All right, quick update on the art trade with KanuckGrrl. I should be getting started on the pencil work today, I did some reference lookup for part of it (the other part's going to be from my imagination, you'll see why when it's done), and I think I'll be able to do a good job with it. I'll try anyway. I need to go back through and check up on the others I've done art trades with here, see if their works are up yet. I'm not in any hurry, I just want to be the first to see them if I can manage it.
I'm probably going to end up delaying any work on the novel till next month because I've got way too many art projects to get done right now. That's a safe bet since the novel is complete and just needs a little polish to get done. Actually, I'm thinking I may have to add another chapter or an epilogue to wrap things up a little more tightly than my current ending does. If I do that, it'll delay the polish a little longer, anyway, I'm not touching the book till February right now.
Since there were a few comments which mentioned it, and I was seriously out of it yesterday(don't ask, please), here's a little scoop on the belated birthday party for me. My sister and her friend (the one I made potato salad for last year), too kme out to the local sushi bar, and they weren't kidding when they said the food was good. I tried an appetizer called Tako Su (octopus) and I had a sampler thing, it had 8 different sushi on it plus Tekkamaki (tuna rolls). Really good stuff, but not for the squeamish. After that, we went to his house, for a Margarita, and a tequila shot for my birthday. I tell you I have new appreciation for the Jimmy Buffet song now, that's for sure. I should also note that he showed me his electronic drum set. I knew he was talented, but you just can't appreciate something like that untill you seee he plays awesomely. Anyway, after that, we came to my house for a cookie (one of those oversize deals instead of a cake, easier on my teeth that way), and after a short little thing everyone whet their own ways and that was it. This is the liquor year for me, one of the gifts was the mint chocolate Baileys (Irish cream), it goes great in coffee, just like the original. I also got a lamp, but not just any lamp, this one is for a sunlight bulb which puts out a really nice natural looking light that's great on the eyes while reading, or writing , or drawing a picture. I'll mention the other gift I got later, I want to make sure about something with it first.
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Hop-Frog
Thanks
Shireishou
If you're talking about YouTube, when I figure it out, I'll let you know, We've already handled TokyoPop.
That's just annoying. I'll have to ask around and find out what that "Quick Capture" tool is. I'm still thinking that may be a way around the bandwidth limit, unless there's a way you could go to YouTube through a proxy or something like that.
Wow, 3 discs, no wonder it's so expensive. I see it's matter of preference then. If it works ofr you, stick with it.
Thanks, and yeah, he's an "alien" (they prefer the term "intersteller neighbors" now though, go figure).
sikaurai
I'm just not in the frame of mind to come up with witty titles lately. Todays is on the same vein, but it's an XP thing that gets on my nerves because it never solves anything.
I'm glad you happened to be browsing the main fanart pages then. i did say that I'll toot my own horn with my art here for a while since I don't have a whole lot submitted yet. When I'm sending stuff in more regularly, I'll tone down the features here.
I'll post the description I got to work with when the picture is ready so you all can tell me if I came close with the final result. I hope I can do it justice.
Yensid:
I am certainly trying to improve, if that means I have to slow down and take more time with a picture, then I'll do that. I've rushed myself through pic after pic that I never really took the time to appreciate what I was doing. I dont want that anymore. I want to be able to know when I'm getting better, so slower it is. Thank you for noticing my improvement. It's amazing what a little patience will do.
Road Kamelot
I made the mistake of saying I could make an old boot interesting (in terms of writing a story) on a message board once, and was actually called on it. Adding the human element (personality, character, and emotion) to anything in art is on the same lines. If I focus and take my time, I can give anything that humanity, even intersteller neighbors like my friend there.
light shadow
I'll post information here when it comes time to get the novel out to the public. I just need to get a few things squared away in the edits, add an epilogue to really close it off, the current ending seems to not really terminate very well, and go from there. But I promise you'll know her first when it's available.
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alphonse13:
Humans are overdone in art, it's time to give other creatures a spotlight. I like doing trades because I never know what's going to be asked of me, and I like that because I'll try to draw anything at least once, just to say I tried. I try to look at the art every time I'm on, but I don't always get to do that.
Kiki-tink
I think her comment on the pic speaks for itself. Thanks, I'll try nad I need it.
X Shadowme X
Well, I don't prioritize very well actually, that's why some of my projects are half a year old and not done yet. I will get them all done though, I'm working at them reasonably so I don't tax myself too much.
I'm not familiar with Neopets so that's kind of an accident that he resembles one. Thanks for the luck, I'll need it.
scorchbird12:
Don't feel bad about not commenting.
Thanks, I did try.
Normally I don't think about that kind of thing, but when you read it's different from when you write. You tend to notice things when you write that never come to mind in just reading a book. I never knew just how expensive publishing a book could be till I started looking into it just last year.
I usually download even the bad ones just to use as an example of the song for people (I'm obsessive, I try to convert t he non-belivers to the ways of Japanese music and anime!). If it's really bad though, I won't download it. Give me Variable bitrate any day, that's a good way to keep file sizes small, but get the full range of the music's sound., usually when I rip, that's how I do it, VBR.
I know, it's Quarterly, so there arne't many issues per year. It's still a great idea on their part to do the free thing. Now if only their web pages loaded better.
It's only bad when it inhibits something important.
I don't like it because I can't figure out how it works. I have a demo for one of the FF games (I'll not waste my money on a full game after my nightmare with that demo), and I had to give up after a while because it was too difficult to control, and fighting the enemies was overly complicated and unneccesarily aggravating.
