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Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 03-21-2004, 06:57 PM:
 
It [av=a]is a well known fact that artists of any kind are pathetic losers. So it should come as absolutely no surprise to anyone that I have an artistic side. But I want to see everyone else's drawings/paintings/digital art/turd sculptures/whatever. I also like threads with lots of pics in them because they piss off dial-up users (who DESERVE to be pissed off ) I will start off by showing my crappy work from years ago!

The following drawings I did when I was 16-17 years old. They were scanned by fellow forum member Jeff Skallan. I darkened them a bit in Adobe PhotoDeluxe back in the day, so they appear much "dirtier" than they really are. I don't own a scanner.





This is a drawing I did of Bugs Bunny and Roger Rabbit. It was a few years after the Roger Rabbit movie came out. I have no idea what I was trying to convey here, maybe just that Bugs is better.





Not too happy with this one, but I guess it's OK. Just seems to lack structure. I think this was based on an ad for some stupid computer game (I've never been into computer games, just video games). I dunno. Looks kind of sloppy to me and I HATE how I drew the clouds.





Terminator 2! I like this one a lot. I drew it a few months after I saw the movie.





I can't remember what this dragon is from. The only thing that pops into my head when I think about it is "FCI" and I have no clue what "FCI" is. Anyway I like this drawing, you should too.





Ah the trusty ninja! This is actually a character from a comic strip series that I drew in high school. He is known as "Brian Rasmussen the Ninja". I am disappointed in how I handled the hands here, but I like the rest of the drawing a lot. I have no idea what is holding his sword up!

I do all of my drawings with the same mechanical pencil that I've had forvever and still do. Anyway I have a lot more drawings, most of them are much bigger and some are in color, and certainly more recent. But I can't scan them because Jeff is too cheap to get a giant scanner for me to do it! So let's see what you people have to offer now!
 

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Posted by Bruce McGee (Member # 131) on 03-21-2004, 07:19 PM:
 
I paid $10 for a scanner at a yard sale. The OS disc cost me $3 from the manufacturer. It runs fine on WIN 95, 98, 98SE, and 2000.
 

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Posted by Jennifer Pan (Member # 2035) on 03-21-2004, 08:42 PM:
 
Wow!!! You're an artist... That is such a turn on... Seriously, we need to hook up.

I bet most of you who have been to my homepage have already seen some of my artwork... But for those who haven't here are couple.


This was for my AP ART 3 Composition. I did this piece about 3 years ago, using oil pastel.


Another AP ART 3 Composition. Kind of creepy looking back on it. Reminds me of Chucky, I don't know what I was thinking when I drew it. This one was from 2 years ago, also using oil pastel and pen.

[ 03-21-2004, 09:44 PM: Message edited by: Jennifer Pan ]
 

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Posted by Brian Michael Weidemann (Member # 2243) on 03-21-2004, 09:07 PM:
 
I, too, like threads with plenty of pictures. However, I think it may be harsh to get on the case, intentionally, of dial-up users ... I mean, we were all there, once. Right?


Tori Amos, one of the fifty portraits I've done of her. (I'm not obsessive, I'm not!)


Natalie Portman
 

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Posted by Randy Stankey (Member # 64) on 03-21-2004, 09:27 PM:
 
I never really got into drawing much, though my Dad was a good artist. Before I was born, he did a short stint at Walter Lantz Studios. I don't know his job but I think he worked either as a "In-Betweener" or an "Ink & Paint Man". By the time I got old enough to understand these kinds of things he was too far gone. (C2H6O) All I remember is that he could draw an AWESOME "Wally Walrus" or "Chilly Willy"!

I did get the art gene from him but I go for photography. (He did photography too.

Here's one of my favorites:



This is NOT a Photoshop job! It's a real photograph. If you come to my house I will show you the negative. What you see on the negative is precicely what you see on the print. (Print exposure and contrast adjustments notwithstanding.)

There are three giveaways in this picture. They are glaringly obvious to me but nobody else has ever picked them out until I have showed them. Even my photography teacher, who knew how I did it, couldn't pick out the flaws.
 

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Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 03-21-2004, 09:30 PM:
 
Jen - The "film" drawing looks familiar but I think I must of missed the other one on your web page. I love the color in the oil pastel one.

Michael/Brain/whatever your name is - Excellent likeness of Tore my Anu.. err... Tori Amos. Of course if you've drawn her a billion times I imagine you can[av=v] do it without looking at a pics by now. The Natalie Portman one only vaguely resembles her. The technique is good, though.

Does Kinko's do scanning? I'd like to scan my bigger stuff especially for posterity. They are open 24 hours a day so that'll give me something to do tonight if this is possible. Should I bring blank CDs or something?

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Posted by Michael Schaffer (Member # 1204) on 03-21-2004, 09:42 PM:
 
I can see two flaws instantly: The picture shows you, and twice at that!
 

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Posted by Randy Stankey (Member # 64) on 03-21-2004, 09:53 PM:
 
Joe:

What you see on the negative is precicely what you see on the PRINT.

I fixed it. There! Are you happy, now?

Michael:

I resemble that remark!
 

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Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 03-21-2004, 10:58 PM:
 
I called Kinko's and they informed me that since they sucking ass, they would need to keep my material for a few days to scan since they are bigger than normal 8 x 11. I don't think so! So I took pictures of a few things with my digital camera to see how they would come out... the results are less than perfect but you'll get the idea.[av=m]


Grim Reaper! I love this drawing. I need to get it framed or something. I think this is my favorite. God it looks like crap in this digital file!





This is a skecth I did of me sketching myself while I sat in detention at one point in high school.





I drew this for a local video game shop back in the day. It hung there until they closed. Now it collects dust.





Back in the day I was a much bigger fan of videogames than I am now, and I'd do drawings that represented the games (re: fan art). This one is cool, but I think I like my Thunder Force III drawing (not shown) a little better.





I just made this up from scratch one day in class when I should have been paying attention instead. This place does not exist, and that's one reason I really like it.
 

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Posted by Luciano Brigite (Member # 1104) on 03-21-2004, 11:13 PM:
 
That dragon drawing reminds me of one of the several D&D/AD&D artwork I did see in some artbooks. the dragon's pose looks about the same .
*goes back to assembling the 3x5' poster e made of said drawing..*
Dragons and other reptile-like creatures are my kind of thing
good work that one.
and no.. I can't even draw stick figures
 

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Posted by Bobby Henderson (Member # 840) on 03-22-2004, 12:47 AM:
 
I suppose I could have grabbed some of my artsy-fartsy paintings out of the attic (not to mention the fact I just didn't feel like climbing up there to get the stuff), so I uploaded some drawings that are a little more "fun."


I made this pencil sketch of Spike Lee back when I was in art school. It's just a pencil sketch, but Spike's attitude seems to come through. Maybe someday I'll vector digitize it so I can have a slick looking color version.


I made this M1 tank illustration when our first war in Iraq happened. Mixed media (airbrush, inks & pencils on Letramax illustration board).


This is a caricature of relief pitcher Dennis Eckersly. I hate most of my old art (which is a healthy attitude for any artist to have), but I still like this one for some odd reason. Maybe it's the look of concentration on his face.


Like Joe, I was obsessed with video games when I was a teenager, but I became more interested in making the technology that drives the games better. I actually sent this drawing in with a bunch of other stuff to companies like Zenith in 1992 as suggestions for what they need to do with developing things like HDTV, virtual reality and multi-channel surround sound.


This is a piece I did for the business club I'm in. We have a roast for a prominent Oklahoma business man coming up Friday. Too bad the material won't be as "blue" as a Friar's Club Roast. But maybe it will be funny anyway. Most of the artwork I make these days gets finished in the computer. This one started out as a pencil sketch. Then I scanned and digitized it in Photoshop and took the vectors over into apps like Illustrator and CorelDRAW for further tweaking and type treatment.
 

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Posted by Jennifer Pan (Member # 2035) on 03-22-2004, 02:43 AM:
 
Bobby & Brian: DUDE!! That's really good stuff...
I'm definitely not an artist compared to you guys.
I'm inspired to get back into making artwork.

After 2 years of avoiding it and not caring for it I might actually pick up a paintbrush. NOT! Maybe a 4B pencil... Or a mechanical pencil like Joe
 

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Posted by Christopher Duvall (Member # 284) on 03-22-2004, 03:14 AM:
 
Joe pretty much pegged all of us...of course I could not resist either showing my true colors as well. I have always loved art but rarely sketched or drew. Anything I have done by hand is long gone. However computer based art has been a bit of a minor hobby of mine. I have been dabbling for the last few years with POV-Ray along with a photoshop knock off, Paint Shop Pro.


This was my first foray into it.


This one is one of more recent versions I have done of The Lament Configuration.


This is something I did this last week for a project for ShoWest.

I have also started to dabble in serious digital photography with a Canon Digital Rebel. I so love that camera.
 

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Posted by Daryl C. W. O'Shea (Member # 1303) on 03-22-2004, 03:17 AM:
 
The Digital Rebels and Rebels kick ass!
 

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Posted by Christopher Duvall (Member # 284) on 03-22-2004, 03:31 AM:
 
Daryl,
Hell yeah they do! It has allowed me to get really cool shots of my kids proving they are the cutest kids around (unlike their pop).

Example...


and


You think a proud pop like me could not resist the urge to put his kids up for all to see.
 

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Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 03-22-2004, 03:38 AM:
 
I was sent an e-mail not long ago that requested I upload the following two drawings I forgot I ever did. I did them at the theater and I only worked on them for about 20 or so minutes each. Quality wise they both suck.

[av=m]


This isn't a bad charicature, but it sure is a crappy scan!





Another crappy scan and not a great charicature. Oh well.

I was not able to use my trusty mechanical pencil for these drawings, and it shows.

Bobby kicks ass as an artist. I bet I could beat him at Scrabble, though.
 

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Posted by Phil Hill (Member # 371) on 03-22-2004, 05:51 AM:
 
So Joe, is that John Pytlak?

>>> Phil
 

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Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 03-22-2004, 12:32 PM:
 
For those of us who don't know about art..... what the hell is a "mechanical pencil?"

I thought all pencils were mechanical. At least, all of mine are.
 

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Posted by Bobby Henderson (Member # 840) on 03-22-2004, 04:04 PM:
 

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Quality wise they both suck.

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I thought all pencils were mechanical.

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Let's play some Tetris motherfucker-DJ Venom-Tetris ('99 Harcore Remix)

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Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 03-22-2004, 08:03 PM:
 
OK Matthew. Whatever you say, dude.


[av=d]
 

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Posted by John Schulien (Member # 215) on 03-22-2004, 08:56 PM:
 
Here's some stained glass panels (copper foil method) of John Lennon and Paul McCartney (based on the Let It Be album cover) that I made when I was in high school. Guess what my favorite band was!



I completed the cartoons (line drawings) of the George and Ringo panels, but never got around to building them.
 

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Posted by Brian Michael Weidemann (Member # 2243) on 03-22-2004, 09:07 PM:
 
As long as multiple art forms are being allowed, here are a couple of the songs I wrote and recorded:
Filler Track
Faith-Based Fail-Safe

And here are a couple more drawings to turn the dial-up users away:


Alyson Hannigan



For a bigger handful of my Tori drawings (but by no means all of them!) you can see them here.
 

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Posted by Will Kutler (Member # 770) on 03-22-2004, 10:47 PM:
 
Although I cant draw worth a shit, I am currently working on a side-project in open lab. Currently building a Stirling 6 cylinder radial engine model out of stainless steel and brass.

I'll see if I can post pics of the project as it progresses.

If ya'll look up Stirling Engines on E-Bay, there are regular multiple listings for a book on building Stirlings. I am working on the "Hula-Hula", and there is a pic on E-Bay.
 

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Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 03-23-2004, 08:01 PM:
 
Here is something that I just did today. Awesome!!!!!!
[av=v]

 

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Posted by Phil Hill (Member # 371) on 03-23-2004, 09:55 PM:
 
Joe, you are really one talented guy! Whew! Holy smokes!

Below is my best art work. I did it about a year ago and it displays my great art talent. It's a mechanical pencil drawing of myself and two of my friends... Daryl and Manny.

Enjoy...



And then I did another one with myself and 2 more friends, Brad and Josh: (As you can see, this one came out much better than the 1st one I did)



Then I did another one with 2 more of my friends, Joe (you) and Chris. It was very similar to the ones above.

Gosh! I'm soooo self-centered since I'm in all of them. But that's not important right now.

>>> Phil

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Posted by Will Kutler (Member # 770) on 03-23-2004, 11:01 PM:
 
And to think that Picasso earned millions spending his life trying to create a drawing style that would emulate and capture the perspective of a child!

Phil should be a billionaire!
 

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Posted by Paul Linfesty (Member # 214) on 03-23-2004, 11:28 PM:
 
DAMN! People are talented in here. My last attempt at "art" was drawing a dinosaur, but it came out extremely anemic. THankfully I ripped it in shreds to save me the embarrassment of having it to post now. I've never been good at spacial concepts. Even my woodshop skills in junior high school sucked. Making simple rectangular boards were a challenge. They would get more and more crooked with me at the helm. Thank God for fathers who were good at making missions.
 

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Posted by Manny Knowles (Member # 1171) on 03-24-2004, 12:18 AM:
 
Even though I'm something of a "city boy" I have been working with wood since I was a teen. At one point, I even considered making a career out of it but I was naive and had issues about "prostituting my art."
 

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Posted by Phil Hill (Member # 371) on 03-24-2004, 03:39 AM:
 
Yes Manny, I'm sure you've been working with "wood" for a long time...

>>> Phil
 

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Posted by Floyd Justin Newton (Member # 1316) on 03-24-2004, 01:25 PM:
 
Hmmmmmmmm..........!

fjn
 

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Posted by Manny Knowles (Member # 1171) on 03-24-2004, 02:22 PM:
 
Golly gee whiz!

You guys sure are awful!

Don't you ever take your minds out of the gutter?

Now I suppose I'm going to have to post photos to clarify what I'm talking about...?
 

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Posted by Rachel Gilardi (Member # 1016) on 03-24-2004, 02:23 PM:
 


Ok it sucks, I was bored last night at work and I drew Don a fairy...

I'm more into photography - at least since I moved to Wisconsin.
 

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Posted by Manny Knowles (Member # 1171) on 03-24-2004, 02:25 PM:
 
Y'know...it's truly the oddest of things: In all my many travels, I have never actually met a real fairy.
 

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Posted by Rachel Gilardi (Member # 1016) on 03-24-2004, 04:41 PM:
 
You've never met a fairy Manny??? You need to go to Canada and meet Daryl, I heard he's quite the fairy. I thought you met him though... ?
 

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Posted by Chris Hipp (Member # 1788) on 03-24-2004, 05:35 PM:
 
hmm, I guess Rachel didn't get the memo about pirate pics not being cool anymore. That was SO six weeks ago...
 

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Posted by Tal Marks (Member # 175) on 03-24-2004, 09:32 PM:
 
Here are some Digital arty things I made at work with the ever so sophisticated Bryce Software:







Just got the letter from the Copyright office for these bad boys, so don't even think of making your album cover outta these!
 

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Posted by Rachel Gilardi (Member # 1016) on 03-24-2004, 09:50 PM:
 
Yeah Chris, I'm kinda too lazy to send in a new one... maybe I should.
 

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Posted by Brian Michael Weidemann (Member # 2243) on 03-24-2004, 11:42 PM:
 
Album covers? I enjoy designing my own, anyway. In fact ...


Warning: May Contain Nuts (due Fall 2004)

And here are a couple of my earlier albums ...


Therefore, One Can't Conclude (March 2001)


Hand Gestures & Sarcasm (December 2003) Available NOW!
 

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Posted by Carl Martin (Member # 1146) on 03-25-2004, 03:29 AM:
 
so brian, are you ambidextrous?

carl

edit: err, never mind. i see that last cover is a reflection off a closet mirror.
 

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Posted by Wolff King Morrow (Member # 2226) on 03-25-2004, 03:56 AM:
 
Cool topic!

Man, there are some really skilled artists here! I do some digital art for book covers on my spare time at home. My web site with a small sample of my work is here:

My Resume

Below is a dragon image I made. I later used the same dragon with some added features on a book cover.


 

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Posted by Brian Michael Weidemann (Member # 2243) on 03-25-2004, 04:43 AM:
 
Yes, a lot of people don't realize what they're seeing in that shot. In fact, you can see the camera itself (Sony Cybershot) that took the picture, sitting on the bed, just to the lower left of myself in that image.
 

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Posted by Jon Miller (Member # 163) on 03-25-2004, 08:52 PM:
 
Well, it may not be in the same league as some of the examples earlier in the thread, but...

This is what appears when you can barely draw to save your life, are in a long meeting, are bored, and have vintage projection hardware on your mind...



Now see if you can identify the soundhead!
 

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Posted by Will Kutler (Member # 770) on 03-25-2004, 10:17 PM:
 
Either a Simplex or Ballantyne pedestal, Simplex E-7, RCA 1040 or thereabouts, 2000 ft magazines and a Magnarc
 

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Posted by Steve Kraus (Member # 476) on 03-25-2004, 10:19 PM:
 
Isn't it an SH-1000 with E-7 and Magnarc?
 

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Posted by Manny Knowles (Member # 1171) on 03-26-2004, 10:26 PM:
 
Who cares what it is?

What does it mean?
 

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Posted by Phil Hill (Member # 371) on 03-26-2004, 11:27 PM:
 
Manny: I CARE! I care very deeply! Peerless lamphouses are not only my carbon "rod", they are my "wood"! They are kewl! Get a life!

>>> Phil
 

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Posted by Rick Long (Member # 213) on 03-26-2004, 11:34 PM:
 
Magnarc type "F", Simplex E-7, Simplex SH-1000 - 1008 series, Simplex base?
 

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Posted by Will Kutler (Member # 770) on 03-27-2004, 01:08 AM:
 
You guys are wrong about the drawing depicting an SH1000. It looks like an RCA1040. The clue? The drawing depicts a fairly large "window" in the film-compartment door, which is the RCA style. The Simplex SH1000 had a much smaller "window". Also, the RCA 1040 Film Compartment Door had the RCA logo either painted or silk-screened on the glass.
 

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Posted by Floyd Justin Newton (Member # 1316) on 03-27-2004, 09:31 AM:
 
Naw.....it's all Bell and Howell!!

fjn
 

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Posted by Jon Miller (Member # 163) on 03-27-2004, 10:55 AM:
 
Sorry, Floyd, not a Hell and Bowell!

It is...

• a Simplex E-7 head,
• a Peerless Magnarc type "E" lamphouse (a type "F" without the observation port on the back),
• a Simplex heavy duty base, and,
• an RCA 9030, missing the motor cover, door handle, and the chrome trim strip below the window.

Come to think of it, the soundhead I drew would look more like an RCA 1050. The motor in the illustration sports a flywheel; there was no flywheel on the 1040.
I can barely draw to save my life.
 

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Posted by Rachel Gilardi (Member # 1016) on 03-27-2004, 08:06 PM:
 
My photography... it sucks but ah well!


My Favorite

I have some more on my site http://Rachel.Donsworld.org. There are some more of my own and some of Don's (His are much better!), most of my good ones aren't even on the site though. Oh well.
 

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Posted by Jennifer Pan (Member # 2035) on 03-28-2004, 09:19 PM:
 

I did this one back in 10th grade. Making up movie posters from original movies. Prismacolor & Pen


Also from 10th grade. Prismacolor & Pen


"Albert Einstein" Made this one Freshmen year. Subject was different color schemes (Monochromatic, analogous, etc.) Tempra Paint
 

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Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 03-30-2004, 02:34 AM:
 
Here is one (of many) mazes I drew:[av=f]





Shrinking it down to a measly 550 pixels really kills the detail here. Oh well.
 

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Posted by Gracia L. Babbidge (Member # 582) on 04-02-2004, 11:48 AM:
 
mmm... I need to find a way to show off some of my work here - and me without a scanner, and access to only a low-quality digital camera... d'oh! >_<

Prismacolor pencils rock!
 

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Posted by Tim Reed (Member # 137) on 04-02-2004, 12:29 PM:
 
Let's see, Gracia!

I have really enjoyed this thread. Quite some talent amongst us, I was pleasantly surprised.
 

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Posted by Scott Norwood (Member # 30) on 04-02-2004, 01:13 PM:
 
What is "prismacolor"?
 

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Posted by John Pytlak (Member # 331) on 04-02-2004, 01:18 PM:
 
Prismacolor pencils:

http://www.in2art.com/product/184

http://www.shoptheartstore.com/prismacolor.cfm
 

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Posted by Tim Reed (Member # 137) on 04-09-2004, 11:00 AM:
 
A common misconception is that drawing is a talent. While there are certainly very talented practitioners, drawing is actually a skill that can be learned.

The work of Dr. Betty Edwards, author of Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, has enabled millions of people around the world to learn to draw.

www.DrawRight.com
 

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Posted by Bobby Henderson (Member # 840) on 04-09-2004, 12:06 PM:
 
Drawing is indeed a skill that can be learned, provided you are willing to put in a lot of hard work.

The area where "talent" comes into play is just how you express that skill. You have to be able to think visually. You have to be able to organize concepts into a form that both communicates effectively and in the asthetic way intended. There are some general guidelines in terms of color use, composition, etc. that can be copied by anyone. To be artistically original, or to be able to "break rules" with good results you need talent.

Talent will also translate into another form: efficiency. Those with talent will formulate good and interesting visual ideas faster and be able to get them executed with more efficiency and higher levels of quality.
 

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Posted by Tim Reed (Member # 137) on 04-15-2004, 12:02 AM:
 

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Drawing is indeed a skill that can be learned, provided you are willing to put in a lot of hard work.

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Those with talent will... be able to get them executed with more efficiency and higher levels of quality.

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Speed comes with practice. You get faster as your skills develop.
 

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Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 04-15-2004, 12:08 AM:
 
Just because it's written in a book doesn't mean it's right.[av=m]




 

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Posted by Tim Reed (Member # 137) on 04-15-2004, 12:09 AM:
 
Nor does writing it in an Internet forum.
 

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Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 04-15-2004, 12:13 AM:
 
Yes it does. [av=m]
 

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Posted by Tim Reed (Member # 137) on 04-15-2004, 12:15 AM:
 
Nuh-uh!
 

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Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 04-15-2004, 01:43 AM:
 
'Fraid so.[av=h]
 

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Posted by Bobby Henderson (Member # 840) on 04-15-2004, 11:44 AM:
 

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That's looking at it from only the standpoint of mechanics. I'm bringing in the mental aspect of visual problem solving and approaching drawing tasks in a productive manner. When you have to create a graphic or illustrative concept from scratch your talent or design sense is what will help you create a compelling image and do it productively.
 

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Posted by Bruce McGee (Member # 131) on 04-15-2004, 08:36 PM:
 
I'm loading at 28k. See how long this took?

This topic is the greatest! Jen, you are fantastic, as are all of you that have posted here. As the others have said, there's alot of talent here.

I cant draw, but I have rebuilt a lawnmower engine, and a Ford 6 cylinder truck engine with no training. Recently, I rebuilt my Holmes projectors. I love to take things apart and put them back together again!!! I rebuilt starters and alternators for cars for almost a year as a job when I first moved to Atlanta in 1981.
 

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Posted by Jennifer Pan (Member # 2035) on 04-26-2004, 07:15 PM:
 
Did this during class one day... too lazy to finish it


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Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 04-26-2004, 07:49 PM:
 
You forgot the hyphen and there needs to be some violence.

Back to Tim's argument:
Going by that logic, there is no such thing in the world as talent. Playing a musical instrument is a skill just like drawing. Acting is a skill. Etc etc etc. Talent does not and can not exist! Of course that's BS! [av=k]
 

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Posted by Richard Greco (Member # 2032) on 04-26-2004, 10:22 PM:
 
Joe, you are post 69 in this forum.......I am now post 70!!!!!
 

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Posted by Phil Hill (Member # 371) on 04-27-2004, 03:59 AM:
 
Don't forget Richard, his ass itches...

BTW: I'm NOT into scratching it. I think it needs to be sprayed with RAID!

>>> Phil
 

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Posted by Jennifer Pan (Member # 2035) on 09-14-2004, 05:10 PM:
 
This is how boring my drawing class is....

The actual size of this drawing is about 12 x 12 inches.
Currently still life "stacked boxes", with no shadows or real detail. Just plain old contour line drawings. The class assignment was one + two point perspective.

It wasn't fun to constantly use a ruler and very uncomfortable wooden seat/desks(the kind that doesn't have a back to them). So I'm hunched over for about 2.5 hours. I want to sue the company who makes these desks.

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Posted by Chris Byrne (Member # 1563) on 09-16-2004, 03:55 PM:
 
Some really cool artwork in this thread.

Here are a couple of paintings I asked a co-worker to do on our walls. He is an awesome talent.





And here is one of the artist (Owen) in action.


 

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Posted by Jennifer Pan (Member # 2035) on 10-26-2004, 12:28 AM:
 
In Drawing Class three weeks ago.

 

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Posted by William Hooper (Member # 71) on 10-26-2004, 06:36 AM:
 
Cool, it's the 1939 World's Fair.


 

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Posted by Greg Davis (Member # 2687) on 10-26-2004, 06:59 PM:
 
Always Useful. Care Of Macromedia flash 6.


 

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Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 10-26-2004, 07:34 PM:
 
Did you create that, Greg?
 

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Posted by Greg Davis (Member # 2687) on 10-29-2004, 11:23 AM:
 
Umm yeah kinda. I posed for the picture and then blotted out everything to 3 colors. Cool effect, but making a video like that is hard. Such as this:
http://babysoupforthesoul.com/Aboutme.html

but definitely worth it!
 

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Posted by John Lasher (Member # 968) on 10-31-2004, 05:27 PM:
 
A couple of poster concepts.

This one was sketched on the back of a "while you were out" tablet:

(the dog's name is shorts, really)

This one was slapped together in PhotoShop:


(of course, the real posters would be in color)
 

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Posted by Jennifer Pan (Member # 2035) on 11-08-2004, 04:35 PM:
 
Still Life (Charcoal) 18"x24"

 

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Posted by Greg Davis (Member # 2687) on 11-12-2004, 10:59 AM:
 
I see a cube, a sphere, a cone... you are clearly missing a tetrahedron. If I were you I would go get some more charcoal and add that in.
 

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Posted by Jennifer Pan (Member # 2035) on 11-12-2004, 11:34 AM:
 
How can I explain this to make it more clearly for you... It's a STILL LIFE. You don't just add in objects that are not there. I am drawing it from what I actually see. Which was in class, on a table, for six friggin' hours, and sitting on really uncomfortable desks. And it's not a cube, it's a box... a really bad looking box.
 

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Posted by Gordon McLeod (Member # 33) on 11-12-2004, 12:05 PM:
 
It looks very good and a very nice grey scale as well
 

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Posted by Jason Black (Member # 684) on 11-12-2004, 03:10 PM:
 
Personally, I thought it was pretty damn good!
 

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Posted by William Hooper (Member # 71) on 11-15-2004, 01:24 AM:
 
Well, it's obvious that they should have put a tetrahedron in there with that mess they were compelling you to draw.

It NEEDS a tetrahedron. I don't see how they can support any anti-tetrahedron bias when they've got no problem with one of those disposable paper gas station oil-filling funnels, & cue ball on top of a mucilage jar.

Is that a little children's spittoon over there?
 

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Posted by Jennifer Pan (Member # 2035) on 11-15-2004, 01:28 AM:
 
Nope.
 

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Posted by Brian Michael Weidemann (Member # 2243) on 12-01-2004, 10:55 PM:
 


I did this at work today. It's Lisa Loeb, from an image in her newest CD.
 

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Posted by Tim Reed (Member # 137) on 12-03-2004, 12:20 AM:
 
Oh, very good!
 

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Posted by Jennifer Pan (Member # 2035) on 12-08-2004, 11:00 PM:
 
My last 2 art projects for the semester:
A little blurry but you get the point.

Cloth and paper... YAY!! "drawing this was so fun!!" NOT!!


Still Life

 

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Posted by Paul Konen (Member # 41) on 12-09-2004, 08:58 AM:
 
Jen, you are quite good at this. You keep this up and you won't be starving.

Is this your goal in life?
 

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Posted by Gordon McLeod (Member # 33) on 12-09-2004, 09:12 AM:
 
that is very good the depth in the grey scales is excellent bring on black and white
 

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Posted by Jennifer Pan (Member # 2035) on 12-09-2004, 10:20 AM:
 

quote: Paul Konen

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Is this your goal in life?

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Paul, for the time being it's just the major I've chosen to go towards (Computer art/illustration). This class was just part of the requirements to achieve that. I'm taking a computer graphic art class and a life drawing class next semester. But to answer your question... its not exactly my goal in life. Film is...
 

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Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 12-16-2004, 09:55 PM:
 


A single panel from a comic I used to draw in high school during classes instead of paying attention and/or doing work that was required to pass the class.
 

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Posted by Brian Michael Weidemann (Member # 2243) on 03-19-2005, 06:12 AM:
 

Jennifer Garner

This is the latest addition to my Artwork page.
 

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Posted by Jennifer Pan (Member # 2035) on 03-30-2005, 07:59 PM:
 
(Charcoal and conte) From life drawing class today. Took about 2 hours... 18 X 24


 

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Posted by Chris Brown (Member # 2800) on 03-30-2005, 11:22 PM:
 
Wow you guys are all quite good. I can't draw to save my life!

Jen: is there anything you CAN'T do?
 

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Posted by Jennifer Pan (Member # 2035) on 03-31-2005, 12:48 AM:
 
There probably is, like have sex with a chick or an animal...
 

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Posted by Chris Brown (Member # 2800) on 03-31-2005, 01:14 AM:
 

quote: Jennifer Pan

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There probably is, like have sex with a chick or an animal

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I'm not even gonna touch that one
 

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Posted by John Pytlak (Member # 331) on 03-31-2005, 11:22 AM:
 
Unfortunately, some men ARE animals in their attitude toward women.
 

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Posted by Chris Brown (Member # 2800) on 03-31-2005, 01:48 PM:
 

quote: John Pytlak

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Unfortunately, some men ARE animals in their attitude toward women

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Yes John you're definitely right about that one...I know far too many guys like that here at school. I dont get it!
 

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Posted by Jennifer Pan (Member # 2035) on 04-07-2005, 11:33 PM:
 
From Life Drawing class yesterday. 18 X 24, charcoal and conte


 

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Posted by Gracia L. Babbidge (Member # 582) on 04-08-2005, 09:16 AM:
 
Well, I managed to use the less-than-spectacular digital camera my folks have to snag a picture of one of my more recent paintings.

This one was done for my mom as a mother's day present (nearly) two years ago.



I gave it a digital frame after cropping the background of the photo out.
Yes, the actual painting has a bit more detail and texture than the photo shows... metallic paint just doesn't take the best picture!
 

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Posted by Gordon McLeod (Member # 33) on 04-08-2005, 09:19 AM:
 
That is a cool painting
 

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Posted by William T. Parr (Member # 677) on 04-08-2005, 11:40 AM:
 

quote: John Pytlak

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Unfortunately, some men ARE animals in their attitude toward women.

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That is a sad fact and most of it started with my generation and has rapidly deteriorated through the next generation. I am glad that I went through some of the things I did early in life that landed me in the company of folks that were old enough to be my grandparents when I was ages 12 through 19. This kept me away from the bad influences that has affected the majority of my generation.

To all the drawers at there, you are awesome. I takes a special tallent to draw like that and you all have it. Capitolize on it.
 

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Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 04-13-2005, 09:49 PM:
 
My very first attempt at "digital inking" in Photoshop. Takes forever and that angrifies me. Everything should happen instantly and perfectly.


 

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Posted by Bobby Henderson (Member # 840) on 04-14-2005, 01:09 AM:
 
Aw, Joe, you need to learn to love the pen tool in Photoshop! Or just do like I do and copy/paste stuff from Illustrator into Photoshop via the paths palette. Vector-based art is totally kick ass.
 

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Posted by Jennifer Pan (Member # 2035) on 04-14-2005, 01:49 AM:
 
I agree with you Bobby, I wasn't too thrilled about Illustrator since my previous experience with older versions weren't fun. With the new CS and probably the 7.0 I really enjoy it. I can't draw with a mouse but with the advantage of the pen tool and warping... Illustrator kiss butt.
 

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Posted by Brian Michael Weidemann (Member # 2243) on 04-14-2005, 01:56 AM:
 
I never learned (or, rather, practiced) vector drawing. I don't do any large-format or printing-ready graphic work. But I have a Wacom tablet, with a pressure sensitive stylus. It took a little getting used to, but it's second nature now. It's absolutely invaluable to me; I use it for everything, especially Photoshop. Drawing with a mouse bites!
 

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Posted by Michael Schaffer (Member # 1204) on 04-14-2005, 02:03 AM:
 

quote: Gordon McLeod

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that is very good the depth in the grey scales is excellent bring on black and white

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c'mon, Gordon, you horny sycophant
It is so obvious you don't really mean that.

quote: Jennifer Pan

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Paul, for the time being it's just the major I've chosen to go towards (Computer art/illustration). This class was just part of the requirements to achieve that. I'm taking a computer graphic art class and a life drawing class next semester. But to answer your question... its not exactly my goal in life.

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Isn't it absolutely amazing what BS subjects you can major in these days? Of course, they are not aiming at educating people in traditional crafts/arts/sciences, but at drawing the parents' money out of their pockets... But still, isn't going to university supposed to equip you for life by teaching you advanced skills? Or is it all about keeping the kids busy somehow to cash in?
 

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Posted by Brian Michael Weidemann (Member # 2243) on 04-16-2005, 02:41 AM:
 
Any fans of Alison Krauss?


 

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Posted by Jason Black (Member # 684) on 04-16-2005, 07:53 AM:
 
How bout one of Gretchen Wilson?
 

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Posted by Charlie Frisby (Member # 2927) on 04-16-2005, 05:43 PM:
 


a logo i did for my school



Design class freshman year



Frame from a maya and after effects movie



A pixies movie i made, well a frame from it.
 

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Posted by Brian Michael Weidemann (Member # 2243) on 04-16-2005, 08:46 PM:
 

quote: Jason Black

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How bout one of Gretchen Wilson?

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I'm not familiar with her, but from her website her music is a little too country-twang for me. (I'm a sucker for bluegrass, though.) But, oh wow, she's quite a looker!
 

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Posted by Jason Black (Member # 684) on 04-16-2005, 08:54 PM:
 
Brian,

Yep... she's a hottie..
 

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Posted by Jason Black (Member # 684) on 04-16-2005, 09:00 PM:
 
Brian,

Yep... she's a hottie..

Maybe I could beg you to do a freelance redition of the RS Warrior logo that I could have traced and ghost stenciled into my new paint job.. ??
 

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Posted by Phil Hill (Member # 371) on 04-16-2005, 09:27 PM:
 
This is the extent of my art talent:


 

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Posted by Charlie Frisby (Member # 2927) on 04-16-2005, 09:37 PM:
 
WHAT ARE THOSE WIERD OVERSIZED ANTS GONNA DO TO THAT BOY!!!!

SICK!
 

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Posted by Brian Michael Weidemann (Member # 2243) on 04-17-2005, 02:25 AM:
 
Well, I haven't "freelanced" before, but I'm always up for new things.

And Phil, your talent is astoundingly provocative. The use of contrast and colour exceeds the expectations of convention and I envy the fresh perspective you're able bring upon the stick-figure genre. Truly gifted, you are.
 

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Posted by Jennifer Pan (Member # 2035) on 04-26-2005, 01:38 AM:
 
My first time learning how to use Prismacolor Markers.
I still need to learn how to get better at using this type of media. I've been so used to charcoal that I even started to draw like how I would use a charcoal stick with the marker. CRAZY!! (Warm Grey Colors, 9x12)


 

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Posted by Brian Michael Weidemann (Member # 2243) on 08-07-2005, 06:10 PM:
 


Another Tori Amos.
 

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Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 08-07-2005, 06:26 PM:
 
Draw Super Monkey Ball, the best videogame ever!

Looks like Tori's gettin' a little old (and maybe a little freaked out about your obsession. I hope you don't camp outside her home).
 

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Posted by Brian Michael Weidemann (Member # 2243) on 08-07-2005, 08:58 PM:
 
Obsession!?! I don't know what you're talking about.


 

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Posted by Brian Michael Weidemann (Member # 2243) on 07-05-2006, 05:22 AM:
 
Almost a year later ...

Yes, it's another Tori Amos, BUT ... this one wasn't (purely) out of obsession. It was a commission for the non-profit "fanzine", Little Blue World. Sure, all I'll get out of the deal is a free copy of the publication, but after all it only took me about three hours (on the clock, at work ... I love my job! What, you think I actually WATCH Superman Returns in its entirety three times a day? I've got the monitor on, and I'm in full view of all the equipment running. So I bring a pad and pencil along! )


 

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Posted by Tim Reed (Member # 137) on 07-05-2006, 12:04 PM:
 
Brian, I know I've said this before, but you continue to impress me. You are very good.
 

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Posted by Dustin Mitchell (Member # 372) on 07-05-2006, 12:14 PM:
 
"I spent about two hours shading your upper lip."

Seriously though, good stuff.
 

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Posted by Brian Michael Weidemann (Member # 2243) on 07-05-2006, 12:16 PM:
 
"There's more where that came from if you'll go to the dance with me."

Thanks, guys.
 

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Posted by Don E. Nelson (Member # 1049) on 07-13-2006, 03:36 PM:
 
I do some Mac Logo stuff here at work, here are a few samples.


 

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Posted by Brian Michael Weidemann (Member # 2243) on 07-13-2006, 06:04 PM:
 
Nice and simple (and effective) with the blues and reds.
 

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Posted by Will Kutler (Member # 770) on 04-23-2007, 10:11 PM:
 






Here are a few pics of a one-off custom part I just completed. It is for a college project (our senior capstone class). Our customer/sponsor is having us build an experimental UAV capable of taking off as a fixed-wing aircraft and hovering/landing as an autogyro. This is a rotor swash-plate part.

The part is t-6 Aluminum and all dimensions are +/-0.005 in except the od and bore, which are close press fit for bearings.

All the turning was done on a conventional lathe and the pockets on a HAAS VF-2. I had to build two sets of soft jaws (one mill and one lathe) plus a special fixture to locate the cross-drilled holes and pockets from the reverse side.

The pockets are thru the part, but three different sizes.



This is a picture of a plastic injection mold that I made this semester for another class. It is a little key-chain fob advertising our SME ASU Student Chapter. The SME (Society of Manufacturing Engineers) logo is on the reverse side. The mold was machined on a HAAS VF2 using Surfcam. A decent amount of hand-polishing was involved. The engraving was done with a Dremel #106 Engraving Cutter, of all things, and did quite a nice job. The injection molding press is a Toshiba I6E60P-1.5B press
 

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Posted by Jennifer Pan (Member # 2035) on 05-29-2007, 02:15 AM:
 
James Dean - Acrylic Paint & Black Sharpie

Painted a fews months ago, never finished it.

 

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Posted by Damien Taylor (Member # 4255) on 05-29-2007, 09:17 AM:
 
I like it the way it is Jen, very good for a sharpie and paint. You could make up a story about how the unfinished painting is supposed to symbolize the unfinished state of Dean's life, cut short so tragically, the chin strokers would eat it up.
 

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