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A microblog of sorts — a small place to record art and insignificant or small events. This could include detailed, public notes about a game, recording a play, or something as trivial as an unboxing. And it may include art and photography by the artist, too.

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Blue Dragon by Erol Otus

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By scott | 6:59 PM AKST, Fri February 14, 2020
Erol Otus Blue Dragon 1981 (From the Year of Dragon 1982 Calendar)
TSR
Erol Otus
D&D
AD&D
Dragon
Blue Dragon
1982
calendar art
gaming-adjacent art
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Art like this reminds me why I really love Erol Otus' work. It's iconic, graphic, and I've always loved the colorful and cartoonlike approach to his fantasy art.

Pure, quintessential of a lot of 1970s and early 1980s fantasy art. (Scanned from the “Days of the Dragon” calendar for 1982.)

G is for Goblin

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By scott | 12:15 PM AKST, Sat February 08, 2020
Goblin in watercolors.
Monster Manual
Goblin
AD&D
D&D
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watercolor
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In this watercolor, I resume the monster alphabet from seven years past, this time for a goblin, one of many possible kinds.

Commodore BASIC versus Rolling Dice for Random Numbers

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By scott | 9:48 PM AKST, Mon January 13, 2020
Screen shot of a Commodore 128 listing some code in BASIC.
BASIC programming
rolling up a character
Commodore
Commodore 64
Commodore 128
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I'm still working on a new entry for Game Restart, but I wanted to pass along something I've been learning about rolling up characters on an 8-bit home computer from the 80s.

F is for Flumph

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By scott | 7:39 PM AKST, Fri January 10, 2020
Watercolor of a monster: a Flumph from the Fiend Folio.
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Flumph
The Fiend Folio
AD&D
watercolor
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After a number of years (seven, apparently)—and thanks to an ideal subject prompt requested from Grackleflint—I finally got around to doing the sixth letter of the monster alphabet. 

Not great, maybe, but … I've been away.

Forest Encounter

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By scott | 10:48 PM AKST, Tue December 31, 2020
Watercolor of a forest.
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watercolor
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A new watercolor for a new year. Forests have been on my mind a lot this year. (I’m considering scenarios which hinge on the issue of a civilization which destroys forests is likely doomed—like in the real world.)

One Year

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By scott | 1:55 PM AKST, Fri December 20, 2019
Orc.one ambigram stacked.
One Year
retrospective
why
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Yesterday, I successfully implemented private/direct messages between users of this site. It was a feat, but my next sentence may seem like a non-sequitur, so bear with me a moment. 

I sometimes worry about the trap of nostalgia.

 

It can keep you from advancing, from trying new things, or, while trying new things, keep you from accepting the way newer, more derived things are. The differences become magnified and made larger at the expense of more meaningful things.

The Unique Odor of Enamels When Applied to White Metal

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By scott | 6:28 PM AKST, Thu December 12, 2019
Knight cast in lead, painted in enamels.
Knights cast in lead, painted in enamels.
Knight cast in lead, painted in enamels.
Knight cast in lead, painted in enamels.
Knight cast in lead, painted in enamels.
Knight cast in lead, painted in enamels.
enamel paints
miniatures
toy knights
toy
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These photos of painted metal-cast toy knights have a story.

12 December 2010:

Recently*, I painted some solid-cast lead toy soldiers and knights for a friend to sell in a craft show. 
 I really miss working with enamels. And how cool is it to help make toys, especially in a December?

That would be Brianne. This moment in 2010 was a rare moment where I was able to paint a little.

Glaug Zentradi Battle Pod speed painting

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By scott | 10:08 PM AKST, Mon December 09, 2019
Glaug Zentradi Battle Pod
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Glaug
Macross
Officer's Battle Pod
Zentraedi
Micronaut
Time Traveler
Robotech
Marauder
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A speed painting for March 18, 2013:

G is for Glaug Zentradi Battle Pod (aka Marauder in Battletech, but that doesn’t begin with G).

The pilot is a Micronauts Time Traveler, for which I am unapologetic.



 

Macross Defender Speedpaint

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By scott | 3:45 PM AKST, Sat December 07, 2019
Macross Destroid Defender robot speedpainting
Macross
Robotech
Battletech
speedpaint
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gaming-adjacent
Defender
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Some gaming-adjacent art done back in 25 February 2013 as a 45-minute speedpaint.

Ancient, Mysterious Civilization

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By scott | 11:01 PM AKST, Fri December 06, 2019
Maquaa Lock and Key
Maquaa Gate
Maquaa ruins
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Maquaa
conlang
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These three pieces aren't exactly game art, but maybe they could be! I believe it sets an ideal mood.

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