http://search.deviantart.com/?q=by:Myiven&section=today deviantART RSS for by:Myiven en-us Copyright 2009, deviantART.com Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:07:34 PST deviantART.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://s.deviantart.com/minish/widgets/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png http://Myiven.deviantart.com/journal/26120611/ http://Myiven.deviantart.com/journal/26120611/ Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:58:45 PDT
I recently got Coraline from Netflix. I hadn't even heard of this movie until it came out on DVD. When I saw that it was a Neil Gaiman story and directed by Henry Selick, I had to get it. I was not disappointed. It is *charmingly* creepy. Dakota Fanning and Teri Hatcher delivered excellent voice talent. This is now my favorite movie this year. I plan to buy it.

I do think Daveigh Chase would have been a better choice for Coraline's voice though. Dakota Fanning did well, but I think she was chosen more to draw in the kids than for her voice acting talent.

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]]> *Myiven http://Myiven.deviantart.com/journal/18189714/ http://Myiven.deviantart.com/journal/18189714/ Mon, 05 May 2008 23:32:57 PDT BloodRoseAngel was kind enough to feature my work, I'll do the same for anyone who wants it done.

If you get featured, please do the same in your own journal so more people get more exposure.

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Feature #1: *BloodRoseAngel

Deviation 1:

I like this because it shows an artist willing to look back on older work and critique themself and their improvements.

Deviation 2:

Excellent folds for the hair and clothing. Good choice of colors.

Deviation 3:

This is just cute!

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Feature #2: ~KitsuneOfFire



Hmm, no download link for this one, can't link a thumbnail to: 100TC - Confusion by ~KitsuneOfFire



~KitsuneOfFire's art is just beginning, but that's some of the best times for people. My earliest stuff was horrid...er...worse... than it is now, but it made me start to love drawing. Keep it up! Try new techniques. Some of your stuff shows some promise. I really like the 100TC series: they convey the ideas perfectly. Maybe do a few more in the 100TC series?!

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Feature #3: ~Tawaki (reviewing deviations, in progress)

Night - Well written

Master of the Art - I always liked Les Miserables, and this homage/creative parody is amusing.

Get Lost Squirrel - This one is cute. I used to just trap them with a "Have-A-Heart" when they stole from the bird feeder.





That's the last of the reviews. I haven't done anything new on my own in way, way too long.

]]> *Myiven http://Myiven.deviantart.com/journal/17739603/ http://Myiven.deviantart.com/journal/17739603/ Mon, 07 Apr 2008 21:19:15 PDT
My last highly productive month was January 08 with 9 submissions. March had 10. April will be a little slow, but I'm hoping to do a lot more in May.

]]> *Myiven http://Myiven.deviantart.com/journal/17357834/ http://Myiven.deviantart.com/journal/17357834/ Sun, 16 Mar 2008 05:42:03 PDT
Tiare got a shading overhaul, making her look a lot better.

Selan got a color overhaul and the start of a background.

I'll be switching to something else for a while before posting the next three versions of my gaming trio.

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Speaking of World of Warcraft, I spent about 3 hours in a "raid" group of 25 people. Fun, but frustrating quite often. I wouldn't be playing at all if not for the friends I play with.

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His books can be found at this [link]

]]> *Myiven http://Myiven.deviantart.com/journal/16960044/ http://Myiven.deviantart.com/journal/16960044/ Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:42:23 PST
New today, a quick sketch of a girl with a gun, my deviantID, and a dragon from my dad's book series.

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My pics with backgrounds have mostly been a character standing in front of a background. In the latest I'm trying to blend the background and foreground together.

I'm also teaching myself some texturing techniques.

]]> *Myiven http://Myiven.deviantart.com/journal/16474959/ http://Myiven.deviantart.com/journal/16474959/ Sat, 19 Jan 2008 12:47:50 PST
Both are characters from my story site.

]]> *Myiven http://Myiven.deviantart.com/journal/16459835/ http://Myiven.deviantart.com/journal/16459835/ Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:17:24 PST
I'm just working on a project with friends and was asked to design a logo for it. Here's the first try.

]]> *Myiven http://Myiven.deviantart.com/journal/16372161/ http://Myiven.deviantart.com/journal/16372161/ Sat, 12 Jan 2008 12:27:19 PST
It's more fanart, which is simple and fun and quick. It also allowed me to experiment with backgrounds and lighting again, and I didn't need to model anything.

Tomorrow I'm leaving my family's place and heading back to Florida.

]]> *Myiven http://Myiven.deviantart.com/journal/16356538/ http://Myiven.deviantart.com/journal/16356538/ Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:40:30 PST
Today's deviation took me about two hours. It's much simpler than the complicated poses I often try, and I relied very heavily on source material...OK, I blatantly copied some of it, but credit is given where due. I don't make money on these and I am doing it to try to learn the styles.

]]> *Myiven http://Myiven.deviantart.com/journal/16045643/ http://Myiven.deviantart.com/journal/16045643/ Sat, 22 Dec 2007 14:49:59 PST
I have a new drawing up. I'm trying to teach myself anatomy, so there's partial (non-explicit) nudity. It's a work-in-progress, the final will be fully clothed with the character's wardrobe from my sci-fi story.

Comments on this new one are encouraged. I like to learn from mistakes.

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This one is another sci-fi character from my story, but I decided for a more casual look instead of a military uniform. She's a pilot, but this picture is from before her military career began.

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If I do a face right and get it perfect, the neck is too small. Or the arms are too low, or uneven, or the legs are too long, or something it missing from the flow.

I'm not a perfectionist by any means, but I do not like ugly things. I've had to borrow other people's work to get an idea of how proportions work. I decided to buy a 3d posing program to avoid this problem in the future.
(it's nice not being a "starving artist")


Major breakthrough on this last piece. It borrowed heavily on the pose and even some of the wardrobe, but I was able to develop a shading style I'm really happy with. I'm hoping to refine it enough eliminate dark lines altogether, and only use shading to define borders. We don't go walking around with black outlines, so why should my drawings?
On the other hand, I do like outlines for some things, so I'll be balancing it out somehow...

]]> *Myiven http://Myiven.deviantart.com/journal/14192294/ http://Myiven.deviantart.com/journal/14192294/ Thu, 16 Aug 2007 07:58:32 PDT
After toying around with it for a while, I figured out what I was doing, and managed to complete the latest entry, a character titled "Ilska Myrd," after about five hours. I could have done it in about 3, but 2 hours were spent learning how to use Inkscape.

]]> *Myiven http://Myiven.deviantart.com/journal/11594001/ http://Myiven.deviantart.com/journal/11594001/ Sat, 27 Jan 2007 23:51:28 PST
Last time I tried anything serious, it took me six months to be happy with it. This time around was a lot easier. I got a sketch I was (mostly) satisfied with in two and a half hours. I still think it needs a lot of work, and my technique is still the artistic equivalent of an armless person trying to swim, but I'm glad to be trying again.

Since I'm new at this, I encourage critique. I know it's awful, please help me figure out why and how to improve.

It's in scraps until I get my scanner fixed (instead of photographing) and have it at least inked.

[link]

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