FREE Fairy Art and Buttons
Dave Nalle
We've just added some new free features on the Faerie Lands Forlorn site.
The first item is a collection of classic illustrations by Arthur Rackham
painted for Christina Rossetti's Goblin Fair. These are exceptional,
large-size pictures in full-color JPG format. Rackham was the grandfather
of all fairy illustrators and is still imitated today by artists like
Froud and Hague.
In addition, we've put a set of special buttons on the site. These
buttons feature various fairy images in a coin-like format, excellent for
use for links on websites or other purposes. We'll be adding more of
these buttons in the next few days.
This is just the start of the growing free and shareware section on the
site. Look for some new fonts and more images soon, as well as a
comprehensive guide to fairy-related links.
The site is at: http://www.ragnarokpress.com/faerie
Dave
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Michael M. Eilers
In article <60ks4u$h...@bgtnsc02.worldnet.att.net>, gra...@ccsi.com (Dave
Nalle) wrote:
> We've just added some new free features on the Faerie Lands Forlorn site.
> The first item is a collection of classic illustrations by Arthur Rackham
> painted for Christina Rossetti's Goblin Fair. These are exceptional,
> large-size pictures in full-color JPG format. Rackham was the grandfather
> of all fairy illustrators and is still imitated today by artists like
> Froud and Hague.
I feel I can safely speak for other graphic artists as well as myself in
saying that fairy art, and its well-respected cousins of natual landscapes
and fantasy illustrations are in exceptionally high demand among the
graphic arts today. Faries, Sylphs and especially woodland critters of any
variety (especially with deep, glossy eyes) are very much the cutting
edge--collectively, we of the graphic arts thank you for such an effort
and sacrifice, and for taking the time to share the news with us.
> In addition, we've put a set of special buttons on the site. These
> buttons feature various fairy images in a coin-like format, excellent for
> use for links on websites or other purposes. We'll be adding more of
> these buttons in the next few days.
Now I indeed have the resouce of my dreams for that latest
fuzzy-wuzzy-bunny and wistful troll web banner. Well done, and bravo.
michael
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"I will never again look at an Apple design and not think, 'Power [Computing] would have had this 4 months ago for $1,000 less.'"
--Steve Fuchs, programmer, Apple user since 1986
"Are the gods imaginary companions to console you for the possbility of dying?"
--Greg Bear, _Eternity_
Michael M. Eilers * Fearful Symmetry Designs
Dave Nalle
In article <eilersm-2809...@phx-1-5.psn.net>,
eil...@psn-remove.net (Michael M. Eilers) wrote:
> In article <60ks4u$h...@bgtnsc02.worldnet.att.net>, gra...@ccsi.com (Dave
> Nalle) wrote:
>
> > We've just added some new free features on the Faerie Lands Forlorn site.
> > The first item is a collection of classic illustrations by Arthur Rackham
> > painted for Christina Rossetti's Goblin Fair. These are exceptional,
> > large-size pictures in full-color JPG format. Rackham was the grandfather
> > of all fairy illustrators and is still imitated today by artists like
> > Froud and Hague.
>
> I feel I can safely speak for other graphic artists as well as myself in
> saying that fairy art, and its well-respected cousins of natual landscapes
> and fantasy illustrations are in exceptionally high demand among the
> graphic arts today. Faries, Sylphs and especially woodland critters of any
> variety (especially with deep, glossy eyes) are very much the cutting
> edge--collectively, we of the graphic arts thank you for such an effort
> and sacrifice, and for taking the time to share the news with us.
I realize you're being sarcastic, but your comments show that you know very
little about the history of fairy lore and fairy tales. Traditional fairy
tales and fairy characters are extremely dark in character and are not at
all of the 'fuzzy wuzzy' character you describe. They are about the fear
of the unknown, the fear of nature and the desperate attempts of
relatively primitive societies to explain the world around them.
Before you take all fairy theme material and shove it into the ash-heap of
over commercialized pap, take a little time to look at the real thing.
Our site isn't as dark as it could be, but we'll be adding more of that
sort of material fairly soon.
Why not stop by the site and get an idea what I'm talking about. The
sample art from Goblin Fair ought to give you a good idea how different
the real thing is from your all-too-common perception.
The URL is http://www.ragnarokpress.com/faerie
Dave
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I write both as an individual and as a company representative
Scriptorium Fonts & Graphic Arts:http://ragnarokpress.com/scriptorium
Ysgarth RPG Site: http://www.ragnarokpress.com/ragnarok/ysgarth
Michael M. Eilers
In article
<graball-0510...@97.austin-001.tx.dial-access.att.net>,
gra...@ccsi.com (Dave Nalle) wrote:
> Before you take all fairy theme material and shove it into the ash-heap of
> over commercialized pap, take a little time to look at the real thing.
> Our site isn't as dark as it could be, but we'll be adding more of that
> sort of material fairly soon.
I don't care if your faries are as dark as the interior of Satan's
bunghole. Before, I was being sarcastic as a kind way to indicate that
your posting was inappropriate and misplaced; now I'm just being rude to
make my point, because you obviously did not take the hint. If you don't
have anything to say about Macintosh-specific graphics issues, then take
your wee woodland critters and shove off.
Fucking faries.
michael
--
"I will never again look at an Apple design and not think, 'Power [Computing] would have had this 4 months ago for $1,000 less.'"
--Steve Fuchs, programmer, Apple user since 1986
"Are the gods imaginary companions to console you for the possbility of dying?"
--Greg Bear, _Eternity_
Michael M. Eilers * Fearful Symmetry Designs * PowerCenter Pro 240 user