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Posted by Tronyn [207.47.212.238] on 2007/02/15 03:16:30

This thread is based on such an incredibly obvious premise that I'm sure it's been done somewhere else already. Never the less, I'm not aware of that, so here goes.
Obviously the majority of us here are creative people, so this would be where (pretentious sentence follows:) we could discuss our forays into non-mapping artistic endeavours. In English: discuss your creations in terms of artwork, music, writing, dance routines, ice sculpturing, and miming. Nevermind those last three.
I used to draw a lot but I haven't finished anything in years. Now I just sketch stuff. I do however, occasionally finish a short story (dunno if anyone read "Example to the Men" that I posted on my site). I am getting close to finishing another one which is why I got the idea for this thread.

Let's See
#1 posted by HeadThump [4.136.90.27] on 2007/02/15 05:51:12
I still do tattoo design when I get a referral, but I no longer really seek the work or practice on skin.
I worked a few years at a shop in Roanoke, Virginia, and it is not so much a 'creative endeavor' as it is a mind numbing task. The most delightful part of the day would be the occassional kid who would turn white while getting work done and barf up his lunch. I kept a clean can with a trash bag to the side for that very purpose. One of those things they can't teach you in art school that you just have to learn on your own.
#2 posted by Zwiffle [67.53.148.10] on 2007/02/15 06:25:41
I draw mainly, write a little, but mostly I daydream, if you count that as a medium. Too many daydreams, so little time. :(
Occasional
#3 posted by pope [154.20.179.188] on 2007/02/15 07:02:43
whimsy grabs me and I'll paint something
http://www.jesselawrence.com/image...
being my most recent brainfart.
_
#4 posted by . [70.224.195.11] on 2007/02/15 08:11:16
Hackjob music
http://www.myspace.com/carbonflaw
Hackjob design
http://jaderavendesign.blogspot.co...
Well...
#5 posted by metlslime [69.181.182.38] on 2007/02/15 08:23:07
I used to draw a lot in high school, then I mostly stopped, and now I'm trying to do it more again (this time with a Wacom.)
I make web pages, like this one.
Is programming creative? I think so... and I do that too.
I tried writing music in college. It was fun, but I don't think I can do much with it unless I devote a lot more time to it.
And.... I don't do any writing that you'd consider "Real" writing, but it seems like the endless emails, design docs, and messageboard posts require SOME sort of craftwork.
Obviously.
#6 posted by Shambler [82.38.192.39] on 2007/02/15 12:37:34
I am not a mapper. I don't even know whether I'm creative or not.
I do paint toy soldiers though, I'm pretty good (and creative I think), at that.
Shambler...
#7 posted by Bal [81.249.9.83] on 2007/02/15 14:11:29
Post photos of your best figurines, and come back on #tf.
At Long Last...
#8 posted by generic [76.3.9.138] on 2007/02/15 14:19:52
we are given a glimpse of Shambler's mysterious inner workings ;)
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#9 posted by ijed [190.82.48.110] on 2007/02/15 15:38:34
I used to paint and modify GW for years - I even had a converted imperator chaos titan fully painted and with rules to match. I drew alot, my biggest pictures being a1 or so. I messed around with music quite a bit, hacking stuff togther but rarely getting anything genuinely good. I've also mapped for a long time, maybe five years in various games, though with few releases.
Recently my creative drive has pretty much died - mainly through working in games, which quickly dulls any creativity since being creative is your job, which takes some of the fun out of it.
The only other outlets I still regularly pursue are writing short stories and mapping.
I Have
#10 posted by Lunaran [70.226.164.220] on 2007/02/15 19:03:12
written fiction, drawn much in pencil and conte pastel, sculpted a bit, barely pushed my head into digital paint, had fun with the Renderman Shading Language, and I want to get back to all of these things, but not, of course, enough to actually start, hence the total absence of the 'art' section of my site for so long. also, I write run-on sentences.
I've also designed and written more than a few websites for myself and a PBEM sim I've been known to host off and on. I'm doing another right now.
I Forgot Animation.
#11 posted by Lunaran [70.226.164.220] on 2007/02/15 19:10:16
http://lunaran.com/art/3dchar_fina...
http://lunaran.com/art/kablooie_sm...
Lunaran
#12 posted by ijed [190.82.48.110] on 2007/02/15 20:31:19
the 3d character is baby 404, and yes, I also have trouble - finishing sentances.
Kablooie was ok, the post process render fx from max scanline with extra for the film flicker? Thought the city could have used a bumpmap to bring it out a bit though.
Oh And...
#13 posted by Bal [81.249.9.83] on 2007/02/15 21:22:06
Well I've drawn alot, and done a bit of digital painting, and I hope to come back to both of those quite a bit once I have a stable job...
I mess around with lots of various things at school, like concept design, 3d modeling / rigging / texturing / animation, and compositing, and I enjoy all of them, which is fairly problematic as it makes it hard to decide to focus and try and become good in one of those. Compositing is something really new to me, and I find it quite fun and interesting, but unfortunatly it's something that's quite hard to exercise outside of a professional environment.
I
#14 posted by inertia [134.53.176.37] on 2007/02/15 21:28:36
don't do anything.
Oh Yeah...
#15 posted by metlslime [204.15.3.5] on 2007/02/15 22:20:34
i used to want to be a movie director, and had made some short camcorder films in high school/college until I discovered Quake and totally gave up on making movies.
Maybe someday I'll try to pick it up again, since I still love movies.
Yer All
#16 posted by pope [154.20.229.107] on 2007/02/15 23:00:00
talkin' the talk.
but lets see some hyperlinks to the goods! I know you all have some sweet pics to share.
Well...
#17 posted by distrans [131.172.4.44] on 2007/02/16 05:15:40
...I'm playing tomorrow as part of Megan Puls' backup band at this http://www.kinrosscountrymuster.co... thing, but a lot of you already know I'm more inclined towards more darker renderings than the fairly benign http://www.quaddicted.com/filebase...
Since the faculty decided they only needed the most minimal philosophical input in the regions, I'm down to one day a week. To offset the loss of income a friend and I established a music academy, wherein we hope to further foster musical talent (of all sorts) in the region. It's afloat and growing steadily into profit :)
I took a 15 year break from professional music but I'm glad to be back in the swing.
Hah.
#18 posted by Shambler [82.38.192.39] on 2007/02/16 15:00:22
You've been able to look at those particular inner workings (along with bowel movements too) for a while now.
Bal, I should, I know, if only to pester the Russian about darkamb.
Um...
#19 posted by R.P.G. [65.188.147.21] on 2007/02/21 01:59:25
does mathematical analysis of bees count as another "creative medium"? no pics yet to please pope--results are forthcoming.
seriously, bees.
I Just Bought An Acoustic-electric Guitar
#20 posted by . [70.224.201.107] on 2007/02/24 01:17:58
Ibanez AEL-10LEBK
» http://img337.imageshack.us/img337...
» http://img183.imageshack.us/img183...
Retail price $330, but I told salesman it was over my budget ($200 and under) - he sold it to me for $230!
Take Note
#21 posted by inertia [134.53.176.37] on 2007/02/25 08:09:39
Owning a guitar does not imply that you are creative with it.
Inertia
#22 posted by . [70.224.201.107] on 2007/02/25 08:13:59
Seriously, what is with that comment? I never said I was creative, I said I bought a fucking guitar.
God you read into shit too much sometimes. Go get some pussy.
From The Topic
#23 posted by inertia [134.53.176.37] on 2007/02/25 09:16:20
In English: discuss your creations in terms of artwork, music, writing, dance routines, ice sculpturing, and miming.
Not my fault you can't stay on topic.
Miaow
#24 posted by Shambler [82.38.192.39] on 2007/02/25 10:49:07
Handbags at dawn, ladies.
Looks Like A Nice Guitar
#25 posted by than [220.47.251.83] on 2007/02/25 11:53:44
I kind of want to start playing again because I don't do enough outside of tinkering with my computer, but I'm a pretty low level so if you (or anyone) have any guitar recommendations I would love to hear them :) I like acoustic guitar, but electric guitars have the benefit of being able to plug them into amps and use headphones, so maybe I will go electric.
Whinge
#26 posted by ijed [200.112.94.114] on 2007/02/25 16:18:27
Ibanez are a really good make - my dad owns a music shop; selling instruments. Your best bet (than) is to buy a chinese mass manufactured version (around 40 quid) to start with then if you find yourself playing it alot upgrade to something nicer.
Than
#27 posted by . [70.224.201.107] on 2007/02/26 02:00:41
This one is acoustic-electric, so you can plug it in - and use effects even if you want. But of course you won't get the sustain of an electric usually. I have a '97 Strat as well - but acoustics are more inspiring for me - even backwards (righ-thanded) ones - I come up with more ideas.
Pope
#28 posted by HeadThump [4.136.90.244] on 2007/02/26 04:10:03
talkin' the talk.
but lets see some hyperlinks to the goods! I know you all have some sweet pics to share.
I'm hoping to get a hold of some of some photos of my tat work to share soon, but in the mean time, here is something I did screwing around with The Gimp.
http://img527.imageshack.us/img527...
A dodge'n'burn painting. I've always liked the photo ever since I saw it in a Playboy as a wee lad, so I made an Alpha overlay, sketched an outline and then discarded the photo. It is all dodge, burn, and the other right ckick options you normaly get with the paint tool if it were Photoshop, and a mouse. I use to own a wacom but I gave it away to an artist hungrier than I am, but I realy don't need one.
There are a shit load of things I could do to touch it up, but it was just an excersize I did to test out The Gimp, so it is as is.
Try Guitars In Your Pricerange
#29 posted by than: [80.217.112.194] on 2007/02/27 19:26:50
Then buy something that feels good to play on and has a sound you like.
?
#30 posted by than [220.47.251.83] on 2007/03/04 12:20:02
thanks for the advice "than:" :)
I might just get a cheap electric guitar for now so I can practise without pissing people off because I am shit.
Oops
#31 posted by bear [80.217.112.194] on 2007/03/04 13:28:33
"than:" was obviously meant to go in the title...
Tubehead
#32 posted by MadFox [84.26.7.202] on 2007/03/04 18:36:45
and when you might get as mad as a madfox, and you're computer starts other programs than you'll tube, see you on the backside of youre monitor
http://www.video4all.nl/src/win_vi...
Inertia
#33 posted by Lunaran [70.226.135.230] on 2007/03/07 00:28:16
go troll somewhere else.
Ever Since This Was Posted...
#34 posted by metlslime [71.202.113.29] on 2007/03/07 07:53:04
I've resisted the urge to change "mediums" to "media."
That is all.
Metl
#35 posted by inertia [134.53.176.37] on 2007/03/07 08:05:19
thank the gods it was bugging someone else besides me!
What's Wrong With Mediums...
#36 posted by Mike Woodham [86.147.203.90] on 2007/03/07 10:39:11
It's one of the two plurals of 'medium', and medium means, "a means of conveying ideas or information".
Or was the original post talking about creative persons communicating with the dead?

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