ArtsyRobot In reply to AngelicHellraiser [2015-10-27 20:36:07 +0000 UTC]

No problem! I'm happy to help

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ArtsyRobot In reply to xJaelynn [2015-07-17 22:04:38 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome! I'm excited, too. and that's really sweet, thank you  

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xJaelynn In reply to ArtsyRobot [2015-07-18 00:18:06 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome! ^-^

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ArtsyRobot In reply to Ninja--Artist [2015-07-17 22:02:10 +0000 UTC]

Haha, no problem  

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ArtsyRobot In reply to LexiDoodleBox [2015-07-17 22:02:38 +0000 UTC]

It was my pleasure  

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ArtsyRobot In reply to jeychen5 [2015-05-27 19:36:36 +0000 UTC]

Holy. Freaking. Jesus. IT'S BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!! Thank you so so SO much!!! I love his eyes! They're all glowy!     I just have one question: Is it possible to get it onto my profile? It's cool if I can't or if you want to keep it on yours (I wouldn't blame you), but if there's a way, plz tell cuz I freaking luv it!

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jeychen5 In reply to ArtsyRobot [2015-05-28 01:39:02 +0000 UTC]

I'd like to keep it on mine, if that's fine. I don't want to delete it because I already put it in different groups and people have favorited it. But you can download it if you want. I'm happy you like it

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ArtsyRobot In reply to jeychen5 [2015-05-28 23:21:51 +0000 UTC]

That's cool   Do I need to pay u?

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jeychen5 In reply to ArtsyRobot [2015-05-29 01:56:21 +0000 UTC]

No need

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ArtsyRobot In reply to jeychen5 [2015-05-29 02:48:01 +0000 UTC]

Thanks again!

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jeychen5 In reply to ArtsyRobot [2015-05-29 03:21:06 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome.

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ArtsyRobot In reply to jeychen5 [2015-05-06 21:43:15 +0000 UTC]

No problem. Happy birthday, by the way!   

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jeychen5 In reply to ArtsyRobot [2015-05-07 00:18:09 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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ArtsyRobot In reply to DeceasedPlanet [2015-03-26 19:20:27 +0000 UTC]

No problem. It was a good poem  

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ArtsyRobot In reply to DylanSeto [2015-03-23 19:54:42 +0000 UTC]

Sounds cool  And by cool, I mean link away. Which sounds very uncool...  

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DylanSeto In reply to ArtsyRobot [2015-03-28 12:14:41 +0000 UTC]

Okay!

Here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEbreA…

Let me know what you think

And if you like it, sharing it would be cool too.

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ArtsyRobot In reply to DylanSeto [2015-04-01 19:13:28 +0000 UTC]

I like it    

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DylanSeto In reply to ArtsyRobot [2015-04-11 01:04:40 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! Sharing would be cool!

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ArtsyRobot In reply to lostatsea101 [2015-03-23 19:52:12 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome and thanks so much!    

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ArtsyRobot In reply to tommyboywood [2015-03-23 00:01:33 +0000 UTC]

Oh god. You creeped me out for a second there cuz u used my real name and I had forgotten that it's on my bio. lol I'm not this stupid IRL   

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ArtsyRobot In reply to ashvearts [2015-03-23 00:03:00 +0000 UTC]

np. I'm writing a book with two similar characters, but it's got a totally different plot line and setting. I guess they kinda reminded me of them

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ashvearts In reply to ArtsyRobot [2015-03-23 00:43:00 +0000 UTC]

May I ask what it's about?

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ArtsyRobot In reply to ashvearts [2015-03-23 20:09:30 +0000 UTC]

Well, it's not that I don't trust you, but all of my teachers have been warning me for most of my life about plagiarism, and as a writer, I take that pretty seriously. So I can't exactly give you all of the details, but I'll give you the general gist of it.

It's sci-fi. These three brothers, who worked in 3 different fields of science and medics, came together to make the most brilliant creations of the century, maybe even of the entire history of human civilization. They recreated people, like Frankenstein. Then these bad guys tried to swoop in on their inventions, so they had to ship the people out. But when one of the brothers gets in serious trouble, they come together to rescue him on a perilous journey across the United States. And, of course, while they're at it, they have to learn to except themselves and each other.

And your story. What exactly is the general plot line of it? I know your characters are developed beautifully, but what is their goal(s) and the problem(s) they are facing? And what time period?

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ashvearts In reply to ArtsyRobot [2015-03-26 22:07:00 +0000 UTC]

Oh no no no! Don't get me wrong, I completely understand keeping your story under wraps! I wouldn't expect you to tell me anything you weren't comfortable sharing ^^

As for my story, it's embarrassing to admit, but it's still a bit of a jumbled mess. I threw away the old (and extremely cheesy and bad) plot line and started anew. However, my main characters have not changed in terms of.. well.. being main characters!

It's low fantasy and action adventure. They have to suffer through personal trials and the consequences of their actions, while trying to survive the political chaos happening in their country. I have four major characters and they all have their own arcs, but the story will mostly involve my couple (Weapon Swap ). So far, my couple is running away from the underground crime scene, and end up biting off more than they can chew. I apologize for keeping it vague, though; I don't want to give you any false or misleading information.

Their world is completely made up, however It's not necessarily medieval (if at all), but it will definitely have a medieval-like feel to it, despite everything. They have books, libraries, and the country is pretty advanced in terms of intellect. All they are missing are the guns. That's as far as lack of technology goes. Besides, swords are cooler ;D

Your story sounds pretty interesting, though! I'm assuming the two brothers that are on the rescue mission are the ones that tend to butt heads a lot?

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ArtsyRobot In reply to ashvearts [2015-03-26 22:29:45 +0000 UTC]

Oops! Sorry, I realized how my summary made it sound like the two brothers went to help the third. I didn't word that very well. No, no. The rescuers are actually the recreated humans. When he knew he was in trouble, the third brother of the three sent out an S.O.S. of sorts to the Frankensteins and they have to rescue him. Plot twist!

And your story is a little jumbled, but it does sound good so far. Kind of like Robin Hood meets Maze Runner. May I make a few suggestions? You don't have to listen to them if you don't want to, of course.

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ashvearts In reply to ArtsyRobot [2015-03-26 22:38:41 +0000 UTC]

Oooh! Okay, that definitely makes much more sense!! No worries, it happens!

I'd actually love any suggestions you can give. At this point I have so many different ideas (maybe too much ideas) that I really don't know how to cut them off The only things I have set in stone are my characters and the themes they'll be dealing with on an individual and holistic basis. Anything else is fair game

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ArtsyRobot In reply to ashvearts [2015-03-27 11:19:10 +0000 UTC]

Well, for one thing, maybe you your two main characters shouldn't be a couple right off the bat, but sort of end up liking each other later in the story. That's a lot more intriguing to the viewer/reader than having them date from the startcdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items/… " style="background-color: transparent !important; border: none !important; display: inline-block !important; text-indent: 0px !important; float: none !important; font-weight: bold !important; height: 10px !important; margin: 0px 0px 0px 3px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-transform: uppercase !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: super !important; width: 10px !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important;">. Plus, I've found that it's kind of fun to drop little hints here and there, like 'I caught her staring at me.' or 'He blushed when I said____". 

Also, besides battling crazy government people, since it's kind of fantasy, you could add in monsters. The scarier and more descriptivecdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items/… " style="background-color: transparent !important; border: none !important; display: inline-block !important; text-indent: 0px !important; float: none !important; font-weight: bold !important; height: 10px !important; margin: 0px 0px 0px 3px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-transform: uppercase !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: super !important; width: 10px !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important;">, the better.

And try to focus on the setting, too. To me, it sounds kind of like a Norse environment, you know, like from Middle Earth and the Hobbit. Maybe in Ireland or Scotland, with rolling green hills and mountains peppered with black rocks jutting out of the ground in every directioncdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items/… " style="background-color: transparent !important; border: none !important; display: inline-block !important; text-indent: 0px !important; float: none !important; font-weight: bold !important; height: 10px !important; margin: 0px 0px 0px 3px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-transform: uppercase !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: super !important; width: 10px !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important;"> and blanketed by a thick layer of fog.

Finally, the best way to appeal to the audience is to give them something to relate with. Maybe the guycdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items/… " style="background-color: transparent !important; border: none !important; display: inline-block !important; text-indent: 0px !important; float: none !important; font-weight: bold !important; height: 10px !important; margin: 0px 0px 0px 3px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-transform: uppercase !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: super !important; width: 10px !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important;"> (I'm so sorry! I forgot his name! Eric?) could be a little ADHD. Maybe one or both of Laura?'s parents died when she was little. Do they like music? Do they have any secret talents, like singing? Make them human, almost vunerable.

Once again, you do not have to listen to any of my suggestions, but personallycdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items/… " style="background-color: transparent !important; border: none !important; display: inline-block !important; text-indent: 0px !important; float: none !important; font-weight: bold !important; height: 10px !important; margin: 0px 0px 0px 3px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-transform: uppercase !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: super !important; width: 10px !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important;">, I've found that I enjoy suggestions because I get ideas that I never would've thought of. I don't know. Perhaps that's just me...   And I think that having too many ideas is WAY better than having no ideas. Once you get the plot straightened out, it'll be much easier to narrow down all your ideas.

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ashvearts In reply to ArtsyRobot [2015-03-27 17:44:05 +0000 UTC]

Oh dear. It seems dA hiccuped there :S

Anyway, I really do appreciate the suggestions. They're pretty darn good suggestions to give

I think my biggest issues are actually forming a plot and developing the world. Their backgrounds are set and so are their personalities and arcs. As for Elock and Leira, they won't be a couple from the beginning of the story. I just like drawing them together a lot *__* The romantic goal, however, isn't whether they get together or not, but if they will stay together. I'm taking that approach as opposed to ending "we're a couple" kiss at the end, you know? That's why I figured it was safe to draw them together and call them a couple. Otherwise, I wouldn't have. I hope that makes sense

As for the world, you're definitely giving me something to think about, since the setting isn't Nordic or Irish/Scottish. It's far from it, actually! If I'm giving the audience that idea, I'm probably not doing something right! I'll probably have to throw drawings pertaining to setting and culture, since it's based off of multiple Mediterranean countries.

Thanks again for the input. I'm definitely taking what I can into consideration

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ArtsyRobot In reply to ashvearts [2015-03-27 19:39:15 +0000 UTC]

Oh, and what did you mean about the hiccup?

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ArtsyRobot In reply to ashvearts [2015-03-27 19:38:32 +0000 UTC]

I totally understand the whole romance thing. That makes sense. 

And I guess it was their clothing and choice of weapons that were a little misgiving. I thought the setting was somewhere in Europe during the Medieval-ish Ages, not somewhere in the Mediterranean. You see, I don't think they use the bow and arrow over there. And their swords aren't straight. They're kind of curved at the end, the classic 'pirate sword' style. 

This, of course, means that it was a good that you hadn't already solidified the setting in case you wanted to make changes. Since your characters are already thoroughly developed, I'm sure you wouldn't want to adapt the characters to fit the environment, but vice versa. That is, if you want to make changes at all. However, I respect that you wanted the setting to be Mediterranean. It's original. Not a lot of stories have settings there.  

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ashvearts In reply to ArtsyRobot [2015-03-27 20:00:39 +0000 UTC]

It pretty much depends on how you're looking at it. Arabic swords are definitely curved, but if you look at Spain and Italy, they're also a part of the European medieval times, you know? They're Mediterranean countries as well This is pretty much why I feel the weapons aren't so much of a problem as clothing, formal military attire, and geographical location. I could go on and on about the details I've considered and will be present in my story, but I'd rather keep that under wraps for the time being. It's ridiculously complicated and I can't really talk about it without getting too into the story.

From the get-go, their government type isn't even a monarchy to begin with! But I still want and need that Medieval/Renaissance element to it, since they don't have guns yet.

(as for the hiccup, a bunch of code appeared in your last reply )

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ArtsyRobot In reply to ashvearts [2015-03-29 17:30:38 +0000 UTC]

What's the government like? Is it more of a fantasy government, like in the Hunger Games (which actually could happen  ), or is it more realistic, like a democracy or communist? Or is it a council, like King Arthur and the Round Table (which would leave room for good and bad representatives for good and bad countries, which reminds me, how do they split the land? Districts? Tribes)? And the bad guys, their from the government, right? Like police of some sort. What on Earth did your characters do to get in trouble with the Medieval/Renaissance/Mediterranean cops?! Which reminds me of a tip. Ask yourself 'Why?' Why are they being chased? Why does the government hate them so much? Are they looking for something and just happened to get in trouble, which doubles the difficulty of their mission, or are they in trouble because their search could reveal to much info about the government, which would cause a revolt

Code? That's weird! Aliens!!!       

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ashvearts In reply to ArtsyRobot [2015-03-30 02:17:50 +0000 UTC]

I'm not going to get into detail about my government or the stuff behind it, sorry. That's for me to show whenever the time is appropriate. That's also giving away a little too much.

Anyway, thanks for the taking the time to suggest things. However, I'm well aware of many story-telling elements because I've been writing for a long time now, so you don't need to worry too much about giving me loads of story and character-building tips. Besides, you've given me enough to think about.

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ArtsyRobot In reply to ashvearts [2015-03-30 19:28:36 +0000 UTC]

Oh, yeah sorry. It's just a really intriguing story! Sorry if I got a little too excited.  

Quick question, though. Do you know any good tutorials on youtube or whatever for using Deviant Muro? I kinda suck at it, and you don't, so I was just wondering what you used when starting out. Every artist has got to start somewhere, right?  

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ashvearts In reply to ArtsyRobot [2015-04-01 23:49:19 +0000 UTC]

No, I don't use Muro. I started traditionally and made my way into digital after I bought my tablet. Pencil is still my go-to and my preferred drawing medium. I don't draw straight from digital; my sketches are traditional and then I ink/trace them on SAI and color on Photoshop CS5.  Either that, or my drawings are scanned and then edited/colored on Photoshop.

It's also not a problem of sucking, it's a matter of skill and experience. You just need to practice whatever you want to focus on, be it anatomy or scenery. The more you practice the sharper your skills. It's the best I can tell you.

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ArtsyRobot In reply to ashvearts [2015-04-02 12:37:54 +0000 UTC]

Thanks  

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ashvearts In reply to ArtsyRobot [2015-04-03 01:30:51 +0000 UTC]

Np! Good luck with future endeavors!

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