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Mini video tutorials added to my youtube channel
New - Mini Video Tutorials on the Youtube Channel I have been looking into the dark corners of my hard drives and found a whole bunch of videos. Initially, I recorded them as replies to questions on social media. They are usually very short and very specific but [...]
Affinity Spotlight – 16 Follow-worthy YouTube channels for Affinity tutorials, tips and tricks
Mention on Affinity Spotlight - as one of 16 follow-worthy Youtube channels It's been a while... and I have to catch up on a bit of news and some overdue posts on video tutorials. The reason is the same as usual [and I know I sound like a broken [...]
Inkscape – About Screen 1.2 contest – entries
My entries for the 'Inkscape - About Screen 1.2 contest' I have been playing around with Inkscape in time for the 'About Screen v1.2' contest. It was good fun and I got a little carried away. The first design is close to 'my style' cute and colourful. I draw [...]
Long time no posts…
Long time no posts... It's been a while but I am still around I wrote the last post a few months back and have been slack on the blog post. My apologies! I have a bunch of videos that need a mention, a couple of projects to show, [...]
Very quickly reviewing the pixel art tool PixelOver
Turning art into pixel art with Pixelover PixelOver - a very quick review In this video, I am very quickly reviewing the pixel art tool named 'PixelOver' - (by Deakcor). I stumbled across it and it caught my eye. Having done a lot of pixel art back in the [...]
Playing around with brush patterns in Affinity Designer
I have been playing around with Affinity Designer's vector brushes for a bit. In reality, they are not real vectors but bitmap images [PNGs] aligned along a vector path. The images get either stretched or repeated along the vector line. After starting out with some 'standard' grass and [...]
File formats are (a lot) like languages
File formats are a lot like languages A "quick attempt" at explaining file formats using languages as a metaphor or why won't my cool, sparkly, brilliant design export to SVG? Let's pick a tool. Affinity Designer is one of the vector design tools I enjoy using. It's modern [...]
Wishing everyone a happy 2021!
Happy New Year! I am wishing you all a peaceful, healthy, and successful 2021! All the best! It's a little delayed... and the post is way overdue... but I have been traveling, visiting my girlfriend in Brisbane, spending a relaxing time down in the not quite as hot [...]
Match Two Rivals – Competitive Matching Game – soft launch
Match Two Rivals - Competitive Matching Game Game Launch News [Android] Match Two Rivals - Competitive Matching Game - is soft launching on the App Store. Match your spotting skills with other players globally. This is the fourth collaboration with Richard Gale from A proper Job Games. It's [...]