Think Ink Studios

Wacom Cintiq - Digital Sketching Made Easy

I've been trying to learn to draw digitally on a Wacom Intous tablet and the process has not been smooth. It's difficult getting used to drawing on the tablet while you look at the screen to see what is happening; there is a disconnect between your hand and eyes. Wacom has solved this with the Cintiq. I test drove one at Vizthink; it was awesome, very intuitive and easy to use. Combine the Cintiq with some drawing software like Autodesk's Alias Sketchbook Pro and your off and running! The Cintiq will help streamline and improve your workflow. I can't wait to get one.

Here is a demo of the Cintiq by GeorgeComics

Dan Roam on Fox Business

Here's the Happy Hour segment from Fox Business with Dan Roam.
He has a simple explanation of Microsoft's strategy to buy Yahoo.

You can download the The 10 1/2 Commandments of Visual Thinking: The "Lost Chapter" from The Back of the Napkin here at ChangeThis

Also see previous posts:
Dan Roam's Napking Sketches on Fast Company
The Back of the Napkin

Evernote - A Visual Cataloging & Search Tool

This is a new tool I'm trying out. Evernote catalogs, tags and makes the text in an image searchable. You can capture notes via photos, videos, web clippings, handwritten notes, etc. Use it on your computer, web or mobile phone. For anyone that facilitates meetings (whiteboards, sticky notes, flip charts), creates napkin sketches or doodles, this will be a handy tool!

A Cat, Elephant and a Monkey

The cartooning and caricature class is coming to a close this week. It has been a wonderful experience.
Here are my final cartoons.

A really good how-to book for anyone wanting to get started is Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Cartooning but Were Afraid to Draw - by Christopher Hart . He does a great job explaining the basics of character construction for both humans and animals.

The Sketches of Frank Gehry

This movie explores the creative process of one of the most controversial architects of our time - Frank Gehry.
His buildings are both famous and infamous. His architectural sketches remind me of the simple, flowing lines of a fashion designer. It always amazes me to see how a design moves from sketch to final product. This documentary provides a behind the scenes view into his creative process; it's fascinating!

Here are some of his designs on google images. Buy it on Amazon

Movie Trailer

Presidential Caricature

This past week in class we had to pick a presidential portrait and draw a caricature...I selected Martin Van Buren. He was our 8th president.