I couldn't find a physical Hammerite Holy Book.. So I made one

Tannar on 6/7/2015 at 14:43

Quote Posted by Tilghan

I tried to make it look as authentic as possible with the hand done stitching and the parchment paper. It might not come through because my handwriting isn't very good, but I actually did use a quill pen for the text. I grabbed a cheap cartridge based one from a hobby store.

Ah, sorry, I hadn't expanded the image to full size and couldn't tell that you had used a quill pen until I did. Yes, that looks pretty good. There are a couple of simple techniques that would make that stand out a bit more, if you're interested.

bikerdude on 6/7/2015 at 19:43

Quote Posted by Tilghan

I'm open to suggestions. If you've got ideas on how to improve instead of detracting statements, I'd love to hear them.

Dont bother, ZB is one the resident <strike>trolls</strike> dick's.

Regarding the book, the paper and fonts(where they hand written) are quite good. The only issue is the cover, what you could have done was used thicker leather keepo the shape closer the older book binding style. And after cutting a nice sharp letter 'T' bonded the cover the thin card/thick paper backing.

A (https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=handmade,+book,+medieval&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=fd2aVbvRMMnaU8CmgKgP&ved=0CCQQsAQ&biw=1680&bih=905) google search showed a few nice books, like this one -

Inline Image:

https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7717/17089271995_ab50f7f5be_b.jpg

And this one which is closer to the style I think you were aiming for -

Inline Image:

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41iDdo2B-RL.jpg

ZylonBane on 7/7/2015 at 02:27

Quote Posted by bikerdude

Dont bother, ZB is one the resident <strike>trolls</strike> dick's.

I is one the dick's what?

Fallen+Keeper on 8/7/2015 at 17:27

Quote Posted by bikerdude

Dont bother, ZB is one the resident <strike>trolls</strike> dick's.

ZB might never land a job in the diplomatic corps, but come on, at least he expressed something many of us really thought. At least I hope so, because it's really sad to see a group of people showering with praises a medicore work just because "TTLG is awesome like that".

AntiMatter_16 on 16/7/2015 at 07:52

I think the project idea is pretty awesome, even if the execution leaves something to be desired for some. It's certainly better than I could do. And I kinda want a compilation of hammer texts now. I'd also like to point out that art typically grows out of a supportive, rather than critical, environment. Anyhow, thanks for posting. ^_^

ZB tends to be harsh in his evaluations, but I'd like to think that somewhere past the hard candy coating, is a soft marshmallow center.