I’m not being trite when I say that being a father is the very (second)* best thing that has ever happened to me. Everyday I am thankful to God that I am able to live life with those that I love—and to make drawings with them on occasion.
My four year-old son, Sawyer, has grown increasingly interested in drawing over the last year or so, and I love sitting with him to talk and draw. The mark-making of a four year-old is so intuitive and unrestrained by ideas of what’s “right.” It is really freeing to sit and talk with him, and then explain our drawings to each other when we’re done. Frankly, I love that he’s never offended when I ask him what he drew. I’ve made it something of a personal goal to become a little more fearless when making things.
Happy Father’s Day to my family! Thanks for making me a daddy. I love you!
*Incidentally, the very best thing that ever happened to me is that I somehow convinced my wife to marry me. She is as talented as she is lovely—and a heck of a cook. Check out her blog for delicious vegan treats and more pictures of my adorable children. I love you, my dear!
In celebration of my dear wife, the bravest mommy I know!
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The artistically responsible answer would be yes. But, alas, it is not the truth…
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ragingspaniard asked:
Fantastic blog, big fan :) What did you use to animate the Nami piece? Just straight up in Photoshop? Thanks!
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Thanks so much for the kind words. The Nami gif (and all my other gifs, for that matter) was animated completely in Flash. Sometimes I do the color thumbnail in Photoshop first, so I can import it and reference the palette—Flash’s color picker is notoriously terrible.
I usually export an image sequence from Flash, then bring that back into Photoshop to composite the actual gif file. Photoshop has better, more precise gif options; and Flash’s gif-creating engine is limited, and usually inaccurate.
This was probably more than you wanted to know, but it’s my process. Hope it helps!
Summer Summer Summer, Anthony Holden
