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Very good! Charcoal or pencil? -
I'm not sure I'd want to touch that thing... Is it dangerous?
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Nicely captured moment!
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Nice website - and some very nice art!
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Hello and welcome to ArtFreaks.com! You can get a free upgrade to the Full Members group, simply by uploading some art or photography, posting some comments or even just uploading a profile picture. Enjoy the site!
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Finally made it to the ship... Baggage to follow - when they find it!
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Made it as far as Amsterdam... Time for some sashimi, cold sake and then maybe a glass or three of Kirin Ichiban!
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Nice! I like the mood of this one..
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Opinions On Dealing With Commercial Galleries.
smb replied to Papadan's topic in Intros and members announcements/advertising
I'd love to have my own little art gallery. But it would be more of a free coffee shop for friends, rather than a commercial enterprise... I can't even cover my costs with websites - let alone think about making any money out of a physical art gallery. I love art galleries in Manila. The ones I have been to have friendly staff/owners and they are relaxing places to visit - and I've never been presured into buying anything. -
Brilliant!
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Great painting!
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Thanks Papadan. It's good to know that my time, efforts, thoughts and money have not been entirely wasted!
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Version 01
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A view, looking through the kitchen window, of a lovely countryside cottage garden with a nice little fishpond - which, of course, just had to have some lovely koi swimming in it!! My first ever pastel painting that was done purely from imagination, with no photographic reference material whatsoever.Free -
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I just changed a few settings in the Downloads module: 1) Full Members should now be able to upload files directly, without having to wait for Admin approval 2) It should now actually be possible for Full Members to set a price on their paid downloads. (Needless to say, an Admin can download for free. This is necessary in order to check the file for content/viruses or whatever...) So you might see the odd download showing-up in the stats and start wondering why you didn't get paid for it. If you have files already uploaded, it should also now be possible for you to edit them and set a per download price. Like I said in an earlier post... Let me know how you get on with this... 3) I have reduced the screenshot image maximum file size from 1250Kb down to 350Kb. You will want to keep your screenshots on the small size to prevent them form being used instead of the Full High Resolution Download - which is what you get paid on!
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Portrait of Shy - (my first attempt)
smb commented on smb's gallery image in Members Albums - Index Page
Though I do say this myself... I love the hair in this one. It's got that newly washed, not yet dry look about it that Filipina girls are so fond of showing-off whenever they leave the house! -
From the album: Some more recent pastel paintings
Amateur pastel portrait of a beautiful young Filpina girl. I promised to have a go at doing a portrait of Shy a long time ago. I struggled with this one... Anyway, here it is, for what it is worth. More practice needed. Oh well, I'll get there in the end. Either that, or find something more useful to do with my spare time! The original 1.7MB image file of this painting can be downloaded in the ArtFreaks.com Downloads module -
From the album: Have a go!
The fourth and final stage. At this point, I realized that the painting wasn't going to get any better with any more work. I probably would have spoiled the thing completely if I'd tried to do any more with it, so I just signed it and left it as it is. -
From the album: Have a go!
I like to try and get the face more-or-less finished before working on the hair last. This is just to ensure that any stray hairs end-up in front of the face. -
From the album: Have a go!
The basic colours are in-place now. One final spraying with fixative, then it is on to the detail
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