Thursday, June 30, 2011

My Master Plans (MSPaint edition)

Here are my "Master Plans". For the record, I don't expect anybody to understand these designs--at all--if they haven't seen 12oz Mouse. If you have, however, you'll recognize them all immediately.

The large clock I'm going to make is going to test my patience, as I am not an artist at all. But it should be fun.

The size is 2x2'. It is going to depict the number of scene's at Rhoda's bar. Rhoda is going to dominate the upper part of the image, her hands will be the hands of the clock, and several characters will be painted below.

The green bars are 8" cold cathodes and the purple bars are 12" cathodes that will be on the front, but hidden by hoods that I plan to craft out of the air duct.


The next clock is the one I really wanted to do before I convinced myself the above idea was way cooler. This clock has become a major part of my life, and I can't go anywhere without seeing the number 2:22. If I'm on the bus and my stop comes up at 2:22, I'll ride that thing until I see 2:23. The transition from 2:22 - 2:23 is beautiful and reminds me that things are never as bad as they seem.

Anyway, here it is. The clock---The motivation for this all.
^ The purple dots will be UV LED lights driven by batteries on the back of the clock. The red 2:22s are sort of my artistic twist on 'the clock'. At night, they will light up bright red as they'll be done with phosphorescent paint.

Lastly, is the clock that's going to test my knowledge in circuits. It's the stars.. the asprind stars.. They'll also be lit up --- between 12-20 yellow LEDs on a black/gray background.

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