http://ask.metafilter.com/tags/gorillaz Questions tagged with 'gorillaz' at Ask MetaFilter. Thu, 28 May 2009 11:22:49 -0800 Thu, 28 May 2009 11:22:49 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/123260/Jamie%2DHewletts%2DDrawing%2DProcess What materials does Jamie Hewlett (Gorillaz) use for his drawings, posters, etc? I'm mostly interested in his more recent process and work, as it parallels how I'd like to work. Based on <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/features/monkey-business-artist-jamie-hewlett-reveals-how-he-created-his-antihero-997071.html">this interview</a><br> about <i>Monkey</i>, he says he scans the final drawings and inks them on the computer. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4twJPPf3Z04">This clip</a> from <i>Bananaz</i> shows Jamie Hewlett doing a drawing for <i>Gorillaz</i>. So what does he do these pre-scan drawings with? Is it just pencil? <br> <br> And, what sort of paper is he using on the light table before he scans the picture in?<br> <br> I know this is the sort of thing where I should experiment with materials and find what I like, but I don't have the patience. I just want to find something that works well. Right now I enjoy drawing on paper, then inking with my tablet.<br> <br> And a bonus question: What sort of scanner would you recommend for this process? I don't want to spend a lot, but I don't want to regret being cheap later, either. Being able to scan images larger than 8.5x11 in. would be good, and color would be good in case I need it in the future. tag:ask.metafilter.com,2009:site.123260 Thu, 28 May 2009 11:22:49 -0800 DamonAlbarn drawing Gorillaz JamieHewlett scanning Camel of Space http://ask.metafilter.com/110869/Blog%2DArchaeology Would anyone be able to help me uncover remnants of a 1999 era blog called Evol Star or something to that effect? Details inside. The blog was before the height of LiveJournal and MySpace, and it was run by two girls who may or may not have lived in Texas. I always assumed they were roommates. There interests seemed to drift between the Gorillaz, Noam Chomsky, design, and, again, maybe Texas. The girls were hip and featured quite a few photos of themselves and their flat on the website.<br> <br> There were quite a few introspective, twentysomething styled posts about adult life and that sort of thing, and I, much younger at the that, always thought their blog was the coolest thing out there. Any chance anyone knows what happened to these women?<br> <br> Google, the Wayback Machine, and MySpace have failed me. My Google-Fu is decent enough, and I would think, given the content that I remember, that these two would have kept on with their internet lives. tag:ask.metafilter.com,2009:site.110869 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:47:33 -0800 blog chomsky design evol evolstar gorillaz livejournal myspace resolved johnbaskerville