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how olga korneeva brings together the best of both worlds

by John Xaviers Arackal

While nature journaling can be a mindful exercise, that combines an artist’s sketchbook, a poet’s notebook and a scientist’s logbook, seamless surface pattern design can be considered as an outcome of nature journaling as a process to start with, finally …

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is Herve guibert’s “suzanne and louise” a photo-non-fiction?

by John Xaviers Arackal

When a series of photographs are arranged along with text, what all can we call it? A photobook, if the intention of the photographer is to focus on high production value of the book, with faithful reproductions of the photograph. …

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How toile du jouy is an excellent way to do daily practice with a wacom pen!

by John Xaviers Arackal

While going through surface pattern design tutorials, I came across Barbel Dressler’s history-inspired surface pattern designs. Intuitively, this is something I have also wanted to do but didn’t know where to start. As destined, I have arrived at Dressler’s Skillshare …

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is Lars Martinson’s 4 time-saving tips ADHD friendly?

by John Xaviers Arackal

I came across this while browsing podcasts on graphic novels on YouTube. While Lars Martinson spent 13 years productively and doggedly finishing Tonoharu, learning about his afterthoughts in the form of these 4 time-saving tips is a boon for someone …

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Why portrait painting is the best test of a new medium or a software!

by John Xaviers Arackal

As I’m trying out Krita using my Wacom Intuos pen, naturally, I gravitated toward making portraits to test the skills. Why is it important?Because even a slight variation will cost a lot in portrait painting, showing how adept you are …

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The right-click menu option in Krita

by John Xaviers Arackal

When I did a right-click by mistake, with my Wacom Intuos pen, this “pop-up palette” or “radial menu” showed up. We encounter a lot of options in a software by mistake. Or we walk into different capabilities unawares. But this …

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is a keychron k3 pro worth it for a novelist?

by John Xaviers Arackal

What are some of the advantages of a Keychron keyboard? A Gateron Brown switch type will provide a less clicky, quieter, smoother typing experience for a novelist. K3 is a 75% keyboard that is more compact without the Numpad, making …

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Why Milanote is ideal for mindmapping ?

by John Xaviers Arackal

While I was watching YouTube video on writing rituals, I heard the writer Christy Anne Jones say that she uses Milanote for brainstorming. Compared to other mindmapping/ brainstorming apps like x-mind, where the nodes and bubbles are predetermined in shapes …

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Prayaag Akbar’s Topological Camouflage

by John Xaviers Arackal

I had heard about Leila in a Newslaundry interview of Madhu Trehan by Manisha Pandey. It’s interesting that all three, including Prayaag are journalists. As for the topological camouflage in Leila, the language has the ability to camouflage, as much …

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how cf has inspired the indie comix space

by John Xaviers Arackal

American cartoonist CF – nom de plume of polymathic graphical innovator Christopher ForguesArt Review article by Jamie Sutcliffe Following is a list of links based on the references in Jamie Sutcliffe article… the indie comix artists who have been inspired …

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John Xaviers Arackal, PhD
(Arts Professional & Graphic Novelist)
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