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Here 4 modular organisms you can make with the Sonobe unit. - 24 units - 12 units - 6 units - 3 units So satisfying! I used 7.5 cm squares (3 inches is perfect) of print paper. Of course paper plays a big role in the final look and precision of th
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A terrible experiment with mandala and coffee. I just started with no real plan other than understanding how it works. I added here, added there… Well… the result is obviously awful but I got all the “experience” I needed. Those drops and sprays are no
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Today I worked on the next newsletter but I also had time for this. This mandala is, for sure, a classic example of those works that looks nice in pencil and becomes banal when inked 😂 I need to work on this. #mandala #mandaladrawing #inkingishard
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The 108 mandala is finished. It took a while. It’s chaotic, full of details and of course errors. Like life. #mandala #mandaladrawing #number108 #108
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Practicing digitally on mandala fillings and patterns. I traced the mandala I did on paper and did 4 versions. 1. Traditional 2. Lots of details 3. Dots 4. Lines The first two are my favorites. #mandaladrawing #mandala #practice #digitaldrawing #made
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This is the 40-something drawing and for the first time I really moderately happy with the result. No filling, just lines. The main 3 take-home: 1. Every single decimal of a millimeter off while drawing the geometry will become millimeters at the end
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Done! Now I need to rest my eyes. A few good ideas there that need to be developed. I’m moderately happy #mandaladrawing #mandala #practice #experimenting #done
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New toy for the boys! I had a leftover of the leftover piece of leather and I made Matrix’s Sentinel shaped toy. So far they are more intrigued by this than the fake rat. If they are happy, I’m happy. #cattoys #leathercraft #leatherworks #handmade #ma
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The cats have a new toy! I made a fake rat with a piece of leather stuffed with an old t-t-shirt. Looks like they are having fun! #cat #cattoys #leatherwork #handmade #handmadetoys
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This drawing is the base for the paper rabbit nr 30. I love how the Marquesan tattoo motifs match when I fold the paper. I just posted a picture of the rabbit meeting my cat on my other account @xlontrax_everydaylife . #tattoo #marquesantattoo #marques
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The new Keep the Creative Juices Flowing newsletter is OUT! It’s how I applied the 5s methodology to my desk at work. Here is an unpublished sketchnote about how I interpreted the step 1 of the method: sort. And it worked like charm! As usual the link
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I love making small origami and leave them around like on a bar table or counter, on benches in parks. I like the idea of people finding them and maybe, even if for a brief moment, smiling. So I thought to document this in a form of journaling and here
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In case you missed, this month's issue of the Keep the Creative Juices Flowing newsletter in about Renaissance. I'm sharing a few thought about that period and some "saucy" pieces of gossip about Michelangelo, Leonardo and Raffaello. Link in bio, as usu
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I bought my first ever bottle of Shōchū. I LOVE IT! Of course I had to know more and I did my homework. Have a good Sunday. #sketchnotes #shochu #japanesedrink #amamioshima
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Here comes the long and boring part. Carving the holes. A lot of mistakes (read points of improvement) are already clear and the next one will be better but, for now, I use this to experiment and learn. #carboardart #cardboardcrafts #handmadecrafts #
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I made a cylinder 10cm of diameter and 30cm tall with recycled paper, cardboard and wheat paste. I’ll paint it black, the inner surface is white. Then I carve one over these drawings so that when I put a light (a candle or a led) inside I can see the dr
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I’m trying to find an easy way to draw cats stick figures like I do for people. I think I found a good enough proportions. Articulations are tricky but when you understand how they work you can depict different postures without too much trouble. Have g
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Done. I did what I planned and the newsletter is ready to go tomorrow morning. It’s time to embrace Niksen, the Dutch art of doing nothing. After finishing this sketchnote I noticed how I had to put more effort into defining what is not than what it is.
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Finished! The new page on “Fragments of Days in the Life of xLontrax” . Drawing these panels was so good and I enjoyed so much every sip of the number of cups of coffee I had while doing this. Letting the mind go… no constraints: if you like the idea,
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I’m drawing another page of “fragments of days in the life of xLontrax” and following some brain wandering I made this panel. Looks weird and I thought could worth to be shared as a single page. The whole page will come later. #comicpanel #rosettastone
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In the last days my favorite drawing app kept crashing and I lost my work more than once. I guess is time to find an alternative. Since I’ve seen @debaoki presentation in Paris I had @adobe_fresco in my list. Today I started leaning how to use it. Not
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As usual, while looking around for the “ good enough” desktop organization project I got caught up in following every thing that tickles my interest. This time is Japandi Style I took just a few and minimal notes #sketchnotes #japandi #hygge #wabisab
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I’m experimenting with the 5s Method and I started with my desk at work. One of the goals of the method is to create a visual system where I can say if something is off at first sight. I’m famous for disseminating pieces and phones or other stuff around
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A stencil on the road line. I wonder if it happened by chance or was on purpose. In any cases, it is truly beautiful. #stencil #leaves🍁 #artiseverywhere
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Good morning! The Keep the Creative Juices Flowing newsletter is OUT! This time we have 3 short stories rather than 1 monolithic topic. ✋ do you really know your hands? ️ the Takahashi method to rock your presentation 📕 Codicis! (Plur
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Following last week page of the Fragments of Days in the Life of xLontrax here is the part 2. In case you missed part 1 just scroll down in my feed. #webtoon #instatoon #sliceoflife #drawing #graphicnovel
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Another “Fragment of a day in the life of xLontrax”. This is addictive. If it wasn’t that it takes hours to draw one page, it would be the perfect journaling system. Of course I’ll keep going 😊 #webtoon #webcomic #journaling #adayinthelife #draw
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I was working on a background image for the next “fragment of a day in the life of xLontrax” page and I made this. A mix between an illustration and zen doodling. I was reading about the screentones (halftone dots) used in manga and comics and somehow I
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Sunday practice: another Fragment of a Day in the Life of xLontrax. This time it reads left to right. It takes me ages to draw a page, I make so many mistakes and working with an app without layers it makes it even harder. I’m learning a lot, though.
