United Kingdom

[Dirty C]

Whut? You go home?

[Aly Fell]

Landaners might be interested to know that apparently there's a Caravaggio exhibition at the National Gallery from 23 February - 22 May 2005. It centres on his last years, when his work became more personal and introspective. If I can I'm going to try and get to it... sometime!

[Dirty C]

Yeah, that was on the news. Definitely keen for it. For those unaware, Caravaggio spent his last few years on the run after he killed some guy in a duel. All his art became violent and disturbing after that. And he's basically the god of painting, so we should all go see him.

[Badger]

So where did u guys go? What Galleries are open on a Sunday (wait! I should be less lazy and check it out myself) could we do a CA trip? I think that'd be a super idea! (can I pimp that idea anymore) what a fabulous day it'd make, in fact I think it might even help stabilise the growing tensions in the world (that’s a bit better).
Howz Birmingham DC?
Poshspice ( I know your real name!!), any chance you'd drop me a line when you're down?
Schlo-mo home!?
I think I better pull my socks up and go to some exhibitions then!
-Badger- :yayca:

[Molly]

Landaners might be interested to know that apparently there's a Caravaggio exhibition at the National Gallery from 23 February - 22 May 2005. It centres on his last years, when his work became more personal and introspective. If I can I'm going to try and get to it... sometime!


Hhmm....I think we should have a little meet for this. Well worth seeing from DC's discription, and I remember something bout him on TV...

I'm up fo it - you guys? Anyone gonna pop daan to London for this??? (hint, hint nudge nudge)

Oh, DC - checked online for studio space to rent. Forget it. It's far too expensive. Some are more than the rent on my flat.
Hiring space on a daily basis at the Art Academy seems the best idea for now. I'm trying to enrol on a few courses there, I'm waiting to see if work will pay for half...;)

Hehe - I am now officially an 'illustrator' at the company I work for. All corporate stuff, but the experience is worth it. Dont worry, wont be leaving all this fantasy concept stuff just yet. Now, how to fit an amazonian women into a financial publication...... :confident

Mx

[koshime]

stick some sexy and revealing clothign with tastily added severe business suits on the fantasy female characters?

[sketchling]

they might fire you... but I gaurantee that far fewer people would throw it away....

[sketchling]

ps, can anyone teach me how to draw the word 'SPELL' in correct perspective... never seem to get it right.

[trev]

I wouldn't mind a peep at this Caravaggio fella...though it depends how well (or not so well) my uni work goes in the next few days :$

[Crack_dealer_Dan]

His name sounds like one of my favourite foods... Carpacio! Thus I am interested.

Who wants to go?


D

[Aly Fell]

Just in case there are people who aren't sure who Caravaggio is:
Caravaggio: ArtRenewal (http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/art.asp?aid=589)

The Beeb recently did a dramatised documentary about him. He was a bit of a lad!

[Summer Pudding]

Poshspice: who's that weedy dork in your avatar. Bring back your old one. She's hot.

EDIT [says the man with Kenneth Williams as his, but my point still stands]

[Aly Fell]

Summer Pudding - I'm hurt, but strangely touched at the same time... Maybe I should put up a pic of my namesake to celebrate the birth of our child 'Cruz'!! :\

[Badger]

hey hey peeps!
Poshspice - Looked at your homey Caravaggio, nice chap, sweetass paintings.
Oh and congratulations on cruz, so thats a brooklyn cruv eh? and romeo, good god. there is no hope for the world only voles.
So meetings? Cas howz that going? Caravaggio meet? or what ever? next week? saturday?
-Badger-

[cartoonfox]

hey all, havent been online in a while, a mix of school work and video games ^-^


anyway, just to let you know that i'll be in london again for another school trip to a load of galleries, on the 1st (tuesday) and 2nd (wednesday) of march. so tuesday night after about 4-5pm i'll be free to meet up with some of you guys if you want.

let me know if anyone wants to, i can meet up anywhere really.




peace :7up:

[Red Giant]

Hope all is going well for all participating in the north/south challenge. Things have gone quiet on that front, people must be working pretty feverishly!. After sitting looking nay drooling over my new G5 dual 2.5 gig mac for days i've finally started to put pen to tablet.

[sketchling]

might wanna watch that drooling. It causes funny looks and may lead to electrocution. But then that may just lead toa good idea so... hey. go for it...!? :nohope:

I personally have made a lot of thumbnails in my head a few slippin onto my sketchbook. But no real progress. No time. but I will make time... :S

[Molly]

Kai - nice to see your still alive! We'll fo definate come meet you, sketch some, and eat Japanese food!

Posh - congrats on the kid - whats the total now? 3? How many you going fo?
6 - 7? push it rrreal good!

ANYONE - wanna meet in 'nama' tonight? my friends birthday, trendy bar, sushi etc - coupla drinks and good times. Will be there from 8pm - ish. Its in Holborn/Shaftsbury Ave where all the theatre is Sweety darlin! Be nice to see some ppl - even if we aint draaahing

Mx

[Midnight]

How long has it been since I was last here? I dropped in a few months back and then vanished...

Anyway, I've discovered where I was hiding, and finally got round to posting some work of mine - 'Gladiator', in the 'It's Finally Finished' forum. Hope you guys like it!

[Aly Fell]

Posh - congrats on the kid - whats the total now? 3? How many you going fo?
6 - 7? push it rrreal good!

Three should be enough, maybe four. I don't want kids to get in the way of my career, so I leave decisions like that to David.

[Mr GetDown]

Sup y'all!!

YO Molly!! As promised I dragged my weighty over nourished a$$ to these wondrous shores. Me-thinks I'll start off milling around in the daily sketch book group and start polishing up on my crayon skillz before you drag me out on one of those gathering thingys too!!.. er...starting tomorrow :teeth:

Molly >> U tried your hand at Zbrush yet? Badass 3D pencil. Takes some getting used to though.

PeaceOut

[Dirty C]

Sup Mista GD? Where are you from then?

[Molly]

Hey Mr Getdown (~jungle boogie, woowoo, jungle boogie~..)

WELCOME - FINALLY!!!! :)

Dude, sorry bout Sunday, not feeling too good after Friday, Saturday was spent sleeeeping alll daaaay......
The Daily Sketchbook Section is good way to start yourself off, and keep it rolling dude. You'll start seeing improvements, trust me. I got that Hogarth book for you, so when I see you next, you can borrow it. :-d

Well, bell me whenever dude! 07932907779

GUYS - how about a quick meet on Tues? Mr Cartoonfox is down for the evening, would be good to hang out and have Japanese food again (yum, yum) - anyone, anyone?

Mollyx
(Tekura)

[Summer Pudding]

GUYS - how about a quick meet on Tues? Mr Cartoonfox is down for the evening, would be good to hang out and have Japanese food again (yum, yum) - anyone, anyone?

Mollyx
(Tekura)

When 'n' where? I won't be able to make it till 7 30ish.

Pud'

[Molly]

Hey Spud,

Dunno yet.... - DC, Sketchling, Koshime, Schlo-mo, Trev, Mr GetDown etc - what you guys up to?

We could meet (again) in Star Bucks, Leicester Square and find somewhere else to hang out once we made up our minds?

Does ANYONE have any idea of decent sized cafes or pubs we could all hang in?
I will surf tonight and post...


Mx

[cas]

hey hey peeps!
So meetings? Cas howz that going? -Badger-

Apologies for the delay in finding out about the studio space. I spoke to the girl who'd said she'd find out only to find she hadn't done a thing. I'll phone Tanya, who's the boss at the Art Academy, tomorrow.

Chris

[koshime]

opposite starbucks, there is also....a yogurt shop..which sells yogurt ice cream. yum yum...its to the R hand side (3 o clock of starbucks) or cafe nero.....if you guys hate starbuckies prices...

Unfortunately I'm working till 10pm tommroow...so wont be able to see you wonderful guys....

[Dirty C]

I probably need to finish this damn thing for Ollie, god damn it. But I'll try :)

And yeah, Sunday I was well out of it as well. Spent the whole day at the pub recovering with a roast and some mates.

And oi, Molly, that's not *my* Hogarth book is it?

[Molly]

Yes DC.

I came round your house, broke in and nicked your book. As well as some valubles lying on the table.....

Tonight? Anyone? Anyone? OK then, maybe not...

Damn, we MUST find a decent cafe/bar/pub for us all to meet in regularly....

Spud, Cai - where abouts will you boys be hailing from?


Mollyx

[Midnight]

I'll bet it's London...

Why is it that almost everyone's from around there? :nohope:

[sketchling]

Yo, if the fox is in town im there. We can meet up and FIND a place... whats wrong with le loise? sounded good?

Lets get togedda maan. :swepimp:

K

[Dirty C]

Yes DC.

I came round your house, broke in and nicked your book. As well as some valubles lying on the table.....


Shit, so that's where my lighter went as well!!!

(Hm, wish I could remember who I lent that book to though - didn't mean it to come across quite so seriously :) )

[Molly]

Yo, if the fox is in town im there. We can meet up and FIND a place... whats wrong with le loise? sounded good?

Lets get togedda maan. :swepimp:

K


OKEY POKEY! Right, We'll do the usual, meet in Star Fucks as and when people can make it(6.30-7.30pm) till we're all there, and head off to a cafe or pub. (Anything thats close to a japanese resturant is preferable :D)

Anyhoo, again, my number 07932907779 - those lost or whatever gimme a call...

DC - yes, that lighter too, I was having a smoke at the time...
Bleh
Mx

[sketchling]

You leant me a few books :) Though those all had either samurai or ender on the title. You wanted to lend me the hogarth but you had leant it to olly I think...? something like that. Cant remember.

Good luck findin it :(

oh and cause I feel like it : :yayca:

edit: oh, and molly :) There is Always taro... we been there before. 5-10 for a good meal. Ps... is this an icon for andrew? : :android: HAHAHA... just noticed the icon ios called ': android :'

[Summer Pudding]

Which StarSchmucks are we talking about? It's been a while since I went Up West.

[Raziel]

hi everyone, i'm quite new around here and dont post much, so i hope this works, i spend alot of time looking at others art and really enjoy spending time on this site, anyways just to let you guy know that i'm brittish born and bred too, and come from near leeds, if theres anyone else on here who'd like to chat i'm your man, i'd like to hear from others near me too. ;)

[Dirty C]

Welcome Raziel,

If you trawl through this thread a bit you'll notice a few posts from northeners. And Spud, aren't you in Leeds? Or is it Manchester? I can't remember, they're both pits of ale and violence anyway, right? :)

At any rate, we'll all pretty friendly round here, (though keep an eye no your stuff round Molly) so feel free to go right ahead and ask anything you want. Most of the questions anyone will ever ask have been asked before, so we've got a pretty good idea of how to tackle most of them by now.

[sketchling]

Praise be to the wookies. :yayca:

[Molly]

Welcome Raziel

[quote] Biography:
i'm honest if i dont like somthing i will tell you please dont take offence[quote]

Dude, this made me laugh, some people on the forums should take heed...
Anyhoo - as DC says, dont leave any belongings lying around, they are sure to go missing...

Mollyx

[Mr GetDown]

I missed an event already!! I should checkout these forums out more often. So did anyone meet up yesterday?
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dirty_c: Stockwell (Victoria Line) < Thanks for the welcome my man, where you from?


Molly: What did I miss Sunday!! The breakin at Dirty C's? :rendered: I slept all Sunday damn!
Already got my very own Hargarth paperback>> after this I'll go dust if off, and start drawing some 'ard amazon chicks!
Oh and please don't hit me, but I rudely started making your Alien dude from your last sketch book dump in 3d, I'll mail it to you later*

Later all^ :bashful:

[koshime]

i wonder....if we should not get together for a road trip over the next few weekends.......for a walk/travel/art session in one of the more picturesque towns/countryside....

even a Eurostar event woud be cool...
Any suggestions?

[Dirty C]

mgd: i'm from nz, but live in islington.

i finished my damn storyboards last night, thank god.

molly and i were talking half jokingly about taking the eurostar to paris and maybe staying one night so we could go to the louvre. mostly to make the seattle punks jealous :) I guess the thinking was that we find a special or something and just go whenever it works best. I dunno, what do people think?

[Summer Pudding]

S&M, it was great seeing you guys again last night. The rest of you lot shoulda been there. It was an art frenzy. We wore out five pencil sharpeners.

But it was a good chance to talk about you all behind your back.

mwahaha!!

[Midnight]

Ah, what rumours are you spreading about me?

I officially deny everything. Except the things that are true.

[Raziel]

Hi DC/Molly,

Thanks for making me feel welcome, :bashful: as you said DC and i agree violence and Booze! i had my jaw broke a while ago from getting in a scrap... well standing up to some really big guy as he was gonna hit my ex i was with for 3 years, and i was drunk and tried to knock it back in place but i broke the other side... oops! (hence my agreement :rendered: ). Molly, i try my best to tell people the truth but some people dont really like it, i think if there's somthing to say then say it...most of the times., don't you agree? so where do you guys come from? i must admit DC i like your angels have you ever played the soul reaver games? molly some of your stuff is also neat i like the faces big faces and the alien with the wierd nose, some of your stuff remind me of the things i've seen in some top cow comics, do you read comics?

ok peeps best go work to do
Raziel >:D

[koshime]

soundslike a good idea, we jsu tneed tobookfor any weekend. I'm off tommorow til sunday, next week friday to sunday.....and the week after friday to sunday......lets get soemthign rockin....for easter even?

[Dirty C]

easter may be a bit near for me - personally was thinking leave it till ilt's slightly warmer - paris has apparently been just as cold as here, if not colder..

[koshime]

true....but its always warmer on teh continent....it'd be nice to leave just for a day or so....without much preperation

[Dirty C]

true....but its always warmer on teh continent....it'd be nice to leave just for a day or so....without much preperation

True, BUT, Easter will probably see a lot of people travelling, and push prices up. I'd be quite keen to just take a look for specials and see when we can fit ourselves round them, Easyjet style :)

**edit** and don't forget, not many of us live in London. I'd like as many to come as poss, and a few weeks at least would be required for most of those outside the M25, I'm guessing.

[koshime]

how about a road trip to snowdon? or betwys-y-coed

[acuna_read]

Dont get too happy with the sheep! :blah:

On a more serious note does anyone here work for EA or know of their policy on letting 3rd party companies release development tools, in particular Milestone?

Im a big motorbike fan and used to play SBK2001 developed by Milestone/EA. However this was released in 2002 and there is a group of people trying to modfiy the game, however they cant drag anyone away from the car games (F1) so need some help (theyre a bunch of amateurs/enthusiasts). So if anyone knows whether EA would ever let Milestone release the development tools (particularly modeling tools, tracks and vehicles) for SBK2001 id be grateful for that info. The tools are probably obsolete now so I would hope that maybe someone at EA/Milestone has a heart!

The frustrating thing is people have taken tracks from SBK2001 to be used in car games, but no-one will say how it was done or supply any tools!

Cheers for any help ladies!

[Raziel]

Hey why dont you all come up north! tee hee

Also quick question is there a way i can keep this united kindom saved somewhere so i can just click on it and see if any one has replied to me?

Cheers peeps

[sketchling]

it should automatically send ya a mail if there is a reply... or if you are subscribed... as for a link, its possible but it will always take you to wherever ya where when ya made it... not to the latest post.

oh, and I wanna go upo north osome time soon too. some kind of mid england meet for a weekend of the like.

Jam and peace.
K

[koshime]

anyone with suggewstions?

[Midnight]

Mid-England's sounding a lot more reachable than London.

[MoP]

Giant rotating arses in space! Now why the hell do I have to live in Dundee? :)

...Ah well, it's not like I have any money anyway.

Koshime! How's your challenge piece coming along? Mine's almost done! Bwahaha!

[koshime]

I've started on my 4th version.....started with a simple warrior paint pose..morphed to mech commander..and now purely a mech brush destroyer

> midnight - you sound like a Sheffield student..more specifically a medical grad?

here is a the WIP link of the Tdome piece..
C&C much appreciated
http://www.medievalfx.com/concept/brushwarrior17.jpg

[Raziel]

cheers sketchling,

i do have another question now sorry, does any one here sculp? if so what do you use? where can i get it? my local art shop only sells somthing called das and it dries like clay i want somthing abit more plastic type, does this even exist in the uk? i dont really buy things off the net but if it was a a big site like amazon (but in art) i would consider it. Manchester trafford center is big, maybe you guys could meet up and do lazer quest or somthing i think they do it there. :bashful:

Cheers Again

[Molly]

Raziel

Try looking online for 'sculpting putty'. Also go to the 3D Forum, and check out Smellybugs tutorial on sculpting. He lists all the tools he uses and maybe the name of the putty too.
Also check out ExeCutes sculpting. Not pro yet, but shes getting there. You'll see the type of putty used, the color and how flexible it is.

Whilst in San Fran, I bought a packet from an art store there. (I'll post the name of it once I get home for you if you still need it) Unfortunately I dont know if you can get it in the UK. Its flesh color, it doesnt dry out at all, and keeps its shape. you stick it in the oven once done.

Mollyx

[Dirty C]

Don't they use something called 'Sculpy'?

[MoP]

Almost, dirty_c ... it's Super Sculpey (the good stuff, and the stuff I'm assuming Molly is referring to).
I managed to pick up a 16oz block of the flesh-coloured stuff in an art shop in Newcastle for about a tenner. The stuff goes a long way, never dries in the air, you have to bake it when you're done sculpting - it's wonderful to work with.

Having said that, last time I was in the same shop, they didn't have any at all... it's hard to come by, but you can get it in the UK. You could probably even order it online from some US art store and get it shipped over, for a few quid more. Probably worth it rather than dealing with Fimo or that DAS stuff, which is just nasty and painful in comparison.

[sketchling]

Yeah, iv heard of it too. Would love to get my hands on some and have some fun with it. :)

Anyways, just found a link to a tutorial by old mullins iv been uoting from to Dirty_c and Koshime... he explains it better. Im talkin about the heirarchy of edges and stuff. Anyways, have a look here: http://www.gfxartist.com/features/tutorials/974

Just thought id post it here for everyone to check out :)

edit : and anyone lookin for morre of them, go here:
http://www.sumaleth.com/links/la.php?cat=Tutorials&sub=_digital2d&t2=All%20Tutorials&t3=Digital%20Media%202D&page=1

[Rebecca]

Hey I'm from the UK!!!, Scotland actually 8)
Wow I cant belieive I didnt know about this thankx BADGER, ure da DOOOOD 8) (or dudette, which ever you may be LOL :teeth: )

I wish i could sculpt, were doing some head sculpting in school, (highschool, standard grade BORRRIIIIIING :D ) Totally messing it up, man :rolleyes:

[MoP]

Sculpting is fun :)
I'm just starting my first full-figure sculpt, actually... just laying down the armature at the moment.
Previously all I've done is heads and faces, and a little samurai helmet as a present for a friend of mine. I think I found it easy to get to grips with because I'm a 3d modeller originally...
However sculpting practise will help your drawing, and vice versa... so if you get frustrated/bored with drawing, sculpt something (maybe something you've drawn!) and I think helps with understanding volume, shape and form. Which in turn will help your drawing. Hurrah!

[Midnight]

Heh - it's all related. 3d helps with 2d helps with 3d... pencils help with paints help with pencils... cold pizza for breakfast helps with anything...

[Badger]

Midnight- Yeah man thats living the dream, Cold sausages too :zzz:
Mop- You have sweet 3D skills, Bronco is shows me ya stuff from PC.
Rebecca- Hey, welcom, glad u found us. Tell us about yourself. Even i'm not sure if i'm a duude or duudette, just a black and white ball of fur really, i don't have time to check with them attempting to Cull me for causing Bovine TB. Which for those interested, would mean wiping out all badgers to have a significant inpact on bovine TB, which isn't such a big deal...

I always like fine milli-put and "green stuff" frogotten its proper name, but u can buy it dirt cheap in bulk. That was from back in the warhammer- necromunda days, probably helped my art more than i think, in fact, i doubt i could paint properly without it!

Anyway! Back to animation...
*spell check? nah, can't be asked*
-Badger-

[Raziel]

Cheers Molly,

That putty stuff sound ideal, cheers again

Raziel (((xxx)))
:dead: >:D

[Raziel]

just noticed there was more that molly that replied cheers all!!!

:dead: >:D

[Molly]

Raziel

http://www.sculpey.com/

Try that..

Mx

[sketchling]

according to that site, you can find it here in london:

Hamleys
regent street
Westminster
London, United Kingdom
Retail

Tiranti's
Warren Street
London, United Kingdom
Retail

Other parts of englands store locations can be found here:
http://www.sculpey.com/scripts/distributors.cfm?Subject=United%20Kingdom

[acuna_read]

I know it was in Tiranti's (good place for all modelling stuff it seems), but Hamleys! :blah:

Any more news on that life-drawing thing out of interest?

[Raziel]

Any of you guys mess with computer 3d modeling, i just got a demo of zbrush to have a play with. i know there is a seperate forum for this sorta thing but you guys feel like family now. :teeth: ok best get going dont be getting all teary eyed on me now. :dead: >:D

[cas]

hi everyone

just writing to apologies, again, for the delay in finding out about the studio space at the 'art academy'. they're very disorganised so a seemingly simple question takes a long time to get answered.

i've been told by one of the admin girls that my question - whether we could use the space an how much would it cost - was raised at last weeks meeting. so i should have an answer when i go back in on monday.

chris

[Rebecca]

Man <3 , you guys are so good at everything- i feel so inadequet to all yous ;)

ANYHOOO, the only thing i can do is portraits- Pencil Portraits. Not PAINT, or CLAY, or FIGURE :nohope: ---just wee faces, LIKE THIS---------> :}

I probably could do all those things, If I could be arsed with practising, but I'm not :bashful:

[cartoonfox]

hey guys, just thought i'd let you know, for university next year (this september) im gonna be applying to westminister (first choice) and middlesex (second choice) both illustration courses. so hopefully, i should be living in london in september! wooo ^-^
so i'll be able to hang with you guys more, which should be cool ^-^

just thought i'd let you know, im sorting out all the forms and my portfolio and stuff this week and next, and should be sending off my UCAS forms next week, so wish me luck ^-^




peace all :7up:

[MoP]

Good luck cartoonfox! I'm sure you'll get into your first choice no trouble :)

Raziel: Yeah, I've got a bit of experience at ZBrush. Any specific information you were after?
Ben Mathis has a good tutorial worth checking out (if you have broadband!) over on his site - http://www.poopinmymouth.com/tutorial/tutorial.htm - look for the "ZBrush2 and Max7" link, near the top. He covers starting a model from ZSpheres, detailing in ZBrush, then exporting out to Max. This is more of a game art workflow, but the initial section should be helpful to you.

http://www.pixolator.com and http://www.zbrush.com are good resources too, search for the ZBrush Practical Manual on the ZBrush forums, it's got some handy tips in. There are also videos and tutorials on the site and forums.

Have fun! :)

[Badger]

COol, why did u pick those cartoon fox? as i'm also applying in illustration at the moment. But i'm going for a more Bournemouth, Kingston, Bristol approach...
Good luck matey!
-Badger-

[cartoonfox]

hey badger, yeah i looked at bristol and kingston, but the illustration course at westminister i liked alot. its very traditional, you walk in the studios and it almost feels like a fine art studio, lots of life drawing and stuff, just seemed really great for me.


good luck to you too. have you sent off your application yet? or still deciding
(btw, kingston doesnt look at second choice, just to let you know)





peace :7up:

[Badger]

Yeah i know. Gotta decide between kingston and Bristol route B. I'll only apply to one, Coz Bristol aren't gonna except 2nd either are they... :\
Already got places at 2 other uni's waiting on KIAD post interview and got my bournemouth one soon.
Sounds cool, i never thought to check there my tutors didn't mention it for illustration :(
Wells good luck man! Tell me where u end up :)
-Badger of oblivion-

P.S. Hey Mop, what u doing wid yourself these days?

[MoP]

Trying to avoid coursework as much as possible, Badger :)

2nd year Computer Arts student up at the University of Abertay in Dundee. The course ain't great, but we got life drawing classes for the first 2 years (and currently trying to get them put back on the syllabus for next year). We cover a lot of stuff, but it's fairly unspecific and I fear a lot of what we get taught won't actually prove very useful in the career field.
However, I already know where I'm going (into game/film art) and have a fairly solid plan and a couple more years to build up a kickass portfolio (if possible!), I'm only really in the course for the Honours degree so I can shift across the pond to the US or Canada, where the job market for my field of interest seems a lot more stable and cutting-edge...

Blizzard were looking for a 3D modeller recently..... damn! >:|

[IllustriousHarry]

I looked into that computer arts course for a while, it really interested me.

In searching for information on it I came across someone who did it who now works in IO interactive in sweden (Hitman, Freedom Fighters)

Here's his blog http://binarybonsai.com/

I'm not really sure where i'll go after my art foundation, i'm just set on being part of games creation. Perhaps I should actually try out some 3D moddelling sometime.

Open questions - How hard is it to learn the basics? How does it compare with making 2D images? Do you enjoy it?

ou sound like you have clear aims and a plan so i'm sure you'll reach great places. A unique course like that will always make you stand out. Heh, I like to read the blizzard job listings before bed sometimes to send me to sleep smiling.

Cheers cartoon fox for talking to me about your Art Foundation course by the way, it really drove me to make a good entry portfolio. And good look with your uni choices, i'm sure you'll get in, I keep passing by your sketchbook from time to time.

[cartoonfox]

hey harry, no problem, glad i could help. good look in your interveiws. you were applying to a uni in london right? maybe i'll see you round



peace :7up:

[MoP]

Ah, yeah, Michael Heilemann - he left here the year I joined, so I didn't get to talk to him. I mailed him a few times with questions about the course, though, helpful guy.

IllustriousHarry: I actually got more into 3D modelling before drawing, but I know that if you are a good traditional artist, you will have no trouble picking up 3d ... it's just a matter of learning the tools really.
Game art is a bit more specific, you've got to know about production pipelines, polygon limits, optimisations and shortcuts that don't apply to other aspects of 3d and digital art.
Personally I love 3d modelling... it's great seeing your creations running round in a game environment, interacting with them and shooting them into small pieces!
If you do come to this course, don't expect it to be focused... anything you want to do specifically will have to be in your own time. We cover everything from Flash + Director animation, to website creation, to photography and 3d modelling. It's a bit annoying really because you tend to learn the tip of the iceberg of each subject but don't get any time to fully explore avenues. Still, it's good for broadening interests and developing artists styles and original ideas, which is what they encourage most.
I hear Bournemouth has a good Animation course, but I think that might be more technically-oriented than art-related.

MoP

[Molly]

hey guys, just thought i'd let you know, for university next year (this september) im gonna be applying to westminister (first choice) and middlesex (second choice) both illustration courses. so hopefully, i should be living in london in september! wooo ^-^
so i'll be able to hang with you guys more, which should be cool ^-^
just thought i'd let you know, im sorting out all the forms and my portfolio and stuff this week and next, and should be sending off my UCAS forms next week, so wish me luck ^-^
peace all :7up:

hey Cai!

Good luck mate! hope you get the course you want. It will be so cool to have you down here in London....:)
Mx

[troymcoy]

Hey MoP, cool to see theres another person into 3d
Goodluck cartoonfox, I hope you find somewhere better than I did. Westminster seemed good, they even offered me a place but it would have been too expensive.
peace

[Badger]

Yeah thats my beef wid London Uni's the £ factor.
Well MoP, nice plan, you should have no problem there.
Hey Londoners! how much do you rate the cost of living? I know it's a kind of silly question because of the size of the place (or plaice)
-Badger of DOOM-

[Rebecca]

Best of luck cartoonFox! :P hope you show everyone up! Whehehe :tihi:

I hope to get into art college/uni, but I heard you need higher english to get in :^^;: aww well I have I have another FOUR YEARS to think about it !! :teeth:

[Midnight]

Badger - something's just occurred to me. A couple of years back I was walking down a lane in Tintagel, when I saw a badger jump out of the hedgerow and onto the road. Said creature had a packet of cigarettes clutched in its mouth. The creature then ran off, down the lane. Could it, by any chance, have been you?

[Molly]

Best of luck cartoonFox! :P hope you show everyone up! Whehehe :tihi:

I hope to get into art college/uni, but I heard you need higher english to get in :^^;: aww well I have I have another FOUR YEARS to think about it !! :teeth:

Hi Rebecca - another girl in the UK Thread! 'bout bloody time! cool!

Anyhoo, Welcome luv dunno if you've dropped in here before or what, but if im repeating myself, I'll shut ma gob!

Mollyx

[Molly]

Carravaggio, Whistler, Turner & Monet

Hey PPL,

Earlier in the thread, there was a discussion bout goin to see Carravaggio works in town. Theres also a Whistler, Monet and Turner thing going on too.
Easters round the corner, and I was wondering if anyone would like to hook up and go see these exhibitions.

It will be worth a look of course...
So....anyone?

Molly - rhymes with Trolley

[Crane]

Good luck Cartoonfox, don't worry rebecca, of course he'll show everyone up, providing he actually does a COMPLETE drawing. lol

Josh your a bitch, you stole my uk thread referal.tut lol >:|
And i think badgers have genders too, am i right? yes i thought so too \w/
bleh.

[Badger]

Soul:child Uk thread referal? qua?
Molly Yeah i'd be up for a meet! definatly! I'll prob have my kingston interview in the second week according to them, so i gotta be careful wid time.
Midnight Yeah that was me, with a pack of berkley blue (20s). I was on the road to catch a friend of mine Gareth the Vole.
ONE DAY! PEOPLE!!
-Badger-

[cartoonfox]

hey molly, when i was in london (the time i was ill and missed the meet up) i was supposed to go see the carravagio exibition the next morning, but yeah i was ill so had to go home that night, and was dissapointed that i never got to go see the exibition.

so, im glad that the exibition is still running, would love to get another chance to see it. im free from 19th march to 10th april (btw, poop is coming down to lond from 8th to 11th april, so i will be down for that too)
so yeah, im definatley up for that, just say the time and i'll be there ^-^



hopefully see you guys soon ^-^




peace :7up:

[MoP]

Damn, I wanted to make it down to London for when Ben comes across from the US. It'd be the perfect time to get a good meet-up (both from a CA.org and a polycount.com point of view!) but I dunno if I can afford it, since I'm going to Canada (to see Tully, among other things!) this summer. Damn!

[Badger]

We could do a massed meet up? well while Poop is here the polycounters too. How many of you are there in the UK, MoP and Bronco the only ones i can think of....
Just a thought. Gallery --> pub thing... maybe....
Back to work! >:D
-Badger-

[koshime]

Dont know if we'll mesh well with groups outside of conceptart.....differnet dynamics perhaps *grin*

[Rebecca]

BadgerYEAH!, that WAS you badger!! :) you dont have a gender? :\ you poor, lost soul :(

Midnight By any chance was there a bird poop nearby? if so that was me :rendered:

Soul-child :)

Molly YAAAAAY another UK woman :} (I was trying to make the guys feel stupid... but it looks like i did that myself!! Ill shut ma gob this time :er:

[MoP]

Badger: There's a fair few Polycounters around the London area. Frankie and Peppi are at Splash Damage, Rolf is in the area, and a few others I forget the names of. Plus I reckon a couple of others in the Southern area of England would probably be down for a meetup, if Ben is coming over... heheh :)

[Badger]

Well it's all in!! everyone anxiously waiting each other's art work?
Koshime- Yeah good point, but a sketch book exchange would be good, see how other artists work! Oh and are those paint brushes on your back in the TD?
MoP- Yeah thats what i heard, cool. U gonna pop down?
-Badger-

[koshime]

I suppsoe we could accomadate a inter group meet...as long as you guys have high tolerance levels for abberant behaviour....it woudl be a good exchange..

now, youneed to think of somewhere neutral or a sketch as you go along tour day in the nicer parts of london starting with a good ole meet at starfries...or was it starphish...or starmy cofee isreally cheap and nasty, but it'll do

yeah - those are Paintbrushes.....tried sticking palletes asa shield and sppater paitn gun but it turned otu disastrous

[MoP]

Badger: I'd really like to, but I don't think I can either afford the train/plane ticket, or afford the time away (got university coursework deadlines around that date)... which is a big shame >:|

Ah well, maybe some other time!

Koshime: Well, mine doesn't have any artistic stuff anywhere on it..... unless you count the CA.org wristband on my arm! I really should have put more thought into the design... d'oh!

Go Norrrf!

[Matt Dixon]

That Carravaggio exhibition is well worth the admission price ( £7.50 ) - and it's really well presented. Be warned, though - it was extremely busy, and I was there at 11am on a Tuesday morning, it must be shit at peak times. Tickets allow you timed entry to the exhibit any time within a half hour slot though ( no limit on how long you're in there ), so it'd be well worth getting your tickets in advance if you're going as a group...

[cartoonfox]

cool, cant wait to go!

molly, let me know when you wonna go down there, im bassicaly free anytime in the next 3 weeks.




peace :7up:

[Molly]

Ok, folks

A meet next weekend would be cool, but judging from Matts post, it is gonna be packed down at the Carravagio, so I say pass that fo now, and go closer to the end of the exhibition...lemme know what YOU guys think. A group ticket would be cool. We'll have to do a head count and get confirmations...

BTW - fantastic TD guys and gals, good turn out. I will post the final results from the remaining judges as soon as. I know Oblio posted in the thread, but hey, what can ya do?...:)


I'm going to the Gypsy Moth pub in Greenwich tonight for a quick beverage of the ole black stuff to celebrate St Paddys. Its right by the Cutty Sark Ship, so if ANYONE wants to come, you are MORE than welcome... You cant miss it...the pub that is.....

Take care folks,

Molly x

[koshime]

cutty sark...how do you find all these strange named pubs...

[young paddy1]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v19/youngpaddy1/gypsymoth.jpg

edit just came back and realised you can't post an image weird :[

anyway this is where molly is/was

[cartoonfox]

hey molly, poop ben is coming down 8th to 11th april, and i asked him if he wanted to go see the carravagio show, and he replied "hell yeah!" ^-^ so maybe we could try and go then. although i would like to go around first/second week of easter holidays as my interview might be at the end (around 10th april) so i would like to go see it before then so i can talk about it in interview. i dont mind going again with ben.


let me know what the plans are



peace :7up:

[Molly]

HAHAHA - fuck me youngpaddy - where the hell did ya get that pic?

HAHAH -OBVIOUSLY I aint there now, but I've had few, and am well content.

Koshime - Cutty Sark is the Ship in that pic youngpaddy posted. The Gypsy Moth is the pub I was at - but yeah, we sure do find the strangest named pubs...

The Bishops Finger - Farringdon;
Barley Mo - Limehouse, Marylebone (tho, they are evrywhere...)
The Beehive - Brixton;
Jugglers Arm - London Bridge
Anchor Tap - London Bridge
The Legless Ladder - Battersea
The Newton Ferret - Kingston-Upon-Thames - (for all yer northerners)
Lord Rodneys Head - White Chapel, London
aaaand so on aaand so forth...

anymore anyone? anyone?

Mx

[acuna_read]

I know a "Fanny on the Hill", its in Welling SE London/Kent.

[Crack_dealer_Dan]

Koshime - Cutty Sark is the Ship in that pic youngpaddy posted. The Gypsy Moth is the pub I was at - but yeah, we sure do find the strangest named pubs...

The Bishops Finger - Farringdon;
Barley Mo - Limehouse, Marylebone (tho, they are evrywhere...)
The Beehive - Brixton;
Jugglers Arm - London Bridge
Anchor Tap - London Bridge
The Legless Ladder - Battersea
The Newton Ferret - Kingston-Upon-Thames - (for all yer northerners)
Lord Rodneys Head - White Chapel, London
aaaand so on aaand so forth...

anymore anyone? anyone?
Mx

There was a 'Queen's Legs' in the City at one point, but they had to change its name due to jokes being made about The Queen's Legs being 'open'.

Also, after a short film bash in Brick Lane, a friend and I walked past a place called the Bruised Dick or something to that effect. Right opposite the station. Very bizarre...

[sketchling]

In durban, South Africa... there was a place called 'the office' Just so guys didnt have to lie when they went home to their wives.... hahaha. I love that one.

[sketchling]

Just saw something mindblowing.... just go look at this: http://www.compfused.com/directlink/603/

Nothing to do with drawing, but very very scary!!!

[Midnight]

Wow... that's the first time I've ever seen a muppet engaging in acts of techno-yogic auto-eroticism :O

[Rebecca]

heres a cool thing, nothing to do with drawing
super cool illusion (http://www.ebaumsworld.com/supercoolpicillusion.html)
another
horn guy (http://www.ebaumsworld.com/hornguy.html)

[young paddy1]

Molly HAHAHA - fuck me youngpaddy - where the hell did ya get that pic?

my spys are everywhere mwhahahaha *cough cough* ha


isn't the jugglers arms now called the leather exchange? Sounds like a dodgy bondage club.

[sketchling]

Rebecca... thats the coolest thing iv seen in a long time... Crazy. hurts my brain :S

[trev]

molly - theres a pub called the Barley Mo in Epsom too o.O i cant make the meet next weekend, im back home in NI for easter...then off to prague for an erm educational visit...and heavy drinking =)

[Badger]

Well in acton i think.. There is the red lion and pineapple.
In Oxford there is the famous 'turf tavern' other gloriously named pubs include the purple turtle and i'm sure there are many. I only really drink in real ale pubs so i shud be able to think of a few!!
One of my friends wanted to name a pub 'the giggling dingle berry'
-Badger-

[Badger]

UWE or Kingston for illustration?? Or anywhere for that matter!
Does UWE even have a good rep?
ARRRRARRRARRRARRAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGAGAARRARRGGGGG *collapses from UCAS stress*
Any of the proffessionals know what recruitment's take on this is?
-Badger- :^^;:

[Raziel]

Just to let you guys know there is a pub near me called the lingbob and also i've been to the purple turtle in reading (rock joint). as per my other post about sculpy, i got traveling and a art shop told me its american but the english version is called "Fimo" i've got some but not had chance to play yet.

have any of you guys been in a "the queens legs?"

ok so i made that pup name up!! ;)

Badger do you find it hard holding a pint and standing on 2 legs?

ok peeps catch you all soon.

:dead: >:D

[Umbra]

Hey badger, i'd go for UWE but im biased. Studied there 3 years ago and it was an awesome course. I visited countless uni's across the country, central st martins, camberwell, manchester met, brighton, uce(nottingham), falmouth but kingston never figured into the equation. The standard of work at Bristol really impressed me and continued to do so during my time there. Great city too.

[cartoonfox]

hey all, just wondering whats going on with this meet thats happing soon.

like i said before, ben is coming down 8th to 11th, so i think sometime then would be a good time to meet up. some of the pollycounters would probably want to come down too to meet ben. when i go, im gonna stay over night at my dads flat, 'cos i wonna go the the national museum and over stuff to draw, to fill up my portfolio ^-^




peace :7up:

[Molly]

Hey Cai - not a bad idea, poop said he'd be over on the Sat bout 13.00.
He said he was staying south east. I ask where and he said it began with a 'B'
I asked, Bexleyheath? Brockley? Bermondsey or Brixton? It may be 'Bromley'. Home from home to chavs and Essex bwoys...good luck to the luv I say...lol

Mollyx

[Molly]

3 Word Epic!
click here (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=40462&page=5)

I posted my 3 words which were 'ferrets in drag'

to which Jason Manley replied:
'Invaded London England'

lets get in there and take over for a bit huh? They invaded London England man! Fight fo your cuntry! haha

Mx...

[Midnight]

I'm feeling a little masochistic at the moment - anyone of my fellow UK'ers want to organise a 1-on-1 Thunderdome? I thought I'd post here rather than issue an open challenge in the TD forum, to see if anyone's interested.

Mid (preparing for a pummeling :dead: )

[Dirty C]

With the thunderdomes, btw, I'm going to suggest that the UK doens't *as a group* engage in any more for another couple months. If people wanna do what they wanna do, I can't stop them (duh) but every time we see a snowball effect with thunderdomes, they diminish in quality and turnout.

[Molly]

Aw man, the TD results, well, yeah. I'm still awaiting JoshuaTheJames' results, and I have noticed that Oblio has only judged up to number 7? I think, which doesnt help cos match 13 has 2 contenders. He may have been confused due to the un-submitted entries, and the fact that the hosting was down. *shrugs*

i may just post the results, cos it has been a while now, and I'm itching too.

We'll have to add up the results we have, and just work out ourselves who's won.

i'll go do it now....

Mx

[Midnight]

I've just realised I didn't phrase that very well (oops).

I actually meant, "Who wants to take me on in a 1-on-1?"

Mid

[Dirty C]

Heh, it wasn't directed at you dude, it was something I'd meant to say for a day or two :)

[Badger]

UWE it is! Sent by special delivery coz i'm a slacker and almost missed the deadline! :S cheerz Umbra
Raziel I usually ask for it in a dog's bowl, with a little paper umbrella and a slice of cucumber!
-Badger-

[Splatt]

Omg, which UWE? :$

[Badger]

There be only one UWE if i'm on CA! unless im studying something else, which would be contray to my greater plan to fail spectacularly in art! woo
OoooOOOooOo though nursing looks tempting....
Yeah the bristol one my good Splatt, that is... if i get in.... *crys a little inside*
So an easter meet then people?
-Badger-

[Midnight]

Nobody's feeling even a tad pugnacious? *shakes head*
What is the world coming to?

[Splatt]

Hehe, it isn't that hard to get into UWE Badger, I'm sure you will do well - it's like...uber easy actually.

My mum teaches there :D

[patternagainst]

Excerpt from this (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=41060) thread:

I currently was assigned a research paper dealing with Great Britain. It has to be about 8 pages or so, and the thesis has to be argumentative. I really don't know much about Great Britain, and I hate politics. I'm trying to find something I can really write about because I love to write and I am actually excited to do this assignment. I'm just not sure what I should do a topic on.

I was trying to find some arguments dealing with the history of Great Britain's art and artists, particularly during the renaissance, but I don't know. Anyone know of that timeperiod, or anything that went on there? Movements, names, terms, etc. I'd also like to do music, or something I can really put some research into and make the argument exciting. I want something that isn't dull and warn out like politics.

Just looking for some insight from those of you that have any motivation... anything will do. Figured you UK'ers might know something about something.

[Dirty C]

During the Rennaissance, I don't think British art was up to much, unless someone knows better.

[Dirty C]

Ok, here's another thought. I'm guessing your nic is short for Pattern Against User, right? As in the ATDI song. If I were you then, I'd research the links between New York and London punk. The angle could be 'Was punk invented in the UK?'. It did start in the states, but became something utterly different when it got here - and achieved its public image [sic].

Anyway, wahtever, someone else probably knows something about art haha

[Splatt]

Is there going to be a meetup sometime?

[patternagainst]

Awesome, Dirty C. Thanks. More comments welcome, sorry to barge in off-topic in this animal... well, odd thread.

[Pupil]

Hi. I just joined and I wanted to see what’s happening in the UK scene (if there is one :teeth: ). I recently sent off my UCAS form and I have received an interview with my first choice college – the ECA. I have heard good and bad things about it but I applied mainly because I like the city of Edinburgh and the four year course would suit me more than a separate foundation year, especially because I don’t know what field to specialise in. My interview is on the 12th of April and I am starting to doubt my portfolio. I don’t have much time left but if you have any suggestions for what colleges like best then please tell me. BTW I am really looking forward to the Caravaggio exhibition too. I’ll check it out next week. Anyways, hello, good luck to anyone going through the same UCAS crap as me and see you later.

[Dirty C]

Hey pupil - welcome. I'm not sure about the schools, but that's a bit of a constant topic round here. Maybe Cartoonfox can help you out a bit, cause I think he's just finished his foundation year and has changed schools. So maybe there's some value in doing the year's study to see how you find it and what parts you like the most before you commit to a further three years..? Don't ask me, I have a degree in genetics :)

And about the caraVAGgio exhibition: I have a friend working at the National Gallery and he's said it's craazy popular. Their only late night at present is a Wednesday, and they're all sold out for a while. But he said it's going so well they're going to start opening up late other nights. So we should keep an eye on the site and book a diff day when they do that, I reckon.

[pissant]

Just thought I'd finally check in here after skulking around the site for ages now. Hopefully I'll find a bit more time to post and actually do some art now that I'm settling down in my new job (telephony for the Pension Service...fun, fun, fun).
Do you guys ever meet up anywhere outside of London? If not, then I may have to start saving for some train tickets. Right, I'm off to find some motivation and food, and I'll try to remember to revisit here. Take care, one and all.

[Pupil]

Cheers for the reply dirty c. I have been looking at The City Project. It seems a great idea but it looks like all has gone quiet over at the thread (I don't know what’s happening behind the scenes though). If things are still going ahead I'll try and contribute some concepts to it when I am under a bit less pressure from school. I will be at home for the first half of my gap year and I will try and do something decent for it.

Thanks for the heads-up on the Caravaggio exhibition - I’ll keep my ear to the ground.

[Badger]

Hey hey Pupil From Oxford i see, me and Alex Kaiser are also, but he has nuff work at the mo, so he hasn't been posting much.
I'm just doing foundation at the moment and i'd definatly recommend it on the skill side of things, though if you are aplying to Ed, then you probs know they have a foundation year first anyway.
Oh and what are you apllying in? they want to see you work in a variety of ways and want to see the mechanics of your mind, so make sure your work sheets are all spic and span!
pissant welcome! fun job you have there... Tell us about yourself! go on!
dirty_c You have a degree in genetics!? :smaller:
-Badger-

[Pupil]

Hi Badger, good luck with your foundation, I've been checking out your work and I especially like your thunderdrome picture. What college is your foundation at, I might know someone going there? I don't know what your experience of A-level art was like (assuming you did it) but I haven’t been taught anything - the teachers are more like admin staff, just telling you to do something, then going to drink coffee :rolleyes: . At your foundation do you get taught theory or do you learn mainly by experimenting by yourself? I want to do illustration eventually but I'll see how it goes when I get to college. I'll start my own sketchbook thread in a while but until then I'll just be hanging out 8)

[Splatt]

I repeat.

IS THERE GOING TO BE A UK CA MEETUP SOON!?

thank you :D

[IllustriousHarry]

Hey pupil, i'm going to do an Art foundation at Manchester Met. Totally agree about the Art A level, nice to know its like that across the country : :blah:

The impression i've got so far is that it depends on the course you apply to. Man met is pretty huge so I'm not expecting to see a teacher much. But i'm hoping the course will actually be directed towards useful techniques. From what i've heard it pushes you to learn how to paint and draw, and experiment in things you might never have. WEEE fashion :cheerleader:

I saw some work from the course which was like the coolest brainstorms i'd ever seen which looked exciting. One was like, covered in ninja's and the guy had modled ninjas fighting in the nifty workspace you get given. I think i'll move into mine

Get up your sketchbook soon, i'm nosy :P

[Badger]

Guys, i found A level really great for teaching, but then my school is ment to have one of the best art departments in the country. Learnt a lot, great libary. In fact i still e-mail my A level teachers. Chatting to one yesterday, up the shops. But i had freedom to paint anytime i wanted in yr 12 (http://www.gilly.org.uk/badgertracks/swirls.jpg) and 13 (http://www.gilly.org.uk/badgertracks/train1.jpg) .
Well i'm at foundation in banbury, which is great teaching, but not a lot of exceptional people...
Dunno bout everyone elses but mine is very hard work, depends from day to day, sometimes you barely see ya teachers, sometimes they are always there.
Splatt If there is it'll be in London. Cas was trying to arrange a figure drawing session and koshime was being cynical, thats about the summary of 3 pages of Uk chat.
-Badger-

[Pupil]

Damn Badger, I envy your A-level experience. The only contact I’m going to have with my teachers after school is leaving dog poo on their doorsteps :wink: (I don't thing I've been around enough to make that joke and not worry people). My mate George applied (*edit* nope it was Abingdon) if I remember correctly ... though now he's going to join the Police :S
I left a few comments on your Sketchbook IllustriousHarry and I'd be interested to hear what you think about this years A-level exam question (when we get it).

[koshime]

you know, there isnt anythign to stop folks from meeting within london or outside london. doesnt ahve to be a big UK CA meet, as long as a few folk are free, and want to get up to some work/art/chat, blah/booze *grin*

[Splatt]

Well, the CA meet is the only reason I CAN go to London...a) no transport, b) no reason.

I need it to be in the next 2 weeks, otherwise I'm fucked.

[cartoonfox]

hey splatt, there should be a meet up around 8th april, im comming down to meet a friend i met in san fran, he's coming from the US, and a few of us will be going to the carravagio exibition round then, so you could come along, we'll be drawing and stuff ^-^

there should be details about the meet closer to the date




peace :7up:

[Splatt]

Okie cool.

[Splatt]

Don't double post mate.

[Badger]

*edit*
Hello blog, and Welcome to CA, most people have sketch books linked from their signature. A lot of people here like a drink and know it's a good way to meet people.
-Badger-

[pissant]

blog: I'm almost from Yorkshire. Well, Manchester. You don't have to drink alcohol in pubs, man, just get high off Fanta or something.
Badger: Are you saying we should all be reading through the 27 previous pages as somekind of uk initiation rites? That would be quite immense.

ok, confessions time: I dropped out of an architecture degree. In the third year. Resit. Hahaha...yes, I do have a huge student loan as punishment. I also own a bowler hat, a grey suit, and have a final salary pension (maybe). This may be the wrong forum, but just thought I'd share. Aren't you glad you asked, Badger?

[Molly]

Hey Kids -

Whats with the screaming? :) Man, you lot should chill....

When would be a suitable time to have a meet?
Where could the meet be? (Preferences)
What do YOU guys want to do?

I dont want a there to be a meet where we end up not doing anything constructive. If theres going to be a meet, at least think about what it is you really want to do.

If we cant think of anything, then we'll all just hang out together in a cafe; bar; etc etc...

Welcome blog -
answer to your 1st question - it doesnt have to be booze and grown up stuff, we usually end up in a pub, cos London cafes dont really have the capacity to hold a bunch of artists in residence; no, I couldnt be bothered either to read through the whole thread, but an introduction woulda been nice;) ; no UK meets recently, but past ones have been good - click in the signitures for examples of work...

Cartoonfox - a meet around the time poopinmymouth (Brian?) comes over would be cool. Tho, he arrives at 3pm on Saturday 8th April.So, by the time we actually see Brian, it may be round 6 or 7pm. And yes, we'll most likely end up in a pub. So...

@ Koshime - yeah, why not a meet outside of London? Where? What would do? See? etc etc...

btw, theres no harm in double posting; tho you can go in and edit your original post...;)

And - please, please, pleeeeeeease stop using the thread like an MSN window >:|

Mollyx

[koshime]

i've been looking at travelling outside London for field trips over the past few months...and one possibility is a weekend Eurostar trip to the continent, eg. Belgium/Lille/Paris for the on site location/architecture/culture/etc....as a good way to "art for life" and get to know one another more....

The other places in England, require personal transport.

Nice field trips would be wales, suffolk, norfolk, cornwal, land's end, Edinburgh, N scotland, Cumbria

Personaly, I've come back from a 4 day field trip in North wales doing studies from (mountain terrain) Snowdon, Llanwrst, Llagollen, Betwys-Y-Coed, Llanberis and Coastal/castles (Caernafon, Beaumaris, Conwy & Colwyn bay)

Here is a colour plate showing snowdon scenery for a matte paint

http://www.medievalfx.com/concept/snodon1.jpg

And a small promote Cymru bit

Road to Llanberis

http://www.medievalfx.com/concept/snowdonllanberis.jpg

Lake Berrin - overlooking the road to llanberis
http://www.medievalfx.com/concept/PlasYBerrin.jpg

Dinorwig hydroelectric overlooking Lake
http://www.medievalfx.com/concept/plaspadarn.jpg

Walking up to summit
http://www.medievalfx.com/concept/snowdonwalkers.jpg

Conwy Castle - a beautimful medieval walled town in NW wales
http://www.medievalfx.com/concept/conwycastle.jpg

[cas]

Hi All

Sorry but I've had no luck with the Art Academy studio space (you probably saw it coming!).

However, Crack_Dealer_Dan has said that his house is big enough for life drawing sessions and it has some nice views over London. How about it?

Chris

[Dirty C]

Dan, you're up in Highgate, yeah?

Hm. You guys know that I sometimes go to a drop-in life drawing class in Angel every Monday which costs a fiveer right? Imery's ben going religiously for a couple months now.

[Dirty C]

And don't worry Blog, if it came to it I'd be more than happy to act as a legal over-18-resopnsible type.

Well, first time for everything..

[Dirty C]

Oi Fungi Stop Lurking And Post Something!

[Molly]

@ blog - just the first page? look through some more...
the workshops/meets have helped me somewhat, also talking to people here, getting crits have helped too. I've been drawing since before your age, so that has helped immensly:) Theres plenty artistic inspiration on the net. Your in amongst it right now, all ya gotta do is tap into it. People are always online, and you can get the crits you need here. Meeting up in person does help too. But its not all the time, so dont come to rely souly on it.

(If ya wanna add the link to ur signiture, go to USER CP once you have logged in, and in there it will have an 'Edit Signiture' option. Go in there, and click on the 'Link' symbol (its the world icon with a chain, if ya didnt know) You will be asked type some text in the box, for display purposes, click OK, then paste the url link into the 2nd window that appears, click OK. All done.)

Cas - how is your course goin? I'm going to enrol on the Summer course this Friday...
Drug_Dealer_Dan - if your offer still stands, maybe we could have a organise a meet at yours??? Fellas, let us know!

Koshime - yeah, a trip out of town is what we need. A weekend trip to Paris, or Belgium would be cool too - we discussed this, and I think we should organise it for the summer...(fantastic pics btw)


Mollyx

[Dirty C]

Yeah Summer trip to Paris would rule.

And Blog, your best bet for kicking off is the Academy. But the meetups do really inspire most people, as you can not only hang out andfeel more a part of everything, but also see the mechanics of how people do stuff and have them explain bits. This, to me, makes it seem less daunting.

Oh, and I've signed up for two courses through St Martin's this semester. Portrait Drawing & Painting, and the Saturday Painting Academy. They're both at Byam Shaw, which from what I can tell, is a semi-independent fine arts school which specialises in painting. CSM seems to sub contract to them for the pure painting ones.

Did want to do the pure oil painting one, but it's only on during the daytime.

OhOhOh (I can't stop editing this post hehe) i got my mac back, and the Spots Have Gone!!

[cas]

Hi Molly

The course is going very well. Last term we studied composition. This coming term it'll be working with colour and paint, which I'm really looking forward to.

Just wish I had more time to practice!!!!!

My garage has now been converted into a mini studio plus I'll be painting at my friends house all day Saturday, every weekend. So I hope to be getting more done in the next few months.

Which course are you going to be signing up for? Painting?

Chris

[cartoonfox]

Cartoonfox - a meet around the time poopinmymouth (Brian?) comes over would be cool. Tho, he arrives at 3pm on Saturday 8th April.So, by the time we actually see Brian, it may be round 6 or 7pm. And yes, we'll most likely end up in a pub. So...


hey molly, yep im coming over to see him anyway, so we may as well have a meet up then, i havent seen you guys in ages ^-^
... but who is brian? and its saturday 9th ^-^

im styaing over night, 9th and 10th, then going back 10th in the evening to go back to college on the monday. so this time i wont have to leave early on the saturday before some real sketching gets done, yay ^-^


sooo, who's up for a meet up saturday 9th april, around 6ish in some pub somewhere?
so we can see how many people are likely to turn up, if its just a few we could go to starbucks, but if theres more we'd need a bigger place

we could even meet up earlyer in the day and go somewhere to draw, like the museum or something, but i dunno, im gonna visit some galleries and stuff on sunday anyway, so no worries if we dont

cant wait to see you guys (and i think theres a few news peeps i havent met yet)




peace :7up:

[Dirty C]

Awight peeps.

Just having a think to myself and was wondering if people thought that a regularly (weekly, forthnightly, something like that) speed painting competition would help people. Y'know, like saying that every Thursday at 8 o'clock, somenoe suggests a topic, then we all have 90 minutes to post our image. I hear this kinda thing goes on on other forums but don't know much about them.

Anyone keen for that kinda thing?

Christian, forever inviting people to kick his arse..

[Summer Pudding]

So, JoshuatheJames is still a no show? Wtf's going on?

[koshime]

its only hard to implement in the regard, we all finsih work at diff times? and 90 mins after comgin home would be hard pressed. however a speed painting started on friday, and to be submitted by monday...is doable?

[Matt Dixon]

That's a great idea, C. I reckon speed painting is one of the best ways to strengthen technique in lots of areas - composition, colour, lighting, spontaneity, stroke economy, etc. etc. It's a great exercise - like a jog around the block for your arty bits.

Don't know if it needs to be a 'competition', though.

edit : Koshime, I'd suggest that speedpaints are most useful if they're a concentrated squirt of artistic effort, completed in a single session. To me, actual time spent is irrelevant - it's not about how much you can produce in 90 minutes, but the exploration of ideas within a short enough time frame that you're not concerned about a polished finish, which should encourage a focus purely on the important elements necessary to convey those ideas convincingly. I agree it'd be difficult to organise everyone into a short timescale on a specific day, but perhaps that's less important if it isn't a competetive activity.

( edit2: Oh dear, reading that back I sound like a total cock. Sorry. I hope you see the point I'm making behind that dreadful art college bullshit, though. )

[koshime]

how about reeneacting a similar speed thread like those on sijuns

1/ Propeller UK thread
2/ Character thread
3/ Shiny Vechiles
4/ Landscapes & enviros
5/ Anime CG style
6/ Weird & wonderful critters

[Molly]

Hey Fellas,

SummerPud - no, no show from him, nice eh? We'll tally up the results, give the saaaaf a billion points and call it even....;)

Cartoonfox - what IS poops REAL name? It thought it was Brian, or something, he looks like a Brian or Chad, how about Trey? Or Brandon? Tyler would work well.... Anyway - I"m up fo a meet on that day. Anyone else??? I know a few of yers wanna meet, so, nows that time to organise it!

DC, Matt, Koshime - thats a cool idea. Why dont you guys get the ball rolling?

Cas - I'm gonna enrol on a few evening classes, Mondays- painting from life, Weds- Techniques of Masters; Thurs- Life drawing. I wish I could do this fulltime....

People, I got 2 verbal warnings for wearing jeans at work. I mean for fuck sake - next one will be written, then I'll get the sack! Can you believe it? You can get sacked for something completely unrelated to your actual, physical job. It makes me laugh so heartily...

Mollyx

[MoP]

Molly, Poop's real name is Ben :)
Call him Chompers, though, he'll love that! /m\
Wear black jeans instead! Do you have any comfortable trousers that fit in with your company's (evidently ass-tastic) dress code? If not, look for some sharpish, you don't wanna get fired just because you like feeling comfortable. This is why I like working at games studios, I can wear what the hell I want >:|

Dirty_C, yeah, I'm down for that. Haven't done any pure digital work for ages, need to get some practise in soon. Plus my coursework deadlines are almost over! As soon as I'm finished sleeping through this entire weekend, I'll be up for speedpainting whatever! :perv:

MoP

[Dirty C]

With the speed painting thing, how hard would it be to organise everyone? Do you do shifts, Koshime? Or will you finish that late at night every day? Cause if we can pin it down to a specific schedule, then people can complete it whenever they have the chance, and we don't have to be posting and SMSing every time we want to do it. I figured the way to go was that rather than organising specific categories in which people would inevitably find their favourite and not learn as much, we just name the subject on the day. That forces people to complete it in the time allowed and thus get the actual benefits of speed painting. (basically read everything Matt said about spontenaiety, lighting, economy and composition).

What kinda time *would* be good for people? We could just trial it tonight or another day this week. Personally I'd be happy with making it something like 10-11.30 on a Wednesday night. That way dinner's sorted and more of us will get some peace to do our thing.. Just open a thread in the sketch forum and have everyone post results there by 11.45. Crits etc can happen the next day if necessary..

I realise this may sound like i've just ignored everyone else's suggestions, so feel free to argue. But that's my proposition for now. Thoughts? Keen participants?

[Matt Dixon]

Wednesday's as good as any other night for me, C. Likewise with the times. Family life comes first, so I can't guarantee participation, or that I'll make a punctual showing, but I'll certainly make the effort.

Gonna give it a blast tonight then?

[Dirty C]

Yeah, I think I'm cool for tonight. I'd quite like to get a non-participant to come up with the theme. Something straight forward like "frog creature" "the fall of rome" (thanks spud) "underwater city" "horny superhero" or something.

So who's up for tonight at 10? Participants?

[koshime]

well - I'm pow woingin with kim later on but am up for it....whats teh subject

DirtyC - work a 7-6 shift most days, but may be on call on certain wednesday (but I'll jsut opt out on that day then)

[MoP]

I'll be up for joining in tonight if I'm awake. This now means I can't suggest any topics. My brain has seized up!

[Summer Pudding]

So who's up for tonight at 10? Participants?

I've got a night in of beer and World Cup qualifier footie, followed by An American Werewolf in London with lots of lovely 2nd disc extras.

It'd be great if this became a regular thing tho.

Pud'

[Dirty C]

Right, well do we have a referee? ie: someone to come up with something who doesn't mind popping online at nine to quickly open a thread in the sketches sub forum?

[Dirty C]

Ok, opened the thread over here:

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?p=441735#post441735

[Raziel]

Hi Blog (welcome) and pissant

Just to let you guys know i'm a Yorkshire lad too, either of you guys know any cool spots? pissant have you been to magna books in manchester? nice shop but bit small.

catch up soon :dead: >:D

[koshime]

sheffield space centre, has a better slection of anime/manga/scifi and fantasy

[young paddy1]

There's also travelling man and forbidden planet in manchester within about 300 yards of each other, down by picadilly.

[pissant]

Raziel, do you mean Magma Books? I must've walked right past that place before and never noticed it, if it's the one on Oldham St. I'm quite ashamed of myself. The range of books looks pretty good on their site, so I may pay them a visit next time I'm in the centre. Thanks for the heads-up there.

[young paddy1]

The range of books aint bad mostly graphic design with the occasional japanese architecture or sneakers special thrown in. A lot of what they've got is expensive art magazines and thick photography journals as well as some crazy little plastic people.

I prefer going to waterstones or urbis personally since they shut down books etc which used to have a brilliant range of art books.

[IllustriousHarry]

Forbbidden planet.... so many hours spent drooling there..and praying for money. There also a monthly comic fair nearby there with lots of pretty inspiration books/art to buy. Loads of fantasy art, original comic book artworks etc.

Summer CA expidition sounds like an adventure, i'll look forward to that.
A Northern meet might be more of possibility now as well.
National express makes Manchester to London £1 now, as well as loads of other destinations.

Nice pics koshime, I just saw an incredible castle on angelsy yesterday. CA.org could go back, siege it with pencils, and drawings of cool weapons and hold it as a Concept art outpost, free life drawing classes and REAL thunderdome duels! :tihi:

[Midnight]

While over in the west we have... hills. And sheep. Lots of both, in fact. :yawn:

Something exciting happened today - my local 'art' store had no technical drawing boards, only the crappiest clipboards, and no vinyl erasers (only plastic ones). :rolleyes:

Anyone know of anything good in Shrewsbury\Hereford\Telford?

Mid

[Molly]

Guess wot fellas?

JoshuaTheJames actually PM'd me his results of the UK TD.

If you can be bothered, go to the Finished Section and have a look.

So nice of him to finally reply, my whole world had been put on hold for this one defining moment...

Mollyx...

[Dirty C]

So nice of him to finally reply, my whole world had been put on hold for this one defining moment...


Hahaha, I know what you mean. The buzz kinda died there. But congrats nort scum.

[MoP]

Rock!

koshime - good work!

[koshime]

I'l be back.....

[sketchling]

Anyone in need of any reference... royalty free. Iv struck gold.

www.imageafter.com 8)

[Raziel]

sorry about that you were right my spelling error, its not really an art shop as you said young paddy but its quite cool if you want a change, might check that shop in sheffield was it called space center? where is it? i thinks its been mentioned before but just thought i'd wisper his name again for those that aint heard of him "andrew loomis" if any of you guys want to see what my idea of real art is check this guy out, and because art and music are the only loves in my lfe "MOP"

ROCK!!!

[Matt Dixon]

Anyone in need of any reference... royalty free. Iv struck gold.Great find, Kim!

[Umbra]

Awesome find sketchling, a real gem. Splatt, in which department does your mum teach? I have a couple of friends studying illustration there at the moment, maybe they know her. Im sure you'll get in badger, as far as it being uber easy i have to disagree. When youve got 10-20 people applying for one of the 30 or so places its gonna be tough. :)

[trev]

Ide be free for a meet on the 9th and the speed painting when the next one starts.

Im thinking of getting a new monitor, was wondering if any of you had any reccomendations?

Ive found this (http://www.savastore.com/productinfo/product.aspx?product_id=10279997&catalog_name=Savastore&page=productspecification&pid=206)
fella and im quite tempted, however it doesnt have a dvi and unlike some Viewsonic monitors Ive been looking at, it doesn't have sRGB colour management - are either of these a big issue?

[Schlo-mo]

Dont get a tft unless youre prepared to pay big bucks for the high end models.. especially if youre planning on doing art or gaming on that baby.

[Matt Dixon]

Trev - I've got a 17" SyncMaster and it's great. There are some colour issues with TFT's versus CRT's in general, but as long as you calibrate your display properly you shouldn't have too many problems - I do a great deal of work for print with my panel and colour repro due to the monitor has never been an issue.

[Dirty C]

Just adjust the white point to a warm slightly yellow colour and take the contrast down significantly. Macs have a utility which does this nicely - not sure about you pc-using scum :)

[sketchling]

oh leave off the systemist remarks DC. we'r tryin to keep things pc in here. :bashful:

:nohope:

[Dirty C]

I'm not Systemist, you're *all* scum.

It's Scum Week!

DS

[sketchling]

ah... so absolutly no descrimination whatsoever... just a kind of generic, all encompassing 'skum'. Just remember... both cream and scum float to the top. (and turds)

Mediocraty can be rewarding. (especially in spelling)

[trev]

Cheers guys for the advice guys =) Ive bit the bullet and bought the thing since after alot of looking I cant find a similar spec cheaper than 310 squid!

Ill have you know that Im just at home on a Mac as a PC monsure C...Im ;) just not willing to pay tripple to replace anything that breaks or deal with apples customer service -

My friends powerbook needs to be plugged in to the mains because there is a fault with the battery or the laptop itself: he was advised (by apple) to go to the apple store, buy a new battery and test it! Then if that didn't work he was told he had to pay through the nose for apple to fix it because it was 1 month outside of the 1 year warrenty.

Here endeth the rant

... although if I had three grand spare, ide buy a G5 and gig it up with as much ram as i could - then drool quite a bit =)

[Dirty C]

Dude, it's outside the warranty. No company on earth will give you anything for free once its outside the warranty.

[trev]

I understand that but my point was that it bust just after a year, and because its and apple product its very expensive to fix.

[Spacemonkey]

Hi guys, can anyone recomend a good place in the uk to order replacement wacom covers? I have 2a6 intous2 wacoms and I've worn both the covers thin in several places. I'd like to get a replacement cover for one of them and save up for a additional larger pad.

:blahblah: :bashful:

[Crack_dealer_Dan]

Spacemonkey; Is that you Darren?

Also; when do you lot want to meet up then? Organising a meet-up-n-draw is taking rather much time by the looks a things.

D

[Molly]

...this is so true...

This Saturday or Sunday would be cool. We gots Ben coming over from the States and we've all agreed a meet when he's here.

So, a show of hands maybe?

Where?
In town obviously - whos up for that? Any suggestions on location?
Cafe? Pub?
All meet at a Station, then go somewhere????

What Shall We do?
(Obviously draw) hang in a cafe?
Share sketches? Get advice?
Ask questions, have a mini-thunderdome?
I dont suggest Museums or Galleries, due to tourism...

I'm happy to draw all day anywhere. I dont have much money, so I gotta keep it to a minimum...fuckity fuck...:(

Mollyx

[sketchling]

:overhere:

Im up for something. I vote for hanging around a cafe... :)

[Spacemonkey]

Crack_dealer_Dan ; No I'm not Darren, there are those who would call me Tim.

[trev]

Count me in =) A mini thunderdome sounds coo but i wouldnt want to do it all dayl - perhaps along similar lines to the speed painting where we have only an hour or two to produce something?

[Dirty C]

How's Saturday week? (the 16th)

Traditional media tdome - give it two hours, sketchbooks or similar are fine. Small prize for best effort? And by best effort I mean we get to take a look at your sketchbook if we don't know what you're about, and then see how the tdome entry shapes up against it.

Trad media should give people a bit more confidence too, as there's not necessarily any hangup about colour.

How's the date for everyone?

[Crane]

WOO HOO! a meet....yeah...*shakes booty* ( i wish i was a girl with a hot ass)

sat week sounds good, but i have the same prob as molly, gotta keep the money to a min... :nohope: and hopefully i'll be more social... maybe nick cai's 7up to get attention, if his coming.. bah.

not bothered where we go, as long as i can get there since london is just whoa.... i'm still dependent..... :nohope: :nohope: :nohope: :nohope: :nohope: :nohope: :nohope:

[Badger]

Sounds cool y'all
I'm working till 3 though so i wont be in till atleast 5.30, u guys still be about then?
-Badger-

[RES]

Hello all

I’ve Decided to post more in future, so to start off I’ve finally got my self a sketchbook thread so why not have a look if you fancy giving some life drawing a kicking.

[cas]

Sounds cool. I'll try and get a few extra people to come along.

How about Southbank? I was there on Sunday and found it to be an excellent place for gesture drawing. Lots of places to sit down and watch people go by. There are lots of places to hide from the weather should it rain, as well.

Chris

[Dirty C]

Hey Res, nice to see you. I'll take a look at your sketchbook from home.

How is everyscum else with that date? We can reorganise if it's difficult for people. And what about the Southbank idea? Must admit I don't know buggery about the place.

[Molly]

Hey All,

DC -the Southbank is pretty cool, its by the river and it leads along past the London Eye, Dali Universe, Tate Modern and Gabriels Wharf- which has some cafes', resturants, bars; its close to the Globe and the Millenium Bridge. As Cas says its great for gesture drawing and the views are cool. London Bridge/Borough Market is close by, and sell fantastic food.

Gabriels Wharf would be a cool place to hang and draw. If we get there late morning, we could nab some seats.

Nearest Stations are
Waterloo, Waterloo East, London Bridge, Southwark(Jubilee Line) and Blackfriars (overland and circle line)

The Thunderdome was an idea we could do during the day, but not all day long. I suggested a TD because whenever we do meet up, we dont draw 'together' so to speak. We usually look at eachothers sketchbooks and thats it. If people have quieries about their work, need help, blah blah, the meet would be the right time to do it. A meet on the 16th would be cool too....

Now, Saturday or Sunday?

Saturday is gonna be a weird day for organising things. Poop(Ben) will be landing round 3pm. He's gotta get to whatever accomodation he is in. So, by the time we meet him, it will most likely be round 5 - 6.00pm.

Sunday we could hang all day. Meet in the morning, find a cafe and chill. Draw people, do some gestures, a bit of architecture etc etc.

EDIT: I'm up for Sunday..


Mollyx

[Dirty C]

Scum,
This is true, though I'm not so easy for Sunday. Still, might be able to do it. But I will have Dirty C's Traditional Hangover.

And is that the place we went and played with the pois and I hit myself in the nuts?

[sketchling]

It just wouldnt be right without the hangover. Takes the edge of the ol rusty-razor wit. :bashful:

Im all for sunday, cause its a bit of an effort to come out for like hours... id do it anyway, but I prefer a whole day.


cute ---> :O

[Badger]

sat, i'll get there at 5.30
sun, i'll prob leave at 5.30

But on sunday i'm coming in anyway, So it'd be better for me!! I'll be the black and white quadraped.

*Cough* updated sketchbook (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=34797) *Cough*

-Badger-

[oishiiniku]

Thought I'd say a big hullo to the uk peeps on the board. I've resolved to be more active in the Uk scene from now on. BTW, is it a scene? I've never been involved in a scene before. That would be most exciting.

I'm definitely up for meets in the future. Oh yes.

On an entirely unrelated note(honest, heheh), I've started a sketchbook thread and all comments would be gratefully received you beautiful people, you.

Ta, Nick.

[sketchling]

hey :) Welcomen, Bienvenout , welcom! Are we a scene? I guess so, probably action-drama or something.

Wicked Drawings mate! good lightin and stuff. :D

[Dirty C]

Hi everyone.

Spoke to Koshime last night and realised I needed to opint something out. I had originally been talking about *next* weekend, not this weekend. So the 17th, not the 10th. If poop is here this weekend and you guys are all keen to go ahead, then go for it. I'll be in Liverpool though.

If there was no misunderstanding, then cool.

[cas]

Me too - I can't make this Saturday.

Saturday 16th is best for me. 17th, less so, but I could probably make it anyway.

Chris

[sketchling]

I was thinking this sunday. I might not be around next sat. dunno!!

[Splatt]

This sunday sounds fine to me.

Where is it and what time do I need to get there?

and if you say London without more peific details, I will hurt you :P

[Dirty C]

Splatt, read the above opsts. It will most likely be at the South Bank places Molly mentioned.

[Dirty C]

Oh, and welcome Oshiiniku! Do we know you, by the way? We met a Nick in San Fran I believe..

And yeah, we're a scene. Speaking of which, we need to get the City restarted shortly. My attention has been on a project for a friend. It still is, but the City should go ahead - a lot of potential, not much delivery just now.

[cartoonfox]

hey all, i cant make this saturday (tomorrow) so sunday 10th would be perfect for me, especially as then poop would be settled into his accomidation by then and stuff.

and also, yeah i will be there in the morning, so we can all just hang out all day, and then people can just come and go as they please.
theres a few exibitions i gota see, so if no one wants to come with me, i might leave for a few hours and then come back ^-^



cool, see you all sunday, i'll probably phone molly or someone when i arrive in paddington




peace :7up:

[koshime]

i'm good for this sat/sunday... otherwise will be digital painting whole weekend

[MoP]

Dirty_C, I think that's a different Nick, the one we met in San Francisco currently lives in Edinburgh, if I remember right...

Shame I can't make it down for this meet ... maybe some other time!

[trev]

Sunday would be good for me, likewise next weekend is also doable for me=)

[Molly]

Ok Fellas...

How about we meet at Westminster Station 10.30 - 11am - its on the Jubilee, Circle& District Lines. Now, there are 4 exits. DO NOT exit the station. When you get to Westminster, you'll see the escalator area. Its pretty cool, trust me, great architectural design. Head up the escalators, and wait at the top, there is a kinda 'hall' you can wait in.

I thought once we all met, we could walk over Westminster Bridge, and walk along The Southbank, past the London Eye, Dali Universe to Gabriels Wharf where we can sit, draw, get coffee etc; then walk up more past the Tate Moder, and Milenium Bridge, maybe walkk across to St PAuls or not, whatever ; then on up the River to Hays Galleria (where theres a cool fantasy-style-steamboat sculpture) pop into the Horniman Pub; then over to Tower Bridge and take some pictures.

This is JUST a suggestion. We dont have to walk anywhere if you guys dont want to, but we gots all day, u can take pictures and draw some sites. whatever.

Heres a map of The Southbank (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/Tekura/TheSouthbank-Directions.jpg)

Let me know what you think. The views along the Southbank are worth it.

Mollyx
my mobile: 07932 907 779

[trev]

Sounds good to me - im in.

[Splatt]

Sounds cool, I'll be there too.

[Badger]

I'll try and be there! i'll give Soul:child and molly my mobbly nobbly.
More importantly=
*HAPPY BIRTHDAY MATT DIXON*
-Badger-

[Midnight]

I don't actually know who you are, but what the hell: Happy Birthday Matt Dixon.

[Splatt]

oh, I have to give mobby do soul:child too!!?

Happy birthday Matt!

[cartoonfox]

ah cool, i'll be there, see you all tomorrow at 10:30. i've been playing timesplitters 3 for the past 4 days, so it'll be fun to do some drawing again ^-^

if anyone wants to phone me, my number is 07866021823

oh btw, molly, you got ben's mobile or something? how we gonna let him know where we are?






peace :7up:

[Pete_R_Davis]

Hey midnight, where abouts in the west midlands are you? Im in Solihull, Hockley Heath :teeth:

[cartoonfox]

darn, the earliest train is 8:25, which arrives in paddington at 11 (the earlier one take 4 hours and arrives about the same time! (probably 'cos of some delays in bristol)) so i will probably be at westminister around 11:30 depending on how long it takes to get there from paddington... hope you all dont mind waiting, otherwise i can just catch you guys up

anyway, see you all soon ^-^




peace :7up:

[Molly]

Hey people,

Right, remember that there may not be reception in Westminster, so..er..yeah, if u dont get thru just hang in the stn.


Cartoonfox, Ben PM'd me and left his mobile, I'll bell/text him in the morning, see if he can meet up a lil later than us. Where he is staying, is further south from me, Beckenham. Oh, btw, are you staying at your dads place?

See yers later!

Mx

[Crane]

ok, my dad no longer has that spare mob, so i'm stuck without all the way, time 9 30 now and i'm just leaving, so prob get there about 11+ ish. hopefully sooner..hope someone gets this...

[sketchling]

Yeah :) HAPPY BIRTHDAY MATT! :) :cheerleader: :cheerleader: :cheerleader:

Now I go to draw.

[koshime]

guess i better start making my trek in as well

[Midnight]

@Pete_R_Davis - I'm over in Ludlow. It's got a castle, and more butchers' shops than any small town could reasonably need.

[Dirty C]

Have fun kids. Let me know how it goes.

Oh, and a posthumous Happy Birthday to Matt!

(he is dead, right?)

[Raziel]

hey where would i be if i didn't say happy birthady to my dear old mate matt!


...whos matt :blahblah: ?