It turns out there’s really nothing very magic about it. There are a few tricks and exercises to get past the usual naive mistakes that everybody makes, but the whole thing (for realistic representational drawing from real life, anyway) boils down to one thing: draw what you really see, not what you think ought to be there.

The other big revelation for me was that it’s slow work, at least for me. It can take hours to do a relatively simple drawing. The good news is that the time flies … the work is very absorbing. Of course, it helps if you can set aside some time to work without interruptions.

-Paul

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Eventually I gave up. When I want to look at a video file on the PS3, I use sneakernet on a flash stick. Slow and ugly, but it works.

There has to be a better way. And I’m beginning to rethink the whole file server concept. Hard drives are getting so huge that you can easily afford to duplicate your whole library on each device that might want it — if you can make that modification. I wonder, will a PS3 see an external hard drive plugged into a USB port? It always sees flash sticks, but I’ve had trouble on the few times I’ve connected portable hard drives.

Thanks for putting up the webcam. I am an avid hiker and webcams are the best way this time of year to figure out if there is snow on the ground.

It looks like everything is clear now- do you know how high up on the mountain the ground is clear of snow? I am planning a hike from the 79 up to the lookout tower for next weekend and I would love it if it was snow free. Thanks!

Cheers,
Kate