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[pacificpikachu]

This is the original:



I like that you can see the details better, and overall it looks smoother and so on, but I feel it suffers from a lack of contrast.



This one is weird (yay filters), but I like it because it increases the contrast and makes the drawing look more unique than the original. But it does cause a loss of detail, and is...IDK, weird and obviously filtered?

Anyway, let me know which one you guys prefer! I can't make up my mind. I wish the picture had turned out better overall, but oh well.

Turns out Daniell can't take Mr. Guinea Pig after all--she had an allergic reaction to him after she got home. :( Unfortunate, as I would have been very happy with that situation. Going to have to think about what I'm going to do with him. I suppose I can just put an ad up for him, but I just...hate giving up animals to homes where I'll never hear of them again. ;; The guinea pig I'm probably getting on Sunday, though, comes with a cage so at least the girls will have one cage and the boy will have a cage, too, until I figure out what to do with him. I'm tempted to just get him a boy buddy and keep a girl cage and a boy cage, but I know Mom's not going to go for that. XD We'll see, I guess.

Called about the chickens today! Alas, they don't have much in the way of bantams, but they DO have silkies! I've always wanted a silkie (FLOOFY AND SWEET AND ADORABLE, plz to be googling them), so on Friday morning I'll get one or two silkies and take a look at everything else. If there's anything overwhelmingly beautiful I'll probably buckle, but really...bantams are my thing, primarily. I want to get some Sumatras some day and I have a few larger chickens that I ended up with one way or another, but other than that everything I want chicken-wise is bantam.

I'm hopefully going to head down to San Francisco next Friday to pick up my crazy (in an awesome way) aunt and bring her back up to our house for the weekend because she wants to see us and our house and is too chicken to drive all the way up there. We probably won't leave until Saturday or Friday night, so I'll go hang out in Japantown and whatnot during the day Friday. Should be fun! I hope it works out for next weekend because if it does ensuing and I will probably get to hang out. :D

Next weekend is also the Celtic Festival, and honestly I look forward to spending time with my aunt. It's odd--I used to be reticent to spend time with my relatives, and now I'm growing more fond of them for some reason I cannot pinpoint. Perhaps that I'm an adult now and seen more as an equal, IDK?

The dog park was so funny tonight! All the dogs were being really lazy and just kind of loafing around until a boy riding a bike came by the dog park and starting riding along the perimeter of the fence, and they all started barking and chasing him. Now, one would think the dog owners would then want him to leave so the dogs wouldn't get all wound up, but instead we were cheering the boy on and insisting he keep doing laps so they dogs would do laps with him, ahaha. It was hilarious watching Honey running as fast as her short legs can take her chasing the kid on the bike along with several of the other dogs. I like the dog park bunch--both the dogs and the people. I must admit, though, I don't know the names of any of the people and I know the names of all of the dogs. XD

I'm sitting on the couch with all three of my dogs right now, and THEY'RE SO CUTE. Gah, I never get sick of my doggies. They're so adorable and sweet and hilarious and fun.

Not much else to write about at the moment... I have a long day of school ahead of me tomorrow (2 PM-9:30 PM essentially) that I'm not looking forward to. Simply because it's looong, not because I don't like the classes. Once I get through that, Friday will be nice, though! Between the possibility of getting some silkies and Makayla and I starting work on our AMV, I'm looking forward to Friday.

Comments

[loika.livejournal.com]

Oh, you draw animal bodies so well! I think I like the second version better, but you could always post both as one deviation (the common solution when you can't decide between filter/non-filtered versions, heheh).

[pacificpikachu.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I am really unhappy with the coloring on this piece because it's just so blah, but nonetheless I don't have much in the way of issues with the sketch itself.

Oh, how do you do that? Just posting one/linking the other, or...?

[maids.livejournal.com]

the first one

[ylmik-wisty.livejournal.com]

a;sldkjf *tries to return favor but because of abysmal judgement...er..* I can't decide. At first I liked the first one best because I liked being able to see the detail more opposed to the fuzzier second one, but now I think maybe I'm biased because I looked at the first one before the second one. But anyway. I guess I like the first one better. The picture is really cool, by the way! I really like how blurry the mountains are versus the foreground.

[loika.livejournal.com]

Just have it as the one image, but the two versions side by side. Or you could link it too, I guess. But I've seen a lot of people do the former; sometimes it's quite interesting. :)

[ensuing.livejournal.com]

I thiiiink I like the first one better.

I'm sorry that the guinea pig thing didn't work out. =(

I so hope next Friday works out!! X_X

[growly.livejournal.com]

I like the first one better.

[kirarakim.livejournal.com]

I guess I am in the minority I like the second one better. I just like how the color stands out more. But I think you can't go wrong with either one.

[trf-chan.livejournal.com]

I think I like the first one better.

And I hope you find a home for the guinea pig or just keep him~ >:D It would be so nerve-wracking to give him to a stranger.

It's odd--I used to be reticent to spend time with my relatives, and now I'm growing more fond of them for some reason I cannot pinpoint. Perhaps that I'm an adult now and seen more as an equal, IDK?

SAME WITH ME. It's weird.

[placetohide.livejournal.com]

I like the second one more.

[mei-san.livejournal.com]

I actually like the first one! It gives the animal of the night feel. Is Umbreon a pokemon of the night (just checked: moonlight pokemon)? I think it draws attention to the moon because Umbreon is dark here, yet the bright yellow bands also marks the presence of Umbreon but they're not overtly bright so it emits a cool-feeling light, like the moon. It rings true to the moonlight pokemon. The second one definitely makes it brighter and shiner and easier to identify. It gives a rougher, misty feel? Haha I think they are both great and why can't you post both? XD

And I miss the bay area. Have fun!!!

[koyaaniisqatsi.livejournal.com]

I like the first one! I think the lack of contrast makes it look better than the other one.

I always wanted to visit a dog park. We don't have any in England, as far as I know. ;o;

[ionneos.livejournal.com]

I think I'm going to hop on the bandwagon and say the first one. It looks like it's a touch more realistic, which I think is a plus for this picture. But, really, no one could complain no matter which one you decide on. They're both fantastic.

[bjango.livejournal.com]

The second picture! :3

[pacificpikachu.livejournal.com]

Thanks for your input! :)

[pacificpikachu.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the input! And I'm glad you like the picture overall, too. :D

[pacificpikachu.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the input!

Aw, it's okay. I'll figure something out eventually.

Turns out my aunt can't make it up that weekend, but I might come down for Friday anyway! :D My grandma is being honored that weekend (by who or what I don't know), so I might need to be down there anyway? And even if not, I'm tempted to go just to see you and have fun! I might just do that. I'll let you know for sure once I've talked to my dad!

[pacificpikachu.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the input! :D

[pacificpikachu.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the input! :D

[pacificpikachu.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the input! :)

Yes, I'm thinking I'm going to try to find him a home within my social circles for a while and think about it in the meantime.

I'm glad I'm not alone in this! I've been realizing it over the last year or so and I...don't get it! There's no logical reason I can pinpoint. But it's kind of nice to look forward to family time instead of dreading it.

[pacificpikachu.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the input, Mark! :)

[pacificpikachu.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the input! And yep, you pinned it down with the description--that sort of soft, moonlight-like glow was what I was going for in the picture. :D Umbreon is my second favorite Pokémon, only to Mew, and I love drawing it~

Thank you! It might be the weekend after next instead, but regardless of when I go I will be sure to enjoy it. :D

[pacificpikachu.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the input! :D

Oh, you don't have them there? That's so unfortunate! I absolutely love dog parks. Ours is just about a block from my house, so it's really convenient, and the dogs love it there.

[pacificpikachu.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much for the input and compliment! :D

[pacificpikachu.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the input, Zoe! :D

By the way, I have Rattata/Raticate stuff for you next time I see you. Don't let me forget!

[bjango.livejournal.com]

WEEEEEEE! Can't wait! 83

[ensuing.livejournal.com]

Well, however it works out, I hope we can hang out soon together! (If not this Friday, Y-con is only a month away!) Anyway, yeah, just let me know. =D