Our Vine Video On Twitter's Mother's Day Site

A week ago, Twitter team contacted me & asked me to join this special Vine project. I was like "Whoa! Wow!" & replied him instantly "YES I'M IN!" :D And there it is, our Vine video sitting there with other famous & brilliant Viners Meagan Cignoli, Khoa Phan, Jethro Ames, Frank Danna. Check the site: http://vine.twitter.com/mom.

Here's the video.



And this is behind-the-scene video. All the family member are joining the project, because.. well.. it's a family project!

Outside The Competition

Being removed from the Vine competition of Tribeca Film Festival (it's a US citizen only competition), one of my video got featured on The Verge & Wall Street Journal blog! Yay!


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Blurry Edge Between Paper+Pencil & Reality

What Our Kids Can Learn With Vine app

Vine app is not just a social video app. Somehow, its 6 seconds duration limitation (or feature?) is perfect for our kids doing a short movie experiment.


Short Movie

What can they do in a very short 6 seconds video? Here are some examples on how our kids telling the story with 6 seconds video. They learn about mini storyboard & basic concept on visual storytelling.


"Where is Leia drawing? At the beach!"


"So many cars! Traffic jam!"


Stop motion & Animation

We all know Vine app is not a stop motion capturing app. But with its record-and-pause ability, our kids can learn how to make stop motion in easy & fun way. And with its short duration, they don't have to wait too long to see the stop-motion result.


"Danny the warrior duck."


"Driving a car. Oh no traffic jam!"


"The boat & the pirate."


Short movie with stop-motion


"Look! USS Enterprise from Star Trek!"


Problem is, Vine's age rating is 17+. Meands that I cannot install it in their restricted iDevices like iPod & iPad. And they cannot freely browsing other videos without their parents around.

Having Fun with Twitter's Vine

Been playing with Vine for week. Vine is Twitter's official social video, so we can make a short (6 seconds) video documentation, posted on Twitter.

From sleep to school in 6 seconds vine.co/v/bJev600H2hK

— Pinot (@pinot) January 28, 2013

The freshness of morning rain in Kuwait #weather #rain vine.co/v/bJH1hrDXhuB

— Pinot (@pinot) January 29, 2013

Retro cameras in 6 seconds. #retro #camera #vintage vine.co/v/bJPY56KPuXz

— Pinot (@pinot) January 30, 2013

But Vine is not only just for documentation, it's also handy for making experiment with animation/stop motion.

Flying bird: experiment with animation in Vine #art #drawing vine.co/v/bJpZZPglT0F
— Pinot (@pinot) January 29, 2013

Playing tetris with paper (part 1) #art #drawing #animation vine.co/v/bJ2rA67rtOE
— Pinot (@pinot) January 30, 2013

Playing tetris with paper (part 2) #art #drawing #animation vine.co/v/bJ2Xie7bQF0
— Pinot (@pinot) January 30, 2013

A box is crossing the universes #art #drawing #animation #magic vine.co/v/bJ9nbtIlYvv
— Pinot (@pinot) January 30, 2013

Electrocuted! Becareful when you draw Pikachu. #art #drawing #magic #animation vine.co/v/b1rdtPQF67F
— Pinot (@pinot) February 2, 2013  

Daughter's stop motion project: Danny the duck. #art #family #stopmotion #animation vine.co/v/b16OqdqQPnM
— Pinot (@pinot) February 2, 2013

Or making a step-by-step or tutorial

Drawing Batman. Another chubby superhero. vine.co/v/b5VnEwvO9iT
— Pinot (@pinot) January 26, 2013

Part 1: Drawing a sketch started with circle. #art #manga vine.co/v/bJQmTL029pd
— Pinot (@pinot) January 30, 2013

Part 2: Adding line (inking) with marker. #art #manga vine.co/v/bJQeMQxv572
— Pinot (@pinot) January 30, 2013

Part 3: Finishing - by erasing the pencil line & adding some hatches & shades. vine.co/v/bJQJjtqJJ7Z
— Pinot (@pinot) January 30, 2013

Decorating a cake by @ditut #art #cake #howto #stepbystep vine.co/v/b1OghdV31uZ
— Pinot (@pinot) February 1, 2013

Sketching Our Previous Adventure

Based on the photo from our previous trips, I make some sketches with Galaxy Note. I think it's possible (and convenient) to make on-the-spot sketching with it on a family travelling. 

A corner of Grand Bazaar Sultanahmet, Istanbul

A tram passing in Sultanahmet, Istanbul

The corner of Blue Mosque, Istanbul

In the top of Citadel or Jabal Al Qal'a in Amman, Jordan

The guard in Petra, Jordan

Next travelling, we're going to bring the Galaxy Note & do some on-the-spot sketching along with our kids.

Sketching Kuwait part 2

Sketching Kuwait with Galaxy Note II & AutoDesk Sketchbook Mobile app.

On the spot sketching: Hard Rock cafe Kuwait in the morning

Fatayer maker working at night.

An old Kuwaiti & his transistor radio in Mubarakiya (details).

Fateh El Kheir - 1938 sailing ship in Scientific Center Kuwait

A ballerina performs in a British Academy of International Arts event

Learning how to skate in Marina beach

Related story:
- Sketching Kuwait part 1 with original Galaxy Note

Samsung Galaxy Note II

How good is Samsung Galaxy Note II? See for yourself :D


Software: AutoDesk Sketchbook Mobile

Thanks to its speedy quad-core 1.6 GHz processor, it feels more responsive for quick hatch & sketch.



  

The display is still bright & comfortable to use under bright sunlight. Suits better for on-the-spot outdoor sketching. The best sketching tablet so far, with bonus features: phone & internet :D



Related stories:
- In the pursuit of perfect digital sketchbook
- Sketching Kuwait part 1
- Sketching Kuwait part 2

In The Pursuit of Perfect Digital Sketchbook

My experience of sketching on digital device started when Apple released Newton in 1994. Black & white. Bitmapped & pixelated stroke. Low resolution screen up to 320 x 240 pixels. But it was awesome! Finally I could sketch, archive it, share it through email, whenever wherever I want.

I was using the best painting software NewtPaint. I could send & receive file between Newton & Mac with desktop software. Good for archiving & printing. The screen was okay, 1 bit 320 x 240 pixels.

After Newton, I met Psion Series 5 in 1997 with built in Sketch app. 4 bit with 16 grey levels, 480 x 640 pixels. It was like, "Whoa this is it! The best sketching device!" But I hate its form factor. Series 5 was intended for business market, with folded screen & keyboard. Felt uncomfortable when drawing with palm of my hand rested on keyboard.

Then in 2000 I got second Palm device, Palm IIIx - the first was US Robotics PalmPilot - with 2 bit grey levels but smaller screen: 160 x 160. Though it was smaller with my previous 'sketching device', I love its form factor. Size wise, it fitted in my palm & my pocket. TealPaint software was my favorite sketching software, from year to year, device to device until Sony Clie PEG-UX50 in 2006.

2007, Apple introduced iPhone without stylus. It was a big disappointment for me since finger painting is not my thingy. I'm a Apple user at heart, but I never use it as sketching device. Not even iPad. Yes, there are tons of drawing app & unofficial stylus' available for iOS devices, but still, something is missing.

2012, I got Samsung Galaxy Note from a drawing competition. When I first ticked the stylus on the screen, I was surprised it recognizes my stroke pressure. Pressure sensitive stylus just like Wacom devices! This is it! So far it's the best digital sketchbook that fits in my pocket! And I couldn't stop sketching & drawing with it ever since.

Now I'm waiting for a smaller & cheaper Cintiq. That will be perfect.

Sketching Kuwait

Digital sketches about our journey in Kuwait with Galaxy Note.


Arabian musics in the mall at Ramadan month.


Free gahwa and tea for iftar at Ramadan month.


Vintage gadgets seller in Kuwait friday market. We find a lot of retro gadgets like Polaroid cameras, calculators, Nintendo consoles. More about Kuwait friday market.


A shawarma restaurant. They put fruits on the top of the meat. One of the guy slices the laham (meat) & other creates saj (similar to kobus bread) from doughs.


Two Indian ladies waiting in front of bakala. India is the second largest population in Kuwait after Egypt.


Cashier guy in a grocery store with some Indonesian stuffs: "One telor asin and two terasi, all 1.2 KD."


A taxi driver having a good time. While driving, pulling his left leg & pulling hairs from his hairy nose. Life is good, eh?


Woman sells Kuwait traditional hand-woven textile, Sadu, in Souk Jumah. Some European tourists bargaining the price.


Waiting in the washing station.

More sketches are coming. Stay tuned.

Check our other sketches & illustrations about Kuwait here.