ElfQuest Fan Art

A decent one will clean off like a charm, not oily at all. The only residue is a scent. You can get rid of that easily enough with window cleaner or alcohol. (Not Goo Gone, tho. Nasty residue and scent. Not really effective, either.)

This is the only fan fiction that ever made me want to do an illustration for it.  I can't wait for the next chapter!

Sorry that I haven't replied to this (a lot going on this last month.) I'd LOVE it it you'd ever want to do any illo from my story, Windrider. Even a simple pencil sketch. Of course, after all the calendar craziness. Any particular scene?

Yeah, native Americans did it all the time using vegetable dyes, alkali dyes, shellfish dyes, etc.

Leather dyes are more intense than typical cloth dyes. They act more like a paint stain and last a loooong time. Buff or white leathers take the dyes the best and most intensely but pretty much any leather can be dyed, though very, very dark leathers you're better off painting.

Think of it like tattooing (but without the needles). I'll upload some examples of dyed/painted leathers, if anyone's interested.

Wow, you gave your story a nice, strong start with such a good description of the trees and time of year. Good job of 'showing' instead of just 'telling'. Luna also sounds like an interesting, determined character. I'd like to read more about her.

OK, "Sanctuary" should now be visible to those with 15+ posts.

There is so much I would like to say, but I have learned through this experience that my words have more reverberations than I was prepared for.  If an admin's post is misconstrued the ramifications can be much more damaging than from a regular member...and it's so very easy to misunderstand each other on the internet.  Heck, I don't understand myself most of the time. *chuckle*

What I can safely say, I think, is that FWIW I am sorry to everyone who has been hurt by this, because I do feel responsible for all but setting it up to happen.  No, I can't control member's behavior, but I can clearly communicate.  

Don't be so hard on yourself, Foxeye. People also have to be responsible for the things they misconstrue and not take a knee-jerk reaction to every perceived slight. Communicating through the internet isn't an excuse for leaving common sense, good manners, and civil discourse at the door. Granted, I never really understood the purpose of a "Rants" section and didn't participate in it, so...

Does anyone have a link to some good scans of the "Centerfold" posters? 

I have all the posters except for #4 (the Preservers) and can scan them life-sized front and back. Would it be okay with Foxeye and Kael if I set up a Gallery with them for reference work only? To be labeled with WARP's copyright, of course.

I've been remiss in commenting in the Writer's forum. (bad me). I really like this gender-bender story, Jeb. Some definite surprises for the reader. You should also add some of your own illos to this.

Wow, thanks for the compliment!   The AEA is still definitely an on-going concern, tho it's going to be at least a month or more before I can devote any time to it. (I have a move coming up.) I'm also on the look-out for anyone interested in doing some beta reading or looking over my outline material for the story.

Thanks very much again, I didn't think anyone was still reading this.  

Wendy included a beautiful elf maiden Murrel in the Lovemates calendar, paired with Timmorn.  I don't know anything about her, but she must be canon.

Murrel (Valloa) is Rahnee the She-Wolf's mom.

Cold-pressed Bristol board is a good surface for Prismacolors with little bleedthrough. It's also mostly gentle on the marker tips. Office paper, newsprint, and watercolor paper soaks up the pigments like a sponge.

The technique I like to use is keeping a light hand (like working with watercolor), laying down the lightest colors first (maybe masking off spots of pure white to stop bleeding), letting the darker colors just barely overlap in the lighter ones (for a nice gradient), using a blender pen sparingly (they can muddy the gradients, especially if the tip is smudged or dirty), and using a good fixative afterward to help prevent warping and fading. The overlaps can be very obvious, even for the same color marker, so I try to incorporate them a design element. A same color overlap can be nearly a shade-and-a-half darker than the original color. Also, laying down your light colors first keeps the marker tips from picking up darker pigments, which can corrupt your future coloring.

I got my Prisma set years ago when I worked for an art supply wholesaler, which means they were seriously discounted (yippie!) Never would have been able to afford a 70-pen set otherwise. I love 'em (very vibrant) but I don't use them nearly as much as I use to. Digital's just too convenient. I'd like to experiment with Coptic (I think they have a better range of darker skin tones.)

Re: Teir

Maybe he was really excited to see Ember?

Jeb, congrats on wanting to tackle such an interesting subject as curly hair! I think it really adds interest and character to a drawing when the subject has waves and curls instead of the usual broomstick-straight stuff.