Okay, I need some help guys.

Artemis · Nov 5, 2005

Wow verbal this is increadible...just worry by asking you im exploiting you

Islair · Nov 5, 2005

Man, those are awesome....get some prints made of those and starting hitting art shows. You will make a fortune.

Artemis · Nov 5, 2005

Islair said:
Man, those are awesome....get some prints made of those and starting hitting art shows. You will make a fortune.

Gotto agree with this statement mate...need help making your own website?

Verbal · Nov 5, 2005

It is going a little smoother!! It's been kinda nice, actually. And I'll certainly meet my deadline...not sure what timezone you're in though, lol... I may be up late doing this.

Tomorrow, by the way, I won't be home until late, so I won't start in on Liz's daughter until most likely Monday morning, but possibly Sunday night.

Verbal · Nov 5, 2005

Artemis said:
Gotto agree with this statement mate...need help making your own website?

Actually...yes! Not right this moment, but before too long I want to get my own site up and running. Problem is, it seems you have to spend money to make money, and I am completely broke! So hopefully I can sell one or two drawings and then use some of that to get my website up and running. What kind of stuff do you do, exactly?

LizM · Nov 5, 2005

Verbal said:
Tomorrow, by the way, I won't be home until late, so I won't start in on Liz's daughter until most likely Monday morning, but possibly Sunday night.

No worries! You are doing this as a favor so to speak - its your time - not mine! I'm just thrilled you are doing it at all!!! Take your time!:mrgreen:

Verbal · Nov 5, 2005

LizM said:
No worries! You are doing this as a favor so to speak - its your time - not mine! I'm just thrilled you are doing it at all!!! Take your time!:mrgreen:

Ha! Actually, you're doing ME a favor! By letting me draw your portraits I get to practice my skills and keep trying to improve without having angry customers.

It's also testing me to see if I could do this for someone who's paying.

So thank you all!

Verbal · Nov 6, 2005

Dangit, I'm not happy with that hair... Jeff, if you want, I will definitely work some more on that hair... it didn't turn out quite like I envisioned it. =\

Verbal · Nov 7, 2005

Liz, sorry for the lack of an update today! I've been dealing with "life" stuff a good chunk of the day... it sucks. Anyway, I've been working on your daughter's eyes and mouth, and the mouth is almost done. It's difficult doing a child because of the lack of distinct lines. And this is a fantastic picture with the very soft tones, but it makes it harder because of the lack of defining shadows. So it may take a little while. =) But I'm having fun working on it. What's her name, by the way?

Verbal · Nov 8, 2005

Here's a quick preview... the file I'm working with is roughly 3000x3000, 300dpi... definitely printable at a very very large size, if you so desire. lol. Anyway, I apologize for the lack of progress, but hopefully tomorrow and tonight I'll get a lot more done.

jstuedle · Nov 8, 2005

Jon, I can't do anything but gape in amazement at your talent. As I mentioned before, I can't draw. In school, I did a few oils and they were OK, but not "saleable". Cathy can and does draw, but not as much as she did when we first met. She was into oil portraits and did very well, but was always complaining about how slow she was. By the time we were in our 40's, she lost interest and picked up other things. We had a hobby ceramics storefront for 16 years and were both certified teachers. (we are both certifiable also

) I enjoyed that a lot and we did well at it. For many reasons, we got into other things and closed the shop. It's now my studio and a work in progress. I know I'm rambling, forgive me. Just know your talents are appreciated. Don't ever loose your drive, nobody can take away your skill.

LizM · Nov 8, 2005

Verbal said:
Here's a quick preview... the file I'm working with is roughly 3000x3000, 300dpi... definitely printable at a very very large size, if you so desire. lol. Anyway, I apologize for the lack of progress, but hopefully tomorrow and tonight I'll get a lot more done.

http://imageshack.us/

It looks AWESOME so far Jon! :hail: :hail: :hail:

Take your time, no worries. Her name is Samantha. She is our little ham.

This is probably proud Momma talkin but right now the work in progress reminds me of the Mona Lisa.

Thanks again Jon!!!

Verbal · Nov 8, 2005

Thanks you two! Ha, Liz you're right! Samantha's eye kind of looks like Mona Lisa, as does the smile! lol!

Verbal · Nov 8, 2005

I was pretty busy today and didn't get much done, unfortunately. I'm sorry this is taking so long!

I focused a lot on her eyes today, and a bit more on the mouth... Samantha is slowly but surely appearing! I zoomed this picture in a bit to get more detail (I don't want to post the full 3000x3000 image! lol)... let me know what you guys think so far!

Meysha · Nov 9, 2005

WOW!!! She looks 3D!!! that is amazing Jon.

And you're so right liz... she does look very mona-lisa-esque! Gorgeous eyes and very cute dimples! you must be the proudest mummy ever! :mrgreen: