One year later...

[strangetomato]

Hey, I just realized that yesterday was the one year anniversary of the day I posted the prologue to Strangetown, Here we Come. If I was more on the ball, I could have made an effort to post the next update on that day, but I completely forgot about it instead. I have been making baby steps towards the next update, though, so that's good. Looking back, I remember my initial burst of activity, where I was posting a new chapter every week, and sometimes more than that (I think I even did three in one week, at one point). Of course, the chapters were much shorter then, and I was working from photos I had already shot from playing the hood Prosperity Challenge style. I still play it like that, but much more slowly, and scenes are more posed and planned out.

To celebrate the ocassion, I thought I'd share a couple of painting recolours that I created using some of those great JRO drawings by beyondheroism__ and my SO. I'm working on more of these too, so I'll eventually do a bigger download post.





Drawing of Johnny, Ripp, and Ophelia by my SO, recoloured on the mesh for "Two Dogs and an Olive" by Mixt Hupp from Nightlife (the nod to Picasso).

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Drawing of Johnny, Ripp, and Ophelia by beyondheroism__, recoloured on the mesh for A Stroke from Nightlife (which doesn't reference anything specific, that I know of... correct me if I'm wrong).

I love how you can still see the touch of red on the side of the canvas in this one. It makes it look like this was painted over a different painting, and I like that. It makes it seem like it was bought at a student show for a bargain (you can find some great stuff that way). The staples are a nice detail too, even if they should be on the back of the canvas.

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That's a little glimpse of some renovations I've been making at the Specter estate. This is, of course, Ophelia's room. The dogs love the bay window.




Just like Nervous loves his new fish tank.

You'll see more of the new look in the next update.

Comments

[simmerina.livejournal.com]

So I'm gonna go ahead and say Happy Anniversary! I didn't pay attention to the Maxis hoods or pre-made characters, but thanks to people like you, now I must confess, I love them. I don't get time to play seriously, but I enjoy to come here and read this lovely stories of yours -that I discovered recently- you put so much effort and heart in them, such imagination you have! you make me laugh so much and I have such a great time that I thought you need to know it. Thank you for giving me the chance to fall in love with The Sim 2 -again- and your sim stories. Now, I should go and keep reading, I'm not through with all the Strangetown, Here We Come chapters yet!. Happy Anniversary again.

PS: nice paintings, thanx.