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OtakuMegumi18
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[2005-11-26 05:34:12 +0000 UTC]
"It's Hammer Time."
(United States)
# Statistics
Favourites: 81; Deviations: 42; Watchers: 24
Watching: 28; Pageviews: 5096; Comments Made: 469; Friends: 28
# Interests
Favorite visual artist: Oh! Great, Takeshi ObataFavorite bands / musical artists: Blonde Redhead
Favorite writers: Robert Frost, Edgar Allen Poe, Eric Arthur Blair
Favorite games: Okami
Favorite gaming platform: Playstation Products
Tools of the Trade: I can play a MEAN marimba. I also draw and write in my spare time.
Other Interests: Music, Manga, Anime, Literature, Percussion
# About me
Current Residence: MichiganFavourite genre of music: Not sure.
Favourite style of art: Manga/Anime, Charcoal Sketches, Watercolor, Photography
Operating System: Windows 7
MP3 player of choice: iPod
Wallpaper of choice: "It's the most perfect day EVER!"
Favourite cartoon character: Ginko, Vash, Mugen, Jin, Spike, Gene Starwind
Personal Quote: "There are too many pessimists in the world and not enough serial killers to get them."
# Comments
Comments: 82
Meeeguuumi! You're gettin' better and better, girl! Heehee, i'll just go stalk your gallery now.
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Hey thar, thailor~! This be chelsea's new DA account. You should follow it. :3
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Aaaaahaaa, so I am finally back on DA, with a new username, since I can't get into Draygone-Ria anymore... D:
Aaaaaanyway, this be Chelsea, and you should love this new account.
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No problem. I really love your work.
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Yes! Are you Meghan?
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YAY!!! 
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Hey, you faved my piece 'Shard of Glass' [link]
So I thought you might be interested in seeing the improvements I have made to it after a rework [link]
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My computer crashed and I'm using my mom's laptop so all of the digital crap I was working on is on hold. ];
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That's terrible
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No problem. I really like that picture. You listed it as digital art, right? How do you get the skin to look that way? I love it.
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Yeah, painted 100% digital in photoshop in about 4-5 hours (at a guess).
A combination of practice, custom brushes (from ImaginFX mag, great for blending tone), and shade loosely based on ref from a mag 
Im quite pleased with it as [this] is the kind of thing I was doing in sept last year.
(Sorry I suck at explaining things ¬¬
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No, I really want to hear it. I desperately need photoshop tips.
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Best thing to do (other than a lot of practice) is search skin tutorials here on dA. Most of the top ones are helpful
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Thanks for the tips! Also, how do you outline your drawings? I've heard of people using the pen tool for smoother lines.
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Yeah I toyed with that for a while but didn't really like the effect, plus its very time consuming. I also tried Adobe illustrator's blob tool (smooths the lines as you draw) which is good for comic style art.
Now I just draw them free hand using a very dark tone that matches the skin tone I intend to use (or rather I try too) the lines appear smoother in the final image than they actually are because the final image is actually only 25% of the original scale.
Basically open a really big document (mine are usually around the 3000-4000px area but depends on image) and draw free hand while zoomed at 25-50%, zooming to 100% for details. If needed I also use the smudge tool if the linework still looks rough at 25%... but only use this very sparingly.
(again I use a custom brush but I'm not sure where it was from. The best thing to do is test out as many brushes as you can till you get one you like)
(Hope this makes sense and is helpful
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Yeah, it's really helpful. Thank you
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No problem, glad I could help.
If you have any other problems just ask and I'll do my best to answer
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Hahaha, my mannequin has a pole up its ass AND is headless.
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Wow, thanks for the fav! You snapped Saph up in seconds!
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I think she has a lot of features that separate her from the usual portrayal of half-dragon beings. It just looks really original to me. :]
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Thank you very much~
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That's great and all but it appears that you are on fire so my infatuation with you has diminished.
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My lord Meghan Mund, why is EVERYTHING on fire to you my dear?
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Not everything. Just you and all that you know and love. Apparently, I'm on fire.
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NO PROBLEM, JIMEMILY!
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Gracias Otaku-san for the favorites!! (hug) YOU IS BACK!!
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