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taori (Apr 17, 2007)
some of my earliest memories involve lying on the living room floor and watching star trek: tng with my mom and brother. it probably explains a lot.

worked a lot harder on this than i was planning to, but i had fun.
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fleeting_memory (Apr 17, 2007)
yeah we did that too and we would pretend to try and dodge the enterprise in the opening when it 'flew' toward the camera. Anyway this picture made me very happy :) awesome job.
Sweetcell (Apr 17, 2007)
Agreed, very much like you did it with a black pen on a sheet of printer paper (I do that a lot)

He was more stoic and serious than most Klingon's. Man needed to have more fun.
fleeting_memory (edited Apr 17, 2007)
haha yeah-but oh man-I love Micheal Dorn's voice :)
taori (Apr 18, 2007)
did you know he was also the voice of weasel on I Am Weasel? that always cracked me up.
drawn in 1 hour 4 min with Lascaux Sketch Classic
taori (Apr 15, 2007)
when the poorly drawn godzilla started to growl at her, she began to wonder if maybe she shouldn't have eaten the funny-looking mushroom.

...i don't really know what she's got in her right hand there. in my head i kept calling it a 'continuum transfunctioner.' i think i pulled that phrase from kingdom of loathing, but i'm not sure.
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Deino (Apr 15, 2007)
Maybe she has a peyote in her hands, that would explain her visions.
Klibese (Apr 15, 2007)
I read "Don't give up" and automatically think "Trust your instincts!" every time. I played waaaayy too much Star Fox 64 all those years ago...
That said, very interesting picture. There's something about the coloring of the wall and her face that stands out.
taori (Apr 15, 2007)
your father helped me like that too!

you rule.
drawn in 1 hour 30 min with Oekaki Shi-Painter
Public Boards/Beginner 
taori (Apr 14, 2007)
cha cha cha.
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drawn in 16 min with Lascaux Sketch Classic
Public Boards/Intermediate 
taori (Apr 5, 2006)
the coolest pianist ever. i kinda miss him

his website and the reference for this picture is www.thomasfielding.org

note- please leave comments. this isn't my usual style (i usually don't... you know... make an effort) and i really would like to improve and branch out. so help me out, people.
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taori (Apr 5, 2006)
drawn in 41 min
i know, lazy background, whatever
davincipoppalag (Apr 5, 2006)
I think it's a good start. I don't know how to help except to say there are links to lots of tutorials in the forums that talk about drawing faces, hair etc...have you looked at those?
Opium (Apr 6, 2006)
It is a very good start! I would only say more shadows on the face and head, and soften out the lines if you want realism. There aren't many definite lines in a face or shirt, more of shadows. You have the right idea though!
Coeur-joie (Dec 29, 2006)
I heard from an artist I admired once that bald people are the hardest to draw. I find them more fun, personally. Kudos.
drawn in 1 hour 31 min with Oekaki Shi-Painter
taori (May 26, 2006)
"Life is like a box of chocolates. A cheap, thoughtless, perfunctory gift that nobody ever asks for. Unreturnable, because all you get back is another box of chocolates. So you're stuck with this undefinable whipped mint crap that you mindlessly wolf down when there's nothing else left to eat. Sure, once in a while there's a peanut butter cup or an english toffee but they're gone too fast and the taste is fleeting. So you end up with nothing but broken bits of hardened jelly and teeth-shattering nuts. If you're desperate enough to eat those, all you've got left is an empty box filled with useless brown paper wrappers."

- Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man

edit- seriously, nobody ever watched the X-Files?
5 comments – latest 4:
Gemmy619 (May 26, 2006)
Cool draw, i like it :)
Nightmare (May 26, 2006)
So you end up with nothing but broken bits of hardened jelly and teeth-shattering nuts.

Texas State penitentiary much?
Sweetcell (May 27, 2006)
Great likeness, he was a frightening man, what i remember of him.

Nightmare: LMAO.
Artiste (Jun 19, 2006)
I think you have some good beginnings here. I am responding here to your request for comments on your last picture.
My first reaction to your style is the use of both line and "paint" I think you should tone back your lines a little... and be more tentative as to where you use them. Line that folows the form is most effective, and should not stand out more than the content of the picture (if you know what I mean). In otherwords... youre letting the line speak too much, and your use of it is not making sense. For example, the scribbly line on the palm of the hand.

This style of art can be very effective, but you need to refine it just a bit.... think about where you are placing your lines and why. You have an excellent sense of form. Use the line to bring that out! You asked for a comment and got an earful! :)
drawn in 2 hours 32 min with Oekaki Shi-Painter
taori (Dec 27, 2005)
just not quite as popular... as... me!
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taori (Dec 27, 2005)
drawn in 17 min
man.. this one's a doozy. me and my ambitions and my limits.
taori (Feb 22, 2006)
drawn in 21 min
muy frustrado
nobody (Feb 22, 2006)
it's GUH linda. :) awesome.
Qwerty_Wittle_Fawah (Feb 22, 2006)
I love this. She is beautiful and I hope you don't give up! I don't see a limit you can definately do this. I cannot wait to see the finished product
Unfinished
drawn in 1 hour 7 min with Oekaki Shi-Painter
Public Boards/Beginner 
taori (Jan 6, 2006)
felt like doodling. liked her face. not sure the blush worked to my advantage. but i liked the idea. so it stays. and i still like her face. now comment.
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drawn in 22 min with Oekaki Shi-Painter
Public Boards/Intermediate 
taori (Sep 24, 2004)
dammit, roxton, again with the possessions! ...oh fine then. i'll go get the holy water...

playing with semi-realistic styles. let me know what you think.

edit: ugh, the more i look at this, the less i like it.
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ClUeLeSsSoCiAlSqUaD (Jan 26, 2005)
This guy is SOOOO SCARY his eyes are FREAKIN ME OUT!! i think this is a talented drawing Grrrrrreat Job!!!!
Nyuusen (Jan 5, 2006)
From Austin: Dear lord you sad pathetic child (during animation class)
drawn in 1 hour 20 min with Oekaki Shi-Painter
taori (Dec 23, 2004)
aaah won't let me delete. would some lovely moderator be willing to pitch this for me?
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Knockoff (Mar 8, 2005)
Ah! Don't give up now! This is turning out great. (This reminds me of a painting I did, of a girl biting here fingernail.) Right now, it has more of a painter-ly style to it, more solid colors than water color. The teeth are seksie, and proportions look pretty good (upper lip could be a tad smaller). The finger look good. Thats something I cannot draw on the computer, silly fingers. I can't tell you much more, since its not done, but please, finish it, for me!? :D
taori (Mar 9, 2005)
awww, KO. i promise i'll finish it as soon as my tablet stops being a bitch. :)
taori (Oct 7, 2005)
drawn in 14 sec
updating so i can delete
DrsFan (Dec 27, 2005)
Coolio,thats really good!
drawn in 47 min with Oekaki Shi-Painter
Public Boards/Beginner 
taori (Dec 26, 2005)
got a new, not broken tablet for christmas! hooray! just getting back into the swing of things before i start actually trying to grow as an artist again... whoa, improvement... scary thought. but keep the c&c coming anyway.
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drawn in 20 min with Oekaki Shi-Painter
 
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