UIR On a Hot Tin Roof 9/12/04

[Junkyard]

Okay, just starting this thing going. I'll likely give a full UIR later, but first a few words-

DANG! I inspect the pic while I'm frankenstiening, I inspect it when I add the over-layer, I inspect it when it's done, I inspect it after I submit it, and now, JUST NOW, I notice her neck fits in the shirt hole weird! Like she's got an big invisible pad on her left shoulder! Grrrr...

Kudos to Ripper Garage, for doing an obscure Golden Ager! Dushku is an interesting casting choice, by the way.

Level 1- While the pic has some nice effects to it, I have to say I hope I never see a Middle Earther and a DCer in the same panel or movie.

B- Great Despair. Well worth the meticulous effort.

[This message has been edited by Junkyard (edited 09-13-2004).]

[Biohaz_Daddy]

2005 Superman: LOTR? by Level1
It’s nice to see a new layout, I was getting worried there. I am a big Elseworlds fan and have enjoyed the J.R.R. Tolkien-esque story lines they have come up with. Your concept is a nice whacky tribute. The image itself once again demonstrates your firm grasp of technique. It is however an odd collection of discordant imagery. The “S” shield may have work with the background if not for the halo highlight that surrounds it. Even with the grain effect. The ring looks pale and dull. The runes on the ring are a flat even tone rather than the glow of the original. Finally there is Superman who looks like a Colorform before baking.

Lorna Dane by MaidenRaine1300
It looks as though you wanted to but just couldn’t pull the trigger on drawing the whole thing. I am at point where I don’t think I can say much to you without more art notes. I don’t know your process so it is hard to find something helpful.

Blink by ShadowHusk
This image has very nice overall look. The work on the models face is quite nice. Your friend’s border is a bit jagged though.

SuperBana by Starbuck
Excellent frankensteining… I like the look of this piece and have used similar effects myself. I think you probably could have gotten rid of the ABC logo prior to using the filter(s) without worry of it standing out as much as the logo.

Brainiac vs. Brawn by gknight13
A good look at potential casting choices... This could have been much better if you had gotten rid of Dean Cain’s head (much as I suspect would be said Mr. Cain’s acting).

Eliza Dushku as Liberty Belle by Rippers_garage
A lot of goods things going on here… the casting, the background is visually interesting, the font choice… and a lot that could use improvement… the transparent mask, and glove, the hair edge is a bit sharp… but is a step forward from your last submission.

Lands Phoenix by Psi-Goddess
Wow! This isn’t just color it’s painted. I think you have captured a power and emotion that I suspect wasn’t in the original pencil. Beautiful!

Invisible Woman by Psylockegirl
This is a nice piece, I like the transition to the powered up side. Okay I have to know was this done before the Dazzler pic? It really looks like it. That piece kicked ass this one is just…

Supergirl of the Legion of Super-Heroes by Nathauan13
Good work! A little more transitional blending between shadows and highlights and this would have blown me away. (For whatever that’s worth)

Sue Storm: BRUNETTE! by Junkyard
Very cool concept… This is so well done it could actually be used for a movie prop. It really isn’t all that odd a fit at the neck since the weird part is in shadow. I would say if you want I could look over your stuff for this kind of error before you submit, but I think I would have missed it this time.

Caviezel as Kal El by iam
Oof… Superman taken down by his other vulnerability… the pixel. This could have been much better at a lower resolution, say 300x400 pixels.

Finders Keepers by DarrenJSeeley
Outrageous, your use of color is, to say the least, unique. There is a lot of inconsistency throughout, but an interesting piece nonetheless. Question: are you using just a mouse?

Gallery of the Endless: Despair by B
Creepy, creepy, creepy… This is one hell of a disturbing image, great job. My only critique is that the type is blurry and hard to read even in the larger image.

Mystigue by mahsess
Nicely done but again I must direct you to the skin tutorials.

Stunning Woman by jjmarreiro
The title says it all. Awesome improvement over your previous manips.

la femme Mystique by ali786
Great job… I think you could have made a more powerful image if you added some dimension to the eyes. I love the detail on the skull on her forehead.

[dperceful]

uir

superman lotr: thumbs up for an original concept. the supes image is a little flat...mainly due to the bevel. not exactly the cleanest image either, lots of grain...especially in the blues. a cool addition would be having the supes image reflecting within the ring. what part was created in 3dmax? i'll assume the ring. my big question would be, where did you get the text, or did you just get that from a movie image and cut it out? then i would guess you either wrapped it with 3d transform via photoshop or brought in the text to 3ds max and used UVW mapping or a mesh? based on the way the font does not wrap too uniformly i'll guess photoshop. anyways....cool concept.

lorna dane: punky brewster all grown up. nice concept...a little splotchy...but the concept is there.

blink: i think a more in tight face shot would really be better for blink, especially if your not going to do a costume. the skin looks nice...but i'm betting the original image is very highly contrasted and it wasn't too hard to get the skin to this color. cool bubbles, nice eyes.

superbana: best overuse of a filter....right here. it looks more bizarro due to the filter.

braniac/brawn: nice staggered layout of the cast. maybe soft erase, or mask the edges of beckinsale and zane (most overrated actor ever) that way they blend better into the background.

liberty belle: i like eliza...a lot, she's the reason i watch the new guy everytime it comes on. merely just a repainting...work in stuff like lighting and hading on the gloves for a more realistic look.

Lands Phoenix: nice color job....nice use of flame colors. nice stylistic look.

invisible woman: nice work. i like the cleanup work. on the collar...i think a subtle shadow underneath the collar would help...plus vary your skin tone colors...sample in real life skin using the clone tool....makes it easier. i agree with you invisible thoughts on the effect...i also like your invisible effect here...i'm guessing or glowing edges. a very tough effect to pull off...and i think you have made it work nice here. nice lighting on the black costume.

supergirl: nice costuming, very nice. wish i could control my contrasts as well as you have done here. the hair seems a little, i don't know...it seems something though. wonky looking s logo...but i understand what your going for. another strong manip.

sue storm: nice work. i like the laminate feel to it.

superman: grainy...but you know what...at least everything is grainy so it all matches. the hair is the only tell tale part of the image...otherwise it would look like a normal pixelly image.

finders keeper: a very busy image...not as well put together as your sauron piece. i applaud the concept.

gallery: the text is easier to read than what i remember...even for the shrunk down version. however since i read the text this time and just didnt look at it i see spots of see thru hair. can't see the sketch (access forbidden) but i like the idea you have. build from scratch and get to this...i think a lot of artists who can draw miss out on this opportunity. a very strong image....glad to see something a little more non-model good looking in the gallery. great work....even for quick....it's still a nice addition to this series.

mystique: the best part are the eyes...they have a highlight which gives them roundness. i would cleanup the skin.

stunning woman: i think probably your best real life stunning girl image. and yes...she is stunning.

mystique: i like the skin tones, the hair, really the whole thing works.............except the eyes. they are so flat and really not very clean at all. you have this beautiful blue and in my opinion a very realistic red hair color...yet you have these flat, messy, yellow eyes...and they just catch your attention. mainly due to the fact her eyes are one of her trademarks. it's a very nice piece....that skin, hair, lips...probably some of the best mystique i've seen (better than both of mine).

dan

[B]

Lots of UIRs already, I see. Cool. And here's another!

2005 Superman: Lotr? by Level1
The concept's cool, though I'm hardly surprised DC didn't do anything like this... I mean, I think J.R.R. Tolkien's estate might just have had something to say about it if they had. http://www.comics2film.com/UBB/smile.gif Now, I'd say something about the benefits of proper art notes -- what did you do, where did you get the images you used, did you make any of this yourself, etc -- but would we actually get them? This is quite good. The ring's nice, though I second Biohaz' and Dan's critiques. The angle of that pic of Supes is really weird (dunno if that's your fault or the artist's -- this is why art notes would be beneficial, y'see?). Combined with the bevels, it looks uncannily like a tilted cardboard cutout. Plus I don't much like the image you picked, but that's quite beside the point.

Lorna Dane by MaidenRaine1300
Going for the cartoony look is good, it plays to Paint's strengths. The colours here are kinda messy though. And the more photorealistic face and hands don't fit in at all. You might want to look into some free alternatives to Photoshop, BTW. dperceful posted a link on the subject a while back, hopefully he can dig it up. If not, I'll do it later.

Blink by ShadowHusk
It's okay. Pretty good recolour, particularly the face, but it could use more shading. The colours are really bright, too. There also seems to be some bleeding from the hair onto the chest. And I'm not sure that those bubbles particularly fit the character, well done as they are.

Superbana by Starbuck
Decent cut-n-paste. The angles don't quite seem to match, and whatever filter you used doesn't really do this piece any favours IMO.

Brainiac Vs. Brawn by gknight13
Not bad. The layout works. I like the images in the background. Resolution and picture quality are all over the place, ditto lighting.

Eliza Dushku As Liberty Belle by Rippers_garage
It's indeed cool to see an obscure character like this in the gallery. I do, in fact, recognize her, though barely. I've only read a couple of issues of All-Star Squadron. This is... okay. The colours are all really flat in this. Particularly the shirt and glove, which are really oversaturated and have no real detail.

Lands Phoenix by Psi-Goddess
Good piece, but bits of it seem really blurry, ie the hair and the phoenix logo, and much of the flames. Also, the shading on the face is a bit odd, particularly the dark spot above nose. It doesn't really follow the shape of the face much.

Invisible Woman by Psylockegirl
Good piece. You've been doing a lot of really good work of late, I must say. I like the invisibility effect, I agree some sort of visible effect would be useful (probably necessary), simply cause it'd be difficult to show what the character is doing otherwise. I like the 4, though it's kinda floaty; a drop shadow would help. Her hand (I guess), seems kind of small. Her face is a bit blurry, the neck's well weird and the hair colour's a bit odd, just a bit unrealistic. And you're right about the collar. The screen left side is the problem, it should be more visible under her hair. As it is, it looks as though it stops where her hair begins. The weirdness of the neck area also contributes to the problems with the collar and I agree with Dan that it should cast a shadow.

Supergirl Of The Legion Of Super-heroes by Nathauan13
Is this our first pic of the new Kara Zor-El? I'm quite liking her, BTW. There hasn't been enough with her to really judge by, but she at least has promise. I miss Linda Danvers, though. Oh, right, the pic... Thumbs up, thumbs well up. I like your costumedesign, though it really does need a cape... this is Supergirl, after all. Great costuming, with beautiful textures, especially the shiny ones. The choker, belt and gloves looks great. The hand on the frankensteined arm looks rather weird, mind you. Dunno if you changed it, but there you go. The hair's okay, but a bit painty, and too corn-yellow to be entirely realistic. But a great piece overall, my favourite of the day.

Sue Storm: Brunette! by Junkyard
I'd personally prefer Sue as a blonde (it's traditional), but you're right that it's hardly a major thing. Decent piece. The costuming's okay, though nothing special, and the 4 doesn't conform to her body. The neck's indeed weird. I think the white of the background is too, well, white. It doesn't really look like a real ID card. And the plastic tab thingy at the top (what'd you call those, anyway?) is way blurry.

Caviezel As Kal El by iam
Ehhh... Not bad, quite well put together. But the resolution completely kills it. This needs a good clean-up like nobody's business.

Finders Keepers by DarrenJSeeley
Interesting use of colour, indeed. Venom's kinda small, he should be more muscular. The texture you've given him is cool though. But, yeah, this is quite inconsistent, there's a lot of blur here. It's quite hard to make out any detail in the aliens. And the spider looks quite flat.

Gallery Of The Endless: Despair by B
Mine. I think I'm into my second page of FPs now (he said modestly). http://www.comics2film.com/UBB/biggrin.gif *ahem* Sorry.

Mystigue by mahsess
Yeah, you really should check out some skin clean-up tutorials. And some recolouring tutorials, for that matter. The skin's obviously just a quick colour change, and the hair bleeds all over the place. I like the depth to the eyes, few people would do that.

Stunning Woman by jjmarreiro
I agree that this is probably the best of your SW pics. Mind you, the costume's still rather too body paint for my taste. The metal work could be better, check out the tutorials in the art school.

La Femme Mystique by ali786
Quite nice. Gorgeous skin tones and hair colour, some of the best I've ever seen for Mystique. The cleavage and hand are awesome. I'm guessing you did them from scratch as usual, in which case you can colour me impressed. The skull's awesome as well. But I've really got to agree with Dan about those eyes, they're just flat and messy. Other nits: her face is oddly shaped, sort of stretched looking with a weird jawline. And the shadow on her neck should probably be darker. Still, a great piece overall.

[B]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by dperceful:
gallery: [SNIP] can't see the sketch (access forbidden) but i like the idea you have. build from scratch and get to this...i think a lot of artists who can draw miss out on this opportunity.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

I can't really speak for anyone else, but I'm not really sure how often I'll be able to do this. The thing is, I prefer to do fairly realistic work in terms of anatomy (despite my painted style), and I'm nowhere near good enough an artist to draw sufficiently realistic base images. There's really no way I could draw a normal human(oid) character's face particularly realistically, for example. I'll certainly try to use this approach, though, if only for the bodies of characters in scenes. (On that, y'know, distant and uncertain date when I actually stir from my lethargy and do a scene. http://www.comics2film.com/UBB/smile.gif )

[Level1]

Hmmmm. I wonder what other artwork will be displayed today... or tommorow.

All nicely done themes. Some additions and subtractions, cuts and fixtures could have been done to all 16 themes. Shows that we ALL, including "yours truly" have allot more to learn before we all reach that pennicle of successful arttestry.

Later L8-D's and Gents!

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[Level1]

OH, BTW, the text on the Superman 2005 LOTR? was typed in, using Photoshop 7.0.1. I did this theme back in 2002. So, I was still learning about beveling, outer/inner glows, and the entire emboss concepts. I had fun with this theme... ...


Besides, combining a true 3D with a scanned in true 2D image came out better than I expected....

Professional Looking...nonetheless. DC Comics Liked It!

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[dperceful]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Level1:
<B>OH, BTW, the text on the Superman 2005 LOTR? was typed in, using Photoshop 7.0.1.
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cool. if you don't mind me asking and if you remember....where did you get the font? i've got a student looking for that elvish font for a project.

dan

[B]

Oh, and I forgot to mention, I fixed the link to the sketch.

[Level1]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>dperceful
Undaunted Invincible Ronin posted 09-13-2004 02:47 AM
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Originally posted by Level1:
OH, BTW, the text on the Superman 2005 LOTR? was typed in, using Photoshop 7.0.1.

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cool. if you don't mind me asking and if you remember....where did you get the font? i've got a student looking for that elvish font for a project.

dan
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Uhm. Hmm. Let me see. I normally visit www.dafont.com (http://www.dafont.com) or http://dafont.com/en/ .

I believe the font is either BELL MT or Dolphin. Either one is quite professional looking on any theme, once applied.

Thanks again for your comments, "D". I don't take things personal. I'm too old for that type of "stuff". I expect everyone that views my work, to tell the Truth! I respect that, and I RESPECT YOU, Sir!

Later On Dude! Take Care! http://www.comics2film.com/UBB/wink.gif

Level1

PS: Let me know if you need anymore font sites. DaFont is like the best one I've come across since late.

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[Junkyard]

2005 Superman Lotr? by Level1- Interesting idea having the flat Superman flying through the 3-D ring.

Lorna Dane by MaidenRaine1300- You know, you did a good job drawing the body and hair. Maybe you should have gone ahead and drawn the face.

Blink by ShadowHusk- That is the best Blink coloration I've seen in a while. Strange thing, though: the comic book charicter Blink is almost never out of costume, and yet, in manips, she has been put in casual clothes more often than any hero I can think of.

Superbana by Starbuck- Fairly nice job, though I can't say I like the filter you used.


Brainiac Vs. Brawn by gknight13- Good casting choices, in my opinion. One thing- I don't think you erased the original head before you pasted on Jim's- you can see a good bit of Dean Cain's head underneath, I think.

Eliza Dushku As Liberty Belle by Rippers_garage- The one problem I have with this: Liberty Belle's costume wasn't that color scheme. http://www.hyperborea.org/flash/bigimages/liberty-belle.jpg

Lands Phoenix by Psi-Goddess- I like this one. Good use of computer effects and straight drawing.

Invisible Woman by Psylockegirl- I do like that effect, though maybe it could be lighter.


Supergirl Of The Legion Of Super-heroes by Nathauan13- Nice costuming, interesting design.

Sue Storm: Brunette! by Junkyard- Yeah, I should be thankful that the pic's center of attention tends to lead the eye away from the neck.

Caviezel As Kal El by iam- Too pixelly. Either finding better base pics or submitting a smaller final pic could help out there.

Finders Keepers by DarrenJSeeley- Whoa! Freaky. Pretty good job, especially on the "from-scratch" Venom.


Gallery Of The Endless: Despair by B- Like I said, a well done, detailed piece.

Mystigue by mahsess- No real faults here, save it's rather pixelly.

Stunning Woman by jjmarreiro- Pretty good costuming, though Art notes would be appreciated.

La Femme Mystique by ali786- I like how you made her look more like an average looking person here. Good job overall.



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Junkyard, Proud Defender of This Nation's Garbage Dumps.

Funniest thing I've ever said unintentionally:
"Prosecutors will be violated."

[dperceful]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Level1:
<B>PS: Let me know if you need anymore font sites. DaFont is like the best one I've come across since late.
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i actually meant the elvish font on the ring. i'll assume that was just taken from an image. thank you for the link though.

dan

[Zac]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by dperceful:
<B> i actually meant the elvish font on the ring. i'll assume that was just taken from an image. thank you for the link though.

dan</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

I have 2 elvish fonts, tho I'm not sure where I got them. I'll send them to you when I get home if you would like.

[dperceful]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Zac:
I have 2 elvish fonts, tho I'm not sure where I got them. I'll send them to you when I get home if you would like.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

that would work. my student is trying to create some wicked looking elvish bible thing with some animation and she needs some text to use as a guideline so she can animate it out. thanks....no rush...just send whenever.

dan

[DarrenJSeeley]

Question: are you using just a mouse?

For the time being, yes.

[Biohaz_Daddy]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by DarrenJSeeley:
<B> For the time being, yes.

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I thought so. I gotta hand it it to you that's pretty ambitious to do "from scratch" work with a mouse. I have tried it and have failed miserably. Big kudos to you.

[MaidenRaine1300]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Junkyard:
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Lorna Dane by MaidenRaine1300- You know, you did a good job drawing the body and hair. Maybe you should have gone ahead and drawn the face.

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None of the picture was drawn, well except with the mouse. My sister and I find the pictures of the people we would like to use and then just use the basic paint shop on the computer to paint on the clothes and do over the hair or whatever else needs to be done. Thanks for the opinions and compliments. It is good to hear what other people think of the pictures. Thanks again.

MaidenRaine1300

[Level1]

Dspercful,

Supposedly, that ELVISH font is at the www.dafont.com (http://www.dafont.com)

You'll have to search through the site, else type Elvish font in the search engine, and perhaps it will match up your search requirements....compared to a font of your choice.

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[Level1]

LINK: http://rapblock.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=72720#post72720

I really liked NATHAN13's image of the SuperGirl, but the "S" on her chest was the thing that might have grabbed a low rating, so, I did an "image rehash", and was wondering if Nathan13 would like this or not....

Comments Welcomed....

Of course, I'm not "stealing" the image, just showing another "view" of what it would look like with another "S" emblem on her chest...


And the way I did it, it looks like it was ORIGINALLY done by Nathan13! I was hoping that he'd take this one, and edit his upload. If not, cool. If so, cool! Just showing another angle.


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[Junkyard]

Level1- Sorta interesting, I've never seen someone offer an "improved" version of a piece in a UIR. Initiative.
Thing is, I don't think that "S" was a mistake. I looked back at my Crisis on Multiple Earths book, and Earth 2 Superman had a S that looked quite a bit like Nathan's Supergirl's S.
Also, not to beat it into the ground, but the texture and color of the new S is bit off. It would look pasted on if he submitted it.

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Funniest thing I've ever said unintentionally:
"Prosecutors will be violated."

[dperceful]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Level1:
<B>You'll have to search through the site, else type Elvish font in the search engine, and perhaps it will match up your search requirements....compared to a font of your choice.
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thanks...found it.

just fyi and as a common courtesy. the image you took and redid of nathan's while that is cool and all....you still might want to get permission from him before doing such a thing. it would be like me taking one of your images and gutting out the things that i called "mistakes" and redoing it the way i see fit. you will find the one thing that will irk most artists here more than anything else is posting one of their images without their permission on another site. also it comes across kinda, well, prickish when you do something like that and hope that nathan would edit his upload and submit one you feel is "corrected."

i understand your good intentions.....nathan obvisouly has the skill to do what you did (ctrl+c and ctrl+v, and then some subtle tweaking) but if he had wanted to do that, i believe he would have done so.

and i have to agree with junk's comments. i've seen the logo like this after doing some investigation.

so just to cover some ground rules on the dcg that would help you within the community. not good to take other's work and "correct" it without their permission. you could just make your comments in an UIR and let that artist take it as they wish. let's say for example that the "s" logo was a mistake...and you corrected nathan's work like this....nathan didn't learn a thing on how to correct this image....you did it for him, another reason to leave it alone and just post some comments.

again, you might have had the best intentions....but you should really clear this with the artist first, just as a common courtesy and out of respect. i won't comment anymore on this subject, you will find about every artist here will agree with me on this matter.

thanks for the text, and my student says thank you as well.

dan

[Zac]

I thought the Mona Lisa needed eyebrows, so I painted some on. I hope DaVinci doesn't mind.

LevelOne, one thing that makes the DCG community so great is that the artists respect each other, and I think it is quite disrespectful to alter a fellow artist's work without his/her permission. I realize your intentions were all good, but please ask before you do this again and suggest that the person uploads it to replace the old one.

Oh, and one thing I've been meaning to mention to you but haven't is that the [IMG] UBB Code is not allowed, like in your signiature. Please remove the image from your sig.

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[dperceful]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by MaidenRaine1300:
<B> None of the picture was drawn, well except with the mouse. My sister and I find the pictures of the people we would like to use and then just use the basic paint shop on the computer to paint on the clothes and do over the hair or whatever else needs to be done. Thanks for the opinions and compliments. It is good to hear what other people think of the pictures. Thanks again.

MaidenRaine1300

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mouse drawing is tough and frustrating. i admire the patience....i would have ripped the mouse out of the pc and cursed it to hell for pissing me off. some of my early works were extremely frustrating using the mouse to fine tune stuff....and yet your doing this in paint....i would rather have one of those amazonian worms removed from my leg than try and use a mouse and paint for a manip. i admire your patience and ability.

dan

[MaidenRaine1300]

Thanks Dan!

[Shaylinn]

2005 Superman: LOTR? by Level1 – Cool concept and nice hybridization of the images. The one thing that stands out as a bit wonky (and I think it is an artifact of the original image) is the shape and position of Supes… The way the lines on his body run it almost makes him look like he is bent from head to toe in the middle of his torso. And a slight glow to the elvish script would have added that extra oomph to a piece that is well done as a whole.

Lorna Dane by MaidenRaine1300 – You have way more patience than I could ever begin to have doing these pieces in Paint with a mouse. That said I would like to offer a couple of what I hope are constructive suggestions… Since you can’t get softer edges in Paint using a darker/lighter version of your base colors to do your shading and emphasis instead of black will soften the overall look of the piece. Like you did in the hair do that in the whole piece only using the black maybe on the outer edges or on very heavy shadow areas.

Blink by ShadowHusk – I like how the hair, eyes and tattoos came out on this unfortunately the hyper saturation of the hair makes the skin look even more washed out and flat than it already is… and I think the border actually takes away from the overall quality of the image since it is very ragged and pixilated on the edges.

SuperBana by Starbuck – Nice frankensteining but I have to say the filter/effect you used on this really doesn’t work. It makes the image as a whole look very dirty and pixilated

Brainiac vs. Brawn by gknight13 – Nice layout and well done frankensteining. If you had matched the lighting on Kate with the lighting on Jim and Billy it would have helped tie the image together as a whole. And while I like the images in the background I have to ask – Is that an Alien, alien?

Eliza Dushku as Liberty Belle by Rippers_garage -- Okay recolor work. The shirt and gloves are very flat and lacking depth. The glove and shirt edges should have more depth and possibly even cast a slight shadow on the skin underneath to give the illusion of more depth.

Lands Phoenix by Psi-Goddess – Decent piece. But as B mentioned parts of it are very blurry. Also I don’t see a whole lot of shading in the piece. But for a first work in a new medium it’s a great start.

Invisible Woman by Psylockegirl – I can’t really add anything more than B and Dan did but I will add my vote for liking the invisibility effect.

Supergirl of the Legion of Super-Heroes by Nathauan13 – Very nice piece and I really like the costume design I can only see two very tiny things I would suggest could be done to improve this. The shadow under her breasts where it comes together ends a bit sharply and a slightly stronger edge definition on the top of the shirt and the choker edge. Definitely a fave of the day.

Sue Storm: BRUNETTE! by Junkyard – Decent piece overall and since you have already mentioned the neck I would suggest a bit more detailing/effects work on the ID card – A slight edge bevel and maybe a less flat overall color would be the first two things to come to mind.

Caviezel as Kal El by iam – As you said VERY pixilated. It would have been better to submit this at a smaller size to minimize the pixilation. But I will say nice colorization of the black and white pice of Caviezel.

Finders Keepers by DarrenJSeeley – Its very difficult to make out what is going on in this image for me… granted I am working with a rather dark monitor but without the art notes I would have almost no idea what was going on in this piece. And the texture on Venom’s mask almost makes him look reptilian.

Gallery of the Endless: Despair by B – VERY SWEET and a definite fave… I did get a chance to see the beginning sketch and I have to say you continue to amaze me. The detail on this is gorgeous I love the hairline and the texture/color of her skin.

Mystigue by mahsess – Very pixilated and the blue comes off looking more purple to my eyes. And I have to agree with B’s comments on the recolor. The one stand out part is the eyes they are nicely done.

Stunning Woman by jjmarreiro – Definitely the best of your Stunning Woman photomanips. The silver comes off rather flat though. I do have to ask though. How does she keep from having a wardrobe malfunction?? http://www.comics2film.com/UBB/wink.gif

la femme Mystique by ali786 – Really gorgeous color for Mystique I agree with the comments of Dan and B. This is a really great example of how to do odd colored skin.

[Junkyard]

By the way, thanks everybody for the positive feedback on my piece.
Perhaps some good news, I don't like this one nearly as some of the ones I have coming up.

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Funniest thing I've ever said unintentionally:
"Prosecutors will be violated."

[B]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Shaylinn:
Gallery of the Endless: Despair by B – VERY SWEET and a definite fave… I did get a chance to see the beginning sketch and I have to say you continue to amaze me. The detail on this is gorgeous I love the hairline and the texture/color of her skin.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Now, y'see, I love getting UIRs like this. http://www.comics2film.com/UBB/biggrin.gif Thanks, Shay.

[Level1]

The image on the signature are all one image. They are not separate UBB Codes. The signature of what you see is one entire iamge.

Does the signature slow down the operation of the site? If so, I'll just remove the code from my profile....

Please advise....

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[Level1]

"IMG" UBB Code removed. "URL" UBB Code inserted. Corrected. I understand now. Still reading through the FAQ!

Thanks Zak!

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[Zac]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Level1:
<B>The image on the signature are all one image. They are not separate UBB Codes. The signature of what you see is one entire iamge.

Does the signature slow down the operation of the site? If so, I'll just remove the code from my profile....

Please advise....

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Thanks for removing it.

The IMG code is not allowed because many people were using it and it was costing the host sites bandwidth, so the site creator disallowed the IMG code in respect to them.

[This message has been edited by Zac (edited 09-15-2004).]

[Level1]

^^^ Yep, I'm learning that some imagery differs per site. Thanks for not "blasting" me, but asking me to change it. I checked the FAQ, like I always do when I join a new site, and I noticed that I miss-read the instructions.

Now, folks can click on the link image, and see my siggy, if they choose to.

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[LaughingBear]

All I use is my mouse, & the GIMP, & my scanner of course, for when I use a hand drawn image, but those last two submissions were moused from scratch. Yes, I have dreamed of using a stylus of one sort or another (I'm not picky) but, as yet, it's not in the cards. So for now I give the clarion call "MOUSERS OF THE DCG UNITE! & we can rule the world together!!" oops...hhmmm...I musta been day dreaming while typing again...I hate it when I do that... http://www.comics2film.com/UBB/biggrin.gif

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[Level1]

You have some cool looking artwork at time, LB.

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[LaughingBear]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Level1:
<B>You have some cool looking artwork at time, LB.

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Thanx, L1, backatcha.


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[Biohaz_Daddy]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by LaughingBear:
<B>All I use is my mouse, & the GIMP, & my scanner of course, for when I use a hand drawn image, but those last two submissions were moused from scratch...
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I wish you would have put that in your art notes. I guessed those were scanned drawings that you worked over. I have digitzer/stylus but I generally draw on paper and scan it in to color/paint. I would never have the patience to do it by mouse and frankly I don't think I could do half as well as you did.
B'haz Dad

[Level1]

How do we change the custom name?
Like, I would like my Custom Name to be Pergio Maximus .



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[Junkyard]

There really isn't a way YOU can do it. You'd have to ask Essex himself.

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Funniest thing I've ever said unintentionally:
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[LaughingBear]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Biohaz_Daddy:
<B> I wish you would have put that in your art notes. I guessed those were scanned drawings that you worked over. I have digitzer/stylus but I generally draw on paper and scan it in to color/paint. I would never have the patience to do it by mouse and frankly I don't think I could do half as well as you did.
B'haz Dad</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Sorry B'haz, I guess I wasn't clear enough on the art notes...I thought "I'm pretty sure this is my first painting with the GIMP. I knew none of the nuances, or finesse of using a digital art program, so it really is a virtual painting." For Supes, & "this is basically the same, except, I started with a brooding plasma cloud for the B/G." for Bats was enough, but looking back that does leave a lot to the imagination. I guess that the fact that, even though I would love to play with some new toys (i.e. a stylus) I have really no exposure to other programs, & tools, that I "subconsciously" assume that we all work generally the same way. But yeah, other then the base photo, or the odd scanned drawing, it's just me, the GIMP, & my mouse.
~L.B.

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[Biohaz_Daddy]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by LaughingBear:
<B> Sorry B'haz, I guess I wasn't clear enough on the art notes...I thought "I'm pretty sure this is my first painting with the GIMP. I knew none of the nuances, or finesse of using a digital art program, so it really is a virtual painting." For Supes, & "this is basically the same, except, I started with a brooding plasma cloud for the B/G." for Bats was enough, but looking back that does leave a lot to the imagination. I guess that the fact that, even though I would love to play with some new toys (i.e. a stylus) I have really no exposure to other programs, & tools, that I "subconsciously" assume that we all work generally the same way. But yeah, other then the base photo, or the odd scanned drawing, it's just me, the GIMP, & my mouse.
~L.B.

[This message has been edited by LaughingBear (edited 09-17-2004).]</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

I can relate. I assume that everyone here is using a digitizer and is scanning in hand drawn images like me. I am always amazed, when I learn differently, at the high quality that you and some others can accomplish. Mousers do indeed rock.

[B]

Level1: You can get a custom title by being very, very nice to Zac.