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I LIKE IT! <O_O>

Yeah <,< mantid posted them in the Legion of Catgirls forums once a LONG time ago, but at the time, I had no interest in manipulating em >.>; and uhm... well I haven't seen em since >.<

<^_^> much appreciated!

Merely for the sake of adding to the hood ornament collection:

What?! >.>

<'x'> I have a new costume, I want to flaunt it.

That and I'm in an 80s mood if you can't tell. >.>

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YAAAAY!!! 5000 views on this thread! Thank you!!

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<^o^> We wub ya man! <,< RAWR! <@_@>

Also, we're WATCHING <o.o> So don't do anything ebil in here >.>

<O.O> Ooo >_< If you feel like it <,< (it should be simple with Mynx too <@_@&gt

Yumii? <~_~>;

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*Picks his jaw up off the floor, and carefully re-attaches it.*

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*likewise*!

Derek <o.o> Seriously, you're kicking [censored] here man! <>_<> Keep it up <^_^> (And no, I am not "just saying that" - I do alot of coloring <o.o> you do nice work!)

<o.o>; But... err... >.> I don't have a seperate "shading" layer >.>; I have Lineart - Colors (all) - Background (Black)

<'x'> and thats it.

Also that'd involve digital drawing <;_;> Not my strong suit at all (I do digital color of course >.< but linework + computers = me suck <x.x&gt

I think I'll just re-do it if I have time >.< Great idea though Derek!

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What program are you using? In Photoshop, if you were using seperate layers you wouldn't have to change much. @.@

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I'm using photoshop but uhm... I have no idea how to do what you suggest without doing major damage >.<;

Hrm... >.< I'd be more keen on trying... but I'm already so far along <;_;> I'd have to go back to the original pic, re-do that bit, then re-color everything >.<;

You make good points though >.<;

What I'll do... I'll finish it as-is, then do my best friend's pic; then come back to this one if there's time before christmas >.<

Yeah, that might work >.<

Lol, darn you people convincing me to do time consuming but worthwhile changes! <,<; (It really will be worth it if I can make it work though >.&lt

Oohh <@.@> that's not a bad start man <@.@> <. .> I shall watch.

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white "incredible" peregrine.....what!? *looks around*~

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LOL >_<

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it looks good squirrel....

critique-wise....ermmm...why ya hiding his face...funky growth or sumthin? for some odd reason that lil bit really stands out to me. given pics are usually about the character when you hide the face of said character behind a prop it really can detract from the over all pic....

big ole IMO inserted at this time. ~

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Generally speaking >< I agree completely!

<;_;> Unfortunately, my friend's character's face is kinda hard to do...

More to the point - I don't want to take *too* much interpretation with him >.< and since I only have DDO as a reference I wasn't confident enough to do the face <;_;>

Also: I royally suck at doing faces from a distance <x.x>; I don't know why; and I'm not sure how to fix it >.<; but for something this important I wanted to make sure I made everything else as awesome as possible >.<

>.< incredibly good point though

Work In Progress Ghostman <@_@>b

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Thanks a ton, guys. ;.;


CoH really is a great community.

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*noddity* <. .>

Sometimes it can feel lonely >.> but ya always got friends really!

A Update! >.>

I'm moving along anyway >.> not a huge change, but the additions I think are starting to bring it more to view what I'm trying to achieve.

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I can't tell you how many times I've put up a big update and haven't had one comment.

Keep going.

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Yeah, I'm sorry about that Aaron >< I've been gone the last month and have been very busy since I got back <;_;> I do pay attention <T.T> I swears!

Noooooow I see it <O_O>

It doesn't look stupid BAS <,< It was the angle that threw me lol >.<

I didn't realize I was looking "down" at her, for some reason I thought she was like <'x'> cut in half or something... >.< angle totally had me off hehe

It's a good try man <^o^> you must continue! Rawr! (Sorry about that >.&lt

Hehe <^_^> Lemee splain something Derek - cause I know *EXACTLY* how you feel man >.<;

Simply put >.< and this is no fault of your own - you're learning! - people of course, gravitate toward better artists.

It's not that they don't care - but I think its harder to critique someone who's work is still very new and at the more basic stages >.< The reason its more difficult is multifold - one being, "How do I say 'you need to do this' without making you feel like your a horrible artist?"

Another is, of course, that people just like looking at better stuff >.<

Again - that's no fault of your own, its just the way things tend to go hehe <;_;> I don't get alot of response either unless I put out something tres impressive - and its just because there are a *ton* of good artists out here.

Don't let that discourage ya though >.< I think just about everyone likes you <,< and I don't think anyone thinks you're really 'emo' lol >.< that's just a running joke <^.~> you're a good guy. Keep practicing <^_^> you've got a ways to go (so do I) - but people will pay more attention the better you get.

One thing btw: I learned this the hard way >.<

(And Feral Kat <;_;> PLEASE don't be mad at me, this isn't your fault at *all* >.< not one bit)

But don't confine all your work to one thread.

The longer a thread stretches, the harder it is to keep up with the art <x.x>

Here's the solution I found:

Put your 'junk' (ie: low-end WIPs, sketches, etc...) in your big thread of doom

Put your *BIG* pics - the ones that took alot of time, effort, and you really feel proud of - make threads for those pieces all on their own!

A piece on its own tends to get to stand on its merits, and doesn't get bogged down by the 30 or 40 pics before it in the thread. (It's easier to comment on that specific pic if there aren't a zillion more).

Sooooo <@_@> Simply put, keep working, try new means of getting your stuff to people: and on the requests thing >.< I just today got my very first request >_< I've had some color work requests before, but this is the first flat out art request I've *ever* had.

I've been at it since I was 16 (seriously), and before that I drew since I was 5 (as a hobby)... so... it takes alot of time <;_;>

You'll get there though <^_^> Practice practice practice, listen to advice and uhm... practice >.<

Also: Count pageviews. More views = more interest! Just because people didn't reply didn't mean they didn' tlike it <^.~> that one is a hard lesson though <x.x>

Pretty cool Ghostman <@_@> Didn't know you drew hehe!

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If somebody can give me some of the Korean Forums Smilies, I can modify them into faces of your characters (I know how they look, since one of the guys here uses a modified one as his avatar). The problem is that the Korean site is impossible for me to comprehend and browse successfully.

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Here.

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<. .> It is time for some major pixel abuse mwahahahaha >.>

(I've not manipulated sprites much <,< but I have ideas!)

Quick update so this doesn't fall off into complete seclusion >_<


NOBODY PANIC! <,<

I *WILL* finish my Queue <@_@> I swear to you on the grave of my long deceased hamster! >.<

It just won't be 'soon', because I have a bajillion projects going at once >,< I was really stupid to have started this queue when I did <;_;>

I will get it done though >.< I'll PM ya when your piece is done!

(And as before - I will always do my best >.> so nothing will be rushed!)

Yes <;_;> Yes I do. But I don't have time atm for it - I did mention before I started it that it would be *slow* going though >.< so people know that I *will* get to it >.> it just won't be quick.

(Though I *did* get Quakester done before November - when I took the whole month off)

This christmas thing is important though, because its for RL friends >.> for Christmas!

(This isn't to say I don't value the forum community greatly though <@_@> I do! Its just... <;_:> I *REALLY* should have thought twice about when I started that thread. But mew is a stupidhead so... >.&gt

But yeah, I will get to it I assure you >.<

<. .> I know I'm going to sound *REALLY* stupid for asking this >.<

But what am I missing? <;_;> I can tell there's something there I'm not seeing >.< but what is it? <;.;> I can't give a good assessment cause I'm not sure >.< (is very sorry to ask a stupid question <;_;&gt

Thanks Derek hehe <@_@> long way to go yet >_<

Was hoping to get many more opinions >.>