Schoolism: from Dumbfounded to Dumbremoved

As yesterday was my birthday, I gave myself a weekend pass to Schoolism Toronto 2012 featuring workshops by such famed greats as Anthony Jones (God of War, Magic: the Gathering, etc), Jason Seiler (Rolling Stone, TIME, Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland, etc), and Alex Woo and Louis Gonzalez (The Iron Giant, Monsters Inc., The Incredibles, Finding Nemo, etc). The event was sponsored by Autodesk (who also provided the swank digs along with probono copies of the awesome Sketchbook Pro) and Seneca College, and was MC'd by Schoolism's ridiculously talented Bobby Chiu.

Two words: Awe. Some.

If you ever get a chance to attend such an event, do it. You won't be dissappointed. In a few hours I feel like I've learned a year's worth. If you can't attend, Schoolism has an amazing online course system that sounds like it kicks - each week you learn from a professional, do a homework assignment, then wait while the instructor produces a custom video for you, where they draw right over your artwork and explain where to improve. It's like having a permanent copy of an in-class lesson (which, if your memory is anything like mine, that's good).

Many thanks to everyone involved, and a special nod to Chris Cheung from Autodesk and the inspiration himself Bobby Chiu, both of whom I hope to be working with again real soon now (it's kinda cool that all this is happening in my T.O.)

Claystone v1.22 Posted - With Amaz[on]ing Goodness

We just posted v1.22 of our hot Android Launcher App, Claystone. It's uber-sexy. This version includes Amazon content, right on your home page. Don't want to dig around to find a movie to watch? Just hit Home. It's all right there.

It's totally free, so be sure to check it out. And if you like it, please give us a good rating!

Photo Editing - Before and After

Rocky is a kickass boxer, and was recently filmed by a friend while schooling some new guy at the gym. The stills from the video that her friend sent her were quite grainy so I thought I'd give them a Photoshop once-over.

Here she is, landing a solid hook on her hapless victim... before and after my Photoshoppery.

You see why I do my best not to get on her bad side!

And come on... camo boxing gloves.

The Aevolutionaries

Here they are, the whole crew:

Enjoy!

5 Chi

Next in the series, everyone's favorite tall light and homely Charles.