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order_of_chaosTeaching myself calligraphy. Words, beautiful words, and squiggles.
Not all that much to share, because I often practise by doing people's names and giving them away, and I've yet to do a proper project for myself.
I like this one, though 'twas but random practice on a convenient piece of newspaper.
The "& Loki" after the "Doom" is a side-effect of reading Avengers-fic.
Hitch-hiker's Guide.
There exist people who don't instantly recognise the phrase beware of the leopard. Who knew?
A few last doodles.
Not all that much to share, because I often practise by doing people's names and giving them away, and I've yet to do a proper project for myself.
I like this one, though 'twas but random practice on a convenient piece of newspaper.
The "& Loki" after the "Doom" is a side-effect of reading Avengers-fic.
Hitch-hiker's Guide.
There exist people who don't instantly recognise the phrase beware of the leopard. Who knew?
A few last doodles.
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Date: 2013-01-12 03:39 am (UTC)p.s. I DON'T KNOW "BEWARE OF THE LEOPARD"???
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Date: 2013-01-12 04:18 am (UTC)Relevant background information: Arthur Dent's house is due to be demolished to make way for a new bypass. (Rather like the Earth, though they don't know that yet.) He only just found this out. There are bulldozers.
“But the plans were on display …”
“On display? I eventually had to go down to the cellar to find them.”
“That’s the display department.”
“With a flashlight.”
“Ah, well, the lights had probably gone.”
“So had the stairs.”
“But look, you found the notice, didn’t you?”
“Yes,” said Arthur, “yes I did. It was on display in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying ‘Beware of the Leopard.”