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At 9/12/06 04:04 PM, LaserKarl wrote: OpenCanvas 1.1

Like 60 minutes on this. Still kind of a wip, maybe not. We'll see.

Is openCanvas 1.1 shareware or trial based also, cuase Im on version 3 and i'm on trial. if so can you provide a link :) Thank-you, you amazingly talented sky dentor.

At 9/12/06 05:43 PM, nesssss wrote:
Is openCanvas 1.1 shareware or trial based also, cuase Im on version 3 and i'm on trial. if so can you provide a link :) Thank-you, you amazingly talented sky dentor.

Actually.... i dont have a link, lets leave it at that :O

A sig I made myself for my new Arch of Faith forums. Feel free to check them out, it's all about art etc.

Man I havn't posted here in time!

I'm sort of torn as to how this turned out because while it achieves what I wanted which is a digitally aged look, I'm not so sure whether I like it now.

Treasured

At 9/13/06 05:44 PM, EKublai wrote: I'm sort of torn as to how this turned out because while it achieves what I wanted which is a digitally aged look, I'm not so sure whether I like it now.

Treasured

It looks really good but I would like to see a cleaner version, can take the bluring out?..

Yes, I´m still in this whole buisness.

So have a lick at the worshipworthy fruit, the refreshing and upcheering watermelon.
Big 'n Bigger Biggest Dreamer

And something unimportant to picture the everyday heroes of our life. Cheers to you.

At 9/13/06 06:49 PM, Sqeezy wrote: Yes, I´m still in this whole buisness.

You work really big. I like it. And the other one too.

Costume Design, sort of. I just photoshoped a sketch, I like how it turned out but Squeezy's work just puts mine to shame! Please comment.

http://img171.images..40/ngversion2pm9.jpg

Done two things :o!

Bean man,
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Hand thing.
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At 9/13/06 06:51 PM, Sqeezy wrote: watermelon? oh yes.

Only one of my animating hero's could make a watermelon that sexy.

... hmmm, looks like I've got some catching up to do. Lots of good stuff!

http://img171.images..40/ngversion2pm9.jpg

Very nice. And Sqeezy, amazing, as always. Man, how did you get so good?

They don't always mean to hurt you. Though it doesn't make things any easier when they do.

At 9/13/06 10:16 PM, cheshirepus wrote: They don't always mean to hurt you. Though it doesn't make things any easier when they do.

Wow, another masterpiece. Your work will always be some of the best in this club. The art type and colors really set the mood, and the actions displayed are just perfect. 10/10!

At 9/13/06 10:16 PM, cheshirepus wrote: They don't always mean to hurt you. Though it doesn't make things any easier when they do.

Great as always :3

kind of inspired by the front page, i was wondering if i was the only one who missed the game. :)

DIABLO!

At 9/13/06 10:21 PM, United-Assault wrote: Wow, another masterpiece. Your work will always be some of the best in this club. The art type and colors really set the mood, and the actions displayed are just perfect. 10/10!

Thank you! Seriously, thank you very much. That actually means a lot to hear.

At 9/13/06 10:25 PM, Slippery-Nipple wrote: Great as always :3

=) Glad I'm living up to something finally. I'll have to work more on my physical image now, I know I've let so many people down now that they actually know what I look like in real life! I'm so sorry...
Really though, thank you!

At 9/14/06 12:25 AM, ReNaeNae wrote: Yeah, your stuff is awesome! ...I vaguely remember you explaining your technique/s before, but after sifting thru several pages of your past posts, I couldn't find it... could you possibly give a quick recap?! Thanks!

Wow... this is like totally making up for other things that aren't causing me to be too happy right now. Awesome!
*sniff* I r feeling special tonight.

Recap on my techinque...
Well, except for the obvious Photoshopped pieces I've been posting, everything I do is hand painted. I usually start out with a basic pencil sketch and then it gets really random from there. I always have a "vision" of what I want, but by the nature of how I paint, that's not always how it ends up. What's funny is the thing that I rely upon is actually a major mistake, and that's when it actually starts to all come together: When I'm forced to make that compromise.
Kind of a side note to that was when Luis sent us all "brown grocery bag" paper for the Sketchbook Tout. It was really hard to work with, but ultimately led to many of us developing an unconventional and creative way of dealing with it. As a result, I was really happy with my submission.
Anyway, a light pencil sketch on 300 gsm watercolor paper taped on all four sides to my drafting table. After that, I pretty much soak the paper with water either with a large brush or a spray bottle and apply washes of color with another large flat brush that gives it a nice base pigment to work with. I actually don't use watercolors that often, but instead work mostly with calligraphy ink (Windsor and Newton, it's the best yo! =p)... I don't know why I like it better, but I do... though it's soooo unforgiving on mistakes! Sometimes I'll mix in some watercolor every once in a while, but only ever for added opacity and matted qualities, really only for Flash BG's...
After that, it's sort of a random event. I run a water soaked brush over where I want the next color to go, dip another brush in a diluted mix of ink and water (depending on how dark I want it) and "touch" it on the paper. The water on the paper pulls the color out and then I kind of give it little "suggestions" on where I'd like to go after that. That's pretty much how I make all my backgrounds, though sometimes I'll let it dry with seran wrap over it and then touch it up later with a dip pen.
Details I mostly tackle with a brush again, but only after the paper is relatively dry, or a dip pen (someitmes on wet, sometimes on dry) and then if the lines are too sharp, I'll touch it up with a water filled brush again, or dab it with a paper towel or my finger.
Finally, I tend to like to "dirty it up" a bit by flicking a pen full of ink on wet paper at it for the large spots and then when it's dry, dip an old toothbrush in ink and run my thumb over the bristles for the spatter.
Mostly, I just use a combination of non-waterproof black ink for everything greyscale (black lines and all shading) and calligraphy ink for any other colors. The last two I posted were just black and sepia by the way.
I use a ruling pen from time to time, and sometimes some random stuff like a broken coffee stirrer as a brush, but overall, that's pretty much how I paint.

This is really the best compliment I could get, thanks... though now I'm a little self conscious of hitting the "Post It" button after writing all this egocentric crap on how I do things. What the hell though, it's putting me in a better mood at the moment. I'll make it up by commenting on everyone else's stuff for a while instead!

At 9/14/06 02:11 AM, ShirtTurtle wrote:

At 9/14/06 01:49 AM, Boxkitten wrote: kind of inspired by the front page, i was wondering if i was the only one who missed the game. :)

DIABLO!

did you see the sig i made you?
its a few pages back.

you my friend truly RAWK

At 9/14/06 02:11 AM, ShirtTurtle wrote:

did you see the sig ...?
its a few pages back.

I actually cracked a smile (the good kind) when I saw that a couple days ago.

At 9/14/06 02:50 AM, ShirtTurtle wrote:

At 9/14/06 02:46 AM, Boxkitten wrote:
you my friend truly RAWK

your welcome :D

oh hey, click on it, it will take you to my new website. :) i just finished it not even 5 minutes ago

Heres something I just made quickly for use
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At 9/14/06 04:05 AM, Rock-Dido-God wrote: Heres something I just made quickly for use
<Link>

i like it!
:D

My thing, Or the sig Lol

At 9/14/06 06:26 AM, Rock-Dido-God wrote: My thing, Or the sig Lol

your thing

This was done in OpenCanvas, FIrst tiem attempting something "real" looking and first time painting ever. I like how it turned out, Comments or Help is well apprciated :) Pleeeese view even though its a link.

At 9/14/06 06:36 AM, nesssss wrote: Forgot Link :(

Please view