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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.....

zep (Apr 30, 2004)

no way...

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zep (May 2, 2004)

i really thanks all your words....i´ve seen so many good and excellent draws here, that i feel kinda ashamed...

ollie_aplin (edited May 2, 2004)

He has been eating to many pies.
The drawing is good though. I like it :-)

strawberry (May 3, 2004)

your drawings are so nice zep =)

zep (May 3, 2004)

thanks a lot...thanks

eye see....lol

longway (Apr 30, 2004)

i's

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emmamommalag (Apr 30, 2004)

Very mysterious looking. I like those eyes.

Traffic Dalek

Ixbalam (Apr 30, 2004)

Some day the robotic traffic barrels will go bad.

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nekyo (Apr 30, 2004)

noo!! I love the barrels... I had one for a few years.. I mis it... and I feel bad every time I drive by a mangled barrel that's been hit by cars.. poor thing didn't deserve the punishment.. not bad, I do like the concept

davincipoppalag (Apr 30, 2004)

I always knew the Trafficones were involved in the Mafia......

emmamommalag (Apr 30, 2004)

LOL!! Love it. And lol @ Trafficones. lol

Knockoff (May 1, 2004)

Lol, thats funny, I love the shading, and the background is neat! nice!!

Public Boards/Beginner

eclipse

rosygirl413 (Apr 30, 2004)

ooooh

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emmamommalag (Apr 30, 2004)

Ooooh, this is neat, rosy. Simple but appealing.

davincipoppalag (Apr 30, 2004)

Yea.. simple and nice. The lines a bit rough.. if you used the anti-alias button its smoother..

Thear (Apr 30, 2004)

cool! hey, how u do those "shine" effects?? :P

Public Boards/Intermediate

Sea Shells And Rocks

xwindflyer (Apr 30, 2004)

I need to sharpen this up, but I'm tired of it right now. lol. (will come back to it later)

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davincipoppalag (May 1, 2004)

Well.. It is what it is.. I say..move on...

Xodiak (May 1, 2004)

Just imagine that you are Mr. Wilson and Dennis the Menace, following some plans he and his friends made, sneaked into your house while you were sleeping, moved the painting in the living room to your kitchen and stole 8 candies from the jar in your kitchen. Now do you all understand why Wilson was always mad at Dennis? >:D
Oh, and I like your drawing very much, xwindflyer. It is very colourful, I always like to pick colourful stones and shells when I go to the beach. As for moving your drawing to another board, I cannot say much as the names of the boards do not mean anything to me, the drawings are the ones that have a meaning.
|XOD|

xwindflyer (May 2, 2004)

The only thing is,... now I can't do anything to try and fix it if I wanted to, because I am over the limit on kb space in Intermediate. I guess thats just the way it's going to be.

Zinc (May 2, 2004)

Well, if you still want to work on this, you can memo any moderator and ask for space (try memo'ing the active ones). Just don't forget to give the mod a link to the picture... and then wait.. for a while.

spam

LovelyLori (Apr 30, 2004)

lol so far
I know this sucks but I laughed so hard doing it.... and I needed that! ;)

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Xodiak (Apr 30, 2004)

Spam is made of the flesh of babies, in Xod's fantasy. <:)
Nice drawing, Lovely Lori! >:)
|XOD|

KiwiKitsune (Apr 30, 2004)

O_O;; Xod... heh heh... well... anyways... *laughing* the facial expressions on them people! XD It's sooo funny! Me like! Me like!

fleeting_memory (Apr 30, 2004)

Spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam wonderful spam glorious spam...

emmamommalag (Apr 30, 2004)

This is great. I love the facial expressions. lol And I'm so glad you're laughing again, Lori!

Evening Breakers

xwindflyer (Apr 29, 2004)

Title says it .

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umi (Apr 30, 2004)

That is awesome - it looks just like here, except the birds are ussually lighter colored seagulls and stuff, and the water is more of a blue than an aqua... Anywho, personally, I like it, but a bit of a contrast between the waves and the sky might look a bit better.