I like to thing I'm imaginative, and have quite a bit of creativity, but sadly I cannot express it due to the fact I draw like a child who got their hand smashed with a hammer (see avatar), so ceramics have become my artistic outlet. For those wondering all you have to do is find a mold of a piece you like, have it poured, clean the seems off, fire it, and it's yours' to paint! I've been at it for quite awhile but here's just a few for now. I'll post more if you guys like these:
(http://i620.photobucket.com/albums/tt289/Mad_Hatteress/Ceramics/harmony.jpg)
(http://i620.photobucket.com/albums/tt289/Mad_Hatteress/Ceramics/eye_cats.jpg)
(http://i620.photobucket.com/albums/tt289/Mad_Hatteress/Ceramics/Rock_Dragon.jpg)
(http://i620.photobucket.com/albums/tt289/Mad_Hatteress/Ceramics/asian_lady.jpg)
(http://i620.photobucket.com/albums/tt289/Mad_Hatteress/Ceramics/blue_gargoyle.jpg)
Good lord those are awesome! :ehail: :g_hail: :elhail: :im_nabeshin: :lordilsmile:
Thanks so much! I really appreciate it!
Omg..! You're a good painter! O_O
Are those the fired-on ceramic paints?
Quote from: Lord Il on July 20, 2009, 02:17:31 PM
Are those the fired-on ceramic paints?
They're acrylics; unless you're glazing you don't have to fire it again.
^Wow! Could've fooled me. They look amazing for acrylics. The detail!! O_O
I was just curious because I used to do this sort of thing at one of my old jobs. I used to cast molds, decorate, and then fire them. The tricky part was making sure not to fire them for too long or the painted colors could get burned out. I like your method better because there's no worry of that. ^^
Quote from: Lord Il on July 20, 2009, 02:31:52 PM
^Wow! Could've fooled me. They look amazing for acrylics. The detail!! O_O
I was just curious because I used to do this sort of thing at one of my old jobs. I used to cast molds, decorate, and then fire them. The tricky part was making sure not to fire them for too long or the painted colors could get burned out. I like your method better because there's no worry of that. ^^
You're making me blush!
Jeez... That would be really tough! It would be a bummer to lose all work you did because of the colors getting fired off! There's no way I'd be able to get the timing down; I get nervous enough I'm going to wreck a piece when I antique it. Do you have any pics of what you did? I'd like to see them.
Seriously, the detail in your painting is stunning! You have a good hand at this. :e_pleased:
And yeah, firing ceramic paints is insanely difficult. It's all about perfect positioning of the cone for the kiln switch so when it melts, it trips the switch at the correct time. Lighter colors are the worst. Red and yellow have done a disappearing act more times than I care to admit. :il_hahaha:
I don't have photos atm, but I'll see what I can do later this week, 'k?
If possible I'd also like to see more of your work too!!
Awesome work, it looks impressive, i wouldn't have thought these were home made if i didn't know otherwise already... Great stuff, show us more ..!
I'm genuinely impressed, especially by the last three. I wager you could sell those at a craft fair easily enough, seriously. Bravo, let's see some more. :im_nabeshin:
I've got an extra class to go to tonight where I'm hoping I'll be able to finish up Pinky and Blue Boy (they're replicas from a painting). I don't like copying, though, so I turned them into The Lavender Lady and Green Gus XD.
I've got some pretty cool ones I still need to take shots of but here's a few more since you guys are so darn nice and gave my ego a boost.
(http://i620.photobucket.com/albums/tt289/Mad_Hatteress/Ceramics/rocker_mask.jpg)
(http://i620.photobucket.com/albums/tt289/Mad_Hatteress/Ceramics/Sea_Serpent.jpg)
(http://i620.photobucket.com/albums/tt289/Mad_Hatteress/Ceramics/Rabbit_tea.jpg)
(http://i620.photobucket.com/albums/tt289/Mad_Hatteress/Ceramics/Winter_Wizard.jpg)
(http://i620.photobucket.com/albums/tt289/Mad_Hatteress/Ceramics/Kelpie_Carousal_Horse.jpg)
That wizard'y guy on that crystal'y throne is really well colored 8)
^ Thanks; the antiquing did most of the work, though. It's what great about ceramics, just a simple coat of it can make a piece look like it took a lot more work than it did, heh.
Again, I am STUNNED by the paint quality. O_O
The squirrel teapot gives me the creeps with those freaky eyes. :il_hahaha:
I'll try to have a picture or two of some stuff I did soon.
^ He's a bunny! I based him off the White Rabbit from Alice in Wonderland which said he had pink eyes, so that's what I did.
Sweet, I was worried you might have forgot to get pics of your art. I'm excited to see it.
Squirrel, bunny, rodent.... 40 foot tall man-eating cyclops monster... they're all the same. :e_tongue:
Imma chargin' mah camera battery atm. Should have something up this evening. ^^
What I feel bad about is not saving some of the nicer, better detailed designs to take pics of - I gave a lot of the good stuff away to friends and family. But believe me, after working long hours with this stuff for six years, you don't want to see too much of it after you get home each day. lol!
1. The first pic is a vase. It's two cut slabs of clay joined together with another small slab for the bottom. The water, moon, trees design was airbrushed. This one looked too blobby so it wasn't saleable.
2. These are known as "Bread Warmers" or sometimes jokingly called "Bun Warmers".. My ex-boss advertised them with the slogan, "Keep Your Buns Warm!" They're heated in an oven and are put in the bottom of bread baskets to warm up dinner rolls, etc. at the table. The designs are airbrushed stencils of geese. I must've pressed and finished literally hundreds of different designs of them as they were a big seller. These two have a slight warp which made them unsaleable. I just hang 'em up on the kitchen wall.
3. & 4. These are cast figures which were purchased and given to retired members of the Canadian Air Force and Navy. All details are hand painted. This pilot and sailor you see here are both worthless because of a crack in each of their bases. If I didn't save them they would've met a fate worse than death.. Can you say "Hammertime?" :e_tongue:
Oh, wow! I really, really love the first two! Thanks so much for posting pics of them! They're lovely!
That vase is very pretty, i'd put a plant in that..!
And here I thought the vase would be the least liked!! :il_hahaha:
^ Are you kidding? That vase is freaking awesome! The scenery on it is gorgeous!
^At the time, we thought that some of the green was overpowering the overall look of the vase. But if you think it looks that good... too bad we didn't just sell it. lol!
Oh well, it was my gain.
I can look back fondly on these pieces nowadays and say, yeah, I made those. :e_pleased:
^ For marketing reasons I can see what you mean; a more subtle green would've been a better choice, but I still like it.
I tested my new printer, which comes with a scanner, using this old pic I did. Just thought I'd post it 'cause I'm bored.
(http://i620.photobucket.com/albums/tt289/Mad_Hatteress/Character/nekomata.jpg)
^Cute! :il_hahaha:
Watch it Lord Il, she's gonna scratch you if you thought about petting it :il_hahaha:
^Oh, I saw those claws alright...
I'd sooner take my chances petting an electrified barbed wire fence. :il_hahaha:
Sorry, I think I'm funny:
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Those painted pieces are stunning, Mad Hatteress! Is that a Stone Dragon, in your first post? It's really cool! Like some old English stone wall just decided to get up, and move. That teapot is way freaky! It's perfect. I also really like your choice of colors for the crystal wizard, adn expecially that carousel seahorse. That seahorse is soo pretty!
E^D
Quote from: E^D Crow on August 02, 2009, 10:18:37 AM
Those painted pieces are stunning, Mad Hatteress! Is that a Stone Dragon, in your first post? It's really cool! Like some old English stone wall just decided to get up, and move.
Wow! Thank you! Your comment really means a lot because I really tried to make him look convincing in that he was made up entirely of stone. You can't really tell in the pic but he's antiqued in green to make it look like there's moss on him.
QuoteThat teapot is way freaky! It's perfect.
XD I get that reaction a lot when people see it. If he weren't so darn bloated and I think if I'd given him different color eyes he wouldn't seem so scary.
QuoteI also really like your choice of colors for the crystal wizard,
Thanks. He was pretty easy because the mold was even called "Winter Wizard". So instantly I thought "I gotta paint him blue".
Quoteadn expecially that carousel seahorse. That seahorse is soo pretty!
That piece almost didn't turn out at all. While I was painting it my teacher suddenly discovered that I was using the final bottle of some of the color for the mane. I tried to stretch out the colors as much as I could but there's a small spot that's hidden pretty well where I had to use a different color.
It sucks when companies discontinue colors; it's usually always the really pretty/neat ones.
Quote from: Mad Hatteress on August 02, 2009, 10:38:41 AM
It sucks when companies discontinue colors; it's usually always the really pretty/neat ones.
We used to have the very same problem with the fired-on paints where I used to work. It would be crucial that paints were used exactly the same for each cast figure with near zero variance (people are picky). This often meant ordering an overstock of the paint colors to be safe.
OK, so my county fair is coming up and I'm entering a fairly large amount of pieces into it. I've never won grand prize, since the judges tend to pick the pieces that are shiny and distract them, but I'm hopeful this year! In addition to the gothic lolita girl, guitar mask, and cat with the eyeballs I'm entering these:
(http://i620.photobucket.com/albums/tt289/Mad_Hatteress/Ceramics/may.jpg)
(http://i620.photobucket.com/albums/tt289/Mad_Hatteress/Ceramics/lavender.jpg)
(http://i620.photobucket.com/albums/tt289/Mad_Hatteress/Ceramics/gus.jpg)
(http://i620.photobucket.com/albums/tt289/Mad_Hatteress/Ceramics/dragon_top.jpg)
(http://i620.photobucket.com/albums/tt289/Mad_Hatteress/Ceramics/clock_clown.jpg)
Those are bound to at least catch peoples attention ..!
That first one is just looking lovable...
Last two are God Tier.
Quote from: Mad Hatteress on August 16, 2009, 12:24:56 PM
I've never won grand prize, since the judges tend to pick the pieces that are shiny and distract them, but I'm hopeful this year!
Easily fixed. You can distract them with shine too.
Go to your local craft or hardware store and get a spray can of clearcoat finish. Should be possible to get it in various sheens like high gloss, semi, or a matte finish. Spray in light coats so it won't hurt the painted surface.
But really I'm liking them just the way they are.
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Clowns scare me. :il_hahaha:
....So how did the fair go?
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I'm a talentless hack who should be shot. *sigh*
The people should be shot for not acknowledging you...
Once ACROSS takes over, those judges will be forced to acknowledge your amazing skills.
Seriously, though, I love these! The first two especially!
Quote from: Pamplemousse on August 20, 2009, 11:03:30 PM
Once ACROSS takes over, those judges will be forced to acknowledge your amazing skills.
So true, note the peoples names in your little black book, for the coming purge :il_hahaha:
Heh, thanks guys.
I guess the issue was that since it was a group of old ladies passing judgement my pieces were a bit too "out there" for their tastes. "Girls with blue and pink hair?! How silly!"
The apes judges were probably too busy throwing their own feces around to notice your talent. >:(
:il_hahaha: Only old people are allowed to have blue hair in their book, ya know?
I am totally gonna rock out that stereotype when I'm old, though.
My hair will be a different shade every month since I won't really care about bleaching it by then.
This one is for Lord Il:
(http://i620.photobucket.com/albums/tt289/Mad_Hatteress/Ceramics/sitter_clown.jpg)
And this one's for all the fellas (just noticed my foot's in the shot XD):
(http://i620.photobucket.com/albums/tt289/Mad_Hatteress/Ceramics/ashtray.jpg)
I painted her because this overly religious lady who attends my ceramics class has a little shop of her own and wanted to get rid of this piece really badly so it was only $3 already cleaned and fired (I don't know if you can tell but it's a fairly big piece). I bought it to mainly make her uncomfortable since she sits next to me in class but I don't mind having a sexy lady in my room :p. It was just really, really awkward antiquing her nipples.
Heh... I still find it funny that there's actually some pretty dirty ceramic pieces out there. The ones I've seen are pairs of snails and frogs where, if you flip them over, they're anatomically correct. There's also a Saint Peter piece where it's Peter on one side but on the other it's a di...
I like how you got it just to annoy her :D
Looks quite huge though, bet it must take quite some space... :O
The flute playing... Thing (what, jester, clown ..? i'm lost D:), i like it \o/
Quote from: Micki! on August 26, 2009, 11:53:40 AM
The flute playing... Thing (what, jester, clown ..? i'm lost D:), i like it \o/
It's called a periot; he's a type of French clown I decided to post to annoy Lord Il but I don't think it worked :P.
Then make a Mime, that oughta annoy SOMEONE ..! :D
Quote from: Mad Hatteress on August 26, 2009, 12:58:58 PM
Quote from: Micki! on August 26, 2009, 11:53:40 AM
The flute playing... Thing (what, jester, clown ..? i'm lost D:), i like it \o/
It's called a periot; he's a type of French clown I decided to post to annoy Lord Il but I don't think it worked :P.
Oh, it worked!
Those menacing.. glowing green eyes of doom..
I'll bet it's playing something....
EVIL!! Evil I tell you!
Quote from: Lord Il on August 26, 2009, 03:48:25 PM
Quote from: Mad Hatteress on August 26, 2009, 12:58:58 PM
Quote from: Micki! on August 26, 2009, 11:53:40 AM
The flute playing... Thing (what, jester, clown ..? i'm lost D:), i like it \o/
It's called a periot; he's a type of French clown I decided to post to annoy Lord Il but I don't think it worked :P.
Oh, it worked!
Those menacing.. glowing green eyes of doom..
I'll bet it's playing something.... EVIL!! Evil I tell you!
You can get the album of the tracks it made on classic LP...
The song "Live" has a nice tune to it, even if you play it backwards...
... WAIT A MINU- :e_shocked:
Move along, nothing to see here.
That mouth piece thingy makes me think of Hannibal Lecter... :il_hahaha:
Silence of the Lambs is such a cool movie <3
You make me wanna watch it again..!
@Hatteress: Micki! has told us he's self taught.
Just imagine what you can do with a lil practice!
You'll probably make our jaws drop to the floor one of these days. ^^
She's got some talent already with ceramics, i think..!
Quote from: Lord Il on September 01, 2009, 02:47:10 PM
@Hatteress: Micki! has told us he's self taught.
Just imagine what you can do with a lil practice!
You'll probably make our jaws drop to the floor one of these days. ^^
I know, I asked him that in the chat he told me.
...I've had twenty years to practice. I fail at everything I try, OK!
Man, those ceramics are good. You talent filled people would make me jealous, if I had a single creative bone in my body, but I don't so it's all good. I thought you would need some sort of crazy huge furnace to make something like that, and maybe a hut in the Swiss Alps or something. Oh, and that vase was especially great. Out of curiosity, how big is it?
Finally got my Alice done!
(http://i620.photobucket.com/albums/tt289/Mad_Hatteress/Ceramics/alice.jpg)
Here's a side view of the stripes:
(http://i620.photobucket.com/albums/tt289/Mad_Hatteress/Ceramics/alice_side.jpg)
Quote from: WolfeMcGowann on September 02, 2009, 04:27:25 PM
I thought you would need some sort of crazy huge furnace to make something like that, and maybe a hut in the Swiss Alps or something.
Actually, yes you do.
Okay, maybe not the part about the hut in the Swiss Alps.. :e_tongue:
Quote from: WolfeMcGowann on September 02, 2009, 04:27:25 PMOh, and that vase was especially great. Out of curiosity, how big is it?
You mean that crappy thing I posted on page 2? =P
It's not too big. Approx. 7 inches (18 cm) tall. I used to make larger designs too.
@Hatteress: Liking the Alice piece. The wood frame really does look like wood. Colors look spot-on. Did you need a reference for the colors?
Quote from: Lord Il on September 07, 2009, 07:48:06 PM
@Hatteress: Liking the Alice piece. The wood frame really does look like wood. Colors look spot-on. Did you need a reference for the colors?[/color]
Thanks! I was so happy the antiquing did what I wanted with the frame but I decided not to antique the rest of it because I wanted to preserve the "cartoony" look. Yeah, I printed off pictures to use as a reference. I have a HORRIBLE memory.
Cute! I like Alice's expression, very adorable. Tweedledee and Tweedledum are creeeepy (but coloreed quite nicely)! Of course, I always thought they were.. >_>
Quote from: Pamplemousse on September 08, 2009, 10:41:42 AM
Cute! I like Alice's expression, very adorable.
Thanks so much! Her face was actually extremely deformed so I had to try and use how I painted it to fix it.
QuoteTweedledee and Tweedledum are creeeepy (but coloreed quite nicely)! Of course, I always thought they were.. >_>
I agree, they always came across like child predators to me. They cut out so many of the female characters in the Disney Cartoon it just seemed creepy that Alice went to a place and mainly just encountered male characters. At least the Hatter didn't offer her wine like he did in the book.
Like the new creation very much, especially the white rabbit there. Although I think I'll be seeing the twins in some disturbing dreams in the near future...
Quote from: WolfeMcGowann on September 08, 2009, 03:38:49 PM
Like the new creation very much, especially the white rabbit there. Although I think I'll be seeing the twins in some disturbing dreams in the near future...
Well, as long as you don't let them lure you in with stories about oysters I think you'll be fine.
That's really cool ..! :D
You captured the looks pretty well, at least the Disney designs... I'm not really sure, is there even an "Alice" look to things according to the story..? i mean MUST the rabbit wear clothes and walk on two legs, MUST Alice wear a dress and not a skirt..? MUST the Card Guards have a head or not etc... Or is there no canon "rules" as such, to make it an "authentic" Alice In Wonderland story...
Just asking, since honestly, all i ever saw was the Live Action series by Hallmark, and the Disney adaption...
Quote from: Micki! on September 09, 2009, 01:18:33 AM
You captured the looks pretty well, at least the Disney designs... I'm not really sure, is there even an "Alice" look to things according to the story..? i mean MUST the rabbit wear clothes and walk on two legs, MUST Alice wear a dress and not a skirt..? MUST the Card Guards have a head or not etc... Or is there no canon "rules" as such, to make it an "authentic" Alice In Wonderland story...
John Tenniel did the original illustrations for the two Alice books, but I don't he ever colored them; I think other people did that later. Disney loosely designed the characters for the movie based on them and I actually like their version of the Hatter a lot better.
(http://jordanhillstoryteller.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/teaparty.jpg)
Short fellow with a slight overbite and signature clothes and large hat... That's him indeed, and how i always imagine him to be like...
The new movie with Johnny depp about Alice, it bugged me a little... although i like his "odd character" style of acting alot... but i just never imagined the Mad hatter to be a semi-young looking tall man...
Alice seems always to be a blond girl with a blue'ish white dress, i don't think i ever saw different versions of her... It's new to me that the rabbit wasn't brown on that pic though, i always thought he was white..!
[edit:]
Eh, i just thought about it a second time, and i completely forgot that the friend of the Mad Hatter who attended to his not-birthday tea party was also a rabbit, a brown one... So the other rabbit with the watch must indeed be white then...
I love Alice's expression in that picture; it looks like she's about to stab something. XD
^I agree. She looks kinda PO'ed. :il_hahaha:
That picture reeeally takes me back though. I've seen it before. O_o
Quote from: Micki! on September 09, 2009, 07:24:14 AM
The new movie with Johnny depp about Alice, it bugged me a little... although i like his "odd character" style of acting alot... but i just never imagined the Mad hatter to be a semi-young looking tall man...
...Don't even get me started on that. Seriously. I want to drag Burton out into the street and shoot him. First he rapes poor Charlie and now Alice. What is it with him and making characters look like pedophiles? His version of the Hatter is the first I've ever disliked.
QuoteAlice seems always to be a blond girl with a blue'ish white dress, i don't think i ever saw different versions of her... It's new to me that the rabbit wasn't brown on that pic though, i always thought he was white..!
The blond, blue eyed Alice has always bugged me because technically the "real" Alice had brown hair and green eyes. You see, Lewis Carroll is actually like Shioji in that he was very, very fond of little girls. One day on a boat ride Alice Liddle asked him to tell her a story and he made up Alice in Wonderland right there on the spot, then later adding chapters when he wrote the book.
Quote[edit:]
Eh, i just thought about it a second time, and i completely forgot that the friend of the Mad Hatter who attended to his not-birthday tea party was also a rabbit, a brown one... So the other rabbit with the watch must indeed be white then...
Right. The Hatter's friend is the March Hare and the rabbit Alice chases is Harold, the White Rabbit (his real name is only mentioned once in the book).
While I'm gone here's a guy with a funny hat to take my place! You can sit and have staring contests with him!
(http://i620.photobucket.com/albums/tt289/Mad_Hatteress/Ceramics/sitting_hat_guy.jpg)
I'm having a staring contest with that odd hat of his...
It looks like a pickle, a freaking vegetable... :icon_eek:
Quote from: Micki! on September 16, 2009, 02:08:32 PM
It looks like a pickle, a freaking vegetable... :icon_eek:
I thought it looked like an... Um... "Marital Aide" when I first saw him but I have a dirty mind.
Honestly, i thought that too... But decided to say pickle, i wouldn't want you get all hatin' on me, and probably never touch the tip again...
Don't tell me it works as a fountain as well... D:
Quote from: Mad Hatteress on September 16, 2009, 02:10:25 PM
Quote from: Micki! on September 16, 2009, 02:08:32 PM
It looks like a pickle, a freaking vegetable... :icon_eek:
I thought it looked like an... Um... "Marital Aide" when I first saw him but I have a dirty mind.
Apparently I have a dirty mind as well... :e_crying:
Here's some pics from my trip, guys! Hopefully Photobucket cooperates with me in how I re-size them so they're not super huge and take too much time to load. It may still take awhile since I think I'll be posting a ton, though.
My mother and I drove about 300 miles, I think, to Ely because she wanted to see the bears and wolves. The bears were super awesome because the people there would feed Honey, Teddy, and Lucky every hour and half so you were guaranteed to see at least one of them. Here's pics that I took while watching them:
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Squirrels and chipmunks sneak inside and try to find scraps the bears leave:
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An FYI:
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The wolves weren't so great. They only feed them twice a week so there's really no reason for them to come into view. Also, unlike the bears, there's no outside area to go out to so you can better view/take pictures! I only got a few crappy ones:
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On the way home we stopped at Grand Rapids, which is Judy Garland's birthplace, to see the museum dedicated to her. It isn't all that big but very interesting.
Wizard of Oz dolls from 1989:
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One of the original Dorothy dresses!:
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The carriage used in the movie:
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Two of the UGLIEST Dorothy dolls I have ever seen (NOTE: Those are replicas of the Ruby Slippers next to them we'll get to where the originals are next):
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Isn't this awful? They had an original pair of Ruby Slippers that were used in the movie and someone a few years back stole them and they haven't been seen since:
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Oh lawd, you had quite a trip there :D
Those bear shots are coooool ..! :D
That is an evil chipmunk. I'm less afraid of the enormous bears. :D Looks fun though! The bear in #8 looks like it's trying to do a sultry Playboy pose and the one in #11 looks like it's taking senior pictures. What a ham.
The FYI made me giggle. Isn't that myth supposed to be about sharks?
I'm imagining a crackpot scientist convention and one guy standing up Phoenix Wright-style and yelling,
"HYPOTHESIS! Menstrual blood smells like delicious berries to bears! Fact."
Quote from: Pamplemousse on September 23, 2009, 08:33:11 PM
I'm imagining a crackpot scientist convention and one guy standing up Phoenix Wright-style and yelling,
"HYPOTHESIS! Menstrual blood smells like delicious berries to bears! Fact."
That made me laugh :D
Went to the zoo today. Usually I love it but my grandmother and uncle tagged along as well so it wasn't anywhere near as fun; I could spend hours looking at the Prairie Dogs but only got a short time today. I'm also bummed because my lame camera blurred a lot of the photos that otherwise probably would've been pretty good.
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Robby Raccoon is watching you:
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It's one of the very first pieces that I did, so it kind of sucks, but I figured I'd post him for Halloween:
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Da nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh batman! Mouseman? Adorable, though slightly sinister. I think I just don't trust mice >.>
Hey, Mad one. :e_tongue: Just noticed your zoo photos.
You're pretty good with a camera. ^^
Quote from: Pamplemousse on October 09, 2009, 04:00:26 PM
Da nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh batman! Mouseman? Adorable, though slightly sinister. I think I just don't trust mice >.>
Yes, just slightly sinister. heh..
Quote from: Lord Il on October 09, 2009, 05:23:33 PM
You're pretty good with a camera. ^^
Thank you much!
Quote from: Lord Il on October 09, 2009, 05:23:33 PM
Quote from: Pamplemousse on October 09, 2009, 04:00:26 PM
Da nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh batman! Mouseman? Adorable, though slightly sinister. I think I just don't trust mice >.>
Yes, just slightly sinister. heh..
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That poor kid!!!!! Geeezus!! O_O
Halloween mouse hahaha :D Looks sinister indeed though, i blame the darkness :o :D
Also, your new sig rocks Maddy :O
Quote from: Micki! on October 10, 2009, 08:00:29 AM
Also, your new sig rocks Maddy :O
Thanks. At first I was thinking maybe it was kind of stupid but I guess I'll keep it.
I'm pretty proud of this latest one; I actually got quite a few compliments at my class. I might be able to finish my current project tomorrow so coming soon: Another creepy clown to freak out Lord Il.
(http://i620.photobucket.com/albums/tt289/Mad_Hatteress/Ceramics/moon_wizard.jpg)
That's really cool, he's like a half-moon in that pose and shape, which fits perfectly with the symbols on his robes..!
NOOOOOOO!!! :e_crying:
Don't post another clown!! Anything but that! What do you want from meeeee??? Why must you torment me?! GAHH!! =P
*focuses attention on the Moon Wizard* Looks to be another successful paint job.
What's the process involved to antique a piece?
Quote from: Lord Il on October 11, 2009, 01:47:25 PM
What's the process involved to antique a piece?
It's actually super easy. All you do is pick a color of antiquing that you want, completely cover your piece with it, and then wipe most of it off, leaving just enough to fill in the details. Depending on the piece it can sometimes take awhile to do and it's pretty hard to get off if any gets on your hands. What sucks is that some colors of paint don't seem to respond well to it so you might end up having to repaint something. So far it's only happened with two colors for me; one was a really easy fix since it was a small area but the second time completely ruined a piece.
It's saying it's not yet processed but here's the link to my crappy animation I made using an epic piece of shit 3D Studio Max: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATgsClS1mfw
It's a little creepy, so I thought I'd post it for Halloween.
That box looked all fleshy and organic O_O
It had some creepy atmosphere over it indeed..!
Quote from: Micki! on October 28, 2009, 02:31:22 PM
That box looked all fleshy and organic O_O
It was supposed to look like rust. Oh, well...
Quote from: Mad Hatteress on October 28, 2009, 02:39:05 PM
Quote from: Micki! on October 28, 2009, 02:31:22 PM
That box looked all fleshy and organic O_O
It was supposed to look like rust. Oh, well...
I'll have to agree with Micki! on that.
Looked as though the box was made of decomposed flesh. :e_shocked:
... ewwwww....
Makes me think of the Necronomicon from the Evil Dead series... Bound in human flesh and skin, and written with blood :D
^lol! Exactly.
All right, I suck; I get it already.
But the fleshiness is cool ..! :elhail:
Quote from: Micki! on October 30, 2009, 01:17:05 AM
But the fleshiness is cool ..! :elhail:
It is!!! ^^
This is not a bad thing at all.
Just a thought: Y'know what would make that vid really, REALLY cool? At the very end of the vid (where it ends now), continue on with a sudden burst of light. As the light adjusts itself down to a comfortable level, the Jack In The Box, including everything in the room becomes cheery and not scary at all. It's like how we can sometimes perceive things as being scary looking in the dark, but drastically contrast to a complete opposite when a light is turned on.
OR.... Imagine if this idea was done vice versa from light to dark! ooooooooooooo..... That would really be freaky, huh?
This was done ages ago, and my license expired, so I can't do anything more with 3D Studio Max.
D'oh! >_<
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Oh well.
I found out that I do, however, have windows movie maker I'd like to try my hand at that when I have less homework. If anyone has any tips or can point me to a page on nifty things you can do with it please let me know.
For my first vid I'm going to try something with my Tintin DVDs to a Queen song but I'm afraid that it's going to seem really, really gay.
Gay can be good too... The Village people are gay, and are awesome..!
And Queen's lead singer was gay, it's only appropriate imo :D
I've only experimented with Windows Movie Maker once or twice. As basic as it is, it does get the job done.
Quote from: Micki! on November 01, 2009, 01:39:46 AM
Gay can be good too... The Village people are gay, and are awesome..!
And Queen's lead singer was gay, it's only appropriate imo :D
Well... It's just that a lot of idiots on the internet with too much time on their hands have taken stuff out of context from the comic to try and "prove" that Tintin is gay and I really don't want to contribute to that.
EDIT: I guess it won't be that bad. I can't use the song I wanted because I remembered it wrong. It's been ages since I've listen to my Queen CD and the song that I thought was about friendship is actually more of a love song to a chick. I guess I'll use "Don't Stop Me Now".
Eheheh... So they think they could foil me from using clips with copyright protection, eh? Time for a handy-dandy illegal DVD ripper! MWHAHAHAHAH!
(http://chordian.dk/images/news/young_frankenstein.jpg)
IT LIVES!
My very music video! Not the best thing in the world, and I'll probably re-do it later, but it takes a good chunk of time to steal clips from DVDs so this is it for now!
Long live Captain Haddock!: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiejkwinbys
Waaah! My videos attract no interest so here's a creepy jester!
(http://i620.photobucket.com/albums/tt289/Mad_Hatteress/Ceramics/jester.jpg)
that smile is creepy as hell :icon_eek:
I'm working on painting an elephant right now that's all decorated, like those ones you might see in pictures of India. I'm painting it a little different then is to be expected, and got a lot of weird looks at first, but now people in my ceramics class really like it. I think in maybe two or three more sessions I'll have it done.
Got a preview of it ..? :elhail:
Good luck with it though... Is it large..?
Quote from: Micki! on November 24, 2009, 08:38:49 AM
Got a preview of it ..? :elhail:
No, sorry. Until a piece is finished it stays at class.
QuoteGood luck with it though... Is it large..?
No, it's not that big but it's very detailed, which takes time.
Don't ask me how on earth I remembered but I realized laying around the house somewhere is myself and some fellow students performing The Pit and the Pendulum for a school project where everyone was randomly assigned a Poe story. The thing is, I'm not exactly sure where it may be, and I'm not going to go through the trouble of finding it if no one's interesting in seeing it. Let me know and I'll hunt for it.
...Actually, maybe I should start looking right now because I'm sure I'll get a "Yes" from Micki! who probably wants to see my snazzy acting abilities. :il_hahaha:
I was lucky to catch The Pit and the Pendulum movie on TV starring Vincent Price a few years back. Price was quite a madman in character. Brilliant!
The suspence was excruciating in a good way.
I wouldn't mind seeing what you have. ^^
YES ..!
XD So... I FOUND IT! I have to do a bit of editing but I might be able to have it up tonight or tomorrow. Does anyone know of a place like youtube where you can upload videos but you need to give out a password or something in order to view them? I'm not sure I really want this to be public.
UGH! It figures I was that retarded in tenth grade; that haircut is HORRIBLE! Also... I can't believe my voice is that deep. You don't really see me much in the movie but I'm the bloopers! I just wish the chick who did the filming would've let me do my dead baby jokes.
Me: What's the difference between a dead baby and a trampoline?
Her: NO! *Shuts off camera*
Me: You take your shoes off first to jump on the trampoline!
*The guy there laughs*
Her: You're TERRIBLE!
That joke is awesome :il_hahaha:
Bleh... So the video's uploading but I guess it's going to take a half hour. I just wonder if it'll do the whole thing since it says there's a ten minuet limit.
EDIT: Oh, that's crap! They let me take all that time to upload it and THEN tell me it's rejected because it's too long! Meh! I'll cut it into two pieces and submit it again tomorrow.
I'm wide awake so I stayed up and re-submitted.
The movie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPE46O8VRH4
The bloopers!: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeMpEFR_C44
...Please don't look at me any differently after viewing!
I liked the bloopers most ... mainly because you were actually seen in it, and because of your scare tactics outside the toilet :D Hahahaha :D
Admit it, though; I look pretty damn lame and lost all of my "cool points".
*Sigh...* :lordilvryannoyed:
You're just asking for me to say the opposite, which i am ..!
and i liked yuor voice :il_hahaha:
The pendulum was so menacing looking. :e_tongue:
The paper mice were awesome.
... hot dog buns? O_o bwahahaa..
If the pit wasn't identified as to what it was, I may not have known. It looked as though he just tripped and fell. XD
Oh maaaan, thanks for this, Hat. So funny!
Whether or not this is what you guys were going for, it's the campiness that makes this work. :il_hahaha:
Quote from: Lord Il on December 13, 2009, 08:08:20 AM
The pendulum was so menacing looking. :e_tongue:
I swung that and you can hear that I'm kind of pissed about it in the bloopers.
QuoteThe paper mice were awesome.
XD Yeah, we got to that part and were like "What do we do for mice?" I thought for a moment and just went "Ummm... Print out pictures and tape them to sticks?"
Quote... hot dog buns? O_o bwahahaa..
It's the only fake food we had! I still think it's funny how he looks while munching on it while the pendulum is coming his way.
QuoteIf the pit wasn't identified as to what it was, I may not have known. It looked as though he just tripped and fell. XD
Let's see you make a better one! :p
QuoteOh maaaan, thanks for this, Hat. So funny!
Whether or not this is what you guys were going for, it's the campiness that makes this work. :il_hahaha:[/color]
I know the story and I still can't figure out what the heck is going on! We basically filmed a dude walking in front of a black mattress for five minuets! XD
Here's some stuff I've done in classes... Which may make you doubt the college education in Minnesota very much since I got high grades on these. I try, dammit!
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Why, this all is mad ..!
... As a hatter ...
These puns i make are so bad ... :il_hahaha:
Took this using my snazzy new camera, which I still need work with.
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That looks awesomely well done ..!
Those colors suit it greatly..!
This bit of lameness was inspired from an incident when my PS2 wouldn't turn on and I freaked. Turned out it was just a wire that was unplugged so all is well and it's been running fine since!
Why is it that I can no longer turn you on
Could it be that what we once had was gone
I try and push your buttons
But I get a whole lot of nothing
Please come back quick
I want to play with your joy stick
Oh, PS2
I haven't always been true to you
That old N64
We aren't together anymore
The Dreamcast was a blast
But it didn't last
My Devil May Cry
If you say it was all a lie
I'll let out a Bloody Roar
If you're still sore
It'll break my Arcana Heart
If you decide to depart
Oh, PS2
I haven't always been true to you
That Xbox was free
It was given to me
The 360 was nifty
But it didn't stick with me
I feel most alive
When I play Space Channel 5
Lord only knows this
But I adored Rumble Roses
That may condemn me to Hell
But only Blood Will Tell
Oh, PS2
I haven't always been true to you
I'm through playing with my Wii
You mean so much more to me
I promise to leave the DS
I always loved you best
That is awesome ..!
thats cool maddie and I like your sig aswell you been watching Yugioh abridged haven't you
Quote from: HA1L ILPALLAZZO on January 09, 2010, 05:41:11 AM
I like your sig aswell you been watching Yugioh abridged haven't you
Yes, and I'm finished with it, so my life feels very empty. I seriously laughed at least once every episode. Episode 41 was the best by far, though. Not only was it the return of Shadi but it was just so silly!
My sig reflects the line that made me crack up the most. I still have no idea why I found it so darn funny.
oh but he's doing more season three is out I think the end of next month he said. My faveourite line is when Kaiba defeats Ishizu "Looks like the Rules :sunglasses: just got screwed" XD
Quote from: HA1L ILPALLAZZO on January 09, 2010, 04:16:51 PM
oh but he's doing more season three is out I think the end of next month he said. My faveourite line is when Kaiba defeats Ishizu "Looks like the Rules :sunglasses: just got screwed" XD
I just watched episode 46 and nearly died when Bakura and Marik started singing "Stand by Me". That was great.
Also, I find it hilarious whenever evil Marik wants a hug.
I like it when the doctor actually gives him a hug "I can't see why not OH MY GOD!!!"
I wish i could be with Maddy while she's doing ceramics ..! Then we could collaborate in making a 3-Dimensional fully colored lifesize (from shoulders and up) Kabapu sculpture ..!
This one's kind of old but I forgot to take a picture of her.
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That's so GREEN !!!
It looks great with the different tones of green on her dress...
your right it does look so green
Quote from: Mad Hatteress on January 17, 2010, 04:30:40 PM
This one's kind of old but I forgot to take a picture of her.
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The green dress reminds me of Suiseiseki from Rosen Maiden.
Desu! Desu! Desu! XD
Something amazing should be on this thread late Monday night. I can't wait!
Anyway, it's way late, but...
After five long years I finally obtained the piece I've been searching for. As an Alice fan, I made it my mission to find and paint this piece. Shockingly, I'm actually pleased with how it turned out since I thought I'd ruin it due to how nervous I was. Anyway, there's also a pic of what he looked like at the end of one class session.
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what can I say......awesome
Agreed, it looks fantastic'ish ..!
Considering the recent popularity of Alice, I'll bet you could sell it at a good price.
Quote from: Lord Il on March 26, 2010, 06:36:27 PM
Considering the recent popularity of Alice, I'll bet you could sell it at a good price.
XD You reminded me of the merchant from RE4 for a second.
Grr... Those Burton fans shall never get their hands on my precious Harold!
Anyway... I would consider selling stuff like this if it weren't so hard to find and expensive. I'd have to charge, like $35 to make a decent profit.
"Ah, I'll buy it at a high price!" :e_tongue:
I don't see why you wouldn't be able get at least 35 bucks for it. Maybe even more. The quality is definately there.