Are there many other artists here?

**shorinji_knight** · May 6th, 2012, 11:30 AM

I just joined last night, but I've visited the site a few times looking it over. I'm curious to know if there are really any other artist's here. As an artist myself I know that I have a different way of looking a books than many readers that I know. Personally I'm very interested in the imagery of a scene. I don't like reading a book that doesn't seem to take place in a definable location. I know some people prefer to read just the facts, but for me I want to see exactly what the author is trying to show me. I have a hard time getting into a book where the characters are basically silhouettes floating in an ambiguous void. I tend to like the same kind of books that other artist find enjoyable.

**Gkarlives** · May 11th, 2012, 08:17 PM

I am an artist too, not great, but I did make my own avatar. I do like descriptive writing as long as the writer can maintain the flow of the story. Writing is a most challenging medium in that respect. Too much description can bore your reader, while too little makes your characters seem like cardboard.

**Zentron** · May 20th, 2012, 06:51 AM

I too am also an artist, you can see my thread just below this one

**virangelus** · June 5th, 2012, 02:55 PM

I too am an artist, currently pursuing a Bachelors of Creative Media. But I've been too chicken to post :-P

**Sarunus** · June 16th, 2012, 10:48 AM

I do it, but more as a hobby these days. I got into computer graphic design by accident really, taking a graphic design job while in college studying political science. All I do these days are logos for clients that approach me or stuff for my books.

Here's a thingy I finally "finished" this week after puttering around on it for a long, long time. Of course, I'll probably tweak it again. It's a city from my WIP universe that I made purely for inspiration. I used some mountain photos I had for the mountains, a few building photos from my travels, but much of what you see, I created using vectors and then rendered them in Photoshop.

http://s15.postimage.org/9dnyx5z3d/n...or_posting.jpg

**Sarunus** · June 16th, 2012, 10:53 AM

Originally Posted by virangelus

I too am an artist, currently pursuing a Bachelors of Creative Media. But I've been too chicken to post :-P

You should, though.

**tmso** · June 21st, 2012, 10:53 AM

Originally Posted by Sarunus

Here's a thingy I finally "finished" this week after puttering around on it for a long, long time. Of course, I'll probably tweak it again. It's a city from my WIP universe that I made purely for inspiration. I used some mountain photos I had for the mountains, a few building photos from my travels, but much of what you see, I created using vectors and then rendered them in Photoshop.

Ug. I hate that image posting site. I just can't see it. Maybe a firewall thing?

Anyway, I copied/pasted the address into another tab, and it looks great, Sarunus. Well done.

**brouillon** · June 25th, 2012, 03:39 AM

I am not an artist but I have just had a sketch of me done by Catherine Broughton, and I am using that as my profile picture. She is an author first, I think (A Call from France and others) but also a talented artist. Sorry can't remember he site - turquoisemoon dot something - probably co.uk because she is English.

**Sarunus** · June 30th, 2012, 08:03 AM

Originally Posted by tmso

Ug. I hate that image posting site. I just can't see it. Maybe a firewall thing?

Anyway, I copied/pasted the address into another tab, and it looks great, Sarunus. Well done.

Thanks tmso! Yeah, I can't see it anymore either, so I just posted a link to it.

**ethgania** · July 6th, 2012, 07:54 PM

I doodle from time to time but I'm no classical artist. -nudges forum avatar in all its tiny glory- I definitely grew up drawing my favorite story characters though!

**WinstonL** · July 21st, 2012, 06:21 PM

Originally Posted by shorinji_knight

. As an artist myself I know that I have a different way of looking a books than many readers that I know. Personally I'm very interested in the imagery of a scene. I don't like reading a book that doesn't seem to take place in a definable location. I know some people prefer to read just the facts, but for me I want to see exactly what the author is trying to show me. I have a hard time getting into a book where the characters are basically silhouettes floating in an ambiguous void. I tend to like the same kind of books that other artist find enjoyable.

I seem to find that experience as well as imagination helps a person with description and visualization in a work of writing or art. It may be that there is not enough of the experience side to buck up the imaginary or visual scene that is being describe.

This interview between George R.R. Martin and Bernard Cornwell makes for some thoughtful and insightful information about writing:

http://www.georgerrmartin.com/news.html

*****

**fritzthefox** · August 6th, 2012, 02:25 PM

I am, at least part-time. I stick primarily to aviation art, but I dabble a lot in science fiction. A fascination with machines, I suppose. You can see some here: http://www.boomandzoomgraphics.com

**WinstonL** · August 6th, 2012, 06:24 PM

Heh, heh. I enjoyed your "2009: A Spacebat Odyssey" animation, fritzthefox.

**Marcia** · August 21st, 2012, 06:55 AM

i can't draw, all the pictures i make are really ugly

Gkarlives, that is one creepy and really well-drawn avatar!

nice work

scrabble

**WinstonL** · August 24th, 2012, 05:12 AM

My work is okay. I have just to finish a few projects already started (not easy). The first coming out by early next year.

http://s844.photobucket.com/albums/a...ter/?start=all