ChristopherRobin
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I have been eying those Cintiqs for a long while now... I be happy with even one.
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Great work on the colors Wolffe I really like how the lasers are solid but the reflections on her outfit are "broken up" it somehow makes it look even more believable... did you find a pic of a latex suit with a laser pointer shining on it or something? Is that what it does under laser light?
I'd check myself but the amount of pr0n I'd have to dig through if I type in latex suit probably rivals the amount a search for catwoman brings up...
ummm brb.
Sidenote: yeah it's more than a year old but I stumbled across this article where Julie Newmar (probably the most iconic catwoman from the tv series) says if the role gets done again
in the new Batman series she thinks it should be done by...
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Lol I have something close to that now... my "media pc" has a Firefly boot screen (seriously I made it custom myself) instead of the WindowsXP loader, a Firefly desktop, Firefly screensaver and quicklinks to every episode (and the movie Serenity and bonus tracks on the DVD special edition) on the desktop so Firefly goodness is just a click away... It even plays a custom audio clip that I pieced together from the theme song when I turn it on and the bit "have no place I can be since I found Serenity, but you can't take the Sky from meeeee" when I shut it down.
And if you think that is over the top... I also replaced most of the windows sounds with Firefly quotes too, if the system ever has a critical fail (program crashes) River says... " Also, I can kill you with my brain" hehe.
Yeah you could say I'm a browncoat.
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Why run 6... because you can and other people cannot haha!
They don't all have to be doing the same thing as I understand it 3 can be running your game while another runs stats and your chat client (vent skype etc) while another is watching an episode of Firefly while another is downloading torrents. Granted you might get distracted and miss stuff happening in game but it sure would make waiting at the mission door (since I am usually first one there) for people to show up or a pug team to form a lot more bearable.
I'm sure there are other uses but I've not actually tried it (though I do have 6 monitors in my gaming room
none of them have display ports and none of my videocards is DX11 compliant like Pyro's).
I hear what you are saying though OE I generally run two at a time myself the huge 30'' one has the game running and one of the other 20'' has everything else.
P.S. one other thing occurs to me about multi-monitor over one big one, you can see it in the above pics, is the ability to rotate the 1st and 3rd inward like those
wrap around mirrors you see in stores so that it fills more of your peripheral vision, I'm thinking it would be that much more "immersive" when everything you can see
without turning your head is the game.
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Your welcome Viv.
Merry BirthdaChrismaHanuQwanzinalia (think that covers everything lol) to you and I look forward to seeing what you come up with.
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Thanks everyone and I'm glad you liked it Snowglobe... if you need something to get you
to practice more pick a category from here and join in... that's what this whole thread is about.
I did another today of someone who just had a birthday and has recently posted in the
Hot Pencil too but I want to see more of her stuff... sooo tag Vivace your it!
For the category of Tag a Forumite I present.
----------------------------- Vivaciousness ------------------------------
About 13 minutes on this one... almost half of that went into the left side of her hair lol.
New category... My first level 50.
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Stuff your new custom rig can do...
Eyefinity is ATI's name for their new technology that spreads games out over multiple monitors.
Many videocards can do this for two monitors but it leaves you with a seam running through the
middle of your game which kinda sucks. Three screens however would work great, now if only
there were a way to have a triple monitor display running off a single card...
or even six??? >o.0<
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Ummm ...I forget.
Goodies and stuff?
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Oh and SnowGlobe your artz is done and posted, go check the Hot Pencil thread to see it.
And Pyro I have some more images to post for you too the last is a real doozy so I'm saving it until you get your machine.
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Well he did ask whether it was explosive, flammable, toxic or contained liquid... hey look on the bright side... you can bet your a$$ they won't drop the packages.
...or go over any potholes, or even breath too heavy in it's vicinity hahaha.
P.S. I should've rigged the case speaker to play Jingle Bombs at random intervals.
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As the winner of my little "Guess the USB contest" from the Pyro Custom Rig thread SnowGlobe here is your free artz.
For the category of Busts (heh) I present...
-------------------------------- It's "Snowing" Globe ----------------------------------
My monitor went dark right about the time I finished the sketch (which it does after 10 minutes of inactivity) and the smudging of the "background" (yeah it's just one big 30 second scribble and finger smear but this is quick sketch so I'm calling it a background nyah nyah) and I then spent a minute or so with the eraser tip taking out little white circles to try and give the impression it's snowing lol. I'm going with about 11 and a half minutes on this one.
Cheers SnowGlobe, thanks for participating and Happy Holidays everyone!
P.S. I was gonna draw the winter earmuffs on her but ran out of time heh.
Oh and new category "Favorite Badge"
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Quote:Uh oh... flaming robot boobies? Run/fly for it Globe!Originally Posted by The_Foo
I will have my revenge, Snow Globe.
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Oh and just an FYI the case itself is wrapped in plastic to avoid any scratches and then spaced from the boxes exterior by 1.5 in styrofoam packing and a 2 inch air gap.
The other box for the more "sensitive" items they are double boxed (wrapped in two layers of bubblewrap, then a box then surrounded by shipping peanuts, then another box).
Hint: According to my pre-shipping calculations the 2nd box weighs 14.6 lbs. ...I wonder what weighs that much???
The tower's box weighs in a 39.4 lbs (lift with your legs not your back lol).
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As much fun as your anticipation is I will let you off the hook a wee bit and say you can relax for today.
There actually is no tracking number or I would've sent it to you already, just a delivery confirmation that you must sign for and heavy duty insurance, but you can start peeking Wednesday eve through till Thursday.
I was not happy with what UPS and FedEX wanted for shipping this time around ($250 to get it there by Christmas??? Really FedEX??? No wonder Britney dumped you
) so I went USPS.
Should have seen the postmasters face when I told him how much I wanted to insure the first box for hahahah.
He was trying to guess what it could possibly be, ..."is it rare or precious metals?"
and I was like "...well it is very rare (unique in fact)... and precious... and made of metal."
P.S. Yes there are two boxes as the sheer volume of pure WIN being sent your way could not be contained in just one without breaking several local laws, an international zoning code and the Geneva Convention
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How the Vex stole Christmas?
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Quote:Hmmm, Upper left Caemgen, lower left Grey Huntress and Amerikatt lower right Katfood? and Juggertha, Upper right VexXxa and Top I'm going with PowerStream... I don't know the small one with the tail and cape. Anyone else have a guess?Originally Posted by Caemgen
Since the Save Baby New Year mission is in Croatoa I guess this is for that category... ?
And I apologize from the get-go... This sucks. lol... It looked like a really cool idea in my head but I just don't have the skills to pull it off, specially not in any kind of Quick Sketch!
But I'm sharing it anyway... I figure showing my total lack of skills is the best way to get others similiarly hampered to join in anyway.
SnowHeroes and SnowVillians battling over presents... The concept seemed cool in my head!
I'd actually consider commissioning a good version of this but have no idea who I'd hit up or who wouldn't just laugh and walk away
And as usual on my awful scratchings - a No Prize to anyone who can guess which 8 characters I was trying to portray...
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Surprisingly we have a 6 way tie
going (4 sketches each) for most popular subject between Clocks, Perez, i18 Wants, WTF?, Vahzilock and Catgirls... will someone break the tie or will this carry on??? Also several categories have yet to be tried, for the more adventurous quick sketchers out there.
Here is the Updated List
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CLOCKWORK (4)
PEREZ PARK (4)
FLYING (2)
WILLPOWER (2)
THE SKI CHALET (2)
FIRE BASE ZULU (2)
TRAMS (3)
SHIELDS (1)
MALTA(1)
SEWERS (2)
BADGES (2)
CIRCLE OF THORNS (3)
CROATOA (4)
ISSUE 18 WANTS (4)
ICON (1)
NERFED (1)
WTF? (4)
WENTWORTHS (1)
FREAKSHOW (3)
VAHZILOK (4)
MASTERMINDS
YOUR FIRST HERO (1)
DUAL WIELDING (1)
CATGIRLS (4)
SKULLS (2)
KNOCKBACK (1)
FREEDOM PHALANX
WHAT WOULD THEY (any mob) SAY??? (1)
MISSION FAILED (1)
PYRO EVENT HAPPENINGS
POWERS YOU LOVE/HATE (3)
TRICK OR TREATING/COSTUME CONTEST
GHOST OF SCRAPYARD
DARK ASTORIA
CARNIVAL OF SHADOWS (2)
GOING ROGUE
RIKTI WARZONE
BRICKSTOWN (1)
CHARACTER BUSTS (1)
TAG A FORUMITE (quick sketch the avatar of someone you want to join in) (3)
SOON TO BE GENERIC-IFIED
NPC's
CITY STATUES
RAGDOLL PHYSICS (1)
PETS (1)
NEMESIS
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Quote:This is always my concern as well as there are a lot of mis-managed charities.Originally Posted by Katfood
Access to clean fresh water is a huge problem that will only get worse, so it is a very worthy cause!
However, I am always concerned about the organizations that I am giving to. There are big discrepancies between how much of each donation actually gets applied to any given problem from one group to another. I prefer to give to groups that I have had time to research.
Assuming this checks out (will be after the holidays before I have time to dig into this) I pledge to be one of the three to donate $10.
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Here are a few pics I took a few days back.
This is a shot in total darkness of what the light from the blue LED's looks like spilling
through the hexagonal mesh and across my white keyboard and optical trackball.
And this is a shot of the sheathed PSU wires being routed so as to avoid blocking the bottom air intake.
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Quote:Originally Posted by Blood_Wolffe
Digital. And I'm not doing pencil sketches. I don't have the materials, the cash to get them, or the patience to use them.I've bent a few of the rules myself (time limit... repeatedly lol but I'm getting better at it) and I certainly don't want to discourage anyone who wishes to participate in the quick sketch threads but hey no worries Wolffe the sister thread to this one is the Digital Quick Sketch thread for people who have tablets but cant afford pencils... like Lady Judgement (kiddingQuote:Originally Posted by Caemgen
I care far less about the ules than CR does but you seriously don't have paper and pencil laying around somewhere??
Eh, I suppose you could mean a scanner to put it online...
Personally, I'm more about the quickness rule anyway. This should be a
place about quick fun arts rather than making sure everything is all polished up...
Reminds me though, I got a piece I been meaning to do... Will try to get to it sometime today.) or who primarily work in digital art like Eddy Swan (who was gracious enough to start the digital thread) and then there are people, like Pirate Cashoo, who have posted in both (her pencils here and her digital stuff over there) quick sketch threads.
Heck I want to post in both (and will when I get my tablet) but for now it's just pencils so I post em here.
Sheesh 10 seconds in and your are already breaking rules... i'd have ye walk the plank but I fear there'd be mutiny aboard the SS Hot pencil... so um yeah welcome aboard PC, it'll be good ta have another pirate around... now swab the deck!Quote:Originally Posted by Pirate Cashoo
Okay I did two, but whatever.... subjects are Vahzilok and Freakshow. I know, so surprising coming from me...
Each one took about 5 minutes. Is it funny that I drew these while listening to Lady GaGa?
New topic: Nemesis? I don't think it was said yet!
...or you could do more artz I suppose, that works too.
P.S. You drew a Freak and a Vahz while listening to Lady GaGa... that is mildly disturbing, you should fit right in around here lol.
I'd say have Caemgen show you the ropes but I don't want to give him any (more?) ideas.
Oh and nice work on both your sketches and no Nemesis isn't taken yet so your all set with that.
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Waits till Cashoo isn't looking and then does happy dance.*** ...now we just need to get DN in here mwhahaha.
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Surprisingly Snow Globe is wrong about the allocation and location of the ports but did indeed guess correctly that there are 15 total. Now I see why there is a page of "conditions" on any contests people run as I never thought what if someone was half right haha. I did say correct guess of the total so that being the case SnowGlobe you sir have a free sketch coming your way.
Quote:Hahaha Caemgen is on to my ruse (and yeah I feel this rig is far beyond "nice" but then I am biasedOriginally Posted by Caemgen
Oath - saying 10 would be nice doesn't preclude CR from saying "but this rig is better than nice, it's fantastic!". In fact that would be just like him
Snow Globe - since you know and thus aren't guessing your disqualified since CR specifically asked for guesses, not facts. So there!). Since Pyro said he "lost count" I thought well darn he just eliminated all the small numbers (no one would be guessing 3 for example) so I figured I would hint that the high numbers were out as well and so it would go back to being a level guessing field.
As for SnowGlobe providing facts rather than a guess I didn't forbid that (and really how could you stop people from counting them up) he was actually wrong about how many were located where (but he still arrived at the correct total) so it was more of a guess than he knew.
My one ace in the hole was going to be that if someone did indeed look through the thread and add what was on the mobo's backplate with the case usb and the card reader they would still be off because when I switched out the silver one for the black it went from having 1 on the front to having 3... I thought that would keep people guessing for a bit lol.
Total is indeed 15 (don't think you will run out of USB anytime soon Pyro... I dare you to use em all!)
10 on the back (8 of which are USB2.0 and 2 of which are USB 3.0)
2 on the top of the case
3 on the new media readers front.
Thanks to all who guessed. Who knows I may do more of these quick contests for free art when I get more time.
P.S. Sent ya a PM Globe.
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Good guess Bubba, lol 12 would be nice but nope. Others? -
Thankyou Manny... and it's not over just yet. I still a few surprises and tech musings to share yet and I'm sure Pyro will have much to say and reveal when he receives his system next week.
P.S. Wow over 30 pageviews and not a single guess for free sketch artz... am I in the right forum???
Maybe I posted one too many wall o' texts (my bad lol) in this thread and now people are just skimming my posts and missed it.
Ahem... Take a Guess, Win Free Artz?
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Cool tuned in now
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Welcome Ennvee, good to have you back and I'm looking forward to more Dj Baroness goodness too.