Masthead #18 – GODZILLA!
Guess what? This will be the last masthead of its kind. Why? Because tomorrow the site will have a new look and will feature an Even! Larger! Masthead! And wider columns so that I can post Even! Wider! Photos! Are you excited? Because I am! (Jason: Whatever. Looks good.)
This masthead was a blast to make, mostly because I kept yelling out loud: “GodZILLA!!!” I originally thought Godzilla’s skin could be made of pickles, but 1) realized this was beyond my capabilities and 2) his skin is already green and pebbly and pickle-looking. So I decided to have him carry a jar of pickles on his rampage through Clipart City instead. And the dime’s head was supposed to be on a crowd of people, but I couldn’t get it to look realistic, so I decided to have just one (with a totally realistic, shocked expression).
The font is called “Evil of Frankenstein” from Dafont. The background is one of the default patterns in Photoshop (stained glass, I believe).
Some of you have asked about my clip art library, and after much searching, I’ve narrowed down my resources to two places. I get the majority of my clip art from Microsoft’s free clip gallery (get them online, not from Word’s crappy default library). The rest I get from Clipart Connection. I pay $35 for a one-year subscription and can download as many images as I want from their fabulous selection.
Anyway, new look tomorrow – see you then!
Were you testing the new look the other day? I think I happened upon it….
I’m looking forward to it!
Comment by Saly — April 30, 2008 @ 9:25 am
Fun! I am so excited for the new look!
Comment by Jess — April 30, 2008 @ 9:25 am
yay! and, uh, i know how wrong this is and all, but whenever i yell “godzilla!” in my head it comes out “godZIRRA!!!” i.. um. am inappropriate. dear everyone, I’M SORRY.
Comment by Alice — April 30, 2008 @ 9:28 am
Saly,
Yes, I’ve been doing a lot of customization to the new template’s colors, which requires me to activate it to view my changes, so you probably did stumble upon it.
Alice,
ME TOO. Always…GodZIRRA! So wrong!
Comment by Shauna — April 30, 2008 @ 9:30 am
Yay! How exciting. I like Jason’s reaction. Heh.
Comment by Tessie — April 30, 2008 @ 10:38 am
I think this one is my favoite. I love it!
Comment by Banana — April 30, 2008 @ 10:57 am
Per usual, your mastheads are fantastic!
Comment by Flibberty — April 30, 2008 @ 11:31 am
I am green with envy at your customization of your site. Can’t wait to see the new one!! If only I knew html so I could make changes to my site. Perhaps I need to by “html for dummies”.
Oh and “GodZIRRA” hilarious!! I am going straight to hades.
Comment by Emily — April 30, 2008 @ 12:32 pm
How could one’s mood not improve if yelling, “GODZILLA!!” I mean, really?
Comment by Artemisia — April 30, 2008 @ 2:16 pm
I envy your blogging skillz. I can barely change the font on mine. And I think this blog needs more clip art. For some reason, I find all clip art hilarious.
Comment by slynnro — April 30, 2008 @ 5:28 pm