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Looking for webdesigner to collaborate with

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I'm looking for a good web designer to occasionally collaborate with. No tight deadlines.

Looking to get a (1/2/3? page - depends on the website) PSD design file, and in return I will code a design for you (equal amount of pages or time).
I will provide all the content and where applicable logo and/or mockup/layout/wireframe, or just give you a general idea of what I'm looking for with some examples.
You will provide the design (PSD) and I'll code it.

I've not traded like this before and would like it to be an equal trade so if it turns out that either the design or the coding takes more time than the other, we'll figure something out.
Often this will be for websites I'm making for friends or relatives (for free or also trading services with them), which is why I would like to trade time/services instead of paying money.

I can code but am not the best designer, and surely there are great designers who are not the best coders. So I think a trade could be great!

I have experience with HTML(5) CSS(3), jQuery, WordPress and Magento.
I'm working on my  PHP / SQL / xCode skills.

Please reply or note if you're interested.
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Looking for webdesigner to collaborate with July 28, 2012 No Comments No Favourites

Share the knowledge - video tutorials online.

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Since I started drawing without ever having any proper lessons, I got some books from the library, and I watched a lot of tutorials online.
The WIP's here on DA are very valuable, but I've found watching other artists work (on video) and video-tutorials to be most helpful - since you really get to see how it's done then.

So, I'm sharing the good ones I found (and I hope I can add more and more links as people reply - I will update my Journal entry of this same message with those links, since I can't edit a news article.)
I've really learned a LOT from these and I'm not even done watching them all :)

RivenPhoenix.
Drawing the human body from your mind. (Human anatomy. Starts with a nice simple stick figure, but quickly moves on the skull.)
Excellent excellent tutorials, I can't give this guy enough praise.
He might have some trouble with some English words every once in a while, but he really explains it all very well.
When you've finished this, your people will never look 'run over' again, and you will be able to draw people, from your mind without any reference, and from any angle you want.
(I'm at lesson 20 now, of 227, so I've got a long way to go, but it's FUN! I bought the DVD set by the way, he does ship abroad :))

RivenPhoenix's blog [link]

Since watching online is not as easy as watching on your computer I uploaded the first 10 lessons to Sendspace. The rest as YouTube links up to lesson 30.

Lesson 1-3 [link]
Lesson 4-6 [link]
Lesson 7-10 [link]
Lesson 11 [link]
Lesson 12 [link]
Lesson 13 [link] replace smiley with = p without the space
Lesson 14 [link]
Lesson 15 [link]
Lesson 16 [link]
Lesson 17 [link]
Lesson 18 [link]
Lesson 19 [link]
Lesson 20 [link]
Lesson 21 [link]
Lesson 22 [link]
Lesson 23 [link] replace smiley with = D without the space
Lesson 24 [link]
Lesson 25 [link]
Lesson 26 [link]
Lesson 27 [link]
Lesson 28 [link]

No affiliation, but if you like them - buy them all. They are well worth your money. I think it's all 5 DVDs for 45 dollars plus shipping.


Watercolor on the Painting and Drawing channel on YouTube: [link]

I'm going to try this one very soon:
Trees & Woodland part 1 [link]
Trees & Woodland part 2 [link]
Trees & Woodland part 3 [link]

Pastels with Colin [link]
Great skin-color tips (and other tips as well)


Free previews:
[link]
Some tutorials seem really great.
You have to buy the full version though, which I haven't done because I don't like paying for "6 month access" and not getting a copy of the thing on my computer for when I want to rewatch it after the 6  months. (And maybe 6 months should be enough to never-need-to-watch-again, but I just don't like it).
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Share the knowledge - video tutorials online. September 13, 2008 7 Comments 5 Favourites

Great free video art tutorials online

Journal Entry: Sat Sep 6, 2008, 3:33 AM
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Since I started drawing without ever having any proper lessons, I got some books from the library, and I watched a lot of tutorials online.
The WIP's here on DA are very valuable, but I've found watching other artists work (on video) and video-tutorials to be most helpful - since you really get to see how it's done then.

So, I'm sharing the good ones I found (and I hope I can add more and more links as people reply).
I've really learned a LOT from these and I'm not even done watching them all :)

RivenPhoenix.
Drawing the human body from your mind. (Human anatomy. Starts with a nice simple stick figure, but quickly moves on the skull.)
Excellent excellent tutorials, I can't give this guy enough praise.
He might have some trouble with some English words every once in a while, but he really explains it all very well.
When you've finished this, your people will never look 'run over' again, and you will be able to draw people, from your mind without any reference, and from any angle you want.
(I'm at lesson 20 now, of 227, so I've got a long way to go, but it's FUN! I bought the DVD set by the way, he does ship abroad :))

RivenPhoenix's blog [link]

Since watching online is not as easy as watching on your computer I uploaded the first 10 lessons to Sendspace. The rest as YouTube links up to lesson 30.

Lesson 1-3 [link]
Lesson 4-6 [link]
Lesson 7-10 [link]
Lesson 11 [link]
Lesson 12 [link]
Lesson 13 [link]
Lesson 14 [link]
Lesson 15 [link]
Lesson 16 [link]
Lesson 17 [link]
Lesson 18 [link]
Lesson 19 [link]
Lesson 20 [link]
Lesson 21 [link]
Lesson 22 [link]
Lesson 23 [link]
Lesson 24 [link]
Lesson 25 [link]
Lesson 26 [link]
Lesson 27 [link]
Lesson 28 [link]

No affiliation, but if you like them - buy them all. They are well worth your money. I think it's all 5 DVDs for 45 dollars plus shipping.


Watercolor on the Painting and Drawing channel on YouTube: [link]

I'm going to try this one very soon:
Trees & Woodland part 1 [link]
Trees & Woodland part 2 [link]
Trees & Woodland part 3 [link]

Pastels with Colin [link]
Great skin-color tips (and other tips as well)


Free previews:
[link]
Some tutorials seem really great.
You have to buy the full version though, which I haven't done because I don't like paying for "6 month access" and not getting a copy of the thing on my computer for when I want to rewatch it after the 6  months. (And maybe 6 months should be enough to never-need-to-watch-again, but I just don't like it).

Journal Skin by ~Thewinator
Shell stocks by ~huomennastock, ~chop-stock and ~hatestock
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  • Mood: Content
  • Listening to: Beth Hart
  • Reading: Javascript for beginners
  • Watching: Alias Season 1 on DVD
  • Playing: piano
  • Eating: not much at the moment, slightly flu-ish
  • Drinking: water
Great free video art tutorials online September 6, 2008 8 Comments No Favourites

Merging accounts

Journal Entry: Fri Sep 14, 2007, 11:47 PM
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When I signed up to DA I didn't expect to do much drawing/painting.
So I signed up with 2 accounts.
1 for "real" art under callsignKateJones  (after the Alias alias)  and 1 for the photography and fonts under 10milesfromnowhere (which is my YouTube nickname)

But to my surprise drawing turned out to be loads of fun, and so I am deleting the handful of photographs I had uploaded (I will draw them sometime and link to the reference pictures ;) ) and I'll add the 2 fonts I made to this account. I might add more later, but it will be an art account.
And I'm probably going to subscribe for a few months to see what that's like.

Journal Skin by ~Thewinator
Shell stocks by ~huomennastock, ~chop-stock and ~hatestock
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  • Mood: Content
  • Listening to: Dixie Chicks / Vienna Teng
  • Reading: Introduction to Criminology
  • Watching: Burn Notice
  • Eating: breakfast
  • Drinking: water
Merging accounts September 14, 2007 2 Comments No Favourites

Acrylic paint!

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And I'm painting, man this is FUN!!!

I've thought up a great alternative way to grid (and thought I was pretty damn smart, but I'm sure I'm not the only one who does it this way ;) )
Embroidery thread and tape.
As much work as pencil and ruler, but without the trouble of trying to get rid of the lines!
[link]

And I've also finished my second painting, which I managed to rescue after messing up ( it was green...) and I'm pretty pleased with the result

[link]


And I messed around with the code and got grumpier and grumpier.. turns out images is for subscribers only ;)
If I ever get good enough to make some profit from my art I will subscribe.
So for now please click the links.
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  • Mood: Joy
  • Listening to: Beth Hart - 37 Days
  • Reading: Criminology book :)
  • Watching: Mr. Brooks
  • Playing: Blof on the piano
  • Eating: stroopwafel
  • Drinking: tea
Acrylic paint! August 16, 2007 No Comments No Favourites

I think I've got it!

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I think I've found a "style" that really suits me.
Eyes in color, rest in graphite.
So, expect more of that :)
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  • Mood: Joy
  • Listening to: Beth Hart - Mama
  • Reading: schoolbooks
  • Watching: The Amazing race
  • Playing: blues on the piano (makes me happy)
  • Eating: breakfast
  • Drinking: tea
I think I've got it! May 7, 2007 2 Comments No Favourites

Oops.

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I thought that, now I had colored pencils, I could also try colored paper.I found a cheap Canson Mi-Teintes black block online, bought it and started drawing in blue.

I just wish someone told me that, with black paper, you want to draw "the other way around"..
I ended up with a perfect negative!!

Oops.
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  • Mood: Shame
  • Listening to: Blof - Umoja CD
  • Reading: Hard News - Deaver
  • Watching: House 3x20 House Training
  • Playing: piano..guitar..whatever's close
  • Eating: broodje gezond
  • Drinking: water
Oops. April 29, 2007 4 Comments No Favourites

Color!

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I have to admit, starting to use color was more out of laziness than out of "brilliance". Graphite wasn't within my reach, the blue pencil was, and it was "just" practice so I figured w.t.h.

But I actually quite like drawing everything with 1 colored pencil :)
I'm quite happy with the red one if I can admit..
And it saves a lot of time since I don't have to switch pencils.

The only problem is that I accidentally bought watercolor/aquarel pencils in stead of regular ones, so I'm probably off to Ebay for pencils that are just a bit more brittle - so that it's easier to get the darker parts right. (brand suggestions anyone?)

The other problem is that I can't erase a thing, but that only forces me to look even better at the reference picture so I'm not sure that's a bad thing. (Glass is half full, right?)

I think I'm also starting to get the hang of drawing hair - at least I am enjoying it now in stead of dreading it ;)
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  • Mood: Content
  • Listening to: Rent
  • Reading: High Five (Janet Evanovich), audiobook actual
  • Watching: House
  • Playing: piano
  • Drinking: tea, 1 sugar, no cookie
Color! April 19, 2007 No Comments No Favourites

Learning

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Forgot to say in the previous journal entry that I don't have any trouble at all with people adjusting my drawings to show me how it could have been done better (either in photoshop or on a printed out scan or something).

I've got so much to learn.
This is fun!
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  • Mood: Optimism
  • Listening to: Beth Hart
  • Watching: Alias
  • Eating: yes please, I'm hungry!
  • Drinking: bottled water
Learning January 27, 2007 No Comments No Favourites

Introduction

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I've always wished I could draw, I've always sucked ( honestly, if I can find something I haven't thrown away I will upload it ), and I've always thought there was no way someone with no talent could actually learn how to do it.
And I'm hoping I will prove myself wrong.

I spent the past few weeks drooling over some gorgeous deviant artwork, thinking "I wish I could do that", so I once again picked up some art books.

Only this time I started with some anatomy knowledge (2 years of med school), some photography/photoshop knowledge and two books that almost showed me step-by-step how to start drawing eyes/lips and "texture".
(Andrew Loomis – Fun with a pencil and Hillberry – Drawing realistic textures)

I figured I should again give it a try and not give up if the person I'm trying to draw ends up looking as if they were literally put through a wringer.  

So, nice and anonymous I plan to upload all my efforts in order to get some tips/training from the pro's/talented ones here.
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  • Mood: Nervous
Introduction January 26, 2007 No Comments No Favourites

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