It's nice. I'd like to do something for the industrial set but I'm still at something of a loss. I know there were some steampunk items that were at the halloween store that I worked at that I liked but were too pricey to buy. I've been thinking about those.

I've REALLY been wanting more Steampunk items here. I hope to make and wear a Steampunk costume this year and enter in a couple of costume contests that have cash prizes. It would be awesome to win some money for my creativity, but I'm sure anyone with any artistic talent wishes for the same thing. WHICH MEANS.... I need to get crackin' on that costume!!

I've thought about selling paintings but I'm just not up to par I don't think, unless there are people who like abstract watercolour. My best shot is writing. Still working on that. I've gotten published, but no money yet.

Wow congrats! I'd love to write and illustrate a few children's books.

I like any kind of art, really. I love both abstract and watercolor but I'm not sure if I've seen the two together. It sounds interesting :3

Thanks. I call it abstract because it rarely has shape or purpose to it, and lately I've been doing thing entirely with the paint where I used to use a base drawing.

Yeah that's a really good way to improve painting skills. I've practiced drawing with pen because that way I have to try harder not to mess up. It's actually worked and I've gotten a lot better at drawing with pencil. I'm not erasing all the time like I used to.

I used to draw everything in a finished look from start to finish, but I have been taking pills for sometime that make my hands tremble, so sketching works best for me, and erasing sparingly. It was something of a self-esteem downer when I found I couldn't draw like I used to because my hand wasn't steady enough, so I turned to painting since the bristles largely absorb the tremors.

I'm considering looking into a tablet now, I so can trying drawing online and practice more. I tried one with Corel Draw in class sometime around the late 90's, and it was something of a pain, but I imagine they're better now.

That's too bad about how you react to your meds :c I could not imagine it. Your entry looks really good though! I love the idea of dangling stars, and that swan crown is pretty amazing <3

I'd LOVE a tablet. One of those awesome amazing ones with the screen right on it. Thousands of dollars for one like that, the last time I checked. Maybe ten years from now it'll be in more of my price range xD

Steampunk is a weakness of mine but I hope they don't fall into the "Steampunk is only brown" trap.

I've seen a plaid steampunk, it was sexy as hell.

Yeah, the steampunk stuff at my store was in about three shades of brown. Dark, not so dark, and tan. Overpriced too, but such is the nature of halloween costumes.

Finished one set, but I forgot to scan it >.>

These sets are looking awesome!!! I can't wait until voting!!!

/uses awesome magic hair power to encourage people to draw/

For some reason, I think photobucket seriously hates large images.

Gothic Industrial, Set 1

Lines
Half-colored...bleh

Ohhh I really like that, Espy! 8D

Thanks. Was gonna separate the guy's top and add goggles, but I kind of hit the item limit >.>

ASS BELTS.

OMG ASS BELTS!!!

Espy.. -gets down on one knee-

Will you marry me?

IT WORKED! =D told ya'll mah hair was magic... >.>


p.s. ...THOSE ARE EPIC ESPY...

Espy should just draw more item designs instead of trying to color them. Espy's pen drawings are beautiful. <3

Ass belts? What?

And thanks, guys XD Yeah....coloring them probably was not a great idea. Hurt my eyes, too.

Also, um. -laughing a bit at Batty-

<.<;; ASS BELTS.



-POINTS-

They definitely do a good job of holding up the cheekies xD

I just recently acquired myself an ass belt.<3

Its black and purple studded, too!

And my designs kind of fail compared to yours, Espy. xD;

Mine fail too haha xD!

Not even! <3 I loved yours!

Trisphee ate my post D:

I was gonna say, 1, you've just reminded me that I need to re-cosplay him, ad 2, you can actually do female clothing designs. I can't, to save my life.

Aww well thanks <3 :)

I need to do more inspecting of the stuff around Trisphee. I scribbled up another outfit on the way here in the car, but methinks some of the stuff is already here.

They don't have to be submitted as pixels right? We can just draw them out normal?

Thatd be correct :p

Yup! Thats indeedly right, Harlotbby!

If I have the time to I'll probably put in a few submissions in. :3 The themes are pretty cool so, should be fun to try and create stuff out of it. Shame I suck at fashion tho'. xD

ohmygod yay! <333


I was hoping you'd join!

o___o Hel's a watermelon today.

;] I assume that's a good thing, since watermelons are juicy and delicious.

Batty; My only worry would be not churning through all the work I need to get done. xD

My neighbour's donkeys have wondered over, so I'm using them as references for my musician of Bremen. He might not actually make his way into the competition but I'll post it when I'm done.

Going to send in my leather and lace set when I get back home and can scan or photograph it. Axing a couple items from it though. (Leather top hat doesn't make a lot of sense to me. Got a little ahead of myself). Would a facial accessory count for the head item?

Nope, it would be classified as just that: An accessory <3

Dang! What counts as a head item? The head rose is considered a hat. What about hair?

Edit: ah, the crown is there too. Must ponder this some more.