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Category: Exposition
Publish date:04/11/08 @156Editor:
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Sandpaper Effect [example for forum discussion]sandpaper effect? blue-green watercolor wash followed by a layer of mauve chalk and another layer of black liquid ink I sanded only on the layer of ink, but as you can see, you can sand as little or as much as you desire and all layers are effected |
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Category: Exposition
Publish date:10/01/07 @791Editor:
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Dog Blog Update.....& moreHi guys... well, dove has completed her recovery for her knee surgery. her recovery was a complete success! during the recovery process she was above average in healing; the vets attribute this to dogs who have surgery done very soon after the injury. we were very fortunate that they intentionally got her in asap due to the fact she's a service dog. I have been so happy that I went forward with this-- the relief that she's not in pain from the injury and that her recovery was so amazing has made it all worth while. her surgery occurred on the summer solstice so the end of the 3 months was on the first day of fall...this made our summer not much of a summer, tho, and I find myself feeling loss as the seasons change. that's the only downer of this whole affair. on the art front-- with not giving it much thot but driven by pure excitement --I managed to purchase all within the same time frame the apps of PhotoshopCS3, Painter X, and a wacom Intuos 3 tablet (thankyou mother dear =). this is my first experience with each so I have found myself learning, learning, and learning. watching videos has been a way of life lately --I really enjoy this!! but it will still be a little time b4 I submit work to the gallery here that it a product of these exciting new tools. I am about to publish my latest work to the members gallery...something that was a nice FUN break to take from all the learning. look for it soon. hope you enjoy this thumbnail of my lovely dove. this was taken in color and I used photoshopCS3, thnx to the videos by Deke McClelland on Masks & Channels, to convert it to grayscale not by the ordinary means but by choosing the green channel, and then eliminating the other channels. no color loss occurs with this method. this image is straight from the camera (other than re-sizing); no crop |
Category: Personal
Publish date:07/10/07 @078Editor:
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Dog Blog 5and here is the final result. TPLO= Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy. the section of bone that is cut is rotated and secured in place with a plate and screws. there is a portion of the bone not cut that leaves a sharp point 'upwards' but apparently this causes no problem. the movement of the rotated section now makes the Tibial head level. the remains of the ACL are removed. dove's entire mechanics for how she uses this leg has been permanently changed. now the upper legbone does not slide down a slope (cuz there is no slope to slide down) and there is no longer any need for the ACL. and in my dog's case the cartlige inbetween is in very good condition other methods for this injury are 1) repair with less advanced technique using a special suture to stabalize the ligament. this proceedure is currently used and less costly--can be quite successfull but dose not have the higher success rate. 2) initially, canine ACL's were repaired just like in humans but these surgeries failed repetively 3)other methods unknown to me the technique is to change the bone to give its own stablization for no more need of an ACL. after 6 months the cut section of bone has completely healed/melded with the original bone and the plate and screws can be removed but often are not. that is a personal decision for you and your dog for anyone reading this who has a dog may this never happens to your dog!! dove is recovering well |
Category: Personal
Publish date:07/10/07 @077Editor:
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Dog Blog 4so dove had a TPLO surgery done. this is believed by many surgeons to be the most successful repair of a ruptured ACL in canines. now for people a ruptured ACL is most often thot of as a sport injury and indeed is usually an acute injury for humans. BUT, no so for canines. for dogs that injure these ligaments it usually happens as a chronic injury that begins with osteoarthritis in their knee. they can show symptoms of lameness in a leg. xrays are not always definitive for soft tissue injuries so as for my dog nothing was seen on film back in March regarding her ACL or during a physical exam; unfortunately we found a dysplastic hip and some osteoarthritis in her knee---C L U E---but assumed these were the causes for her lameness. so when 'the injury' occurred it happened too easily and I knew then that this was a serous thing. what had been an ongoing tear then became a complete rupture. why the big deal?? cuz it meant significant, expensive surgery and a full 3 months for complete recovery. this sketch shows where a bonecut was made in the head of the Tibia. the section was then rotated upwards and forward to sit in a more level position........ |
Category: Personal
Publish date:07/10/07 @076Editor:
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Dog Blog 3is this a chicken drum-stick?? noope....it is a sketchy outline of dove's left-hind leg bone called the Tibia. unfortunately the sketch is too high on the 'paper' but sorry folks I'm in no mood to redo it. this is a normal tibial bone for canines. the ACL, surprisingly small, is one ligament that attatches this bone to the one above it-- the size of these thumbnails is really too small to give alot of detail. (just think of your own knee and there is a legbone beneath and a legbone above- this is the canine hind leg below the knee) what is important here is the slope of the Tibial head on the right side. when the ACL is completely ruptured in canines the two leg bones--interposed by the knee and ligaments--can no longer keep the top bone from sliding down the right slope of the Tibia.........ooooouch. |
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