You and me and art and stuff

[DarthTofu]

The sad part is that it almost looks like it belongs there... How much free time do you have, J?

 

@Rob: Worry not about the use of Gimp and such! Just use Paint!

 

I'll take a pic of you off of facebook and make you up all cartoon-like in a Vader suit on paint. You'll look little to nothing like your real self when I'm through, but I'll still do it.

[Krytos]

@Mad: I should also point out, that a tablet is best for use when creating more organic - or flowing - textures. When I've made materials/textures for man made objects, a mouse is usually better due to the hard edges it gives with your movement.

[Mad78]

Ok. I am going to have a go at making some textures during the holidays. We shall see the result.

 

@Rob: I shall post a tutorial on how to do that this weekend.

[DarthTex]

Ok. I am going to have a go at making some textures during the holidays...

Hey Mad, ... what holidays? (boy, I sure hope he isn't thinking about Christmas break already. It's only February!)

 

 

[Mad78]

Feburary holidays. Don't you have those in the mad west?

[Darth_Rob]

Thanks Mad. I'd sure like to learn how to do some stuff. I use Gimp on occasion for other stuff.

[Mad78]

GIMP is a very powerful program but it ain't that easy to use.

[Darth_Rob]

I had asked my friend and he didn't know how to use GIMP. He only uses PS, which I don't have.

[DarthTex]

Feburary holidays. Don't you have those in the mad west?

That's "wild West"; but other than "President's Day" there are no other official holidays in February.

[Mad78]

Feburary holidays. Don't you have those in the mad west?

That's "wild West"; but other than "President's Day" there are no other official holidays in February.

President Day? In which honor is that?

[DarthTofu]

Feburary holidays. Don't you have those in the mad west?

That's "wild West"; but other than "President's Day" there are no other official holidays in February.

 

There's Valentine's Day...

 

I believe he meant Mid-West, though I must admit, Mad-West does have a certain ring to it...

[DarthTex]

Feburary holidays. Don't you have those in the mad west?

That's "wild West"; but other than "President's Day" there are no other official holidays in February.

President Day? In which honor is that?

Originally there was George Washington's birthday and then Abraham Lincoln's birthday on different days in February. To avoid too many holidays, they were combined into a single holiday which was renamed President's Day, which then included all US Presidents.

 

@Tofu: Yes there is Valentine's Day, but it's not an official "schools and banks closed, you might get the day off" kind of holiday

 

I don't think President's Day is like that anymore now. It used to be, but when MLK got his official holiday in January, that got the "closed/day off" status and President's Day, just became another work day.

[Jahled]

Speaking of American Presidents, I found this in one of our strong rooms this afternoon:

 

http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0SgBsGV4X*Yn2!Z8hhM9GFt0nlUYDzsGqUj1PieG80WyCEslL01QkTNElPCleTkbwTjl0Gm6CqjOYIQQPmC*7BtSz5aKLVCs1wE!wL1qvgrcCcob7OoeH5A/biggamehunting.jpg

 

The book was given to the society in 1900, but published about fifteen years earlier top of my head.

[DarthTofu]

*Note to self: Get Jahled's job when he runs off to work for eitherNational Geographic or Big Tobacco, making them gifs of cute creatures smoking away*

[Darth_Rob]

That is pretty neat J. He was quite an encentric (sp) President with all his hunts and safaris in Africa and whatnot.

[DarthTex]

Speaking of American Presidents, I found this in one of our strong rooms this afternoon:

 

http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0SgBsGV4X*Yn2!Z8hhM9GFt0nlUYDzsGqUj1PieG80WyCEslL01QkTNElPCleTkbwTjl0Gm6CqjOYIQQPmC*7BtSz5aKLVCs1wE!wL1qvgrcCcob7OoeH5A/biggamehunting.jpg

 

The book was given to the society in 1900, but published about fifteen years earlier top of my head.

Ah, good ol' Teddy and the Bull Moose party. I wish he were around today; I'd vote for him in a heart beat

[Aenivae_Ikeda]

Speaking of American Presidents, I found this in one of our strong rooms this afternoon:

 

http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0SgBsGV4X*Yn2!Z8hhM9GFt0nlUYDzsGqUj1PieG80WyCEslL01QkTNElPCleTkbwTjl0Gm6CqjOYIQQPmC*7BtSz5aKLVCs1wE!wL1qvgrcCcob7OoeH5A/biggamehunting.jpg

 

The book was given to the society in 1900, but published about fifteen years earlier top of my head.

Ah, good ol' Teddy and the Bull Moose party. I wish he were around today; I'd vote for him in a heart beat

 

Alas I don't think there's much in the way of progressive reform today.

[Defender_16]

In other news:

 

http://www.jahled.co.uk/coruscant_Dome.jpg

 

The world famous Coruscant Dome

That one is awesome.

 

 

Sort of on-topic: Anyone else seen A Night at the Museum yet?

I thought Robin Williams played a very good Teddy.

[Darth_Rob]

I loved Night At The Museum. I think Ben Stiller is a fine actor, and Williams was awesome!

[Jahled]

Not mine, but this is awesome! Based on a Salvador Dali classic btw.

[Mad78]

Brilliant! Even if I ain't much of a Dali fan.

[Mitth_raw_nuruodo]

It is undoubtedly...different, J.

[DarthTofu]

Not mine, but this is awesome! Based on a Salvador Dali classic btw.

 

Dali has always struck me as being rather strange. A model on Late Night with Connan O'Brian was talking about how he tried to recruit her to pose for a nude sketch by sending her a sketch he'd drawn of an erect (Close your eyes if they are still virgin) penis. (You can open them again.)

 

Dali is flippin' mental.

[Mad78]

I despise most of modern art pieces.

[Krytos]

http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/341/loveheartring01kw0.th.jpg

http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/408/loveheartring03iy7.th.jpg

 

Happy Valentines day!

 

Psssst, image creation was taken from this tute