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The Fool presents little sigils

 
 
the Fool
06:30 / 04.05.06
A request for charging help. Smaller sigils with smaller scope. An experiment in reducing complexity to see if we can't get more concrete results. Trying to see if less is indeed more...



 
 
ORA ORA ORA ORAAAA!!
08:05 / 04.05.06
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Fool, how do you do it, man?
Both the art and the sigils themselves? Or would talking about the latter right now be counterproductive?
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Ganesh
09:47 / 04.05.06
Particularly liking the second one.
 
 
the Fool
22:37 / 04.05.06
Fool, how do you do it, man?
Both the art and the sigils themselves? Or would talking about the latter right now be counterproductive?


Nah, its not counterproductive. The sigil method is the same I always use. Its basically the method described in GMs pop!magic with my own twist to it. I map the resulting letters over a font I designed, then push and sqeeze to get the shape. Then I design with the shape to give it some life, trying to match the aesthetic to the basic outline of the intent. Its all done in illustrator which is what I use for 90% of my design stuff. I only use photoshop these days to prepare images for transport (to a printer or to the web).

These sigils have much smaller, more precise intents. My last couple of attempts at this I think were trying too hard to do too much.

I'll let you all know how the experiment goes...
 
 
Less searchable M0rd4nt
22:45 / 04.05.06
Bloody lovely as per usual, Fool. Something about your designs always gives me a happy.
 
 
Dead Megatron
18:02 / 05.05.06
I second Mordant's remark. Dude, you should be known world-wide for your art. I'd totally print your art and hang it around my house if I didn't live with my family (plus, I'm not sure if it is a good idea to expose oneself to another person's sigils)

The Fool: Temple's #1 artist!!! All hail The Fool (and his beard)
 
 
Ganesh
00:35 / 06.05.06
Fool's designs give me and Xoc such a happy that we're seriously considering hanging one of them over the bed...
 
 
the Fool
01:56 / 06.05.06
Thanks everyone. Thanks especially to Ganesh for buying one of my pieces I'm so chuffed ya want to hang it in yur bedroom.

Also chuffed that I give people happys Sorta the point really. Making people smile. There is enough shit in this world to bring you down. All you have to do is watch the news. If we magic people and artists can make a few smiles we've done a lot I think.
 
 
the Fool
11:56 / 08.05.06
oooh, and in other news I'm writing a cute little story over on my livejournal if you kids are interested. Cute, but with a little gore, and evil hamster priests...

http://afr_gc.livejournal.com
 
 
Dead Megatron
12:49 / 08.05.06
Creepy little things, the Purity Corp people. Hope the Little People get out of Town all right.
 
  
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