LadyJudgement

"if"? waaaaaaaugh

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Best of the three, I love the look of this one.

Though all 3 are great works.

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Thanks I think so too... and surprisingly while I used reference for all of them, this one I'd say is 90% me, and 10% of the facial ref... I still gots it!

I was asked by LJ to do this cover right after her last commission, but as always, she is the most patient client ever. So since as of late I have been primarily using Painter, I thought I would use it again here...

Play City March 2008

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Right side up with no words...

LJ

Last commission for Wood Nimph, this one of her scrapper, Piper... I tried to get it to look like Holly Marie Combs, but that woman is really short, so I think it messed with my mind set. I got the hair right... oh well. Hope you like it.

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Second commission for same client as yesterday... one more to follow tomorrow.

Wood Nimph

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LJ

awww... thanks NPG, I love it!

One of 3 commissions to follow all for the same client, this was done in Painter X in about 3 hours, similiar work can be found in my Bust's gallery.

Lilly Bit

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Thanks Lady Jade for the free advertising!

LJ

yes we'll need extensive evidence...

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Why is it that I missed you at the M&G? I am still kicking myself for not actively searching for Virtue peeps! Grr

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Because I look nothing like what people would expect. T

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Wait yer not a hot redhead wearing leather? I want my money back!

If it's anything like the WP piece, then I am ready to fave it brother, now wake up you slacker!!!

I have something in the works of Ghost Widow... but it's not done yet, my own City of Nuts piece will be for the forum, but I don't think the language is appropriate for the Scoop... I'll see if I can finish in time...

I faved that one, he did an amazing job... must be Christmas day for you these past 24hours...

War Patriot

Finally he is uh done! Sorry for the wait, but I hope it was worth it...

LJ

Nice work! And you look good too Grae...

i like the head and the chest, but not sold on the rest of it, and i'm on the fence about the color, seems very passive to me... but that could be me. I wonder if he would look spacier with black skin...

I don't believe in Santa, and Statesman doesn't believe in us...

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There was this one exercise I did a when I first started out trying to draw using my "mind's eye" instead of using references.

Get a blank sheet of paper, draw about 20-30 dots in random places (close your eyes if you have to). Then beside each dot (in random order) and make these relatively far apart, write a number beside each of them. Then, LIGHTLY, draw a line and connect the dots in the order that you numbered them. With that as a starting point, see if you can "see" an image.

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Okay J, you must "share" the drugs next time, I repeat "sh-are" them... lol sorry should have drawn this as a city of nuts toon...

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Holding of on my jester type character, having to much fun with DB/WP, but I did pause to get Enforcer costume bits on her.

Introducing Desduende:
Sweeping Strike
Death from above.

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Love the second shot, mind if I sketch this?

It was basically my first online home from late 2000 to 2004. Some very good memories there, and of course some very bad memories there... At the height of it before I left, the wife and I were moderating 5 forums a piece, and it was very demanding!!! Especially since we were both volunteers... aka insane!

But they have a new owner now, and a partnership with Northern Light books, so for a beginning artist it's a good start.

Off to join...

You may want to try this site: Wet Canvas.com

They've grown into a monster forum, but the community is all about supporting itself... there are pros and beginners. I myself use to moderate for them when their numbers were only 30K.

But they have sections on drawing, classical art, digital art, and illustration as well as fantasy/sci fi. They also have in depth critiques, and a general chat area.

If you'd like a challenge, they have weekly and monthly art challenges that are not about winning, but about joining. I am actually the proud father of these challenges (FNDs if you care to look) which are now called All Medium Art Events. I see now they have specific watercolor challenges too.

Some of the forums are self contained: ie glass and watercolor, people who never venture outside of their comfort zones. And if you wanted a heated debate, there is a debate forum that will take on any topic.

There are also forums for abstract art, for sculpture, for almost every medium... You may find a home there, but like any place you only get what you put into it. I actually found my wife through this place, well she found me.

Good luck!

LJ

What colors? I don't see any colors? Hmm what's that, no I don't want a brownie...

I like the Lightweight, Comrade & the Great Briton, though a lot of these are helped by the backgrounds you have them in... Bling Bling is fun, and the Deputy too, but I think this game is about to be flooded with jesters the way the fairy wings flooded it with fae folk.

For originality I like the Manphibian, and I wish we had a water zone for him, maybe in the future. The Keystone works great for the chest piece, and the Godsend is a friggin great name, wish I had thought of it.

LJ

I would want one, but at $100 a pop that could be ridiculous... nice marketing ploy though, this item should be back up for years.

That's DAMN good for a mouse... the pen will make your work more intricate and oh my god shave hours off your time!