August 30, 2011

Check out the new Wacom Inkling

“Wouldn’t it be great if your ideas could start as sketches with a ‘real’ pen on paper & immediately become electronic vector graphics?” Er–yes, please:

So, why not just sketch with regular pen & paper, then snap a photo of the results? A few things come to mind:

• Layer creation while drawing
• Fidelity (vs. a photo) and pressure sensitivity
• Sequence: “As Inkling records your drawing,” the site says, “you can play it back to see how your drawing was made, stroke-by-stroke. You can use the ‘scrubber’ feature to isolate parts of your drawing to separate into individual layers.”

I haven’t tried the device, but it looks exciting. Props to Wacom for thinking in some interesting new ways.

(rt) Scientific photography: Escher in water, eggs exploding, & more

• Moments in time:
  • Love it: an Escher painting refracted in a drop of falling water.
  • Check out some rather amazing food photography (PDF)–e.g. high-speed egg detonation. [Via Margot]
• Space:
  • Ever wonder what a “shooting star” looks like from space? This image was taken during the Perseids meteor shower. [Via]
  • “Look at That, You Son of a Bitch“: Frank perspective on the fragility of Earth, from Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell. [Via]
• Images like this make me suspect that God has a soft spot for airbrushed “Noble Wolf” shirts.