TheHowler Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Beautiful work as always, I love the texture on the shape in Dark Fleur! Quote My Brick Wall Tutorial....|....My Gallery....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaManDan21 Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Amazing stuff barbie! I'm curious, how do you think of all this? Sometimes I won't make anything for a while just cause I can't think of a theme/ layout. Quote Sig Battle Wins: 5My Gallery | Smoke>Flames Tutorial~96% of teens won't stand up for God. Put this in your sig if you're one of the 4% who will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbieq25 Posted September 22, 2011 Author Share Posted September 22, 2011 Thanks TH & NMD21. The texture is partly Chad's concrete tute (search will find it for you I am sure) & overlaid with some gold stuff. Honestly, I don't remember how the gold came about exactly but I can reuse it because I keep a file of the textures I like. The ideas come from everywhere. I look at a lot of others' galleries & then try these out with my own slant, often combining ideas. Sometimes I do tutes & I get so side tracked that I end up abandoning the tute & following a new line of thought. Thanks for stopping by & leaving a comment. Quote Knowledge is no burden to carry. April Jones, 2012 Gallery My DA Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HELEN Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 Just awesome what you've done with both your works! Quote Don't spit into the well, you might drink from it later. -----Yiddish ProverbGlossy Galaxy Ball---How to Make FoliageMy Gallery PDN Fans--My DA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ilke Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 Really love Dark Fleur, the texture's uhmaaazing, though I think too much of the shape is shadowed. Don't get me wrong, Future View of the Past is quite good too, though well, not as much as the former Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dug Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Just a quick catch up.Excellent as usual,another two crackers. Quote MY GALLERYD.A.TheRawAtom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minners71 Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Yet again outstanding work, really like the celtic cats one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountnman Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 (edited) i realy should visit youre gallery more often.. dark fluer tok me a bit by surprise.. im used to seeing nice shiney gold piping in your work..but i love that grundgy, half rusted look Edited October 10, 2011 by mountnman Quote SARCASM- Just one of the many services I offer free to the public. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aislin Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 I like your lotus, the colors really match... and it really 'pops' out because of that black background Quote Websites Flickr Gallery Second Life Arts Ais Digi Paintings Tutorials Digital hand painting Digital portrait paitning Second Life Picture editing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbieq25 Posted October 19, 2011 Author Share Posted October 19, 2011 Thanks everyone for the positive comments. Chad's concrete tute is so versatile as we find out all the time. I miss him here. MountNMan - maybe I should have kept that one for the rusty WOTW? In any case I have been really busy with work & other things but should get back here a bit more often. Dark Fleur kinda caught me off guard a bit too but I am pleased with the outcome. Working on some new things... Quote Knowledge is no burden to carry. April Jones, 2012 Gallery My DA Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbieq25 Posted October 27, 2011 Author Share Posted October 27, 2011 New works are up on page 1 or you can looky here: Email Hell, referring to the persistence of my defunct email address Love's Wings Paradise Dawn Quote Knowledge is no burden to carry. April Jones, 2012 Gallery My DA Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbieq25 Posted October 27, 2011 Author Share Posted October 27, 2011 We all know that computers are sometimes too intuitive for their own good. Work decided to give me a corporate email address but my previous private address cannot be deleted from their system & of course everyone just goes with the auto-suggest. I then have to email their email to myself. I've sent out about 100 reminders on which address to use. The IT guru suggested that he give them all a slapping & clean their glasses so they can use the right one. I love the guy but sadly he got a better offer & now I have to mould a new IT guy. I am so pleased you could see the look I wanted for the cat. Just how I felt. Bird of paradise flowers/plants come in so many different sizes & colours. I have some planted that get to be about 20 ft tall with more blues than oranges. Thanks so much Welshy for the great comments. Big hug to you! Quote Knowledge is no burden to carry. April Jones, 2012 Gallery My DA Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HELEN Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 I love how the cat is shaped like that. Really neat. And the other two images are just as wondrous. Quote Don't spit into the well, you might drink from it later. -----Yiddish ProverbGlossy Galaxy Ball---How to Make FoliageMy Gallery PDN Fans--My DA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dug Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Cool cat,the face and pose say it all,love the combination of colours.In Loves Wings and Paradise Dawn I like how you have positioned your subjects, they command the space and make them so pleasant to look at. Quote MY GALLERYD.A.TheRawAtom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbieq25 Posted November 22, 2011 Author Share Posted November 22, 2011 Thanks Helen & Dug. Your comments are much appreciated. It lets me know I am on the right track. Quote Knowledge is no burden to carry. April Jones, 2012 Gallery My DA Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aislin Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 hi bbq, just went through all your artworks again, which i really like (even though I don't say much in the topics and all, I do love to watch all the artworks on the forum) the one I like the best is Hope, from your older works, it actually gives me a hope-feeling when I look at it. You use such nice colors always, your artwork always gives a light. you're a great artist 1 Quote Websites Flickr Gallery Second Life Arts Ais Digi Paintings Tutorials Digital hand painting Digital portrait paitning Second Life Picture editing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbieq25 Posted November 22, 2011 Author Share Posted November 22, 2011 Aislin, I am pleased that Hope makes you feel that way. That is what I was trying so hard to achieve. With most of my pieces there is an emotion that I was trying to convey. Many people see things that I don't & each person brings their own emotion to an artwork. Your comments mean a great deal to me because you are a great artist too & what you see is what I try to achieve. You have let me know that I hit the mark. Thanks Aislin & a big hug to you. Quote Knowledge is no burden to carry. April Jones, 2012 Gallery My DA Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim100361 Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 The Red Scarab is such a cool piece. It looked so realistic that I could just about reach out and pick it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbieq25 Posted November 23, 2011 Author Share Posted November 23, 2011 Thank you. Good to hear that I have achieved that level of realism. Nice to have you drop by too. Quote Knowledge is no burden to carry. April Jones, 2012 Gallery My DA Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitenurse79 Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 Lotus is my favorite. Nice work here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ilke Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Gotta love your work on the shapes. Paradise Dawn just became my new favourite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbieq25 Posted November 29, 2011 Author Share Posted November 29, 2011 Nitenurse & llke - many thanks for your kind owrds of encouragement. It is hard to believe that I have not posted an image in a month. Here are 3 new ones - well 2 are new & one is a rework of a couple of older ones. AD Gothic Blue Christmas 3 Summer Fish Quote Knowledge is no burden to carry. April Jones, 2012 Gallery My DA Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HELEN Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 Gothic Dreams is lovely. I like how the jewel is horizontally-placed like that. The background. Oh my gosh. It's a beauty. I like the soft, glowy parts to it. The Christmas image is so cute! I like the simple style to it and the tree being red is a little different than the traditional green color. Summer Fish is awesome. The outlined parts of it is just amazing--your style somewhat reminds me of stained-glass work. Quote Don't spit into the well, you might drink from it later. -----Yiddish ProverbGlossy Galaxy Ball---How to Make FoliageMy Gallery PDN Fans--My DA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbieq25 Posted November 30, 2011 Author Share Posted November 30, 2011 Thanks for the kind words Welshy. Here are a couple more versions. Not sure which one I like best. version 2 version 3 version 4 Something that I did different was to put a 1 pixel line of black around the yellow part of the Summer Fish image just to stop it from like "floating away". Not sure if I should have blurred it a bit more or if it indeed works. Looks ok to me but others may have a different idea. Helen's portfolio reminded me of the wonderful strong colours & shine that can be achieved. So thanks Helen I have always loved the slightly stained glass look with the gold fretwork. The gold part on the AD Gothic Blue is from a file that Welshy sent me years ago (yep, it really has been that long!) Thanks Helen & Welshy! Quote Knowledge is no burden to carry. April Jones, 2012 Gallery My DA Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim100361 Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 (edited) I like Version 2 of these recent 3 pieces simply because it shows a bit more depth from the overlapping decorative edgings and their shadows on the piece. Edited November 30, 2011 by jim100361 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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