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Tongariro Alpine Crossing - Moments of sheer hell and beauty

nobody@vox.com(Colormonkey) — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 03:52:06 -0700

This weekend, a group of 10 of us pulled into the Plateau Lodge in National Park and got settled into the evening. We had met earlier in Taupo and had a beer at a lake side pub. The sun was still shining perfectly. This was when we met the others...

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My butterflies have hatched!

nobody@vox.com(Colormonkey) — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 02:44:04 -0700

We came home to a blackend chrystalis. Two hours later we had a fully fledged butterfly. Pictures speak louder than words so I will show you a picture. if you look carefully you can see the other butterfly at the back. This is the part where ideas...

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Paint your world with Bravia

nobody@vox.com(Colormonkey) — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 21:22:48 -0700

This is a great advert for high definition colour on an HD tv screen. It's so very whimsical and enjoyable to watch. There is a show on TV called Myth Busters and this was the one thing they tried to prove. The wanted to prove that if a paint bom...

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NZ vs Namibia (colour swatches)

nobody@vox.com(Colormonkey) — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:54:08 -0700

These are two very differing landscapes with different times of year. Even though the Namibia picture appears warmer it is taken in winter. The colours dictated are rich red earthy tones and deep browns. New Zealand, is a much softer palette with...

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Caterpillar colour swatches

nobody@vox.com(Colormonkey) — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 18:50:15 -0700

Previously, I referred to drawing from the environment to acquire a certain palette relating to where you live and play. This picture was taken in my garden and then I used the colour-picker on Photoshop to collect and retract a variety of swatch...

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Life cycles

nobody@vox.com(Colormonkey) — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 20:56:41 -0700

There are caterpillars on the plant outside my house. We will not squash them, because we are more interested in the metamorphisis taking place. These caterpillars are the yellow and black caterpillars that create the most gorgeous Monarch butte...

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Illustrations - A brief overview

nobody@vox.com(Colormonkey) — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:09:22 -0700

These illustrations were done using Photoshop. I had a visual reference to create these. I usually start off using a thin brush and do an outline which gets changed as the picture evolves. Using layers, I then add snippets of colours starting ...

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Think about it

nobody@vox.com(Colormonkey) — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:43:11 -0700

When I start to design a logo, I need to start thinking about what message it needs to send out. I want to create something that truly gives the idea it needs to communicate. I reckon it would be better to sit down and mind map all the connectio...

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Colour my world

nobody@vox.com(Colormonkey) — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:39:49 -0700

Isn't it interesting how ignorant we are of our surroundings? Why don't we notice the minor details and if we can't notice the minor details, why don't we notice the bigger ones? I have come to realise how ignorant I am with regards to my envir...

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