tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56470497440930970492011-11-27T19:23:15.434-05:00Musings, automatic drawing and otherDarren Gortheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07605501615970838099noreply@blogger.comBlogger181100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647049744093097049.post-54227889842427231362010-10-26T10:16:00.003-04:002010-10-26T10:16:44.023-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_32scLFcjnjQ/TMbisWcolHI/AAAAAAAAAJA/dirZS2FoCfI/s1600/garage+and+thumbnails.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="158" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_32scLFcjnjQ/TMbisWcolHI/AAAAAAAAAJA/dirZS2FoCfI/s320/garage+and+thumbnails.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5647049744093097049-5422788984242723136?l=cratemaker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Darren Gortheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07605501615970838099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647049744093097049.post-28526447334318400862010-10-26T10:15:00.000-04:002010-10-26T10:15:16.275-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_32scLFcjnjQ/TMbiauVKvVI/AAAAAAAAAI4/Tf2op-e6cMU/s1600/house_sketch_color_study.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_32scLFcjnjQ/TMbiauVKvVI/AAAAAAAAAI4/Tf2op-e6cMU/s320/house_sketch_color_study.jpg" width="274" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5647049744093097049-2852644733431840086?l=cratemaker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Darren Gortheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07605501615970838099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647049744093097049.post-12629212667582329582010-02-04T10:50:00.000-05:002010-02-04T10:50:57.683-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_32scLFcjnjQ/S2rseueuMDI/AAAAAAAAAHA/CQxWHss1v4M/s1600-h/new+scarecrow+ink.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_32scLFcjnjQ/S2rseueuMDI/AAAAAAAAAHA/CQxWHss1v4M/s320/new+scarecrow+ink.JPG" /></a></div>My old portfolio spilled out onto the ground, and staring up at me from the pile of papers was an old gouache painting of the scarecrow. I decided to have another go at him. This is what I have so far. Whaddayathink? This eventually will get a good inking.<br /><br />Stay tuned! More to come! Next will be the other characters in the story. Tin Man, Dorothy, Toto...<br /><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden" /><!--Session data--><input id="jsProxy" onclick="jsCall();" type="hidden" /><div id="refHTML"></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5647049744093097049-1262921266758232958?l=cratemaker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Darren Gortheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07605501615970838099noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647049744093097049.post-55204920833191555412009-12-31T16:14:00.000-05:002009-12-31T16:14:08.896-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_32scLFcjnjQ/Sz0UGcbtvNI/AAAAAAAAAG4/n7u6ndURFfY/s1600-h/carpetbaggers+all+three+web.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_32scLFcjnjQ/Sz0UGcbtvNI/AAAAAAAAAG4/n7u6ndURFfY/s320/carpetbaggers+all+three+web.PNG" /></a><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5647049744093097049-5520492083319155541?l=cratemaker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Darren Gortheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07605501615970838099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647049744093097049.post-31686270748609629062009-10-07T10:51:00.000-04:002009-10-07T10:52:05.266-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_32scLFcjnjQ/SsyrBR1oqnI/AAAAAAAAAGM/R6LmfeUtxyk/s1600-h/tools+and+menu+buttons.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 192px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_32scLFcjnjQ/SsyrBR1oqnI/AAAAAAAAAGM/R6LmfeUtxyk/s400/tools+and+menu+buttons.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389870892512225906" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5647049744093097049-3168627074860962906?l=cratemaker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Darren Gortheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07605501615970838099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647049744093097049.post-7036906982048814752009-10-07T10:40:00.002-04:002009-10-07T10:50:51.894-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_32scLFcjnjQ/SsyqlZd_EuI/AAAAAAAAAGE/8vRlHMeN9yA/s1600-h/menu+screen+sketch.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_32scLFcjnjQ/SsyqlZd_EuI/AAAAAAAAAGE/8vRlHMeN9yA/s400/menu+screen+sketch.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389870413524177634" border="0" /></a>This is the main menu screen for the game.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5647049744093097049-703690698204881475?l=cratemaker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Darren Gortheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07605501615970838099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647049744093097049.post-42517197775661617742009-10-07T10:37:00.001-04:002009-10-07T10:40:13.227-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_32scLFcjnjQ/Ssyn0GnMdEI/AAAAAAAAAF0/QwWA93dVNM8/s1600-h/menu+screen+concepts.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 377px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_32scLFcjnjQ/Ssyn0GnMdEI/AAAAAAAAAF0/QwWA93dVNM8/s400/menu+screen+concepts.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389867367625684034" border="0" /></a><br />These examples were created in Photoshop. Each menu screen was created to compliment the look and feel of the corresponding level.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5647049744093097049-4251719777566161774?l=cratemaker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Darren Gortheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07605501615970838099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647049744093097049.post-59741045952319194032009-10-07T10:27:00.001-04:002009-10-07T10:37:14.417-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_32scLFcjnjQ/SsynSbcCkOI/AAAAAAAAAFs/7gPQZ7qGHpM/s1600-h/buttons+examples.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 398px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_32scLFcjnjQ/SsynSbcCkOI/AAAAAAAAAFs/7gPQZ7qGHpM/s400/buttons+examples.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389866789100490978" border="0" /></a>These are examples of Buttons for use in the User Interface.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5647049744093097049-5974104595231919403?l=cratemaker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Darren Gortheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07605501615970838099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647049744093097049.post-6531232285004577762009-06-30T17:02:00.002-04:002009-06-30T17:05:42.442-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_32scLFcjnjQ/Skp-FXgN9KI/AAAAAAAAAFk/f52oVeJFEBk/s1600-h/trees.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 205px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_32scLFcjnjQ/Skp-FXgN9KI/AAAAAAAAAFk/f52oVeJFEBk/s320/trees.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353229737756849314" border="0" /></a><br />Painted in Photoshop. I tried to vary the style a little with each one. A fun little experiment.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5647049744093097049-653123228500457776?l=cratemaker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Darren Gortheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07605501615970838099noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647049744093097049.post-54866097799053828672009-06-24T14:41:00.001-04:002009-06-24T14:44:11.057-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_32scLFcjnjQ/SkJz3qbldCI/AAAAAAAAAFY/i7yv7Ca0YiQ/s1600-h/pikemen+sketches.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 230px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_32scLFcjnjQ/SkJz3qbldCI/AAAAAAAAAFY/i7yv7Ca0YiQ/s320/pikemen+sketches.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350966707389559842" border="0" /></a><br />Pencil and marker sketches of pikemen.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5647049744093097049-5486609779905382867?l=cratemaker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Darren Gortheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07605501615970838099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647049744093097049.post-37716533671473069222009-06-03T10:02:00.000-04:002009-06-03T10:03:56.652-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_32scLFcjnjQ/SiaCu3pWTTI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/a7Lra_JrUsE/s1600-h/huts+concept+page.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_32scLFcjnjQ/SiaCu3pWTTI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/a7Lra_JrUsE/s320/huts+concept+page.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343101749644643634" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5647049744093097049-3771653367147306922?l=cratemaker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Darren Gortheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07605501615970838099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647049744093097049.post-59494768276192902552008-08-01T16:06:00.001-04:002009-07-12T20:31:02.569-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_32scLFcjnjQ/SJNtOreFOBI/AAAAAAAAAB0/1sGjhpnG_hk/s1600-h/interior+mech+nitroseed.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_32scLFcjnjQ/SJNtOreFOBI/AAAAAAAAAB0/1sGjhpnG_hk/s320/interior+mech+nitroseed.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229643691261769746" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_32scLFcjnjQ/SJNtPO5KpTI/AAAAAAAAAB8/1dnI_ilWh_A/s1600-h/nitroseed+calamari.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_32scLFcjnjQ/SJNtPO5KpTI/AAAAAAAAAB8/1dnI_ilWh_A/s320/nitroseed+calamari.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229643700770612530" border="0" /></a>Nitroseed is a local metal band where I live in Maryland. I offered to do some show flyers for them. These are the first three I produced. Currently I am working on the album art for their next endeavor.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_32scLFcjnjQ/SJNtPo9wTGI/AAAAAAAAACE/mmYLWGF8lRM/s1600-h/nitroseed+mecha.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_32scLFcjnjQ/SJNtPo9wTGI/AAAAAAAAACE/mmYLWGF8lRM/s320/nitroseed+mecha.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229643707769179234" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5647049744093097049-5949476827619290255?l=cratemaker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Darren Gortheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07605501615970838099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647049744093097049.post-36440704995595591782007-09-03T18:54:00.001-04:002007-09-03T18:55:22.288-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_32scLFcjnjQ/RtyQ0sdMvFI/AAAAAAAAABE/fnFSz161doQ/s1600-h/megaton+render_normals.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_32scLFcjnjQ/RtyQ0sdMvFI/AAAAAAAAABE/fnFSz161doQ/s320/megaton+render_normals.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106115312492526674" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5647049744093097049-3644070499559559178?l=cratemaker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Darren Gortheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07605501615970838099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647049744093097049.post-36817191483147218102007-09-03T18:53:00.001-04:002007-09-03T18:54:29.528-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_32scLFcjnjQ/RtyQkcdMvEI/AAAAAAAAAA8/C-fY1LPk3Ks/s1600-h/megaton_page.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_32scLFcjnjQ/RtyQkcdMvEI/AAAAAAAAAA8/C-fY1LPk3Ks/s320/megaton_page.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106115033319652418" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5647049744093097049-3681719148314721810?l=cratemaker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Darren Gortheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07605501615970838099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647049744093097049.post-84360777730963496392007-09-03T12:55:00.001-04:002007-09-03T12:57:00.457-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_32scLFcjnjQ/Rtw8g8dMvDI/AAAAAAAAAA0/vcQvwOxbhDU/s1600-h/texture_sheet.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_32scLFcjnjQ/Rtw8g8dMvDI/AAAAAAAAAA0/vcQvwOxbhDU/s320/texture_sheet.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106022614213377074" border="0" /></a><br />this is the texture sheet for the new version of this model, shown above. it consists of 4 512x512 textures.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5647049744093097049-8436077773096349639?l=cratemaker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Darren Gortheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07605501615970838099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647049744093097049.post-4445773301272572492007-09-02T18:59:00.001-04:002007-09-02T18:59:59.618-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_32scLFcjnjQ/RttAY8dMvBI/AAAAAAAAAAk/8tM-ugp482c/s1600-h/ruby+eater.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_32scLFcjnjQ/RttAY8dMvBI/AAAAAAAAAAk/8tM-ugp482c/s320/ruby+eater.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5105745399844224018" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5647049744093097049-444577330127257249?l=cratemaker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Darren Gortheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07605501615970838099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647049744093097049.post-29791908571340677932007-09-02T18:56:00.000-04:002007-09-02T18:58:59.640-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_32scLFcjnjQ/RttALsdMvAI/AAAAAAAAAAc/H1Do3JDwyfI/s1600-h/tanker_profile.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_32scLFcjnjQ/RttALsdMvAI/AAAAAAAAAAc/H1Do3JDwyfI/s320/tanker_profile.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5105745172210957314" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5647049744093097049-2979190857134067793?l=cratemaker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Darren Gortheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07605501615970838099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647049744093097049.post-21632804728901343082007-08-15T20:57:00.000-04:002007-08-27T18:12:44.259-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_32scLFcjnjQ/RsOhKz06zJI/AAAAAAAAAAM/7cMA-YVX__Q/s1600-h/boygirlweb.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_32scLFcjnjQ/RsOhKz06zJI/AAAAAAAAAAM/7cMA-YVX__Q/s320/boygirlweb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5099096410196462738" border="0" /></a>While On vacation in upstate New York recently, and anytime I vacation there, I take scraps of cardboard and draw some graphics on them. The one on the left was a `No boys allowed` sign for my nieces' tree house. The one on the right is a `No girls allowed` to maintain the status quo.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5647049744093097049-2163280472890134308?l=cratemaker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Darren Gortheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07605501615970838099noreply@blogger.com0