I’m throwing this out there to Internetland. Maybe you can help?

Any readers interested in updating and maintaining a textual synopsis of the various storylines for The PC Weenies Wikipedia entry? It would go a long way towards helping new readers discover the strip. (It’s a great way to show your support of the ‘toon, too.)

If you’re interested, drop me a line.

Thanks a bunch!

-Krishna

Get a sneak-peek of the two Other World strips for September by watching the video above. These comics are created exclusively for my site sponsor, Other World Computing. Help support my sponsor by visiting their website for your hardware needs!

-Krishna

You’ve seen the teaser… Now read the latest installment!

-Krishna

Good news!

I’ve raised enough funds to travel to Intervention on September 10th – 12th (Thank you to everyone who offered their support!). My last convention of the year is the UP Fair, held in Lexington, Kentucky. I need your help to raise enough funds so that I can attend this event. The UP! Fair is free to the public. The goals of this Fair are to promote the works of independent creators, inspire the next generation of authors and cartoonists, and provide resources and learning opportunities for other independent creators. To quote the UP! Fair website:

….local events like ours are crucial to promoting independent content creators, and that sharing information is crucial to elevating an art form.

The UP! Fair is going to be a great event because it was specifically created for independent cartoonists BY independent cartoonists. I want to be there to deliver workshops and help promote the medium I truly enjoy. My funds are tight, as is wont for an artist / teacher, so I need your help.

How can you help?

The easiest way is to purchase your copy of “PC Weenies: Rebootus Maximus”, my first print collection. The Artist Edition comes autographed, signed, numbered and includes a personal PCW sketch unique to your book. It also includes the PCW / Uncubed Sampler #2, an inked sketch of your favorite PCW character on bristol. If you’ve been waiting for an opportunity to buy the book, now’s the time.

If you already have the book and you’d like to pledge your support, you can do that via the “Donate” button on the right sidebar of the website. I will kick in some exclusive desktop wallpapers featuring some new “vehicles in black” I’m creating. These will be exclusive only to donators, and will not be posted on my website. You can see a few of my renderings here and here.

If you donate $30 you get to choose a classic car for me to digitally draw and ink for your very own desktop wallpaper. If you donate $50 or more, you’ll get a stamped and numbered print of your custom car to go along with your wallpaper on 8.5″ x 11″ 100 lb matte cardstock. (I’ll even draw your favorite PCW character in the vehicle!)

As always, I couldn’t do this without your support. The UP! Fair will be my last show for the year. Please help me get there!

-Krishna

The site has changed from Sivamstudios.com to KrishnaDraws.com. Please adjust your bookmarks!

-Krishna

Taking my vehicle explorations further, I’ve added Grampa and a calm evening background. Grampa’s in his element, isn’t he?

-Krishna

What make and model is this one?

-Krishna

I added colors and inks and a few color comps for today’s vehicle study.

Enjoy!

-Krishna

Update: Here’s an all black version.

This afternoon I had a chance to draw another vehicle – the Corvair, to be precise. Having completed the penciled drawing, I took it into Photoshop and tried a few experiments with the warp filter. The first is using the “Wave” warp tool. The one below is using the “Upper Arc” warp tool. I’m testing out different ideas right now – and having a blast experimenting with new techniques.

I prefer drawing older model cars, because, y’know, they are way more interesting for me than all the boring stuff out nowadays. I think cars today are much more cookie-cutter than they’ve ever been. But I digress…

So what type of classic vehicle would you like me to draw next?

-Krishna

Last week I shared my current hardware set-up. This week, as promised, I’m listing the software I use as part of my regular workflow. Some of the tools are specific to my craft, while others fall into the category of “can’t-live-without” productivity apps.

Creative

• Adobe Photoshop CS4: my de-facto go-to tool. Photoshop touches practically every angle of my workflow, whether it be graphics for the web, illustration, or comics.
• Corel Painter X: Admittedly I use Painter primarily for inking. Its coveted Scratchboard tool gives me the line variation I need.
• Autodesk Sketchbook Pro: New to my arsenal – but has quickly found its way to my must-have list. Sketching with this program rivals drawing on paper for me.

Productivity

• Launchbar: super fast application launcher (and much, much more)
• MarsEdit: A must-have for composing and editing blogposts. Highly customizable and easy to use. This powerful blogging tool is essential, especially if you manage multiple WordPress sites.
• Divvy: lets you quickly and accurately position application and Finder windows exactly where you want to on your screen.
• Blast: this program lives in my menubar and makes it a snap to quickly grab recent files I’ve been working on, regardless of their location on my hard drive. No more tunneling down into Finder windows to get what I’m after.
• Typinator: keyboard macros make writing boilerplate text a breeze.
• Default Folder: Imagine setting a specific application to always point to a specific folder. The time saved by this application alone is enormous.
• Pages: Fast and elegant word processing without all the bloat of MS Word.

Web

• Flickr Uploadr: This one has some quirks, but until I can find a better tool that lets me upload my photos to Flickr, I’m stuck with it.
• Google Chrome: Fast browser that lets me synch bookmarks across all my machines.
• Dropbox: 2GB of free space you can use to share files between machines. A browser interface lets you grab your files anywhere you have an Internet connection.
• Transmit: FTP wasn’t sexy until this application came along. I’ve used this program since 1996.
• SpamSieve: A terrific program that sorts junk mail from good mail. It learns quickly, and reduced my junk mail by several orders of magnitude.
• Backblaze: For my off-site back-ups.

Utility

• iStat: A calendar, clock, processor monitor, network checker, etc. all rolled into a neat menubar applet.
• iDefrag: Mac hard drives get fragmented. I run this app once every 3 months.
• Disk Warrior: The Lou Ferrigno of disk utilities for the Mac. I run this once a month, or when my system gets wonky.
• SuperDuper: makes reliable bootable back-ups. Each of my regularly used machines runs this app.
• Applejack: repairs permissions and clears caches. My first go to utility for routine Mac maintenance.
• Chronosync: synchronized back-ups – useful for archving specific folders from one hard drive to another.