Turkey Lurkey

I started off on Pinnacle, but moved to Virtue, and that's when I started doing the arts. TL can be found on any server however....


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Do a meet and greet in Green Bay (the coolest of the Bay areas - pun intended), and I'm all over that. But in Cali? Sorry, you couldn't pay me enough to go out to the Left Coast.


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Ah, that would explain why I couldn't find them, I was at a Michaels. Never heard of Aaron Brothers, so not sure if there's one around here. But there is a Jo Ann's Fabrics down in Green Bay that carries a lot of art supplies, I'll have to road trip again and see if they got any there....


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Thanks Say! That will help a lot!


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Picked up the Microns this weekend, a.25 and a .50.

Did a quick sketch with them this morning. I like how smooth the pens are, nice clean lines. Will definitely be using them more often...get used to hand inking again. =)

I looked for the brush pens that Sayterra mentioned, but couldn't find them, which is a shame, because they sounded interesting....


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So very cool! Yay for me! Awesome work as always, Goat Lady!

And that reminds me...I 've got to revamp my forum avatar for November!


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It also appears that some weapons (IE faction specific) will have to be unlocked before you can use them. I can understand the reasoning, but still....>


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Do you know your ABCs?


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DEADLINE! TOMORROW! NIGHT!



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Awesome! </cartman>


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Thanks for the input, I'll keep an eye out for those Microns....


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Ooh ooh, me please!

Cold Turkey is my only science based character, an Ice/Ice blaster who gained his powers while trying to develop a cure for ice cream headaches. Personality-wise, think the Professor from "Gilligan's Island", only he likes swinging a big honking sword made of ice.

On the other hand, Turkey Lurkey is a Natural MA/Regen scrapper, and would probably fit in better storywise....

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For those of you that do the non-digital penciling and inking, what do you use?

I've been using just a regular old cheapo mechanical pencil and a thin tip rollerball style type pen. However, my pen is running out of ink and I'm looking for options for a new one. Looking for something simple and self contained, not like a quill and inkwell or anything. I have enough mess in my life with my 3 month old, thank you very much. Also, the closest art store is a good hour away, so while I'm welcoming all suggestions, stuff that I could find at the local K/Wal/Shop-Mart would be most helpful.

Also, a kind of newbish question, considering how long I've been doing this art thing, but what's the deal with the blue pencils I've seen people use? I imagine they're for photocopying purposes? Is it a special kind of pencil or does, say, a blue Crayol colored pencil work just the same?


Thanks,

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Only one week left to finish your entry for the jam! Do not forget!


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"We at Turkey Lurkey Enterprises would love to comment on every submission we receive, unfortunately due to corporate outsource downsizing and increased dynamic synergy, our critique queue is very long. Your art is important to us, and will be commented upon in the order is received. Current wait time is 8 months. Your patience is appreciated."



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"BAD MOVIE NIGHT"?!??!?!? That movie should be nowhere near a bad movie night! It IS awesome (coming from the guy who lists "Hudson Hawk" in his top ten favorite movies).

For future Bad Movie Nights, might I suggest some of these boxed sets? There's 50 movies for around $20 in pretty much any genre you'd want. Many of the movies featured on MST3K have found their un-MiSTied way onto these sets, including a little gem called " 'Manos': The Hands of Fate". I've got 5 of these sets myself....


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It does help you pick out the problems! Its really hard to see the mistakes in your own drawing or arts you just finished unless you wait a month and look at it again (Or you cheat like alot of people do, and just flip the picture over and look at it backwards - thats the best way to see all the little flaws right off the bat).

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I generally leave the piece be for a couple days and not look at it, then come back to it...but the way you mentioned seems much quicker!

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But you shouldn't be slammed for a good critique. Then again. criticism and critique may sound alot alike but they're two completely different words. As helpfull as it is I don't think anyone really likes hearing only flaws, so its nice ballancing it out with what the person did right in the piece.


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The instance that sticks out in my mind the most, artist posts their WIP pic, after several pages of "oohs" and "Ahhs", I post something along the lines of "I really like what you did here, here, and here, but this part bothers me a little bit, here's why in case you want to look into adjusting it, just my two cents" sort of thing...the sort of helpful feedback that I look for.... The artist comes back with a real snotty, "who are YOU to critique me" atitude about it, which just irked me to no end as I was just trying to be helpful and pretty much confirmed my earlier personal opinion of said artist.

So now my critiques are few and far between, and reserved mainly for A) people that ask for them, B) people I know who can take them, C) artists I like, who I want to see grow even better (that usually includes the former two as well).

Of course, that's when I have time to comment anymore....

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"Creature stole my Twinkie."

-also-

"Wolfman don't got nards!

*KICK*

Wolfman's got nards!"



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I'm of the opinion that if you're posting your art in a public space you're fishing for responses of any sort. I think they're all helpfull in their own way, but unless the artist or person posting the picture says "Comment but don't say it's bad" or something I think it's all up in the air. Of course, constructive criticism is always better than "tat sux lolz"

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I used to be of the same opinion, I mean that's why I post my art, isn't it true for all artists? Just like in writing, an extra pair of eyes always helps picking out errors than someone who has been staring at it for hours and hours. Then I tried being helpful with a couple critiques on the forums here and got slammed for it. Pretty much cured me of doing that, so I just keep my mouth shut now.

Besides, nobody listens to me anyway, right?


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Okay guys, thanks!

All submissions past this point will go into next week's (9/14/07) Scoop.

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So since there was no Scoop this week, does that mean the ones posted before that point will never see the light of day?


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This is an older piece, but I'm positive it hasn't been featured.

Wha? Who me?


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THE TIME FOR LETTER PICKING IS OVER, NOW IS THE TIME FOR BUTT-KICKING...I mean Art. Now is the time for Art.

Linkie!

So far the entries look fantastic! Can't wait to see them all!


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Fun is Fun!




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Well, that's something I'd be willing to take on if we're able to do so.

Especially if it means a special forum title..."Turkey Lurkey: Keeper of the Screenies" has a nice ring to it, don'tcha think?

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You should update your original post with all the characters we get, so artists can just look on the front page.


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That's a great idea, but isn't there a time limit to editing the OP? Can't do it after too much time has past?


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