A Frame Tutorial, by request...

After a post on Tumblr last Summer I got a PM from someone, asking me to explain to them how I got that 'weird' frame done.
And I thought.:"Why explain... I could make a Tutorial out of this, Man!"
Though I'll be honest, if, I mostly create Tutorial for 3D stuff. So this is my 1'st 2D Tutorial, if you do not take into account my lj-icon .psd's, Fandom stuff & such.
I hope you like it.

The Tutorial itself was don at the end of December 2012, while I had a vacation from the library(two weeks of no school) & no internet connection.
I was going to post it sooner, but did not have any Internet until a few days ago.
So here you are!


Frame Tutorial 01 by ~PinkPanthress-Stock on deviantART
Click on the image below, or better open it in a new 'Tab', so you can come back & ask questions, give some constructive criticisms or just for the lulz. :)

Oh, and... the background of this Tutorial is made out of home-made stained-paper. That Tutorial is still in the making. I can't seem to explain the traditional Arts, as I am able with the digital Arts.

So yeah. Maybe this was useful or maybe not.
I wish you a great day & a happy, relaxing weekend.

Yours,
Nokta

P.S.: I know, I forgot an 'e' in the word directions (#6). But I was too lazy to skim through the .psd & change that.

Quick Update & Sad News!

Hello there!

After more than 2 Months it seems like I might be back online.

As you might know I started a second job as a librarian at the end of last year... but I also lost my beloved dog Lucky 8 weeks ago. He died & I stil have a hard time coping.

And in other news, the problem of not having my Internet connection solved an Art Block & I also finished a Tutorial that someone had asked me to do... over 4 Months ago.

So stay tuned Ladies & Gents.

Yours,
Nokta

P.S.: Tomorrow I will go through your blogs, I really missed reading them. :)

P.P.S.: I never managed to take a decent photograph of Lucky, where you also could fully see his cute, teddy-bear face.

Lucky

Nokta reads … 12/2012

This is the last installment of my wannabe reviews called "Nokta reads" for 2012.

I did read 40 books, though I only set the goal to 18, and most of them were awesome diversions & beautiful to read. On Goodreads.com I enroled for the Challenge 2013 with 36 Books this year & hope to read them all and maybe more.

Ein Ring von Tiffany (Chasing Harry Winston) - Lauren Weisberger
★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
This was a major let down after reading her debut "The Devil wears Prada".
Yes, there were a few (very) good laughs, but all in all I thought this books was full of vulgar Sl*ts (sorry, but it's what I think). Most of the book and especially its end felt most like a manual on "How to be a Wh*re in 3 easy Steps".

Das Licht ferner Tage (The Light of other Days) - Arthur C. Clarke & Stephen Baxter
★★★★★★★★★☆
If I was a 13 year year old and this book was the hottest person in my School, I would have a huge crush on it. *mrow* Totally! :D~
According to the 'Kirkus Review' at the back of its cover it is, "...one of those seldom books where one wishes it was longer." -I agree whole-heartedly with this!
You should give it a try, but... it is of the Science Fiction genre and you should be okay with that. Also if you are religious there might be certain bits in the 2'nd half, that you won't be so fond of.

Ghost Stories of an Antiquary - M.R. James
★★★★★★★★☆☆
PART 1: GHOST STORIES OF AN ANTIQUARY   
These are 8 short stories and they were of 'Part I', whatever that means.
My top favourites were "The Ash-tree", "Lost Hearts" & "Count Magnus". But all in all I liked each and every of them... some more and a few less. :)
It is a legal, free Book which you can Download here via Gutenberg Project.

The Pearl - John Steinbeck
★★★★★★★★☆☆
Alright, Mr. Steinbeck. One more gorgeous book and you will become one of my all time favourite writers, Word!
My copy (an old original in english which did cost 60c back then) has just about 118 pages. The first few pages I was not sure if I really wanted to read this, but after ~15 pages it was hard to put this book away.
The story was very well written and the main premise was one that was not just pure fiction, it really could have happened in real life... which made the end even more of a sad, if predictable, one for me.

The Changing Room - David Storey
★★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆
Bloody mediocre book with ev'ry bloody 2'nd word being "Bloody" & lots o' Apostrophes!
Like, bloody Lit'rally! :o
'twas bloody easy t'read this bloody Play in a bloody short amount o' time, by jolly!

(Sans the e-book for obvious Reasons)

Thank you to all who accompanied me through this last Year in books.

And thank you to everyone new & old following this blog.

Yours, 

Nokta

A belated...

...happy New Year...

(even though we're already 1/28'th into it)

Sorry for the lack of being present... I hope you all had a great last Day of 2012 & partied happily yet safe into the new Year.
Apparently those stupid Mayans weren't the Math hacks, that we thought they were. I sold all my gold & was on a very naughty mid-night party the day before everything should have ended. *joke*

So, I am having the Internet back for a few days... something's terribly wrong with our Legislation.
According to the Law I can not change/leave my current Internet provider even though they charged me extra last year that I neither used nor wanted, time and again.
Which means I have to stay with them until the contract ends of course.... middle of next year! *blergh*
I feel like a mistreated wife who can not get a divorce because her abusive husband is a cop & his friend is the judge! :(

So yeah, I wish you all a great start into the next week & that this Year will bring you that which makes you happy!

Oh, and did I mention that I got the 2'nd job?
I am a Librarian by Day & a Freelance Artist by Night from now on. :D

Yours,
Nokta

One lovely Blogger Award

(I actually found the real Award image, so I use that one.)

The rules of this Award.:

01. Thank the person who nominated you and mention them with a link back to their blog.
02. Put the logo of the award on this post.
03. Share 7 possibly unknown things about yourself.
04. Nominate 15 bloggers.
05. Notify the nominees that you have done so. (might not happen, since I do not know if I have my internet back at that time.)

Thank you ver much, miha.ela!

01. Even though I can talk really fast, I always pronounce everything right. Still some people have a hard time understanding me because of the speed itself.

02. When I work on something important, I rather ask 100 stupid questions than doing 1 thing wrong.

03. I got my driving license very, very late in life, just 2,5 years ago... and I hate driving with a passion.

04. I am a procrastinator! There are a 100 things better to work on at that moment, than what I really should be doing. :(

05. I used to talk perfect british english. these days not so much... thanks to American, canadian & non-Native speakers. :D

06. I love to overuse Emoticons. I am so sorry, but can not stop doing it. Even analog with pen & paper I use them.

07. I am a pessimist. I try not to be, on a daily base, but this world makes it hard for me no to be.

There are a lot of blogs that I would like to nominate, but there is a limit and if yours is missing on this list... you can still do it anyway. Just add the link to your entry in a comment below so I can go and see it. :)

But call me Betsy
Indulge Thyself

Once Upon a Time
Pinecone Camp
Places with Character
Tokyo Snap Photo
Calligraphy in the Landscape
The thoughts and Tales of Amy K
Coast with Me
Demoiselle's Diary
Jackffy
Justyled

Made of Stars
The ME Fashion
This is what I call Fashion

Maybe not all of you bloggers will want to add this award to your blogs, or already have done so in the past. I won't mind. But I will still do so, just so I can share the Links to your awesome Blogs.

Forced Hiatus

If you read this, then I still may not have my Internet back. I am trying to change my Internet service provider because of difficulities. (They do not keep up with the conditions but still want money, so I'll toss them out)

Until then I would like to highlight just a few of my 'old' Acquaintances here on Blogger.
People who are quite inspirational to me for some time and/or whose (online)-presence I value. ;)

Yuminess and beautiful photgraphs ahead ->; Janis N. @ Pinecone Camp

Informative posts and Travels -> DUTA @ Places with Character

The entertaining loveliness that is her -> Jo @ Majority of Two

 This and that, you can only enjoy her writng -> Indulge Thyself

Get inspired by well dosed post of fashion and interior design -> Shari @ LBD

Love to read from her -> But call me Betsy

You need to take a read here -> Once Upon a Time

Read him now, even though he is also on a Hiatus as it seems -> Richmond Zoo

Interior related posts, she might also be on a Hiatus -> Varnish

Also some shameless self pimping. -> A link to a fun post once a week!

Sorry, if I forgot to add anyone important. I am sure I somehow did. :/
But it's late while I write this scheduled post.

Let's hope I'll be back soon... and before 2012 ends. ;)

Yours,
Nokta