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marihikari In reply to Alene [2018-05-07 01:34:41 +0000 UTC]
you're welcome~
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ChatonRose [2010-04-21 13:59:13 +0000 UTC]
It's definitely adorable!
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dibbuns [2010-04-20 11:23:01 +0000 UTC]
He's lovely :3 I love the semi-realistic shape and fur, with the spiral designs built-in to the ears to give it a bit more whimsy. It reminds me a little of Disney's Hercules in that way!
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dibbuns In reply to Alene [2010-04-21 15:11:24 +0000 UTC]
It is good I agree, to have more of a personal style sometimes instead of just painting straight from one photo ref. It's a lot more challenging though! Which is a good thing :3
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dibbuns In reply to Alene [2010-04-22 10:06:09 +0000 UTC]
I agree, that's why I stopped just painting from photographs - which did look so much better than the personal based work I have on DA, but just were... a little meaningless. Really helpful for starting out, but not proper work. You have to think about proportions more if you're not straight copying :3 so I guess both are good!
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Majnouna [2010-03-29 14:03:53 +0000 UTC]
It's adorable!!!
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Alene In reply to olde-fashioned [2010-03-16 15:54:17 +0000 UTC]
I don't remember that – I'll have to dig out the book again, obviously! Essentially, the footprints were there because this mouse is on an 'artist's desk' and I chose purple because it went best with the browns. But maybe there was something going on in my subconscious as well, who knows!
I don't have pet mice any more () but I used to. I designed my mouse logo at a school sports carnival (yes, I was enthused about athletics ) when I was 15 (I think). When it came to giving ourselves a personal branding in third year uni, at first I wasn't allowed my mouse, as I'd used it already in another project (where we had to sign our name, so I'd signed with my name and the mouse, as I do sometimes) and it was quite a battle to keep it. (I especially didn't want to give it up as people had been associating it with me for a good seven years by then!) Eventually I redesigned it as a stamp on brown paper (and I have two actual stamps of it too, which I use on packaging and the back of handmade cards ). But when designing my site, I decided that rather than just the stamp, I wanted a furry mouse as well.... and ink drawings of mice... Hopefully that will help my site to stick in people's minds.
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RoseDaughter [2010-03-14 18:33:34 +0000 UTC]
Aww, what an adorable little mouse! It makes me want to pick it up and hug it to death!
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RoseDaughter In reply to Alene [2010-03-15 06:00:13 +0000 UTC]
Weirdly enough, I always found mice cute. Although some people in my family simply can't stand them.
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RoseDaughter In reply to Alene [2010-03-15 18:10:05 +0000 UTC]
I kind of like them better than rats. A friend of mine has pet rats, and I never really saw the attraction in those!
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RoseDaughter In reply to Alene [2010-03-16 23:06:25 +0000 UTC]
I'm sorry--when I think of rats, I think of those critters that crawl around the cupboards and the garage. When I think of mice, I think of cute little furry animals that squeak and curl up in my hand.
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RoseDaughter In reply to Alene [2010-03-19 06:40:42 +0000 UTC]
Hmmm. I need to write a story about a rat attack. I'm not sure that would be better than a cockroach attack, though!
Oh, dear. I think you seem to have a perpetual rat problem. *shakes head*
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RoseDaughter In reply to Alene [2010-03-20 19:23:04 +0000 UTC]
I remember my father telling me that when he was growing up, there were lethal cockroaches on the kitchen floor. If he went to get a drink of water at night, he'd have to battle the cockroaches. They hated light, so they would cluster at his shadow when the light was turned on, and when he first entered the kitchen they would literally jump up and fly at his face.
Now that I think of it, a rat attack is better than a cockroach attack. Not so scary. But I still don't like rats. Ugh. *shudder*
Let's just agree that mice are the cutest.
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Alene In reply to RoseDaughter [2010-03-23 15:26:38 +0000 UTC]
*shudder*
Mice are indeed the cutest, especially when you bring roaches into the mix!
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RoseDaughter In reply to Alene [2010-03-28 01:08:23 +0000 UTC]
Yes, indeed! Roaches are horrid.
I wonder, did you ever have to do a self-portrait in your art classes? We're doing one right now, and I can tell you it's extremely difficult to be objective of your own features.
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RoseDaughter In reply to Alene [2010-03-28 07:15:24 +0000 UTC]
XD Well, this is yet my...second self-portrait (at least, recently. I did one in fifth grade, but that doesn't count). I realized I'd made various features a little too much like how I perceived them.
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RoseDaughter In reply to Alene [2010-03-30 22:38:30 +0000 UTC]
Oh, from a photo. I mostly have to battle with how I think I look like (i.e., a huge chin, disproportionately wide-set eyes, for an example), versus reality (not-so-huge chin, medium-set eyes, etc.).
I just hate drawing the knit scarf in the photo. I have NO idea how to draw that, so I'm hoping the teacher won't noticed I half BS'd the scarf.
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RoseDaughter In reply to Alene [2010-04-02 06:45:07 +0000 UTC]
LOL. I ended up fudging half the scarf. Well, the right side of the scarf looks more 3-D and knitted. Hope the teacher doesn't notice the discrepancy. But well, I highly doubt the teacher will, since I think the face was done quite well. And darn it, the blacks just won't stick and I don't have fixative on hand! Argh.
Hm. Maybe I should practice more with knitted things.
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