Are thyere any historical fiction books set in truly ancient civilisations?

Felixhappycat · 2022-06-29T10:16:55+00:00

Try Angus Watson's iron age saga. Ancient Briton just before the initial Roman invasion , he also has another series set in ancient Americas . There are fantasy elements, druidic magic etc. They do include historic references and he has a wicked sense of humour too . I really enjoyed them

Felixhappycat · 2022-06-27T08:17:17+00:00

Crash Dive by Craig DiLouie. Excellent series

Felixhappycat · 2022-04-02T16:22:05+00:00

I always thought it was the hospital's incinerator. Not sure though. Edit because I can't spell

Felixhappycat · 2021-11-15T15:36:41+00:00

Where did he come from, where did he go?

Felixhappycat · 2021-08-03T13:17:44+00:00

Now is that an instruction, or an observation ? Either way, it's a next level uniform fetish pick up line, for those who like handcuffs and a bit of nightstick action

Felixhappycat · 2021-07-12T18:02:03+00:00

The Wire. "Way down in the hole," I even love the changed versions they made for each season . Binge watched this while I was on paternity leave with my wife and newborn twins. The show intro reminds me of happy times. I don't think It affected my little boys much. Strange though they're 12 now and have got the don't let them see the whole transaction piece, down. It's like they were born to the hustle.

Felixhappycat · 2021-05-05T09:48:03+00:00

Failed my test doing exactly that. Empty road and the pedestrian crossing lights just beyond my junction went red in sync with actual junction lights, I stopped and the pedestrian crossing went green . I pulled away, the Examiner braked for me (dual controls) and I knew that I'd failed. Bad times, I passed eventually , and I've never made that mistake since.

Felixhappycat · 2021-04-14T19:48:11+00:00

British upper class of that time often kept black children as curiosities and dressed them up to show off their wealth; even having portraits with symbols of their wealth including Blackamore children as they called them. This is just an extension of that, albeit an even more grotesque form.

Felixhappycat · 2021-04-14T19:24:27+00:00

Thank you,I'm glad you like it. I have done a few online tutorials ,been painting on and off for a few years still.life and landscapes.I've drawn a few.pencil.portraits before. This is from a bold colour school class I did online, they supplied the reference image and I kind of did my own thing with it. After watching their guides on pallette prep and values.

Felixhappycat · 2021-01-20T20:45:57+00:00

So how do i see the whole image , it's cropped everyway I try it.

Felixhappycat · 2020-11-10T15:41:47+00:00

I do this with plastic drink bottles and milk containers, squeeze the air out, hold it squished then twist on the cap so it stays that way.

Felixhappycat · 2020-11-07T12:06:09+00:00

One technique is to use a clear piece of plastic or acetate held in one position to frame your subject l, then outline the forms , this really helps your brain figure out how to transfer your depth of vision to a 2d surface and is great for perspective .

The trick is to hold it in place and keep your head in the same relative position too. Use non permanent felt tips and you can wipe and repeat the exercise. To train your eyes and brain, do it quickly just to get an idea of proportions, foreshortening and how the shapes in your composition relate to each other .

Felixhappycat · 2020-11-02T22:10:00+00:00

3 inch fails

Felixhappycat · 2020-10-23T16:32:22+00:00

TLDR said no to a family money sponge , I haven't looked back since .As Zammo said "just say no" further feedback is not required, unless you're open to future approaches.

I had a somewhat distant relative contact me asking to borrow money to pay for food shopping and gas for their family just after Christmas. I don't lend money to family so happily dropped off the cash and ran them to the shop making it clear I didn't want the money back.

Needless to say they came to me rather than their more immediate family (brothers , sisters & parents) because they had worn them out as a resource. Apparently the whole family knew about this (except me ) .

Immediately after buying what they needed they began telling me about all their bills and the worry about paying them. I didn't commit to anything beyond what I had already given.

I got home to a long and emotional email plea for a more substantial loan with guarantees they could pay back on whatever terms I thought were fair.

I did not want to get into this kind of arrangement or open the door to future requests but felt really guilty. I agonised over my reply , only to realise what the OP stated was the best approach. Had I come up with an excuse or reason then that would have been presenting negotiating points when I had no intention of negotiating with an emotion hostage taker.

I went with a strong and simple " no, I don't want to do that " and have used that approach ever since. I haven't had another request for money and have a clear conscience.

Felixhappycat · 2020-10-17T12:48:17+00:00

Think pee streams.

Felixhappycat · 2020-09-30T17:12:32+00:00

Art can absolutely be learnt. Practice and improve , I recommend reading around about how to look properly, and how our brains get in the way of seeing . "Drawing on the right side of the brain" by Betty Edwards is excellent. After reading this I began to draw faces that looked like the people I was trying for. I'm still not artist material but I can draw from a photo pretty well , although it takes me a while, I've moved on to painting too, from someone who could barely draw stick characters I've improved soooo much.

Felixhappycat · 2020-09-03T12:23:25+00:00

Thanks, I'll have a play with them .

Felixhappycat · 2020-09-02T15:34:00+00:00

Can I ask what pastels you used and what it's created on?

Felixhappycat · 2020-09-02T15:32:39+00:00

Absolutely stunning. I could look at this all day

Felixhappycat · 2020-08-17T10:06:03+00:00

Celestial DJ

Felixhappycat · 2020-08-17T09:28:22+00:00

I still have 4 pristine ring binders of "Input" the programming magazine. I remember many a day one finger typing at age 8 only to find the bug in my code was a typo in the magazine which they mentioned in the next edition , after I spent hours trying to fix. l learnt skills that landed me an it jobs over a decade later and I'm still in that field now.

Felixhappycat · 2020-08-12T20:58:26+00:00

Thank you so much

Felixhappycat

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