Just by looking the history of my designs.....since I have joined emptees my designs have gone from mostly illustrative to mostly text....I find that weird.....what has changed about yours 2009-06-24T21:10:50-04:00 49 2009-06-23T23:19:06-04:00 true 0 44411 false false 35171 3021 1 2009-11-21T01:00:39-05:00 737 I draw mine, instead of using stock vectors. 44411 Post 2009-06-23T23:21:13-04:00 1306561 8909 2009-06-23T23:21:13-04:00 I include text in all my designs now I draw lines that are thicker and use more black More and more things have guts spilling out of them 44411 Post 2009-06-23T23:45:34-04:00 1306691 9851 2009-06-23T23:45:34-04:00 <img src="http://media.hamptonroads.com/media/content/hamptonroads/2006/11/nitro512.jpg" /> 44411 Post 2009-06-24T00:02:31-04:00 1306801 9208 2009-06-24T00:02:31-04:00 <blockquote><cite>treyinstereo said:</cite> <img src="http://media.hamptonroads.com/media/content/hamptonroads/2006/11/nitro512.jpg" /></blockquote> The left one is my uncle. I bet you didn't know that emptees! 44411 Post 2009-06-24T00:03:20-04:00 1306811 7951 2009-06-24T00:03:20-04:00 emptees has made me hate pretty much everything 44411 Post 2009-06-24T00:04:26-04:00 1306831 1106 2009-06-24T00:04:26-04:00 I draw more zombies, guts, blood :) 44411 Post 2009-06-24T00:04:34-04:00 1306851 12918 2009-06-24T00:04:34-04:00 <blockquote><cite>skull with hair said:</cite> emptees has made me hate pretty much everything</blockquote> You sir are kinda like the angry uncle around here....or maybe cranky old man sometimes....but I love it 44411 Post 2009-06-24T00:06:16-04:00 1306871 3021 2009-06-24T00:06:16-04:00 It made me picky 44411 Post 2009-06-24T00:10:40-04:00 1306891 2329 2009-06-24T00:10:40-04:00 emptees makes me wish i could do better, must put more time into my tees 44411 Post 2009-06-24T00:12:23-04:00 1306901 3804 2009-06-24T00:12:23-04:00 I def stopped using vectors like they are a gift from god! I literally thought all Affliction designs were just vectors! Now I draw and illustrate a lot more! 44411 Post 2009-06-24T00:51:50-04:00 1307261 5341 2009-06-24T00:51:50-04:00 my linework became more varied, my colouring/shading improved. 44411 Post 2009-06-24T00:52:49-04:00 1307271 5274 2009-06-24T00:52:49-04:00 made me take more time on work, and even though i'll always be shit, upped my game a bit 44411 Post 2009-06-24T07:46:54-04:00 1309431 5999 2009-06-24T07:46:54-04:00 nothing. i'm sure for most it has either increased their zombie output by 200% 44411 Post 2009-06-24T08:14:08-04:00 1309581 14 2009-06-24T08:14:08-04:00 and all-seeing eyes. and sharks. and bears. and tigers. and BIG TEXT. 44411 Post 2009-06-24T08:18:27-04:00 1309631 5274 2009-06-24T08:18:27-04:00 you know I don't think I have drawn a zombie ever in my entire life. One of my best friends from high school still hasn't eaten a hot dog kind of like the same thing right? 44411 Post 2009-06-24T08:41:46-04:00 1309761 2712 2009-06-24T08:41:46-04:00 it definitely made me step up my game. it also makes sure i know how to spell definitely. and it made me hate drawing zombies. 44411 Post 2009-06-24T08:45:11-04:00 1309771 1541 2009-06-24T08:45:11-04:00 <blockquote><cite>jaynajaynajayna said:</cite> you know I don't think I have drawn a zombie ever in my entire life. One of my best friends from high school still hasn't eaten a hot dog kind of like the same thing right?</blockquote> eating a hotdog is vital to being considered an actual human being, drawing zombies not so much 44411 Post 2009-06-24T08:47:58-04:00 1309821 1146 2009-06-24T08:47:58-04:00 it made me eat about 200% more fast-food. it made me draw a tiger with a horse head. carry on:) 44411 Post 2009-06-24T09:17:49-04:00 1310011 3643 2009-06-24T09:17:49-04:00 <blockquote><cite>derekdeal said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>jaynajaynajayna said:</cite> you know I don't think I have drawn a zombie ever in my entire life. One of my best friends from high school still hasn't eaten a hot dog kind of like the same thing right?</blockquote> eating a hotdog is vital to being considered an actual human being, drawing zombies not so much</blockquote> her mom has a problem with nitrates so they never had them as a kid. Now she's just doing it to spite me I think 44411 Post 2009-06-24T09:21:30-04:00 1310051 2712 2009-06-24T09:21:30-04:00 emptees didnt make me anything. 44411 Post 2009-06-24T09:22:10-04:00 1310061 21801 2009-06-24T09:22:10-04:00 It made me fat 44411 Post 2009-06-24T10:08:05-04:00 1310451 2329 2009-06-24T10:08:05-04:00 made me more aware and critical and helped push my skills more,aswell as super happy to chat to great dudes that share the same passion. 44411 Post 2009-06-24T10:12:26-04:00 1310501 7534 2009-06-24T10:12:26-04:00 emptees introduced me to michael shantz, and now i feel like everything i draw looks way too similar to his stuff. which isnt bad, since shantz is successful, and people like that style. but i still feel like im doing a half-assed job though because i feel like im just copying someone instead of developing on my own. 44411 Post 2009-06-24T10:14:13-04:00 1310521 8975 2009-06-24T10:14:13-04:00 <blockquote><cite>dylanmaker. said:</cite> emptees introduced me to horsebites, and now i feel like everything i draw looks way too similar to his stuff. which isnt bad, since horsebites is successful, and people like that style. but i still feel like im doing a half-assed job though because i feel like im just copying someone instead of developing on my own.</blockquote> this is my problem 44411 Post 2009-06-24T11:20:04-04:00 1311381 3515 2009-06-24T11:20:04-04:00 Emptees made me not mind at all if people are mean to me. 44411 Post 2009-06-24T11:24:20-04:00 1311471 12132 2009-06-24T11:24:25-04:00 <blockquote><cite>skull with hair said:</cite> emptees has made me hate pretty much everything</blockquote> <blockquote><cite>chellio said:</cite> Emptees made me not mind at all if people are mean to me.</blockquote> and i've learned how to take advice from those far more experienced. and some clever comebacks too. 44411 Post 2009-06-24T11:25:25-04:00 1311491 13245 2009-06-24T11:26:06-04:00 <blockquote><cite>chellio said:</cite> Emptees made me not mind at all if people are mean to me.</blockquote> fuck you? 44411 Post 2009-06-24T11:25:57-04:00 1311501 1106 2009-06-24T11:25:57-04:00 emtees made me a woman 44411 Post 2009-06-24T11:41:17-04:00 1311771 9980 2009-06-24T11:41:17-04:00 <blockquote><cite>110specialblack said:</cite> emtees made me a woman</blockquote> Good thing you're at Emptees then 44411 Post 2009-06-24T11:42:17-04:00 1311811 2329 2009-06-24T11:42:17-04:00 I tend to put more little details in my work these days. Not like my work is super complex, but it's more refined now. 44411 Post 2009-06-24T12:34:07-04:00 1312561 13276 2009-06-24T12:34:07-04:00 it made me cut the head of my dick off with kindergarten scissors 44411 Post 2009-06-24T12:35:27-04:00 1312591 782 2009-06-24T12:35:27-04:00 <blockquote><cite>Kyle Crawford said:</cite> it made me cut the head of my dick off with kindergarten scissors</blockquote> dedication. 44411 Post 2009-06-24T12:37:30-04:00 1312621 13276 2009-06-24T12:37:30-04:00 <blockquote><cite>volatile v said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>dylanmaker. said:</cite> emptees introduced me to horsebites, and now i feel like everything i draw looks way too similar to his stuff. which isnt bad, since horsebites is successful, and people like that style. but i still feel like im doing a half-assed job though because i feel like im just copying someone instead of developing on my own.</blockquote> this is my problem</blockquote> yeah, i went through a horsebites phase for a little while too. why cant my hands just be themselves. 44411 Post 2009-06-24T12:38:10-04:00 1312631 8975 2009-06-24T12:38:10-04:00 <blockquote><cite>skull with hair said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>chellio said:</cite> Emptees made me not mind at all if people are mean to me.</blockquote> fuck you?</blockquote> Okay that one hurt 44411 Post 2009-06-24T12:46:57-04:00 1312721 12132 2009-06-24T12:46:57-04:00 because of emptees I stroke from a pivot point rather than thrust 44411 Post 2009-06-24T12:52:39-04:00 1312801 10606 2009-06-24T12:52:39-04:00 <blockquote><cite>Kyle Crawford said:</cite> it made me cut the head of my dick off with kindergarten scissors</blockquote> what in the shit? haha. 44411 Post 2009-06-24T12:53:00-04:00 1312821 13245 2009-06-24T12:53:00-04:00 My style and skills have certainly developped a bit since I started here, but I don't think there's a direct relation with me being here, I think it would have happened anyway. 44411 Post 2009-06-24T13:33:40-04:00 1313511 9179 2009-06-24T13:33:40-04:00 lass mature! haha... in a good way. Find myself going back to all the 'gnarly' stuff I loved in the 80's and 90's. Old skateboard graphics and stuff. And cartoons. Trying to do what 'I' like to do more. 44411 Post 2009-06-24T14:12:51-04:00 1314041 8980 2009-06-24T14:12:51-04:00 my wardrobe has improved since I've joined Emptees. you guys aren't talking about that kind of style though 44411 Post 2009-06-24T15:57:39-04:00 1315491 1404 2009-06-24T15:57:39-04:00 <blockquote><cite>skullface said:</cite> my wardrobe has improved since I've joined Emptees. you guys aren't talking about that kind of style though</blockquote> didn't you see my pic at the top? 44411 Post 2009-06-24T16:05:57-04:00 1315621 9208 2009-06-24T16:06:05-04:00 <blockquote><cite>jaynajaynajayna said:</cite> you know I don't think I have drawn a zombie ever in my entire life. One of my best friends from high school still hasn't eaten a hot dog kind of like the same thing right?</blockquote> I knew a kid in high school that never ate a hot dog. Also, my roommate has never seen Star Wars or been to Disney and has lived here most of his life. 44411 Post 2009-06-24T16:11:24-04:00 1315671 1181 2009-06-24T16:11:24-04:00 Ive gained a lot of little things here and there. Thank you emptees 44411 Post 2009-06-24T16:17:40-04:00 1315831 1056 2009-06-24T16:17:40-04:00 weight 44411 Post 2009-06-24T16:18:18-04:00 1315841 782 2009-06-24T16:18:18-04:00 <blockquote><cite>treyinstereo said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>skullface said:</cite> my wardrobe has improved since I've joined Emptees. you guys aren't talking about that kind of style though</blockquote> didn't you see my pic at the top?</blockquote> I didn't know what you were talking about 44411 Post 2009-06-24T16:19:34-04:00 1315851 1404 2009-06-24T16:19:34-04:00 <blockquote><cite>skullface said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>treyinstereo said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>skullface said:</cite> my wardrobe has improved since I've joined Emptees. you guys aren't talking about that kind of style though</blockquote> didn't you see my pic at the top?</blockquote> I didn't know what you were talking about</blockquote> thas mah staaale. 44411 Post 2009-06-24T16:22:50-04:00 1315901 9208 2009-06-24T16:22:50-04:00 <blockquote><cite>Kyle Crawford said:</cite> weight</blockquote> in my chin 44411 Post 2009-06-24T16:27:55-04:00 1315971 1056 2009-06-24T16:27:55-04:00 emptees told me to check swhs hyperlinks 44411 Post 2009-06-24T20:15:30-04:00 1318371 9980 2009-06-24T20:15:30-04:00 Eye don't no about Emptees butt That Linty Fresh dude has done wonders for my grammars 44411 Post 2009-06-24T20:23:20-04:00 1318431 506 2009-06-24T20:23:49-04:00 Taught me that drawing my artwork was a great decision! 44411 Post 2009-06-24T21:10:50-04:00 1318811 35171 2009-06-24T21:10:50-04:00