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CJ's Creative Studio
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CJ's Creative Studio LLC is focused on creating. From traditional art and writing, to emerging avenues of creation such as 3-d printing, CNC, and more. This channel is for videos of the journeys of creation and to share what's been learned from several decades of experience.
CJ Carter, the primary creator, moved from the high-tech world of programming satellite systems in the early 80s to the professionally creative world, starting as a sports photographer (these are still the days of film and darkrooms, no public Internet, no Photoshop, and, for a while, no IBM PCs or Apple Macintoshes). Life in various arts followed, from being an author and a screenwriter, to being a fine artist and having managed advertising art/production departments.
The majority of focus is now on producing fine art, specifically paintings and scratchboards. Other creative endeavors are also being undertaken, and there are still a few more books to be written as well.
CJ Carter, the primary creator, moved from the high-tech world of programming satellite systems in the early 80s to the professionally creative world, starting as a sports photographer (these are still the days of film and darkrooms, no public Internet, no Photoshop, and, for a while, no IBM PCs or Apple Macintoshes). Life in various arts followed, from being an author and a screenwriter, to being a fine artist and having managed advertising art/production departments.
The majority of focus is now on producing fine art, specifically paintings and scratchboards. Other creative endeavors are also being undertaken, and there are still a few more books to be written as well.
4to10-ish - Enduring NaNoWriMo
A few thoughts on NaNoWriMo as well as my experience participating in it.
Offical NaNoWriMo website: nanowrimo.org/
N.B.: This is a work of opinion and is in no way intended to suggest or imply any sponsorship or any other form of endorsement by Nanowrimo.org or anyone affiliated with that organization.
Amazon Affiliate links for the books mentioned (I get a small percentage of sales from these links):
Android Me: amzn.to/2UBEaFI
Que Sera Serees: amzn.to/38Rtlrl
Art Prints at:
Pixel: cj-carter.pixels.com
Links:
Website: cjcs.com
Facebook: cjs.creative.studio
Instagram: cjscreativestudio
Twitter: _cjcs_
Patreon: patreon.com/cjcs
And...as always: be creative and keep on practicing.
Offical NaNoWriMo website: nanowrimo.org/
N.B.: This is a work of opinion and is in no way intended to suggest or imply any sponsorship or any other form of endorsement by Nanowrimo.org or anyone affiliated with that organization.
Amazon Affiliate links for the books mentioned (I get a small percentage of sales from these links):
Android Me: amzn.to/2UBEaFI
Que Sera Serees: amzn.to/38Rtlrl
Art Prints at:
Pixel: cj-carter.pixels.com
Links:
Website: cjcs.com
Facebook: cjs.creative.studio
Instagram: cjscreativestudio
Twitter: _cjcs_
Patreon: patreon.com/cjcs
And...as always: be creative and keep on practicing.
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4to10-ish - 2020...amirite?
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Quick update due to my unscheduled hiatus. (Honestly, I kind of like this quick update thing via my phone. It's a LOT easier and convenient well, except for the having to hold the phone aspect. Probably won't be the last time.) Art Prints at: Pixel: cj-carter.pixels.com Links: Website: cjcs.com Facebook: cjs.creative.studio Instagram: cjscreativestudio Twitter: twitte...
4-to-10(-ish) - Ep 3: What Pen...?
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Answering a question I still get a lot that goes back to the first video I made on handwriting. Apologies for the video quality. My camera had some incorrect ideas about exposure and I had to compensate in post. *sigh* Scarves in the background: New Mexico United (the local team); Portland Thorns FC (the NWSL club team I root for); Sevilla Futbol Club (brother gifted me after visiting an ancest...
4-to-10(-ish) - Ep 2: Who's that CJ?
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While I'm getting used to the vlogging thing, a short video on who your ringmaster is. Please leave comments below, or at the following sites: Instagram: cjscreativestudio CJ's Creative Studio website: cjcs.com
4-to-10(-ish) - Ep 1: I'm Back
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After some time away, I'm back with a new, shorter, vlog-oriented format. This first installment explains why. Hopefully this is the start of a renewed friendship with y'all.
Art Nugget: My Basic Palette (and more)
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I'm still having some technical issues, but what the heck, I'll post this anyway. Artists tend to settle in to a stable...er...stable of paints that they like to use. Oft times, their palette is home to a small number of colors most of the time. I'm no different. Here are the colors I tend to reach for whenever art is about to be perpetrated. LINKS: Twitter: _cjcs_ Facebook: faceboo...
Vulgar Cursive - Episode 02
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Prelims & Purposes. Just getting a little housekeeping out of the way before we jump off the deep end and into a whole 'nother kettle of metaphors. I hope it will answer a few questions that I know people who don't watch it are going to ask in future episodes. Next time, we'll start getting all scribbly. LINKS: Twitter: _cjcs_ Facebook: cjs.creative.studio/ Website: cjc...
FAQ: What is that Green Thing?
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One of my most Frequently Asked Questions is what that green thing was at the beginning of one of the Roundhand videos. I figured I'd make my life a little easier if I made a video I could send everyone to. Just a short video this time. We're in the middle of chile season here in NM. As time-consuming as that is, it was made worse by the freezer in which we store that chile deciding that it did...
Vulgar Cursive - Episode 01
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Welcome to the first episode of the "Vulgar Cursive" series. The series that aims to guide you toward the sort of cursive writing that you want to do and that others are easily able to read. While the preferred ways to get there will be encouraged, as long as what you write is legible, I'm not going to be persnickety about how you get there it would be like the proverbial pot calling the kettle...
Subs & Support
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We've reached 11k subscribers to this channel? Really? YES!!! A milestone like that deserves a mention. Also, I've launched a Patreon page so those of you you've wanted to help support this channel and its content have an easy way to do it. LINKS: Twitter: _cjcs_ Facebook: cjs.creative.studio/ Patreon: www.patreon.com/cjcs Website: cjcs.com I was standing amid the green...
"Taking Measure" Painting
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Continuing with my series on painting with a painting or palette knife, I go back to my comfort zone of women's sports to feature two boxers in this acrylic speed painting. "Taking Measure" 380 x 255 mm (14 x 11 in.) Acrylic on Gessoboard Prints and other merchandise featuring this painting can be purchased at my store at: cj-carter.pixels.com/ It's a great way to support me as an artist while ...
About Those Missed Vids....
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I've missed posting videos for the past two weeks. Here's some explanation as to why. LINKS: Twitter: _cjcs_ Facebook: cjs.creative.studio/ Patreon: www.patreon.com/cjcs Website: cjcs.com Amazingly, no product links or music credits. That's what happens when it's my little ol' talking head.
CJ's Roundhand Inspiration
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The idea of writing in Roundhand, much less making a version of my own, took years to be realized. So there's more than me just talking about it, I'm also taking dip pen and ink to paper to write in the manner of probably the most influential of my influences. LINKS: Twitter: _cjcs_ Facebook: cjs.creative.studio/ Patreon: www.patreon.com/cjcs Website: cjcs.com CJ Roundh...
GK Palette Knife Painting
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To encourage me to do some impressionist palette knife painting, my brother gifted me with paint and materials on my birthday to make that happen. Never let it be said I'm not up for an art challenge especially when the supplies are free. Prints and other merchandise featuring this painting can be purchased at my store at: cj-carter.pixels.com/ It's a great way to support me as an artist while ...
Why I Use Open Acrylics
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There are tons of acrylic paints around: different brands, different thicknesses, different selections, etc. Why is it that I use Golden Open Acrylics? LINKS: Twitter: _cjcs_ Facebook: cjs.creative.studio/ Patreon: www.patreon.com/cjcs Website: cjcs.com Golden Acrylic Paints: amzn.to/2JTgllO Scotch Removable Tape: amzn.to/2MBhPmn Harbor Digital Indoor Hygrometer and The...
Speed Scratchboard: Ristra Roja Up Close
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Speed Scratchboard: Ristra Roja Up Close
Dragon NaturallySpeaking 12 Quick Demo
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Dragon NaturallySpeaking 12 Quick Demo
Luckily, now with AI transcripts and AI summaries taking notes in class is a thing of the past. I only hope that institutionalised schooling itself will be a thing of the past soon, too. Finally we can focus on handwriting and enjoying our learning, like you present so eloquently.
Why don't fountain pens make my handwriting better 😭😭
Does normal ballpoint pen have close similarities to the fountain pen? Or should I buy the pen?
wow seeing google ten years ago is amazing and simultaneously saddening to see what it's become
Thanks!
if you could please , what nib are you useing in this video. thank you
I decided to learn cursaive in the summer after the 4th grade in preparation of the 5th grade cursaive requirements. I spent hours on perfecting my writing only for it to be removed as a requirement from the curriculum in the fall 😂😂😂
Love to.
The key detail is to make sure your letters stay the same height. It's one of those focal points that helps make it look professional. But most importantly don't rush through it. Keep a steady pace.
You learn cursive from a copy book, not slow practice. Some letters are weird, e.g. b. Never did this. Only practicing and your writing is a neater version of what it is. Until recently a police officer's notebook was very important, e.g. dated and written by them at the time.
Speed is good, imagine your writing is so slow it can't keep up with thoughts. Years ago, people would have a small recording device, and say each sentence, for typing verbatim by a typist. This is also a skill, and now the typing can be fully computerised. Now I'm old enough to realise that now most essays are marked on handwriting, not the content.
Wow absolutely no information... what a useless video.
We started learning cursive in P5, 1969, using a dip pen. Many families would find buying a fountain pen difficult so we all learned using the same equipment. No biros were ever permitted. Pencil only up to that time.
I wrote really slow in school and that caused me to speed up as if it were a competition, I later came to find my handwriting was abysmal and I blame the fact I sped up and never just went my own pace. Soon I hope to have very tidy and neat handwriting.
When I was in middle school I was really struggling to keep up to the teacher's reading with my cursive writing but when I switched to straight not only it was easier to read but also faster to write(for me)
You pick up your pen between certain characters. Cursive is supposed to flow without picking up the pen, except between words.
I magically learned to write in cursive because i always rush in writing my essays😭 my cursive is very similar to a doctors one. now i write in cursive only to hide my spelling errors😂
Not really. Your camera work, presentation, angles, were horrendous! It was a pain to watch and was extremely annoying. I enjoyed the story and your penmanship; but the camera angles made it difficult to get its full experience.
Its strange couse cursive is the standard in romania like some teacher will just refuse to read if its not cursive
Does anyone else find they're even forgotten how to form certain letters in cursive? Capital E and L for example...
I can't believe they made us write like this in elementary. Now in college I can't even do one letter properly 😭
If your writing on paper with lines tear another sheet out and lay it behind the one your writing on but slant the sheet so the lines are running at an angle this way you can use the lines to have your letters running in the same direction this helps line it up and more organized.
I wished I could get my dip nib to my dipping fountain pen to hold ink as long as your fabricated fountain pen.
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I have been told “ your handwriting is awful!” I’m practising and one day I’ll show them see my handwriting now. Nothing is impossible. Thanks to you!
It's easy all the cool kids are doing it 🤣
What Pen are you using?
Jinhao X750 black fountain pen.
@@Cosmic_SHIVA00432 thx
I’m practicing right now I’m seeing improvements
Keep up brother ❤
I want to write like u , your handwriting is literally soo beautiful 🩷💖
Thank you
I like writing in cursive well folks I am waiting and hoping my aunt accepts amies friend request even though they don't know each other and I am turning this gadget off take care
Left handers can't write in cursive style because the hand motion slants the wrong way.
not at all. my friend and i are lefties but can perfectly write in cursive. My friend's cursive looks so much better than mine though😭 hers is straight and mine is slanted to the right
@@yeri-ov9dw right hand slants low left to up right. Left hand slants low right to up left. You may have adapted, but many lefties write backhanded to get the proper slant and smear the ink as their hand moves across the page.
I've learn cursive writing, I'm a 45 years young Canadian. Honestly it's the fastest way to write something. (Excluding Codes, Steno, etc...) It's smooth, fast, logic. When learnt just after the script writing, it's nearly automatic at that young age. I understand that everything goes numeric nowadays, keyboard, cell phone, etc... But..... It's a Basic Survival skill to have, being able to write fast and read it fast or at least being able to read it. Power Outage for a month, no cellphone, you need to take notes, fast, someone's dying. (I know... lol . Worst Case Scenario) It's a basic skill we collectively need. Oh! I WON!!!!! A Mont Blanc Fountain Pen at an event back in 1999 in Montréal. It's nearly a one of a kind. Montblanc Writers Edition 1998 Edgar Allen Poe Fountain pen. Go check it out, I use it daily, take a really good care of it. I don't drop it, NOBODY except me touches it, I work with it, it's my primary pen, we're in 2024, it's 25 years old and work like new.
10 years ago! No wonder the video style feels different😅
Would love to learn this!
That's Incredible, I love your handwritting!!!
Greetings! By any chance do you have practice sheet for English Rounhand cursive?? Thank!!
What kind of fountain pen is best suited for beginners?
Oh you all think it is good but nothing in front of mine copperplate calligraphy
can you fasten up the dry time with a heatblower in case you dont want to wait so long for the golden to dry on certain parts?
The narrator's voice is making me think of Tim Cook and his annoying tagline for every new iphone.
Is Canson XL Series Marker Paper Acid free? Did not see anything on the pad.
Bro your handwriting is not good
I used to write in horrible cursive even tho i was never taught it i just saw it now im 13 and can write it pretty well
I mastered cursive at a young age but I've gotten a but rusty and i would like to brush up on it
i dont understand cursive i mean i do i write in cursive and i agree with @amathystlightmoon4875 i was not really the smart kid but i would still write in cursive so that others could not copy notes but i dont understand why cursive was created all it does is just connect words and make them look cool in a way but yeah
Can you teach me please
writing is my hobby so i dont mind doing this everyday
Whether your pen works wonders or your hands😂😂😂 Both are amazing 🤩
What ballpen do you use?
what pen is that
I was trying to write like that until I released he wasn’t using a pen