Robo-Hyena In reply to ketrafc [2006-05-12 05:53:45 +0000 UTC]

Still working on yours. I've gotta get wolf anatomy down, and it's been an interesting journey so far. Reference has been a bigger help than I had thought, heh. I want to really get an understanding of it, so I can draw them better in the future. Hopefully, that means your piece will be something totally new/different out of me, something that happens pretty rarely.

It's been a busy last few days, so I have little in the way of a final product, but I expect that after this weekend's craziness with what seems to be future in-laws (not the awful kind), I'll have something (hopefully something final) done before next Thursday.

Thanks for giving me a great excuse to get busy.

Catch ya' later!
-J

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ketrafc In reply to Robo-Hyena [2006-05-12 06:13:23 +0000 UTC]

Heh, no problem. I have been checking out hyena photos, like you suggested. I haven't been able to even start another, its been pretty hectic over here too. I'm excited to see what you come out with for Ketra


Ket

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Robo-Hyena In reply to Naryu [2006-02-20 03:41:04 +0000 UTC]

Oh, no problem at all! Glad to know someone's keeping an eye on me, despite my vicious and cruel lack of updates.

I just haven't done a lot of work I'd consider "finished" lately. A few sketches, but nothing colored or inked. When I get Photoshop, and my camera working, I think I'll wind up doing more.

Enjoy the show (or lack thereof right now)!

-Robo-Hyena

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Robo-Hyena In reply to Blacklotuscomic [2006-02-03 22:54:29 +0000 UTC]

I don't hate Animé, in and of itself. I've seen and enjoyed many different animé, and own a few. I have great respect for Animé. Thing is, I see many of the American artists doing *nothing but* Animé, and practicing drawing from Animé instead of from real-life.

The bottom line is that there are thousands of aspiring artists in Japan looking to draw Animé for a living, and who do you think the companies that do Animé are going to hire? Someone that grew up in Japan, and has training in art, that understands the culture and references that go into Animé, and is (as unfortunate as it may be to consider as relevant) of the Japanese race, or a cocky American "animé artist" who's copied Manga in their sketchbook, and has no idea *why* things are drawn as they are? It's like American Idol. Many people apply, the field is small, and most people that aren't very good, won't admit it.

Every respectable art teacher I've ever talked to at any art school I've visited has said that it's not a realistic dream. That it's a fun hobby, but not a good way to be taken seriously in the art field, in terms of getting a job.

So no, I don't "hate Animé". I really don't. I just dislike the sheer amount of it overtaking the Western culture revolving around animation/comic books, and the soon-to-be-shattered dreams of so many potential artists out there, who are getting a bad start.

I don't "hate" much of anything, and I don't *hate* people that draw Animé. I'm concerned for their future. The art field is hard enough to get into without copying stuff, or trying for such a narrow path in the business. Look at how much competition there is. Just check out the Deviantart Page. Sure, some of them are crap, some are good, and some is stolen and reposted. Still, it's a *big* field. Be unique.

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Robo-Hyena In reply to AthenaTT [2005-12-19 01:49:27 +0000 UTC]

No problem at all. It's a piece that commands attention with its intensity, like a lot of portraits and paintings of big cats do. I couldn't help but consider it quality enough to favorite. Plus, I love the Predator.

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Robo-Hyena In reply to doven [2005-12-19 01:52:17 +0000 UTC]

Hi there. Thanks for stopping by!

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Robo-Hyena In reply to mirroreyesserval [2005-11-26 07:53:29 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. Glad to be here. Couldn't have done it without ya' . You -so- snagged first comment.

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