Photo Mosaics: Tahlvin and Brandee
March 1st, 2010
Warning: NSFW
snatched from S.B. and Gayl
And now it's Tahlvin and Brandee's turn to be examined. A little word of warning, a couple of the pictures are a little risqué, but these characters did start out in an erotica story so I had to incorporate a sample of that into their mosaics. There might also be a double-entendre thrown into the mix. Can you find it? 😉
I should explain that Tahlvin was born in Seattle back in 1900, at the tail end of the Klondike Gold Rush (during which Tavia, his mother, and Koryll, his father, got reacquainted). So, that's why the caption to the picture that I used as his birthplace is titled "Seattle – gateway to the Klondike". I thought a long time about using an actual photo of Seattle circa 1900, but Tahlvin has always struck me as being very modern (he readily adopts the fashion and customs of whatever era he's in) so I decided to go with the picture of present day Seattle instead.
THE RULES:
1. Answer each of the questions below using Flickr Search.
2. Copy the URL of your favorite photo into this site: bighugelabs.com/flickr/mosaic.php
3. Save and share
THE QUESTIONS:
1. First Name
2. Birthplace/Hometown
3. Favorite Food
4. Favorite Color
5. Favorite Weather
6. Favorite Drink
7. Dream Vacation
8. Favorite Dessert
9. Vocation/Career
10. One of the things I love most in the world
11. One Word That Describes Me
12. Something Else About Me
1. Dark Elf warrior, 2. Seattle – gateway to the Klondike, 3. Fugu Sashimi, 4. Black on Black Redux, 5. Isolated thunderstorm, 6. Un verre de brandy ?, 7. Russia, 8. Valrhona Bittersweet (70%) Chocolate, 9. mercenary, 10. my daughter, 11. Intense, 12. Handcuffs*
*About the handcuffs, Tahlvin likes to use them, not have them used on him (he was traumatized by this photo shoot)
1. brandy, 2. Seattle Subterranean Bus Tunnel, 3. clam chowder, 4. White tranquillity, 5. Snow Bird, 6. Tea, 7. Estes Park–Chalet, Snow, 8. Milkshake, 9. Curator's Eye: Maxfield Parrish, 10. being submissive, 11. quiet moments…, 12. Down The Rabbit Hole
Additional Notes:
Phew. I must say that, while Tahlvin's mosaic came together fairly easily, Brandee's was so hard! It was like pulling teeth. I have to say "quiet" certainly does describe her.
I have one other mosaic completed but I'm not sure I can show it yet without spoiling something. Putting it together was extremely helpful in rounding out a character that wasn't quite as detailed as I wanted. However, now I'm kind of scared of him. He's really damn dark and disturbing. Yikes!
Anyway, I'm not done with this exercise yet. But I'll be taking a break from it so that I can finish up some other projects. I want to get those behind me so that I can focus on The Monster and the Maiden more. After that, maybe I'll be able to show you the scary mosaic that I can't show you yet. 😉
4 Responses to “Photo Mosaics: Tahlvin and Brandee”
March 1st, 2010 at 1:02 pm
These were perfection! Knowing what I know about these two and their beginnings I think you couldn't have been more descriptive. And I think I picked out the double-entendre with #6 perhaps? LOL!
These two really are naughty and nice…
March 2nd, 2010 at 2:19 am
I was dying to see what you came up with for Tahlvin's name! That is so perfect!
Absolutely appropriate to use the suggestive photos for these two. And I love the way you focus on the dark images for Tahlvin and the white images for Brandee. Just beautiful and completely captures their personalities.
un verre de brandy….cracked me up!!
March 2nd, 2010 at 9:22 am
I find the idea brilliant :XO: A great way to get to know your own characters. Or the characters of other people 😀 I love how Tahlvin and Brandee complete each other (black vs white, handcuffs vs submissive, etc.).
I've tried it with some of my sims, and the exercise can be tricky sometimes. Favourite food in particular for me. I have imagined the general preferences of my sims, but nothing specific.
Funny thing is how I got influenced by my characters without realising it. Especially in the color tones: Aingeru's is vibrant, Amaya's is softer yet colorfull, Jools is all over the place (even has a pinch of glitter 😯 ), Eneko is much more toned down but warm and Lenne's (a sim I never posted pics of on Flickr) is grey and rather sad.
I'll check S.B. and Gayl's characters mosaics on my way out
March 2nd, 2010 at 10:08 am