(A bit of a rant) I started this blog with a few different aims. One was to publicise my novel (if I ever finish the damn thing). Another aim was to convince people that using computers to generate cool-looking art was easier than most people think. Perhaps I’ve failed some of you in this second goal. (Not those of you who are already digital gurus) I know from some of
(For the review of Abraham Lincoln – Vampire Hunter just scroll down) As you can see, progress continues on this project. I am beginning to wonder whether I am being overly ambitious, but what the hey…
Today’s post, as suggested by the title, is about using Blender to make a lighthouse scene. Well, I persisted (mostly) –
Hi all, today I just intend to give you a brief description of my next attempt at making something in Blender. I decided to tackle
Today I will ramble on about two things. The first is the restoration and colouring of an old photo. The second is my current thoughts on my writings (novels, novellas, short stories). The old photo As some of you may remember I started work on restoring and colouring a pre-1890 photo of my great grandfather William Clark Curling (of Hernhill, Kent).
Hi all, I must apologise for a lack of activity over the past 3 or 4 days. I’ve had a dreadful cold that really knocked me around. On the bright side I did finish reading Peter F Hamilton’s “The Abyss Beyond Dreams” while bedridden. So I figured that I would write a book review as I once did quite a bit on Amazon. I will also try to avoid any
Hi all, Creakingbones has nominated me for the Liebster Award. Thank you 🙂 As I understand it, there are three main requirements for recipients and they are: 1
All good things come to an end. So it is with sorrow I finish this Five Photos – Five Stories sequence of posts. But
Memories, like old photos, can fade. Perhaps now that we are in the digital age that metaphor will itself fade away. Who knows? For much of my life I have used cheap cameras. Most of my photographs were taken with a second-hand Russian camera that was old when I bought it in 1983. This happenstance was not due to me being a cheapskate, albeit I cannot deny that accusation. It
