I am just now broadening my skills set by digging into Illustrator CS2. I've used Illustrator before, but juuuuuust enough to do what I needed to do, then I'd get out.

So, really, once LOST and HEROES are finished for the season, I am gonna get back into my art. No, really....

Now, I am really wanting to do some learning. So, I will be posting Illustrator tutorials and resources I think will teach me a few things (and you too, maybe).

Go MediaZine - I don't know how I managed to never run across this site, but it is simply amazing. They really want you to learn how to do things (not only in software, but like sketch on paper). I can see myself losing hours just reading this site without even opening Illustrator. Here are a few pages I like:

Beautiful Vector Illustration

From Sketch to Vector Illustration

Gigposter Design

Kuler Color Harmonies - Actually it doesn't seem to have a name, but it does give you color harmonies, and it is on a site called Kuler. So, whatever it is, it is very handy!

Illustrator How-To: Drawing with Naturalistic Pen, Ink & Wash - This is inspiring, hey maybe I really CAN do this!

Creating Line Drawings in Adobe Illustrator - Dani Draws (as mentioned before) is a great place to point your browser when you need a "you can do it" fix. Why? Because she shows you every step, and shares her settings. She really leave you with no excuse for not getting started (yet I still find them).

Veerle's Blog - Like Dani, Veerle is very generous in sharing her knowledge of Illustrator. There are so many things I'd like to link to on her site, but will limit it to a few.

Illustrator Art Brushes

Illustration, from sketch to finish - Part One

Anton's Artcasts - I have not had time to watch these, but I am looking forward to it - in #8 he draws colors Claire Bennett from HEROES. Again, not Illustrator, but learning to be had here!

Drawing a Cow in Illustrator Tutorial - Just what it says.

Digital Breadcrumbs - Not sure if this is mostly Illustrator, but I need to come back to the site. The author is showing us their progress as they build their skills.

Parable Forums - Check out the "Gaining More" forum where artists are posting their work for critique.

It has been a while since I blogged about a favorite show. And I have never had a blog just dedicated to a single show. But that changed when the WebbleYou Network was looking for new bloggers. I like Heroes, and there was no one blogging about it, so I signed on.

It has been a slow start, but I think I can get this new blog, Heroeswatch, rolling. With 12 days to the premiere of the 3rd arc of the show, I am finding a lot of things to post.

I hope you will stop by, and leave a comment or two. I hate that I have no comments! But a new blog always is a slow start. Anyhow, if you watch Heroes, then Heroeswatch.com is for you.

I know it slipped by me the first few episodes, but when "Heroes" returned in 2007 I finally noticed that the music is composed by Lisa Coleman & Wendy Melvoin. "Wendy & Lisa" as in Prince & The Revolution!

Yeah, this must be oooooooooold news to Prince fans, but I just noticed it.

Lisa & Wendy, erm, Wendy & Lisa have a website, so head over and poke around.