{"id":87,"date":"2006-11-06T09:39:06","date_gmt":"2006-11-06T09:39:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/?p=87"},"modified":"2010-09-05T20:01:26","modified_gmt":"2010-09-05T20:01:26","slug":"i%e2%80%99m-having-an-affair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2006\/11\/i%e2%80%99m-having-an-affair\/","title":{"rendered":"I\u2019m Having an Affair"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1494\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1494\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Goose-Gourd.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1494\" title=\"Goose Gourd Drawn Via Computer\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Goose-Gourd.jpg?resize=300%2C368\" alt=\"Goose Gourd Drawn Via Computer\" width=\"300\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Goose-Gourd.jpg?w=300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Goose-Gourd.jpg?resize=244%2C300&amp;ssl=1 244w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1494\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Goose Gourd Drawn Via Computer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Don\u2019t tell my pencils but every once in a while, I like to sneak off with my laptop and indulge in a long, intense session of drawing via computer.<\/p>\n<p>I have a lovely little laptop \u2026 an old 12\u201d Mac \u2026 and a matching digital tablet. Both are white. (I call my Mac \u201cThe Silver Muse\u201d because my creativity is always inspired when I use it.) The digital tablet is a 4&#215;6\u201d Graphire and it\u2019s plenty big enough and responsive enough to draw with. I use Painter but I\u2019m not really an expert with it. I usually use four tools in various sizes: Conte Crayon, Round Blending Stump, Air Brush, and Eraser. Those tools are most familiar seeming to me \u2026 so I just stick with them.<\/p>\n<p>Those are the tools I used to create the Goose Gourd. LOL \u2026 I exaggerated a little bit, here and there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Don\u2019t tell my pencils but every once in a while, I like to sneak off with my laptop and indulge in a long, intense session of drawing via computer. I have a lovely little laptop \u2026 an old 12\u201d Mac \u2026 and a matching digital tablet. Both are white. 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