affinity designer Weather houses

[Kasper-V]

I don't know where these ideas come from, nor why they pick on me. But there we are; more unsolicited nonsense made flesh (digitally speaking). Mostly vectors with a few Effects here and there.

First off: a mock-Tudor house, a style popular between the Wars, and the Lombardy poplars that were also all over the place. City gent in his working clothes and housewife in her posh frock.

 

Next, the balcony of Buck House (that's Buckingham Palace to you) with a warm sunny queen and a damp soggy king.

 

I have an idea or two more, which I'll post when I get round to them.

[Kasper-V]

Here's another one. For those who don't know, the English Civil War (the famous one; there were lots of others) began in 1642. Charles I was a Cavalier King and therefore had a small pointed beard, long flowing curls, a large, flat, flowing hat, and gay attire. The Roundheads, on the other hand, were clean-shaven and wore tall, conical hats, white ties, and sombre garments. Under these circumstances a Civil War was inevitable.
Quotes from 1066 And All That, W. C. Sellar and R. J. Yeatman, figures based on original illustrations by John Reynolds.

[jmwellborn]

@Kasper-V  Your Weather House 1642 is delightful.  I especially like your quote from 1066 And All That.  One of my all-time favorite books!   And the two characters are inspired!

[v_kyr]

The Buckingham Palace one can probably also be reworked easily into an former times "hellenic Acropolis" one, as you already have some antique good looking columns there.

[PaulEC]

I like them all, but the "1642" weather house is wonderful! It brings back memories of the stage version of "1066" at the Birmingham Rep Theatre. (Oliver Cromwell, always miserable, with "a wart on the end of his nose"!)

[Kasper-V]

47 minutes ago, jmwellborn said:

@Kasper-V  Your Weather House 1642 is delightful.  I especially like your quote from 1066 And All That.  One of my all-time favorite books!   And the two characters are inspired!

You're obviously a person of taste and discernment -- going by your choice of reading matter! Now to be fair, the characters were inspired by the original illustrator; I just coloured between the lines 😊

[Kasper-V]

16 minutes ago, v_kyr said:

The Buckingham Palace one can probably also be reworked easily into an former times "hellenic Acropolis" one, as you already have some antique good looking columns there.

The columns on the BP facade are only 19th century (and I left of the capitals!). But a Classical theme is something I might well have a go at -- thanks for the suggestion.

[Kasper-V]

'Left OFF'! After my next one I shall have to look up some typing tutorials!

[Kasper-V]

6 hours ago, PaulEC said:

It brings back memories of the stage version of "1066" at the Birmingham Rep Theatre.

Blimey, it's a long time since I saw that! 1969 or 70, when I was at Tech -- we had a Liberal Studies trip there. Yeah, happy memories; I'd already read the book, so I knew I'd enjoy it.

[jmwellborn]

On 9/13/2023 at 11:02 AM, Kasper-V said:

You're obviously a person of taste and discernment -- going by your choice of reading matter! Now to be fair, the characters were inspired by the original illustrator; I just coloured between the lines 😊

I have a copy from the Twenty-eighth Printing February 1970 with the original type and drawings.  I can attest to the fact that you did a whole lot more than just "colour between the lines" from the illustrations on p. 64.  You brought the characters alive! 

[Kasper-V]

1 hour ago, jmwellborn said:

I have a copy from the Twenty-eighth Printing February 1970 with the original type and drawings.  I can attest to the fact that you did a whole lot more than just "colour between the lines" from the illustrations on p. 64.  You brought the characters alive! 

Thank you! My draughtsmanship is not good, but I can usually make a passable copy; after that I start motoring. Mind you, Only the good results get posted here!

[Kasper-V]

@v_kyr, I took you at your word: yet another weather house! (Probably the last one for now.)

I found some 19th century illustrations of Greek characters online and copied/adapted them for Titania and Bottom. I don't know why the original chap had his hand under his cloak, but I've just realised it makes Bottom loook as though it's not just the ass's head he's got.

And the Technicolor decoration is in keeping with Classical Greek practice, as I was reminded when I looked up temple colours; i wanted something a bit more eye-catching than the sandy-grey we see today. I wasn't disappointed!

 

I was going to add the names in Greek caps, but it turns out that Titania & Bottom is . . . TITANIA and BOTTOM! (In modern Greek it would be MBOTTOM, before anyone points it out 😊 )

[v_kyr]

29 minutes ago, Kasper-V said:

... but it turns out that Titania & Bottom is . . . TITANIA and BOTTOM

Those seem to stem more from british, aka Shakespeare’s used namings ...

• https://britishfairies.wordpress.com/2018/09/30/who-is-titania/

... in Greek Mythology and in Greece she's named & called "Artemis - the goddess of the hunt" (Ἄρτεμις), so not the roman way as Diana or Shakespeare’s Titania !

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_of_Artemis

[Kasper-V]

1 hour ago, v_kyr said:

Those seem to stem more from british, aka Shakespeare’s used namings ...

Shakespeare was never one to let the facts get in the way of a good story! Of course in his time she'd have been in 16th century costume. I saw the Royal Shakespeare Company's wonderful 1994 production at Stratford, later made into a movie. The costumes were a curious mixture of classical, modern(ish) and a few in-betweens, and one of the Rude Mechanicals arrived on a bicycle! But I'm quite happy to put a Tudor fairy queen into a classical setting: if it was good enough for Will, it's good enough for me! (And at least I didn't try to give her wings 😊 )