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09 Nov 2007, 11:03 pm

sodarktheshadows, all I can say is that a good magician never reveals his secrets.

(Except to say, a little bit computer, a lot oil paint, plus a lot of time spent.)

I'm no professional, so let's see wot you have to show, eh ???

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09 Nov 2007, 11:12 pm

I draw characters from video games that I like. My drawings aren't good enough to be classed as art though, as I copy stuff.

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09 Nov 2007, 11:23 pm

Berserker wrote:

I draw characters from video games that I like. My drawings aren't good enough to be classed as art though, as I copy stuff.

I would like to see because I find others abilities to draw well no matter if it's drawing characters amazing.

Prof_Pretorius, your painting of the ship is great.

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09 Nov 2007, 11:29 pm

Kitsy wrote:

I would like to see because I find others abilities to draw well no matter if it's drawing characters amazing.

Meta-Ridley:

http://darkmessengerdiablos.deviantart. ... y-69430834

RETRO RIDLEY:

http://darkmessengerdiablos.deviantart. ... Y-68089531

So far all I have on dA is my Ridley drawings.

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10 Nov 2007, 12:05 am

Berserker wrote:

I draw characters from video games that I like. My drawings aren't good enough to be classed as art though, as I copy stuff.

I am very good at "copying". Have a difficult time drawing from imagination and excellent time replicating other's work...Sucks, really, as I wish I could do so much more!

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10 Nov 2007, 12:17 am

makelifehappen wrote:

I am very good at "copying". Have a difficult time drawing from imagination and excellent time replicating other's work...Sucks, really, as I wish I could do so much more!

Same here. I can draw my own character though.

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10 Nov 2007, 2:08 am

Prof_Pretorius wrote:

awwww....pooh.
okay...gimme a few days...i'm away for the weekend, so maybe (big maybe) by the end of the week? (they are buried pretty good, may take a while to find them) but i will definately put them up for you. because you asked. ^_^
(so, every magician needs a protege, do they not? i promise i won't tell...?)

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10 Nov 2007, 3:51 am

Wow, lots of new things to see, what a treat! I've some catching up to do this morning...Proffy, I love your painting. The water looks so real, like it is moving. That's worth framing I think.

Kitsy, your crab lady is so funny :lol:

makelifehappen, wow, you do such a lot of different things...I love your scarf, and your scrapbook layout. The angel is good, is it rubber stamped? I like the way it has different colours in it.

sodarktheshadows, yes, do post some of your work please

Berserker, thanks for posting the links to your drawings, I like them. I find drawing really difficult.

This is a brilliant thread. It's great to see what everyone does.

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10 Nov 2007, 8:01 am

Starr wrote:

makelifehappen, wow, you do such a lot of different things...I love your scarf, and your scrapbook layout. The angel is good, is it rubber stamped? I like the way it has different colours in it.

Thank you. I really love that scarf, not many can be compared 'round here.

The angel was an cardboard stencil I found in one of my daughters MANY fairy book collections (one of her special interests, by far :wink:

) and I used many of these little ink pads to fill:
http://www.bladerubberstamps.co.uk/imag ... erduos.jpg

*ahhh...the joys of living 2 seconds away from a massive scrapbooking store

(I am sure they were getting half of my paycheck at one stage :oops:

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Starr wrote:

This is a brilliant thread. It's great to see what everyone does.

And me! Love it! Keep them coming.

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10 Nov 2007, 5:16 pm

Veresae wrote:

I'm a little bit like that with some things. I've focused mostly on writing, but I've also dabbled in plenty of acting and drawing (though I've never had formal drawing experience). I write songs, come up with melodies, but don't have any real musical talent when it comes to actual playing. Also there have been a lot of books I started but never finished, usually changing the plots too many times....

both acting and writing can help with your writing abilities. Coming from an Acting background, I find that Acting helps with character development and learning the ins and outs of dialogue. Drawing helps with visualisation and description. I think learning these crafts alongside writing can help fiction writers become more than Exhibitionists and become Storytellers.

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10 Nov 2007, 5:28 pm

Bezerker, your drawing skill is great. Would like to see more!

Make life happen, I love your designs. That is art.

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10 Nov 2007, 7:09 pm

me I'm homeless and stuff,that makes the "room of your own" a bit difficult(Re: V. Wollf.).

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10 Nov 2007, 7:34 pm

I was always into drawing. Never liked painting. Just pencil and ink. I like drawing different kinds of faces (different shapes, ages, ethnicities, etc),scientific diagrams (cells and whatnot), and nonrepresentational symbols (spirals are my favorite); that's what I'm good at. I can't draw anything else that well. I stopped altogether for several years because art teachers kept trying to make me do still life, which I hate, and I do NOT take criticism graciously. But lately I've been doing it every day again. Right now I'm working on fractals, since I've seen some beautiful fractal art on DeviantArt and want to try my hand at it.

As a kid I either wanted to be an artist or a scientist, but the older I got, I started getting disillusioned with it. Mostly because people kept telling me It's not a lucrative career (which was actually honest advice looking back), but also because my "skills" were so narrow. And I hate still life. I can't stress that enough. Recently I realized some people do very well within a small niche and I shouldn't surrender something I enjoy doing.

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10 Nov 2007, 7:36 pm

Apollyon wrote:

As a kid I either wanted to be an artist or a scientist, but the older I got, I started getting disillusioned with it. Mostly because people kept telling me It's not a lucrative career (which was actually honest advice looking back), but also because my "skills" were so narrow. And I hate still life. I can't stress that enough. Recently I realized some people do very well within a small niche and I shouldn't surrender something I enjoy doing.

Can't wait to see the results :wink:

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10 Nov 2007, 7:39 pm

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