fix grammar, add more info to pixel art

4 files changed, 38 insertions, 23 deletions

diff --git a/docs/index.html b/docs/index.html
index 6000e3d..a1b2674 100644
--- a/docs/index.html
+++ b/docs/index.html
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
         </td>
         <td class=table-stats>
             <span class="stats-number">
-                4.7
+                4.9
             </span>
             <span class=stats-unit>min</span>
         </td>
diff --git a/docs/index.xml b/docs/index.xml
index 9d9a594..c2c2a6f 100644
--- a/docs/index.xml
+++ b/docs/index.xml
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ configuration. </p>
 
 <p>Sometimes I use a 10x10 grid, <code>View &#62; Show Grid</code> and <code>Edit &#62;
 Preferences &#62; Default Grid &#62; Spacing</code>, but that can get
-jarring at times, so I throw down a couple of guides, drag
-right or down from the left or top gutters for vertical and
+jarring, so I throw down a couple of guides, drag right or
+down from the left or top gutters for vertical and
 horizontal guides respectively.</p>
 
 <h3 id="Choosing%20a%20Brush">Choosing a Brush</h3>
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ piece. I usually follow a three step process:</p>
 <li>add highlights</li>
 </ul>
 
-<p>But this process are better explained with an example: an
+<p>But this process is better explained with an example: an
 onigiri. Let us start off with a 100x100 canvas.</p>
 
 <h4 id="Drawing%20the%20outline">Drawing the outline</h4>
@@ -71,8 +71,13 @@ onigiri. Let us start off with a 100x100 canvas.</p>
 on GIMP 2.10+, you can take advantage of the Symmetry
 Painting feature. Go ahead and enable vertical symmetry,
 <code>Window &#62; Dockable Dialogs &#62; Symmetry Painting</code> and
-<code>Symmetry Painting &#62; Symmetry &#62; Mirror &#62; Vertical</code>. Your
-outline might look something like this:</p>
+<code>Symmetry Painting &#62; Symmetry &#62; Mirror &#62; Vertical</code>. </p>
+
+<p>If you are running an older version of GIMP, draw in the
+left side, duplicate the layer, flip it horizontally, and
+merge it with the original.</p>
+
+<p>Your outline might look something like this:</p>
 
 <p><img src="https://u.peppe.rs/mn.png" alt="rice_outline" /></p>
 
@@ -149,7 +154,7 @@ was 100x100, head over to <code>Image &#62; Scale Image</code>, set
 
 <p><img src="https://u.peppe.rs/CH.png" alt="big_onigiri" /></p></description>
 <link>https://peppe.rs/posts/pixel_art_in_GIMP/</link>
-<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2020 15:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
+<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2020 16:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
 <guid>https://peppe.rs/posts/pixel_art_in_GIMP/</guid>
 </item>
 <item>
diff --git a/docs/posts/pixel_art_in_GIMP/index.html b/docs/posts/pixel_art_in_GIMP/index.html
index 3122f13..2872983 100644
--- a/docs/posts/pixel_art_in_GIMP/index.html
+++ b/docs/posts/pixel_art_in_GIMP/index.html
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@
             09/04 — 2020
             <div class="stats">
               <span class="stats-number">
-                53.54
+                55.53
               </span>
               <span class="stats-unit">cm</span>
               &nbsp
               <span class="stats-number">
-                4.7
+                4.9
               </span>
               <span class="stats-unit">min</span>
             </div>
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ configuration. </p>
 
 <p>Sometimes I use a 10x10 grid, <code>View &#62; Show Grid</code> and <code>Edit &#62;
 Preferences &#62; Default Grid &#62; Spacing</code>, but that can get
-jarring at times, so I throw down a couple of guides, drag
-right or down from the left or top gutters for vertical and
+jarring, so I throw down a couple of guides, drag right or
+down from the left or top gutters for vertical and
 horizontal guides respectively.</p>
 
 <h3 id="Choosing%20a%20Brush">Choosing a Brush</h3>
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ piece. I usually follow a three step process:</p>
 <li>add highlights</li>
 </ul>
 
-<p>But this process are better explained with an example: an
+<p>But this process is better explained with an example: an
 onigiri. Let us start off with a 100x100 canvas.</p>
 
 <h4 id="Drawing%20the%20outline">Drawing the outline</h4>
@@ -95,8 +95,13 @@ onigiri. Let us start off with a 100x100 canvas.</p>
 on GIMP 2.10+, you can take advantage of the Symmetry
 Painting feature. Go ahead and enable vertical symmetry,
 <code>Window &#62; Dockable Dialogs &#62; Symmetry Painting</code> and
-<code>Symmetry Painting &#62; Symmetry &#62; Mirror &#62; Vertical</code>. Your
-outline might look something like this:</p>
+<code>Symmetry Painting &#62; Symmetry &#62; Mirror &#62; Vertical</code>. </p>
+
+<p>If you are running an older version of GIMP, draw in the
+left side, duplicate the layer, flip it horizontally, and
+merge it with the original.</p>
+
+<p>Your outline might look something like this:</p>
 
 <p><img src="https://u.peppe.rs/mn.png" alt="rice_outline" /></p>
 
diff --git a/posts/pixel_art_in_GIMP.md b/posts/pixel_art_in_GIMP.md
index cd9e7ad..be925ca 100644
--- a/posts/pixel_art_in_GIMP.md
+++ b/posts/pixel_art_in_GIMP.md
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ configuration.
 
 Sometimes I use a 10x10 grid, `View > Show Grid` and `Edit >
 Preferences > Default Grid > Spacing`, but that can get
-jarring at times, so I throw down a couple of guides, drag
-right or down from the left or top gutters for vertical and
+jarring, so I throw down a couple of guides, drag right or
+down from the left or top gutters for vertical and
 horizontal guides respectively.
 
 ### Choosing a Brush
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ piece. I usually follow a three step process:
  - fill in the shadows
  - add highlights
 
-But this process are better explained with an example: an
+But this process is better explained with an example: an
 onigiri. Let us start off with a 100x100 canvas.
 
 #### Drawing the outline
@@ -54,8 +54,13 @@ For the most part, our figure will be symmetric. If you are
 on GIMP 2.10+, you can take advantage of the Symmetry
 Painting feature. Go ahead and enable vertical symmetry,
 `Window > Dockable Dialogs > Symmetry Painting` and
-`Symmetry Painting > Symmetry > Mirror > Vertical`. Your
-outline might look something like this:
+`Symmetry Painting > Symmetry > Mirror > Vertical`. 
+
+If you are running an older version of GIMP, draw in the
+left side, duplicate the layer, flip it horizontally, and
+merge it with the original.
+
+Your outline might look something like this:
 
 ![rice_outline](https://u.peppe.rs/mn.png)
 
@@ -94,10 +99,10 @@ might explain better:
 
 To emulate soft lights, reduce the value by 2 to 3 points
 every iteration. Notice how area `1` is much larger than
-area `4`. This is because an onigiri resembles an oblate
-spheroid, a sphere that is slightly fatter around the
-middle, and areas `1` and `2` catch more light than areas
-`3` and `4`.
+area `4`. This is because an onigiri resembles a bottom
+heavy oblate spheroid, a sphere that is slightly fatter
+around the lower bottom, and areas `1` and `2` catch more
+light than areas `3` and `4`.
 
 Do the same with the seaweed. The seaweed, being a smaller,
 flatter object, doesn't cast much of a shadow, so stop with