I drew this on my iPad today during staff meeting. I hope my boss doesn’t think I’m not paying attention. I feel like I’m actually more engaged with something keeping my creative side busy than I would be otherwise. I really made a point to draw without feeling the need to stay in the lines. If I needed a “line” I would just focus on that area with more scribbles.
This Buzz says, “Time to get the clippers out on those eyebrows.”
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Harry Potter Buzz? Requested special by my wife.
This Buzz says, “My chin spiral… it burns.”
I gave myself 5 minutes to see how many Buzz Lightyear variations I could come up with… here are the results (from top left to bottom right):
These Buzzes say, “Why not a Booty Buzz?”
This Buzz was created by dripping paint from Apple Barrel brand craft paint onto a paper plate. He looked really good at first but then he started to… change. If you’ll look closely you’ll see that all the parts are there… they’re just not where they belong. It was an experiment… a failed one.
This Buzz says, “Yes Master. I’ll get the brainzzzz. Yesss Master!” or “The look in my face let’s you know that I can actually feel how distorted I am.”
Camera 360
If this Buzz-a-day Project has taught me anything… it’s that I am not a sculptor.
This Buzz says, “The worst part is he only really finished my front side.” or “Can you tell my nose came off?”
This is my second Buzz Lightyear constructed inside the indie game, Minecraft. This time instead of using Alpha, where the blocks are provided instantly and are unlimited… I decided to build inside the Beta version where you have to fight for every little scrap you get. You also have to keep from being killed by monsters.
Why? The graphics are better. Smooth lighting. The option for changing out textures if I wanted… and it would enhance the world I play in.
Speaking of enhancement… funny story. I wanted to add some near his feet… to make it look all super awesome. It did look awesome… for about 3 seconds until the whole thing caught fire and burned to the ground. It’s build out of Wool you see, and apparently wool is flammable. Well thank God for Windows 7 and being able to restore the game file otherwise I may have pickaxed myself to death or let a cow eat me.
This Buzz says, “Ho, ho, ho. Green Giant.”
Here are a few more shots.
Camera 360
me, my foam, some scissors and a Elmer’s glue stick. Sometimes I just like jumping in with no plan and seeing where it goes. Eyebrows? Check. Cheesy grin? Check. Hands on hips, Check.
This Buzz says, “I’m like an Ogre… I have layers.” or “I seemed to have landed on a strange alien planet… a messy alien planet”.
We went out to Treasure Island beach so I figured it was time to experiment with any skills I may have as a sand castle crafter. I had three hours till sundown… so the moment we hit the beach I got to work. My tools? A square shovel, drywall mud knife, a couple of sticks and a plastic spoon. I also borrowed one of my kid’s straws because I’d seen a news report in the 80’s about sand castles and the artists were blowing away bits of sand with a straw. It turned out to be a huge help. An hour and a half later, this is what I came up with. Not bad for my first try… although sand is limiting… and so he has no neck.
I built him, shot him and then let the kids murder him.
This Buzz says, “I had a shorter life than a house fly!” or “Like sands through an hourglass…”
I’ve got 5 Buzz Lightyear projects in the works… but none of them were ready for today. So I grabbed a piece of white craft foam and a marker and to see if I could draw Buzz with one line… mistakes and all. Here is the product.
This Buzz says, “I’m a one-line kind of guy. I don’t know what that means either.”
Using an awesome free program called AndreaMosiac I took a stock photo of Buzz Lightyear and recreated it using almost all of the work that has been presented on this website. Yes, this is cheating.
This Buzz says, “We are The Buzz. Resistance is futile.”
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