tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85865460002837447822024-02-07T10:16:25.777-08:00PixelBeard [willfaulds in disguise]PixelBeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06869111187486990816noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586546000283744782.post-88031890557140723792009-07-10T11:51:00.000-07:002009-07-10T12:02:46.089-07:00Elderflower champagne...Its summer and brewing time.<br /><br />Finally found time to up the brewing game and label some bottles properly.<br /><br />Stamped wax seals hand inked labels. All unique. All tasty.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoqZBOLgWKhizswaSFQWWL278wHFU_uR4PcdXgW8jfq8MYPmtAvHviHhXEMiu2ZJmV7LP2HPRMcKHnhsQLjk2xwodWnLbBlVHU7UgldaXaUxbAxGAHPySHGoX8Qz25QOo6clx1dVjDHbA/s1600-h/IMG_9974.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoqZBOLgWKhizswaSFQWWL278wHFU_uR4PcdXgW8jfq8MYPmtAvHviHhXEMiu2ZJmV7LP2HPRMcKHnhsQLjk2xwodWnLbBlVHU7UgldaXaUxbAxGAHPySHGoX8Qz25QOo6clx1dVjDHbA/s400/IMG_9974.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356906507507589442" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://willfaulds.com/">Apples, Games, Pixels & Nudity + Illustration, Animation & more Games too</a></span></p>PixelBeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06869111187486990816noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586546000283744782.post-31574711633855333232009-06-10T05:07:00.001-07:002009-06-10T05:13:42.450-07:00Another speed paint<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://archive.willfaulds.com/2009/Soldier_50pct.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 334px; height: 500px;" src="http://archive.willfaulds.com/2009/Soldier_50pct.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://willfaulds.com/">Apples, Games, Pixels & Nudity + Illustration, Animation & more Games too</a></span></p>PixelBeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06869111187486990816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586546000283744782.post-53964877710023667932009-06-03T05:22:00.000-07:002009-06-10T05:13:54.881-07:00long time no seeI haven't posted here in quite a while... lots of exciting things going on at the moment.<br /><br />Cavendish is really really close to complete - time to start work on the promo site. I'll be posting updates and screen shots soon. Not looking forward to recording video tutorial unless I can find someone else to do the voice over...<br /><br /><a href="http://pixelbeard.blogspot.com/">PixelBeard games</a> is going really well - had some unexpected <a href="http://www.offworld.com/2009/05/1-bit-retro-pixel-beards-beard.html">press coverage</a>!<br /><br />Anyway here's an hour speed paint.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://archive.willfaulds.com/2009/kinght.gif"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: 800px;" src="http://archive.willfaulds.com/2009/kinght.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><p></p><p><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://willfaulds.com/">Apples, Games, Pixels & Nudity + Illustration, Animation & more Games too</a></span></p>PixelBeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06869111187486990816noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586546000283744782.post-45657686148381524562009-03-23T09:18:00.000-07:002009-05-12T05:21:54.928-07:00Pixel Beard GamesI started making <a href="http://www.kongregate.com/games/PixelBeard/money-in-the-horses-mouth?referrer=PixelBeard">videogames</a> again!<br /><br />I decided that it would make sense to keep my videogame '<a href="http://pixelbeard.blogspot.com/">PixelBeard'</a> posts separate... So if you'd like to peek inside the game making process come check out the <a href="http://pixelbeard.blogspot.com/">PixelBeard blog</a>.<br /><br />I'd really appreciate followers/comments/feedback it all helps keep me motivated! Plus I'd like to invite everyone to take part in a pole and help decided a future game's genre.<br /><br />I thought this would be a good opportunity to post some work too... PixelBeard logo progress & ideas.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSzP4J24QN34dHLLCnvgWiPK6Y3UR5jG9SMv1BvFQTNZ8Gh8wyXHo7A-QYzL4ytQGACmyYOPVNgCCgICw7yh0KQ7y4B-RyCOjLMDkFtQmKtlBc1sYtkrNoVvLfGY9FigX7g670p1gjUIU/s1600-h/PixelBeard_LogoWIP.gif"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSzP4J24QN34dHLLCnvgWiPK6Y3UR5jG9SMv1BvFQTNZ8Gh8wyXHo7A-QYzL4ytQGACmyYOPVNgCCgICw7yh0KQ7y4B-RyCOjLMDkFtQmKtlBc1sYtkrNoVvLfGY9FigX7g670p1gjUIU/s400/PixelBeard_LogoWIP.gif" alt="PixelBeard, Pixel Beard videogames logo WIP animation" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334904739257205026" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Initially I wanted to make a pixel with a beard logo and render it in a demoscene-esque manner. Harking back to retro logos like <a href="http://www.psygnosis.org/">Psygnosis</a><a href="http://www.psygnosis.org/">'s</a> (old school brilliance). I'm sure it would have been a mistake though - I opted to keep it simple and went with a standard base size of 16x16 pixels for the core logo - most of the time you'll see it scaled up but it works small too.<br /><br />I'll definitely do the more impressive rendering style for a later game load screen or something but a logo needs to be simplistic. Preferably survive being reproduced in black and white. Plus I wanted it to be suitably low res. I do love my pixels...<br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://willfaulds.com/">Apples, Games, Pixels & Nudity + Illustration, Animation & more Games too</a></span></p>PixelBeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06869111187486990816noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586546000283744782.post-73677284578237211622009-03-10T06:06:00.001-07:002009-03-10T07:17:26.835-07:00The geekiest thing i've ever done<span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8_PLNWH8cQx3pMqNMB6Bl7tK495jjONEBVCeIuh96UkBKq_IQW5WpSJ2osz0iPg1nzFzt9FkoVL5UhN7qPxnGBL3IT16Dujmq7O3tAo4vzUtMnuIwprMPFxPTJO_goYqRah0oxsD8a9w/s1600-h/Lost.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 97px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8_PLNWH8cQx3pMqNMB6Bl7tK495jjONEBVCeIuh96UkBKq_IQW5WpSJ2osz0iPg1nzFzt9FkoVL5UhN7qPxnGBL3IT16Dujmq7O3tAo4vzUtMnuIwprMPFxPTJO_goYqRah0oxsD8a9w/s320/Lost.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311555342567085826" border="0" /></a><br />100 1000 1111 10000 10111 101010<br /><br />Yeah I'm a geek.</span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></span><p><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://willfaulds.com/">Apples, Games, Pixels & Nudity + Illustration, Animation & more Games too</a></span></p>PixelBeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06869111187486990816noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586546000283744782.post-3986831551922034792009-03-10T03:50:00.000-07:002009-03-10T06:01:38.692-07:00Cavendish Logo/Icon<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQgwgyj0VoTN0oC9Msbbh1Uex2fuxqHjVpto3wQjQ_k_JBx9-PRtttO1Xh9f6oeOYzfaaIrqpQjw2aML21i7xe2Jb1goHD3_858U2iZWooybe2WQ_wWzSGt0O31Z6CvRkSa0T1xfeAvts/s1600-h/NewLogo.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 155px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQgwgyj0VoTN0oC9Msbbh1Uex2fuxqHjVpto3wQjQ_k_JBx9-PRtttO1Xh9f6oeOYzfaaIrqpQjw2aML21i7xe2Jb1goHD3_858U2iZWooybe2WQ_wWzSGt0O31Z6CvRkSa0T1xfeAvts/s200/NewLogo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311516073986436082" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Worked on this last night. Took a while to get it to look right but I'm pretty happy with it now - we'll see how I feel tomorrow...<br /><br />All Photoshop - did look at vectoring it to go with the current icon trends but the details on the cutlery would have been lost...<br /><br />Anyway its for Cavendish CMS <span style="font-size:78%;">(see my last post)</span>. If you're wondering why there is a silver fork, knife and spoon on a napkin read on, do read on.<br /><br />I've based Cavendish's branding around the idea of an old English butler. Cavendish is an online assistant. He <span style="font-size:78%;">(is it ok to refer to inanimate objects you've created by name and gender? Usually I'd say yes, I name my pixel characters and drawings, but with a program it seems odd. </span><span style="font-size:78%;">For some reason 'Cavendish' is ok but 'he' seems to far. </span><span style="font-size:78%;">Cavendish is</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> both more inamimate and animate than a picture. It/He does things yet has no face to put the name too...)</span> helps web novices, or anyone really, to maintain their website. Hopefully meaning they can't accidentally remove content or destroy the look of their site.<br /><br />Anyway I've always liked the idea that an experienced butler, perhaps Jeeves, Alfred or Humphries , might know more about being gentry than his employers. He knows the etiquette for everything. When to wear what, what to serve when. So that's the basic idea behind Cavendish <span style="font-size:78%;">(Except he's not a prick)</span>.<br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://willfaulds.com/">Apples, Games, Pixels & Nudity + Illustration, Animation & more Games too</a></span></p>PixelBeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06869111187486990816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586546000283744782.post-58412737641587870512009-03-06T09:08:00.000-08:002009-03-06T15:40:31.802-08:00Cavendish b3.0Here's a little glimpse of the latest version of <span style="font-style: italic;">Cavendish</span> my Flash based CMS<span style="font-size:78%;"> (Content Management System).</span><br /><br />Its basically an online application that allows users to edit their website's content. I'll post later this week detailing Cavendish's feature set<span style="font-size:78%;"> (It's surprising versatile with b2.0 running an online store already).</span><br /><br />I'm currently building beta version 3.0 - quite a few improvements being made, mostly behind the scenes, but noticeably the GUI is being streamlined.<br /><br />I'm also finally getting round to implementing an automated publishing function that generates a simple HTML only site. This will allow universal access to the core content. So mobile devices and public computers (with no flash player installed) will be able to view the site and it'll make the sites fully search engine indexable.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9lDzhslcrqKWI4XmYiOLJVuAPJtScAQHSkaG5NJj243gQEiIqviiADTGozhEiqJ0n1GGgAzvKGZT4EWS9r9qHdezuRNnLIBEtaWCwz16C9X3prH8g6e3TDNjAf0OsK0irx74M7EtEvdI/s1600-h/Cavendish_GUI.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9lDzhslcrqKWI4XmYiOLJVuAPJtScAQHSkaG5NJj243gQEiIqviiADTGozhEiqJ0n1GGgAzvKGZT4EWS9r9qHdezuRNnLIBEtaWCwz16C9X3prH8g6e3TDNjAf0OsK0irx74M7EtEvdI/s400/Cavendish_GUI.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310146416078823426" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">[This is the b3.0 HTML editor]</span><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://willfaulds.com/">Apples, Games, Pixels & Nudity + Illustration, Animation & more Games too</a></span></p>PixelBeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06869111187486990816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586546000283744782.post-56927571652521207362009-03-03T07:26:00.000-08:002009-06-06T13:21:55.265-07:00My life of games (& computers & geekyness) Pt. iI was reminiscing recently about great games I've played...<br /><br />So here in some semi-chronological sense is a guide to my life (I played a lot more but these were the friends who's passing I lament most);<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUxO89voln_hhcYlNV1yfgt6vIZQWfxU9RsfkuH9eIl7prjBHmKyMQBwxhQ6wEJ1oKqr5oNnmln1ajvvbdbXcdyg464UT_VQ22uFAfm3klnLMxV7NCVaeuXfrkNkoqzxVQlZWeq6m5UEg/s1600-h/MacintoshPlus-beige-110volt-set2.jpg"><br /></a><div style="text-align: left;">Pt I: My Dad's Apple Macintosh Classic, Apple Macintosh Plus, and Apple Macintosh SE.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd7zSilfQSGzeL8Leo5RBuH7nMZ-vAtwqpkvldRAwgIIVRlfGD8Fu88fhayed7OzmyMho2UNLNGsMl2PoY74oxX2KHnQEpkdqQ2fbzNb5-Vzq877zjx5D3g6JvMxkf9F2N_GY4LOL5ozk/s1600-h/MacintoshPlus-beige-110volt-set2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 149px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd7zSilfQSGzeL8Leo5RBuH7nMZ-vAtwqpkvldRAwgIIVRlfGD8Fu88fhayed7OzmyMho2UNLNGsMl2PoY74oxX2KHnQEpkdqQ2fbzNb5-Vzq877zjx5D3g6JvMxkf9F2N_GY4LOL5ozk/s200/MacintoshPlus-beige-110volt-set2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309011001690325474" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj215hADVgXJMaOh49mXHknkd1QXrqxkPMvFlan6dXLm_eqV8W9KtJ8p9bcGMMB05-K2fZVjLm1bhspm3YZzZ6YQHYR7vPQwQ4MbSRMUyg0N1htvy62QI8gXvcymRZd2Ao4ql6nvKcYjzg/s1600-h/plus2.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 90px; height: 67px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj215hADVgXJMaOh49mXHknkd1QXrqxkPMvFlan6dXLm_eqV8W9KtJ8p9bcGMMB05-K2fZVjLm1bhspm3YZzZ6YQHYR7vPQwQ4MbSRMUyg0N1htvy62QI8gXvcymRZd2Ao4ql6nvKcYjzg/s200/plus2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309011013268658930" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguEZEygfQY97_t7Czq1l1YmETpn2YC9Nr2C8m4cRoT8gPZKWu2mWZVidXmHbLnT3FrtH04Sa7QMxB64kWyPitE8hOvy2y-bo69CZ0KmojVpuHkrwonMvt_B4paBgR6VQpNOip0t1kxrK8/s1600-h/keybord2.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 90px; height: 67px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguEZEygfQY97_t7Czq1l1YmETpn2YC9Nr2C8m4cRoT8gPZKWu2mWZVidXmHbLnT3FrtH04Sa7QMxB64kWyPitE8hOvy2y-bo69CZ0KmojVpuHkrwonMvt_B4paBgR6VQpNOip0t1kxrK8/s200/keybord2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309010881570279298" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwsI-5fX_ohNdqjuBM5sOIjhCol6tStvJDcOp28Iqf00XrcovCHF07YAfdYGFC0tGpSQYLMS3JnZGRPide9_qc_wRbp1yYqxUmet0UfLaZiyLCjIjTNfsKQk2twDEi5TQpMDuFkCtSbaI/s1600-h/plus7.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 90px; height: 67px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwsI-5fX_ohNdqjuBM5sOIjhCol6tStvJDcOp28Iqf00XrcovCHF07YAfdYGFC0tGpSQYLMS3JnZGRPide9_qc_wRbp1yYqxUmet0UfLaZiyLCjIjTNfsKQk2twDEi5TQpMDuFkCtSbaI/s200/plus7.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309011021530245858" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Check out the awesomeness that is early Macintosh mouse.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">? Inigo Get's Out</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Very early kid's game made with Hypercard I think. I used to spend hours making my own similar games.</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.d4.dion.ne.jp/%7Emotohiko/warlock.htm"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 41px; height: 41px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9pAfIzNeJxKY2ZrOKP3eRtNMCC5Lg-blXX8uegWCpJSZniwNTqNVws-Jh40IJfyzN-mOOKS8G-Mb1R48XlII_0dpCXlghCATxqDzN-Dj7P8MstnXUrIJ9aU_5VsdC5ufuKotEzq6-WUw/s400/warlock.GIF" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308990969071446114" border="0" /></a><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.d4.dion.ne.jp/%7Emotohiko/warlock.htm">Warlock</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">So very cool</span>.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.d4.dion.ne.jp/%7Emotohiko/stuntcopter.html"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 41px; height: 41px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGQeHv_oHtqav9MMO72_CdUWzznVzxgJOevEe_-HzNKyaNkl1TDxnBFo5_F-Opl8c8Zalh1tdSqXp719N3ugmNI77X1ZkK3o-6jbWlK8Ph1IOnn83Z3RHi7F9LDy9ekk4v4PLQf4eqPvA/s400/stuntcopter.GIF" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309003857694457586" border="0" /></a><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.d4.dion.ne.jp/%7Emotohiko/stuntcopter.html">Stunt Copter</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Casual gaming, the modern phenomena?</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.d4.dion.ne.jp/%7Emotohiko/puppylove.htm#LIFE%20and%20DEATH"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 41px; height: 41px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigNzMDUQ1AY09fGaRLmklC8kN0ZKwPBuWNTyZ1SJKGtqwPMTaPcqPT1DW-lrDpKokj5qcPnVmo56YGxIPcPw70ZNhLHT-Yt6d6slaH4wZCE8eTVDzni-T47FKo5OxM8Pb6bAMK3d86UBM/s400/life&death.GIF" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309004219591525922" border="0" /></a><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.d4.dion.ne.jp/%7Emotohiko/puppylove.htm#LIFE%20and%20DEATH">LIFE and DEATH</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">This one was my brother's, I never really understood it - as far as I remember I never got past the first patient. It scared me. A lot... surprisingly enough my brother's now a doctor</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.d4.dion.ne.jp/%7Emotohiko/groundzero.htm#Fokker%20Triplane"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 41px; height: 41px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcKNmDrPkNkNVtzX5WEAmeqIsKlxrM68t9inhwr2dS6YWqCiQMAzVgdv6nnV7ZQqn8Uj7JIukhjxHqB8RTftoE8f0Odi_iRSCWk6ao2V2ySwFqAr949tw8uctkcalc0A4vSVzczxwo3PU/s400/fokkertriplane.GIF" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309005211933083858" border="0" /></a><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.d4.dion.ne.jp/%7Emotohiko/groundzero.htm#Fokker%20Triplane">F</a><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.d4.dion.ne.jp/%7Emotohiko/groundzero.htm#Fokker%20Triplane">okker Triplane</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Another of my brothers impossibly hard games</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.d4.dion.ne.jp/%7Emotohiko/wackywheel.htm#Artillery"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 41px; height: 41px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqdfElY4v1FFuBRiBBLNUqP83nB35tahj5rNDqBy5RSEVfVf7XUzHDACVwEFovuj_ZqFdg5aCrNcHIxAl6bWGYxxVOWWzIYj5Tyg3j3uR9mFyR0yT6LBPTIvEVDDCdzials8hcTP5VikA/s400/artillery1.GIF" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309005282531941634" border="0" /></a><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.d4.dion.ne.jp/%7Emotohiko/wackywheel.htm#Artillery">Artillery</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Fantastic multiplayer. Seconded only just by the one game I can't remember the title of... Maybe an edit to come when I talk to my brother or look through an old cupboard!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.d4.dion.ne.jp/%7Emotohiko/robotbattle.htm#Sitting%20Duck"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 41px; height: 41px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiapfnMWnDenxZZgCzVGpyckMwhyphenhyphenrC4FW_-M8jFrKA6moLLLdGYsIE3ZVl0f-6rGlijC5pvO9fM8iyFKAdPIPQj8QaNs6REDKgqY-20ojc88BEb4Q7SfKpuq_KcKAs5opwsIJX1VJyyawQ/s200/sittingduck.GIF" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309386228087551570" border="0" /></a><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.d4.dion.ne.jp/%7Emotohiko/robotbattle.htm#Sitting%20Duck">Sitting Duck</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Pretty sweet. I remember the noises being class.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">? Periapt</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">? Trek</span><br /><br />Multiplayer back then...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtbIS6VznicCxiwSNxlzRYoA2pCB8qgIVxOeeJLrsAK5p0OQxVrgvPjBrdvD7-nZQCUIaCoOkjSMtbBvy8ssTzvPI-73LMjHwAMm8bDjxRXKGoTkSljY7Hi6CwvomzVT-2YsiW-_NO9RY/s1600-h/zm_whiteappletalk_adapter.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 195px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtbIS6VznicCxiwSNxlzRYoA2pCB8qgIVxOeeJLrsAK5p0OQxVrgvPjBrdvD7-nZQCUIaCoOkjSMtbBvy8ssTzvPI-73LMjHwAMm8bDjxRXKGoTkSljY7Hi6CwvomzVT-2YsiW-_NO9RY/s200/zm_whiteappletalk_adapter.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309011534897937842" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzbwkVgkOhYE7obvUInaCKOhdSr4AI019rl1BxWlmPN-zHYJn0m1h0SbN9kjb6wfhQd0NLMo1qh9LXi4Xvp1aGm_h-_29W610KATKoxZkm0Ds6r3sek8RqWo1dUVnnncF228d343FLYwY/s1600-h/hypercard.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 161px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzbwkVgkOhYE7obvUInaCKOhdSr4AI019rl1BxWlmPN-zHYJn0m1h0SbN9kjb6wfhQd0NLMo1qh9LXi4Xvp1aGm_h-_29W610KATKoxZkm0Ds6r3sek8RqWo1dUVnnncF228d343FLYwY/s200/hypercard.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309019459929478338" border="0" /></a><p></p><p><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://willfaulds.com/">Apples, Games, Pixels & Nudity + Illustration, Animation & more Games too</a></span></p>PixelBeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06869111187486990816noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586546000283744782.post-83519441260237856612009-02-22T09:38:00.000-08:002009-03-06T15:45:03.627-08:00Vic Reeves, he certainly knows how to dance!So I haven't pixelled in quite a while. Actually it must be pretty close to a year.<br /><br />One site that I like to frequent is <a href="http://pixeljoint.com/p/9864.htm?pg=1&sec=icons">pixeljoint</a>. They often run interesting little weekly challenges. This week's was to make a 48x48 pixel, 8 frames, dance animation. Eh voila:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.willfaulds.com/pixel-arts/Dance_1Gb.gif"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 48px; height: 48px;" src="http://www.willfaulds.com/pixel-arts/Dance_1Gb.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><br />TOOLS: Photoshop & ImagaeReady</span><br />12 colours (1 is transparency). Took a little while to do this but I think I've eased back in the pixelling lifestyle. I heart pixels.<br /><br />Its referenced from the outro of 'The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer.' Check it out if you haven't. But its a perhaps fat and balding Reeves...<br /><p>"Um dede du dedu dede dum"<br /></p>and the slightly trippy version:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.willfaulds.com/pixel-arts/Dance_1G.gif"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 48px; height: 48px;" src="http://www.willfaulds.com/pixel-arts/Dance_1G.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><br />TOOLS: Photoshop & ImagaeReady</span><br /><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://willfaulds.com/">Apples, Games, Pixels & Nudity + Illustration, Animation & more Games too</a></span></p>PixelBeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06869111187486990816noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586546000283744782.post-42542522654695807262009-02-19T02:53:00.000-08:002009-03-06T15:12:51.635-08:00Where else to lookHere are some other places I frequent;<br /><br /><a href="http://www.willfaulds.com/">willfaulds.com</a> [My professional portfolio]<br /><a href="http://willfaulds.deviantart.com/">willfaulds.deviantart.com</a> [If you're interested in who influences me or who I think is awesome come here]<br /><a href="http://exquisiteremains.blogspot.com/">exquisiteremains.blogspot.com</a> [<a href="http://www.chestnutsandsquirrels.blogspot.com/">Charlotte Traynor</a> & I make a multitude of corpses!]<br /><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://willfaulds.com/">Apples, Games, Pixels & Nudity + Illustration, Animation & more Games too</a></span></p>PixelBeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06869111187486990816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586546000283744782.post-73638515989833948202009-02-19T02:42:00.000-08:002009-02-19T08:09:36.559-08:00What's all this blog aboutGood question.<br />Basically willfaulds.blogspot.com supports my portfolio @ <a href="http://www.willfaulds.com/">willfaulds.com</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">So what's the difference?</span><br /><br />Well, it differs from willfaulds.com in that it shows my ramblings, doodles and unfinished works. Generally willfaulds.com doesn't.<br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://willfaulds.com/">Apples, Games, Pixels & Nudity + Illustration, Animation & more Games too</a></span></p>PixelBeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06869111187486990816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586546000283744782.post-1845058157696221832009-02-18T14:18:00.000-08:002009-02-18T15:15:44.963-08:00GenesisIts time to get active... starting tomorrow ^_^<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">I am the Beard. I am the Pixel. I am the Walrus</span>PixelBeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06869111187486990816noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586546000283744782.post-64627677189192661682008-01-19T06:54:00.000-08:002009-03-06T15:42:30.368-08:00Pixel Portraits [Retrospective]<span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Old Work<br /></span></span></span><span style="font-size:78%;">DATE: January 2008</span><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Pixel Portraits</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpcTjW9DchGQ5zINyJVPRb1bLeSQplfl6nQE0eaF2E5SnKqoOqpgegeXDLele4dhRRc5sCMalZ912KDqDuUrtdhKkg-Bzer864uv5AQhS330RcYvx1HnCwyMQVh_UVdr0mvxo1UkUnjCc/s1600-h/AvatarMonth_c01.gif"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 62px; height: 80px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpcTjW9DchGQ5zINyJVPRb1bLeSQplfl6nQE0eaF2E5SnKqoOqpgegeXDLele4dhRRc5sCMalZ912KDqDuUrtdhKkg-Bzer864uv5AQhS330RcYvx1HnCwyMQVh_UVdr0mvxo1UkUnjCc/s400/AvatarMonth_c01.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304522348443827234" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyKMaR29roCmr77w1t6SPfJf-A0Qh3ob9iq4PlHm4095B1jXckcWF8gKcBXx5PfGkzS_WuYSCFcZ64khLglC6FxMqS9Jt4wE3lQzJZBcGdyGi2Zvp5UKt3b_e5LjIIyzipdwRzgQwkvCE/s1600-h/AvatarMonth_02d.gif"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 83px; height: 84px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLg5Kcew5UgWaxj7DYmm0wwq7sgQp0snHhvlrlS-DGEbjz_tEhX_8L1f4cstd7-CuK9175rTiIR3rhKl7rSc3llm6iPIGbCh7T-wmRXV5wOOVda7_Vte7oHYV-FopenhsOHzQvQ_kP0J4/s400/AvatarMonth_g06.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304522954652391058" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizJsbvjMEvw0RSYyS2EJBeizRUuAjltz5tBd4u82CbEid9lLopftEQoOaRs95f9H9rkII_YMHbtaJOY6HEAPgrDwdPnmmSGMdZlxLtcCG68QS8b8pQM1VO3HAOrgM4zQPAKgbZjYom-es/s1600-h/AvatarMonth_f07-sunglasses.gif"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 69px; height: 88px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizJsbvjMEvw0RSYyS2EJBeizRUuAjltz5tBd4u82CbEid9lLopftEQoOaRs95f9H9rkII_YMHbtaJOY6HEAPgrDwdPnmmSGMdZlxLtcCG68QS8b8pQM1VO3HAOrgM4zQPAKgbZjYom-es/s400/AvatarMonth_f07-sunglasses.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304523095758390146" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-EjPbmoYQkVvMf055MTcXS9uyXud-TFl496kr3S0CI46GC6hPRLDlXY-TR1DuksdzjpxFjFZ5iPeg7VHKLxazFXctLcGZ8fIQDh5jK3PeXqC7imm4HP6Vde-ULU8w9qHwGcR8tkgoRX4/s1600-h/AvatarMonth_f082.gif"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 128px; height: 128px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-EjPbmoYQkVvMf055MTcXS9uyXud-TFl496kr3S0CI46GC6hPRLDlXY-TR1DuksdzjpxFjFZ5iPeg7VHKLxazFXctLcGZ8fIQDh5jK3PeXqC7imm4HP6Vde-ULU8w9qHwGcR8tkgoRX4/s400/AvatarMonth_f082.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304523194201511778" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">TOOLS: Photoshop</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">These</span> were so fun to do! and yes fine I'm a narcissist...<br /><br />More info can be found <a href="http://www.wayofthepixel.net/pixelation/index.php?topic=5742.0">here</a><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://willfaulds.com/">Apples, Games, Pixels & Nudity + Illustration, Animation & more Games too</a></span></p>PixelBeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06869111187486990816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586546000283744782.post-76979898974618999192006-10-19T03:24:00.000-07:002009-03-06T15:47:04.403-08:00Voodoo Badger [Retrospective]<span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Old Work<br /></span></span></span><span style="font-size:78%;">DATE: October 2006</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Voodoo Badger, the danceoff.</span><br /><br />Ok so here's some of my first pixel art... At the time I was experimenting with work-flows and game asset creation. I produced a fair range of assets under this concept including animations, game screens, and flash prototypes.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.willfaulds.com/media/animation/Badger_OLD/Badger_OLD_rotate-2x.gif"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 100px; height: 82px;" src="http://www.willfaulds.com/media/animation/Badger_OLD/Badger_OLD_rotate-2x.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.willfaulds.com/media/animation/Badger_OLD/Badger_OLD_crabdance-2x.gif"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 100px; height: 92px;" src="http://www.willfaulds.com/media/animation/Badger_OLD/Badger_OLD_crabdance-2x.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.willfaulds.com/media/animation/Badger_OLD/Badger_OLD_dipdance-2x.gif"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 100px; height: 90px;" src="http://www.willfaulds.com/media/animation/Badger_OLD/Badger_OLD_dipdance-2x.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><br />TOOLS: Photoshop & ImageReady</span><br /><br />These are the early character animation tests. I'll be adding more to this post later with a link to some flash files hosted at my site too.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyVZ8NlzZ-eCuM4E1-XkhH1Ht0dacQ5DUOcM2HshxxrNSB9jsPT5djRfT8Itacvx4r5SFCir8FNOVOQv8gXonuIgCsshP2hhk_R7JTGPRksUWuMFiY8PF0wsVMixyla8wbPaFldX5afDA/s1600-h/Voodoobader_CharacterSheet.gif"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 148px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyVZ8NlzZ-eCuM4E1-XkhH1Ht0dacQ5DUOcM2HshxxrNSB9jsPT5djRfT8Itacvx4r5SFCir8FNOVOQv8gXonuIgCsshP2hhk_R7JTGPRksUWuMFiY8PF0wsVMixyla8wbPaFldX5afDA/s400/Voodoobader_CharacterSheet.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304500915808791986" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-size:78%;" >[click it to go big</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-size:78%;" >]</span><br />For anyone interested this character sheet is how I was worked on the animations. It shows each head I'd pixelled so I could easily reuse it in another animation. Oh and it shows the palette I was using ;_;<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQKZHIHODwuHHQP76YrQ-0RKBn2QcX9cEKWMBJiF66M7Hl1EVrKIDvclDLZkKZIpPhw1KCvuAwPvqP66L698PyrI2WLarlg4XOhTlyfkhY3GAVG5gTIhARAEH11aOcu4t63gsjwGH7yWk/s1600-h/old_new.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 146px; height: 110px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQKZHIHODwuHHQP76YrQ-0RKBn2QcX9cEKWMBJiF66M7Hl1EVrKIDvclDLZkKZIpPhw1KCvuAwPvqP66L698PyrI2WLarlg4XOhTlyfkhY3GAVG5gTIhARAEH11aOcu4t63gsjwGH7yWk/s400/old_new.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304520563270955634" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><br />TOOLS: Photoshop</span><br /><br />Here's the improved version - after a couple of months of pixelling I was a bit more clued up on colour selection... I'm tempted to do it again and see where I've got to now but that will have to wait.<br /></div><p><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://willfaulds.com/">Apples, Games, Pixels & Nudity + Illustration, Animation & more Games too</a></span></p>PixelBeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06869111187486990816noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586546000283744782.post-67304302663139992762006-04-06T13:42:00.000-07:002009-03-06T15:44:35.645-08:00Fynoderee Chapter Illustrations Ch.1 [Retospective]<p><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Old Work</span><br />DATE: April 2006</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /></span></p><p></p><p>While cleaning through some old files I found my <span style="font-style: italic;">Fynoderee</span><em style="font-style: italic;"></em>™ illustration folder...</p><p>I got lucky a couple of years ago and was commissioned to illustrate Fynoderee, a modern fantasy book. If you want to get the jist of what it was about take Harry Potter swap Hogwarts for the Isle of Man, magic with myths and legends unique to the Isle and you're about there. It's a fun little book.<br /></p><p>Working closely with Alex Duncan, the author, I researched Norse and Celtic stone carvings and developed a suitable illustrative style (it was great fun - me being a fantasy dweeb and all). He wanted the illustrations to reflect the Island's heritage. He also wanted each illustration to feature the chapter's title in a runic alphabet.<br /></p><p>First off we've got a coloured promo piece and the second one's a hand inked prototype. The prototype shows one of my first concept designs for the Bugganes - the nasty bad guys.<br /></p><p style="font-weight: bold;">Chapter One: Whispers on the Wind.</p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGWlVD2sOIn6x6tye6LBPThc7OV5I7D9pW3AWq6O9-AebiJgrE8bDbnyhsEm2loqZUUbfNG8EXgC_OzvDOgbp3qM4Dt07xHx6urHueVvPJ8_rcD7Qzhhr4f3RI3HjDwwoMoRmYhJaxHkQ/s1600-h/Fynoderee_Ch1_Final.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 301px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGWlVD2sOIn6x6tye6LBPThc7OV5I7D9pW3AWq6O9-AebiJgrE8bDbnyhsEm2loqZUUbfNG8EXgC_OzvDOgbp3qM4Dt07xHx6urHueVvPJ8_rcD7Qzhhr4f3RI3HjDwwoMoRmYhJaxHkQ/s400/Fynoderee_Ch1_Final.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310199568869726786" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikE19IYFdzOZsUN09VsQIVTtT1FTouz_8AfbIy_vFoukHjoNS0rz01NEoYiuQeo597PAjHhSMeI3ZPJAWbtf7IHVQ4Zx8czIScUTw2cOoz3XyotStfQ-TgWFc6xw4e-aAt4Xn7NX9c0H4/s1600-h/Fynoderee_Ch1_Ink.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikE19IYFdzOZsUN09VsQIVTtT1FTouz_8AfbIy_vFoukHjoNS0rz01NEoYiuQeo597PAjHhSMeI3ZPJAWbtf7IHVQ4Zx8czIScUTw2cOoz3XyotStfQ-TgWFc6xw4e-aAt4Xn7NX9c0H4/s400/Fynoderee_Ch1_Ink.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310199571082669570" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><br />TOOLS: Photoshop, Pen & Ink</span></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /><br /></span><blockquote><span style="font-size:78%;">"William Faulds, another young Manx man and also an extremely talented artist, has provided the unique and original illustrations in <em>Fynoderee</em>. They subtly weave through the text creating intricate, powerful images and compliment the brooding atmosphere of the story. William has cleverly integrated both Celtic and Norse symbols and elements into his artwork and as a result they superbly reflect the Island's cultural heritage."<br /><br /></span> <span class="type_main-grey"><span style="font-size:78%;">Angie Greenhalgh, Montreal, Canada, Nov 2006.</span><br /></span></blockquote><p><span style="font-size:100%;">Thanks!</span><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://willfaulds.com/"><br /></a></span></p><p><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://willfaulds.com/">Apples, Games, Pixels & Nudity + Illustration, Animation & more Games too</a></span></p>PixelBeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06869111187486990816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586546000283744782.post-34174190704243029012003-02-19T07:59:00.000-08:002009-03-06T15:08:22.658-08:00Glenda, Garth & Pam [Retrospective]<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-size:78%;" >Old Work</span><span style="font-size:78%;"><br />DATE: ? 2002-2003<br /></span><p><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Glenda</span></span></p><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ1N3Grl0Mh2ASi50MzgDxfSuhzXrJiHdL3KHK-5myK9H42LXicSGb3Df1oHvzLg63Wcs8xYTCU_Xn7RRBje7X1jwrer6FKY9HwkCdbWEHlWAz0E1uidF_8NAsn7nlnTYHXDFu5VPFvWI/s1600-h/Inky_women.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ1N3Grl0Mh2ASi50MzgDxfSuhzXrJiHdL3KHK-5myK9H42LXicSGb3Df1oHvzLg63Wcs8xYTCU_Xn7RRBje7X1jwrer6FKY9HwkCdbWEHlWAz0E1uidF_8NAsn7nlnTYHXDFu5VPFvWI/s400/Inky_women.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304539486791553570" border="0" /></a></p><p><span style="font-size:78%;">TOOLS: Photoshop & Ink on Paper<br /></span></p><span style="font-size:100%;">I fancied doing something Aubrey Beardsley inspired</span><span style="font-size:100%;">, I bloody love his illustrations, </span><span style="font-size:100%;">I think it was some kind of fashion illustration brief.</span><p><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Garth</span></span></p><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaUMTaTQzCpyu4wu6Hg95hc4WktLPwPhAdp4kXhYVfNhagdFbwPeDeevnLpd4gZiGS0QLhmk2EQHOdvwUtpoEqmiIhl2YFClckUEnVgkIzey2w8YJDKUKmfKX7bHqJAJVcyfaLx1vWBLg/s1600-h/Life+Drawing+2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaUMTaTQzCpyu4wu6Hg95hc4WktLPwPhAdp4kXhYVfNhagdFbwPeDeevnLpd4gZiGS0QLhmk2EQHOdvwUtpoEqmiIhl2YFClckUEnVgkIzey2w8YJDKUKmfKX7bHqJAJVcyfaLx1vWBLg/s400/Life+Drawing+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304540093730498210" border="0" /></a></p><p><span style="font-size:78%;">TOOLS: Ink on Paper & Oil Pastel</span></p><p><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">An old Life Drawing. One of my favourites from my Art Foundation course. Weirdly it got stolen on a train!</span><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Pam</span></span></p><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikTfdtmI6PUmUgpJ-vQEqQ-8QyYsSYLqdr2bFNxJobIGlG-APYDdVgIUoVLNFRA933dlSzsoPz4exwoJdkce0RwESx36QmN8FkRAYejkQ9lWJLDVBNkp9XPejlXWAInpjq2ZsobjgDdTg/s1600-h/Grotesk.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 312px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikTfdtmI6PUmUgpJ-vQEqQ-8QyYsSYLqdr2bFNxJobIGlG-APYDdVgIUoVLNFRA933dlSzsoPz4exwoJdkce0RwESx36QmN8FkRAYejkQ9lWJLDVBNkp9XPejlXWAInpjq2ZsobjgDdTg/s400/Grotesk.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304540576490026434" border="0" /></a></p><p><span style="font-size:78%;">TOOLS: Biro & Tea on Paper.</span></p><p><span class="type_main" style="font-size:100%;">Grotesque caricature profile study.</span><span class="type_main" style="font-size:100%;"> Technique inspired by the rough sketches of Leonardo da Vinci. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://willfaulds.com/">Apples, Games, Pixels & Nudity + Illustration, Animation & more Games too</a></span></p>PixelBeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06869111187486990816noreply@blogger.com0