tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33055684942759389942024-03-13T20:05:59.461+02:00art germinateIllustration•Comics•Graphic DesignArt Germinatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07698545905485411426noreply@blogger.comBlogger181125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305568494275938994.post-37622796020061462882020-01-15T13:25:00.004+02:002020-01-15T13:25:53.468+02:002020 here we come<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I wonder if I might rant a little?<br />
The new year has just hatched and I already feel somewhat overwhelmed.<br />
Okay, not overwhelmed... despondent, or lost, or something.<br />
I actually made a voice recording with the intent of making a video, but I don't even know if I am going to do that now. I feel too 'bleh'. I lived with this illusion that if I just have time to create work then it will start to grow, hopefully enough to sustain me financially. So last year I took a sabbatical (for my health, for my heart and to see what I can do) and I thought that within 3/4 months the graphic novel I am working on will be complete. If I work consistent then I'd be able to complete it. Well, work I did. I drew constantly on average 7hrs a day (never less than 6) five days a week and about four hours during the weekend. I drew and drew and drew, and I loved it. I surprised myself by learning that I can actually draw a whole day, that I have the self-disciple to do it consistently and that I really loved working on my own, alone in the studio. The quiet you feel is great. There is no-one to disturb your workflow. And if you need to take a little break, there's no-one to judge you or watch you. And although I mainly drew and worked during the day, whenever I needed to urgently go to the store to buy new art supplies, I could. No waiting for the clock to tell me I am allowed to leave the studio desk.<br />
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But I underestimated the time needed to complete the novel, and by July I realised that the 4month deadline I set for myself wasn't going to materialise. This was fine since I still had the second semester of the year left. So I kept on drawing and drawing. And by the second half of the year I felt freer from societal structure. I felt like I became a new person.<br />
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So I drew until December! The last page was drawn by the middle of the month and I was so happy. Then I took a two week holiday and suddenly 2020 is here. Thus although I finished the drawings the novel is still not complete. I need to complete the layout and other things.<br />
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And although I am very pleased with the drawings being done, I actually needed that second half of the year to begin a new body of work for future illustration work. This means that today I still haven't got a completed novel nor do I have a portfolio. Nor do I have clear direction where I want my artwork to flow to in the future.<br />
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And don't even get me started on the social media thing. So no, not overwhelmed, maybe underwhelmed? if ever there is such a word. The ebb and flow of life. I don't know what the new year holds in store artistically, but I hope that I won't let any time get lost or wasted. I hope I will used every opportunity available and make it work.</div>
Art Germinatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07698545905485411426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305568494275938994.post-70312082504079396092019-10-15T10:01:00.003+02:002019-10-15T10:01:49.501+02:00Inktober's second week<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Dear friends<br />
The second week's video for Inktober was released on my Youtube channel, Art Germinate, last Friday. <br />
If you've missed it, I'll include a link to the video below. :)<br />
And look out for the third video coming out on this Friday!<br />
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Thanks to every person who watches and supports my work.<br />
May you have a lovely week.<br />
E<br />
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#inktober<br />
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Art Germinatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07698545905485411426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305568494275938994.post-91125714443455462162019-10-04T16:56:00.000+02:002019-10-15T09:58:07.930+02:00Inktober is here<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Dear friends<br />
It's October! October signals that Spring is really here. The seasonal birds have migrated to the warmer spots and began making nests. Daylight lingers longer during the evenings and mornings. Illustrators, Artists and people who love to draw, have also begun to associate the month with ink... Inktober is a month-long challenge to make drawings using only ink. You can decide whether you will draw every day or sporadically. There is also an optional prompt list you can follow.<br />
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I have decided to upload a video every Friday during this month of me making an ink drawing. It is the first time I am filming my drawing process. It feels different to draw and film versus to draw on your own. The camera is an intrusive object, an eye watching me draw, although it is an inanimate thing.<br />
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I did not follow the prompt list. I wanted to be free to draw what I want. I am already drawing within very specific limitations with the graphic novel brief I am working on, so I didn't want to limit myself here too. Sometimes drawing should be for fun only, and because you enjoy it.<br />
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I hope you enjoy the video just as much as I enjoyed drawing.<br />
<a href="https://youtu.be/WPHx8SySHVk" target="_blank">Here's a link to the video that was released earlier today</a>.<br />
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Thank you for supporting the channel :)<br />
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Have a lovely weekend,<br />
E<br />
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#inktober<br />
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Art Germinatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07698545905485411426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305568494275938994.post-53230619966361897432019-08-21T07:53:00.003+02:002019-08-21T07:53:51.837+02:00Mid-year check-in<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Dear friends<br />
It's been a while since I wrote a blogpost. As you might be aware I began a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwNcpFzI3gerKvUzW5iL0qQ" target="_blank">Youtube channel</a> at the beginning of the year, also titled <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwNcpFzI3gerKvUzW5iL0qQ" target="_blank">Art Germinate</a>.' I want to thank every person reading this post who have supported the channel by subscribing or sharing a video. It means a lot to me. I post a video every other Friday. Ít's not easy to grow the number of subscribers organically, since I don't have other social media platforms like Facebook or Instagram as well. I have been contemplating whether I should open an Instagram account, but at the moment I am so busy with the "Weerkaatsing" project, the thought of beginning a new account that I also need to feed like a baby, isn't very appealing. So I've placed that on hold for now. It is more important that I complete this graphic novel. <br />
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I have realised that time is precious and finite. Thus I only have this window of time now to draw unencumbered, and I am going to use it to full capacity. It is such a wonderful privilege to be able to draw every day and see the project progressing. It is a turtle, thus the progress is in slow motion, but art work takes time. You need to invest in it with your time. It is so easy for the daily life to absorb that time; for you to set aside your drawing time to help someone out and before you know it, that time is gone. And your art work project is sitting there like a dying potplant.<br />
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I was at a seminar where I had to share my progress of the project (two weeks ago). The feedback was very helpful and some aspects encouraging. But I also realised that there is still a mountain of work ahead of me! <br />
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And I haven't gotten into the full swing of drawing daily again since I came back, because of other work that crept in last week and this week. And once again, I realised how I need to fight for this time to draw in my own headspace. I need to view it as important before I can expect anyone else to also view it as important. It seems so obvious, right? But it seems to be something one easily forgets. I think it is because I live in an environment where I feel like I am the only one of my kind - a creative who live off their art and design work. I have never had a friend that is an artist who can support themself. I have always wished I knew someone like that. Because it will combat the stereotype and inspire me.<br />
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I have made a progress video of "Weerkaatsing" that I still want to share on the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwNcpFzI3gerKvUzW5iL0qQ" target="_blank">Youtube channel</a>, but I have decided to only release it by the end of October or during November when most of the remaining pages are also drawn. It is very important to nurture a project and only reveal it to an audience once you have thought through your ideas a bit. Otherwise you lean too much on the imput of others and it then becomes their project and not yours. <br />
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I also have some exciting ideas for future videos for the channel, but I would need some time to produce that and as I mentioned, now is not that time. I will only be able to begin work on that by the beginning of next year. The other thing I find quite challenging with the Youtube channel, is that everyone seems to market themselves as a brand. In the beginning (I posted only two or three videos then) my friends kept asking me, "What is your plan with the channel?", "What is your brand?"<br />
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Hmm, yeah. I don't feel like a brand. I feel like a person. And people are more varied and interesting than a brand. The idea of sticking to a brand feels like it will limit me and limit the type of content I want to post on the channel. So I've created playlists that organise content type together.<br />
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I am posting content I will like to see on the internet; more local art and design.<br />
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The tea cup is empty and I need to get back to drawing. It's time to greet you and wish you all a happy week. Thanks for checking in. If you have some time go and check out some beautiful art on the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwNcpFzI3gerKvUzW5iL0qQ" target="_blank">Youtube channel</a>.<br />
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Cheers,<br />
E<br />
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Dear friends<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">It’s been a while
since I last wrote.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Quite recently I’ve
watched a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOy1qWpDUl8" target="_blank">video crit on the film, “Spirited Away”</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In that video I came across the term<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> liminality</i>, which describes a
transitional phase you could find yourself in, as with the main character of
the aforementioned film.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I realized I am
in such a phase.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Things I could use to
define myself before, I can’t anymore.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I’ve lost a lot of things, and people the past two years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span></div>
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My grandmother passed
away at the end of 2017.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She had a great
influence in my life and I missed her dearly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I used her life story as the foundation of my project, <b><a href="https://www.behance.net/gallery/58035913/Graphic-novelcomic-Weerkaatsing-Vol-1" target="_blank">“Weerkaatsing”</a></b>,
and her sudden death left me heartbroken and directionless.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I did not know in which direction the project
could or should turn next.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I didn’t know
if I could still tell a story if she was not here to read it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">At the same time our
department got shut down and my colleague and I were suddenly without
jobs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They ‘let go’ of me, but I
couldn’t as easily let go of the idea of not being a lecturer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I loved my work with the students and
believed I would be an educator for a long time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">There were other
losses too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Internal ones.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Things I realized that with time, I could no
longer be.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I couldn’t draw for a year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">It was a rough
time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span></div>
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My colleague and I collaborated
to launch an <a href="https://graphicinteriordesignschool.com/" target="_blank">online graphic design school</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It was a great project, and a lot of hard work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had big dreams, but amidst this time, my
colleague and friend got diagnosed with cancer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It was difficult news to digest, because I walked a road with her the
previous two years when her mother and then her sister both battled with
cancer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And now it was her.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Many of our plans for
marketing for the online school, had to be put on ice until she was strong
enough to work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By the end of last year
she seemed to be out of the woods.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>During December her sister’s condition worsened and she passed away by
the end of January this year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Before the
family could mourn her death, my friend started to experience terrible
headaches.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At first they thought it was
TB, but it became clear that the cancer spread to her brain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">She’s been in and out
of the hospital for weeks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Friends
prayed for her and visited her in hospital.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Every time I went to visit her I could see how the cancer was eating
away her life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She didn’t want us to be
sad or teary around her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How difficult
it is to smile for your friend’s sake, but then cry when you’re sitting in the
car at the hospital’s parking lot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Or
when you’re sitting alone at home and it suddenly hits you -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She is talking about herself as if she won’t
be here anymore.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Her memorial was held
on Friday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She’s been my colleague and
friend for nearly a decade.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We shared a
lot of secrets together, and a lot of dreams.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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You might have seen
previous posts this year on the blog – specifically videos.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I created a Youtube channel, aptly named <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwNcpFzI3gerKvUzW5iL0qQ?view_as=subscriber" target="_blank">ArtGerminate</a></i> (to correspond with this
blog), mainly to release some of the videos of the course I developed last year
<a href="https://graphicinteriordesignschool.com/p/effortless-website-design-online-course" target="_blank">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Effortless Website Design</i>)</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The purpose was to showcase some of the
videos so prospective students could see what product they would buy.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I don’t think I will
be able to continue the online graphic design school without her. She was the one who spearheaded the marketing distribution, whilst I contributed to course content and blog posts. I have completed the development of the online course. As I mentioned, it was a LOT of hard work - research, script writing for each video, voice over work, video, photography of photos used in the sample project and of course final editing - all done by me. I have learned so much, but it is dreadful to think that no one will benefit from the course. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve decided to release the whole course on
my Youtube channel, <i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwNcpFzI3gerKvUzW5iL0qQ?view_as=subscriber" target="_blank">ArtGerminate</a></i>, for free.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will
spread out the upload of the videos.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The course is aimed at
graphic designers or people with a creative background who want to learn more
about the foundation of HTML5 and CSS3.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>If you want to be able to understand a little bit of the code, and not
be constrained by template based website design, this is an excellent
introduction course.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is developed to
be very practical.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Step-by-step we
create a website together, from start to finish.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And a little bit of theory is sprinkled on
top to provide enough understanding of what you’re doing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">So if you’re
interested, or you know of someone who will benefit from such a course, you can
direct them to my Youtube channel, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwNcpFzI3gerKvUzW5iL0qQ?view_as=subscriber" target="_blank">ArtGerminate</a></i>,
and make sure they subscribe so they can be notified of a new video once it is
uploaded.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Here is a link to the latest video I uploaded: <i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBpZlPdKx2A&t=15s" target="_blank">Resizing Images for Website Design</a></i></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I don’t know what is
next for me, but I am drawing again.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Thank you for your
continued support.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Grace & Peace, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">E<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Art Germinatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07698545905485411426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305568494275938994.post-11855537113295608362019-04-15T16:55:00.001+02:002019-04-29T10:39:39.051+02:00Resizing images for website design<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Art Germinatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07698545905485411426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305568494275938994.post-54707830983619703662019-03-11T20:39:00.001+02:002019-03-11T20:39:26.419+02:00CSS Element Positioning - Effortless Website Design<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Q4-_KRb_AP4" width="480"></iframe>Art Germinatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07698545905485411426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305568494275938994.post-42650410275618490682019-03-04T14:28:00.001+02:002019-03-04T14:28:07.275+02:00"Groener land" - Philippians 4:4<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_0zfFD--474" width="480"></iframe>Art Germinatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07698545905485411426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305568494275938994.post-58612309805631985892019-02-25T14:46:00.001+02:002019-02-25T14:46:08.104+02:00"Groener land" - Luke 12:34<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/k70A51jPiWc" width="480"></iframe>Art Germinatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07698545905485411426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305568494275938994.post-71997358317492727422019-02-11T05:52:00.001+02:002019-02-11T05:52:46.277+02:00New video uploaded! - HTML basics<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Av8VQCVFWL8" width="480"></iframe><br /><br />
Dear friends<br /><br />
I'm excited to announce that the second unit of the course has been uploaded to the Youtube channel, Art Germinate. You can watch it for free :)<br /><br />
Thanks to all for your support.<br /><br />
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I've been working exclusively on the first volume of <i>'Weerkaatsing</i>' - the secret project I've mentioned previously. It is near completion and will be printed soon. The first edition will be printed in Afrikaans, but I am thinking of publishing an English translation later. Will keep you posted on that.</div>
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Above you can get a sneak peek of the work. This is the back cover. It is an excerpt from a YouTube video/documentary on Hendrik Verwoerd. But the internet is the great leveller ("gelykmaker") and through the thumbnails of what you can view next it leaves commentary on political opinion and how it will diffuse over time. It was seredipitous that I found among them the "Run Free In Hendrik Verwoerd High School". After all the political turmoil let us all [Parkour] over these seemingly crucial political struggles.</div>
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The cover of the volume is in full colour, but the rest is black & white. I've experimented with coloured pencil as well. It will be the final test to see whether is translates well into print.</div>
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The story of '<i>Weerkaatsing</i>' is a biographical collage and portrays a sense of place; what life in South Africa was like then and now and not. If you are interested in buying a copy you can contact me via e-mail. Will keep you posted when it is available.</div>
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Die nuwe jaar is hier! Welkom 2017!<br />
Mens kan sommer aanvoel hoe opgewonde almal is oor die nuwe jaar en die moontlikhede wat wag.<br />
Hierdie jaar gaan 'n besige en opwindende jaar wees.<br />
Ek deel hieronder van die sketse waarmee ek besig is vir die comic projek.<br />
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Ek was onlangs gevra om 'n logo te ontwerp. Die klient het gehou van 'n grys en teal/turkoois kombinasie en daarom het ek redelik binne daardie perke gebly. Hy wou ook die 't' verleng dat dit soos 'n kruis lyk, en verder die 'E' en 'C' van beide woorde groter hê as die res. Dit was 'n uitdaging om soveel elemente in 'n koherende bevredigende ontwerp te omskep. Hieronder is 'n paar van die voorbeelde tydens die ontwerpproses:<br />
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Eindelik het ons besluit op 'n kombinasie van sommige van my voorbeelde. Die finale resultaat lyk soos volg:</div>
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I've been drawing an entry for the Fumetto Comix Competition. And the theme 'Worlds' kept pulling me back to this idea of the contrast between what appears good, but isn't. I wanted to change the title to 'lies', because I also thought that many politicians tell us lies to placate us or mislead us for their own selfish gain. And things we are told are 'pure good' or ' pure evil' in fact, aren't. <br />
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I initially envisioned it a black and white piece of work, but then the <i>ligne claire</i> style lent it to play with some colour. I'm still contemplating whether there should be foliage in the background or if it should be kept as is. I also avoided breaking the page up in panels to accentuate the movement of each character. The politician's rise at the expense of the mask's demise. The mask's world is in reverse to the politician, but intrinsically linked with each other.</div>
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Ek is besig vir die afgelope ruk om 'n nuwe storie te skryf wat ek graag wil teken. Laasweek het ek 'n professor hoor sê dat die skryfproses 'n morsige een is. Dis nogals waar. Mens skryf en herskryf en skryf tussen-in weer. Nodeloos om te sê dit neem langer as wat ek gedink het dit sou. Nou na die vierde herskryf, het ek begin dink ek wil 'n heel ander perspektief byvoeg... Ek wil nie heeltemal die kat uit die sak laat nie, dis nog te vroeg daarvoor. <br />
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Hier is egter 'n <i>sneak peak</i>... oe ek is opgewonde! :)<br />
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