I've ordered a larger bead loom!

[tripperfunster]

But for now, here's this:



My loom now only has room for around 23 beads per row. (hence this being split into two pieces.) The new one will be able to have 97!!

*iz excite*

I'm thinking of making some Snape/Snarry ones. Anyone interested in comissioning me?

Comments

[accioslash.livejournal.com]

You need to ask?

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

Of COURSE I need to ask! :D

What are you thinkin? ...?

[accioslash.livejournal.com]

My brain really only has two settings: Snarry and MOAR Snarry. Tote or bag possibly?

[schemingreader.livejournal.com]

You are just so awesome. I need a new word for it. It's just incredibly cool that you find new media for fan art.

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

Funstersome? :D

I saw this a long time ago and was inspired. http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-zOrAL1V5Jg/S_fYCFw8IGI/AAAAAAAAEts/P8pyZJB7bGI/s640/star%2Btrek%2Bsculpture%2Bbeads%2Bspock%2Bkirk%2Bart%2B6.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.kuriositas.com/2010/05/amazing-star-trek-sculpture-at.html&usg=__-r2pMD9A3ADt3R_38_xsdWGbA3Y=&h=640&w=426&sz=116&hl=en&start=37&zoom=1&tbnid=ll3-gF4u2ZvuaM:&tbnh=137&tbnw=91&ei=nXmOTvP6GYGksQKyrZ2LAQ&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dspock%2Bart%2Bwith%2Bspools%2Bthread%26start%3D21%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:*%26rlz%3D1I7GGIE_en%26tbm%3Disch&um=1&itbs=1

wow, that's a loooong link! ;p

[schemingreader.livejournal.com]

Spock! Wow. Cool! Fans are amazing.

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

Your beadwork is so awesome! Are you by any chance thinking of selling some of these at lubricus next year?

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

ha! More like trying to sell them to FUND my trip to lubricus. :D

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

Gotta pay off the credit card somehow, amirite? :-D

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

Wut? You can pay them OFF?

I have only ever been able to pay them DOWN.

I would have to make a LOT of bead thingies to pay them off. ;)

[foxestacado.livejournal.com]

WHOA. I would love to see your future Snarry work!

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I am waiting VERY IMPATIENTLY for my new loom to arrive. *checks the mail yet again*

[legendaryair.livejournal.com]

Wow, that looks amazing, Tripp! :O I am constantly awed by your amazing art and beadwork. Just wow. <3

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

Thanks hon! God, I am such a fickle, fickle artist.

I WANT TO TRY EVERYTHING!!!

[sra-danvers.livejournal.com]

*hand up*

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

I will keep you in mind dear. I'll probably try one or two on my own before taking anyone's money. And if those turn out nice, I'll sell them, and even take comissions for new ones.

[sra-danvers.livejournal.com]

You know I'm here, waiting! ^^

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I was pleasantly surprised at how well it turned out.

[cyrrus25.livejournal.com]

That is freaking amazing, Trip! Wow.

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

Thanks hon! I can't WAIT for my new, bigger loom!

[pennswoods.livejournal.com]

That is damn cool!

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I'm looking foward to the new loom!!

[dal-niente.livejournal.com]

...hoooooolyshite.

This is amazing, like seriously, seriously fantastic. Entirely too fantastic. So was the Bernard one.

How long do these take, start to finish? And how do you plan out the placement of the different colors? One of my art classes did something similar to this, once, with different shades of monochrome color...but the nice thing about that was that if we were off a little, we could add another layer. I don't imagine you can do that with beads.

are you being trained by some sort of crazy beading master with a massive beard who lives in a hut at the top of a mountain? *thinks for a moment* ...are....are you sekritly a crazy beading master who lives in a hut at the top of a mountain?

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

BWeeellll.... in the right light, I *might* have a bit of a moustache, but def no beard! ;)

Your comment made me lol hon!

For Bernard, I took a picture of my art of him and then put a 'mosaic'? filter on it in photoshop, to make it little squares so I could pick the colours more easily. But the beads weren't very uniform and some were clear and some were opaque, and it kind of ruined the way it looks. I mean, I'm happy with it, but I could immediately tell that there were improvements to make.

With this Megz one, I actually broke down and bought a program that makes cross stitch patterns. made things MUCH easier.

then I went out and bought as many blue/teal/purple beads as I could find. the prep time (because the program needs a lot of tweaking to get the shadows and such just right) was probably just over an hour (I"m new to the program, and I'm a bit slow), then it probably took another hour to organize my beads, figuring out from lightest to darkest, and which colours should go where, and for this one, probably three or four hours of actual beading? I dunno. I rarely time myself.

[clayangel.livejournal.com]

That is so neat. ^_^ And I love the idea of a bag, as accioslash brought up.

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

thanks! yes, a bag would be cool. I'm just not sure how they'd hold up to a log of jostling.

[joanwilder.livejournal.com]

OH WOW. Is there anything you can't do? that's a srs question

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

I cannot juggle. And not from lack of trying. I just SUCK AT IT <3

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

Oh, and University chemistry. I signed up and dropped out twice.

[joanwilder.livejournal.com]

I cannot juggle either, but I can do the chemistry thing. Finally, I've found something I can do that you can't. I didn't ever think I could. Oh, yeah, forgot I can't draw worth a damn either. That's the big thing, I guess.

[joanhello.livejournal.com]

This is too awesome for words.

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

:D thanks! Wait til my BIG loom arrives!!

[demicus.livejournal.com]

Damn, I'm digging the new medium. This one's good! I can't wait to see what you can do with the larger loom. ❤

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I am DIGGIN' all the rich colours! I hope the big loom doesn't prove to be super tedious.