When the souls are crossed, roots are connected it forms a duo. They stay strong despite the phases and the seasons. Appearance becomes in vain. They become pleasent to meet infront of GOD.
*Dino got a call from Kerry, who sounded wound up, but in a good way.*
K- Hey D, had a day.
D- Sounds like it.
K- Almost made a complete ass out of myself, but the kid, V, he saved the fuckin' day. I'm still reeling from it...Remember that motel we used to frequent? Meet me there. Room 101.
*Dino goes to room 101*
D- Hey Ker--
*interrupted by Kerry kissing him*
K- Talk later. Remember how I like it?
D- Sure Ker. Lemme take care of ya.
K- Just what I needed.
D- Glad I can be of service.
K- It's weird, ya know? That damn merc is driving me nuts, and then there's this fuckin' fixer driving me nuts too.
People always talk about how photos don't do the real thing justice, but they never talk about the other side of it.
Even ignoring that photos usually capture something they the majority of people will never see, photos also capture something that we wouldn't see, even in person.
They capture lighting and angles you wouldn't catch in person, and they also help you see the beauty by focusing on the thing.
Seeing it in person, your senses are barraged by other smells, sounds, and sights all around you. So you just pass by or just say "cool" and move on. But when you see a picture, you can truly linger. there aren't the barraging sights and sounds around you. And the picture is likely taken in a way you never would have seen it even in person. You can truly look and linger on it's beauty.
We've asked to our spotlighted artist @freethegeekmanto provide an exclusive picture for Brickcentral along with some insights on how he made it, and here's what he have to say:
"For this photo, the scene started with minifigures. I was rummaging through some minifigs I have not used in photos and found these two mean looking Dragon Knights. I knew I wanted to use them right away, they were bald so I found some wigs that matched their facial hair.
Next up was building a scene. I used some rolled up turf for grass and a blue backdrop for the sky. To help place this in medieval times I threw in one of the smaller castle builds I have in my diorama drawer. I've used it a few times recently so I tried to differentiate it by making it a farm.
I added a cow pen and some pigs and sheep. I still didn't have a story though so I added a farmer. Perhaps these mean knights were collecting tax? Nope, that didn't work for me and my scene was also a bit cluttered. I removed all the animals but the cow and that left me with a cleaner scene.
I then saw a large barrel part that I had recently purchased from Bricklink after seeing Fourbrickstall use one in a photo (it's not stealing, it's being inspired 😉). At this point I decided I wanted to have someone hiding from the mean knights using the barrel.
After looking through some more minifigure parts it became obvious that it should be a member of a rival castle faction since that would be an easy visual aid to the story. I then tweaked the scene until I was happy that the story was clear.
My lighting setup is fairly simple but it works for me because I can easily move and tweak things. I use two main LED lamps that are on bendy arms & clamps to light the front and back of my scene. I use smaller LED lights positioned around to fill any gaps and add colour if needed."
Thanks for all the insights @freethegeekman!
If you want to read this artist profile, head to our blog at https://brickentral.net/
- @theaphol, Community Outreach Manager
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