Custom Zombie Art Contest!

My friend Lupe Posada is a wonderful artist that you should check out. She's holding a contest right now. What's it for?!

"A custom portrait of yourself zombified! It will be done with acrylic paint on an 8"x10" canvas board."

Visit her site to sign up. The winner will be chosen at random. While you are there be sure to browse her galleries. You can also go to her etsy store for more goodies.

Lupe's art shows in Southern California so be sure to look for updates if you live in the area.

New Twitter

Over at my other major internet haunt, Twitter, the folks in charge are rolling out some huge changes to the site.

I happened to pause the new promo video at just the right moment to find out what the new twitter is all about:



What does this mean? The necroNOMNOMNOMicon foretells of a such a foodstuffs that would fool the masses with its sweet delights....

8-bit with Perler Beads

Anyone who frequents video game blogs has probably seen the 8-bit bead sprites made with a variety of medium including perler beads.

I will confess I have never used perler beads before, but I really wanted to try it out.

The first two creations are below. The heart turned out a bit better because it was the second run and I got a better hang of how much pressure to use when ironing the beads together. Irons and I are not friends...















Cut Man may seem like an odd choice for a first time spriter, but we were limited by the shape of the then available perler boards and the bead colours. I have now been able to track down a larger square perler board and more beads, so I am planning on making some larger sprites.

Let me warn you...having cats around makes this a much more difficult task. ;P