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Off The Wall / Re: Reposted Picture Thread (56K Warning)
« on: May 10, 2009, 10:04:39 AM »
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Forum Games / Re: "What Are You Thinking Now?"
« on: May 10, 2009, 10:03:42 AM »
Technically it's certification. Oftentimes the Red Cross will hold pet CPR classes.
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Forum Games / Re: CTRL+V
« on: May 10, 2009, 08:31:09 AM »I think it's a song by 12 Girls Band.
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Off The Wall / Re: Latest Buys
« on: May 10, 2009, 06:40:01 AM »
Groceries.
Season Three of Robot Chicken.
A Foamy t-shirt I saw at Goodwill. Squirrely wrath!
Season Three of Robot Chicken.
A Foamy t-shirt I saw at Goodwill. Squirrely wrath!
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Forum Games / Re: The ^, <, V Game!
« on: May 09, 2009, 11:31:29 AM »
^ Awake.
< Tired.
V Asleep.
< Tired.
V Asleep.
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Forum Games / Re: "What Are You Thinking Now?"
« on: May 09, 2009, 11:29:58 AM »
I should get to bed. Hrm... I want it to storm out so I can take pictures of the clouds. We need a good storm anyway. It's storm season, bring on the wind, rain, thunder, lightning, hail, and tornado warnings!
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Forum Games / Re: Add a caption to the previous poster's avatar, ROUND TWO!
« on: May 09, 2009, 11:28:49 AM »
"My chest is hairless. Smooth as a baby's ass."
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Fan Creations / Re: Quickie's Stuff.
« on: May 09, 2009, 10:32:33 AM »
Thanks. I'm still practicing with skintones and such, working on developing a colouring style. Though with my latest endeavors, I'm trying to avoid having the finished pic end up in the Uncanny Valley.
Anywho, I drew a finalized headshot for PB's character from CJ008. Well, I drew the linework last night and coloured it in tonight.
Anywho, I drew a finalized headshot for PB's character from CJ008. Well, I drew the linework last night and coloured it in tonight.
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Off The Wall / Re: Well said... Well said.
« on: May 09, 2009, 09:39:28 AM »
I feel I should dig out an old essay I wrote concerning censorship in video games and such...
But it's long, cynical to the point of bitterness, and it covers everything that PB already said. So, I'll just pull out quotes and choice excerpts...
Seriously, it's not the media's job to babysit your children. It's the parent's. But even then, it's one thing to teach your child right from wrong, reality from fantasy, it's a whole other thing to encase them in a sterilized safety bubble. There are schools out there that banned students from playing Tag during recess for the parents' fear that the kids may get hurt. Other schools have eliminated competition in sports events for fear that the losing team's feelings would be hurt. Wanna know what you end up with? Soft, emotionally-maladjusted kids who never learn that in real life, you don't always win. How will children handle loss later in life if they are sheilded from learning that such a thing even exists?
The same goes for what your kids watch on TV. Don't ruin the fun for everyone by censoring damn near every single thing there is to censor just so your impressionable brood doesn't get corrupted. If you don't want your kids watching something, don't let them watch it. Simple as that. It's not rocket science.
Unfortunately, bringing all this to light will not change a thing as parents will still blame the media. No one wants to blame themselves because society sees itself as perfect and flawless. If someone is wrong with their kid, it is a psychological problem. Their child is acting out what they see on TV? Blame the media because obviously those cartoons have warped their impressionable young minds! So now, any imported anime is watered-down, butchered and dumbed-down or else the Concerned Mothers of America will throw a right-winged hissy-fit.
But it's long, cynical to the point of bitterness, and it covers everything that PB already said. So, I'll just pull out quotes and choice excerpts...
Quote from: Stewie
For God’s sake, get off your ass and do some parenting!
Seriously, it's not the media's job to babysit your children. It's the parent's. But even then, it's one thing to teach your child right from wrong, reality from fantasy, it's a whole other thing to encase them in a sterilized safety bubble. There are schools out there that banned students from playing Tag during recess for the parents' fear that the kids may get hurt. Other schools have eliminated competition in sports events for fear that the losing team's feelings would be hurt. Wanna know what you end up with? Soft, emotionally-maladjusted kids who never learn that in real life, you don't always win. How will children handle loss later in life if they are sheilded from learning that such a thing even exists?
Quote from: Claude Ererra
Parents are responsible for what their kids play and for how they interpret what they play. Blaming society is a cop-out
The same goes for what your kids watch on TV. Don't ruin the fun for everyone by censoring damn near every single thing there is to censor just so your impressionable brood doesn't get corrupted. If you don't want your kids watching something, don't let them watch it. Simple as that. It's not rocket science.
Unfortunately, bringing all this to light will not change a thing as parents will still blame the media. No one wants to blame themselves because society sees itself as perfect and flawless. If someone is wrong with their kid, it is a psychological problem. Their child is acting out what they see on TV? Blame the media because obviously those cartoons have warped their impressionable young minds! So now, any imported anime is watered-down, butchered and dumbed-down or else the Concerned Mothers of America will throw a right-winged hissy-fit.
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Forum Games / Re: What are you currently Eating?
« on: May 09, 2009, 06:03:48 AM »
A bowl of Rice Krispies.
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Off The Wall / Re: Post a Random Fact About Yourself
« on: May 09, 2009, 05:05:20 AM »
One of my strays, Thay, will be having kittens soon.
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Off The Wall / Re: The 'How Was Your Day' Thread
« on: May 09, 2009, 04:41:02 AM »
My day was rainy and meh. I went outside and got shat on by a bird.
Posted on: May 07, 2009, 06:50:47 AM
My day sucked like so much [parasitic bomb]. Constant fighting. Let's just leave it at that.
Here's hoping tomorrow will be much better...
Posted on: May 07, 2009, 06:50:47 AM
My day sucked like so much [parasitic bomb]. Constant fighting. Let's just leave it at that.
Here's hoping tomorrow will be much better...
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Forum Games / Re: Add a caption to the previous poster's avatar, ROUND TWO!
« on: May 08, 2009, 11:15:43 AM »
"Vhat about mein armour? Vill you get a kick out of that?"
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Forum Games / Re: Add a caption to the previous poster's avatar, ROUND TWO!
« on: May 08, 2009, 11:01:16 AM »
"Just like how you keep flattening and destroying all my r/c toys, you jerk?"
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Fan Creations / Re: Shiki's Ace Attorney stuff: Stories, translations and suchlike
« on: May 08, 2009, 10:19:48 AM »
Very nice, the colouring is crisp, the shading is good. Methinks you'll get the hang of shading in no time.
Or should I get crackin' on a tutorial?
Or should I get crackin' on a tutorial?
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Forum Games / Re: "What Are You Thinking Now?"
« on: May 08, 2009, 09:44:24 AM »
I should get this Ryan Farish album...
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Fan Creations / Re: The Parody Lyrics Thread of Fun!
« on: May 08, 2009, 08:17:15 AM »
This is awesome! Got that nice cabaret sound going with it.
Got that nice cabaret sound going with it.
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Forum Games / Re: What did you learn today?
« on: May 08, 2009, 07:01:36 AM »
I learned that a used-car dealership in my area is owned by the best bounty hunter in the county. 
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Fan Creations / Re: Quickie's Stuff.
« on: May 08, 2009, 06:57:05 AM »and 82+ layers? what kind of project is that?
I think my max is 10+.
It was a colour overlay project. The assignment was to take an image (photo or painting) and remove the colour channels to make it grayscale. Then we were to colour it back in using overlays, each shade on its own layer. I was working on an Alex Ross painting. I was nearing three-quarters of the way done and had 82+ layers.
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Forum Games / Re: What did you learn today?
« on: May 08, 2009, 05:54:05 AM »
I learned that a certain dirty magazine had a scratch-and-sniff feature.
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Off The Wall / Re: Latest Buys
« on: May 08, 2009, 05:51:29 AM »
Lunch.
A taquito from 7-Eleven that tasted funny so I gave it to my dog.
A taquito from 7-Eleven that tasted funny so I gave it to my dog.
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Fan Creations / Re: Quickie's Stuff.
« on: May 08, 2009, 05:41:20 AM »
Thanks. Roughly 22+ layers for the first pic, about 23+ for the second. The image in my sig still holds second place for 40+ layers, while an old art assignment of mine is in the lead with 82+ layers. Yay, loads of layers!
Anywho, I saw a 1951 Packard 300 sedan Ultramatic and I decided to take a pic of the hood ornament:
Anywho, I saw a 1951 Packard 300 sedan Ultramatic and I decided to take a pic of the hood ornament: