{"id":2513,"date":"2015-11-24T11:06:15","date_gmt":"2015-11-24T18:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.meandyouis.us\/charles\/?p=2513"},"modified":"2015-11-24T03:50:32","modified_gmt":"2015-11-24T10:50:32","slug":"just-drawing-rocks-on-mars-with-a-digital-tablet-no-big-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.meandyouis.us\/charles\/just-drawing-rocks-on-mars-with-a-digital-tablet-no-big-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"I live in a crazy world: sketching Mars rocks with a digital tablet, no big deal"},"content":{"rendered":"

I live in the crazy future.<\/p>\n

Tonight, I needed some inspiration to practice drawing. Here is what I came up with:<\/p>\n

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“Rocks on Mars 1 with background” Charles Wilson 2015. CC BY 3.0 US (NASA photo:\u00a0Mars<\/a>\u00a0mineral deposits)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Yep, those aren’t earth rocks. Those are rocks on Mars, sucka.
\nHalfway through the simple tracing, I realized I’m using crazy software that simulates a pencil in digital space with digitizing tablet with\u00a02,048 levels of pressure sensitivity to draw rocks on a planet that is at most\u00a0249 million miles from me. (photo)<\/p>\n

Wow. I know there is an ongoing discussion around the lack of access to digital tools. Many people don’t have access to a computer and in some areas, most use a \u00a0smartphone as the main computer. I realize that. I’m passionate about sharing what I know about technology with others who don’t have it.<\/p>\n

But I don’t lack of tools. I have too many digital tools.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But I don’t lack of tools. I have too many digital tools. My local library has a 3d printer and lessons to use it. I can generate eBooks from my computer and create interactive children’s books in a matter of minutes. I publish four audio\u00a0podcasts<\/a>.\u00a0In\u00a0a anemic\u00a0way, I’m a publishing company). From where I sit, there are five computers in eyesight, a camera and a drawing tablet- all that could generate digital content of some sort.<\/p>\n

Along with the tools I noted above, there are scores of people seeking to help me use them. Here’s a quick list of what I learned tonight:<\/p>\n