{"id":56,"date":"2014-04-14T15:48:54","date_gmt":"2014-04-14T19:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beydeckard.com\/blog\/?p=56"},"modified":"2014-04-14T15:48:54","modified_gmt":"2014-04-14T19:48:54","slug":"writing-and-drawing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beydeckard.com\/blog\/writing-and-drawing\/","title":{"rendered":"Writing and Drawing"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Loved<\/a>
Freddie from The Take - Loved this show. I have a few more of Freddie started.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I'm taking a little break from writing today. I've only written about 600 words of the 1000 that I normally like to get out in a day but eh, my mind is elsewhere and I'm not going to sweat it. I'm still new to this digital portrait painting... so many brushes to choose from! I have no idea how to use half of them and end up using the same three over and over. I should ask someone else who does digital painting what brushes they like to use.<\/p>\n

The giveaway contest for Caged<\/a>\u00a0ends in less than 12 hours! <\/strong>So exciting. Tomorrow is the launch of the paperback edition - I know some people will be very happy about that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’m taking a little break from writing today. I’ve only written about 600 words of the 1000 that I normally like to get out in a day but eh, my mind is elsewhere and I’m not going to sweat it. I’m still new to this digital portrait painting… so many brushes to choose from! I have no idea how to use half of them and end up using the same three over and over. I should ask someone else who does digital painting what brushes they like to use. The giveaway contest for Caged\u00a0ends in less than 12 hours! So … <\/p>\n

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