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Kyrgyzstan: Day 5 – 7/11/08
Penguin July 30th, 2008
For the first time all trip, there were a bunch of mosquitos. I woke up with a few bites on my legs. I had told Charles multiple times to wake me up at 6, but he didn’t. Luckily, I woke up on my own at 6:40. Not that it really mattered in the end, because we ended up not going to the orphanage.
For breakfast, I had french fries and a side of tomato. They were salty and oily, but good.
Marcia showed up around 8:30 wearing this pretty dress. She said that we would probably go to the Mountain Camp to get an idea of the place and then come back. Marcia didn’t want to go in her dress, so she went home to change. In the meantime, I worked on questions and notes for the interview in the afternoon.
We were supposed to leave for the Mountain Camp at 10, but the guys woke up late and dragged their feet. We didn’t actually get going until close to 10:30. I rode with Esther, Marcia, Renata, Anita, Vicky, and Nadia.
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Table of contents for Kyrgyzstan
In Kyrgyzstan | Kyrgyzstan: Day 0 – 7/6/08 | Kyrgyzstan: Day 1 – 7/7/08 | Kyrgyzstan: Day 2 – 7/8/08 | Kyrgyzstan: Day 4 – 7/10/08 | Kyrgyzstan: Day 5 – 7/11/08 |Kyrgyzstan: Day 6 – 7/12/08 | Kyrgyzstan: Day 7 – 7/13/08 | Kyrgyzstan: Day 8 – 7/14/08 | Kyrgyzstan: Day 9 – 7/15/08 | Kyrgyzstan: Day 10 – 7/16/08 | Kyrgyzstan: Day 11 – 7/17/08 | Kyrgyzstan: Day 12 – 7/18/08 | Kyrgyzstan: Day 13 – 7/19/08 | Kyrgyzstan: Day 14 – 7/20/08 | Kyrgyzstan: Day 15 – 7/21/08 | Home |
In Kyrgyzstan | Kyrgyzstan: Day 0 – 7/6/08 | Kyrgyzstan: Day 1 – 7/7/08 | Kyrgyzstan: Day 2 – 7/8/08 | Kyrgyzstan: Day 4 – 7/10/08 | Kyrgyzstan: Day 5 – 7/11/08 |Kyrgyzstan: Day 6 – 7/12/08 | Kyrgyzstan: Day 7 – 7/13/08 | Kyrgyzstan: Day 8 – 7/14/08 | Kyrgyzstan: Day 9 – 7/15/08 | Kyrgyzstan: Day 10 – 7/16/08 | Kyrgyzstan: Day 11 – 7/17/08 | Kyrgyzstan: Day 12 – 7/18/08 | Kyrgyzstan: Day 13 – 7/19/08 | Kyrgyzstan: Day 14 – 7/20/08 | Kyrgyzstan: Day 15 – 7/21/08 | Home |
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Gocco Process
Ninja July 29th, 2008
This post is for Dave & Gen who have a Gocco, but have yet to use it! Hopefully, this mini Gocco tutorial from Lab Partners will get ya going. ~__^
Renewable clothing by Fernando Brízio
Ninja July 29th, 2008
Part performance art, part fashion. By placing colored felt-tip pens in the pockets of the dress, its appearance changes over time. Within an hour to one and a half hours the colored ink bleeds into the fabric and creates a one-off design for each occasion. The owner can then clean the dress and color it in a different way for each time they wear it.
Via Design Boom
Related postsjoodito garments
Ninja July 29th, 2008
I found joodito’s shop while browsing through etsy.
joodito garments are born from salvaged materials. Each piece is one of a kind.
Purchasing link
+ Shop joodito here
Kyrgyzstan: Day 4 – 7/10/08
Penguin July 29th, 2008
Woke up a little before 6 and did my devos.
For breakfast, we had something kind of like oatmeal in milk with some nuts or raisins. It was a little salty, so I added some salt.
After breakfast, I waited for Marcia, gave her my iPod to listen to, and then we went to the Professional Institute.
We waited for Valentina to finish up some of her work before interviewing her. In the meantime, Marcia prepared some of the questions she wanted to ask.
After shooting B-roll with Valentina, we went out on the street and talked to some people. The first guy we saw had a cane. When we talked to him, we discovered that he was an ex-con. He had stabbed a guy and was imprisoned. But now he’s got a family and a good life.
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Table of contents for Kyrgyzstan
In Kyrgyzstan | Kyrgyzstan: Day 0 – 7/6/08 | Kyrgyzstan: Day 1 – 7/7/08 | Kyrgyzstan: Day 2 – 7/8/08 | Kyrgyzstan: Day 4 – 7/10/08 |Kyrgyzstan: Day 5 – 7/11/08 | Kyrgyzstan: Day 6 – 7/12/08 | Kyrgyzstan: Day 7 – 7/13/08 | Kyrgyzstan: Day 8 – 7/14/08 | Kyrgyzstan: Day 9 – 7/15/08 | Kyrgyzstan: Day 10 – 7/16/08 | Kyrgyzstan: Day 11 – 7/17/08 | Kyrgyzstan: Day 12 – 7/18/08 | Kyrgyzstan: Day 13 – 7/19/08 | Kyrgyzstan: Day 14 – 7/20/08 | Kyrgyzstan: Day 15 – 7/21/08 | Home |
In Kyrgyzstan | Kyrgyzstan: Day 0 – 7/6/08 | Kyrgyzstan: Day 1 – 7/7/08 | Kyrgyzstan: Day 2 – 7/8/08 | Kyrgyzstan: Day 4 – 7/10/08 |Kyrgyzstan: Day 5 – 7/11/08 | Kyrgyzstan: Day 6 – 7/12/08 | Kyrgyzstan: Day 7 – 7/13/08 | Kyrgyzstan: Day 8 – 7/14/08 | Kyrgyzstan: Day 9 – 7/15/08 | Kyrgyzstan: Day 10 – 7/16/08 | Kyrgyzstan: Day 11 – 7/17/08 | Kyrgyzstan: Day 12 – 7/18/08 | Kyrgyzstan: Day 13 – 7/19/08 | Kyrgyzstan: Day 14 – 7/20/08 | Kyrgyzstan: Day 15 – 7/21/08 | Home |
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BBC Sport + Beijing Olympics + Jamie Hewlett
Ninja July 28th, 2008
Jamie Hewlett (of Gorillaz fame) and Damon Albarn have teamed up to put together this animated promo clip for BBC Sports’s Beijing Summer Olympic coverage.
Via the Guardian
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The Day’s Last Lesson
Ninja July 28th, 2008
When I was a little girl, I would imagine tightrope walkers on the electric lines and gymnasts doing flips on the highway mediums. Naturally, I adore Mark Brabant’s The Day’s Last Lesson screenprint.
Ask Ninja 11: Backgrounds
Ninja July 28th, 2008
Wow, it’s been a while since I’ve done one of these.
Q: Hi… I can’t think of a background at all. I’m pretty good at drawing people, but I suck so hard at backgrounds, and it turns out that backgrounds are what my teacher wants to see. So I guess I’m asking you how to actually go about and do a background for a self portrait.
A: Hi Stormie! Ah, backgrounds. Backgrounds can be quite challenging, but they are very important as they set the stage for your narrative and give your image a sense of place. Backgrounds can be either architecture, natural environment, or abstract. In the interest of not having this post run too long, I will provide tutorial links.
A few things to keep in mind as you form your background:
How does your subject interact with this space? What objects does your subject come in contact with that makes this space believable?
Do your research! Make sure location, fashion, vegetation, and architecture are accurate for the time and place of your image.
I was originally going to upload work from working illustrators, but instead, I’ve dug through my collection of student art work to give you some inspiration.
Interiors
I’ve provided three examples from different artists who have all chosen bedrooms for their settings. Even though they all have the bedroom setting in common, the lighting, tones, textures, and perspective set a different mood in each image.
Erin McGuire, Ringling College of Art and Design
Megan Inghram, Ringling College of Art and Design
Michelle Lamoreaux, Southern Utah University
Tutorial link
+ Basic linear perspective tutorial
Buildings and the great outdoors
Andrea Rhodes, San Jose University
Mike Burdick, College for Creative Studies
Owen Freeman, Art Center College of Design
Tyler Garrison, Savannah College of Art and Design
Tutorial links
+ Drawing outdoor environments tutorial—video
+ Drawing outdoor environments tutorial—from thumbnail sketch to final
Tones and gradients
Colors and gradients can be used to make your subject stand out in contrast to the background or make your subject recede into the background space.
Related postsKyrgyzstan: Day 3 – 7/9/08
Penguin July 28th, 2008
Woke up at 6:20, journaled and did devos.
Breakfast consisted of a style of square egg I hadn’t had before. One was kind of like a pudding, but slightly hard. The other was harder. It was different, not bad, just different. We also had these gingerbread cookies that were really good.
Before going to the Professional Institute, we went to the Bazaar to buy some fruit. We got oranges, bananas, grapes, and peaches. We also saw a gypsy burning some stuff. What they do is wave the smoke around you then they ask you to pay to get a good fortune. If you don’t, then you’ll get a bad fortune.
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