Showing posts with label fan art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fan art. Show all posts

Monday, January 14, 2013

WORD OF THE DAY! 1/14/13.

violence [vahy-uh-lens]
noun
1. Swift and intense force.
2. Rough or injurious physical force, action, or treatment.
3. An unjust or unwarranted exertion of force or power, as against rights or laws.
4. A violent act or proceeding.
5. Rough or immoderate vehemence, as of feeling or language. 
6. Damage through distortion or unwarranted alteration.

EX. "Violence- the cause or solution to all of life's problems." -Mr. Rogers or Gandhi... I don't remember.

Thursday, January 3, 2013

WORD OF THE DAY! 1/3/13.

fart [fawrt]
noun
1. Slang. Bad fan-art.

EX. Fan-art? More like fart. I kid, I kid. I love fan-art. But we all know there is a lot of bad fart out there in the internets... (looking at you Sonic the Hedgehog fans).

Sunday, July 15, 2012

MIXED BAG. KYLE'S B-DAY CARDS


I found this awesome trading card game generator that allows you to make your own cards, like the magic card above, for fun. I made 9 special cards for my friend's birthday partu and, if you've been checking out Planeswalkers of Midgard, you'd see the set I've been working on this summer.

If you're interested in making your own cards, check out the link below.

MAGIC SET EDITOR

You can check out the rest of the cards after the jump. If you're curious, the cards are based on various parts of my experiences with Kyle through Dungeons and Dragons, Magic the Gathering, and other gaming over the year I've known him.


Thursday, June 7, 2012

WORD OF THE DAY! 6/7/12.

Darth [dahrth]
noun
1. Sci-Fi/Fantasy. In the fictional Star Wars universe, it is the traditional title of a Sith Lord or Master, the first part of the new name they take on. It was once believed to be a condensed version of 'Dark Lord of the Sith', and thus the reason for the title. In Star Wars, the title is taken on by most villainous force users as an official title, alongside a nefarious sounding moniker.


Time Lord [tahym-lawrd]
noun
1. Sci-Fi/Fantasy. A fictional extraterrestrial race and civilization of humanoids in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, of which the series' main character, the Doctor, is a member. Also, called Gallifreyans, in reference to their home planet of Gallifrey, these advanced aliens are one of the oldest species in the universe and are called "time lords", because of their mastery of time and space. Physically, their outward appearance is identical to humans, but, despite their similarities, Gallifreyans have marked differences. The most obvious difference is that they have twice as many organs of the average human, as well as, a much larger brain. The average Gallifreyan is more reslient, heals much faster, needs far less sleep, etc. They're generally superior in all manners physical and mental, but their most astonish unique ability is their incredible "regeneration" ability.

While, a Gallifreyan ages much slower than a human, if a Gallifreyan is terminally ill they can choose to regenerate. This process sets up a violent and complete metamorphosis that affects their whole bodies and makes them into a completely new person (usually younger in appearance). Each new regeneration brings a new face, a new personality, and other new quirks, but with all of the old experiences.

 For these reasons, Gallifreyans are often considered amongst the most immortal beings in the universe and feared/respected across time and space.

Yet, presumably lost in the Time War, only one subject is believed to still exist.

Saturday, June 2, 2012

WORD OF THE DAY! 6/2/12.

aegis [ee-jis]
noun
1.Classical Mythology . the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon.
2. Protection, support, auspices, sponsorship, etc.

EX. Ladies and gentleman, may I present the most elite armor that the Pokojin Co. has every produces based on new technologies recovered from a long-lost society. A combination of this mysterious nation's cultural style mixed with out own aesthetics to make the Power Initiative Killer Aegis Construct Homing Unit.

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

WORD OF THE DAY! 3/27/12.

haute couture [oht-koo-tor]
noun
1. High fashion; the most fashionable and influential dressmaking and designing.
2. The fashions so created.
3. The leading dressmaking establishments in the world of fashion, considered collectively.
hepcat [hep-kat]
noun
1. Old Slang. A person who is hip; a hispter.
Ex. Check out those hip hepcats in their haute couture.
Pictured above and below is a high fashion redesign of favorites from Skeletor to Edward Scissorhands.


Check out the artist, Fab Ciraolo's blog, if you interested in seeing more nostalgic starscapes and patterned pastiches pulled across the veneer of childhoods abandoned.

Thursday, March 22, 2012

WORD OF THE DAY! 3/22/12.


personification [per-son-uh-fi-key-shuhn]
noun
1. The attribution of a personal nature or character to inanimate objects or abstract notions, especially as a rhetorical figure.
2. The representation of a thing or abstraction in the form of a person, as in art.
3. The person or thing embodying a quality or the like; an embodiment or incarnation: He is the personification of tact.
4. An imaginary person or creature conceived or figured to represent a thing or abstraction.
5. The act of personifying
celestial [suh-les-chuhl]
adjective
1. Pertaining to the sky or visible heaven.
2. Pertaining to the spiritual or invisible heaven; heavenly; divine: celestial bliss.
3. Of or pertaining to celestial navigation: a celestial fix.
noun
5. An inhabitant of heaven.
celestial body [suh-les-chuchl-bod-ee]
noun 
1. Natural objects visible in the sky
EX. Pictured above and below, are amusing and/or adorable personifications of the major celestial bodies that make up our solar system. I dunno about you guys, but a Hetalia like animated show about these characters would be awesome.




Thursday, March 15, 2012

WORD OF THE DAY! 3/15/12


paku paku [pah-koo-pah-koo]
verb
1. Japanese slang. To munch, to snap at, to gobble, to devour, to eat voraciously.
noun
2. Japanese slang.The opening and closing of a mouth.
3. Japanese slang. Nom nom.
4. Japanese slang. A seam or opening in the bag that gapes partly open and partly closed.

EX. "Did you know that the original name for Pac-Man was Puck-Man? You'd think it was because he looks like a hockey puck but it actually comes from the Japanese phrase 'Paku-Paku,' which means to flap one's mouth open and closed. They changed it because they thought Puck-Man would be too easy to vandalize, you know, like people could just scratch off the P and turn it into an F or whatever." -Scott Pilgrim, Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World



Wednesday, February 1, 2012

WORD OF THE DAY! 2/1/12


atavism [at-uh-viz-uhm]
noun
1. Biology. a. the reappearance in an individual of characteristics of some remote ancestor that have been absent in intervening generations.
                   b. an individual embodying such a reversion.
2.  A revision to an earlier type; a throwback.
3. A step, or several steps, backwards in evolution. 

EX. It appears that secondary mutations are not always useful in the X-Men universe. Sure, Angel gets metal skin and  Beast becomes a cat guy, but sometimes you get your total f***-ups. Shooting concussive laser beams out of your knuckles would seem to be a bit harder to control, but shooting claws out of your eyes would be just about useless, if not agonizingly painful.

In such situations, could an atavism come in handy to reverse the effects?

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

WORD OF THE DAY! 1/24/12



escapade [es-kah-peyd]
noun
1. a usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct.

EX. The escapades of Jake the Dog and Finn the Human, while often silly, are epic.
Age of Escapades: The Chronicles of a Boy and his Magical Dog
Sung to the tune of the Adventure Time Theme

"Age of Escapades
To arms my kinsmen,
To quest far and within. 
With Jake the Hound
And Finn the Friend
Our quest never ends,
Age of Escapades!"

Saturday, December 17, 2011

WORD OF THE DAY! 12/17/11


pomp and circumstance [pomp-and-sur-kuhm-stans]
noun
1. splendid celebration with ceremony and fuss.
2. the title of several marches for celebrations, especially graduations.

EX. After the pomp and circumstance of it all is washed away, and the Marauders looked ahead, the Black Lake loomed before them. Just on the other side, they could see a group of young people standing on the other shore, and James thought he saw a mirror of himself. They stepped forward with the hope of reaching that other shore.

Harry looked over the Black Lake. A tentacle of the Giant Squid lazily rose and fell back into the lake. On the other side, just for a moment, he thought he could see four youths. He was just about to call out when Ron and Hermione and the others called for him to come back to the celebration. He looked back over his shoulder, one last time, but the figures were gone.

There are no maps that show how things will turn out. Sometimes you've just got to hope for the best and keep moving toward that shore.


P.S. This is dedicated to my Dad, Imple Sr., who got his Bachelor's in Liberal Studies this morning. He is the first person in his family to get a degree. I am very proud.

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

MIXED BAG. CARD ART 1, XMAS 2010

MIXED BAG: CARD ART, X-MAS 2010


I would like to apologize for not being able to put up a new movie review today. I plan to do a full treatment of The Wickerman (2006), the first full treatment of a Nicholas Cage movie (who is my favorite actor to dissect) but do to complications with school (I am taking 18 hours right now) and between about a dozen birthdays in the last couple of weeks I am having trouble getting my schedule in order. I apologize to all 3 of my followers and the maybe two people who also check my blog regularly.



Thank you Michael Keaton. I almost forgot myself. I don't need to be damned serious. Hell, despite how busy I have become between my blog and school I am actually more content than ever. Kinda kooky how having goals makes you feel good (better when you succeed). So, rather than than sweat the small stuff I wanna share you with you something a little bit special.

Every now and then I have fits of what I suppose you could call artsy stuff. Really its just terrible scribbles I pass off as christmas and birthday cards. Here enjoy a few.









Thursday, September 8, 2011

DAILY ROUND-UP. 9/7/11

Here are some things that got my attention today. (Oh and Happy Birthday Pop!)


PORTAL 2 WHEATLEY PUPPET!
This video is a few days old but, after seeing it again for about the sixteenth time, it is still one of the coolest things among cool fan things made by Portal fans. I am blown away by this puppet, this video and honestly, if this puppet maker doesn't already have an awesome job, I'm looking at you Henson Studios and/or Disney, she should!

Here is also a link to a blog detailing the design and building process.

FURIN COSPLAY BLOG!




DND FOR 8 YEAR-OLDS!
A Dad plans a Dungeons and Dragons birthday for 8 year-old son? Check. He makes custom characters with awesome and easy to understand sheets? Check check. He shares them with us like its no big deal? DAD OF THE YEAR. (Dads are awesome.)

This is awesome and proves D & D is great for all ages. I love the way these characters are drawn and the way their powers are characterized. This really goes above and beyond the call of Dad duty. Bravo.






POKEMON FIELD GUIDE IN THE STYLE OF DARWIN!
Today has just been an awesome day in fan-art. These sketches, done in the style of Darwin's field guides, complete with diagrams, observations, but unfortunately no samples, is awesome.



I really love realistic Pokemon art, as it shows a more mature and fantastic version of the cartoon monsters we all love. I chose Hippowdon because of the interaction with nature. Check it out.






SYMPHONY OF SCIENCE- THE QUANTUM WORLD!
I am a huge fan of the Symphony of Science. This is great for anyone look for a sweet techno remix or for someone who sees the beauty of the universe through the sweet lens of science.





PORTAL 2 SPACE TRIAL!

SPAAAAAAAAAACCCCCCEEEE! WEEEEHAHA!



BULBASAUR'S SOLAR BEAM!
Gotta love sweet anime moments!






10 TO AVOID XAVIERS SCHOOL FOR THE GIFTED!
Not even a passing mention of the biggest danger of all. TEENAGE ANGST! CLAWS COME OUT  MY HANDS! THESE WOUNDS THEY MUTANT HEAL!




GINYU FORCE! SPACE COSPLAY!