Chris Howard's Blog, page 90
June 15, 2012
June 14, 2012
Hawk
This beauty was up in the tree north of our house.
UPS just dropped off a box...
Two proof copies of the trade paper edition of Seaborn. I'm going to put these in for a GoodReads Giveaway.
Hand rest for your tablet or phone
I draw and paint quite a bit on my iPad and what I've always wanted is a mahl-stick--something to rest my hand on while I'm drawing. This isn't a problem with your typical Wacom tablet which works with electromagnetic signaling between the pen and the pad and your hand resting on the surface doesn't affect anything. Because iPads and tablets have touchscreens (capacitive or resistive) it usually means you can't touch them with your fingers, hands, toes, or noses unless you plan to draw with them. You're forced to work without putting your hand down. The answer is a brace that can move anywhere your hand moves, that's strong enough to take the weight of your resting hand (and arm), and that can be easily positioned across the screen at any angle.
I've built my prototype hand rest and here it is. It cost me somewhere under $4 to make and that's with enough material to make five or six of them. What do you think?
June 9, 2012
Seaborn book covers!
Here's the latest rev of the new Seaborn book cover for the trade edition. Click the pic for the full view.
June 6, 2012
Sea Throne Wallpaper
Two formats: 1280 x 800 for the typical desktop/laptop display and 768 x 1024 for the iPad and other tablets. Download links here:
http://www.SaltwaterWitch.com/SeaThrone-ChrisHoward-1280x800.jpg
http://www.SaltwaterWitch.com/SeaThrone-ChrisHoward-768x1024.jpg
June 3, 2012
Seaborn Wallpaper
Two formats: 1280 x 800 for the typical desktop/laptop display and 768 x 1024 for the iPad and other tablets. Download links here:
http://www.SaltwaterWitch.com/Seaborn-ChrisHoward-1280x800.jpg
http://www.SaltwaterWitch.com/Seaborn-ChrisHoward-768x1024.jpg
It's (nearly) Official
The cover of Saltwater Witch (the book, not the comic) now looks like this--Kassandra looking rather badass in her armor. It's been submitted to Amazon, Apple, Barnes & Noble, and the other places. I'm not sure when it will turn up in reality, but usually it's only a matter of hours.
Here's the latest rev of the print cover:
June 2, 2012
Saltwater Witch Wallpaper
Two formats: 1280 x 800 for the typical desktop/laptop display and 768 x 1024 for the iPad and other tablets. Download links here:
http://www.SaltwaterWitch.com/SaltwaterWitch-ChrisHoward-1280x800.jpg
http://www.SaltwaterWitch.com/SaltwaterWitch-ChrisHoward-768x1024.jpg
