by howdesign | Aug 9, 2023 | Journal
Building the frame for the canvas, along with the two supporting easels, began recently with my good college friend Matt Hauch. He was an early supporter of my ArtPrize concept and we’d made plans to get together at some point to work together on some part of...
by howdesign | Aug 8, 2023 | Journal
When I started working with computers, specifically early Macs, back in the late 80’s, black and white screens were the norm. I still remember the thrill when our department purchased its first color Sony Trinitron monitor at the company I worked for out of...
by howdesign | Aug 7, 2023 | Journal
A big part of the preparation for the painting project is planning the 1,500 areas or spots on the canvas that each person will paint. There’s no easy automated way to do this part, so I’ve started drawing the shapes out in my software (Adobe Illustrator)...
by howdesign | Aug 5, 2023 | Journal
I had been wrestling with two concepts for the paint-by-number: the Calder sculpture or a cityscape of Grand Rapids. The cityscape approach was an early favorite, as Grand Rapids is a beautiful city, with the river and iconic buildings. Turning such an image into a...
by howdesign | Aug 4, 2023 | Journal
A big part of the project is planning out the canvas frame and the two easels it will sit on during ArtPrize. They both need to be built well while being light enough to be moveable. I’m not a carpenter so some of this becomes more complex than it would to...
