Wow. It looks great. I love the weathered hieroglyph effect. :3

I do too. I didn't even tell her anything save for the basics.

Don't you just love it when a commission comes out a lot better than expected? :D

Oh my Gods, yes! I look forward to getting more work from her in the future. It's wonderful to get an unexpected bit of love from a friend.

Indeed it is! I've been getting a lot of random gift art for some reason too. - XD

Dunno. But congrats on that. I see more giftart in my future as well. <3

Yay!

The way she mixed the gold paint for this was really cool to get to see that color be created from the others.

I missed that part, but... I absolutely adore how the paint came out on the papyrus. I'm so glad she was there, had the stuff... and took a liking to me.

So thankful for my good friends.

Yeah I wanted to get one made for myself, but my four badges I think I made it out alright.

Yeah... I really wanted one of those tail badges from Crys, but... I LOVE the one she made for me a few days ago.

~Huggles and clings~ Is there a way to get a higher res scan?

It was just jaquard pearl pigments mixed with a glazing medium. x.x',, No big deal.

But it looked so cool!

(Gold easily impresses me, you know, its the color of wealth. :P)

Eh, gold has it's place, I prefer silver-ry colors personally. http://www.jacquardproducts.com/pro.....lex/colors.php I want their mink, I've seen it in person and it's just an amazing color, and I'd LOVE to work with it. I love using them on the ostrich and emu eggs. X3

That is an interesting color, and I will have to get one of those eggs for a display, but yeah, gold is obvious for me, I have to collect and hoard treasure ya' know. :P

Lol dragon. :P

*nuzzles your neck* I'll have to check with Merageshu... it's her scanner. Any place you want it sent if I can get one?

silverkarja[at]yahoo.com will work. o.o,,

I asked and that version you see right there is the best we can do.

You are more than welcome to come back down and bring your own scanner to get a better version, however!

I'll hopefully get a scanner as soon as I can afford to. X3 And when that happens, we should be able to afford to toddle down there too!

SWEET!!! We'd all love to see you again as soon as you can get a chance to come back. *hug and nips gently*

~Huggles back and rumbles happily~ ^-^

*giggles* Yay! Luff da camel.

Hmm, I should try using actual Papyrus sometimes.

I have *no* idea where to get the stuff on large blank sheets. All I've ever seen are premade pieces of art.

But if you ask Karja, I'm sure she'll be able to help you out.

Dickblick.com has papyrus in different shades, and the best pricing, though you have to buy several sheets, and certain colors only come in certain sizes, so it can get pricey....at least the last time I checked.

Pfft, I'd make my own. It's probably not that hard anyway. It'd be more "artistic" if I made my own. Plus if I was to sell it, I could charge more than buying the actual "product" because not only is it "my art", but the papyrus I made would be also "my" creation. So, it's cool.

http://www.ehow.com/how_4466165_make-papyrus.html You'd still have to buy the papyrus plants, and it's not easy getting your hands on the big ones. I can't imagine it would save money buying dwarf papyrus just to do this, unless if you have a pond/aquarium set up to grow it yourself....and that can get pricey.

Not to mention...that kinda came off a bit catty to someone like me who doesn't have the funds to do this process myself.

Pfft. I'll make it another way I'm sure I can find, without a plant. Heck. I'm sure there're other ways.

~Blinks~ Papyrus is papyrus because it's made from the papyrus plant, it's also the most sturdy 'paper' you'll ever find. You're better off just buying it from blick: http://www.dickblick.com/products/e.....papyrus-paper/ Their prices are some of the best you'll find, though any paper 6.99 or less, you have to buy 10 or more sheets.....You can buy a single 16x24 for less than $8. Between blick and ASWexpress, you'll find some of the best prices on any art supplies.

But you do seem determined to do things your way instead of listening to me, so meh.

Na, I read your advice, no worries. I just like to try things the hard way first or seeing if there are 'other' methods for trying things. But thanks for the link. I'll see what I can do from there.

Looks like it is drawn on cloth which is awesome.

Cloth is close; but it's actually a fiber material.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papyrus

It was the very first paper ever used.

I know what papyrus is ;p

But cool, so that's what it was done on? Very nice.

Yeah, she actually had a chunk of papyrus and drew and painted the badge for me on that. I felt so honored. And it felt so RIGHT.

I need to get more artwork done on papyrus.

Seriously, it not only goes with your motif it makes the art look perfect for it. It actually seems older and "found" if you know what I mean.

*nods* It had a very old feel to it that I adore. I'm so happy I got this piece! I really couldn't have thought of anything better myself.

Yeah, I agree. I'm surprised that she had some of that to draw on for you in the first place.