Give the people what they want

This plan has been in the back of my mind for some time now. A few months back I had posted a plan that, unfortunately, had gotten eaten. I thought that maybe I had gotten censored for my observations of the city of Eugene. Let's just say.. I've seen it rain chairs here. Although, I'm sure that censorship was not the case that time. First Item:

Launched my blog- www.thetextureguy.com check it out, it'll be good for you.

I can't say that I'm too much of a show off, but I really think that a good plan needs some 'bling' to make it worth the view (and not necessarily the read). Unfortunately, most of my work in the past few months is under NDA, but I'm going to leak this one anyway... so with no further delay, I give you:

The Cupid Battleship from Tribes 4

My plan for the near future is to get some Art related TDN articles up: I've posted some personal studies in the form of teasers (i guess) Tips and tricks for texture artists, which will cover a few quick and dirty ways of achieving a certain look or style. I've also been thinking about a general sketching/speed painting article, which will not be in the so near future, as I am still compiling my thoughts, and of course, always learning new things. I've learned enough since taking that video to spot some key mistakes, mostly having to do with my sketching technique, and form creation. Knowing that I've learned enough in the past few months to totally change my sketching style gives me a bit of fear about producing a tutorial in which I may teach some other poor technique; but as they say, you can only take someone as far as you have already come. That being said, hopefully these can help to take someone who is new to art.. one step farther in their development.


But on a more serious note... There's a very interesting story about this guy:


I won't lie, I'm fairly well known amongst the hardcore players in the online casual games space.
As it turns out, my internet moniker, "AdamdeGrandis123" , was the topic of discussion between a couple that had met through a Yahoo! Pool clan-match. Come to find out, they had gotten married and named their child, Adam deGrandis, in my honor. One day while Tim Aste was doing his usual Google search of my name, address, and online moniker, he came across the child, having confused him for yours truly. One quick call, and a deal was made: When the child came of age, he would be traded to GarageGames in exchange for a box of Krispy Creme donuts. At IGC I had the awesome opportunity to meet the man who was named (and subsequently hired) in my honor. It's a small world, people.