For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne … Read more
Here’s an article by Joseph about his experiments using two-dimensional game-creation software: I recently started playing around with the idea of learning 2d game making in my spare time. However, while I want to learn Java, I don’t have the knowledge to be able to start programming games yet (or much else for that matter) … Read more
Well, we’re at it again! Our next short film is going to be a black-and-white old-timey comedy about….cowboys! Title: to be announced Genre: Comedy/Western (but mostly comedy) What it’s about: a prize-winning ham, 2 sisters, 2 ditzy cowboys, and a nefarious outlaw! -Jack-
Just to give y’all a heads-up, we are going to be revamping the website here at Mertens Creations over the next few days. Expect things to look odd and different and nonsensical. What changes will we be making? For one, we’re going to be adding a portfolio page where we’ll show off our work (I … Read more
Hello readers, it’s been a little while …no, actually a very long time, since we broke silence last. However, Jack and I had some time to jam this afternoon on a short song and take some pics, so we thought that we would post them to liven things up in our small section of the … Read more
Since I can’t think of anything to write about, a couple photos I took today will have to suffice for our weekly post! -Jack
Here is a movie-related question that has been bugging me for a while: If everyone compliments a movie’s cinematography, is that a good thing or a bad thing? In other words, can “great cinematography” (take, for instance, weird camera angles or a miniature effect or the vertigo effect) sometimes distract from the story itself when … Read more
We made one very practical resolution for this year: we’re going to publish at least one post every week this year on either this website or our other website Flint and Bone’s Comic Reviews. We’ll do our best to keep things interesting this year as we try to post more frequently! -The Mertens Bros.-
Here is a little bit of the process behind the creation of our new header image for Mertens Creations: My original idea involved snow and a road stretching across the foreground, so I mocked up an idea and added a house and tree Critiques: the road looks like it is made of chocolate the building … Read more
Isaiah 53:7 (NIV) He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before its shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth. Luke 2:8-14 (NIV) And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch … Read more