Today's Cosplay of the Day features a bit of a funny outfit, mainly because the character being cosplayed is pretty funny. Let's give a warm welcome to Vectord, Gru's nemesis from 'Despicable Me.' Vector is a villain who's got funding, an abundance of confidence and lots of gadgets to get the jump done. Despite his goofy appearance and boastful ways, he's actually very capable and even managed to steal the Pyramids of Giza. Despite his intelligence and tenacity, he was eventually outsmarted by Gru and was even duped by robotic cookies. Here is Shari81, a cosplayer from Germany, with her take on a Vector costume. She may not come with a Squid Launcher, but we think it's awesome that she's included Vector's little man paunch and nose. We've definitely got to find some track suits like the one she's wearing, because this outfit looks so goofy, yet also so good that we can just imagine her traipsing around Comic-Cons yelling, "OH YEAH!" Take a look at some more of Shari's work on her deviantART page.

You'll find a ton of outfits dating back from 2005, as well as a handful of great modeling shots. Do you have cosplay photos you would like to submit for consideration? E-mail to staff [at] screencrush [dot] com!Vast canyons are awe inspiring. They thwart quests, halt armies, and tell the tale of vast cataclysms from times past. In this quick tutorial I’ll outline how to draw a canyon on your fantasy map. In this case I’ve drawn it in pencil on paper (I was feeling like going old school and tactile for this one) but the same tips apply if you’re using digital techniques. mesh office chair headrest Drawing hills on a map can be a challenge. table and chair rentals rochester mnUnlike forests and mountains, there aren’t really any hard edges. tables and chairs licence manchester city council

On a line art map that causes some difficulty. Even when you add in light, shade, and colour, it’s not obvious how best to represent hills. Here’s four different styles that you can use as a basis to draw hills on your map. It’s really easy to draw trees on a map and make them look pretty. It’s also really easy to get close, decide they look rubbish, and stop. Here’s a quick method for drawing a Middle Earth style forest on a map. I wanted to map a wizard’s tower with a twist – somewhere a mage with a little bit of a steampunk leaning could hide out and experiment. folding chairs for sale in trinidadWhat would such a mage need? buy aeron chair ukA good cover story, and a source of power. nilkamal plastic chair set price

Well, mills are the heavy industry of the medieval era – and if you’re milling flour you have power to spare. So – the hook of the map was a wizard’s tower in a water powered mill. What would a fantasy world be without castles, turrets, and battlements? Sneaking over the walls in the dark, holding the crenellations from a horde of orcs, or landing on a turret on griffon-back – the castle wall is a staple of fantasy gaming. Here’s the steps I take when drawing a castle wall. Sabaa Tahir had a good year. She released her debut novel An Ember in the Ashes, became a New York Times bestselling author, and got the Amazon best YA novel of the year. I had the great pleasure of creating the maps for the novel. I’ve written about the process behind creating the world map. In this article I’m going to cover the process behind illustrating Blackcliff Military Academy. Blackcliff Academy lies at the crux of the story. It is the training ground of the Masks, a sinister force in the book, and one that must be infiltrated.

I won’t go further (so no spoilers), but the different locations in the academy are quite important – as is the secret stairway. The key to a good map is the information it presents. As soon as you’ve done the line drawing on a map, it should be perfectly possible to pick it up and use it. Everything after that point is polish to make it pretty. But polish matters, especially when you’re trying to set the scene. Here’s how to take a simple map on a white background and turn it into an aged paper handout. Mountains are a defining piece of any world map. They are the largest features after the coastlines, they determine the borders of countries, and the obstacles adventurers must overcome. They are the home of lost treasures, dragons, and giants – as far from civilization as its possible to be. It can be hard to convey the majesty and scale of mountains in a top down map. It’s a little easier if you can use shade, but even with lines alone, you can show the height of a mountain range.

I’ve always wanted a tablet I could use for illustration. I bought the second generation iPad, hoping it would do the trick. I picked up all the art apps, and a range of styluses – from the Adonit Jot Touch Pro (my thoughts here), to 53’s Pencil – with 53’s Paper. Paper was by far the best app for the iPad, because it threw precision out the window, and accepted what the iPad is – a sketchpad rather than a professional illustration tool. When I saw the iPad Pro come out, I was skeptical. 15 minutes trying it out in the store had me intrigued – so last weekend I picked it up. I was more than a little nervous. At $949 for the 128Gb iPad Pro, and $99 for the Apple Pencil – this could be a very expensive paper weight. After a week I’m hooked. This, finally, is the device that makes drawing on a tablet painless.4 Of Diamonds certainly stepped up their game and shone on tonight's (November 5) X Factor. Maybe it was the fact that it was Girlbands v Boybands week on the show, but the four-piece girl group certainly went down well with the judges.

They sang a cover of Wilson Phillips's 'Hold On', leading to both Nicole Scherzinger and Simon Cowell complimenting mentor Louis Walsh on the song choice. Related: X Factor 2016 Girlband vs Boyband Week live blog: All the popgroup madness as it happened "I loved that song, you really truly shined," Nicole said. "I feel this was a turning point." She also described it as "naturally classy". Sharon Osbourne said it was "one of my favourite songs", adding: "It reminds me of the movie Bridesmaids. A girlband classic, we loved @FourOfDiamonds_ take on Wilson Phillips' Hold On. — The X Factor (@TheXFactor) November 5, 2016 Related: The X Factor 2016: The Girlband vs Boyband song list is here and Honey G's choice is too perfect "I feel you blending as a group and getting easy and easy each week." "Louis, great song choice," Simon said. "It was the best performance on the live shows. If you portray confidence people believe in you. With the perfect song choice you've got a shot."