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TheWorstPoster posted...

To anybody who never saw the word before, would think that it's pronounced "Q-we-we".

I don't see how a 'we' sound could even be misread into that...
Que-you-e-you-e?
Que-e-e?
But not we we....
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Wait, how is it the nephew's fault she wrote his name on it + her name, and THEY present him (and her) a cheque each...
Were they psychically meant to know not to reward him? And was he meant to know to deny the money?

What would she sue him for anyway?
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So glad they managed to get all the kids (and the coach) out alive.

And just in time too, apparently it was the last day before horrific rain conditions were gonna arrive. (Which then would stay for a predicted four months)
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Might I point out that table spoon sizes ALSO vary by place. XD

A tablespoon in Australia isn't the same size as a tablespoon in America.
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XD

You people think 30C is hot? Pfffffftttt

All those 'fixed that for you' are clearly from colder places.
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As a Celsius user, no, America shouldn't change just for the sake of changing. The people there are too accustomed to Fahrenheit that changing would do more bad than good.

captpackrat posted...

0C = Cold day
0F = Very cold day

30C = Very warm day
30F = Cold day

60C = Insanely hot day
60F = Nice day

90C = You are dead
90F = Hot day

120C = Your blood is boiling
120F = Very hot day

Is... is that supposed to be a counter argument to Celsius? Because it failed...

0C = very cold
10C = cold
20C = nice day
30C = warm day
40C = Hot day
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You are now tracking this topic.
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I don't see how this was racist with the information given, and (at least here in Australia) it's illegal to make unreasonably disruptive noise especially if it's early mornings on weekends or late at night.
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I use it all the time.
More so than actually clicking.

Never once had it happen when I didn't want it to, but I'm sure most laptops have speed options if that is an issue for you.
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When I was younger (don't know how old).

But it was only a few weeks ago that I, for whatever reason, got the loop of 'what happens to my sentience upon death' stuck in my head. And it's sort of stuck in the back of my mind since. Basically regretting ever giving it much thought now. :/

I don't want to die, but there's nothing I can do except hope technology SOMEHOW advances enough to prevent death (unlikely, wouldn't even give that a 0.0001% chance of happening) before I die.
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I was very confused, since I've basically never posted on CE and a few days back got 'invited' to that private board, I joined, and a few days later was kicked/removed. XD
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Doctor Foxx posted...

How much time have you spent practicing geometry, anatomy, and perspective? I'm surprised you have been drawing a while

Not as much as I should be gathering from this topic.
I don't think I've gone out if my way to study/practice those particular aspects, just always knew "I'm bad at that".
But I'll try drawing stuff (alongside other projects) not with the goal to make a finished art piece, but to practice those three things. ^_^

Doctor Foxx posted...

I feel like Charizard was noticeably worse than the others.

That's seemingly the general consensus here, which at first was surprisingly considering I felt the Charizard was far better than the Bulbasaur. XD
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wah_wah_wah posted...

It won't be good until you start drawing stuff from your own imagination.

I actually have done that as well, just decided to only show the Pokemon stuff. XD

Pus_N_Pecans posted...

I think last time I said something like "You should try some traditional art" and you responded by saying you were really bad at it. But I still really think it could help you flesh out a style. Right now they're kinda lifeless and I think part of that is because you're only working digitally.

Well, I'll give it another shot. ^_^

SilverClock posted...

Drawing from your imagination would require TC to draw upon knowledge that he has gathered from previous drawings, which he doesn't have much of. He is a beginner and needs to study value, lighting, composition, anatomy, perspective, etc. Drawing from life every day will help a lot. Targeted study, like drawing 100 hands in different poses, learning where the muscles attach, what bones are where and why that causes light to land a certain way on the human body, can help a lot too. Copying Pokemon or anything from a video game is not ideal. It's not useless..it's better than nothing of course. Just not ideal if he really wants to learn in a short amount of time.
You can draw from imagination as an exercise to test how much you have retained and to gauge your understanding.

This is probably not gonna help my case, but I have been drawing for quite awhile. Even completed a Cert III Interactive Digital Media course way back at school (2014/15) and before that did 3D art stuff as well, which getting lighting was far easier in 3D than 2D.
But yeah, for someone trying to get better at proper body sizing it probably isn't helpful to be working on fictional creatures, xD
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AllstarSniper32 posted...

TheGreatNoodles posted...

I'm using illustrator, and as someone else suggested maybe having access to the tools is detrimental to me.

It shouldn't be. As long as you're applying techniques properly. And since you said something about the stroke size, it sounds like you're just using a mouse. It would definitely be better if you were using something that was pressure sensitive.

I use a pressure sensitive tablet and stylus, but have pressure sensitivity turned off due to the aforementioned silly 'things must be consistent' approach.
I also use the laptop's touchpad for certain parts, but that's more for making sure I click not 'click and accidentally nudge it slightly'.
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Yellow posted...

Note: I didn't change the colors on purpose. I am just partly colorblind. Supervillain origins, every color I see is a little dull except yellow.

Huh, that's interesting. (Over text this sounds sarcastic but it is interesting to hear how such a seemingly simple thing like a username can have such meaning)

Yellow posted...

The Vinosaur is actually pretty dang good and it makes me doubt telling you to use ArtRage.

Thanks!!
I'll still Google ArtRage when I get the free time tomorrow though, even if it's just to take a gander at what it is. ^_^
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Here's a different newer one and probably the one I like the most:

https://imgur.com/wfWSUIN
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SilverClock posted...

Ideally, I don't think you should be drawing any kind of anime,

I actually wasn't basing it on the anime (haven't seen it) and was thinking of the games, but that doesn't change anything of what you've said.
I'll check if the library has that book if not I'll look online for a copy (sadly no book store in this town <<).

Thanks for all the great feedback everyone!
Especially you @Yellow . Although I'm surprised how different the colours ended up on your end compared to mine (which I know happens).
I generally zoom in and out a lot and isolate certain layers on/off.
The wings were what I made first since they seemed the easier part.

AllstarSniper32 posted...

TheGreatNoodles posted...

Yeah, perspective and spacial reasoning (3D to 2d, angles, dimensions, etc) have always been my weakest points.

Just work on this and it'll improve a ton. Practice using different line sizes. things that are supposed to be more "forward" should have darker lines than things that should appear "back". For the Charizard picture, the torso, the legs and the tail should have 3 different line sizes since all 3 should be on different depths. I'm not sure what kind of tools you're using.

Or, see those molten meteor things? Notice how they all look exactly the same? Larger ones will appear to be more forward while smaller ones will appear to be farther back. Lines work the same way.

I learnt about this sort of stuff during my Cert III IDM course, but keep forgetting to use it and whilst I know I shouldn't, keep making all lines the same 'stroke'. I don't know why, just bugs me if something is stroke 1.348 instead of stroke 1. But I'll put more effort into trying to actually to use what I was taught. XD
I'm using illustrator, and as someone else suggested maybe having access to the tools is detrimental to me.
The meteors were added at the very end when I just had a random thought and went with it. XD
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Zeus posted...

The Bulbasaur looks better than the others. idk, I don't want to crap on your stuff (particularly because it takes cojones to put your art out there), but the arms and legs on Charizard & Riolu look kinda wonky. The Bulbasaur seems passable -- like a stylized version -- whereas Riolu just looks bad and Charizard's features are a bit off (plus that's not a great pose). I like the shading and textures, though.

Thanks for the feedback. ^_^

SmokeMassTree posted...

What are you making that poor lizard eat?

Other fire type Pokemon.
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Thanks for the replies!

As for the Charizard head, I made it and knew it looked nothing like charizard's head, but liked how it looked anyway. (And was struggling to make something look like the head so just stuck with what I had managed to get)
Oddly the core body (torso) was the part I liked the least. XD

Yeah, perspective and spacial reasoning (3D to 2d, angles, dimensions, etc) have always been my weakest points.

aHappySacka posted...

It doesn't look like it's changed much to me other than something resembling a background.

Most don't have backgrounds now anyway, that one I just clumped it together because I had a little thought and ran with it. Honestly think the volcano should be further back or otherwise it looks out of place.
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Making this topic here since from memory it was here that I originally made a topic like this about a year or two ago, so wanted to hear opinions.

Here's a recently finished piece of artwork: https://imgur.com/g1em6LF

Here's an older one: https://imgur.com/xknn4gq

And an in-between one: https://imgur.com/DiVwPxG

Also if the first looks weird, imgur isn't showing transparent stuff right on my iPad unless I view it in full screen. So uh, hopefully on PC or whatever that link works fine. Otherwise ignore the weird effects of the fire.

Feel free to be as brutally honest as you want, I personally think the older one is horrible, and that the newest one is 'okay' (for my standards) but nothing 'great'.
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I've never used one before, and don't plan to.

I'd not accept money to use one, unless of course it was a large sum (then why wouldn't I?).
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I feel like I'm missing a huge chunk of background info...
But from my understanding, is this topic suggesting that prior to this change you couldn't enter the place just to use a toilet?

I don't use public toilets (since why not just hold on?) practically at all, but I'm fairly certain that here in Australia you can enter a place like McDonald's just to use the toilet. It sounds silly for that to even be a controversial thing. XD

Maybe I'm just used to small town living though.
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I don't know who they are but I hope them the best with their cancer treatment and hopeful recovery.
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Top right looks the naturalist to me...
If the claim is true... Do people not learn physical writing anymore? 'Back in my day' we had to get our pen licenses by writing lowercase and uppercase so nth amount of times in pencil.

Of course I could be wrong and make easily be making a fool of myself. XD
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