Jen wants to paint fantastical things!

[Ursa major]

And the two men** posting (Vertigo and I) had no issue at all with the costumes....








** - I know the Latin of my username suggests a female gender, but: 1) where is Ursus Major? nowhere; 2) Ursa is an anagram of USRA, which has another significance for me.

 

[The Judge]

Oh really!?
That's a surprise in the morning for me.

Well, y'know, I rather gave a big clue when I alluded to the opening pictures

Just one thing -- how did you know what I looked like...?

...I'll leave it for others to decide which of the first three pictures is me...

to which the first response was

It's got to be the first, Judge. Smiling and carefree... but with a wicked blade close to hand to deal with those ne'er-do-wells!

and I thought you'd realised with

I very much picture you as Voresh (top girl). >
A little cute, innocent and curious thing!

Guys tend not to ask for comparisons to female pictures, I've noticed, and aren't best pleased when given female characteristics and follow up images.

I dunno. Perhaps I should put pink gingham on my avatar, or swap her scales for a pair of Manolo Blahniks...

 

[Vertigo]

I always find oue of the strange things about the forum is not knowing the gender of half the posters. It's interesting how disturbing that can be, suggesting that even if we try not to, maybe we subconcsiously change how we speak (type) depending on the gender of the person addressed.

 

[JenJen]

And I was trying to tease zeh Judge with my character depiction of Voresh! Little did I know...

Oh well Gotta love the internet, eh.

I don't doubt that we type differently depending on who/what we think may be on the other end. It's a bit like conversing IRL. I would never talk to my grandmother the same way I talk to one of my closest friends who's the same age as me (and has a very foul mouth). In fact, I've noticed (rather embarrassingly) that when I'm conversing with someone IRL, my accent will slowly start to change to mimic theirs, badly. Can't help it! Must be pretty darn annoying.

 

[HareBrain]

I've noticed (rather embarrassingly) that when I'm conversing with someone IRL, my accent will slowly start to change to mimic theirs, badly.

Great, it's not just me. I notice it most when talking to French people in English -- my sentence structure 'helpfully' goes all Franglais.

 

[Pyan]

I dunno. Perhaps I should put pink gingham on my avatar...

Why not alter it a teeny bit more, to better reflect the SFF aspects of the Chrons?...

 

[Vertigo]

Somehow I can't quite imagine THE JUDGE* posting with that avatar but you never know....


* read aloud in a dark portentious sort of voice

 

[Parson]

JenJen, I'm truthfully LOL at that picture. You may have put the whole field of Jurisprudence into fits. Can't you see that picture on the dark paneling of English court room?

I wait with baited breath to see what her honor has to say about it!

 

[Vertigo]

Ah... I think that was Pyan's contribution, don't want to go besmearing JenJen's name!

 

[The Judge]

PYAN! You've been spying on me!! (Though in the interests of accuracy I would point out that I never bury the sword in the ground, only in miscreants' bodies.)

 

[Pyan]

Actually, it was a toss-up between that one or your alterego as The Incredible She-Hulk...

Sorry to derail your thread, Jen - no more, I promise...

 

[JenJen]

LOL *chokes on tea*

No-no, that was a derailing worth.. doing. Or however you say it

I instantly start looking at the drawn anatomy and going 'tsk tsk' to myself. Or thinking: How does that cloth actually WORK on that person? Is it cloth? Is it spraypainted?
... I'm thinking way too much about it!

 

[Ursa major]

Who isn't...?

(Or should I say: "Guilty!")

 

[The Judge]

Hmmm. The Incredible Hulkess needs a few lessons in deportment, dressing and decorum, methinks. And just wait until gravity gets hold of her... assets...

 

[StormFeather]

Having just scooted back in this thread:

JenJen - just love, love, love your paintings. I could just imagine the blue dancer moving off the page, and the red one - well, whoever she's waggling that finger at better beware.

Pyan - wow! your bravery knows no bounds! I admire you whilst simultaneously choking on my wine and trying not to spray it across the laptop.

TJ - your restraint is very admirable!

back to JenJen - more paintings, please!

 

[Karn Maeshalanadae]

Despite what my avatar might show, I'm actually not so drawn to what Pyan decided to....present.....here.



You've had great pics posted up of your work, Jen. Watercolor and such usually aren't my thing as they tend to be a bit....thin for my taste, but they looked nice.

 

[JenJen]

Yay Thank you!

Reason I love Watercolour is because it is so 'thin' and you can keep adding layers on top while the layers below shine through and affect the top layer. Then, if you wanna go thicker, just slap on some gouache.

Had Uni friends over for two days and went back to sculpting. Here are a few progress shots of my main character from Skal (iphone photos, so quite terrible):

 

[JenJen]

And a painting of a pondering thief:

 

[Parson]

Judging from the tools that he's studying I would think we are looking at a pondering assassin.

 

[Mouse]

I love the candle on his head, Jen!