Share your talents! (We all deserve a little bit of publicity)

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Re: Share your talents! (We all deserve a little bit of publicity)

by WyattS14 » Fri Aug 30, 2019 9:14 pm

Well, damn. How about picking up writing too?

Re: Share your talents! (We all deserve a little bit of publicity)

by MajorMitchell » Fri Aug 30, 2019 10:40 am

Hoorah for our Artists. I had never tried to draw or paint artistically until recently. I have done quite a lot of technical drawings previously. Recently my local Council organised a day event for novice & amatuer artists under the supervision of a proper Artist. I saw the advertisement in the local newspaper and my attention was drawn (ho ho) to the free lunch at a upmarket Cafe offered to participants. So I got a collection of coloured pencils with very soft leads and sketch book and went along to get a free lunch because the local Council was paying, and I'm paying them exorbitant rates every year.
I did one Drawing of a sculpture by a Japanese sculptor in the morning (2.5 hrs), then had a beautiful free lunch, then in the afternoon went to a different sculpture, Horizon Figure by Greg Johns and spent 3 hrs doing a Drawing of that. (Bloody difficult feet, so I cheated, no, used artistic license and put a rock in front of one foot/base)
My Drawing of that sculpture is on display in a proper Art exhibition in a proper Art gallery & although marked Not for Sale, I have knocked back an offer of $Aus 70- for my drawing. (& the eager soul was sober, LoL)
The encouraging comments from other artists have persuaded me to have a crack at this Art caper. I'm going to stick with the coloured pencils and steer clear of paints, water & oil based.
Artists are expected to lead hedonistic lives and that as well as free lunches has definite appeal. Why waste my time and energy on a game that features dishonesty and betrayal ? I found the Drawing caper immensely calming & anything that has a calming effect on me is to be greatly desired.
Additionally, this Drawing caper gives me the opportunity to achieve artistic superiority over my Lovely Fire Breathing MemSahib Her Serene Imperiousness Indoors lying on a sofa eating cakes.
So I will have a go in a two pronged strategy.. more Drawings of the Horizon Figure sculpture (which I have started) and offer those for sale.

The other "prong" of my cunning strategy... I've started doing "Life Drawings" of Princess Estelle, she does enjoy lolling about nude with a tastefully draped translucent cloth & wearing Tiffany trinkets & being the centre of my attention. Princess Estelle is also pleased to be my Muse. (After I had explained the meaning of the word) These drawings will not be displayed publicly or offered for sale.
Please, NO suggestions that I attempt any "Life Drawings" of my Adorable Beautiful Fire Breathing MemSahib. I'm Daffy, but not suicidal.

For philosophical artistic inspiration I can always look to that classic Art film, The Rebel featuring Tony Hancock.

Re: Share your talents! (We all deserve a little bit of publicity)

by Vaporwave » Tue Aug 27, 2019 4:47 pm

This puts me to shame. I thought I was a great illustrator, esp manga-drawing style, but you're above my level, being great with full body proportions.

I usually only draw/paint/illustrate portraits and only women, never men

This is cool stuff
e.m.c^42 wrote:
Tue Aug 27, 2019 4:01 am
https://imgur.com/a/U8VFhgo

Re: Share your talents! (We all deserve a little bit of publicity)

by WyattS14 » Tue Aug 27, 2019 5:35 am

That’s the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen.
Also you could totally pull off drawing/illustrating professional. Even if it’s a side hustle.

Re: Share your talents! (We all deserve a little bit of publicity)

by jmo1121109 » Tue Aug 27, 2019 4:36 am

e.m.c^42 wrote:
Tue Aug 27, 2019 4:04 am
e.m.c^42 wrote:
Mon Aug 12, 2019 1:24 pm
WyattS14 wrote:
Sun Aug 11, 2019 5:54 pm
I mean. If people are paying you for drawing. Then it must be a talent. You should share something forum appropriate
Will sketch something up that's not already posted later, don't want anyone reverse image searching to my other handle lol.
e.m.c^42 wrote:
Tue Aug 27, 2019 4:01 am
https://imgur.com/a/U8VFhgo
nowhere near my best work at all, but good enough lmao
Well that's obviously going right into the banner.

Re: Share your talents! (We all deserve a little bit of publicity)

by e.m.c^42 » Tue Aug 27, 2019 4:04 am

e.m.c^42 wrote:
Mon Aug 12, 2019 1:24 pm
WyattS14 wrote:
Sun Aug 11, 2019 5:54 pm
I mean. If people are paying you for drawing. Then it must be a talent. You should share something forum appropriate
Will sketch something up that's not already posted later, don't want anyone reverse image searching to my other handle lol.
e.m.c^42 wrote:
Tue Aug 27, 2019 4:01 am
https://imgur.com/a/U8VFhgo
nowhere near my best work at all, but good enough lmao

Re: Share your talents! (We all deserve a little bit of publicity)

by Vaporwave » Tue Aug 13, 2019 10:09 am

Nephthys wrote:
Sun Aug 11, 2019 10:50 pm
e.m.c^42 wrote:
Sun Aug 11, 2019 2:54 pm
Not quite a talent, but I'm one of those people others occasionally pay to draw anime waifus :P
I wondered where your love of tentacles came from...
How in the world is this possible? I would have never guessed

Also, it's not tentacles, it's tentacool ;)

Re: Share your talents! (We all deserve a little bit of publicity)

by LeonWalras » Mon Aug 12, 2019 9:42 pm

Matticus13 wrote:
Thu Aug 08, 2019 6:13 am
Encyclopedic knowledge of the most useless facts on planet Earth.

Sloths poo only once a week...
The over half of all sloth deaths occur when they need to poo. They used to be some of the best builds in the game before the devs nerfed them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gn6sQt_wwBQ

Re: Share your talents! (We all deserve a little bit of publicity)

by e.m.c^42 » Mon Aug 12, 2019 1:24 pm

WyattS14 wrote:
Sun Aug 11, 2019 5:54 pm
I mean. If people are paying you for drawing. Then it must be a talent. You should share something forum appropriate
Will sketch something up that's not already posted later, don't want anyone reverse image searching to my other handle lol.

Re: Share your talents! (We all deserve a little bit of publicity)

by TrPrado » Mon Aug 12, 2019 5:31 am

jmo1121109 wrote:
Mon Aug 12, 2019 4:07 am
I'm a talented enough dev to run a website. You all should check it out!
Wait really? You should link it.

Re: Share your talents! (We all deserve a little bit of publicity)

by jmo1121109 » Mon Aug 12, 2019 4:07 am

I'm a talented enough dev to run a website. You all should check it out!

Re: Share your talents! (We all deserve a little bit of publicity)

by WyattS14 » Mon Aug 12, 2019 3:31 am

I agree. I’m working on a game soundtrack with my friend who’s a graphic designer

Re: Share your talents! (We all deserve a little bit of publicity)

by bo_sox48 » Mon Aug 12, 2019 2:00 am

Graphic design is a fairly sought after skill.

Re: Share your talents! (We all deserve a little bit of publicity)

by Nephthys » Sun Aug 11, 2019 10:50 pm

e.m.c^42 wrote:
Sun Aug 11, 2019 2:54 pm
Not quite a talent, but I'm one of those people others occasionally pay to draw anime waifus :P
I wondered where your love of tentacles came from...

Re: Share your talents! (We all deserve a little bit of publicity)

by WyattS14 » Sun Aug 11, 2019 5:54 pm

I mean. If people are paying you for drawing. Then it must be a talent. You should share something forum appropriate

Re: Share your talents! (We all deserve a little bit of publicity)

by e.m.c^42 » Sun Aug 11, 2019 2:54 pm

Not quite a talent, but I'm one of those people others occasionally pay to draw anime waifus :P

Re: Share your talents! (We all deserve a little bit of publicity)

by PRINCE WILLIAM » Fri Aug 09, 2019 8:05 am

As you said, to have something that excites you and you are willing to devote time and effort to it: is what makes us human. Many people have lost this aspect of life, they are great at their work but beyond that, there is nothing that interests them or that they want to do.

Re: Share your talents! (We all deserve a little bit of publicity)

by WyattS14 » Fri Aug 09, 2019 7:15 am

What bothers me about that popular mentality is that everybody has a talent somewhere. I knew a kid in highschool that barely passed, couldn’t hold a job at fast food or retail, was just all around bad with people. But right out of graduation he got a job as a voice actor and he’s doing very well with it, and doing something he loves.

It’s not so much talent that matters, but more so passion. Everyone should have something

Re: Share your talents! (We all deserve a little bit of publicity)

by MilesFM » Fri Aug 09, 2019 5:54 am

Who needs talents when you have high charisa and you can convince everybody that you have talents when you infact don't!

Re: Share your talents! (We all deserve a little bit of publicity)a

by WyattS14 » Thu Aug 08, 2019 9:59 pm

Sorry I haven’t responded. I half expected this thread wouldn’t be active, but to my excitement, it has been very active!
I started this thread as a way for people in the game to share a little bit of their life that they’re proud of, and I thought it’d be a good way to throw myself back into the forums. (It’s been a while, but I started a pretty big poetry thread a little more than a year ago)
I think it’s very important for people to have aspects of their life separate from work and the “daily grind” in order to stay human.

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