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How to 3d-Model the Great Sept of Baelor (From Game of Thrones)
An article on how to create a 3d model of the Great Sept of Baelor; King Landing’s major cathedral. For use with modeling software, including Blender and 3DS Max.
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How to 3D-Model the Ambulatory (Back Part) of a Byzantine Church
An article on how to create a 3d model of a Byzantine-styled Ambulatory, for a church. For use with modeling software, including Blender and 3DS Max.
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How to 3D-Model Basic Windows and Other Openings
An article on how to 3d-model windows and other exterior openings, for a medieval building. For use with modeling software, including Blender and 3DS Max.
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How to 3d-Model the Exterior of a Small Byzantine Chapel
An article on how to create a 3d model of a Byzantine chapel's main exterior form. For use with modeling software, including Blender and 3DS Max.
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How to 3d-Model a Byzantine-Styled Octagonal Dome
An article on how to create a 3d model of a Byzantine-styled dome. For use with modeling software, including Blender and 3ds Max.
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The Main Branches of Ancient Philosophy
Learn about the categories of ancient philosophy named by Diogenes Laertius in his work on the lives of eminent philosophers. Includes brief notes on the work of Thales, Pythagoras, Parmenides and Zeno.
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What Is a Pendentive Form and How to 3d-Model It
An article on how to create a 3d model of the architectural feature known as the pendentive; a sphere cut in triangular slices. The pendentive is a major characteristic of Byzantine – and later – architecture. In this tutorial I used Blender, but it works for all other 3d modeling software.
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Physical Deformities: A Horrific Theme in Literature
This article examines cases of physical deformities in E.T.A. Hoffmann’s “The Sandman” and De Maupassant’s account of Ivan Turgenev's horrifying experience.
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The Most Important Relationship Between a Reader and a Writer
The journey to our inner world of thought and emotion is a paradigm of a dangerous adventure. In this article we will observe how a writer of fiction can help the reader safely self-reflect.
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H.P. Lovecraft and his Outsiders
Regarding the paradigmatic loners in H.P. Lovecraft's stories and also his own past as a recluse. Focusing on the auto-biographical source for a few of his most notable characters.
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Why it is Important to Write Fiction
Anyone can produce a work of fiction. A brief article presenting why this ability is to be celebrated.
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Two Kings and Two Labyrinths, by H.L. Borges
On a story by H.L. Borges. Two types of labyrinth. Both of them cruel; but in different ways: a labyrinth much like the ancient Greek one, and an Arabian desert.
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Guy de Maupassant's Existential Fear
Do you know about Guy de Maupassant's existential fear? The term “animal” had a particular connotation for Guy de Maupassant. It led him to disaster. Read on for the full story.
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Flowers for Algernon: Doing So Much With So Little
Examining why this very short story doesn't fail to make a lasting impression
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Gogol’s Very Russian Overcoat
Some notes on this Russian novella which has both historic and artistic importance.
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Inside Kafka’s Burrow
The Burrow is one of the last stories written by Franz Kafka. In this article we will take a look at why it can be said to be one of his most emblematic works.
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In Defense of Those Reclusive Authors
A brief account of some famous writers who were highly introverted; examining whether the estranged artist has something notable to offer. An article about Kafka, Borges, Pessoa, Lovecraft and Henry James.
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On H.P. Lovecraft's The Music of Erich Zann
H.P. Lovecraft considered The music of Erich Zann to have been his best creation. The story is his take on the theme of the artist who has his work conducted from a distant and nameless abyss; a metaphor for the unconscious.
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Acid Attacks in Art: The Final Kiss
Have you heard about acid attacks? Although we thought the days of attacks were over, the phenomenon of acid attacks is sadly making a comeback. It is little known, though, that it once had been quite prominent in Western Europe in life as well as in art.
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Who Was Poe’s “Man of the Crowd”?
Using the clues found in the story, a conclusion can be reached about this person’s identity...
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In Kafka's Metamorphosis, What Really Happened to Gregor Samsa?
In this article we will attempt to establish just why Gregor Samsa failed to help himself, following his dreadful metamorphosis...
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On the House That the Writer J.L. Borges Shared With the Minotaur
In this brief article we shall describe the defining elements of one of the most celebrated works of J.L. Borges, “The house of Asterion”, and present why it possesses a style which is arguably distinct from that of other authors.