Let out the ARTIST in you!!!!

Wow. I don't know where to begin. Max, I love your cards! They make me laugh and/or smile. I hope to see many more of them!

Mystyry, the tree stump is my favorite part. It almost looks like someone or something could climb down inside of it. I also liked your triangle/pyramids in the previous post. They reminded me of rubix cubes. The most complex ones ever, and in pyramid form.

Ave d, I can't properly express how much I love your drawings. There is so much detail. So many things going on. It's like poetry, or stories. It reminds me of my brother's art. I'm going to look at your pictures over and over. :)

Thanks for the compliments, all!

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Some hand drawn work for a change. What mediums are you using?

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No.1 is watercolor and ink (Pigma Micron 005 pen) on a piece of brown paper bag.

No.s 2, 3 and 6 are the same very fine point (0.2 mm) pens in sketchbooks of varying sizes. I like to draw small (maybe it's because I learned how to draw by doodling in the margins of my school notebooks), and blown up scans don't really give a good sense of that:

http://www.princeton.edu/~ddunham/art/drawing%20001.JPG

No.3 was done with a mouse in some primitive online drawing application (I forget which).

No.4 was done with sharpie markers on an 8 1/2 x 11 sheet of paper. That one is a collaboration with a good friend of mine.

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Here's an alien cottage in the alien woods (true!)

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I like it. Reminds me a little of "magic eye" posters.

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Wow. I don't know where to begin. Max, I love your cards! They make me laugh and/or smile. I hope to see many more of them!

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Your wishes are orders! The following are recent birthday animations:

http://i1005.photobucket.com/albums/...e-for-Jess.gif

http://i1005.photobucket.com/albums/..._harmonica.gif

http://i1005.photobucket.com/albums/...n20in20sno.gif

The last one is written in Finnish (for a Finnish friend) and it means "Happy birthday dear Anna." The previous dragonfly playing the harmonica would be autobiographic if I didn't keep postponing my learning how to play a harmonica :p
You could get one of your own if I knew your birthday! :sosp: :D

Thanks Varenne, Ave, and Max :)

Do you submit to any Greeting Card sites Max? Something to consider...

This was supposed to have sculptures in it sort of like Easter Island, but I haven't got them to look right yet.

http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/...calmorning.jpg

Wondtastic even without sculptures in it! Perfect greeny palm leaves and grass! :cheers2:

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Thanks Varenne, Ave, and Max :)

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Do you submit to any Greeting Card sites Max? Something to consider...

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It hadn't crossed my mind http://smiles.kolobok.us/artists/jus...C_thinking.gif I wonder if such sites pay you for it http://smiles.kolobok.us/standart/sc...one-s_head.gif I could really use an extra income! :p

You are improving fast, Mystyrmystyry :) Already looks very good.

This is an ancient roman miniature set:

http://i.imgur.com/c1r1O.png

Man! I need to stop disappearing!!! X(

Ave d, your stuff is so creative! I love it!

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Beautifull said:
Thanks. I plan to put a background, but I can't think of any good background to put...will it stay blank??? GASP!
I tried this, but I can't guess how you want the figures coloured (and also because you're the gradient master around here ):

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Thanks for the background! It's nice, and I think it fits perfectly with my theme. And am I really the gradient master? I hadn't known! :lol: But I have started to color the figures, but I'm not finished yet. I'll post when I do finish....whenever that is. XD

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Beau, the future is unset. We usually ignore where we'll end up. One year ago you could have hardly imagined you'd be doing what you're doing now, and nonetheless you're doing it. Let the river take you, but always wear a life jacket, in case you need to swim out of it :)

Mystyr, your abstract creativity knows no boundary, and the background to Beau's sketch looks appealing too.

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Thanks for the encouraging words, Maxey. They always give me a boost. And your cards are so cute! You're getting really good at them!

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You are improving fast, Mystyrmystyry :) Already looks very good.

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I agree! And As always, I love your miniature sets! They're so detailed. XD

As for me, I still do draw. Here's one I just finished a couple of days ago. I plan to color it later. Hey Max, do you think you could give it a transparent background? :

http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs71/i/20...re-d4tj24y.jpg

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Man! I need to stop disappearing!!! X(

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Sure do! http://smiles.kolobok.us/standart/acute.gif

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Thanks for the encouraging words, Maxey. They always give me a boost. And your cards are so cute! You're getting really good at them!

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Thank you too! http://smiles.kolobok.us/standart/thank_you.gif

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As for me, I still do draw. Here's one I just finished a couple of days ago. I plan to color it later. Hey Max, do you think you could give it a transparent background?

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Sure could! Gimme some days and I'll find me some time along the weekend :)

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Your wishes are orders! The following are recent birthday animations:

http://i1005.photobucket.com/albums/...e-for-Jess.gif

http://i1005.photobucket.com/albums/..._harmonica.gif

http://i1005.photobucket.com/albums/...n20in20sno.gif

The last one is written in Finnish (for a Finnish friend) and it means "Happy birthday dear Anna." The previous dragonfly playing the harmonica would be autobiographic if I didn't keep postponing my learning how to play a harmonica :p
You could get one of your own if I knew your birthday! :sosp: :D

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Haha. I love them, Max! Terrific! My dad was a harmonica player. My birthday is June the first. :D

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Thanks Varenne, Ave, and Max :)

Do you submit to any Greeting Card sites Max? Something to consider...

This was supposed to have sculptures in it sort of like Easter Island, but I haven't got them to look right yet.

http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/...calmorning.jpg

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I love the atmosphere, M! So much depth.

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Haha. I love them, Max! Terrific! My dad was a harmonica player.

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My birthday is June the first. :D

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Scheduled! http://smiles.kolobok.us/personal/paint.gif

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Hey Max, do you think you could give it a transparent background?

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More or less like this:

http://i1005.photobucket.com/albums/...re-d4tj24y.png

Thank you, Maxi!

Here's a commission I just finished. The Beatles Yellow Submarine. :)

http://www.online-literature.com/for...pictureid=9529

http://www.online-literature.com/for...pictureid=9533

http://www.online-literature.com/for...pictureid=9531

Wow!!
Woohoo!!
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Amazing linework there Beau! :) And glad you enjoyed the background

That submarine's just Brilliant Var! :) What dimensions is it?

I made some rings dance (actually I just really needed to use the sky before I forgot about it, but I'm happy with the simplicity of the design):

http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/...ystyry/E12.jpg

I ended up using completely different sculptures for the island - but it's still a work in progress:

http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/...almorningg.jpg