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Well... they did a puzzle!

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T Tangaroa Tiki Socialite Joined: Apr 25, 2002 Posts: 1566	T Tangaroa Posted posted on Wed, Jul 20, 2005 4:27 PM Looks like they actually got this published! About 4 months ago I did this map of the US for our Uncle Sam character, and Springbok finally came out with it: http://www.springbok-puzzles.com/puzzles.php?op=pieces&pieces=60 Sorry for the low resolution - here's an earlier version I had done for them: Yeah - it's no great shakes - but I'm used to working on things that never see the light of day!
TC Tiki Chris Member London Joined: Mar 24, 2002 Posts: 1542	TC Tiki Chris Posted posted on Wed, Jul 20, 2005 4:30 PM congrats & nice tiki!
M MachTiki Tiki Socialite San Diego, CA Joined: Feb 16, 2004 Posts: 1369	M MachTiki Posted posted on Wed, Jul 20, 2005 4:48 PM Way to go Chris! Nice accomplishment!
JD Johnny Dollar Tiki Socialite Flyover, Missourah Joined: Oct 01, 2003 Posts: 3159	JD Johnny Dollar Posted posted on Wed, Jul 20, 2005 4:54 PM swell, tang, me likey!
H hanford_lemoore Tiki Socialite Tiki Central Joined: Mar 23, 2002 Posts: 1899	H hanford_lemoore Posted posted on Wed, Jul 20, 2005 5:12 PM Tang, That's great! Did you do that by hand, or on the computer? I was wondering if you (or anyone) knows of a good technique for creating noise like the kind you have behind Sam and Star's head in the upper-right of the map using photoshop? [ Edited by: hanford_lemoore 2005-07-20 17:13 ]
T Tiki-Kate Member Yucaipa, CA Joined: Sep 21, 2003 Posts: 1700	T Tiki-Kate Posted posted on Wed, Jul 20, 2005 6:20 PM Very nice. Is that a whale wrestling a giant squid above Maine?
PJ purple jade Member New Orleans Joined: Feb 19, 2003 Posts: 1450	PJ purple jade Posted posted on Wed, Jul 20, 2005 6:32 PM "That little girl looks like she's about to barf." JK! Good for you T.
H hewey Tiki Socialite Sydney, Australia Joined: Sep 14, 2004 Posts: 4283	H hewey Posted posted on Wed, Jul 20, 2005 7:48 PM Way to go. Congratulations
TSW The Sperm Whale Tiki Socialite Lakewood California Joined: Aug 23, 2004 Posts: 1553	TSW The Sperm Whale Posted posted on Wed, Jul 20, 2005 7:54 PM Congrats TANG- I really like the Sperm Whale that is cruising by the Hawaiian Islands!!! [ Edited by: The Sperm Whale 2005-07-20 19:55 ]
T Tangaroa Tiki Socialite Joined: Apr 25, 2002 Posts: 1566	T Tangaroa Posted posted on Thu, Jul 21, 2005 9:10 AM On 2005-07-20 17:12, hanford_lemoore wrote: Tang, That's great! Did you do that by hand, or on the computer? I was wondering if you (or anyone) knows of a good technique for creating noise like the kind you have behind Sam and Star's head in the upper-right of the map using photoshop? [ Edited by: hanford_lemoore 2005-07-20 17:13 ] I did it the pencils & inking by hand - color in Photoshop... I've been learning how to ink with a brush the old fashioned way lately. I was starting to feel that everything I was designing in Adobe Illustrator was getting really cold & dead. This seemed to help (especially with characters like these that don't have much life in them from the get go). As to the noise behind the heads - that's just a brush in Photoshop (actually, I think it's a default brush in Photoshop CS) - you just use it in a layer....
T Tangaroa Tiki Socialite Joined: Apr 25, 2002 Posts: 1566	T Tangaroa Posted posted on Thu, Jul 21, 2005 9:14 AM On 2005-07-20 19:54, The Sperm Whale wrote: Congrats TANG- I really like the Sperm Whale that is cruising by the Hawaiian Islands!!! [ Edited by: The Sperm Whale 2005-07-20 19:55 ] Actually - the Sperm Whale is fighting a squid up near Maine! I think the Hawaiian guy is more of a Blue Whale - but I had so little time to do this, I was just pulling the stuff outta my ass....
PPB polynesian posh boy Member Joined: Aug 26, 2004 Posts: 85	PPB polynesian posh boy Posted posted on Thu, Jul 21, 2005 10:54 AM I like the map. When it goes into production will the pieces be cut out for each state? Will I find it at the local Hallmark? Aspiring to be Corvarrubias?
T Tangaroa Tiki Socialite Joined: Apr 25, 2002 Posts: 1566	T Tangaroa Posted posted on Thu, Jul 21, 2005 10:59 AM On 2005-07-21 10:54, polynesian posh boy wrote: I like the map. When it goes into production will the pieces be cut out for each state? Will I find it at the local Hallmark? Aspiring to be Corvarrubias? Naaaaa - I'm no where near Corvarrubias - although I do like map making... http://www.christophermerritt.com/Maps.html The puzze is a 60 piece one - aimed at young kids I would imagine.... But they didn't tell me much about this project when they asked me to do it! Should be in Hallmark type stores soon.
STCB Sabu The Coconut Boy Tiki Socialite Carson, California Joined: Aug 20, 2002 Posts: 2807	STCB Sabu The Coconut Boy Posted posted on Thu, Jul 21, 2005 11:46 AM Tang! Congrats on the puzzle. Nice work. I loved those state puzzles when I was a kid. At least you've got your daughter's Christmas present handled now. I'm glad you went with the Alabama joke. I know that you were trying out various ideas but wanted to have something that the kids could relate to. You shared some of your preliminary sketches with me and I hope you won't mind if I share them with the TC folks. I think it gives valuable insight into how tough the artistic process is. Sabu
PJ purple jade Member New Orleans Joined: Feb 19, 2003 Posts: 1450	PJ purple jade Posted posted on Thu, Jul 21, 2005 11:55 AM On 2005-07-21 09:14, Tangaroa wrote: I think the Hawaiian guy is more of a Blue Whale - but I had so little time to do this, I was just pulling the stuff outta my ass.... Pulling a whale out of your ass sounds painful... but now I guess you have something to counter with when the wife complains about childbirth.
SDT Sweet Daddy Tiki Tiki Socialite Edmonton Joined: Jul 20, 2003 Posts: 1113	SDT Sweet Daddy Tiki Posted posted on Thu, Jul 21, 2005 12:12 PM The USA seems to be an island.
T Tangaroa Tiki Socialite Joined: Apr 25, 2002 Posts: 1566	T Tangaroa Posted posted on Thu, Jul 21, 2005 1:25 PM On 2005-07-21 12:12, Sweet Daddy Tiki wrote: The USA seems to be an island. Yes - all of the North American continents I was forced to remove... I still don't understand. On 2005-07-21 11:46, Sabu The Coconut Boy wrote: ...You shared some of your preliminary sketches with me and I hope you won't mind if I share them with the TC folks. I think it gives valuable insight into how tough the artistic process is. Sabu Sabu has now gotten me fired - I hope Tikibelle is ready for the 4 of us to move in. Nicole will learn to love those flaming pork skewers in wacky sauce or whatever they are....
SDT Sweet Daddy Tiki Tiki Socialite Edmonton Joined: Jul 20, 2003 Posts: 1113	SDT Sweet Daddy Tiki Posted posted on Thu, Jul 21, 2005 8:38 PM Canada appears to be a white void -- which is how most of the world sees us anyway, so it's no biggie. But poor Mexico... under all that water...

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