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Published: 2005-04-13 05:57:34 +0000 UTC; Views: 11110; Favourites: 287; Downloads: 49
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Page ae-3 of a book of etchings I'm making, with the comparison of earthly life to that from the alternate earth, AE-467d2, in order to illustrate an argument taking place within its pages between a skeptic of life on other worlds and a supporter of the theory that says we can't be alone in the universe(s). Hope the rest of the book is this cool *happywithprint*. The animal plate is distressed etching and a ton of drypoint, while the text plate is distressed and intentional-incorrectly applied photoetching....oh yeah, so anyway, this is two 5x7 zinc plates with one being sepia, and the other black ink. This is my proof, I wonder if it'll look nicer on Arches or Reeves bfk.
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Thanks! If only I had studio access to presses again.
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Yes presses are heavy stuff.
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Gorgeous and gripping. There's such a great sense of that depth and gritty texture that I love. Beautiful.
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Impressively atmospheric work with a real depth of narrative.
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i really like this !
i love work that has this ... loose, but intended looking sketch/writing process going on 
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Thanks. ; ) Sketchbook pages seem great to me, moreso than many a finished work.
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Yay! Massive amounts of appreciate for my talented mate.
Makes me happy.
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Yeah... sooo much for this one piece, and not many for others.
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People are silly. They'll learn to appreciate more, once they lose their fixation with the whole 'daily deviation' bit.
You'll see. You're good. Your work deserves more attention and it will get it *kiss*
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I want to get Halley's dragon scanned... but I keep not having time.
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Aww... you need to do it afore you send it to her *nuzz*
You have a scanner, though, so it's not so difficult.
Maybe next time we Skype? I will remind ye.
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Too big, else it'd be scanned already. Needs to be taken to big scanner.
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Too many comments to think mine will stand out, but here goes anyway.
It makes me think of two things.
1. The obvious: Davinci. The sketches bear obvious resemblance to his works. I hope you'll take this as it was meant - a compliment.
2. One of my favorite games - Myst. Yes, it's a shallow comparison, but that game gave me a lot of happiness for many weeks. This was just reiterating good memories.
Thanks for the nostalgia. Keep up the good work.
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; ) Thanks. Who doesn't admire the Master?
Myst, huh? Never played. I might have to pick it up.
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*Gasp* You've never played Myst? You def. need to get it then. Mind you, it's an old Win95 game, but I'd imagine it'll run on any Windows with a bit of tweaking. Keep an eye out for the Myst collector's edition. It has all 3 games (Myst, Riven, and the third, which I can't remember).
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That I could get down with. My girl swears by Myst, but I've never had the pleasure. I did play Return to Zork a long age ago.
Hrm. Old school games. Ah, nostalgia.
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Speaking of old school games, I've been on a Nethack binge for the past week solid.
Who needs system-hogging graphics!
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Haha. Playin' some old school Text Adventures?
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Hey! You got a daily deviation and I didn't notice! Very lovely picture!
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*Very* cool. I did printmaking in art not too long ago, only ours was on plexiglass. Love the concept of the design, and the sepia brings a nice mood to it. 
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Monoprints, on plexi? or did you scribe into the plastic? We did that in HS. Though the favorite method of mine is using the smooth plexi plate as a monotype surface. ; )
Thank you!
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Nah, it was another sort... lith-something (I'm discussing it with a friend of mine and he can't remember either. 
I have it! Intaglio. We did Intaglio on plexi. Fun stuff. 
But yeah, you're welcome. =]]
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Yeah, intaglio just means you etch the surface somehow, and the ink goes in those grooves rather than the grooves being the negative space and the surface being inked, as in a woodcut. ; ) May we see the results of your drypoint etching?
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Eh, one day perhaps, I have to get my printer/scanner working again. =[[
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Bah. Should be soon, so we may go over it with a finetooth comb.
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Sounds good! =]
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that`s nice....i donΒ΄t really get it, the composition i mean...well....its cool....
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Thanks! Get what, though?
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may be...i donΒ΄t writte rigth....see...my english is very poor
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YAY! I'm snappin' party favors for ya, buddy! Congratulations! : D
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*shakes groove thing*
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great, reminds me of leonardos sketchs, i just love looking at books like that, theres something about them y'no.
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Aye, I adore sketchbooks and scientific field notes more than I enjoy finished paintings most of the time.
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Stumbled across this on the main page and couldn't believe how awesome and interesting it was! Good luck with the rest of the book!
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Oh, the rest is long done! This ended up being watercolored and used on the cover. ; ) Thanks.
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*headdesk*
lmao The I offer an extremely belated congrats.
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wow, it looks awesome 0_0
i love it love it love it...
and the content of the book seems interesting btw
i really really love how the print looks...
Onces i tried to do something with a similar technique and it was cool, i love the "trashy" effect, with a lot of grunge effects and stuff, well, i love it, congratulations... and i wish you luck with the book :3
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