Too Many Ideas - Archive for 2010
Tweaking Vue News Design
Friday, September 10th, 2010I’ve been tweaking my unofficial Vue News Blog. There were a few of the new features available through Blogger I’d been thinking about adding for quite a while. I’ve finally got round to switching to one of the new templates that can use them easily and rendered a custom background in Vue 8 for the […]
Liverpool's Pyramid – William Mackenzie Tomb
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010The 19th Century Church of Saint Andrew on Rodney Street is known locally as the Scotch church. It was a Presbyterian church built to serve the Scottish community of Liverpool. The church was closed in 1975 and is in an extremely poor state. In the small graveyard is a rather unusual grave in the form […]
Sixth Vue Lighting Rig Updated
Tuesday, September 7th, 2010I’ve posted my latest revised theatrical lighting rig tutorial for Vue ~ Two Spots 45 Degrees From the Side
7th Sea: The Green Men of Avalon
Friday, September 3rd, 2010The Green Men of Avalon are an order of heroes I created for my 7th Sea game. Little is known of them except their public appearances as escorts to the Queen on public occassions. Here tonight for your enjoyment I post their unique weapon and fighting school.
Rattus Banksius
Wednesday, September 1st, 2010Two photographs this week both of the Rat painted in 2004 by Banksy as part of the Liverpool Biennial on the derelict White House pub on the corner of Duke Street and Berry Street. It’s hard to tell now what the rat is holding as one of the original boards is missing. Some (especially journalists […]
Fifth Vue Theatrical Lighting Rig Revised
Tuesday, August 31st, 2010My latest revised theatrical lighting rig tutorial for Vue.
The Expendables
Sunday, August 29th, 2010Potted review: The Expendables is OK but a bit of a missed opportunity – was Stalone been eating Quiche while writing? I went to see The Expendables last night. I had worried that the Arnie, Bruce Willis and Stalone scene was going to turn out to be flan; that the whole of it might have […]
The Bare Belly Coast Away
Thursday, August 26th, 2010Just sent off an article for Ragnarok a group of desert countries for Wessex Games’ Strange Tydes. Along with details of each nations navy there are also new ship options including Lateen Rigging, naptha projectors and early cannons. The last bit of work tonight was to draw a map to go with the article. I […]
16 Cook Street, Liverpool
Wednesday, August 25th, 201016 Cook Street, Liverpool isn’t the most astonishing building ever but the Grade II* Listed Building is one of only two by the architect Peter Ellis. I originally went out to photograph his other building, Oriel Chambers, but it was covered in scaffolding when I walked to it so I’ve picked out his Cook Street […]
Fourth Theatrical Lighting Rig Revised
Tuesday, August 24th, 2010Just finished rendering fresh images for a revised version of my fourth theatrical lighting rig tutorial.