MAKE covers my tutorial
July 1st, 2008 by rbanks
Thanks to the guys at Make for featuring my woodblock print tutorial on their excellent blog!
London’s abandoned swimming pools
July 1st, 2008 by rbanks
Some beautiful shots of London’s abandoned swimming pools. Particularly ironic considering the recent emphasis on free swimming as a way of de-obesifying our population.
WorldChanging: Greenhouse Gases: Where Do They Come From?
June 26th, 2008 by rbanks
Like all things green, I’m sure this one is highly controversial. Nevertheless, this is a great, thought provoking map showing how human activity plays into global warming.
Planet Tozer: How He Did It
June 24th, 2008 by rbanks
Following on from my recent post on bubble photos, here’s the how-to.
Virtual FotoMo
June 12th, 2008 by rbanks
Just blogged about this in my work blog, but it struck me that the digital flipbooks in Eco Zoo would be an awesome way of doing virtual FotoMo.
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London’s invisible rivers
June 12th, 2008 by rbanks
Great map of the non-Thames rivers running through London, many of which have been covered up by layers of tarmac.
New Sketches
June 9th, 2008 by rbanks
Nothing beats using the internet for motivation. I was recently asked if someone could use one of my sketch portraits for a flyer for the band Below Jupiter. it’s a very flattering thing to have happen, and a total motivation to get back into a habit that has lapsed in the last year. So I’m trying to pick it up again. Just five minutes before bedtime.
I like the abstract effect I get from trying to avoid lifting the pen. It’s the closest thing I have to a style that I’m developing of my own. Then I enjoy scanning this stuff onto my laptop and colorizing it in different ways. Makes it a little more distinct.
This portrait of Shigeru Miyamoto is a little older. Done in watercolors, and obviously I did lift the pen for this one.
Popular instructable
June 9th, 2008 by rbanks
Cool. My Instructable about making your own Woodblock prints made it into the “Popular” section of their homepage.
My first Instructable
June 5th, 2008 by rbanks
I’ve just posted my first (and what will probably by my only) step-by-step guide on Instructables.com. I recently finished another woodblock as a gift for my in-laws, and managed to document most of the process.
Anyway, it got a feature on Instructables homepage, which is rather nice.
