Many times I’ve dreamed about a device similar to this one, now it’s here 🙂
http://www.noteslate.com/
Noteslate Shiro
Fat Heroes by Carlos Dattoli
Suminagashi (墨 流 し) or “floating ink” is the process of marbling plain paper with water and ink to transform it into something vibrant and colorful. It originated in Japan as early as the 12th century. Watch the video for more.
http://suminagashi.com/
Want to develop a better work routine? Discover how some of the world’s greatest minds organized their days.
Click image to see the interactive version. On the site, hover the mouse over the the timelines to learn more about each activity.
Some select recent ones, very good.
Also a reference to the site where I discovered him: hyperallergic.com
This is his site: johnholcroft.com
http://artists.pixelovely.com/practice-tools/figure-drawing/
This site seems to have more than this to offer, but I stumbled on it because of this neat feature. It offers a sequence of photos of models to practice figure drawing.
They have timers so that you must draw something in 30 secs or 1.5 minutes. It’s like a free practice class!
They have some good free lessons.
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View on Brain Pickings… or click on the image for the full image.
The article on Brain Pickings has detailed graphics on each paintor.
The Lives of 10 Famous Painters, Visualized as Minimalist Infographic Biographies
View on Brain Pickings or… click on the image to view full graphic.
Famous Writers’ Sleep Habits vs. Literary Productivity, Visualized