Shout Box archive

09 May 16:17

Artloader

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@Bookend: Is that an actual real-life building? Wow!

09 May 10:13

Bookend

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https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/ori...c6ca32.jpg

09 May 10:12

Bookend

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THIS is how you enjoy drawing architecture

07 May 16:43

Artloader

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Unnnnnnhhh ... gonna make myself enjoy it ... nnnnnnhhhhgggghhhheeeeeeaaarrrhhh!

07 May 06:22

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Ugh yeah I hate drawing architecture lol, perspective is my biggest weakness

06 May 02:40

Artloader

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Unnnnnnnnnh ... must enjoy drawing architecture ... unnnnnnnnnngh!

01 May 06:57

meat

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Happy birthday Doolio if you still lurk around!

01 May 01:50

Artloader

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@Bookend: That's a great point, I think I've experienced that myself when doing research. I will add research to my little experiment.

30 Apr 12:18

John

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@DanialG I'm on a similar situation with Artloader. I treat studies/doing art as a reward for the excruciating time at work. It's fun to explore new things I am inclined to doing. I don't do a lot of environments because there are times where learning it becomes this another stressful thing I have to solve. Like a kid who isn't good in Math forces himself to study for a test. What seems to be causing the stress?

30 Apr 10:02

Bookend

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Artloader: I'm also not a big fan of doing architecture, or environment perspective-type things. But! I've found that when I'm looking up references and doing research for the little comic I started doing, this seems to be a really fun way to put studying and imagination together.

30 Apr 08:54

Artloader

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I'm experimenting with a way of removing stress from my art studies - for example I don't enjoy doing architecture so it has always been stressful for me to study it - but I have decided to do a little every day and see if eventually I can conjure up enjoyment for it.

30 Apr 08:51

Artloader

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I have a full time non-art job so I do my art late at night - most of the time I lose out on sleep - not sure how much sleep I can lose before something bad happens to my health!

30 Apr 07:43

Bookend

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@DanialG: Requires overtime? That sounds very, very difficult. I have ADD and I'm me, so I find I need to not be tired or stressed to study and work at art. I generally make sure I have at least 6 - 8 hours of sleep per night. It's really sleep that's the most important. And if you really want this, and you don't have time to sleep AND do this... I think it's possible, but very, very difficult.

30 Apr 01:48

DanialG

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Has anyone managed to find a less depressing/stressful way to study while having a non-art job that requires overtime. I'd work at my local greeting card company but sadly they need a bachelors degree in graphic design to basically push out gradeschool level art.

30 Apr 01:12

John

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@meat What kind of work is it?

29 Apr 12:22

Jun

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I find them therapeutic, just surrender and accept it and have fun :D

29 Apr 11:45

meat

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... it's so damn hard to focus and concentrate and fight through tedious, repetitive work.

29 Apr 01:25

ChowBot

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Crimson CHOW 23 is live! Good luck to all participants! http://crimsondaggers.com/forum/thread-8244.html

28 Apr 13:21

ChowBot

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The new Crimson CHOW brief will be coming in a day late. Sorry for the delay.

28 Apr 09:49

Bookend

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Yaaay, thanks everybody! :D

27 Apr 15:23

neopatogen

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Not sure about time zones but happy birthday Bookend!!

27 Apr 03:28

devares

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Happy Birthday, Bookend! ;D

26 Apr 10:17

meat

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Hap-ppy Brrrrr-sday! Do something fun!

26 Apr 08:13

RottenPocket

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Spoil yourself sista

26 Apr 05:50

Bookend

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:D

26 Apr 01:28

Artloader

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Happy Birthday dude - eat cake!

26 Apr 00:06

John

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You're Vablo?

26 Apr 00:01

Bookend

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It's.. My... BIRTHDAY TODAY

25 Apr 16:08

Heliux

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Lol

25 Apr 13:41

meat

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So I'm guaranteed to win if no one else enters a final? :D

23 Apr 17:53

Amit Dutta

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The reality is the audience pool for participation is very small on CD, much smaller even than the number of members suggests. So it is always going to be an uphill battle for participation.

23 Apr 17:42

Amit Dutta

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Here's the thing we learned from cc. We had to actively push it and try generate hype, we got judges, participated in supporting each and every wip thread with at least one comment, and then gave crits to everyone at the end. All that effort and entries still only barely got out of single digits some months, though had great participation on others.