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This is a photo of me the day my best friend and I decided to play around with photo images to create Doll Faces. I think I do a much better job with image refs... Anyway, I was going to submit it unfinished and come back later, but I didn't think that I would be able to do that 'cause I was unsure of the file size. So, here it is, the finished product. Hope you like it. :0)

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EphemeralFlames (May 22, 2004)
drawn in 3 hours 29 min

Why is it I only find the more obvious flaws after I post? There's still white around the exterior of the eyes, which happen to be uneven, and random dots where there shouldn't be random dots... any advice on how to make this more realistic?

laurael (May 22, 2004)

What a cool idea, this! Trust me...you aren't the ONLY one with the flaws after submitting, lol. Still cool with the 'flaws'. Um...sorry, I'm definitely not one to give realism advice...need it ma'self...anyway...great pic.

davincipoppalag (May 23, 2004)

Working on the picture before submission is very intensive..and often you don't focus on the whole picture to see the obvious stuff.. It happens on most of mine.. I kinda like the spots..they look like freckles
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creep show.....

longway (May 22, 2004)

lol

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cmb (May 22, 2004)

ah- thought it was the woman off babylon 5 in the thumb! I think the ears need more definition?

laurael (May 23, 2004)

The rest is awesome though...'specially the mouth...

davincipoppalag (May 23, 2004)

shes creepy! you should collab with DMV!

Wally

laurael (May 22, 2004)

Just a stuffed piggy my younger sis has...

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DinoFlorist (edited May 22, 2004)

I wish I had that pig, but I wish it was my real pet. Meaning it would not be stuffed. Well actually it would be stuffed, but still alive. That way it wouldnt eat or deficate or die. Which would be nice, because it would also not feel pain, which holds limitless possibility for fun.

laurael (May 22, 2004)

Hey, snow...
Heh, dino...what an idea...love it! A pet like that 'would' be nice! (Pet 'turtle' for 'me')

LovelyLori (May 22, 2004)

should I ask... naah, I'm not gonna ask.... ok... Wally the pig? hehe... he's cutesy

laurael (edited May 23, 2004)

Uh...you're not refering to something OTHER than the pig...are ya? Then, yeah...don't ask...jk...lol.
Psst...(it's NOT what you think...)

Watching the clouds go by

cmb (May 22, 2004)

used a mirror to get the position of face and hands- but not a self portrait!

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cmb (May 22, 2004)

I just tried oekiki shi but lost it? what happens when you submit? any help greatfully accepted

davincipoppalag (May 22, 2004)

Another nice one cmb..I like the point of view you used.

laurael (May 22, 2004)

I love how yours look so painterly and the colors are great! It doesn't ever look like you have to spend too long creating them, but maybe while you still are, you're logged out? Sometimes, that happens to me and I log back in and then I find the pic again on a submission page that shows up...(I know...I take a lot longer to do a pic)

cmb (May 22, 2004)

no - the length of time is right laurael- I tend to draw quickly- I suppose I dont like overworking things...

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spank 2

Kloxboy (Apr 21, 2004)

it says spank 2, HAH

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jord (Apr 23, 2004)

nice! looks a bit like he is sneezing... or making some very strange noise
great ob on the colours too

Aubrey (Apr 23, 2004)

It's the bitter beer face guy!!! Always wondered what happened to him after the commercial gig lol. I'm with everyone else, your style's just great and so are your pictures.

DeadlyBlondeArcher (Apr 23, 2004)

You are so imaginative... where do you get your ideas? (or do you just have access to reeeeally good drugs? lol)

Zack (May 22, 2004)

Whoah, this really took me aback. Your crazy people are all so violently expressive. Very well drawn, per usual.

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Violated.

TheCrimsonKing (Apr 30, 2004)

Ramon, remember your lines!

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snow_child (May 22, 2004)

wow, i can't believe there aren't a lot of comments on this one, i really love it, i do! awesome work, wow i'm amazed

marcello (May 22, 2004)

I can't either. What's wrong with you people?

Zack (May 22, 2004)

sometimes good work leaves people speechless. ;P

laurael (May 22, 2004)

I...I...was speechless...jk, I need to go browse through galleries dangit...this is awesome, it is!

zep (May 21, 2004)

...to go to bed....

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zep (May 22, 2004)

this is kinda of a dream...hi deb long time no see... :)

Aubrey (May 22, 2004)

Sounds more like a nightmare lol. Very nice though with the color and the background. It's neat how all your pictures tell a story just by looking at them.

staci (May 22, 2004)

this whole thing rocks my socks..but the way the bg is done is terrif, what a mind

Zack (edited May 22, 2004)

I love this, it's a very expressive work, even more so than usual with yours. The background and foreground truly work together. One minor detail: the slight halo around the background silhouette doesn't seem to work, although it may have been accidental.
Edit: For some reason, that halo's growing on me now. Strange.

still experimenting

cmb (May 22, 2004)

hmm the tools on oeikaki take some getting used too

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davincipoppalag (May 22, 2004)

They sure do.. I can never find stuff ..nor remember where it is once I have.. too much for me.

laurael (May 22, 2004)

Nice pic cmb...lascaux is better...although...no, no...lascaux IS better...

DMV (May 22, 2004)

Hi CMB:)glad your back! I like lascaux better too lol!

pleasant bay

longway (May 19, 2004)

let go of troubles....

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LovelyLori (May 19, 2004)

soooon, soooon I will do that... vacation's not too far away now ;) this reminds me of it, nice lighting, beautiful scene :)

davincipoppalag (May 19, 2004)

Pretty colors and a peaceful scene.

longway (edited May 24, 2004)
drawn in 1 hour 14 min

ah the storm moves in....i don't know laurael, i am just a self taught person, lol....but i can remember pics like these just amazing me...hey just dive in, imagine what you feel it could look like through romantic thoughts...that mental trigger i have..i don't see things as they really are i guess....but i couldn't be happier any other way... you do some very fine pics...i've really been impressed how you use colors here....these people teach me something every time i draw....it all helps..but just move that pointer around the color bucket and say this water looks this way today....like davin's beautiful picture with pink....i was blown away by the beauty.....i like your art...it pleases me to see all the diffrent styles and impressions here....thanx laurael...

laurael (May 22, 2004)

I love your pics...what does it take to pick colors like that? If it's 'you gotta have an eye for it...' I'm lost....so lost...