organizing sources

[godfather]

I need tips on how to organize my many magazines and artilces. The problem is I'll read an article on how to paint yellow as an example, think it's cool and then forget about it. Until I need it then I can't find it. How do you remember good information from all the artilces you read?

 

[Guy]

Hello Talino,
I keep a index card file for references where if it is a yellow paint technique, like your example, I put it into the index file under Y where I can find the issue and year of the magazine. I have about 25 years worth of magazines and this has been the only way I can find anything without going through hundreds of magazines. I keep all my Magazines in Mag racks by the year or in case of quarterly mags, by several years on a book shelf in my workshop. My old Campaign Magazines I keep in binders.....1 binder for 12 issues. Hope this helps

 

[Lou Masses]

Guy,

Wanna come over and index mine? I'll feed you! And offer frosty beverage! I tried once and stopped after ten issues. I have about 20 years worth as well.

Talino,

I don't remember, I ned up finding them during pottie sessions

 

[Lou Masses]

Guy,

Wanna come over and index mine? I'll feed you! And offer frosty beverage! I tried once and stopped after ten issues. I have about 20 years worth as well.

Talino,

I don't remember, I end up finding them during pottie sessions

 

[gordy]

hmm, that would make an interesting feature: a database of color mixes...

 

[Jim Patrick]

Well Lou and Guy, I took the easy road. I was trying something along the same lines once, not with 20 yrs. though. I finally found an easier way to do. Get rid of the magazines! I kept the few I really wanted. I just couldn't find the time for myself to get motivated enough to attempt that. A few years later I found myself buying less magazines and more books. Not that this is what I recomend everyone do. I just did it because I was too lazy to index everything!

OK, back to my corner.
Jim Patrick

 

[Lou Masses]

Jim, that makes sense, but if I did that I'd be sbjected to my wife's People magazine.

 

[Pete_H]

I just put my magzines into a bookshelf. If I need a reference, I just dig in while listening to the "Raiders of the Lost Ark" soundtrack :lol: As for my library, I can't say I have much of a problem since it's all - you guessed it - WWII (I will admit, though, to having a few ACW books, yet more than 3 as is the case with a certain painter/gentleman from the South ). What I "do" keep, though, is a little notebook in which I've kept color swatches and formulas for almost all the colors I've painted for over 8 years. In fact, I posted about 70% of them on my (non-operational) website. I think you can still access them at http://members.cox.net/captnpete/PaletteMain.html

 

[frank h]

Thanks for the link Pete very helpful,

As to keeping track of magazine articles sometimes
I find them, sometimes not.
In the case of not finding a particular article
I then have to try and solve it myself,
thereby generating creativity so its not all bad

Frank

 

[JohnLea]

I finally gave up and got rid of most of my magzines (Other than Regiment and MilIll). I do have a crude index to Military Illustrated (1-143) in the form of an excel spreadsheet that can be sorted on Title, Country, Author and Subject. When I remember that I have the magazines and the index it helps me look up articles. I have described it as crude but I will send it to anyone who might find it useful.

[email protected]

 

[Patrick Kirk]

I realize just how inadequate I really am...and this isn't even the bedroom! THE INJSTICE of it all! :lol:

I really need to be better organized. Keep the tips coming!

Patrick

 

[Larry R]

patrick, I can take care of thje bedromm problem for you!! Hey Lo!!! LOL!!

 

[Patrick Kirk]

oh behave...

 

[Robin]

larry ,
I think hed much rather meet his wife in his bedroom than you :lol:



Robin

 

[Larry R]

LOL!! Good one Robin! I let myself open for that one!!

 

[Lou Masses]

I was getting concerned too there Larry!

 

[Larry R]

Lou, and come to think of it, I am sharing a room at MFCA with that side of beef Patrick! Yikes!

 

[Colin_Fraser]

I have binders with alphabetic tabs where I put photocopies of those few really excellent articles and printouts of high quality internet posts on painting and sculpting (eg. Phil Kesslings' forum on face painting under the old HMF). I don't update it as often as I should but its my first stop when attempting to remember a technique.

For uniform data - I save pix I find on the net and burn them onto CD's under a crude directory structure so that my regular a:\ format c: doesn't destroy all fo my sources.

Colin

 

[Lou Masses]

Larry,

We'll have to get him nice and relaxed in the hospitality suite for you then. yuck!

 

[Larry R]

Hey Lou! That would only take a couple beers (lite ones)!!! From then on I think it's up to you!