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Old 07-26-2012, 02:20 AM   Top  -  End  -  #151
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Day 435: Flagging Behind

Designed a flag for Mr. Keynes, my Rogue Trader Seneschal. I wanted it to symbolise Wealth, Space and War. Feel like I did a good job! This was fun!

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Old 07-26-2012, 09:51 AM   Top  -  End  -  #152
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So Thanqol, how would you rate your Wacom tablet? I've been looknig on amazon, yours has generally good reviews but some say that it broke quickly and that there's some input lag (0.25s). In your experience is it good, accurate, easy to use, robust etc.?
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Old 07-26-2012, 10:11 AM   Top  -  End  -  #153
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So Thanqol, how would you rate your Wacom tablet? I've been looknig on amazon, yours has generally good reviews but some say that it broke quickly and that there's some input lag (0.25s). In your experience is it good, accurate, easy to use, robust etc.?
I don't have anything to compare it against, but I've never had a single issue with it. It does exactly what I need it to.
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Old 07-26-2012, 11:55 PM   Top  -  End  -  #154
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Day 418: Ask Charger

She's such a pretty pony.

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Well, that blows my "Charger gets her Cutie Mark" story out of the water and into the poisonous lava. I feel suckish now.
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Old 07-27-2012, 05:43 AM   Top  -  End  -  #155
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Well, that blows my "Charger gets her Cutie Mark" story out of the water and into the poisonous lava. I feel suckish now.
The truth of a myth is not its words but its patterns.
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Old 07-27-2012, 06:49 AM   Top  -  End  -  #156
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Day 436: An Old Friend

Inking practise. After watching Archer, which was good, my interest in variable line thickness was rekindled. This was just a quick experiment at that with my old friend, Oda Nobunaga

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Old 07-27-2012, 12:41 PM   Top  -  End  -  #157
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The truth of a myth is not its words but its patterns.
Dunno what that means, but I'll try to figure it out. New signature right there.
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Old 07-27-2012, 05:28 PM   Top  -  End  -  #158
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Dunno what that means, but I'll try to figure it out. New signature right there.
Part of Thanqol's existing Signiture, also.
Meaning is quite clear, which is to say, the specifics aren't the important part of a myth.
It's quite possible it wasn't literally raining and charger wasn't actually even outside when she got her cutie mark, neither was she necessarily nearly struck by lightning.
(also, think Thanqol would like to see such a story completed even if it isn't historically accurate.

It's masks all the way down and all of them are true, remember.
I haven't designed a flag for a character in ages. It's always a cool thing to do.
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Old 07-27-2012, 05:49 PM   Top  -  End  -  #159
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Part of Thanqol's existing Signiture, also.
Meaning is quite clear, which is to say, the specifics aren't the important part of a myth.
It's quite possible it wasn't literally raining and charger wasn't actually even outside when she got her cutie mark, neither was she necessarily nearly struck by lightning.
(also, think Thanqol would like to see such a story completed even if it isn't historically accurate.

It's masks all the way down and all of them are true, remember.
I haven't designed a flag for a character in ages. It's always a cool thing to do.
Hmm. I'll remember that.
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Old 07-28-2012, 02:25 AM   Top  -  End  -  #160
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Day 437: The Truth May Vary

This was fun. Figures are crude but I learned some cool stuff about snow.

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Old 07-29-2012, 02:19 AM   Top  -  End  -  #161
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Day 438: Unlearning

I'm completely spacing today; drew and painted for over an hour and nothing productive came of it. This is the only remotely presentable piece.

Oh well. There are days like that. I'm meandering in the right direction. My major mental block right now is composition.

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Old 07-30-2012, 07:41 AM   Top  -  End  -  #162
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Day 439: Godfather II

Work in progress. Greyscale.

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Old 07-31-2012, 08:11 AM   Top  -  End  -  #163
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Day 440: Punching

Today Jayden learned what it was like to run screaming from a pack of mountain lions for several hours. Words would diminish the experience.

Sketching is unremarkable.

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Day 441: Skeletator

Tried something completely random today.

I am still not sure of inking styles I like, even as I continue to mess around with them. I think my next experiment is going to be thin and sketchy pencil lines rather than harsh black lines.

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Old 08-01-2012, 09:10 AM   Top  -  End  -  #165
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Day 442: Picture Perfect

Mask, y u no let me draw u smilin?

Simple butt fun. More sketches tomorrow.

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Mask, y u no let me draw u smilin?
Why so serious?
Let's put a smile on that face!
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Mask, y u no let me draw u smilin?

Simple butt fun. More sketches tomorrow.

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I think she just needs a hug. /)^3^(\
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Why so serious?
Let's put a smile on that face!
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I regret nothing.
There is nothing to regret.

Except all the suffering you've caused by your foolish action.

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I think she just needs a hug. /)^3^(\
She'd tell you that you were wrong.

Day 442a: Minor Acts Of Major Blasphemy

All hail Cowlestia! Bow down and worship this golden calf! Do not offend the golden calf, for it is vengeful!

Artist Training Grounds day 1: Prompt is "Idleness." Or in this case, Idolness.

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Simple butt fun.
Hur hur hur
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There is nothing to regret.

Except all the suffering you've caused by your foolish action.
I certainly don't regret that.
Even though we apparently gave SiuiS weird dreams/nightmares.
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Hur hur hur
Hello Zorg! *waves*

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I certainly don't regret that.
Even though we apparently gave SiuiS weird dreams/nightmares.
Mission accomplished.

Day 444: A Landmark

I've been climbing this mountain for four hundred and forty four days now.

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Day 445: Here Comes Tom

Rarity has bad taste in stallions.

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Day 446: Lyra Time

Took ages, but it was worth it.

Gems are hard. Lyra is awesome.

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Day 447: Fabulous

Young Stephen Magnet.

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Day 448: Conclusion'd

Few minutes past the deadline, but Exalted session went overtime and the sketch happened well earlier in the day so all is good.

We killed the First and Forsaken Lion! And we saved the world! And there were absolutely no civilian casualties! And my character can give up Necromancy and start researching non-omnicidal techniques for dealing with the world! An awesome season finale all round!

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Day 449: Laser Death Tower

"He turned into a giant jerk after he got a death tower that shoots lasers. In his defense, I would probably turn into a jerk too. Death lasers for everyone!"

- PhoeKun

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Death lasers for everyone!"[/i]
Now... That is something I can agree with.
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Now... That is something I can agree with.
Especially for bears.

Day 449a: Applejack's Training

BEARS

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Day 450: Error

thanqol not found

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Day 451: Ponytails

Coloured lining is a good effect, I should do it more often.

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