2009-09-11T10:32:31-04:00 2009-09-11T10:32:31-04:00 11 2008-07-31T23:34:34-04:00 Never heard back from them about this. 15 6576 10321 GCH : Stuff 67 3 2009-11-08T06:14:46-05:00 998 http://cache0.emptees.com/images/26104/gch.jpg ballin. 6576 Tee 2008-08-01T00:01:14-04:00 150700 1625 2008-08-01T00:01:14-04:00 I dig it Joey! 6576 Tee 2008-08-01T09:07:46-04:00 150958 6611 2008-08-01T09:07:46-04:00 <blockquote><cite>nate gonz said:</cite> ballin.</blockquote> 6576 Tee 2008-08-01T21:28:01-04:00 151585 6600 2008-08-01T21:28:01-04:00 <blockquote><cite>Buck Nasty said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>nate gonz said:</cite> ballin.</blockquote></blockquote> 6576 Tee 2008-08-02T15:32:55-04:00 152091 1404 2008-08-02T15:32:55-04:00 well caleb said "something baller", so i guess i did a good job? 6576 Tee 2008-08-02T17:41:22-04:00 152147 67 2008-08-02T17:45:31-04:00 Good job. 6576 Tee 2008-08-04T20:04:55-04:00 153643 6916 2008-08-04T20:04:55-04:00 did you draw that type? did you create that type? did you take the type from the internet? dont call me a thief if you use a font that you got from the internet. if you didnt create it you shouldnt use it! are any of these pictures things that you photographed? see what i mean? its THIS what i admit to doing. i take inspiration and try to make it my own... just like you. love check out some of remixalone's work. he's french and does work "Like this" only he's much better at the type design. 6576 Tee 2009-09-11T00:20:20-04:00 2420921 10321 2009-09-11T00:22:16-04:00 stock photos and purchased fonts. what the fuck are you talking about? 6576 Tee 2009-09-11T00:22:29-04:00 2420941 67 2009-09-11T00:22:29-04:00 if a client comes to you and asks for work to be like something. isnt our jobs as artists to be a little versatile in our skills? how is this selling out dude? 6576 Tee 2009-09-11T00:22:57-04:00 2420961 10321 2009-09-11T00:22:57-04:00 what are you talking about? 6576 Tee 2009-09-11T00:25:28-04:00 2421011 67 2009-09-11T00:25:28-04:00 saying someone is style biting who doesent take anyone's styles is fucking retarded. i dont style bite. i draw shit that is what i grew up on. i watched 80s and 90's cartoons. and my style is baised off of that. but at the same time i have artworks like this man where i use free photos and free fonts. i also have a photographer friend who i can get the images for. i've done works that resemble other styles on here and i add it to my portfolio. i dont show that stuff on emptees because i dont feel its up to par, it was a shitty job because photoshopping shit and making collages just seems annoying to me because i'd rather draw. but if i was proud of it, i'd show it. you called me out for "Advocating style biting" no. i dont think its cool to try to be someone. i dont think its cool to rip someone off. but making a show like street sharks when Ninja Turtles is heavily popular. its great because both shows rocked. i dont style bite. i get inspiration from pre existing art and i learn art elements. its only fair that i point the themes out that i was advocating in your art. if you didnt design the font, thats free and online. should you be able to use it? its good to buy the font, but cant you take that font, redraw it your own way using it as an example and still get a great image out? this is what i was talking about. inspiration vs straight up biting. a client comes to you and says "i want something LIKE something else" if i was offered a job to do so, i'd give my best. to try to fit what my client was looking for, at the same time putting my heart and soul into the piece. so you can tell where i got my inspiration. and if they wanted art like Greg Abbot, or Shantz, or whoever. i'd do my best to understand what exactly they love about greg, or what they love about shantz. and i'd make a piece that i'd feel has a cool subject matter. its not my art style that i love doing, its my design because its a design elment that i'm utalizing. and to straight up rip someone off where you take their idea and subject matter and try to call it your own without giving them credit is what i think blows. but one thing is for sure. your art does not blow. you have a great style. is it safe to say you learned through example? you took a class on photoshop? i'm not advocating stealing art. because i dont think thats right. i'm advocating stepping up the original artist's skills. so people if they TRY To bite it and try to learn it, they wont necessarily get it. or they wont be able to mimic it if they TRIED. if your doing something that everyone can do, you become lowered in cost. so you have to learn more things to make yourself worth something right? 6576 Tee 2009-09-11T10:32:31-04:00 2427091 10321 2009-09-11T10:32:31-04:00