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Toothpick Designs | Toothpick City Video | Toothpick Designs

http://www.iftheshoefitz.com/toothpick-designs

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Adobe Illustrator is a powerful tool for illustrating various elements one can use for web pages and print design. However, it’s important to know what to do in order to powerfully use its tools and achieve certain effects. So, step-by-step tutorials can provide a lot of help, thats why we spent a lot of time searching for the best tutorials…

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Fitzillo on iStock:  click here

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http://www.iftheshoefitz.com/links-for-2009-06-26

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  • There is nothing odd about wanting to be alone. It doesn't mean that I am spray-painting Nazi slogans on the walls and fantasizing about getting even with them what done me wrong. It doesn't indicate male menopause. It only means that I am experiencing Personal Male Secrecy Syndrome (PMSS), the urge common to all men…
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Cartoon by Mike Lester
Politicalcartoons.comMike Lester, Rome News-Tribune, Rome, GA
E-mail Mike. Visit an archive of the artists most recent cartoons at cagle.com. Want Mikes cartoons in your publication? E-mail cari@cagle.com
June 28th, 2009 | Categories: Shared Items | Tags:

Shared by Brad

Very funny Pinocchio cartoon

Bizarro is brought to you today by Parenting Made Simple.

Yes, it is a political cartoon I have posted here.
No, I do not feel like getting all political today.

Instead, let’s talk about the weather. Here at Bizarro International Headquarters in New York City, it has been raining most of the time for weeks. The entire month…

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Today’s Bizarro is brought to you by Eight Dead Pop Stars.

So Jacko is dead. I’ve done a few Michael Jackson cartoons and posts over the years and I was no kinder to him than any other humorist. I’ve always felt sorry for him, though, he was obviously a supremely talented kid driven mad by a strange life and family.

Preliminary rumblings are that…

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I enjoyed this little video

Meeting Brad Guigar from Rafael Irizarry on Vimeo.

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Awesome roundup of some sweet new wordpress themes

You can never have a too wide choice of templates for your blog, especially if you’re the experimenting type, Blogger is probably one of the earliest service providers for blogging,so this time i concentrated on collecting fresh and beautiful blogger templates, Free Themes don’t have to be ugly, cluttered,and boring, Some…

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This was a great movie… saw it in 3D this afternoon.

The latest Upisode featurette for Disney/Pixar’s Up has arrived. This one features Russell’s trap-setting skills and a bar of chocolate. Up, which was directed by Pete Docter and Bob Peterson, floats into theaters on May 29, 2009.

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goopymart posted a photo:

far out!

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The latest Upisode featurette for Disney/Pixar’s Up has arrived. This one features Russell’s trap-setting skills and a bar of chocolate. Up, which was directed by Pete Docter and Bob Peterson, floats into theaters on May 29, 2009.

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Cross posting is all about spreading the reach of your blog content with minimal effort – you just publish an entry on your main blog and it gets mirrored across all your other blogs.

Here are some scenarios where you may consider cross-posting your blog articles:

Why Cross-Post your Blog Entries?

1. You have just one blog but are looking for a…

June 28th, 2009 | Categories: Shared Items | Tags:

jet

The Lovely Anna and I are on our way to London for a week of sightseeing and relaxation. We are travelling with her parents, staying in thier timeshare in the heart of the city. I’ve never been other than trapped in Heathrow wating for a connecting flight, and have always wanted to visit England. I’ll have some posts from the other…

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The latest casual Flash game from Amanita Design (Samorost) is on track to release in the Fall, and the team has now dropped a second teaser on us. The game is about “a little robot who’s been thrown out to the scrap yard behind the city must return and confront the Black Cap Brotherhood and save his robot-girl friend.” Have a…

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Mike Lester for April 16, 2009

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dentures

Posted in classified Tagged: dentures, missing teeth

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Ahhh stone textures, the staple of every good texture diet. Layer them, tile them, map them, they are as versatile as can be. Hopefully you can find some good uses for the ones below. Enjoy!

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Free Texture Tuesday: Stone

Free Texture Tuesday: Stone
Free Texture Tuesday: Stone
Free Texture Tuesday: Stone
Free Texture Tuesday: Stone

About The Author:

Caleb Kimbrough is the man behind LostAndTaken.com, a blog solely focused on giving away free high-res textures.

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There is nothing odd about wanting to be alone. It doesn't mean that I am spray-painting Nazi slogans on the walls and fantasizing about getting even with them what done me wrong. It doesn't indicate male menopause. It only means that I am experiencing Personal Male Secrecy Syndrome (PMSS), the urge common to all men to climb a tree and…

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  • The Freeware Mission started exactly one month ago. My Windows XP powered PC crashed and I had to reinstall everything in it. I decided to try something different: install only freeware programs except Windows XP (I might try Ubuntu later ;) . I was a little bit uncertain at first, because…
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  • With Father’s Day almost upon us, expect a host of media stories on men and family life. Some will do a good job of capturing the changes and continuities associated with fatherhood in contemporary America. But other reporters and writers will generalize from their own unrepresentative networks of friends and family members, try to baptize…
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The Freeware Mission started exactly one month ago. My Windows XP powered PC crashed and I had to reinstall everything in it. I decided to try something different: install only freeware programs except Windows XP (I might try Ubuntu later ;) . I was a little bit uncertain at first, because I was using some commercial programs (Microsoft Office, Nero, BitDefender…

June 25th, 2009 | Categories: Clipart & Illustration | Tags:

My PhotoHere’s a great little write-up on “Toolers” by Von Glitschka over at his blog: Art Backwash. What’s a Tooler you ask?  A Tooler is basically a self-proclaimed creative professional with little to no skill and/or talent who relies heavily on computer tools to create art & design. A polite way to say “Hack.” :-) In Von’s own words…

A Tooler however dwells in the realm…

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With Father’s Day almost upon us, expect a host of media stories on men and family life. Some will do a good job of capturing the changes and continuities associated with fatherhood in contemporary America. But other reporters and writers will generalize from their own unrepresentative networks of friends and family members, try to baptize the latest family trend, or…

June 19th, 2009 | Categories: Clipart & Illustration | Tags:

political cartoon - government cartoons 

A cartoon depicting how your government really works and thinks. No wonder everything’s broken.

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I start with keyword lists from adsenseheaven dot com which guesstimates the most expensive keywords to bid on in the PPC AdWords side of the Google ad world. I generally ignore the top 1000, as they are very competitive and saturated. I am not concerned with the top payouts.

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Our world famous SEO article offering is still available! Click the globe to order now or to see exactly why these SEO articles are so popular! The hype is real! reccommended by http://www.blackhatworld.com/blackhat-seo/adsense/42980-how-i-make-15k-month-adsense.html

June 19th, 2009 | Categories: Clipart & Illustration | Tags:

http://www.iftheshoefitz.com/funny-fathers-day-cartoon

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Interesting list of high-paying adsense search terms.

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Looks pretty darned awesome.

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Bookmarklet Add-ons for Mozilla Firefox

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I love this quote by the great Zig Ziglar…

"When you do the things you need to do when you need to do them, the day will come when you can do the things you want to do when you want to do them."

– Zig Ziglar, Motivational Speaker

Zig Ziglar Video – Prime the Pump…

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Here’s drawing of an old character concept that was never used for Planet Cazmo. I call him “The Claw.” I’m assuming he was a bit too sinister and cold for a Virtual World game for little kids. He’s still an old favorite of mine.

cartoon drawing of a robot crab character design

Cartoon Robot Crab Character Design

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  • You really need to sit back and ask yourself a few questions: Do I really want to succeed? Am I currently working my day job, comfortable in the "steady" paycheck and measure of security that my J-O-B brings me? Am I casually looking into the television of business while eating the bonbons…
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You really need to sit back and ask yourself a few questions: Do I really want to succeed? Am I currently working my day job, comfortable in the "steady" paycheck and measure of security that my J-O-B brings me? Am I casually looking into the television of business while eating the bonbons of laziness thinking "my, it sure would be…

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I don't know what that thing is but I know I like it! Another fantastic illustration by Goopymart

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I secretly, deep in my guilty heart, like Papyrus and don't care if it's overused. [Cue hate mail in beautifully-kerned Helvetica.]

Via: Papyrus

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iftheshoefitz2/~3/wNB9g6hMhiE/funny-typography-cartoon

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I love the way Glenn McCoy portrays Al Gore in his caricatures. Great toon on the man-made global warming / climate change farce…

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Via: Glenn McCoy, December 30, 2008 — UCLICK GoComics.com

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iftheshoefitz2/~3/CojiR_flQ_U/global-warming-cartoon

June 16th, 2009 | Categories: Clipart & Illustration | Tags:
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Here are a couple videos that show you how to draw 2 point perspective. I found these drawing videos over at YouTube. They were created and posted by YouTuber matthew39arch – his main tutorial site can be found at this link. Enjoy!

Here is part 1 of the two point perspective lesson

Here is part 2 of the two point perspective lesson

Overall I thought…

June 16th, 2009 | Categories: Clipart & Illustration | Tags:

Drawing and sketching Iron Man the movie speedpainting for manga, cartoon and comics. Learn how to draw male hero character: Ironman video tutorial. More info about How to draw and paint: learn from basic sketching to finish drawing quick concept for comics cartoon illustration, manga, anime. Quick and easy drawing and sketching instruction, constructed and draw male face and body:…

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How to draw a Panda Bear, a CUTE Cartoon Panda; easy video tutorial lesson. Learn drawing Drawing and coloring cute chibi panda, wild chibi animal for cartoon and comics. Step by Step from basic sketching to coloring online lesson for comics cartoon illustration, manga, anime.

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A cool drawing video by Stefan G. Bucher that show you how to draw a monster. He actually has a lot of videos over at his site that shows you all kinds of ways you can draw monsters yourself!

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I saw these cool dragon drawings & paintings over at Deviant Art so I thought I’d give them some props for inspiration. I haven’t been to DA in a while so it was

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A cool drawing video by Stefan G. Bucher that show you how to draw a monster. He actually has a lot of videos over at his site that shows you all kinds of ways you can draw monsters yourself!

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Cartoon drawing software may be what you are looking for if you've been trying to draw cartoons but can't seem to get the images quite right. There are many products on the market, ranging from inexpensive child's drawing tools to complete (and expensive!) graphics suites. I have found 3 of the best inexpensive cartoon drawing packages that would let you…

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I saw these cool dragon drawings & paintings over at Deviant Art so I thought I’d give them some props for inspiration. I haven’t been to DA in a while so it was nice to get back and browse some art, so much talent out there.. Enjoy… (click the image below for the full-size art)

A Black Fire Breathing Dragon Painting by…

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Here’s a snail alien character design of mine for Planet Cazmo that got nixed… can’t win ‘em all.

snail-alien-drawing-snail-alien-sketch

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This is my version of Hell… funny cartoon.

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Ecellent Toucan Illustration by Goopymart

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The NY Times reports that Google recently asked dozens of illustrators to provide art skins for its Chrome browser. They offered a fee of nothing. Well-known illustrators who were invited, like Gary Taxali, Melinda Beck, and Joe Ciardiello, all turned Google down.

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View a gallery of Barack Obama cartoons featuring the latest editorial and political cartoons about President Obama and his administration.

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Mass Control 2.0 Is Now Live
Mass Control 2.0

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Loved this toon…
Funny Global Warming Al Gore Cartoon by Glenn McCoy
http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/bradfitz?count=15
http://www.gocomics.com/glennmccoy/2008/12/30/

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In general there are two free sources of traffic online. These sources are broadly defined as Social traffic and Search Engine traffic. 99% of all newcomers online set up a blog or website and proceed to try and obtain social traffic. They do this simply because everyone else does it.
How to Get Traffic to your Website or Blog – Make…

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I’m getting a lot of duplicate posts using wp-o-matic and if you are reading this, you probably have the same problem.

Instead of fixing wp-o-matic (that’s the developer’s job) I just changed my local wordpress to ignore posts with the same title.

Here is how it works :

June 15th, 2009 | Categories: Resources & Links | Tags:

Learn How to Draw Realistic Hands with this hand drawing video below.

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Here are some funny educational cartoons for your amusement, courtesy of Comics.com

Education Cartoon 01
Educational Cartoon 01

 

Educational Cartoon 02
Educational Cartoon 02

 

Educational Cartoon 03
Frazz Educational Cartoon 03

 

Educational Cartoon 04
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