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dba...this comment is from my son, as he doesnt have an account (yet) he's going through me.

i really like your picture(and so does my sister) the detail and cat tail are amazing, the background looks real, and it looks like a constellation, it makes me wonder, is it a big cat(cheetah, jaguar etc. or a pet kitty, i like how it makes me wonder that.

DeadlyBlondeArcher (Mar 7, 2004)

It's a silhouette of a mountain lion. (Tell your kids thank you...) I have a fascination with them because we live on a lake with alot of cliffs, we have them here... they are very elusive. Sometimes when I deer hunt I find tracks and just before dark when the hair stands up on the back of my neck, I know I have gone from being the hunter to the hunted... lol :)

laurael (Mar 11, 2004)

I can't believe you didn't get tons of comments on this one(guess I was one of the guilty ones until now), but damn...this is another awesome one added to your great pics. I love all of them actually, even though I see that I have been lazy at commenting...

Hmm...

Childlike_Vampire (Mar 6, 2004)

That's different...at least for me.

_{I hate NetZero Dialup...*stabs it with her steely knife but she just can't kill the beast*}

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Childlike_Vampire (Mar 11, 2004)

Thanks very muchly for the comments, *pokes piccy*, you should watch the animation though cos...it was crazy fun times. lol

Gigandas (Mar 11, 2004)

Hehe, this is coool XD.I think I like the sky and the light shining between the trees better than the trees themselves.The clouds are just awesome^^.Well done.

Zack (May 20, 2004)

I love this. I will marry it. And our children will have crazy perspectives as well.

Urei-sama (Sep 22, 2004)

oh yeah, way crazy animation. totally dig the lighting on this one. perdy clouds

Nadia

dixielandcutie (Mar 4, 2004)

a picture i really wanted to draw. hafta ask for more space though....and some tips too. im having trouble with the skin tone...that and any other suggestion appreciated. thanks..

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dixielandcutie (edited Mar 6, 2004)
drawn in 5 min

ok, i may still fiddle, but for the most part, i'm happy with her. so yea...(didnt see your comment there, ill fix that in a bit, thanks so much...)

davincipoppalag (Mar 6, 2004)

(((mizz dixie))) this is really a good one for ya! shes cute.. ((dixie))

DeadlyBlondeArcher (Mar 6, 2004)

I think she's beautiful, Dixie.

Look (Mar 7, 2004)

i like the kimono. and she's really cute. you captured the expression really well! :)

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The Greatest

Minitsaru (Feb 28, 2004)

i wanted to try drawing from life, and whats better than drawing the first stuffed animal you ever got on the very day you where born?
i really dont kno how to detail things highly and i also need space to do a maskot pic... sry pengui *tear* (yea i aint origional with names)

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marcello (Feb 29, 2004)

I do not remember what I got on the day I was born. Air, I suppose.

laurael (Mar 5, 2004)

...or a slap. This is sweet...I think I had a Winnie the Poo...

lilypad (edited Mar 7, 2004)

i got quite a few things...including a purple blanket that my mom is threatening to throw out...
great job with this. ^^ he looks so cuddly!
laurel:yes, cello probably did. hehe.

Deformed (Mar 6, 2004)

I got a little monigram pillow with my name on It and birth date. I still love it.

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Dune

DeadlyBlondeArcher (Mar 4, 2004)

A fair image of your description... lol

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dixielandcutie (Mar 6, 2004)

dont know how i missed it, but oh man, it rocks dba. the shadow of the tree is amazing. awesome work as usual.

DeadlyBlondeArcher (Mar 6, 2004)

Thanks yall. :)

alwaysLearning (Mar 13, 2004)

Oooh, more pictures of the home of my heart! You have a real gift for rendering this kind of scene, Cindy! :) There are two points that I have to question, though, for future reference (again, not that I could do this myself, but I can tell that these two points don't look quite right -- my eye being better at this than my hands, as yet, at least).

First, the ripples in the dry wash of the path seem to me to be too consistently angled, instead of following the curves of the path, the way I'd expect them to, if they were caused by water running over the mud during flood time (which is what I think of when I see that kind of image). They'd make more sense if there were a way for the water to have acted on the land outside of the path, the same way, but with the wall there, I'd expect the water to be restricted to the path more, and curve to follow it, during flash floods.

Second, the tufts of greenery on the bush don't seem to have a correlary set of darker areas, within the shadow of the bush, so it looks to me like the shadow is of a bush that doesn't have as much foliage on it as this one does.

These are both fairly minor points though, which I offer only in order to point out directions in which you can continue to work on advancing your work, which is already spectacular, and VERY evocative of the landscapes you've been painting. <smile> As you may be able to tell, what I've seen so far has been enough to spur me to go back through the pictures in your user board, in order to see more of these pieces! <grin> But even great artists can still grow, and I hope I've offered some useful suggestions for your consideration, here. :)

DeadlyBlondeArcher (Mar 13, 2004)

sure, always, I appreciate all the helpful suggestions. (Actually, it doesn't rain often where this was taken from and it's very windy, so I assume the ripples were caused by the wind since the sand changes rapidly - although the rain does a number on this wash when it does happen)

Red Wings of Angels for Brushes4

DeadlyBlondeArcher (Mar 3, 2004)

To Brushes: I hope that this does the memory of your mother, and the love you have for your children justice. I find that alot of people associate redbirds with someone who was very dear to them, usually the person who taught them to love. My grandmother loves them, and it was one of the first things we painted together when I was little.

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Soshell (Mar 4, 2004)

wow! DBA! i love this! you are an inspiration to bird lovers everywhere :D

EverDream (Mar 4, 2004)

This is really good DBA! You did exceptional work on the background. My only pick with this is the tip of the beak doesn't seem to fit being rounded like that....kinda like it belongs on a different species...you might want to try sharpening the edge more, making it more straight. Other than that everything else is awesome! :D

foxman8245 (Mar 4, 2004)

Love this pic... so realistic.. and the Cardinal is my state bird. (Ohio)

Noremac (Mar 5, 2004)

as fledgling wings grow on avery situation, doth thy cardinal fly with thee?

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glass nightmare

brushes4 (Feb 27, 2004)

from a pic in a local mag...i'd really like opinions and suggestions. thanks, ok ive done a bit of revision, added a few bg details, and a bit of gore( very mild...my mother may look at this lol) cant seem to make the bloody handprint look "wet" enough without making it look plastic-ey and fake, any ideas? oh and thanks for the compliments :o)

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Harmanye (Mar 2, 2004)

This is wonderful! Glass is so hard to draw, because very clean glass can be more like a play of light (like wateR) than an actualy object, when drawing, even with refereance, this is a fantastic job!

DeadlyBlondeArcher (Mar 3, 2004)

You did a great job on the glass - doing any glass at all for me is a nightmare! This is wonderful.

frappa (Mar 10, 2004)

really amazing glass!!

alwaysLearning (Mar 14, 2004)

Eep! If you're posting on the beginner boards, maybe I should just take my tools and shuffle off... <sigh> No, seriously, this is stunning, and I wish I knew how you had mastered drawing glass so believably. <smile> The background is wonderful, though the one thing that seems to detract from it slightly is the lace(?) runner on the chest of drawers - it seems to be done in a different style from the rest of the piece. Regardless, the piece is gorgeous, and makes me glad I decided to browse your user board -- I'm really enjoying seeing more of your work.