Reading, playing board games and RPGs, anything to do with animals, taking art classes and creating art, travelling, amateur photography, movies, spending time with my friends, family and dogs. .
My latest piece from ceramics class, 13" tray
Tempest and Zephyr ready to party
Travel, 36 countries so far
From great walls in China
I sincerely admire your energy, self-direction, creativity and artistic ethos, self-realization, organization, cooking, and ability be be Gen Patton (in the very best way) as a part of day to day live.
Req:. More creative pix and puppy pix please.
Constant tagline for Zephyr and Tempest:
"Mr. Holmes, they were the footprints of a gigantic hound!"
@mfladd I primarily use Adobe Illustrator, with a hop into Photoshop occasionally for other effects (and half-toning). In most cases, I draw the design, or at least block it out) on paper, then scan it in, redraw and color in illustrator.
As far as tutorials go, there are probably millions on Youtube and elsewhere, but here’s a place to start:
But if you have something you want to try, feel free to connect with me (not sure how? Woot PM, maybe??) and I’ll offer what advice I can, for whatever that’s worth.
@ACraigL When we had our annual Disney meets I made shirts. Most of them were pretty neat, but one of my favorites was the one that had listings for all of the rides. Disneyland and California Adventure with boxes by them and I handed out Sharpies with the shirts and we marked the rides we went on.
@ACraigL I like your shirts. A lot of them are very clever.
What is the law regarding some of the recognizable images contained in your designs? (E.g. Vader, Moneybags, Hero Zero). As long as you “freehand” them, you are okay? Something like your Jason Gingerbread are obviously parody and protected as fair use, but the “Old School Math” both looks spot on and is close to the “spirit” of the original, so I am curious.
@DrWorm Thanks! A lot of it is under parody, like for Vader, it’s spoofing Godfather. Moneybags, though bears a resemblance, is clearly an original drawing (i.e. doesn’t appear like that anywhere else). For something like Hero, I didn’t see any way other than to get it really close to keep it recognizable, but I don’t mention him by name or its source.
At the end of the day, I simply take a shot and let woot decide if it’s too close to be considered copyright infringement. I’ve had a few rejected from the derby over the years due to this, and they occasionally run a C&D on designs (LOTR themed designs was a biggie). I don’t think there are very clear rules, and it can be very subjective. @narfcake seems to know a little more in this space than I do, so maybe he can weigh in too.
@mfladd I was thinking that newbies won’t have access to the Adobe suite of products (but maybe you do?), so here’s an opensource equivalent-ish for each: https://www.gimpshop.com/ (photoshop) https://inkscape.org/en/ (illustrator)
@Cerridwyn a pro, lol…I never got into PC’s, though i will eventually i guess…using an xbox one for the moment and will be upgrading to a ONEx shortly…Thanks for answering, hope your new year is blessed!
@fastharry to you as well.
Was gaming on PC’s back before color, so gaming boxes give a different type of gaming, not so much what I grew up with. FPS and I were never very good.
I have some old dosbox games I relive a moment in time here and there, 4 color, we thought it was so awesome! LOL
@Cerridwyn don’t feel bad…i still have my original Ninetendo NES deck from the 80’s and played it often.,but when i got the 360 in 2005 i picked up Ghost Recon as my first game…could not even move the guy around, i was so lost, lol…So i went to Oblivian to learn how to control a figure…Of course, now I am good to go…and play HALO and Battlefield…
@fastharry
I started out on wizardry Apple ][ version (that looks funny in this font) and eventually Bards Tale on Apple ][GS
When I finally moved to PC when Apple made all my software obsolete, I played a lot of the old SSI DnD games and got into mudding (text based telnet, original online games) and played for years becoming senior staff on the game I played.
(Is where I learned what little I know about linux)
Before my relationship died we had done both SF/F cons and game cons. After I did a few east coast game cons (Going to my first world con in over 28 years in 2018).
After I discovered flash games, both complex and simple I played several of those, and some that were not flash but based on similar back end software. Played many for several years, don’t know if any of those are still around. One was from Germany, I did staff on that a bit but they wanted to much out of you.
Lately I’ve slowed down (Age? work? both?) and Wartune is pretty much all I play.
but i still love my bright red mid-life crisis computer
Now that Twitter gave us 240 characters per tweet, I’m thinking my hobby for 2018 will be arguing with people on there about whether authentic hot stewed clams should or should not include capers. Believe me, the hot stewed clam Twitter community takes this topic VERY SERIOUSLY INDEED.
@f00l the rhetoric comes in HOT. Zero fucks are given for the tender sensibilities of GENTLE FLOWERS. Brave men and stalwart women are left BEBOTHERED by the TRENCHANT COMMENTARY.
@f00l I’m in Seattle. And to be Frank, I just talk a big game on hot stewed clams because it sounds both ridiculous and salacious…the two best ways to sound, IMO.
Here’s a Stewie clan:
(It is with a deep sense of loss that I report that I can’t find a gif of Charles Emerson Winchester scrambling around the tent after Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan, blubbering out the immortal line, “Margaret, let me be frank”, to which she replies, “Frank!?!)
@cinoclav My company used to take us all on an annual trip to Whistler, BC. Great slopes and even more fun after dark in the little town at the bottom of the mountain
@cinoclav Woah, awesome!! I never did any of the cool excursions they had up there. A bunch of people did the sleigh ride and snowboarding. I slept, drank, ate, sat in the hot tub and a couple times attempted to ski.
I collect hockey jerseys. Mainly Philadelphia Flyers, but I have a few from other teams of some of the greats. About half of them are game used and were worn by the actual players. It’s a cool hobby, but can be expensive. Luckily, most of the shirts hold their value fairly well. So if the time ever comes when I want to get out, I can recoup some of the cost. But, for now, I just like wearing them and it’s fun to try to match them to photos of the players while they were wearing them.
@jsh139 There are some great (and some not so great) fans on there. Many would drool over your jerseys. You have a nice varied selection there. I’m not into collecting memorabilia but I do have a few favorite items, primarily my signed Recchi and Hexy sticks.
@cinoclav I have an autograph from Peter Zezel and Derek Smith. They were sitting behind me at a Phillies game when I recognized them for who they were. Oddly, most didn’t. I cherish the Zezel for obvious reasons.
@hems79 I wish it were game used! Mario’s GW jerseys sell in the $10,000 range nowadays. There is a guy on one of the FB groups I frequent that has like 10 of them. Insane! This jersey is pretty special, though, as it’s what they refer to as the “Golden Toe” jersey. In 1989 The Pens changed their jerseys to use an embroidered crest, and I guess something was miscommunicated to CCM because the toe of the penguin was colored gold (because of the background) when it is supposed to be white. They fixed it a year later, but there are a bunch of jerseys out there (game worn and retail) that have the misprint. This is one of them
@jsh139 Being a huge Pens fan, I can’t believe I haven’t heard about / noticed the gold toe varient.
I gotta check my Lemieux jersey when I get home.
/giphy Mario Lemieux, the greatest
I like to collect baseball team hats from other countries or minor league teams. Also collecting Warcraft stuff when I find it cheap enough. Travel when I can. A little photography and writing.
Geocaching. I used to never leave the house, just play video games and watch television. Geocaching got me outdoors, and it opened up my eyes to some amazing places.
Almost 2,400 caches found to date.
/giphy Geocaching
Unfucking my life.
No pix tho.
@f00l Hope you’re having a smoother road of it than I.
/giphy bumpy road
@ruouttaurmind
Looks like a pretty smooth ride there you got.
@f00l
It’s far too cold to seriously unfuck my life today.
Nope!
Among other less interesting things, using giant inflatable animals as chairs to watch trains from while wearing a fullbody wolf fursuit. Yep.
@PooltoyWolf
Like.
@PooltoyWolf Cool – drunk train viewing. You might fit right in with our new friends at Casemates… or @Pavlov.
@PooltoyWolf I swear to the mehcronomicon you are going to be The GoaT (ok, GoaTWolF) someday! You entertain me to no end
@Barney Ironically I’m like the only one who goes to those things that doesn’t drink.
@mfladd Maybe one of these days! And I’ll take the compliment :B
@f00l Yay!!
@PooltoyWolf Well, in that case, maybe you should consider it.
@Barney Thanks but no thanks. I have a natural aversion to alcohol in most of its drinkable forms
@PooltoyWolf
You’d rather set it on fire?
Controlled burns, cool!
Crepes Suzette!
@f00l That DOES sound fun…
@PooltoyWolf
@somf69 Yay! Does that mean I can bring back Net Neutrality?
finding different justifications for not doing paperwork.
@lisaviolet Creative procrastination?
Reading, playing board games and RPGs, anything to do with animals, taking art classes and creating art, travelling, amateur photography, movies, spending time with my friends, family and dogs.
.
My latest piece from ceramics class, 13" tray
Tempest and Zephyr ready to party
Travel, 36 countries so far
From great walls in China
To volcanoes in Costa Rica
@moondrake
I sincerely admire your energy, self-direction, creativity and artistic ethos, self-realization, organization, cooking, and ability be be Gen Patton (in the very best way) as a part of day to day live.
Req:. More creative pix and puppy pix please.
Constant tagline for Zephyr and Tempest:
"Mr. Holmes, they were the footprints of a gigantic hound!"
@f00l You are always able to make my day. Inviting me to share photos is dangerous, it’s an unlisted hobby.
@moondrake Great work on the platter. Like!
And your pup pics always make me smile.
@moondrake that tray is sweet…
I shirt. The occasional money is a bonus but I really do it for the fun of it. Home repair and trying new restaurants are also things I really enjoy.
Is drinking beer a hobby? If so then beer.
@ACraigL What do you use to create your shirts? I really am clueless. Is there a site for learning more?
@mfladd I primarily use Adobe Illustrator, with a hop into Photoshop occasionally for other effects (and half-toning). In most cases, I draw the design, or at least block it out) on paper, then scan it in, redraw and color in illustrator.
As far as tutorials go, there are probably millions on Youtube and elsewhere, but here’s a place to start:
https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/how-to/design-a-tshirt.html
https://wegraphics.net/blog/tutorials/photoshop/how-to-design-an-impressive-graphic-tee-in-photoshop/
But if you have something you want to try, feel free to connect with me (not sure how? Woot PM, maybe??) and I’ll offer what advice I can, for whatever that’s worth.
@ACraigL Thank you so much! I will let you know.
@ACraigL When we had our annual Disney meets I made shirts. Most of them were pretty neat, but one of my favorites was the one that had listings for all of the rides. Disneyland and California Adventure with boxes by them and I handed out Sharpies with the shirts and we marked the rides we went on.
@lisaviolet That’s awesome. Must have been a lot of fun!
@ACraigL It was. A lot of “where did you get those shirts?” as well.
@ACraigL I like your shirts. A lot of them are very clever.
What is the law regarding some of the recognizable images contained in your designs? (E.g. Vader, Moneybags, Hero Zero). As long as you “freehand” them, you are okay? Something like your Jason Gingerbread are obviously parody and protected as fair use, but the “Old School Math” both looks spot on and is close to the “spirit” of the original, so I am curious.
@DrWorm Thanks! A lot of it is under parody, like for Vader, it’s spoofing Godfather. Moneybags, though bears a resemblance, is clearly an original drawing (i.e. doesn’t appear like that anywhere else). For something like Hero, I didn’t see any way other than to get it really close to keep it recognizable, but I don’t mention him by name or its source.
At the end of the day, I simply take a shot and let woot decide if it’s too close to be considered copyright infringement. I’ve had a few rejected from the derby over the years due to this, and they occasionally run a C&D on designs (LOTR themed designs was a biggie). I don’t think there are very clear rules, and it can be very subjective. @narfcake seems to know a little more in this space than I do, so maybe he can weigh in too.
@DrWorm +1 to what @ACraigL said.
FWIW, “fair use” is an argument, but it’s also admitting that one was aware that they were using the IP of others too.
This print site has some good legal guidelines too:
https://printaura.com/legal-guide-tshirt-design
@mfladd I was thinking that newbies won’t have access to the Adobe suite of products (but maybe you do?), so here’s an opensource equivalent-ish for each:
https://www.gimpshop.com/ (photoshop)
https://inkscape.org/en/ (illustrator)
@ACraigL Thanks for the links. No, I don’t have Adobe Illustrator.
@lisaviolet too bad you couldn’t sell them at the gate. Bet you would have paid for that vacation.
@Kidsandliz I know, right? I’ve considered selling them on my website.
Gamer Geek Girl (well old woman)
Nook Reader (voracious)
Coffee Snob, I really love going coffee crawling
Homebody
No pics, they steal your soul
@Cerridwyn the real question is…xbox or sony?
@fastharry
PC
Have an honest to goddess built to order gaming PC
@Cerridwyn a pro, lol…I never got into PC’s, though i will eventually i guess…using an xbox one for the moment and will be upgrading to a ONEx shortly…Thanks for answering, hope your new year is blessed!
@fastharry to you as well.
Was gaming on PC’s back before color, so gaming boxes give a different type of gaming, not so much what I grew up with. FPS and I were never very good.
I have some old dosbox games I relive a moment in time here and there, 4 color, we thought it was so awesome! LOL
@Cerridwyn don’t feel bad…i still have my original Ninetendo NES deck from the 80’s and played it often.,but when i got the 360 in 2005 i picked up Ghost Recon as my first game…could not even move the guy around, i was so lost, lol…So i went to Oblivian to learn how to control a figure…Of course, now I am good to go…and play HALO and Battlefield…
@fastharry
I started out on wizardry Apple ][ version (that looks funny in this font) and eventually Bards Tale on Apple ][GS
When I finally moved to PC when Apple made all my software obsolete, I played a lot of the old SSI DnD games and got into mudding (text based telnet, original online games) and played for years becoming senior staff on the game I played.
(Is where I learned what little I know about linux)
Before my relationship died we had done both SF/F cons and game cons. After I did a few east coast game cons (Going to my first world con in over 28 years in 2018).
After I discovered flash games, both complex and simple I played several of those, and some that were not flash but based on similar back end software. Played many for several years, don’t know if any of those are still around. One was from Germany, I did staff on that a bit but they wanted to much out of you.
Lately I’ve slowed down (Age? work? both?) and Wartune is pretty much all I play.
but i still love my bright red mid-life crisis computer
@Cerridwyn sweet…thank you for sharing…love reading this type of stuff…
Nice tray…
…the ceramic one…
Now that Twitter gave us 240 characters per tweet, I’m thinking my hobby for 2018 will be arguing with people on there about whether authentic hot stewed clams should or should not include capers. Believe me, the hot stewed clam Twitter community takes this topic VERY SERIOUSLY INDEED.
@UncleVinny
Brave man.
@f00l the rhetoric comes in HOT. Zero fucks are given for the tender sensibilities of GENTLE FLOWERS. Brave men and stalwart women are left BEBOTHERED by the TRENCHANT COMMENTARY.
@UncleVinny
Where do you live? I’ve only had stewed clams in MA.
First attempt at typing, that came out;
“stewed clans”
@f00l I’m in Seattle. And to be Frank, I just talk a big game on hot stewed clams because it sounds both ridiculous and salacious…the two best ways to sound, IMO.
Here’s a Stewie clan:
(It is with a deep sense of loss that I report that I can’t find a gif of Charles Emerson Winchester scrambling around the tent after Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan, blubbering out the immortal line, “Margaret, let me be frank”, to which she replies, “Frank!?!)
I like to play in the snow.
@cinoclav nice pics…we got the weather for it, lol…
@fastharry Ironically, I’m headed on a ski trip to Austria the end of January, where it’s currently twice as warm as it is here.
@cinoclav
Happy trip! Share pix!
@cinoclav My company used to take us all on an annual trip to Whistler, BC. Great slopes and even more fun after dark in the little town at the bottom of the mountain
@jsh139 Whistler is actually where the snowmobiling picture is from. Taken this past winter. The ski pic is from Killington.
@cinoclav nice!
@jsh139 I also got to do this, along with the bobsleigh! That final turn I was doing just over 62 mph.
@cinoclav Woah, awesome!! I never did any of the cool excursions they had up there. A bunch of people did the sleigh ride and snowboarding. I slept, drank, ate, sat in the hot tub and a couple times attempted to ski.
Besides writing song parodies, I am the world’s foremost expert (as certified by myself) on Star Trek playing cards. http://parodyman.com/writings/Star Trek Playing Card Compendium.pdf
@parodymandotcom Your day will come, have faith.
I collect hockey jerseys. Mainly Philadelphia Flyers, but I have a few from other teams of some of the greats. About half of them are game used and were worn by the actual players. It’s a cool hobby, but can be expensive. Luckily, most of the shirts hold their value fairly well. So if the time ever comes when I want to get out, I can recoup some of the cost. But, for now, I just like wearing them and it’s fun to try to match them to photos of the players while they were wearing them.
Full album here: https://flic.kr/s/aHsm42qPqu
@jsh139 Do you belong to the Flyers fan page on Facebook?
@cinoclav no, I don’t. I follow the actual Flyers FB page and I belong to Flyers game worn jersey and season ticket groups, though.
@jsh139 There are some great (and some not so great) fans on there. Many would drool over your jerseys. You have a nice varied selection there. I’m not into collecting memorabilia but I do have a few favorite items, primarily my signed Recchi and Hexy sticks.
@cinoclav I have an autograph from Peter Zezel and Derek Smith. They were sitting behind me at a Phillies game when I recognized them for who they were. Oddly, most didn’t. I cherish the Zezel for obvious reasons.
@ACraigL So many connections that make Zezel meaningful. Flyers, Youngblood, Rush. Definitely a keeper autograph.
@jsh139 Being a Flyers fan, I’m sure you have no problem gifting me that Mario Lemieux jersey.
Seriously though, was that game used?
@hems79 I wish it were game used! Mario’s GW jerseys sell in the $10,000 range nowadays. There is a guy on one of the FB groups I frequent that has like 10 of them. Insane! This jersey is pretty special, though, as it’s what they refer to as the “Golden Toe” jersey. In 1989 The Pens changed their jerseys to use an embroidered crest, and I guess something was miscommunicated to CCM because the toe of the penguin was colored gold (because of the background) when it is supposed to be white. They fixed it a year later, but there are a bunch of jerseys out there (game worn and retail) that have the misprint. This is one of them
@jsh139 Being a huge Pens fan, I can’t believe I haven’t heard about / noticed the gold toe varient.
I gotta check my Lemieux jersey when I get home.
/giphy Mario Lemieux, the greatest
@medz lol
I have been known to make robots
@ThomasF Don’t lie… you ARE a robot.
@Targaryen
@ThomasF:.
Robot/Maker and Maker/Robot. Cool!
@f00l I am the alphabot and the omegabot.
@ThomasF
Tri-delt-bot?
I like to collect baseball team hats from other countries or minor league teams. Also collecting Warcraft stuff when I find it cheap enough. Travel when I can. A little photography and writing.
Browsing meh forums at work.
Geocaching. I used to never leave the house, just play video games and watch television. Geocaching got me outdoors, and it opened up my eyes to some amazing places.
Almost 2,400 caches found to date.
/giphy Geocaching
@hems79 nice…