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i like the colors and contrasts...i dunno if you are using blur alot..when i first started i would blur then add line and blur and add lines and it never came out right..not that there is anything wrong with that style..but if you are going for more realistic, what helps is to play with the opacity and flow tools...they are the sliding bars under your brush selector menu..then you can create less harsh lines without bluring : )

gray squirrel

LovelyLori (Apr 30, 2004)

so cute

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Aubrey (May 4, 2004)

Lori... don't be so hard on yourself.. if you think something is impossible of course it'll overwhelm you everytime you try to face it. Fur is something that is really hard to do. Imagine, the Gerbil and Rabbit on the blockbuster commercials took over one million single strand hairs on each one to make them look real. In that respect none of these pictures can look "just LIKE" the photo. If you set impossible goals for how you want your picture to turn out you'll always be disappointed. I think you should be proud. It's a very nice picture of a squirrel. The contrast would come along nicely if only you set high, but realistic, goals for how you want it to turn out. Art is supposed to be a release from life and troubles and turmoil, not create it. Don't stress over a picture.. just relax, you're great :-D

LovelyLori (May 5, 2004)

this is as done as it's getting, I've already gotten extra space once.... thanks Aubrey, such nice words... I've always been a perfectionist, and get real irritated when something doesn't turn out how I want it to.... this little guy would've been better had I taken a different approach from the beginning, but oh well.... lately, I just feel like playing on here, doing things from my mind rather than a reference... and you wouldn't believe how many pics I've deleted recently! lol

DeadlyBlondeArcher (May 5, 2004)

I think he turned out quite nicely, Lori, and I totally understand the perfectionist frustration thing. I have been doing the same thing lately... working on stuff and then just deleting it. One of the first paintings I ever did in real oils I got so mad that I painted a huge black x on it and threw it on the floor. It felt wonderful. (But I was like 8 years old lol) I got in alot of trouble, though. :) And the next day I told my art teacher she was ugly and fat (well... she was, and she was mean to me, too) Sometimes you just have to let it go and do exactly that, draw and paint things that you like just because you like them, and don't worry about if anyone else is going to like it or not. Some of your best stuff will come out like that. Right now I am working on the weirdest picture I never thought I'd do.... just because it's a combination of some of my favorite stuff. Even if it doesn't turn out perfect I'm going to post it and be happy. You should be proud of your squirrel... he looks fat and happy to me. :)

LovelyLori (May 8, 2004)

thanks dba.. well put.... I hate getting so frustrated, and I try to tell myself not to give a damn about it... but it's kinda hard on this site, I want things to look just so for all who view it.....

Public Boards/Beginner

Read me a story?

DMV (May 7, 2004)

Who's taking care of your kids?

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Knockoff (May 7, 2004)

Ronald!!!! Meh buddy. Read me that story about Hamburgerler.!!! Please. And how the big purple dude ciks his booty.!
LOL. This is nice DMV. I like the teeth. And the hair, Your pictures are getting more detail in them. :)!!

emmamommalag (edited May 7, 2004)

Eeeeeek.. more nightmares. You are scaring me half to death, DMV. Scary but a very good picture.

davincipoppalag (May 7, 2004)

All these creatures lived in poor DMV's closet when he was a kid Good thing he had those magic bedcovers!

foxman8245 (May 7, 2004)

Reminds me of Stephen King's.. "IT" !! Nice Draw!!

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Meet Me at Manila Lake

safescene (Mar 5, 2004)

woo, this one was fun :)

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davincipoppalag (May 5, 2004)

Beautiful! It does kinda look like a stairway (well a handicap ramp) to Heaven! Great colors and perspective

LovelyLori (May 5, 2004)

how very pertiful.... love it... good job!

Knockoff (May 6, 2004)

Oaah! Awesome, you have some of the best lineart skillz. Plus this is lovely, and the snow brings you to how cold it is.
I love the color too. Blue........
Anyways, great job safescene

emmamommalag (May 7, 2004)

It feels like we're very high up.. makes me dizzy. Great picture.

Public Boards/Beginner

Shy Smile

kolibri (May 6, 2004)

Woman's face looking down

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emmamommalag (May 7, 2004)

This is very nice, kolibri. Good shading and skintones.

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Ra'Ven

longway (May 6, 2004)

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davincipoppalag (May 7, 2004)

Nice longway. Maybe lighten the bg a bit so she stands out more?

emmamommalag (May 7, 2004)

Ohhh, very nice, longway.

First Communion

scarfeh (May 5, 2004)

My first communion picture...and I was blocked so...unfinished.It looks nothing like me.--;

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scarfeh (May 7, 2004)
drawn in 13 min

Right now,that's the best I can do.

davincipoppalag (May 7, 2004)

ask more space! this was coming along nicely.

scarfeh (May 7, 2004)

I think I have space...I just can't think of what else to do.The eyes are messed up,and my mom said to make them smaller.But I just can't fix them for some reason.

emmamommalag (May 7, 2004)

I do like the coloring in this and even if it doesn't look like you, it's still a lovely picture.