The Photoshop CC Problem
Like many visually creative people, I use Photoshop. Not that there's a lot of choice in the matter; it is pretty much the only respected player in the game right now. It's annoying, then, that Adobe has thrown out a dubious marketing structure with its new "Creative Cloud".
How Big is the Declaration of Independence?
The foundation of my current art project is the U.S. Declaration of Independence. Since art requires some effort, instead of simply getting a print, I wrote it all out myself -- in the same hand (font), lines starting and stopping in the same places, and at as close to actual size as research would reveal. Actually, I added a little margin space, but it's not noticeably significant. Since most people never see the actual document or the full-sized engraving, the attached photo pretty much shows what it looks like (with 175 cm me in my untucked, slightly billowing art shirt as a comparison). The board curved a little on the impromptu stand, so it looks a little skewed -- sorry about that. UPDATE: I forgot to mention -- the actual size of the actual document is actually 24¼ by 29¾ inches (61.6 x 75.5 cm). UPDATE 2: Here's a link to the finished piece: Lapsed Vigilance -- Sword vs Pen
