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I use Xara in every one of the images to follow on this thread/gallery. But the non-motivational works also contain background renders and photos, so I'm not certain if this gallery belongs in Xara or non-Xara art.
It probably belongs in Non-Art.
Deal with it.
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Many thanks, oG.
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Both of these are really very good ~ and original, too! :cool:
Bob.
Maybe this should be a challenge OG?
It could be some sort of contest, yes.Quote:
Originally Posted by gwpriester
Should the quote be provided or invented/borrowed/stolen by the artist submitting the piece?
How many points do we give to the Xara embellishment? That is, do we think a piece is best because of the quote, the execution of the art, or both?
We could comment, for example: Out of a possible 20 (1-10 for the art, and then the quote), Mark gets 7 for the quote and 8 for the art. Also, the art part might be divided into the background beneath the text (for harmony/irony with the quote, technique, blah-blah) ad the choice of font.
Og, do you wish to PM me at home to briefly discuss? I'm not sure if I can or even should be a judge, because I intend on adding to this non-motivational gallery.
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OG It is entirely up to you how you want to handle this.
You last quote reminds me of how people hear song lyrics. Mary always through the Rolling Stones were singing, There ain't been no police in the barnyard, since my little red rooster's been gone.
G-
But I don't want to handle it! You're the one who put the bug in my ear!
Okay. Let's get some comments going and we'll work it out.
The modern term for mistaking an oblique phrase for something the listener was comfortable with (thus perverting the phrase) is called an Eggcorn.
Of the top of my head; The Long Kiss Goodnight, severely under-rated film with Sam Jackson and Geena Davis. Sam is singing to the radio and England Dan and John Ford Coley's "I'd really love to See you Tonight" is on.
Geena: No, it's a song about a relationship. It's not, "I'm not askin' for no linen. He's saying, "I'm not askin' for no live-in., not linen. What senses does linen make in the song??"
Jackson: "wtf..."
Other funny Eggcorns:
• When singers use backing tracks to sing less (or not at all) during a performance, they have to do what is called “lip singing”—mouthing the words without actually making sound.
• Old-timer’s disease is a terrible illness that affects people’s ability to think, remember, and control their behavior.
• A mute point is an issue that could be argued, but could also have very little consequence.
• To eardrop is to listen in on someone’s conversation.
Comedian Norm Crosby must have been the master of Eggcorns, that our malapropisms a terribly mangled metaphor:
"Someone has to put their foot down, and that foot is me."
"It's easier to catch flies with sugar than by being a snot."
" Wilt Chamberlain is an insulation to young people all over the world. Wherever he appears, after every game the kids give him a standing ovulation."
Hey, gang, all of the above is fertilizer for you mind. Get non-motivated real soon!
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In fact, if you like the above quote, why not out-do me? Get some great text and create a background. It could be a T-shirt, crumpled paper, whatever's appropriate to you. Google "freeware photo backgrounds".
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@ OG - Mondegreen: A word or phrase that results from a mishearing of something said or sung, from a mishearing of a line in the Scottish ballad The Bonnie Earl O' Moray: "They have slain the Earl O' Moray, / And laid him on the green" (misheard as “Lady Mondegreen”).
@ GB - That would be a Moot Point, I think.
Bob.
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Originally Posted by iamtheblues
Unless, of course, the adamant one in the argument is of bovine ain origin.
Then it would be a moo point.
That was a pun, not a malapropism.
Or a mixed metaphor.
Or funny.
So you in, Blues Brother?
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Not vengeful. Just informational. :)
-g
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99% of these posts are stock, royalty free (or just plain free) photos that I added text and a little shading to, in perspective. Perspective is the big trick to making a convincing prited saying that was never printed.
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Sad but true testimony to my current state of hearing (or non-hearing)
If the shoe fits, etc.
Well played, Og.Quote:
Originally Posted by gwpriester
There's a secret meaning to Gary's poster, somewhat like the Mason handshake.
Here's a clue for you all at home; who uses hair spray along with a comb?
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LOL!!!!
I couldn't help but notice the name of the jpg file! =D>
I do that kinda stuff, Ron. Thanks for noticing. I always wait until the end of Marvel films to see all the "Easter Eggs".
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