December 2013 Wallpaper: Nice Hat
Shaenon: For this December I wanted to draw something appropriately wintry. I’m also a big fan of illustrator Michael Whelan, who classed up so many issues of Omni magazine when I was a nerdy kid, and his awesome hats. Hence this month’s wallpaper.
As usual, if you make a donation in any amount to the Skin Horse Tip Jar, I will send you a link to the wallpaper. Each wallpaper a comes in two different aspect ratios (regular screen and widescreen) to fit most computer monitors, and in both Mac-friendly and PC-friendly orientations.
As a bonus, you’ll also get the classic fancy-pants wallpaper “La Science.”
Channing: I learn so much stuff about art and stuff from doing this strip with Shaenon. I mean, factual stuff about art. I still can’t draw or anything. Anyway, that really is a remarkable hat, isn’t it?
Hat monster!
Michael Whelan! I love you! 😀
Wow, mit a nize hat like dot, he mus’ be a real schmott guy!
XD
(TUNE: “That’s Amore”, Harry Warren & Jack Brooks)
When we see what’s on here,
Then the readers all cheer,
Hats adoring!
It’s an image of Tip,
And it’s really a trip!
Hats adoring!
It’s so cool!
Even has a tool!
Haberdashers rule!
Jaegermonsters drool!
Hats adoring!
Look at that!
Tip is where it’s at!
Drawn in nothing flat!
Shaenon drew a hat
That’s adoring!
It’s a wallpaper, see,
For your own home PC!
Hats adoring!
Sarge will send it to you
If you only come through
With some dough!
It will give you a screen
That’s so peachy and keen
And not boring!
For a dollar or three,
Then, you see, we can be
Hats adoring!
My book and art arrived gloriously unexpected Saturday, Double framing order went out Saturday night (never got around to framing the LAST KS).
The next decision – where to hang? Take to work or beg wall space from the missus?
I’m strongly reminded of The Snow Queen</i, though she didn’t have a hand in her hat. Or a cobra.
So much for tagging. Try http://www.amazon.com/The-Snow-Queen-Joan-Vinge/dp/0446676640/ref=pd_sim_b_1#reader_0446676640
Pretty sure this artist did covers to the novels “Winter Queen” and “Summer Queen”
Googled it. Yep. Also 90% of fantasy novels in the 90s.
Also Treesong beat me to this by 9 years