Today I finished drawing the numbers! I also made them bounce around the screen, which in total took about an hour and 20 minutes.
Author: Jacob
Bubbles Tweetcart (PICO-8)
Today I made my first PICO-8 tweetcart! It’s the bubbles screensaver, but under 280 characters. Here’s the source code: And here’s the unminified source code:
PICO-8 Clock, Dev Log #1
Today I started replicating my desk clock in PICO-8! It took me about 45 minutes to draw the first six numbers and get the hands moving. The fun part is going to be making it do crazy stuff once it’s working normally. This should be a very short project, but I guess I’ll see.
30 Days of Watercolor, Review
Here’s the review of my 30 Days of Watercolor series. Supplies I used: Strathmore 400 series watercolor paper, 9×12″ Princeton Elite #12 round brush Winsor & Newton Cotman pocket sketch set 2 16 oz mason jars for water Paper towels for the water control cloth Duck brand general masking tape A small space heater which…
30 Days of Watercolor, #30
So, this is day 30. Did you think we’d arrive here? This project has been a lot of fun and I’ve used almost all of my paints and paper. I wanted to paint something special today, but I was having trouble finding inspiration. I paused scrolling Pinterest to look out my window, and when I…
30 Days of Watercolor, #29
Today I painted a landscape! Here’s the reference image, by Philip Bird LRPS CPAGB.
30 Days of Watercolor, #28
Today I practiced multi color gradients! I ran out of red paint after the first gradient, so for the second gradient I tried a combination of earth tones and I think it looks neat. Here’s the video I followed, by Mr. Shibasaki.
30 Days of Watercolor, #27
Today I painted a scene from reference! Here’s the reference images I used and my composite of them: CVS sign, by hattiesburgmemory Empty store interior, by u/jjechols14 Bliss, by Charles O’Rear
30 Days of Watercolor, #26
Today I painted some more gradients! I tried to not overwork them this time and I think they look a little smoother. Here’s the video I followed, by Mr. Shibasaki (it’s the same as yesterday’s).
30 Days of Watercolor, #25
Today I practiced painting gradients! I think I overworked these so I’m going to try again tomorrow. Here’s the video I followed, by Mr. Shibasaki.
30 Days of Watercolor, #24
Today I practiced splashing the paint and it was fun! Here’s the video I followed, by Mr. Shibasaki.
30 Days of Watercolor, #23
Today I practiced the split brush technique some more. I found that it’s easier with less water, although it also makes my brush split into smaller bundles which produce finer lines. Here’s the video I followed, by Mr. Shibasaki.
30 Days of Watercolor, #22
Today I painted some grass! It was tricky to get the brush to split, but maybe I was just using too much water. Here’s the video I followed, by Mr. Shibasaki.
30 Days of Watercolor, #21
Today I practiced the flat wash technique. I was watching this video by Mr. Shibasaki, and I decided that I needed to practiced the flat wash some more.
30 Days of Watercolor, #20
Today I practiced painting straight tapered lines and they ended up as trees ¯_(ツ)_/¯ Here’s the video I followed, by Mr. Shibasaki.
30 Days of Watercolor, #19
Today I painted 15 trees! It took about four hours start to finish including breaks.
30 Days of Watercolor, #18
Today I practiced dry brushing! It’s a little tricky, but I think I’m getting better. The key is to hold the brush almost parallel to the paper. Here’s the video I followed, by Mr. Shibasaki.
30 Days of Watercolor, #17
Today I practiced painting lines! Here’s the video I followed, by Mr. Shibasaki.