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Topic: Zorn vs. Sargent |
MadSamoan
Replies: 22
Views: 11587
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2005 7:17 pm Subject: Zorn vs. Sargent |
I've done extensive amounts of reading on Sargent and he was actually notorious for being self deprecating, not arrogant at all. In fact when there was a rumor that Whisler had nicknamed Sargent's 'C ... |
Topic: Composition is a natural talent? |
MadSamoan
Replies: 23
Views: 7027
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 9:54 pm Subject: Composition is a natural talent? |
I don't believe composition is a natural talent, but I do believe that people can be more prone to the psychological factors involved that make a composition successful due to their environment and li ... |
Topic: an open letter to the jerk who broke into my car last night |
MadSamoan
Replies: 17
Views: 5218
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Forum: Random Musings Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2004 12:57 am Subject: an open letter to the jerk who broke into my car last night |
Sorry to hear about that. I know how you feel.
Last February, I walk out to my car to go to work and for some reason, my car seems low to the ground. Odd. Then I realize, that's because IT HAS NO W ... |
Topic: Copyright infringement question? |
MadSamoan
Replies: 17
Views: 6085
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 11:23 am Subject: Copyright infringement question? |
Look up court cases involving Gary Saderup to get a good idea of what you're in for if you sell unlicensed prints of copyrighted images or celebrities. |
Topic: Best tool for learning how to draw? |
MadSamoan
Replies: 10
Views: 3533
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2003 11:09 am Subject: Best tool for learning how to draw? |
My advice is to use whatever medium that encourages you to put in mileage. If you find the medium difficult to manage, odds are you will avoid or dread using it and hence, not put in mileage. If you a ... |
Topic: Copyright question |
MadSamoan
Replies: 14
Views: 6821
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2003 12:36 pm Subject: Copyright question |
Using someone else's photo without permission in for-profit work is a no-no. People get away with it alot if they've somehow managed to modify it enough to the point that people don't recognize it. I ... |
Topic: Art theft |
MadSamoan
Replies: 48
Views: 29481
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2003 7:30 pm Subject: Art theft |
Fair use is for educational and govenment purposes and these avatars wouldn't qualify under 'fair use'. Also, cropping doesn't suddenly make it available for use either. This issue is beaten to death ... |
Topic: How do you know when to switch colours in a painting? |
MadSamoan
Replies: 22
Views: 12114
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2003 10:07 am Subject: How do you know when to switch colours in a painting? |
I would say in the case of that particular piece, it's a metal surface and it's reflecting colors from the environment around it. Look at the sword colors and look at the deck, the sails, etc. It's mo ... |
Topic: Some info on books...and some help |
MadSamoan
Replies: 4
Views: 1823
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2003 12:43 pm Subject: Some info on books...and some help |
http://www.marshallart.com/anatomytexts.html |
Topic: Come try VideoGameArtist.com |
MadSamoan
Replies: 2
Views: 1601
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2003 3:44 pm Subject: Come try VideoGameArtist.com |
If you're paying through the nose for a host, you should look into Pinwire.com. (Mullin's host) |
Topic: Coloring Joe Mad artwork - Dante pinup - UPDATED! |
MadSamoan
Replies: 10
Views: 4124
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Forum: Work in Progress Posted: Mon May 12, 2003 3:24 pm Subject: Coloring Joe Mad artwork - Dante pinup - UPDATED! |
Mad gave it a go with Trilunar, but they couldn't get a deal that they were confortable with (I interpret this to mean it was skewed too much in favor of the potential publishers). He's contracting wi ... |
Topic: Need help tracking down an old 3DSMax3 mappath editor plugin |
MadSamoan
Replies: 0
Views: 828
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Fri May 09, 2003 3:27 pm Subject: Need help tracking down an old 3DSMax3 mappath editor plugin |
I'm trying to get hold of the old mappath.dlu plugin for 3DStudio Max versions 2 or 3. If anyone can help, let me know. I'd appreciate it. You can e-mail me at [email protected]. (remove t ... |
Topic: Help! I don't know why my sketches look like this. :( |
MadSamoan
Replies: 14
Views: 4893
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Thu May 08, 2003 5:48 pm Subject: Help! I don't know why my sketches look like this. :( |
Try using the abstract rhythm guides that Ron Lemen (Fred Flickstone) uses for instructing. |
Topic: traditional media: what fixative can I use beneath acrylics? |
MadSamoan
Replies: 8
Views: 3999
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Mon May 05, 2003 12:18 am Subject: traditional media: what fixative can I use beneath acrylics? |
I'm not sure why you would need to use fixative either. If you were using oils, I could understand because the solvent might wreak havoc on the drawing, but with acrylics you should be fine. If you're ... |
Topic: Looking for Fantasy RPG Artist |
MadSamoan
Replies: 11
Views: 4470
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2003 10:17 pm Subject: Looking for Fantasy RPG Artist |
you forgot to mention the Conan soundtrack.... |
Topic: How does one get the attention of Vertigo Comics? |
MadSamoan
Replies: 7
Views: 2791
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2003 2:52 am Subject: How does one get the attention of Vertigo Comics? |
Socar,
You need to jot down the names of editors that are on the types of comics that you think your story would fit in and submit samples to them specifically. You would also need to hound them ... |
Topic: Background/Enviro Artist needed for epic fantasy project. |
MadSamoan
Replies: 2
Views: 2804
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2003 10:30 pm Subject: Background/Enviro Artist needed for epic fantasy project. |
What medium? |
Topic: Career help |
MadSamoan
Replies: 2
Views: 1163
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2003 5:05 pm Subject: Career help |
You need to have about ten pages of sequential art to show to editors that publish material that your work would be suited for. You can meet them at conventions and get critiques from them or from pro ... |
Topic: Question on comic art techniques... |
MadSamoan
Replies: 8
Views: 3265
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2003 10:57 am Subject: Question on comic art techniques... |
Do yourself a favor and pick up books by John Vanderpoel, George Bridgeman, and Andrew Loomis. For inking, use Kolinsky Sable watercolor brushes. The bigger the size, the better. The bigger size brush ... |
Topic: www.goodbrush.com - where's Craig??? |
MadSamoan
Replies: 53
Views: 16921
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2003 3:38 pm Subject: www.goodbrush.com - where's Craig??? |
Two of the four nameservers that Craig refers to for his site are down and he simply needs to change them. He probably isn't even aware of it. |
Topic: FENG RIP OFF!!...ART THIEF!! did he steal your work too?? |
MadSamoan
Replies: 24
Views: 8755
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2003 11:26 am Subject: FENG RIP OFF!!...ART THIEF!! did he steal your work too?? |
That's one dog of a website. WOOF! |
Topic: Painting Schools???? |
MadSamoan
Replies: 5
Views: 3265
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2003 12:50 pm Subject: Painting Schools???? |
Pick up a copy of American Artist magazine and look at the schools advertised. That's a good place to start. |
Topic: Internships with gaming companies? |
MadSamoan
Replies: 3
Views: 1492
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2003 2:05 pm Subject: Internships with gaming companies? |
Internships are worth pursuing and most game developers I've worked at use interns and they do pan out on occasion. Usually when we take on an art intern, it's because their draftsmanship shows promis ... |
Topic: Serious question for Current/Past Art Students etc...... |
MadSamoan
Replies: 9
Views: 4039
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2003 4:57 pm Subject: Serious question for Current/Past Art Students etc...... |
If what you're after is good draftsmanship, I would suggest that you track down a teaching artist that has the draftsmanship or painting skills you seek, and not just leave it to chance that maybe you ... |
Topic: "Alla Prima", by Richard Schmid |
MadSamoan
Replies: 12
Views: 5057
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2003 11:17 am Subject: "Alla Prima", by Richard Schmid |
Yes, 'Alla Prima' is an excellent book. One of the very best, hands down. The cheapest you'll find it is directly from the publisher, Stove Prairie Press for about $100 after shipping and handling. (I ... |
Topic: Wacom Cintiq |
MadSamoan
Replies: 11
Views: 3307
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Forum: Digital Art Discussion Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2003 6:35 pm Subject: Wacom Cintiq |
I use one (well, a PL400, which is before they branded it the 'Cintiq'). They're a neat toy, but that's about it. Definitely not worth the money even after the price reductions they've gone through ov ... |
Topic: back from the dead with a digital painting from life |
MadSamoan
Replies: 27
Views: 11108
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Forum: Gallery/Finished Work Posted: Sun Feb 02, 2003 9:24 pm Subject: back from the dead with a digital painting from life |
[email protected] |
Topic: back from the dead with a digital painting from life |
MadSamoan
Replies: 27
Views: 11108
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Forum: Gallery/Finished Work Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2003 7:11 pm Subject: back from the dead with a digital painting from life |
Ron: You should look into having Tom's Pixeltwisters site host you. He's hosting Spooge and alot of other guys and can handle the bandwidth no prob. I'm sure he'd cute you a very sweet deal as well. |
Topic: back from the dead with a digital painting from life |
MadSamoan
Replies: 27
Views: 11108
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Forum: Gallery/Finished Work Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2003 5:41 pm Subject: back from the dead with a digital painting from life |
burnout: Yea, that was me. |
Topic: back from the dead with a digital painting from life |
MadSamoan
Replies: 27
Views: 11108
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Forum: Gallery/Finished Work Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2003 11:20 am Subject: back from the dead with a digital painting from life |
Ron: I'm keeping busy. We shipped X-Men 3 last fall and we've got 3 pretty cool projects in production right now. Meanwhile I've been training with Ryan and Andrew at CAI. Jeremy just had his one man ... |
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