billiambabble

Dungeon modular fantasy cut-up card or paper printable downloadable RPG floor plan map things etc....

Long time, no post.

I keep typing the same stuff everywhere so here's some links:

The deviation:


The site:
Inked Adventures : Modular Dungeon Sections
(I'm still struggling with Word Press Themes)

The shop:
Sample Dungeon Pack on Lulu.com

EDIT: Also on sale at:
http : // bit.ly/freedungeonRPGDrivethru
http : // bit.ly/freedungeonRPGNow



Possible futures:
Rusty Axe Games

Job busy, life strange.  
Keep scrawling.
Love you all and happy mauls. Bb x

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V-Day and being underground ...
Happy Valentines 2010

Monsters like eating hearts, mwhahaha.
  


'Orrible mushy stuff, all that love.

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I always feel a bit sheepish coming on here when I still owe AstralsLibrary her story book illustrations. :-/  But I'll get there one day.  Remember that you're always a couple of lost weekends from a masterpiece.

I've been underground of late experimenting with retro-style dungeon floor plans and dungeon tiles.  (That, and actually trying to keep my normal job down, - damn reality can be such a pain!)
My temporary workshop can be found in a thread on   Mortis's Lost and the Damned Forum which is a brilliant place to visit if you're an ageing role-player, tabletop gamer or fantasy miniatures painter - I'm mainly the former.  There's some possible commercial applications for this type of art but I won't go into too much detail, in case I jinx everything.

Sorry if I keep missing messages here and there on DA.  If you want to be sure of getting a message to me, or just say to hi or RAAAH!, please feel free to email me at billiambabble@yahoo.co.uk .


Love and maulings,
Bllm. x  
12 Feb 2010

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I forget to mention that a while back that yet again my monsters were used by the National Self Harm Network (UK) for awareness publicity "Advice for young people" (pdf).
Although I've yet to upload to DA all the monsters I drew for the NSHN, some of them can be seen on my portfolio page: billiambabble.artworkfolio.com…

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Christmas?!?! - Merry Capitalmas

DECEMBER?!  When did that happen?!  I swear I get dropped into some sort of time shrinking black hole every few weeks.  Isn't December Roman for "The Tenth Month"? So it's really still just October, no wait, Oct = 8, it's really just the 8th month, so it's still only August.  Phew, that's a relief, for a moment I thought I was late with the Christmas shopping.  It's still Summer really.

It's awfully cold for Summer ...


Capitalmas is especially important to us Capitalists.  Although we celebrate the glory of Capitalism all year around, Capitalmas is a time when we all come to together in large shops and town centres and share the wealth of the year with shopkeepers of our local communities. It is a bonding experience, with people rushing about in sacrificial acts of selfless consumerism. *sighs happily*  It's your duty to celebrate Capitalmas!

Man, I'm broke!

The monsters are looking forward to a hearty meal of hamsters and kittens (its such a shame they can't eat children any more).

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Happy Monstrous Halloween and Update
- October, 23, 2009

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Edit: Enjoying DA's Portfolio feature - clumsy but effective. billiambabble.artworkfolio.com…
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Thought I'd post a Happy Halloween greeting before the stroboscope of time  means the date flashes by without me as so much as glancing at the calendar!   >>>> WHOOOOSH >>>>

Old Halloween stuff by me:

  
     

I tell the monsters not to answer the door to children at Halloween in case there's a misunderstanding about edible treats. CHOMP!


This place changes every time I log in - I can never find anything, especially the emoticons.  Okay, it's been a while, it always is.  I think grown-up life, job and a few completely random perpetual crises can cause a real dent in ones project output.

More monsters are on the way!  I had some good news that the NSHN wanted a few for a leaflet explaining the problems of self-harm to younger-young-adults, but things have gone a little quiet, so I'm wondering if my frivolous monsters were vetoed at the last minute, but we shall see.  I will post them here soon.

I'm still completing some illustrations for Astral's Nightmare Solution (see below) but as usual it requires more concentration than other work so I don't make much progress at the moment.  (Life really has been stupidly hectic of late but I'm still really embarrassed about how long it has taken)

Funnily enough, as I've mentioned below, I'm still finding the map and dungeon tile drawing very relaxing.  I hope to have a full set of basic colour corridors and doors on here soon.

I bought a new phone to access the net whilst being away from computers - a Nokia E63 - which for me is very swish (its the one that looks a bit like a Blackberry).  It won't let me log into Deviant Art!? How rubbish is that!  (And I do mean the mobile version of the site).

Does anyone else buy their own work?  I keep buying mugs and postcards as gifts, it's like opening a sweet shop so you can eat all the stock yourself.   Sweeties. Yum.


Hugs and gentle maulings.

Bb x

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Graph Paper Guilt (last edit: June 21, 2009)


I seem to find filling in squares on graph paper mildly therapeutic.  I think for me it's like knitting or crochet.  After a week of work I seem to be winding down by drawing maps and pleasing my inner 13 year old.
Dungeon floorplans in this collection: billiambabble.deviantart.com/g…

Unfortunately, then I start to feel guilty about not drawing my monsters - although one usually slips through when a last minute birthday card is required - more specifically the storybook illustrations need finishing. Some organisation and planning is needed!  I must finish these!  No, I really must ...

But the graph paper calls to me...  And work ... wretched work!  And people wanting all that conversation and people stuff. Pah!


If you have lots of money (and can afford shipping outside of USA, if not in the USA) where not buy a mug?  
  Go here to buy one: www.deviantart.com/print/56913…;

I've minimised profit to keep the price down.  Hurrah!
(Actually, that's a point.  Where does my money go?  *Goes off to investigate* )

Monster mugs for Monster Mochas!


Hugs and monster mauls,  Bb xx

Wha-?

Over 10,000 page views!?   When and how did that happen?
I guess if you hang around long enough and make enough friends.
The monsters will be pleased (although I still have trouble getting them to understand the internet - because they can't actually eat it or stomp around on it ...)
Ace!
Perhaps I should draw a picture to celebrate?
- The problem is that the monsters keep eating all the good ones ...

(Thankees!)

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Monster Mugs

My mugs arrived!  

I believe the experiment was a success!  
(Even if it costs me a fortune having them shipped from the States).  

The monsters approve and one of the smaller ones plans to move in to a mug next week.

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Update - another Saturday - mid to late April 09

Story book illustrations (rough work) : billiambabble.deviantart.com/a…

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Update
Late on a different Saturday - April

Although I'm still unsubscribed I wanted to see what one of my pictures on a mug would look like.  Anyone else tried selling prints on fridge magnets or books?

"Buy print"? How confusing is that? If you want to sell coasters and mugs?

billiambabble.deviantart.com/a…

EDIT: Three Monsters on a Mug www.deviantart.com/print/56913…

I think I'll buy one for myself and see what the quality is like (is that sad?)

I might add two other monsters to the same picture and then at least the design will wrap all the way around the mug.

Luv you all (friendly maulings) Bb xxx

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Saturday Morning, March 21st 2009

Okay, it's been so long now, it almost feels rude.  
I think they've changed the look of DA at least twice!

I've spent the last year trying to find a work-relationships-hobbies balance and have been scuppered on quite a few occasions.  I seem to be living in three different places, working absurdly strange hours and never quite getting to the right computer in the right frame of mind, so my on-line life still seems to be a bit all over the place.  

The odd doodle makes it's way through to the paper pad, mainly for greetings cards for friends but bigger projects keep falling by the wayside (dungeon floor plans and story book illustration). I hope to recover my on-line presence and get back in contact with people!

It's been too long,
Hugs and friendly maulings.