Aw :) See but you're being unfair. I did suggest us dropping this when I said "nevermind". The way I see it it's a he said she said situation in which there are no winners and there's basically no solution to it other than agreeing to disagree. But then you had to insinuate I mean spiritedly tried to publicly dishonor you or something to that extent by not having a more private discussion beforehand. I beg to differ, see the way I remember it is I did bring this to your attention before and you replied "Flubbles and Axil62 are a real inspiration to me. Generally when I view their drawings I like the photo they would of used so I go on google image search and search for the photo, doing my own version of it" which I didn't buy but let slide. Going back to current matters, me linking examples of what I thought were evidence of me not making this up was merely brought on by you linking examples to argue your side of the story. You tell yours I tell mine and we each bring arguments to back up our telling otherwise we can just go on and make up all kinds of jiberish that has nothing to do with reality whatsoever. I'm not "out to get you" :) I was just reacting to your reaction but I doubt you'll ever admit to anything so things will just get increasingly aggravating and I think this has been dragged on long enough. Unless you reply with something that will force me to reply back and so on and so forth. But I think it is best to drop it and so I will try very hard to ignore any future impulse to write something back. Happy drawing :D

I did write that actually so I am not sure what it is you think I am not admitting to? Your reply didn't suggest you didn't buy it. In fact I have posted the photo references for a few of them in the links above, so I am not sure what else you are after as proof. Everything I have written above makes perfect sense and I haven't just replied out of opinion. You have made a claim to me copying others works directly, when in fact I have been able to show I go off the original work.

I'd hate to see what you'd be like in a life drawing class. Would you tell the other people drawing a nude person in the same room as you to not do so because you are drawing them?

That would be great if you could leave me alone and find something better to do with your time, because unlike your 'suggestion' I flat out told you, "I'm not sorry for doing something I enjoy, which is drawing what I feel like, and if you can't deal with that, then don't reply to any of my drawings ever again unless it is something positive or constructive." so by all means, ladies first.

yikes people, just enjoy the drawing, I think it is beautiful, great job BB.

yes. :)

he looks Egyptian! this is awesome!

I don't remember seeing this... it's a good one. Where is that zep anyway?

I liked it more when it looked like a woman, almost like Lori.

Yeah! The woman one deffinately looks more creepy, in a cool way!

i see a face too i saw it right when i looked at the pic!!!

Ok... Cool. Interesting.
But yeah, cool drawing anyways.

I think I could pick out your work just from your colors! nice portrait :)

i love this style! very unique!

..my mind went straight to Shakespeare...Juliet, perhaps?

It's very beautiful though, and effective,and shows you can really paint. nice.

no Juliet intended Suntan, just a doodle of a section of a photo found on DA and thank you again dorothy. :)

I can see how you would think that, but that is the ring finger, with some hair going through it

Oh..yea.. it is the hair over it that makes it appear to be another one

really good, and nice glasses,and eyes,and that's hard to do, often. Yeah, you can do portraits. As for the extra fingers, I do that myself,and it's easy to get carried away, and wish we all had extra fingers and hands, ha ha.

All of the above.

Beautiful!

You can really paint; wonderful technique,and ability to capture her, and yet make her so beautiful,and rich colors. I like it. Owww, we have these people who are so good, I hate them, ha ha. Just kidding. :)

I missed it somehow.. pretty cool

Thank you lori and davincipoppalag.

Yes, it's very good, you do well. Welcome, if you're a newcomer, great to have you. :)

This is very well done Lori! Nice realism... that eye is fantastic!

thank you all :)

Very nice!

your brushstrokes with the digital brush are very "digital" looking... I often find myself thinking, when I look at your paintings, that if they were actual paint strokes that your paintings would really be quite brilliant. Something about the roundness of the brushstrokes seems like a waste... like the viewer is cheated out of seeing the 'hand' in the work. This could almost be like a debate about digital vs. real painting. I strive when, I paint here, to constantly make those round, digital strokes not look so like they are done with a computer, as if I'm trying to pass my paintings on here as canvas paintings. You dont bother with that and just let yourself be free... hmmm.

This is digital, we don't need to pretend it's not. It's free and forgiving and the only thing you need to live up to is in your head.

..and I believe that if you sat down with a canvas it would come out just as beautiful. Different, because it's real paint, but just as beautiful.