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[msdrby]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1118967/posts

what will they think of next?

[JenB]

Evening Fedora... anything to show me?

Ok, I get some massive good sister/good daughter points. Got home from work and Dad's car had broken down. He was off waiting for it to get towed. So, knowing he'd be in no mood to deal with the brothers, I took all four of them to Borders and for ice cream. Just got back.

I'm going to clean up (I lifted before fleeing with the boys) and I'll be back.

[Ramius]

Hey.... howdy there evellybody. [whew] [sip]

Friday has arrived.

[Fedora]

I hereby award you a gold star for your good sister/daughter points! :)

I drew out the layout and I'm working on one of the panels right now. For what I have in mind I need to draw a hand tapping someone on the shoulder from behind, so I need a good picture of a hand in that position, which is what I'm looking for online right now. If you wanna help me look I could use help!

[Ramius]

That's a pretty sweet ride you got there, army. :-)

Looks like it would be good in traffic.

[Ramius]

I don't see the problem. Looks like a fair point for ecurbh.

[JenB]

I shall see what I can do. though I'm kind of in-and-out right now. Hmm...

[Fedora]

Howdy! How's the Wild Turkey coming tonight?

[JenB]

Huh. Most hand drawing tutorials seem to be of fists. Wonder why that would be? :-)

[Fedora]

Thanks. I'm kinda figuring it out, but drawing hands when they're pointing towards you is one thing I always struggle with 'cause of the perspective foreshortening thing. I think I need to get this book:

Burne Hogarth, Drawing Dynamic Hands

[JenB]

Oooh, perspective. That's an advanced technique!

[Fedora]

I guess 'cause superheroes like to punch stuff :) But this is the panel that's setting up the punch in the next panel, so I can't have a fist in this panel. What's driving me nuts is I know I've got a comic around here with a good picture in it, I just can't find it.

[Ramius]

Gobble gobble. [sip]

[Fedora]

Okay, I think I'm getting it: the fingertip is a small circle, the first and second knuckles are big circles, then you draw cylinders connecting the circles. But getting the right angle is what's hanging me up. A picture would make it so much easier--hard to draw and point your hand at yourself at the same time :)

[Fedora]

LOL! I'll probably have a Guinness later myself.

[Fedora]

Yep, the circles are the key. To change the angle of the finger, you change the alignment of the three circles. Change the size of the circles to change the sense of distance. By George, I think I've got it. . . [launches into song from My Fair Lady]

[HairOfTheDog]

It's not a word.... The past tense is the same as the present tense!

[osagebowman]

Evening folks; back in the First Age, when wheel guns were the rule not the exception, the PD provided ammunition for the .38, anything else you wanted to carry, you provided the ammunition for qual practice and carry. But wasn't all bad, +P HPs. Most were SW fans, a few Colts and Rugers.

[JenB]

He did it, he did it, he did it, he did it. I never thought he'd do it, he'd do it but he did...

I love that movie :-p

[osagebowman]

Evening, are you refering to 'smitted'? (I think that's what it says) he remarked squintingly.