MapleRose
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Proposing Highlights
See something in the gallery that you think deserves recognition, especially one that doesn't have many comments/faves? Please PM me with a link to the work, and give me a valid reason as to why you think it deserves to be highlighted (because it is by your friend is not a good reason!). All self-plugs will be ignored.
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'cause Lockon said so.
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Tutorial Corner
All of these tutorial are for Jasc PaintShop Pro 8, which has both vector and raster functions; I think it's better than Photoshop.
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VECTORING
- Vectoring Tutorial: Working with layers and shapes
- Vectoring with outlines and masks: One technique for outlined vectors, by using masks (PSP8)
- Vectoring with outlines V2: Another way to vector with dynamic outlines, without masks
- The Ultimate Pen Tool Tutorial: All you'll ever need to know about vectoring and pen tool in PSP8
- Pen tool extraction: How to extract scans with the pen tool
- NEW! Texturing: How to add texture to your work
- Soft airbrush colouring tutorial: Soft CGing with airbrush and magic wand
- How to paint wavey water: Painting water, like in "Windy Sunrise"
- Walkthrough for "View from Above"
- Painting moonlight rays for "So She Dances"
- Painting in ArtRage: Using the marker tool in ArtRage
- Painting city lights: Paint cityscape at night, like in "City Nightlife"
PAINTING
But, in case you are using Photoshop or or Photoshop CS, I've found a really nice
tutorial at deviantART to get you started into the basics of vectoring and using the pen
tool: Lemontea's Definitive Vector
Guide
Once you get to the devART page, click the "download" button on the left (don't
worry, you don't need to be a member of devART) to get the zip file.
Awards
From contests and stuff
- Staff choice from Vectory's contest for "Tiger tiger"
- Most colourful from GSA's Celebration contest for "Let's Celebrate"
- Best portrayal of theme from GSA's Celebration contest for "Let's Celebrate"
- Best Unique Character Design for RomeoxJuliet's banner contest
- 2nd Place in Celestial Luminesse's Purokon for A Girl Like Me
Communities and Sites
Other places I haunt
- deviantART - place for all my art, both anime fanart and original art and photography
- fanfiction.net - to let out the inner fangirl by writing fanfiction
- Captain and Commander - shrine for Mwu and Murrue of Gundam SEED, because I'm an obsessed fangirl. Includes fanart and wallpapers
- Dreaming of a Stream - personal site, original art and photography, newly revamped
- LiveJournal - random ramblings of a fangirl
MapleRose's Favorite Series
Child Tags
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Honey & Clover
Rated 9.75 -
Natsume Yuujin-Chou
Rated 9.75 -
Fruits Basket
Rated 9.50 -
Legend of Basara
Rated 9.50 -
Romeo x Juliet
Rated 9.50 -
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
Rated 9.25
Reviews
By Members
MapleRose's Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Tv Review
At first, Gundam 00 isn't all that interesting; it didn't really draw me in (feel free to disagree, but that's just my opinion). Really, the first few episodes to me are just "mecha fanservice and politics". I started to think that it's just another Gundam/mecha series, nothing too special, and only kept watching out of curiosity and hoping it'll get better. While it's important to set up the situation and introduce and explain the technology (which they did, but I still find confusing), I didn't like how characters aren't developed until later; they were introduced, but you don't get to know then until later in the series, and that just doesn't have as much impact as if they were developed earlier.
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MapleRose's The Girl Who Leapt Through Time Tv Review
If you like sci-fi, fantasy or adventure, then this movie is probably not for you. While it has time travel, that's not really the main focus of the story; time leaping acts more as a plot-device to develop the characters and the story. Although some parts of the time leap are explained, it's best if you don't question how it works (like what happens to the current time line when Makoto goes back) and just take it as it is, else you'll end up going in circles and get a headache. The story focuses more on the relationships and the characters than the logics of time travel and how it works, and that's what you should focus on as well.
However, that's not to say the movie is all mellow and slice-of-life. There's action, humour, romance in it as well.
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MapleRose's Jigoku Shoujo Tv Review
The premise of the series is pretty neat and interesting. Each story takes a look at human nature, the injustices that exist in today's society, and our desire to take revenge even though it can't bring back what's already lost. Many people rely on Jigoku Tsushin and Jigoku Shoujo as a way out of their problems, even though in many instances the problem could be resolved by talking it over or by other means without having to condemn your soul to Hell. The crimes of the victims going to Hell varies, some deserve it more than others (and I admit it's very satisfying to see those who have it coming get their due). Whether Jigoku Shoujo is right or not in what she's doing is up to the viewer to decide.
All Jigoku Shoujo Reviews | 10 comments | Read More »
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Hihi! XD
May I ask what is the dimension and sizes for a group button? thanks! XD
*HUGGLEGLOMP* Thank you, Maple, for the highlight!
Haha! I was so unmotivated lately that I even gave up on the wall for this round. Lol.
But I'll sure do the guessing.
hah I forgot all about that, i'll return it after fixing some other stuff :)
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
happy belated birthday! i was gonan tell you yesterday and then i was like i'll make her a banner.. but then i forgot =="
but hope you get lots of presents 8d
lol. I've done a few pics in digital, but it's not my fav. Can't "feel" the picture with my pen, if you get my meaning. :D
I'm thinking of going over those feet eventually, to make them look a little better. lol. I'm glad most of the pic turned out well, though.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Which?Waller contest is ending just for YOU! :D (or something) I know! As a B-day present I'll make the next round the idea you and Gaara suggested awhile ago! :3
Happy Birthday! And again, I have no present. =( Sorry..
I WILL GIVE YOU ONE SOMEDAY! I hope..
Yes I am. I'm actually really excited about this round! I thought it would be difficult but when I started looking I actually found more scans with animals in them than I had time to wall! Now I have a whole backlog of animal containing scans on my hard drive. ^_^'
maple-san,
Please check your pm. I hope everything can proceed according to my pm. Thank you.
It's the downloaded version that doesn't change >< I haven't checked it now, but the thumbnail changed :S
As for the advices, I'll do as you say >D including the wing ^^ thanks for the comment :D
Hello! Thanks so much for the suggestion regarding my Howl's Moving Castle scans. I was not aware that that section existed. However Howl's Moving Castle is a Studio Ghibli film so was I not already posting them in an appropriate section? Thanks again for all the help.
merged: 06-26-2009 ~ 09:31pm
Thanks for the clarification. Again thanks for all the help! :)