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  1. Madrigal

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    I like it as an image, and though I'd seen the Shepard Fairey Obama Hope poster (who on the planet hasn't?) I didn't connect them. Cropped tight the image would make a great album cover, too.

    There's a 'response' to the HOPE poster. Google "Obama SNOB poster". Were I a singer I would definitely use this as an album cover!

  2. Madrigal

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    Maddy, it's good, and bits of it are really good - like his hair, his jaw and mouth, his ears, and the shadowing you've got going to the left. You've got bits of it absolutely perfectly, yet other bits are not quite right (left eye ridge, the spacing of the eyes, and the right breast compared to the left).I'm trying to teach myself to draw! I'm kinda jealous of my sister, who teaches art and does amazing things with watercolour - so I thought that, at the very least, I should be able to draw. Damn me, it's difficult!So I'm using this site: www.drawing-tutorials-online.com run by a guy called Matthew Archambault (who teaches at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan). One day, maybe I'll put up a drawing, too... one day. ;)By the way, I really like your ident picture. I assume you painted it... so can you post it larger, please? :smile:

    Yes to all of that. Lol. Additionally, you'll notice the uneven collarbone. This was a 10 hour drawing (with quite a few breaks in between) and it was turned in immediately afterwards. One thing you'll learn to do if precision is your schtick (which mine it is not) is to work over the span of several days, and to use materials and techniques that allow you to correct your mistakes. This was done in charcoal-- once you lay down your darkest values, it is nearly impossible to remove them without damaging the surface, especially when you do it quickly. A slower process allows you to pick charcoal up much more easily and without much 'trauma' to your surface, if you use a chamois or a high-quality kneaded eraser. I wasn't very patient and did only a couple of layers.

    One thing I'll say is, though, that photorealistic art is going out of style. We've had photographs for quite a bit of time now and with the infite possibilities of programs like photoshop and maya, the 'craft' aspect of fine arts isn't given nearly as much attention as say... 300 years ago :P. Not to say that it isn't important to be able to draw a realistic-looking image (even to the point of achieving trompe-l'oeil). It should always be a consideration, depending on the work's purpose.

    I feel as though that website is advertising false posibilities: technical ability does not make you an artist. There are plenty of amazing people out there making 'art' that aren't technically the best. I would say technical knowledge and ability are comparable to cooking ingredients: just because you have them does not mean you'll know what to do with them. And learning recipes by heart does not make you a culinary genius. I guess I'm trying to encourage you to draw what YOU feel like drawing and how you feel like drawing it. Often times the evoked feelings in a work of art(which are completely subjective) are much more important and powerful than the technique behind it.

    My avatar pic was an assignment that required us to modify propaganda while still maintining the message current. I based mine off a satire of Sheppard Fairey's (sp?) HOPE image... for which he was apparently sued. I've always felt a strong connection to the trans community-- not because I am trans (I'm not trans nor do I feel a need to change my gender), but because of something else that is hard to explain. I guess I've always admired the fight and spirit behind every transgendered person, their generosity and their outlook on life. The actual work was a bit of a fiasco, both technically and concept-wise. I still enjoy looking at it every now and then though. I'll post it when I find it ^_^.

  3. Jason Rimbaud

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    Ah! Everybody run! It's only a matter of time before Camy eats your face off.

    Ahem. It does seem to me like the majority of guys my age are bottoms. Even the ones that say are tops or versatile seem to enjoy bottoming more than they like to admit. I came to the same conclusion you've come to: I don't want be with someone who is exclusively a top or bottom. At least not for more than thirty minutes a day :P.

  7. Camy

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    I'm currently playing a game called Guild Wars. Everybody I've spoken to in game about WoW agrees that comparing GW to WoW is pretty much like comparing Skill vs Time (WoW being Time). That being said, they're all biased :P... I might consider playing WoW this summer if GW starts dying away. The problem with GW is that, although the skill system and graphics are considerably better, many things have ruined the game. After becoming a 'God' you have pretty much nothing left to do in game. I'm a few hours away from achieving that, so I might give you a nudge in WoW later on (:. Hopefully by then you'll be lvl 70 and can help me work my way from 'n00b' to 'pr0'.Maddy (:

  25. Madrigal

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    Haha...I do 50 push ups and 100 sit ups a day every morning and I try to run after school, but lately it's been waiting for after work. Anyway, the pain's temperary, and if you keep at it, you'll have to push yourself harder and harder to feel the burn of fitness :)
    LOL I can handle 50 pushups fine... but not 300! XD.My exercise routine has consisted of running (1 hr a day usually at midnight), and pilates (ab-work for about 20 mins). Haha, pilates. I still can't believe I do pilates. BTW, Marie Winsor looks like a man. *puke*Maddy (:

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