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October 2nd, 2009
01:13 pm - The Birth of Sentience on Aggraboth V
The Birth of Sentience on Aggraboth V
A green jungun raises her head
Out of the black primeval muck.
She spreads her rainbow hued neck frill
And stares at the huge crimson sun.
The sight ignites a mental spark;
Enlightenment widens her world.
Strange ideas course through her brain
And fill her mind with new notions.
"Who am I?" she wonders gravely,
"And what might I be doing here?
How was all this I see first made?
Is there a purpose to my life?
And what may greet me at life's end?"
With clearer vision than before
Her amber eyes look all around.
They espy her scaly comrades
Feeding on some armoured quibbibs,
Oblivious to her wondrous
Contemplative epiphany.
Anxious to share her new-found thoughts
She opens her fanged maw and roars;
Junguns lack a spoken language
To put concepts into real words.
Disappointed at her failure,
She sheds a tear and sinks back down
Into the primordial ooze.
Poem copyright © 2008 Richard H. Fay
Originally published in The Fifth Di..., Edition 10, #1, March 2008.
Illustration available on merchandise in the Abandoned Towers Zazzle Store.
Current Mood: artistic
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August 30th, 2009
02:21 am - Another Saint George in AT Zazzle Store
For a while now, Crystalwizard has been asking for another Saint George to feature in the Abandoned Towers Zazzle Store, in part because merchandise featuring my other Saint George drawings has proved to be somewhat popular. Well, we've sold a handful of Saint George items, anyway.
The above image is a drawing a few years old that I just got around to adjusting for use in the store. I removed the background colour, made the ground of the shield and surcoat an off-white, and touched up the image here-and-there. And now the adjusted image of "Saint George as a 14th Century English Knight" appears on merchandise in the Abandoned Towers Zazzle Store.
My manipulation of this image got me thinking about my approach to digital art. While I understand some traditional artists dislike art composed on the computer, I do think that the computer can be valuable tool for enhancing traditional art. I could never have changed the colours so easily with a piece coloured in the traditional manner of ink, pencil, or paint. And I've even been known to manipulate the drawings themselves using the computer. However, I almost always resort to ink on paper for my initial drawings, the bare bones of my art.
I guess, just like in many things, I'm a middle-of-the road sort of guy. In terms of digital versus traditional art, I'm not a strict adherent of either approach. However, even though it is coloured digitally, I still consider my art to be traditional, since it is initially drawn by hand. (Mixed media, perhaps?)
Current Mood: artistic
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August 29th, 2009
11:50 pm - Cosmic Journey Illustration
Copyright © 2009 Richard H. Fay
I created the above weird and wild illustration to accompany my poem "Cosmic Journey", appearing in the on-line version of Abandoned Towers. The image already appears on merchandise in the Abandoned Towers Zazzle Store, and sooner or later should be published on the Abandoned Towers site.
After drawing quite a few decorated medieval-style letters for another Cyberwizard Productions project, it was nice to take a break from the historical and draw something much more imaginative. And I had the general look of the "green ghungliders" stuck in my head for quite a while now, so I just had to draw them sooner or later. Otherwise, my head might eventually explode. And that would be messy.
Current Mood: artistic
Current Music: Astronaut by Duran Duran
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July 20th, 2009
02:04 pm - Amongst Faeries Oaks in AT Zazzle Store
My illustration "Amongst Faerie Oaks" is now available on various items in the Abandoned Towers Zazzle Store:
http://www.zazzle.com/abandonedtowers
Check it out! And please consider buying items featuring this piece, or items featuring other examples of my art. Any sales will help keep this particular artist from starving (or at least give me more reasons to keep on a drawin').
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June 11th, 2009
11:49 am - Duelling Dragons
Duelling Dragons
by Richard H. Fay
For a while now, Crystalwizard has been asking for some circular images to use on merchandise in the Abandoned Towers Zazzle Store. Most of my recent drawings have been rectangular in shape, intended for use as illustrations or filler art in print or on-line. However, once I started pondering the possibilities, I thought I could do something draconic in a circular fashion.
I drew my inspiration for this piece from a legend about Merlin's youth. As a young man, Merlin used his prophetic vision to reveal to King Vortigern that two dragons, one red and one white, were responsible for the nightly destruction of the king's castle-under-construction. Thus, I coloured one dragon red, and the other white.
This design benefitted greatly from the ability to colour my drawings digitally. It took a few tries to get the colour around and inside the knotwork just right. I wouldn't really have been able to experiment with different colour placement using traditional methods.
Anyway, check out the merchandise at the Abandoned Towers Zazzle Store featuring my "Duelling Dragons". I think it looks cool, if I do say so myself.
Current Mood: artistic
Current Music: Sinners and Saints: The Ultimate Medieval and Renaissance Music Collection
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December 2nd, 2008
06:33 pm - Need a Calendar?
So, do you need a calendar for the coming year? Are you looking for something a bit different than the usual store-bought fare? Do you want a bit of art to hang on your wall? Would you like to help support the creative endeavours of this particular aspiring fantasy artist? Then consider purchasing one of these:
2009 Richard Fay Calendar
Calendars do make great holiday gifts, too!
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/classic/smile.gif) hopeful
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September 26th, 2008
07:23 pm - Mermaid Illustration
Today, I finished this illustration of a mermaid:
It should be appearing on some merchandise in the Abandoned Towers Zazzle store in the near future. The editor seemed to like the image. Actually, her exact words were "she's absolutely adorable".
And I didn't even know I could do adorable!
Current Mood: artistic
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September 25th, 2008
01:33 pm - Don't Bother the Cook...
Be a giant of the grill! Loom over the competition in your kitchen! And let everyone know it's not wise to bother the cook, especially when the cook is wearing an apron featuring my illustration of a rather mean-looking giant:
Don't bother the cook apron
Fantasy art and functionality combine to create the perfect gift for any chef.
Make sure to check out the other items featuring my art, too!
Current Mood: artistic
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September 21st, 2008
10:57 pm - Two New Images on Abandoned Towers Merchandise
These two illustrations, "Woodland Fairies" and "Departure of the Fairies", now appear on Abandoned Towers Zazzle merchandise:
http://www.zazzle.com/abandonedtowers
Check out the stuff featuring my illustrations of the fair folk!
Current Mood: artistic
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September 12th, 2008
09:43 pm - Surreal Landscape
© 2008 Richard H. Fay
Another of my drawings, the one above, is now featured on merchandise at the Abandoned Towers Zazzle Store. Check out the "Surreal Landscape" mug and stamp here:
http://www.zazzle.com/surreal_landscape_mug-168262123513195105
http://www.zazzle.com/surreal_landscape_postage-172442334881467308
Please consider purchasing these or other items featuring examples of my artwork to support Abandoned Towers as well as this particular artist's creative endeavours. The stamps are useful, and the mug is just plain cool.
Thanks!
Current Mood: artistic
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September 1st, 2008
04:13 pm - Merchandise Featuring My Artwork
The managing editor of Abandoned Towers has decided to use several examples of my artwork on Abandoned Towers Zazzle merchandise. At least one of the images appeared on Flashing Swords Zazzle merchandise (since deleted from the storefront), but most of the material is new to merchandise.
Please take a look at the Zazzle scroller below. Feel free to leave comments, or join the fan club! And, of course, consider purchasing some examples of merchandise featuring artwork by yours truly. I personally think the stein featuring the unicorn image is especially nice, although the wyvern t-shirt is cool, too.
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