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Description I was inspired by the short story "Thoughts on Paper" from Turtle Soup. Or more specifically I was inspired by the paintings Donny did in that story. Of course Donny's paintings were pretty dark and angsty and... that's just not what I wanted to draw XDDD

Still... even though it was only 5 Pages long I find myself staring over that story endlessly just for Donny's paintings. In the 2k3 cartoon he openly states that he has no artistic talent, but I like the idea of Donny having artistic skill a lot more... Even if the Turtle Soup series isn't exactly canon to the rest of the TMNT Universe.

Some obvious Vincent Van Gogh influence, also some obvious Gustav Klimt influence. And then, because Don used a lot of brown in his paintings I tried to keep it in that vein. His paintings also used a lot of dabbing.

This isn't exactly what I wanted to go for but it's very close so I'm happy Abstract art is not my forte at ALL. I'm pretty satisfied with this picture because it was out of my comfort zone. I'm also happy with Donny's expression.

I probably had more to say... but I'm really tired XD;


I don't draw you enough, but I still love you Don~!

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Comments: 85

C-Puff In reply to ??? [2010-10-09 14:29:34 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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Shark-Demon In reply to C-Puff [2010-10-09 19:32:09 +0000 UTC]

Welcomes.

--
Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree, I think I'll set Mine on Fire- Paul Gray R.I.P.

--
"There's always a way out. Some are just a little more dangerous than others."- Bends, STREET SHARKS

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Shahrezad1 [2010-02-04 05:14:10 +0000 UTC]

Beautifully done. I love the flowing feeling of the intermixing colors. *nods* It's very soothing, and brings out the highlights on his skin wonderfully.

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C-Puff In reply to Shahrezad1 [2010-02-04 17:39:57 +0000 UTC]

X3 thank you so much! I'm really glad you like it

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Shahrezad1 In reply to C-Puff [2010-02-05 21:22:02 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome. <3

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Lumine-magnet [2009-11-12 03:02:00 +0000 UTC]

I love this work <3
nice expression I like it

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C-Puff In reply to Lumine-magnet [2009-11-12 03:04:27 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much

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IsisConstantine [2009-10-26 21:23:10 +0000 UTC]

very beautiful.

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C-Puff In reply to IsisConstantine [2009-10-26 23:02:40 +0000 UTC]

thanks

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IsisConstantine In reply to C-Puff [2009-10-27 03:51:05 +0000 UTC]

welcomes

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54viruses [2009-10-26 04:09:07 +0000 UTC]

The guy is an inventor, he lives art... whether he'd admit it or not. I'd like to see that 'Turtle Soup' thing though... I've never even heard of it outside of your stuff.

Anyway; excellent painting.

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C-Puff In reply to 54viruses [2009-10-26 04:30:15 +0000 UTC]

X3 well thank you very much~! And yes, Donny, whether he can draw or not, is the artistic one XD
...along with Mikey who's the writer.

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54viruses In reply to C-Puff [2009-10-26 04:37:55 +0000 UTC]

Three cheer for the writer.

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C-Puff In reply to 54viruses [2009-10-26 04:39:39 +0000 UTC]

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Shellsweet [2009-10-25 20:38:07 +0000 UTC]

I absolutely love how you're pictures always look so soft.

I herd of the Thoughts on Paper story, I can't say I ever got to read it, but now I want to. I like the concept very much! And from what you said that Don's thoughts tended to be Agnsty and Depressing, for some reason that does'nt surprise me at all. XD;
Especially if it's based off on the comics. :3

The only thing though that seems a little off to me, or maybe it's you're Style and all.
But the Plastorn seems a little too low in my opinion, And the shell seems a little flat.
But I really like the picture in general anyways, and The Detail on his neck to his arm is very well done! Especially how you shaded it.

I'd have to learn how to do that on PS one day. It must be worth coloring like that. :3

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C-Puff In reply to Shellsweet [2009-10-25 20:52:15 +0000 UTC]

The 'Thoughts on Paper' story was in Turtle Soup, and even though nothing in Turtle Soup can be considered canon it's still based more on the comics than the cartoon at the time.

I agree, the plastron is a little low my problem is always matching the plastron to how the shell curves under his arms. The two have to match up so th plastron can't sit too high or it'll make the shell be directly under Don's arms and that wouldn't be functional as it'd be uncomfortable for him to move his arms. As for the shell, that's just personal choice XD I like drawing the shell more streamlined simply for aesthetics' sake, but my logic behind it is "They're turtles! not tortoises! The shell should be a little flat if they're aquatic." Donny's arms are leaning a little back though, so it might make it look flatter than it is

Anyway thank you very much! I'm really glad you like his neck and arm because the neck is a piece of anatomy I love, and arms tend to give me a little trouble XD

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Shellsweet In reply to C-Puff [2009-10-25 23:33:35 +0000 UTC]

Turtle Soup!! ARGH! I knew that! There's a comic book store near my school that sell a bunch of Turtle soup Comics still!

And I totally understand about the Shell now that you explained, I had a feeling the shell was part of you're Style but I wasnt so sure. ;3

Plastorn-Shells is always hard to fit into the equation anyway, I still have trouble drawing it out.

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C-Puff In reply to Shellsweet [2009-10-25 23:58:24 +0000 UTC]

"Thoughts on Paper" is in Volume 4. It's the very last story

>.>

<.<

if you can't find it... note me

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Shellsweet In reply to C-Puff [2009-10-26 20:19:39 +0000 UTC]

Would you know which Issue in Vol 4? NOW I know what you're talking about.

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C-Puff In reply to Shellsweet [2009-10-26 20:30:03 +0000 UTC]

Enh? D| I just meant the thinback called "Volume 4" but its the Turtle soup released in 1991

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Shellsweet In reply to C-Puff [2009-10-26 20:37:57 +0000 UTC]

Oooooh! nvm, sorry. XD;

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C-Puff In reply to Shellsweet [2009-10-26 20:38:58 +0000 UTC]

no worries XD;;

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PsychicPyroFreak [2009-10-25 01:26:36 +0000 UTC]

Shading - good. Background - excellent! Donnie's mood- Awesome and definitely describes Don-san! All in all - I LOVE IT!!!

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C-Puff In reply to PsychicPyroFreak [2009-10-25 03:36:41 +0000 UTC]

thank you very much!

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PsychicPyroFreak In reply to C-Puff [2009-10-25 22:22:40 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome!

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ItsTheGhost [2009-10-24 18:36:59 +0000 UTC]

So beautiful! I love how the background contrasts to Don, but also blends in an emotional way. The shading on his neck and arm... amazing!

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C-Puff In reply to ItsTheGhost [2009-10-24 23:12:22 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much I have a certain fetish when it comes to the neck XDD

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ItsTheGhost In reply to C-Puff [2009-10-25 23:48:08 +0000 UTC]

No problem!

... oh... me too Especially Donatello's XD

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HM24 [2009-10-24 18:12:41 +0000 UTC]

I love how warm and peaceful he looks in this picture. Your use of shadows on his face is pure genius.

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C-Puff In reply to HM24 [2009-10-24 23:13:05 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much

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Jordancatgirl7 [2009-10-24 18:03:54 +0000 UTC]

I really like how Donnie stands out from the background so well! It's like he just pops off the page. It looks so beautiful and Don's little smile makes me want to hug him!~ <3

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C-Puff In reply to Jordancatgirl7 [2009-10-24 23:14:13 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much X3 I tried hard to get the purple and green to still blend with the background yet not be too detached from the rest of the picture, so I'm glad you like it
And Don deserves a hug I think X'3

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Phantom-Griffin [2009-10-24 15:43:26 +0000 UTC]

Love Don and love Van Gogh! ^_^ Don's expression looks so content and happy. Very nice!!

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C-Puff In reply to Phantom-Griffin [2009-10-24 23:14:36 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much X33 Van Gogh is love.

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ninja-doodler [2009-10-24 15:29:49 +0000 UTC]

Dude this looks...wow.
The brown backeound fits him well, and I like how you made it look like a spiral coming from his head. It's like as if all his smarts are being released or something into the air to form a beautiful painting. OwO it's pretty. Donnies thoughts are pretty....:3

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C-Puff In reply to ninja-doodler [2009-10-24 23:15:25 +0000 UTC]

X33 *nodnod* That's exactly what I was trying to get at with this picture Donny is so smart, if we could see his thoughts this is what I think they'd look like

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GemiDonnie [2009-10-24 14:12:30 +0000 UTC]

This is truly beautiful! I should Watch you. Seriously. I have no idea why I haven't yet. XD

This picture makes me feel warm and cuddly, and somehow PROUD.
And I agree with the artistic talent; Donnie seems like the type who would either rule the artistic alley, or fail miserably. And it wouldn't be a surprise if he lied and said he sucked at it, in a try to not appear even more fantastic to his brothers. ^^

Do you have a link to this story? I would love to read it.

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C-Puff In reply to GemiDonnie [2009-10-24 23:22:38 +0000 UTC]

XDD Well thank you very much for the watch!

Haha Proud? That's very interesting but it makes me happy to hear!
Donny strikes me as the artsy type ontop of his more academic genius. After all he's a giant daydreamer and a big romantic XDD It just fits together for me. It's interesting how in the cartoon he really can't draw at all, but then in 'Thoughts on Paper' he's very good at it.

The story is a 5 page short comic story in the 'Turtle Soup' comics. I own the issue in thinback form but I'm not sure if you can find it online or not
I'm half tempted to scan and share it but I'm afraid to since I don't believe in piracy if it can be helped... but I really don't know how easy it would be to find a Turtle Soup Thinback from 1991 so I'm very torn.

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GemiDonnie In reply to C-Puff [2009-10-25 06:46:47 +0000 UTC]

You are welcome.

Very true.
It's a wonder that so few have noticed his romantic streak! XD

Does his brothers get to see those drawings? :3

Ah. Well, it's hard finding anything with the turtles in Sweden, so I got no idea. It is your choice. And no worries, I am sure people can survive without it. ^^

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C-Puff In reply to GemiDonnie [2009-10-25 06:53:28 +0000 UTC]

One of them sees Donny's sketchbook but I'm not sure if was Raph or Mikey since that part of the story was in black and white. Whoever it was they thought the paintings were waaaaay to trippy.

But Splinter really liked them

hmmmm~ lemme scan them and upload them to photobucket and I'll send you the link via note. Otherwise dA might be bitchy about it XD;; *Likes sharing waaaaaay too much*

Besides I feel your pain D8 there's hardly ANY Turtle stuff in South Africa.

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GemiDonnie In reply to C-Puff [2009-10-25 07:23:42 +0000 UTC]

Aww. :3



X3

Yeah. It's such a shame that it's so hard to get a hand of outside the states! D8
I mean... I got the new movie, and the written version of it, but that's it. The written version I came over by pure luck. =__=;

But YAAAAAY! I'm so happy you would do that! X3 *clings to you*

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C-Puff In reply to GemiDonnie [2009-10-25 07:26:48 +0000 UTC]

I will do it yes X3 but I'll do so tomorrow since it's already past midnight here XD;; but you're very welcome. I like to share

I have the comic version of the movie, but I don't know of a written version D8 or are we talking about the same thing? XD

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GemiDonnie In reply to C-Puff [2009-10-25 07:35:57 +0000 UTC]

Of course. X3

The written version is... uh... written? No pictures. XD
I love this part in it *copies from the book*;

"Hey, what happened to the power?" Michelangelo asked as the lights and machines they were using suddenly went out.
"Nobody panic! I have it all under control!" replied Donatello, who was still in his lab.
"I smell smoke and a tinge of burning electrical wires," noted Leonardo.
"Under control! Under control!" yelled Donatello, before there was a sudden boom! The lights flickered back on for a few minutes.
Leonardo and Michelangelo watched Donatello scurry past them, his face and hands covered in black sooth.
"Heh," Donatello said sheepishly, "just working on installing the central air-conditioning. Nothing to worry about."

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C-Puff In reply to GemiDonnie [2009-10-25 07:38:52 +0000 UTC]

XDDDD Omg that's awesome! Why have I never heard of this?! *Makes grabby motions for it!*
You say you are in Sweden, is it in Swedish or do you think I might be able to find an english copy somewhere?

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GemiDonnie In reply to C-Puff [2009-10-25 07:48:29 +0000 UTC]

I know! Also, Donnie saying "MoneyMoneyMoney" after a day of work is hilarious! XD

It's in English, so you should find an english copy somewhere.
If it was in Swedish... *shudders*

But... you know... *sneaks a glance around*
I could write down it for you. It would be slow, since it's a book with 127 pages, but... yeah.

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Indirie83 In reply to GemiDonnie [2009-10-25 10:47:24 +0000 UTC]

!!!!!!!!!! Me too, me too!

...Uh, I mean.. Could you send it my way, too? Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaase?

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GemiDonnie In reply to Indirie83 [2009-10-25 10:50:45 +0000 UTC]

No.

Om du menar mig, så visst! Men jag borde verkligen inte ha skrivit det här... kommer bli ett helvete... XD
Kommer dock ta rätt lång tid. Men man kan kö pa den från någon bokhandel här i Sverige. Kommer bara inte ihåg vilken.

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Indirie83 In reply to GemiDonnie [2009-10-25 11:55:28 +0000 UTC]

Haha, ingen fara för min del! Tänkte bara att, ifall du skriver ner det ändå för C-puff, så borde det inte vara så mkt mer besvär att skicka till mig, också. Men asså, säg till henne ifall du inte har tid.. hon blir inte arg! Hon är så snäll, så snäll.

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GemiDonnie In reply to Indirie83 [2009-10-25 11:57:01 +0000 UTC]

Jag vet. Jag skriver bara när jag har tid, så. Och nu är det höstlov... kommer ha väldigt tråkigt ett par dagar. XD

Men ja, jag ska skriva ner ^^

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C-Puff In reply to GemiDonnie [2009-10-25 07:50:55 +0000 UTC]

DDDD'8 That would be wonderful~! *tackles* But that is a very big job and I don't want you to overwork yourself for me I would appreciate it very VERY much, but don't feel you have to~

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