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Aug 12, 2020

✨ LED Astronaut Painting ✨

I had created several astronaut paintings, (for more information about how I create illustrations, you can read here or here!) that are hanging in my office, and for the longest time, I kept thinking about how cool it would be if little elements on the painting could light up! In…

Arduino

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✨ LED Astronaut Painting ✨
✨ LED Astronaut Painting ✨

Jul 26, 2019

Sketchbook page (start to finish)

Step by step process of an analog drawing in my sketchbook I try to draw in my sketchbook everyday, even if it’s just a simple sketch. I prefer to use a 10" x 10" hardcover book (you can use whatever you feel comfortable with!) I always start with a rough…

Design

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Sketchbook page (start to finish)
Sketchbook page (start to finish)

Jul 24, 2019

Programming concepts, illustrated

I’ve started the Udacity Nanodegree “Intro to Programming” which has been a great experience. However, early in the course I realized there was A LOT of vocabulary and new concepts to learn. These were crucial to understanding how programming works. In an effort to help myself memorize these concepts, I started illustrating them: (This is clearly not a comprehensive list, and I will be adding to it as I continue studying! All of these images were created on the Pixelbook.)

Python

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Programming concepts, illustrated
Programming concepts, illustrated

May 14, 2019

Step by step: Simple drawing on the Pixelbook

Every drawing, every illustration, every sketchbook page — they all start the same way for me. I’d like to go step by step through my…

Design

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Step by step: Simple drawing on the Pixelbook
Step by step: Simple drawing on the Pixelbook

May 13, 2019

Making simple gifs with the Pixelbook and Photoshop

I’ve been (slowly) learning bits of animation, because I love seeing movement in my illustrations. Gifs are a great way to create subtle, eye catching animations. They can be as simple or complicated as you’d like to make them, and I’ve been making simple gifs, using the Pixelbook and Photoshop…

Design

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Making simple gifs with the Pixelbook and Photoshop
Making simple gifs with the Pixelbook and Photoshop

Aug 12, 2018

Drawing with the Pixelbook

I’ve been using the Pixelbook for a few months now, and wanted to share some of my thoughts — From the drawing Apps I use the most to overall thoughts about the device. My first impression on opening the box was that the Pixelbook (and pen) are both thoughtfully designed…

Design

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Drawing with the Pixelbook
Drawing with the Pixelbook
Virginia Poltrack

Virginia Poltrack

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