Hey, how is it going? It has been forever since I have done anything online
since I left college. I am actually working on another oil painting. There isn't
really that much detail work in it, but there is a lot of blending of the oil,
so it will still be nice to look at. I am actually painting on a scrap canvas
that someone never finished, so there is extra texture that helps with the
abstractedness of it. Other than painting, I have been working on leather and
chainmaille. What kinds of projects have you been working on?
Hy,oh my gosh haven't talked to you for such a long time.How are you,how is
everything,how is work.I wanted earlier to write you but all the time something
came up.Currently I am sick with a cold and it seems that weather makes me feel
kinda tired too,it is that it will be so hard to get used to such a changing
weather,so human begin kinda managed to do technological improvement but in the
same time he destroys Earth little by little,as I would say,I think,I ma
actually sure that all the strange phenomenon or the fact that nature shows some
instability is because of our irrational things!
Well I've been also trying to obtain some points on AP,I have been trying to
post some scans and they always get deleted by this pretext that they are in the
wrong category so how much I like their scans I won't post that!
Haha,I am seeing something pretty funny on TV with mom,it's her birthday so she
is at home!Hugs!
Hi there,
I'm sorry to come over to your userpage to tell you something this serious.
I have recieved a call from Semangas sister today, she was begging me to tell
her friends something very serious and very sadly. Sema has died yestarday, on
July the 31st.
She was lying in the hospital over the weekend. And in the first moment it
looked like she was getting better, but last night, she died.
I'm sorry, that i have to stop writing now, but i can't write anymore.. with all
the tears in my eyes. I'm sorry.
Quote by mentisNice work. I do like the
character the most of course ^_^. I do think that there's a little too much
text, and it takes up a little too much space in the composition. Reducing that
element, I think the look would be cleaner and more effective. Other than that,
well done. The character is bold and strong. Oh, and the "Not my
scan..." confused me at first :P.
heeee......i'm not sure if you realize, it's a magazine-styled doujinshi. as
it's a doujinshi of a magazine cover, i thought it resembles a little like those
scans. thus, the joke "not my scan.." (but if it caused much confusion
to you, i would apologize )
because from my research prior to this drawing, i find many popular magazine
tend to full each space with highlights titles. but do enlighten me if this is
untrue
not to forget, thanks very much for your comments!
Quote by mentisSo I guess I don't
remember, but what level did you graduate from? Is it high-school of
college?
college - BSIT. i hate it! but glad it's over. now, i'm working- that' the one
that kills me nowadays.. it's fun though. >-<
Quote: I guess maybe you need to
take a few people off of your watchlist :P, he
he...
heeyyy. i never thought of that! hmmm..
Quote: Well OpenCanvas is still
digital, so it's not quite the same thing. I paint with paints and brushes on an
actual canvas :P. But yes, if you have not had a chance to check it out yet, you
can see my latest piece here.
And yes, my game Copic Fighter is actually about Copic markers. It's a little
artsy and humorous twist on the old shooter genre. It's not that big of a
download (about 6mb), so check it out if you have time
(mentisworks.org).
lolz. i thought so.
Quote: I'd be happy to see some new
work from you . I
should get a notification, but if not, let me know just in case when you do
submit them.
hehe. okays. i will submit some in a couple of hours, just practice/copy works.
Quote:
I'm not sure why it would ask you for my address/name on myspace, that's
strange. I've never seen that before. Tell me how I can find your profile on
myspace and I'll see if I can figure out the problem
there...
sure - ok, my myspace address is www.myspace.com/chisaikame ..if it
asks for my email it's nervnervi(at)yahoo
thank you for writing again, mentis san! and see you!
Quote by mentisHi Kokuyu-san ^_^. I just
wanted to let you know that I was able to get higher quality images of several
of my paintings. They have now been updated on MT, and include some which you
have commented on.
All of them are now higher resolution, sharper (so more detail), and the colors
are closer in accuracy to the originals. Enjoy!
Hi, Mentis-san. It's been a long while since I slack from reading guestbook I've
been outside MT for quite a [long!] short while when as promised, I did my
artworks. Gomen nasai very much
Besides too, I have check some of your paintings.
Nothing much to comment, but seriously, it's like I'm REALLY viewing in front of
your paintings (though can't feel and touch it ). What scanner did you use? (pardon
my lack of better words to describe)
Other than that, I have completed a few of the works as promised. The only
difference is I didn't use much (some are none too
) paint, because by the time I realized that, I'm out of budget to buy a new
set, added by the fact some geometric styles aren't east to be created by paint.
Thus, after a while of brainstorming, I used mainly card boards, soft pastels
and coloured markers. In other words, "mixed media".
You can view them in my Userpage, located in "KOKUYU'S ALBUM" section,
of SUMMER HOBBY category. The one I once mentioned is the one in dark blue
background.
However, the descriptions are rather short, because at the same time I was
trying to shrink my userpage from getting too far and too long. So, if there's
anything you need to now, feel free to ask me ^______^
Got to go now to wash dishes See ya~!
merged: 07-14-2007 ~ 08:30pm
Hi, Mentis~
You are invited to my party celebrating my 1st Anniversary in Minitokyo [13th
July] in >>> Ayupan's POP-Secret Style by
kokuyu
(Not necessary to fav or comment it, as long as you can view it
Hy!
Guess why I'm so happy? I finished all the exams! 2 of them with not such a good
score but I'm happy with them, anyway everything is well when it ends well.
Read approximately all u wrote about the convention, here u will never see an
anime convention at that scale, marvelous! liked everything about it.
There was some attempt last year( I do hope they will organize it again) , never
got there, but I talked with my friends that went there and they were kinda
disappointed, but I guess that's the thing with the first attempts ,experience
and time makes it better
The cosplays, way awesome, the work they put into their creations is astonishing
, really liked the one with the belts,there's a picture with her, impressive!
aaaa, there's a trailer on u r blog with a Japanese movie called Casshern ,
(hope I spelled it right), really liked the trailer showed it to my brother=both
of us were impressed.
Tell me , I found a torrent, and started d/l (to see what I got,if its worth the
trouble), . there's also a sub(enghlish) version, cuz what I found didn't
mentioned anything about it and I would like to know if there is.
Bye! take care!
PS:and if u know anymore good movies, do tell!
Quote: Hiya Hino-chan ^_^. I was
gone last week for an anime convention, which is why I didn't reply sooner. If
you're curious, you can always check out the full report on my site right here
(there are pics too ^_^).
Quote by hinotama
Sorry about not replying earlier, this time I was just being lazy. Gomen nasai!
What was I doing with the ping-pong table? I was playing ping-pong. Yeah I'm
feeling better. Better than when I hit my head anyway. The doctor gave me some
medicine/pain killers. On Wednesday I get my stitches taken out. Yay no more
stitches My eye however is another story. Vision's the same. But I have a bruise
on/near it there's blood over the eyelid/not on top, under my eyebrow. It's not
something ya wanna see. Ok..... I'm going to stop talking about that now. Gomen,
sorry, rambling habit
Yikes, that sounds pretty rough. Well, the reason I asked about what you were
doing with the table is because I've never heard of someone injuring themselves
quite this bad during ping pong. I assumed you were playing, but you must have
done something a little out of the ordinary to receive such damage . But I do
hope that you're feeling better now. Hopefully there's no scarring either!
Quote:
Anyway arigato, thanks for asking, I saw your piece. It's really good Gotta go.
My computer time's up You also take care! Ja ne. Bye!
Glad you got to see my painting. I actually ended up selling that one, and the
gallery owner asked me to paint another piece. Because I was leaving for the
con, I had to paint it in one day! So I already got that one submitted to MT as
well, which is here.
Thanks for writing, get well, and watch out for ping pong tables .
You went to an anime con? Lucky Well
about what happened in ping pong: I went to get the ball. After that, I tripped
on my way back to the table so I ended up hitting my head there. I'm feeling a
lot better now. There's no scar but there is a little bump next to my eyebrow.
It's nothing to worry about. Again thanks for asking and caring Wow.
In one day?! Sugoi! I continued playing ping pong a few weeks/days later, tried
to be a little more careful and this time I didn't end up back at the clinic for
stitches. Yay! Well gotta go. Hope you're doing well! If I don't reply for a
while you can check out my other account: evilshoujo. Sayonara. Bye!
Quote by mentisNo, of course I wasn't
suggesting you put him on a black bg, as I do understand your idea of keeping
the "White Cloud" idea going. I was just thinking that it would be a
stronger piece if there was more contrast, though not necessarily a lot of
contrast. If you were to vector the image, that might do the
trick.
If I ever get out of my Naruto kick, I may very well re-vector Kumo and try
something else with the wallpaper. The screen dots in the original were very
annoying to work with.
Quote by mentisAh, so you did vector the
characters. Nice work. See, you did such a good job that I couldn't tell the
difference between your vector and the original. Well
done!
Quote by mentisThe convention was awesome,
and now we are planning a little cosplay picnic with some of the people who went
to it. So that's pretty exciting .
Ooh! A cosplay picnice, now that's something new
It'd be great to see what shaped biscuits people will bring... I'd love to eat
one in the shape of a Mokona or Pikachu... !
Quote: I know, right? We have vowed
to not wait as long to see each other again. Some of them are coming to our town
in a month or so. But it's pretty hard when you live in different places that
are about three hours worth of driving apart. I suppose that's not that far, but
it is a bit of an expense. Especially with the way gas prices are these
days.
Ahhh yes. I understand what you mean- I have a lot of friends and they don't
even live near as far as an hour away, even with public transport. A lot of them
won't come out even at the price of a train ticket Gas
indeed is really expensive these days. I remember when it was less than half the
price it was now... I was just a kid @__@
Quote: Arigato gozaimasu ^_^. I
will go and look at that thread right now .
Also, just so you know, I have updated the image for Infidelity of Itsuki. It's
sharper now, more detailed, and the colors are more accurate. So if you have
time it might warrant another look.
Ahhh right I shall go check it out :P
Quote: Exellent. Thank you very
much. You're always so helpful Misa-chan .
Thank you for writing again, and take care...!
... Thank you once again lol- I hope this week has been great for you
so far
Quote by mentisHello Dianas ^_^. I wanted
to thank you for the fav you have given me on my Tears painting .
Arigato gozaimasu .
Though I'd love to hear from you again... Ahhh, Dianas... You don't write, you
don't call, it's like you just don't love me anymore ha
ha!
#hugles# sure I `luve you` nya about the fav you are welcomed it was my pleasure
I consider that is harder to make a drawing than a wallpaper
I also draw more in the past I`m
too lazy lately anyway I made some new wallies perhaps you will like some of them..just check
my gallery
uhh I was bored today..life is too normal for now..excluding the fact that I
have exams
nya you stole my romanian friend
Mira Simo Odeena (Ana) they all chat with you more than with me..
gtg now my dear my bro wants to change something on my laptop yah he has his own PC but sometimes likes to bother me
ta ta chat with you soon and
have a lovely day/night ( here is night now )
The image itself in the actual book has screen dots on it if you noticed. This
was done a very long time ago, maybe over 2 years when I first got the book. The
point was not to make Kumo *stand out* by having a dark background. I also do
not associate Kumo with the color Black at all, as his name is White Cloud. So I
try to keep all his wallpapers light in color.
Perhapses when I feel like it, I'll vector it, but I'll be keeping the same idea
as I see nothing wrong with the blue + clouds on the wallpaper at the
moment.
merged: 06-10-2007 ~ 08:35pm
Quote by mentisThough I am not a big fan
of Naruto, this is a well composed wall. However, I can't quite tell the
difference between the scan (Set B) and the wall, other than the sun and text.
I'm sure you did a fair amount of work on it, and you mention doing vector work
on it as well. So did you vector all the characters anew for
this?
I admit, the sun was hard to blend into the rest of the image. I'm still a bit
unhappy with that one part. The 3 Characters were Vectored in Illustrator.
Quote by mentis
Hiya Simo-chan! My apologies for not writing back sooner, but we had been away
to an anime convention . It
was a lot of fun, and I even wrote up a report on it. If you're curious, you can
see it right
here.
So thank you for writing me. It does seem like you have had a rough time lately
', but I hope that things are getting better. I'm glad you find your ID,
that's kind of important . As far
as exams go, no I am very glad I don't have to deal with that at all :P. I've
out of school for a few years now. I finished my studies in 2003 actually :P. So
does that make me old? Ha ha...
Well, other than that there's a little bit of other news. I don't know if you
heard, but I already sold the painting Infidelity. I was sad to see her go,
because I really liked the piece. But after that the gallery asked me for
another painting which I had to paint on short notice. I did get it done though,
and it's even up on MT already. You can see that piece here. I don't think it's
quite as good as the first, but I still like it . I
hope you do to :P.
Well, that's probably enough for now. Good luck with your exams, I'm sure you'll
do great! And let me know now your computer is doing. I hope that it gets better
too ^_^.
Take care Simo-chan ^_^...
Don't worry about that. I'm
glad to see that u spent the time having fun and meeting people .
I'll definitely check it out!
The info about the comp are really useful.thnx! I really needed the address u
gave me.
Finished in 2003 woo,
didn't knew that. Right now I see u as the most fortunate man in the world , I
can't see u missing the exams, I have 2 more to go they
are quite stressful .
Thnx for cheering me up! I appreciate it!
U know the next question I was about to ask u was "Have u found a gallery
for the paintings?"
And now I read U already sold Infidelity Great
job! Don't be sad, just think that U made someone else happy threw your talent.
, I'm glad that ur work is known and is selling . I might seem a bit cold but
u have to live also.
I've seen the new work It looks very good! Keep them coming
Here something, don't know if u already seen it but it always made me more
optimistic after viewing it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rc8mq_-08NE&eurl=
Enjoy!
Take care!
I ma os sorry my friend,I am trying lately to stay a little bit away from the PC
because it makes me feel I don't know,not so well,plus my stomach problem didn't
pass,it got in my mind and thinking at it I feel worse,I have this thing with my
mind it's like I keep in it all the pesimism and everything but I am not aware
of it.Sorry for that,I still have 3 exams,the last ones are the hardest!Now I am
going at the TV!I didn't forget you don't worry,I am just nervous!Hugs!I miss
you!
merged: 06-10-2007 ~ 03:48am
I will take a look at your links and I'll try to comment as soon as I can
altough I am not that inspired!Hugs again!
Quote by mentisHiya Misa-chan ^_^. I feel
like I'm always apologizing for not replying fast enough. So I guess maybe I'll
just tell you that we were away to an anime convention, which is why I wasn't on
MT last week. You can read all about the con in my report right
here, with pics. There was some awesome cosplay going on, and it was great
fun all around .
(...) I think that this is a good idea, and if anything of this does end up
being implemented I'd love to know about it ^_^.
Hi mentis! Don't worry about slow replies or anything- we all have stuff goin'
on in real life- my reply is even slower Sorry!
Ooooh anime convention *_*
I'd definitely keep you posted if there are any updates in the
system^.^
Quote: So there maybe inactive
accounts could still have images, bigger stuff (i.e. videos), disabled to
conserve bandwidth. But that might be more complicated to
do...
Perhaps- I don't really know how it'd work- if it could work Worth a try I suppose :3
Quote: Indeed it was quite fun.
While at the con, we also got to spend time with some friends we hadn't seen in
about a year. It was a great little vacation really .
Wow! A year <3 That would have been nice to see them again And
everyone loves a little holiday every now and then
Quote: Thank you so very much for
the fav and your nice comment .
Seems like this new piece hasn't been viewed all that much, but then I didn't
have much time to promote it either :P. So I'll probably do that as I catch up
with my notifications (yet again ).
Take care Misa-chan!
No problem I really liked it ^_^
And speaking of promotion, perhaps you might find this hmmm... of interest :P (competition)
areteii - winner gets HQ scans!
Hope this next week will be great for you once again
merged: 06-07-2007 ~ 10:33am
PS: I couldn't help but see the post you left Lord DREAM about W.A.R
That's where a lot of the W.A.R information is being hosted. The actual sites
are on flyindream and crapmonster's collab site (if I can call it that), pixel
elipsis - I think they will have a link on their userpages or on The planning
board :3
Thanks for dropping by on the GB; I wouldn't have known you've visited if
someone didn't tell me about that.
I haven't been on MT lately.... Well not just lately, it's been a while now,
maybe like a year or so, but I do return occasionally, once in a while. I have
full time job in architecture for a while now (it's demanding and boring) and on
top of that I still have my UNI to finish. Last year was so crazy that I decided
to cut down on my MT-time.
But itâ??s always nice to see some senior MT members still rockin',
it's keeping the spirit alive.
Nice works btw, wish I could go each and every works in details, I enjoyed them.
I reviewed your older ones hope you don't mind, didn't know it was there. Mt has
changed quite a lot. So it's kind of hard to navigate my way around MT nowadays.
Well I must say , after seeing your paintings kind of re-awaken the creative
side of me, makes me wanna do stuff like that. Keep those works coming keep the
scene alive.
Well till then, hope everything is going alright with you, and hope to see more
of those interesting works.
Until then..¦
Hy!
Long time no see! (Not proud of that, u know)
Soo, let me tell u how my week went(a hell o f a week)actually last week, anyway
started with a virus on my computer, that made my speed decrease by the hour,
and a new world record appeared a 5kb/s one!
I have to leave it just like it is, the comp cuz I might loose all the info on
it , (not the first time that happened) for 2 more weeks to finish my exams and
after that .. Gods Will!
Lost my ID card last Friday , found out this Monday, recovered it today! Soo
happy !I looked all over the house , Went crazy for 2 days, anyway , all is well
when it ends well.
Started my exams , I suppose u also started them. Good luck! Do all your
best!
I'm kinda scared of these exams. I'm scared of all of them, actually. That's
me^^"
Talk to u soon , I'm leaving u now. Take care!
Quote by mentisOhaio Dream-san ^_^. It's
been a long time, and you probably don't even remember me anymore -_^. I just
thought I'd stop by, say hello, and ask a question .
I was wondering if you know whether there are anymore W.A.R. competitions...? I
tried looking for info on the forums, but didn't find anything. Are they all
done with that? If you could let me know, I'd appreciate it. Arigato gozaimasu
.
of course i remember you mentis- i just got back to Mt after a few weeks
absence. yes, it is true that a lot of the old Mt-er's aren't here anymore but
although i don't submit walls too much i still pop in to see what my friends are
doing.
perhaps MT is ready for an overhaul. luckily i am able to block all these damn
"google" ads that defecate this place nowadays in Firefox.
be sure to go back and view all the guest-book posts.
Quote by mentisArigato gozaimasu,
Dream-san ^_^. And thank you for taking the time to comment and fav! Your
support is greatly appreciated.
The interesting thing about this piece, is that I had just finished it, and it
sold within a week of being put in the show! So it's gone now, and I'm a little
sad '. I really liked her, and sometimes I get attached to my pieces. But now,
because the piece is not in the show anymore, the gallery owner wants a new
piece. So I have two days (because of another upcoming event) to paint a new
painting. Yikes! Well, I'm about 30% done with it now. So I guess that means
I'll be putting another new piece up on MT .
It was nice to hear from you. I curious if you're still active very much on MT.
I know that many older users haven't been doing as much anymore. If you have the
time, I'd be happy to hear from you again. Take
care...
congratulations on the sale- that ,must be a bitter-sweet feeling. i look
forward to seeing your new piece. it's really great to see an MT member creating
art and a life from that. very admirable indeed. ^^
Quote by eunasahngAh that's cool. Very
nice focus. It's great to see something different. You've done a good job with
the colouring and cleaning it. It's of high quality. Perhaps some areas look a
tad too much smudged out but it's still very nice. Well done
Hiya Eunah-chan ^_^. Thank you so very much for commenting
on my new painting. Unfortunately, I think you misunderstood my
description.
This is not a digital painting. So there was no cleaning, coloring, extraction,
or smudging involved. This was done with acrylic paints, water, and
"real" brushes, and it was painted on a canvas .
I'm still glad that you liked the piece overall, but perhaps you could amend
your comment since it doesn't reflect the content in question...? '
gomen... I feel silly making such a request. Well, if you don't have time to
post again it's okay. I just wanted to make sure you know what you were looking
at.
Arigato gozaimasu ^_^. Hope to hear from you
again...
Well, I didn't think it was digitally done, but it was clean so I thought you
might have just touched it up after scanning it
But I made small adjustments (I couldn't be bothered writing a whole new one so
it hasn't changed much but I hope it looks clearer now).
Anyway, how have things been going for you? I'm just sleepy right now. Don't
know why. Maybe it's the exam stress two weeks before the finals! lol
Quote by mentisThis is clearly well done.
I have actually no complaints about this piece, though I do have one small
concern. From this picture, which is admittedly not of the highest resolution, I
could not quite make out what her left arm was doing back there. I'm sure it is
clearer in the actual painting though .
Perhaps you can update the image with a higher quality one?
I am curious now to hear if you have done any other paintings of this or similar
caliber, and also whether this piece is still in your possession? It's always
nice to see someone painting based on anime/game subculture.
So good job on this. I know it took a long time. But you clearly have a firm
grasp on the medium. Any further paintings that you are planning to
do?
Thanks so much for the awesome comment! Sadly I don't
have the orginal anymore, but I do still have the photograph, so if I need to I
could try scanning it again. I think that her right arm is just brusing back her
hair. . .lol
I don't really have any paintings that are better than this, but I am working on
Paine's poster right now. Well, I haven't touched it in a while, but I plan too
soon. I haven't really painted anything lately, not in oil anyways, so I think
that I should just do a pratice painting before I continue on Paine so that I
don't mess her up. When I am done with Paine I will also paint Yuna's poster so
it is a complete series. Yay! ^_^
merged: 05-24-2007 ~ 02:50am
Quote by mentisOverall I think this is a
strong piece, yet there are some elements that could be improved. I believe that
her eye appears somewhat unnatural because of the high contrast of the iris.
This would be diminished had this been a frontal portrait, but the profile view
adds to this unnatural feeling. Also, I think that the "floating" of
her head in the piece lessens the strength of the composition. I would have
recommended to fill the background entirely with color as opposed to the more
localized choice.
As such, the compositional elements of this piece could be solved in part by
cropping it closer to the face. However, I think you have done quite will with
your color choice, and it gives the face a bold quality. I think that had you
chosen to extend the neck and show perhaps the shoulders as well, the painting
would have stronger effect.
Still, your strokes are well controlled, which is important. So the hair is very
well executed, and the blending of colors in the face is very well done too.
Moreover, the anatomy of the face is accurate and bears no awkwardness (with the
exception of the eye). I think you have done well with this, and I would love to
see you attempt this piece a second time.
If you had that inclination, I would not recommend trying to "fix"
this piece. This one is finished. But you could always attempt a second version
anew.
Thanks for this comment as well! This one wasn't
really a planned peice like Rikku was. I agree that some shoulders would help, I
also think that the eye is too close to the bridge of the nose. . .but that may
just be me. Before I continue with Paine, I may just redo this one in oil. . .I
think that it would be pretty neat to do it in a different color scheme as well.
^_^ yay for ideas!
Quote by mentisYou are very welcome for
the fav. And don't worry about not having a card. I think that the "card
image" has become a little too popular, and people often just post a
generic "thanks for the comment/fav" image now, making it feel
somewhat impersonal.
So I rather prefer not to have the card, and instead read a comment that is
interesting which the user put effort in to write. That is also why I do not use
"cards" as such, but write comments to users.
In much sense, i'm quite looking forward to proposing a discourage (or ban?) on
thanks card. that way will make people (who admire) to look beyond viewing art
only. it's been a norm to see some guestbooks filled with thanks card only.
but, another matter is on those who just click to 'favourite' but comment
nothing (many did this way), there wouldn't much to talk about. thus, writing
same messages will still look like spams.
Quote: I am also very thankful that
you liked this piece and have written such nice things about it. It does indeed
look quite nice on the wall, and retains qualities which are lost in such a
digital image. That is also why it's important to download the full version in
order to see the detail in the painting.
I'll be looking forward to seeing your new piece, since you say it share some
similarities with Uyoku. I hope that chose the right Japanese word for the
title, and that the dictionary did not confuse me ^_^.
you're welcome
however, for my part. i've doubts whether to submit it or not, because it's A1
in size. plus, scanning or photographing it doesn't seem right because there are
some gold/shining colours on it (i was borrowing some styles from Iluminated
Manuscript.
nevertheless, a little comment on my current art as mentioned, there won't be
any common religious elements (as Gothic's art are religion-orientated).
Moreover, since Art Nouveau is a breakaway from the rigid Gothic, I decided to
re-unite them in a pop art way.
an important point to be known is neither would i add the common modern Gothic
subculture's elements (skulls, bats and cross) because those will make this art
too awful to be even placed in living room.
all in all, i choose to create something dark but still appeal to people from
all walks of life.
anyway, if possible, i might submit it into MT. otherwise, i would get the best
shot and link it through photobucket for you.
Quote: Thank you again for such
thoughtful words. I'm glad you understand this piece so well. In fact, much of
the black elements in the background are intended to be blood, but had I made
them red they would have completely overwhelmed the piece. As such, they
represent many of the elements you speak of, as well as blood, as only a dark
shadow.
So thank you for the nice comments, and the favs, which are greatly appreciated.
Take care ^_^, and I'm sure I will hear form you again...
black blood should be the word and
what's more, it is understood as darkness in one's soul.
Quote by mentisHi again . Just
wanted to tell you that I put that painting up at last. You can find it here. I hope you like it
.
thanks for sharing i
shall check it out in soonest possible
somehow, i find your artworks pretty unique. i've never visit any art exhibition
before in my life. so, your collection can be pleasantly viewed as an exhibition
in MT too!
and thanks very much for your comment on my recent scan. however, it's been
deleted away due to 'low quality'. but never mind anyway~
btw, sad to say, Oriya had left MT. it's again another person leaving for the
same reason......
ok, it's dinner already . i'm
indeed very sorry again for late reply (though i'm now on end of semester
holiday ). can't make any excuses, i've to busy myself with some hobbies,
or else i'll be 'killed horridly' by boredom. too bad, it affects my MT's slot
time too
but, i've to inform you that you need not wait for my reply . nevertheless, i assure all replies will be replied within 2 weeks
Hey, how is it going? It has been forever since I have done anything online since I left college. I am actually working on another oil painting. There isn't really that much detail work in it, but there is a lot of blending of the oil, so it will still be nice to look at. I am actually painting on a scrap canvas that someone never finished, so there is extra texture that helps with the abstractedness of it. Other than painting, I have been working on leather and chainmaille. What kinds of projects have you been working on?
Hy,oh my gosh haven't talked to you for such a long time.How are you,how is everything,how is work.I wanted earlier to write you but all the time something came up.Currently I am sick with a cold and it seems that weather makes me feel kinda tired too,it is that it will be so hard to get used to such a changing weather,so human begin kinda managed to do technological improvement but in the same time he destroys Earth little by little,as I would say,I think,I ma actually sure that all the strange phenomenon or the fact that nature shows some instability is because of our irrational things!
Well I've been also trying to obtain some points on AP,I have been trying to post some scans and they always get deleted by this pretext that they are in the wrong category so how much I like their scans I won't post that!
Haha,I am seeing something pretty funny on TV with mom,it's her birthday so she is at home!Hugs!
Just wanted to stop in and say hi!
merged: 11-01-2007 ~ 10:56am
Hi there,
I'm sorry to come over to your userpage to tell you something this serious.
I have recieved a call from Semangas sister today, she was begging me to tell her friends something very serious and very sadly. Sema has died yestarday, on July the 31st.
She was lying in the hospital over the weekend. And in the first moment it looked like she was getting better, but last night, she died.
I'm sorry, that i have to stop writing now, but i can't write anymore.. with all the tears in my eyes. I'm sorry.
heeee......i'm not sure if you realize, it's a magazine-styled doujinshi. as it's a doujinshi of a magazine cover, i thought it resembles a little like those scans. thus, the joke "not my scan.." (but if it caused much confusion to you, i would apologize
because from my research prior to this drawing, i find many popular magazine tend to full each space with highlights titles. but do enlighten me if this is untrue
not to forget, thanks very much for your comments!
have a nice day~
AHAHAHA. o my what late reply! gomen gomen~~! >-<
college - BSIT. i hate it! but glad it's over. now, i'm working- that' the one that kills me nowadays.. it's fun though. >-<
heeyyy. i never thought of that! hmmm..
lolz. i thought so.
hehe. okays. i will submit some in a couple of hours, just practice/copy works.
sure - ok, my myspace address is www.myspace.com/chisaikame ..if it asks for my email it's nervnervi(at)yahoo
thank you for writing again, mentis san! and see you!
-ckc
Hi, Mentis-san. It's been a long while since I slack from reading guestbook
Besides too, I have check some of your paintings.
Nothing much to comment, but seriously, it's like I'm REALLY viewing in front of
your paintings (though can't feel and touch it 
). What scanner did you use? 
(pardon
my lack of better words to describe)
Other than that, I have completed a few of the works as promised. The only difference is I didn't use much (some are none too
) paint, because by the time I realized that, I'm out of budget to buy a new
set, added by the fact some geometric styles aren't east to be created by paint.
Thus, after a while of brainstorming, I used mainly card boards, soft pastels
and coloured markers. In other words, "mixed media". 
You can view them in my Userpage, located in "KOKUYU'S ALBUM" section, of SUMMER HOBBY category. The one I once mentioned is the one in dark blue background.
However, the descriptions are rather short, because at the same time I was trying to shrink my userpage from getting too far and too long. So, if there's anything you need to now, feel free to ask me ^______^
Got to go now to wash dishes
See ya~! 
merged: 07-14-2007 ~ 08:30pm
Hi, Mentis~
You are invited to my party celebrating my 1st Anniversary in Minitokyo [13th July] in >>> Ayupan's POP-Secret Style by kokuyu
(Not necessary to fav or comment it, as long as you can view it
Thanks very much in advance~have a nice day
Hy!
Guess why I'm so happy? I finished all the exams! 2 of them with not such a good score but I'm happy with them, anyway everything is well when it ends well.
Read approximately all u wrote about the convention, here u will never see an anime convention at that scale, marvelous! liked everything about it.
There was some attempt last year( I do hope they will organize it again) , never got there, but I talked with my friends that went there and they were kinda disappointed, but I guess that's the thing with the first attempts ,experience and time makes it better
The cosplays, way awesome, the work they put into their creations is astonishing , really liked the one with the belts,there's a picture with her, impressive!
aaaa, there's a trailer on u r blog with a Japanese movie called Casshern , (hope I spelled it right), really liked the trailer showed it to my brother=both of us were impressed.
Tell me , I found a torrent, and started d/l (to see what I got,if its worth the trouble), . there's also a sub(enghlish) version, cuz what I found didn't mentioned anything about it and I would like to know if there is.
Bye! take care!
PS:and if u know anymore good movies, do tell!
merged: 06-20-2007 ~ 11:13pm
these guys are amazing, , actually I'm a Home Made Kazoku, fan, but this uncut video is amazing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhCIFutHkb4&mode=related&search=
Enjoy!
You went to an anime con? Lucky
just thought id drop by and say hi!
If I ever get out of my Naruto kick, I may very well re-vector Kumo and try something else with the wallpaper. The screen dots in the original were very annoying to work with.
Thank you very much ^^
Ooh! A cosplay picnice, now that's something new
!
It'd be great to see what shaped biscuits people will bring... I'd love to eat one in the shape of a Mokona or Pikachu...
Ahhh yes. I understand what you mean- I have a lot of friends and they don't even live near as far as an hour away, even with public transport. A lot of them won't come out even at the price of a train ticket
Gas
indeed is really expensive these days. I remember when it was less than half the
price it was now... I was just a kid @__@
Ahhh right
...
Thank you once again lol- I hope this week has been great for you
so far 
#hugles# sure I `luve you` nya about the fav you are welcomed it was my pleasure I consider that is harder to make a drawing than a wallpaper
more in the past 
I`m
too lazy lately 
anyway I made some new wallies perhaps you will like some of them..just check
my gallery 
Mira Simo Odeena (Ana) they all chat with you more than with me.. 
yah he has his own PC but sometimes likes to bother me 
I also draw
uhh I was bored today..life is too normal for now..excluding the fact that I have exams
nya you stole my romanian friend
gtg now my dear my bro wants to change something on my laptop
ta ta chat with you soon
and
have a lovely day/night ( here is night now 
)
The image itself in the actual book has screen dots on it if you noticed. This was done a very long time ago, maybe over 2 years when I first got the book. The point was not to make Kumo *stand out* by having a dark background. I also do not associate Kumo with the color Black at all, as his name is White Cloud. So I try to keep all his wallpapers light in color.
Perhapses when I feel like it, I'll vector it, but I'll be keeping the same idea as I see nothing wrong with the blue + clouds on the wallpaper at the moment.
merged: 06-10-2007 ~ 08:35pm
I admit, the sun was hard to blend into the rest of the image. I'm still a bit unhappy with that one part. The 3 Characters were Vectored in Illustrator.
Don't worry about that.
I'm
glad to see that u spent the time having fun and meeting people 
.
woo,
didn't knew that. Right now I see u as the most fortunate man in the world , I
can't see u missing the exams, I have 2 more to go 
they
are quite stressful 
. 
Great
job! Don't be sad, just think that U made someone else happy threw your talent.
, I'm glad that ur work is known and is selling . I might seem a bit cold but
u have to live also. 
I'll definitely check it out!
The info about the comp are really useful.thnx! I really needed the address u gave me.
Finished in 2003
Thnx for cheering me up! I appreciate it!
U know the next question I was about to ask u was "Have u found a gallery for the paintings?"
And now I read U already sold Infidelity
I've seen the new work It looks very good! Keep them coming
Here something, don't know if u already seen it but it always made me more optimistic after viewing it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rc8mq_-08NE&eurl= Enjoy!
Take care!
I ma os sorry my friend,I am trying lately to stay a little bit away from the PC because it makes me feel I don't know,not so well,plus my stomach problem didn't pass,it got in my mind and thinking at it I feel worse,I have this thing with my mind it's like I keep in it all the pesimism and everything but I am not aware of it.Sorry for that,I still have 3 exams,the last ones are the hardest!Now I am going at the TV!I didn't forget you don't worry,I am just nervous!Hugs!I miss you!
merged: 06-10-2007 ~ 03:48am
I will take a look at your links and I'll try to comment as soon as I can altough I am not that inspired!Hugs again!
Hi mentis! Don't worry about slow replies or anything- we all have stuff goin' on in real life- my reply is even slower
Sorry!
Ooooh anime convention *_*
I'd definitely keep you posted if there are any updates in the system^.^
Perhaps- I don't really know how it'd work- if it could work
Worth a try I suppose :3
Wow! A year <3 That would have been nice to see them again
And
everyone loves a little holiday every now and then 
No problem
I really liked it ^_^
And speaking of promotion, perhaps you might find this hmmm... of interest :P
(competition) areteii - winner gets HQ scans!
Hope this next week will be great for you once again
merged: 06-07-2007 ~ 10:33am
PS: I couldn't help but see the post you left Lord DREAM about W.A.R
http://the-planning-board.minitokyo.net
That's where a lot of the W.A.R information is being hosted. The actual sites are on flyindream and crapmonster's collab site (if I can call it that), pixel elipsis - I think they will have a link on their userpages or on The planning board :3
Hi there MENTIS!
Sorry for taking so long to reply.
Thanks for dropping by on the GB; I wouldn't have known you've visited if someone didn't tell me about that.
I haven't been on MT lately.... Well not just lately, it's been a while now, maybe like a year or so, but I do return occasionally, once in a while. I have full time job in architecture for a while now (it's demanding and boring) and on top of that I still have my UNI to finish. Last year was so crazy that I decided to cut down on my MT-time.
But itâ??s always nice to see some senior MT members still rockin', it's keeping the spirit alive.
Nice works btw, wish I could go each and every works in details, I enjoyed them.
I reviewed your older ones hope you don't mind, didn't know it was there. Mt has changed quite a lot. So it's kind of hard to navigate my way around MT nowadays. Well I must say , after seeing your paintings kind of re-awaken the creative side of me, makes me wanna do stuff like that. Keep those works coming keep the scene alive.
Well till then, hope everything is going alright with you, and hope to see more of those interesting works.
Until then..¦
Hy!
Long time no see! (Not proud of that, u know)
Soo, let me tell u how my week went(a hell o f a week)actually last week, anyway started with a virus on my computer, that made my speed decrease by the hour, and a new world record appeared a 5kb/s one!
I have to leave it just like it is, the comp cuz I might loose all the info on it , (not the first time that happened) for 2 more weeks to finish my exams and after that .. Gods Will!
Lost my ID card last Friday , found out this Monday, recovered it today! Soo happy !I looked all over the house , Went crazy for 2 days, anyway , all is well when it ends well.
Started my exams , I suppose u also started them. Good luck! Do all your best!
I'm kinda scared of these exams. I'm scared of all of them, actually. That's me^^"
Talk to u soon , I'm leaving u now. Take care!
of course i remember you mentis- i just got back to Mt after a few weeks absence. yes, it is true that a lot of the old Mt-er's aren't here anymore but although i don't submit walls too much i still pop in to see what my friends are doing.
perhaps MT is ready for an overhaul. luckily i am able to block all these damn "google" ads that defecate this place nowadays in Firefox.
there isn't a WAR competition per se but a few contest can be found here:
http://paint-o-rama.minitokyo.net/
http://paint-o-rama.minitokyo.net/
another interesting group is this:
http://art-nouveau.minitokyo.net/
be sure to go back and view all the guest-book posts.
congratulations on the sale- that ,must be a bitter-sweet feeling. i look forward to seeing your new piece. it's really great to see an MT member creating art and a life from that. very admirable indeed. ^^
take care and ill talk to you soon.
Well, I didn't think it was digitally done, but it was clean so I thought you might have just touched it up after scanning it
But I made small adjustments (I couldn't be bothered writing a whole new one so it hasn't changed much but I hope it looks clearer now).
Anyway, how have things been going for you? I'm just sleepy right now. Don't know why. Maybe it's the exam stress two weeks before the finals! lol
I'd better go to lunch now. I'll catch you later
Thanks so much for the awesome comment! Sadly I don't have the orginal anymore, but I do still have the photograph, so if I need to I could try scanning it again. I think that her right arm is just brusing back her hair. . .lol
I don't really have any paintings that are better than this, but I am working on Paine's poster right now. Well, I haven't touched it in a while, but I plan too soon. I haven't really painted anything lately, not in oil anyways, so I think that I should just do a pratice painting before I continue on Paine so that I don't mess her up. When I am done with Paine I will also paint Yuna's poster so it is a complete series. Yay! ^_^
merged: 05-24-2007 ~ 02:50am
Thanks for this comment as well! This one wasn't really a planned peice like Rikku was. I agree that some shoulders would help, I also think that the eye is too close to the bridge of the nose. . .but that may just be me. Before I continue with Paine, I may just redo this one in oil. . .I think that it would be pretty neat to do it in a different color scheme as well. ^_^ yay for ideas!
FINALLY! my tea break to reply week-long replies
In much sense, i'm quite looking forward to proposing a discourage (or ban?) on thanks card. that way will make people (who admire) to look beyond viewing art only. it's been a norm to see some guestbooks filled with thanks card only.
but, another matter is on those who just click to 'favourite' but comment nothing (many did this way), there wouldn't much to talk about. thus, writing same messages will still look like spams.
you're welcome
however, for my part. i've doubts whether to submit it or not, because it's A1 in size. plus, scanning or photographing it doesn't seem right because there are some gold/shining colours on it (i was borrowing some styles from Iluminated Manuscript.
nevertheless, a little comment on my current art as mentioned, there won't be any common religious elements (as Gothic's art are religion-orientated). Moreover, since Art Nouveau is a breakaway from the rigid Gothic, I decided to re-unite them in a pop art way.
an important point to be known is neither would i add the common modern Gothic subculture's elements (skulls, bats and cross) because those will make this art too awful to be even placed in living room.
all in all, i choose to create something dark but still appeal to people from all walks of life.
anyway, if possible, i might submit it into MT. otherwise, i would get the best shot and link it through photobucket for you.
black blood should be the word
thanks for sharing
somehow, i find your artworks pretty unique. i've never visit any art exhibition before in my life. so, your collection can be pleasantly viewed as an exhibition in MT too!
and thanks very much for your comment on my recent scan. however, it's been deleted away due to 'low quality'. but never mind anyway~
btw, sad to say, Oriya had left MT. it's again another person leaving for the same reason......
ok, it's dinner already
. i'm
indeed very sorry again for late reply (though i'm now on end of semester
holiday 
). can't make any excuses, i've to busy myself with some hobbies,
or else i'll be 'killed horridly' by boredom. too bad, it affects my MT's slot
time too 
. nevertheless, i assure all replies will be replied within 2 weeks
but, i've to inform you that you need not wait for my reply
see ya, and take care~