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Welcome to the second Round Table™. In this edition/thread we will be covering Painting Textures.
I think it would be best to keep away from to much stylization talk and stick more with photorealistic painting, then.. say illustration.
To start the thread off.. since most users on this forum are using digital paint programs for their mediums; I suggest talking a bit about painting digital textures, the hows, whys, whats and the what went wrongs. From papers(painter7_), to custom brushes and filters(photoshop).
Would a brave soul like to start off this discussion, maybe even ask a few questions of your own you'd like to be dicussed?
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are you talking about painting texture maps? or painting textured surfaces in your images?
texture is broken down into the below properties...every 3d person is aware of this stuff so sorry if its redundant.
bump...bump is how the surface would feel if you ran your fingers over it. what would the charcole rubbing of that surface look like....suggesting bump can immediately improve your images...whether it be the bump of the paint surface or the bump of the actual surface in the image that is being painted. digital art has no surface...but you can suggest it.
specularity....how much the light is absorbed by the surface or is reflected off it....metal..shiny metal has very high specularity...while rough plastic has very little...gold has more specularity than granite usually....that kind of thing. suggesting different surface specularities can improve the quality of your image making skills.
color...surfaces have a range of local colors...it is important to keep this in mind when doing full color work...often times suggesting a little more color than is actually there can help increase the feeling of light on the textured surface.
there are other things...im sure...but here are a few to think about.
various textures on a painting, painting hair. painting sand, etc etc..
I think one important thing is to not let the 'noise' of the texture be stronger than the values of the shape the texture is on. It looks odd if you have dark spots on a surface that is brightly lit, or bright spots on a surface that is shadowed.
I know it tempting to render texture and small details with a full value range but it's more effective to just tease the viewer with hints of texture/detailing. A texture isn't effective if it gets in your face with extreme values.
I have trouble rendering texture with Photoshop 5.5 even though I made a few custom brushes by scanning ink blobs.
One thing I've noticed when painting with acrylics is that it is easier to do gradiations if I have a base texture to paint on. I usually use a toothbrush (I flick it with my nail) and some black paint to make a splatter texture on top of a brown wash. Then I use highlight colors thinned out with water to build up the gradiations from there. The noise of the texture helps to hide the edges of my strokes. Sometimes when I get too eager with highlighting my reds with pink I 'toothbrush splat' some dark red color onto the surface to flatten it.
I do a similar thing when I paint in Photoshop, except I use a scanned 'toothbrush splat'.
As for drawing textures as in pebbles, hair etc it's only a matter of being patient and/or finding a good brush that mimics the texture.
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Textures, like most things in art, come down to observation, and being able to discern the key elements that got into a given subject. A man looks at an old tree and sees bark, moss, leaves. An artist looks at the bark and seperates it into values, shapes, and having taking those away sees what patterns emerge. Because that's what texture is-a pattern characteristic of a certain object. Really looking at objects, and thinking about them, what components have combined to give that object that look-including light sources. Once you understand it for that instance, you can recreate that. Craig Mullins told me in a critique that you should look at simple objects and figure out exactly why they look like they do, and build a visual memory bank that you can draw on later in life. Its one reason people can leave art for years and come back better than ever-they probably sat back and OBSERVED more often in the time off.
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I'm no authority on the subject but can contribute what is, I beleive, some interesting info.
I think Photoshop 7s' brush engine is a tremendous tool for artists that have to produce textures -either for a 3D model of a painting. I had to mimic some frost curves and formations and wondered how to do that. The problem was solved by creating a brush from scratch and tweaking the settings in Ps7 and it worked like a charm ! Really if you take time to understand the brush engine and make your own brushes your work will enter a new dimention.
Of course it doesn't take ultra complicated and CPU hogging brushes to make interesting texture (look at Mullin's work he's an appostole of Ps5 or something), but it is quite interesting to play with those if you don't have time to paint for hours.
A book I'm reading at the moment and that's interesting (despite a hefty load of vulgarisation) is Digital Texturing & Painting .
Another thing is what DVgarage's observations. The narrator really focuses on picking up important details that clues you in.
Voilà.. In the hope I wasn't too off topic..
Well, I dont have any Painter tips yet but when I start a painting traditionally I use sand mixed in with gesso or even the textured sand paint you can buy from the shops and use that as a base to which I then add acrylics. The texturing it provides allows me to easily add detail to areas by dry brushing highlights over it. It also means I cant achieve very tight fine details but that makes it all the more challenging. So I have an unusual method or style but it makes painting generalised textured surfaces a breeze cos I guess thats what your really doing...a cheat I guess...
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well.. i'm mostly used with the texture maps and espec for the ones used in 3d envir.
Basically a lot of technical factors come into consideration when doing this kind of things - since it has to tile and you shouldn't spot the repetition of it (so you have to make a great deal of details but nothing to make it stand out from the crowd) and if you're working with dynamic lights then you can not too bumpy details in the drawing (as long as you don't know where the light is going to be) and so on and so forth. (bump textures aren't always the way )
There are a lot of techniques and current techonlogy allows quite a lot of things to happen.
Among the most popular:
1 - (Quake series, Doom3 etc) - Small color textures that are streched to the whole area and a B&W detail texture for close up.
Bobo and the Alice gang can help more about this - they did a superb job. Well guys? Any examples?
- pros - small size textures will allow you to use a big deal of them = variety.
- cons - you can't get too realistic with it, not so much detail.
- how - the color texture arent much different from a normal painting - just generall details. The "detail textures" - are a bit tricky - there are some tutorials around - yet - a lot of experimentation helps.
2 - (UT2003, probably HL2, etc) you can use huge textures (1024)
Jason - you know the HL2 tech better so you might say somthing about it.
- pros - it covers a big area and has a lot of details. There is probably no need for another "detail texture" on top of it to blend when you get close to it.
- cons - well.. it's big and you cand use too many of those since it will decrease performance.
- How - i think these are best for realistic surfaces - and you should most probably start from a photo since there is no way you can paint such deal of details better then nature did. If you have to go for a "out of the earth" surface - i think using more smaller painted textures is a better approach - (a texture for color and one "detail texture" at least for each surface - if you are allowed you may also use a bump texture, a specular texture, displacement and if you are over wild "sparth" effects you can start using all kind of textures into a shader).
Uh.. i hope i wasn't too off-topic. Generally - one of the things to keep in mind is that you should paint the textures like they are all lighten since the shadows/lightmaps will come over them. A good trick is to load them all in photoshop in the end and tune them until they all seem fom the same movie
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RE: Textures for CGI work
one crit I got from Loki, if we are talking about photoreal textures, is to use alot of photo elements.
I think matte painters do this as well for maximum photoreal.
This can also apply to paintings textures, or at least bring in some photo elements to paint on and get started with your texture.
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for good pen and ink textures look at art adams.
Im just a noob here, but wanted to say some things I snapped up. Many engines best likes textures that fill the memory completly - example 64x64px or 128x64px and so on.
Also as already mentioned, the texture should be "average keyed", without highlights or shadows, as thats supposed to be made in-game.
A digital camera is really great for capturing textures. I suppose theres not even a need for it to be expensive, as were probably not talking no more than 1024px wide images here anyway.
A good tip here is to photograph the stuff straight on, so U dont need to do a lot of stretching and straightening later.
Also, tiling (repeating) textures is interessting, but a painful job.
Question -is it always best to work the texture in the final size, or is it some way to work larger (if one wants to use it for print too)?
I cant wait till I hear some tips of UW mapping the textures (I have no clue about that)
Seems like there's a bunch of 3D guys who go into "game mode" or something when they hear the word "textures". Well, I'm also a 3D guy but I have something to say about textures as related to traditional art.
I agree with Anthony and what he said Craig Mullins told him. While it is important to pay attention to detail, one must also be able to generalize and understand the subject. Creating good texture in a painting is NOT painting each granule of sand or each strand of hair, but rather in the areas of value and shape of the subject. Brush type also plays a part in creating a realistic surface. For some great examples in Painter, check out Don Seegmiller's work at his website
Anyways, that's my 2 cents for struggling artists out there. (which includes me!)
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I'm also new to painting textures, but I want to improve in the area. From lurking around various forums I have picked up some tips.
A lot of artists from polycount tend to work at twice the resolution that the final texture will be in. When they go to finalize the texture they may sharpen it a bit and size down. The Unsharp Mask filter is something they also suggest learning to use for this. As they say, it's easier to size down than size up.Originally posted by Johannes
Question -is it always best to work the texture in the final size, or is it some way to work larger (if one wants to use it for print too)?
I have done this on occaision, as well as working in a higher DPI before I size down to the normal size. Try different things and see what works best for you.
There are a lot of tutorials floating around on the internet for that. I suggest buying a copy of Paul Steed's Modeling A Character In 3DS Max. He goes through the process of modeling and UVing the character in his own ways. There are numerous ways to UV meshes, so try them all and see what you like.Originally posted by Johannes
I cant wait till I hear some tips of UW mapping the textures (I have no clue about that)
Thanx Sic1 for adressing my questions
How about starting another Round Table?
This one would be moved and others could still contribute later, right?
Or doesn't it work that way?
I just thought I should mention the perspective transform tool.
It can be used to apply textures to 3d forms.
This was a very quick job and doesn't look quite right.
I hope it goes to show how the transform tool can be used though.
The textures are on a seperate layer and I played with the opacity.
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I think when it comes to painting textures, and I'm talking about 2D, it's really all about selective detail. It's really important to have a balance of simplicity and detail, or else it just looks over worked. It was mentioned before that various tools can give various textures. A master of this was Frank Frazetta. In his painting "Cat Girl", the texture on the trees is amazingly realistic, but parts of the picture also just dissolve into feathery brush strokes. So, yeah, be Zen, or Buddhist about it and find a nice balance between detail and simplicity ;p. Peace
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Please excuse my silly question, but is the Round Table still running? If it is, I think I can post a number of things on the technical side of texture creation, especially in terms of 2D/3D interaction and integration.
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First, please forgive my English .
I won't talk about texture maps. I have learned how to do texture maps (characters, walls, sky, vehicles, weapons, special effects and so on) and even though some of them ( especially character ones) do take quite a degree of skill and offer a certain degree of satisfaction, I still prefer concept art and illustration.
Somebody said once (can't remember who) that making a concept artist do textures is like using a katana to slice bread . Anyway, back to the topic..
Okay, so surface texture is where traditional media had the definite upper had over the digital media ( at least until Painter 7 stepped into the scene).
There was this story about an artist (forgot the name.. my memory is probably swiss-cheesed by the long hours in front of the monitor) that was trying to paint a dog with a foamy mouth (a rabid dog). And he kept trying and trying and it just woudn't turn out right. Finally, he gave up, grabbed the piece of cloth he used to wipe his brush on and threw it on the canvas in frustration. Do you guess what happened? Tada! super foam right there in an instant.
Now you're probably thinking: Err.. what the heck is thing guy talking about?
I guess what I'm saying is that surface texture (imho) need not be done in detail, draw each dent , each bump, each scratch, but rather experiment with the tools you know, then with the ones you don't know, then invent a few new ones and experiment with those too . (both traditional and digital) experiment with them 'til you know them all, and when the time comes, you'll know how to get "that texture".
True I'm a bit hypocrite(?) because I don't do all that myself, ... but I should (and probably will).
Hope I made sense .
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hey all new to these parts,is anyone familiar with the use of Alpha channels for texturing in photoshop?they can be mostly random images really,a grainy surface,crumpled paper,actual objects i.e wood grain,metal grain..yada
I've done it a few times,but am missing a step in the process,the great thing about it is it doesn't use as much memory and you won't lose your texture in the painting process.
To resurrect an old thread from the dead.
I am fairly new to Painter and am using version 8. While working on a recent robot picture I've discovered a fast simple way to apply texture to my color.
Here is my situation. I did not want a flat color for my robot. I wanted a rusted and natural feel to it, maybe even a bit damaged looking. Few things in this world are one flat color especially old things.
What I discovered in my innocence was the Rake brush variant. First I selected my base color and then lightened it and then scratch randomly here and there. Then I reselected my base color and darkened it. This time when I scratched I ran parallel to some of my light scratches that ran perpendicular to the light. In other places I scratched randomly; never in straight lines and always very short strokes.
For those not familiar with this Painter tool it lays down three thin parallel lines. Increased pressure widens the lines a bit and the stroke.
To finish I used a blender variant. In some places I run the blender along the scratches and in other I blend across.
This produced a very random variance of color that worked with the lighting. To see what I mean check out my Warbot thread in Sketches and Works In Progress.
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We are Americans. We claim to be Free. However, in the
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What I wrote, although it sounds like an hyperbole, is anything but.
I refer to CNN's presentation on July 17th's video of the US Congress
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Regardless of your opinion, please take a few minutes and
respond. ..Your input is necessary. ..Stand up, be fearless.
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Gar KJul 23 2013: Deaths from war and violence have been declining steadily over time, on a global scale, particularly if you consider this on a per-capita basis. This fact does not improve the lot of those stuck in war-ravaged countries right now, but I think we must take a long view of the matter, and be careful not to be so reflexively vitriolic towards American policy and militarism that we lose sight of the fact that American influence in the 20th century has been a major stabilizing factor for the whole world.
I might add that the U.S. is the only nation in history which at one point had the unequaled and unequivocal power to take over the whole earth with ease -- that is when the U.S. was briefly the sole possessor of nuclear warfare technology -- but instead of taking over the earth, it devoted its energy into helping rebuild Europe, etc. , and shared its military power with allies. No other nation which was the sole possessor of an ultimate weapon has actually restrained itself from using it.
This does not excuse the many mistakes and abuses of U.S. policies over the decades (on the parts of government, military escapades, and big businesses), but the U.S. has been a great stabilizer overall, and not simply some kind of demonic force.
Please refer to data such as from Hans Rosling's talks, to show that improvements in poverty have been a major driving force in improving many of the world's problems. Once again, U.S. influence has been a factor in this change as well, although I certainly agree that it could be, and could have been, much more favourable yet had the foreign policy been different.
Jul 24 2013: Gar K --
I love Hans Rosling's talks as well. He is a unique individual.
You are wrong !!!
The numbers of lives lost to Wars in the 20th century.
Is an appalling figure. It leads such Historic accomplishments
American militarism in the 20th century has been a major stabilizing
factor for the whole world. ..56+ armed conflicts since WW2, using
a policy of making pre-emptive wars upon other nation's shores.
The killing's and maiming's of innocent men, women, and wee children.
The most recent Collateral Damages has risen to 5,000 by Drones and
Hell Fire Missiles. 60% or 3,000 killed and maimed are wee children.
I ask you. When is enough revenge? Can you answer Gar K?
You defend -- simply some kind of demonic force. How sad.
Pre-emptive wars are paid with taxed-payer dollars to Bankers
who have financed America's wars and armed conflicts
lo these 237 years,
Rebuilding Europe and Iraq utilizing American & foreign Contractors,
(example Halliburton), and others. With Non-bid contracts far overpaid by
willing Banker's loans, being rolled every 90 days in a never ending process,
as the American peoples are taxed-to-pay. The reasons for said loans soon
forgotten and become merely a tic upon the page.
But, I write this not to chide you, just to bring it forth.
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Three charged with heroin trafficking in Indiana County
HARRISBURG - Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane today announced charges against three individuals for trafficking heroin in Indiana County.
Evidence and testimony was presented to a state investigating grand jury, which recommended the charges being filed today.
Derrick Clemons, 36, 719 Buckley Road, Indiana, Armstrong Township, Indiana County, was arraigned today on charges of operating a heroin trafficking ring in and around Indiana and Shelocta boroughs, and Armstrong Township in Indiana County.
According to the grand jury, Clemons had two "runners," Justine Henry and Jackie Kinter, to deliver heroin on his behalf. Clemons allegedly provided disposable cell phones to the runners to answer customer calls and make deliveries.
Clemons repeatedly changed meeting locations and arranged meetings in remote locations to evade law enforcement, utilizing all-terrain vehicles to travel to and from deliveries, and installed multiple surveillance cameras on the exterior of his residences in Shelocta Borough and Armstrong Township, according to the grand jury.
Over the course of the investigation, investigators made controlled purchases of 267 stamped bags of heroin and seized at Clemons' Buckley Road residence 22 additional stamped bags, $1,000 and other items.
Clemons is charged with 10 counts of delivery of heroin, one count of possession with the intent to deliver heroin, two counts of criminal conspiracy and two counts of corrupt organizations.
Also charged are Clemons' alleged runners Jackie Kinter, 41, 44 Cosmos Lane, Indiana, Indiana County and Justine Henry, 20, 1068 Gompers Ave., Indiana, Indiana County.
Henry is charged with two counts of delivery of heroin and two counts of criminal conspiracy.
Kinter is charged with one count of delivery of heroin and two counts of criminal conspiracy.
Attorney General Kane thanked Indiana District Attorney Patrick Dougherty's Drug Task Force and the Indiana Borough Police Department for their assistance with the investigation.
The cases will be prosecuted in Indiana County by Deputy Attorney General Marnie Sheehan-Balchon of the Drug Strike Force Section.
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A senior South Korean government official on Wednesday said this month's high-profile nuclear security summit in Seoul is likely to play a key role in laying the ground for establishing a system of "global governance" on securing the world's atomic substances, the Yonhap News Agency reported (see GSN, Feb. 24).
"I think the [summit is] going to be a very important building block for something I call global governance," First Vice Foreign Minister Ahn Ho-young said at a Seoul event.
The March 26-27 Global Nuclear Security Summit is aimed at building on the goals established at an initial 2010 international forum in Washington -- to secure all nuclear materials against possible diversion to terrorists. Some 53 nations are expected to participate.
"There is a serious gap in global governance in the nuclear security area," Ahn said.
Currently, there exists no baseline requirement covering all nations for the physical protection of atomic substances, nor has any international agency been designated to verify that the necessary nuclear security precautions are being taken (see GSN, Jan. 12).
"When we develop a working institution to deal with the nuclear security issue, then, we will make another very important achievement which is the development of the building blocks for global governance," Ahn said.
Next month's summit is also anticipated to include discussions on minimizing the use of plutonium and highly enriched uranium in the civilian sector as well as how to safeguard radioactive substances from being used by terrorists in radiological "dirty bomb" attacks (Yonhap News Agency, Feb. 29).
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HYDE PARK (MyFoxBoston.com) – Boston police are looking for a man seen on surveillance video pointing a gun at a woman's head in Hyde Park and pulling the trigger. No shot was fired, but police want to find the guy.The video shows the silver car pulling up outside 171 Crown Point Drive Friday morning. Then a man wearing a face mask and black hoodie gets out and heads directly for the woman.When he pulls the trigger, nothing happens. It's unclear if the gun was actually loaded. Then the man leaves without taking anything from the victim.
The woman, who appears frantic and holds her hands to her face, runs toward an apartment building. Investigators aren't releasing a possible motive or saying whether they think the woman knew the suspect.
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Blog Archives
Grooming: Scents
"Do you have any suggestions about scents? I know it's mostly a personal choice, but I was wondering if you had any advice. I'm looking to move out of my Axe-scents since I'll be turning twenty this year, and that tends to be more of a teenager's scent."
A great question, and thanks for the submission! First, your instincts to ditch the Axe (or Tag, Bod, and other body sprays) are correct. These scents are not only targeted for the teenage sets, but I've also heard a number of people (women and men) complaining about these fragrances. Across the country, young men are using these sprays in over abundance; as if the more spray you use, the more masculine you will be perceived (for more reading on this phenomenon, check out this NY Times article). So, toss out the sprays, and opt for a more mature scent.
Now, there is a right way to do scents, beyond these sprays. As you said, it's a matter of personal choice, however, I have some tips, to find your personal style. First, it's important to understand that there are two (typical) ways to do scents: cologne and aftershave. I'll discuss each of these choices, individually, followed by general rules for wearing scents…
When discussing men's fragrances, the most common reaction is to reach for the cologne. Colognes are the strongest and most noticeable way to do scents, so I would advise to tread lightly. These fragrances are typically activated by body heat, so be aware of where you put cologne (pulse points, versus spraying it on your shirt). Also, all fragrances smell different on each person: just because your dad has worn Old Spice for as long as anyone can remember, doesn't mean that this scent will work for you, like it has for him.
When selecting a scent, you'll need to actually go to a store and see for yourself (sorry, no online buying on this one). If you're in a relationship, I suggest bringing your significant other ("Sig-O") along with you. Let's be honest, their opinion is probably important to you. If you're not in a relationship, bring a friend. If you're not out, or only newly out, make sure to bring someone who is understanding about your identity (I'll speak more about Trans-specific shopping a little later).
So, you've got your friend or Sig-O in tow, and you're facing the cases or shelves of fragrances: now what? First, if you're at a department store, avoid getting
attacked sprayed directly by the salespeople. How can you identify each individual spray, if you have another scent lingering on your shirt? Typically, department stores will have cards to test out sprays: use those. If this is your first foray into scents, ask yourself what types of scents appeal to you: citrus, woods, spices, flowers, musk, or some combination of these. Once you have a type (or two), narrow things down from there. Personally, I have a very sensitive nose, so I have to take a break when choosing a scent. Take a few minutes, walk around, and come back to the fragrances (a good opportunity to buy your friend or Sig-O a cup of coffee). If you're at a drug store, there may be less opportunity to test out sprays: sometimes there may be a tester bottle available. Again, avoid spraying it directly on you, at this point in the process.
Once you've narrowed things down to a few different scents, try them out on your wrist. Remember, things smell different for each person. Placing cologne on your wrist will give you a correct characterization of how it will smell on a regular basis (remember, pulse points). Also, move around a bit, after applying cologne: the scent will react to your body chemistry, so working up a slight sweat may change it, subtly. You want to make sure your scent works both at rest and while moving around. From there, it's all a matter of taste. Get your friends or Sig-O's opinion, and go with it. If, later, you find you don't care for the scent, try something else. But at least you'll have a better idea of what you're looking for.
Be aware, cologne can be expensive. If you want, go to the stores, find what you like, then check out the prices online. Also remember, a bottle of cologne should last you a year or more (if you store it correctly, out of direct light, it can last up to five years).
When choosing a cologne, your age is also something to consider. I know many of my readers are in the 18-24 range, so here are a few "younger" colognes that I've heard positive things about:
- Lucky You, for Men (this is my personal choice to wear when going out)
- Davidoff, Cool Water
- Abercrombie & Fitch Colognes (any of them, from what I hear)
- Swiss Army, for Men
- Intimately Beckham (David Beckham's line)
These are just a few; and remember, these may not work for you, personally. But, it's a starting point, if you're at a total loss. If you're interested in more mature scents, let me know, and I will add those to the list.
Aftershave is, as I'm sure you guessed, what you apply after you shave. It comes in a variety of forms: liquids, lotions, balms and gels are the most common. The purpose of aftershave is to close your pores, after you shave, and leave you smelling good. So, when buying aftershave, you have to consider not only the fragrance, but the feel of it, and your own complexion, as well.
Since aftershave is applied to the face after you shave, the fragrance won't last as long as cologne. If you're going for lasting fragrance, go with colognes. That being said, I've found aftershaves add enough fragrance for my day, on most occasions. Also, be aware, if you're applying aftershave liquids or gels, after you shave, it may sting. This is not usually true for lotions or balms.
An important note: depending on your own complexion, aftershave may dry out your face, or aggravate any acne. If this is a factor, look for oil free aftershave balm , particularly from the companies that do acne treatment (Neutrogena, Nivea, Clearasil, etc.).
If you choose to do cologne on a regular basis, but want to use an aftershave to soothe your skin after shaving, make sure to do an unscented aftershave, or one that compliments your cologne (same name/brand).
Wearing Scents
One rule to remember with scents: less is more. You want your scents to accent your personality, not dominate other's perception of you. If the first or last thing a person remembers about you is your cologne, you have a problem. Of course, when used effectively, colognes can leave people with a very positive impression of you.
I would advise to never wear cologne for the first time to an important event, such as meeting a Sig-O's family, interview or first day on the job. Generally, cologne is a "night out" type of accessory, and not something to use on a regular basis at work or school. For everyday wear, I would advise using aftershave as your fragrance, and save cologne for cocktails, dinner parties, or weddings.
When wearing cologne, as I said, it should be applied lightly to your wrists, neck (I do a dab behind each ear, and a dab on the back of my neck), and sometimes chest. Don't use the "walk-through" method, where you spray it into the air and walk through the mist: this method can give you too much fragrance, and may harm your clothes. You can also apply cologne to the back of the knees. Sounds strange, but applying it there will make the scent rise throughout the day.
Considerations for Transmen
Heading into the cologne department in a large store can be a bit intimidating. However, by bringing a friend or Sig-O along, you can ease some of this tension, as well as get their input. Make sure that your company on this trip validates your identity: having someone who is questioning your gender will make this process more challenging than it needs to be. If, at this point, you don't have anyone who validates your identity, reach out to the community, and find other Transguys who can help. Ask to meet up at a mall, for instance, and get their advice on colognes.
If you're on T, just starting T, or about to start T, be aware that your body chemistry is going to change. This means that the way colognes or aftershaves smell on you may change as well. You may find that colognes that used to work very well on you, no longer smell as nice. If you're about to start T, or in the first year of T, I would suggest getting a small bottle of cologne, first. That way, if you find you need to change things up because of a change in body chemistry, you're not wasting money.
Also, in the first year of T (or years, for some of us), acne is an inevitability. So, when choosing an aftershave, I would advise something in the "skin care" lines, that is oil-free. These won't make the acne go away, but it will at least ensure you're not making the problem worse.
I hope this answered your question! If I missed something, or if you have any other questions, don't hesitate to ask. Good luck!
Cheers – Mason
Grooming: The Barber Shop
I don't know about you, but getting my hair cut has been a struggle for many years. Some people want to give me a "feminized boy cut" others didn't know how to work around bad cowlicks, or stick-straight hair. Needless to say, I've suffered through more than my fair share of ugly haircuts (and I have photographic proof, if you don't believe me). When someone suggested the barber shop, I was skeptical – skeptical and nervous. And with good reason: the first barber shop I walked into, promptly informed me that they didn't cut women's hair, and shooed out the door before I could even defend myself. It was another four years before I tried the barbershop again. Now, I don't think I can ever go back.
But, before you walk into any old barber shop, I thought I would share with you some of what I have learned, some suggestions, and, as always, considerations for transmen. Of course, comments or questions are welcome (just don't ask for those photos of my bad haircuts!).
By now, you may have guessed that "research" is, in fact, my favorite word; and barbershops are no different. Not all shops are alike: some shops are manned by ignorant, sexist, brigands whom I would rather not give my money to. Take, for instance, my first barbershop experience. The shop was empty, dirty and, clearly operated by individuals who would rather pass up my money than open their minds to gender diversity. As horrible as that experience was, I'm thankful I never had the opportunity to hand over my money to them. Nevertheless, don't walk into the first barber shop you see.
First, ask the community. If you know other transmen in your area, ask them where they get their hair cut, and who they would recommend (and for that matter, who they would avoid). No transmen in your area? Go online, and ask around: look for reviews, post some questions, and see if you can find anything helpful. If you can't find anything that way, drive by a few places first. Does the outside of the shop look clean? Are guys walking out with haircuts you might like? How many people are in there (a packed house can be a good indicator here)?
If you don't know where to find a barbershop, one of my favorite sites, Art of Manliness, has a helpful barbershop locator: http://artofmanliness.com/barbershop-locator/
Barbershop etiquette
Barbershop are not the type of place you make an appointment, or put in your name to be seen. This is a strictly "first come, first serve" deal. When you walk in, take note of who is there before you. Those guys are going first. Typically the barbers are paying attention to this as well, and will make eye contact and a gesture to the next guy up, but pay attention as well. If the barber calls you up, and you think someone is ahead of you, say something. It's courteous.
Barbershops, at least here in Northern New England, are as much about conversation as they are about hair cuts. If you don't feel comfortable, don't take part in the conversation, or just listen in. But it does help to loosen up the nerves to chat with the folks there. Your barber may ask about you, where you're from, what you do, who you're related to in town, etc. If you don't want to chat, that's ok, but be polite about it: answer briefly, and maybe, ask them about their family, or home, or anything else. I know the few barbers I have seen chatted my ear off about their kids, growing up in some town I've never heard of, or anything else. I was happy to listen, because that meant I didn't have to do the talking.
Also, after your cut, don't forget to tip. Personally, if the cut costs $14, and I like the cut, I hand them a $20. That may be a little high for a tip, but if this person is going to be cutting my hair regularly, I would want to establish a good relationship; for a business, part of that relationship is money.
Talk the Talk, Walk the Walk
Well, truthfully, this is more about the talk than the walk. One of the most intimidating factors in the barbershop is the language. The first time I went in, and the barber asked me what I wanted, I stammered out some kind of description that probably made less sense than a two year old. So, a few tips on language.
Do a little research on what you want (there's that word again: research). Personally, brining in pictures was never my style. Don't ask me why, but I just couldn't bring myself to cut pictures out of GQ and bring it to a barber shop. Thus, I had to rely on my research. I spent some time on google, looking for different examples of haircuts that I liked. There are several great resources out there. Here are a few examples:
- http://haircutsformen.org/buzz/pages/tipsgreatcuts2.htm
- http://www.ehow.com/about_5389649_types-mens-haircuts.html
I try to be a clean cut guy, so a "fade" was the best option for me (here is some info on different types of fade haircuts: http://www.bukisa.com/articles/414477_different-types-of-fade-haircuts). When I initially walked in, with no language and no concept of what I wanted, I told my barber that I liked it short, but not so short that you could see scalp on the sides. He translated that to what he calls a "3-2-1 on the side, and finger-width on top." This has been the perfect cut for me. But, again, this is just my personal experience and style. The point is, if you can't find something you like online, make sure you can describe to a barber what you want.
Considerations for Transmen
The barbershop is one place that "passing" is particularly stressful. If you're pre-T, early on T, or not planning on T, the fact that you were FAAB (female assigned at birth), may be more apparent to a barber than other people. A barber may notice things like a lack of facial hair, sideburns, or balding and receding hairlines. Personally, if you are worried about not passing, I think it may be helpful if you figure out how to ask for exactly what you want, in barber shop terms first, then try going to a barber. If you can find an LGBT friendly barber, that may be a good place to learn the ins-and-outs of getting a good cut. Or, if that's not an option, try a supercuts, or some other "unisex" hair place, so that gender isn't an issue. If you feel comfortable, and you like a cut you get somewhere else, ask the person behind the scissors what they did (guard on the clippers, what style, etc). That way you can tell the barber what you want.
If you have a bad experience, like I did, just remember, if they're that mean, you don't want to give them your money.
Also, this obviously doesn't apply to everyone, but bringing my wife along to places has given me some credibility. She went with me to the barber, and told the barber exactly what she wanted for me. Something about the wife taking control gave me credibility with the barber, and passing didn't seem to be an issue.
I hope these tips help, and, as always, please feel free to ask questions!
Cheers – Mason


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Deep down we always knew Jean-Claude Van Damme was more than just the Muscles from Brussels take these fresh, funny and frank anecdotes from an interview with online magazine Sabotage Times for example.
On being a gay icon: "Most gay people are very tasty people they like beautiful stuff in their lives. If they like me, it means they have taste. They don't follow me for my butt shots. They like me for me."
On nudity: "I have no problem showing my naked body from the back, but from the front is a very different matter. I wouldn't want to lose all my fans."
On sensitivity: I'm one of the most sensitive human beings on Earth and I know it.
On acting: "In an action film, you act in the action. If it's a dramatic film, you act in the drama."
On joining The Expendables 2: "I'm very happy to be in the picture. I had a lot of talks with Sly and the director Simon West and I decided that the best thing for me would be to appear in the film."
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Clare's Logan Square Collection
House Tour
Name: Clare Britt
Location: Logan Square; Chicago, IL
Size: 1,000 square feet
Years lived in: 4 months; rented
This photographer and art collector moved into her current two bedroom place (part of a six unit brick building from 1912) just a few months ago. What Clare first saw was the space and layout potential for showcasing her growing and beloved art collection — always a challenge in her previous apartment. Now that she has twice as much square footage, the new challenge is simply to not overwhelm her walls, and to consistently rotate, clean, and store her pieces properly.
With furniture, rugs, and artwork from modern day adventures and past family lives, everything in Clare's home has true meaning to her. We asked about a few favorite stand-out pieces (but ask her about any others and she's thrilled to share):
In the entry is a Haitian voodoo flag called Loup Garou (a mythical creature that turns into a werewolf and drinks your blood at night), to scare off intruders.
The green painting over the mantle and the blue painting over the chaise (both in the living room) are works by local artist Steven Husby.
Apartment Therapy Survey:
My Style: Collector, mid-century, vintage, unique one-of-a-kind finds from artisans and travel adventures.
Inspiration: Travel — I always purchase a house furnishing when I travel domestically or abroad. Nature, fine art, and my family history.
Favorite Element: My Great Grandmother's arm chairs. I had them reupholstered a couple of years ago and it gave them a new life. Also, the quilt my mother made for my bed.
Biggest Challenge: Keeping my artwork clean and well cared for. I have more art stored in my flat file and I find it a challenge to showcase it all at once. I rotate art around in my house, depending on the season and my mood.
What Friends Say: You are sure to find special little details in unexpected places. This place is fun, eclectic, and original.
Biggest Embarrassment: My mud room — it is full of junk.
Proudest DIY: I have it on my To Do list: I just bought a Harvey Probber dining table and chairs. The chairs need to have the cane replaced and the seat cushions recovered. I am working with an artist on a custom seat cushion design, and I need to take a wood working class on how to cane. I hope to refurbish the table and chairs over the winter.
Biggest Indulgence: My rug collection. I acquired two rugs on my trip to the Middle East in Sharjah, UAE. I picked up a saddle blanket in Montana that I use as a rug in my kitchen, and I just purchased my newest — a Texas Mohair rug hand woven in Oaxaca from my trip to Austin. I have also inherited a couple of family rugs.
Best Advice: Be patient. If there is something you want, keep your eyes out and let it come to you. I got my flat file, office desk, couch, bedroom set, dining room buffet, and two armchairs for free. Surround yourself with beauty. Invest in one-of-a-kind objects. When you travel and see something you want, buy it; it will be gone when you go back.
Dream Sources: My family (the way they style their homes has always inspired me), any beach view, art museum and gallery tours, Orland Park antique district, junk stores in rural America, my grandmother's attic, Parisian flea markets
Thanks, Clare!
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It's interesting and yes, certainly shows Clare's artistic personality. I think I'd call it 'dramatically calm' for some reason. Covet the flatfile drawer piece. Probably would arrange the letters to say 'Last'.
Um....Where's the fridge?
I like it, especially the sparse kitchen for some reason. Clare, you're beautiful! Great start in your new place!
The dresser full of bracelets, etc. SO MY STYLE.
Love the idea of rotating what you have and love instead of creating a museum.
My only issue (and it might be my screen) is that the colors in the bedroom seem off.
I misread the title of this post as "Clare Logan's Square Collection" and went through the whole house tour thinking, "But where are all her squares?"
i don't know this place is weirdish to me with no cohesion at all. seems just jumbled and makes me uncomfortable. and really, the skunk pelt? ugh
I love the place because it looks lived in and not a pristine showcase for I don't know what. Love to see the records and the cassettes as well as all the books. I wish we'd know more about the various art pieces throughout the house though. For me Clare's place reflects the personality of someone who cares a lot about music, books and art rather than displaying some sort of perfect lifestyle with "carefully selected pieces of Danish furniture/vintage finds/Pantone color of the year", etc. Love it!
What a treat to see such a lovingly curated, lived-in, comfortable home. Love Clare's aesthetic.
I think this place is pretty darn cool! Like Drysi said above, some of the art isn't my cup of tea, but I love that this place is different from other "vintage/collector" apartments. It has a real sense of personality and I'd love to hang out there.
Hey, I throw a blanket over my tv too! I loved this apartment, the kitchen is adorable.
I think she's off to a good start. She has a lot of cool stuff and the apartment itself is beautiful. But right now, it feels very piecemeal. There are a lot of scattered vignettes, small groupings, and random bits of art that feel disconnected from one another. It almost feels like the apartment is too big.
Kudos to displaying so many unique and different art pieces without it seeming cluttered.
I'm from Chicagoland, and I've been noticing that A LOT of people seem to be moving to the Logan Square neighborhood. I don't know much about it, does anyone know how it is? Is it that much cheaper than Wicker Park/Bucktown? Is it relatively safe? Is it mainly homes, or are there shopping/entertainment areas as well?
does anyone know where one can acquire the photo above her bed? love it. i also love how the place seems very laid back and comfortable.
this place is real baby! (minus-skunk pelt,as well!)
I love Chicago apartments ~ especially when a fresh eye makes the most of them, like this one. Artistic and charming!
I love all the tin cut outs everywhere—a great collection, wonderfully displayed!
Not feeling this at all, except for some individual pieces. Love the vintage cameras tho!
I am sure the skunk pelt is not scented ;).
Oh Geesh you pelt haters crack me up.
The skunk pelt doesn't bother me, that skunk has been long dead, might as well enjoy it post mortem. I like a lot of the furniture pieces and knick knacks, I bet she is someone who finds the usefulness and beauty in things a lot of us would disregard, and discard. I'd probably do some painting in the kitchen, bring some bright colour into that space.
Oh, Clare, your home is wonderful! Takes me back to my 20s and all the fun and cool ways my art/music friends decorated their apartments.
Love it!
Heck yes! More people need to decorate with dinosaurs and pelts! Thanks for sharing, Clare!
You know, I was really hoping that 2014 would put an end to my personal game of "find the antlers" in every house tour AT put up. But it looks like that is not to be. What is so compelling about antlers, fer gosh sakes? smh
Loved how personal it felt,you very much got a sense of her personality.But that tiny gas stove brought back bad memories, I cooked on one of those for 4 years and loathed it with all my heart! I
Agree with nekono and ELFay. Example: one shot of the dining room is great, then the next is the opposite wall of art that seems like it belongs in a different room. Maybe do some hardcore editing / grouping for the next decorating change-up.
Her stuff looks like she is having fun, though, and I can't hate too hard on someone who has scavenged Barbara Kruger letters.
The paint colors look off in practically every room, though it could just be the way it looks on screen.
Whoever photographed this needs to learn about perspective correction. While the apartment is nice, the odd stretched angles throughout the photo spread bordered on vertigo-inducing.
@Ketzel, can I ask why the hatred of antlers? As far as animal "parts" go, antlers seem the least offensive (as long as they're not still attached to a skull) since they're shed naturally, but perhaps I'm missing something? Is it just because they're sort of cliche here? Or because for some people animal parts of any kind can imply a lack of awareness about animal cruelty? Not trying to be snarky, I'm just curious.
Seeing this now, I will agree on one thing, some of the angles of the rooms are off, and in particular, the living room where it looks like the perspective is way off, flattened even as the two love seats (assuming that's what they are), looks awfully short/small for the space.
Also, it does kind of look like, now that it's been mentioned that the photos were randomly placed in order on the slide show, even though that may NOT be the case, it just looks like that was done.
I'd rather see photos be more cohesive with each other and have a sense of order as to how the place is laid out.
I know small spaces are hard to photograph, but I also know you can rectify some of that through post production and by using the right lens that does not distort perspectives so much.
Nice apartment, and I get the sense that it's a work in progress. I like many of what she's done, even if not exactly my cup of tea.
Nice job overall!
I see that the desk was something you got for free but where is it from? Does anyone know where I can find a similar one? Been looking for something like that for a while.
Oh, @hitch, it's totally the cliché, which I never got in the first place. Seems as if a couple of years ago antlers became hip and cool décor for some unidentifiable reason, and everybody had to have one or more sets artfully vignetted in their curated homes.
I've scrolled past this post about 5 times, and for the first time realized that no, this is not about a woman who collects squares.
I just posted something similar! I'm so glad I wasn't alone on this.
I think the place is perfect. I love it.
I think it's hilarious when people take time out of their lives to hop on this site specifically to criticize other peoples' decor. You don't live here, so what's it to you if this chick owns skunk pelts?
I loooove that painting in the bedroom above the dresser - who is the artist and / or where was it sourced? :)
PS it's pretty shallow to ignore that skunks are actually very strikingly beautiful animals.
I have lived in Logan Square for almost 14 years, and I love it here. I moved here because I couldn't afford Wicker Park or Bucktown. There are a lot of single family homes, but also a lot of 3-flats and larger apartment buildings. The main shopping/entertainment area is Milwaukee Ave. between the California Blue Line station, up to approx. Diversey. In the last few years it has REALLY exploded with new restaurants and shops. Definitely worth checking out if you're looking for a new neighborhood. Avondale is just to the north of Logan and I think will also be an up & coming neighborhood soon.
I have a feeling that if the pictures were a bit better, especially the lighting, the tour would be improved.
I like her style; definitely feels personal and unique.


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With all the fuss over deadline day, I almost forgot there was a round of internationals to be played last night. Several of our new boys were in action, with strike pairing Robin van Persie and Park Chu-Young grabbing the headlines. Park scored an excellent hatrick against Lebanon, before RVP went one better by netting four in the Netherlands' 11-0 win over San Marino. Follow the links for video clips.
Whilst the level of opposition has to be taken in to account, it's always good for a striker to score goals, and Park showed his potential with a variety of finishes: a stretching volley, a powerful header, and a neat finish across the keeper. He looks like he can score all kinds of goals, which is more than can be said for Marouane Chamakh – who, at the moment, can't score any.
As a rule, it seems our players have been more successful in their internationals than in their recent club form – and the good news is that so far I'm yet to hear of any injuries. English fans will have enjoyed watching Theo Walcott give an impressive performance on the right-hand line of Fabio Capello's new look attack, with his driving run helping to create the third goal for Wayne Rooney. In the same group another Brit, Wales skipper Aaron Ramsey, scored in a 2-1 win over Montenegro.
Andrey Arshavin's impressive dribble set up Russia's winner against Macedonia, whilst Bacary Sagna and Laurent Koscielny only made the bench for France as they saw off Albania.
The same was true of Per Mertesacker, which is fine with me - I'd rather him rest than run the risk of injury. The other two new boys, Mikel Arteta and Andre Santos, are not on international duty, so should arrive at London Colney in the next couple of days to join the rest of the squad for training.
There's a lot of debate about whether or not Arteta can match Cesc's class on the pitch, but he's certainly very classy off it. Yesterday he spoke to Sky Sports News about his transfer. He spoke with great humility and honesty about his departure from Everton – it was clearly a difficult decision for him, somewhat akin to Cesc's departure from Arsenal. Hopefully he will show the same loyalty and commitment to us as he did to Everton. You can see the video here.
The night before the senior internationals, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain made his debut for the England U-21s, and impressed, setting up a couple of goals including this beauty from loanee Henri Lansbury. Now that we're almost a week on and I can mention the game without wanting to cry, I ought to say that I was quite impressed by his little cameo at Old Trafford. Despite the circumstances he showed some real guts, going on a couple of mazy runs and spraying one nonchalant fifty-yard pass across the pitch. Although the signing of Yossi Benayoun (who captained Israel in a 1-0 defeat to Greece) will nudge him a little down the pecking order, he looks like he's ready to fight for this place. The Carling Cup tie with Shrewsbury on the 20th looks like a chance for him to make his first start as an Arsenal player.
Yesterday the club named their 25-man squad for the Premier League. I say 25; it was actually 22. Chamberlain is one of several players who do not have to be named due to their age. The only surprise is that Manuel Almunia is a) included and b) still here. I'm guessing he couldn't find a club to match his wages. Still, at least it means we have plenty of depth in a position that provided us with no end of trouble last season.
There are a couple of transfer stories doing the rounds, suggesting we made enquiries for Yoann Gourcuff and Clint Dempsey. I'm sure that's true: Arsenal clearly had an extensive list of targets and had to explore them all. I don't know about you but I'm still recovering from the madness that was transfer deadline day. There was no blog yesterday, and if it's alright with you I might take Sunday off too. To be honest, I'll probably do it even if it's not alright with you, because I'm just horribly inconsiderate. I'll be back in force next week with some in-depth pieces on our new players ahead of the Swansea match.
Only a week until we get to see the new boys in action…
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Nice piece – thanks for all the links to goals and that classy interview with Arteta!
The BearMan
The new recruits is beginning to grow on me. I believe like many we were expecting that name and up and coming young stars such as M' Villa and Hazard to turn up at the eleventh hour. It's like being hit with a damp squid???
Now that the dream is over and the dust has settled I see we acquire a few players that were sitting in the last chance Solon waiting for the last stage coach and a train appeared. Until they have change into the colours and set foot on the turf as a team, we are left to speculate! Maybe we will see more hunger and urgency than we got from Nasri, Chamakh, Rosciky, Squallaci and Arshavin.
But my delayed dream is yet fixed on the January TW. However, I will give the new boys my support and hope they do not prove to be relatives of (Jaun) Squallaci.
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Infact,I was happy yesterday to see our boys in action.My fear is our coach formation and player for a particular match,with new park signing,Asene Wenger should go back to 4-4-2 formation that gave us winning Six years ago because having seen what RVP & PARK did yesterday,it shows that Asenal will go far this season.
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All Arsenal players dt went 4 international duty performed excellently expecting them 2 do d same in their duty as Arsenal player.
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Wenger do something to upwake gunners.
you deserve a break GS. Blogging on AFC must take years off ur life!!
Santos fills me with excitement. Arteta is a bold player who can shoot with both feet. CY Park is a workhorse and a kind of player Arsenal have been crying out for more than 7yrs. Good in the air, times his runs and has an amazing eye for goal. Benayoun, another final-ball passer and workhorse. Mertesacker a giant at 6ft 6ins.
My expectation is very low and I expect nothing this season. At the very least, we have the minimum requirement to head into a season that had disaster written all over it.
2 defenders, 2 midfielders and 1 new striker was the minimum. Something still tells me that Arsene could not have done this on his own volition. I believe a higher hand intervened. The truth about that we may never know.
A lot of us fans were resigned to Gibbs being 1st choice left back and Wenger intended to give the baton to Gibbs for the season. Santos is a strange occurence because he doesn't strike me as the sort of player Arsene normally goes for. Of course we have not seen this guy kick a ball yet but I'm quite confident we have just brought in a player that will light up England in Andre Santos. I expect "the usual idiots" to start sniffing around him soon.
At the very least, I'm quite excited to see Santos, Vermaelen, Mertesacker and Sagna build a solid unit. About time this Arsenal team have an established back 5.
I can't but mentioned Frimmers. Thank God he now has an oppourtunity to fight Song for the DM role. I must also mention the deadwood we got rid of: Denilson, Eboue, Bendtner, Clichy, Traore.
Losing Cesc will not be easy as the team was built around him. Arsenal as a club now need to move on. It would have been more difficult without those 5 signings. It still feels strange and I must admit I feel a bit numb and desensitised by all the black cloud that has been cast over this club for months now but I believe a new birth has occurred. A new Arsenal team with a new fire and spine.
My only wish is that this new team can find a new spirit and a new disciplined, direct and merciless attitude
Well-endowed gooner
I watched the first episode of Doctor Who tonight. Let's Kill Hitler was an excellent episode with all the excitement, fun, intrigue, comedy, knowing little winks, and a hottie red-head in a mini-skirt. Honestly, out of all the Doctor Who companions, I'd have to put Amy Pond up there with that blonde girl in a bear-skin bikini back in the 70s, and Martha Jones. Always liked Martha Jones – not sure why the Doctor didn't tap that when he had the chance.
What's this got to do with the Arsenal? Well, what's anything got to do with the Arsenal these days? We're all marking time until the inevitable.
Arsene Out.
Well-endowed gooner
Then again, I though that young Mels was a bit of alright, but why did she have to regenerate into Alex Kingston? I mean, Kingston is a looker if you're into MILFs, but surely a Time Lady who can look as luscious in dreads as young Melody Pond can think of a better body in which to regenerate.
I think the plan is to turn van Persie into a false nine and get Gervinho and Theo to take turns to drift into the vacated centre-forward position. But it might not work because van Persie takes too many touches to control and ball, and because he's not mobile enough to drag defenders out of position, since a DM can easily mark him once he drops deep.
Moreover, why was Melody Pond white as a baby, black as a kid and a young adult, and then Welsh as a mature woman? That's craziness, and something Stephen Moffat had better deal with in future episodes.
I read that Mertesacker had a pre-Bosman deal with the Arsenal to move to the Arsenal when his contract ran out in 2012. I think that's a load of shite, because it would mean tapping up of the first degree, and if the Arsenal are stupid enough to do it and let the press find out, it'll create a shit-storm that would bury the Arsenal in a pile of shit.
I am curious when the Tardis got a new coat of pain and a sticker on the right panel of the door. It never used to be there.
Arsene Out.
damn dude calm down!
Wenger owns you and your mom.
Wenger out.
Seriously is that the best you can do?
No. He can do better.
Read the archives.
I completely agree weg
so arteta replaces cesc… gervinho replaces nasri, and yossi replaces jack
so we must be ready to challenge now??
wenger out
Well-endowed gooner
We weren't to know that running a 18 year-old into the ground in his first full season of senior football would have a detrimental effect on his body. It's one of those freak events that happens only once or twice or five times at most, at the Arsenal Football Club.
I'm watching Rango at the moment. There's a bunch of bugs with Spanish accents talking about Rango. It's funny because they're bugs and they speak Spanish instead of English.
Arsene out.
Ha Ha
Oly idiots like you can put every single faults solely on Wenger…..
Davey B
Bigger idiots try and pass the book by using the board as a scapegoat to absolve him of any blame.
scary… thats what this season will be, i agree with frank mac, we are all washed up, wenger WILL walk before xmas! taht aint a statement it will be a fact!
weg… so your a milf lover then…
why watch dr who its like arsenal its past its best!
weg what floss do you recomended? serious your a man who looks after the railings?
Well-endowed gooner
I watch Doctor Who because it's usually a beautifully scripted 30 minute show with heart, humour and pathos. Some episodes are genuinely moving.
Much like the Arsenal in the early noughties.
I never got into the old Doctor Who episodes because they seemed a bit daft and a bit earnest. I like the zany, self-referential nature of the rebooted series.
Ha Ha
This transfer was not knee jerk or related to 8-2 trashing…. If you believed the media you gone mad.
.Eden Harzard brought in for Rosicky sold (I'm very sure it will happened)
. Fann M'Vila brought in for Diaby sold (I'm very sure it will happened – Diaby injuries record no fault of his but he is not an intelligent or quality player of Arsenal standard)
. Cahill brought in for Sqillichi (I'm very sure it will happened). JD must be careful as either Miquel or Bartley will over take him real soon if he continue to slide down in his performances.
. A creative player to fight the two role up for grab in Arsenal engine room…Ramsey (not ready now and need some games to get his confidence and form back otherwise we can see him slide down the pack), Wilshere (shiny real soon), Arteta (real combat style that we need right now after Fabregas left – He is not a like replacement but a good enough replacement)… Goertz or others must be brought to prvide competition and strength in depth as well as rotation in the squad.
Can you see what Wenger planned for the future.
haha your name is very apt… yes i can see AW future…. = PSG + SONJA
Ha Ha
Munitionsman ......Nuts?
Wenger can build team up from zero with minimum budget as well as qualites signings along the way. You still moan or just want the club to spent huge monies and gone the way to brankrupt…. Nuts right
Barca vp saying they should have paid 52 million
For Cesc! They mugged us and I am sorry to all you die hard cesc fans but he effectively threw our shirt on the floor and spat on it by making us
sell him for that stupid price! Kiss the badge lying twa£. Good riddance.
what was that about cahill?
Ha Ha
Cahill can at most be 3rd choice if brought, and if the like of Chelsea join the fray what can you expect from Arsenal with the moey slash around the players…Moan again like most of you did huh! The reason Mata join Chelsea was his father (agent) and his previous club tried to hike the selling price to all interested club to the press & every tom,dick and harry knew Chelsea slash the cash…Arsenal back out as we still need to buy a few players without slashing the crazy market o a single player. I thought you guys moan about his lack of physical side but once Chelsea snatch him every was okay. Strange plastics fans comments baffle and media redicule us, so Wenger and the board took another twist ad went to the transfer dead line to do their deals and yet you guys moan again. Rich jerk born with silver spoon huh! Bar yes some of the recruits still need to adapt to this league and prove their mettle but do you comprehend or moan again the reasons why we brought this talents. Frankly I expect Wenger to break his transfer record either Jan '12 or next season for Eden Hazard and Fann M'Vila for the range around £12m to £18m. All still marquee signings.
Fabregas deal was cut with conditions but the media just crackle and redicule us on the silly transfer fees. Many points but you strangely like to read only the negative push up from the media. Get some live and stick up. The media just kept including now BBC kept spinning negative towards Arsenal and you guys still believed them. The 8-2 spanking had totally no relation to the 5 signings and enquiries to players does not equate to buying the players. Any glue or clueless? Ha Ha
Cahill was good but clearly not world class and the reason we go after him was because the stupid FA ruling on the English quota required that's all. His worth at most £8m let alone £17million, so why Spurs not paying crazy money for him? Strange or piggy hole thoughts huh! Cahill commented to his pals he like Arsenal and was interested to join us so just let that be the focal point and see us move forward to the deal.
Well-endowed gooner
I don't believe that, Ha Ha. Arsenal are the one club who qualify for the home-grown rule quite easily, without having to resort to buying Englishness like Cahill. Although, with the departure of Bendy, Cesc, Clichy and Denilson, maybe that's changed lately?
Whatever the case, I think Cahill would be an excellent addition to the Arsenal. I believe Mertescaker is a better player, purely on reputation, but I could see us quite easily with a back four of;
Sagna Cahill Mertesacker Vermaelen
And for those would think that that centre-back pairing is too slow, bear in mind that we're parking FOUR gigantic balls right in front of goal. It'll be like trying to shoot through a 19th formal manor garden complete with hedge animals and hedge fences.
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Gouache painting of Rapunzel and Flynn relaxing in the forest
Rapunzel was excited! Freed from her tower and Mother Gothel, she and her friends were travelling back to the kingdom. Soon she would meet her true parents, the King and Queen.
This is the first part of that Rapunzel story I mentioned in this post. For the most part, it's the same story that turned up on that app a few months ago. However, it seems to be expanded somewhat.
(I'd like to apologize for the lack of quality. It was part of a large collection, so it wasn't the easiest book to scan. I'll try and copy the text below the pictures, in case anyone wants to read it.)
"I can't believe I'm the lost princess," said Rapunzel. "I don't know how to be a princess."
Flynn smiled and said, "You'll be a great princess. All you have to do is wear a huge, heavy crown…"
"Oh, my!" Rapunzel exclaimed.
"- though it's not a requirement," Flynn added quickly.
"Flynn, are you talking about - ?" Rapunzel started.
"You!" Flynn exclaimed. "I'm talking about all those amazing things you did when you left your tower in search of those floating lights."
"But I did all those things when I had long, magical hair!" Rapunzel exclaimed. "Now I can hardly stand up straight. I feel off-balance. I have no idea how to help anyone without magic."
Suddenly they heard a commotion behind them.
"Nobody move!" someone shouted. Several men were ready to attack! "Just hand over your horse!"
Flynn leaped into action, chasing the thieves.
"Rapunzel!" he shouted. "Run away, and don't look back!"
But Rapunzel did not run away. She ran right into the middle of the fray, trying to rescue Maximus.
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In 2009 the British photographer Araminta de Clermont made a set of portraits of high school seniors (locally known as matrics) in their prom night garb (locally known as matric balls). The subjects were all from the Cape Flats,...
Sunday, September 20th, 2009
"… Literacy rates in Sierra Leone are devastatingly low, just 29 per cent among women. One of the chief culprits, as the report indicates, is teenage pregnancy. About 12 per cent of girls have their first child...
Sunday, August 30th, 2009
In Ghana. From Explore.org