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Posted on 05/02/10 09:25:28 AM |
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Steve Caplin
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Challenge 286: Discworld
I was listening to a recording of part of Terry Pratchett's Discworld novel series, and was intrigued by his description of the world he has invented, summarised by Wikipedia as "a slightly convex disc (complete with edge-of-the-world drop-off and consequent waterfall) resting on the backs of four huge elephants which are in turn standing on the back of an enormous turtle". I've made the elephant and turtle construction for you. Can you build the flat earth to go on top? High res is here.  |
Posted on 05/02/10 09:28:43 AM |
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laddition
femme fatale Posts: 585 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 286: Discworld
Je ne sais absolument pas de quoi tu parles, Maitre Jedi..... Mais j'ai compris les grandes lignes, je vais me débrouiller! ^^  _________________ Mais je me connais, je lâcherais pas l'affaire.... Je vais piquer de grève comme on pique une colère... Plus têtue que tous les vieil homme et la mer... Pour que continue le combat ordinaire! |
Posted on 05/02/10 09:32:18 AM |
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Steve Caplin
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Re: Challenge 286: Discworld
Tu peux le lire içi: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discworld "Le Disque-monde est un monde plat et circulaire, complété par l’immense cataracte qui s’écoule de ses bords. Il est soutenu par quatre éléphants (Bérilia, Tubul, Ti-Phon l’Immense et Jérakine), eux-mêmes juchés sur la carapace de la Grande A’Tuin, une gigantesque tortue naviguant lentement dans le cosmos." Pour moi, tu dois construire le monde sur les éléphants! |
Posted on 05/02/10 09:35:54 AM |
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laddition
femme fatale Posts: 585 Reply |
Re: Challenge 286: Discworld
Thank you for help! I love this challenge! _________________ Mais je me connais, je lâcherais pas l'affaire.... Je vais piquer de grève comme on pique une colère... Plus têtue que tous les vieil homme et la mer... Pour que continue le combat ordinaire! |
Posted on 05/02/10 10:04:49 AM |
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josephine harvatt
Gag Gadgeteer Posts: 2603 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 286: Discworld
Co-incidentally I dreamed I was in Discworld last week - I even got to meet the Patrician (who sounds just like Jeremy Irons btw) - too much cheese at bedtime evidently. _________________ I'm not really bad - I just draw that way |
Posted on 05/02/10 10:33:16 AM |
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Gerard
Digital Dutchman Posts: 145 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 286: Discworld
The sooner, the better! I was to late last week! Maybe another one next week! Have a nice weekend all! Gerard 
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Posted on 05/02/10 1:04:45 PM |
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China
Surreal Sculptor Posts: 109 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 286: Discworld
Hi Ha Ha... Very interesting picture in this week. 
Maybe it's also funny work in this week. China _________________ Impossable is nothing |
Posted on 05/02/10 4:19:59 PM |
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josephine harvatt
Gag Gadgeteer Posts: 2603 Reply |
Re: Challenge 286: Discworld
Here you see the magnificent night time display of the aurora corealis as the magical field earths itself on the spire of the Cori Celesti, home of the Gods (otherwise known as "Dunmanifestin") The great turtle, A'tuin has just cocked its leg to allow the orbiting sun to pass and Death keeps a kindly watch on all. Sadly even Photoshop could not replicate octarine - the colour of magic - in the rimbow  _________________ I'm not really bad - I just draw that way |
Posted on 05/02/10 5:09:18 PM |
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GKB
Magical Montagist Posts: 3959 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 286: Discworld
Nice start Josephine. Now I wish I had read the Discworld books and then would I might have some idea of what to do for this week's Challenge. I suspect I might have to sit this one out again. _________________ Why is there only one word for ‘Thesaurus’? |
Posted on 05/02/10 6:56:46 PM |
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josephine harvatt
Gag Gadgeteer Posts: 2603 Reply |
Re: Challenge 286: Discworld
Make it up! _________________ I'm not really bad - I just draw that way |
Posted on 05/02/10 6:58:53 PM |
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josephine harvatt
Gag Gadgeteer Posts: 2603 Reply |
Re: Challenge 286: Discworld
Gerard, I love your Ankh - Morpork btw _________________ I'm not really bad - I just draw that way |
Posted on 05/02/10 7:37:00 PM |
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Sophie
Political Parodist Posts: 595 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 286: Discworld
Loved some of his books. He was delivering the Richard Dimbleby lecture on Monday of this week, part of which I watched. Hope I get the chance to have a go at this one. |
Posted on 06/02/10 10:46:40 AM |
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Gerard
Digital Dutchman Posts: 145 Reply |
Re: Challenge 286: Discworld
Hi Josephine, Thanks, however......... being a stupid dutchman, I just did not know what Steve is talking about. We don't know these books from Discworld so my PSDFC (photoshop Friday Challenge) is just a humble attempt to do what the master asks us to do!! PS being a dutchman, eating cheese is not so bad!! |
Posted on 06/02/10 12:37:55 PM |
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laddition
femme fatale Posts: 585 Reply |
Re: Challenge 286: Discworld
Hello! Here is mine! Have a good week, all!  _________________ Mais je me connais, je lâcherais pas l'affaire.... Je vais piquer de grève comme on pique une colère... Plus têtue que tous les vieil homme et la mer... Pour que continue le combat ordinaire! |
Posted on 06/02/10 3:59:43 PM |
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Ben Mills
Luminous Luminary Posts: 570 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 286: Discworld
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Posted on 06/02/10 4:46:06 PM |
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Jeepy
Modeleur Mystique Posts: 174 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 286: Discworld
I know, when it is not "the man" it's the aliens ... 
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Posted on 06/02/10 7:12:13 PM |
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brewell
Pixel Pentagrammarian Posts: 752 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 286: Discworld
I read some of the books many years ago. What stayed with me is Death speaks in italics.  _________________ I aim to give pause. |
Posted on 06/02/10 9:13:43 PM |
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josephine harvatt
Gag Gadgeteer Posts: 2603 Reply |
Re: Challenge 286: Discworld
Jeepy - ! _________________ I'm not really bad - I just draw that way |
Posted on 06/02/10 9:14:56 PM |
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josephine harvatt
Gag Gadgeteer Posts: 2603 Reply |
Re: Challenge 286: Discworld
Lovely curvature Brewell! _________________ I'm not really bad - I just draw that way |
Posted on 06/02/10 11:35:41 PM |
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Carlo Alessandro Della Valle
Compositore Eccellente Posts: 100 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 286: Discworld
Here is mine... Sorry Steve, I changed the turtle and the elephants... This is my perspective 
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