Month: December 2021
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My Favorite Games: Uninvited
One of the first games I played on the Mac was one of the most influential games I ever played
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Rumors of the Author’s Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
The state of lazy media analysis in the age of Twitter
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My Favorite Games: Day of the Tentacle
I’ve said several times before — to anyone who will listen, with or without their consent — that the demo plus first “Meanwhile…” cut-scene in The Secret of Monkey Island is what made me want to work in video games. Playing Sam & Max Hit the Road is what made me feel like I “belonged”…
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One Thing I Like About Hawkeye
The Hawkeye series is a reminder that “super-hero” isn’t really a genre all on its own. (Spoilers for the entire series and maybe Daredevil)
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(One of) The Hidden People
Continuing my practice with Nomad Sculpt for iPad, I took a stab at making one of Graham Annable’s characters, The Hidden People. Graham’s art is fantastic, getting so much expressiveness out of so few lines, and perfectly combining funny and sinister. You can buy some of it at Gricklemart!
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Yukon Cornelius
My experiments with Nomad Sculpt for iPad continue. Here’s Yukon Cornelius, lickin’ his old pickaxe (so to speak). I’m not going to lie, I’d originally thought this would be my first attempt at animating one of these models, and I’d do a constant loop of him just licking the pickaxe for infinity. But of course,…
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One Thing I Love About Spider-Man: No Way Home
One scene in No Way Home articulates what I love about the MCU, and also the One Thing I Hate about the movie. Lots of spoilers!
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Cute Felt
Might delete later, idk. (Heads-up: the “present” is just a bunch of seeds and a dead cricket, but it’s the thought that counts). Made with Nomad Sculpt on iPad and textured in Blender, using a tutorial by Southern Shotty. I also cheated and added some tint to the final render in Procreate, because it was…
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Tuesday Tune Two-Fer: Kutiman Mash-ups
Today’s episode of Tuesday Tune Two-fer is unique, and requires a special introduction.
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Literacy 2021: Book 24: Eternals
Neil Gaiman and John Romita, Jr’s 2006 update of Jack Kirby’s The Eternals is exactly that.
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Blood Orange Bird
Here’s another experiment with Nomad Sculpt, the lovable Blood Orange Bird. I’m pretty sure somebody’s already come up with this gag, but I’m avoiding Googling it so I can believe I’m the first one.
