Spectra
The graphical spectrum of the open mind.

Monday, December 28, 2009

How to Do Word Clouds?

Word clouds are a bunch of words arranged in different ways and different sizes.


As seen in many different sites, word clouds alone are done best using the computer with a plain dark background, filled with words of different sizes and different arrangements as well as different colours.

These words express and catch the attention of many viewers, to see what the writer has written and be able to know what they thought at that time, as well as the progression of the thoughts into other keywords. It's very interesting to view how it is and the various things that comes into your mind when looking at the word and how it is emphasized or subscripted in word clouds.



Doodling
Apart from plain words, you can try adding in drawings and sentences that will tell more of a story or comedy instead.

Some lovers/couples have a doodle book to draw or write in their own ways to express instead of just talking. Here is a simple example of a doodle communication.





As shown above, they're all sentences instead of words. Drawings show and tell as one lover tells that he has played The Sims 3. Then it moved on to how he made his sims WooHoo and the way sims recycle by throwing stuff into the dustbin. The black arrow leads to the piece of dung which is then seen as a way of recycling to save the trees by another small arrow. Many other paths can be seen, and it's up to the viewer how they would see the story, which is pretty hard to find the right way.


All to all, this way of art as well as the pictures can make a good decoration or art for clothes or anything. With random ideas jumbled together, word clouds make a very good piece of art.



Nicholas.

Sunday, December 27, 2009

WNxH: Christmas Dream

Today's strip of WNx Homestay is out!


This might be the last or the 2nd last strip I would make for this month. Next month I'll be doing National Service and there won't be anymore updates on comic strips.



WNx Homestay: Christmas Dream



If you're wondering who Wallyba is cosplaying as, it's Hatsune Miku from Vocaloid. I have her pictures on the sidebar, as well as the clock. She's cute, she's fabulous, she's a singer and she's great! =D



Nicholas.

Monday, December 21, 2009

WNxH: Missing Girlfriend?

WNx Homestay comic strip for yesterday is out!


Sorry for the late release, I've been missing my girlfriend these days and haven't got the mood recently to do much. It's so sad to have only meet your lover for one day and then had to part ways for months and years before getting to meet each other again.



WNx Homestay: Missing Girlfriend?




Nicholas.

Sunday, December 13, 2009

WNxH: Thought of Death

This Sunday's edition of WNx Homestay is out!


This strip is about Lulu and Eggy, where they saw advertisements of their own kind being used to made commercial products.



WNx Homestay: Thought of Death?





Nicholas.

Sunday, December 6, 2009

WNxH: Cat or Cow?

WNx Homestay comic is up for today!


Sorry for the late update, I was in Kuala Lumpur for some time and I just came back today. Enjoy this comic strip for today!





WNx Homestay: Cat or Cow?






Nicholas.

Sunday, November 29, 2009

WNxH: Nobody Cares?

29th of November strip for WNx Homestay is out!


Today's strip is out, which is about Xiiao the Hamster. He seems to have disappeared! Enjoy.



WNx Homestay: Nobody Cares?





Nicholas.

Thursday, November 26, 2009

Dots?! by Lemon

You can find arts in all sort of ways...

This is a kind of art that is done with dots...















This drawing was completed last school holiday...

A shout out from Lemon to all our viewers...

Hope to see that fun
holidays awaits you...







Love Lemon~



Sunday, November 22, 2009

WNx Homestay: Evo's Cake

WNx Homestay will be published here every Sunday!


I have started the WNx Homestay comic and it will be updated on this blog every Sunday regardless of the time. Be sure to check out every Sunday for more comic strips!






WNx Homestay: Evo's Cake






Nicholas.

Saturday, November 14, 2009

How to Draw Anime Cats?

How to draw a cute cartoony cat that is not realistic? Here's how.


This cat is actually Ohmchii the Cat from my WNx Homestay comic. So this is how I draw anime-style cats, with those big anime eyes. It's actually pretty simple and what we want to do is to make it cute and cartoony. In my comic, Ohmchii the Cat is a cute and innocent cat with a slightly elegant look.



What You Need
- Pencil
- Compass





Steps


1. Use the compass to draw a circle.




2. Draw a curve inwards on the left side of the circle near the middle like this.




3. At the deepest point of the curve is where the eyes can be drawn. Draw two curves like this, like a frowning curve as the eyes. Join it together to form a square-like shape.





4. Add a circle at the top right corner in the eyes as highlights. Draw a small triangle slighty lower in between the eyes and draw a "3" pointing upwards as the cute smile. Draw ears at the side of the head with some distance between each other.





5. Add in some spikes around the circle to show fur. Draw a smaller body below the head.




This is the completed version of the drawing. I added all the stuff that Ohmchii needs to have.






Conclusion
I've added in a ribbon collar, some stripes at the side of the head and these two blushie ovals near the eyes to add in the overall cuteness of the kitty. Adding these feminine items show that the cat is a girl. Good luck in adding your own accessories and customizing your kitty!





Nicholas.

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