Artsy Farty Thread

I like making wallpaper backgrounds :grin:



7 Likes

I love the texture in the first one!

3 Likes

I must admit to preferring the second one. @robrrt1 has really captured the texture of the mighty spog with that one.

5 Likes

:grin: Has too! (no likes left for today :laughing:)

2 Likes

I was going for reptile scales, but there’s not much in the way of blue reptiles for comparison, I guess

5 Likes

Maybe adding a greater variation in size will make it pop a little more. Chameleon skin is the closest I can think of when it comes to a more uniform size of scales.

5 Likes

Well, I try not to make them with too much contrast, for instance, try to imagine the distraction this would create…


OTOH, some folks like it “loud” :sunglasses:

6 Likes

Some do like such colours, personally I think they need their eyes tested.

I shared this to show the size variation which occurs in real reptile skin: the clumping together of smaller scales near joints which contrasts the bands of larger ones.

4 Likes

This may be a happy medium

6 Likes

Part of a current proof of concept. Not painted yet, and needs around 30 teeny tiny rods But, it’s getting there as a 40K version of a horror icon (With Alien 3 touches) - suitable enough to state: We have such conversions to show you!

5 Likes

Very cool.

I might have to re-watch those movies, it’s been a while.

Edit: I just a had a look, I have 1 & 2 and I knew there were more but not that many more :laughing:

6 Likes

I was busy yesterday making pillowcases (The pattered ones. Can’t get any patterns in the shops but flowers, or polyester :hot_face:)

8 Likes

Luckily you can skip many of the later ones.

One and two are Clive Barker’s vision. Three is worth a watch, though it was made to appeal to Americans. If you remember that Elliot Spencer and the Hell Priest are separate characters, in this movie and not just a combined Pinhead - then it’s not as jarring.

Bloodlines (the fourth one) has its moments and a few interesting characters. Sadly it was butchered in the edit: So much so, that is one of the last Alan Smithee movies.

After that, Judgement is the only one originally made to be a Hellraiser movie, rather than being adapted from a pre-existing script (like with movies 5 - 9).

The newest movie is actually a good watch, though the bar has been set low. Oddly people complained about a female Hell Priest but they are female in most media and Barker really wanted Julia from one and two to be one in the third.

3 Likes

Thanks for the info!

I’m glad I can skip some of those, I watched some of the trailers last night :roll_eyes:
I think I’ve seen 3 & 4 but it would be good to binge watch 1234 and the latest one.

4 Likes

It’s ok. Someone has to face horrors so others don’t have to. I think the most recent redeems itself at the end in showing that Leviathan is back. Don’t watch this now if you want to avoid the movie being spoilt or have a human stomach:

Although, I will admit to never being intrigued to watch Scream 4-6.

4 Likes

lol, I still might watch them, can’t be worse than programmed telly that we have atm. At least I could say I have seen them.
I’ve seen a few Hellraiser bundles on eBay so :woman_shrugging:

Was there all the time but ignored.
Ooh that’s an artistic flaying!

Can’t say I have either.

5 Likes

Well, if you are going to watch them all, do remember that Doug Bradley noped-out near the end.

3 Likes

That really reminded me of Dr. Channard in the second movie:

(Stomach warning as it is a clip from a Hellraiser movie)

4 Likes

Having a break after an evening of free handwork on the most minor tank in my army. I better stop soon, especially before I obsess over things like ensuring that the illuminated letters have scenes painted in them.

6 Likes

My last video to date. My granddaughters reception. Footage taken with Canon C200, Blackmagic Ursa Mini Broadcast G2 and DJI Mavic Classic drone.

5 Likes