How do ya like this?

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How do ya like this?

Fri Mar 30, 2007 6:40:37 AM #36147 Perm Link

I haven't updated in a while, so I've greatly improved since the last one (especially in shading, my weakness).
Tell me how like it, and if you want some art, it's cheap, even if its your own original idea...
http://viciousbunnies.deviantart.com

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Re: How do ya like this?

Sat Mar 31, 2007 12:49:52 AM #36180 Perm Link

In response to RoxyMoron #36147

I really like your drawings. The "postcard punks are adorable" one is my favorite. That one is done quite well.
And keep working on shading if you don't think it's your strongest...it's not too hard...start with the outlines, and then don't press as hard...press a little less and a little less...like a gradient...practice shading on cubes. It's boring, but it helps. Check out my work, it's under the "there's an art forum" thread.
Keep rockin'!

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Sat Mar 31, 2007 12:33:37 PM #36187 Perm Link

Thanks! I think it kind of has a lot to do with the type of pencils I use too. I tend to use mechanical pencils because they stay sharp and I can get into better detailing. I just need to switch up I guess!

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Sat Mar 31, 2007 11:18:40 PM #36196 Perm Link

Agree'd with Sam, you need to work on the shading but the lack of Sonic fanart specifically and furry in general makes your DA better than 90% of them.

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Sun Apr 1, 2007 3:39:32 AM #36200 Perm Link

Hey, it is pretty good, and you know what your weak point is, so you just have to work a little bit on that and then progress. I found it interesting. Keep it up and keep trying, because there is ALWAYS room for improvement.

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Sun Apr 1, 2007 6:05:52 AM #36201 Perm Link

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Agree'd with Sam, you need to work on the shading but the lack of Sonic fanart specifically and furry in general makes your DA better than 90% of them.

Now that cracks me up! I haven't logged on there in so long...I can't believe people still post that crap! There should be a limit Razz

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Sun Apr 1, 2007 6:07:14 AM #36202 Perm Link

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Said By berlinlife06
Hey, it is pretty good, and you know what your weak point is, so you just have to work a little bit on that and then progress. I found it interesting. Keep it up and keep trying, because there is ALWAYS room for improvement.

Thanks! I will definitely take some time out to work on it, I want to get the best of it I can. I still have yet to find my art niche too. I like experimenting. I do very well with collages and Dali-esque paintings, but I'm pretty bad at painting in general!

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Mon Apr 2, 2007 1:28:59 AM #36236 Perm Link

Practice makes perfect! And perfection is sometimes overrated! So just work on your craft and keep trying to improve. I think an artist goes through many facets, so to find a niche might be a whole life quest!

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Mon Apr 2, 2007 6:25:15 PM #36253 Perm Link

In response to berlinlife06 #36236

Nobody's perfect...otherwise we'd be all the same...and we wouldn't enjoy things like art and music.

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Fri Apr 6, 2007 2:41:43 PM #36369 Perm Link

your shading is not at all bad. i too use lead pencils but i do fine with shading (thats the only thing im good at XD) with them.

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Mon Apr 9, 2007 9:26:50 AM #36485 Perm Link

I'm going to be posting some new stuff very soon. I showed this guy I've been seeing and he was pretty impressed by it. They had a slight Vargas touch. So maybe I have improved on shading in the last year!!!

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Thu Apr 12, 2007 9:36:20 PM #36635 Perm Link

Oh lawd DA is now blocked by my work. ;_;

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Fri Apr 13, 2007 4:10:19 AM #36646 Perm Link

HAHAHA what did you do this time?
I think you probably need to get your own site with your own message board and host your art...that way you'll have a safe place to say what you want and no one will kick you or ban you ;P
I'm hoping to get my new art scanned this weekend, I've been busy working on a coworker's children's book!

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Fri Apr 13, 2007 5:20:24 AM #36653 Perm Link

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Said By RoxyMoron
HAHAHA what did you do this time?
I think you probably need to get your own site with your own message board and host your art...that way you'll have a safe place to say what you want and no one will kick you or ban you ;P
I'm hoping to get my new art scanned this weekend, I've been busy working on a coworker's children's book!

I think he meant the server at his work has blocked DA so he cannot view it, not that he was actually banned from DA. Not that it's all that hard to get banned from DA

Huh? Signature? What's going on with that signature?

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Sun Apr 15, 2007 5:08:50 PM #36693 Perm Link

Oh ok I get it, I kinda read it wrong. I wonder how you'd get banned...other than the obvious in your face porn or something...maybe if you post way too many pictures of the same anime that everyone else is drawing or whatever that furry crap is that seems to be all the rage on the nets. Ew.

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Sun Apr 15, 2007 5:24:56 PM #36706 Perm Link

In response to RoxyMoron #36693

Said By RoxyMoron
Oh ok I get it, I kinda read it wrong. I wonder how you'd get banned...other than the obvious in your face porn or something...maybe if you post way too many pictures of the same anime that everyone else is drawing or whatever that furry crap is that seems to be all the rage on the nets. Ew.

It's actually pretty easy to get banned (although you're more likely to get a suspension than an all-out ban), usually if you argue AKA flame (because all the emokids on DA considering disagreement flaming) or critique the wrong people. No room for improvement there.

That won't get you banned, although some mods on DA very loudly object to Anime and Anthro and I wouldn't be surprised if they did ban you for drawing them. It bothers me little that people draw anthro and anime (perhaps because I'm arguably an anthro artist? I've always considered myself a cartoonist, though XD), let people do their thing and hell, it'll keep that many people away from the actual art market, which is pretty impacted as is, eh?

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Mon Apr 16, 2007 8:42:49 AM #36739 Perm Link

I've never heard of "anthro." What's that all about? Sounds like something with bugs...but I'm pretty sure I'm wrong...

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Mon Apr 16, 2007 10:11:08 AM #36747 Perm Link

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Said By RoxyMoron
I've never heard of "anthro." What's that all about? Sounds like something with bugs...but I'm pretty sure I'm wrong...

Ah, pardon XD I've been in the culture so long I forget it's not widespread. Anthro is short for "Anthropomorphic Animal", which would just be an animal with human traits (most typically walking upright and speaking). Anthro is a more formal name for Furry. Furry typically refers to a person or the culture as a whole, whereas Anthro generally refers to art/writing. Also, using Anthro doesn't exclude those who draw anthropomorphic reptiles, birds, fish etc... that wouldn't be considered furry.
So it could have something to do with bugs, if you drew an anthropomorphic insect.

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Mon Apr 16, 2007 9:54:18 PM #36765 Perm Link

I think the problem the mods on DA have with anthro art is 99.99999999999% of the anthro "art" on DA is crappy sonic fanart that looks like it was done by an elemtary school kid.

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Tue Apr 17, 2007 5:34:05 AM #36780 Perm Link

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I think the problem the mods on DA have with anthro art is 99.99999999999% of the anthro "art" on DA is crappy sonic fanart that looks like it was done by an elemtary school kid.

No, the problem they have with it is that Anthro and Anime art attract the serial favorite-ers who go about and favorite EVERYTHING posted in that category. Also, a lot of the mods are photographers who like picture of eyeballs and naked woman and they're jealous they don't get that much attention.

The whole system is fucked up, top to bottom. I don't get the merits of pageviews, I don't think they count for how good or even how popular you are, they just count how many times you can con someone into coming to your page.

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Tue Apr 17, 2007 12:48:45 PM #36825 Perm Link

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Said By Thefremen
I think the problem the mods on DA have with anthro art is 99.99999999999% of the anthro "art" on DA is crappy sonic fanart that looks like it was done by an elemtary school kid.

No, the problem they have with it is that Anthro and Anime art attract the serial favorite-ers who go about and favorite EVERYTHING posted in that category. Also, a lot of the mods are photographers who like picture of eyeballs and naked woman and they're jealous they don't get that much attention.

The whole system is fucked up, top to bottom. I don't get the merits of pageviews, I don't think they count for how good or even how popular you are, they just count how many times you can con someone into coming to your page.

Yeah like when dogmongler got shitloads of hits because of her being raided by 4chan...

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Tue Apr 17, 2007 2:04:20 PM #36834 Perm Link

Geez, well I need to start posting some stuff soon because I used to get a lot of hits. I know I got some good work ;P
Eh, but I wish I had some sort of photoshop program or whatever. Graphic art seems to be making hand crafted art look obsolete. Sad

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Tue Apr 17, 2007 3:26:10 PM #36860 Perm Link

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Geez, well I need to start posting some stuff soon because I used to get a lot of hits. I know I got some good work ;P
Eh, but I wish I had some sort of photoshop program or whatever. Graphic art seems to be making hand crafted art look obsolete.

Download Gimp, it's like photoshop but free.