great start-fun contrast. :)

great draw!! I wonder what she's thinking?

Thanks Miss DJ, we were on the north shore of Lake Supierior and I bet she was thinking "I hope this wind doesn't blow my hair right off!"

This is super awesome...the light and everything else is perfect.

she's lovely. great draw, Axil!

beautiful work Dan

thanks Susie :)

Yea...it's better for sure! :0)

ta brenn... need to keep working at it....

yeah I think I made the face a bit too big

That other fat baby had Dutch Apple dessert, this one looks like he just got fed a spoonful of creamed spinach, except that it would more than likely be drizzling down his chin. :) This is very "well painted".

What a funny face.

You're very welcome, hel, I enjoyed painting Tako. if you lost the photos you had of him when your computer crashed, I still have them, let me know if you need me to e-mail them to you so you can get them back

cute

Miss you DBA :)

I agree that you should paint for yourself, even when you get paid for it or do a request, you should do it for yourself to some degree.

If you get into a cycle of using comments to boost your ego and still want to draw for yourself, you're going to be disappointed. I think many 2Draw members have experienced this at some level, I know I have. I think that's what has happened to you and at it's worst. If you truly draw for yourself, like you say you do, comments or no comments won't affect you but it appears that they have, in a big way.

I agree the internet can be a box and limit your growth but no one forced you to experience this, you did it, it was your choice. Some of the comments you've received on 2Draw or DA may not be helpful but bashing others for not giving you the feedback you desired is really weak and insulting. That's a very pretentious attitude to have and makes you come off very selfish. And taking a hit at Dave isn't going to help you either, his comments might not satisfy you but he doesn't deserve to be insulted like that.

If you're looking to improve your skills, you get back what you put in, I know this much. Whether it's comments you want, improving your skills, the sake of creation or whatever your goal might be, ultimately, it's your own personal discipline that makes the difference, not others. Although, I highly recommend having your work critiqued by other artists, it can be critical to your development. Without feedback or influence, progress will be harder to achieve, especially in regards to personal style, which appears to be very important to you.

There are plenty of outside resources to help you improve on your art but don't dismiss the internet completely, especially in regards to digital art. I would even say the best resources for digital art will come from the internet. If you apologize for this crap you've written here and ask me nicely, I can hook you up with some helpful internet resources. If not, good luck with your pursuits.

Your stuff was really cool, though. And I'll miss seeing it here, but if that's what you want to do I won't stop you.

good luck with your endeavors :)

Very nice ! great idea , lol being mischevious can be fun DBA

very nice. good concept

perfect.

thanks all

Betcha his breath smells like Gerber Dutch Apple dessert. I loved that stuff... I would always buy two... one for the baby, one for me. :) So pretty, Lori...I like that I can see the brush strokes. Great painting, here.

Does Gerber make a Pizza Puree for the more discriminating infants?

very nice! great mouth and eyes!

Very nice Stacy :)

look look its Staci! Welcome back and nice face :)