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Haha, Squall the emo kid. He's such a wonderful character though 8D;;
This looks so nice <3 It's like, a younger version of Squall. I love the cherry blossoms~

Klibese (Mar 10, 2007)

Emo? What's missing is another gallon of hair gel, bad makeup, oh! oh! and he has to be all mopey because his Myspace girlfriend broke up with him! Horrible, unforgivable taste in music and god-awful clothing helps, too. Top it off with him slashing his wrists and you've got a masterpiece. THAT's an Emo kid.

Dark_Alchemist (Mar 10, 2007)

-dies laughing at Klibese- That basically just described one of my friends.

I envy you, Kayla. Why did I get screwed over when it came to talent? Bah, stealing all the good stuff before I popped out D:

fleeting_memory (Mar 12, 2007)

haha nice squall scar as I see xiau has pointed out :)

Rosie Rose

camadeon (Mar 8, 2007)

This rose is alive....

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Mocha_Bean (Mar 8, 2007)

Look very pretty so far!

comfortably ignored

Kloxboy (Mar 8, 2007)

no commitment,
no pain,
no growth,
no success,
no failure,
no risks,
no care,
no love,
no hate,

comfortably ignored

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Kloxboy (Mar 9, 2007)

Thanks guys.

Ignored DBA, not numb.

HunterKiller_ (Mar 9, 2007)

I like what Derrick said.

sketcher2005 (Mar 11, 2007)

at least if its to insult me please dont post anything on my stuff , we all know ure all so good, but i dont necesarily spend as much time as u on my drawing, so please next time if there is nothing positive in ur comment, i already find it hard enoughto keep up drawing when people like u tell things like that about my drawings so next time keep ur comment for the pros or sumthing like that,

Kloxboy (Mar 11, 2007)

sketcher2005: My comment was not meant to be an insult, it was merely a critique of your piece. You seem to have some type of complimentary goal in mind with your "women, I love you" piece and I felt you misrepresented your objective. I felt your drawing in relation to your title and description of "women, I love you" didn't appear to be at the level of quality you're capable of achieving. And from the perspective of being a man myself, who indeed loves women, I felt your drawing was lacking, especially considering your goal. May I remind you, when one submits art work to a public gallery, which includes a comment option, I think one should expect to receive critiques, opinions, comments, emotes, rambling, etc. and do so graciously, particularly when the comments are meant to be constructive.

I needed to draw so I DREW

TaCO (Mar 8, 2007)

I feel better now.

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Expendable-Studios (Mar 8, 2007)

neat-o!

davincipoppalag (Mar 8, 2007)

love that guy on the right..

A Muse

Kamll (Mar 7, 2007)

Muses are cat-like creatures who can exist simultaneously in many different dimensions. To be with a Muse will fill you with the inspiration and knowledge of many worlds, and spur you towards creative expression, the highest form of the sentient condition. But be warned: Muses cannot be called on command, nor can they be caged. Muses must choose to come to you of their own unfathomable will, and may choose to ignore you for a period of several years. Although aloof and uncaring, Muses still seem to find enjoyment in fraternizing with humanity, if for no other reason than amusement.

I guess this is as good as it gets. Indirectly inspired by my friend Carolyn. Thank you Kloxboy for the extra space :)

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JillJJ (Mar 8, 2007)

This is great! The colors, the rendering of a mythical creature and the eyes! Great job!
Jill JJ

Klibese (Mar 8, 2007)

This picture is definitely eye-catching, to be saying th' least, laddie

enjoydotcom (Mar 9, 2007)

Pretty cool! I love his shiny tail.

cmb (Mar 9, 2007)

schrodingers muse? fantastic!

Neko

DoOp (Sep 15, 2006)

meep

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psychofox0 (Mar 8, 2007)

I have to say I love this pic.. the blue line art is awesome. nicely done. X3

pancakes_rock (Mar 8, 2007)

aww thats so cute! i like the green line very nice :D

NOVEMBER93 (Mar 9, 2007)

Oh yay! You finally finished it <3 I love the coloring. It's so wonderful. I love that background, too C:

Zeal (Mar 9, 2007)

Wow D: This looks awesome now that you've finished the coloring OwO You always have very pretty coloring :3

what tomorrow will bring

brenndurdrykkur (Jan 21, 2007)

(flea dreams)

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sincity (Apr 6, 2007)

missed this one, very cool. nicely done. :}

Knockoff (Jul 4, 2007)

this is great. i like how you colored it. :]

klm21 (Jul 22, 2008)

great drawing well drawen!!!:)

Smellymudhut (Sep 21, 2008)

wow this looks like it has been painted. Nicce one ^^ well done on the showcase too

A Sketchy Attempt at Realism

Altard (Mar 8, 2007)

I was testing my skills as a painter. Reference from http://www.mediafocusphotos.com/samples/woman.jpg only for the shapes of the facial features and perhaps the expression, in a vague sort of way. Of course I can't draw exact replicas of things, as I am not that skilled.

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Dr.Snoopy (edited Mar 8, 2007)

Yeah it can be frustrating if you seem to get the shapes not right if the only focus is on them.
You say you're not that skilled, but I believe it's all about practice...so the main task for you is to make yourself draw a lot(realistic stuff) and to invest a decent amount time into it.

A good way to do that is to set yourself some interesting goals with your paintings. Such as "Draw him in a way so he looks like a serial killer" ... so that you have some to go crazy with, besides the boring(!) replication process.
Or join a competing where you think "These guys really need to get their asses kicked!" :D
Or just get some inspirational music...it gives you this" I going to create something amazing" feeling.
Or speaking as a man draw some sexy stuff...^^

Just don't make the whole process to a pain in the ass :P
I think you can apply these tips on painting in general. ..practice your skills and on the other side do some experiments.
Seeing your caricatures I guess the creative part is less a problem for you :)

Trust yourself that with a certain amount of time you will be able to get the results you want. ;)

Oh god I'm giving advices although no one requested them -_-

Altard (Mar 8, 2007)

Thank you, Dr. Snoopy. I actually had a particular song whose image from my mind I wanted to re-create. Though this is just the sketch of it for now, until I can completely master the human form. This, you could say, would be the first in a series. I have a lot of free time on my hands, as you can see by the frequency of my posts, so time to practice will not be a problem.
This is kind of silly, but the image I had in mind was Eve (as in Adam and Eve) hearing her first sounds, like all hitting her at once, and the face of bewilderment she might have had.
I guess a lot of my subject matter is fantastical, so a lot of it will be "sexy" because mythical creatures are depicted as such in traditional works. :)
Thank you for the advice, and for taking the time to say all that. :)

Altard (Mar 8, 2007)
drawn in 27 min

Felt it was too blotchy here and there, so I touched it up and made it slightly if at all crisper. I like it better now. I even re-did the background, but using its original colours.

trust

Dr.Snoopy (Dec 15, 2006)

lets see
...something old

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Kloxboy (Mar 8, 2007)

That's pretty sweet. I like the depth in this one. The forms have an organic quality to them, like they're alive. oO

Altard (Mar 8, 2007)

That's awesome. I love how smooth it is, it looks like something someone would make on Photoshop. I love abstract works.

lori (Mar 8, 2007)

like an old tree with so much personality, this is great

Mocha_Bean (Mar 8, 2007)

I like how it looks like wires twisted together...and it also looks like a wild party with college kids rampant..and Darthfurby called an eyesocket, I say its a mouth and he's screaming "WOOO!! PARTY!!"...or "WOO!! some drapes have caught my mouth in a stronghold!"...

but that just me.. :)

The Forest God's Love

Altard (Mar 7, 2007)

My friend once made up a story, it was about a forest god and a girl he took care of. It was so beautiful I made some illustrations for it. Here is one I made... well, just now. I am something of an insomniac, as some of you may learn. I may churn out one or two or three drawings a sleepless night. Good night!

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psychofox0 (Mar 7, 2007)

you did a good job. very pretty. reminds me of princess monoke though. X3..

Klibese (Mar 8, 2007)

And here my friend was thinking of Pocahontas... different strokes, I suppose.

What was I thinking? That you should get your friend's permission to post an excerpt from the story, perhaps. One of my favorite artists happens to be Markus Pierson (I've actually met him)... take a look.

Altard (Mar 8, 2007)

Oh, believe me, I have permission. Thanks for the thoughts!

DarkCloak (Mar 14, 2007)

interesting piece, I like the subject matter.