Painting at the Gadget Show Live.
Tags: Marmite, stylus t. Frog, stylus sock, Tablet art, Pogo Sketch Pro, Fresh Paint, Gadget Show Live, Nokia, Surface Pro, Touch Screen Art, Olloclip, Nomad Compose, Lenovo, HP, Jot Script, Dell, Microsoft UK
Date: 10 April 2014 09:39:53
A year ago (and a week, last years setup started on April the 1st) I was doing this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4xJHFjwfU0&feature=youtu.be
This year? Well. There was a lot of talk about doing a stand again, and the students and I were certainly keen... But with some tech problems hampering student output, with an EQR just before and another to go back to, not to mention the dreaded O word coming up soon (and in ed that only means one thing) it just couldn't be worked into the calendar. Very sad but the stress levels are high enough at the moment, ta.
So instead a friend and I went up to do the show together (to just, you know, walk a show floor without being in charge of 40 students and 20 screens for people to draw on :) ) and excellent fun it was (and is, being on until Saturday I believe).
Too much to blather on about now but I shot a lot of video, which I'll edit when time allows (but soon I hope) and I've got a pile of marking I've got to get to at some point. But here are some of the bits I enjoyed most. You know they're going to be about screen art before you scroll down though, right?
I bought an Olloclip! Well. I bought my third Olloclip (having had a 4S version, a 5S version and now a multi macro version :) ) Expect more macros. Here are a couple of 21 x shots of a 3d printed selfie :)
((ironically the above pic is my favourite of the 3d Selfies... Less in focus* but something about it makes me smile.. *the less in focus is more to do with the fact that I took the pic on the train from Watford to London Euston :) ))
So, yes, that also meant I was 3d scanned and printed :)
I drew on little screens (a Nokia 1320 and another one but can't remember what number it was...)
Less little screens (Lenovo 7 inch Windows tablet):
and bigger machines (Dell Venue 11 tablet):
Slightly bigger desktop screens (HP desktop):
...and bigger than that screens:
... and bigger than that screens :)
In short? Lots of fun :) Drew quite a few Stylus T. Frogs and Marmite jars, chatted to loads of people, including a few friends from other trade shows and last years Gadg-a-stravaganza and did a lot of demo-ing a range of styli on a range of screens 'cos I'm more than happy to multi task and chat when someone asks me a question...
Now my feet hurt so I'm sitting and blogging and drinking a cup of coffee :) and, in my mind, I'm sort of planning next years stand, really hoping we do one.
And finishing up with the obligatory Olloclip picture of my lunch:
Macro Sushi seaweed. Yum :)