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[kickair8p]

So I saw a photo of this hexagon tile floor . . .

The blurb said the shot was taken in Granada, Spain, by Agneta Fondén.  No other info, so I have no idea how old, etc.  There's a game (from 1988) that uses a similar pattern on one of its pieces, but this could predate it by at least a thousand years  — or not.  But the pattern intrigued me, so I made a texture map and used Blender's geometry nodes (no generative AI) to set up a hexagon grid with random rotations for the tiles:

That's all done with a single design:

You'd think this would have a name, right?  (For its historical use as an architectural / decor tile — although I've found out more about its use in games, that's not what I'm looking for.)  Like the Penroses do (and no, it's not one of those).  But I've had no luck finding it, or any other info.  Any (human only, please) help?

Crossposted to Pillowfort and Dreamwidth.

[lesbiangummybearmafia]

Absolutely one of the most powerful pieces of art I’ve ever seen by that amazingly talented KickAir8P. 

When I seen this I started to cry, it said so many wonderful things all at once about Hulk. First that Hulk isn’t some mindless monster, that just like Bruce he has feelings and gets scared. That when he does come out it's to protect Bruce and those Bruce cares about and loves. I adore that he is snuggling a teddy bear, cause I'm a grown ass woman and to this day I sleep with my teddy bear and snuggle him when I'm upset. Also that Hulk's teddy looks like someone we all know Hulk loves, which is Iron Man. 

I ship Science Bros' hard and this to is perfect. Cause my head canon is that Tony gave his favorite Huge Green Jelly Bean the bear because he thought Hulk would like to have something to hug and snuggle when he get scared or is waiting for the team and/or Tony to find him. Also for when Bruce transforms back from being Hulk. Cause sorry not sorry Tony loves Bruce and would do something like this for him. Cause when it comes to Bruce and Hulk, Tony is all heart. 

©KickAir8P

[kickair8p]

Image description: Hexagon tiles with a truchet-like pattern in rainbow colors make random-looking serpentine paths. End image description.

Seamless loop animation, no generative AI used. Animated loops can cause motion sickness, effects shouldn't rise to the level of needing an epilepsy warning. Made by KickAir 8p with Blender and GIMP, both free open-source software. CC0 Public Domain, want take have.

Details on the inspiration for this and how this type of effect is achieved here. In that example I used Blender’s geometry nodes to make a random hexagon grid — for this I individually rotated each of the 48 tiles in the array. FYI that just one of the ribbon paths runs continuously through the animation. Thanks again to everyone signal boosting my questions, answering, and helping out.

Crossposted to Pillowfort and Dreamwidth.

[kickair8p]

Happy Ronald Reagan’s Death Day! Happy Pride Month!

Seamless loop animation, no generative AI used. Animated loops can cause motion sickness, effects shouldn't rise to the level of needing an epilepsy warning. Made by KickAir 8p with Blender and GIMP. CC0 Public Domain, want take have.

Image description: A public domain photo of Ronald Reagan, manipulated to change his suit to purple, his tie to rainbow glitter, and obscure his eyes with pink X shines. A rainbow Pride flag waves in the background.

[kickair8p]

I love these guys, but this one's particularly fun!

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Seamless loop animation, transparent back, no generative AI used. Animated loops can cause motion sickness, effects shouldn't rise to the level of needing an epilepsy warning. Made by KickAir 8p with Blender, Inkscape, and GIMP. CC0 Public Domain, want take have.

Image description: A carved pumpkin, a decorative human skull, and a bowl filled with candies wrapped in colorful foil on a spiderweb tablecloth. Lights in the skull’s eye-sockets cycle through rainbow colors.

[kickair8p]

Happy Friday the 13th!

A perfect day to post a lucky potato glittering with Pride rainbow stripes.

Seamless loop animation, transparent back, no generative AI used. Animated loops can cause motion sickness, effects shouldn't rise to the level of needing an epilepsy warning. Transformative work / fan art of the Potato of Luck. Made by KickAir 8p with Blender and GIMP, my work CC0 Public Domain, want take have.

Image description: A glittering potato with rainbow stripes expanding along its length.

[kickair8p]

Happy Donut Day! Happy Pride Month!

Look familiar? Like many Blender users, I've made donut art before (and before, and before, and before). But I made this one fresh for June 2025.

Seamless loop animation, no generative AI used. Animated loops can cause motion sickness, effects shouldn't rise to the level of needing an epilepsy warning. Made by KickAir 8p with Blender and GIMP. CC0 Public Domain, want take have.

Image description: A plate of vanilla and chocolate donuts with vanilla, strawberry, and chocolate icing, and rainbow sprinkles. A tabletop Pride flag stands behind the plate.