Disabled Designers Using Xtreme

**Tom1** · 13 November 2008, 11:10 AM

I hear that, friend. It's slow going, but that's not such a bad thing. One thing I've learned is that this type of art requires planning and I need time for that. I miss the days when I could pick up a pencil and let 'er rip.
Thomas

**wizard509** · 13 November 2008, 02:48 PM

Yeah...me too.

**pauland** · 13 November 2008, 10:46 PM

Just took a look at your gallery tom - I particularly like the line drawings with stylised strokes. Nice joke about the school too!

Paul

**Tom1** · 28 April 2009, 07:03 PM

Hey all. I've not posted for a while - - busy studying and fundraising for my nonprofit. I've added six new drawings to my album at http://www.talkgraphics.com/album.php?albumid=. http://www.talkgraphics.com/album.php?albumid=6. I welcome all feedback, of course.

Thomas

**iamtheblues** · 28 April 2009, 08:04 PM

Bad Gig is really bad! Thanks for sharing, Tom.
Saludos,
Bob.

**wizard509** · 29 April 2009, 02:44 AM

welcome back Tom. I'm glad you are still at it.

**cbutton69** · 29 April 2009, 04:42 PM

Originally Posted by Tom1

I have created a website for my drawings at http://tnelson.us. I would welcome your comments. Thanks in advance. Tom

Hi Tom, welcome to Talk Graphics. It's a great site with lots to learn and wonderful people to offer their help.

Tom, I clicked on your link and got the temporary page that your service provider put up. Strangely. others seem to be getting into your actual site. I wonder if I'm doing something wrong.

**Tom1** · 30 April 2009, 03:43 PM

You did nothing wrong. I expect to have the website back online soon. I am also posting drawings at http://www.talkgraphics.com/album.php?albumid=6 and http://samoth3.deviantart.com.

Thomas

**WheelBrat** · 26 May 2009, 04:18 PM

Stumbled across your Cowboy drawing while on Deviant Art ... great stuff.
Always liked that kind of line work ... Picasso, Cocteau & many other artist
used to great effect too.
http://bit.ly/o6BLN

I also have a dis-ability ... I'm paraplegic & have been in wheelchair
for 25 years now. Fortunately it hasn't stopped my creativity either.
Keep on truckin' Tom!

**morphonius_821** · 27 May 2009, 02:11 AM

Originally Posted by Tom1

You did nothing wrong. I expect to have the website back online soon. I am also posting drawings at http://www.talkgraphics.com/album.php?albumid=6 and http://samoth3.deviantart.com.

Thomas

Hi Tom,
Its inspiring to see your work and your efforts despite all the hardship.
It amazing that you can control a mouse with your facial muscles....
It starts my brain whizzing.....
The people who develop the software and hardware to achieve this must be great people...
I imagine with technology improving every day there must be other advances in this area on the horizon.
I wonder if there is anyway you could somehow move the mouse pointer by looking...i know some fancy in helmet jet fighter technology can do stuff like this...
Provided this system worked with even a reasonable accuracy, I can imagine how such a system could possibly work....i.e you could hold a facial muscle to activate a "mouse mode" then use sweeping motions of the gaze to move the mouse pointer... i dont know if such a system could operate effectively just using the gaze alone as i imagine you would have to look to see where to move as well as actually move....2 seperate and in this case conflicting actions...

anyway sorry for that....keep up the good work and keep posting em up....