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Affinity Designer – hands-on – It was a busy October
October has been busy. A few years ago Serif organized an 'Affinitober' (like the very popular 'Inktober') with a daily challenge. The Facebook group "Affinity Designer - Hands-on" ran it's own challenge in 2024 and again this year. A new challenge every day. This meant a daily [...]
Affinity – the new all-in-one Application – My First Impression
The new combined affinity application The big reveal is over. It's a new tool with all three components merged into one application with added features... and it's FREE [with generative AI as an option via a Canva pro account]. After reading (most) posts and the repeated questions and [...]
Helpful Hints – New updates for Affinity Designer and Inkscape
Not a lot has changed. I am still in no shape to spend as much time on the blog, my tutorials, and the YouTube video as I would like. My ongoing health issues leave me with too much chronic pain and not enough energy to get it under [...]
Action Figure – latest social media trend
It's the latest AI-generated slop trend and I am not going to rant about it [at least not today]... Instead, I did my action figure as a vector illustration. The site is in dire need of updates. I apologize for the lack of time I spent on it [...]
Leaving Twitter/ X
After 15 years on Twitter [I still can't think of it as X] I decided to leave the site. I will no longer post illustrations, news, or tutorials there. The main reason is the strong and frightening push towards more generative AI and the use of the users' [...]
Helpful Hints – Updated for Affinity Designer and Inkscape
It's been a while and the reasons for the extended radio silence are the same as in the past. My ongoing health issues leave me with too much chronic pain and not enough energy to get it under control. Sadly, there is no medication to help deal with [...]
Inkscape – About Screen v1.4 – Voting is now open
Inkscape v1.4 About Screen Contest Voting is now open It's that time of the year again and a new version of Inkscape is right around the corner. Inkscape v1.4 is currently being finalized and should be available soon. As usual, there is a competition among Inkscape artists to design [...]
Inkscape – Illustration – ‘funny dog chasing the ball’
Funny Dog - Illustration in Inkscape It's been a while and I finally have my office back and a working computer again. We had a bit of a turbulent time here in the North of Queensland with a cyclone [that missed Cairns] and a flood [that didn't miss and [...]
Inkscape – Illustration – ‘Creative Growth’ 20 years of Inkscape
Creative Growth - Illustration in Inkscape It's Inkscape's 20th anniversary and they are running a monthly competition. I couldn't resist the temptation and had to give it a try. It's another illustration I did purely for fun [and maybe a little bit to see if I can still make [...]