Late night, thigh highs, gypsy girl -- it just happened

The photo, I mean.

Sigh. Women are the biggest hindrance to my happiness as well as the key to it. They're the most frustrating desire and the most rewarding struggle. And they. Make. Me. Crazy.

All of them. The last one ... eh, never mind.

Just splitting the goodies

None of these will run, but I thought I might post 'em here just so I can say I'm keeping up with my blogs. From the St. Aloysius School's All Saints Day celebration this morning."Yo, how's my halo look? Straight? Cool.""And I was all, 'yo, that Saint Nicholas guy ain't nothing but--' ... crap, he's right behind me, isn't he?"
Can't even go to church these days without somebody sticking a wide angle lense in your face.
Saint Nick's plottin' to nick the priest's communion goblet. Or planning world domination. Either way, kiddo, count me in.

Ahh, good times with the Catholics. Almost as good as that time I put Alka-seltzer under my fingernails and dipped 'em in the holy water. Those guys had no sense of humor.

W.I.P

This is something I've been playing with for the day. I'm definitely not finished -- gotta do the background, more effects on the girl, gotta change some of the lighting ... thinking about finding a different background, too. It started in my head as something else. Anyway, tired, women are crazy/lovely, and things are as things are.



... seriously, women = crazy, but also women = excellent. There's no damned way to win with them. Rant, rant, rant ...

Map finished for now

Probably some things I should redo -- coloration, I wouldn't mind adding some more aging and damage to the edges -- but this is it for the time being. I'm more interested in getting onto the cities and cityscapes and what not.
Been having my glass of wine at night, by the way -- Red Guitar, so I think about Miss K every time I tilt it back. Cheers!

Fantasy map guides

Not really a guide so much as it is more history of some little world in the back of my mind. See, there's this band of nomadic merchants and ... oh, never mind, maybe later. Here's the guide to the cities and their markers. Which will appear on the next version of the map. Took me about an hour with the textures and what not -- whaddaya think?


Oh, and forgive the while border. I was thinking about adding some aging and damage to the sides, but couldn't find the inspiration.