Stay On Target...

My favorite store. Can you guess why? Of course you can.

It's got the most eye catching design. The circles just draw you in and say Pow! It's all amplified by the fact that it's not just one circle but three. Simple and elegant just like circles themselves.

I know, I know, I've been on this logo kick lately. I can't help it though I've been seeing circles everywhere. I'm doing a study this weekend. I have this clicker counter, the kind they use to count people at large events. Well, I'm going to use it to help me log how many circles I see in a day. I'll post my results when I'm done.

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OH OH Oprah

Oh Wow! It's been way too long. Sorry for the long wait everyone but I had a computer meltdown and it destroyed a lot of my work. I'll have to start some new stuff but don't feel bad because I've got some awesome new ideas. More on that later.

As for now I just wanted to highlight another wonderful use of the circle. You go girl.

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Magic Circles

This is so cool! I found it here!

Rotating Illusion - Pink Eye Trick
Are you sure you really see it disappear?

If your eyes follow the movement of the rotating pink dot, the dots will remain only one colour - pink.
However if you stare at the black “+” in the center, the moving dot turns to green.

Now, concentrate on the black “+” in the center of the picture.
After a short period, all the pink dots will slowly disappear, and you will only see only a single green dot rotating.

It's amazing how our brain works. There really is no green dot, and the pink ones really don't disappear.
Proof enough that we don't always see what we think we see...

click on the image to get it to work.

Sorry for my lack of posting lately but I've been soooooo busy with my sketch book. I also took a vacation to see my family and got them to contribute some circle drawings. I'll be posting those soon. My sketch book is coming along beautifully and it should be ready to go in the beginning of 2008! You'll want to stay tuned in because they'll be selling out like hot cakes (which are also round, LOL.)

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Great Logo

Here's proof that Obama is a great candidate for President. The logo says it all. OBAMA! His name even starts with an "O".

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Circles In Design and Animation

Hey everybody I've been thinking a lot about circles in design lately, mostly in animation and cartooning and how easy it is to use them. Check this out I think you'll dig it.

So here we have Mickey Mouse. Check out the circles in his anatomy. I can see 4 that stand out pretty prominently. That makes him easy to draw and animate because a circle is a circle no matter what angle you're looking at it from so it makes it real easy for construction. Cool!

Now here is Charlie Brown one of my all time favorite characters. Look how easy his head is to draw. What a great design. Circles make things look awesome and they called him a "Block Head."

This little guy is Pudge. He was in a great animated movie called, "Cats Think They Can Dance." Again you can see how well the animator drew and designed him because they used circles as a way to construct him. Smart!

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We're All Circles

I stand in good company. Even Leonardo da Vinci understood the power of the circle.

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100 Circles In Under a Minute

I wanted to see how many circles I could draw in under a minute. 100. Pretty impressive. It helped that I turned the sketch book on it's side. I tried it the other way and I only managed about 30. This one is definitely going into the self published book. I'm still coming up with titles for the book so if you have any ideas blast them my way.

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A Little Perspective

So I had an incredible revelation the other day. As I was sketching circle after circle I began to realize some of my circles where looking more oval in shape. So to study this better I began to draw some squares around the boxes. Then I realized that if I drew a square in perspective an oval could fit inside it.



So there it is. An oval is nothing more than a circle in perspective. I can't believe I've never seen this before. It just proves that you have to continue to study your subject and you can make all kinds of discoveries.

I'll be back soon with an update for my upcoming project. Here's a hint. Circles can be sexy.

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Sketch Book

Hey everyone. Alright I don't usually do this, but because I haven't had time to layout my new project for you I thought I'd post some pictures form my sketch book to show you my process. Here's some choice pages that I hope to publish in my upcoming self published book that's yet to be titled. Keep checking back for updates on the book. You'll want to grab a copy because they'll be moving fast.

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Something To Keep You Busy

Sorry I've been away everyone I've been busy with several projects that I'm working on and I'm hoping to have them up and posted pretty soon. They're looking pretty great and I'm pretty sure you're gonna love them. In the meantime here's a You Tube video of Al Overwijk drawing a free hand circle.



It's a pretty good circle but there's really no way to varify how close it is to perfect. At least with mine I compare it to an accurate circle. Also mine is much smaller, a little over an inch in diameter.
I've also changed my Blog. Check out those awesome circles.
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Real Crop Circles

Wow check these out.

wadi rum, jordan :: picture from astrosurf :: area on google maps

kansas, united states :: picture from wikipedia :: area on google maps

It's called Center Pivot Irrigation. I read about it here: DeputyDog. Just goes to show you how cool circles really are

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Getting Ready for The World Freehand Circle Drawing Championship

Check this out. I drew a free hand circle in sharpie below.

Then I made a perfect circle in Photoshop (below).
Now this is where it gets interesting. I combined them together in Photoshop to see how close my free hand circle was to a perfect circle. WOW!

I didn't realize I could get that close to a perfect circle. Okay I admit it wasn't my first circle but it was a totally free hand circle done in one complete unbroken stroke. Awesome! I have to practice a bit more and then maybe I'll be ready to enter the "World Freehand Circle Drawing Championship." I might have a chance at unseating Alexander Overwijk if I practice more.

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2 Is Better Than One

Here's a Black Hole. (LOL) I just colored it in.

I made this one using little strokes. That's why it flares out. It's cool because it looks like a pinwheel or one of those flares that spin in a circle. Hope you enjoy.

I'll be back with more later.

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Here's Another

I couldn't wait to post again so here I am with another amazing Circle. I tried a different approach this time. I tried one on newsprint and I held the China Marker above the paper and made a circular motion slowly lowering the China Marker onto the paper. I think it's pretty interesting how one side is so much thicker then the other and there's an interesting wisp of a tail on the top. Until next time...

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It's Been A While

Awesome isn't it? This is the first image I've posted. I'm so sorry I've taken so long to put up an image. I know you're all dieing to see my amazing circles that I'll be posting here. This is number 1 and it's only the beginning. I'll try to be better about keeping my blog up to date. Anyhoo, that's all I've got for now, I'll be back with another amazing, super awesome circle tomorrow, and the next day, and the next day, and the next day.....etc.

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My First Circledumb Post

This is it my first ever Circledumb Post. I'm soooooo excited.