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~the smell of another foul soul more then present in the dense air..for now only one sword is draw from the safe home of RammStein's back..thy other ready for attack if this threat give more meaning to death then he would like~
~my voice screams aloud as the myst grows heavy around Me..calling forth the essense Ay sense around Me~
"what brings a Argentile about..Ay know it is Ye Argentile..Ye reek of hell Ye come from"
~keeping eyes dashing about the surrounding scene..ready at every direction~Dallon Brus ~ RAMMSTEIN
L o r d O f S o u l s | S i C
Realm of Lochshin (http://www.csulb.edu/~rodgersd/java2.htm)
"All our souls are written in out eyes"
~The Pit Fiend's Hot Red eyes shine through the
edge of the thicket like a fire burning in the
night air~
"Rammstein. You have foiled my plans long enough.
You and the Squire have been a thorn in my side
since the conception of my plans. Today I will see
it removed."
~Slowly drawing from the trees. The Baazetu's wings
still tucked behind his back. His sword, "The Slayer
of Kings" rests at his side. The sword of hellfire.
"Its as Archaon once said, Tonight, you die."
~Drawing his sword and walking a perimeter.
Chuckling softly. Already tasting the crimson
flow of blood upon his lips that you will
give him~"Logic is for the creatively impaired"
-M. Scruggs
~Argentile's voice almost defing to Me..Me lips move casting a illusion spell that shall blinds any that tries to find me in this thick myst..it seems I begin to surround Ye as Ay have planned fer yer coming this time~
"Archaon has retired..or that is putting it lightly"
~my voice rings around ye as you have no sense of which casted image Ay could be..Me movement metholical as Ay work Me illusions around ye...yer presense against Me will only show Ye how strong Ay really am~
Dallon Brus ~ RAMMSTEIN
L o r d O f S o u l s | S i C
Realm of Lochshin (http://www.csulb.edu/~rodgersd/java2.htm)
"All our souls are written in out eyes"
~The Demon chuckles at your spell. Almost pitying
the pain and suffering that you are about to feel.~
"This is the spell you bring to me Rammstein? This
pitiful gathering of Magic?"
Chanting sternly and casting Mirror Image 8.
Watching as 8 images of him appear in Random
"Surrender now Rammstein and I will let your soul
go straight to Hell. I will not torture you first."
Moving in Random directions. Sniffing the air.
Smelling your blood. Looking around and noting the
direction it comes from.
"Come on Rammsetin. Don't be a fool."
"Logic is for the creatively impaired"
-M. Scruggs
~laughing Meself..as Me spell begins to shift as one by one Me illusions grow to only 4..Ay move closer at the direction yer hate fer Me is most iluminate~
"tis not what Ye have in store as well..now are we ready to fight? or are we ready to run?"
~a flash of blue~white light streaks from the ground upward at yer pure form..Ay watch as Me free hand is pointing to yer pure form casting the streak of light at ye~
Dallon Brus ~ RAMMSTEIN
L o r d O f S o u l s | S i C
Realm of Lochshin (http://www.csulb.edu/~rodgersd/java2.htm)
"All our souls are written in out eyes"
~Looking to the flash of light that approaches the
image. The images and myself shaking our heads as
it vanishes~
"You always took me for a fool Rammstein."
Slipping his images away. Banishing his own spell.
"I am ready to fight. Are you?""Logic is for the creatively impaired"
-M. Scruggs
"and so did you Demon"
~my voice rages with anger as this foe has always taken to his hiding places rather fight face to face..the myst surrounds us closer as the dawn of light is nearly half a moon away~
~twisting Me steel with Me wrist as it dances...Me grip tightens as Ay look over Me shoulder hearing a creeping sound..leaving Me back open letting Him know Ay shall draw him in this way~
"Dekla awaits your hellfire!"
~Me lips part softly as my voice can bairly heard by Meself~
Dallon Brus ~ RAMMSTEIN
L o r d O f S o u l s | S i C
Realm of Lochshin (http://www.csulb.edu/~rodgersd/java2.htm)
"All our souls are written in out eyes"
(( OOC: Is this private or can anyone join in??))
Jordie, Master of Fire and Lightning
'Are you looking at me?'
'I said: ARE YOU LOOKING AT ME !?!?!?!?'
Jordie, to a Beholder
((anyone can join...we shall see where it goes...though...RammStein and DemonArgentile hate each other...so as the title of this thread...chose a side...Laughing...it was going to be finished today...but we both had to do something RT...but then we said let's make it open...I mean...it could turn into a big battle within the mysts))
Dallon Brus ~ RAMMSTEIN
L o r d O f S o u l s | S i C
Realm of Lochshin (http://www.csulb.edu/~rodgersd/java2.htm)
"All our souls are written in out eyes"
"Leaving your back open is unwise!"
~Spreading wings and taking into the air. His
wingspan just over 8'. Talons gripping The
Slayer of Kings. The sword of Solid Hellfire.
Spinning as I pass over you. Landing in front
of you.~
"You shall not escape that easy Rammstein!"
~Thrusting out his sword. Ignoring the new one
for now as he poses no threat. Watching his
sword fly out towards you. Knowing you will
block it but having a surprise for you when
you do.~
"Logic is for the creatively impaired"
-M. Scruggs
Jordie looked on from the shadows, his eyes full
of hatred of the baatezu. His thoughts far away
in events past.
'What are you waiting for....winter?' he heard a voice say
in his head, 'twas the sarcastic voice of his sentient
armor, shadow.
Shaken out of the memories, Jordie pulled his dual
blades out of their scabbards. A falchion, flaming
with holy fire and a scimitar, crackling with
lightning. Both were hungry for the Fiends' blood.
He floated of the ground and started for the fiend
, flying at incredible speeds. His blades leading the way.
'Hey, Ugly!' he yelled at the Pit fiend to the great
enjoyment of his armor 'I've got a present for ya....'
Jordie, Master of Fire and Lightning
'Are you looking at me?'
'I said: ARE YOU LOOKING AT ME !?!?!?!?'
Jordie, to a Beholder
~Spinning as the other one attacks. Thrusting a
hand out and letting a small clump of hellfire
loose from his hand.~
"Stay the fuck out of this little man!"
~Looking back towards Rammstein. Slipping his
daggar into his hand and tossing it towards
his head~
"And have your little friend stay the fuck
out of this or he will end up in a long wooden
box before I break a fucking sweat!"
"Logic is for the creatively impaired"
-M. Scruggs
'Pathetic!' Jordie laughs as he shrugs off the hellfire 'You fire
hellfire at the Master of Fire?! You Pit Fiends
are getting dumber with the minute.'
He lands on the ground, pointing his scimitar
towards the fiend..... He starts chanting and
the scimitar starts glowing brighter and brighter
with electric energy.
'A long wooden box?' Shadow, Jordie's black
leather armor, adds 'What a fag...when we're
done with you, there won't be enough of you left
to fill a bottle!'
Jordie finishes his incantation with a loud shout,
which pains your ears.
'Lightning Strike!' he shouts, his voice
thunders and balls of lightning start firing
at the Pit Fiend....
((OOC: lightning does full damage against Baatezu, hehe
and I must tell you, this spell does a lot of lightning
damage....LOL, too bad he can only use it once a day ))
Jordie, Master of Fire and Lightning
'Are you looking at me?'
'I said: ARE YOU LOOKING AT ME !?!?!?!?'
Jordie, to a Beholder
~Rolling my eyes as I look to Rammstein, who has
hears all to often those same words spoken to me
by his own friends. Taking one lightning bolt in
the arm before his spell of Prismatic Sphere
completes its form. Looking back to your now as
the lightning bolts stike and sizzle against the
"Do not make me change my tone little man. Go now,
While I still respect you."
~Turning his attentions to Rammstein. Touching The
Slayer of Kings to his arm and healing his wound.~
"I should just gate that piece of shit to Baator
and see how long he survives."
~He could see the smile on Rammstein's face. Rammstein
knew Baator all too well. Our paths had crossed
many times, and would many more. The evening
air cold and brisk, the sun setting fast and the
Demon gaining power rapidly as the sun fades.~
((I know Rammstein made this an open Forum, But
it was originally scheduled to be just us. If you
would like to form an alliance with Rammstein, etc.
I think that it would be cool. I would just appreciate
it if Rammy and I could carry this out together.
You can interact etc. But you don't even know my
char, to just attack the Dark Lord of the first plane
of hell is, well, to say, Presumptuous at best.))"Logic is for the creatively impaired"
-M. Scruggs
((Well, for one, my character is a professional
fiend-slayer and has killed a lot of Baatezu, including
a Lord[a minor lord, but still]. So I say underestemating him is, well, a
lot more presumptuous. My character
has a habit of attacking Baatezu on sight, not caring
if they are lords or whatever. Because of his great hate for them
. But we'll see what happens, maybe you can gate me to Baator
after a few posts. I would have to fight my way
back and even if I succeed, the fight between you
two guys will probably be over. Just tell me what you
Jordie, Master of Fire and Lightning
'Are you looking at me?'
'I said: ARE YOU LOOKING AT ME !?!?!?!?'
Jordie, to a Beholder
((I am not questioning your chars strength. Just his
sense. ~s~ Its all good. I love gaming with new
people. You are a bit agressive, and Argentile went
the distance with BLACKCLOAK, whom you have absolutely
no idea who that is. Rammstein does but that makes no
difference. Glad to game with you, Look forward to
developing good storylines.
Matt))"Logic is for the creatively impaired"
-M. Scruggs
((I don't have time to post to add to the story yet...I'm at work...but let's play guys...creativity can work around things))
Dallon Brus ~ RAMMSTEIN
L o r d O f S o u l s | S i C
Realm of Lochshin (http://www.csulb.edu/~rodgersd/java2.htm)
"All our souls are written in out eyes"
((Well, it's your turn, I believe so I'll just wait
for you. Let's get busy!))
Jordie falls back for a second, thinking...
'I don't know this guy,' he says, scouring his memories
'You know him, Shadow?'
'Nope,' his armor retorts 'Just another dead Pit Fiend
for me.'
Jordie thinks hard about the few things he heard about
hell the last few weeks. Most of the time he wouldn't
even care about what happened in Hell. All he knew was
that there had been a power-struggle after he killed
that duke.
'Wait a second, wasn't there a new leader in the first
layer?' he asked.
'Oh yeah,' shadow remembered it 'Big Pit Fiend, big sword.'
They looked over at the Pit Fiend, who was still busy
fighting the other guy.
'Big Pit Fiend,' Jordie said
'Check,' shadow said
'Big sword.'
'Big attitude.'
'Shadow, power up, we'll need it,' he stated and with
a few arcane words a cloak appeared on Jordie's back
, followed by his bracers, rings and all his other
devil-slaying equipment.
Jordie started to glow fiercely, half of him was white
with blazing holy fire, the other half blue with crackling
lightning. Jordie pulled out a few dazzling routines with
his blades and threw himself back into the fight.
Jordie, Master of Fire and Lightning
'Are you looking at me?'
'I said: ARE YOU LOOKING AT ME !?!?!?!?'
Jordie, to a Beholder
((Excellent post))
~Watching the one boost his armor. Chuckling.
Holding The Slayer of Kings in his right talon.
Then jamming it down into the earth violently
with a viscious roar.~
"Lucifer, WARLORD, Asmodeus! I call forth my Armor!
Give me my strength!"
~The night had fallen and the moon was first
quarter. His skin began to harden, spikes and
metal sheets of armor began to rise from the
very skin of this demon. The spines on his
fists and shoulders the sharpest and most deadly.
The armor nor protecting his torso and arms.
Picking up The Slayer of kings and taking into
the air after banishing his prismatic Sphere.
Hi wingspan magnifiscent among the baazetu.
This quite common among Pit Fiends. A single spike
at the front of his wings. Taking into the air
and circling the area. Deciding which he should
lay on his alter as a sacrifice for Asmodeus
"Now you will taste what is coming to you Slayer
of Baazetu. You kill my brothers, My sisters,
Then you will taste the wrath of HELL!!!"
"Logic is for the creatively impaired"
-M. Scruggs
Jordie growled as he heard the name of his tormentor,
Lucifer. Images of his endless torment at the devil's hands flooded
his mind.
'Pick me! Pick me!' shadow chuckled at the Pit Fiend's
Jordie's rage started to build higher and higher.
'Jordie?' shadow privately asked. No answer.....
'Hello? Anyone home?' he asked again.
A primal roar left Jordie's lips.
'Oh oh....' shadow gasped 'He's lost it.'
Jordie literaly blasted
off the ground then, leaving a large crater where he
had been. He went straight for the Pit Fiend, closing
the distance in the blink of an eye. His holy fire ready
to sear the flesh off the evil devil before him as well
as the one inside himself......
Jordie, Master of Fire and Lightning
'Are you looking at me?'
'I said: ARE YOU LOOKING AT ME !?!?!?!?'
Jordie, to a Beholder
~The son of Mephistopholes watched helplessly as the enraged madman flew at him. Dipping and diving trying to shake him in the air. Then remembering an ancient manuver. Dipping quick down towards Rammstein. Flying past him. Clouding his vision with a blast of smokey fire from the Slayer of kings. Dipping quick around rammstein and flying back the other way. Leaving The madman to fly straight for Rammstein.~
"Lucifer led the first rebellion and failed little man. When the forces unite to lead the second, there shall be no failing. This 'divine one' shall be torn from his throne and cast by me personnaly, into the firey pits of Baator!"
~A dark chuckle eminated from him as he took to camoflauge in the thicket. watching. Waiting to see if the idiot will strike the one whom's side he claims to fight for.~
((Wait to let Rammstein respond to this. It may be worth it.))
"Logic is for the creatively impaired"
-M. Scruggs
((hehe, smart maneuvre you pulled there. Indeed, this could
get interesting......))
Jordie, Master of Fire and Lightning
'Are you looking at me?'
'I said: ARE YOU LOOKING AT ME !?!?!?!?'
Jordie, to a Beholder
((~Chuckle~ The Baazetu are geniuses. They are some of the most intelligent creatures on or off the planet. They match up with most Liches and even the cerephym. The highest chior of angel. As for Argentile, Well, He really just wants to kill Rammstein, but you are starting to piss him off. LOL. Rock on Man.))
"Logic is for the creatively impaired"
-M. Scruggs
(( Son of Mephistopheles, you say? Interesting, on
my world, my character is having a big conflict with
ol' Meph. Not by himself, of course: he's got his
powerful friends by his side [worth mentioning is his
wife Imoen, you may have seen her in other threads here]
and an army of Tanar'ri at his back.[he hates tanar'ri,
but hey, we're talking about slaying Meph here]
Maybe you got some hints? Well actually, I'm not
just storming his castle, you know. Meph actually
wants me to come [don't know why yet, but I guess my DM
will spill it sooner or later. Maybe I have something he
wants...], though he doesn't know I'm bringing an army
of demons with me...LOL. I'd like to see the surprise on
his face, hehe.))
Jordie, Master of Fire and Lightning
'I'm not afraid of death. I'm afraid of life, the
worse by far.'
((another question: Who exactly is Rammstein? We know
that you are the lord of the first layer of hell and
we know I'm a fiendslayer with some BIG problems. But
who they hell is Rammstein? What does he do for a
Jordie, Master of Fire and Lightning
'I'm not afraid of death. I'm afraid of life, the
worse by far.'
((Rammy is the lord of the Scoire clan. Other than that, and hating the shit out of Argentile, No one really knows much about him. As far as your DM saying that Meph wants you to come in, It is NEVER a good thing when Meph wants you to come into his house. The man refuses to even acknowledge MY existance. LOL. My guess is that either you will be burnt to a firey crisp, or he is gonna twist the plot 400000 degrees on you. Speaking from a DM's perspective that is.))"Logic is for the creatively impaired"
-M. Scruggs
((As for the Ta'narri, Argentile hates them. He would fight alongside Rammstein before he would a Ta'narri. BLACKCLOAK was the Archmagi at one time when Argentile fought him. Blackcloak broke the staff of the Archmagi before Argentile could cast Mordkanian's disjunction. This caused a backlash. We were lucky either of us survived the blast.))"Logic is for the creatively impaired"
-M. Scruggs
((seeing that I'm the master of fire, I don't think he'll
burn me to a crisp, hehe. But I do think he's going to try his
best to completely annihalite my character. My dm
always sends the craziest beings at me. He sent me
one-on-one against an Iron golem with only my fire
sword and, as we all know, fire heals an Iron Golem!
I was doing about one damage to him per round, while
he was beating me to a bloody pulp! This was all before
I got my special powers, I was practically a normal
human then, only having above normal strength and the
ability to fly. Now I have my special powers, I could
defeat an Iron Golem without to much problems, so
now he gets me in a plot to fight a Freakin' Lord of the
Nine Hells and probably get myself killed...*sighs*))
Jordie, Master of Fire and Lightning
'I'm not afraid of death. I'm afraid of life, the
worse by far.'
((You know, Meph doesn't take too well to holy water.))
"Logic is for the creatively impaired"
-M. Scruggs
((sorry guys..I've been sick with Bronchitis...and I'm so far out of things...that I think best to just vannish from this fight for now...I'm not thinking straight in any case
Neo to answer your question who RammStein is...as it seems my friend Argentile just only gave you a small note..*l*
RammStein is an Immortal being...having fought his tides with the dark and now seeks to revenge his dark ways by fighting against them...He is a Warrior to most but also a hint of Mage or cleric...in the world I'm creating he is a Unue Warrior...which is a warrior that has training in all forms of the nine elements...RammStein has completed all 13 chambers...and grows in strength everyday...in any case he is one bad mother WHAT you say!...watch your mouth now!...*smirk*...and he ruins dark warriors/demons/mages/etc plans all the time...*s*...just ask Argentile what I have done to ruin some of his plans
take it easy you two...and fight on
GAME HARD or GO HOME))
Dallon Brus ~ RAMMSTEIN
L o r d O f S o u l s | S i C
Realm of Lochshin (http://www.csulb.edu/~rodgersd/java2.htm)
"All our souls are written in out eyes"
((But to be such a horrible enemy, There must be friendship. Recover well Rammy and ICQ me whenever you can.))
~Looking to the one who withdraws.~
"Alright you little piss ant. You made my main catch withdraw. Now I'm pissed.""Logic is for the creatively impaired"
-M. Scruggs
Jordie crashes into the ground, exploding into a
multitude of colors. His rage played out, he stands
up, looking you straight into the eyes.
He seems different somehow. When he removes his hood
fully and you stare into his features, you feel as
if you recognize him from somewhere. You think it's from
one of the ancient Baatorian scripts, some age old
warning of the coming of a powerful warrior, either friend
or foe.
'You're pissed?' he barks at you 'You ruined my life.
captured me, tortured me, CHANGED me. Worst of all you
made me kill innocents. For that, YOU WILL DIE!'
'Allright, you're back!' shadow cheers.
Jordie starts walking at you, slowly and confidently.
His cloak dramaticaly moving in the wind, his swords
hanging comfortably at his sides.
'Now,' he calmly speaks 'You will know pain.'
Jordie, Master of Fire and Lightning
'I'm not afraid of death. I'm afraid of life, the
worse by far.'
~Silently watching you. Drawing the Slayer of Kings and letting you approach. His hardened armor in full effect. Resistance to non Baatorian Magicks and Spikes from his shoulder to his fist.~
"You seem familiar little man. Did I slay your father and make you watch while I raped Mommy?"
~He took a battle stance and waited for your attack, much better at countering attacks than making them.~
"Logic is for the creatively impaired"
-M. Scruggs
Smirking as he sees your battle-stance, he speaks
to shadow.
'No weaknesses,' he telepathicaly says 'At least....'
'Not in the front.' shadow finishes for him.
Jordie takes a battle-stance of himself, his swords
horizontally at his front and his back. From above
he would look like a 'Z'.
He pushes off the ground towards you, spinning as he
goes. His swords now appear as one unbroken circle, like
an asteroid-belt around a planet.
'Now!' Jordie yells as he reaches you.
With a dark glow enclosing around him, he disappears
into the shadows before you. He reappears out of your
own shadow, at your back. Still spinning, his blades less
then a foot away from you and fast approaching.....
Jordie, Master of Fire and Lightning
'I'm not afraid of death. I'm afraid of life, the
worse by far.'
~Seeing you vanish into the shadow. Growling. Knowing what is coming next. Spinning, Making it in time to block the second blade. Catching the first blade in his shoulder armor. Doing a spin of his own, protecting his shoulder. Dropping low. Then kicking out with his lower talon. Letting his wings spread out and form around him, hardening. Forming a protective shield around his form. Drawing his leg back in and sealing it shut. Knowing he can still cast from inside the shield. Thinking that Prismatic Sphere will be his frst spell.~
"Not gonna be good enough. Magick time."
"Logic is for the creatively impaired"
-M. Scruggs
Jordie takes the blow in his stomach, shadow protecting
him from most of its force. With a backwards somersault
he lands on his feet.
'Aren't you glad you started wearing armor when you
found me, eh?' shadow chuckled.
Around the fiend a prismatic sphere appeared.
'Aww, I don't think I have a cone of cold handy,'
Jordie smirked 'But I do have this.'
Out of his cloak he pulled a rod, he waved it at
the fiend and its prismatic sphere disappeared.
'Now, shall we continue?' he laughed 'Or do you want
me to wave it again?'
Jordie took up a battle-stance...
((OOC: the rod can cast Mordekainen's disjunction,
among other things..lol))
Jordie, Master of Fire and Lightning
'I'm not afraid of death. I'm afraid of life, the
worse by far.'
((OOC: Would not the rod disappear if you cast Mordkanian's disjunction?))
~Snickering slightly.~
Drawing the Slayer of kigs and spinning. Using his wings to turn rapidly in a circle. The sword spins like a circular saw blade. Then he dips and shoots into the sky. Catching an air current and diving back for you. The Pit Fiend howling from the depths of hell and beyond. Slicing the slayer of kings and watching as the balls of hellfire rain down on your from above. Then, Slipping back onto the ground.~
"A little death, a little destruction, Lucifer's return, its gonna be a good week."
~Jamming his fist into the ground. The ground begins to shake. A gate appears. Demons never fight fair, and seldom alone. Fo here before you lies the gate to baator. Slipping out of it, four of his personal bodyguards. One Lich, One Undead Warrior, A Demon and a warlock.~
~He says as he stands~
"You may either enter the portal, or we will most certainly take you there by force. I have had enough of toying with you. You will either serve me, or I will destroy you."
"Logic is for the creatively impaired"
-M. Scruggs
((OOC: nope, mordenkainen's disjunction disrupts
everything that is magical, except the things being
touched or worn by the caster. If it didn't, who would
be crazy enough to cast it?))
He justs stands there as the hellfire hits him, doing
no more damage as a sling-bullet would do to a wall
of force.
'How many times do I have to tell you, fiend?' he snickers
as he barely dodges the blade 'Fire doesn't work...'
Jordie watches as he sees the portal open and the lackeys
'Four of them? Wow.' he gasps 'This isn't fair, maybe
you should get some more reinforcements to even up the
Jordie was not scared by the undead knight,
his armor would protect him from most of its powers.
And he had fought and killed many Fiends, so the demon
wasn't that much of a problem. The Lich and the Warlock
were the wildcards, he didn't know much about their
'I'd rather die then get captured by the baatezu again,'
he spat at Argentile.
He crossed both his swords over his head. After
muttering a few arcane verses two portals appeared
above him.
'Now,' he roared 'Feel the fury of the elemental planes
of fire and lightning!'
With that the portals start to reveal themselves further,
in one of them roaring flames could be seen, the other shows
the dark clouds of lightning. They started shooting a barrage
of lightning bolts and fireballs at his enemies.
Shadow joined in at the fun, shooting beams of pure negative
energy into the crowd.
Jordie, Master of Fire and Lightning
'I'm not afraid of death. I'm afraid of life, the
worse by far.'
Undead Warrior - The massive bulk of man was too slow to avoid the lighting and fire. They struck him and he seemed tpo fal in agony, but his high tolerance for pain allowed him to keep crawling towards the caster, his helm sheilding his face and eyes, badly burnt, but dead is dead. He keeps crawling.
The other Demon - The fire not affecting him, having been born in the firey pits of hell, lept out quickly at the caster. the lightning trailing him. Dodging most, being small and quick, but catching one in the back as he leaps at you with claws and horns.
The lich - The dead Sorcerer looks to the lightning and waves his hand. Streaks of dasies and rose petals few from the skies instead of lightning. He simply begins chanting ancient words of power. The earth around you begins to rumble.
The Warlock - Doing nothing more than casting protective spels around various allies. But mainly Argentile himself. Keeping up a Prismatic around them and staying more than thirty feet ((Range of MK's Disjnk)) away from the caster.
TDA - Giving various commands with his mind. Keeping hell informed of their progress."Logic is for the creatively impaired"
-M. Scruggs
Looking up to see a demon spiral towards him, he
takes a horn in his shoulder before he smashes the
hilts of his swords into the little fiend's temples.
The fiend crashes behind him. He so wanted to kill
the little bastard, but greater enemies were closer by.
He had to work fast now, before the portals would close.
Making his way towards the knight, running hard, he felt
the ground beneath him crumble. He went into a tumble, feet
'This isn't that bad,' he thought to himself.
'Hey rustbucket!' he yelled as his feet connected
with the knight's helmet.
They went in a roll. Jordie, being the smaller one,
continuously punching and kicking out, meanwhile avoiding
the knight's lumbering limbs. The roll stopped with the
knight lying with its face to the ground and Jordie kneeling
on its back. With an ear to ear grin Jordie pushed his blades
into its back.
'How's that for a can-opener?' he chuckled.
Meanwhile the portals were slowly starting to close and
shadow was watching his back.
'Jordie,' he said 'I think that lich is up to something.'
Jordie jumped off the knight, bracing himself for whatever
was to come.
Jordie, Master of Fire and Lightning
'If you so much as touch kitty's ass, I'll put firecrackers in your nutsack and blow
your balls all over your pants!'
The Knight from hell - Lying still on the ground with a sword in his back.
The Demon - Sitting out this round recovering from severe headache
The lich - Slowly the ground below you seperates, leaving you on an island of land all your own. The canyon seems to be a small one. Easy to run and jump across. ((OOC warning. Looks can be decieving)) The canyon covered in the portal that is collapsing upon you.
The Warlock - Casting Wall of force around the exterior of the canyon. Preventing jumpovers.
((Sorry man, but this could go on forever if we let it.))"Logic is for the creatively impaired"
-M. Scruggs
~Argentile himself watches. The Slayer of Kings resting at his side. Confident his minions have him under control. He departs through his own gate to Baator and is gone from this place. A voice lingers.~
"I told you little man. But you did not listen. Now you will see Asmodeus."
~Then there is nothing but silence.~
"Logic is for the creatively impaired"
-M. Scruggs
((OOC: then I'll finish it [read: I'll finish your
minions, lol]))
He watches you depart.
'When I see Asmodeus,' Jordie growled 'It will be on
the day of his death..'
Looking all around him, Jordie sighed. The canyon, the dome of
force (OOC: made this a dome, to make it more interesting))
'I can't fly out of the dome,' Jordie spoke to shadow.
'We can just shadow walk or teleport out,' shadow
'Nah, that would be to easy, let's make this more
Pointing his finger towards the Death Knight, he quickly
chanted a spell. An invisible, intangible beam shot toward
him as he jumped over the canyon, avoiding the portal
by a hairsbread. The beam hit him as he came against
the dome, empowering him with the knight's resistance
for magic and making him able too push through the
wall as if it hadn't been there in the first place.
((OOC: wall of force is magic, so mr will get you past it.
Someone with 99% mr will just walk through it.))
Coming out in a roll on the other side of the wall,
with a thought his sword reappeared in his hand.
He jumped for the warlock, who was still concentrating
on his spell. Shadow fired a bolt of diruptive energy
at the warlock, taking down the few protective barriers
he had set up for himself.
'You should think about protecting yourself instead
of your master,' Jordie said as his scimitar cut
a two-inch deep gash across his throat and his falchion
dived into his lung.
The warlock slipped off his blades, denial in his eyes
as the lich fired several spells at Jordie. Which were
blocked by the magic resistance Jordie had 'borrowed'
from the death knight. Jordie turned on the Lich just
as he heard him start a familiar incantation.
'Lower resistance,' Jordie stated 'Clever....for a dead
guy.' Then to shadow 'Shadow, show him how we deal with dead
things, which feed off the negative energy plane.'
'Gladly,' shadow said as he fired small black spheres
at the Undead spellmaster 'Here, play with this.'
The lich managed to get off the lower resistance spell,
but it wouldn't matter as the spheres hit him. The lich
fell to its knees, its connection to the Negative material
plane was superboosted, making the Lich's movements uncoordinated
and greatly exagerated, stopping it from casting spells.
'How does that feel?' Jordie asked, stalking the Lich.
He sheathed his blades and walked next to the undead,
who was still futily trying to keep itself together.
Jordie pulled his fist back, which started to crackle with lightning.
He landed a great haymaker on the Lich's skull, with
the force of thunder behind it. The skull crumbled to dust,
the bones fell into a pile.
The small fiend was getting up now, shaking his
head to get rid of the head-ache.
'You should have stayed down,' Jordie told it 'Ah well,
I guess you tanar'ri aren't that high on the intellectual
(OOC: I know this is a baatezu, I'm just insulting him))
~Tanar'ri?~ the fiend growled. It threw itself
at Jordie, trying to spike him on its horns again.
This time Jordie was prepared and with a flash a
shield of pure electricity enveloped him. The fiend
hit it and witnessed its power. It felt as if the fiend
was hit by a continual lightning bolt, and in a way
it was. Jordie released the fiend from the current
after it stopped its incessant screaming and dropped
down to the ground.
'Too bad the leader teleported away,' shadow said
'Its head would have been a nice ornament for your wall.'
Jordie chuckled and teleported away from the battlefield,
quite content.
((OOC: so there! I ended it. Happy now? LOL.))
Jordie, Master of Fire and Lightning
'If you so much as touch kitty's ass, I'll put firecrackers in your nutsack and blow
your balls all over your pants!'
((OOC: ~snicker~ Good fight))"Logic is for the creatively impaired"
-M. Scruggs
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Are any using the non reflective?
Any source suggestions? Dan
If youre in the US and have a Michaels arts & craft store in your area look at their display of Masterpiece anti-reflection coated glass. Its a shadow box with a butterfly inside. There are three vertical strips of different types of glass on the shadow box. The outer strips are: plain glass and textured anti-glare glass. The center strip seems to be missing until you look closer. Its the coated Masterpiece glass and is very effective at eliminating reflections.
Its pricy though. A 22 x 28 sheet that I had cut for a 16 x 20 print was $108. For some things its worth it. The coatings form slicks easily when cleaning just like the coatings on a camera lens or MC filter and, of course, can be damaged much easier than plain glass.
The photos I framed in Masterpiece glass look a great deal like no glass was used. Regular glass holds back quite a bit more light. If Id thought of it I could have metered through both coated and uncoated glass and given you the difference in f-stops. I didnt and so I dont have the numbers, but, the difference is significant.
Michaels frequently has framing specials that include the Masterpiece glass for a bargain price.
Regular glass has glare and a green tint. Regular acrylic has glare but no green tint. Textured glass and acrylic will reduce glare but there is a loss of sharpness that gets worse with distance between the glazing and the image. Some textured glass and acrylic is very poor and looks bad at any distance. I am familiar with Cyro textured non-glare acrylic and it is a very good quality with a very minor loss of sharpness that is difficult to detect without an A/B comparison test. The next level is glass or acrylic with anti-reflective coating. The coating is typically very sensitive on glass and requires special care until assembled into the frame. It is also very expensive. Glass with the anti-reflective coating such as TruVue Musuem glass will also have a reduced iron content which reduces the green tint.
Another option for glass or acrylic is UV filter. For glass it is a coating, for acrylic it is built into the acrylic. In both cases the UV filter causes a yellowing or warming effect of the glass or acrylic.
The most economical way to handle reflections is with proper lighting. The lighting should be on the ceiling close to the wall so that you only see the reflection of the lighting is you are well below the image looking up.
TrueVue Museum glass is the best I have seen for anti-glare and light transmission -- really remarkable and quite a leap ahead of other glasses used in framing. As already noted, it is expensive.
As I understand it the usual frame glass is green free
though not glare free.
I've been shopping that site and find the custom frames
and glass to fit reasonably priced. I am looking though
for non-glare glass. Did I overlooked an option? Dan
The glass we use at Frame Destination is a quality framing grade glass so it has less green tint than some other glass but I am afraid it is not tint free. Although we sell non-glare acylic we do not currently sell non-glare glass. We may eventually carry non-glare and uv-filter glass but we could never carry Musuem glass since the coating side is so sensitive.
includes S&H. Which Tru Vue non-glare slips my
mind. At www.bonanzle.com a few standard
and at www.dsgiftshop.com
custom sizes. Dan
High gloss images such as Ilfochromes are usually framed with UV-retardant glass such as that made by Tru-Vue (one of the most expensive glass makers on the planet), which does also make non-reflective glass. Be aware that non-reflective glass can make an image, particularly peal or FB prints, look very dull and flat, even under directional lighting (gallery spots). Reflections will not be a problem when frames are hung at the correct viewing height and illuminated to set them off.
are selling what they advertise. Tru Vue Premium is
mentioned. For detailed info of Tru Vue's many glass
and plastic versions go www.tru-vue.com . Dan

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Take a look behind the scenes at the incredible stuntwork featured in the December 25 release
An animated film will explore the property's "uglyverse"
Alexandra Shipp and Tye Sheridan star as the two mutants in the 2016 release
Starring Bradley Cooper, Emma Stone and Rachel McAdams
"We could see stories told around Bumblebee and other characters," says Brian Goldner
The new season premieres this fall on FOX
A new acquisition could bring us more films from the Hyborian Age and beyond
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Paul Rudd stars as the title hero in the July 17 release
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We live in times where film actors are turning to television to advance their career. The synergy is only appealing. But lets talk about actors who have made it big from the telly to the big screen. We have our own Shah Rukh Khan, who was a TV star before making it to the movies, and others such as Sushant Singh Rajput, Aditya Roy Kapur & Ayushmann Khurana who were popular faces on small screens before taking the leap to the big screen. In the West, TV has given birth to mega stars such as George Clooney (ER), Johnny Depp (21 Jump Street), Will Smith (The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air), Jennifer Aniston (Friends) & Bill Murray (SNL), amongst others. Lets take a look at contemporary actors whose super smashing success on the tube has resulted in them attracting mega movie offers.
Bryan Cranston
We all know him as Walter White, the high school chemistry teacher turned drug kingpin. Before that Cranston was best known for his recurring role in the sit com Malcolm In The Middle. Cranston didn't have as many meaty roles in the movies as his talent deserved. Breaking Bad comes along, and the change in his filmography is phenomenal, over a period of 3 years Cranston signs on meaty roles in the Oscar winning Best Picture Argo (director Ben Affleck confirmed that being a fan of Breaking Bad, made him approach Cranston). In Nicolas Winding Refn's gritty LA thriller, Drive – he plays an important second lead, to Ryan Gosling. He was also signed on to play an important part in Total Recall (2012), along with lending his voice in the blockbuster Madagascar 3 as well as the critically acclaimed box office hit The Lincoln Lawyer. He is also leading the cast of the upcoming summer blockbuster Godzilla, a 200 million dollar movie, apart from lending his voice to the third part of Kung Fu Panda.
Blake Lively
Lively, became a teenage sensation playing Serena in Gossip Girl. At one time she probably had the biggest following among female audiences who watch TV regularly. Gossip Girl's popularity was so influential; it put her on the big-ticket Hollywood map. Her film roles prior to Gossip Girl were inconsequential to put it politely. Post the show, she was signed on to play Kristina in Ben Affleck's commercially and critically successful The Town, followed by The Green Lantern, in which she played Carol Ferris, a super heroine of the DC universe. Just when one thought it couldn't get better she was signed on to play Ophelia Sage in master director Oliver Stone's 2012 release, Savages where she had the title role over other actors present in the movie such as John Travolta, Benicio Del Toro & Salma Hayek. She is now readying to play the title role in the big budget epic saga Adaline, the movie is so ambitious that it will take till the end of 2015 to hit the screens, while shooting already began last year.
Charlie Hunnam
This good-looking British actor always had a promising career, till he faded into oblivion due to lack of right roles. In 2008, maverick TV show runner Kurt Sutter signed him on to play the lead in FX's biker outlaw action drama 'Sons Of Anarchy'. The show went on air, garnered critical acclaim, and commercially (till date) is FX's highest rated show in terms of viewership. As the show's last season ends this year, Hunnam has no shortage of film roles. SOA led him to sign Gavin Nichols's The Ledge, in which he plays an atheist who threatens to jump off a ledge, and the thriller revolves entirely around him. He followed this up with movies like 3, 2, 1, Frankie Go Boom & Deadfall, in which he shared screen space with actors like Eric Bana, Rooney Mara & Olivia Wilde. He finally got his bona fide big break as the main lead of Guilermo Del Toro's big ticket summer blockbuster 'Pacific Rim', hailed among most film lovers as the best movie of 2013. He follows that up with playing the lead in another potential summer blockbuster Crimson Peak, due to release next year. Last year he created ripples by turning down the role of Christian Grey in the movie version of the mega best selling book 50 Shades Of Grey.
Melissa McCarthy
Melissa is in her 40's. Melissa weighs over 120 kilos. Melissa is unarguably a box office magnet. She is probably the most unconventional success story in a world where audiences and studio's alike choose vanity over talent. Melissa first came into prominence playing Sookie, on the hit TV show Gilmore Girls. She had a recurring role on the show for 7 years. She followed it up with the not so successful TV show Samantha Who. In 2012, she signed up to play the title role in Mike & Molly, a show about 2 over weight people who fall in love with each other at Overeater's Anonymous. This is the show that flooded her with movie roles. She had already starred in the monster hit Bridesmaids (2011). Then came Judd Apatow's successful film This Is 40. It was 2013 that made McCarthy America's sweetheart. The year started with her playing the main lead in Identity Theft, that grossed over 100 million dollars at the domestic box office in America. A month later her next release, came in the form of Hangover 3, another 100 million grosser. A couple of months after that she starred in The Heat (a buddy female cop action movie) along side Sandra Bullock that was made at a budget of 43 million, but grossed over a staggering 220 million as its worldwide gross. She now has 3 releases this year, all 3 of them in which she plays the solo lead.
Jon Hamm
The irresistibly good-looking Jon Hamm had struggled for way too long to become an actor. He decided to quit. In the week that he made the decision, he was forced by his partner to go and audition for an upcoming TV show called Mad Men, for an upcoming, then obscure network called AMC. He went for the audition, and as they say the rest is history. Mad Men is among the most watched TV dramas in the world. It has made millionaires and super stars out of almost everyone attached to the show. From a guy who wanted to quit acting, Hamm's career changed drastically at the movies thanks to Mad Men. He featured in an important role in The Town. He followed it up with portraying a part in Zack Snyder's 80 million dollar budgeted fantasy movie Sucker Punch. The smashingly successful Bridesmaids followed, and now he is gearing up to play the lead in Disney's Million Dollar Arm, which is based on the real life story of J.B.Bernstein who came to India to recruit cricketers, and took them to the US to train them into the next baseball pitching sensation. Experts are already hailing this movie as Hamm's potential outing at the Oscars next year.
Benedict Cumberbatch
Cumberbatch was a successful theatre actor in England. Hollywood was a distant dream. And then Sherlock happened. The TV show in its first season (despite only consisting 3 episodes) created a sensation worldwide, and Cumberbatch topped all list as the best reprisal of Sherlock Holmes, a character that over the years has been portrayed by so many legends and stars. Post the first season of Sherlock, Benedict was offered to be represented by the best agents in Hollywood, owing to the exposure that Sherlock gave to his talent. He has had a staggering dozen odd movie releases that feature the best ensembles and the best directors. His releases include the Oscar nominated Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Steven Spielberg's Oscar nominated and commercially successful Warhorse, Star Trek: Into Darkness where he played Khan, The Hobbit, followed by The Fifth Estate where he played Julian Assange, then came the The Hobbit: Desolation Of The Smaug, then came the Oscar for Best Picture winner 12 Years A Slave, where he played one of the few positive characters in the movie and his last release was the Oscar nominated (yet again) August: Osage County, where he shared screen space with stalwarts such as Meryl Streep & Julia Roberts. The combined worldwide grosses of the above releases are in the reign of a billion dollars plus. Phew!
Mireille Enos
Enos hadn't starred in a single movie. Not even in an obscure role before she was signed on to play a recurring role in the TV series Big Love. As the show wrapped up within 3 seasons, she was looking for work. Her break came in the form of AMC's The Killing, where she played Detective Sarah Linden, an obsessively depressed divorcee, who would go to any lengths to nail the case she works on. The Killing wowed audiences as it did record breaking ratings for AMC. This show led to Enos being flooded with movie offers. Her high profile releases include last year's Gangster Squad where she played Josh Brolin's wife, the movie also starred Ryan Gosling & Sean Penn amongst others. The phenomenal blockbuster World War Z followed, where she played the female lead opposite Brad Pitt. She is now gearing up for 3 big movies coming out later this year, in which she is paired opposite stars like Ryan Reynolds, Arnold Schwarzenegger & Sam Worthington respectively.


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As a scientist at Pesticide Action Network, I am frequently asked these days to explain what genetically engineered (GE) crops have to do with pesticides. When I answer that GE crops both contain and drive up pesticide use, I am often met with earnest incredulity. We seem to need to believe that GE technology is the best thing since sliced bread.
In news out earlier this week, food and farming leaders from the Evergreen State are taking up the issue of labeling genetically engineered foods on the state's ballot. Despite the fact that federal and state governments have largely either ignored or assiduously avoided the issue, Washington joins California in taking the matter directly to the voters.
This should be no surprise, as ballot initiatives have proven the last resort when other policy arenas fail to take up or take action on public issues.
Very big news exploding across the papers yesterday. Eating genetically engineered (GE) corn has been strongly linked to serious health effects — including mammary tumors, kidney and liver damage. A team of European scientists yesterday released the first independent long-term animal feeding study of its kind on the health effects of eating GE foods in the peer-reviewed journal Food and Chemical Toxicology.
This fall's mix of elections and anniversaries has stirred up a hornet's nest of talking heads.
September marks the 50th anniversary of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring as California is gearing up for a landmark vote on labeling genetically engineered food in November. The combination appears to be a perfect storm for pesticide-promoting pundits.
Proposition 37 is a straightforward ballot initiative that would require processed food containing genetically engineered (GE) ingredients to be labeled. Californians have a right to make informed choices about the food they eat and how it's grown. Get the facts on GE food.
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Converging digital disruptions is creating a major sea change - Cisco calls this the Internet of Everything (IoE). IoE is the network connection of People, Process, Data and Things, fueled by Cloud, Mobile, Social, Analytics and Security, and it represents a $19Trillion value-at-stake over the next 10 years. In her keynote at @ThingsExpo, Manjula Talreja, VP of Cisco Consulting Services, will discuss IoE and the enormous opportunities it provides to public and private firms alike. She will share what businesses must do to thrive in the IoE economy, citing examples from several industry sector...
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With major technology companies and startups seriously embracing IoT strategies, now is the perfect time to attend @ThingsExpo in Silicon Valley. Learn what is going on, contribute to the discussions, and ensure that your enterprise is as "IoT-Ready" as it can be! Internet of @ThingsExpo, taking place Nov 3-5, 2015, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA, is co-located with 17th Cloud Expo and will feature technical sessions from a rock star conference faculty and the leading industry players in the world. The Internet of Things (IoT) is the most profound change in personal an...
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The security devil is always in the details of the attack: the ones you've endured, the ones you prepare yourself to fend off, and the ones that, you fear, will catch you completely unaware and defenseless. The Internet of Things (IoT) is nothing if not an endless proliferation of details. It's the vision of a world in which continuous Internet connectivity and addressability is embedded into a growing range of human artifacts, into the natural world, and even into our smartphones, appliances, and physical persons. In the IoT vision, every new "thing" - sensor, actuator, data source, data con...
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IoT is still a vague buzzword for many people. In his session at @ThingsExpo, Mike Kavis, Vice President & Principal Cloud Architect at Cloud Technology Partners, discussed the business value of IoT that goes far beyond the general public's perception that IoT is all about wearables and home consumer services. He also discussed how IoT is perceived by investors and how venture capitalist access this space. Other topics discussed were barriers to success, what is new, what is old, and what the future may hold. Mike Kavis is Vice President & Principal Cloud Architect at Cloud Technology Pa...
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Disruptive macro trends in technology are impacting and dramatically changing the "art of the possible" relative to supply chain management practices through the innovative use of IoT, cloud, machine learning and Big Data to enable connected ecosystems of engagement. Enterprise informatics can now move beyond point solutions that merely monitor the past and implement integrated enterprise fabrics that enable end-to-end supply chain visibility to improve customer service delivery and optimize supplier management. Learn about enterprise architecture strategies for designing connected systems tha...
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There's Big Data, then there's really Big Data from the Internet of Things. IoT is evolving to include many data possibilities like new types of event, log and network data. The volumes are enormous, generating tens of billions of logs per day, which raise data challenges. Early IoT deployments are relying heavily on both the cloud and managed service providers to navigate these challenges. In her session at Big Data Expo®, Hannah Smalltree, Director at Treasure Data, discussed how IoT, Big Data and deployments are processing massive data volumes from wearables, utilities and other machines...
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SYS-CON Events announced today that the "First Containers & Microservices Conference" will take place June 9-11, 2015, at the Javits Center in New York City. The "Second Containers & Microservices Conference" will take place November 3-5, 2015, at Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, CA. Containers and microservices have become topics of intense interest throughout the cloud developer and enterprise IT communities.
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Buzzword alert: Microservices and IoT at a DevOps conference? What could possibly go wrong? In this Power Panel at DevOps Summit, moderated by Jason Bloomberg, the leading expert on architecting agility for the enterprise and president of Intellyx, panelists will peel away the buzz and discuss the important architectural principles behind implementing IoT solutions for the enterprise. As remote IoT devices and sensors become increasingly intelligent, they become part of our distributed cloud environment, and we must architect and code accordingly. At the very least, you'll have no problem fil...
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SYS-CON Events announced today that MetraTech, now part of Ericsson, has been named "Silver Sponsor" of SYS-CON's 16th International Cloud Expo®, which will take place on June 9–11, 2015, at the Javits Center in New York, NY. Ericsson is the driving force behind the Networked Society- a world leader in communications infrastructure, software and services. Some 40% of the world's mobile traffic runs through networks Ericsson has supplied, serving more than 2.5 billion subscribers.
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The 4th International Internet of @ThingsExpo, co-located with the 17th International Cloud Expo - to be held November 3-5, 2015, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA - announces that its Call for Papers is open. The Internet of Things (IoT) is the biggest idea since the creation of the Worldwide Web more than 20 years ago.
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Since 2008 and for the first time in history, more than half of humans live in urban areas, urging cities to become "smart." Today, cities can leverage the wide availability of smartphones combined with new technologies such as Beacons or NFC to connect their urban furniture and environment to create citizen-first services that improve transportation, way-finding and information delivery. In her session at @ThingsExpo, Laetitia Gazel-Anthoine, CEO of Connecthings, will focus on successful use cases.
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The explosion of connected devices / sensors is creating an ever-expanding set of new and valuable data. In parallel the emerging capability of Big Data technologies to store, access, analyze, and react to this data is producing changes in business models under the umbrella of the Internet of Things (IoT). In particular within the Insurance industry, IoT appears positioned to enable deep changes by altering relationships between insurers, distributors, and the insured. In his session at @ThingsExpo, Michael Sick, a Senior Manager and Big Data Architect within Ernst and Young's Financial Servi...
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March 4th, 2012 #1
Less QQ more PEWPEW!
Hello CA community, I have finally decided to bite the bullet and make a sketchbook.
I have had a passion for art from a very young age and had been pursuing a career in art up until about 6 months ago. During that period I took the time to consider my future and to decide if art is really something I want to make a career of, or just a hobby. I am pleased to say that I have recommitted to seeking a career in art. It's what I love, it's what I must do! So now my goal is to be to attend TAD with a year or two, depending on financial aspects.
My hope is that having this sketchbook and surrounding myself with a community of artists will keep me dedicated to my goal.
So here goes!
The first is a painting I recently finished and the others are sketches I did the other night at a coffee shop.
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Some more sketches. Done with ink washes.
March 4th, 2012 #3
Comments and critiques are very much encouraged and appreciated!
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March 5th, 2012 #4
A quick sketch I did of my girlfriend. I used a broad calligraphy pen.
March 12th, 2012 #5
Here is a bunch of portrait sketches and a drawing of a building downtown that's a work in progress, all done over the weekend. Also, a plein air watercolor painting that I did today.
seriously, someone comment.
March 13th, 2012 #6
a couple drawings from today at the laundromat. Done with a wash pencil and a water pen.
March 14th, 2012 #7
Today I wanted to do some plein air painting after work...but by the time I got everything ready to go there was only about one hour left of daylight. So I decided instead to do an alla prima painting of a pineapple inside my studio. It took about 1.5 hrs.
I'm also posting an ink and watercolor sketch I did last night at the pub. It was taco Tuesday!
March 14th, 2012 #8
Love the pen and wash pieces you did. Looks great.
My SKETCHBOOK
Check it out and help me get better.
My folio website: http://www.hayden-zammit.com/
My Deviantart
March 15th, 2012 #9
Thanks Hayden! I enjoy that style too. I was looking at your sketchbook and your 3d enviro's look amazing!
Here's a compilation of head studies from a book by Burne Hogarth. "Drawing the human head". I really feel like I am finally understanding how the forms of the head work and not just knowing how to draw a head from the front/side/back.
March 16th, 2012 #10
2 pieces from last night at the coffee shop.
March 19th, 2012 #11
The first piece is from the bar with some friends, it was very dark and everything was in red light...so it was hard to tell what I was doing. It was quite fun though! 2nd is a Japanese-esque park down town.
Don't be afraid to critique =)
March 20th, 2012 #12
Hello Blazin0Glory,
You're having some problems with your perspective in most of your drawings. For instance, you have your horizontal lines going in various directions that don't make physical sense: man-made buildings are generally regular shapes; the lines should vanish into a common point or never intersect. Your building drawing understands this, but your other observational drawings do not. With the three people sitting at the table, their chairs are not resting on the same plane (the floor), so the floor looks warped.
I can't say much about your anatomy because you only have one at the beginning, but you should study up some muscles to learn where muscles bulge and what direction the bulges take.
I've attached an image for clarification. Let me know when you want me to take them down, and I will!
March 21st, 2012 #13
@ Fishysmell, you are right...the perspective is really wonky in my drawings. I think I'm drawing too quickly and not paying attention to the perspective. I know how perspective drawing works, I just haven't been focusing on applying it to my sketches. I have been meaning to refresh on perspective drawing, so now I will. Thank you. Also, you can leave the image critique up if you want.
The attached image is some hand drawings (my hand) and a face. I did them because I want to get more comfortable with digital media. So hopefully I will be posting more digital stuff.
I've been thinking about investing in a plein air set-up for oils. Anyone have advice on that?
March 21st, 2012 #14
I was trying out a bunch of different ink nibs. It was pretty fun!
March 26th, 2012 #15
I've started taking a figure drawing class! Here are my drawings from the first session. I think I need to work on getting my forms and proportions correct before I jump into tone.
Crits very welcome!
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hey dude, hows it goin? UPDATE!!
thanks for stopping by my page, i havent been on for aaaages.
life drawing classes are great, do as much as possible,
i've done it a couple of times at college. Hoping to do loads at uni.
Theres not much advice i can give ya really but i can see a huge
difference between the figure in the first drawing, and those in the last.
Did you use reference in the first?
Keep it goin!


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