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Re: JSH's Art Rankings
« Reply #100 on: September 12, 2014, 12:47:14 pm »
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Inn at 182 is heresy imo.

Because it is above Bishop?

More seriously, Inn is one of the few pictures for which I think the Isotropic version is way better than the official version.
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Re: JSH's Art Rankings
« Reply #101 on: September 12, 2014, 12:59:26 pm »
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Inn at 182 is heresy imo.

Because it is above Bishop?

More seriously, Inn is one of the few pictures for which I think the Isotropic version is way better than the official version.

It's one of my favorite pieces of art in dominion.  I just really like the smooth tones/colors and the serene country scene.
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Re: JSH's Art Rankings
« Reply #102 on: September 12, 2014, 04:47:42 pm »
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The thing about Forge is, it looks like she's popping gems into the hilt. That doesn't work; they're rocks.
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Re: JSH's Art Rankings
« Reply #103 on: September 12, 2014, 09:24:06 pm »
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After this ranking, you wanna do a ranking of the left 10 pixels of the card art? :P

For the life of me; someone explain this to me
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Re: JSH's Art Rankings
« Reply #104 on: September 12, 2014, 10:05:11 pm »
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Contraband should be higher. The detail on that rug is amazing!! Surprised Embassy isn't lower. The art style is odd to me.

I, too, like the "stories" you are telling when you present your art rankings. Keep them coming!
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Re: JSH's Art Rankings
« Reply #105 on: September 12, 2014, 10:34:17 pm »
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Contraband should be higher. The detail on that rug is amazing!! Surprised Embassy isn't lower. The art style is odd to me.

I, too, like the "stories" you are telling when you present your art rankings. Keep them coming!

Yeah, Contraband has some amazing detail and is one of the few cards that doesn't have a wishy washy style. It's precise and looks pretty damn good, even if the subject matter isn't the most interesting.

EDIT: And the drapery! Maybe you don't know how hard that stuff is to do, especially with the detail on it.
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Re: JSH's Art Rankings
« Reply #106 on: September 13, 2014, 12:05:18 am »
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After this ranking, you wanna do a ranking of the left 10 pixels of the card art? :P

For the life of me; someone explain this to me

Playing with scheme on Goko playdominion requires that you memorize the very leftmost edge of every card in order to select the correct one. Also, I don't think you're using that idiom correctly.
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Re: JSH's Art Rankings
« Reply #107 on: September 13, 2014, 01:58:42 am »
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Playing with scheme on Goko playdominion requires that you memorize the very leftmost edge of every card in order to select the correct one. Also, I don't think you're using that idiom correctly.

Ahhh got the joke now. Also, it's not really an idiom per se—more like a common phrase used to get my point across. I could have easily said "For the life of me... someone explain this" or "For Pete's sake can someone explain this?" But putting 10 seconds worth of thought into a comment usually isn't worth it. Brevity is.
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Re: JSH's Art Rankings
« Reply #108 on: September 13, 2014, 02:54:04 am »
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Playing with scheme on Goko playdominion requires that you memorize the very leftmost edge of every card in order to select the correct one. Also, I don't think you're using that idiom correctly.

Ahhh got the joke now. Also, it's not really an idiom per se—more like a common phrase used to get my point across. I could have easily said "For the life of me... someone explain this" or "For Pete's sake can someone explain this?" But putting 10 seconds worth of thought into a comment usually isn't worth it. Brevity is.

It's an idiom... and you're still not using it quite right. Something like "For the life of me I can't figure out this joke" is more like how it's used. It's sort of like "If my life depended on it" (see e.g. here). I only mentioned it because I know that there are a fair number of non-native English speakers on the forum. A while ago, I pointed out that silverspawn kept using the acronym f.e. instead of e.g. which IIRC he appreciated. Just trying to be helpful, not annoying.
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Re: JSH's Art Rankings
« Reply #109 on: September 13, 2014, 04:21:51 am »
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CONCORDE: Idiom, sir?

Idiom!
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Re: JSH's Art Rankings
« Reply #110 on: September 13, 2014, 06:22:28 am »
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...I just noticed that a book on Sage's desk has a Dominion "D" logo on its cover.
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Re: JSH's Art Rankings
« Reply #111 on: September 13, 2014, 06:31:18 am »
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Embassy should be way lower, it's just a mess. I didn't even notice there were people on the art until now.
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Re: JSH's Art Rankings
« Reply #112 on: September 13, 2014, 10:37:05 am »
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180. Masterpiece
How pretentious could a request get?
Kelli wondered what she'd do.
She'd lie awake at night and fret.
Of what to draw, she had no clue.

A masterpiece does not come easy,
especially not so soon in life.
Why paint hers for a card so flimsy?
She peered off at her trusty knife.

She'd sabotage this masterpiece; she knew she had the gall.
What showed up on the final piece, no masterpiece at all.
179. Treasure Map
Matthias found himself quite pleased.
A map for finding gold!
He'd dreamt of such a boon received,
and gripped his pen of old.

With too much haste, he drew the map,
not pausing to consider
that shading would perturb some sap
and make him somewhat bitter.

Nonetheless, the map looks fine, maybe somewhat average.
True treasure lies in lust for dreams, or so goes some old adage.
178. Vault

Harry Potter'd made a mess;
the Room was burnt to cinder.
They cleaned it up, but he'd confess
it'd lost a certain splendor.

Thus the wizards' plans did start;
they'd seal the Room forever
inside a Muggle card game's art,
and none would be the wiser.

But this reviewer is not fooled; he sees the telltale sign.
Your magic can't fool JSH; just look at that one line!
177. Margrave

The Margrave sat upon his throne,
expression filled with swagger.
Nobody could hate this art;
he'd climbed the social ladder.

Perspective showed an awful truth;
the man was falling sideways!
If only he'd not placed his arms
upon the greatsword longways.

Upon his fall, the blade did meet his knee and leave a gash.
Infections spread and dulled his mind: when sitting, don't be rash.
176. Armory

The knight walked to the armory,
fresh from battle's training.
He gazed at all that he could see,
his wonder not refraining.

When entering a brave new world,
horrors may seem swell.
This man's course had just unfurled;
battle called his death knell.

Visually, the place did seem a place of noble treasure
But doom calls thee who taketh war an act of foolish leisure.

175. Torturer

Many men had given in;
his methods so efficient.
The torturer, with no true kin,
did lash until his arms bent.

He'd built a form that any Joe
would covet in his time
But none loved he who seemed a foe,
to him it seemed a crime.

The ladies all avoided him, and none came to his door.
All among them simply felt he'd only make them sore.
174. Council Room
Donald X was fuming mad;
the list was now dismissive.
"Council Room," he bellowed, "lad,"
"its crimes are simply massive."

Perspective was its greatest fart;
the chairs in disarray.
Matthias bungled up the art;
with this he got away.

And thus the misrank came to light, to this poet's contempt.
He'd made a terrible mistake, and hoped to soon repent.

 
173. Mountebank

The Mountebank did shimmer bright;
his clothes were somewhat vibrant.
Such bloom just didn't sit quite right;
I must bring down this tyrant.

The bottles look identical,
A clone brush clearly used.
Such laziness contemptible,
but please don't feel too bruised.

The overall effect does work, no matter if penned listlessly.
We've been peddled nonsense here, but it works thematically.

172. Soothsayer
The Soothsayer walked nervously,
her head in sunlight's way.
The pageant was at 2, you see;
her beauty could not sway.

She held her entry card aloft and walked into the room.
The Harem laughed, the Baker wept, and stares were multitude.
None could see her bravery, though weighty did it loom.
Though bald she hoped to prove herself, although the pageant crude.

Although she lost, the moral is, though some will laugh and jest,
just make your funds and curse at them; your pocket's looks are best.

171. Oracle
The oracle foresaw a sight;
she knew I would be weary.
To write these all in sonnet form
has made me somewhat dreary.

And so the next list may seem plain,
but do not feel distraught.
Art critique's a bit like rain,
With time, it will be forgot.

The oracle looks cooler than it deserves to be
Its simple style's a wonder; observe and you will see.
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Re: JSH's Art Rankings
« Reply #113 on: September 13, 2014, 10:49:12 am »
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poems?  This is the stuff legends are made of.
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Re: JSH's Art Rankings
« Reply #114 on: September 13, 2014, 11:07:53 am »
+1

Torturer: I always see a top hat being flipped off his head.

Oracle: I always see her doing a yoga pose and whatever is in front if her is actually her grotesquely long leg.
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Re: JSH's Art Rankings
« Reply #115 on: September 13, 2014, 11:48:10 am »
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This time we did send a poet :P

Interesting to see how the format of this experiment is evolving. Mad props to you, jsh.
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Re: JSH's Art Rankings
« Reply #116 on: September 13, 2014, 06:32:02 pm »
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To write these all in sonnet form
has made me somewhat dreary.

Objection!  None of these are sonnets true,
unless you use a bitter form obscure.
I pray my words you do not misconstrue
I only seek to foster sonnets pure. 

A sonnet's soul is more than just its rhyme,
its craft must count for more than sound and song.
It walks a measured pace, iambic time,
five feet each phrase to hold the rhythm strong.

Three quatrains we must have to fill the form,
a final couplet serves to close the verse*. 
A shorter piece leaves readers but lukewarm,
dissatisfied with writers far too terse.

Your effort bold and true I must applaud,
but sonnets these are not!  I name thee: fraud!

* There are forms that use a different structure, such as the Petrarchan sonnet with two quatrains and a sestet, but all the common forms still come out to 14 lines.
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Re: JSH's Art Rankings
« Reply #117 on: September 13, 2014, 06:56:17 pm »
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To write these all in sonnet form
has made me somewhat dreary.

Objection!  None of these are sonnets true,
unless you use a bitter form obscure.
I pray my words you do not misconstrue
I only seek to foster sonnets pure. 

A sonnet's soul is more than just its rhyme,
its craft must count for more than sound and song.
It walks a measured pace, iambic time,
five feet each phrase to hold the rhythm strong.

Three quatrains we must have to fill the form,
a final couplet serves to close the verse*. 
A shorter piece leaves readers but lukewarm,
dissatisfied with writers far too terse.

Your effort bold and true I must applaud,
but sonnets these are not!  I name thee: fraud!

* There are forms that use a different structure, such as the Petrarchan sonnet with two quatrains and a sestet, but all the common forms still come out to 14 lines.

Yes, I know.  I mean, I considered writing legitimate-length sonnets and painstakingly taking the time to make sure the meter was in order, but then I realized I was making a list of Dominion card art.  I am, indeed, a hack fraud though. 
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Re: JSH's Art Rankings
« Reply #118 on: September 18, 2014, 05:29:12 am »
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To write these all in sonnet form
has made me somewhat dreary.

Objection!  None of these are sonnets true,
unless you use a bitter form obscure.
I pray my words you do not misconstrue
I only seek to foster sonnets pure. 

A sonnet's soul is more than just its rhyme,
its craft must count for more than sound and song.
It walks a measured pace, iambic time,
five feet each phrase to hold the rhythm strong.

Three quatrains we must have to fill the form,
a final couplet serves to close the verse*. 
A shorter piece leaves readers but lukewarm,
dissatisfied with writers far too terse.

Your effort bold and true I must applaud,
but sonnets these are not!  I name thee: fraud!

* There are forms that use a different structure, such as the Petrarchan sonnet with two quatrains and a sestet, but all the common forms still come out to 14 lines.

Bravo!

Oh, and "bravo" to jsh357 for the original abriviated sonnets too!
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Re: JSH's Art Rankings
« Reply #119 on: September 21, 2014, 01:25:30 am »
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Don't care about the rankings, but I've enjoyed reading these descriptions.  I laughed hard at Embassy and Margrave.

I couldn't tell what was in the picture on the Oracle card until looking closely just now. I tended to see it as a golden jackal with the woman's arms being the jackal's ears. I still can't tell what that thing in front of her is.

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Re: JSH's Art Rankings
« Reply #120 on: September 21, 2014, 02:11:02 am »
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Don't care about the rankings, but I've enjoyed reading these descriptions.  I laughed hard at Embassy and Margrave.

I couldn't tell what was in the picture on the Oracle card until looking closely just now. I tended to see it as a golden jackal with the woman's arms being the jackal's ears. I still can't tell what that thing in front of her is.

An altar, I think?
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« Reply #121 on: September 21, 2014, 02:24:44 am »
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I couldn't tell what was in the picture on the Oracle card until looking closely just now. I tended to see it as a golden jackal with the woman's arms being the jackal's ears.

Yes, this is exactly what it looks like to me too!
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« Reply #122 on: September 21, 2014, 12:54:39 pm »
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Don't care about the rankings, but I've enjoyed reading these descriptions.  I laughed hard at Embassy and Margrave.

I couldn't tell what was in the picture on the Oracle card until looking closely just now. I tended to see it as a golden jackal with the woman's arms being the jackal's ears. I still can't tell what that thing in front of her is.

An altar, I think?

It's a bowl of hot coals. Like she's seeing the future in the fires, "Game of Thrones" style.
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« Reply #123 on: September 21, 2014, 03:18:44 pm »
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This is great. I can't believe there are still 173 to go !

The Masterpiece and Council Room ones were particularly funny.
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« Reply #124 on: September 21, 2014, 03:20:17 pm »
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i demand that you continue the list in a more serious fashion  >:(
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