My speed cube has a 4th axis of freedom

July 14, 2020 at 11:00 pm (PT) in Personal

My kids scrambled my speed cube and left it in a configuration that normally would be impossible to solve. It seems that they had inadvertently discovered that it has a 4th axis of freedom.

Ink doodles (2014–2018)

March 1, 2020 at 7:51 pm (PT) in Art

More ink doodles from 2014 through 2018. These were done with a Pilot G-2 0.38mm gel pen. While I like how I can make tiny writing with Pilot Hi-Tec C pens, I find the G-2 0.38mm pens to be more practical: they create lines fine enough for my taste, but they’re not so fine that I have issues with the tips clogging. It also helps that they’re easier to find in typical office supply stores and are cheaper.

I do like using ink, but I’m even more conservative drawing in it (i.e., I draw even more disembodied heads than usual). (Maybe someday I’ll get a knack for inking over pencil.) Beyond the typically similar content, I noticed that I unintentionally used much of the same layout in these two sheets for the placement of dragon heads, orc heads, smoke, and background practice.

Ink doodles (2014) thumbnail Ink doodles (2017) thumbnail