I’m a big fan of the Glass Cannon Network, a group of friends in the NYC area who started a podcast of their Pathfinder Giant Slayer game and 7 years later they now have a myriad of shows, their own network, live performances, and collaborations with other role players. I find their storytelling and improvisational skills massively impressive and informative. During the pandemic they started experimenting with other games, one of which was Delta Green. Kind of a Cthulhu game set in modern times (think X-Files meets Fringe meets True Detective). The characters are memorable and at times very fragile, it’s only a matter of when and how they lose their sanity and their lives holding back the unnatural alien entities that threaten our world. Unlike traditional gritty supernatural thrillers, you will laugh until you cry. I thought I’d try my hand at some character art, they usually commission stuff for their shows, so I thought, why not. So, FYI, these are not official or anything, just my artistic interpretation of the characters. The response has been amazing. I can’t wait to see the actual art they have made for the show. It felt so good to pick up a pencil again.
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Ice Cream, Sanding, Drawing, and all the things
in DIY Projects, Cosplay
What a summer it’s been. As the pandemic continues, I find solace in my hobbies and being able to host people outside my house for ice cream socials. I tried a few different flavors this year, okay, I may have gotten carried away. Salted Caramel, Chocolate Buckeye, Thin Mint, Strawberry Rhubarb Sorbet, Black Raspberry Cobbler Frozen Yogurt, Balsamic Strawberry, Butter Pecan, and Lemon Sherbet. But as sweet and delicious as those flavors are, it was even sweeter offering a place where my friends, family, neighbors, and coworkers could mix and mingle and enjoy each other’s company. Whatever resources you have handy, use them to build fellowship and community, our world needs it.
Also this summer was accented by the sounds of sanding, sanding, and more sanding. I will have a whole video and step-by-step process of my Halloween costume progress coming in the next few weeks. Spoiler alert, I’m going as Daft Punk. It’s been a learning experience with 3D printing, gluing, Bondo, sanding, priming, sanding, painting, messing up, sanding, repriming, repainting. Patience, patience, patience. Honestly I could have probably made another set of Princess of Power armor in the time I’ve spent on this ha ha.
Never pass up the opportunity to get away from a screen and stretch your drawing muscles. Now, I couldn’t get completely away from a screen because I don’t have a printer at the moment, but it felt good to get my hands on some graphite. Check out the tutorial here! When was the last time you picked up a pencil to draw just for the heck of it?
Make Art: Side Quest Side Sesh Fan Art
in Make Art
One of the things that got me through the pandemic, entertains me during the workday, and amuses me while working on projects are podcasts. I’m a big fan of the Glass Cannon Network which produces actual play role playing game podcasts. Their humor can tend a bit blue at times and they swear like sailors when the dice are not on their side, but their storytelling and improv skills are so hilarious and interesting that it’s hard not to get sucked in. At the height of the pandemic, since they couldn’t meet in person they started a hilarious side quest with some memorable characters. I thought I’d take a crack at drawing the characters.
It’s side projects like this that remind me of how much I want to create a comic book or graphic novel. Which I know will take years at the rate that I go, but I still keep thinking about it.
