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25 Awesome Keyboard Shortcuts for Photoshop That You May Not Know

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This is a list of the most useful default Photoshop keyboard shortcuts that you can use them to speed up your workflow. Some of them are rarely mentioned, some are more common and some are only available in Photoshop CS5. I hope everyone will find some new and useful shortcuts in this article. So let"s get started!



Gateway Interview pt2

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Today (Mon 24th Jan) the second part of my interview will be broadcast on Gateway 97.8. If you are near a radio or computer, tune in http://gateway978.com/ The 30 min interview will be broadcast sometime between 1pm - 4pm.

If you would like to find out more about what I was talking about please follow the links below.


Art




Musical Friends

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The Trees

An extremely talented Basildon band, who write, record and produce their own material.
Visit their website by clicking here

Stop Talking - Video (click here)
Odd - Video (click here)






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Zootsuit

Visit their Facebook page by clicking here



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If you like your music a bit on the heavier side.....



One Fell Down

Visit their website by clicking here

Promo video (click here)

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Kemistry

Visit their website by clicking here

Greatest Day Video (click here)

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Although not local I can highly recommend.......

Mr Haynes

Visit his Myspace page by clicking here

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Sam Mason

Visit his Myspace pages by clicking here and here




Culture Spotlight - Gateway 97.8

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This Monday, 24th January, the second part of my interview will be aired on Gateway 97.8 . It will be broadcast sometime between 1pm and 4pm, for their culture spotlight feature. In the second part of the interview I talk about local bands, New Zealand bands and genealogy. I hope you are able to tune in and listen. You can also visit the shows blog by clicking here.


Amazing artwork

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Long gone are the days of thinking of a painting as acrylic or oil on canvas.
Click here to view 3d paintings on panes of glass.

Below is a link to some impressive graphics, that seriously make you think.
Click here to view




Genealogy - A basic guide to tracing your family history (Part 1)

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Thanks for having a look at this blog. Along with art and music, genealogy is another subject Im very interested in. It all started about 10 years ago, with a family mystery. Like so many families theres always stories that are passed down. It maybe that its thought you are related to someone famous (a very common one). It could be that an ancestor did something brave or was wealthy. I will warn you, genealogy is very addictive, time consuming, expensive but highly rewarding.
Right, where do you start? I suggest the first thing you do is get a sheet of paper and pencil (you will see why I said pencil later on). Draw out the family tree that you know of. A majority of the time you will be able to name your parents and often grandparents. The next thing I would suggest is talk to your family members about family they remember. I will pause here for a second to give you some important advice. As well all know, families are funny things. Every family has had their own problems, which should be dealt with very delicately. This should be remembered at all time when researching, especially when speaking to older family members.
Right, getting back......Your parents may remember their grandparents, aunts and uncles. Also keep a seperate sheet of paper at hand to note down any family stories they may know of. Ask family members for copies of any birth, marriage and death certificates they may have, to back up your tree. The reason I say this is because not everything thats been told verbally is correct. For example, my grandad was always known as Joe. Nothing unusual about that......apart from the fact his name wasnt Joe and didnt have Joe anywhere in his name. Joe was infact his nickname. Another example is when ancestors were refereed to by their middle name. Your great uncle William you was told about may have actually been registered as Richard William. Often the son was named after their father, so to avoid confusion was refereed to by their middle name. It can get very confusing, which is why I said to use a pencil to draw out your tree.
Birth, marriage and death certificates are available to buy online from the governments website. Their website and guide to ordering can be found by clicking here You can also visit the FREE BMD register to obtain the reference numbers by clicking here
Certificates can hold a wealth of information, which was previously unknown...place of birth, mothers maiden name, fathers occupation etc. A great guide to understanding a birth certificate can be found here

Introducing New Zealand Music (Part 2)

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More music videos from the land of the haka and kiwi. Some of these songs you may recognise but weren't aware they were from New Zealand.

SPLIT ENZ





CROWDED HOUSE




BIC RUNGA




OMC




FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS






Introducing New Zealand Music (Part 1)

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Heres a small selection of music videos from New Zealand bands/singers. Ive also included their websites, incase you want to find out more about them. Enjoy.....

EVERMORE


Evermores Offical Website - Click Here

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BREAKS CO OP

Some of you may recognise one of the members of the band, Radio 1's Zane Lowe


Break Co Ops Offical Website - Click Here

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LADYHAWKE



Ladyhawkes Offical Website - Click here

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GIN WIGMORE


Gin Wigmores Offical Site - Click Here

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ELEMENO P


Elemeno P Myspace Page - Click Here

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SHIHAD / PACIFIER




Shihad Offical Website - Click here

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THE FEELERS


The Feelers Offical Website - Click here

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OPSHOP


Opshops Offical Website - Click here

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GOODSHIRT



Goodshirt Offical Myspace - Click here

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ZED




Jono Manks

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Radio Presenter - Actor

Taken from Jonos time at X105 - Wellington

(Parody of Katy Perrys California Girls)




Some of the podcasts from the 'Manksy In The Morning' radio shows are available here


In 2001 Jono appeared in the first Lord Of The Rings film, directed by fellow New Zealander Peter Jackson, playing Ringwraith/Nagul and Twilight Ringwraith





It didnt stop there. Jono then went on to appear briefly in the 2006 comedy-horror film Black Sheep.






(Please note the photo on Jonos IMDB file....is not of Jono) Click Here

Paddy McGuinness

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The very funny Paddy Mcguinness



http://www.paddymcguinness.tv/

http://www.patrickmcguinness.co.uk/

Online music

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Do you like music? Do you get fed up with radio stations playing the same three songs constantly? Do you own an MP3 player but cant afford to fill it up with music?
Why not try Spotify.

Heres some key features........

Playlists

With Spotify, creating playlists is as easy as drag and drop. Each new playlist is saved to your account, and will be accessible from wherever you use Spotify.

Sharing music

With Spotify, you can share your music and playlists via other websites such as Facebook and Twitter

Searching for music

When you’ve got millions and millions of tracks to choose from, where do you start? Rediscover forgotten favourites.

Buying music

If you’d like to buy individual tracks or albums you hear on Spotify, you can quickly download them as MP3s.


Download it free here


Interview on the radio

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Today (Monday 17th Jan), local radio station, Gateway 97.8, will broadcast the first of my two interviews. The 30 minute interview will be aired sometime between 1-4pm via the stations website......click here
In the first interview, I talk about how I got into art, what kind of artwork I produce, current projects Im working on etc. I also talk about helping teach art at local schools with caricaturist, Steve Hearn. Steve explains to the children how they can produce portraits (which children often find hard to draw), simply by using numbers and letters.
If you are looking to get into art but arent sure how, or you are looking to start an art course but not sure which one...please feel free to contact me.

Below are a selection of websites I highly recommend-

Matt Busch - click here
Olly Moss - click here
Paul Collett - click here
TS Tout - click here
Drty Hanz - click here
Bob Ross - click here
Andy Warhol - click here
Roy Lichtenstein - click here
Banksy - click here

I also talk about the up coming local art trail. The A127 Trail (formerly the Basildon District Art Trail) is looking to be bigger and better than last years hugely successful event. Last year 35 artist exhibited at 30 venues across the borough. You can find out what happened last year, by clicking here.
This years art trail will run from 9th - 18th September. The closing date for application forms is the 31st January, so theres not much time. Forms can be downloaded from the events website by clicking here. Alternatily you can visit the events blog by clicking here.

You too can draw Star Wars.....

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Today I thought Id share another tutorial site with you. The guys name is Matt Busch, who is based in the US. Like Matt, I'm a huge Star Wars fan. His tutorials cover different aspects of drawing, painting, blocking in etc.


Heres a sample of what you can expect......



Drawing Tutorials

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A good friend, Sue Barnfield, recommended this website to me.


It contains tutorials on drawing portraits. If you have any art or music related sites you can recommend, drop me an email.


The Man Who Drew Bug-Eyed Monsters

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Tonight on Sky Arts 1 at 10pm is the documentary, The Man Who Drew Bug-Eyed Monsters. The programme celebrates the work of Reynold Brown, one of the most acclaimed movie poster artists of the Fifties and early Sixties, whose work colorfully encapsulated the nation's postwar social climate.

The Beatles - I Saw Her Standing There 1964 (Live)

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Happy 2011 from Carl Brind

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Let me start by wishing you all a happy 2011. I hope you had a great time over the festive period. Apologies for the lack of blogs towards the end of 2010. Things got a bit hectic with work, family etc. Anyway, I wont bore you with all that.
I hit the new year running, with lots of new and exciting projects. Ive started on some character development artwork. Its the first time Ive done anything like this, but Im really enjoying it. The characters are to be part of a game. At the moment thats all I can say but watch this space!!!
Ive also started work on a painting for Pete Best, the original drummer of The Beatles. Ill be posting photos on the progress of the work. Im hoping to take the painting up to him in the summer, when I visit Liverpool.
Im also busy getting work prepared to submit to the A127 Trail. Click here to visit the website or click here to visit their blog. I was lucky enough to be involved in the 2010 art trail. Its something I would defiantly recommend if you are artistic and live in the Basildon, Billericay and Wickford area.
Ill continue to post videos, website links, articles which I hope you will enjoy and find useful. Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to read my blog and all the best for 2011!!!

The A127 Trail 2011

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2011 brings a whole new trail to the Basildon, Billericay and Wickford area. After the huge success of the 2010 Basildon District Art Trail, we are pleased to announce plans are well underway for a bigger and better art trail for 2011. Artists from Basildon, Billericay and Wickford will once again have the opportunity to exhibit their artwork at venues around the area. The dates for the 2011 trail are 9th Sept -18th Sept.
Less than a month after the end of the 2010 trail, the committee were already preparing for the next trail. A new look? A different approach? More venues and artists? All these questions and more were discussed, however the largest decision was prompted by a political change, as Basildon moved from being a district to a borough. And so we unveil our new name: A127 Trail

The trail can be followed at
Facebook : A127 Trail

Applications to be an exhibiting artist are now open, please download a form here. The closing date for all applicants is the 31st January 2011, so please don't be afraid to enter.
To find out what happened on last years trail, please visit:
http://www.basildondistrictarttrail.blogspot.com or
http://www.thebdat.com/
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