Creative Bursts - Ninja Beaver

Auto vs designer generated ebook conversion

6 January 202229 September 2016 by Sarah Mills

Or why it takes more than just a quick tickle to make an eBook

The Best Comics You Should Be Reading (and are not) #1

4 January 202229 July 2016 by Lewis

I love comics. You love comics. We all love comics.

Mo’ Miah

4 January 202216 July 2016 by Sarah Mills

I’ve been toying with the idea of a whippet web comic starring Miah. Whether I can manage it, is another matter. However, if I keep it short and sketchy perhaps I can keep up a reasonable level of work!

Miah Sketches

4 January 20229 July 2016 by Sarah Mills

For some reason I have done very few sketches of Miah, our little whippet. I have no idea why as she is a very pretty dog and deserves to be immortalised ~~in print~~ on the net.

Ninja Beaver Manga Studio 5 colour layers image

Manga Studio 5: Coloured screentones

2 January 20223 August 2015 by Sarah Mills

Want to layer colour tones on your image in Manga Studio 5 EX ? So do I, but I’m not having much luck..

Yakkity Yak – Do Talk Back

4 January 202225 July 2015 by Sarah Mills

Yakatak chat stickers is a project that we completed back in the first quarter of this year. Yakatak is an Android and iOS app for football fans. The app will follow the progress of your favourite football teams, update with news and results and enable users to connect and chat.

Illustration Friday: Treasure

4 January 202217 July 2015 by Sarah Mills

Wow, I can’t quite get my head around the fact it’s been two years since I posted an IF entry. This one isn’t a ‘new’ illo, but it fits the bill. 😀

Douglas Adams on the creation of the universe

Are Friends Electric?

2 January 202229 April 2015 by Lewis

Question: when is a book not a book? Surprisingly often, when it’s an ebook and the question becomes even more relevant when contemplating the future of said product. Ebooks were so overburdened by the significance put upon them with regards to the future of reading that it’s no wonder so many have fallen at the … Read more

Wrestling with SVG in ePub for Kindle KF8 Part Two

2 January 20227 April 2015 by Lewis

The previous blog “Wrestling with SVG in ePub for Kindle KF8” detailed our attempt to make SVG images work well within the Kindle range from Amazon. The main reason for doing so was a project from a client that used a lot of math formulas and data in the main text and tables. One of … Read more

Taking it back to Sketchbook Pro

4 January 202231 March 2015 by Sarah Mills

I can’t help myself, I’m afraid. I always end up going back to Sketchbook Pro.Of the few characters I mocked out in the previous post, the one that caught my eye was the simple cute one at the front; although the mad looking fella with teeth is also worth a further work-up. Hopefully I’ll manage … Read more

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