In my previous post, Who is Vault Boy?, in reference to the earlier sketch I had made of the Fallout 3 collector’s edition Vault Boy bobblehead, I received the following comment on my Facebook wall: I already saw that when I went back to look at your other Vault Boy post! I’m ahead of the curve! Make a drawing of his head blowing up like in the video! Verrrry interesting, since…. A few days ago, I started working on the… Continue Reading
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Why I Blog
I remember back when blogging was new and I was one of the uninformed. What the heck is a blog and why would I want one? It did sound like a pretty neat idea, and I kept starting blogs in various places such as Blogger (now owned by Google), but those blogs never were very long-lasting. First, I was still very hesitant about putting my real-life name and self out on the net, so I’d try blogging under various other… Continue Reading
Who is Vault Boy? (Fallout series)
Normally, I’d write this type of post for my gaming blog, the one I’ve been woefully neglecting for ages while working on other stuff, but since the Vault Boy was the subject of my earlier sketchbook post, and I got a fun comment about him on Facebook, I thought I’d go ahead and add another post about him here because he is so interesting and, yes, kind of freaky too! In this case though, pictures do say far more than… Continue Reading
Sketchbook: Vault Boy Finally Arrives
At last the Vault Boy has emerged from my paper. A few years ago, Bethesda Softworks released a computer/video game called Fallout 3. It was slated to be the next official game in the Fallout series and there was a lot of controversy surrounding it from Fallout fans as Bethsoft was new on the scene for this series and there were a huge amount of arguments whether or not Bethsoft was up to the task of carrying on the Fallout… Continue Reading
Sketchbook: Quirky Chair
I’ve been spending most of my time this weekend being sick, and also making a web design mock-up for a portfolio that I’m finally starting, but I’ve also found some time in between to practice more drawing. I recently found a site called Wet Canvas, and there is ongoing drawing class in their forums where you do assignments at your own speed. Thinking it might be fun to get involved, I started on lesson one. One of the assignments for… Continue Reading