Neil Fyffe is a designer, artist, craftsman and all-around master artisan. His portfolio of work is impressive and his woodworking experience spans more than 30 years. He is a qualified joiner but started his making career as an artist. He graduated from Edinburgh University in 1986 with a Master of Arts and set up his […]
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I purchased an Arduino for beginners kit along with a multi-relay and a PIR sensor. Richard from Proto-pic was very helpful and also provided me with the ” … ” kit. Richard’s electronic components shop sells mostly online at https://proto-pic.co.uk/, but they also have a location in Kirkcaldy, Scotland. Due to Covid, they weren’t open
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When I started my drawing skills sessions, it was also recommended to me that I join an online life drawing group. They have meetings on Monday nights, where a different model each week will pose in different positions, and everyone draws. Pose times range from 2 minutes, 5 minutes, up to 20 minutes, music playing
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As part of my core skills development (and to improve confidence) I decided to work on my drawing practice. I’ve been working as an Analyst for a number of years and getting back into drawing I thought why not start from the basics? Maybe I’ll find a personal style, or a method I prefer? And
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Onshape is a cloud based 3D modelling software. Onshape’s website describes it as “an all-in-one platform for product development”. Onshape is very similar to SolidWorks in terms of capabilites and purpose – but has key differences in its licencing model, collaboration and the fact it is cloud based. Originally I had planned to learn Solidworks
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