Showing posts with label Artsy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Artsy. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Stuff I like: Marry Me @ Keenspot.com
Calimera (Καλημέρα), readers!
Average guy gets married to a rockstar after holding a "MARRY ME" sign at one of her concerts. Serious quantities of awk ensue. This is [ http://marryme.keenspot.com/ ], a well-written, well-illustrated graphic novel that is available online for your perusal.
It doesn't appear to be finished yet, but the artwork is visually appealing and I like the story.
Still getting back into the swing of publishing things more often.
Average guy gets married to a rockstar after holding a "MARRY ME" sign at one of her concerts. Serious quantities of awk ensue. This is [ http://marryme.keenspot.com/ ], a well-written, well-illustrated graphic novel that is available online for your perusal.
It doesn't appear to be finished yet, but the artwork is visually appealing and I like the story.
Still getting back into the swing of publishing things more often.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
I'm so so excited:
A family friend (who reads this blog, perhaps?) has lent me a Nikon D70 with a NIKKOR 28-80 AF Lens with which to experiment. I'm updating this from an expensive satellite connection, so I'll keep this short:
I've been taking street fashion pictures while touring through the Baltic. There'll be lots of scenery shots, and some people shots too.
If you're one of the folks that received my card and had their picture taken, you're welcome to leave a comment (with your name, if that's okay).
Gotta sort through something like 3,000 pictures.
I'm sure I'll get better at this as I go.
I've been taking street fashion pictures while touring through the Baltic. There'll be lots of scenery shots, and some people shots too.
If you're one of the folks that received my card and had their picture taken, you're welcome to leave a comment (with your name, if that's okay).
Gotta sort through something like 3,000 pictures.
I'm sure I'll get better at this as I go.
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Another update!
Just thought I'd share this with y'all since I have some work up:
[ http://visceralnadir.blogspot.com ]
If'/when I can purchase an awesomesauce camera (i.e. Nikon D5100+), the "photoblog" part will be a bigger part of it.
[ http://visceralnadir.blogspot.com ]
If'/when I can purchase an awesomesauce camera (i.e. Nikon D5100+), the "photoblog" part will be a bigger part of it.
Sunday, May 22, 2011
indie art meets time-mechanic puzzler
Check out Braid.
An indie game that is worth every penny, it strikes me as somewhere between Mario and Prince of Persia- not quite combat oriented, actually- but time-manipulation and platforming play a huge role in-game.
The art style makes the entire game feel like something of an interactive painting- the story is a bit disjointed, in my opinion- but the culmination of in-game walls-of-text and the final level's "deeper meaning" are something of a mind-blowing conjunction.
It's super-artsy and (if youtube comment threads are anything to go by) radically interpretable. There is no one specific meaning, really.
It probably takes a certain appreciation of the combination of story, art, and puzzles to find the game as likable as some critics- but the forgiving nature of the game (in case of error, rewind!) and the polished design should present a solid base upon which to build an enthralling experience.
An indie game that is worth every penny, it strikes me as somewhere between Mario and Prince of Persia- not quite combat oriented, actually- but time-manipulation and platforming play a huge role in-game.
The art style makes the entire game feel like something of an interactive painting- the story is a bit disjointed, in my opinion- but the culmination of in-game walls-of-text and the final level's "deeper meaning" are something of a mind-blowing conjunction.
It's super-artsy and (if youtube comment threads are anything to go by) radically interpretable. There is no one specific meaning, really.
It probably takes a certain appreciation of the combination of story, art, and puzzles to find the game as likable as some critics- but the forgiving nature of the game (in case of error, rewind!) and the polished design should present a solid base upon which to build an enthralling experience.
Friday, May 13, 2011
Don't Worry, I'm Yours.
An excellent mix:
Jason Mraz vs. Bobby McFerrin vs. Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
[ http://soundcloud.com/dj-dain/dont-worry-im-yours-mashup ]
Blending the voices and tracks smoothly enough that I have to listen carefully to hear any of the transitions.
This track is more evidence for why disc-jockeying is less of a science and more of an art, in my less-than-humble opinion.
Jason Mraz vs. Bobby McFerrin vs. Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
[ http://soundcloud.com/dj-dain/dont-worry-im-yours-mashup ]
Blending the voices and tracks smoothly enough that I have to listen carefully to hear any of the transitions.
This track is more evidence for why disc-jockeying is less of a science and more of an art, in my less-than-humble opinion.
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Update: Tyrant.
After much huffing and puffing and google-searching, I have come to a conclusion:
There is no one deck that is typically successful on every mission in the campaign.
Rather, making faction-hate decks (anti-raider and anti-xeno, for instance) is 100% more effective.
Furthermore, purchasing packs is a good idea, and I figure saving up for the "elite" service is worthwhile.
I'm running Xeno hate, Raider hate, Imperial Mono, Bloodthirsty Rush, and Xeno muscle decks at the moment.
I've made it to mission 40ish, and have moved on to farming mission 34 (much more profitable than missions previous to 20).
Also: I've been working more with my f509 tablet, and I'm now starting to put more content up on visceralnadir. What say you?
There is no one deck that is typically successful on every mission in the campaign.
Rather, making faction-hate decks (anti-raider and anti-xeno, for instance) is 100% more effective.
Furthermore, purchasing packs is a good idea, and I figure saving up for the "elite" service is worthwhile.
I'm running Xeno hate, Raider hate, Imperial Mono, Bloodthirsty Rush, and Xeno muscle decks at the moment.
I've made it to mission 40ish, and have moved on to farming mission 34 (much more profitable than missions previous to 20).
Also: I've been working more with my f509 tablet, and I'm now starting to put more content up on visceralnadir. What say you?
Friday, April 29, 2011
Blogs I like: Visceral Nadir @ Blogger
I recently acquired a graphics tablet (a g-pen f509, to be specific) and have spent some time fooling around with it. The results are over at [ http://visceralnadir.blogspot.com/ ]. I plan on updating it with more than doodles once I acquire a camera, but for now it's mostly an artblog.
Let me know what you think (here or there).
Let me know what you think (here or there).
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Blogs I like: KillerKun @ killerkun.com
Take a moment. Savor the lack of awe in the air. Then look at this:
If you look really close (or check out the full-sized version), you'll find that she's actually got blue eyes.
There's also a series of humorous squirtle-torture comics.
If you look really close (or check out the full-sized version), you'll find that she's actually got blue eyes.
There's also a series of humorous squirtle-torture comics.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Stuff I like: Stephanie Valentin
[ http://stval.fr/ ] is the website for french artist and violinist Stephanie Valentin.
She's got tutorials on Youtube [1] [2] [3], among others.
She's quite talented as an artist, to say the least.
Inspiration for if/when I get a tablet, I suppose.
Edit: I (as of Apr 26) have a tablet, and watching the tutorials was definitely worth it.
She's got tutorials on Youtube [1] [2] [3], among others.
She's quite talented as an artist, to say the least.
Inspiration for if/when I get a tablet, I suppose.
Edit: I (as of Apr 26) have a tablet, and watching the tutorials was definitely worth it.
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