Showing posts with label art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label art. Show all posts
2010-02-11
ProgenArt: A new blog
I started a new blog today, in honor of the fact that my daughter regularly gives me drawings, and I usually don't know what to do with them. I thought putting together an album that we can look back at in years to come might be cool, but decided to go digital instead of hard-copy. Thus, I give you ProgenArt, a home for all of my children's artistic endeavors.
2009-10-16
Wire-wrapped RPG Minis
I'm kinda in to role playing. Not the kind where you sit down with someone from work and pretend that one of you is a customer, and the other one tries to 'help'. The 'cool' kind, if such a designation can be applied to something so geeky.
Currently I am playing through a fantasy-themed campaign, wherein I play an Orc 'Elf slayer' named Kwarr (or Kwarrrhr or Quarr; the spelling varies from session to session, as Kuarr is barely literate). It is something of a custom for me to create my own mini for my character in whatever campaign I'm playing, and this session I've had wire-wrapping on the brain, so I pilfered some old CAT6 cable scraps and created the following:
Astute observers will no doubt note that his Ancient Bronze Sword (Good (+2)) can be held in his back sheath. Also, Orcish fashion and/or genetics dictate that he wears his hair in a mohawk.
My coworker Timothy created a similar, but much more elaborate miniature for his Elf character. I don't have pictures of it, otherwise I'd probably upload them here.
In a fit of inspiration this evening, I pulled out the wire and my wife's beading pliers and made a wizard character for another one of the guys playing:
Dick (the wizard) likes to use fire a lot, hence the wand and staff on fire for this mini. Also, astute observers will note that one arm of his robe and his hat are not the same shade of blue as the rest of his robe. Yeah. Apparently, there is very little quality control when it comes to CAT6 wire coloration. I didn't figure this out until I had made the large portion of his robe (the hard part) and didn't have enough of the old shade to finish. I've decided to explain this away by saying simply that he's a wizard, and wizards like to wear clothes that are a little...odd.
Also note his awesome beard, and the fact that anywhere you can see through his robe you can see that he is wearing a full set of long underwear in a lighter shade of blue.
Oh, and the weird wing-looking things in the second picture are actually a stand I made to get the picture. That was before I figured out that he would stand on his own, given a solid surface.
Both of these minis have been or will be mounted on a base to help with stability. I discovered that washers make a good base for this. The washers are about the size of a half-dollar. Just cover the top with double-sided tape, and stick the little feet down. Then, if you feel like overachieving, take an old leaf and crumble it over the rest of the tape and tamp it down. Voila! Instant bracken-y ground cover.
Okay, observation test time: Can you guess what four colors are found in the twisted pairs of CAT6 cable? (Hint: there are really eight colors, but four of them are a lighter version of the other four colors.)
Currently I am playing through a fantasy-themed campaign, wherein I play an Orc 'Elf slayer' named Kwarr (or Kwarrrhr or Quarr; the spelling varies from session to session, as Kuarr is barely literate). It is something of a custom for me to create my own mini for my character in whatever campaign I'm playing, and this session I've had wire-wrapping on the brain, so I pilfered some old CAT6 cable scraps and created the following:
Astute observers will no doubt note that his Ancient Bronze Sword (Good (+2)) can be held in his back sheath. Also, Orcish fashion and/or genetics dictate that he wears his hair in a mohawk.
My coworker Timothy created a similar, but much more elaborate miniature for his Elf character. I don't have pictures of it, otherwise I'd probably upload them here.
In a fit of inspiration this evening, I pulled out the wire and my wife's beading pliers and made a wizard character for another one of the guys playing:
Dick (the wizard) likes to use fire a lot, hence the wand and staff on fire for this mini. Also, astute observers will note that one arm of his robe and his hat are not the same shade of blue as the rest of his robe. Yeah. Apparently, there is very little quality control when it comes to CAT6 wire coloration. I didn't figure this out until I had made the large portion of his robe (the hard part) and didn't have enough of the old shade to finish. I've decided to explain this away by saying simply that he's a wizard, and wizards like to wear clothes that are a little...odd.
Also note his awesome beard, and the fact that anywhere you can see through his robe you can see that he is wearing a full set of long underwear in a lighter shade of blue.
Oh, and the weird wing-looking things in the second picture are actually a stand I made to get the picture. That was before I figured out that he would stand on his own, given a solid surface.
Both of these minis have been or will be mounted on a base to help with stability. I discovered that washers make a good base for this. The washers are about the size of a half-dollar. Just cover the top with double-sided tape, and stick the little feet down. Then, if you feel like overachieving, take an old leaf and crumble it over the rest of the tape and tamp it down. Voila! Instant bracken-y ground cover.
Okay, observation test time: Can you guess what four colors are found in the twisted pairs of CAT6 cable? (Hint: there are really eight colors, but four of them are a lighter version of the other four colors.)
2008-06-18
Feeling Cross
I decided I wanted to design a Celtish (i.e. not quite Celtic, but similar look and feel) Cross. What I ended up with isn't exactly what I was shooting for, but I rather like it. The only problem is, I have to decide which form I like best, so I thought I'd let you, my three reader, help me decide. Here are the three versions I have elected (dictatored?) to post:
Version 1:
This version is just the base shape, the outline of the cross - if you will - overlayed with the original line design for highlight.
Version 2:
This version is just the 'holes', or the gaps between the original line design, without the base outline, and with the line overlayed for highlight.
Version 3:
This is a combination of the two above, with the base outline, the internal gaps, and then the line overlayed.
So what do you think? I'm toying with the idea of printing this out big enough to make a smallish poster.
PS Oh yeah, and in case you couldn't guess, this was made in Inkscape, whose praise I have sung before.
PPS Now that I'm looking at these in a smaller size, the combination looks a little better to me. I was looking at it in full-screen size, and it was a little overwhelming, but I still like it.
Version 1:
This version is just the base shape, the outline of the cross - if you will - overlayed with the original line design for highlight.
Version 2:
This version is just the 'holes', or the gaps between the original line design, without the base outline, and with the line overlayed for highlight.
Version 3:
This is a combination of the two above, with the base outline, the internal gaps, and then the line overlayed.
So what do you think? I'm toying with the idea of printing this out big enough to make a smallish poster.
PS Oh yeah, and in case you couldn't guess, this was made in Inkscape, whose praise I have sung before.
PPS Now that I'm looking at these in a smaller size, the combination looks a little better to me. I was looking at it in full-screen size, and it was a little overwhelming, but I still like it.
2008-04-10
2008-04-09
More Avatars
Well, the orders keep rolling in, which means I should be charging for these. Too bad I'm such a nice guy.
First, allow me to introduce my sexy wife:
Second, another (ex)co-worker:
And finally, a co-worker's wife:
I've learned a couple of important things for making an avatar look like the person in question:
1) if it's a guy, facial hair is a duh, but if facial hair is sparse or completely lacking, tracing the bottom line of the lips helps.
2) if it's a girl (assuming facial hair is lacking) doing the lines around the eyes draws out the shape a little more.
First, allow me to introduce my sexy wife:
Second, another (ex)co-worker:
And finally, a co-worker's wife:
I've learned a couple of important things for making an avatar look like the person in question:
1) if it's a guy, facial hair is a duh, but if facial hair is sparse or completely lacking, tracing the bottom line of the lips helps.
2) if it's a girl (assuming facial hair is lacking) doing the lines around the eyes draws out the shape a little more.
2008-04-07
Vector Avatars
During some rare downtime this weekend, I made myself into a cartoon:
A co-worker liked it so much, I made one for him too:
A co-worker liked it so much, I made one for him too:
2008-02-27
What's Your Vector, Victor?
Yesterday I rediscovered the joy of Vector Graphics. I downloaded and installed Inkscape, which I have played with briefly in the past, but never gotten quite into it. But yesterday I was inspired and had some free time at lunch, and so I drew up a few cartoon characters, just for fun:
The inspiration for them came during our weekly staff meeting yesterday morning. I was doodling, as I usually do, and came up with them. Hopefully I'll add a few more to the entourage, just for fun.
The inspiration for them came during our weekly staff meeting yesterday morning. I was doodling, as I usually do, and came up with them. Hopefully I'll add a few more to the entourage, just for fun.
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