12.22.07
New Project
I have a Hipster PDA I have it right here in my front pocket, complete with pen. Ubiquitous capture tool, yep. How’s it working out? not so much. I mean I use it, just not every day. When I do use it it is often for other people to jot something down or the bank checks I have sequestered there. So I haz an Idea. If’n I keep it in my pocket it will never get used I need it out and doodled upon, Doodled? ART! Why yes it’s genius. Monday Blog posts with last weeks art card. I like it, it fulfils many of my personal goals at once. I have had this Idea for a while. I’ve been waiting for the end of the year to spring it. I might have to challenge Grety or Crawlspace to try it too. Hell I challenge all 4 of my readers to do it.The Rules:
For the 52 weeks of 2008 I intend to make a single piece of art on a 3X5 index card. No cards can be so similar as to be considered the same (flip books and color / tonal studies are out). The card is the item. One can create a photo and print it to a 3X5 or a digital image.
I also intend that these should be shared with the world so the must be shown on this blog in a timely manner. Jan 1 is a Tuesday so last weeks card must be shown between the following Monday and Wednesday.
My art is graded thusly:
5 points for posted on time, one point deducted for every day late (min 1 point)
up to 3 points for difficulty attempted
1 point for relevance
1 point for color/tone use
1 bonus point for each found (not generated) collage item (max 3)
1 bonus point for production in public (work does not count as public)
1 bonus point for usefulness (for example used in a discussion, or a map)
10 points possible
5 bonus points possible
520 points for the year with 260 bonus points. My goal for this year is to do better than half total and half bonus for a goal of 364 (15/2 = 7 average points * 52 weeks).
gretty said,
January 3, 2008 at 22:15 0
Damn! I’m late already, but I’m in. I’m in.
gillsmoke said,
January 4, 2008 at 10:03 0
I already made this weeks card.
gretty said,
January 6, 2008 at 23:39 0
My first one is up! What does relevance refer to in your points system?
gillsmoke said,
January 7, 2008 at 08:17 0
Does it capture the last Week, is what I was looking for. It’s all arbitrary. I just want to make sure I get more miles from my hipster.
Jesse said,
February 6, 2008 at 18:10 0
Call me late to the game. As it is what, February? And I am just now reading this… Yeah. Well.
My rules for me are adjusted thusly: 1 piece of finished art a week, or if not 1 per week, 4-6 by the end of a month. Things done for my day job are not applicable.
Art should be posted within 24 hours of completion. Doodles do not count.
Grading as such:
No points for completion.
Personal chastising for lack of completion.
By the end of the year, I should have created somewhere in the neighborhood of 60 new painting and/or vector illustrations.
Right now, being the first week of February, I should have 6 pieces done. Which I do, not counting the thing I posted on January 1, because I started that in December.