March 26, 2014 Knowledge

Knowledge is nothing without the wisdom to know its meaning



I had to stop and think about this one for a bit. There is a great deal of knowledge in the world today. It pervades everything and is so readily available it is scary. The internet is a virtual information goldmine. Information and directions on how to do anything are a keyboard away from anyone who cares to look. The problem is that most of it is cold and lifeless information. It is nothing more than that. It is like a book without a teacher. No human moral values attached. To have true knowledge there must be the wisdom to understand the knowledge beyond the words. Knowledge benefits all when wisely practiced. Solomon was the best example I know of in the bible. 2 Chronicles 1:10-12 " Therefore give me wisdom and knowledge to act as leader of this people, for how otherwise could such a great people as yours be governed? ‘Since that is what you want,’ God said to Solomon, ‘since you have asked, not for riches, treasure, honour, the lives of your enemies, or even for a long life, but for wisdom and knowledge to govern my people of whom I have made you king, therefore wisdom and knowledge are granted you. I give you riches too, and treasure, and honour such as no king had before you and none will have after you.'

The New Jerusalem Bible. (1985). (2 Ch 1:10–12). New York: Doubleday.

Wisdom is the subject of the next post. 

Before I go any further I would like to correct something from my post for Laughter. Pops from http://popscards.blogspot.com/ informed me that the images I used are still available at Saturated Canary. Thank you Pops. It is much appreciated. I do have several other images from them. I would like to share one of them and an image that has driven me crazy for the past week. In fact that is the one I will share first.

This image is from Technique Junkies. This was a challenge for many reason. First of all I rarely like an image that already has light shadows present. It makes it difficult to decide where the light is actually coming from. This is important because the shadows rarely are complete. Other much lighter shadows will also be present and need to be identified. 

Copic Colors: Skin R00, R000, R0000, RV0000 Hair YR30, E41  Eyes E34, R20, C00   Lips RV11   Dress G0000, W0   Hat T3

I broke the colors down to show that the colors are fairly straight forward depending on the skin tone desired. It actually took 9 stamped images and 6 times coloring to to get this image. These images stamp rather dark and that is a problem. I had to roll the Mementos ink onto the stamp to get it to stamp evenly and legibly on several kinds of paper. Next was getting the skin tones to be just right and not over done. Again the different papers gave different results with the exact same Copic Colors. That last step is where all the problems happen. Skin tone, shadows and blending are critical to this image. I am not totally satisfied with the results but for now it is done. Consider this a mini tutorial on what to look for and what to expect.

On to something a bit easier. Another Saturated Canary Image. These images remind me of the Precious Moments line. Those big eyes and cute poses. Love at first site.

Copics Colors: R81, YR24, RV23, R29, BG72, R85, BG23, R00, R000, R0000, E0000, E34

These images are easy to color and are so cute. If you could give one of these cuties a hug I bet you wouldn't hesitate. I would if it were possible. 

Well, another post is completed. Certainly hope you enjoyed it, even with the technical stuff. I  had fun presenting it to you for your inspection. As always do your best and above all LOVE THE DETAILS. They make all the difference in what you create.