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Cenere
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Zophia poked me to make a thread. I know this will die off quickly, but I guess I could just show off some work in progress, and what I have managed to do by combining MsPaint and GIMP.

The first one is the outline. It is done in MsPaint, since GIMP was acting up.
http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq1/Cerene_Cerine/Unavngivet.gif

The next two is the coloured result, both coloured in GIMP (It was acting okay again)
The difference is the outline. The upper one is with the original outline:
http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq1/Cerene_Cerine/li2.jpg

With this one I copied the outline and blured it. So the original outline is on top, the next layer is blured, and then the colour come:
http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq1/Cerene_Cerine/li.jpg

The last one here is what I will think of as the conclusion. A gradient layer from GIMP, smudged out and adjusted, again with the smudge tool. The lazy solution, I know.
http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq1/Cerene_Cerine/li2-1.jpg

Work in progress, right? I do not know if I am going to make it any better.

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Strop
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I wonder what the average rate of views is on DA. On my old account I created it back in 2005 and didn't post in it substantially until 2006 or so, and as a result it took over a year and a half to get 1000 pageviews (a standardised benchmark). On the new one though, which I created in...hm...probably September? I've been submitting at a fairly steady rate so I've got 53 pieces in there and just got the 1000th pageview today, which seems to be about standard for somebody who only posts and never joins the forums or actively networks. I don't even get around to thanking people who fave my stuff.

I think it largely depends on your activity and degree of networking as I have seen people who post frankly substandard (in terms of technique) submissions with thousands of pageviews because they are a member of 219587243987 clubs. Or those who only "submit" works done by others for them (which each hosting site occasionally cracks down upon). Or those who only nominate favorites and leave an empty gallery. Then of course if you so happen to get a Daily feature that will generally bring the fans flocking in their thousands and suddenly your style will become canon.

To draw an AG equivalent, the socialites tend to have more points here than earnest forumgoers not just because of the difference in scoring.

thoadthetoad
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Chaotic evil.

If so, I'm sure Nerg and Kai would get along just fine.

Fun fact because you seem to always do it when referencing to your species: Nergyl children rarely live as long as they can, and their whole purpose was to actually kill all living beings, while as they are more of a self-slaughterer nowadays. Sad, isn't it?
Cenere
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@Strop: I know... But, well... Randomly being proud of at least one of the newer pictures (mainly refering to your sketch that got colour) but... The newest submission have been commented by Thoad, and no other, so I guess I am just going down.
Just like on FA, where you can draw like a 2yearold and still get plenty of fans if you just describe it as porn, but if you do a decent job, and it isn't porn, well, only your watchers *might* comment > >
I guess that is a fair reason for feeling insecure about my abilities with a tablet or even just paper...

@Thoad: I tthink they would kill each other. Still pretty sure Nerg is lawful evil, not chaotic, and lawful and chaotic is not really the best of friends...
Well, not so fun a fact > >..

Strop
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The other fun fact is an applied version of the Law of Large Numbers: the strength of a trend is only made more certain by waiting longer

Strop
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Speaking of which, lemme speculate on the various characters in the MWT and their alignments...

Kai: Chaotic Neutral
Cenere: Lawful good
Nerg: I'm with Cenere on this- lawful evil
Strop: Lawful good (strongly!)
Orlestat: True neutral (perhaps leaning towards neutral evil)
Sasquatch: Chaotic neutral (after some deliberation, I'm not sure)
Yeti: Lawful neutral (a little good for keeping Sas in check!)
Dingsly: Lawful neutral
Ezale: True neutral
Xzeno: Lawful neutral (lawful according to the brief)
Azu: Chaotic evil (as briefed to me by Klaus)
Phill: Chaotic neutral (doesn't follow rules, so says Strop, but seems an alright character)
Bob: Lawful neutral (keeping Phill in check)
Hallow: Neutral/lawful good

Deliari, Billy, Charlie, Pazx, Garrow...hm, didn't get enough exposure!

...you know what? Somebody oughtta fill out a grid for this stuff! Then we could play pin the tail on the donkey or something...That would be fun.

But I can't do it as I don't have the time.

Cenere
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Hmm... But's hard... And Cen isn't a part of the MWT > >..

But could be fun~
Or at least being annoying enough to do motovationals^^()

Strop
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lol whoops, yeah, my bad on that too haha.

I wanna see a scatter plot

Cenere
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I can't spell: Motivationals > >..
Hmm, isn't just to make people put a dot on, where they believe their character is?

I wanna do motivationals > <

Cenere
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http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq1/Cerene_Cerine/Flying.jpg
Inspired/taken from a rpg as well as a conversation.

Kai never likes flying. His dragon loves it.
Hmm, I have the pds file, so I could finish it.

Zophia
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Dragon^^

What does he call her, btw? Does he call her anything? Does he still intend to leave her with her kind?

Cenere
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What does he call her, btw? Does he call her anything? Does he still intend to leave her with her kind?

Oo.. He calls her Dragling, and have done so for... Very long? Even though she is not a -ling anymore~
And I think so, but maybe not? Depends if she follows him, when he leaves her?
slliM
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@Strop, you pretty much got spot on with my characters personality.

@Cen, Dragon! Finish it pwease. Oh and I like the scatter plot idea... Would be confusing though... Lol, Billy Bob Thorton. Awesome.

Zophia
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Aw^^
She'll probably follow him~

And yes, finish pwease, when you have time. :3

Cenere
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Dragon! Finish it pwease. Oh and I like the scatter plot idea... Would be confusing though... Lol, Billy Bob Thorton. Awesome.

There is Cen on the other page:P
But yes, she is Zophia's (C), but she seem to think she is Kai's and I do not think he minds much, besides the flying.
And the best quote I could find, besides "Deep to fly, high to fall, or is it.."

Aw^^
She'll probably follow him~

Most likely~

I might finish it tomorrow, since... It is easier than finishing all the other drawings I am in the middle of (Zophia have the screencaps and stuff, so I am not gonna show you:P
And all the sketches, oh the sketches... And the commision... I HAVE NO TIME FOR THIS /caps *stress*
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I might finish it tomorrow, since... It is easier than finishing all the other drawings I am in the middle of (Zophia have the screencaps and stuff, so I am not gonna show you:P
And all the sketches, oh the sketches... And the commision... I HAVE NO TIME FOR THIS /caps *stress*


Oh.... I see. Yay for finishing possibility.

But yes, she is Zophia's (C), but she seem to think she is Kai's and I do not think he minds much, besides the flying.
And the best quote I could find, besides "Deep to fly, high to fall, or is it.."


Aaaaaaah. She is Zoph's.... Cool. It was a good quote. It was perfect for the picture. Lol.
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