What a cool painting! It’s Chuck the Wonderdog! Looks like he’s ready to hop into his airship and fly away. This is perfect for Bull Terrier owners who love steampunk.
This original painting is for sale on Etsy for $89.00 and Free Shipping worldwide.
Here are the details:
10″ x 12″ (25 x 30cm) acrylic paint on deep gallery wrapped canvas. The sides are painted and it’s ready to hang without framing. This dog is finished with a double coat of satin varnish, which gives it a slight sheen and aids cleaning. Postage is free worldwide.
[via Spearmintjoe]
Merry Christmas to my steampunk friends!
Here’s a fun Second Life video to celebrate this joyous day, made by Lokiboy.
Steam Santa visits New Babbage, the virtual steampunk world in Second Life. Watch as Santa flies in on his steam rocket sleigh! This video also shows the wonderful sims in New Babbage, which boasts quite an impressive design and looks like a great place to visit. Well done, Lokiboy!
I hope everyone has a very steamy Christmas!
Here’s an amazing look into a custom steampunk house owned by Bruce Rosenbaum, who specializes in Victorian style restorations.
I can’t get over how cool this is! He has steampunk gadgets and furniture throughout his home, including copper dog bowls and water filtration system, a steampunk entertainment system, telephone, thermometer, and numerous pieces of clever artwork. I can’t help but thinkg that this house would be a great place to film a movie.
Visit SteampunkWorkshop to view all the photos and read about the home tour.
Happy Thanksgiving!
I wanted to find something steampunk for Turkey Day, and came across this awesome steampunk turkey watch on Etsy.
Truly amazing detail, and a very creative idea! Not bad at all for only $30.00.
This lucky turkey lived through the Holidays and is now looking for a new home! See how proudly he struts? This guy is made entirely out of parts from pocket and wrist watches. Gears, sprockets, wheels and other inner workings are meticulously pieced together to create this one of a kind sculpture. A true conversation piece!
Mounted in a 5 X 7 shadow box and ready to display. Sculpture measures 2 inches.
[via IckyDogCreations]
Want to learn how to draw steampunk machines? Crabfu has a incredibly awesome tutorial to help you do just that!
To better clarify: This article doesn’t teach you how to draw, but helps established artists learn the finer nuances of drawing realistic steampunk machinery.
The focus is to add enough elements to your drawings, to make your steampunk machines more believable.
I feel that too often, steampunk designs are too fancy. They go too cool and end up loosing the all important look & feel of old tech steampunk. I think that it is important to state that I make real working steampunk machines / robots for a hobby. Through experience and trial and error, I’ve learned not only to make something look like it would work, but actually does work.
Very helpful and informative! Head on over to Crabfu to view this magnificent tutorial in its entirety.
There’s an incredible Steampunk Exhibition happening in Oxford, at the Museum of History and Science. The exhibition runs from Oct. 13, 2009 – Feb. 21, 2010.
They’ve released this 5-minute video which highlights the event and talks about the significance of steampunk. Very cool!
Someone buy me a ticket to Oxford, I want to see this!
Last September, I blogged about the steampunk haunted house in Pittsburgh, PA.
Here’s a look at another steampunk haunted house in New York City. Put together by the Third Rail Projects, this haunted house has gathered a lot of media attention and publicity because it’s so incredibly awesome.
MSN has nice photo essay entitled, How to Build a Steampunk Haunted House, and they offer great DIY ideas as well as a nice look into the haunted house by Third Rail Projects.
This would be so fun to go to! If you happen to live in the New York City area, you can purchase tickets online at www.thirdrailprojects.com.
I came across this humorous steampunk animation and found it quite enjoyable. This was created by Blur Studio in 2008.
It’s an old school gentlemen’s duel with a steampunk twist. Great work!
Here’s a great way to add steampunky goodness to your Halloween party. Make a steampunk Jack O’Lantern!
Instructables has a step-by-step tutorial to guide you through the process. There’s a lot more to it than simply stretching a pair of goggles onto the pumpkin.
It’s complete with a fog machine controlled by the ioBridge IO-204 and lit by BlinkM RGB LEDs. The fog shoots out of its ears when motion is detected by a Passive Infrared sensor.
Seriously? Fog shoots out the ears when someone walks by? That is so very, very cool. Great job!
[Instructables via io9]
Congratulations to these fine looking steampunk newlyweds! What could be better than a steampunk wedding?
How about this 100% edible steampunk cake? Amazing! What a work of art. And again – the doors, gears, & rivets, EVERYTHING is made of delicious fondant and is entirely edible.
Sigh, this is making my goggles fog up. My steam engine is officially blown.
[Offbeat Bride via GreatWhiteSnark]
