Elsewhere on the Web

Here’s a lovely video featuring Isabella Watling painting a sight-size self portrait. I hadn’t thought of setting up the canvas and mirror in this way – although it makes sense now I’ve seen it done. Might give it a go, but the thought of it fries my mind a bit.

DigiQualia

I’ve also tried out a tutorial on a newly launched site, founded by artists for artists, DigiQualia. The tutorial is over an hour long and consists of a still life demonstration given by Jura Bedic. All in all, I thought it was very good and thoroughly recommend it.

The pricing model DigiQualia are using for content such as this is to keep it really low cost – EUR 2.99 – but to allow streaming only and one viewing alone. I personally would prefer a slightly higher price, but unlimited access for a limited period of time – a month for example. Of course they must be concerned with keeping control of content that costs money to produce, and naturally they need to monetise some content (other videos and features are free). I just feel that this doesn’t quite work and is potentially a little frustrating when tech lets you down. This happened to me, and I found I was denied access to chapters that I had started but not watched in entirety. I wrote to let them know what had happened, and I was re-credited and able to watch without problem. It was a hassle though, and that’s ultimately not a great experience on the web. I’m sure these are just teething problems and I’ll keep returning to the site to browse more features as they become available.