It’s time for a new look I think

This place has been quite static in terms of visuals for a long time now, and while I do still like the look, it is getting a little stale. It may just need a little bit more colour in there rather than a whole new theme, and Atahualpa is awesome for subtle changes. I'll keep you updated - although any…

Sonic Virtually Fighting with Vipers

So, fancying a bit of retro fighting action, I downloaded Virtua Fighter 2, Fighting Vipers and Sonic The Fighters via the Xbox Live Arcade today. Virtua Fighter 2 was very stiff - the guard button felt very unresponsive, and I felt like there was no real way to counter Lion's low attacks. Fighting Vipers brought back a lot of memories,…
I am Doom

I am Doom

So I was getting frustrated last night, trying to nail the composition of a piece I'm working on (so annoying not even being able to get the initial sketch stage done with). It's a piece featuring Doctor Doom, focusing on his head and shoulders, arms raised aloft, harnessing some ball of energy or something. The initial idea was to do…

Facebook update #2

So, it's been a week, roughly, and I'm up to 175. Three quarters of my stupid random personal challenge completed. Other than that, I've not really been up to much. The Batman canvas is pretty much finished - keeping to my personal target of creating one "finished" piece of art a month. I feel that something has got to give…

Facebook update

After only a few days I'm up to 147, and those were just the blindingly obvious ones. As I said, I never add anyone, I always let them come to me, but there are people who I like and respect but am strangely not "friends" with on Facebook. I didn't keep track of exactly how many invites I sent out,…