There's an old proverb "Give a man a fish, feed him for a day, teach a man to fish, feed him for a lifetime. So, teach me to fish.
I want to do more with my page here, so this question is for those of you who use CSS, or whatever, to take the pages here beyond the parameters that the backroom provides. My question: How do you do it? what's the proper place to put all that coding to make it work correctly? I'm learning the elements myself, I don't need tips on those yet.
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Mamma Vash:
Thank you for the compliment on my artwork. It's not my best, but everyone has to start somewhere right? I'll do better with more practice and time. I just wish I had a place close by me where I could go to take my own photos of reptiles for reference purposes. "Borrowing" pictures online isn't really ethical, and I'd feel better knowing I was using my own source material.
I'm glad to hear you're doing okay at work with the word "No." My balance comes at a cost though, it usually does. I found out last night that discs 5 and 6 of the Rurouni Kenshin Season One Box set (I got it for Christmas) are defective(at least in my set they are), and Media Blasters is conveniently playing around with their web site to the point they don't have contact information up anymore so I can't tell them about it. Which means if I want to watch those two discs (some of the best episodes are on them - though I've only seen season one anyway), I have to tolerate the frustration of not being able to turn off the subtitles for the opening and closing credits, or being able to switch between the languages for the credits either. Guess I'll just have to stew on that one till they get the site back up, but I'll only be angrier at them for the pointless delay.
A lot of my time is now, and more of it will, in the near future, be devoted to my art. I haven't been taking it seriously lately, and I think it's really hurting because of that.
Drawing makes me feel good, that's why I do it, and will keep on doing it.
Caprice
I always welcome useful advice, especially when it comes to my drawing. I apologize in advance for this next part, the Grouch in me is coming out.
While I'm always proud of what I do artistically, I am also always aware that my art is far from perfect, and is in need of much impromevent. I know there's a lot wrong with my dragon, he's my first serious attempt at fantasy creature art. I know there are going to be many bad ones before a halfway decent one comes out of my head and hands, I'd be a fool to think otherwise. When posting comments about my art, don't hold back on my account, don't worry about hurting my feelings, just tell me the truth right away and I'll respect you for it. I'm more insulted when I get vague fragrments of information rather than a direct indication of the areas I need to improve. I am aware that I don't always see what I'm not doing right. Sometimes someone else has to show it to me first.
Now I don't usually provide first hand insight into how I perceive my own artwork, but I feel it's necessary for me to do that today.
| My Perspective of First Dragon |
- The arm proportion is off.
- The body shape needs definition and structure.
- The head is too small.
- The twist in the neck is not drawn correctly.
- The texture is lacking.
- The taper of the tail isn't balanced.
- The horns are not properly matched.
- The underbelly needs definition and texture.
- The claws are not shaped or structured appropriately.
- I should have taken the time to shade the drawing.
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I stopped the list there, though I do see other problems. I didn't think it would be appropriate for me to further humiliate myself by directing everyone's attention to all my artistic inadequacies. Okay, I've got the Grouch under control again.
I don't use MSN, never had the need for it. I've been on Yahoo! since 1997, and I've got Gmail too, so I don't really need another username and password to add to my long list. I have enough trouble keeping track of everything I'm on now. @_@x
Random Fact About Me:
My temper is extremely short, and fiery hot.
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