Every Computer Scientist Should Have a Creative Hobby

Re:Every Computer Scientist Should Have a Creative Hobby by Dowwie on Sunday December 17, 2017 @08:04AM (#15945603)

Graphic illustration is a great skill for any software developer to have. I began developing a basic illustration skillset only a few years ago and have used it many times in my work. I can completely lose myself in the creative process. There aren't many other practices where I can focus so intensely for so long. I'm OK with having a beginner's skillset, considering I had none not too long ago.

I did all of the illustrations for my open source project page, which I've re-used for presentations and conference poster session with great success: https://yosaiproject.github.io/yosai

poster session: https://imgur.com/a/BdFho

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Re:Every Computer Scientist Should Have a Creative Hobby by tomjen3 on Sunday December 17, 2017 @11:32AM (#15946364)

How did you get started?

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Re:Every Computer Scientist Should Have a Creative Hobby by Dowwie on Sunday December 17, 2017 @12:07PM (#15946548)

I learn best with a goal in mind. So, my entry into learning Adobe Illustrator was by tracing the outline of this Japanese castle. It required one tool in the entire application and by the end of the project I was pretty good with it! I continued learning one major tool at a time. Youtube videos and blog posts were helpful.

original: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/38/Matsumot...

mine: https://github.com/YosaiProject/yosai/blob/master/doc/docs/i...

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