Leela Pictures, Straight and Simple

[Reply #480 on:]

Great to see some art from you again.   


Edited for a politically correct TOTPD.

[Reply #481 on:]

Thanks again everyone =D

[Reply #482 on:]

Demeter, you'll always be my favorite. 

[Reply #483 on:]

Aww, that's so sweet! ^___^ I'm considering adding myself to the PEEL wikipedia thing, but I dunno if I'm allowed to. >_>


Working on another pic, hope to have it done in the next few hours.

[Reply #484 on:]

Add yourself.  Most of the entries have been tweeked by the users themselves.

I think that Gopher, Xanfor and tnuk have been the major workers on the Wiki project.  They will be the 'go-to' people.

So are going to be just Demeter or will you also add your other alias to the trivia about yourself?

I can't wait to see what you're coming up with...

[Reply #485 on:]

 http://www.splitmonkeys.de/wiki/index.php/Demeter

Well, that was fun. When I figure out how to add pictures, I'll put one of me up!

[Reply #486 on:]

So, it's Bender. ^^; Okay it took me about 10 minutes to draw but hey two weeks to upload! o__o

[Reply #487 on:]

*BUMP*

Drawn by ma self, no a scan. Cool, cool.

[Reply #488 on:]

Looks awesome.

[Reply #489 on:]

Great work!

[Reply #490 on:]

Should... there be something there in your post?

[Reply #491 on:]

that's very nice Demeter

[Reply #492 on:]

Quite nice. I like how you outlined him in black. =]

[Reply #493 on:]

There should be something my post. Thank you everyone very much! =D

[Reply #494 on:]

Always nice to see a new piece of art! 

[Reply #495 on:]

I wish I could put emotion into it though, it's all pretty static. >_>

[Reply #496 on:]

Remember, Robots don't have emotions.

And sometimes that makes them very sad...

[Reply #497 on:]

hahah oh nice! I do need to post some more of my sketches.

[Reply #498 on:]

Wow... you are simply fantastic. You've really got a knack for Groening's style and your own realistic style is f**king amazing <3

[Reply #499 on:]

Hey guys! I've resurfaced once more after watching (and crying through) BBS. LARS YOU PWN. <3

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I KNEW IT WAS FRY ALL ALONG! SERIOUSLY, AS SOON AS I SAW HIM I RECOGNIZED THE NOSE-BUMP! Pays to be a fanartist, ney?

[Reply #500 on:]

Demeter/Sarah!  You're back!

So where's some Leela art.  You didn't come back home without some art, didn't you?

[Reply #501 on:]

I DID! =O

I cant draw Futurama-style anymore! I'm SO out of practice! owo It's not GREAT but I still like it.



Originally, there was Zapp, Al and Fry behind her, hence the little death bubble. I got lazy though, y'see... It's very dark/desaturated, due to the fact that I drew this on a different computer x__x

I'm also no FemJesse - she was an absolute goddess o__o *idolizes her, even after three years*

[Reply #502 on:]

Now Sarah, you've known me since I started PEEL in 2005 and you know I rarely hold back on my opinions.  My opinion is that you are your harshest critic.  You're what, 15 years old now?  To be able to produce the type of artwork you do is great for anybody, but for a young person who does it as a hobby and for fun, you definitely have loads of talent and ability.  The last time you said anything about your future, it was a dream to be good enough to work for Disney as an animator one day.  I've seen your Kim Possible and other work - you have the natural talent and your heart in what you do.  With time and practice, you can also be one of the best.

The Voices, FemJesse and others didn't get good overnight.  Natural talent plays a large part but I can tell you that FJ told me in an e-mail a couple of years ago that she only became good after lots and lots of practice - and she still felt that she wasn't as good as the rest of us thought she was.  What are things that set TV and FJ art apart from others?  Of course the take they have on the characters, but also the backgrounds they use.  Between the backgrounds and the character's expressions, a story is told with few or no words.

No, you're not FemJesse and you shouldn't strive to be her, you have to find your nitche and work on what works for you.  Let Sarah be Sarah and in a few years, there will be a 15 year old fan artist saying, "I'm no Demeter, I wish I was as good as her."

I know you tend to hang out at the FM/TLZ messageboard but try to visit us a little more often.  A lot of us like you sharing your talent with us.

Ralph 'glad to see Demeter back' Snart

P.S.  I notice that you changed your avatar.

[Reply #503 on:]

Dammit Sarah, stop abandoning PEEL. D:

Love that new pic.

[Reply #504 on:]

Caught up on this entire thread.

I have no idea who you are but don't you dare leave again!

[Reply #505 on:]

Ralph's 100% right. You have such talent that you shouldn't feel inferior to FJ or TV.

Your new picture is fantastic!

[Reply #506 on:]

What they said...

[Reply #507 on:]

I like your stuff, keep on postin'

[Reply #508 on:]

ahaha oh you guys. I know I'm my harshest critic, that comes from me being afraid someone else'll take me down instead. ^^;

But yeah. I get a bit - carried away. I forget that they're three or four years more experienced than I am, ergo, obviously gonna have more time to hone their skills.

Thanks Ralph. I need people to lecture me sometimes ^^

An thank you everyone else ^___^

PS: I'm 16 now x3

 

Originally posted by Xanfor:
Caught up on this entire thread.

I have no idea who you are but don't you dare leave again!

The feeling is mutual. xD

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Thanks Ralph. I need people to lecture me sometimes ^^

Everybody has a talent.  Lecturing is mine. 

Sorry about underestimating your age.  At this time in your life, you want to get older so you can enjoy the adult things in life. When you get to be my age, you conviently forget a year or two along the way.

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It's alright! I just can't WAIT to be 18. I know, responsibility and bills and whatever, but I'm not silly - I still remember all that stuff exists ^^

[Reply #511 on:]

In the states 21 is the perfect age:  Old enough to legally buy booze, young enough to stay out all night long and still be able to got to work orgo to class the next morning.  Before you know it, you're burdened by the 'adult' things like bills, children, house payments, job security, etc.

 

But yeah. I get a bit - carried away. I forget that they're three or four years more experienced than I am, ergo, obviously gonna have more time to hone their skills. 

I don't know anything about TV - he has disappeared and taken most of his work with him.  FJ is a person I have had contact with - Sarah, she's almost 10 years older than you - she's graduated college and the last I heard, was trying to get a job with a large company.  So that means FJ has a lot more experience working with her art - and you can be sure that for every pic she has shared with us, there are probably dozens that she started and trashed because of some small mistake.

FJ is spectacular, but I think a lot of her personal style is what sets her art off as being different - she sometimes uses strange and surreal backgrounds to augment her characters.  Then you have somebody like Joel aka Coldangel, another person I call friend and am amazed at his art work.  He uses a different approach - instead of surreal backgrounds, he's eschewed the Groening design completely and has developed a style that is uniquely his and is never boring.  Then there's Archonix - he is true to the Groening style, but his difference is he exaggerates Leela's eye size - that small difference makes his art immediately identifiable.

So you see, just because some of your Leela's may not look Groeningesque is no reason to put your work down as being inferior.

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For what it's worth, at age 16 my work wasn't nearly as good as yours, and I'm now 21 and an animator. 

[Reply #513 on:]

I had an offer from an art studio the other day, i just remembered. They saw me drawing in a cafe and asked if I was interested in working for them full-time. Some small-time company I think.

Thanks again Ralph, and a new thanks for Zmithy. I heard you were an animator, but I have yet to see your stuff! ^^

[Reply #514 on:]

ON A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT TANGENT. Because I draw daily, I just don't post everything... I've got another few Futurama pictures in the mix.

[Reply #515 on:]

Sarah and others, this is one of the few times that I'm solumn and serious.  This has nothing to do with art and pats on the back.  This does have to do with the person you idolize.  Jesse placed on her DeviantArt account that she had to put her pet cat to sleep.  The cat was 16 years old, so Jess had this pet more than half her life.  I joined DeviantArt because I lost her e-mail address with the computer meltdown last year and it was the only way I knew to get a message to her, letting her know that I feel her grief.

So for the folks who haven't stopped by to let Jess know that we're thinking of her, stop by and leave her a note.

I've lost a few pets over the years - they have the irritating way of becoming family members.  Losing a pet is as hard as losing a family member - or in the case of my dysfunctional family, worse.  Pets never judge you, they never leave you, they are always there for you when you're feeling bad, lonely and worthless.  I know my house would be pretty damned quiet and lonely without a howling gray cat demanding to be fed at exactly 7 am and 4 pm everyday, or a hyperactive black cat who races through the house at odd hours of the day and night, or the super-inquisitive skunk who manages to open every cabinet door in the house.

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Originally posted by Demeter: I cant draw Futurama-style anymore! I'm SO out of practice! owo It's not GREAT but I still like it.

Oh, it IS great! Seriously, have I lately told you, you are a great artist? I did not? Shame on me. (Even though I wasn't even at the forums for months and couldn't have said so.)

Also, I'm as well out of practice in Groening's style, but I guess it'll come back soon enough, with drawing it often enough.

 

I'm also no FemJesse - she was an absolute goddess o__o *idolizes her, even after three years*

Well, everyone does so, but I'd say you can step out of her shadows. There is a time when an artist herself has people following and idolizing her and she should enjoy that. That artist is you, now.

 

Originally posted by Ralph Snart:So for the folks who haven't stopped by to let Jess know that we're thinking of her, stop by and leave her a note.

You are very right there, Ralph, we should all do that ... now if I could find her deviantArt account ... But seriously, I'll send her some lines.
Also hope I'll see her online again, soon, since I haven't talked with her since ... December, I think.

[Reply #517 on:]

 http://femjesse.deviantart.com/

Just in case. 

[Reply #518 on:]

Thanks a lot for the link Archonix. Saved me from torturing Google with searching it.

 

[Reply #519 on:]

Thanks LL ^__^

I'll drop by and send her a note later when I have the time (is getting ready for school)