show us your art

[luv1another]

ok guys I know we have some people who draw,paint and do other art sooooo lets see what you have done / are doing.

here are a couple I have done :shrug: I am not that good I need to take some lessons :lol:

some are just doodles I did on lined paper :hehe:

[Cello]

OK. I do metal art -- in the forum of jewelry. Here are some recent thangs....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/WireyWoman/DSCN4141.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/WireyWoman/DSCN4096.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/WireyWoman/DSCN3996.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/WireyWoman/DSCN3954.jpg

I'm still learning but having loads of fun. :)

[luv1another]

wow those are pretty cello :hug:

[Cello]

Thank you!! :)

[Summoned n00b]

here is a portrait my mom did.

[Jon_Day]

i dont have much in digital format...but you can see some of my old stuff at jonday.deviantart.com

[luv1another]

wow cool summoned :smile:

[luv1another]

the guitar one is interesting Jon

[Jon_Day]

the guitar one is interesting Jon

movement.

[Findo]

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/110/311127422_021496598f.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/finden/311127422)

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/87/221466790_81f92fdac0.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/finden/221466790/in/set-1820076/)

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/117/299601697_624d445d30.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/finden/299601697/in/set-1820076/)

more of my photography (http://www.flickr.com/photos/finden/)

[Summoned n00b]

heh heh cool

[luv1another]

neat findo :hug: didnt one of your pics go into a magazine?

[Findo]

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/82/242169569_a457837c68.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/finden/242169569/in/set-1820076/)

...got published in JPG Mag (http://jpgmag.com/). :smile:

[Jon_Day]

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/82/242169569_a457837c68.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/finden/242169569/in/set-1820076/)

...got published in JPG Mag (http://jpgmag.com/). :smile:

great stuff.

[Lady Macbeth]

I have some recent pieces I did in my Drawing 305 class:

"Androcles and the Lion" - Approx. 18x24 (slightly larger - I didn't trim this one) Oil Pastel on toned drawing paper. Lettering is done in white paint marker. Our class is doing the artwork for the theater department's production of "Androcles and the Lion". (Yes, I know that it's not proper Greek. It's English words in Greek letters. :lol: I was too lazy to look up the Greek translation. XD )

"It's Our Fault, and There's Nothing We Can Do About It" - 18x24 Oil Pastel on toned drawing paper. This assignment allowed us more freedom in subject matter, so I did a reflection on the climate crisis.

[Cello]

totally cool pics Findo!!! WOW! Love the angles and perspective......

Neat drawings lady Mac. :)

[Summoned n00b]

I love captain planet and mother earth lady macbeth!

[TheGreenMan]

Thought I'd post a picture or two of my own.
This is IMO the only good human face I've done solely from my own head.
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[luv1another]

nice TGM :thumb:

[Cello]

Very cool The Green Man! She has a very 'real' quality - she evokes emotion - thats fabulous!

:)

[Findo]

nice drawing!

[Cello]

Here is one of my latest, done last week sometime (its a pin):
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/WireyWoman/DSCN4567.jpg

:)

[Im4HimiHs]

Drawings

http://www.edmondsonart.com/files/drawings/G109tn.jpg http://www.edmondsonart.com/files/drawings/G25tn.jpg


http://www.edmondsonart.com/files/drawings/G126tn.jpg http://www.edmondsonart.com/files/drawings/G50tn.jpg


http://www.edmondsonart.com/files/drawings/G204tn.jpg

Pastel Chalk

http://www.edmondsonart.com/files/pastels/P248tn.jpg http://www.edmondsonart.com/files/pastels/P266tn.jpg

Broken Dreams ™
http://www.edmondsonart.com/files/bdreams/w012tnlg.jpg

[luv1another]

wow those are good Im4him

[Im4HimiHs]

wow those are good Im4him

Thanks, it's a God given talent.

[northerncanada]

http://www.pris.ca/glacier/windmoose.gif

Here is some of My Art from Northern Canada.

[luv1another]

wow great artwork northerncanada :smile:

[luv1another]

ok this is a snake pic I drew for {tim}

[NeilUnreal]

I'm not sure how I missed this thread earlier, but aparently I did, so I would just like to say "nice work" to all the posters.

-Neil

[Jon_Day]

jondayart.blogspot.com

wow there is some great work in this thread.

[Jme]

I use project dogwaffle for my drawing - still early days as I've only been drawing for a month or so.

[gharfish]

Here is a cartoon I did in about '86 or '87. It was done for a clinical psychologist who wanted to illustrate for a short book/let the disorder known as agoraphobia, which I remember was "fear of the marketplace."

What a cool-looking cobra there, luv1another ! I'm sure {tim} was pleased. There's alot of good art on this thread, I see. I have just now found this thread and looked through it.


~from 'the artist formerly known as' (not Prince, but) garfish:

[luv1another]

thankyou LG and cool cartoon :smile: I had a friend once who had agrophobia.

have you done any other cartoons?

[gharfish]

thankyou LG and cool cartoon :smile: I had a friend once who had agrophobia.

have you done any other cartoons?Thank you, luv1another ! I also wanted to add that the (your) drawings that begin this thread caught my eye--led me into it. They are also very good. Are you "formally" trained ?

My Dad had agoraphobia most of his life. It paralyzed him socially. He was a brilliant electrical engineer.
He has scanned a few of my old cartoons for me recently. They are actually Xeroxes that he used; the originals are gone. The sample ones he has were done in my 'youth'--from the mid to late eighties.

Lemme find another one or two:

[luv1another]

:hehe: :thumb: cool :smile:

thank you :smile: nah I havnt had any training LOL I have thought about doing a few lessons but havnt got round to it... the most art lessons I have had were at school and I hated school so wasn't really interested in learning much :shrug:

[Minnesota]

La ghariyal, ever consider suing Gary Larson for copyright infringement?



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[gharfish]

Neither of those cartoons were sold to anybody. They were both done simply to promote "goings on" (social) for my single's group at my church at [that] time.

And may I ask why do you care ? I think that my drawings nevertheless here show a divergence/and an adding to--certainly enough to be acceptable, anyway.

[gharfish]

Neither of those cartoons were sold to anybody. They were both done simply to promote "goings on" (social) for my single's group at my church at [that] time.

And may I ask why do you care ? I think that my drawings nevertheless here show a divergence/and an adding to--certainly enough to be acceptable, anyway.Here are some more of my cartoons done at that time. What do you have to say of them, if anything ?

[Minnesota]

Here are some more of my cartoons done at that time. What do you have to say of them, if anything ?

44426

Neither of those cartoons were sold to anybody. They were both done simply to promote "goings on" (social) for my single's group at my church at [that] time.

Obviously you don't know copyright law. Of course, as long as one isn't caught either violating the law or pretending to be something they're not, then no harm done, Right?

[gharfish]

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Obviously you don't know copyright law. Of course, as long as one isn't caught either violating the law or pretending to be something they're not, then no harm done, Right?No, I guess not. You tell me what it is, here. And am I really pretending to be someone I'm not ?

Of course I used the classic W.C. Fields photo. My drawing is a play on words: W.C. = Debussy. Please read the gag line. It says "Debussy Fields." That would be the famous composer. I studied a photograph of his face and put it on the photo of W.C. playing cards. That is Debussy. Look him up. Another sort of generic fat guy, but with a beard and such.

So, W.C. Fields sounds alot like Debussy Fields. It wasn't my idea (the concept); it doesn't matter.

I admit that I used two of Larson's cartoons to base mine on. I was in a hurry to produce a hand-out flyer to my Church's singles group, to give them all the info. they would need to get to a Super Bowl party at a friend's house that year. The 3 guys are watching the Super Bowl. Can't you see how my drawing style departs from Gary Larson's ? I did add two other original guys who are located beside the one seated in the chair. See them ?!
Can't you appreciate the differences between Larson's god figure and mine ? How about the different way we rendered the cloud "base" God's throne would sit on (?) Look at them again.

Regardless, can you at least admit that I am equally skilled in drawing cartoon figures ? That God figure (mine) saying "Hymph !" was originally 2 inches tall. That's a small drawing of a body to pull off with any accuracy. I did that just for fun; I was at odds a bit with God back then. My single's friends liked it (didn't get that God was disgruntled with us all) and it ended up as corner decorations on a singles' newletter: Single Track, it was called.

Nobody training me to do any of this. Even just the use of shading film I had to figure out on my own.



Why are you hassling me ? What's this about ? I am shocked that you went to all this trouble: how many cartoons did you search through to find those ? Wow. How sad that you felt you needed to do that for others and yourself.




Now, what about the other cartoons I have posted ? The other nine ? You have focused in on three. I have satisfied your second (W.C. Fields) objection; I know. Will you still regard me a fraud, of sorts, after looking carefully at the other cartoons ? ...perhaps even violated copyright law in them too ?

***Is the cartoonist whose work I've included (his is in color) at the very bottom of the page in violation of taking someone else's style "away" ? He is widely syndicated--really quite well known present day.***

What few cartoons I've been able to "show"; they were essentially random choices from many many drawing done over five years. It weas my father who simply pulled a few 20 year old Xeroxes, to test a new graphics program he bought, and sent these [only] by e-mail to me from his home in LA. He never supported my interest in art, and he is not helping me share it here today with you--anybody seeing these samples. He thinks TWeb is harnful to my mental health, not to mention a total waste of time.



~edit to add: I see that my attachments did not load the way I thought they would. Perhaps the comparing of them is still easy enough to do. I cropped them. Let your eyes roam.

[Minnesota]

No, I guess not. You tell me what it is, here. And am I really pretending to be someone I'm not ?
I think we both know what's going on here, it isn't all that uncommon: presenting one's work with the hope (expectation?) it will be regarded as a wholly original. I remember it having been done a couple of times in high school, but that's usually where it ends. In adults it's generally more than frowned upon.

Of course I used the classic W.C. Fields photo. My drawing is a play on words: W.C. = Debussy. Please read the gag line. It says "Debussy Fields."
I guess I get it, but IMHO it's pretty lame. Yet, that's neither here nor there. I used the original Fields photo because it was obviously another one of your appropriations, and that it offered a good opportunity to illustrate my reply. No biggy.


Regardless, can you at least admit that I am equally skilled in drawing cartoon figures ?
Equal to whom, Gary Larson or Don Martin? No, I don't think you are. I think you definitely have an ability, above average for sure, but still lack the polish to qualify as commercial grade. And why would you care what I think, anyway? You don't need my recognition or praise. In my opinion you're a good amateur who is relying on the works and styles of others to get by. Not particularly uncommon, but hardly praiseworthy, and in fact, a bit shabby. Be your own artist and develop your own style is my advice..

Nobody training me to do any of this. Even just the use of shading film I had to figure out on my own. That's very nice.


That God figure (mine) saying "Hymph !" was originally 2 inches tall. That's a small drawing of a body to pull off with any accuracy. I did that just for fun; I was at odds a bit with God back then. My single's friends liked it (didn't get that God was disgruntled with us all) and it ended up as corner decorations on a singles' newletter:
Hey, copy whatever you want for whom ever you want, I really don't care. If you want to impose on the copyrights of others that's up to you. What does bother me is when someone presents work based on that of others without acknowledging the source or at least acknowledging it's unoriginality. It's not outright lying, but does smack of willful deception. Not that you were obligated to tell your friends for whom you made the drawings, but presenting them here as completely original works, which is the default presumption with any such posting, is being less than honest. Now maybe your standard of ethics allows for such play. Mine does not.

Now, what about the other cartoons I have posted ? The other nine ? You have focused in on three. I have satisfied your second (W.C. Fields) objection; I know. Will you still regard me a fraud, of sorts, after looking carefully at the other cartoons ? ...perhaps even violated copyright law in them too ?
Perhaps you have, your debt to the artists of Mad Magazine is certainly apparent.



***Is the cartoonist whose work I've included (his is in color) at the very bottom of the page in violation of taking someone else's style "away" ?

Not that I'm aware of. John McPherson's style is quite unique---I've always thought it grotesque and amateurish: he gets by on his ideas not his execution. But even if he was, what does that have to do with what you do?

What few cartoons I've been able to "show"; they were essentially random choices from many many drawing done over five years. It weas my father who simply pulled a few 20 year old Xeroxes, to test a new graphics program he bought, and sent these [only] by e-mail to me from his home in LA. He never supported my interest in art, and he is not helping me share it here today with you--anybody seeing these samples. He thinks TWeb is harnful to my mental health, not to mention a total waste of time.
I think your father may be on to something.

[Minnesota]

.An added note here, only because I'm unable to edit the above post. Please disreard my remarks referring to whatever art you may be doing at present. If you are no longer copying the works/style of others that's great. :thumb:

[gharfish]

.An added note here, only because I'm unable to edit the above post. Please disreard my remarks referring to whatever art you may be doing at present. If you are no longer copying the works/style of others that's great. :thumb:A consolation gift. Thanks. I think only we two know what you being here, doing this, is tied to--goes back to.

It's natural, MN.

[Minnesota]

A consolation gift. Thanks. I think only we two know what you being here, doing this, is tied to--goes back to.

It's natural, MN.


One of the best.

44465


i don't know if you ever saw the documentary on him, but it's fantastic.

[gharfish]

One of the best.

44465


i don't know if you ever saw the documentary on him, but it's fantastic.I have it: "Crumb."

[gharfish]

I never drew cartoons that were based on a Larson cartoon, like the two, of twelve, I have posted here if they were going to be sold. Of the ten remaining, which you (MN) haven't truly critiqued for originality, I sold six of them,

BTW, here is one of my favorite Larson cartoons--a classic. It combines theology and accordions; perfect ! I play a "Cajun" accordion. I admit I play songs that others composed. Most Cajun musicians (wisely) do; it's very hard to improve upon the solid rock of tradition. Each player interprets the same tune somewhat differently. They put their own stylistic touches into them.

[lee_merrill]

Good art fun!

[NeilUnreal]

Cool cartoons!

Speaking of cartoons, here is a drawing I toned in Manga Studio. It started out as a sketch of a face I did on one of those children's wax tablets; the kind covered with a plastic sheet that you can peel up to erase the drawing. I scanned it and then toned it with Manga Studio. The "roughness" is all from the wax tablet itself, but I density sliced it into layers to get the different colors.

-Neil

[gharfish]

Hey, now that's an impressive work. Sophisticated. Oh--no pun intended :-) It's very good, Neil !

[Mr Minder]

This is very close to Heaven for me... I will see if I can find anything to put in here... :thumb:

[TCapp]

This happens to be a favorite of mine, made about one year ago now. The house I finally got to move out of! :woohoo:

http://desertsunflower.deviantart.com/art/Our-House-Ted-Harrison-Style-43433004

[gharfish]

That's quite good. More than quite ! The trees captured my attention right away. Cold and "isolated," yes; though It looks to me like a cozy happy place to be. Serene. The sky is like an open window...and I like that red moon.

[Mr Minder]

:thumb: Pretty and interesting animation style.

[NeilUnreal]

It's very good, Neil !

Thanks!

-Neil

[gharfish]

Howdy, Neil.

"Impressive." Press into wax ! That was my unintentional pun. The drawing, itself, and the technique with which you manipulated it, is sophisticated.

Hey ! Orange is my favorite color, so...your avatar draws me. (Oh, no. "Draw") :)

[Findo]

ooh.. can I plug my photoblog: findography ? (http://www.andrewfinden.com/findography)

oops.. too late now if I can't! :)

[QuantaFille]

ooh.. can I plug my photoblog: findography ? (http://www.andrewfinden.com/findography)

oops.. too late now if I can't! :)

Very cool.

I love the bicycle with the balloon on it. The colours are perfect.

[Findo]

Very cool.

I love the bicycle with the balloon on it. The colours are perfect.

Thanks :)

[crowned2serve]

I did this oil painting a few years ago. it's called "Of Heavenly Things." I was inspired by the thought that Jesus is the principle subject of the Bible and that the Gospel is its predominant message--all its pages being stained with His blood. So, I set the primary light source in the image as coming through the glass of wine and casting a red shadow across the open page. The Bible is open to John 3 and verses 12 through 18 from the KJV hand lettered on the page.

[NeilUnreal]

That's pretty good! The varying perspective on the curved paper is nice. The tonal range is also very good for oil; what make(s) of paint did you use?

I wish I could do more with oils, but I get impatient waiting for them to dry, and I tend to overwork them into mud, :lol:. I tried gouache for a while, and I like the working characteristics, but it's so fragile when dry.

-Neil

[Mr Minder]

Very nice and well done. :thumb:

[luv1another]

wow crowned very nice :smile:

[lee_merrill]

Very excellent indeed, all the sheens and warm notes and transparency...

[gharfish]

Yes, a fine work, crowned2serve. And it's message and way of delivering it to the viewer is very clever too. Thank you for bringing it here for us to see.

[Tara_Hallie]

Wow....there are some very talented people here! Thanks so much for sharing. I have really enjoyed looking through this thread.

[Tara_Hallie]

Here is my contribution -- a pencil drawing I did last year....

[Mr Minder]

Huh, that's well done of you, Tara_Hallie! What genre is it?

[NeilUnreal]

That's pretty nice, Tara_Hallie. I especially like the asymmetry across the horizontal center, it turns the composition into a form of landscape.

-Neil

[Tara_Hallie]

Huh, that's well done of you, Tara_Hallie! What genre is it?

Thank you! As for genre....I suppose realism would be what I aimed for in that project. Being a 'hobby' artist and having no formal training I just 'go with my gut' so to speak. :)

[Tara_Hallie]

That's pretty nice, Tara_Hallie. I especially like the asymmetry across the horizontal center, it turns the composition into a form of landscape.

-Neil

Thanks, Neil! You are so right. In fact, the horizon actually bothers me in the sense that, for me, it forces a sense that the work is not complete.....I am still, though, undecided as to what to include above the horizon which would encompass a 'background' of sorts.....we'll see what happens.... :)

[Mr Minder]

Thank you! As for genre....I suppose realism would be what I aimed for in that project. Being a 'hobby' artist and having no formal training I just 'go with my gut' so to speak. :)

Same here for me. :thumb:

[gharfish]

EEEK ! At first I saw a snake coiled around a what ? It looked like something that had resisted (in vain !) and was now pulled apart; it's flesh had opened up and was red with blood. He looks almost pleased about what he's done too. Poor _____ !

I must go see my shrink, I think.

[T-Bone]

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Cool stuff everyone! Here’s some photographs I’ve messed with in Photoshop. Can you tell I’m a science fiction fan?

[NeilUnreal]

I like the last one in particular. It reminds me of the backgrounds that were popular on "space opera" type science fiction books in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

-Neil

[Mr Minder]

:yes: They look vaguely similar to two black holes on collision course.

[T-Bone]

The top one, 8 Ball in the Lunar Pocket – is a picture I took of the recent lunar eclipse, superimposed on a negative image of the moon on a cloudy night.

The middle one, Moonset and Sunset Right Before Impact – is an awesome sunset I caught from my driveway and the left orb is another picture of a moon on a cloudy night – I distorted both but especially the moon, to where it looks like some man-made conical-like thing.

The last one, Double Sunset with a Twist – is a negative image of a sunset – used a distortion/swirling filter in Photo Shop – then copied it as a cutout – and superimposed both on a background of a distorted image of the surface of pool water. It sort of hits me as the Woody Woodpecker Twins. :lol:

[jimmiles]

Does photoshopping count as art here? That's a dog I once owned named Amber, and my two daughters many years ago (they're much older now)

[Eru Ilúvatar]

I'm going to copy and paste the thread I made on another forum to display my digital art:

LATEST PIECE: "Tower of the Rising Sun" (10/19)
NOTES: This is an adaption of a painting made by John Howe (See it here... (http://angel.cs.msu.su/~salnikov/gilrond/Images/John_Howe/minas_tirith_and_the_tower_of_ecthelion.jpg)). I'm sorry that the city is so "same color-ish", but if a city is made from stone in which the stone is dug out from the same quarry, then it will be a little monotone. Also, I don't know why this image uploaded with a white border, since I didn't make it and I cropped it correctly... Go figure.
http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/7076/minastirithrl2.th.jpg (http://img232.imageshack.us/my.php?image=minastirithrl2.jpg)

[hr]

THE FALL OF GIL-GALAD - 10/19
http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/681/thefallofgilgaladil8.th.jpg (http://img135.imageshack.us/my.php?image=thefallofgilgaladil8.jpg)

BAG END - 10/18
http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/3242/bagendjpgxd2dr6.th.jpg (http://img228.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bagendjpgxd2dr6.jpg)

ORTHANC - 10/17
http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/3343/orthanczq9.th.gif (http://img99.imageshack.us/my.php?image=orthanczq9.gif)

SAURON'S HELMET - 9/28
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/9305/sauronvg4.th.gif (http://img155.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sauronvg4.gif)

ROYAL GONDORIAN JACKET DEVICE - 9/18
http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/4638/jacketdevicewh8.th.gif (http://img412.imageshack.us/my.php?image=jacketdevicewh8.gif)

THE WINGED CROWN OF GONDOR - 9/16
http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/9456/kingelessarscrownmj1.th.gif (http://img99.imageshack.us/my.php?image=kingelessarscrownmj1.gif)

[Cu Mhorrigan]

I'll try again Grrrrr

[Cu Mhorrigan]

trying again Some older pieces and One of my newer ones

[Mr Minder]

It'z fantaazy wêk heer! :grin:

[Adrift]

figured I'd join in and upload some of my sketches. nothing great, but fun anyways. shoulda gone to art school to learn, but couldn't afford it. maybe someday.

forget about the naysayers gharfish, great stuff man.

[Eru Ilúvatar]

Art school nothing. You're great already.

[Adrift]

Art school nothing. You're great already.

Thanks man :smile:

[Michelle]

I agree with Túrin, Adrift.

[Adrift]

I agree with Túrin, Adrift.

aww thanks Michelle. some of those sketches aren't very good, but they were all I could get on the scanner :smile: color pencil and pen and ink aren't the only mediums I work with, but I enjoy anything that doesn't take a whole lot of time to do :hehe: I was going to go to art school in Columbus, but life has a funny way of taking turns you don't expect. Like I said, someday maybe.

[Eru Ilúvatar]

Sometimes I wish God blessed me with the natural talent to draw....but it appears I have to settle for the (un)natural ability to consume large amounts of Cheez-Its :-(

[Adrift]

Sometimes I wish God blessed me with the natural talent to draw....but it appears I have to settle for the (un)natural ability to consume large amounts of Cheez-Its :-(

I'd hate to see the day that comes into play with a life and death situation. :tongue:

I'm not sure I believe drawing is a natural born talent. All anyone really needs is patients and practice and most people can get it i think.

[NeilUnreal]

I like drawing pictures of long, or oriental dragons. Here is a sketch I'm doing that will form the basis of a colored pencil drawing. The facial expression is reminiscent of the one a chow chow dog we used to have got on her face when she was being mishievious. I'm just starting work on the scales.

(About 4x6 inches, some colored pencil, but mostly graphite, over a light scanned and printed image of an earlier rough sketch.)

-Neil

[Mr Minder]

:thumb: Nice one.

[SariatheKokiri]

Some of my art... Actually, a lot of it, I guess... XD;;

Drawings:

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c161/Psychokitty27/Mitsukitakuto.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c161/Psychokitty27/Zeldatp22.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c161/Psychokitty27/Elf.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c161/Psychokitty27/Zeldatp2.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c161/Psychokitty27/Izumi_and_meroko2.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c161/Psychokitty27/bootandpitcher.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c161/Psychokitty27/Cloth.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c161/Psychokitty27/vase.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c161/Psychokitty27/stilllife.jpg






Photography:

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c161/Psychokitty27/Love.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c161/Psychokitty27/Picture156-1.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c161/Psychokitty27/photonicolekatie.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c161/Psychokitty27/photobicole.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c161/Psychokitty27/photooldtown.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c161/Psychokitty27/phototree.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c161/Psychokitty27/photolaura.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c161/Psychokitty27/photochurch.jpg

[gharfish]

Illustrator and photographer, both ...the artistic 'double threat' !

[Eru Ilúvatar]

Me likey the one with the Bible and the ring shadow.

[SariatheKokiri]

Illustrator and photographer, both ...the artistic 'double threat' !

Hahaha, yes! :O

Me likey the one with the Bible and the ring shadow.

Thanks ^_^

[NeilUnreal]

I like the photograph of the trees, it has a "classic" feel. My old photography teacher who believed in the Zone System would have approved of the range of contrast. Also, there is a lot there to hold the eye.

-Neil

[SariatheKokiri]

Thanks! :D

[Mr Minder]

:thumb: Nice collection of pics, Saria.

[SariatheKokiri]

Thanks! ^_^

[SariatheKokiri]

Oh, and here's some more stuff that I forgot about...

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c161/Psychokitty27/Laura1.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c161/Psychokitty27/Picture-1.jpg

[Eru Ilúvatar]

I know this is going to sound very, very odd; but hear me out: that first photograph reminds me of the Holocaust. The grainy black and white picture of trees by a fence reminds me of some concentration camp.

I told you it would sound odd :-)

[SariatheKokiri]

Hmm... interesting, haha! I did use a very grainy film whne I shot that one.

[NeilUnreal]

It reminds me more of being late for school as a kid: empty streets, empty fields, all the other kids are inside -- oh no! I'm late! :lol:

So I made a Haiku:

Still trees, quiet street,
Silent gate, big empty field
Run! Late for school! (Again.)

-Neil

[SariatheKokiri]

Haha, nice Haiku. That picture was actually taken at an elementary school playground :D

[Eru Ilúvatar]

Run! Late for school! (Again.)


Boo! That's six syllables :)!

[NeilUnreal]

>...six syllables...

Amended:

Still trees, quiet street,
Silent gate, empty field. Run!
Late for school! (Again.)

:lol:

[Petrus Caietanus]

I guess I´ll post something here later..

[SariatheKokiri]

Do it! :D

[Mr Minder]

I'd also post something here, but the Michelangelo-level of sheer brilliance that my artistic skill is on would unfortunately scare all of you away in shameful embarrassment - so, I gracefully decline from doing exactly that!

[NeilUnreal]

Here's a robot kind of thing I sketched in colored pencil. It doesn't have any context, I was just practicing building up layers of value in colored pencil and this was more interesting than the random blobs and circles I had been drawing.

-Neil

[Eru Ilúvatar]

Here's a robot kind of thing I sketched in colored pencil. It doesn't have any context, I was just practicing building up layers of value in colored pencil and this was more interesting than the random blobs and circles I had been drawing.

-Neil

It's a very festive robot :tongue: Also, its not half bad.

[SariatheKokiri]

Cool robot, it's very colorful XD

[SariatheKokiri]

A painting I did recently.

[Eru Ilúvatar]

A painting I did recently.

Pretty!


Also, be more active, darn it! And grow back that mustache!

[SariatheKokiri]

Thanks!

And it's been midterms this week and last D: I've been dang busy. But next week is spring break, maybe I'll post more, and stop being such a lurker. And maybe I'll grow that mustache back.

[Eru Ilúvatar]

And maybe I'll grow that mustache back.

And since you're starting from scratch, make it grow back in the style of this:

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[SariatheKokiri]

And since you're starting from scratch, make it grow back in the style of this:

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Well... I was thinking more along the lines of a Frenchman mustache...

[NeilUnreal]

Nice painting. I wish I would paint more, but I get too impatient at having to deal with the technology. I like being able to grab a colored pencil and start rendering immediately. :lol:

-Neil

[NeilUnreal]

Here's a drawing I'm working on that will become first a colored pencil rendering, and then (assuming that works out) a gouache or oil painting.

It's titled "Rabbit Fights Dragon for Possesion of the Moon," and is done in mechanical pencil on paper, about 5x5 inches

There is no referent or backstory to the scene, I just started drawing and it led to this image.

-Neil

[Eru Ilúvatar]

Hahaha, the dragon has this dumbfounded look that basically screams, "What the heck is a RABBIT doing up here?!"

Anyway, I like how the dragon's tail is curled around the outline of the moon.

[gharfish]

Yes, and that is why the rabbit stands a chance of prevailing. Attack the eyes !

That's a clever pairing and idea, Neil.

[SariatheKokiri]

Haha, nice pic! I really like the dragon

[SariatheKokiri]

Another of my paintings (Though an entirely different style...)

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c161/Psychokitty27/junglecat.jpg

[Eru Ilúvatar]

Looks like what Picasso would make if he was asked to paint a garden. I like the dream-like quality about it.

[SariatheKokiri]

That's actually quite a compliment :D


Haha, whenever I do really weird stuff, people always compare me to famous artists... O_O

[NeilUnreal]

It reminds me more of a monochrome detail from Paul Gauguin. He could always pack a lot of energy into a limited range of color. And the shapes look tropical. (That's a complement too, BTW! :lol:)

Below is a drawing I did last night (graphite on paper, ~3x4").

I was helping my niece work on a paper about Poe's The Raven, and I liked the line: "Perched upon a bust of Pallas just above my chamber door ". So I drew a bust of Pallas as it might look lit from below. I messed up the helmet a bit, I should have looked at a model.

-Neil

[SariatheKokiri]

Thanks! Haha

And nice drawing. I like the background, it really adds a very eerie sort of look

[NeilUnreal]

Thank you, thank you!

I liked it so much I decided to do a corrected version in hard colored pencil (Prismacolor Verithin), shown below. It's basically complete, but I think I want to increase the height of the cast shadow a bit.

Next, for comparison purposes, I want to do a version in soft colored pencil, probably either Faber-Castell Polychromos or Abrecht Durer.

-Neil

[Adrift]

Thank you, thank you!

I liked it so much I decided to do a corrected version in hard colored pencil (Prismacolor Verithin), shown below. It's basically complete, but I think I want to increase the height of the cast shadow a bit.

Next, for comparison purposes, I want to do a version in soft colored pencil, probably either Faber-Castell Polychromos or Abrecht Durer.

-Neil

beautiful!

[Eru Ilúvatar]

Thank you, thank you!

I liked it so much I decided to do a corrected version in hard colored pencil (Prismacolor Verithin), shown below. It's basically complete, but I think I want to increase the height of the cast shadow a bit.

Next, for comparison purposes, I want to do a version in soft colored pencil, probably either Faber-Castell Polychromos or Abrecht Durer.

-Neil

Its unsettling, just like the poem.

[SariatheKokiri]

Ooooh, I really like the newer version

[Kelp]

Another of my paintings (Though an entirely different style...)

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c161/Psychokitty27/junglecat.jpg
You have a talent for the abstract.

[SariatheKokiri]

Thanks! :D

[SariatheKokiri]

Here's a picture I took for a Botany project, but I thought it looked really cool... XD

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c161/Psychokitty27/Picture009-2.jpg

[Kelp]

It does! I like it.

[SariatheKokiri]

Thanks!

[Eru Ilúvatar]

Holy aperture, batman!

That's really, really good. Like, professional good. What is that, though? Looks like pollen sorta.

[T-Shirt Ninja]

A picture I took in Chicago.

[Kelp]

Wow.

[Eru Ilúvatar]

A picture I took in Chicago.

I remember seeing that building myself :wink:

[SariatheKokiri]

Holy aperture, batman!

That's really, really good. Like, professional good. What is that, though? Looks like pollen sorta.

Thanks! :blush: Funny thing is... I took it with my point a click camera... so I had hardly any control over settings. XD;;

And it's a tree called a soapberry tree. It has these weird berries on it that have translucent skin...

[SariatheKokiri]

A picture I took in Chicago.

That's a really cool perspective on that picture!

[NeilUnreal]

Nice pictures!

If you look at classic photography, you realize that in the final picture, composition and story are 9/10s of photography and all the other technical stuff is worth about a tenth.

Unfortunately, in the old days, it could take years to master that technical one-tenth. Fortunately, modern point-and-click cameras do a pretty good job on that technical tenth.

They don't, however, contribute anything to the other 9/10s; composition and story require a human. But you seem to be well on the way to mastering composition and story -- in other words, you're getting the really difficult stuff right.

My advice would be to continue practicing composition in the viewfinder, rather than cropping, etc., in the post-processing. It develops an eye for things. So much that I've heard of painters who carry an old film cameras no film, just to test composition.

Again, good work.

-Neil

[T-Shirt Ninja]

@NeilUnreal

:huh:

Well, I pretty much just look at something and take a picture of it if I think it looks good. lol.I barely know anything about the more technical issues and stuff.

[SariatheKokiri]

Here's a quick sketch I did one day when I was bored, nothing too great... meh

[Kelp]

I think it's very nice! Kawaii, in fact! :teeth:

[SariatheKokiri]

Thanks! :D

[Kelp]

do itashi mashite!

[Eru Ilúvatar]

do itashi mashite!

Gesundheit.

[Kelp]

Beren, you put the "drip" in post nasal drip :tongue:

[Eru Ilúvatar]

You put the butt in "buttocks" :hehe:

[SariatheKokiri]

Oh my goodness... :lol:

[Cu Mhorrigan]

These are some of the Covers to my comics...These are the ones I either really like or am extremely proud of for some reason. Just keep in mind that if you do a search for them, they are NOT safe for work or intended for children.

[Adrift]

These are some of the Covers to my comics...These are the ones I either really like or am extremely proud of for some reason. Just keep in mind that if you do a search for them, they are NOT safe for work or intended for children.

Interesting stuff. I like some of the references. Looks like one may be a Cthulhu/In the Mouth of Madness reference, and then the last one is a reference to Parker Louis Can't Lose (I loved that show).

[Cu Mhorrigan]

Interesting stuff. I like some of the references. Looks like one may be a Cthulhu/In the Mouth of Madness reference, and then the last one is a reference to Parker Louis Can't Lose (I loved that show).
Thanks, I didn't realize the Mouth of Madness reference (I only read a few of HP Lovecraft's stories) until you mentioned it.

[Adrift]

Thanks, I didn't realize the Mouth of Madness reference (I only read a few of HP Lovecraft's stories) until you mentioned it.

Do you know/remember the scene I'm talking about? With the old seemingly innocent, creepy S&M lady at the hotel they check in at in Hobbs End? Anyhow, yeah... sorta reminded me of her. :smile:

[Cu Mhorrigan]

Do you know/remember the scene I'm talking about? With the old seemingly innocent, creepy S&M lady at the hotel they check in at in Hobbs End? Anyhow, yeah... sorta reminded me of her. :smile:
Well I never read the book...I just came up with the idea and just ran with it. but if there is a similarity between the two scenes...Great Minds think alike, and Fools seldom Differ.

[Adrift]

Well I never read the book...I just came up with the idea and just ran with it. but if there is a similarity between the two scenes...Great Minds think alike, and Fools seldom Differ.

Oh ok. Actually, "In the Mouth of Madness" is a film by John Carpenter. Its a bit of a homage to the Cthulu mythos and takes its title from Lovecraft's "At the Mountain of Madness".

[SariatheKokiri]

Another painting I've done, and then a work in progress. I'm not sure why I'm even posting the second one, except that I liked the way the sky looked...

[Eru Ilúvatar]

Another painting I've done, and then a work in progress. I'm not sure why I'm even posting the second one, except that I liked the way the sky looked...

Holy cow nuggets! That's amazing! When I was glancing through the thread, I mistook the first one for a picture before I really looked at it. And I love the second one as well, especially after watching the movie "Doubt".

Kudos.

[SariatheKokiri]

Holy cow nuggets! That's amazing! When I was glancing through the thread, I mistook the first one for a picture before I really looked at it. And I love the second one as well, especially after watching the movie "Doubt".

Kudos.

Heheh, thanks! XD;;

I've never seen the movie Doubt, hmm...

[Eru Ilúvatar]

I've never seen the movie Doubt, hmm...

You totally should. Top-notch acting and script.

[SariatheKokiri]

I will have to check it out!

[Kelp]

The sky is nice. Looks like it'll be a good.

I really like the first one.

[SariatheKokiri]

Thanks!

[Kelp]

You're very welcome :smile:

[SariatheKokiri]

:)

[SariatheKokiri]

This is not as detailed as I would've liked it to have been, because I had to finish it in 3 weeks. Also, the perspective is a bit off, because I rushed it D:

And the picture's blurry...

[Eru Ilúvatar]

Beautiful :smile: You have a talent.

[SariatheKokiri]

Thanks :)

[SariatheKokiri]

Some doodles, and then I picture I've been working on, which looks a lot better in real life... I might make a colored version of it later, too, I'm not sure.

[LostSheep]

Awesome talent, Saria!

[SariatheKokiri]

Thanks ^^;;

[HELLBOY]

Ex-girlfriend. I did it with burned willow twigs.

[Adrift]

Ex-girlfriend. I did it with burned willow twigs.

wonderful. nice detail in the hands too. :smile:

[SariatheKokiri]

Wow, that's really good! Great proportions

[HELLBOY]

Wow, that's really good! Great proportions

Thank you. You are all kind.

All art is inspiring on some level. I enjoy looking at you people's work also.

[SariatheKokiri]

I bought some new felt tip markers, and went crazy with them XD;;

The first one is a collaboration with my friend Ashley, which is why it doesn't look like all the same style...

Also, they look a lot better in real life, because my scanner is stupid, and kind of messed some of the colors up... Like, it really doesn't like the light blue, so it comes out looking a lot lighter than it really is... yeah, lol.

[Eru Ilúvatar]

As usual, great work!!

[SariatheKokiri]

Thanks! ^^;;

[NeilUnreal]

I like the bright colors and light touch. I can never seem to get the hang of felt pens, I always scribble away until it gets muddy and paper starts to tear. :lol:

-Neil

[NeilUnreal]

For some time, I've been interested in the work of artists attached to military units in World War II, the painters, sketchers, cartoonists, and photographers. Here is a quick pencil sketch (~3x3 inches) I made from an old WWII Army archival photo of a GI somewhere in Europre. (The original photographer was not listed.)

-Neil

[SariatheKokiri]

Nice sketch, I really like that, you did a good job!

I like the bright colors and light touch. I can never seem to get the hang of felt pens, I always scribble away until it gets muddy and paper starts to tear. :lol:

-Neil

Thanks! :D

Yeah, I use a heavy weight of paper, which seems to soak up the ink better. Plus, these new pens I bought are a lot drier than some I've had in the past... So yeah! :lol:

I really like how bright these ones are, and how nice they are for the colors they come in. Usually you either have to choose between bright colors, and higher quality.

[SariatheKokiri]

I just finished this

[Eru Ilúvatar]

Holy cow, deep fried on a stick! That's awesome!

[SariatheKokiri]

Thanks! ^_^;;

[NeilUnreal]

That looks great! What medium is it? Markers still?

-Neil

[SariatheKokiri]

That one is actually oil paint

[Member 30929]

Here's MY art. Hope you like it!

[Eru Ilúvatar]

Saria, ignore the chittering chimp above me. He's a touch insane, as most New Atheists are.

[Member 30929]

Eru: Define "insane". Isn't it believing in things that AREN'T REAL?

I a NOT a "New Atheist" by the way. I freed my mind from my childhood brainwashing long ago. "Go thou and do likewise".

[Eru Ilúvatar]

Eru: Define "insane". Isn't it believing in things that AREN'T REAL?

Which is why you're insane. When will you accept God, Doltzmann Brain?

I a NOT a "New Atheist" by the way.

Do you even know what it means, stupid?

I freed my mind from my childhood brainwashing long ago.

Then why are you a New Atheist?

"Go thou and do likewise".

"The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds,"

[Member 30929]

When did I say there was no God?

For all you know I believe in Ahura-Mazda, or Brahman. Either is better than Yahweh, who I do disbelieve in.

Yahweh is merely a CONCEPT for the Supreme Being, it's not God, and as a concept it's a bad one. Better to believe in no god at all than a bad god-concept.

[NeilUnreal]

Could we maybe keep this thread on topic? I say this not in the interest of limiting theological discourse, but because there's plenty of such discourse all over this BBS. This is one of the only threads for showing and talking about personal art from the standpoint of technique and aesthetic appreciation.

If, Member 30929, you have any personal artwork that reflects your viewpoint (new atheist, old atheist, whatever) and meets the standards of propriety for this BBS (I don't set those, by the way), I'm sure we'd all be happy to discuss it as a work of art.

Again, I'm not saying "don't bring atheistic ideas here." I'm saying if you bring them, bring them as art. And likewise to Christians analyzing that art.

-Neil

[gharfish]

Here's MY art. Hope you like it!What; this burning Bible that is your avatar ?

...or, a small MS Paint enhancement of the classic polar bear caught in a blizzard ? I don't see it. (Oh, rats; I didn't notice that this went on another post, to the top of page 13.)


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[T-Shirt Ninja]

When did I say there was no God?

For all you know I believe in Ahura-Mazda, or Brahman. Either is better than Yahweh, who I do disbelieve in.

Yahweh is merely a CONCEPT for the Supreme Being, it's not God, and as a concept it's a bad one. Better to believe in no god at all than a bad god-concept.

Who cares? This thread is for posting art.

[Crow]

Dear Hearts and Gentle People-

We have a fine Apologetics forum. Go argue there.

[Christy]

Here are things I made on MSPaint. They're pretty bad.:eek:

[Kelp]

It's not bad. Better than I could do, I assure you.

It shows promise :thumb:

[Eru Ilúvatar]

Here are things I made on MSPaint. They're pretty bad.:eek:

Considering that you used MS Paint, I think you did a great job!

[Christy]

Thanks

[gharfish]

I like those three main wild creatures, L to R, and the happy green flying one too ! The little guy in the middle is stealing the show (trying to), but lacks competitive size. One looks exactly like a horned yellow cyclops quad'o'pus with a mustache.

Yes, I know what you all might be saying; No!, but see for yourselves. I am not imagining it.


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[Mr Minder]

Indeed, Christy. Just imagine what you can do with proper art tools. :thumb:

[T-Shirt Ninja]

Here's a few pics I took in Thailand this year.

[Mr Minder]

Very nice indeed :thumb: - heck, even those skinned kittens doesn't look out of place.

[T-Shirt Ninja]

Uhh...they're squids.

[Mr Minder]

Oh, I'm sure the Thai said so to you... :wink:

[SassyGirl25]

http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n122/DivaQueen_01/My%20artwork%20jewelry%20etc/darkermulticolorsadultnecklacebrace.jpg

http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n122/DivaQueen_01/My%20artwork%20jewelry%20etc/braceletdiffcolors.jpg

http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n122/DivaQueen_01/My%20artwork%20jewelry%20etc/candycanetwistnecklace.jpg

http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n122/DivaQueen_01/My%20artwork%20jewelry%20etc/Periwinklemediumsmallbeadsautoadjus.jpg

http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n122/DivaQueen_01/My%20artwork%20jewelry%20etc/patrioticusanecklacebraceletadultsz.jpg

[SassyGirl25]

http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n122/DivaQueen_01/My%20artwork%20jewelry%20etc/Cowgirlsketchnumber1.jpg

http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n122/DivaQueen_01/My%20artwork%20jewelry%20etc/Innocence2.jpg

http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n122/DivaQueen_01/My%20artwork%20jewelry%20etc/cross2.jpg

http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n122/DivaQueen_01/My%20artwork%20jewelry%20etc/cross1.jpg

[SariatheKokiri]

Here's a piece I did for a class recently... see if you can figure out how I made it ;)

[NeilUnreal]

Nice.

Hmmmm. Based on the overall look, I have a couple of ideas; I'm not sure they would support five copies, though. Let me think a bit.

-Neil

[SariatheKokiri]

Thanks!

And okay, hehe

[Eru Ilúvatar]

Here's some things I created in Photoshop. Click to enlarge for detail.

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[SariatheKokiri]

Nice job :)


Here's some more of my recent stuff.

They were both too big to scan, so I took a picture of them quickly... and so they're not terribly good quality XD;;

[SariatheKokiri]

Oh, and by the way, the technique I used on the one I posted last time is drypoint (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drypoint)

[NeilUnreal]

Oh, and by the way, the technique I used on the one I posted last time is drypoint

Cool! That must have taken some work.

I was going to guess something related to either monoprinting (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monoprinting) or dry transfer rubbing.

I've always wanted to try woodblock printing.

-Neil

[SariatheKokiri]

Cool! That must have taken some work.

I was going to guess something related to either monoprinting (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monoprinting) or dry transfer rubbing.

I've always wanted to try woodblock printing.

-Neil

Yeah, it did take forever XD;; It almost killed my hand, too

And yeah, I'm actually about to do monoprinting in my printmaking class soon, too. :D

And yeah, I've wanted to try woodblock printing, too. That last one I just posted is similar in technique, but it's carved out of linoleum.

[gharfish]

In the latter half of the eighties I really wanted to be a cartoonist/comics artist !

[Eru Ilúvatar]

Here's one of mine, after I tried my hand at photo manipulation:

ORIGINAL:
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PHOTOSHOPPED:
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[Eru Ilúvatar]

Here's another photo manipulation. Know what this reminds me of?

"And I heard the altar saying, “Yes, O Lord God, the Almighty, true and righteous are Your judgments.” The fourth angel poured out his bowl upon the sun, and it was given to it to scorch men with fire. Men were scorched with fierce heat; and they blasphemed the name of God who has the power over these plagues, and they did not repent so as to give Him glory." Revelation 16: 7-9

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[Eru Ilúvatar]

In honor of the release of the movie "2012" and Roland Emmerich's fetish with destroying the Statue of Liberty...

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[Eru Ilúvatar]

I have a DeviantArt account now to upload all my stuff too here - http://jrrtolkien2.deviantart.com/ And wow, it's already paid off.

Within SECONDS of uploading pictures, I already have people voting, commenting, and favoriting. In fact, the Mother Nature manip has already been voted one of the best fantasy manipulations for the day. I was speechless.


Also, I have a new picture to show. You can either view the DA page here (http://jrrtolkien2.deviantart.com/art/Uinen-Lady-of-the-Seas-144064280) (and please comment and favorite if you have an account) or you can see it below:

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[Eru Ilúvatar]

This one is a unique photo manip because it's the first one wherein I used artistic filters. You be the judge in determining if it works or not. I call the manip "The Uncaused Cause":

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[Eru Ilúvatar]

I've uploaded several more versions of the last photo manip. Tell me which one you prefer and why...

CANVAS EFFECT - http://jrrtolkien2.deviantart.com/art/The-Uncaused-Cause-Canvas-144150744
WITH TEXT - http://jrrtolkien2.deviantart.com/art/The-Uncaused-Cause-With-Text-144147758
NO FILTERS - http://jrrtolkien2.deviantart.com/art/The-Uncaused-Cause-No-Filter-144148195