ArchBlocks.com Design Contest

Happy Holidays!

Here is your chance to show off your amazing creative abilities! ArchBlocks.com is holding a monthly design contest and the winner will receive $100.00!

Accepting entries now, so send in your CAD drawings, elevations, illustrations that show how you used at least one of the blocks from the ArchBlocks.com block libraries.

The entry deadline is December 15th, 2009. As my part to help with an economic stimulus package, the winner will be selected and the check sent by December 17th, 2009. Just in time for some Holiday gift giving!

For more information on the ArchBlocks.com design contest go to:

http://tinyurl.com/ylouzo6

AutoCAD Tutorial on Managing Screened Colors with Plot Styles.

There's a new AutoCAD tutorial on the http://www.archblocks.com/ website on how to manage screened colors when plotting, by using Plot Styles.

Example of screened colors when plotted.

Check it out:

http://www.archblocks.com/free-autocad-tutorials

If you have any questions, or comments about the tutorial, please let me know.

Take care,
Kevin

ArchBlocks October Newsletter

Hello!

Get all the latest happenings with the ArchBlocks.com website by checking out the October newsletter!

October 2009 http://tinyurl.com/yzmden9

A beautiful artist has passed away...

One of my favorite woodworkers, Sam Maloof, passed away this last Thursday.

He made the most beautiful pieces of art out of wood. Below is one of his most famous creations.


He will be missed...

Jim "Kimo" West

Kimo performs a solo "slack key" arrangement of "Akaka Falls" at Kulak's Woodshed in North Hollywood ~Beautiful Guitar sound~

http://tinyurl.com/q6asn7

Very Cool Underwater Scupltures

This short film shows the early stages of coral regeneration on Jason deCaires Taylor underwater sculptures in Moiliniere Bay, Grenada. The UK-based artist is also working on the world’s largest underwater sculpture park, which is being developed off Cancun, Mexico. His sculptures offer aesthetic and artistic pleasure for divers and snorkellers, as well as perfect surfaces for young coral polyps to attach themselves and set up home. You can find out more about his unique work and maybe even contribute to one of his sculptures by going to: http://www.underwatersculpture.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrJJ4LgiePA

Great sites for Free Digital Textures

Here are two great sites for digital texure maps. 100's of images to choose from.


CG Textures;
http://www.cgtextures.com/


High Resolution Textures;
http://www.highresolutiontextures.com/