Work in Progress – Matsumoto from Bleach

Started work on a new drawing. Some lines aren’t correct so I’m going to re-do it at some point. Used my new Prismacolor pencil for this one, highlights really well.

New art supplies – Prismacolor

Saw some really nice drawings being done with a black (PC935) Prismacolor pencil. It highlighted the drawing really well so went down to Deans Art in the city and grabbed one.

Prismacolor’s don’t come pre-sharpened and to my surprise with my trusty Derwent sharpener, the lead kept breaking, not once, not twice but three times before I gave up. Thinking it was a bit strange I fired up Google to find many sites on this issue, a notable one here.

So, it appears that while this brand of coloured pencil is popular, it has a terrible problem with the lead breaking. My workaround, as I am not buying a new sharpener, is to use sandpaper to shave the wood down to the lead and then lightly swivel the lead over the sharpener blade to form a point.

I also picked up another Artline pigment pen with a 0.8mm nib.

New plugin added for Flickr

I recently purchased a pro Flickr account for my new photography hobby! My other half recently got a Nikon D90 (thanks Mr. Rudd!!) and I got his Nikon D60, though I’m starting to wish I had the 18mm-200mm lens that my other half has! I took that for a test ride on Saturday night and it takes some awesome action shots, I was quite impressed. Anyway, the D60 will do to get me started until I work out how to use the thing.

I’ve added a Flickr plugin to my site to quickly show recently added pictures and I’ve also added a tab up the top courtesy of the plugin to show my Flickr albums. Check it out and feel free to comment!

State of Origin International Rodeo 2009

Pussy Cat Dolls Concert