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R.I.P Chris Cornell
2 min read
When I first heard the news about his death, I hoped it was some fake news or a
really bad joke.
Unfortunately, I came across the same headline all around the web. Then it hit me.
Chris Cornell is gone.
What?? How??? Why???? I still couldn't believe it...
Then, hours later turns out it was a suicide...
I have felt loss of someone in my life before, but I couldn't imagine this one will affect me that much as well.
I feel like something inside me died...
I discovered Cornell only 6-7 years ago, when I discovered the whole Grunge music from Seattle. but since then I fell in love with his voice. Such unique and different. I love all his work so far- from Soundgarden, his Solo albums and
Audioslave. Every time he managed to bring something else and created some memorable music.
Luckily I had a chance to watch him live with Soundgarden at least one time a few years ago. It's
a memory I will cherish for the rest of my life.
I really thought and hoped that he would die old and peacefully, and would create great music until his last day....
At least the latter is true.
It's hard for me that he's gone, but I know I will keep listening to his legacy and what he left for us.
Unfortunately musicians not last forever, so if there is a band you like, go to their shows! You don't know if you'll get another chance.
Thanks again Chris for great music and what you left behind. Rest in Peace.
really bad joke.
Unfortunately, I came across the same headline all around the web. Then it hit me.
Chris Cornell is gone.
What?? How??? Why???? I still couldn't believe it...
Then, hours later turns out it was a suicide...
I have felt loss of someone in my life before, but I couldn't imagine this one will affect me that much as well.
I feel like something inside me died...
I discovered Cornell only 6-7 years ago, when I discovered the whole Grunge music from Seattle. but since then I fell in love with his voice. Such unique and different. I love all his work so far- from Soundgarden, his Solo albums and
Audioslave. Every time he managed to bring something else and created some memorable music.
Luckily I had a chance to watch him live with Soundgarden at least one time a few years ago. It's
a memory I will cherish for the rest of my life.
I really thought and hoped that he would die old and peacefully, and would create great music until his last day....
At least the latter is true.
It's hard for me that he's gone, but I know I will keep listening to his legacy and what he left for us.
Unfortunately musicians not last forever, so if there is a band you like, go to their shows! You don't know if you'll get another chance.
Thanks again Chris for great music and what you left behind. Rest in Peace.
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Wacom Intuos Pro
5 min read
Recently, I have bought a new Wacom tablet, the Intuos Pro.
I wanted to share my thoughts and my short experience with it, since
I couldn't find any sincere review about it in my opinion. In addition I wanted
to see if there is someone else who feels the same.
So, I've been using my old tablet ( the Intuos 3) for like 8 years...
I really loved that tablet, it really served me well during all those years.
What I really liked about it was the smooth surface.
With time, the surface got scratched. So at some point it was kinda annoying to draw on it.
Therefore I bought some replacement for it. the only problem was that the replacement sheet didn't
cover the entire work area as it should. that's because my Intuos 3 was A6 wide and not a regular A6. Wacom doesn't provide any replacement sheet for my specific model.
So, I decided to buy it anyways, although I already knew it's going to be smaller.
Actually it wasn't that bad after all, the surface itself was smooth again and it was great.
But after some time it started to feel annoying that it doesn't cover the entire work area, since it
caused some issues in the parts were the old surface and the new one meet.
Accordingly, I've decided that maybe it's about time to upgrade.
So the Intuos Pro seemed like the right choice.
Although there is the Intuos pen and touch model, which has the same pressure sensitivity as my Intuos 3,
I've decided to go for the advanced model- the Intuos Pro, that has even more sensitivity and even has a touch function.
I thought it's going to be a great tablet, a whole new smooth surface and all....
But unfortunately I was disappointed.
Well you may wonder why and how.
Turns out that Wacom replaced the regular smooth surface with a textured surface or some other shit.
My problem with that surface is that there is like more friction feel to it while drawing.
I had to do some research about it, since I had no idea about that new surface.
From what I read the whole idea to put a textured surface was so people could
feel like they are drawing on paper.
In my opinion it mostly feels annoying, and it makes a lot of scratchy sounds that make me believe that I am ruining the surface.
Basically the Intuos Pro has no surface replacements as the previous models, since Wacom
says it suppose to be more durable than the previous. So actually you don't need to be afraid you'll
fuck up you surface.
It's kinda sounds like bullshit, because the friction causes the nib of the pen to wear down pretty quickly.
A worn out nib has a less rounded tip, which may scratch your surface eventually....
So I was kinda pissed and had no clue what the hell I'm going to do....
Apparently, after some extra research, turns out many other people hate that surface as well.
In addition, since there are no replacement covers for that model anymore it seems like there is
no solution....
However some users pointed out about something that may work.
There is a company called "Posrus" that actually sells screen protectors for cellphones and tablets,
but also sells screen protectors for Wacom tablets.
The thing is, it's a not an official product by Wacom, so it's your problem if you don't
install it properly on your tablet, or might lose the touch functions....
Nevertheless I wanted to give it a try, since this tablet already sucked and I had no better alternative...
The cover arrived pretty quick, and it came with clear instructions.
It was pretty easy to install it, and the good thing about it that it covers the entire tablet
( not only the "active area", which is pretty new since the intuos 5(?) that the active area where you are able to draw is lighted).
Although I've got it today, and tried it for a couple of hours I already think it's an improvement.
It doesn't have the exact smoothness like my old intuos 3 in my opinion, but it guarantees at least that you won't
screw your surface that easy.
Overall I think it's the best solution out there yet to this shitty surface problem.
So I hope I will be able to get used to my new tablet now.
This is my experience with this tablet. I wish there could have been some decent review
about this tablet regarding the new surface instead of just praising the new features, because not that much are aware to it.
If there is someone else who would like to add something from his experience with this tablet
as well, or other tablets I would love to hear.
I wanted to share my thoughts and my short experience with it, since
I couldn't find any sincere review about it in my opinion. In addition I wanted
to see if there is someone else who feels the same.
So, I've been using my old tablet ( the Intuos 3) for like 8 years...
I really loved that tablet, it really served me well during all those years.
What I really liked about it was the smooth surface.
With time, the surface got scratched. So at some point it was kinda annoying to draw on it.
Therefore I bought some replacement for it. the only problem was that the replacement sheet didn't
cover the entire work area as it should. that's because my Intuos 3 was A6 wide and not a regular A6. Wacom doesn't provide any replacement sheet for my specific model.
So, I decided to buy it anyways, although I already knew it's going to be smaller.
Actually it wasn't that bad after all, the surface itself was smooth again and it was great.
But after some time it started to feel annoying that it doesn't cover the entire work area, since it
caused some issues in the parts were the old surface and the new one meet.
Accordingly, I've decided that maybe it's about time to upgrade.
So the Intuos Pro seemed like the right choice.
Although there is the Intuos pen and touch model, which has the same pressure sensitivity as my Intuos 3,
I've decided to go for the advanced model- the Intuos Pro, that has even more sensitivity and even has a touch function.
I thought it's going to be a great tablet, a whole new smooth surface and all....
But unfortunately I was disappointed.
Well you may wonder why and how.
Turns out that Wacom replaced the regular smooth surface with a textured surface or some other shit.
My problem with that surface is that there is like more friction feel to it while drawing.
I had to do some research about it, since I had no idea about that new surface.
From what I read the whole idea to put a textured surface was so people could
feel like they are drawing on paper.
In my opinion it mostly feels annoying, and it makes a lot of scratchy sounds that make me believe that I am ruining the surface.
Basically the Intuos Pro has no surface replacements as the previous models, since Wacom
says it suppose to be more durable than the previous. So actually you don't need to be afraid you'll
fuck up you surface.
It's kinda sounds like bullshit, because the friction causes the nib of the pen to wear down pretty quickly.
A worn out nib has a less rounded tip, which may scratch your surface eventually....
So I was kinda pissed and had no clue what the hell I'm going to do....
Apparently, after some extra research, turns out many other people hate that surface as well.
In addition, since there are no replacement covers for that model anymore it seems like there is
no solution....
However some users pointed out about something that may work.
There is a company called "Posrus" that actually sells screen protectors for cellphones and tablets,
but also sells screen protectors for Wacom tablets.
The thing is, it's a not an official product by Wacom, so it's your problem if you don't
install it properly on your tablet, or might lose the touch functions....
Nevertheless I wanted to give it a try, since this tablet already sucked and I had no better alternative...
The cover arrived pretty quick, and it came with clear instructions.
It was pretty easy to install it, and the good thing about it that it covers the entire tablet
( not only the "active area", which is pretty new since the intuos 5(?) that the active area where you are able to draw is lighted).
Although I've got it today, and tried it for a couple of hours I already think it's an improvement.
It doesn't have the exact smoothness like my old intuos 3 in my opinion, but it guarantees at least that you won't
screw your surface that easy.
Overall I think it's the best solution out there yet to this shitty surface problem.
So I hope I will be able to get used to my new tablet now.
This is my experience with this tablet. I wish there could have been some decent review
about this tablet regarding the new surface instead of just praising the new features, because not that much are aware to it.
If there is someone else who would like to add something from his experience with this tablet
as well, or other tablets I would love to hear.
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A question about prints
1 min read
Although I haven't really updated my gallery for a long long time, I
thought to offer some of my drawings for print maybe.
The thing is- there are some drawings that I have no idea if I'm even allowed to offer
for sale, due to copyrights and shit...
I'm kinda sure that not once I have encountered pro artists that sell their fan art, even though
they don't have the copyrights for the characters.
So, do you think I shouldn't have any problem with it? or should I offer original art only? in order to
prevent from someone to sue my ass in the future?
thought to offer some of my drawings for print maybe.
The thing is- there are some drawings that I have no idea if I'm even allowed to offer
for sale, due to copyrights and shit...
I'm kinda sure that not once I have encountered pro artists that sell their fan art, even though
they don't have the copyrights for the characters.
So, do you think I shouldn't have any problem with it? or should I offer original art only? in order to
prevent from someone to sue my ass in the future?
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Paintovers
2 min read
In many forums, members are doing paintovers to each other as
an educational method to teach and to point problems in the drawing.
Lately, I had an incident with another member who got pissed at me, because
I didn't ask for permission to do a paintover.
My question is- do you think that permission is required when you're doing a paintover to someone else?
Luckily we are in the 21st century and we have a digital medium. So, basically if you're doing a paintover
you can't really "destroy" the drawing. Only if you're drawing on the PSD file and delete all layers and press save.
The situation is different if you worked hard on an oil painting, and then someone came and drew a
mustache on it. That person should burn in hell, since there's no way you can erase that.
Imagine that Da Vinci would do for you a digital paintover, so your original art doesn't get any harm.
Can you imagine someone that would say to Da Vinci "keep your filthy hands out of my drawing!" ?
I don't think so, or maybe just a few who prefer to live in times before we had a digital medium.
If someone did a paintover for me without asking first I wouldn't really care. That person invested his
time and efforts, so I don't think it's respectful to just yell at someone why he touched your drawing, especially
if there is no real harm. Your drawing is still the same as before.
Paintovers can be really great if you want to teach someone about perspective lines, or anatomy or
basically everything else.
I already had done a few paintovers for members here and on other forums, and no one has ever complained about
permission. Even if the paintover wasn't perfect, they always appreciated the time I dedicated for it.
I think that people who joined art communities, did it not only to show their art but also to grow and improve.
So, do you really demand that someone request for your permission to touch your drawing in order to try to help you
better?
Maybe I just came across with one person who thinks that, so I would like to hear what you guys think.
an educational method to teach and to point problems in the drawing.
Lately, I had an incident with another member who got pissed at me, because
I didn't ask for permission to do a paintover.
My question is- do you think that permission is required when you're doing a paintover to someone else?
Luckily we are in the 21st century and we have a digital medium. So, basically if you're doing a paintover
you can't really "destroy" the drawing. Only if you're drawing on the PSD file and delete all layers and press save.
The situation is different if you worked hard on an oil painting, and then someone came and drew a
mustache on it. That person should burn in hell, since there's no way you can erase that.
Imagine that Da Vinci would do for you a digital paintover, so your original art doesn't get any harm.
Can you imagine someone that would say to Da Vinci "keep your filthy hands out of my drawing!" ?
I don't think so, or maybe just a few who prefer to live in times before we had a digital medium.
If someone did a paintover for me without asking first I wouldn't really care. That person invested his
time and efforts, so I don't think it's respectful to just yell at someone why he touched your drawing, especially
if there is no real harm. Your drawing is still the same as before.
Paintovers can be really great if you want to teach someone about perspective lines, or anatomy or
basically everything else.
I already had done a few paintovers for members here and on other forums, and no one has ever complained about
permission. Even if the paintover wasn't perfect, they always appreciated the time I dedicated for it.
I think that people who joined art communities, did it not only to show their art but also to grow and improve.
So, do you really demand that someone request for your permission to touch your drawing in order to try to help you
better?
Maybe I just came across with one person who thinks that, so I would like to hear what you guys think.
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Soundgarden!
1 min read
On Wednesday I got lucky to watch for the first time, the awesome grunge band Soundgarden in live.
Although it's not Chris Cornell's first time here in Israel, it's the first time he also brings his
friends with him.
The concert was really great, and although Cornell isn't getting any younger
he still has excellent vocals.
For one night I felt like I was in the 90's again
I hope they'll come back again in the future.
Although it's not Chris Cornell's first time here in Israel, it's the first time he also brings his
friends with him.
The concert was really great, and although Cornell isn't getting any younger
he still has excellent vocals.
For one night I felt like I was in the 90's again
I hope they'll come back again in the future.
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