Recently (before my last rant) I did a bit of modelling for a website, www.dresslikeapirate.com . My pictures can be found here:
http://www.dresslikeapirate.com/scart/product_info.php?cPath=21&products_id=264
http://www.dresslikeapirate.com/scart/product_info.php?cPath=36&products_id=101
My overall opinion of the site: decent garb, decent selection, and they have some replica guns I hadn't seen before. The owner, Shayna, is pretty accomodating if you want a certain look, and can help you find it if it's at all possible with her current resources.
My overall opinion of the pictures of moi: Not my BEST look, granted, but then again it's not my garb. It's kind of like shooting someone else's gun, really. If it's not YOUR look, per se, you won't likely carry it well. Besides, I never said I was that much of a model, did I?
Work is going well, and I am doing all kinds of crafty things on my breaks. Refurbished my whips, my fire eating torches, and have begun target practice with Skinner, my fleshing whip. To add to this, Fire and Steel is going to have a couple NICE new fire swords onstage this year. Not divulging too many details, as I don't like to show unfinished work. But let's just say that no one makes fireswords like I do. Most prop dealers make them from live steel or (gasp!) simply wrap a BOKKEN or SHINAI in kevlar wicking and let'er rip. No one makes their fireswords from scratch and have them look worth a damn. I aim to change that, and in so doing, if I happen to gain a reputation for making the best, so be it, eh?
Also on crafts, I have completed my leather bracers and sporran for my wedding. I will be married in a kilt, and Lorelai made a BEAUTIFUL shirt to go with it. I needed to accessorize, so I made these:
Turned out beautifully, if I don't mind saying so myself.
http://www.dresslikeapirate.com/scart/product_info.php?cPath=21&products_id=264
http://www.dresslikeapirate.com/scart/product_info.php?cPath=36&products_id=101
My overall opinion of the site: decent garb, decent selection, and they have some replica guns I hadn't seen before. The owner, Shayna, is pretty accomodating if you want a certain look, and can help you find it if it's at all possible with her current resources.
My overall opinion of the pictures of moi: Not my BEST look, granted, but then again it's not my garb. It's kind of like shooting someone else's gun, really. If it's not YOUR look, per se, you won't likely carry it well. Besides, I never said I was that much of a model, did I?
Work is going well, and I am doing all kinds of crafty things on my breaks. Refurbished my whips, my fire eating torches, and have begun target practice with Skinner, my fleshing whip. To add to this, Fire and Steel is going to have a couple NICE new fire swords onstage this year. Not divulging too many details, as I don't like to show unfinished work. But let's just say that no one makes fireswords like I do. Most prop dealers make them from live steel or (gasp!) simply wrap a BOKKEN or SHINAI in kevlar wicking and let'er rip. No one makes their fireswords from scratch and have them look worth a damn. I aim to change that, and in so doing, if I happen to gain a reputation for making the best, so be it, eh?
Also on crafts, I have completed my leather bracers and sporran for my wedding. I will be married in a kilt, and Lorelai made a BEAUTIFUL shirt to go with it. I needed to accessorize, so I made these:
Turned out beautifully, if I don't mind saying so myself.
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