Thenextera In reply to crossbowterrorist [2012-03-05 06:51:00 +0000 UTC]

I'm still living in Derby, going to Rome on Saturday. I might have sent you a message but that must have been ages ago since I haven't been on DA in ages. How are you?

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crossbowterrorist In reply to Thenextera [2012-03-11 08:18:20 +0000 UTC]

Hang on... Derby... near NOTTINGHAM?!

I'm OK! I had a lot of trouble getting out of England but then I got bought up by an English school and I'm postponing my travels for a little while (which makes me a ho). On the plus side, this gives me loads of time to do teacher training. So I'm doing my DELTA. Once I'm done with it I'll be a teacher teacher! On the not so plus side, I'll probably be here for another year or so. But then I'm going to go round teaching in universities for a while. That's the plan, anyway.

What about yourself? A trip to Rome? On an English salary? What kind of shady business are you involved in?!

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Thenextera In reply to crossbowterrorist [2012-03-15 00:07:52 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, Derby...very near Nottingham.

Sounds like you got a plan, I would love to be teaching once again. A year isn't that long... At least this way you will be able to to teach!

Yeah I got back from Rome yesterday, I was only out there for 3 days. Tickets were cheap about 80 Pounds return, 60 for a private room in a hotel and spending cash. I work for Sky ha ha.

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crossbowterrorist In reply to Thenextera [2012-03-16 23:21:47 +0000 UTC]

What? So... you're here... and you work for Sky... and there will be holidays and stuff... and then we will meet up and enjoy a feast composed entirely of cake?

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Thenextera In reply to crossbowterrorist [2012-03-19 19:47:01 +0000 UTC]

Yes, I fancy this idea. When should we do this cake eating fiasco? Where abouts do you live again?

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crossbowterrorist In reply to Thenextera [2012-03-19 21:05:31 +0000 UTC]

Brighton! I'm also teacher training and theatre acting until June. Which makes things a bit tricky!

When are you going back to the sexy hot land of Edmonton?

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Thenextera In reply to crossbowterrorist [2012-03-20 22:52:23 +0000 UTC]

Mid May for two weeks! Maybe I will visit you!!!! Is it cheap to get there and get room and board.

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crossbowterrorist In reply to Thenextera [2012-03-22 20:25:42 +0000 UTC]

If you don't mind staying over at my place then you'll be rent free!

Travel... no idea. The trains are run by evil people. Of that I am sure.

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Thenextera In reply to crossbowterrorist [2012-03-22 23:14:56 +0000 UTC]

hmm, I can always check I have to visit a friend in Essex very soon since I have been promising for awhile. Either way I will make some time to visit asap. I don't mind couch surfing I am quite good at backpacking.

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crossbowterrorist In reply to Thenextera [2012-03-23 07:14:31 +0000 UTC]

Essex is still pretty far away!! How long are you planning on staying in the UK for?

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Thenextera In reply to crossbowterrorist [2012-03-24 20:00:33 +0000 UTC]

I'll be here until Sept 2013, I was thinking of visiting my friend next month

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crossbowterrorist In reply to Thenextera [2012-03-25 00:31:48 +0000 UTC]

Cool! Errr... why did you come to England?!

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Thenextera In reply to crossbowterrorist [2012-03-25 20:32:32 +0000 UTC]

I came for the fiance! <3

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crossbowterrorist In reply to Thenextera [2012-03-27 20:03:30 +0000 UTC]

Oh, shit! He's English! I think you might have mentioned that way back when! That is some bad luck right there; English men eventually grow strange tastes for ugly hats, corduroy trousers and discount gardening implements that they never really use.

Get him back to Canada as soon as you can!

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Thenextera In reply to crossbowterrorist [2012-03-28 06:13:46 +0000 UTC]

Whoah, I didn't think that the problem with English men was so dire. I will def get him back to Canada or somewhere warmer asap. Luckily he doesn't have any of those quirks yet...I'm most worried about the ugly hats.

We weren't officially together until after I was finished backpacking.

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crossbowterrorist In reply to Thenextera [2012-03-30 05:43:12 +0000 UTC]

Out of curiosity, what do you think of the whole living in England thing?! Official affections aside.

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Thenextera In reply to crossbowterrorist [2012-03-30 13:24:08 +0000 UTC]

I think it is alright, Canada has a lot of perks. Like public transport ie buses aren't privatized. You guys drive like insane americans...lol naw. not nearly as bad as them. Way to hard to find work, umm. Your common ground of slighty rainy weather; verses Canada's ultra cold climate. The fact that where I live doesn't have drum and bass or a live blues bar...the fact that you guys don't have 24/7 stores, lastly things don't stay open late on Sundays. Oh and I can't find a bowl of Pho anywhere. People are nice here and i have yet to find the magic behind skinny people eating nothing but crisps and deep fried food.

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Thenextera In reply to maausi [2012-02-01 20:31:31 +0000 UTC]

thank you sooo much! llama time.

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maausi In reply to Thenextera [2012-02-01 22:10:45 +0000 UTC]

okay, so i give you one, too?
this llama thingy is kind of weird... but i guess the more the better, right?

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Thenextera In reply to pink-affinity [2012-01-12 07:45:37 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Thenextera In reply to reverietales [2010-06-18 01:56:23 +0000 UTC]

Your stuff is great! No worries.

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Thenextera In reply to YARD27 [2010-06-15 01:36:03 +0000 UTC]

I looked at all your stuff, Your art work is amazing I don't think there is a piece I didn't like. I have always wanted the skills to draw like you. I can't wait to see more.

If you have some time I would very much like to check out my gallery. Let me know what you think. Or if you have any tips for me. Thanks!!

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YARD27 In reply to Thenextera [2010-06-16 04:03:52 +0000 UTC]

Thank youuu<33 ; q ;
and your gallery is preetyyy ; Q ; <333
your shots and murals and other media creations are beautiful<33 ; y ;
I'm specifically working on anime-ish style, so it doesn't make me any better than you, you're awesome too DD; <3333
Q v Q just keep on practicing, studying proportions and details is very helpful too. it took me more than a decade to polish my skills to this level now, and i wish to improve more. just don't stop drawing~! > U < <33333

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Thenextera In reply to YARD27 [2010-06-16 04:52:53 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much, I have worked very hard on the mural and is the biggest piece that I have ever done.

I love your anime style very much. I have been working on my anime characters for years and years on and off but I can't seem to get the knack for it. Proportions is very important and I have learned a bit about angles.

With my clothing designs and work I haven't had much time to just draw as much as I use to.

your stuff is amazing, are you working on a comic or anything. I have a comic idea but no artist skills to follow through with it.

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YARD27 In reply to Thenextera [2010-06-16 06:31:21 +0000 UTC]

it looks great D; <33333333

just keep it up, i've only just got the hand of proportions better when i got into college (art school). no great skill is acquired right away, so just keep practicing. :3

and actually, clothing designs help hand in hand with character designing and such, and as much as you could, doodle once in a while. doesn't have to be perfect, but just let out the ideas you have. = v =

fffff thank you, but i don't think it's that great. i am working on something, but i think it's a bit too complicated lol. maybe i do have a bit of the skill, but my ideas aren't that good compared to my friend (she deserves more love lol). most of her ideas are simpler but way more interesting than mine. xDD

> v < and don't say that. you do have artists skills. comic ideas doesnt necessarily have to be anime-ish. uniqueness of a comic comes from the idea and the art. i'm sure you can pull it through<3

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Thenextera In reply to YARD27 [2010-06-18 01:58:07 +0000 UTC]

Thanks again,

HANDS are the hardest things to draw. I don't draw them in pictures that I like because it always ruins them.

I love drawing clothing, and I have been getting better at putting shadows in the right places.

I have added your friend, her stuff is also very good!!

Thank you for having faith in me creating my comic book!~

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YARD27 In reply to Thenextera [2010-06-18 03:51:01 +0000 UTC]

o v o<333

LOL actually, hands and feet are the most difficult to learn. But using your own limbs as reference helps.<33

+ U + that's great~ shading is also quite important in puting up a good drawing > v <

lol ikr~~~<3 she's very thankful for the support rofl xDD

* Q * of course~ everyone has it in them. > v < and what's more cool is that every idea is unique~<3

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Thenextera In reply to YARD27 [2010-06-21 06:02:59 +0000 UTC]

I usually draw my people with no hands or feet. I'm surprised how many times I have gotten away with it.

Shading is something I seem to always forget

your new submissions are fantastic!!

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YARD27 In reply to Thenextera [2010-06-21 14:56:11 +0000 UTC]

lol practice them~~~~

lol in some styles, shading isnt really needed. = U =

ffffffff lmao thank you, the tutorials were really helpful lol

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Thenextera In reply to YARD27 [2010-06-23 04:39:32 +0000 UTC]

I have been reading tons of tutorials, I will keep to it hopefully you will see something in my gallery that meets up to your level.

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YARD27 In reply to Thenextera [2010-06-27 04:41:54 +0000 UTC]

; A ; FFFF nuuu im not that great to make me your..uh idk--to know if your art is great--just keep up on what you're good at, from there slowly expand what you know there to explore other styles and stuff. ; v ; <3333

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Thenextera In reply to YARD27 [2010-06-28 08:07:21 +0000 UTC]

I know I will stick to my clothes. if you ever have a chance check out my website.

[link]

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YARD27 In reply to Thenextera [2010-07-15 14:45:35 +0000 UTC]

; q ; uwaaa you sell clothes alreadyyyy DD; /envyyyyyy
the designs looks simple yet so prettyyyy so cool Q A Q<333

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Thenextera In reply to YARD27 [2010-07-15 23:29:59 +0000 UTC]

aw, thanks. it is a work in progress but if you want to check out the website by all means take a peak.


www.cataclysmicthreads.com

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YARD27 In reply to Thenextera [2010-07-16 01:18:05 +0000 UTC]

lolol saw the whole site already ; v ; looks like you're doing well already<33 keep it up<3

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Thenextera In reply to YARD27 [2010-07-16 03:45:35 +0000 UTC]

Thank you sooo much.

i have worked very hard on it, I have a lot of people trying to give me suggestions on the website. But doesn't realize how hard it really is to set something like that up.

Especially the harcoding part of it. I hope in the future that I can have my comics posted on the website also.

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YARD27 In reply to Thenextera [2010-07-24 11:22:18 +0000 UTC]

LOL i suck with HTML but i know it takes lot of patience to fix everything up. e v e all that hard work will pay off for sure, keep it up<333

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