Metropolis - Week 06 - The Book of Days

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This week's theme for my Book of Days was Metropolis.

I created this using GIMP 2.10.36.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

The master index for all of my entries is here.

"Metropolis 1" - Postcard

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This week's Our Midweek Muse theme was "Art Deco".

I created this using GIMP 2.10.36.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

"Elite Revelers Partying" - Postcard

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Metropolis is one of my favorite movies.

I created this using GIMP 2.10.24.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

"Eradication" - Postcard

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I created this using GIMP 2.10.24.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

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I know who you are
I know where you're coming from

Call Me - Blondie (from The Conjuring)


It's in your eyes lit up like fever
There in the corner of your smile

Night Lies -  Mating Ritual (feat. Lizzy Land)


They recommended euthanasia
For non-conformists everywhere

Wildest Dreams - Asia

"Metropolis Circles" - Postcard

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I made this postcard using the same images as this tag, which was my entry for this week's Tag Tuesday challenge Circles.

I created this using GIMP 2.10.12.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

"Metropolis Circles" - Tag

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This week's Tag Tuesday challenge was Circles.

I created this using GIMP 2.10.12.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

"Shut Up" - Postcard

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I created this using GIMP 2.10.8.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

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Nothing is as what it seems

Hymn For The Weekend (Then we'll shoot across the sky) - Coldplay

Beyond The Invisible - Enigma

Crash Into Reason - Tritonal Feat. Cristina Soto

Cherubic Hymn - Pavel Chesnokov

Silence - Beethoven 

"Metropolis Steampunk" - Postcard

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This week's Sunday Postcard Art challenge was "Steampunk."

This is one of my favorite themes, but I always struggle to create artwork for it. Once again, I've used the Maria robot from Metropolis. However, the gears and everything else in the background are new images that I haven't used before. One thing I'm trying to do for my artwork in the new year (2019) is to make use of images that I haven't used previously.

I created this using GIMP 2.10.8.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

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If you're interested in seeing parts of the movie Metropolis, I've provided some links that give some context to my art piece:

Metropolis - Maria montage to song Here She Comes by Bonnie Tyler

Metropolis - Freder fever and Evil Maria sequence

"Metropolis Steampunk" - Postcard

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This week's Take A Word challenge was "Steampunk."

I created this using GIMP 2.10.4.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

"Metropolis Steampunk" - Postcard

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This week's Sunday Postcard Art challenge was "Thinking Cap."

I created this using GIMP 2.8.22.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

"Metropolis" – ATC

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This week's Fun With ATCs challenge #91 was "Classic Films."

I created this in GIMP.

The images are from an Internet search.

The font is Metropolis.

"Steampunk Robot" - Postcard

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This is my second entry for this week’s Sunday Postcard Art challenge "Steampunk."

I always struggle with this theme, but I was determined to use a photograph that I found, of a replica of the Robot Maria/Hel from Metropolis, one of my favorite movies. The photograph is copyright Kay Shapero, 2006, and was taken at the 2006 Worldcon. I obtained her permission to use it. (Thank you again, Kay!) I altered the color slightly and applied the GIMP Script Conte (charcoal crayon) to it, to make it blend better with the other images.

The other vintage images are from Clipart ETC and an internet search. (See the right hand side of my blog for links.)

The font is codex.

"Steampunk" - Postcard

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This week’s Sunday Postcard Art challenge was "Steampunk" which is a theme I always struggle with.

The images are from the Smithsonian, Clipart ETC, and a vintage Metropolis poster. (See the right hand side of my blog for links.)

"Steampunk"

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This week’s Soartful challenge was “Steampunk.” The template was provided by the challenge site. I added a few images and experimented with the background colors and design. I still have a difficult time coming up with a good design for the steampunk theme.

"Metropolis" - Faces of a Femme Fatale

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This week’s Thank God It’s Friday challenge number 112 was “Faces of a Femme Fatale.” I used the ultimate Femme Fatale: Maria/Robot from Metropolis, one of my favorite movies. The words are from the song Here She Comes, which was featured in Giorgio Moroder's fantastic 1984 re-make. Sadly, I have just learned this is the final challenge on Sandy’s wonderful site. I will miss it.