Well, you don't say!

They're here!

Sat, 09 Dec 2006 17:48:02 GMT

Carcharias t-shirts for sale!

Click the respective links to purchase your shirt(s)
of choice, you'll be redirected to the online store.
(non-U.S. peoples, add this to your order)

Black Sails Ahead!

Kings, Queens, & Aces

Sea Royalty

The Accolade

ABOUT: In late 2005, two geniuses set forth to create a new clothing line that would be based on creative freedom, stepping away from the repetitive, inartistic approach that many get-rich quick clothing lines have adopted. Along the way they slayed Vietnamese centipedes, smited the naysayers, and even found the time to play the occasional game of backgammon. The artistic endeavor of Marcail Madorum and philanthropic guidance of Charles Stella, eventually led to the creation of Carcharias Clothing.

Carcharias was a rowdy child at first, refusing its original surname and coming to terms with it’s creators' media of choice -Marcail with her background and experience in graphic/webdesign, and Charles' background in painting/illustration. But ultimately, a happy conclusion was found through Marcail’s design power and Charles’ monetary endowments. Big endowments. Just ask him. He’ll tell you all about his big endowments.....

There's no quiet, sunny Florida retirement planned in Carcharias’s future! Expansion is the name of the game. Shirts, stickers, hoodies, pogs (yes this includes slammers), thong underwear, corporate backing, sailboats, cannons, and hostile takeovers. Who ever knew two art-school drop outs would end up with an empire more omnipresent than the Britain of yesteryear? Watch out my friends, or Charcharias may take a bite out of you.

X-posted. Sorry if you're seeing this twice!

Fri, 11 Aug 2006 08:49:20 GMT

As predicted, I have moved onto bigger and better things. Soon, I'm going to have a t-shirt line going. So.....if you haven't already, add Ex-Oh Multimedia on MySpace to stay updated with my designing endeavors.

So, who's going to order one? What size? I'm trying to
get an idea of how many/what sizes I'm going to need.

ATTENTION!

Wed, 29 Mar 2006 04:32:07 GMT

I have bigger and better things going on at the moment (I've even abandoned my personal livejournal). So for now, this place is just going to serve as an archive of sorts. If you're interested in my more important creative endeavors, please feel free to add my MySpace. I need to get the word out, as I'm going to be designing and selling my own t-shirts soonish, so hit that shit up and re-post those banners!

One Photoshop trick coming up!

Fri, 09 Dec 2005 21:58:41 GMT

I posted this over at immune the other day, and though you guys would appreciate this here. So.....here's a neat effect some crazy bastard and I came up with like four years ago. It really makes [almost] any photo awesome without doing much altering:

          001. Duplicate the original layer
          002. Set the new layer to "Overlay"
          003. "Desaturate" the original layer
          004. "Sharpen" the original layer
          005. Ta-Da!

The Disappearicons 50 Binge (part two)!/The Participants

Sun, 16 Oct 2005 18:28:57 GMT

disappearicons » Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance » Status: COMPLETED!
southsidesister » Bruce Springsteen » Status: COMPLETED!
faded_icons » Maroon 5 » Status: COMPLETED!
spookit » Lostprophets » Status: COMPLETED!
aye_cons » Rufus Wainwright » Status: COMPLETED!
letmenatalya » Charlotte Martin » Status: COMPLETED!
nolinesaredrawn » Tori Amos » Status: COMPLETED!
soul_taken » Christina Aguilera » Status: COMPLETED!
_excentric_ » Michael Jackson » Status: COMPLETED!
roboturner » Ville Valo » Status: COMPLETED!
batskull » Frank Iero of My Chemical Romance » Status: COMPLETED!
medusamadness » David Bowie » Status: COMPLETED!
esthetic_icons » Björk » Status: COMPLETED!
_sweetapathy » Coldplay » Status: COMPLETED!
euphoricons » Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails » Status: COMPLETED!
euphoricons » Terrorvision » Status: COMPLETED!
__wastedicons » Elvis Presley » Status: COMPLETED!
__1stpklosr » Linkin Park » Status: COMPLETED!
sidledplant » Natalie Imbruglia » Status: COMPLETED!
panorama_ » Kelly Clarkson » Status: COMPLETED!
elixir_icons » Blur » Status: COMPLETED!
butterflyishida » Green Day » Status: COMPLETED!
dwg » A Perfect Circle/The Tea Party » Status: COMPLETED!
martha_fans » Martha Wainwright » Status: COMPLETED!
acidic_icons » Michael Bublé » Status: COMPLETED!
feiticeiraicons » Fiona Apple » Status: COMPLETED!
lvlwing_icons » Miyavi » Status: COMPLETED!

p.s. - Good job everyone. Hope to see you guys for part three!

100 Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance!

Tue, 11 Oct 2005 04:08:44 GMT

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The Disappearicons 50 Binge (part two)!/Gerard Way

Thu, 06 Oct 2005 04:41:21 GMT

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The Disappearicons 50 Binge (part two)!

Wed, 05 Oct 2005 19:51:01 GMT

The Gameplan!:
001. Pick a band/musical artist that you plan on iconing. Please read through the comments and pick someone who hasn't been chosen. For example (so there's not any confusion): If someone choses to do Nine Inch Nails, then it's perfectly fine if someone wants to do just Trent Reznor. Make sense?

002. Copy and paste the following information, and post only that text in your comment (see my comment if you need an example):
<b>Band/Musical artist:</b> <b>What journal will the icons be posted at:</b> <b>Last Words?</b>

004. The deadline to sign up is October 13th.

005. Post your icons with the subject of "The Disappearicons 50 Binge (part two)!" by October 15th in your journal of choice! Please make the entry public!

006. When you're finished, reply to your initial comment, and I'll add you to the forthcoming "Completed!" entry.

007. Feel free to promote this in your icon journals and so on, we want as many people as possible to participate!

50 Christina Aguilera (featuring a few Justin Timberlakes for good measure)

Wed, 28 Sep 2005 07:31:47 GMT

50 Christina Aguilera!

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50 Miscellaneous Males!

Wed, 28 Sep 2005 05:26:21 GMT

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» 001: Jimmy Pop
» 002 - 003: Ville Valo
» 004 - 005: Justin Timberlake
» 007 - 013: Brad Pitt
» 014 - 027: Jake Gyllenhaal
» 028 - 050: Gerard Way

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The Disappearicons 50 Binge (Constantine)!

Mon, 01 Aug 2005 22:41:14 GMT

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Sign up for the The Disappearicons 50 Binge here!

Sun, 31 Jul 2005 22:03:57 GMT

The Gameplan!:
001. Pick a movie, like something that hasn't been chosen already!

002. Leave a comment, including the movie title, to let me know you're participating, so I can add you to the list. If the journal you'll be posting these in is different, please note that too.

003. Make 50 different icons from caps of the movie.

004. The deadline to sign up is August 3rd. I'll edit this entry with the list and cross everyone off as we go.

005. Post your icons (with the subject of "The Disappearicons 50 Binge!") by August 14th in your journal of choice! Please make the entry public!

006. Link me to the post, so I can update with your link here.....

The Participants!:
disappearicons » Constantine » Status: COMPLETED!
girlleastlikely » Girl, Interupted » Status: COMPLETED!
colorsdontgo » Closer » Status: Started!
faded_icons » Kingdom Of Heaven » Status: COMPLETED!
captured_icons » Harry Potter and the Soceror's Stone » Status: COMPLETED!
mylildementor » Matrix Revolutions » Status: Started!
lady_maethoriel » Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire » Status: Started!
_bloodyicons » Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith » Status: COMPLETED!
euphoricons » Bram Stoker's Dracula » Status: COMPLETED!
starsfell_icons » Alien: Resurrection » Status: COMPLETED!
_barlowgirl » Phantom of the Opera » Status: Started!
brasaremean » Star Wars: Attack of the Clones » Status: COMPLETED!
debonaireicons » A Cinderella Story » Status: COMPLETED!
barely_icons » Dogma » Status: Started!
disorderedmind » The Rocky Horror Picture Show » Status: Started!
hawlla_icons » But, I'm A Cheerleader » Status: COMPLETED!
nocturne_love » Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets » Status: COMPLETED!
aoimidori » Amélie » Status: COMPLETED!
allivya » Alice In Wonderland » Status: Started!
photographis » The Virgin Suicides » Status: COMPLETED!
_rentalcar » Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind » Status: Started!
here_after » Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers » Status: COMPLETED!
onlyafool » House Of Flying Daggers » Status: COMPLETED!
peasanticons » Edward Scissorhands » Status: COMPLETED!
colormered_cons » Finding Neverland » Status: COMPLETED!
last5 » Moulin Rouge » Status: COMPLETED!
lvlwing_icons » Hero » Status: COMPLETED!
cerri44 » Serenity » Status: COMPLETED!
delire » Fight Club » Status: COMPLETED!
_sweetapathy » Batman Begins » Status: COMPLETED!
dwg » The Cell » Status: COMPLETED!
hotsexicons » House Of 1000 Corpses » Status: Started!
amazedxgraphics » The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants » Status: COMPLETED!

Britney Spears (omgfinallyIknow)!

Mon, 25 Jul 2005 01:49:43 GMT

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EDIT://Original graphic behind the cut for reference.

PHOTOGRAPHY ENTRY 005

Mon, 06 Jun 2005 22:02:25 GMT

Subject: 3/5 members of From Heaven With A Gun
Title: Candids
Used For: Entertainment value/The second photo I am turning on for my "texture" project tomorrow.
Film Type: FujiFilm 400 Superia X-Tra
Scan Quality: Okay. Those bright glares on their faces are from the scanner, so excuse those.

Taken At: Same baseball field.....
Lighting: Same deal as last time.....
The Method To My Madness: N/A
Notes: I absolutely love these shots.

It's a nose ring, not a zit.....

And just in case, you missed the
introductory post: I developed the
film, and printed/developed each
photo by hand. The actual size
of the black and white's are 8"10".
These and the last batch posted,
were freshly printed earlier today :)

PHOTOGRAPHY ENTRY 004

Mon, 06 Jun 2005 20:58:33 GMT

Subject: Various subjects around Pittsburgh, PA
Title: Our project was called, "Pittsburgh: Someplace Special"
Used For: (see above)
Film Type: Kodak 400 TMax
Scan Quality: A lot better than I was expecting, as far as details go!

Taken At: (see above)
Lighting: Morning
The Method To My Madness: Random shots
Notes: Hope you enjoy them, as much as I did taking them.

My friend, Zach, who I met in psychology class last semester, and is in the photography class this term.
And as a side note, this was the first photo I took with my new camera. We were both checking out our
new toys and looked at each other, held the cameras up, and just snapped. That's why this photo owns.

Experimental Paris Hilton!

Mon, 06 Jun 2005 03:37:56 GMT

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PHOTOGRAPHY ENTRY 003

Sat, 04 Jun 2005 06:59:16 GMT

Subject: From Heaven With A Gun
Title: Candid/Miscalculated Shots
Used For: Entertainment value
Film Type: FujiFilm 400 Superia X-Tra
Scan Quality: Decent, considering even 300dpi doesn't do colour photos justice.

Taken At: Same baseball field.
Lighting: Same deal.
The Method To My Madness: N/A
Notes: Hahaha.....

And just to give you an exact idea of what I was working with, here's a proof sheet scan.

PHOTOGRAPHY ENTRY 002

Sat, 04 Jun 2005 03:17:20 GMT

Subject: Joe, Tim, and Sudor (from From Heaven With A Gun)
Title: 2005 Promotional Photos
Used For: Chosen by the band, to be on the official website/MySpace/etc.
Film Type: Kodak 400 TMax & FujiFilm 400 Superia X-Tra
Scan Quality: The b&w's scanned a lot better than the coloured ones.

Taken At: Baseball field, with a horizon line of trees and cars passing by in the background.
Lighting: Pitch black, with no street lights close enough to have an effect on anything. The only reason I saw where I was shooting, was with the help of the AF-assist (preview light) on my camera.
The Method To My Madness: Because it was pitch black, my subjects turned out nice and sharp with the background straight black. The light lines in the back are motion blurred cars, that were really far away. The car blurs are not in each shot, simply because they weren't any cars driving by for 2/5 members!
Notes: It was hard to get a serious photo out of these guys. Especially, since most of the time I was guesstimating the photo. But overall, these turned out a lot better than I anticipated. And please remember, these were taken for a band, so they're not going to be oozing with creativeness. They're meant to be very simple.

"Little background on Tim (photo two), he was the most difficult one to photograph out of everybody, every other second he was laughing or making an odd face.....so considering that situation, I thought that photo really captured his non-existant calm side. And considering the print quality, the details came out well with him, which is why I shot him so close." Plus psychology tells us that (unconsciously) people are more likely to prefer something (photos one & three), if the subject is reasonably attractive, so....ahem.

Unfortunately, Sudor's solo shots were taken right before my colour roll was up, but there is a b&w'd version here.

PHOTOGRAPHY ENTRY 001: Introduction (just to give all of your art-n00bs and idea of what I'm working

Sat, 04 Jun 2005 02:52:18 GMT

Well, it's been decided I'm going to post my photos here, instead of having a million journals all over the place. I've made an icon to coincide with the photography entries, that way you know what the nature of the posts are from now on. To everyone who's friends with me over at immune, just skip the first few entries, as you've already seen them!

Cameras:
Canon Rebel EOS XSN (35mm)
FujiFilm Finepix A210 (digital)

Film:
FujiFilm 400 Superia X-Tra (colour)
Ilford 400 HP5 Plus (black and white)
Kodak 400 TMax (black and white)

Printing Paper:
8"x10" Kodak Polycontrast IV RC (F-Glossy)

Information:
All black and white film is developed and then printed individualy by yours truly

Tutorial by campbell_soup, using a few textures of mine.

Fri, 03 Jun 2005 19:50:33 GMT

The lovely campbell_soup has made a tutorial using a few of my textures, which can be found right here. Show some love and go check it out!

Disappearicons review!

Sun, 15 May 2005 19:37:30 GMT

Click here to read the review by aery, over at theimc!

Angelina Jolie (Round I = Lots more to come)

Mon, 09 May 2005 04:20:09 GMT

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Holla' (orli_stillness award)

Sun, 08 May 2005 05:28:55 GMT

I don't enter these often, so humour me.
orli_stillness (Challenge No. 27)

Björk, The Boondock Saints, and Orlando Bloom (these have been sitting on my computer forever)

Sun, 01 May 2005 06:46:22 GMT

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36 Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails) & 5 Rurik (made from my IMAD banner)

Mon, 04 Apr 2005 07:37:44 GMT

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Chris from Rurik

I had way too much fun making variations for each icon, so expect some more Trent icons very soon.
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