Category Archives: Technique

A Tree Grows in Lansdowne

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Joe_Williams

My favorite tree on the way to work. The sun was hitting it just right so I pulled out my camera and took some texture shots. A little bit of this and that in a photo editor and there you … Continue reading →

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The Creep

Posted on December 31, 2015 by Joe

Fiddling around a bit with a quick little sketch which I brought into Affinity Photo.

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Genesis of the Atomic Warrior Costume

Posted on November 2, 2015 by Joe

For the past several years, Tina and I have been creating elaborate Halloween costumes with either a retro or vintage vending machine theme. It was usually based around a large cardboard box and had to have electric lights. He has … Continue reading →

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Red Sweater

Posted on October 4, 2015 by Joe_Williams

Playing with a family snapshot with Photoshop killer Affinity Photo.

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Fiddling Around in Photoshop Alternatives

Posted on August 27, 2015 by Joe_Williams

I have a number of less than great photos shot with point-and-shoot cameras, and I decided to have a little fun exploring the possibilities of image editors other than Adobe’s Photoshop. Above is a daytime shot of the Drake in … Continue reading →

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Live and in Poison

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Joe_Williams

More whacky illustrative hi-jinx with my new favorite vector program Affinity Designer.

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Affinity Designer

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Joe_Williams

I’ve been playing with a ten-day trial of what for me is going to be the Adobe Illustrator killer. It’s called Affinity Designer.

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