The "stupid little questions that don't deserve their own thread" thread.

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kedo: Nov 27, 2007

triplexpac posted:

I'd like to try making some 3DS decals. Anyone have an online printer to recommend? Or would I be better off just getting decal paper or something for a laser printer?

I've had good experiences with Sticker Robot in the past.

# ? Jan 28, 2015 22:48

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# ? May 25, 2024 13:48

triplexpac: Mar 24, 2007; Suck it
Two tears in a bucket
And then another thing
I'm not the one they'll try their luck with
Hit hard like brass knuckles
See your face through the turnbuckle dude
I got no love for you

kedo posted:

I've had good experiences with Sticker Robot in the past.

Thanks! I did see that site and thought it was perfect, except the minimum order is 500 for clear decals. I was hoping to do a trial run of like 50-100 just to see if I could sell them on Etsy or whatever, 500 is a bit of a spicy meatball.

triplexpac fucked around with this message at 23:06 on Jan 28, 2015

# ? Jan 28, 2015 22:57

Luffles: Jul 25, 2007; The Bird of Hermes Is My Name, Eating My Wings To Make Me Tame

Can anyone help me identify this lithograph, or point me in the right direction?

http://imgur.com/a/edmV4

# ? Feb 2, 2015 07:33

Gatekeeper: Aug 3, 2003; He was warrior and mystic, ogre and saint, the fox and the innocent, chivalrous, ruthless, less than a god, more than a man.

I know there are a lot of writers and grammar/syntax dudes here, so I'm hoping someone could help me out - what would a Reed Kellogg diagram of "Make love, not war" look like? A friend needs a hand and I'm rusty enough that I don't trust my own diagram.

# ? Feb 2, 2015 16:16

dupersaurus: Aug 1, 2012; Futurism was an art movement where dudes were all 'CARS ARE COOL AND THE PAST IS FOR CHUMPS. LET'S DRAW SOME CARS.'

Is there a mechanical pencil that works like the Fisher space pen where it's short when closed, but the cap makes it full-length when put on the back side?

# ? Feb 3, 2015 04:37

.random: May 7, 2007

Gatekeeper posted:

I know there are a lot of writers and grammar/syntax dudes here, so I'm hoping someone could help me out - what would a Reed Kellogg diagram of "Make love, not war" look like? A friend needs a hand and I'm rusty enough that I don't trust my own diagram.

I've never made a Reed-Kellogg before (only tree diagrams), so there's a chance this is all wrong v :saddowns:

v But I thought I would give it a go. From what I've read, R-K doesn't even seem to fully support omitted words/clauses ("fill in X"???), so I added the implicit words in parentheses.

code:

                                        ___love___
                                       / .
___XX (You)___|___(Should) Make___|___/  . (and)
              |                       \  .
                                       \___war___
                                            \
                                             \ not
                                              \

My personal conclusion: R-K is weird and not very helpful.
(Optional corollary: I am weird and not very helpful.)

# ? Feb 5, 2015 17:08

Friends Are Evil: Oct 25, 2010; cats cats cats

Is there some kind of thread devoted to posting/critiquing portfolio websites? If not, I might end up making one myself.

I feel like this would probably be a very beneficial resource to have.

Also, what kind of paint is generally good for wood? I'm using acrylics right now.

# ? Feb 10, 2015 19:43

kedo: Nov 27, 2007

It's right here, but it doesn't get a whole lot of action.

# ? Feb 10, 2015 19:56

Anony Mouse: Jan 30, 2005; A name means nothing on the battlefield. After a week, no one has a name.; Lipstick Apathy

What would be a good way for me to find buyers for my Adobe licenses? I have two licenses for CS6 Design & Web Premium, one each for Windows and Mac (and each license allows for installation on up to 2 computers.) The licenses are registered to my account, so although Adobe allows for the sale and transfer of them it does pose a bit of a barrier to easily selling them.

# ? Feb 12, 2015 00:26

Muffin Rhino: Dec 31, 2006; I am SO gay for Doctor Cox.

I've noticed there's nowhere on SA to discuss or learn about flow-based performance arts, such as poi, hula hooping, contact staff, juggling, fire dancing, etc. This forum seems pretty dedicated to 2D/3D art and writing/literature, and I'm concerned if that sort of thread would fit in here.

Just don't wanna step on any toes. If there's a better section of SA where performance art would fit in, I'd appreciate being pointed that way instead.

# ? Feb 12, 2015 19:39

.random: May 7, 2007

Muffin Rhino posted:

flow-based performance arts

There is a theater/theatre threade and a thread on comedianizing, so I don't see why there shouldn't be one on "flow-based performance arts." (Just make sure you name it something cool like "More flow than <insert clever rap music reference here>: Lots of weird performance art discussion itt".)

# ? Feb 12, 2015 23:20

Schiavona: Oct 8, 2008

A few years ago there was a book that came out of this forum that was all space-related art. Is that still around anywhere, or does anyone have a list of the images and the artists?

# ? Feb 13, 2015 20:24

Lincoln: May 12, 2007; Ladies.

When using the Pathfinder -> Divide tool in Illustrator (CC 2014), is it possible to divide one of the objects while keeping the other intact?

\/ \/ \/ perfect, thanks.

Lincoln fucked around with this message at 14:31 on Feb 17, 2015

# ? Feb 16, 2015 12:01

kedo: Nov 27, 2007

Lincoln posted:

When using the Pathfinder -> Divide tool in Illustrator (CC 2014), is it possible to divide one of the objects while keeping the other intact?

I think you might want Trim?

# ? Feb 16, 2015 22:10

Diabetes Forecast: Aug 13, 2008; Droopy Only

I'm trying to find a font similiar to the one used here:

I'll be honest, I don't know much about fonts at all, so I'm not sure where to start. Is there anything I might be able to use?

# ? Feb 20, 2015 23:22

kedo: Nov 27, 2007

Colon Semicolon posted:

I'm trying to find a font similiar to the one used here:

I'll be honest, I don't know much about fonts at all, so I'm not sure where to start. Is there anything I might be able to use?

You can probably find something on one of these sites:

http://www.fontsquirrel.com/fonts/list/tag/Distressed
http://www.fontspace.com/category/distressed
http://www.dafont.com/theme.php?cat=109

A lot of the distressing on your example looks like it was done by hand (ie. the shattered bits).

# ? Feb 21, 2015 00:00

grenada: Apr 20, 2013; Relax.

I think this might be the right place to ask this:

I have been asked to make a training video for my supervisors to use after I leave. I have a Canon S110 which should be able to serve as my video camera, but what free editing software can I use to cut and paste video, do voice overs, and incorporate images and text. I would like to upload it to youtube.

I have one month of Peace COrps service left, and am doing this as a favor. I definitely don't want to pay for any software, so it's fine if I can only use barebones software that can't do all of the things I listed above.

# ? Feb 25, 2015 20:23

Adult Sword Owner: Jun 19, 2011; u deserve diploma for sublime comedy expertise

I also have a question that I'm not sure belongs in here.

I've been trying to get back into music with a variety of instruments and in the interest of not getting murdered by people who live near me I want to pipe it through my computer so I can a) use headphones and b) eventually record. What's a good real-time processing software, really preferably free, that will let me add effects. If it's made for guitar that's fine since 90% of what I'll be wanting to modify is a string instrument. Input will be via a 1/4->USB adapter.

e: Exclamation Marx pointed me to the right sticky, sorry

Adult Sword Owner fucked around with this message at 14:40 on Mar 9, 2015

# ? Mar 8, 2015 04:43

Sai: Sep 20, 2004

I've used VLC a couple of times to convert avi files to mp4's, but today it just keeps converting my avi to m4v, which FCP doesn't like. Did I check a wrong box somewhere, is the avi file different? How do I get it back to how it used to be?

e: worked out using handbrake

Sai fucked around with this message at 21:40 on Mar 8, 2015

# ? Mar 8, 2015 20:12

exmarx: Feb 18, 2012; The experience over the years
of nothing getting better
only worse.

Adult Sword Owner posted:

I also have a question that I'm not sure belongs in here.

I've been trying to get back into music with a variety of instruments and in the interest of not getting murdered by people who live near me I want to pipe it through my computer so I can a) use headphones and b) eventually record. What's a good real-time processing software, really preferably free, that will let me add effects. If it's made for guitar that's fine since 90% of what I'll be wanting to modify is a string instrument. Input will be via a 1/4->USB adapter.

The Home recording sticky in the Musician's Lounge might be able to help you better?

I have a question, is there a better/more specific name for these kinds of 2-tone, floral, ornamental patterns?

# ? Mar 9, 2015 11:19

armorer: Aug 6, 2012; I like metal.

Exclamation Marx posted:

The Home recording sticky in the Musician's Lounge might be able to help you better?

I have a question, is there a better/more specific name for these kinds of 2-tone, floral, ornamental patterns?

I don't know what the patterns themselves are called, but in fabric you would typically find this sort of thing as "floral jacquard" or "floral brocade"

# ? Mar 9, 2015 13:57

neonnoodle: Mar 20, 2008; by exmarx

Damask

# ? Mar 9, 2015 14:24

armorer: Aug 6, 2012; I like metal.

neonnoodle posted:

Damask

Isn't damask really just another type of jacquard fabric? Something where you would commonly see such a pattern, but not really a name for the patterns themselves.

# ? Mar 9, 2015 15:26

exmarx: Feb 18, 2012; The experience over the years
of nothing getting better
only worse.

Thank you both, those give me better search results.

I'm also wondering if this kind of thing has a name, it reminds me of contemporised book ornaments more than anything, but those tend to be one-off things rather than patterned.

# ? Mar 9, 2015 21:06

Staircase: Jun 6, 2011

A goon made this and posted it in (I think) a daily drawing thread a few years ago. Love the style, but I forgot who made it! Anyone know? I'd love to see more of their work.

# ? Mar 11, 2015 02:17

Arriviste: Sep 10, 2010; _{Gather. Grok. Create.}

_{Now pick up what you can

and run.}

Staircase posted:

A goon made this and posted it in (I think) a daily drawing thread a few years ago. Love the style, but I forgot who made it! Anyone know? I'd love to see more of their work.

I recall another drawing from this person back in 2010-12. I have Archives, but I can't find it. It was a UK punk with leathers and the tattoo "KNIFE CRIME" (with stabby dagger in a heart, too?)

I think about the phrase and context every once in a while and have a polite chuckle about it.

# ? Mar 11, 2015 03:08

verybad: Apr 23, 2010; Now with 100% less DoTA crotchshots

Some time ago I bought a Pentel GFKP Brush Pen. It's amazing, I love it. It was expensive and I had to jump through some hoops to get it, though. Today I tested dipping it in water to dilute the ink a bit, and had some really nice results with it, but stopped because I started wondering a bit: will doing this ruin the pen? I've had some lovely felt tipped "brush" pens earlier, and I did the same thing to them too and they're definitely ruined now (not a big loss).

So, uh, I don't want to ruin my fancy pen but I also really like the look I can get using it like this. Guys, help?

# ? Mar 11, 2015 12:00

Arriviste: Sep 10, 2010; _{Gather. Grok. Create.}

_{Now pick up what you can

and run.}

Crayola sells packs of brush pens that one can take apart, clean out, and refill with pigment or water. Since I haven't tried the Pentel one, I can't compare the line quality; however, they're cheap enough to experiment with.

# ? Mar 11, 2015 12:55

verybad: Apr 23, 2010; Now with 100% less DoTA crotchshots

Yeah, uh, I don't think we have Crayola here in Finland.

# ? Mar 11, 2015 13:14

Clockwork Eggplant: Nov 3, 2010; Then he said he has hair, it's just that it's scalp-colored.

The brush tips in Pentel Pocket Brush pens (that's the one you have, right? Opaque black barrel and cap?) have nylon bristles, so I don't think that water is going to do any damage to it beyond maybe diluting the ink in the cartridge a little bit. Alternatively you could buy something like a waterbrush, which is much cheaper, and fill it with diluted black ink instead of water. The site I linked to ships internationally, though I can't say how expensive it would be to ship to Europe.

# ? Mar 12, 2015 04:28

PerrineClostermann: Dec 15, 2012; by FactsAreUseless

My friend and I are looking at recording some "show"-type footage for various reviews. Any ideas on camcorders we should be looking at? Any reason why we shouldn't just get a gopro and leave it stationary?

# ? Mar 16, 2015 02:16

dupersaurus: Aug 1, 2012; Futurism was an art movement where dudes were all 'CARS ARE COOL AND THE PAST IS FOR CHUMPS. LET'S DRAW SOME CARS.'

PerrineClostermann posted:

My friend and I are looking at recording some "show"-type footage for various reviews. Any ideas on camcorders we should be looking at? Any reason why we shouldn't just get a gopro and leave it stationary?

GoPros have a wide viewing angle that might be weird for shooting two guys in a room talking, or really many things that aren't POV.

# ? Mar 16, 2015 14:03

cakesmith handyman: Jul 22, 2007; Pip-Pip old chap! Last one in is a rotten egg what what.

You can set a gopro to narrow field of view.

# ? Mar 16, 2015 14:05

dupersaurus: Aug 1, 2012; Futurism was an art movement where dudes were all 'CARS ARE COOL AND THE PAST IS FOR CHUMPS. LET'S DRAW SOME CARS.'

Cakefool posted:

You can set a gopro to narrow field of view.

It's digital zoom so you lose quality. And, even then, not all that narrow.

# ? Mar 16, 2015 14:16

Funosaurus: May 28, 2009

I'm getting a screen printing press and I want to try printing paper goods. I have some experience with fabric printing from college but not paper. I'm having a hard time finding any info about supplies. Mostly inks and substrates.

What paper should I be printing on? I want something thicker and card-ier like for greeting cards.
Also I want to do stickers, what do I print on for that?
Do I need specific paper inks vs what I have for fabric?

Any suppliers to recommend? I know some shirt suppliers offer sample deals, like get 1 of a bunch of brands to try. Do paper suppliers offer anything similar?

Thank you.

# ? Mar 19, 2015 14:18

mutata: Mar 1, 2003

Staircase posted:

A goon made this and posted it in (I think) a daily drawing thread a few years ago. Love the style, but I forgot who made it! Anyone know? I'd love to see more of their work.

Crap I forget her name... Man that was a while ago. It was definitely a woman though. Haha, I'm super helpful.

Edit: TonyDanzasHo?

# ? Mar 21, 2015 15:23

GentlemanBrofro: Mar 9, 2011; by Lowtax

I have an out there question for anyone experienced with oil paints. I want to sort of achieve the look of disk defrag software for a painting I'm working on. Looks like this:

I'm just not certain how to achieve it, I've certainly experimented multiple ways but haven't quite nailed a good enough look for it. Are there any techniques that could help?

# ? Mar 21, 2015 17:59

Synthbuttrange: May 6, 2007

Plop the colours down on one side of the canvas and scrape it across with a wide uneven spatula?

# ? Mar 23, 2015 06:16

raging bullwinkle: Jun 15, 2011

mutata posted:

Crap I forget her name... Man that was a while ago. It was definitely a woman though. Haha, I'm super helpful.

Edit: TonyDanzasHo?

Different person. I'm not sure if it was a woman, but I'm almost certain they had a B in their name.

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# ? May 25, 2024 13:48

neonnoodle: Mar 20, 2008; by exmarx

I think it might be bitmap, I crossposted the question in the animation thread.

edit: It's banque.

neonnoodle fucked around with this message at 16:55 on Mar 24, 2015

# ? Mar 23, 2015 15:18

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