Katsucon 2016 2016-02-11
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Katsucon 2016 2016-02-11
I really hope that ink-spill is a digital overlay, and not a realsie
Wish I could be there! (I'm guessing this means no strip update for Friday, either. Ah well... hope the travels and weather and 'con are good for you, Paul!)
http://wapsisquare.com/comic/katsucon-2016/
Wish I could be there! (I'm guessing this means no strip update for Friday, either. Ah well... hope the travels and weather and 'con are good for you, Paul!)
http://wapsisquare.com/comic/katsucon-2016/
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Re: Katsucon 2016 2016-02-11
Time to shoot a horse...
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Re: Katsucon 2016 2016-02-11
Out of the Inkwell comes Koko the Clown...
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Re: Katsucon 2016 2016-02-11
Well, the bottle doesn't seem to have ink in it...Dave wrote:I really hope that ink-spill is a digital overlay, and not a realsie
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Re: Katsucon 2016 2016-02-11
I knew an engineer who, back in the day when technical drawings were done in ink, had a co-worker he was annoyed with who had just spent two days doing a very intricate view . . . when the victim went to lunch, the other guy went over to his board and (after checking the ink was dry) stuck down a sheet of MacTac (self-adhesive plastic sheeting - essentially very very wide scotch tape) on which he had poured ink, and had then varnished the ink so it looked like it was still wet. Then he artfully arranged an empty ink bottle tipped over at the top of the ink "spill" . . .
The victim nearly had a heart attack!
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The victim nearly had a heart attack!
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There was a variation of that done with large, expensive CRTs when such things were used, involving a sheet of adhesive plastic and some artfully drawn cracks and an impact spot. Apply, call in technician to fix complaining "Monitor scope's down"...FreeFlier wrote:I knew an engineer who, back in the day when technical drawings were done in ink, had a co-worker he was annoyed with who had just spent two days doing a very intricate view . . . when the victim went to lunch, the other guy went over to his board and (after checking the ink was dry) stuck down a sheet of MacTac (self-adhesive plastic sheeting - essentially very very wide scotch tape) on which he had poured ink, and had then varnished the ink so it looked like it was still wet. Then he artfully arranged an empty ink bottle tipped over at the top of the ink "spill" . . .
The victim nearly had a heart attack!
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I was on both sides of that trick at one time or another.
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They used to advertise things like that on the back pages of comic books--you were supposed to stick it on the TV screen and freak out your parents.Just Old Al wrote:There was a variation of that done with large, expensive CRTs when such things were used, involving a sheet of adhesive plastic and some artfully drawn cracks and an impact spot. Apply, call in technician to fix complaining "Monitor scope's down"...FreeFlier wrote:I knew an engineer who, back in the day when technical drawings were done in ink, had a co-worker he was annoyed with who had just spent two days doing a very intricate view . . . when the victim went to lunch, the other guy went over to his board and (after checking the ink was dry) stuck down a sheet of MacTac (self-adhesive plastic sheeting - essentially very very wide scotch tape) on which he had poured ink, and had then varnished the ink so it looked like it was still wet. Then he artfully arranged an empty ink bottle tipped over at the top of the ink "spill" . . .
The victim nearly had a heart attack!
--FreeFlier
I was on both sides of that trick at one time or another.
I didn't think Grandma could've saved my ass from them if I'd tried that.
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Re: Katsucon 2016 2016-02-11
Did that once to a co-workers photo of wife-unit. The picture was a decent glamour shot of the lady. Removed the photo from frame,laid a piece of clear plastic sheet over it, then proceeded to draw the obligatory scars, mustache, tattoos, and other bits. Once back in the frame, the effect was perfect. When he saw the photo the next day, he laughed and picked it up to rub what he figured was grease pencil from the glass. When it did not rub off, he became a tad agitated until we were able to convince him the photo really wasn't ruined. He did have a good laugh after.Just Old Al wrote:There was a variation of that done with large, expensive CRTs when such things were used, involving a sheet of adhesive plastic and some artfully drawn cracks and an impact spot. Apply, call in technician to fix complaining "Monitor scope's down"...FreeFlier wrote:I knew an engineer who, back in the day when technical drawings were done in ink, had a co-worker he was annoyed with who had just spent two days doing a very intricate view . . . when the victim went to lunch, the other guy went over to his board and (after checking the ink was dry) stuck down a sheet of MacTac (self-adhesive plastic sheeting - essentially very very wide scotch tape) on which he had poured ink, and had then varnished the ink so it looked like it was still wet. Then he artfully arranged an empty ink bottle tipped over at the top of the ink "spill" . . .
The victim nearly had a heart attack!
--FreeFlier
I was on both sides of that trick at one time or another.
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Re: Katsucon 2016 2016-02-11
Not any more!Jabberwonky wrote:Well, the bottle doesn't seem to have ink in it...Dave wrote:I really hope that ink-spill is a digital overlay, and not a realsie
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Re: Katsucon 2016 2016-02-11
I've seen them for windows, either car or home/business . . . the better ones were pretty convincing.Typeminer wrote:They used to advertise things like that on the back pages of comic books--you were supposed to stick it on the TV screen and freak out your parents. . . .Just Old Al wrote:There was a variation of that done with large, expensive CRTs when such things were used, involving a sheet of adhesive plastic and some artfully drawn cracks and an impact spot. Apply, call in technician to fix complaining "Monitor scope's down"...FreeFlier wrote:I knew an engineer who, back in the day when technical drawings were done in ink, had a co-worker he was annoyed with who had just spent two days doing a very intricate view . . . when the victim went to lunch, the other guy went over to his board and (after checking the ink was dry) stuck down a sheet of MacTac (self-adhesive plastic sheeting - essentially very very wide scotch tape) on which he had poured ink, and had then varnished the ink so it looked like it was still wet. Then he artfully arranged an empty ink bottle tipped over at the top of the ink "spill" . . .
The victim nearly had a heart attack!
I was on both sides of that trick at one time or another.
There were also fake bullet-holes for cars . . . I've also seen cars with real bullet-holes in them . . . admittedly, the holes were carefully placed to avoid anything important.
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Re: Katsucon 2016 2016-02-11
And, speaking for the very, very old, may I remind the rather more young of:Typeminer wrote:They used to advertise things like that on the back pages of comic books--you were supposed to stick it on the TV screen and freak out your parents.
I didn't think Grandma could've saved my ass from them if I'd tried that.
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[quote="Atomic"What? Winky Dink is in trouble? Grab your crayons, kids! He needs a Bridge/Tree/Door/etc.[/quote]
What? The cosplayers are in trouble? Grab your crayons, kids! They need some clothes!
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Re: Katsucon 2016 2016-02-11
It could be actual ink on an actual, but spoiled at the printer, print. Something that couldn't be sold so defacing it for this picture wouldn't be a great loss to mankind (or even to Wapsi fandom).
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Yeah, I think he's already sold the original.
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Re: Katsucon 2016 2016-02-11
Gee... I don't suppose it could be ... I dunno... a Xerox?!?
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I think what happened here is people saw Wapsi art and then they saw a potential for damage to said Wapsi art. And then there was a collective fit of panic that could basically be summed up as "OH NOEZ THE PRECIOUS ART HATH BEEN DEFACED!"Sgt. Howard wrote:Gee... I don't suppose it could be ... I dunno... a Xerox?!?
He's mister GlytchMeister, he's mister code
He's mister exploiter, he's mister ones and zeros
They call me GlytchMeister, whatever I touch
Starts to glitch in my clutch!
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He's mister exploiter, he's mister ones and zeros
They call me GlytchMeister, whatever I touch
Starts to glitch in my clutch!
I'm too much!
Re: Katsucon 2016 2016-02-11
Not everybody panicked . . . I presumed that either that was a copy, or that there was something else involved, like an overlay . . . Actually, I think I would have added the ink spill in the computer until it looked right, then printed the result and laid the props in place.GlytchMeister wrote:I think what happened here is people saw Wapsi art and then they saw a potential for damage to said Wapsi art. And then there was a collective fit of panic that could basically be summed up as "OH NOEZ THE PRECIOUS ART HATH BEEN DEFACED!"Sgt. Howard wrote:Gee... I don't suppose it could be ... I dunno... a Xerox?!?
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Re: Katsucon 2016 2016-02-11
Shadup youze guys; the schtoopid horsie spilt da ink, and dats dat...