Why not?Don’t we all just have that need to be gawked at and make silly noises and faces? Sometimes, it just happens all on its own.
Really, this is now a thing.And I wanted to update you on how it’s going.
It’s fun.It’s work.It’s a pain in the ass some days, but, I still enjoy it.
Sorry, my thoughts are a bit all over the place as I try and figure out exactly what to cram into this one post.
The Regular Stuff - I haven’t forgotten to dance with the one that brought me.
I still do shirts.I still blog. I still care.I just have been really busy at slacking off and doing other work.It’s been hard to budget my time between my ninetofiver, my family, my shirts, and YouTube.Since it’s the newest thing, I needed to put some work into it, so I can hopefully let it ride some on auto-pilot.
Rants/Vlogs – In an effort to report to all of you how I’m doing and to give you tips and advice for better… You…Tubing(?)I am going to record a series of posts I shall call RANTS.These will be me talking about everything about the business and the pitfalls, the successes, the heartbreaks, and everything.
Again, I did most of this on my own, and while I have had an AMAZING amount of help from others in the online community of designers, I am still finding out on my own how to do things and want to share with you so that you can know what you should think about if you wanted to do any of this stuff.
Now, of course, the videos will be of me probably playing games or other stuff.I just don’t have the confidence of putting my big old ugly mug up on YouTube.It’s hard enough for me to make sentences… and grammar.So, deal with it.
Space – One thing I will share, now is that if you are considering doing YouTube videos as a side gig or career, be prepared to become a digital hoarder.
I started out in January with nearly 700gb of hard drive space on my lap top and this month I had to purchase a 1 terabyte external drive to make room.And… it’s filled.So, is my laptop, again.Being the cheap ass lazy entrepreneur, I am trying to keep my costs in check.
Since I am not making any money on YouTube, as of yet, I cannot keep sinking money into something without an ROI.So, I either need to get more viewers/subscribers or pull the plug.What?Did you expect me to actually throw away all the countless hours of gem filled commentary while I dig a hole or build a city?That was sarcasm.In all actuality, I probably need to just not suck in my videos and I’d probably get more views.YouTube is a vast and huge abyss of videos.I’m in there somewhere.You can help by supporting me and I will love you for it in a non-committal / non creepy way that doesn’t result in restraining orders and regret.
Finally - CHECK ME OUThttp://www.youtube.com/TheAngryCastI promise to write more.I’ll call.I’ll text.I want to make this work between us.I just need to find out who I am and be comfortable with that.;)
Sorry for the delay on posting this. I’ve been busy adding more spinning plates.I launched a YouTube Channel, which is mostly me gaming… and failing, but more importantly, it will give me a chance to share some of the designs with the gloriousness that is my voice.Kidding.I fully intend to do a bit on The Westeros League before season 3 bows.
With that in mind, the last addition to the league is now here to capture your hearts… or at least flay your skin.
My Design It - The Dreadfort Boltons Video
The Dreadfort Boltons
Not much can be said without giving too much away.In what promises to be the “Snake in the mailbox” moment for season 3, the Boltons, not the no talent ass clown that shares the name with an employee at Initech, play a big part in the events in Westeros.
Not knowing a lot about them, because I’m a scrub and haven’t read the books, I had to rely solely upon the wikis to glean what I could.The Boltons sigil is that of a flayed man.Now, as I try to keep the designs PG, it’s hard to display a man without skin prominently on the front of a shirt.I almost went with a backup plan of doing the design as a red carnation, dripping blood.However, inspiration came from another team with an almost blood soaked theme.Who can forget the end to the curse of the Bambino and the Boston Red Sox in 2004, complete with Curt Schilling’s bloody sock?That sight made me come back around to displaying the flayed man, but as a silhouette, almost mimicking the dangling red socks.The lettering for the team and their home seat of Dreadfort is similar to said Beantown ballers.Finishing the look is the motto, “Our blades are sharp.”
The Dreadfort Boltons is available from my stores, now.
Well, I did it, again. I wasn't content with leaving the league at 14 teams, so I expanded. We now have 16 teams in the league. The two new teams should be pretty prominent in Season 3. The first is based on a popular character from the last half of Season 2 and is currently traipsing through the countryside with a Lannister in tow. That is, of course, Brienne, the Maiden of Tarth.
Check out the Design It Video for The Evenfall Hall Tarths
The huge Nordic-like woman who plays Brienne has gained quite a following since donning an awkwardly mobile suit of armor and has even spawned a fan made parody Rom-Com trailer.
The only thing this is missing is a Natalie Imbruglia or Cranberries song in it. But... still a better love story that Twilight. LOL So, on with it. It was hard to not do this design in the vein of rugby or football (what us Yanks call soccer) team logos. After all, the sigil for The Tarths is their crest with a sun and moon against offsetting colors. However, being that we are always treated to Gwendoline Christie tromping around in that suit of armor like she's going to fall over, I thought her helm would be a nice addition.
Building off the colors from the wiki page, I set that against a shield. It doesn't have that traditional American professional sports feel. Let's face it, I can't draw, and there aren't a lot of pro teams with a shield or a knight as their logo unless you dig into the minor leagues or college ranks. New Orleans is the only one with a sort of crest and I already went to that well for the Tyrell's. I hemmed and hawed over dropping the beaver (the part that covers the face, ya sickos) down over the name area and outlining it with a little white to break it up from the black background. I guess, in hindsight, using black on that area was a bad idea. The colors for the design needed to retain the crest and shield coloring, as seen on the wiki page and in the first scene of Brienne fighting for the chance to be Renly's guard. The armor color needed to make it in there somehow and overall, I think all the colors work together. The crossed swords were just an added way to cover up some canvas space.
The Evenfall Hall Tarths is available from my stores, now.
iPad (Retina) Deflector Case from Redbubble: $63.90
You can check out all of the Westeros League designs at Skreened and Redbubble. The second addition will be up soon. Also, look out for a video walk through of each design, coming soon.
