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DeadlyBlondeArcher (Jun 9, 2005)

I went to work for her that summer
A teenage kid so far from home
She was a lonely widow woman
Hell-bent to make it on her own
We were a thousand miles from nowhere
Wheat fields as far as I could see
Both needing something from each other
Not knowing yet what that might be

'Til she came to me one evening
Hot cup of coffee and a smile
In a dress that I was certain
She hadn't worn in quite a while
There was a difference in her laughter
There was a softness in her eyes
And on the air there was a hunger
Even a boy could recognize

That summer wind was all around me
Nothin' between us but the night
When I told her that I'd never
She softly whispered that's alright
And then I watched her hands of leather
Turn to velvet in a touch
There's never been another summer
When I have ever learned so much

We had a need to feel the thunder
To chase the lightning from the sky
To watch a storm with all its wonder
Written in each other's eyes
She had to ride the heat of passion
Like a comet burning bright
Rushin' headlong in the wind
Now where only dreams have been
Burnin' both ends of the night

I often think about that summer
The sweat the moonlight and the lace
And I have rarely held another
When I haven't seen her face
And every time I pass a wheat field
And watch it dancing with the wind
Although I know it isn't real
I just can't help but feel
Her hungry arms again

Garth Brooks - "That Summer"

DeadlyBlondeArcher (Jun 9, 2005)
drawn in 28 min

DeadlyBlondeArcher (Jun 9, 2005)
drawn in 2 hours 11 min

DRDezign (Jun 9, 2005)

wow its looking dramatic already

DeadlyBlondeArcher (edited Jun 10, 2005)
drawn in 2 hours 48 min

ah oh, Helllp! Marcello's toodling around the country and I need space! I think it was the canvas size that did it here... maybe 1mb would do it? Somebody, anybody, please, pretty please? I have thousands of points and you can take as many as you want... punish me, I don't care... I gotta finish this!

oh, and I was going to put the display scaling factor at 50% but that option didn't show up.... it'll be smaller than this when it's used elsewhere and it's really blurry at this full size... put it at 50% if you want to see it at it's best.

featherstone (Jun 10, 2005)

lookin real good so far

davincipoppalag (Jun 10, 2005)

Holy crap..its huuuugggeee.... and great so far...

DeadlyBlondeArcher (edited Jun 10, 2005)

I had to make it that big for some reason I'm not even aware of. Put it at 50% and it won't be so blurry and spacious.

davincipoppalag (Jun 10, 2005)

I like the size as it is...you can feel the space of the place..and yet..know there is noplace to run from the lightning..

DeadlyBlondeArcher (edited Jun 10, 2005)

okay, Mr. Bossy Britches (lol)... but I did it with the intention of scaling it to 50% so humor me and at least pretend like you're looking at it that way. You hate blurry and it's blurry all big and stuff. :)
what's wrong with that building there to get away from the lightning? are you scared of the dark? ;)

davincipoppalag (Jun 10, 2005)

hehehe..well you know me and sharpness...I'm never gonna complain if something looks sharper..and at 50 this should look great..it's not so blurry even at the full size... besides what do you care what I think..you're heavily armed......

DeadlyBlondeArcher (Jun 10, 2005)
drawn in 2 hours 41 min

Zack: I'm posting this finished now as my portion is done... DrDezign will still have to load revisions to capture it. After he is finished with that I'll scale it down to 25% so it won't mess up the other boards. (thanks for your help with this)
David: I had to merge all the layers except for the one with the rye to put in front of the killer. This takes more than 30 minutes to load up for revision and about 45 to submit, it's extremely laggy working with a canvas this size. Every stroke I made had a lag... drove me nuts. I hope this is what you need because I don't think I have the patience to revise it again.

sincity (Jun 10, 2005)

Wow this is great!!!!! :} So Big!!!

TheCrimsonKing (Jun 10, 2005)

Wow indeed! Beautiful work DBA. The tree and schoolhouse is fantastic.

Zack (edited Jun 10, 2005)

The default zoom does not affect what is loaded in the applets. I like the clouds.

edit: and um, must you quote the entire song?

DeadlyBlondeArcher (Jun 10, 2005)

okay, but he'll be saving a finished revision, and it'll scale to this, and he can't edit it.... so...??? can it stay big till he's captured it?

Zack (Jun 10, 2005)

read what I wrote again. when he loads it in the applet, it will be full size.

DeadlyBlondeArcher (Jun 10, 2005)

I understood what you wrote... I don't believe it's being saved in the applet, but it doesn't matter. If he needs it to be large on the revision I'll just make it bigger long enough for him to capture it and then set it back. That's not the whole song, but yeah, I can delete some of it. Anything else?

Zack (Jun 10, 2005)

ah, well I did forget that he probably won't be exporting the picture by taking a screenshot. however, the default zoom still doesn't matter. I imagine he will want the .PNG version of the image (like he did with Staci, as I recall), which is stored at full size. even here, when it seems shrunk, it is actually using the full-size version and shrinking the picture on the fly.

right-click and select "view image" on the picture and you'll see what I mean. as another example, right click on the shrunk image and select "save to disk," then open the saved file. it will be full size. default zoom affects nothing except what you see in your browser. kind of like how a magnifying glass doesn't actually make things bigger in real life.

sorry if I seem grumpy. bad day.

DeadlyBlondeArcher (edited Jun 10, 2005)

Yeah, you are such an unreasonable grouchy Pope here today. :) .... It's cool, I just spoke to him and he got what he needed already. I won't be doing anything this massive again. (I only used magnifying glasses to burn leaves with)
oh, and thanks for the space and the help

featherstone (Jun 10, 2005)

I loved the large version, though

Anna (edited Jun 10, 2005)

Whoa! This is massive! And I like it! \o/

edit: and lmao @ "unreasonable grouchy pope"

Zack (edited Jun 11, 2005)

To see the full version of a picture that is set smaller by default, click on the "100%" link under the image title on its viewing page.

zep (Jun 11, 2005)

i´m speechless Cindy...

Xodiak (Jun 11, 2005)

Fantastic artwork! I also love the lyrics of the song. The details of the drawing are amazingly complex and beautiful. I hope the little house is thunderproof though! <:D
|XOD|

davincipoppalag (Jun 11, 2005)

This is incredible in this size.. really fine work on this one missy...

Renuar (Jun 12, 2005)

Does size matter? In this case i think it does :) - You have great attention for detail. Job well done.

DeadlyBlondeArcher (Jun 12, 2005)

Hah, to me it doesn't, but most people here in Texas think it does. You're funny, Pharoah. :) Thanks, ya'll.

laurael (Jun 12, 2005)

25%-er is awesome, but 100% gets more attention. :)

Miss_DJ (Jun 15, 2005)

I love the fields, house and sky, tree, prose...but other than that, aw shucks it's just another masterpiece..lololol..wink

Seklyan (Oct 6, 2005)

how come everything you do i so amazing. there is such clarity in this one. like.. very sharp image.... i love it. that cloudy sky is beautiful.