Itzl spent the day having steampunk pictures taken and then using those pictures to create a postcard.
Why?
Mostly because I wanted to.
But also because I am going to use his image to help market OctopodiCon. We're making collectible OctopodiCon postcards to help generate interest and excitement over the convention, and Itzl is the first of a series of Steampunk Pet Postcards, because we think those are more interesting than the ConCom.
Next, I will steampunk up a cat. Maybe Symphony, as she photographs well and may tolerate the accessories. Symphony is a part Ragdoll, part Siamese cat and is rather more cooperative than many other cats.
Then I will steampunk up other ConCom pets. When I'm done with the pets, I will do our Visiting Professors (with their permission, of course), and then the ConCom.
I'm not sure how to make it into a .jpeg image for you to see, but this is the picture I used as the base photo:
The things a signal dog does for his handler!
Look! Look! the finished postcard!
Itzl looks smashing!