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At 1 day ago, ReNaeNae wrote: So start pics (quality and quantity) are important to you (everyone)? 'cuz it's been debated that they aren't necessary at all... but I think they really help set the tone and inspire people.

Definitely. I believe that if the OP doesn't put in any effort for something, why should I? It also helps the wheels start turning.

For the most part I think it's been 2 weeks on floods and a month on contests. We could split the difference and go with 3 weeks. How does that sound?

We could/should try it.

Also... do you guys ever check, or would you make a point of checking the calendar if you knew things like the flood and contests were on there? Or... in the past, I've keep lists of going-on's on my user page... was that helpful? I could start that up again.

If all of the contests were on the NG calendar, I would check it all the time. That would be awesome :D
Would we be allowed to do that? :P I just think that if we start putting our art stuff all over the calendar, then other forums, would, which is good, but it could get cluttered.

I think Lintire is right about the regular weekly stuff being hard to maintain. Even the monthly stuff can be a chore... and it's extremely disheartening when only one or two... or zero... people end up participating. It's a case of 'we want to see more activities... we just don't want to participate' ...so we need to figure out how to balance that.

I understand that, and I was going to add that into my original post, but I guess I forgot :P
But, idk, we could try to organize something on Stickam where a few of us take turns making the starter pics. Group effort, guys!

Along with an Art Review Request thread... I had tossed around the idea of doing some sort of 'review group' (like a book club) where whoever is around could meet up in stickam or where ever (like every sunday at x:xx pm) ...and spend some time (say an hour or two) going through the art portal (scouted and unscouted) ...and as a group, review stuff (starting with the works of anyone present). So if there are 6 people, there would be 6 reviews. Is that something anyone would be interested in? or is it a completely lame idea?!

That would be... interesting? Idk, we could try it out, and if it completely flops, then oh well :P
It'd be hard to get an definite amount of us online at one time. Most of the time, people just bop in whenever they're bored, and there's a lot of issues that would stop people from making it (time zones, work/school, family poop, etc.). So, even if we have it, I guess it'll be up to whoever is in the room at the time :P

That's a great point... maybe they should limit it to one from any particular artist. That would allow for more artists to be showcased instead of the same 3-4. So instead of 5 places, Alvin would get one. Odds are people will look through his other stuff anyway.

Good idea.

At 1 day ago, BizarroJoe wrote: There's still a long way to go.

Bottom right looks great :P

At 3 minutes ago, DEADxLORD wrote: Anyways here it is Work in progress

Nice; from the tidbits I see so far, it looks like it has the potential to be some pretty cool pixel art.

Get fucked, Tre.

Hope to see more work on this over the span of the collab :)

At 31 minutes ago, GorillaFarm wrote: i feel like doctors do this more than we think

It's the "there/their/they're" fuck-up again :P
They're*

Not to be a Nazi, but correct grammar helps a comic look like it's made by a normal person, not a middle schooler ;)

At 10 minutes ago, DEADxLORD wrote: I was just wondering if I am able to post updates on my art with out submitting.

Of course you can :) That is half the fun in this forum. When people post their WIPs (works in progress), it enables other artists to compliment and critique the work so far, so that the artist can make changes or adjust anything needed before getting too far into a piece, to the point where going back and fixing a major mistake means recreating the entire pic.
And don't think that giving you suggestions means you have to follow them. By all means do your own thing, but we're here to help ;)

At 5 hours ago, ZaneZansorrow wrote: 24 min speedpaint for fun

Dude, this looks sick :D
You should finish it :3333

At 4 minutes ago, ReNaeNae wrote: What makes you join in?

Interesting topics, good fellow contributors (and by that I mean appealing, interesting WIPs and such), times and cutoffs that are convenient, a lot of time to work on stuff just in case life gets in the way.

What stops you from joining in?

Not a lot of notification ahead of time, pointless bickering in thread, bad contributors, bad topics.

What types of things would you like to see more/less of?

More weekly/biweekly, fun competition. Like CHOWs, COWs, Doubles, and, of course, the Flood. :) I think the more there are, the more likely one topic/theme/thread will catch the eye of a passersby and increase their participation. Even if it's only 3-4-5 people per thread, that's at least 10 or so (I don't wanna do math :/) people drawing and improving.

What's your overall opinion of the Art FORUM (likes and dislikes), and what could be done to improve it?

Sometimes (a lot) we are dicks towards new people (myself included). Maybe more patience with them, even if they are annoying/bad at art/can't take critique? I think that instead of responding to the annoying pricks who can't take critique or nag or whatever and starting some big flame shit, we just disregard their thread entirely.

What's your overall opinion of the Art PORTAL (likes and dislikes), and what could be done to improve it?

I think that there could be more thumbnails of new art that has just been submitted. All of the popular artists always get views and upvotes and end up in the popular section, while the more obscure artists get washed out of sight. Tom did say that he was working on that, I think, so perhaps this is a pointless suggestion. :P

There's probably more I want to add, but can't atm. Might make a second post later :P

A half hour animation though? Holy fuck.
Good luck with that.

At 8 minutes ago, DeadRewind wrote: Haha thanks, buuut.. Wrong spelling.

I fixed it :)

At 1 day ago, LegolaSS wrote:

At 28 minutes ago, J-qb wrote: I can't see how honestly, the problem is not the sharpness but the shortness.

i agree... you can not sharpen something if there is nothing left!...

including a picture to show the life cycle of my average pen nib's.

i tend to get a scratchyness to the nib after a few hours after i first put a new nib on...
then over time it builds up a little fluffylike edge and i get a nice smooth angel to the nib like i would if i was using a pencil.

Agh, I hate when that happens >:(
What I usually do at that point is take the nib out, turn it 180 degrees, and put it back in. That way, when start drawing again it'll wear down that edge until it's even again :3

I'm also the kind of person that sharpens my pencil every 10 strokes or so :/

But honestly, how often do you guys go through tablet nibs? When I first bought my Intuos, I went through the first nib in about a month, but since then, I'm still on my 2nd nib. Granted, I don't use my tablet constantly, but I also increased the sensitivity on my tablet, and draw lighter, instead of pressing down really hard. :/

At 7 hours ago, Spaghetti14 wrote: 2, 12, 14, 22, 27, 29

*sighs*
I'll take 2.
:)

At 1 day ago, ReNaeNae wrote: I'm interested to hear what you guys think about it.

Well, maybe knowing further ahead of time would help get the word around for the next months' flood.

I haven't been participating because I always have something to do that loves to coincide with all of the fun artsy stuff here.
But I would join if I had more time.

Soz :/

At 21 minutes ago, Sockembop wrote: *drawing twelve year old virgins getting raped by dogs for girls with big tits to masturbate to.*

Fixed that for you.

At 3 minutes ago, GorillaFarm wrote: thx dude, and yea i do need to do something like what i can in photoshop to make the color/lines solid and not look like shit. as for the anatomy, i am game major where i go to school and i'm sure i could make it more realistic if i put my mind to it but this is just my style of doodle people

I don't see any reason to use Photoshop. If you like traditional then make it traditionally. A well-drawn (even if B&W) traditional piece blows a half-assed color Photoshop piece out of the water any day. If you're aiming for cartoony, it's always good to have a good understanding of realism first, but that doesn't mean you should have photorealistic people replacing all of your cartoons in a comic. At the very least, try to aim for achieving more flow and looseness with your characters, as the bomb guy looks very stiff standing there. And since it's a comic, it is unlikely that you are going to shade everything, so when/if you do color, try to make the color uniform and solid. Then again, it is a scan, so the color could be there and we're just not getting it, but I doubt that.
Also, better jokes would be cool too :P

At 4 minutes ago, Lintire wrote: RAWR RAWR RAWR! >:(

Easy, tiger.

@OP: No need to get mad. Listen, none of us here are professionals. You can't expect some godly artist to come in here and tell you what's wrong with your piece. Because it doesn't take a professional to see what's wrong. Now, both you and Lintire have since gotten all ragey and mad, and that isn't helping you improve at all. But listen to what he was saying in his original post. He is trying to help you. Just take it easy and take his suggestions and try to apply them. They'll help. When Lintire curses, it isn't to be mean, its to emphasize. It's also because he loves you. Patience, dear Brother.

At 9 days ago, Amaranthus wrote:

At 2 weeks ago, Amaranthus wrote: My new character:his name is Amaranthus

Come no more takers?
Pleasse people!

You already asked people to draw your rabbit-cheetah 2 pages ago.
If no one else wants to, leave it alone. If someone does want to, they will. Stop posting it.

And use your own picture next time, not someone else's. Christ.

At 4 hours ago, ReNaeNae wrote:

At 50 minutes ago, Kinsei01 wrote: Well.... Just got done with a interview at a local TV station for a graphic arts position.
It went well.

Ooh! that's exciting!! GOOD LUCK!!! :D

^^^ what she said.

Tell us how it goes. (Not like you won't ;P)

At 1 day ago, BlackMist75 wrote: What is your favorite part of art?

I enjoy watching my progression as an artist. I like to see my skill improve over time, and be able to look back on it and know that, even though I don't feel like I did, I did improve.

What got you to start drawing in the first place?

I'm not really sure. I'm going to take an educated guess, though, and say it was from reading manga. It was a good reference and all of the action scenes really interested me. However, I don't think it set a good base for the rest of what I'm trying to accomplish.

How long have you been drawing for?

Seriously, about 3 years. Boring doodles, about 5 years. Generically, since I was 3 or 4, and I had these markers and a dry erase board... and then I would draw on the whiteboards at my dad's work when he brought me in to pick up his check, lol.

What types of artwork do you enjoy?

I am open to most art. I really dislike abstract, but I am learning to... appreciate it. I can't really say I have a favorite style of art, since I look up to many artists that use all kinds of different styles.

What programs do you use to draw/paint?

I actually prefer traditional media to digital. I feel like I have more control. I like using pencils the most, but I also enjoy using acrylics. I really dislike watercolors and colored pencils. I do create digital art, and when I do, I use my intuos4 tablet and Paint Tool SAI. I usually use Photoshop for touchup of textures. (grr, textures)

What is your best work to date?

I'm not really of fan of my own artwork... whatever I completed last is usually my favorite, but after a week or so I start to grow a hate for it... and then I just glare at it until I try to make something better to replace it. Good motivation, I guess.

Who do you look up to?

Too many to list them all, honestly. Although I can appreciate the work of famous artists, I think the ones that I look up to the most and have the biggest impact on me are the ones right here on the forum. You guys are the bestest :3

Do you have any other creative hobbies besides drawing/painting?

I play soccer :) (that's creative... right? Meh...). I've dabbled in animation, but it's not really as enjoyable for me. I don't usually have time to pursue other hobbies, so I usually just stick with the one.

At 4 hours ago, ReNaeNae wrote:

At 14 hours ago, Sockembop wrote: I'm gonna start posting in here more regularly. A variety of stuff. More cartoon doodles like this one:

YAY!!! DO IT!!!! Your stuff always makes me smile! :D

MEANWHILE, where have YOU been?

I love this fresh style you have going on <3

I'm hugely disappointed by this, but I'm too tired to care.
Good luck everyone :)
Full Comic

Bad quality is because they're pics. I warned you guys.

At 36 minutes ago, bbbmf wrote: im only 14 and cant afford corel paint or photoshop

Try downloading GIMP; it's a free art program with similar tools to Photoshop.

I don't want to be repetitive, so I won't repeat most of the stuff that's already been said. Hyptosis pretty much covered that.

As much as I don't want to, I do agree with Hiryu though; the face does seem a bit off. The eyes are just a little too far apart, and they almost seem to be hanging off the face. A decent rule of thumb is that there is enough space between the eyes to fit another eye, but not a whole lot more than that. Anime doesn't apply as strictly to that as, say, if you were drawing realistically, but the eyes are definitely falling off the face. :P
Also, with the eyes, the irises are very wobbly. This, with the haphazardly placed pupils, makes her appear as if she is looking in two separate directions.

Just to be curious, what program are you using?

Inspirational crap

I draws stuffs that looksies like kawaii bucuz its moshi moshi cute :3

At 32 minutes ago, M-Vero wrote: I'm going to take both of those comments as "I totally play league of legends and we should totally play some time"
I wholeheartedly agree.

Where is his sharky? D':

He looks cute though :3

At 1 day ago, BlackmarketKraig wrote: You know this Occupational meme thing? I thought you guys might enjoy this one:

I can't usually keep the paints that clean :/

Explanatory Venn Diagram

Good luck anyways.

At 27 minutes ago, big-jonny-13 wrote: Just found out from Nae that if you click (or right-click to copy link location) on the white text above a post (Response to <name of thread>), you can use that to link to that specific post.

Old news, Jonny-O!

trollface

At 9 minutes ago, Escalus wrote: nope, totally looks like a college friend of mine. lol My hair is longer than that D:

It isn't uncommon for men to have shorter hair than women.

At 1 day ago, jaddy888 wrote: thanks for the advice. i love how this forum is full of people who wont boo me off the stage

It depends on the day.