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Monthly Archives: February 2011 - Page 5
Drawing Patterns
Posted by Discipulus
on February 8, 2011
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Buying Leather
Posted by Discipulus
on February 7, 2011
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The Esthetics of Horns
Posted by Discipulus
on February 6, 2011
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With decorative horns so often making their appearance as a merely comical (devilish) attribute one would sometimes forget the possibilities in form and shape such scalp extensions can grow to in nature and how, when combined with a well thought-out notion of direction, any of such forms could be able to bestow a mighty addition to some already conceptually strong outfits.
Even though humanoid horns are a sight, widespread throughout fantasy and gothic imagery, those succeeding with incorporating them into their own creations are often confronted with questions considering ‘the meaning’ behind wearing such addenda.
May the drive be a theriomorphic search for a suppressed animal nature or the desire to impersonate a sort of transcended being, the purely esthetical aspect of homegrown antlers is sufficiently challenging to me for having made the decision to incorporate distinctive forms of horns in each of my primary outfits for 2011.
The Faulty Edit Link
Posted by Discipulus
on February 5, 2011
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Granted, this issue is far from what I had envisioned blogging about when I decided to start this Gothic design blog, although it might generate a bit more traffic.
Those reading the comments on previous posts might have noticed the static word (Edit) appearing after each line of comment information.
Scrolling around other WordPress supported blogs running the zBench theme, I gathered this appears to be a common bug. The blogs not affected by this seem to be running a slightly older version of WordPress than the one I currently have installed. Because I didn’t manage to find a solution on the web I had a quick look at the code and it actually turned out to be quite the easy fix.
The function call for the administrator-only comment-edit link seems to be formatted for an earlier version of the WP script, using a slightly different set of arguments. Replacing <?php edit_comment_link(_e(‘(Edit)’,’zbench’),’ ‘,”) ?> on line 65 of the Theme Functions template, using the WP Theme Editor, by <?php edit_comment_link( __( ‘(Edit)’, ‘zbench’), ‘ ‘ ); ?> corrects this issue and makes the zBench edit-comment-link function the same way the link from the standard theme does.
Frankly, I have to say I am surprised to see so many blogs running with that blatant bug. Are so many blog-owners not able to devise this small fix themselfs; or do they just not notice or care enough to ask for support ?
The Gray Shirt Blouse
Posted by Discipulus
on February 4, 2011
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Sometimes, the best sketch can come together with the littlest amount of lines.
I knew I wanted to do something like this, and last week I found the perfect fabric for it. The finest light gray – almost aluminum shade – silk; the only roll left of its kind. Splendid, for you see, due to the addition of elasthan fibre to the weft yarn, the fabric was stretchy like jersey. Observing that was when it struck me; the gray shirt should actually be a blouse.
While I allready had the idea of the narrow pointed cuffs and collar, this fabric would enable me to slim down the waist, without having to cut open the pattern in the front. Thus, creating a blouse that can be pulled over the head and which takes on an elegant form, with only a minimal number of seams. Emphasizing that effect, whilst keeping the delicate material from overstretching are the large curved darts, strengthening the garment in the sides, like skeleton-fingers wrapped around the waist.
I was rather surprised how quickly this sketch came together. The forementioned concept copied itself to the sleeves, creating that classical, yet modernistic look I so yearn to accomplish.
Now, let’s just hope it all works out..
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