :) I’ve decided that for this drawing-a-day gambit, I’ll do each day’s drawing on an index card. …

An apple a day
Filed in: BC.com | 294 Views

I (obviously) don’t post on here very often. Sure, I’ve had a lot of other things going on — writing a novel, for example — but I don’t want …

10 absolute “no’s” for freelancers
Filed in: Graphic Design | 370 Views

Ran across 10 Absolute “Nos!” for Freelancers a few minutes ago. Good stuff, and very pertinent. I haven’t done that much freelance design yet (four or five …

Cloud nine
Filed in: Photoshop, Digital Painting | 710 Views

It’s been a while since I updated this blog, so here’s a quick something for now, which I painted in Photoshop the other day:

Riverglen Press redesign
Filed in: Riverglen Press, Art, Design, Web | 3,274 Views

I’ve gotten the bulk of the Riverglen Press redesign done, and it’s making me want to redesign all my other sites. :) Let’s just say that my design …

New blankslate.net dashboard
Filed in: Graphic Design, Photography | 10,047 Views

This morning I redesigned the blankslate.net dashboard:

Later, when I have more time, I’ll use different photos for each …

Reading books
Filed in: Photoshop, Art, Blender | 2,077 Views

The background is a Photoshop composite of a number of different photos, including these from Flickr (licensed under Creative Commons):

http://flickr.com/photos/98469445@N00/299313394/

Notes on the 3D craft
Filed in: Art, Blender | 601 Views

I may have mentioned this in passing before, but I think I’ve found why my growth in 3D art (specifically Blender) has been rather stunted for the past while: I’ve …

Fall ward directory
Filed in: Photoshop, Design | 411 Views

Here’s the cover I put together for the ward directory this semester:

[tags]BYU[/tags]

That men might be
Filed in: Art, Design | 398 Views

Another setting of scripture, this time from 2 Nephi 2:25.

[tags]Book of Mormon[/tags]

A quick rant
Filed in: Bookmaking, InDesign | 2,359 Views

I’m having to use Quark for a book project I inherited, and ick, ew, it’s so…blech!

Okay, that’s too harsh. And I realize that a lot of it has to …

As a child
Filed in: Photoshop, Art, Design | 1,842 Views

Another Book of Mormon setting, this one of Mosiah 3:19 and incorporating a photo from romainguy on Flickr: