Is there a doctor in the house?

DanG · 19th May 2002, 05:37

All of my skin thus far have been done almost exclusively with filters and path tools, and all of them have turned out rather bright and colorfull. Why is it that the first thing I produce with an airbrush ends up like this?

Scary...

Jellby · 19th May 2002, 08:13

Hmmm... Did your father hit you when you was a child?

You could always add a big red nose and orange curly hair

Ch33zels · 19th May 2002, 08:47

yes, very scary

StillWater · 19th May 2002, 13:22

Very impressive, DanG.

I hope you make a skin like that.

Jellby · 19th May 2002, 13:42

/me hits himself for writing 'was' instead of 'were'.

StillWater · 19th May 2002, 14:07

Quote:

Originally posted by Jellby
/me hits himself for writing 'was' instead of 'were'.

I noticed that. I was surprised, because your English is usually pretty much immaculate.

By the way, Jellby, I've noticed that Golden Ring is rated far above Whirling Illusion and Colour of Money at 1001. Strange. I think that each of your skins was quite a bit better than the last. The most recent one is brilliant, whereas Golden Ring was just nice.

Do you have a new project happening?

Jellby · 19th May 2002, 14:53

Thank you

About the ratings, I think that Golden Ring is a more 'normal' skin, there's nothing strange with it, it may pass unnoticed quite easily... The other two are more 'experimental', and more exposed to 'I love it'/'I hate it' reactions. If you look at the comments, you'll see Golden Ring has only two 'excellent', Whirling Illusion has one 'average' and two 'excellent' and The Colour of Money has four 'average' and two 'good', I believe these members' ratings weight more than the anonymous ratings in the 'Bayesian estimate'. Anyway, Whirling Illusion wins in downloads/day and it's my best skin in deviantart (even with Golden Ring being DD, I still love it, by the way).

My new project... yes, there is one (apart from the chain skin), it's going to be called 'The Best Winamp Skin Ever'. Arrogant? No, I don't think it's going to be the best, but it's the name I have to choose, because it's going to be full of Richard Scarry's characters (I hope not to have copyright problems). I have some other ideas, but they'll have to wait a bit

StillWater · 19th May 2002, 14:57

Who's Richard Scarry?

btw, I completely agree with the love/hate thing. Which is a shame, because love/hate skins are usually the best, but will almost always have a not-so-good rating because of the haters.

Jellby · 19th May 2002, 15:09

Richard Scarry was a children's book illustrator. I had (and still have) two of his books and they were so cute and funny:... I loved them. You can do a search in amazon and find something about them, but I didn't find any webpage with the characters or anything, just online book-stores :/ Some of his books were called "The best word book ever", "The best first book ever", and so on, hence the name of the skin.

StillWater · 19th May 2002, 15:15

Cool. I'm looking forward to it. I did a search to see what his characters looked like. All I found was this, which you probably won't find useful, but maybe you'll find it interesting. Brio (LEGO for younger children) has made some of Scarry's characters into toys:

http://www.woodentoytrains.co.uk/scarry.htm

Jellby · 19th May 2002, 15:25

Yes, I did find them too, but they are not as cute as the books

I'm using my worn out Spanish edition of "The best word book ever" to scan the characters. I attach an example.

StillWater · 19th May 2002, 15:43

OK! These guys have a lot more character than the wooden toy ones!

Forevever · 19th May 2002, 15:56

Dan - looks like something straight out of a Tool video

dam · 19th May 2002, 19:04

Dan: That looks a lot like an alien.

DanG · 20th May 2002, 01:06

It is weird but I souldn't be suprised. At this point all I can do with an airbrush is shadows.

19th May 2002, 08:13	#2
Jellby Major Dude Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Somewhere under the rainbow Posts: 1,702	Hmmm... Did your father hit you when you was a child? You could always add a big red nose and orange curly hair Many who live deserve death, some who die deserve life - can you give it to them? Then be not so quick to deal out death in judgement.

19th May 2002, 13:22	#4
StillWater Forum King Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Nov 1978 Posts: 3,880	Very impressive, DanG. I hope you make a skin like that. Sow a thought, reap an action; sow an action, reap a habit; sow a habit, reap a character; sow a character, reap a destiny. All my skins: @ winamp.com @ 1K1WS @ Deviantart.com My latest Flash Project: BreathingEarth.net

19th May 2002, 14:53	#7
Jellby Major Dude Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Somewhere under the rainbow Posts: 1,702	Thank you About the ratings, I think that Golden Ring is a more 'normal' skin, there's nothing strange with it, it may pass unnoticed quite easily... The other two are more 'experimental', and more exposed to 'I love it'/'I hate it' reactions. If you look at the comments, you'll see Golden Ring has only two 'excellent', Whirling Illusion has one 'average' and two 'excellent' and The Colour of Money has four 'average' and two 'good', I believe these members' ratings weight more than the anonymous ratings in the 'Bayesian estimate'. Anyway, Whirling Illusion wins in downloads/day and it's my best skin in deviantart (even with Golden Ring being DD, I still love it, by the way). My new project... yes, there is one (apart from the chain skin), it's going to be called 'The Best Winamp Skin Ever'. Arrogant? No, I don't think it's going to be the best, but it's the name I have to choose, because it's going to be full of Richard Scarry's characters (I hope not to have copyright problems). I have some other ideas, but they'll have to wait a bit Many who live deserve death, some who die deserve life - can you give it to them? Then be not so quick to deal out death in judgement.

19th May 2002, 14:57	#8
StillWater Forum King Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Nov 1978 Posts: 3,880	Who's Richard Scarry? btw, I completely agree with the love/hate thing. Which is a shame, because love/hate skins are usually the best, but will almost always have a not-so-good rating because of the haters. Sow a thought, reap an action; sow an action, reap a habit; sow a habit, reap a character; sow a character, reap a destiny. All my skins: @ winamp.com @ 1K1WS @ Deviantart.com My latest Flash Project: BreathingEarth.net

19th May 2002, 15:09	#9
Jellby Major Dude Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Somewhere under the rainbow Posts: 1,702	Richard Scarry was a children's book illustrator. I had (and still have) two of his books and they were so cute and funny:... I loved them. You can do a search in amazon and find something about them, but I didn't find any webpage with the characters or anything, just online book-stores :/ Some of his books were called "The best word book ever", "The best first book ever", and so on, hence the name of the skin. Many who live deserve death, some who die deserve life - can you give it to them? Then be not so quick to deal out death in judgement.

19th May 2002, 08:47	#3
Ch33zels Major Dude Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Australia Posts: 502	yes, very scary

19th May 2002, 13:42	#5
Jellby Major Dude Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Somewhere under the rainbow Posts: 1,702	/me hits himself for writing 'was' instead of 'were'.

19th May 2002, 15:15	#10
StillWater Forum King Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Nov 1978 Posts: 3,880	Cool. I'm looking forward to it. I did a search to see what his characters looked like. All I found was this, which you probably won't find useful, but maybe you'll find it interesting. Brio (LEGO for younger children) has made some of Scarry's characters into toys: http://www.woodentoytrains.co.uk/scarry.htm Sow a thought, reap an action; sow an action, reap a habit; sow a habit, reap a character; sow a character, reap a destiny. All my skins: @ winamp.com @ 1K1WS @ Deviantart.com My latest Flash Project: BreathingEarth.net

19th May 2002, 15:43	#12
StillWater Forum King Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Nov 1978 Posts: 3,880	OK! These guys have a lot more character than the wooden toy ones! Sow a thought, reap an action; sow an action, reap a habit; sow a habit, reap a character; sow a character, reap a destiny. All my skins: @ winamp.com @ 1K1WS @ Deviantart.com My latest Flash Project: BreathingEarth.net

19th May 2002, 15:56	#13
Forevever Major Dude Join Date: May 2001 Location: 3rd floor front bedroom by the window :D Posts: 1,899	Dan - looks like something straight out of a Tool video If anyone can find any of the skins I made please email them to Forevever@aol.com I can't remember all the names but specifically hunting for Lascivious, and DEVOUR (compilation with Jax) and any in the Impulse series which had 6 total. Auriferous, Gilt, Impulse, Nadir, and 2 others I can't remember but you dig.

19th May 2002, 19:04	#14
dam Forum King Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The foot of the bed Posts: 2,536	Dan: That looks a lot like an alien. http://dam.deviantart.com/

20th May 2002, 01:06	#15
DanG Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Here. Posts: 69	It is weird but I souldn't be suprised. At this point all I can do with an airbrush is shadows.

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