Quote by charaznableamurorei... I just HAD to suggest this, otherwise my brain will burst!
Yup, it's kinda quiet back there at the DSC because the people mainly involved in the Monthly Displays are pretty much in deep in real life, mentis-san... and pegassuss, Anjhurin, *secret artist's name here* and I are also prepping up special stuff for a sort of Special Display thing coming up soon. The preparations for that kinda going slow, because of darn real life getting in the way, lol... and also, I kinda have other backlog promises-commitments I'm trying to fulfill around these virtual parts (lol, to enumerate, w.a.r. story writing stuff, MT Character Classes caption stuff, the "Tips for Doujin" thing stuff, the DSC Member Directory thingy and some other stuff...), so why the heck am I telling you this, lol?

Anyways! On to the suggestion! Maybe while we're waiting for the Special Displays thingy to launch (and looking at the positive response your thread is getting!), maybe, maybe, maybe, how about having an MT event that involves artists and anyone else interested and basically full-on inviting everyone to engage in "blind drawing/blind painting", with your Creative Painting - Manga Version guide as one of the basis of said event? (Lol, I'd love to see what wallers and non-artists' artwork would look like!)

One other basis (I think) for the MT "blind drawing/blind painting" (lol! what about "blind walling"? ^^^) event is that we could have people who contribute lovely scans suggest some or lotsa scans as references for the event, or even "blind-wall/blind-digitally-paint" doujinshi or even walls or whatever? So that we could encourage their participation too? *okies, warning, wackiness factor going waaayy off the scale now...*

Of course, what I feel is lovely about the whole thing is that maybe this could be a nice event that would be a kind of break from the awesome-art-and-awesome-wall trend, and loosen things up... lol, actually I'd quote a lot from your conversation with chisaikame-chan on your guestbook on this part, but anyways... But I think the MT standards on "quality" might get a bit in the way of the "blind drawing/blind painting/blind walling" event, since really at first glance (to use an example) your Hizuru - Blind/Charcoal and Hizuru - Blind/Sharpie drawings kinda look like just doodles, which are kinda discouraged in the MT Policy... ^_^"... but hey, you know, maybe we could suggest to the MT mods to open up a special MT Gallery section just for the event, for everyone to submit their "blind artwork" stuff in, so that it wouldn't be mistook as just "doodles"?!?!? O_o ... *okies, wackiness factor reaching white-supernova mode* But if that doesn't work (and if the mods aren't game on a let-your-creativity-soar event), maybe we could just go it a la Inspiration Project style, an off-MT website hosting the "blind artwork" chu-chu-ness? But nnnnnnn, so that it'll truly be open and conducive to artistic creativity and MT communitiness (word creation time! ), I really hope that the special MT Gallery section thing could be accomodated!

Lastly, maybe we could start in the DSC, see if we could get other organizers (I'd love to ask fireflywishes and MapleRose and flyindreams and other doujin groups like Doujin-Arena and close-to-doujin-making groups like Paint-o-Rama are game to this!) to crash in and help out! Lol, me will probably help out, just a bit (me ish bad, suggesting all this and backing out in the end, lol!) But anyways... ^^^

*And supernova flashes! * I'm kinda thinking/feeling under an influence, this Hachikuro Model of Diversifying the "Support Doujinshi" Cause in Minitokyo and Other Spaces and Places in my head for quite a while now... so, hastily mapping the "blind drawing/blind painting/blind walling" event out:

... *breathes out hard!* Whew, 'glad to get that one out! So, what do you guys think? ^^^

Hiya Chara-chan ^_^. I was just wondering if anything came of this...? It was a good idea, but it's unfortunate that no one else chimed in with their thoughts or support... So, anyway, just curious.

How have you been? I wasn't on MT much for some time, but I'm trying to be here a little more. Took me forever to catch up with all of my notifications :P. Anyways, take care, and write me back .

P.S.: Oh, shoot. Well, never mind. I see that you haven't been online since you made that comment. :_( ...I'm sad now. Come back...?

Hi

flyindreams told me that you are working on some sort of project...so I came here.

Shoku

Konichiwa, Chara-dono ^_^. I just replied to your post in my thread, and I hope you don't mind me adding you to my friendslist . I was also wondering if you are part of the Doujinshi Support Club group? Cause there doesn't seem to be much going on there, and funky things are afoot with member statuses and such, dunno :P.

Anyway, I'll see you around ^_^.

Quote by charaznableamuroreiI only noticed this after seeing you draw Mikhail in lots of different kinds of poses and scenes: he's the only one you always, always draw with gloves on, right? I smell mystery (and a story) here...

you're right!

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Oh, but I have to ask, for the "doujin banner" version: what do you think, is it best that we retain the whole doujin? I mean, not crop it or loop off some parts and then just a smaller-sized version would be the banner for the "Tips" thread? Or.... crop the doujin, focusing on the needle/thread and Mikhail? Then, just some words on the banner like "Having trouble with drawing?" or something more creative/nifty? I'll try to ask firelfy and ephie 'bout what words/sentence/question is apt for the banner! But if you still have the time, please drop me a line about what you feel is best, ne? ^^^ For sure-ness, Wapy-san gets all the credit for all the "hard work" for "Hard Work"!

well, then I'll small-size it. About the sentence....ammmm.... I really need to think about it... what about: "doujinshi, a work with no end"?
well, I'll small it, then I'll give it to you OK?

Kisses!

Hey there, chara-obaasan!
Haha...sorry, sorry; couldn't resist (LOL, and this is what I do after an eternity of not even dropping by...tsk, tsk. For shame!)
Actually I've been busy doing internship work at Heart Center, UST Hospital, Philippine Children's Medical, and even in Sapang Palay, Bulacan! Haha...this past year has been really hectic for me, though a lot of fun as well, and I've gotten a taste of how it is to work instead of studying all the time.
So kamusta na kayo, lola...este ate? Haha...sana naging mabuti itong 2006, and all the best this 2007!
Medyo late na, pero Happy New Year! (For next year nalang...haha.) ^^ Godbless lagi!

Hello hello chara!
Just a quick visit to wish you a very Happy New year! I hope you have tons and tons of fun! ^^ And I hope it comes full of good surprises and good things for you! and May your wishes come true
I hope you are doing great and that you are enjoying this holidays with your family and loved ones ^^
Merry Christmas! ^__^
Take care!

Hey chara-nee ^_^

Just dropping by to wish you a very merry christmas with your bro / friend (i'm sure she's gonna bug you with the birth of the Lord etc... right ? since she is a pretty hardcore catholic from what i remember... wanting you to get married etc... lol ). I hope you'll spend a great time with your loved ones, and also that the shooting of The Take meets its audience with your homefolks .

Anyway, it seems i'm even busier now... with going to see friends i don't see often, going to visit my father etc...
But i don't forget about the event, and i was thinking that it should get rolling soon. Actually, i was thinking of creating a 'joining' thread in the art lounge as well as a joining announcement in the DSC, and link it on a lot of other groups' GB.
The thing being, as i said before on yahoo, are people tired with me making the announcement ? Then it would be better if someone else made that. And then i have to say that i obviously thought about you, because you have much more of an 'aura' around you that i do (i mean, you're proficient with words, and have more charisma, and know more people etc etc...). That's what i thought, but at the same time it feels wrong to "drop" things on you somehow.
Plus i didn't get that much replies from the previous displays' winners... so i wonder who'll step up to the challenge.

Merry Christmas again

anj *hugs*

hey chara *hugglesss*

I know I know I havent any of your e-mails yet... Trust me... I been rather tied up with my work for the moment...

but I promise you that I will return all of your e-mails with some well thought out "Thoughts"

thankies for your gifts via e-mails ^^

hope I can actually get my life back and talk to you more on 07! =^^=

Hi there my friend because Christmas is so near
I wish u to spend it surrounded by ur loved ones
and here is something from me ..

(= May the bells of happiness ring merrily for you at Christmas and throughout the coming year =)

Quote by charaznableamurorei... Ginthetwilightswords, sorry for the very late reply. ... but do you remember runic?

I was busy preparing a sort of "DSC Member Directory Listing", randombly browsing DSC members' userpages, when I chanced upon her guestbook and read a sad message from her friend in there. She passed away last year, around this month, 9th of November.

I talked with runic for a couple of times, mostly when the MT Character Classes Contest thing was going on. I remember sharing a laugh with her when she made her MT noobie: cutiepie doujinshi. She didn't intend to submit "cutiepie" for the doujin contest, but I suggested that she do, since her doujin really does personify 'newbieness'... she agreed, and that was fun. I also remember runic encouraging me to hang in there, since at the time of the contest, I was also struggling with my offline office job while trying to keep a handle on the goings-on of the contest. And for that, I thank her.

She did seem to be also known in this forum: http://www.animeacademy.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21030 .

... and the best that I could come up to remember her is by making a simple (I honestly think it's crappy... ) banner for her, based on her Mt artist sketch. I posted the banner on the DSC group page, but for you, here it is:

... to my surprise, her entry was deleted/the drawing does not show up? I did a little research on the DSC guestbook, and someone there (serendipity, I think) said that some of the contest entries were deleted for no apparent reason... including runic's drawing. Her Mt artist sketch colored version is still there, though... so my biggest hunch why the line-art one was deleted because whoever reported it probably noticed it was a "duplicate" of the colored version... but it's wrong to think of it that way, because the entries there were contest entries... not considering the context is inconsiderate on the part of the person who reported the "dupe" and the moderator who deleted the submission... Anyway, when I get the free time to investigate/follow up on this, I'll try. I'm a little busy with some other doujin-related projects here, but honto, promise, I'll try, for runic...

Anyway, again sorry for not responding so soon. Belated happy birthday, 'hope you're doing well.

I'm glad I didn't purge my inbox,I would have missed this.I always wondered what became of Rune,but never in my mind did I imagine that she passed away.She was a beloved friend of mine and a fantastic artist,and when she just stop showing up Ihad no clue.I feel abit ill about this,even worse so that I don't come on here as often as should because of my life outside the net and how so much here has changed.If I had a scanner,if I could even draw again I would make a memorial for her.One day I shall,I just have to remember to do so...

I do not see how the drawing could be a rip considering she did the pen and ink version before she did the coloured version.I know these for I had favored both and praised her about how it looked.There's not much I can do considering my my short time online nowadays,gut I will back you up as far as having the image resubmitted if needed.It's unfair to her and her memory,and I cannot believe serene would do that.

I hold it not against for the late reply.I too am at fault.There are so many here that have not spoken to in some time,but I do think it is time for me to reinstate myself here just yet.And I when I do,I'll have many choices words about the changes that have taken place here on Minitokyo.

Anyway,thank you for your reply,I hope to hear from you once more and I will do my best to check in at the most weekly here.Give my best wishes to the group,and the tribute image for Runic,her memory,I'm sure she would appreciate it ^-^.

~Gin

Quote by charaznableamuroreiNooo... I haven't bugged him, firefly... ... because honestly, I'm overly procrastinating over a nice post for him from me on his guestbook (for all the awesome DSC banners Ryuuen's concocted over the year, and for managing to find the time to help out in the DSC)... so I'm still hiding from him... ... lol, and why am I addressing Ryuuen in the third person? O_O

OK, technical/impressionistic commentary! I'm kinda entering into a yaoi-gaga phase right now, so I can't say a glowering "OMG, cute girls in love!" comment right now... I'm not too sure about Konoka Konoe's (she's the one at the right, right?) right arm, how it wraps around Setsuna Sakurazaki's left arm... or maybe I'm just trying to cover up for my apparent cluelessness over drawing proportions and stuff, lol. Anyway, I think you wanted to focus on the girls' faces here, instead of their clothes, with all the highlights on their faces, hair and all. Oh, and the nodachi (her sword)... shouldn't it be curving juuuusst a tad little?

Oh, and yes yes, if you could spare some time off your offline studies, please do drop us a line on the thread! ^^^ And I'm off dropping a comment on your DSC banner featuring DSC members! ^^^

*smacks forehead* Oh, and sorry for being insensitive... same with fireflywishes, I hope your wrist gets better. Alaxan ba ang iniinom mo? Tama na 'yang drugs, ha? *Nanay mode! * I-hot compress mo lang iyan, hane?

Eww... yaoi... lol |D;

but to no offense, I'm scared of yaoi so I dunno what to say xD;;;
And yup, Konochan's holding unto Secchan's arm ^_^
I'll make sure I'll fix the mistakes on my next drawing, if ever I pass my finals and subjects this term |D;

I still need to do a new banner too, yau know >: the last one is getting old. >:

Lastly... random lang na pagsagot |D
Di po Alaxan... DI po ako uminom ng painkillers, I used the for-external-use-only types ;D
Thanks for the concern though, but rest assured that both of my wrists are out of binds and all better no ^_^

Thanks for the comment Chara-neesama! : D

hello lady charaznableamurorei ! it has been a while just stopping by to say "hi"; hope all is well.

: leaves charaznableamurorei a red rose :
au revoir

btw- you still have the l o n g e s t name in the history of Mt i think..