Heatherenie

ur art is amazing!

do u do requests?

Sometimes

question:" do u do celebrities like johnny depp?

I never really have attempted to do Johnny before, but I guess I could give it a try. :) But don't count on seeing it anytime soon :).

XD ok... if u look at my profile ull see y i want Johnny... lol

hey no problem =D
Your art is awesome!

no problem! ^^

XD
Anyway sleep well

Here it's 10:14 am
Tell me if that i say have non-sense,sometime i can do realy BAAAAAAD phrases
Today i was eating a car when i was washing me on the back of a dino and my mother said:"come back on the chocolate"
Hem,tell me if i say things strange like that ok?

I'll talk to you later. Bye.

Ok, lol! Perhaps at a different time though, it's late for me. I'm very tired. So I have to say Goodnight....or Goodmorning to you, but good night for me. :) Goodnight!

T_T
i wanted say i was never listening in my class
T_T i always explain me bad even in my language,so in another
one X_x
One day i will speak english PERFECTLY!!!!!!!!!

I hope you do. I think that it is good to know more than just your own language. Perhaps someday I'll perfect another language other than English. It's 1:15 am here (very early in the morning, past night time) What time is it where you are?

Yep in deed
I never realy learned english(cuze i never heard in my english class(like in other classes XD)i always had bad marks)
But peoples understand my english,idk how they do

Your english isn't so bad. Sometimes it gets confusing like when you said: "cuze i never heard in my english class" at first it didn't make sense. But then I knew what you really meant, which was: "Because I never paid attention in my English Class" I can still understand you. Your words may be mixed or misplaced but it still can be understood. :)

Haha but french is realy hard,many verbd and times we even dont use no more,we have BIIIIG problems for spell,REALY biiiig problems.

Yes, French, as I have heard, is one of the harder languages to learn. I wish America would teach kids at a younger age second languages, like German, French, Spanish, or something else. It's harder to learn another language when you are older.

France,the region i was born in call it "Ermont"
But now i dont live in france,i leave in "La Reunion"(it's near Madagasca)

That's really interesting! I almost took a French class in High School, but decided to take German. It's a very "rough" language, while French is more like...a romantic language. The words are more soft and fluid.

I am french so i speak french and i speak "creole"(even if we cant call Creole a language =_="")

wow french? Where are you from?

I would read but the problem it's my english sucks to much,it's for that i dont look at all stories here,cuze i will dont understand

what language do you speak?

Any reasons for dont unpload?

hmmm, lazines :). I have to take digital photos of my pictures and then upload them onto the computer. I do this because my artwork is usually too big to scan. I'll get around to doing it sometime. I've actually been writing more than drawing. You should check out a piece of my book that i'm writing in my "stories" if you don't mind reading. It isn't too long, I promise.

So you still keep draw a lot?

yeah

TT_TT

sorry i cant translate bummer idk this word o.O

Bummer:  Sad, too bad, sorry

my eyes have problems with colors cuze i am born like that
idk the traslation of the word in english
I have many problems between colors like yellow green,brown red and things like that
I started color since few days only :o

wow, that's kind of a bummer.

thank you
is ur friend will created an account here?
If it have something i hate do on my draws is colors,my eyes have some problems with color,the life is cruel XD

No, I don't have any of my artistic friends on here.  Unfortunately.  She's really good though!  Color, is something you have to play with.  It's hard to start doing color.  I didn't start using color until last year.  It was scary at first but It ended up being easier than I thought.  Why do your eyes have problem with colors?

haha BIG work is the secret righ?
1% of talent
99% of work
I think like that XD

featured
spelled wrong TT_TT

congratulation for your futured pict!!
TT_TT you are 18 too but you draw so better than me TT_TT
life is crual aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaghifbgie....*fell*

Your welcome!  :)

Your welcome!^^ Keep drawing.

ok :D

Thanx!! Ur pics r awesome too of them! :D

Thanx!! ur pics are awesome too of them!!

Thank u so much for the comment! That made me feel so happy!

thanks for the comment! U made my day! I'm glad u like my gallery! *faves u*

Thanks for the comment :)

wow! from what i've seen (not much) of your gallery, i am impressed! i will have to see the rest later. blessed be and keep up the great work, man.

hi heatherenie ! thanx a bunch for ur comments!
they were very nice and very inspiring

to tell u the truth. i can see that u have a lot of potential. Ur art is good. there is no question about it. Im sure im saying too much by telling u that all it takes is practice practice practice. im sure u already know that. just keep on drawing and ur passion will make ur talent grow more than u ever thought possible. :p
i never in my life thought id be able to do realism. back when i started drawing (like about 10 years ago... :p) i thought all that i could ever draw was anime... and now, ive really surpassed all my expectations.
im sure you'll be surprised to see how far u can go .
^_~
good luck!
~ana~
(aka--> 311chick)
(remember: patience is a virtue, u wont get perfect right away, u gotta make mistakes and all that stuff.. :p)

As a reponse to your responce to my responce to.....AGH! @_@;;

Well, what I meant about the Old Testament is that I have seen many "christians" point to it, saying "See? SEE? It says it right here, so I have the right to hate you", You said it yourself when you said they choose just the parts they want to believe, instead of being Christ-like. Also, it seems you are not persecuted for Christianity itself, but rather following the path of a true Christian. You prefer to actually comprehend what you read from the bible, and for strange reasons that tends to confuse many people, who like to pretend they know scripture.

I'm sorry if I seemed bitter towards Christianity. I live in a very, very conservative part of the US, and I'm often yelled at for not going to church. You see, my area has no real Christians, but rather idiot "christians" that like to stick their noses into the business of those they consider "unclean" and brag about how they're so much holier than everyone else is, rather than respecting their beliefs and leaving them alone in their chosen path and keeping their nose down like Jesus said.

I'm very glad that you are actually following the path of Christ and are a true Christian. It's very refreshing to meet someone like you.

thanks for the comment on my picture, means a lot to me! ^^ merry christmas and a happy new year!

~Dantesgirl~

hello... thanx for commenting on 'waiting' and about the name... i actually dont know...
I've totally forgotten, lol
I think it was probibly ment, she's wating for her next vicim/her lover... but i honestly cnt remember - there was a reason at the time
ANYWAYS... im off to chek out ya gallery
ta again hun xxx

As a fellow Christian it would be my pleasure to explain the true Catholic doctrines involving Theotokos in brief. We believe she was always a virgin even during the Incarnation, She was Free from sin from the moment of her existence(Immaculate Conception). We Believe that she is the Mediatrix of all Graces through Jesus. And Finally that she was Assumed into heaven body and soul and crowned queen of heaven and earth... that's about all ur required to believe, the private revalations like Guadalupe and Fatima are up to the person's own judgement. Srry if I rambled a lil bit

I second Albels_Girl's thank you for commenting... I don't think I gave Santa a very flattering representation to begin with but that jolly fat man was "made" a commercial instrument by the assholes who want to sell us christmas in recycled giftwrap with a $1.50 bow on top. Finally, I agree 100% that Jesus is the real reason for the season but no one can downplay Mary as mother to each and every one of us. Keep in mind that Mary is never to be an end to anybodies prayers has been there to reflect and magnify our praise to Jesus Christ... But I digress... thank you for ur comments and rock on

HEY! THANKS FOR ALL THE COMMENTS! ^^

ABout your responce to my responce to your Jesus picture....

I wish to say, that in all my days of being atheist, I have never blamed any problems on Jesus, and I doubt that many non-Christians look back and say "Wow, that Jesus sure was a hassle, huh?" Jesus was not perfect, as many say he is, but he certainatly was not a bad man. Get a grip. Christians aren't persecuted anymore, and they haven't been for hundreds of years. Christians are a majority in the United States and Europe, and you shouldn't be depressed because Asia believes in different gods. Do you feel persecuted? Have you ever had anyone try to lynch you or beat you up for being Christian? Do you have any friends who were beat up for being Christian? Chances are, none of that has happened. Meanwhile, I have a Muslum friend who is beat up regularly for her beliefs. *Sigh* if only people would follow the words of Jesus, rather than weave it in with the hate0-filled dribble of the old testament...

If you are one of the few Christians, who has long ago given all you own to the poor, who doesnt worry about anything because God has it under control, who never talks back and holds your tounge, then I congratulate you. You followed the word of Christ, and not the words of Yahweh or Paul. You are a true Christian.

Thank you for your comment. I'm praying for a lot of things. And I will keep praying. Thank you! I'm very religous as well...the word does seperate people though doesn't it. *sigh* Thank you again!!!

~Crimson

THE STORY OF THE TALEN: This is a random girl i had in my head, but the talen went with her look! but there is NO story of the talen(just that its a talen)

blimy, i dont think i could write as much as the others! but yes i like your art, youve got a good shading technique going, keep up the good work and thanks for the comment on my liv tyler pic, it took me bout 2 hours! xx

You are so right about the wolf Link drawings I did. The first drawing, taken on its own merits, isn't all that "bad" (good detail and shading, like my usual drawings), but when compared to the second... it's clear how much I studied the character and improved in the colors. Using the negative technique means taking a risk every time with the colors. In the first one, I think I shaded it too aggressively and vividly, creating that bright green after scanning, and reducing the overall contrast to the drawing. Whereas the second one has better colors because I studied Link's palette closer and knew which color mixes to stay away from; I shaded it conservatively and lightly, resulting in darker shades and a much higher contrast (you may've noticed his teeth/eyes are a lot brighter in the second). Additionally, having him face the camera like that really communicates personality (not one of my strong points).

And, of course, I'll be looking forward to the upcoming Zelda game. How often is it that you can play a character on all fours, anyway?

Anyway. I assume Link's green wolf fur is because of his traditional green wear. Green clothes = green fur. The chain is actually a shackle (you've seen the E3 game trailer, right? Halfway through, just after Link morphs into the wolf, there's a shot of him in a prison cell-like area struggling with the chain on his leg. Then Midna appears and next thing you see, he's bust out of the castle and taken off).

The markings on his forehead is definitely a pattern, but exactly what, I dunno. And yes, he keeps his earrings in wolf form. (Hey, this Link grew up as a ranch-hand / cowboy, so it's not that weird)

As for time, it kinda bugs me when people keep saying "it must have taken you a lot of time". I ALWYS keep track of the actual time spent working on the drawing (to the nearest half-hour, at least), I write it down on the sketch as I complete each stage (time spent on pic: 1 hour sketching, 1:30h on details, and 1:30h on shading). Plus I say how much time, total, was spent on the drawing at the end of the description. So when I hear "it must have taken you forever", when I've clearly said how much work I put into it, well, that's beyond me. ; )

I thank you for the comment, but I really didn't think about shading it....I'll try to shade it....

Hi! So you take requests? Can you draw me a picture of an elite with a plasma sword? I would really appreciate it!

Hah, you certainly left me a lot to respond to today....

About crits: Yeah, being critical or negative is a lot easier than being positive. It's kinda ironic that even if I can only find one flaw in a drawing, that I'll talk about it (and means of addressing it) in more detail than the drawing overall. *shrugs* I'm kinda weird like that.

As for categories and such, I'm part of FAC's category cleaning crew -- the ones responsible for organizing the category structure and such. FAC has about 3,000 categories to its structure (nearly half of which are for the Anime/Manga section alone), it's a very huge and complex heirarchy, and because of that size, we want to make sure that people use the category system as best as it can. However, it's also true that I can take the job too seriously sometimes, especially if I've been spending an hour or two sorting pictures by the dozen.

BTW, as age goes, I'm 24.

And now for the responses to individual pictures....

- Elemental dragons (all): In the picture descriptions for the fire and ice dragons, I said something to the tune of these elemental dragons not being purely dragons, but more like avatars for higher (angel-like) beings. This distinction applies to all of the elemental dragons in the series, though, and it also means that they don't have to follow all the normal dragon rules.

The elemental dragons are designed for a story mythology I've been writing (I haven't uploaded it though), a sort of sci-fantasy type world. Basically, in the beginning of that world there were eight 'guardians' assigned the task of creating and shaping the world, designing its species (they had a few ground rules to follow, but aside from that they had free will to do about anything), and once all that was done, managing and watching over it. Each one corresponded to a particular element, one that was their primary responsibility to maintain. Anyway, at some point they became too involved in overseeing the world and this started a huge war. Darkness, previously a 'good' element (now 'evil') was the main power going on the offensive, forcing all the other elements into a sort of each-one-for-himself defensive.

The other elements basically allied with Light, the ruling element, and fought back. It was during that time of the world that "magic" was invented -- basically, each guardian allocated a small portion of their elemental to the human (and other) races for use as weapons of war. It was a dangerous idea, but since Darkness was the first one to develop 'magic', it became inevitable that all other elements would create their own 'magic' to use as a defense. (As a rule, magic could never kill)

Ultimately, Light won over darkness, but the price was very high, much of the world was ruined, and they had broken part of their own responsibility for maintaining order. As punishment, they sealed themselves away from the world.

But, seals are eventually broken, and .... actually, I talk about it so much it's a wonder why I don't write out the story itself. Heheh.

Anyway, with regards to dragon proportions: I have a big gripe about dragons being too serpentine, with their necks and tails being too long, so that's why all my dragons seem to have the same size of tail. It "feels" like the right tail length to me. Same thing with the wingspan, I'm not particularly fond of dragons having overly large sized wings (or overly small, either) so I try to pick a size that feels reasonable to me. And BTW, my dragons are generally gliders. (The feathered dragons are the only ones capable of 'true' flight) Like eagles, they can't generate a stable amount of lift to fly with, so they depend on their large wings to keep them from falling out of the air, and the wind to do the rest. They can glide for long distances under no wind (depending on how high they take off from), but when there's a good breeze or a few thermals to take off with, then they can appear to truly fly.

And the reason why all of my dragons have wings? Because wings are one of the characteristics of being a dragon. Even if their wings aren't that useful for flying or whatnot, it's one of the marks for being a dragon, so they have them anyway.

And, finally, the air-elemental dragon is actually considered a "she". Not that it's easy to tell with a reptilian, but...

The thunder-element dragon has yellow/orange colors because that's how I originally envisioned the elemental dragons. I uploaded their original (4 year old) versions to my gallery (page 4), you can use it for comparison if you'd like.

I know the sword went into its back it's just the way it looked. it was very colorful i like blue and purple colors they are very tranquil and calming. Any way you have lots of creative ideas and I admire that...keep it up you may reach 400 pics!

Harsh? You? I don't see it. Besides, whenever I leave a comment on a picture that doesn't really talk about the picture itself, I always worry if I'm being too harsh myself. I see you commented on a lot of my pictures though, thanks for that as always. Do you know that FAC artist pages list their pictures in order of the oldest first? It's kinda ironic that our older stuff tends to be viewed/commented more than our newer stuff (especially when one has a lot of it. Me for example, I've been drawing for several years, that's why I have over 100 pics in my gallery. There are artists with even more pics, I think DG-Sama must have over 400 by now!)

So, anyway, I do have some responses I'd like to give about the picture comments. These are them:

- Manticore picture: I more or less thought it up out of thin air. I was originally planning to draw a gryphon, but my creative process must've took a left turn at Albuquerque or something because that's what I ended up with.
- Dracan (dragon-people) pic: Why do I like dragons so much? *shrugs* Because... I just do. It's like asking why some people like cats, or dogs, or cars, so much. It's really hard to explain a favorite.
- Aerissan (bird-people) pic: I hate hybrids. I also hate shapeshifters. They're cliché. The aerissan is basically just a highly intelligent, cultured (on par with humans) if bird-type species. Reason why they don't wear clothes is because their pelt of feathers is pretty thick already.
- Andrake 2.0 picture: Andrake's sword is supposed to look flamey (rather than 'furry'). It's an energy sword; you know, like a lightsaber. Very powerful, very dangerous weapon.
- Quasar MLP: Believe me, I already dealt with the "butt-sword" comments. (That was the first thing my sister pointed out when I showed her the initial sketches, and we broke out in rioting laughter). Anyway, if you look closely at the sketch (very closely), you may notice that the sword separates into two halves, one for the tail and the other for the blade. Quasar actually stores his sword on his back in pony form. That midunderstanding is perfectly understandable.

So, that's about it.