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Hadoken: thank you ;} oddly enough, she looks like the wife of a coworker of mine too... O_o

Lunatique: thanks. :} it's good to be back.

xhead: yeah, I'm really thinking about it. :} thanks!

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beautiful work! I love the dragon. especially with the blur of the background. my one comment is that the lighting makes him look a little flat, especially around the nose area. otherwise, bravo for t ...

beautiful job either way, Jez! actually, I do prefer the second, but I think you might have lost a little too much focus of the first with the new blurs. granted, the hair looks tons better, especiall ...

xhead: thank you! ;} actually, I was thinking of making this theater/movie poster style thing into a series. different subjects, different theme, same style as a collection. Might make them into poste ...

The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated. Not that I ever have any time anymore, but I thought those who long ago might remember me would like to see what I've been up to. ;}

This is Gei ...

You never cease to amaze me, Cap'n ;} Marvelous work! Some day I need to track you down so you can teach me that magnificent lighting!

Did you have photo ref for that plane or did you set up the stru ...

I love the first one!! I love it I love it I love it! ;} Marvelous feel. Love that it's very classic and gritty real with a fantasy tinge to it. ;} Makes me inspired for that children's book I had in ...

Sumaleth and Ian Jones: I do understand what you are saying and I would welcome any visual tweaking of the piece to help understand further, but I'm not entirely sure the trouble bothers me for one re ...

Thank you!! ;} I'm glad you love it so. I put more work into it than I usually do, so it's nice to know after all that effort it came out well. Here are two closeups:

http://www.merekatcreations.com ...

The Astronomer.

http://www.merekatcreations.com/mere_images/port/astronomer.jpg

Photoshop 6.0, 18" x 12.75" at 300 resolution (5400 x 3825 pixels). Novel cover design for imaginary book. Haven' ...

Chris: thank you so much for the ideas! I hadn't thought about stores, really. I am making plans for the convention front, however. My big thrust with the question was strictly online sales. I was hop ...

I was thinking of starting to sell some of my work and though I have the printing house side taken care of, I only know a couple places to sell my wares. Sure, there's Ebay and Epilogue, but does anyo ...

Phil, I think that was using Painter. I seem to remember a function allowing animated saving of steps. I think you can even save your tool pallets in the process too.

Personally I loved the animation ...

Everyone: THANK you so much for the warm reception! ;}

Oh yes, I agree with everything said here! (Except for the leg line. ;} sorry)

Again, the fog was just to put in something other than a black ...

Oh thank you. :}

Remember guys, this is a QUICK painting for me. Only took about 15 hours total from start to finish. I put in the fog because I needed a very quick background ...this is for a tutori ...

Myles, I do like your piece but as everyone pointed out, it does need some work. Perhaps some stronger lighting might be in order? I see a very strong light source from the portal, but the room and e ...

...especially when you have to whip one up for a tutorial. ;}

I have been asked to be a featured gallery artist in a book that will be published first in the US and Canada, then in the UK as I unders ...

Hello everyone. ;} I don't normally post in the discussion boards, but I wasn't sure a tutorial would be appropriate in the other forums.

For a friend in another forum, I made up this 30-step Illust ...

Lunatique, actually, no, I don't think I am confusing them, but I do like to combine elements of them. ;} See, I aim for realism, this is true. But one of the key things that gets me closer to that le ...

Wow. Such a thorough debate, I'm not sure my 2c could add anything not touched upon already, but I'll give a shot at explaining my own personal view.

I love people who can paint photorealistically. I ...

Thank you! Thank you very much! Such a warm response for my cold-hearted lich. ;}

To answer a few questions:

metal petal: you may be correct on that. I suppose it should be more rounded, but I was t ...

Sorry for the delay in poking my head here in Sijun, but I had to make sure everything was finalized on this work as it is a commission piece. ;}

http://www.merekatcreations.com/mere_images/port/a ...

Darn you for putting such beautiful technique and envious lighting on a critter so grotesque I hate and love looking at him.

Um,... good job? Seriously, any tips for that beautiful lighting? ;} For ...

Beautiful, Loki!! I love it.

Okay. I have a question. I don't know if you saw my "Flikk the Egg Thief" post a few days ago, but I spent a god-awful amount of time on the foliage and barks and such. ...

OOOH! Very nice! ;}

I love them both, but you did ask for some suggestions, so:

The adorable asian: I love her expression, but I think her hair is flattening her out a bit. The value tones of the ha ...

;} Thank you again for the kind responses.

Radiator: Um, actually, I only have a few pieces in Illustrator. I'm darn proficient with it, but I prefer Photoshop to anything else. Thanks for thinking I ...

Whisper, THANK you for such a thorough reply. Sometimes I get so caught up in the details that I have a terrible time trying to be objective about my own work.

The concepts you mentioned, indeed I d ...

Oh, Jez thank you!! That's perfect! Whoohoo! New desktop! Yay! ;}

Jez, I think that is one of the most graceful, artistic and strikingly beautiful portraits I have ever seen. I must learn how you make your skin tones and details so soft! This pic is phenomenal and I ...

Wow! Thank you! Everyone is being so welcoming to my poor Egg Thief, this is marvelous! Thank yous to all for your kind comments and compliments. You warm a meerkat's heart. ;}

Oh, one thing: jome: ...