Drawing of a curly-topped building on grassy ledges

A drawing of a small floating island with a large curly-topped building and a small house perched on top of grassy ledges, held together by rocks and wooden stilts.

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Drawings of imaginary trees and natural structures

Daily sketch – drawing of a large tree growing on top of several intertwined grassy hill top ledges.

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Watching TV Doggy Style

The family dog, Wallace, likes to watch TV. Well at least it’s only a big old CRT and not a more delicate flat screen.

Anyway, what better way to showcase his doggy style TV watching than with the trailer for Hotel for Dogs?!

Sound will most definitely enhance this video.

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Plants vs Zombies comes to iPhone and iPod Touch (and iPad)

Finally!  After several short delays in 2009, and increasing excitement by many fans of the game – Plants vs Zombies is finally released in the iTunes store. This is going to be great on the iPad !

Plants Vs Zombies in the UK iTunes App store

Plants Vs Zombies in the UK iTunes App store

A superbly balanced easy-to-play-and-get-addicted-to tower defense / strategy game mixed with the expected polish from Popcap, masters of casual gameplay.


Plants vs Zombies on iPhone / iPod / iPad released February 15th 2010

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FIFA dont like Hawk eye goal line technology

England cleary deserved the goal scored by Frank Lampard in the World Cup 2010 quarter final against Germany. This goal would have counted if FIFA had chosen to use Goal-line technology such as Hawk-Eye.

The International Football Association Board decided to rule out the introduction of goal-line technology for the foreseeable future on March 5th 2010. Read More »

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Step by step guide to drawing a realistic head using shadow shapes

Portraits can be one of the hardest pieces of artwork to get ‘right’.

This is because we all spend a lot of time looking at other people’s faces. We are familiar with the array of shapes and proportions, but is seems to be difficult to put them accurately onto paper without preconceptions.

Closeup of the face on the finished realistic head portrait, drawn in pencil by Peter McClory

Closeup of the face on the finished realistic head portrait, drawn in pencil by Peter McClory

Follow my portrait tutorial

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