tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560143148581212281.post8324612862905007388..comments2024-03-28T03:23:34.498-05:00Comments on Save Versus<br> All Wands: OSR Art Friday: Editing Batten (a long post with too many pictures at the end)Oakes Spaldinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08078500142758654392noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560143148581212281.post-572067277077805762017-09-25T04:58:36.118-05:002017-09-25T04:58:36.118-05:00https://www.amazon.com/Fairy-tales-John-Dickson-Ba...https://www.amazon.com/Fairy-tales-John-Dickson-Batten/dp/1521309299/ref=sr_1_12?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1506333267&sr=1-12MonicaGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04375415244445365015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560143148581212281.post-48961565153487115792014-11-16T18:34:08.769-06:002014-11-16T18:34:08.769-06:00Thanks. I do tend to be my own worst critic.
A f...Thanks. I do tend to be my own worst critic.<br /><br />A few of the pictures in Flying Swordsmen are not public domain (I did the frontispiece and the map, Dylan Hartwell did the sample characters, and the cover piece was donated by Daxiong). But all of the rest are PD. Dennis Laffeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03053699552003336733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560143148581212281.post-86959805842469132482014-11-15T22:58:56.392-06:002014-11-15T22:58:56.392-06:00I think they look great and not just slapped on at...I think they look great and not just slapped on at all. Whether they were public domain or not (and I wouldn't have had any idea since all of them were unfamiliar to me). And I think the "authentic" look gives the work an air of quality and mystery that you wouldn't have had had you paid some guy to draw a bunch of flying swordsmen, wizards and shamans or whatever.Oakes Spaldinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08078500142758654392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560143148581212281.post-26482401628380614012014-11-15T19:11:38.099-06:002014-11-15T19:11:38.099-06:00I was afraid of this. I suppose I could make somet...I was afraid of this. I suppose I could make something out of card stock, but I'm horrible at measuring then cutting a straight line. <br />I'd still need an image to affix the lid though. KingofElflandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01725335915535937373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560143148581212281.post-38495772275144611992014-11-15T19:09:29.602-06:002014-11-15T19:09:29.602-06:00I think "strongly colored" is accurate f...I think "strongly colored" is accurate from a Christian humanist point of view, though I wouldn't say it's strongly Roman Catholic necessarily—not in a sectarian way anyway. and certainly not strongly colored in a evangelical triumphalism sort of way. KingofElflandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01725335915535937373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560143148581212281.post-91123347288171803832014-11-15T15:35:31.710-06:002014-11-15T15:35:31.710-06:00You've got a good eye for editing. That's...You've got a good eye for editing. That's a much more solid effort than what I did when I found pictures for Flying Swordsmen. I did a bit of editing, mostly for monster pictures, but a lot of the other illustrations were just slapped in as they were, hopefully fitting with the content of the pages.Dennis Laffeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03053699552003336733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560143148581212281.post-73444842829717353822014-11-15T14:40:36.428-06:002014-11-15T14:40:36.428-06:00Upon consideration, I'm not sure I'd quite...Upon consideration, I'm not sure I'd quite agree with "strongly colored", though I guess it depends on what is meant by "strongly". As I hinted above, the idea was to make it clear for those who wished to see it, without being annoying or too "strong" for those who didn't. I'd like to think that's what the reviewer meant.Oakes Spaldinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08078500142758654392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560143148581212281.post-30505273951381717752014-11-15T14:36:23.562-06:002014-11-15T14:36:23.562-06:00It's funny you ask, Hugh...
After basically f...It's funny you ask, Hugh...<br /><br />After basically finishing the game in mid-December 2013, I had exactly the same idea, and I thought it would be a quick and easy task. We live in downtown Chicago within a mile of three large craft shops with all manner of boxes and tins. Also I am a cigar smoker and I know of a number of shops that give away diverse boxes. However, after literally two full days of searching (with the booklets crammed in my parka for testing purposes) I found nothing that worked. Or rather, there were plenty of boxes, but none of them held the books quite right. They were either too jammed in or the whole ensemble looked sort of random. Frankly, this surprised and depressed me. I ended up getting the FedEx store to use their machine to shrink wrap the four booklets together, which actually looked pretty good.<br /><br />But you may have better luck. I'd love to hear about it if you do.Oakes Spaldinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08078500142758654392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560143148581212281.post-50982180940135957032014-11-15T14:26:32.646-06:002014-11-15T14:26:32.646-06:00Thanks to both of you. It's very gratifying to...Thanks to both of you. It's very gratifying to hear that. And I'm glad those words resonated as much with you as they did with me. I wanted to be strong and unmistakable without alienating or offending anyone. I don't think anyone else has explicitly mentioned that line or the handful of other similar ones, and certainly no one has been critical (though people may be simply being polite). The only source to mention the general point was a French commentator who wrote: <br /><br />Le jeu possède d'autres particularités, notamment il est fortement coloré par les convictions philosophiques et religieuses de l'auteur (catholique humaniste), sans être pour autant pontifiant.<br /><br />Google translates it as:<br /><br />The game has other features such it is strongly colored by religious and philosophical convictions of the author (humanist Catholic), without being pompous.<br /><br />I'll accept that. :)Oakes Spaldinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08078500142758654392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560143148581212281.post-33042514543673236422014-11-15T07:42:54.594-06:002014-11-15T07:42:54.594-06:00I like this aspect of the writing as well. I like this aspect of the writing as well. KingofElflandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01725335915535937373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560143148581212281.post-76942049296776570962014-11-15T07:42:09.891-06:002014-11-15T07:42:09.891-06:00To echo a comment from Google+, you put forth an i...To echo a comment from Google+, you put forth an image of your preferred box cover (and maybe back). And on a related point, I'm thinking of making a box, with dice, as a Christmas gift; do you know where one can get a box that fits digest sized books that'd work?KingofElflandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01725335915535937373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560143148581212281.post-40137230536449491482014-11-15T02:21:03.035-06:002014-11-15T02:21:03.035-06:00Thanks for sharing that. The artwork was a big fac...Thanks for sharing that. The artwork was a big factor in me enjoying Zylarthen so much. My particular favorite goes hand in hand with my favorite piece of writing at the end of the book of monsters, the girl hugging the dog.Cartmichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05112187772469933602noreply@blogger.com