Friday, August 5, 2005

   Yahoo!
Hey everybody! I've got a ton of good news today, big and small!

On the big side, Ami is now feeling a lot better! Thank you to all who visited her and helped her out! She has a post about it on her site, which you can read by clicking here! (She's even posted a picture of herself as well!
The thing about Ami is, on the rare occasions she's depressed, it's never just hormones. Lord knows what Ami goes through is worth feeling bad about. But Ami has persevered, and has promised to continue to persevere through whatever may come her way. Gosh, such stories really get to you, ya' know? *sniff*

And on that note, Ami has posted another 3 pics, 2 of which are for me! Thank you so much, Ami-chan! Along with the dragon pic, she submitted this for my recent birthday:

So pretty! I love the wings and hair, and the outfit looks so cool!
And secondly, she submitted this for my Otaku-versary!:

It's just so cute! Thank you so much, Ami! I love it! That's Ami (her OC) on the left, Rui (another OC) on the right, and the anime-version of herself in the middle. =^^= It's too cute!

In other news, my mom got my new scanner up and running! And in effect, I've posted 8 new pics! Please take a look in my portfolio and check out my new pieces! I really enjoy reading the comments you leave, and I really need your advice on how I can improve. (Special thanks to people like Living Doll, Miyoko-chan, ElvesAteMyRamen, AmiGouchi, Vankala86 and many others for sticking with me on my art!)

So has anyone watched that video of the week? -_-' I thought that commercial was really cool. OK, how about the new Quote of the Week? Please check it out if you haven't already.

Before I go, I need to post a quick review for EAMR's latest creation! Have you all gotten to see this yet?:

How cool is that? Lindsey's newest portrait more then lives up to our already high expectations. EAMR said on her site that Yuki's hair contains 8 layers of different colors. Yep, 8 colors. According to Lindsey, it's a combination of grays, blues and lavenders. If you look reeeeeeeeeal closely, you can see the lavenders in the darkened shadows on his bangs. How freakin' cool is that!? Please visit Lindsey's site for more details on the layers, including a laundry list of skin-tone combinations that you may want to try yourself.
Also, take a look at the depth and detail in the folds of Yuki's over-shirt. I can see the same complexity in the shadows and highlights in Ayame's jacket. Elves always puts so much detail in clothing and clothing-texture.
I'm really impressed with the richness in the colors of Ayame's jacket and Tohru's hair. Lindsey commented that there are actually 5 colors used in Ayame's jacket. I can only spot a pink and lavender-brown, aside from the obvious red and white, so the last color is a mystery. @_@
Lastly, take a look at the special effects and background. The cherry-blossom petals and the butterfly are especially nice additions to the pic. Lindsey actually did the beautiful background in acrylic paints, which makes it looks so natural and flowing. Lindsey's only done one other pic's background in acrylic paints. Which one? *cough cough*

=^_^=

That's all for today, so I'll see you tomorrow!
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