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[size=1] *Reads the last few posts while eating poptarts at well past six* No wonder I've gained weight lately. Ah, well. It's leveled off quite nicely, anyways. And I've started training for a 60 mile walk I'm doing in October. So I should tone up soon enough. [/size]

[size=1] Heh, yeah. Beer. I was like, WTF? But I figured it wouldn't matter, since our opponents had the same, ne? But meh, I think we all did our best. And I, for one, am proud of us [: [/size]

[size=1] Team Wolf proudly presents our submission. [url=http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v150/unmei_shinpai/obwt01.png][u]Click.[/u][/url] I think my teammates did an absolutely amazing job. I envy you talented artists. Let the competition commence. [/size]

[size=1] Aarayana: For someone new, it's alright. And I respect very much that you use some of your own as well. But it you continued to use pre-made brushes once you considered yourself an 'artist', then I'd call it cheating, and very much so a crutch that gives you an un-fair advantage. It makes plenty of sense when you think about it. When you start out drawing, you use many tools at your disposal [Drawing books, online tutorials, some beginners even trace] but once you've been drawing for a long time and call yourself an 'artist', you really need to throw out the handicaps. And it has nothing to do with the image. Everyone KNOWS that you didn't draw it, unless you specifically say they did. Same with text. But let's say you use one brush pack for the background. Then you just put on an image. Then add text. What did you really do? Position it? Maybe a few effects? Is that all? Well, I don't call that art, I call that cheating. But as I said before, Aarayanna, I respect you for using some of your own brushes. And it's not the end of the world, since you're new and all. I'd just suggest that once you CALL YOURSELF an ARTIST, stop using them. But it's up to you, of course. White: Agreed. Completely. Boo: Letting students that are less-talented than them help them paint to teach the students is a completely different thing. Using a brush is leaning on a better artist than yourself for support to condone your laziness, and then calling it 'art'. In months, the only things I've used that I have not made completely from scratch are a few of the blood splatters, which I extracted out of pictures and such. But most of them I still made, with paper and watercolors. Plus the grunge textures I made, I started out with pictures of hair, a brick wall, some graffiti fonts, some ACTUAL graffiti, pictures of blacktop, etc. and went from there. Do you know how much cooler that is? How much better you feel, that you did it yourself? And yeah, the majority of the analogies aren't working out well. Heh. I still like my drawing ones, though >=) But.. Comparing paint brushes to PS brushes doesn't work, they compare better to like the defaults like the smudge tool and the flood fill. Heh. [/size]

[quote name='White][color=#555555][FONT=Tahoma]And that's why Canada is so great. Turns out it's only rated 14a in Canada so I got to see it today with a few friends.[/FONT'][/COLOR][/quote] [size=1]*Cries* Now I'm upset. I was so looking foreward to it, too. Seriously, out of the three movies I looked foreward to this year, this was second. DaVinci Code. Snakes on a Plane. Pirates of the Carribean II. Bleh. [/size]

[size=1] #%%$#&%$#!!!!!!! My mother has decided it best for me not to go see it with my older friends. Since it is restricted and all. So I'll either have to wait until gives up and lets me go, or it comes out on video. Damnit. I was so excited, too. [/size]

[size=1] Katana. I don't think you're any less of an artist. Just for CLARIFICATION, the quotes from Boo's post were from me asking another artist if he or she had used premade brushes. The person talked like a beginner, and gave nothing but a 'Nice comments pls' sort of introduction. I ask SIMPLE questions to new members and graphic artists here [like, 'what program do you use? Are those brushes done by you?]to not only make sure they're for real, but also to know how to better critique thier work. He/she answered with a basic 'I don't remember, I just found it, I did it a long time ago' clarifying FOR ME that it was quite possibly a) Stolen. Or b) Done by a newbie who, of course, used premades. And it helps me to know what pointers to give if I know whether or not said person made the brushes. Does it not? Honestly. Can't you give better crit if you know what the person did/didn't do himself/herself in said piece? But that's not the point. I, for one, am dissapointed when good artists use premade brushes. It just saddens me. If you can make something your own, do it! It's like Kazuki Takahashi tracing Yugi, it just doesn't make sense. [/size]

[size=1] Alrighty. Dunno what's wrong, Chikaro was the one who originally PMed me to ask about Kitty's absence. *Looks at 'Last Login'* But now Chik hasn't been online in a while. Meh. I guess I'm ready when Jiggly is, then. So is it now a three-way battle thing, or two against one, or do we advance or whatever since the others are unable to participate? And what happens if Cloud or Chikaro or Kitty or KW show up? [/size]

[size=1] Thanks for the replies, you awesomelycool people [: Eh, I've been really trying to do alot of different things lately. My boyfriend is taking a bunch of graphic design/desktop pubishing/web design classes at his high school. Seeing as I homeschool, I never was able to take any of those classes. So basically it's me with PSP6&8, versus him [Brooklyn from OB] with PS CS2. Yeah, we're basically in competition. But he's still a noob, so I'm safe for now. But anywho, I'd like some pointers on these next pieces, also works-in-progress. [b]Fly me away 01-[/b] [img]http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/1104/girl04ct8.png[/img] [b]Fly me away 02-[/b] [img]http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/6719/girl03rl9.png[/img] They're basically the same, one I did a burn effect to and one I didn't. I did the majority of the clouds and such by hand. So meh. Feedback would be awesome

[QUOTE=Delta][COLOR=#D55555] Give them a break. Latino Pride's in, so is Asian and African-American Pride; don't tell me that you'll keep these girls and their fans from jumping in the bandwagon. [/COLOR][/QUOTE] [size=1]I've read thier site. I've read thier lyrics. They're so racist, it's scary. I stand up against and completely boycott racist *black people that say/sing racist things about **white people, so why should I not stand up to Prussian Blue? That in itself would be racist. It's thier right to sing it if they wish. But it really would be nice if everyone would just stop being so childish about it all. * I don't use the term 'african-american'. A long time ago, I intoduced my friend Micheal to my friend Jessica. She's not racist in the least, just politically correct. She mentioned something and the term 'African-American' came up. He stopped her right there. 'I'm not African. I've never in my life been to africa. My mom, dad, grandparents, none of them have ever been to africa. I don't call you French-american or Finnish-American or whatever just because your ancestors lived there.' and Jessica said something along the lines of 'What should I.. Call you, then?' and Micheal just replied 'Micheal.' ** The color thing isn't real, y'know. I mean, sure, you can be proud of your culture, but being proud of your skin color is about the same as being proud of your hair color. It's just not that important. Those girls need a serious reality check. Oh, and if you really think they care only about being pro-white rather than anti-[insert race here], please read thier [url=http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Prussian-Blue-lyrics/72E51B9C5766F15F482570A60006FEC1][u]lyrics[/u][/url], thanks. [/size]

[size=1] Lunox, I completely get what you're saying with the splatters and all. Meh, I tried to re-do it. [b]Beauty03-[/b] [img]http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/1558/beauty03ei1.png[/img] [I tried it without the pixelation, it just doesn't look as good.] Oh, well. Better? Worse? Basically the same? [/size]

[size=1] Muahaha, teh checker-pixel-ness rules over all >: ) *Ahem* White, your newest piece is downright purtyful. I love it how the majority of your pieces are made with a creative comedic [Don't think that's a word. Meh. Moving on.] feel, it's nice and unique. How could you look at a piece that says 'OMG!1!! BANG, I got you!' and not smile. And the color scheme is, as always, lovely. Oh, and as for the advertisment thingie, you could always vector the pixelated guy. If you have the patience/still need to. [: [/size]

[QUOTE=BlueEyedAngel]Redemption: I do not consider whites superior and other races subordinate in the sense that you might think. In general, Asians have more intellectual ability; blacks more athletic ability, and whites are about in the middle. I do not desire to see whites rule over blacks or visa versa. I wish to see whites rule over whites; blacks over blacks, Asians over Asians. We all have the right to our soveriegnty and independence. Enough for now. TTYL.[/QUOTE] [size=1]That is sincerely screwed up. Not only the racism, but the steriotyping! It's simply sickening that people can think that way. Sorry for my lack of civility, but you struck a nerve. On that note, I'll leave it up to the rest od OB to rip you to shreads. [/size]

[size=1] Warning to Kitty- I went ahead and did it. Sorry, heh. Just letting you know so yours matches up, so talk to one of the other two, I have no idea who's working on it now. And to White- Promise we'll get done soon, I would've done it sooner had I known it would take Kitty this long to get on. But if the three of us get done, can someone on our team do the last portion if Kitty is unable? A huge blank 150x400 space would not be pretty. =/ [/size]

[QUOTE=White][color=#555555][FONT=Tahoma]Even so, you have six, I have four. That's only a two piece difference. Four is still quite a bit. And besides, you could've put my full name. A Super Hot Guy Named White. Then I would have been first. >: | And in that case I claim it after jigglyness then. :)[/FONT][/COLOR][/QUOTE] [size=1]White, you're the coolest. That's why Katana couldn't put a quote on there, since everything you say is so magnificent, noone could choose just one. Just like those potato chips that claim you can't eat just one. And using 639206459 of your quotes and none of anyone else's wouldn't have been fair. So, in conclusion, White and I are both near the end of the list with no quotes due to the fact that we are PWNAGE in it's raw form. And I claim after White who has claimed after Jigglyness who has claimed after Delta [; [Kidding, of course, no way anyone could keep up with that.] [/size]

[QUOTE=Panda]"I'm here tonight to present the award everyone's been waiting for: best movie. Now, this award holds a special place in my heart because next year I'll be winning it for Snakes on a Plane. Now I know, I know that sounds cocky, but I don't give a damn. I am guaranteeing that Snakes on a Plane will win best movie next year. Does not matter what else is coming out. The New James Bond... no snakes in that! Ocean's 13... where my snakes at? Shrek the Third... green, but not a snake. No movie shall triumph over Snakes on a Plane. Unless I happen to feel like making a movie called Mo' Motha-****in' Snakes on Mo' Motha-****in' Planes." Genius, pure genius![/QUOTE] [size=1]Now I really can't wait to see it. Goodness. Me and Brooklyn are seeing it on Sunday. Can't effing wait. [/size]

[size=1] That, amazingly, was the best eye picture I could find for that bit. I'm sure I could have found one that wasn't already cut in half had I tried at all, but meh. I just used the first one I found, out of laziness. My bad =/ Anywho. I was browsing through google, deviantart, and a multitude of other places for a modest, cute, model-ish looking girl for a website I'm designing. I've used Gemma Ward, Hilary Duff, and Ayumi Hamasaki far too much, I wanted someone unknown. Just one picture, that's it. But every single picture I found were slutty girls, gigantic-breasted girls, girls wearing skimply clothes, girls wearing no clothes, etc. It reminded me of Retribution's 'THIS IS NOT BEAUTY' piece some time ago. So I was inspired. And thus, [b]Beauty-[/b] [img]http://img478.imageshack.us/img478/1897/beauty02th3.png[/img] [[url=http://warui-shashinka.deviantart.com/]Picture (c) Warui[/url]] I'm actually somewhat proud of it. Meh. [/size]

[size=1] For some odd reason, I've been having some sort of strange cloud-obsession as of late. And no, not the character Cloud. Clouds. In the sky. Yes. I have no idea why. I've been photographing them. Watching them. Making pieces featuring them. And it's becoming irksome. So anyways. I figured I might as well get some feedback on some new stuff. And I'll keep the cloud stuff to an absolute minimum. [b]Unusual Rain-[/b] [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v150/unmei_shinpai/Clouds03.png[/img] [b]Clouds01-[/b] [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v150/unmei_shinpai/clouds01.png[/img] [b]ForgiveMe-[/b] [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v150/unmei_shinpai/forgiveme02.png[/img] [b]I Love Him-[/b] [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v150/unmei_shinpai/ilovehim001.png[/img] [b]Work in Progress-[/b] [img]http://img363.imageshack.us/img363/4765/workinprogress02fw9.png[/img] This one is, as the name states, a work-in-progress. I really had no vision with this, I just got bored and started throwing random things together. Dunno if I like it or not. Got any suggestions for it? Comments appreciated

[size=1] Erm. I'm not sure we'll have this finished anytime soon. I haven't even heard from all my team members as of yet. So. Erm. Yeah. Just a warning. [/size]

[size=1] That's most definitely not something I'd go for. I think we should all be happy with what we are born with. Besides, my breasts happen to be the perfect size for my figure. So nyeah. [/size]

[size=1] I've always been a fan of more old-style games. Legend of Zelda always seems to keep me entertained. Ocarina of Time being my favorite. I'm also an avid fan of Super Smash Bros. and Mario Kart. So meh. I'm into quite a bit. But mostly just a Nintendo junkie at heart. And MMORPGs are always fun. As are first-person shooters on occasion. [/size]

[size=1] Relationships. Fun. Well, I'm young. Only fifteen. I've dated a fair bit for my age, and I'm not completely moronic when it comes to matters of love and lust. However, my current relationship-status scares me a bit. But a good type of scared, if that's possible. I've fallen in love with my best friend. And, to my immense pleasure, he loves me back. So. As of 8-11-06, we're together. Scary, but amazing. Words simply can't express it. But we've made a compromise. If anything happens that would possibly hurt our relationship, we're [i]friends[/i] first. And even if, for some unknown reason, our relationship doesn't last, we intend to remain friends [Corny as this may seem] forever. So I'm ready, yeah. Taking it slow, though. Heh. [/size]

[size=1] Pahaha. The 15 Random Songs thread made me remember this. Yoda - Wierd Al. I met him in a swamp down in Dagobah Where it bubbles all the time like a giant carbonated soda S-O-D-A, soda I saw the little runt sitting there on a log I asked him his name and in a raspy voice he said "Yoda" Y-O-D-A, Yoda Yo-yo-yo-yo Yoda Well, I've been around, but I ain't never seen A guy who looks like a muppet, but he's wrinkled and green Oh, my Yoda Yo-yo-yo-yo Yoda Well, I'm not dumb, but I can't understand How he can lift me in the air just by raising his hand Oh, my Yoda Yo-yo-yo-yo Yoda Yo-yo-yo-yo Yoda Well, I left home just a week before And I've never ever been a Jedi before But Obi Wan, he set me straight, of course He said, "Go to Yoda and he'll show you the Force" Well I'm not the kind that would argue with Ben So it looks like I'm gonna start all over again With my Yoda Yo-yo-yo-yo Yoda Yo-yo-yo-yo Yoda Yoda Yo-yo-yo-yo Yoda Yo-yo-yo-yo Yoda So I used the Force I picked up a box I lifted some rocks While I stood on my head but, I won't forget what Yoda said He said, "Luke, stay away from the darker side And if you start to go astray, let the Force be your guide" Oh, my Yoda Yo-yo-yo-yo Yoda "I know Darth Vader's really got you annoyed But remember, if you kill him, then you'll be unemployed" Oh, my Yoda Yo-yo-yo-yo Yoda Well, I heard my friends really got in a mess So I'm gonna have to leave Yoda I guess But I know that I'll be coming back some day I'll be playing this part 'till I'm old and gray The long-term contract I had to sign Says I'll be making these movies till the end of time Oh with my Yoda Yo-yo-yo-yo Yoda Yo-yo-yo-yo Yoda Yoda Yo-yo-yo-yo Yoda Yo-yo-yo-yo Yoda Yoda Yo-yo-yo-yo Yoda Yo-yo-yo-yo Yoda Yoda Yo-yo-yo-yo Yoda Yo-yo-yo-yo Yoda Yoda Yo-yo-yo-yo Yoda Yo-yo-yo-yo Yoda Yoda Yo-yo-yo-yo Yoda Yo-yo-yo-yo Yoda Yoda Yo-yo-yo-yo Yoda Yo-yo-yo-yo Yoda Yeah, this is the greatest song ever. Can't listen to it without laughing. [StarWarsFreak] Muahaha. [/size]

[size=1] Mad World - Gary Jules. Friday I'm in Love - The Cure. Yellow Brick Road - Jack off Jill. Benighted - Opeth. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles. Emo Kid - Adam and Andrew. I write Sins not Tragedies - Panic! At the Disco. You can call me Al - Paul Simon. Over my Head - The Fray. Polygraph, Right Now! - The Spill Canvas. One Night in Bangkok - Murray Head. Girls - Beastie Boys. Not ready to Make Nice - Dixie Chicks. I'm Sorry - Flyleaf. Yoda - Wierd Al. A rather strange list, I must say. But really, that's pretty well-rounded. A good list of my current favorites. But it is missing MSI and Nirvana, which is rather sad. I figured they'd show up al least once. Ah, well. [/size]

[quote name='Boo][size=1']The irony. *theatrical faint*[/size][/quote] [size=1]Hah. I'd like to say I checked out Jack off Jill after I saw it mentioned here, and absolutely loved them. The screaming is a mix of scary and.. Cute. Hah. And of course, Sunny Day Real Estate. They're simply awesome. I'm also in love with Flyleaf at the moment. 'I'm Sorry' is amazing. It has worked itself up to the fourth song on my playlist. =D [/size]