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This is what you get in Photoshop when you hit the Save for Web command! :) My son, Daniel, has just returned from Japan and took this photo in one of the national parks near Tokyo. This spider is hooge! And I was thinking how we were talking about that massive spider, fossil larvae on the message board recently and promised to post a pic of this one so, here it is.
Dan says it was as big as his hand nearly and that the webs were just everywhere! Imagine strolling thru that in a morning on your way to work and having to dust one of them suckers off yer jacket!
So, been getting the workshop ready today for this weeks classes and really looking forward to meeting a couple of guys who chat often on the messageboard, it will be good to put a face to an ip address! We are holding a Beginners Class Tuesday for 4 students and then, 2 will stay on at the farm workshop for the rest of the week for a more intensive course. One of our students is coming over from Ireland and is a very talented sculptor, so I'll be interested in chatting more about his work as I have a great love for 3D and sculpture. I try to make my Airbrush Courses 'tailor-made' to individual students and not simply set out a rota which everyone has then to stick to. All students are different and some are more experienced than others so it makes sense to develop the course as it goes. We do of course have a skeleton structure . . in fact, we have a few skulls too!
And talking of skulls . . just printing off a few at the mo for the class tomorrow so better go check to see the printer hasn't run out of paper! Check back later in the week to see how the guys and gals are all getting along at the workshop and I'll post some pics at the end of the week.
For more info on classes then please visit the website here and if you have always fancied coming along to a class but want to check out the workshop first you can either see pics on the website here or, please visit the YouTube site and check out this movie where you will see pics of the workshop and this movie where you will students at work.
More soon!
Sad to hear today that Justin is to leave the Darkness due to his addiction problems. We were aware that Justin had spent some time in the Priory, a rehabilitation centre, after signing himself in which is very commendable. We know people who are closer to Justin and this is a very sad news as he really is a wonderful person and very much a family man. It just goes to show how drugs are real killer when it comes to anything, relationships, careers and in the worst cases, even lives.
Justin has admitted to having an addiction and says, "I feel bad for the others (in the band)," he told The Sun newspaper. "It will be an upheaval. But it's time for me to move on. It would be damaging to my recovery to stay on. I'm not blaming the band for my problem - I am an addict. There are people who can be in bands and stay clean, but I'm not one of them."
In August, Hawkins entered rehab; at the time, the band insisted it would hit the studio as soon as he felt up to it and that rumors it had been dropped by Atlantic Records were false. "We're sorry that you had to find this out through the newspapers, but we were hoping until the last minute that this — Justin's exit — wasn't going to happen," the remaining band members wrote. "We — Dan, Ed and Richie — are still in total shock and can't say at this stage what the future holds. You will hear from us, once we know what we want to do."
Well, let's hope that he pulls through it. I have already sent supportive messages to him through the management and we will be publishing the photos of Justin's finished guitar once we get it back from clear/polish so we'll keep you posted.
As for Justin, he told the Sun he plans to stay busy with a solo album and writing film music.
At last, we have made our 2 Movies 'An Artists Way - How it All Began' & 'An Artists Way- Green True Fire Kawasaki' movies into 6 shorter episodes now viewable for FREE by anyone on the amazing YouTube Channel. Simply follow the links on the right-hand side of the blog in the 'Links' menu and they will take you directly to the PlayLists for each of the 2 episodes. The quality is a little compromised as the YouTube converts the uploaded files to Flash embedded movies and limits the size to 100MB and viewing time to 10mins.
It's great to be able to share videos this way with the creative world! Next year, we will be offering streaming videos of our workshops and various classes teaching you all types of creative lessons. This means you can be anywhere in the world and you'll be able to access tricks, tips and generally come along 'digitally' to a workshop right on your desktop! We will be covering all types of art and illustration from Traditional Signwriting and Lettering to Pinstriping, What Paint? Airbrushing for Beginners, Advanced Airbrushing, Skull Painting, Texture Techniques, Landscape Drawing & Painting, Portraiture and lots more!
If you're reading this, you've probably come here from the link on the website. If you would like to 'Subscribe' to these daily news pages about Organic Image and you have the Firefox Browser you will see this orange logo in your browser. It is usually 'greyed' out when a page cannot be subscribed as it has to be the correct type of format. RSS (Really Simple Syndicate) is fed 'live' to various NewsReader programmes or, like Firefox (and soon Internet Explorer) available directly in your browser window. Simply click the Subscribe button (Firefox) and then choose a reader. I use Google as it is readily available. Any new feeds will then be available to read via the news read pages so you can see immediately (without coming here first) what the latest headline is.
For a fantastic explanation of RSS and links to all the latest NewsReader programmes for downloading visit BBC RSS info Page and get familiar wth this RSS technology. It is very useful and allows me to keep you notified up-to-the-minute with new videos (via the YouTube RSS Feed in links on the right) and latest art and airbrush products in the store via this blog.
Technology eh, kewl or what!
Beej
Well, met Dr Rosa for the first time today and not only was he a really cool chap but, a fantastic artist too! Now there is a 'sign' if ever I saw one ;) So, talking of signs, he has looked at my arm/hand and turns out I have Chronic Signavitis (I think he said!) which would make sense, as I have been plagued by this awful affliction in the past. I thought he meant at first that my lettering wasn't up to much! Typical to be affected by a diagnosis that has a name with your industry in the middle! Now that IS a Sign.
Spoke to the management of Mr Hawkins today who were very understanding about the pain I have at present so aiming to complete the Kandy Blues on the guitar foir Justin for next week now and try to get some of these sooper drugs in me to ee if the pain/feeling goes away? You ever cracked your elbow on the back of a chair and hit your funny bone? That is the nerve affected by this problem, the Radius Nerve. It splits from the centre of your ring finger and down to your pinky and man, it's like when the novocain wears off at the dentist and you get that awful tingly, numbness.
Anyways, been referred to the hospital now to see a Rhumotologist (I think?) again, thought he meant I had to see someone to find out what gossip was been flirted around bout me? Lol! Like there's not enough Rumours already in the paint industry, didn't want one with an 'ologist' on the end of it!
So, that's my account of the day so far, a bit of a pisser really and must admit, it has brought me down a bit but never fear, I'll be painting again tomorrow from early doors so I guess that will ease the way the I feel inside, if not the way my funny bones feel outside!
Beej
OK, gotta visit the ol' doc tomorrow as the dreaded RSI is back with force! Been putting this off for months now but my hand is almost numb! A warning to all those new budding airbrush artists, excersise your hands! Stretch them nerves out girls n boys coz I'm telling you, this is no fun at all!
And especially when I have to finish Justin's guitar this week!!
I'll let you know how I get on at the docs tomorrow but for now, I am looking to new ways of holding the airbrush and trying to relieve the stress of rsi (repetitive stress injury) so I'll keep you all posted with my findings. It is very easy to get intio bad habits after 26 years of doing this but honestly, be warned, stretching, moving and good breaks between stiff posture painting sets are highly recommended!
Beej
So, here is our very first Blog on Blogger.com and we're gonna try and keep you updated to what's going on now and in the future with the exciting, creative plans at Organic Image.com!
Tis my favourite time of year, October, and we're hoping to make a new movie which will hopefully feature on iTunes as a Podcast and also, on the heavily invested YouTube.com site! Man, fancy selling your business for £1bn when it's not even 2 years old! Now that IS internet success and the guys who run it are SO young, brilliant stuff! the mental pic above is my son dan a few years back on Halloween and a poster i designed which was used for nightclubs and Dye Sub Printing.
:: In the PaintShop ::
Currently I am painting Justin Hawkin's guitar (the Darkness) and it's going really well, can't show you pics yet as I don't have permission to show them off but when it's all finished should be posting pics on the website and also, there will be a guitar mag feature so excited bout that. Hope he likes it!
Just finished painting the World's Fastest Kawasaki Street Bike owned by Steve Venables and man, that came out nice! Green True Fire and lots of pics on the site so check it out here: Green Kawi
Also, got several paint jobs on the go, Angels & Demons which I am really excited about getting stuck into and a 'Venom' chopper so that's gonna be well cool, loads of pics coming soon.
:: In the ArtShop ::
We have LOTS of new DVD's in-store including our UK EXCLUSIVE with USA's Killer Paint King Mike Lavallee, to stock the very successful TRUE FIRE II - GREEN & BLUE How2 DVD. Check it out: True Fire 2 DVD
LOTS of new Artool Stencils too to assist with your airbrushing techniques and coming soon, something we are REALLy excited about:
:: Organic Image Airbrushing Templates ::
That's right folks, Beej's very own Skull & Tribal designed, Organically-entwined artwork templates for YOU to use on your own custom paint jobs! Keep an eye on the site for more news very soon about these, exclusive to Organic Image.
:: Comm Art Airbrush Paint ::
Our Powerful new addition to the arsenal of DETAIL WATER-BASED AIRBRUSHING is the AMAZING, Medea Comm Art Airbrush Colours: Com Art Colours
'' Com-Art is considered to be one of the finest and most versatile professional airbrush colours in the world. Because of a common hydro-carbon base binder, Com-Art transparent and opaque colours can be used together without bleeding between colours. This non-toxic, ready to use paint is specifically formulated for use with an airbrush and never needs to be filtered or strained. Com-Art colours are heavily pigmented and light fast, allowing for accurate 4 colour separations. They provide superior atomization, smooth spraying, and they dry instantly.
Professional artists choose Com-Art colours because of their museum-quality lightfast longevity. They dry instantly to a matte finish, which is especially good for precise colour matching. Plus, opaque and transparent colours can be intermixed without any colour bleeding or show-through problems. Com-Art colours offer tremendous versatility, superior atomization and breathtaking results. ''
So, more coming soon with our regular Blogs, RSS Feeds, Movies, New Products EXCLUSIVE to Organic Image, On-Line Classes, Downloadable Artwork Files and man . . . Lots More!
Stay Tuned 4More with OrganicImage.com and remember . . .
Be Creative!
Til next time . .
Beej
This is what you get in Photoshop when you hit the Save for Web command! :) My son, Daniel, has just returned from Japan and took this photo in one of the national parks near Tokyo. This spider is hooge! And I was thinking how we were talking about that massive spider, fossil larvae on the message board recently and promised to post a pic of this one so, here it is.
And talking of skulls . . just printing off a few at the mo for the class tomorrow so better go check to see the printer hasn't run out of paper! Check back later in the week to see how the guys and gals are all getting along at the workshop and I'll post some pics at the end of the week.
