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CCC: The cows

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 I am not sure when did my obsession with cows started, but I know that for a long time I couldn't and wouldn't draw anything else, but cows. I would doodle them in my and others' textbooks, on cards, people's arms (oh those high school days!), and they would be my go-to in any situation. When we played association games in class, everyone called me a cow. Not offensively, most of the time. Ten years later, and I still have a huge box full of cow relics. Because of how big part of me cows are, I wanted to pour them into a physical, practical form as a Christmas gift for my family. I decided to make a calendar, or I shall say cowlendar. This was my first time using touchpen drawing, first time using Sketchbook. Shout out to my mate setting both up on my laptop. The hardest part was to find the right tools and try to use the consistently across the different designs. I don't think I got them perfect, and 2 months and a lot more practice later, I could probably draw th...

CCC: Canva creations

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 Damn, I do like these Cs, don't I... If you have ever been on the creative/marketing/small business side of tiktok (my favourite), then you know Canva. If not, here is my take on it: it is a free digital design platform that is widely used for social media and other quick content creation. The pro (pay) version has many benefits such as being able to connect and schedule multiple social media accounts so one can post simultaneously in the right formats. But I am happy with the free stuff. Now, to my knowledge, you cannot free-hand on Canva. However, you can upload your designs that you drew in other programs and use them. If that isn't your thing, Canva provides you with thousands of free images, elements, backgrounds, font types; and even more that you can purchase for use. It has gifs or you can animate any of the designs. It uses colour wheels AND colour codes. So I have been having the best time of my life bringing my compositions to life. I like to call them compositions ...