United Kingdom

[Quicksilver]

Fran: Aye.....can't wait to get out of here. ;_;

Foxeh: Aye, I suggested 9th-13th, sooo.......Thursday 12th? Would that be alright for everyone??

[Badger]

Foxeh: Aye, I suggested 9th-13th, sooo.......Thursday 12th? Would that be alright for everyone??

Sounds fine with me. I'll try and be there, if anyone needs a lift from near by, into hillingdon, gimme a shout.
-B-

[Steph Laberis]

^____^;; Hey guys, sorry I disappeared! Been pulling various things together for work, taxes, trips and stuffs.

I'm SO stoked you're all game for a meet up! My schedule is wide open, so the 12th is fine! I'm staying in a hostel in North London but as far as I know it's easy to commute. I managed to get a room with two single beds for the price of one single bed somehow, so if we're out late and you miss your train, you can crash with me. WOO HOO!

I do want to take a day trip to Gloucester to see the cathedral up there and I wanna arrange an overnight trip to Wiltshire to see a couple folks and Stone Henge... but aside from that the only priorities I have are cathedrals, museums, beaches and Cadbury's eggs ^_~

I'll also take any suggestions of can't-miss things to see! :D I just wanna be goofy and be amazed at stuff I've never seen and done before ;)

[Kainin]

Hi guys thank you for the welcoming greetings

[TheBrave]

Quicksilver - it's worse than that, i'm from Barry!!! you knows it!! :) and it's the same there, i was back a few weekends ago visiting my folks and , jeez, what a shite hole!! maybe i'm just an anglosized snob now but the place has gone to rack and ruin, tho actually, thinking about it it was always like that :), it's such a shame cos the actuall location is great, 4 beaches, country park, 6 miles from the capitol, it should be amazing (for 3rd world Wales) but its just plain grim - too many low ambition havin' mo-fo's and bent councillors, it's such a shame, but, well, you know you could say - 'christian, if you dont like it, do something about it' - but you only get one life, and i aint spunking mine on that lost cause :) lets draw some pictures !!!! :)

hey Steph Laberis if your near 'the henge' i'd suggest a short trip to Avebury too, to my mind its alot cooler than SH, it's the biggest stone circle in europe, theres actually a small village inside it!!! and its a great place to chill, the Red Dragon pub is in there too, and the food is not bad these days. the big secret about Avebury is that it's the cool place for the solstice!! much better atmosphere that SH, no assholes, just hundreds of lovely gentle hippies playing music, dancing, havin veggie BBQ and 'honing they're stone' ;) top fun!

[yAdam]

The 12th sounds good to me....

[lefran]

if i can accumilate some funds i might be able to make it =]

[Molly]

I can make the 12th is it of April ya? sorry my 'diary' round these next few months is busy with lots of crapola going on, and I'm shit at organising myself...

Brave - uniform? hehe unfortunately not, but I'll say yes' just for you:)... your post in the FF section kicks arrrrse, about time you did it! - BTW Mortal Engines, is it a like, a big fat fantasy book? You mentioned that your reading it to your son - how old is he? I had a maaaad thought this morning, about creating a colouring-in-book for kids, full of line drawings of monsters, cool space ship, warriors and sci-fi females....dunno why...maybe I'm getting brooody?...haha...also, that other Stone Circle in Avebury sounds coool, would be great to go and hang with those hippies!

Mx

[Quicksilver]

Quicksilver - it's worse than that, i'm from Barry!!! you knows it!! :) and it's the same there, i was back a few weekends ago visiting my folks and , jeez, what a shite hole!! maybe i'm just an anglosized snob now but the place has gone to rack and ruin, tho actually, thinking about it it was always like that :), it's such a shame cos the actuall location is great, 4 beaches, country park, 6 miles from the capitol, it should be amazing (for 3rd world Wales) but its just plain grim - too many low ambition havin' mo-fo's and bent councillors, it's such a shame, but, well, you know you could say - 'christian, if you dont like it, do something about it' - but you only get one life, and i aint spunking mine on that lost cause :) lets draw some pictures !!!! :)
Hahah, no way!! Well I never....it's a small world, eh? ;)

....Third World Wales xD Classic.

Frannigan: Do you wanna catch the train or coach? I've invited Beth too so maybe we could group chat on MSN sometime this weekend? The earlier we book, the better...

I'll update the UK 3.0 meet thread (linked in my sig). If there are any exhibitions/events/whatev. goin' on, shout out and I'll add them to the post. :)

Waaarrrrhhhhggggg, I'm sorting out me portfoliooo atm. Anyone have any interview tips?? My tutors keep floating about everywhere and it's hard to catch them. My UCAS application was sent off a few days ago (uber delay due to silly staff) - chose Brizzle, Bournemouth and Camberwell for Illustration, yo. :) Haven't had any news back yet, though it's still early days...

[aph]

Naomi :

- Smile
- Give a good handshake / greeting
- Be enthusiastic about what you like or don't like ; express your opinion
- Don't make stuff up, know what your talking about
- Its good if you can mention artists or illustrators you like that they might not have heard of, because they hear a lot that everyone likes Banksy and Damien Hirst or whatever mainstream stuff ALL DAY

Definately know:
- Why you want to be on that course and in that uni
- What you see yourself doing after the course ( progression into work )

Thats all I can think of off the top of my head. Msn me if you want some more tips, I have a leaflet from my school that was pretty damn good.

[life on the sofa]

hey, ummm...go london..(!?) i kinda live in london suberbs realy but hey its easier yo say i live in london than "hey i live in the london suberb of wrasbury/staines"(which is where i realy live) im not sure of the ..umm average age or the age of everyone else here but im only 15 so kinda rules out metting in bars etc..and probrably my parents wd be less than happy with me meetin up with loads of 20+ strangers of the internet...also i spend way to much time out with my school freinds all over the place so would be hard to work out dates(cos i can easy sneak out without parents knowin were im goin). also i would get it if people dont want .."responisibility" over a 15 year old even tho, obviously i can look after myself.:D

sofa

[Molly]

Welcom Life On The Sofa - Sofa for short, welcome indeed. Do not let your mother fear, we're all cheery folk in here, weel have no trouble, this is a local shop for local people...:)

Naomi - smile, be yourself, and ask questions about the course an' stuff - good luck treacle!


I went to Coventry yesterday to see a tutors work in a gallery there. Spent 4 hours in the car, fighting trraffic with my friend, smokin' some green to keep us lean. When we finally made it the gallery, we spent a nice an easy 20min looking at the work. I was promised a fantastic Lucien Freud, huge painted heads and exquisit work. We got a room with 13 paintings, of which only 2 were worth the journey.
My friend Paul and I were so disappointed. Sure, the work of the 'New British Realists' was superb, but not enough superb for the journey we indured to get there. Honestly, there are more bull-shitters in the art world than i thought, more pretentious arseholes you must take with a pinch of salt. I cant believe the hype surrounding the exhibit was so high, I mean, sure yeah, you value your own work and worth, but if I was exhibiting in a gallery the size of my flat in Coventry, I would NOT give false impression to my friends about its uniqueness. The only painting with soul, character, purpose, story and all those magnificent things, was a Robert Lenkiewicz. The Lucien Freud I was promised was the like. a 6X6 canvas. There was work in there that was just bloody awful. Like an A-Level art portrait. Just bloody awful. No life, just fucking 'static' I mean shit man, the merging of classical fine art techniques and poise, coupled with todays modernity, should marry well, and be harmonious. What we gopt was a bad modern version of a classical Michelangelo pose - with a mobile phone thrown in for good measure. Lack of feeling, interaction between figures in a painting, lack of emotion or flow, no energy, static, stiff figures; if ANY artist tells you illustration is crap an' all that DONT LISTEN TO THEM - they couldnt illustrate a piece of toast if they tried
Sorry for the rant, but I cant stop giggling about how much we bitched about the exhibit...it wasnt planed..we were gona be inspired, and in awe and stuff like that...but, but we ended up legging it out of Coventry faster than you can say poo...
It inspired me to do better than them, with my illustration & painting, to carry on in the direction I wanted to go in the first place, to seek out knowledge here and there and not be a mindless sheep to my peers....the art world is full of fickle, pretentious, attention seeking bastards! Y

Learn what you can form them old fuckers, then run away like Linford!

Mollyx

PS - just found out that the landlords of the Academy building are chucking us out in September...fucking fantastic...

[Kainin]

True, true I did have some work in an exhabition in September last year only to find it stuck in a corner im a small hall. All they seem to care about is "hidden messags of pain and suffering"! The person painting it probaly went for the messy look as they cant actualy paint or draw! I seem to come to this point with quite a few art tutors as they always want me to be messy and loose with my drawings. They dont understand thats not what I want to do so I get down graded for it!
If they are right then the right to express your self with art makes it art then surly me expressing myself in the way that I draw is the same? Does a highly deffinined picture make it dull? Yea the stuff I have on here are designs for a game as I have to wait to go home to put some work I have done up thats more arty, but it a person can get away with saying a glass of water is an oak tree then well why doesnt it work the other way?

Plus whay is it so cold today!!! :nohope:
Well urm thats my rant. Modern Art has this effect on me! I must have an allergy!! :[
Oh one thing how do I put a link to my sketchbook in my sig?

[[void]]

Thought people might want to know, there is a small exhibit going on at the princes drawing school in old street. Thought you might like to check it out molly after you latest disappointment.

The paintings arnt great but the drawings are really nice.

[Eriboss]

hello

[[void]]

hello?

[Molly]

']Thought people might want to know, there is a small exhibit going on at the princes drawing school in old street. Thought you might like to check it out molly after you latest disappointment.

The paintings arnt great but the drawings are really nice.

hehe - yeah, Ivy Smith- I saw her exhibit last Thursday, went there for the open day. Shes a pro painter, and the Drawing year is like a 'top-up/support course for those in an artistic profession. I bumped inot a few people there I know, and they explained how its run/works etc etc.
Its a great place to go to once you finished your BA or MA and your in the field already. The have classes everyday and evening, focusing on gestures, clothed and unclothed life drawing, drawing at night, portraits etc.
The problem is, is that over 200 people apply, and only 25 get in, of which only 10 will get a bursary £3000.
I'm gona go for it, cos I need a change and a more focused, approach to my work - without the hippy bull shit! (nothing against hippies - its the only way I can explain it)

Anyhoo, I've ranted yet again...
Mx

[Hybridstar]

Yeah that Princes drawing school looks pretty sweet. Nice space. I'd love to go for the few days a week if i werent so busy at present.

Step closer to finally setting up our own venue down in Salisbury. Looking at the final 3 premises for consideration this week and hope to have it all up and running by July at the latest. Around 1500 square feet of
business unit that we are going to use for classes, workshops, print studio, photographic studio and customisable studio hire options for artists. The main drawback with hiring spaces normally tends to be good controllable lighting so we are sparing no expense there.

Will hope to draw up a full and varied program for the year and we are literally 5 mins from the train station. Be great to see a few of you all now and then. Will be running the usual regular life, costumed and portrait sessions along with traditional and digital painting classes. Also a possibility that a friend of mine who teaches at the charles cecil studios will use us to run his classical atelier sight size summer school.

Were also looking for instructors to run workshops if any of you are interested. Can be in anything art, craft and design related really and we pay around £30-£40 per hour.

[koshime]

Well - if I'm freer over the summer, I dont mind teaching digital enviroments and vehicle painting/composition/perspective...blah blah for games/movies

[Kainin]

Well - if I'm freer over the summer, I dont mind teaching digital enviroments and vehicle painting/composition/perspective...blah blah for games/movies

Hmm all the stuff I need to learn!

[Molly]

.......
Step closer to finally setting up our own venue down in Salisbury. Looking at the final 3 premises for consideration this week and hope to have it all up and running by July at the latest. Around 1500 square feet of
business unit that we are going to use for classes, workshops, print studio, photographic studio and customisable studio hire options for artists. The main drawback with hiring spaces normally tends to be good controllable lighting so we are sparing no expense there.

Will hope to draw up a full and varied program for the year and we are literally 5 mins from the train station. Be great to see a few of you all now and then. Will be running the usual regular life, costumed and portrait sessions along with traditional and digital painting classes. Also a possibility that a friend of mine who teaches at the charles cecil studios will use us to run his classical atelier sight size summer school.

Were also looking for instructors to run workshops if any of you are interested. Can be in anything art, craft and design related really and we pay around £30-£40 per hour.

OooooOOOOOOOOoooooh!
Serious? this sounds cool...damn i wish I lived nearer - good luck with it all!
Mx

[lefran]

hallo!! would any one able to put me up for a night for the meet up on thursday 12th? im small and wont make a mess !and a sofa is fine or whatever, just it would save me a lot of money and im quite skint!
Fran
x

[koshime]

Having a regular kim/kosh sketch paint of fest at nandostommorow evening from 6pm. All free are welcome to drop by.

[Sanest]

Wow a UK thread I have discovered...hows it goin everyone?

[lefran]

welcome sanest =]
were in the process of arranging a meet in london on the 12th april, youre welcome to come along

[aph]

Heya Sanest.

Yeah! Cool. 12th isn't too far =)

Fran, you need somewhere to crash that night? or the night before? lol.
But tis an arse getting back into london from mine, stupid zones, another 7 quid if you wanna go further than charing x. Pm me if you want!

[sketchling]

Yo everyone :) 12th sounds cool. Prob only make it after 6 but for that im super keen. :) Will try rope Henrik in.

BTW if anyone wants to read a really really fantastic book on drawing the figure and drawing in general, I have found a real gem.... Rod Tiner : Figure Drawing without a model.

Not the most promising title, but I have never found so concise a collection of absolute gems... Seriously, this guy is good and his writing reads like a novel. I have never read a better book on drawing. Iv read a lot of books on drawing. Link :
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Figure-Drawing-Without-Model-Tiner/dp/0715306464/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/202-0875370-0211826?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1174739069&sr=8-1

I love it. :)

[koshime]

i present an alternative./ Villipu DVD on how to render forms. so simple and excellent

[sketchling]

yeah, I agree. Vilpuu is genius, but this goes into a wider range of drawing ideas and stuff about the figure. I especially like how it goes into the areas of bodyfat that distinguish male and female and the process of imagining yourself as a characer in order to give it more life. It really has a lot of things I have seen nowhere else as well as a lot of stuff Vilppu says. Both are invaluable.

[Sanest]

Sounds cool but it's too much of a trek to London from Birmingham on a thursday, the 12th is a thursday isn't it? Anyway yea...

[lefran]

aph : cheers =] im not sure whats happening atm tho

[Mr Man]

Hey Naomi, You've almost got the same choices as me.
Brizzle, bournemouth and swansea for me. Good luck with the interview, lets hope we both get in our first choice!!! Illustration right?
Im starting to get abit worried portfolio wise, I seem to have way way more sketchbook work than actuall final pieces :S

I should be alright for the meet up, stick me on the possibly attending list.

Btw welcome Sanest! Do you go to the carling academy at all? I should be over there this weekend for my mates 21st.

[Danjaw]

Hello all. I've been lurking for a couple of weeks soaking in this huge site, trying to get up to speed. Time to emerge though.

I was introduced to the site by MrDigs, who I know from our college course. Having lots of fun with that, so I'm keen to get extra practice in.

Um, yeah, not sure what else to say. Any questions (like "who the hell are you actually?") are welcome :)

All the best

DanJW

[Sanest]

MrMan: Hey, yea I do go to the academy occasionally...if there's a decent band playing that is.

Oh and welcome Danjaw

[DannySketch]

hey guys just wanted to say i am not in fact dead/dieing, welcome to Sanest and Danjaw.

also good luck to all those applying to unis in the next month:)

and thanks sketchling that book looks rather damn groovy.

[Grumbledook]

Nice to see that I am not the only one going through ucas application (second time for me, was all paper and post last time I applied)

I've only applied to brighton though, aim high and fall far ;]

I have my interview on the 2nd, slightly concerned with my portfolio (lack of stuff to take) so busting a gut at the moment. Just curious to some of the choices people have made, I've been given the impression that the more highly regarded uni's fill up on the first choice applicants.

This is why I didn't bother applying anywhere else, if I don't manage to get in, then I was going to look to trying to get a spot through clearing. I was also looking at bournmouth AIB and Bristol, though I really have my heart set on brighton.

Am I right in that there is a meet up on the 12th? Might be able to pop up to london for that, can give me a grilling about the interview process, though these may differ from place to place. I have a copy of the portfolio requirements, was about to post these up in the schooling section.

Anyway think thats enough waffling, oh and hi! ;]

[mrdigs]

hey everyone, with my usual frequent posting i just thought i'd come and say hello again...

welcome sanest, and of course danjaw - we'll have to get a mini brighton meet organised sometime soon.

good luck with the uni applications, got my fingers crossed for everyone.:yayca:

the meet on the 12th is in london ?! yup...put me down for that.

[meatpopsicle]

I hope u young uns have every sucess and best wishes on your prospective careers.
May you paint with Light

[Summer Pudding]

I'm embracing my inner dork and going with my son to the 30th anniversary Star Wars convention in London on 14th July. http://www.celebrationeurope.com/ <gyaaaaahhhhh, can't wait!!!! :) >

There'll be the usual costume competitions, meeting the stars etc, but also a chance to meet the artists (not sure which ones specifically). If you fancy meeting up at the show, or afterwards for a coffee, lemme know.

PS: welcome Kainin, life on the sofa, Danjaw and sanset

Pete

[koshime]

Some early pre production trailer for exhibitors - Golden Compass (http://www.aintitcool.com/node/32031) in its half chopped glory:

[life on the sofa]

hey guys, thought id come back see how ppl r doin. i hvnt been had much time on the net for a while cos of coursework...grrrrrr i hate it, and my art is realy sucking ass also, but i bought a new book the other day about comic design and character construction written by vincent giarrano for those who dont know he did a majority of the wok for comics such as spiderman, batman, superman and loads more so should be quite cool, and hopefully can put together a comic which i will fo course post.


koshime: DUDE that video is awsome are you involved in that? the sci fi fantasy of of it seems to suit your style. lookin good

[koshime]

No - Its somethign i'd love to be workign on but sadly a nice post production London based company is already working on it :)

[Mr Man]

W00t, I got an interview but im really starting to poop my pants. They have given me a task to do so thats scaring me abit :x

Wish me luck :dead:

[meatpopsicle]

you mean like a short presentation?
What is it on. Perhaps the online community might be able to pitch in, in terms of ideas

[TheBrave]

Hey Mr. Man about your up n coming college interview - do not fret about your lack of finished works, you're applying to college, not a job, which means they want to see potential, not the complete article. take it from me, as someone who tried for 3 years to get onto illustration courses throughout this here country and failed every time! :) only at the last one (Maidstone) did they tell me that my work was too 'finished' to take me onto the course - "go and get a job" they told me. - i was just gutted cos i missed out on 3 years of college parties and ............ all that that entails ;) anyway, that's what i did. So in your case, take your process peices, sketches, scrap books whatever, and talk about your thought processes, this is what they need to understand, ultimatly you wanna be a pro artist im guessing? well the technical side is just finish, it's the thought processes that make good or great work, show them your thinking and you should do ok :)

So, there's a meet happening on the 12th is there? can i come??? pls. with Pete emigrating to land-locked princedom of bolt-on i'll be in need of some artsy fartsy airs about me. :)

..........right, where's me wacom pen..............

[Tully]

The 12th makes me sad... I work on weekdays and I really want to come! Unless there's some holiday I'm unaware of, MoP and I won't be able to make it to the meetup :(

[lefran]

tully: its a holiday for school/college kids, its end of term but somehow i dont think theyll give you time off for that hehe, its a shame you cant make it, but usually we stay out until late in nandos or something, get some food, sketch etc, so perhaps you could join us in the evening?

[Tully]

Ah, I sees.... no respite for us working types then! I remember fondly my carefree school days. Ended six long months ago, they did :P Though that also sounds like fun. I'd certainly like to meet all you people. I'll keep tabs on plans and see if I can make it to part of the day :)

[Quicksilver]

Heya guys! Haven't posted in a while. Updated the UK Meet Thread - let me know if I've missed anyone out or if you have suggestions on where to meet/go etc.

Christian(TheBrave): Of course! Added you to the list.

Tully: Yeah, would be cool if you could meet up with us for dinner - Kim (sketchling) will be doing the same. Cheeeeeeee, you comin' as well, mate?! ;P

Good luck, Rich! I'm sure you'll be fine. :)
Also, thanks for the advice, guys. ^_^ Workin' on a painting atm - might post it up for some crits. It's a bit too raw to put up atm though.

[koshime]

ah....
the days of carefree student loans and easter holidays...

[lefran]

loans? i wish lol thats not for another year and a half

[Molly]

I'm embracing my inner dork and going with my son to the 30th anniversary Star Wars convention in London on 14th July. http://www.celebrationeurope.com/ <gyaaaaahhhhh, can't wait!!!! :) >

There'll be the usual costume competitions, meeting the stars etc, but also a chance to meet the artists (not sure which ones specifically). If you fancy meeting up at the show, or afterwards for a coffee, lemme know.

PS: welcome Kainin, life on the sofa, Danjaw and sanset

Pete

With your height, you could go as Chewbacca....;P hehe

Ok, so, what time and where are we meeting you on Saturday?

And I'm up for the 12th - where you all meeting? (please not starbucks, please not starbucks)
Mx

[koshime]

Would you settle for Dirk benedict instead?

[nickmarshallvfx]

Wow I had no idea this was here!
I've been desperate to actually meet some better UK artists for ages now, but never thought there might be something in the forums! Actually I found this thread after following SummerPuddings 'find all posts by this user' search coz I wanted to see more of his work after those amazing Lovecraft inspired paintings he did. Do you guys have regular meet ups? If so, when and where do they take place? Can anyone attend?

Thanks! Look forward to any replies!

Nick

[Quicksilver]

Welcome to the forums, space-sprayer :) Yup, anyone can attend the meet-ups - just bring a sketchbook and pencil!
Meet information can ALWAYS be found in my signature, and I tend to post in this thread a lot so I shouldn't be too hard to find. :) Otherwise, go to the UK thread in CA 3.0 (takes a while to find, mind)

Tekura: Was talking to Adam ([void]) last night and we thought about meeting up in the V&A (http://www.vam.ac.uk/), or outside it, if the weather's fine. Is everyone cool with that? Please post suggestions. If most people want to visit a specific museum/gallery/exhibition then we'll go with that.

SPEAK UP, PEOPLE!!

[Molly]

Welcome space-sprayer!

Naomi - cool, V&A it is....tho, ya know, the National Galleries a pretty cool place to go to, lots of Valezquez, Carrivaggio and Rubens paintings in there(woth a look, I was there the other day); theres also The NAtional Portrait Gallery next to it, which would be cool to go visit, see some portraits, old and new(so worth a look too) etc etc.... plus its in Trafalgar square (and if the weathers good) you can hang outside and draw people....
The V&A's nice an all; your most likely gonna end up in the Large Cast room where the statues are.....
I vote the Nation Gallery....:) (just a thought)
Mx

[koshime]

3.0 is a kwappy piece of *(^&(&(%(%

A London Digital arts wepage wiki be far better to generated.....:)

[Molly]

3.0 is a kwappy piece of *(^&(&(%(%

A London Digital arts wepage wiki be far better to generated.....:)

treacle, I have no idea what your talking about :S

....oh, I do now....:)

Mx

[koshime]

How do you say it.
this CA Uk thread on some days requires 5-6 refreshes...just to load.....

now, try logging into 3.0 .
Days..months....pieceof {)(*&(_*&(_*&(++*
with as much functionalality as a squirells...ar****s888e

:)

[Quicksilver]

The link in my sig works fine, just bookmark it or something :P But yeah, other threads are shite - they hardly ever load. What's going on, eh??

Tekura: Cool, National Gallery sounds better in terms of activity - plenty to do around the area. Rightoooooo, that's the meeting place sorted. :)

I already noted to meet up around 10am-12pm, as some of us have to travel from a fair distance. If you think you're gonna be late, call one of us to let us know so we don't wander off without you! IM me if you want my number.

Chee, you going?

[Steph Laberis]

Rich: TheBrave was spot on. Just show your best and speak honestly of yourself with confidence. I have faith in ya, anyway ;)

Tully: Dawh! Well, I will be around on the weekend as well (14th and 15th I think?) so we could work something out. Other than the meetup of the 12th, nothing is set in stone for me. The only downside is that I'll have no cell phone access so we;ll have to make plans a lil in advance via email. mmmm, WiFi...

Quick: Thank you so much for pulling all of this together :D Big hugs for you when I see you!

[[void]]

If everyones heading to the national i might give it a miss and meet you guys later, i go there once a week to draw anyway so i might just have a lay in and catch everyone later.

meet looks like it should be a good one though.

[Tully]

Steph, that sounds like a great idea :) There's a temp exhibition of revolutionary portraiture at the Royal Academy of Arts that I've been absolutely dying to see. (linky (http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/exhibitions/citizensandkings/)) Would you (or anybody else) be interested too?

[blog]

hmmmm, I might be a possible atendee, I've been saying for ages that I'll come to one, but this might just be it, it is in the holidays isn't it?

[Mr Man]

Blarg, why does my interview have to be on the next day of the meet. I Should still be going though with abit of luck, I cant this one!
Would anyone mind giving me a practice interview of some kind to prepare?

As long as I dont get stuck in london ill be fine :S

[nickmarshallvfx]

Thanks for the warm welcome guys :)

I still dont know how to find this thread at the mo, so im having to search for summer pudding every time i come to ca to find this thread :S

Nick

[[void]]

Nick if you go to the lounge its a subcatagory under the local artists thread at the top of the page, normaly floating around the top somewhere. You can just subscribe to save time and access it from your user cp page.

[koshime]

if 12th is a weekday, then only after work...

[Atmospheria]

Hi there pals, i've just moved to London and i'm looking for a good atelier to do life drawings in my spare time. I'm all rusted. So it would be good if you guys can suggest a cool place. West London or Central London prefered. Thanks!

[Kian]

Atmospheria! Welcome to the UK man :D Love your work. I don't know any ateliers myself, but I'm sure some other UK peeps can help you out.

[Molly]

Welcome to the UK Atmospheria! Glad to have you on board! - hey did you go to the mini-Germay w/s in 2004? If so, I think I met you...:)

Try Chelsea school of art http://www.chelsea.arts.ac.uk/ its west london, so should be helpful...

A shout out to Summer Pud, The Brave & Trev for looking after me last night in Camden - much appreciated fellas, I had a great time!!!;)
-Shame on all you other London folk who didnt turn up...shame on you! I hope you feel really really bad! You suck! you suck arse hard! you suckie bunch of arse suckers! and so on and so forth.....

My tooth hurst so bad today, I have an ear ache because of it, and I'm taking out on you lot cos the boyf is asleep and I cant moan at him right now, so your stuck with it! moan moan moan, rant rant rant, blah blah blah

Mx

[asoir]

sock on the national gallery!

[koshime]

Molly > How does your partner put up with your rotormouth slagging. Some of the stuff you say would wilt most plantlife and human forms *grin* Maybe its a special turn on. har har. So, what happened last night exactly?

[Molly]

Molly > How does your partner put up with your rotormouth slagging. Some of the stuff you say would wilt most plantlife and human forms *grin* Maybe its a special turn on. har har. So, what happened last night exactly?

- hes got thick skin and ear plugs! haha
It was Summer Puds birthday celebration! We met in Camden, had a few drinks, and went to the Underworld...
Mx

[blog]

I'm going to be an attendee, I think. So, er, could I be put on the list?!

And also, as it says the location is the national gallery, what are the plans for the rest of the day, and more specifically, what do you guys usually do in these meets?#


Oh and a big welcome to Atmospheria!!!1, maybe you should come to the meet man, that'd be awesome!

[lefran]

its usually a visit somewhere ( like the gallery ) for some drawing and studies, then we end up going somewhere else for some food, somewhere to sit etc ( usually nandos hehe, and depending on the weather sometimes sit outside and draw, previous ones ive been to we sat in the park, and sat in trafalgar square later Im guessing itll be something along these lines again?

[TheBrave]

Cool, sounds like fun.

it's set for the 12th yeah? thats a thursday - which is fine by me, but doesnt that restrict the attendance of some of those crazy people in real employment??? :)

Gee i hope it's gonna be as much fun as Pete's leaving do, which was intriguingly enjoyable despite its obviously sad connections to the departure of my bestest buddy Pete to the far north.

[Atmospheria]

Hey! Thanks for the warm welcome. Well, yea, visiting a museum or gallery to draw would be easier but i'm looking for actual models to draw.
Thanks for the link molly, i'll check that out.
About meetings, that would be ok for me if you guys meet up at the weekends. Work days are not suitable for me. So any weekend after 16 mankeymankeymankeymankeymankey is ok for me.
Cheers,

[koshime]

yeah.why do they always choose a poxy weekday like thursday. beats me.
:)

[Quicksilver]

Guys, I started organising this AGES ago - if you wanted a different date then you should've said so earlier. Feel free to organise a weekend meet amongst yourself - I'm just trying to arrange a time which is convenient for those who have to travel.

[lefran]

and i attempted like a million times also, and its too late to change the date now but hopefully many people can still come even if it is just the evening

[asoir]

Guys, I started organising this AGES ago - if you wanted a different date then you should've said so earlier. Feel free to organise a weekend meet amongst yourself - I'm just trying to arrange a time which is convenient for those who have to travel.
tell em like it is! except it takes me 20mns to get there... ;)

[sketchling]

ill be there after six or so. weeks during the day I am also working, but thats a given. it can be a late eve though cause its gooood friday the day after...yes? Im not gettin that wrong am I?

[koshime]

errr dude. easter 2007 is mankeymankeymankeymankeymankey the 8th (this weekend.....)

[sketchling]

ah. good point. and the meet is next week. I can do this. honest. :D

[Quicksilver]

Lol ^_^

Aaaaaaaaand shite, I have an interview the next day ;_; So I'll either have to leave on the night or bring my portfolio etc. with me...

tell em like it is! except it takes me 20mns to get there... ;)
me, 2 hours; Fran, 3ish hours; God knows how many hours for Jon (10 there and back?) You get the deal. :P Don't forget expenses too...and yet, Fran and I always manage to make these meets and are far less petty.

[spudstudios]

Hey! Thanks for the warm welcome. Well, yea, visiting a museum or gallery to draw would be easier but i'm looking for actual models to draw.
Thanks for the link molly, i'll check that out.
About meetings, that would be ok for me if you guys meet up at the weekends. Work days are not suitable for me. So any weekend after 16 mankeymankeymankeymankeymankey is ok for me.
Cheers,


http://www.lavenderhillstudios.com/index.php

great sketch club with models on a tuesday i hear.

Let me know if you go..I'll be going along myself soon.

Spud

[koshime]

i read that as far less pretty :)

[Molly]

Fellas, Naomi has made it plain and clear about the day, why pipe up now?

A weekend meet would be cool. Tho, I'd prefer NOT to go to a gallery or museum on the weekend cause of the tourist turn out.
If you guys wana meet on a sunday, then I'm up for that too:)

Righto. As for the meet. I'll be out front of the National Gallery at 11am. You so cant miss the entrance. Its slap bang, head of the Trafalgar Square table. we can wonder about, do some sketches and then go get some lunch.

I think Steph Leberis will be joining us, so we need to be our usual, loverly engrish selves; and also, think of some places we should take Steph in London....

Mx :)

[lefran]

Will anyone be around on the following Friday? (the 13th ooooh :P hehe) ill be around until about 6:30 i think

[Dirty C]

Well lookee here at you lot! I started writing a reply a week or so ago, and I think you've clocked up a couple pages since then, which puts the thread right back at about the peak turnover we used to get - I wonder if I still have the most posts.. anyway, I did my back in yesterday, so couldn't get out of bed to go to the studio today.

Atmospheria - wow, you're there now? I remember meeting you in Amsterdam actually, though I didn't have a clue who anyone was back then. In terms of places to draw, it depends where you're living. The one a few of us used to go to is at Candid Arts on a Monday night in Islington - it's zone 1, so easy to get to if you're in the West End. What are you doing in London, btw? Working in Soho?

School is going well, though pretty well everyone feels crushed by the workload. I don't know when we'll get round to finally posting stuff, but it'll be weird to see what people think cause I bet we're not quite doing what people expect us to be doing anyhow. We've definitely moved on a lot, though weirdly it's not always worked out how you think. I've ended up doing better in tech stuff than anything else, which isn't what I expected at all.

Um, so anyway, miss you lot and would love to see you all again. If anyone wants to come play, you've got a place to crash in the Haight. BTW, Christian you sod, you should have told me you were in town! I coulda used a few drinks on Uncle Bill's tab haha. Oh, and happy birthday Spud, sure you had as much fun as your last birthday?? I remember me and Bravery not quite believing that you kept getting into pubs with the state you were in.

[Steph Laberis]

I think Steph Leberis will be joining us, so we need to be our usual, loverly engrish selves; and also, think of some places we should take Steph in London....

Mx :)


Don't ANY of you get all proper on me! I want stupidly awesome fun, not pinkie-up tea parties! ;) But yeah, if anyone wants to brainstorm, I'm game! Hamley's is definitely on my list now, and I've gotten multiple requests for "Mind the Gap" T-shirts... so if those exist, I need to figure out where to get them. Oh, and I want to take a day trip to Brighton too! And Gloucester! And Salisbury! And I want a pony!

So, I got my hostel address and I'm totally in the suburbs! O_o; My closest tube stop is Willesden Green on the Jubilee line... I hope that makes sense to someone out there. I will be arriving late on the 9th and leaving the 18th - I booked a day less than I thought I did. Oops! Prolly for the best though, everything seems so freaking expensive, the more I research it!

See you all in a few days! HOLY CRAP!

Edit: Lefran - I sure will be! We'll talk about options at the meet-up!

[asoir]

Gahh! Hamleys...scary place

[cartoonfox]

OMG Emrah you're in London now!?!?!?!?!?! When did this happen?
We have to meet up, are you working? Will you be at the meet on 12th?

Hope to see you soon,

Oh and Steph, see you Wednesday : ]

[TheBrave]

Christian - The Dirty C - slumming it with the UK massive eh? thort u wuz too gud 4 us these days, with yer high fulloot'n hairs n graces over there in sunny SF. :) well, good to see you (so to speak) and of my recent trip? i DID try to get a contact number for you from Pete, but as it turned out the number i had 4 him was old news so that route failed, i kinda gave up there, as i only went for the weekend anyway and had loads to do meeting some people and being jet lagged - would love to have seen you brother!!! next time for sure!! i shouldnt think it'll be too long anyway, im hopping to pop over for a while in July, tho nothing is settled there as yet. sounds like your 'course' is going well, you're clearly enjoying it and getting loads out of it so thats fekking cool! how about a post??? go on u know you want to????

[Dirty C]

Heh - the problem with posting is that there ain't that much to show yet. The stuff we've done is 90% academic so far, so it doesn't make for mind shattering stuff on the boards unfortunately. Having said that, we've definitely all leveled up, and I think we'll be posting before too long - but it'll be mostly traditional study stuff I think. Not sure what Carl's thinking. Though having said that, go to the main forums page (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/and you might find something there if you use your eyes thoroughly.

Let me know if you do make it later in the year. And for those of you who want to get in touch at some stage, my number is +1 415 412 4578.

Cheers
DC

[Steph Laberis]

The good news: I am alive and made it to my hostel safely, in a timely manner.

The bad news: MY HOSTEL IS IN FREAKIN CRICKLEWOOD. I had no idea it was going to be so far from the city and in such a sketchy neighborhood O__o I tried booking another room in the city but nearly everything is full, since it's the holiday and all. So uh... yeah... I have a daily journey ahead of me it seems.

With that said, until I get a mobile (where do you get one of those temporary mobile phones anyway?) I will be a little hard to reach. We are most definitely still on for Thursday and email or PM is the best way to reach me for now. I've got nothing on my plate until Thursday, so drop me a line if you want to hang out or meet up somewhere.

*runs in circles*

-Steph

[koshime]

Cricklewood....cricklewood. where the heck is that?
ooh. nice to see you online here as well Danshewan

[danshewan]

Hey Koshime - it's nice to be here! How's it going? I'll have to swing by Nandos in Soho sometime for a sketch meet-up (since I've been working entirely in 2D recently, and definitely need the practice!) Keep me posted as to when you and Sketchling are planning on meeting up and I'll see if I can make it, k?

Cricklewood is in North-West London, and is (as Steph mentioned) very closeby to some particularly sketchy (pardon the pun) neighborhoods. I used to live out that way, and was immensely glad when I left - no disrespect to anyone that lives out that way, but it just wasn't for me.

[lefran]

steph- umm if you wanted to get a cheap one, i work in a shop called woolworths, and i think they most likely have one there somewhere, they have mobile phones from £17 upwards pay as you go which i guess would be ideal for you
map (http://www.multimap.com/clients/browse.cgi?client=woolies&GridE=-0.12640&GridN=51.50860&lon=-0.12640&lat=51.50860&db=clientgaz&reclimit=5&place=London%2C%20Greater%20London&pc=&client=woolies&addr2=&quicksearch=london&addr3=&scale=100000&addr1=)
looks like theres a few, but i guess that would be too hard for you to find

or argos has some going from £30 store locater (http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ArgosStoreLocator?nextView=ArgosStoreLocatorMainSt oreList&failView=ArgosStoreLocatorMain&mmPostcode=&mmTownName=london&x=0&y=0)
theres quite a few of those around so you might be able to find one better?
high street stores seem to be cheaper than phone shops here, but they do have a few cheap phones
carphone warehouse (http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/commerce/servlet/gben-server-PageServer?article=MAIN.UK.INTERNET.STATIC.SL.MAIN ) seems to have a lot of stores

hopes that helps if not confused you maybe lol

[Molly]

Steph - ok luv, a few pints down our necks it is!;) - Cricklewood is up the road (kinda) from where I grew up...in Kilburn!
DC - HEY! nice to hear from ya, hope your well treacle!

Mx

[Steph Laberis]

Lefran - thanks SO much for the info, I will try and get connected with a mobile tomorrow. I'm a lil confused how it all works, but that's not abnormal for me ;) I think there is one of those carphones stores here on Oxford, I will check it out!

So uh... am I gonna like, die from walking home at night in Cricklewood? O_o;; I think there's a bus that goes straight from the tube stop to my hostel (and I gots an Oyster Pass! Woo hoo!) but yeah, I'll have my laptop with me most nights so I don't want to be a sitting duck on my way home.

See you guys soon!

[koshime]

Danshewan - there is aconceptart meet on htursday, this week. Check the CA3 info or info on Lefrans' link for more

[Molly]

:)Steph, dont worry, Cricklewood aint that bad....
From Cricklewood you can get the Jubilee Line from Willesden Green to Green Park, change for the Picadilly Line north bound to Leicester Sq;
OR
Take a mainline train from Cricklewood Stn to Kings Cross St Pancras, change for the Picadilly line southbound to Leicester Sq then walk from there....hope this helps ya...:)

Mx

[life on the sofa]

steph- you new to london? i dunno cricklewood (sounds scary.....lol) but i dont recomend having your laptop in-sight anywhere in london after dark, specialy tube stations...ive been mugged 4 times in tube stations in central london lol but luckily i only carry my phone,loose change pencils and paper lol- so they are like.."ahh man" then walk away. im not trying to scare you but ya know just basic precautions...u more thn likley know but like try and avoid being in train carriges alone, but also not in ones with a load of teenagers with hoods up!. or creepy men.

apart from that your gna be fiiiiiiiiiiinnnneee policing in london is quite good ( usualy)


EVERYONE ELSE- ohh yeah hi!

[life on the sofa]

where you all meeting on thursday?...i might be able to hop on a train, i dont think im busy on thursday.......im on holidays....must leave house....siblings driving me insane......girlfreind..driving me insane....ARRGGGGHHHHHH SMASHES LAPTOP ON WALL!........DOH! shouldnt have done that...lol forgive my crazyness...sentences above explain it.

sofa

[Quicksilver]

life on sofa, click on the link (in bold) in my sig ;P

Looking forward to the meet, everyone~ :D

[danshewan]

Danshewan - there is aconceptart meet on htursday, this week. Check the CA3 info or info on Lefrans' link for more

Aww, man.... I'm busy - maybe I can tag along next time. Have fun, guys.

[Tully]

steph, you know tfl.gov.uk? It's very useful for figuring out routes and times for travel.

I found the mobile thing a bit weird here too :P I just got my own the other day, but it's actually a lot easier than it was in Canada (and I would suspect the US too, but I don't know..). Pay as you go plans here are great. You just get the phone and simcard, pop the simcard in and away you go. If you put on £10, you keep it till you use it (none of this losing it after a month if you haven't used it crap).

So anybody want to get together on the weekend as well? Molly, we wouldn't have to go to galleries. I've been wanting to gather stuff for my office desk (it's sad and bare... needs action figures, dolls and miscellaneous chotchskies).. could make a trip to Hamley's and Forbidden Planet Superstore. I'm fairly new to London as well, so I won't have done a lot of stuff.. anything good you know about would be fun :)

[life on the sofa]

you can put me down as possible attendee, if i go i will be the guy dancing naked in the waterfountain at trafalgar sq:D just so you can tell me apart form the crowd............................................. .................................................. ...........................lol im kidding if i cn go i will say here before tonight.


tully hit the nail on the head, tfl.gov is great for people new to london...(and me who has lived here my whole life..:D) journey planner is quick and easy TFL.GOV.UK (http://www.tfl.gov.uk/)

sofa- by the way you all can just say sofa i will know who u mean and its easier than typing my longass name lol

[Molly]

................. Molly, we wouldn't have to go to galleries. I've been wanting to gather stuff for my office desk (it's sad and bare... needs action figures, dolls and miscellaneous chotchskies).. could make a trip to Hamley's and Forbidden Planet Superstore. I'm fairly new to London as well, so I won't have done a lot of stuff.. anything good you know about would be fun :)

Hell yeah, we could pop down to Covent Garden, into Forbidden Planet and plant our roots! I aint been there in a while....Also, covent gardens cool for other shit too! Whens suitable fot you treacle? Saturday? Outside Covent Gardent tube Stn? Around 1pm? or sooner/later - lemme know luv, I gots a heavy nights drinking on Friday night, so bare with me if ya do wanna meet on Saturday!?! ;)

Anyone seen Christine Aguileras video for Candy Man? I must be the only female kinda turned on by it, she looks hot man....:bashful: HAHA ok ok, I have FAR too much time on my hands...um, see you guys on Thursday....

Mx

[Tully]

Saturday, 1pm, outside covent garden station sounds good to me :) I will have a MoP in tow as well.

[koshime]

When are you guys meeting on saturday? I might be in town from 8am

[Tully]

Outside Covent garden station, 13:00 it would seem. Unless anybody else can't do that time/place. 8am is a tad early for me on any day :P

[Mr Man]

Blarg! :^^;: Sorry peeps but Im gonna have to be a sod and not come tomos. I still got some shit to sort out before this uni interview, plus with the dates being so close I had better play it safe. Hope you all have a swell time, take photos and draw lots ^^

Glad your still alive and kicking Dirty C! when you say academic stuff do you mean the ol life drawing/painting , or do you mean writing essays etc?

Rich.

[Quicksilver]

Sorry to hear you can't make it, Rich. Hope your portfolio and interview goes well!

Fran and I should be at the National Gallery around 11:30AM. Looking forward to seeing everyone again :)

[asoir]

National gallery has like...somewhere to sit outside right? Somewhere good..? Concrete hurts :P

Thursday
http://www.bbc.co.uk/home/img/weather/3.gif
Conditions:

max Temperature: 19°C
min Temperature: 10°C

for those interested!

[koshime]

What is the evening itenary for Thurs - for us having to work for a living types?

[Quicksilver]

What is the evening itenary for Thurs - for us having to work for a living types?
Any Londoners got suggestions on places to eat for dinner? We usually end up at Nandos. Dunno whether people wanna stick to teh usual or try something new. I'm cool for whatever, so long as it isn't smokey...

[blog]

um, is anyone willing to offer their mobile number by pm? cuz, currently I don't have ANYONE'S number, and so if anything happens I'll be able to stay in contact

thnks in advance!

[asoir]

exchanged with blog, i think the problem should be resolved!

[Molly]

Tully - coolio, Covent Garden stn 13:00pm - you'll have a MoP with you...I'll have a BuckeT...Please please Pa-leeease, send me a txt and I'll save your number; my mobile is 07932-907-779 STEPH, please do the same if you get to this thread B4 we meet 2day...Anyone else, do the same!Kim, Cai, Naomi - could you txt me too? I got a new phone, and lost a few numbers....

KOSHIME & EVENING FOLK - bell someone in the group or me and we'll let you know where we'll be. Most likely Nandos, my mobs is above....

See you treacle tits later!

Mx

[Mr Man]

Have a good time today peeps :D

Molly, I absolutley looooove black treacle!!! Do they still make it?

[Badger]

Awesome meet!! Great to see you all there guys. Had a great time.
-B-

[4rt-r41d]

hopefully there will be another meet when im in the country :S

[lefran]

Great meet ^__^
me steph and cai went to brighton on the friday then, we did the pier and beach etc, was a lot of fun =] we sat on the beach and gave the pebbles faces
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j211/lefran56/brighton1.jpg
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j211/lefran56/brighton2.jpg
then we redistributed them around brighton on any flat ledge or surface like a trail hehe
cai can you send me your videos from your phone please? =] ( upload on computer and message or whatever?)

[MoP]

Nice seeing you guys again today, Molly, Kim, Steph and Cai... sorry we had to head off earlier than we might have liked, but after a long week at work we were just ridiculously tired by all the walking around :(

Molly: That website I mentioned at lunchtime, probably seen it before but if not, http://www.johnwallin.net/site/main.html - check it out!

Sketchling: Those things I mentioned, for fun environment reference, Meteora Monasteries (http://flickr.com/search/?q=meteora+monasteries) - here's one of the nice big results:

http://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=79620436&size=o

Hope we get a chance to meet up again some time soon, it seems silly living in the same general vicinity and not doing anything about it =)

[Molly]

Hey MoP - thanks for the link!:)
Steph, lefran, Cai - love the defacing of those pebbles they look so damn cute!
Hey yeah, nice to see you all again: Badger, yAdam, Void, Cai, Kim, Koshime, Trev(sorry for freaking you out), The Brave;) Henrick, Yun-Meng(sp?) Steph, lefran, Naomi, Mr Digs, asoir, blog, Jason, Tully & MoP - who else? If I forgot your name, Im sorry...

Steph- that lil devil you did on me arm - I am considering getting a tattoo of it somewhere on my person; arsecheek, forearm or back - any chance you could send me a finished copy?..I'll pay ya??? ;)

Guys and Gals.....next mega meet should be up north somewhere like Manchester....;)


Mx

[koshime]

I'd agree wit ha meet elsewhere. But Manchester? thats the most deadend city that is worse than London.....on the North side of UK only slightly better than hull or Grismby....

[lefran]

wasnt birmingham suggested at one point?

[yAdam]

Was great to see everyone again.. Wish I could have stayed longer and drink some more....:)

I'm up for a meet up North. Never been to Manchester, or any of the main cities, so it would be good to go to a nice one I guess. Yeah, I think there was an attempt to sort something out for Birmingham in March. Maybe something in the middle will suit everyone???....?,..

[Steph Laberis]

Guys, the meetup was freaking RAD. Thank you all so much for coming out and making it something special! I feel right at home here and want to visit again, maybe as soon as the end of August if my checking account can heal fast enough ;) I had a great time at the gallery and afterwards, making tattoos for the willing (and unwilling!) Naomi, you gots to post those pics, I don't have a way to upload my pics until I get back to the states!

Lefran: I have a new desktop background ;) I will post those pics of you cleaning up at the slots as soon as I can, Brighton was awesome and I'm so glad you were there!

Molly: You want a REAL one?? Oh man... well, you don't have to pay me or anything, just let me know when you need it and I'll deliver ^_^;;

Badger: I'm still planning on doing Gloucester tomorrow, not sure of the times yet though. Will check in tonight if I can, would be rad to see you again!

OK, gots to run, I think we're going to the zoo today. THANK YOU again and if any of you are out in the San Fran area, gimme a holler. There is a nice comfy futon, an indulgent hot tub and a quirky tour guide waiting there for you :D

[[void]]

Just a quick question for the londoners in here, Im doing a project on industrial landscapes and i would like to get some research photos and such and if possible do some plein air painting. Is there anywhere that I can go with some cool grimey industrial stuff?

Preferably somewhere with little chance of being mugged, if not no worries.

[Quicksilver]

Heya guys! Here's a page of the photos I took:

CA UK Meet PHOTOS, London, 12th April 2007 (http://www.cheeb.co.uk/photos/ca/london_12-04-07.html)

[asoir]

haha, "friend" is blog :P

oh yeah and sorry for leaving early again...i cant drink yet, but i guess that shouldnt have put me off really...looked fun.

[sve]

I have an appetite for more photos :} . Guys and girls, you look grrrrreat... Steph, you need to open your own business... hands painting... Very attractive drawings.

[lefran]

cool pics naomi =]

[Quicksilver]

haha, "friend" is blog :P
LOL! Whoops xD Will change that now....

Sve! Nice to see you here. :) I'm afraid those are all the pics I have - I think a few others took some snaps so give'em more time and they should be up. Hope you're well, hun.

Fran: Chaars ^_^

[Razorb]

ya nice pics.. ace puddle :P:P heh how often u guys meet? ;o

[Badger]

Badger: I'm still planning on doing Gloucester tomorrow, not sure of the times yet though. Will check in tonight if I can, would be rad to see you again!

Hey Steph, that'd be great. Not sure how i'd contact you though. See if you can float details through cai or some other means :S

Hope everyone has been enjoying the sunny day before we all have to do some work, erf!
-B-

[danshewan]

']Just a quick question for the londoners in here, Im doing a project on industrial landscapes and i would like to get some research photos and such and if possible do some plein air painting. Is there anywhere that I can go with some cool grimey industrial stuff?

Preferably somewhere with little chance of being mugged, if not no worries.

I'd recommend the Tate & Lyle sugar refinery in Silvertown (South East) - the facility is pretty heavy industrial (some areas definitely reminiscent of Lynch's Eraserhead), and there's some really great photo opportunities. As for the surrounding area, I wouldn't worry too much.

FYI - the Silverlink train no longer runs out that way, so you're better off taking the DLR to the City Airport and walking (it's only five minutes round the corner).

[Hybridstar]

Looks like it was an awesome meet. Gutted I missed it. Few people who I haven't met that i would have loved too. Next time folks, hopefully will make the MB workshop.

[koshime]

Myself and Sketchling every thursday every 2-3 weeks at nandos, Firth Street, Soho after work around 6pm

[Kainin]

Look like you guys had a good time :D
well if the next one is on a weekend and in the south east will make the effort to
come and have a draw.
You have to luv hand cartoon tattoos 8)

[sketchling]

here are a couple of pics with the tattoos. in amongst my other random pics, sorry!
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=1878&id=512522890

[Dirty C]

Looks like you lot had fun - dunno what Fran's on about with that drawing though - but my friends have spotted footage of me playing the jazz flute before: http://www.lookingcloser.org/images/anchorman1.jpg

Chee mate - learn your lesson - nobody likes having their hometown slagged, and people have objected to it in this thread before (people I would have liked to meet actually, inc Mr Dixon) and in text form, people always take comments in the most negative light. I reckon you lot should go to Manchester actually, I had dreams of far North meets for ages. Be sad to miss them though.

I have to say the standout for me though was seeing Cai's new fashion hair! Love it son!

Must run, people to please.

PS: Ahem - http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=95009

[Alcian]

Thanks for sharing the piccies, looks like everyone had a great time. Damn, I should really try and make one of the meets some time.

[[void]]

Go Go Cai Fashion Hair!

[Molly]

Awesome pics people, thanks for sharing!
Hope all is well with you folks, Im working with Trev at Agile Films for week, in a basement with no sunlight! But its awesome, me the only lass in the house! hehe
A Manchester meet is a MUST! we gots the summer coming up, so round then would be superrrrb! So, whos gonna organise it? you northerns got time on your hands??
DC - so nice of you to drop in luv - awesome work from you Ca Ateiler folks (make sure YOU kick all their arses;)) We miss you here, I have no-one to be naughty with! aiight!

Mx

[Kian]

Yeah I think Manchester would be best. Myself and a few of the NORTHERN ALLIANCE pros would be able to get there faaar easier. I'll ask Staz, Aly, Pete, Johnny Duddlemeister and Matt what they're upto in the near future.

[lefran]

Kim- i found some videos of the guy you told me about who does flute beatboxing on youtube
i'm quite amazed hehe
if anyone else is curious-
Inspector Gadget (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59ZX5qdIEB0)
Super mario (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crfrKqFp0Zg)
Peter and the Wolf (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6SHsF1n9Qw)
Sesame Street (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clcza815sao)
:O

[[void]]

That guy looked a bit too smug for someone playing a videogame tune on a flute.

[koshime]

Having lived in Sheffield, manchester, derby, liverpool, hull, griimbsy, banrsley, leeds over 7 years; I can definately say I've explored the great South Yorkshire area and can thus break it down as thus

Manchester: Good nightlife, no trees , Northern equivalent of London (vying with liverpool) , relatively flat, good motorway and train acess, has small china town/square, has Large shopping Mall Trafford centre + Man U FC, large suburbs with dodgy to really dodgy areas, and a large outer ring road motorway system

Sheffield: built on 7 hills, it has vast swarths of nostaligc industrial works, be prepared to walk alot, has decent small city centre with tram system, decent motorway and train acess, easy acess to peak District, has large shopping Mall - Meadohall + UGC Cinemas, has a sci-fi, Fantasy, minatures shop called Sheffield Space Centre for all thigns anime/manga, blah blah

Leeds - Nice compact city centre with Selfridges and multiple shopping centres, , famous corn exchange centre, semi hilly up to the University area, has a lot of dodgy accomadation and area ridden with high crime, realtively easy acess by motorway and train. Good to visit for its Royal Armouries - loads of armour and naval adn warfare museum

Derby - Quiet, countryside scene, has one main hospital, easy aces on trains and motorway

Doncaster - small city, large suburbs, has a famous racecourse, large post industrial area

Hull + grimsby - By a large river estuary, pretty dead as the fish that arrives in grimsby, has a large amusement park that gets activated around now.

Yorkshire and Picteresque areas (near sheffield)

- Peak District & castleton area: great for painting, hill walking, loads of mines, old castles and ruins

- bakewell: nice country town famous for pudding and food

- chatsworth: fantastic area for a day visit. Chatsworth is known as the 'Palace of the Peak' and is quite possibly the UK's most stunning country house and a 'must see' for any visitor. The magnificent grounds alone - with their fountains, formal gardens and maze - are worth the 25 minute scenic drive from Sheffield

[TheBrave]

Koshime - you should get a job with lonely planet - another half a page and you'll do the whole freekin' country :) haha nice one!!!

Christian - great work man - those execises are very useful!!!!

Steph - if your reading - thanks again for the Poo themed temp tattoo.........i think :)

[Steph Laberis]

Brave hon, it was my pleasure - the look on your face when you realized I had said "poo" and not "boob" was priceless! Thanks so much for coming out to London, it was awesome to meet you :D

Naomi: AWESOME TATTOO DOCUMENTATION PROWESS!!! Do I have your permission to post some (if not all!) of these on my Flickr album? I'll give you the appropriate creds of course!

Cai: Can you upload them there pics you took with your cell phone? I know they're not super awesome quality, but it beats what I have... which is nothing. Stupid camera battery.

I miss you all tons, Boston is cold and boring. My Dad has informed me that he wants to visit London this year, so who knows, I might be back sooner than I thought ;) I think I'll send him to the Sherlock Holmes museum while we have a sketch group though, I don't think he'd understand what was going on while I drew more poo tattoos and we drew naked marble statues....

[Quicksilver]

Naomi: AWESOME TATTOO DOCUMENTATION PROWESS!!! Do I have your permission to post some (if not all!) of these on my Flickr album? I'll give you the appropriate creds of course!
Of course, hun!! Feel free to post'em up~ Was great meeting you - don't leave us for too long now ;P

Holy shitter (bwahaha, not censored), that flute guy's awesome! Anyone seen this one? Beatboxing Flute and Cello @ Union Square (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMUlhuTkM3w&mode=related&search=)

Also, here's a cool version of Summertime (http://youtube.com/watch?v=7x7Sbmt55vM) I found a few days ago, for you Jazz fans out there. ;)

Anyone heard Chris Cornell's take on Billie Jean (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2MgwAJrfXo)? Tis niiiice.

Good to see ya around, Uncle C! ^__^

[Steph Laberis]

Oh oh oh, for the record, my photo sets are up!

Set 1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stephlaberis/sets/72157600094188973/)
Set 2
(http://www.flickr.com/photos/stephlaberis/sets/72157600094648878/)Set 3 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stephlaberis/sets/72157600094671716/)
Set 4 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stephlaberis/sets/72157600094698978/)

I wish I took a lot more pics, for sure. Thank you all again so much for the warm welcome and for the blank canvases of your hands. Eat a Cadbury Egg McFlurry in my honor until I can go back!

[lefran]

Great pics steph!
looks like youve had a great time!
Also whoever comes up with the best speech bubble for this gets a prize haha
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j211/lefran56/others/london3.jpg

When i get a bit of cash ( IE next week - orchestra for a musical playing violin) your mini pack o' british goods shall be on its way, with a CD of my group as you wanted =]

[Summer Pudding]

Nice pics there, shame I missed it. But while you guys were being Bohemian and fabulous, me and Nicky were trying on various types of Converse in the Schuhs and Foot Lockers of Glasgow. :)

PS: zennyone got any of my birthday snaps from Camden. Aint seen any yet.

PPS: I'm well up for a Great Northern meet. Who knows, we might even be able to drag senor Bravery away from his burgeoning Concept Art Empire! :)

PPPS: best music vid ever. Great song too. 51V1VMkuyx0

much luv

Petey

[Molly]

Awwww nice one Pud, I love this tune - whos the band again???? Gotta get me a copy of it...Hope your well treacle!

Mx

[Mr Man]

Hello fellow Uk inspirations!!!

Just heard today that I got into Brizzle!!! :teeth: :teeth: :teeth:

So prepare to be badgered Badger :P

[Grumbledook]

congrats, I didn't get into brighton so looking at other options now, toss up between AIB and bristol

assume bristol was your first choice?

[Mr Man]

congrats, I didn't get into brighton so looking at other options now, toss up between AIB and bristol

assume bristol was your first choice?

Yeh was bristol uwe, illustration. Good luck with your other applications :)

[lefran]

congrats!! :D

[Kian]

Congrats brother :D:D:D You'll do great.

and Molly, the band's called
peter bjorn and john

[[void]]

Congratulations!

Welcome to the vague confusing world of academic illustration.

[Kian]

Well, I'm going to be joining Rich in celebration today!!! :D:D:D
Got a job working with Pete in Manchester. Really looking forward to it :)

[Summer Pudding]

We're lucky to have you ensign McCoy: all the art team were blown away by your stuff, especially your characters. Welcome aboard. :)

Molly: Peter, Bjorn and John: Young Folks

Mr Man: muchos crongratulaides!

Pete

[DannySketch]

congrats rich and jon! awesome news!

:)

[Badger]

Huzzah! Now you can enjoy a degree not being at all what you expect it and spend a lot of time trying to work out exactly what you are being taught!!

Jon Massive congrats mate! thats awesome, i'm one jealous land mammal.
Oh and organise that northern meet i'll roll up.

I'm still alive btw, just busy doing printing and animation, stuff that wont get me a job :P
-B-

[Quicksilver]

CONGRATS Rich and Jon!!!!! :D

I got into Bournemouth :) Also passed my Theory test (driving), but that was a piece of piss anyway.

Yay, good news all around~

PS: Aye, when abouts is the Northeeerrrnn meet gonna happen? 'Cause if it's on a weekend (which I presume it will be since lots of workin' dudes are coming) then I'll have to book it off around....now. ^_^;

[Mr Man]

Thanks everyone :)

Congrats Kian!!!! your gonna rock their socks I just know it!!

And Congrats double time Naomi!!!! :teeth:

[Kian]

lol Its congrats all over here today :)
Well Done Naomi :yayca: x 100000

Cheers Pete, its gonna be great. And Josh, thanks bro. I'll get in touch with the northern lot really soon. Danny, thanks man. And Rich, again, nice one mate.

[lefran]

congrats naomi!

[Quicksilver]

Thanks, Rich, Joooooooooon and Frannigan~ ^___^ :yayca:

[yAdam]

Good amount of good news! Awesome, Rich, Jon, Naomi!!!! :) :) :)

[[void]]

Congratulations Naomi and Jon!

You guys are all growing up so fast! Well done naomi, do us proud. Jon well done mate, knew you'd do well. This is tinged with jealousy of couse!

[lefran]

ooh sorry congrats jon too, just skipped back to read your post!

[Dirty C]

Well done Naomi and Jon! Awesome to hear both of those. Jon, what're you gonna be doing there? Straight into concept art??

[Kian]

Cheers Adam, Adam and Fran :D

DC, thanks bro :) Yeah I'll be going straight into concept art. Can't wait.

[koshime]

Well done guys and girls. This will herald a new generation of young influential UK cocnept artists/illustrators

[Quicksilver]

Adam, Adam, Christian, Chee: Thankyooos~!

Ad' (the one with dark hair): Hehe thanks, will try! Hang in there - you've only one more year to go...;)

Updated meh sketchbook, if anyone's bored. :rolleyes:

[Tomato]

I thought i'd randomly pay you guys another visit, since i'm British after all. I failed to get into Bristol :( Sorry to have ended the good news spree... I have an interview lined up for Hull University though, so i need everyone to wish me luck there.

I've also given up drawing Manga, cuz personally, thats why I didn't get into Bristol. I'm gonna close my Manga Sketchbook, and look at it again and start doing what i should have 3 years ago. Draw from life, listen, look and learn! Oh, and PRACTISE PRACTISE PRACTISE!!!

Anyway, sorry to spoil everything, hope y'all having a good time :D

John

[DannySketch]

hey john, rich told me about this, dont let it get you down man, your def doing the right thing by taking the best from the situation, see it as a learning curve, im glad you've decided to draw more from life.

really good decision.

dont give in and good luck for hull.

congrats naomi!:)

[Badger]

12th - 13th MAY 2007 Brizzle comic con maybe we should get people down. aight, thought i should throw that in so people can go ooooo!!!
Hope weekends are well. None of you have washed you cars i hope, mine is filthy.
-B-

[Kian]

Sounds pretty good that Josh. But I'm moving on that day :S

And heres what I've been upto outside of Uni:
Click Here for Enviros (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?p=1303657#post1303657)

[[void]]

Kim I saw your post in cai's sb, really nice info in that link. Got anymore that your hiding?!

Anyway I have been wondering for a while about masking in photoshop but i only really ever use quick masks which have their limitations.

I was wondering if any of our resident ps experts could explain or direct me to an explanation to how to use mask layers as used in something like this.

http://www.gfxartist.com/features/tutorials/7731

It would be a massive help.

[Quicksilver]

12th - 13th MAY 2007 Brizzle comic con maybe we should get people down. aight, thought i should throw that in so people can go ooooo!!!
Hope weekends are well. None of you have washed you cars i hope, mine is filthy.
-B-
Lmao, OOoooo!

Will try and book it off....also, I've invited one of my colleagues to join us - he's a Graphics Design student (in his 2nd year of uni) - so he might be coming as well, providing we can both get the dates off work.

Any idea whenish the Northern meet might happen? At least chuck me a month to ponder about so I can warn my managers. ^_^;

John: Sad to hear it, but it's good that you've made that decision. I used to draw manga all the time but was ripped a new one by the Head of Art in college and stopped completely. Trust me, you learn soooo much outside the secluded anime world, lol. Good luck! :)

Jon: Ooooo, yum....really nice paintings, myo. How did you find it? Working in Fantasy, I mean.

[lefran]

have no fear josh for mine's original colour is no longer as distinguishable haha

if anyone would be able to meet up on the sunday that would be better for me, not that you should choose that day, if its the saturday its ok, its just i'm only allowed 5 days off from now till next april, which ive already had to book off in advance, i could possibly change one of them, but i should be able to get a sunday no probs

[Tomato]

Hello everyone. It's me, John_the_One. I figured i'd change my username since i have completed changed the way i look at art now.

Allow me to introduce myself, The TOMATO!!! Mwahaha! I feel better now. As a honoured Tomato, i'm gonna push myself hard with my drawings, and learn as much as I can and draw as much as I can. I also wanna start coming to more meets, so lemme know when anything definate has been planned :D

Much love,
John ^_^

[Molly]

Hey Folks!

CONGRATS JON, NAOMI & EVERYONE ELSE!!! WELL DONE!!!

Mx

[Grumbledook]

what work did you guys take with you to show off?

what kinda stuff did they ask?

if you don't mind sharing of course ;]

[Kainin]

I dont know Im off line for abit and survived an earthquake and there is a ton on congratz to hand out!
So gratz to all and hope you go kick some arse!!
*note to self* check this page more often >:| :)

[Badger]

SUNDAY 13TH of MAY at brizzle train station, 11.30ish onward. But i'll be about from earlier if you guys need. Hope some of you can make it.
-B-

[lefran]

hmmm i might be able to make it, ill try and book it off later this evening-
dunno if i can afford it though
ive been payed for playing violin for a show last week- and i want to buy a DS lite, but if i get that, dunno how much extra funds i will have
ill try anyways

[Molly]

oooooh? Theres a Bristol meet? :)
Mx

[Badger]

Yes indeed, it's bristol comic conventition (http://www.comicexpo.net/home.html), like last year. All of you best get on trains and head to the west country. We have cider, lots of cider.
-B-

[lefran]

dont think i can make it now, on a sunday in work with me, theres like 4 core members of staff that change the charts and do everything on the entertainment desk and section ( which includes me) and it takes the day to sort out everything in preparation and about 2 odd hours to get everything with the charts changed etc, and thats with the 4
and 2 people are off :|
eeeeep so they definately wont let me have time off

sigh

[asoir]

I dont know Im off line for abit and survived an earthquake and there is a ton on congratz to hand out!
So gratz to all and hope you go kick some arse!!
*note to self* check this page more often >:| :)

you were in that thing? dang, how bad was it? i dont check the news :P

[[void]]

Sorry josh but its a couple of days before my submission deadline and I have got a shitload of work to do.

[Steph Laberis]

A very late (but very enthusiastic) congrats to Naomi and Jon as well :D

.__. I miss you guys, dammit.

[Eriboss]

want to try to make the Bristol Comic Con, but a load of crazy shit going on atm, just got back from Paris today and might be in London at that weekend, will let know anyway

[Kian]

Thanks Molly and Steph :D
Steph, im sorry i couldnt get down to London and meet ya, but I'm miles away in the countryside up north. Loved the hand tatoos tho :)

[Summer Pudding]

Hey Naomi, congrats on the ole driving test gubbins.

Hi Tomato, welcome to our little soirre. :)

Calling all northern artists. Soon there's gonna be another opening for a junior concept bod at my place in Manchester. I'm tired of interviewing jokers, so if you think your environments are up to it, either send me a private message here with a link, or send a zip file of samples to my email summerpudding1@hotmail.com.

cheers m'dears

Pete

PS: CHELSEA OUT OF EUROPE!!! HAHAHAHAHA!!! bring on the Manchester Utd - Liverpool final! :)

[Dirty C]

Chelsea's out?? WOOHAAA!! Oh, the Arse went out ages ago. Oh well, just as well I wasn't paying attention.

Jon, straight into Concept? Jesus mate, that's awesome! And Spud, if only times had been like that a while back, eh? I better get a bit better at wrapping my head around environments one day too I guess. Congrats again.

[TheBrave]

Congrats to all the people who got onto they're various college courses - you can look forward to 3 years of getting pissed on borrowed money and having lots of sex, in between which you will also navigate the narrow and dangerous route between pleasing the tutors and maintaining your own vision - not a simple course so i hear, as most college teachers want to mould you into what they want you to be, not to help you become a better version of yourself. good luck one and all - and remember its all about staying power. 90% of the people you meet on the first day will be bank managers in 5 years - if theyre lucky - dont joint theyre ranks, keep going!!

there you go, another cynical rant courtesy of the bitter and twisted brain meats of TheBrave! :)

Pete, i'm stoked that your having such a cool time with the new job, and im pleased your getting the opportunity to manage and direct things more now, you so deserve it man, your vision and character will allow you to fly!!!!

DC - from what i saw on that Artlier (thing) post, your enviros are looking pretty sweet already old son. :)

have a loverly thursday.

[Badger]

TheBrave is spot on about what british art courses are, which is worrying.

So i've been seeing this guy about uni for ages who reminds me of olsen from CA and from the prague workshop, i went up to speak to him today and i was right, huzzah! one more for the brizzle crew, he's doing his masters in animation.

-B-

[Mr Man]

I dont think ive got what it takes to be a bank manager so thats me screwed :(

[Molly]

...it dont take much to be a banker...

Mx

[sketchling]

[void] - sorry i never replied! Am in denmark at the mo so a little out of the loop. Answer, yes, many tutorials... del.icio.us/sketchling contains much iv found over the years.

AND, have a look at my custom brushes tutorial from 2dartist.com :D
www.2dartistmag.com/artists/issue017_may07/Tutorial01.pdf

Ah... just had a look at that link void... actually Mullins uses old school alpha channels. But to make some sence out of it, lemme give ya some back story on whats going on. Any image thats RGB is just three channels. The amount of red, green and blue light in each pixel is determined by the brightness of the black and white image in that channel.

Alpha channels are exactly the same only they are not tied to a colour, but can be used to denote transparency.

Layer masks are alpha channels tied to a specific layer(watch the channels tab when a layer mask is selected...an alpha channel appears so long as it remains selected)

A selection is essentially an alpha channel stored in memory and not saved as an alpha channel proper. if you select an area, the marching ants show you what is selected. press 'q' to go into quick mask mode and you can paint that selection as pixels...kind of a quick-alpha channel. press q again to go bqack to normal mode and then in the channels pellette, press on the little new alpha from selection tab. The alpha it produces is exactly the same as what you saw in the quick mask mode... as its all different ways of displaying the same idea.

AND just to complicate things, a layer with say just a brushstroke and then lots of transparent area around it will have a kind of alpha built in. Ctrl click on the layer in layers (the image or word part of the layer I think...cant remember which) and you will have that layers transparency as a selection which can then become an alpha channel...

SO...now that iv got everyone snoozing away, ill get to the point. If you want to create a silouette of a soldier like that one in the mullins tutorial, you can
1) Paint it in any colour on a new transparent layer and then create a selection and save it as an alpha.
2) Paint it in quick mask mode, exit to make it into a selection then make it into an alpha.
3) make a new alpha and paint it white on black. prob the easiest option and I think mullins own tendency.
4)get selection tool and draw an outline. shift-selecting and alt-selecting to dd or remove from the selection. good luck! (dont forget to save this as an alpha before you lose it. Ctrl-d selects last selection in case you lose it.)
Ctrl-clicking on an alpha channel makes a selection you can use...ctrl-shift-i inverts a selection so you can paint on the BG or the FG at will.

Hope that didnt confuse the shit out of you!
K :D

P.S. have a look at the painters of skagen...jeez these guys were good!!!went to the museum today.
http://www.museerikobenhavn.dk/upload/kroeyer-234_001.jpg
All of which do pretty much the same thing.

[lefran]

hmm very random question, but i was wondering- do any of you guys know the name of the japanese game show where they like, dress up as an object or portray a situation, like there was about 5 women that were a giant teddy, but turnded the other way and they were a cake, and there were a group of guys that portrayed a prison escape. hmm i cant remember what it is, anyone know?

and yes, like i said, very random question haha :D

[koshime]

I understand what you're saying as I've had the opportunity to see you shwo it once, but I'll be damned if its really hard to paint with, as the colours can really come out strange just painting in alpha channels

[Molly]

"Hi James John. Are you stalking me by the way?"

Tekura

[sketchling]

lefran... It hink you are talking about takeshi's castle? Crazy Japanese gameshow witth silly stuff like that.

Koshime: You are pretty much only painting silouettes as alpha's, so that you can select them at any time and work, paint, apply gradients etc... or select the background at any time all the whilst working on only one layer. speeds things up.

[lefran]

nope, its something different, its not like a running about game show its like, where they make themselves into an object, hard to explain, but the person who has the best scenario or lookalike type thing wins, i think naomi might know ill ask her

[Kainin]

you were in that thing? dang, how bad was it? i dont check the news :P

Ah well it was kinda a let down but it was mad when it happened. It was like a scene out of star trek when the bridge gets hit and the camra shakes!
It only lasted a few seconds, witch is good as we have far too many old buildings that are now flats. So it could have been a huge thing but thankfully it wasnt :D

[Molly]

:::::::::::::::::::IMPORTANT INFORMATION::::::::::::::

In a number of carefully controlled trials, scientists have demonstrated
that if we drink 1 litre of water each day, at the end of the year we would
have absorbed more than 1 kilo of Escherichia coli, (E. coli) bacteria found
in feces. In other words, we are consuming 1 kilo of poop.

However, we do NOT run that risk when drinking wine (or rum, whiskey or
other liquor) because alcohol has to go through a purification process of
boiling, filtering and/or fermenting.

Remember: Water = Poop, Wine = Health

Therefore, it's better to drink wine and talk stupid, than to drink water
and be full of shit.

Mollyx

[koshime]

what a piece of shit :)

[sketchling]

What happens if you have ice in your drink... fullo shit AND you cant speak properly. doh!

[koshime]

Tis surely a thinly veiled ploy to get absolutely bladdered, (I'm sure the trial has not been double blinded and randomly controlled and has poor levels of evidence) and then when the bloomin liver packs up, they're cryin out for a liver transplant and end up on the intensive care units screemin for bloody murder for a bed countrywide, and then when they're next to close to dying and the liver is absolutely pate....

Alll I can say,
the ICUs in UK will write : not for resus or transplant. Not suitable for subsequent treatment or escalation (i.e let them get stuffed, they asked for it)

doh!

[Ezidof]

hey folks, ive just discovered this thread, really nice to see there are lots of UK artists in touch!

[Molly]

Jeeez Koshime! kill the joke why dont you! :)
Welcome Ezidof

[koshime]

Sorry Molly. I have strong knee jerk reactions to insobriety related articles, and the last thing I would wish is for the advocacy to convert more folk to liver pate overdose, when a modicum or occasional approach to enjoying drink is perhaps the better message to enjoy the UK national culture and festivity.

Here's to your good health and others!
Welcome Ezidof!

Hurrah Chelsea ! :)

[Molly]

......ok :)

The Cutty Sark burnt this morning, its pretty sad. I hope they find who did it. Bastads

[koshime]

we should do a ressurect the cutty sark image tribute or pictures of her glory years! the bastards!"

[sketchling]

tea clipper go poof. :( Apparently though, 60 % of it was replica, as the bits were falling apart, so much of it is still in a warehouse somewhere and they can re-create it. bugger though. Very sad. Bastardos.

P.S. anyone seen heroes? Anyone else think whoever i painting the bloomin paintings is a compositional genius? lovin it, me.

[koshime]

Save the cheerleader, save the world.

Glad you're into heroes now Kim. My fav charac has to be Hiro
Me and lisa watched teh first 18 eps in 3 days, sleeping at 3am, wanting to watch one episode after the next. And waited 5 weeks to watch the last remaining 4 eps....

Up for a thrusday get together?

[lefran]

yeah me to i love hiro ^__^ i did the same and watched them all almost in one go haha, i still have the most recent ones to watch though, and kim i agree i really like the paintings in it- theyre all on here http://heroeswiki.com/Isaac's_paintings
the artist is Tim Sale apparently

[Tomato]

Well I didn't get into Bristol UWE, but after taking a trip a bit further to Kingston upon Hull, i recieved an Unconditional Offer for the Illustration course, so I accepted :)

Yay ^^

[lefran]

congrats =]

[Molly]

Congrats Tomato!

[sketchling]

I love conceptart...having a post that says 'congrats tomato' to start a new page. classic. No clue what yer on about but it made me laugh. We must meet up soon, moll. Meant to this week, but im moving house and getting a car and now soon changing jobs as well. lifes in a turmoil! :) Bit o the old shake up.

[koshime]

When are you moving house kim. need a hand??

[sketchling]

on the 16th of next month. I might just need a hand! Not sure yet.

Anyone around need a nice 19" CRT monitor BTW.... I would hate to leave it behind gathering dust in an attic!

[Mr Man]

on the 16th of next month. I might just need a hand! Not sure yet.

Anyone around need a nice 19" CRT monitor BTW.... I would hate to leave it behind gathering dust in an attic!

Hmm thats convenient. My monitor has just died on me recently so im using this shitty ancient thing that ive had since 1998, would be handy to get a replacement.

How much you want for it?

[Molly]

:D
Hey Kim, where you moving too??? And your getting a car??? Jeeez, thats gona cost you mate:)
We should meet up - real soon, but NOT SoHo man - pleeease not SoHo...
How about Brick Lane? I've been working down there with a small production company called BigRedButton, that Trev recommended me too. we're right above the bar 93 Feet East, which comes alive every evening.
I love Brick Lane. The cafes and bars are so cool, wireless internet in a few of them, cool resturants, beigel shops etc etc... If I could live there, I would move tomorrow...does anyone want a room mate? move east, and I may join you! hahaha - no, seriously

If CA.org had a workshop in London, the Truman Brewery would be THE perfect place for it. Its got plenty of floors for demos and its surrounded by cool places to hang out (esp Cafe 1001). The reason they wont come here, is because its 'expensive' ...... (and SF wasnt?) anyhoo, if I had the dough, I'd organise it myself.... head East people!

Mollyx

[koshime]

We dont even need to host it under a CA banner anymores
. More like digital artist unite!!!

[sketchling]

hey molly :) Im moving to Marlebone... and im getting the car from my bro. Insurance will cost though! As for a meet up, especially once im central, brick lane would be cool! :D We can draw ppl in cafe's and stuff.

Mr Man : Can you come fetch it from southfields, london before the 16th of june? 35 pounds sound ok? I think we might have another housemate's 19" as well.... will ask him.

[lefran]

hazzah i now have www.lefran.com
although atm its an awful template up on it. i need to read up on htmling it all hmm
but yay =]

[Mr Man]

Poop, I cant see myself getting to london anytime soon plus im abit skint broke too. Sorry about that.

Fran, your website doesnt seem to want to work for me :(

[lefran]

hm yeah ive had a few people say that, whatever computer i try it on , it works for me hmm...mystery
try typing it without the www. just put in lefran.com it works when i do that, just doesnt if i put www.lefran.com
strange

[lefran]

hmm , i still have to fix that problem, but i was wondeirng if anyone could recommend a good site to help with website htmling, like a programme or whatever, im ok with basics, but what did you guys use who already have websites?

[koshime]

I use a glorified notepad, called Allaire homesite (now called Macromedia homesite) but it is not a WYSIWYG html editor

[DannySketch]

fran what are you using at the moment?you tried dreamweaver?fairly easy, and limits the amount of html code you need to know.

[lefran]

koshime- thanks, ill take a look, see what its like
danny- nothing atm, i just shoved that template on that i have atm. ah yeah i think ive heard of dreamweaver, ill take a look at that later cheers :)

[AK86]

eyy up peeps. I just discovered this thread. Its nice to see that fellow UK CAers meet up once in a while. These ca gatherings sound like a good laugh. I wouldnt mind joining in the next UK meet.

[lefran]

hey AK86, yeah the meets are a laugh, great seeing peoples work in the flesh ( lol i dont think that phrase makes sense in that context but you get what i mean), speaking of which, what ever happened to the discussion of a meet up north?

[Molly]

- random off-the-topic - RANT
but I hear on the news that the parents of missing child Madeline, have gone now and visited the Pope. Forgive me for saying this, but WTF? How much coverage are these two people getting? In the first place, what the hell where they doing leaving their child ALONE in a villa, and secondly, how many OTHER parents (from the UK or indeed the World) are gonna get the same coverage as them? If they were black, their parenting skills would be questioned; white, as we see already, plenty of media coverage and government help. I sympathise - dont get me wrong, it must be awful for them to have their child kidnapped...but...they've gone to see the Pope? WTF is the Pope going to do? If the kidnapper is in anyway a typical Catholic, then hopefully guilt will set in and they would return the child, but, apart from the Pope visiting the place where she was taken, I dont see what impact its going to make on the safe return of Madeline.

I wonder how many other parents in the World are missing their children, and if they are been given the same attention as these two who left her alone in the first place. I apologise for my rant about this case, and possible lack of knowledge - and I do hope Madelines found safe - but jeeeeeez, the whole coverage of this case kinda makes me sick....

Also, if gangsta/hiphop rappers hate G-a-y people, then why say 'come suck my dick' as a lyric in their tune? It doesnt make sense. Eminem's done it a few times, and well - what the fuck is he trying to say? that hes a closet gay - what? Also, apparently, a British platoon found out one of their troop was homosexual, so they pinned him down and raped him..WTF? The British Army have truly scraped the barrel when recruiting for the front line... to think we're sending THEM out to Iraq to represent the British people....tsk tsk

One last rant....I duno if you lot have seen it, (and I dare not post this in the Lounge in response) But a ca.org mod has posted a thread about CA.org members NOT buying the Girls Calender, and ranting that we should all support the Girls etc etc.... Its not fair to force, or make members feel guilty for not buying the Calender. Its a great achievement, dont get me wrong, but IMO, I kinda understand people NOT running out to buy one. The Calender has no 'Rock Star' professionals in it, therefore fanboys are not going to bother buying it. Secondly, its 'alright'. Its not AMAZING, its alright. If my opinion is wrong then fair enough,(I have a piece in there too, and IMO, its OK, not amazing) If the Calender was of the best from Last Man Standing, then I figure THAT would make a better sell than the 'Girlie Calender'.

GGRRRRRRRR....
Everything, and everyone is annoying me today. I have a murderous toothache. The co-codamal the doctor gave me is not working.

[DavidCousens]

Good rant Molly! It's rare that someone goes off on one and I agree with most of their points. :)

The Madeline thing is weird. My Dad noticed one piece of footage a few weeks back where the parents were walking out of a church laughing, then realised a camera was on them and suddenly put on very solemn faces. I agree about the coverage too, all the people in the world who have someone missing in their lives through no fault of their own and 2 morons who left 3 children ON THEIR OWN for over 2 hours to have a meal get this much support, it's just not fair. I hope the girl is okay, but this should be a lesson to parents everywhere that your life and priorities change when you have kids, you are no longer the most important thing in your life, your kids are. Trying to go for a meal for 2+ hours is not a luxury you have any more!

The male rape thing is bizarre, but very common. When I used to live in Swindon, there was a park that became well known as a gay meeting place so a group of anti-gay people would wait for one of the guys to appear and then gang-rape them! Happened almost nightly for around 2 weeks! In fact, one night during that time I stupidly walked home by myself from a club taking a road adjacent from the park and got chased by a car, fortunately I'm quite the good runner and made it back to the club where I got a lift home instead.

Agree with the calendar thing too. It's good, but not amazing. The guilt trip/subtle threat isn't exactly fair...

[yAdam]

I agree with everything there. I don't think i've seen any negative press towards the parents about leaving her in the room.

Sounds bad Dave.. I live about 20 minutes from Swindon and have always heard dodgy stuff about it.