I thought it would be nice to take some Hokusai illustrations and crop them to the proper proportion for my desktop. You can see/download all of them in the Hokusai Wallpapers set I created on Flickr. I did my best to keep important details from being covered by the menubar at the top while not losing important details elsewhere. After doing the desktop wallpapers I decided to try some more severe cropping and make some iPhone wallpapers. I like abstraction so they veer in that direction. Those too are in the Hokusai Wallpaper set.

I thought it would be nice to take some Hokusai illustrations and crop them to the proper proportion for my desktop. You can see/download all of them in the Hokusai Wallpapers set I created on Flickr. I did my best to keep important details from being covered by the menubar at the top while not losing important details elsewhere.

After doing the desktop wallpapers I decided to try some more severe cropping and make some iPhone wallpapers. I like abstraction so they veer in that direction. Those too are in the Hokusai Wallpaper set.

Chroma Paints, INC.

… WTF is ‘Hyper Gouache’?
I have long wondered if anyone wrote a Richard Scarry biography. Apparently all I had to do to find out was go to the Biography section of Amazon and search (Amazon | Goodreads). Richard Scarry is up there in my favorite artists ever. I love the way he labeled everything and how scenes he illustrated have so many things going on that it takes many reads to see all of it.

I have long wondered if anyone wrote a Richard Scarry biography. Apparently all I had to do to find out was go to the Biography section of Amazon and search (Amazon | Goodreads).

Richard Scarry is up there in my favorite artists ever. I love the way he labeled everything and how scenes he illustrated have so many things going on that it takes many reads to see all of it.

Make a Do-Si-Do Book
Make a Do-Si-Do Book

After a bunch of brainstorming and research I discovered a great bag to carry my tools around (brushes, paints, journals, ink, etc).

One thing I don’t mention in the video - it’s only $30 and available nearly everywhere.

Erik drawing at the Arnold Arboretum
Erik drawing at the Arnold Arboretum