Hello! My name is Smarty Scoop, and I love finding the newest and coolest science news and bringing it to you! Science isn’t just what you learn in a boring textbook at school, it’s happening all the time all around you. Wouldn’t it be awesome to have a quick and fun way learn what’s going on? I think so! Every Monday at 8 AM , I will bring you a fresh and exciting scoop of scientific advancement, specially illustrated by me!
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Smarty Scoop was born and raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Her parents (two archaeologists) instilled a love of science and nature that she enjoys sharing with others through her illustrations.
The Smarty Scoop 
Hi there,
Thanks for taking the time to stop by my little corner of the Blogosphere and for the follow. Your support is greatly appreciated. I hope you enjoyed you visit and look forward to seeing more from you.
Have a great day,
Eddie
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I love your illustrations, what do you use to create them?
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Hi Cynthia! Thank you so much! I use Photoshop and a drawing tablet to create most of my illustrations! Sometime I also use watercolor or scanned in textures (like crumbled up paper) when I work. Let me know if you are interested in digital illustration and I would be happy to send you resources or answer any questions!
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Thanks for the info. Do you know if there are free versions of Photoshop or similar software available? I haven’t used PS in years, and only then could do basic things. I didn’t realize you could make such nice images, i thought you were going say that you used Illustrator. But I would be interested to play around with this kind of stuff again.
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I know it’s totally counter intuitive! Photoshop is good for working with images (like photos or paintings) and illustrator is good for vectors and more graphic stuff. I have heard of some free ones like one called Krita but have never tried them. Adobe also now has this cool thing called the creative cloud where you can pay a monthly subscription for their software instead of having to buy it for crazy amounts of money. BTW I love the photo challenges you have on your blog!
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Thanks! I’m happy that you like the photo challenges 🙂 I’ve always been into photography as a hobby. And thanks for the info on PS too!
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I really like your avatar 😉
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