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Description alrighty. so wednesday night i decided i wanted to bind a book, a very teensy one... and i did. poorly done as i had no cutting devices or measuring devices, i kind of like it rough looking, though. i used watercolor paper for the signatures, some black textured cardstock for the cover, and regular ol' sewing thread to stitch (glue = gel polymer medium^^ grand stuff).

then the doodles...
the first was inspired by mayan art... i did a report on them for my art appreciation class and found their artwork incredibly interesting (as well as the stories around it...) and yeah, i wanted to start doodling some ^^ the little swirlie parts are actually teensy tall letters written really close together. i used a tech pen (.005) and watercolor.
the second... a chicken hula-hooping. it says 'ba-gock'... hehehe. yeah. thanks to trent for that idea ^^ ...tech pen (.005), a couple colored pens, and watercolor.
the third... a bunny, which i kind of feel guilty about. i was browsing DA and there was this adorable picture of a bunny [link] and i was freakishly compelled to attempt scrawling it out because it was soooo freakishly cute. tech pen (.005).
the third and fourth are ...yeah, obviously the same drawing, different angles, straight on it's really hard to see what it is... it's actually a sleeping trent ^^ hehe... watercolor background and white charcoal drawing, kind of ghosty, which is really neat in my opinion...

any further ideas or ideas on improvements i can make to these?
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Comments: 33

hark-the-raven [2007-05-27 02:41:31 +0000 UTC]

i love the last picture, please explain in a little greater detail how you did that?

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serealis In reply to hark-the-raven [2007-05-28 23:46:02 +0000 UTC]

the last picture -- you mean the blue sort of one? that was a watercolor wash i fiddled with and then drew the image of a face on there with white charcoal (which unfortunately only shows up at certain angles, but is kind of cool in that respect). if that's not clear just let me know, i'll try to explain it better ^^

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hark-the-raven In reply to serealis [2007-05-29 02:52:20 +0000 UTC]

hmm...that's rather neat, though what do you mean by "wash"?

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serealis In reply to hark-the-raven [2007-05-29 11:47:39 +0000 UTC]

just a block of color put in, obviously i got a little more creative than laying down flat color (as the paint started to dry in places i added in more paint and allowed it to run down etc.) to add more visual interest to it.

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hark-the-raven In reply to serealis [2007-05-29 18:02:28 +0000 UTC]

ooh, how neat! i think i'll have to try that whenever i get back into creating visual art. i've been doing literature for so long, i'm a bit out of practice with my drawing.

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serealis In reply to hark-the-raven [2007-05-30 03:19:46 +0000 UTC]

well, watercolor washes are always fun -- i recommend just playing with watercolor if you're just bored/looking to play around with something... the drawing is of course enjoyable, but heck, the washes are probably what i consider most of the fun.

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passionphoto [2006-02-28 17:12:57 +0000 UTC]

dont feel bad i dont mind at all but for future reference... drop me a note asking first k?

Take Care

-SyE

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serealis In reply to passionphoto [2006-02-28 17:36:53 +0000 UTC]

*nods* ty ^^

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amarand [2006-02-26 15:15:16 +0000 UTC]

Where do you get your tech pens!? Which brand?

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serealis In reply to amarand [2006-02-26 16:47:27 +0000 UTC]

i got one at an art supply store this last summer and then i later found out the college has them as well in their little store... they're still the same ol' sakura pigma micron .005 ^^ i just wish i would have had the brains to get more than just black when i was at the art store... the school only carries red, green, blue, and black.

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amarand In reply to serealis [2006-02-26 16:57:11 +0000 UTC]

I need to get some! (Pens that is!)

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amarand In reply to amarand [2006-02-26 23:47:27 +0000 UTC]

HA! But...are they your favorite pens?

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serealis In reply to amarand [2006-02-26 16:59:28 +0000 UTC]

...don't.

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amarand In reply to serealis [2006-02-26 17:35:48 +0000 UTC]

Don't? Why not?

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serealis In reply to amarand [2006-02-26 19:10:31 +0000 UTC]

um, don't question me when i tell you not to do things. OR ELSE! hehehe.

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amarand In reply to serealis [2006-02-26 23:47:41 +0000 UTC]

HA! But...are they your favorite pens?

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serealis In reply to amarand [2006-02-27 02:17:00 +0000 UTC]

no comment. jeez, just don't buy the pens! LISTEN TO ME! hehehe...

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amarand In reply to serealis [2006-02-27 02:18:32 +0000 UTC]

Okay!!

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kabrotti [2006-02-26 12:41:22 +0000 UTC]

i lkike your ulaula duck but i would like you to include an infrared chicken there

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serealis In reply to kabrotti [2006-02-26 16:48:47 +0000 UTC]

i'm not sure what an infrared chicken would look like... please explain?

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kabrotti In reply to serealis [2006-02-26 19:16:06 +0000 UTC]

a chickenn taht launchs infrared beams...

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serealis In reply to kabrotti [2006-02-26 19:28:26 +0000 UTC]

from any specific body part or...? ...like eyes like that dude from the x-men?

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kabrotti In reply to serealis [2006-02-26 19:30:59 +0000 UTC]

no no.. from every part of the body...

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serealis In reply to kabrotti [2006-02-26 19:34:19 +0000 UTC]

so he'd pretty much beam infrared light from everywhere... why not some sort of harmful light?

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kabrotti In reply to serealis [2006-02-26 19:38:27 +0000 UTC]

mmm... maybe,, i will try to build one...

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S0-Fresh [2006-02-26 06:46:54 +0000 UTC]

? are you sure those are drawings???

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serealis In reply to S0-Fresh [2006-02-26 07:19:21 +0000 UTC]

...what do you mean? of course they're drawings...

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S0-Fresh In reply to serealis [2006-02-26 12:31:09 +0000 UTC]

0_0 geez you even draw like a vector artist

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serealis In reply to S0-Fresh [2006-02-26 16:49:47 +0000 UTC]

hahaha... aaah. hey, that one on blue is so not vector style...

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S0-Fresh In reply to serealis [2006-02-26 23:43:31 +0000 UTC]

i know that's your 'inner painter' shouting for attention

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serealis In reply to S0-Fresh [2006-02-27 02:45:32 +0000 UTC]

indeed. i'm working on letting the painter have some freedom... heh, solitary is pretty hard on her...

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S0-Fresh In reply to serealis [2006-03-02 07:13:58 +0000 UTC]

it's a her?

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serealis In reply to S0-Fresh [2006-03-02 12:51:45 +0000 UTC]

um, i don't think i have any hims inside me...

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