next to the Aztec sculpture Coatlicue
To go to the original blog posting, click on the images below: or click on the link in the "quotes" at the top of the images.
My composition
in the "Art as Antibodies" contest for New Mexican artists
Lots of kaleidoscope-like pattern backgrounds
made in LView Pro
I started the month by outlining gesture drawings in old newsprint pads, and making PNG files from them with transparent backgrounds. The transparent PNG files are easy to collage in Photoshop Elements.
PNG files
Below are links to the best PNG files this month (with transparent backgrounds), and everyone is encouraged to make their own compositions. Just click on the thumbnail image and download the larger file.
All 52 of the large PNG files on this blog post can be downloaded here in one zip file (19.83 MB).
All 52 of the large PNG files on this blog post can be downloaded here in one zip file (19.83 MB).
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Sample Compositions
"More Fun with PNGS"
"More Fun with PNGS"
combined with my PNG
Unusual PNG files
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Also over 200 drawings from my book are available for download in high resolution at this link.
3D Printing
JJ from Quelab
3D printed a lithophane
of one of my drawings
File Downloads
- All 52 of the large PNG files (with transparent backgrounds) on this blog post can be downloaded here in one zip file (19.83 MB).
- Download 3D files created in April:
- Samba dancing OBJ - 17.59 MB (and FBX - 5.58 MB) -- from Samba Dancing Drawing
- Disintegrated figure OBJ - 6.96 MB -- from More Fun with PNGs
- Belly dancing OBJ - 5 MB (and FBX - 8.5 MB) -- from April 29, 2020 -- Croquis Cafe
- The OBJ files can be imported and altered in SculptGL, a 3D program online:
altered in SculptGL
- The FBX files are animation files made in Mixamo, and can be uploaded and viewed online in Creators 3D.
- Over 200 of my drawings are available for download in high resolution. They are in the public domain.
Free Softwares
These are on the free art softwares I used to push my drawings in April 2020:
Free online programs:
Free online programs:
- Deep Dream Generator* (AI program that applies style of one image to target image)
- PaintsChainer (AI program that colors images online)
- Remove.BG (removes background)
- Vectorizer (makes vector and STL files from images)
- EZGif (makes animated GIFs online)
- Waifu2x (increases the resolution of images)
- Easy Stereogram Builder (make your own "Magic Eye" piece in 3D from two images)
- Geopattern (type in a word, and it gives you a background)
- PhotoMosh (strange animated treatments to images)
3D
- SculptGL (3D sculpting program)
- Mixamo* (rigs OBJ files and makes them dance in animation)
- STL Viewer (viewing STL files online -- limit 35 MB)
- Creators 3D (plays the animated FBX file made in Mixamo)
- SketchFab (upload and share 3D files online)
- 3D This (3D Photo Effects) (turns 2D images into 3D)
- Make Sweet (3D logo generator)
- Croquis Cafe (not software, but offers models online for drawing)
- pngimg.com (download free PNG files, with transparent backgrounds)
- Mayan Translator (translates words into Mayan glyphs)
- An Automatic Art Title Generator (names your artwork)
- Yandex (the Russian search engine)
- Baidu (the Chinese search engine)
*free, but registration required to use program
Free downloadable programs:
- XnView (for organizing and editing image files)
- LView Pro (downloaded image editing software -- key: right click exe file, and "run as administrator," license ID 486-434-128-136)
- AnamorphMe! (creates anamorphic images, to be viewed obliquely)
- Instant Meshes (to reduce the size of 3D files)
- Marpi Biomes (3D forms downloadable as PLY files)
I also used Photoshop Elements extensively. It is not free, but also not too expensive on Amazon. I have not tried the Gimp, which is a free download, and is supposed to do a lot of the same things that Photoshop does.
I also downloaded Blender 2.82a, with the anticipation of pushing my drawings even further through free 3D software.
I also downloaded Blender 2.82a, with the anticipation of pushing my drawings even further through free 3D software.
April Index
of blog postings
- April 7. 2020
- Digital Experiments
- April 14, 2020
- Edgy
- More Edges
- Close to the Edge -- Part 3
- Edging Towards Composition -- Part 4
- Samba Dancing Drawing
- April 21, 2020
- Kaleidoscope Patterns
- More Fun with PNGs
- Pattern Styles in Deep Dream Generator
- London Drawing
- April 28. 2020
- April 29, 2020 -- Croquis Cafe
- Busy April in review
FUN FACT: If you Google the name of this blog -- KRЯRL DЯAWINGS -- and look through the "images" search, pretty much everything that shows up is from this blog.
Meanwhile, Doug Weber was painting Mat Bevel's portrait.
Meanwhile, Doug Weber was painting Mat Bevel's portrait.