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Big new project! [originally posted here on 6/10/10]
I've told some of you about the
Big Road Trip that I'm plotting for 2014. I'm calling it "On the Edge"
and just now registered the domain on-the-edge.us. After I figure out
the "Name Server" stuff, I'll have linkage.
I
plan to circumnavigate the US by car on State Highways as close as
possible to the perimeter of the contiguous 48 US states. (I might
actually have to start earlier, since I want to be in South Carolina in
March when my Mom is there). I'm going to crowd fund it on
IndieGoGo and need to figure out what kind of artwork I'm going to generate out on the road for donor rewards and such.
The
California coast provides a good stretch of highways that are
conveniently close to my abode, so I'm using them to perform
experiments. Part of my concept is to tape the entire journey out the
passenger side window. I obtained a cheap webcam that I can attach to my
laptop to directly download the video to my hard drive. I gave it a
test run when we drove to Encinitas a few weeks ago.
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Reenactment of setup
(hope it's obvious webcam not on!) |
On Friday, I was stuck with a long Dr visit wait and
took along the laptop to try to see what art I could come up with. I
scanned quickly through the footage and found this bit with a slice of
the Pacific:
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| The screen grab from the video |
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First idea: sketching from screen grab.
Verdict: too drab, needs color. |
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Next idea: Repaint image in Corel Painter
Verdict: LIKE!
Note to self: next time, attach the Wacom tablet -- finger twiddling on laptop is DIFFICULT |
I feel like I'm off to a good start.
Next, I
need to spray paint the webcam black to cut down on window reflections
and make some kind of rigid platform to hold the laptop.
I'll try it out
on Oxnard to Santa Monica on PCH/CA 1. Stay tuned!
