Hello!

Looking to see if there are people out there who wish to take advantage of some of the promotions going out there for World of Warcraft.   Two types I'm looking to send invitations out for:

Scroll of Resurrection
FAQ: [link]


Recruit a Friend
FAQ: [link]


If you are interested in this and would like to link up, do let me know.
Am interested in linking up to obtain one of the mounts and thought be best to ask here.


Thanks!
-M

Hey there.   Looking to add to my growing collection of tutorials and helpful hints.

I'm looking for:

Clay tutorials
(sculpting miniatures, figurines, beads, whatever)

Sewing tutorials
(sewing related be it quilts, sculpture, keychains, etc)

Penciling tutorials
(how to clean lines easy from scanning, how to pencil comic style, etc)

Inking tutorials
(how to ink traditionally, digitally, and especially comic style)

Digital coloring tutorials
(ideally after comic style - hard brush coloring opposed to soft, etc. Anything useful)

Tutorial on backgrounds/buildings
(tutorials on perspective, buildings, compositions, etc.)

Brushes
(any interesting brushes used for photoshop)


Please feel free to review collections already created, and feel free to help add to the collection.   Hope it is helpful to everyone as well.

Clay-Related Tutorial Collection
[link]

Sewing-Related Tutorial Collection
[link]

Drawing/Generic Tutorial Collection
[link]

Photoshop Brush Collection
[link]


Thanks for any of those that help add!




PS:
If there are any tutorials you're looking for me to create, please feel free to ask below and I will see what can be done.

These are the people who help artists create beautiful submissions. Their hard work and efforts are art in their own right, and I know I'm grateful for their talents.

Just a quick blurb about where some of my textures come from. A lot of my textures come from ~redheadstock

All brushes I like, intend on using, or have used, are located in my Brush Folder found here:

[link]

Have fun and enjoy!

:butterflytwo:Great Commissioners:butterflytwo:


I'm going to tell you, that the only reason I've continued doing paperdolls and other commissions is not because people want them.  I've no problem -stopping- doing them.

The only thing keeping me going on them is the fact the people I've met and worked with throughout this commissioning project have been not just wonderful, but phenominal!  I don't often make public posts praising commissioners, but I'm going post this list, and transfer it to also the artist aware boards.

I'm truly grateful for the patience, humor, playfulness, kindness, generosity, and comradely of the people I've worked with. I consider myself extremely fortunate, especially with the horror stories from other artists/friends I hear.  ANY artist would be highly fortunate to have any one of the people on my list as a commissioner!   

Thank you for making the commissioning process wonderful!


GREAT commissioners:</u>  

Taelianessa of DA

Blaez of LJ

Wolfwind of DA

Zyrena-K of DA

Fantasyforever of DA

Matt DaQuanno

Jenna DaQuanno / Katanawolf / Kanashimi

Yami-Neko-Tsuki of DA

EenyuWolf of DA

Bigbluefox of DA

Seribaba of DA

SteelHelix of LJ

safaiak of DA

Ebeho of DA

Hurtful-Wolf of DA

Aadra of DA/LJ

ZepherFox of DA

Lupine_Fox of LJ

Phxpd-yote of DA/LJ

Silverfangwolfy of DA

Wailingwolf / Casidhe / Warren of DA/LJ

CatsDieToday of DA

duraluminwolf of DA

Velvet-curse of DA

Dwelian of DA/LJ

Whippetluv of DA/LJ



(these are people who have commissioned/traded with me in the 6th months or so. There are probably more, just made a quick list



I've X-posted this to my DA journal, my LJ, and Artist_beware)



Thank you guys for being such wonderful commissioners!  May other commissioners follow in your footsteps.  



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:butterflytwo:Brush Credit:butterflytwo:


Now. I do not want to be one of those types of people who takes people's photoshop brushes and neglects citing where I get them.  HOWEVER, I fear that in the future, since I'm now downloading so many, it would be near impossible to list all the brushes and sources per image I do.  I'm hoping that making a list here will not only give credit, but promote these talented brush-makers.

I, in the past, have not been able to use photoshop brushes outside the ones already supplied in the program. Why?  It is simple.  For the longest of times, I had only Photoshop Elements 2 to play with.  It is only through a recent ability, and by I was able to obtain Photoshop CS2.   

I'm now finding myself experimenting with backgrounds more, and I'd love resources. So I've looked through DA. I'm trying to all brushes I DL so those that view my work can go back and see where the brushes originated from.   My apologies to people if giving mass credit like this is not enough.  I just don't think I have the ability to even remember when or whose brush I'll be using in the future.  

Never the less, the list of talented brush makers


















www.brushes.obsidiandawn.com - Stephanie Shimerdla

I finally got it up and running thanks to Whip Lash of Planet Furry. He completely made it possible.. n' dude. THANK YOU

Anyway. Got up the gallery.  They're organized the best I could in alphabetical order.

If you've done me fanart and it is not up, please email me the url or image!

I've lost a lot of images over the years and would like to refind them!
(And I don't protest to new images!! )


Total Amount in Gallery: 767
Gallery: [link]



Yay C_c;

Got to get permission on one or two images..but basically as complete as I have it.


And THANK YOU for everyone who has done me an image. It truly means a lot to me to see my characters protrayed in other's art.   Much love ya'll!


-Mel

Random...


Colors are not just flashy pigments.. But instead hold vital meanings throughout history and the world.

[link]

I suggest everyone go and see that site. Really spectacular