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So I sometimes attempt mainstream wildlife paintings, and this one was just too adorable NOT to paint. This brightly-coloured little guy is called the red-backed poison dart frog, species name Dendrobates recticulatus. I tried to make this little guy as accurate as I could, and the wee beetle he's looking at so intently is also a real species. I don't know for certain if they occur in the same area, though, or if their relative sizes are correct- the beetle IS very small, but these frogs are only about an inch to two inches long, so that beetle may actually be a bit larger. The plants I "made up"- based them on a fern and a Bromiliad, respectively.
I used photographs for references and to give me an idea of how frogs move and how their little bodies change with the angle, but the image itself is completely original (I didn't search as carefully for plants, though).
I did this as a trade- the person had given me a pair of really cool Converse sneakers (and boy, did I NEED a new pair of shoes- my old sneaks are in rags), and she wanted an original image she could print off as greeting cards. :)
Image copyright to me.
I used photographs for references and to give me an idea of how frogs move and how their little bodies change with the angle, but the image itself is completely original (I didn't search as carefully for plants, though).
I did this as a trade- the person had given me a pair of really cool Converse sneakers (and boy, did I NEED a new pair of shoes- my old sneaks are in rags), and she wanted an original image she could print off as greeting cards. :)
Image copyright to me.
Category Artwork (Digital) / Animal related (non-anthro)
Species Frog
Size 1052 x 1280px
File Size 89.9 kB
"What is the sound of one tongue smacking? If bug falls in the forest... Does the frog get to eat it?" *giggle* "Crunchy on the outside with a creamy centre!"
" Hakuna Matata means no worries, for the rest of your days... It's my problem-free... philosophy- HAKUNA MATATA!" *waves at the Tahoe*
" Hakuna Matata means no worries, for the rest of your days... It's my problem-free... philosophy- HAKUNA MATATA!" *waves at the Tahoe*
*blushes* Thank you! I hope that my few wild-life images will be up to a high standard. My improvement is slow, but steady. Who knows? Maybe someday, my work will be actually sought by moneyed collectors. I'm not entirely joking, there- I do aspire to be that good. *keeps reaching for that photorealism effect that still eludes her*
A lot of the time I don't catch myself before I DO wreck a piece and it has to be trashed, which is why I'm moving away from "real" media and going digital. With CS4, I can FIX my fuck-ups! That doesn't help me with the clothing and fursuit design, though, darnit. Just gonna have to muddle along, bork things once in a while and pray that I can at least produce something worthwhile. *grins* I'm designing a partial right now, actually- know anyone who has a calico-cat fursona or wants one? This one is an experiment to see if I have the techniques right so I can make more heads. This set will go for pretty cheap, though.
*facepalms* lmfao I'm trying to do partials too! The only calico I know is MaveriKat, and I really dunno if he fursuites. I'm sure if you advertise someone somewhere would love to have it. Right now I'm trying to figure out how to do my partial arms, the fur only comes to the elbows and the 'paws' aren't supposed to look animal digit wise. Not that I've gone fur shopping but I already doubt I could find a short enough fur to make a 'glove' out of.
Don't worry so much about the length of the fur, but how it feels and if it has a printed or woven pattern on it. See, you can just shave the fur with an electric clipper like the ones people use for their hair. If the fur has a printed pattern that you like, though, shaving it would ruin the print. If it's a woven pattern, then it shouldn't be as big a problem. Just give it a really good combing with an animal brush first to get the hairs out of the seams and clip the fur to the length you want when you're done!
lol yeah I guess that would be important X3 I did remember the clipper trick you said earlier. Lucky for me I only need black fur, I'm just worried about the thickness of the 'fabric'. I don't want my fingers looking chubby and hard to function in. The sucky part is that most of the fabric places around here are going out of business or are already shut down
Yeah. I hope this "Depression", "Recession", whatever you wanna call it doesn't kill off my fabric sources in LA's fashion-district. That's where I get a lot of my material from these days (though I might be looking into the idea of guying directly from places like Monteray Mills- they supply the furs and other fabrics to the outlets). Hmmm, the thickness problem: have you considered using the stretchy velvets and velours? You can find a lot of good colours if you look hard enough, even animal prints or soft tie-dye mottleds, and the stuff is light, stretchy, has a short pile you won't need to shave, and it's perfect for those areas that need to be able to move while clinging to the body if it needs to look like hide.
lol tell me about it! I've thought about buying online but you really can't do that while still knowing how long the fur is and how it feels X3 I have considered velvet but not velour, I'll have to look into that. lol I still have to figure out who is going to cut my wig too, I've entertained the thought of doing it myself but making mistakes on a $50 wig isn't much of an option for me. When did costuming become so hard lol ... they need more emotes *scrunchy face*
Yeah, I'm pretty cautious about ordering online, too- I like to be able to handle the material before I buy it. Though a lot of sites offer smaple and swatches- they often cost a bit, but you can at least get some idea of the feel of the material. As for cutting wigs- invest in a good comb, and do the cut in tiny amounts and in layers from the bottom out. You can shape it that way and if you do it in small enough increments, you can correct at least some mistakes, but yeah, getting a barberto work with it might be an idea. Ask if they'll cut it while it's on the suit-head so it will look right when worn.
Costuming has always been a struggle- the cost is my big bugaboo too.
Costuming has always been a struggle- the cost is my big bugaboo too.
Woot! Gotta love it when you can find it for rock-bottom cheap! Got most of the materials for our wedding outfits for prices that would make even skinflints take notice. The silk was normally $29 Cdn a metre (about 39 inches), but I got it for $2.99. Same thing with the appliques, the velvet and trims- got 'em all onm insane mark-downs because they were end-of-lines, the season was over, or they'd been in the store too long and the boss wantedto make room for more product, so of it goes to the 70% off pile.
Yeah, 2.99 a meter- we had this area of the store we called the Bargain Wall: anything that was a limited run, had been in the store for too long, or hadn't sold at 50%-70% off goes there. The prices ranged from $1.99 up to $4.99 and we had sales where there was 50% off even THAT several weekends a year to make space for more material that had to go there. That silk had been in our store for three years without selling, two of them in the bargain area at 70% off, and it finally got put on the Bargain Wall for $4.99. It hung around for a few more weeks (all the while I was drooling over it and waiting), and we had one of our 50% off sales- so I jumped on it, all five metres of it. I got a LOT of stuff that way from that place. Working in a fabric store is AWESOME. *hopes she can find a job here in a place similar to Fabricland*
I think I paid less than 200 bucks total for the material for our wedding outfits...
I think I paid less than 200 bucks total for the material for our wedding outfits...
You wanna see pride in the home and hand-made? Go here: http://www.etsy.com It is an awesome site for selling hand-made stuff.
But yeah, moving down here meant I had to stop working at Fabricland. *pouts* But I got a really cool husband out of it...
But yeah, moving down here meant I had to stop working at Fabricland. *pouts* But I got a really cool husband out of it...
Awesomeness! It's pretty cool place, and if she gets creative with how that crochet is used, rather than making the usual tea-coasters and table lace, she could get a lot of interest. This place isn't your grandmother's Church bazaar, either- they're actually pretty hip over there and there's even a couple of furries who sell their stuff on the site, including myself.
lol well there are rules, though I tend to not always follow them. It's a darker colored purse that is made of yarn, you don't tend to see those until fall/winterish. I read Cosmo from time to time just to see what retarded articles they write, and sometimes their fashion sense rubs off on me. I think it's quite wasted on me though lol.
Humpf! As it should be! Guh, I've seen some of the things they "reccommend"- YUCK. Stuck in the fifties much? *chuckle* And it's all advertisments anyway. even the so-called "articles". If you look, you'll see ridiculous prices for stuff I wouldn't be caught dead in, even if they made it in my size...
lol oh don't worry, I'm not as naive as most of the women that read it. I disagree with a lot of what's 'hot' most of the time, and about 75-80% of the magazine is trying to sell you something, it's when they try to give me sex advice that I have to read and get my long drawn out laugh. *cough* Then again my husband did come to me a couple days ago and just blatantly stated we've already done most if not all of the positions in a karma sutra book he found. Back to the actual conversation X3 I'll probably use my purse as soon as I get tired of the one I'm borrowing. Shouldn't be to long o.o
Yeah, I figured. I don't think I actually know anyone who takes any of the stuff in Cosmo seriously. It's ironic, since the editors of the magazine were trying to revamp a flagging family mag, turing it toward marketing "real-world" advice and woman-interest stuff to the newly-affluent ladies of the sixties and seventies. Boy, they sure got lost somewhere along the way. *giggle*
Well, it's my husband's stuff and they'll be in a heap o' trouble if they don't give his army stuff back. They're just slapping a bunch of bogus late fees on me and not telling me. I'm collecting all my evidence so I can call the BBB and complain. I would have pulled all his stuff out if it wasn't a 1,000 mile drive one way.
Oh yeah, get all the evidence you can snag and send it to the BBB! O___o I had some movers pad their bill by three hours when they at my place for only two and a half and they still didn't get all my stuff moved to the new place (this was two years ago)- I refused to pay it. Yeah, I'm gonna pay for three extra hours they weren't actually there? Fuggedaboutit.
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