Art #3: Roar!

A week ago I was camping in a forest and I made this:

Sorry for the bad quality peeps. I need a real camera!

It's a piece of leather with a lion burnt into it. Nothing special, but it made me think of something. In the last few years I have started to like lions much more then before. Whenever I didn't know what to draw I drew a lion. I even got a lions haicut!

Rawr! Where are my manes!

And that's when it struck me. BAM! This is my personal trademark. A lionhead. I know it's not very unique but I like it, I really do. When I find the time I will be making a logo out of it. If you have any ideas for me, please leave a comment.

Roar! Where's my shading?

Game #1: Come play on my volcano!

Today I want to share something with you guys.

Some days ago I made a volcano in MCEdit, a map editor for the game Minecraft. A game in which you can mine stuff and craft anything you like.

Don't drop in it! You might burn yourself. 

This volcano is actually one of my first creations in MCEdit so it might not be great. But it sure would be cool to build a city around it, or maybe even in it, somehow!

 This would make a great place for a barbeque.

For those that will download this map, please let me show your creations in it. You can mail me on ranofalltrades@gmail.com.

Here's the download link: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=43MQE152

Have fun with my map while I'm gone! Yes that's right. I'll be gone again, this time I'm going camping in a forest with some friends and unknown people. I will return on Monday.

Ran.

Art #2: Megarogue!

I wish to become a great artist and learn how to make awesome drawings. However, on somedays when Photoshop is bugging me I open MS Paint and try to make some pixel art!

Some people might laugh now and think that's child's play. But just try it yourself when you're done giggling. It is not as easy as it looks. Not at all.

A few moments ago I finished a little piece of art. I did not completely draw it myself though. It's just a reskin for Megaman.

Meet Megarogue! (I still need a better name for this little guy)

Go-Go Gadget Transform!

I had a really fun time making this, so probably I will create a whole gang of Megaman Reskins. Soon you might see a Megawarrior, Megamage, Megapriest, etc.

Oh! And here's a slightly bigger version.

Oooh! Shiny.

Blog 3#: A throne!

Yesterday I returned from a holiday with my family. It was alright, nothing special.
However! I have bought myself a throne! Yes that's right, a wooden cushioned rocking chair!

I've also bought a wooden bowl and some cutlery and two books. I've already finished one of them ("Robinson Crusoe") and can't wait to start reading in "King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table".

If you want to read these books aswell, you are on your own. The one I bought are from a second-hand store so you'll have to do some googling. (You really do! Robinson Crusoe is an awesome book! It kept reminding me of Minecraft.)

There was also an awesome medieval-looking chest in that store. Sadly I didn't buy it, I just don't know what I should put in there.

I wish I had a throne like this!

So now back to where I left you. Game of Thrones. If you have watched it I would love to hear your opinion in a comment. Did you like it? Are there too much naked people in it? Who's your favourite character?

Tell me anything!

Ran

Blog #2: I'll be back!

This evening I will leave my house to go on a holiday with my family. I also leave my laptop at home, so I won't be able to post on my blog.

Sunday, I'll come back. So it will be silent here for quiet a while. So I'll give you something to do, something you might want to check out.

I'm speaking of the series Game of Thrones. It's a great serie, based on a book of which I do not know the name.

 Sean Bean is playing in it! (Boromir from LOTR)

If you are not a big fan of blood and naked people, you might want to skip this one. There is lots of them in the serie.  Though that's not what the serie is about. It's about several kings and leaders fighting for a throne, I guess.

I am not quite sure, I did not understand much of the serie but that doesn't ruin the fun. You just have to watch it and you'll know what I mean. When you've seen the first episode you just want to see another one, and continue watching until you realize it's 4 AM.

No that did not happen to me! It was 5 AM.

So that's that. I'm leaving. Go watch that serie! I'm sure you can download it somewhere, if that's legal.

Have fun!

Ran

Art #1: Sharpshooter.

I promised I would post some art on this blog. So here's my first piece. It's a knife shooting pistol, made by a mechanic who needed a nice gun to shoot some zombies. Yes that's right, zombies!

Why use an AK47 or minigun? Those guns make a lot of noise and will attract hundreds of zombies! Use the 'Sharpshooter' instead! Good luck getting your knives back, though...

Blog #1: A new base, a new plan.

Welcome to my new operation base! Ran of all Trades. Since my RanCave caved in, I decided to set up this new place.

However, before I set myself loose I want to do some explaining to avoid misunderstandings. I chose to use the name 'Ran of all Trades' because I will blog about anything I find interesting. I'm not really that good at all trades. Though I hope to excel in drawing one day, that's why I am doing a Game Design study to become a Concept Artist. So besides anything I find interesting, I will also put my art up here.

Alright, now that the explanation is out of the way let's introduce myself.

My name is Joran de Boer, but here I like to call myself Ran. I live in the Netherlands and as I told, I do a Game Design study. At the moment I'm at the end of my second year, next year I will have to do an internship so that's pretty exciting.

This is not the usual shape of my head.

In my spare time I like to game, draw or read some books. The games I play the most these days are World of Warcraft and Minecraft.

Speaking of World of Warcraft, today I reached level 85 on my warrior. This is a pretty big thing for me because I usually create a new character when I've reached level 20. So yeah, I'm happy about that!

Me hitting 85, yay!

Now about the books I read. My favourite books are those of the dwarf slayer Gotrek Gurnisson and his companion Felix Jeager. The books are pretty much all the same and are just about Gotrek killing monsters, but that's the fun part! So why care?

Get this book at http://www.blacklibrary.com/

As I said before, I also like to draw, but I will tell more about that later.

So that's that You guys know me a little better now hopefully, but if you still have any questions feel free to write a comment.

Have fun out there.

Ran