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firecracker (Aug 12, 2009)
My fantasy horse.....I'm posting this as finished.....I might do some more "touch up" work to him later.....but I'm pretty much satisfied with this horse for now. He started out as a black stallion.....but "morphed" into a "Paint" stallion....."LOL"!!
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xsi639 (Aug 20, 2009)
this remainds my of something about indians arts stille and culture...it s splendid...i wish i had a favorite gallery here specially for this one^^...but cause i don t have one i will just put it on my desktop...hope you don t mind but i just love horses and this stille^^
firecracker (Aug 20, 2009)
Hi "xsi"......Thank you very much for your nice comment.....I appreciate it very much. I'm glad you like the "pic". I don't mind if you put this on your desktop.....that's a nice compliment that you think the pic is good enough to use as your desktop......"thanks"! I have already put it on my desktop. I love horses too.....and "Native American" culture. :)
druyamikyo (Sep 26, 2009)
You're waaay too good to be in intermediate.
You have some serious skill.

Keep it up.
firecracker (Sep 26, 2009)
Thanks "druyamiko"....for your nice comment....I really appreciate it......but I don't think I'm at the "advanced" level yet.....I have a lot to learn about drawing and blending, and shading, etc. I only use the advance board when I need a bigger space to draw in. But, I really appreciate your nice comment.....it gives me the encouragement to keep on drawing. Thank you very much.....:)
drawn in 2 hours 22 min with Chicken Paint
firecracker (Sep 2, 2009)
Well....this draw started out to be a "Botero" version of Mona Lisa...as in "version one" of this draw......but I couldn't stand looking at it, with that big face......so I tried changing it to look more like Mona Lisa should look.....but I couldn't get her to look like Mona Lisa.....so I "morphed" her into Mona Lisa's little sister, and named her "Magdalena"....hahahaaa!! I'm still not finished with this pic......I'm having trouble getting her skintone blended and shaded correctly....that's always a problem for me. I'll keep working on it......maybe I'll get her to look better. "Hmmmmm".....I wonder if Mona Lisa really did have a sister named Magdalena....."lol".....I'll have to google that....:D Well.....I'm posting this as "finished"....I tried my best to get her skintone right.....I hope I did ok. :)
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davincipoppalag (Sep 4, 2009)
Magdalena looks good FC
firecracker (Sep 4, 2009)
Hi "DaVinci"......Thanks very much for your nice comment.....I appreciate it. I'm glad you think she looks ok.....I was afraid I couldn't get her skintone blended right....that's so hard for me to do..... I tried to get her to look more like Mona Lisa.....but she didn't want to look that way....."lol"....so I gave "Mona" a little sister....."Magdalena". I like that name....it sounds nice....haha. Thanks again for commenting......both me and "Magdalena" appreciate your comments and opinions...."lol"! :)
Black_Bird (Sep 4, 2009)
Nice illustration of her face.
firecracker (Sep 4, 2009)
Thank you "Blackbird" for your nice comment......I appreciate it. :)
drawn in 10 hours 10 min with Chicken Paint
firecracker (Aug 24, 2009)
This is "Ms Blubberbutt".......she escaped from my neighbor's dirty bathroom, and climbed over the fence.....into my yard.....I found her in my flower garden, sitting in my birdbath....so I threw a rope around her, and "hog-tied" her....and dragged her fat butt out of the birdbath, and threw her over the fence, back in my neighbor's yard, where she belongs...."lol".....my neighbor keeps her hidden away in a dirty bathroom, and she does look exactly like this.....hahahaaa!!! :D I'm gonna go ahead and "post" this as "finished".....I'm just too tired of this pic to work on it anymore, and I need to get it out of my "unfinished" draws, so I can work on doing another pic.....:) I can always go back and do more to it later.
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backmagicwoman (Sep 2, 2009)
Sometimes..i like to stand naked in front of my bathroon mirror just like this gal is doing..just to see what is going on you know..see if i can see in myself what others do...and i can tell ya..nothing keeps you humble like looking at yourself naked in the mirror for an hour...
Axil62 (Sep 2, 2009)
I've thought about doing a brutally honest full frontal self portrait here, but I'm not there yet. I don't think I'm comfortable enough to absolutely not care and just do it.
backmagicwoman (Sep 2, 2009)
Yeah..that's a big step to take..I don't think i'll ever be there...
firecracker (Sep 3, 2009)
Hi "Bette".....thank you very much for your nice comment......I appreciate it.....and yes, I know that little toilet will never accomodate her big butt.....if she needs to "take a dump", she'll probably have to use the bathtub...."lol"! "MissDj".....yes....I think she is a "sumo" wrestler....haha! "Bmw"......when I was much younger, I could stand naked in front of a mirror.......but there's "no way" that I would do that now.....my skinny old body wants to stay "covered"....."LOL"! "Axil"....."Puh__leeze".....don't draw a full frontal self portrait here......I wouldn't want to see that....hahahaaa! Thank you all for commenting.....I appreciate your thoughts and opinions....whether they be "good or bad"...."lol"! :)
drawn in 16 hours with Chicken Paint
firecracker (Aug 23, 2009)
"LOL"......I have no idea what this pic is about....I saw the "ref" pic, and I thought it looked kinda strangely funny and cute. I think it's a "caricature" of someone....I don't know who this guy is supposed to be.....but I never drew a caricature type of draw before, so I thought I'd give it a try. Well....I'm posting this as finished......I fixed him up the best I could. I might add a little bit of "dodge" tool to put some light on him.....but maybe I won"t....haha! I tried not using the texture tool.....I did start to use it on the trees....but I tried to "blend" it out. I googled "Botero" to find out who he is.....this is supposed to be a "self portrait" of Botero....."LOL"!
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backmagicwoman (Aug 31, 2009)
LMAO..yeah flubadub..how bout that?
Flubbles (Aug 31, 2009)
I cant say im that keen...it looks like you draw one half of his body copied it then flipped it over to make it look cemetrical.Which is fine if your drawing a gingerbreadman...but not so much in this case.
backmagicwoman (Aug 31, 2009)
Ok..so what is the deal with the flag?
firecracker (Aug 31, 2009)
Well, flubadub.....this draw isn't supposed to be a realistic looking one......it's more of a satire, cartoonish, caricature type of draw.......it's ok if it looks like a gingerbread type draw....lol! I used the ref pic that Botero drew, and it looks very much like the original pic, except for his facial features.....I did a half ass job on that....haha!! I appreciate your criticism though......I know if you were to do this same draw....it would look perfect.....I'm not an artist....I'm still learning, and I have a lot of learning to do.....haha! :P Hi "BMW"......Thanks for commenting.....you want to know what the red flag means.....well.....I think you'll have to ask the original artist (Botero) why he put the flag there....but I'm glad it's there.....because I wouldn't want to draw what's hiding under that flag.....HaHa!!!! :D
drawn in 8 hours 22 min with Chicken Paint
firecracker (Jul 13, 2009)
"I know there is sorrow, where laughter once played, and lingering tears, causing gladness to fade, but there's a sweet comfort our memories impart, so always remember....you're here in my heart."
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bette_davis_eyes (Jul 14, 2009)
this is really a beautiful birthday tribute to him firecracker.. and that rainbow is so pretty
firecracker (Jul 15, 2009)
"Hi "vlad", and "bette".....Thank you both very much for your nice comments.....I really do appreciate it. I'm glad you guys like the rainbow......it took me awhile to get it looking right. Thanks for commenting.....:)
xsi639 (Aug 20, 2009)
very touching and wonderful thing to do^^...Happy B-day John...wherever you are i hope you see this^^
firecracker (Aug 20, 2009)
Thanks very much "xsi" for commenting......I'm glad you like this picture. :)
drawn in 3 hours 23 min with Chicken Paint
firecracker (Aug 1, 2009)
This "pic" doesn't really make a lot of "sense" to me, because I'm not really familiar with Monty Python....and I never saw this movie......I never even heard of this movie...."lol"! But....I haven't been drawing anything lately, and I saw this "ref" pic, and I thought it would make for a fun "practice" draw.....to get me back in the mood to try drawing again. The lettering isn't very good.....I can't do good lettering using my mouse, and chibi doesn't have a "text" tool.
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NekoChibi (Aug 14, 2009)
it is holy =D !!
firecracker (Aug 15, 2009)
Hi "neko"! Thanks for commenting......I appreciate it. :)
xsi639 (Aug 20, 2009)
spectacular*,*...very good worked and detailed^^
firecracker (Aug 20, 2009)
Thanks "xsi" for your nice comment......I appreciate it. :)
drawn in 6 hours 42 min with Chicken Paint
firecracker (Jul 8, 2009)
I just felt like doing one more "fireworks" draw. This pretty much looks like my city, that's why I titled it "Fireworks over Pittsburgh"....."LOL"!! I'm "posting" this as "finished"......I don't know what else I can add to it.....I think it looks ok as it is. :)
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charitylarrison (Jul 29, 2009)
great work, really does look & feel like the burgh at night!
firecracker (Jul 29, 2009)
Hi "charity"......Thanks very much for commenting.....I really appreciate it,,,,,,I'm glad you like the "pic". Are you from the Pittsburgh area??? :)
xsi639 (Aug 20, 2009)
looks cool but now i see that something is missing..maybe some stars?...dunno but it would amplify the sky or i am just to hungy at this hour.lol^^...anyway love it just the way it is and goos work with Pittsburg and all*.*
firecracker (Aug 20, 2009)
Hi "xsi639".......Thanks for commenting on my "Pittsburgh" draw......I'm glad you like it. There are a few little stars in the sky.....maybe you can't see them on your computer. I didn't want to put too many stars.....it would look "cluttered" I think. :)
drawn in 13 hours with Chicken Paint
firecracker (Jul 5, 2009)
My first attempt at trying to draw a "fireworks" pic. The "ref" pic is way better.....I'm gonna work on it more to try to make it look better..:( Well.....I'm posting this as "finished".....I'm sick of "messin' with it!! This was way too frustrating.....I'll probably never do a "fireworks" draw again! "LOL"! The "time" is wrong though.....it didn't take me as long as it says.
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riccir (Jul 19, 2009)
wow gorgeous drawing! you did so much to it those details where worth the time you put in to it..
firecracker (Jul 20, 2009)
Hi "riccir"......I just now noticed that you left a comment on this draw......Thank you very much......I appreciate it.....I'm glad you like the "pic"! I kinda think I might've "overused" the texture tool on the fireworks though. I need more practice on drawing fireworks!!! "LOL"!! Thanks again for commenting!! :)
xsi639 (Aug 20, 2009)
spectacular chibipaint firecrackers^^...love the lights and glowing thingamajig^_^...and is that a stadium?O_o...very pretty^,^
firecracker (Aug 20, 2009)
Hi "xsi639".......thanks for commenting.....I'm glad you like the "fireworks"..... I didn't do a very good job on the "fireworks.....that was my first attempt at drawing them...haha! :)
drawn in 14 hours with Chicken Paint
Public Boards/Advanced 
firecracker (Jun 12, 2009)
Sorry about putting this draw on advanced board....but there was no way that I could "squeeze" this pic on a smaller board. I did use a ref pic.....the original picture was done by an artist by the name of Georgia Lesley. She draws beautiful aniimals, and I'm trying to learn as much as I can. I'm posting this as "finished", because I'm tired of working on it.....I may go back to it later and do some more work on it, and I want to get it out of my "unfinished draws". I like these tigers......but I know they're not perfect......I need more practice on doing "fur".....but it was fun "trying"....."lol"! :)
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Broken_Heart_ (Jun 30, 2009)
That langue is romanian..:) nice tiger
firecracker (Jun 30, 2009)
Hi "broken heart".....Thank you very much for commenting....I appreciate it. The language is "Romanian"?? Thanks for telling me.....I never would've guessed it......haha. Is the Romanian language similar to Hungarian language??? I'm just curious to know if they are the same. I'm glad you like my tigers....:)
Blackmoon (edited Jul 14, 2009)
you have such patience and such a kind heart firecracker, i love this , the feeble warm orange colors gives it such intimacy and confor and warmth while the cold and dark atmosphere really gives the feeling of the night. Very very nice
firecracker (Jul 18, 2009)
Hi "blackmoon"......I just now noticed that you left a comment on this draw.....thank you very much..... I really appreciate it! I'm glad you like the "pic". :)
drawn in 12 hours with Chicken Paint
Public Boards/Intermediate 
firecracker (May 19, 2009)
Well.....I'm finally posting this "pic" as "finished". I did more work on it, and I took "Cameo's" advice about changing the contents in the basket from flowers, to "wheat". I tried toning down the textures a little bit also. I hope it looks better now. I'm glad to be done with this draw...."lol"!!
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Miss_DJ (May 30, 2009)
This is lovely, Firecracker! Beautiful colors and light!
firecracker (May 30, 2009)
Hi "MissDj".....Thank you very much for your nice comment......I really do appreciate it. I'm glad you like the "pic". I did kinda "over use" the texture tools though.....I'm trying to ease off on using so much texture from now on...."lol". Thanks again for commenting. :)
GreyGhost (Jun 24, 2009)
The textures and colors are amazing ... it looks lit from within.
firecracker (Jun 27, 2009)
Hi "GreyGhost"! I just now noticed that you left a comment on this draw. Thank you very much.....I really do appreciate it, and I'm glad you like this "pic". I do think I kinda "over used" the texture tool a bit though...."lol"! Thanks for commenting!! :)
drawn in 15 hours with Chicken Paint
 
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