This painting I did from a reference photo of Rory at SiglerFest 2011 (that’s a little Krakens Tee he is wearing), he is sitting on a chair so you can’t see his magnificent tail.
I like how this came out. It was a lot of fun painting it.
Click to see the full painting, full nude.
I painted this painting last night, based on an image I found on tumblr. Yet now when it comes time to post online I find myself hesitating. Not because I would classify the painting as R or even PG-13, but because other people might. The internet can be touchy and since I have tried to keep my presence at a PG rating I wonder. So if you’d like to see the full panting, either click the thumbnail, or look below the cut.
I like to paint my figures with non representational colors, it lets me accentuate curves, shadow and highlight better. I chose this figure because of the smile mostly, which is interesting because painting an open mouth often looks odd to me. The original figure is dressed (and wow does she every look awesome/hot/amazing/sexy/happy/wonderful/beautiful/lively/heathy/fantastic) but I just loved her form and as I painted her I didn’t paint clothes. I miss painting from a live model, but thankfully the internet gives me many photo models.
A few days ago on twitter (where do you get news?) Some people within the design crew of Borderlands 2 were calling their easier difficulty mode, “Girlfriend Mode.” Since then there has been a lot of articles claiming people are over reacting, backpedaling and clarifications by CEOs. You can find the original article here on Eurogamer, with some updates.
I first noticed the story when @SunriseRobin (Author of Zeus, Inc. and founder/blogger of www.fangirlconfessions.com) was tweeting about it. Now i know many women who are great at video games, and many who suck. We all have our own preferences, just like I know many men who are good and many men who suck. It’s not a gender thing, but for some reason there is a big group of people, or perhaps a loud group of people who seem to want to put down women who game. Not only that, they want to keep women from gaming. (and there is also a backlash where women now are being expected to prove that they are action gamers and not just posers /sigh)
My reaction to this “Girlfriend Mode” was not to flame tweet, was not to call for a boycott of Borderlands 2 (Borderlands the original game is very good and I can’t see one designer being stupid as cause for a boycott) but this image came into my head. I was swamped with work so I asked Robin to remind me to draw it later.
I hope you all enjoy it for the fun it is meant to be.
In this series I will discuss various techniques of applying camouflage to everyday objects. Why you ask? Easy! Cause camouflage is cool! that’s why!
My Lawnmower has been an awful eyesore for a while now. Stored outside and ignored, it was starting to rust. It needed a coat of paint, and I Figured, why the Hell not? Let’s paint this bad boy up! I went downstairs and picked up some basic painting supplies:
I Highly recommend the Krylon brand of Camouflage paint to anyone who wants to try this or similar techniques. It is incredibly fast drying, doesn’t drip very much, and lays down the flattest colour I’ve ever seen in a spray paint. Absolutely no shine. I’d paint anything I’d have to carry overseas with this paint, I like it that much.
To start, I cleaned up all of the grass clippings and dirt clinging to the mower. When painting, the time spent in prep will pay off 10 times more than time spent painting. A good paint job is all in the prep. So don’t skimp here, and make sure your surfaces are all nice and clean. Once all the Dirt and grass was removed, I attacked the lawn mower with the scotchbrite pad. The object here was to remove the thick scales of rust, and get as close to bare metal as possible. I also did the rest of the body, and all the plastics to give the paint a clean surface to adhere to. Next up was masking. Any area that you don’t want painted needs to be masked off. I used plastic shopping bags to cover the wheels and height adjusters, and then some masking tape to cover the red handles and the ends of the foam handle bars. A small section was used to cover the front vent for the motor.
The rust primer I used was grey in colour. Always pick a primer that is a different colour than your base colour of paint. This will help you later on as you apply your layers to ensure you have complete coverage. It took 3 very light coats of primer to coat the whole thing. The coats were going on very dry, drying almost on contact. 3 more light coats of the black were applied to the whole mower as a base colour. Touch ups were done anywhere where I could still see primer. The old laundry bag was then draped over (once dry) and I began applying the brown in quick, dry coats. When the laundry bag is removed, a snake scale like pattern is left behind, which makes the basis for the paint job.
I walked around the yard, and picked up a few leaves, of various species and sizes. Remember, camouflage serves to break up the outline of whatever you are hiding, so it’s important to match it to the surroundings. There’s no point in painting something to look like a pine forest if you’re hiding it in a reedy marsh. I glued the leaves on, sprayed over some coats of green paint, then pulled the leaves off. Automagically, tadaa! Camouflage mower! The Ca-Mower!
In hindsight, the only thing I’d do different is reverse the order of colours. I’d base with the green, then glue the leaves on, THEN spray paint the black and brown before removing the leaves. This would leave the leaves in green over a black and brown background. Either way, the camo works. Who knows when I’ll have another episode in this series. I’m sure quite a few things around the house need painting. We’ll see.
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