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dragonkin

Pimping for England

Dec 27, 2006 03:52

Merry Holidays! I hope y'all are enjoying a fantastic holiday season. I had a pleasant (if undistinguished) Yule and a great Christmas. It started out a bit rough, but improved as the day moved on. Saw the whole family. Gave and got swag. One of the gifts I gave was handmade and I'm rather proud of it. Unfortunately, I didn't get a chance to ( Read more... )

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lankycat December 27 2006, 15:23:14 UTC

dragonkin December 28 2006, 06:05:26 UTC

Yeah, I'm really looking forward to getting to know my fun new toy. The software will provide a difficult learning curve for me though. And... I still have reservations (mostly guilt-inspired) for dipping into digital art. Exciting nonetheless though.

How's the CD? Up to par with the series? Is Jim Steinman still awesome? :D Inquiring minds DEMAND to know!

lankycat December 29 2006, 05:22:59 UTC

dragonkin December 29 2006, 05:48:36 UTC

Heh. You "guess" he's getting old? XD I'm not sure anything will ever measure up to the old stuff, but it's good to know that the album's not a let-down.

(by the way; Ultimate Spider-Man 5: Though the whole volume I was wishing someone would just give Gwen a HUG. :( I finished 6 this afternoon also. I kind of like the spin on the symbiot (sp?) story. Fun stuff. Just, y'know, not for Pete.)

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swinky December 27 2006, 19:29:07 UTC

That is a mighty fine drawing, especially for, y'know, MS Paint. It's proof for anybody who says that you don't need traditional skills for computer art, because I have a tablet and I probably couldn't do that.

dragonkin December 28 2006, 06:11:41 UTC

Thankee. I did a little in Jasc, but decided I didn't really want to be thinking about vector layers and raster layers just yet (I still don't quite get them...), so I figured Paint would do well enough for learning to handle the pen. To be fair though, it hardly REQUIRES a tablet. I'm just retarded when it comes to mouse art.

As for the people that say you don't need traditional skills for computer art... it really depends on the computer art. I expect a lot of the argument is about the effects that programs make so (relatively) simple and that the process is so very very different. I have mixed feelings on the subject myself, but I also have a great deal of respect for a lot of digital artists (Samain on dA for instance).

swinky December 28 2006, 07:18:42 UTC

Yes, well... to be fair, Saimain is most likely some sort of minor deity. Because... wow.

dragonkin December 29 2006, 05:45:06 UTC

Good point. She's almost worth worshipping. And I have high standards, so that's saying something.