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You may have been hallucinating, but what's wrong with that? lol Thanks for the comment.
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Holy crap, I promised myself I wouldn't fav anything, or watch anyone else until I started posting artwork of my own... but I just can't pass this up!
You, sir, really know how to work the oils.
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LOL Thank you very much. I'm very happy you like it. BTW, thanks for the fav as well.
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Holy fuck a big piece of tofu getting caught by the people that the Dogons talked about!!
!!! WHERE IS THE CURRY SAUCE!??!
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i am left like 
great work
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ooo mai he's about to be... abductedddd!!! or maybe that's how birds look like in other galaxys! either way i love it!
felicitaciones!!
hehe someone said *googly eyes*... i've never heard that... hehe i want to have those
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Que bueno que lo te gusta. Y gracias por la felicitaciones.
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y yo rompiendome el bocho para escribir en ingleees! jaj sos de Estados Unidos, o solo vivís alla?
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Soy de Estados Unidos. Me gusta Espanol, pero no lo escribo bien.
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pero se te entiende perfectisimo te felicito acabo de mirar denuevo tus trabajos, y son hermosos, un abrazo desde Argentina!
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Gracias, y un abrazo desde los Estados Unidos!
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i love the colors. the theme itself is very cool as well--although the theme may be debated. *laughs* your style is very peculiar, and i like that a lot.
cheers for oils, too!
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"Peculiar", I like that word. Thank you very much.
Yeah, I love oils for color. Acrylics make a fantastic under painting though. Sometimes, I like the under painting so much, I leave it that way.
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i've always wondered what that would be like, to underpaint with acrylics. although, my teacher always told me that the oil plus acrylic layering wouldn't stand the test of time very well. is that right, or i am wrong?
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It would definitely be bad to put acrylics over oil, because it wouldn't stick. And it would probably be bad to put oil over acrylic if you painted on canvas. Since canvas is so flexible, and so is acrylic, the oil that was applied on top, would most likely crack and flake off, as the canvas and acrylic flexed with changing temps. And of course, when it's moved from one place to another, the canvas and acrylic, would be flexed somewhat. Most pre-primed canvas you buy in art supply stores, are primed with acrylic gesso, and I don't trust them. So, with that in mind.....
I don't paint on canvas. I paint on masonite boards. They are made from pulped wood, so they have no directional grain, and so, they don't warp. And once they're in a frame, the don't flex either. I've got some fairly old paintings, 15 years or so, and they show no signs of aging. Oil paints never completely reach a stable point, but they are fairly stable after 7 or 8 years. But then I do use a good deal of alkyd resin mixed with my oils. Alkyds are more flexible, non-yellowing and stable than traditional oils, but their brushing qualities are not as good. So, I use it in a mixture with safflower oil, to make it more workable.
Sorry about the long winded answer, but I sell paint for a living, and I can very easily go on a rant about it. I love paint. If I've left anything out, feel free to ask.
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*laughs* no, it's quite alright. i'm extremely new to painting, so knowing this is good for me. almost everything i've painted has been on masonite boards as well. i tried to get used to painting on canvas, but i never have really liked it much. although, it's hard for me to find masonite boards at the art shops i go to.. the only resource i had was my school, and now that i've graduated i'm not sure where to get them.
it's good to know i can mix paints on masonite boards, though. i'd like to practice oils some more, even though i hate painting with them, i love how vivid the colors are in comparison to acrylics.
sorry i don't have much academia to discuss with you in repsonse, but i am a super newbie. all of my art was digital until about 8 months ago. :/
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Man, you're going to love to hear this then. Don't buy masonite at art stores, they charge way too much for it. If you have a circular saw, or a jig saw, you can cut it yourself. I have a friend who cuts them with a hand saw. Don't know how he keeps a straight line, but anyway. You can buy masonite at a lumber yard for about 11 to 12 dollars (us) for a 4ft x 8ft sheet. There are two different kinds. One is light in color, like card board, and one is dark, like chocolate. The lighter one is the best.
Sand it a little, to knock the glaze off of it. I use 120grit sandpaper throughout the entire process. Then prime it with acrylic gesso, or my favorite, Benjamin Moores 100% primer. (product# 023-00) I like it best because it doesn't suck the life out of the oil paint. If you apply the primer with a thin nap roller, let dry for an hour or so, sand very lightly, and prime again, you can get a finish almost as smooth as paper.
See, I told you I can go on and on about paint. I'll shut up now.
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no, no, that's awesome. that helps me out a lot, actually. 
thank you again for giving me all this information. 
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No problem at all. I love to talk art supplies. Seems like there's always a better, or cheaper, way to do things.
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This one is really neat Jeff.... Very imaginative.
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Thank you very much Roxy. I really appreciate it.
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Movingly odd, and very evocative.
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Heh, good one, made me laugh 
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Soylant Green anyone?! People...are...foooood....
I love the colors, and playfullness. What fun. Good stuff Jeff.
Cheers, -Ro
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Thanks, it was a lot of fun. And yes, I'll have some soylant green please.
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UFOs rule!! Box guys are cool too!
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Hahaha Thanks Karl.
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Love it, Jeff, particularly the googly eyes. Can't tell if he/she has just landed from or is being chased by the UFO.
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Thank you very much Ezs. And thank you for the fav as well. You're too kind to me.
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Not at all, I am a sci fi sucker. And the colours are so crisp and glorious here.
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Ooo..aliens! and green man! you sure have wild imagination!! and those trees are lovely!!
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Thanks again Boz. You're the bestest.
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Are we all Aliens when we leave the box we are living in? It's the little green man in a green world? Nice idea, nice concept!
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Thank you very much Stephanus. I appreciate it.
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Macaroni and a Probe! yeehaw!
SA-weeet work my friend...
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Hahahahahaha Thanks Kelly.
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Macaroni and a Probe! yeehaw!
SA-weeet work my friend...
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Aaaww...it's a sentimental depiction of your home planet. How sweet!
It's really cute, seriously. I almost see it as an ad for some kind of "Roadkill Helper" thing. I like it!
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Roadkill Helper, now in martin flavor.
Thanks Ray. And thanks for the fav as well.
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Seriously -- I love the limited palette in this. I also like the "always on the go, the way of the future is food in a box" combined with the "you are what you eat" thing.
It's awesome! Lots of fun
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Thanks Ray. That's an interesting view on it. One I hadn't thought of. Cool. Leave it to a psycho. Hehehehehehe
I had fun making it too.
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I know you are, but what am I?
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You, RayvenOGiger, are a GOOFBALL ! ! !
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