Voder-Vocoder

And Florida:

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UPDATE: This is what I was looking for:

While we’re redesigning state flags, why not have a go at my current home state’s flag?

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UPDATE: More options.

Rob Balder, creator of PartiallyClips, suggested that no matter how boring the flag of Virginia is, it is still cool because it featured a female human breast. (the discussion)

Andrew Rogers suggests scrapping the original flag—which features the state seal desiged by George Mason—for something more geometrical.

I still say you could jazz up the original design just a bit and make something very good:

Old flag:

My proposal for a new Virginia Flag:

Version 2:

When I made the second, I did it on thick watercolor paper instead of thin drawing paper. The inking went a lot faster because I used a better pen. I also made a point to draw fewer lines, under the assumption that I could do more shading with the wash. I also used a different brush for the second one. That was a mistake, I should have used my better brush.

2004-10-28/2005-09-13

Okay, this is just a rough sketch. I’ve learned that I need a lot of proactice with the ink and maybe a better pen.

source.

I got a package from the folks today. It contained a few xeroxed articles and, strangely, two seven-inch sticks of bamboo. “Bamboo? What the huh?” I thought, then rushed out the door to work.

This evening, I bothered looking through the articles. The bamboo, it seems, is the answer to a question I had asked Mom about ink+watercolors drawings. According to the article (Mom didn’t give me a proper reference):

The ‘pen’ I use is generally a matchstick thrust into a short length of bamboo, which I then sharpen with a razor blade or craft knife—the actual shape is the one that works best in a situation…

Ah ha. I need to pick up some india ink.

I had originally asked her: how do I draw this.

I’ve completed stage two of my new painting.

Looks like crap:

(3 feet x 3 feet)

I took the sketchpad to work today.

I made up new business cards this week.

Here’s the final version of the modern piece I started last night.

And on the right is a work in progress. All I can say is that it is less ugly now than it was last night.

I did some painting today. This one’s not done yet. You can still see that some of the paint is still wet. And all of the white squares need to be painted. I’ll finish it tomorow. The most important thing about this piece is mixing good looking colors. That blue needs work.