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Wacom Inkling Testing

Wacom's new Inkling device is finally available and we purchased an evaluation copy. It is a pressure-sensititve pen that records your drawing and allows you to import it directly into your computer, bypassing scanning. It's pretty sweet. Here's how it works:

You clip the sensor to the top or side of your paper or sketchbook and then you draw! The sensor clip has buttons that allow you to start a new layer, or a new file. I made a few layers in this sample drawing:

Layer 1

Layer 2

Layer 3

The pressure-sensitivity is really pretty good. Here is a hi-res version of the image if you want to take a look. (click to embiggen.)

These are the Photoshop examples. It imports your art at 600dpi, so the resulting file is pretty useful. As a final comparison, here is the same image scanned on an Epson 10000xl:

You can also bring the files into Illustrator, which is even cooler!

The Illustrator file is separated into layers, just like the Photoshop one, and it applies a default calligraphic brush to the strokes. And since these are now vectors, you can resize your art as big or small as you like! The Inkling will support drawing up to an A4 sheet of paper.

Overall, I'd say this is a pretty sweet device. I'm not entirely sure of all the ways it could be utilized, but if you don't want to lug a tablet around with you when you work outside of your home/studio, this would be a great alternative.

Student Staff Training Program

This was one of our big projects last summer. Click to read the whole thing!

Fall 2011 Service Bureau staff

Rachel Knoll's Analog Service Bureau - Video

Analog Service Bureau from Rachel Knoll on Vimeo.

Even More Senior Work

Exploration of self-identity "Sincerely Santoso" by Chris Santoso.

Chris' show was a multimedia installation which included video and audio interviews where the artist's voice and/or image was swapped with his interview subject.

Our own Tara Carone and her felted creations and pattern designs.

The comics of Caitlin Skaalrud.

Tuesday Bassen's ambitious online collaborative Studio Sweet Studio blog/zine.

Peter Iverson's beverage-related design.

Our own Carla Rodriguez and her photo exploration of self-identity/apology.

Carla felt self-concious about how often she apologized for things. In this project she tracked how many times per day she said she was sorry, and then took a corresponding number of exposures. The exposures for each day were then overlaid to create a, sometimes, fuzzy self portrait. She did this until there was a day she didn't apologize. Below is the stack of film from the entire project, presented as an object.

 Ashby Utting's comics.

Emily Reile's Random Memorandum project.

Our own Anna Doherty's hand-made gifts

Courtney Billadeau's illustration work.

Aimée Pijpers' illustration work.

 

More Senior Show Work

More senior show work, including former SB employee Michael Aberman and his wall of historical images:

Alicia Severson's food illustration and cookbook (printed through Blurb.com):

 Dan Sinclair's ode to the experience of listening to traditional LP recordings (records are handmade!):

Joseph Hrabe's manipulated type:

Kate Worum's illustrations:

Kelly Englund's photos and accompanying books (printed by Blurb.com):

Kody Goodson's signage typefaces:

Mary Nelson's medical illustrations:

Robin Sheldon's patterns and cards:

Ben Rummel's design: