I have made a new tutorial on using Adobe Illustrator, I have split it into various sections including making brushes, and using gradient blends. It isn’t the best tutorial but I tried to make it as informative yet simple as possible.

Read the Tutorial

There is more to add, when I have more time.

I am also thinking of revamping this whole site, with a new layout, tutorial section etc, and making it a more personal/less information site. When I first opened this domain I said I didn’t care ho read it, whether they were enemies or old friends from school or some random. But it has come to my attention that I think my mum has been reading my blog ¹, and I know my dad has googled us kids names before to see what we have been up to. I can’t just say to my mum, hey have you been reading my blog.

^{1. With all the questions she asks me relating to the posts I have written, the day after I write them, like yesterday she asked me if I still use my sewing machine that she gave me}

I entered 2 competitions this week, usually I am the type of person who will see a comp, tell myself to join, then weeks later realise I forgot and it’s too late.

I really wanted to enter the first one because it was for YouthWeek and I remember last year I missed out. First prize is an Apple Mac 24inch G4, and a 4GB iPod. Second prize is a digital video recorder so that would be awesome too.

The second competition was for Thats Life! Magazine where you had to illustrate a picture for a story they provide. First prize wins $500 and your illustration printed in the mag.

I will post my entries here after the competition is over, I don’t want to risk being disqualified if it pops up somewhere else.

Wish me luck.

I wish my camera was working so I could get pics of the little kitty. I really want to catch every moment of him growing up, hes already grown up half his size but still so tiny.

Anyway today I think my vectoring block disappeared, I have already started 3 and finished one. It’s of a baby because I am excited over my sister being pregnant. Doing this made me feel so clucky.