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The Birth of a Book

Tom McGuire — Mon, 07 May 2012 00:12:04 +0000

Here is a beautiful video about the more traditional way of making a book produced by Glen Milner, for the Daily Telegraph. Quite a magical time in the evolution of the printed word. Shot at Smith-Settle Printers, Leeds, England. Slightly Foxed have stepped aside from the ebook stampede to publish ...

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Handcrafted English Style Furniture

Tom McGuire — Fri, 04 May 2012 21:21:45 +0000

The casual observer at a Furniture store may view this style of furniture to be very simple and straightforward. However there are many individual processes and there is a lot of experience by highly skilled craftsman that is required. The first stage is the choice of material. The most common type of wood ...

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Mont Blanc vs. Steampunk Chrono Watch

Tom McGuire — Thu, 03 May 2012 19:19:47 +0000

While I’m sure nobody will argue with me that Mont Blanc pens are typically garbage, it is really refreshing to see them produce something that isn’t completely injection molded. I’m pretty sure they used a mill to rough in the body of these skeleton body pens and then ...

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The Faun from Pan’s Labyrinth

Tom McGuire — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 14:37:21 +0000

If you’ve known me for a really long time then you know I’ve been a fan of Special Makeup Effects from an early age. There is a special place for SFX in my heart that goes far beyond any computer graphics. Mainly that it is a physical process and that ...

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20 Awesome Tilt Shift Photos

Tom McGuire — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:15:02 +0000

By now you’ve seen lot’s of Tilt Shift photography. These are some of my favorites. Tilt Shift gives you a great chance to selectively focus on your subject matter and the side effect can sometimes be that your focal point seems somewhat miniaturized. Read more about 20 Awesome Tilt Shift Photos ...

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‘Now I Unserstand’ feat. Siri, Wayne Coyne, and Erykah Badu

Tom McGuire — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:01:16 +0000

People have been playing with Siri, making all kinds of little videos and uncovering some of the easter-eggs she keeps closely guarded. Coyne did something a little different. I think this is the first time a phone is a guest singer in a song. Take a listen… it’s kind of beautiful. Read more about ...

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Gorgeous Water Drop Photography

Tom McGuire — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:50:08 +0000

Heinz Maier Photography got carried away about a year ago. He was a ‘beginner’ photographer experimenting with different genres, sort of finding himself. Most of his current projects involve high-speed macro photography mostly focusing on insects and water drops. Read more about Gorgeous Water Drop Photography at Pinwire.com

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World War 2 Campaign Posters

Tom McGuire — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 03:05:29 +0000

While the subject matter is not something that I would normally support, the old school stylized artwork and marketing of these posters are pretty outlandish even by today’s standards. I guess the last great generation is great because of proper motivation go get off their butt’s and take matters into ...

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Persol – Made by Hand

Tom McGuire — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 01:08:26 +0000

I have only seen a few videos of the manufacture process of some of my favorite things. I used to own a pair of Persol sunglasses until they mysteriously dissapeared, but this video makes me want to get a new set. I love all of the processes shown here..from making the ...

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WW2 Bomber Flag Freemason Wallpaper

Tom McGuire — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 20:38:28 +0000

I made this wallpaper, along with a four others in this series, hoping to boost the patriotic vein that runs through all true Americans. This B52 World War 2 style wallpaper should remind you of the freedoms we were fighting for. And also the awefull fate our Jewish brothers befell under the ...

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USA Battlefield Freemason Wallpaper

Tom McGuire — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 20:13:00 +0000

I made this wallpaper, along with a four others in this series, hoping to boost the patriotic vein that runs through all true Americans. The battle field feel of this Masonic wallpaper hearkens back to the older times in America and is a far cry from the look of a ...

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USA Flag Old Time Freemason Wallpaper

Tom McGuire — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 19:27:23 +0000

Freemasonry in America is strong! More and more men are connecting with the past and looking to the future, through Masonry, more than ever. I made this wallpaper, along with a four others in this series, hoping to boost the patriotic vein that runs through all true Americans. The old-time ...

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USA Flag Freemason Wallpaper

Tom McGuire — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 19:08:30 +0000

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United States Mason Flag Wallpaper

Tom McGuire — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 17:48:18 +0000

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New iDevice Favicon Added

Pinwire — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 18:22:38 +0000

It really is the little things that make Pinwire so great. While the addition of a custom icon which shows on the plethora of iPhone / iPad / iDevices may seem trivial, it is one more step to the overall branding and promotion of Pinwire. Also, if you do have a ...

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Texas Mason Flag Wallpaper

Tom McGuire — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:51:05 +0000

You may have seen the proposed credit card image that I worked on at Grand Communication this year in Waco Texas. Well this is a slight spin on that one. Mainly it’s missing all of the credit card placement items. It was high time that I made a Texas Mason wallpaper ...

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10 Handmade Brass Nuts

Tom McGuire — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 17:20:56 +0000

Ten Handmade Bespoke Brass Nuts…. ’nuff said! So, there are a few things going on there that I find to be super informative and also answers a few questions. One of the things that interests me is how he built his blast furnace to melt down the metal. I could see ...

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Misty Photos of Far Off Places

Tom McGuire — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:42:37 +0000

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Beautiful Portraits of ‘Albinos’

Tom McGuire — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:45:32 +0000

These photos are some of my favorites. The background texture and color choices of lighting are superb. The flatness of the portraits and brightness of them gives me a sense of brightness. Read more about Beautiful Portraits of ‘Albinos’ at Pinwire.com

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Memento Mori Masonic Wallpaper

Tom McGuire — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 22:26:03 +0000

Robert Burns Lodge had a short lecture concerning the Knights Templar, their history, possible fate, and connections to Masonry. On display were Knights Templar swords from both the Scottish and York Rite Masonic bodies. I quickly snapped a photo and after some time contemplating the image I have produced a wallpaper for your consumption.

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Artrefs.com on a precipice

Tom McGuire — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 21:27:00 +0000

Many of you may not be aware of this little site that was started by me and my friend Nick Z. nearly 9 years ago. I have been managing the project solely for 8+ years. One of the goals was to archive art reference and artist collections from around the ...

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Da Vinci Masonic Wallpaper

Tom McGuire — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 22:04:57 +0000

Back to some more traditional style for Masonic wallpapers. This one is inspired by Leonardo Da Vinci and his illustration style. The idea to make this style of desktop background was brought forth by a Brother of mine as a request for him to use while he is away on ...

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Freemason Masonic Wallpaper

Tom McGuire — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 00:24:25 +0000

I have been exploring some less photographic artwork styles as I gear up to move into production with some Masonic Tee Shirt designs. This graphic, inspired by a mash-up of a college crest and old style beer bottle crest, would ideal to mass produce on a patch or print and ...

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Square and Compasses Reproduction

Tom McGuire — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 13:47:24 +0000

I finally got around to using a new batch of RTV Silicone to make a mold of a really nice Square and Compasses. The Freemasons guilds of olde would be proud to see a brother whom is producing something to share. The mold was made with Alumilite “Quick-Set” RTV Silicone mold-making ...

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Vistaprint quality sucks but customer service great!

Tom McGuire — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 21:00:36 +0000

We recently received a email with a deal that we simply could not refuse. We ignored the old phrase, “If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.” The deal was for 500 single sided business cards for the low price of only $10 with FREE shipping! So, I ...

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Twenty days of summer

Tom McGuire — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 16:06:00 +0000

After over a year of sorting, compiling, clipping and converting over 74,000 individual slides, my Twenty days of summer Fossil Bluff backyard makeover time lapse video log, is finally done. Record breaking high temperatures in June 2009 made this a true labor of love. A special thanks to Tim Counts who ...

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Transforming clothes on the runway

Tom McGuire — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 15:21:02 +0000

It never occurred to me that a fashion show could contain so much tech and robotics, not just whacked out Sorayama inspired plastic robot stuff like from those old George Michael music videos. This has a certain creepy element to it because at some points in the movie it gives ...

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Grungie Mason Wallpaper

Tom McGuire — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 16:10:22 +0000

More Masonic wallpapers for my brothers! This one was inspired by a brother who is going to war in Afghanistan. I photographed his government issue Gerber Multi-tool and used it as a symbolic Compass. This is my third Mason centric graphic in which I made an effort to supply a version ...

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HDRI video using two 5D Mark II SLR Cameras

Tom McGuire — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:26:09 +0000

This is a pretty nerdy post and will probably only be digestible to people who are shutterbugs or 3D Artists. I have been waiting a long time to see HDR video. While HDR (High Dynamic Range Image also known as HDRI) has been around for quite some time I have ...

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100% Certified Masonic Badge

Tom McGuire — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 23:58:06 +0000

Another Sunday evening and procrastination rules the day again! It was too hot outside today to do anything and the SyFy channel got in the way of house work. So, what better to do than get caught up on a few posts and some art ...

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Add Blog Capability to eStore template

Tom McGuire — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 22:06:33 +0000

There is a fantastic new template from Elegant Themes called eStore which has some very nice pre styled WordPress ecommerce plug in styling. There are only two drawbacks to this template that I have found to be more of an annoyance than bugs. Firstly the template doesn’t offer styled integration ...

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Wacom windows stylus single click fix

Tom McGuire — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 14:08:16 +0000

I have a pretty dynamic workspace at our office here at Visual Moxie, HiveDrive and Pinwire. I often used Windows Remote Desktop protocol to access various workstations and servers from laptops and even my iPhone. And we run all flavors of Windows. In particular, my workstation runs, Windows 7. One ...

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Image Dump for 7-30-2010

Tom McGuire — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:47:46 +0000

The book “Joruney to the Center of the Earth” by Jules Verne may be Non Fiction! Check out these huge crystals that are very much remenicient of the story told by Joles Verne. And this UFO spotted over China last week has many people wondering what is going on! Read more about ...

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Grand Lodge of Texas 2010 Masonic Coins

Tom McGuire — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 03:45:11 +0000

These Masonic coins are from The Grand Lodge of Texas for the 2010 year. One of them is a bronze coin and is 40mm in diameter by 3mm thick. It has good weight and the relief image has a slightly more ...

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Cardboard Warriors

Tom McGuire — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 15:51:22 +0000

While this short has plenty of explosions and blood, the editing and lack of urgency are over shadowed by the audio and effects. Overall I feel it was well executed. Good use of ‘Shaky Cam’ and simulated recoil on the various weapons. I think I’ll start building my very own ...

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Wallpaper for the Freemasons!

Tom McGuire — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 15:45:26 +0000

As a newly Raised Master Mason, and Graphic Artist, I felt compelled to create some Freemason Masonic wallpaper for my various computers, desktop, and mobile devices. These are free to share and spread with our brothers or anyone whom may find them interesting. Click the images below, and after they load, ...

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NSFW Elwood ‘Bush’ Video

Tom McGuire — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 21:18:15 +0000

Recently while sifting through my archive of saved web junk, I came across this music video from more than 8 years ago. It’s a song by Elwood called ‘Bush’ or more appropriately ‘Push her in the bush, or take her downtown.’ I wanted to show it to one of my ...

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Mia’s Thumb Piano

Tom McGuire — Sun, 30 May 2010 18:11:54 +0000

My daughter, Mia, turned two not too long ago and we wanted to get her something special. Since we prefer to buy toys that are more ‘Touch’ and less ‘Tech,’ we went with a Thumb Piano or as they’re properly called, a Kalimba. After all Mia has our ...

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Drawing The Head And Hands by Andrew Loomis

Pinwire — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:59:58 +0000

This is an attempt to spread Andrew Loomis’ artistic thoughts and teachings to the general public. If you do not already have an original Andrew Loomis book do yourself a favor and buy one from one of the links directly below. There is no substitute for the original. Many thanks ...

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Creative Illustration by Andrew Loomis

Pinwire — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:59:02 +0000

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The Eye of the Painter by Andrew Loomis

Pinwire — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:57:21 +0000

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Fun With A Pencil by Andrew Loomis

Pinwire — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:55:49 +0000

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Successful Drawing by Andrew Loomis

Pinwire — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:54:11 +0000

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Figure Drawing For All It’s Worth by Andrew Loomis

Pinwire — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:48:23 +0000

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Prepare to Draw With Momentum

Pinwire — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:46:20 +0000

American Artist: October 2003 In a sense, Connecticut artist Deane G. Keller brings almost 75 years of experience to his drawing classes, offering the benefits of his own experience as well as that of his father, Deane Keller (1901-1992). “While I was his student at Yale University, my father filled me ...

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Identifying With The Past

Pinwire — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:44:16 +0000

American Artist: October 2003 Early in Dennis Sheehan’s painting career, the New Hampshire artist worked in an ultrarealistic style, painting every detail accurately because that’s the way he thought he should paint. That all changed one day when he entered a Boston bookstore and saw a poster of a landscape painting ...

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Krash Course by Greg Capullo & Todd McFarlane

Pinwire — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:57:10 +0000

Welcome to Krash Course, all you future comic gods. This course has been designed to give you all the weapons you’ll need in order to draw your own bombastic comic books. JPEG | PDF Read more about Krash Course by Greg Capullo & Todd McFarlane at Pinwire.com

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John Singer Sargent Collections

Pinwire — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:51:08 +0000

The following is a collection of anatomy sketches by John Singer Sargent. His paintings are absolutley fantastic and with the traditional skills he had it’s easy to see why. In 1879, at age 23, Sargent painted a portrait of teacher Carolus-Duran; the virtuoso effort met with public approval, and announced the ...

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Planes of the Head by John Asaro

Pinwire — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 14:12:25 +0000

This is a fantastic companion document for those of you who already have purchased the Asaro head. The Asaro head is infinitely valuable when learning how to construct a reproduction of a human head whether made with charcoal or clay. Visit http://www.planesofthehead.com/ and get your life size model now. This ...

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The Hilton Brothers make Sawdust

Tom McGuire — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 01:15:52 +0000

Mike, Andrew, and Dan Hilton stopped by to play in the woodshop at FossilBluff. We put some pine wood on the Jet Mini lathe and proceeded to make some sawdust. We ended up with three little baseball bats at the end of the session. This video was filmed using an iPhone 3G ...

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