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Published: 2012-10-16 09:00:09 +0000 UTC; Views: 881; Favourites: 23; Downloads: 15
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Description There are a million issues with this pic and i know about 990,000 of them. But it's a start, right?

Answer the challenge to finally draw Milo. XD he's the teal one.

Not exactly sure how he's sitting next to Socks, considering his bias, but pretty sure Sparkz would take care of him if he tried anything funny. Not that Socks would need help, but whatever.

This is probably the end of my 'experiment' with the proportions, as it just doesn't seem to suit my style. but ya gotta try once in awhile.

Chafe, Sparkz, Milo (Tres) @ me
Socks @
Sparkz' design @
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CaptainMexico [2012-11-02 21:15:35 +0000 UTC]

You are so cool. No doubt you are so talented!

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8OV In reply to CaptainMexico [2012-11-03 11:23:25 +0000 UTC]

capitan is too kind

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AnimatedTigerGirl [2012-10-17 03:44:17 +0000 UTC]

Cute.

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8OV In reply to AnimatedTigerGirl [2012-10-17 03:53:59 +0000 UTC]

thanks!

they're supposed to be hard, not cute. either way, it's kinda hard to look hard if you're already cute, eh? XDDDDD

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AnimatedTigerGirl In reply to 8OV [2012-10-17 04:02:22 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome.

That's true. X3

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GuiMontag [2012-10-16 20:00:18 +0000 UTC]

Awesome work, my friend! Tres looks even better than I imagined him. I think it's his "hairstyle" that does it, it really makes him look less like a generic cat and more unique, which is important when putting him next to Sparkz's non-standard design. Plus his coloring helps too, you had the right idea months ago describing him as such.

It's always good to see you drawing in anthro style, despite your reservations about it.^^ And I definitely noticed the "317" graffiti, but I'm sure I don't need to tell you that.

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8OV In reply to GuiMontag [2012-10-16 23:20:30 +0000 UTC]

i have a strange fondness for outlandish crazy hairstyles... maybe it's because of the hair bands of the 80's, maybe it's because i have no hair to style... whatever the case may be, it was either something ridiculous like this, or a crew cut-and i dunno how to depict a crew cut on these kinds of characters, thus... yes. XDDD

there's something a bit sinister in Tres' smile, though, eh? he kinda reminds me of O Dawg from "Menace 2 Society" (don't watch it, please. XDDDD )
speaking of which, Tupac was supposed to play O Dawg and due to a number of issues, he was re-cast at the last minute and went on to do "Poetic Justice" with Janet Jackson in the middle of the LA Riots.

what does that have to do with this picture?

oh yeah. calm before (or after) the storm. you know what i'm talking about. the eye of the hurricane is always the eerie silence, eh?

actually i just looked at my original concept sketch and he doesn't look too different from that.

i respect those that CAN do clothes (especially the way YOU do them) and it takes a great amount of skill... but it just isn't something i ... i guess wanna get good at... i suppose if that ever changes i'll try harder in the future.

hahaha you notice how the graffiti was attempted to be erased? Sparkz' doing. XD you'll be the only one in the world to get that one, i guess. XD

gracias, boss!

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GuiMontag In reply to 8OV [2012-10-17 23:05:06 +0000 UTC]

I know full well what you're taking about with the calm before the storm...less so about the graffiti's partial erasure being Sparkz's doing, I'm ashamed to admit for once. I'm guessing it's to show the difference between him and Tres? I don't know, maybe I'm having trouble getting it because I'm tired...or maybe it could be that it's been a bit too long since I've read something by you.

Please don't interpret that as me rushing you, though.

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8OV In reply to GuiMontag [2012-10-18 05:37:25 +0000 UTC]

spot on, buddy. XDDD as per usual.

XDDDD no, i get it. i NEED to write again. i tried to last night but the white screen was very intimidating. i'll need to do another little exercise to get me back in that rhythm. hmm i wonder what exercise i could ... oh yes. XDDDD

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GuiMontag In reply to 8OV [2012-10-18 23:55:18 +0000 UTC]



My turn to use that expression. I'm not gonna try speculating even though I probably could make a good guess, I'll just patiently wait to see what you come up with.

Now I see you're back to taunting me with hints about your next move.

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8OV In reply to GuiMontag [2012-10-19 00:42:46 +0000 UTC]

mwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa




must get back to writing as soon as possible especially after all this proofreading i have to do i, i realize i take my writing to granted and if i put as much effort into my writing as i do now with drawing, i could totally STOP proofreading altogether! XDDD

yeah!!! cryptic hints!!!

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GuiMontag In reply to 8OV [2012-10-19 22:38:35 +0000 UTC]

Yay! As glad as I am that you enjoy drawing, I'm also glad that to hear you'll be getting back into writing soon enough. Unfortunately you've all but told me that there aren't enough hours in the day to dedicate to both with your schedule, so I get the distinct impression that you're going to have to choose between them.

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8OV In reply to GuiMontag [2012-10-20 11:56:01 +0000 UTC]

please tell my stupid hand to stop drawing and start typing, Gui. it'll make it SOOOOO much easier to work on my words...

BTW, have i told you lately how AWESOME you are?

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GuiMontag In reply to 8OV [2012-10-20 19:35:10 +0000 UTC]

Riki's hand, stop drawing and start typing!

Does that help, bro? I can't wait for you to start writing again, only thing is I'd never call any part of you 'stupid.'

Indeed you have, and I can only reply by telling you how awesome YOU are.

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CHaRBini [2012-10-16 14:28:48 +0000 UTC]

I think this turned out awesome! The background looks great, all the characters look great, it's soooo awesome!

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8OV In reply to CHaRBini [2012-10-16 23:21:41 +0000 UTC]

it's weird...... weird weird weird. XDDDD

i wanna draw Jack n' Drago again at least their clothes make sense.

kiitos CHaRB

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CHaRBini In reply to 8OV [2012-10-17 09:51:36 +0000 UTC]

Why is it weird? It doesn't look weird to me.

Heehee, I'm supposed to finish this one drawing of Jack and Drago, but later. I hope the drawing turns out okay...

Ole hyvรค, Riki!

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8OV In reply to CHaRBini [2012-10-17 12:48:45 +0000 UTC]

!!!

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CHaRBini In reply to 8OV [2012-10-17 15:28:36 +0000 UTC]

Exciiiiteeeeed! Heehee.

Guess what happened? I came back home and then I realized my cat had decided to have a taste of the sketch I made. She also hid my eraser somewhere. It's okay, though, I guess I can still use the sketch... Then I also decided to be stupid and opened up Sai and started to make another sketch. Gah, at this rate I have too many drawings to do!

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8OV In reply to CHaRBini [2012-10-18 06:12:10 +0000 UTC]

i wonder how the sketch tasted? actually no i don't. it probably tasted like paper which is bland and probably needs salt.

GAH!!! Bruno used to hide my eraser and find the MOST EXPENSIVE pencil to steal!

too many is much better than lack of inspiration, right?

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CHaRBini In reply to 8OV [2012-10-18 12:34:45 +0000 UTC]

I bet it tasted good since just a while ago she decided to have another taste of the poor sketch. She also seemed really happy about destroying it. The sketch is in pieces now... Luckily yesterday I scanned it when only a part of it was destroyed. So many small pieces of paper on my table... Ahh, I love cats.

Mauku also loves to hide my pencils, but this time she just hid the eraser... And I still have no idea where it is! It was my favorite eraser, too!

Hmm, I suppose that's true. Lack of inspiration suuucks.

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Rainfr0st [2012-10-16 14:23:00 +0000 UTC]

Darn it. I was making a picture like this for your birthday, but only with Socks, Sparkz, and Rainfrost in it. OOPS! I said too much!

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8OV In reply to Rainfr0st [2012-10-16 23:22:00 +0000 UTC]



i'll pretend i didn't see that.

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Rainfr0st In reply to 8OV [2012-10-16 23:23:09 +0000 UTC]

XDDDD

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ohara916 [2012-10-16 13:56:07 +0000 UTC]

Hey Hey check out this awesome picture. The proportions are looking great to me my friend and check out all the different poses, facial expressions, etc. I am loving your whole background and the feel of this piece. So much detail and nice work on the outfits. I love the fur effect on the characters as well. Fuzzy ears!!! Yay. Love it all

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8OV In reply to ohara916 [2012-10-16 14:02:00 +0000 UTC]

i had added the fuzzy ears at the last second to the raccoon from your suggestion

too much work drawing clothes... not a very fun drawing. but thanks so much, O'Hara!!!

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ohara916 In reply to 8OV [2012-10-16 14:03:05 +0000 UTC]

hehe awesome and SEE! I even noticed. I remember talking to you about that and there they are. I love that look.

Ahh Yes and with all those characters and clothes I'm sure it took forever, but you got another great piece

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8OV In reply to ohara916 [2012-10-16 14:10:37 +0000 UTC]

i noticed that when drawing Zazzle... i was trying to keep as many aspects of your design into my interpretation and when i got to the ears i remembered your suggestion so i didn't forget last night (although i had in the initial sketch i think)

ah, you're too kind. there are so many glaring issues with this piece (the tiny doors? it can't be a perspective thing)

but regardless you make me feel a bit better about it anyways. thanks!

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ohara916 In reply to 8OV [2012-10-17 13:40:41 +0000 UTC]

Well that is awesome you remembered what I said about the furry ears and I think it is great you tried it.

Hmm I get what you are saying about the doors. Maybe just not wide enough, but still. At least the doors aren't smaller. It looks good to me.

Well I'm glad I do and I really admire your work my friend

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SocksTheMutt [2012-10-16 13:47:31 +0000 UTC]

Ohman, anthro style! That, IMO, is always harder...humanoid forms are a pain in the tail (at least for me) but you did awesome here! Love how you did the wrinkles on the clothes especially (and perfect shirt color for Socks) XD I love SParkz' expression, he doesn't look very amused XD Aww Milo, that's a character I'm just hearing about...I had a cat by that name when I was little. Named him after "Milo and Otis" of course (orange cat just like the one in the movie) Anyways where was I? XD The background looks great as always, makes em all look like street smart gangstas XD GAH I think you've just inspired me and I needed some inspiration so thank you XD

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8OV In reply to SocksTheMutt [2012-10-16 14:05:16 +0000 UTC]

hahahah on the shirt color for Socks i went through all the pics i could find of Socks in your gallery and ended up deciding on his bandana color that showed up the most frequently

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8OV In reply to SocksTheMutt [2012-10-16 13:58:01 +0000 UTC]

I was afraid i would butcher poor Socks' hands if they'd been visible (poor choice of words, considering i created Sparkz ) but having his arms folded reminds me way too much of the straightjacket pics you did of Socks.

anthro style will NEVER be a forte of mine, but once in a million years, i guess it's okay to try.

this is really a highly hypothetical situation as Milo is unfortuantely very... shall we say 'specist'. either way, i'm so happy this depiction isn't as much of a failure as i initially thought. XDDD but i won't be drawing clothes too much more. at least for a while.

originally the premise was Sparkz had just gotten kicked out of high school and everyone came by to cheer him up and some random street photographer came by and snapped a photo of them.

oh my. Milo and Otis. i remember the title of the movie but never saw it. i only actually remember watching Benji or whatever as far as live animal movies are concerned, growing up.

eh? inspired you? i drew Socks from inspiration from you! perpetual cycle!!!

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SocksTheMutt In reply to 8OV [2012-10-16 14:09:57 +0000 UTC]

"Eh who needs school anyway!? You can learn everything ya need ta know on da streets!" XD for some reason that quote just came to mind...and OH YEAH majorly planning now. I have a couple things to scan soon anyway, didn't get much drawing in yesterday due to uh...stress issues with the house mates. Anyways again this is awesome! I'm gonna hafta try drawing them all together sometime too XD

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8OV In reply to SocksTheMutt [2012-10-19 12:30:12 +0000 UTC]

i missed the part about the housemates.

was too distracted trying to figure out where the quote came from. and still failed on all accounts since i never figured it out. i hope things will be better soon...
riki worries about ya that that situation.

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MightyMorphinPower4 [2012-10-16 13:29:32 +0000 UTC]

Nice work

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8OV In reply to MightyMorphinPower4 [2012-10-16 13:58:09 +0000 UTC]

thanks!

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astercrow [2012-10-16 11:57:39 +0000 UTC]

i think they came out very well

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8OV In reply to astercrow [2012-10-16 13:59:56 +0000 UTC]

teacher!!! hid all the hands and too many folds in the clothes and no legitimate try at highlighting or shading correctly. i'm so

unless we're just treating this as an exclusive exercise in proportions, in which case, i'll and say, " "

XDDDDDDDD

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astercrow In reply to 8OV [2012-10-18 03:13:44 +0000 UTC]

lol.... reading these comments is hilarious in hindsight.

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8OV In reply to astercrow [2012-10-18 03:44:36 +0000 UTC]

XDDDDD i can't make any promises but i will definitely try to do more hands in the future. XDDDD

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astercrow In reply to 8OV [2012-10-18 05:52:01 +0000 UTC]

i will be on your case about it... muahaha...

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8OV In reply to astercrow [2012-10-18 15:29:55 +0000 UTC]

i just drew something for ya and i forgot the hands again!

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astercrow In reply to 8OV [2012-10-18 17:03:19 +0000 UTC]

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8OV In reply to astercrow [2012-10-19 05:15:26 +0000 UTC]

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astercrow In reply to 8OV [2012-10-19 20:16:53 +0000 UTC]

XD love the new avatar

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8OV In reply to astercrow [2012-10-19 22:57:28 +0000 UTC]

OMG!!!!!

you changed yours as well!!! while it's amazingly detailed and awesome for a 50x50, it'll take forever to get used to the the iconic green outline not being there!

XDDD

actually it's so cool so i'll eventually get used to it, and thank you!!! btw! XDDD

will Burke's icon change, too?

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8OV In reply to astercrow [2012-10-19 22:56:18 +0000 UTC]

OMG!!!!!

you changed yours as well!!! while it's amazingly detailed and awesome for a 50x50, it'll take forever to get used to the the iconic green outline not being there!

XDDD

actually it's so cool so i'll eventually get used to it, and thank you!!! btw! XDDD

will Burke's icon change, too?

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astercrow In reply to 8OV [2012-10-19 23:42:27 +0000 UTC]

I just changed mine for today. The old one will be back tomorrow.

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8OV In reply to astercrow [2012-10-19 23:56:10 +0000 UTC]

from your picture, in hindsight it makes perfect sense. d'oh!

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Comickook [2012-10-16 11:10:50 +0000 UTC]

Excellent artwork.

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