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Yesterday, 01:25 AM

Carl_Shinyama replied to a thread Iron Man 3 in Break Room

Yuss! While I did like the movie, I would have preferred that course of action much more.

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Yesterday, 01:10 AM

Carl_Shinyama replied to a thread Why aren't there more "alternative" style artists here? in Break Room

Quite simply, a story is a narrative. I would say that it could be a form of story, yes. Conveying information is a much broader...

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05-17-2013, 11:59 PM

Carl_Shinyama replied to a thread Why aren't there more "alternative" style artists here? in Break Room

Re: Comics needing to have a story. If we use and accept Scott McCloud's proposed definition of comics as the de facto definition of comics, in...

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05-17-2013, 02:57 PM

Carl_Shinyama replied to a thread Tutorial on how to divide area into even divisions in Tips & Tech

Bookmarked!

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05-17-2013, 12:48 AM

Carl_Shinyama replied to a thread Don't know what I'm Doing in Sketches & Works in Progress

That's some really excellent stuff right there! My only quibble is that in panel three, the building looks as if it's too short and squatty...

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05-17-2013, 12:45 AM

Carl_Shinyama replied to a thread Superman WIP - help? in Sketches & Works in Progress

You're welcome! :) By the way, I just saw your other post. You're fifteen years old?? I wish I had gotten started that young. If I had, I'd...

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05-16-2013, 10:53 PM

Carl_Shinyama replied to a thread Superman WIP - help? in Sketches & Works in Progress

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05-16-2013, 10:17 PM

Carl_Shinyama replied to a thread kneadable erasers. in Tips & Tech

Me neither. That's the one that I use, and have never had a problem with it. Edit: Pic:

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05-16-2013, 12:42 PM

Carl_Shinyama replied to a thread Superman WIP - help? in Sketches & Works in Progress

Non-photo blue is usually not erasable. Some are. However, it's OK if it's there, scanning the work a certain way will not detect the blue. If...

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05-16-2013, 11:54 AM

Carl_Shinyama replied to a thread Superman WIP - help? in Sketches & Works in Progress

I didn't read the thread. I'm on the go at the moment. Why erase much of the basic shape then? They serve as guides and markers on the figure. I...

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05-16-2013, 11:38 AM

Carl_Shinyama replied to a thread Superman WIP - help? in Sketches & Works in Progress

It looks to me that you started the outline of the figure first rather than drawing the basic shape of the figure first. At first glance, I can...

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05-16-2013, 11:33 AM

Carl_Shinyama replied to a thread Batman WIP in Sketches & Works in Progress

I used to stand up the art board and stand 5-10 feet away just to get away from my tunnel vision. This macro view is as helpful to me as looking at...

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05-16-2013, 11:30 AM

Carl_Shinyama replied to a thread Signs that you are an Amateur Artist in Tips & Tech

<------- Is an amateur artist, doesn't give a crap about the list. I'm just gonna keep on keep in' on, going after my dream.

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05-15-2013, 08:24 PM

Carl_Shinyama replied to a thread Earthruler preview in Sequential Art

My only real crit is that I don't think the eyes after panel 1 is all that necessary. If you removed it, we are able to see what is happening without...

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05-14-2013, 11:32 PM

Carl_Shinyama replied to a thread Batman WIP in Sketches & Works in Progress

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05-14-2013, 09:52 PM

Carl_Shinyama replied to a thread What are you listening to... now. in Break Room

Don't laugh at me for this.. but, I just LOVE her voice:

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05-14-2013, 08:21 PM

Carl_Shinyama replied to a thread Captain America & Spiderman. Pencils by Paolo Siqueira. colours by Jack Davies in Finished Work

Posts like sdowner's makes me half wish I was a colorist so I can get critiques like that. Hot damn!

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05-14-2013, 05:13 PM

Carl_Shinyama replied to a thread Holy butts, it's been a long time.... in Break Room

I'm relatively new here. Nice to meet you :)

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05-14-2013, 05:11 PM

Carl_Shinyama replied to a thread Twitter lesson learned in Break Room

Twitter is rather different in that interaction between a creator and a fan is direct.

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05-13-2013, 09:57 PM

Carl_Shinyama replied to a thread is it cool to trace on a commission? in Break Room

I think Picture #2 was based on Picture #3...

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05-13-2013, 10:10 AM

Carl_Shinyama replied to a thread Seal eats shark! in Break Room

That goes without saying.

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05-12-2013, 06:49 PM

Carl_Shinyama replied to a thread is it cool to trace on a commission? in Break Room

I wouldn't advise it, especially if it's for a few hundred bucks, and the piece is a relatively simply pose. But I suppose a pass might be given...

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05-12-2013, 04:53 PM

Carl_Shinyama replied to a thread Seal eats shark! in Break Room

I saw that! I found the reason for their sympathy for the sharks quite surprisingly logical - apparently the seal was wasteful, eating just the...

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05-12-2013, 04:34 PM

Carl_Shinyama replied to a thread Twitter lesson learned in Break Room

Yeah, I saw that. I think you learned the wrong lesson. The lesson you apparently are saying you learned is to not state an honest opinion to a...

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05-11-2013, 11:24 PM

Carl_Shinyama replied to a thread Iron Man 3 in Break Room

That pretty much sums up my thoughts about the movie quite perfectly.

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05-10-2013, 10:58 AM

Carl_Shinyama replied to a thread Rule on language in Writing

The danger you have with that is that you stand a much greater chance of ruining the flow of the story by making the reader read the same dialogue...

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05-09-2013, 10:29 AM

Doomsmith replied to a thread Doomsmith's Portable Light Pad in Product Reviews

Update 5/8/2013: I just received the battery pack in the mail and I'll be testing it out for the next 24 hours to see just how well it holds up...

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05-07-2013, 03:26 AM

Doomsmith replied to a thread Doomsmith's Portable Light Pad in Product Reviews

Now this is something I've been working on and researching and I'm in the process of making it a reality. Pete, Carl and everyone else I ordered a...

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05-06-2013, 07:19 PM

Carl_Shinyama replied to a thread Female anatomy issues-URGENT HELP PLEAsE! in Sketches & Works in Progress

Oh, okay! Good luck!

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05-06-2013, 05:17 PM

Carl_Shinyama replied to a thread Female anatomy issues-URGENT HELP PLEAsE! in Sketches & Works in Progress

When I get home, I can do a quick layover. There are a number of things that need being shored up.

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