2006-02-14 [Elisha Kelly]: damn picture isn't fully loading for me :{

2006-02-14 [jsun]: Which one Ely? the full image after you click the thumbnail?

2006-02-14 [Elisha Kelly]: both :] i'll try later... I'll blame dial up :D

2006-02-14 [jsun]: If it still doesn't work for you, or if anyone else has the same problem, the other way to get the images is to use the link to the contest on my website

2006-02-14 [Elisha Kelly]: okie dokie:}

2006-02-14 [nokaredes]: ...if only I could color. >_>

2006-02-14 [Elisha Kelly]: sorry but that didn't work either :{

2006-02-14 [jsun]: piddles... but other ET images load for you Ely so I wonder what's up...

2006-02-14 [jsun]: so I guess you're in the same boat as me Sou :)

2006-02-14 [Elisha Kelly]: hmmm, did u upload it to elftown?

2006-02-14 [jsun]: It is now! I just edited the page and fixed it up

2006-02-14 [jsun]: Alright, Moira asked if I was gonna do a small banner for your houses. So, I'm working on that right now. In a bit I'll have one whipped up

2006-02-14 [jsun]: I fixed the pixel width on the banner for those of you who don't have rediculously high screen resolutions like me. I know, I'm a geek

2006-02-14 [moira hawthorne]: the dividers too.. they have to be at least 700px wide.. if you make them 500 px wide they wont log jam the page for most people's computer.. bud-geek! hehehe...

2006-02-14 [jsun]: :) Good eye! Thanks for lookin out bud!

2006-02-14 [moira hawthorne]: wow! 951px.. may god is your computer on a wall? holy!... I stole the 17 inch monitor from my hubby with the excuse Im blind and make art! he has to play world of warcraft on the small 16 inch.... waa waa waa waa he crys...

2006-02-14 [Kaimee]: Oh god, you're not playing the resizing game here too are you? ;)

2006-02-14 [moira hawthorne]: Im not a bud.. Im a pea.. hehehe

2006-02-14 [jsun]: Myself, I have a really high rez monitor and I prefer the larger images. I'd rather not shrink things if it's not necessary.

2006-02-14 [jsun]: Ok, I just ran a test. I set my screen rez to 1024 x 768 (which is an outdated rez setting these days) and there's still room enough to make my images larger. So, I think I will

2006-02-14 [Elisha Kelly]: muhaha all better

2006-02-14 [jsun]: Ok so screen test for you all. At the current settings, is the page viewable? acceptable?

2006-02-14 [moira hawthorne]: for me there a big blank gap at the top of the wiki page.. b/c ET likes images to be 500 px wide.. if they are to fit beside the side banner...

2006-02-14 [nokaredes]: Yea, me too...

2006-02-14 [jsun]: perhaps I'm hard headed but I put it at 600 to see if the problem's still there. In the meantime, I'd say, just in case you didn't know, because I AM a geek, right click your desktop, go to Properties/Settings/ and you should see a Screen Resolution. Turn it all the way up. Plus, if this is news to some of you, get the word out. I can't seem to grasp why so many people have the 500pixel issue

2006-02-14 [moira hawthorne]: my screen is at 800 px.. its ET...

2006-02-14 [Kaimee]: Oi, I'm horribly blind, on a large monitor and I have to keep my monitor set that small so I can even read anything ;) But that's my problem, not anyone elses. *snorts* the page is fine now, don't listen to any whining ;)

2006-02-14 [hanhepi]: am i blind, or has the deadline not been decided? i'd love to participate in this contest.i just dont know when i'll be able to submit an entry. :( i might just print it out and try coloring it anyway, maybe i can get it in by friday....

2006-02-14 [hanhepi]: bah! i am having trouble getting the whole image to print. my printer wont let me take away the margins so the graceful curve of the tree, and some of the upper and loer details keep getting croped off. grrr.

2006-02-14 [hanhepi]: ha! got it, i think. had to save it, then open it in Paint to get the size right.

2006-02-14 [Cia_mar]: when is the dead line? i hope my scanner is fixed by then.... if not i will have to try to do it on ms paint.....

2006-02-20 [BinaryPhoenix]: Can we colour her any way? Or is there spesific colours to be used for e.g. the hair?

2006-02-20 [moira hawthorne]: I asked that to jsun too.... in messages... I didnt get an answer... if I did I totally forgot and I normally write them down on my list of lists..

2006-02-20 [BinaryPhoenix]: Lets hope [jsun] responds here...

2006-02-20 [Elisha Kelly]: it is not specified, so I presume you can colour her any way... but there is a description of her on [jsun]'s website...

2006-02-20 [moira hawthorne]: I think he was gonna leave it up to everyone to colour as they like... and for those people who wanted to colour her as her character is/as jsun sees her ... he was gonna put a descrbtion up... but he must of got distracted... so if theres a description of her on [jsun]'s website... we can check that...

2006-02-20 [Elisha Kelly]: HMMMM it doesn't say anything about colours... just that she isn't as fair as an elf

2006-02-20 [moira hawthorne]: talks about the tree and the moons...

2006-02-20 [beautiful _ darkness]: i hope mine turns out good

2006-02-20 [jsun]: Hey guys! Sorry been busy with my birthday and all. I won't be posting a deadline anytime so soon. To answer the other question, I wanted to leave the colors up to you guys because I think it would make the art more personal to you. I do in fact have her colors in my head but I think making her exact description available would only limit what you guys can do with her.

2006-02-20 [jsun]: I'd also like to welcome the new participants! I'm off to town right now but perhaps I can find the time today to add you to the list on my website too! :)

2006-02-20 [moira hawthorne]: not not even she is a blonde with blue eyes and likes greens and gold...???

2006-02-20 [jsun]: Ok, check out the way I've done her hair. It's pretty much darker than most other things in the drawing and definately darker than her face. So :) now you can see that I hadn't planned on her being blonde. Hope that's enough for you! :) lol. But if you can make her blonde and that's your vision, by all means do so!

2006-02-20 [moira hawthorne]: okok it wasnt like I really thought she was blonde blonde, just throwing out example!.. Im being a pain in the butt arent I? eh bud? ... my tooth is bothering me.. and ... Ill shut up now and colour...

2006-02-21 [jsun]: LOL! Hope your tooth gets better "pea".            UPDATE: I'm updating the participant list on my website now

2006-02-21 [jsun]: Ok, you guys have all been added to the contest page on my website too! www.dementedwurkz.com/BringMirraToLifeContest.html

2006-02-24 [beautiful _ darkness]: Ive noticed well coloring this picture that this chick looks good with pretty much any colored hair it great

2006-02-26 [Lexi. Short and Sweet!]: is there a closing date on this comp?

2006-02-27 [jsun]: not yet Hobbit.   Awesome work [dayah]! LOL really cool that you've got 2 different interpretations of her!

2006-02-27 [Lexi. Short and Sweet!]: ok then count me in.. i shall be off in search of a scanner

2006-03-01 [jsun]: LOL great!

2006-03-01 [Cia_mar]: i think i like the second one best... something about the lightness of the clothing that makes it seem more elven...([jsun] did i get that right to where she is living, eith elves?)

2006-03-01 [jsun]: sure did [Cia_mar]! :)

2006-03-01 [dayah]: yeah I rather like the second one myself....which I could have done more with the background though, but its okay, I am neversatisfied with my end results anyways...lol

2006-03-01 [Cia_mar]: that's what makes us good... the self denial of perfection yet the quest to achieve it!

2006-03-01 [dayah]: yeah I suppose so...I never seem happy with any of my art even though those who see it seem to love it just the way it is...:)But I still do love them, even if I see flaws that ain't there...lol:)

2006-03-01 [Lexi. Short and Sweet!]: that just makes you a true artist and is proof you are a very good artist.. at least thats how it works with all the artists i know..

2006-03-01 [dayah]: Yeah I have noticed that [Cia_mar] its kool your from kanas, I am from Nebraska...used to live only 30 miles from the border.

2006-03-01 [Cia_mar]: ah [dayah] but i am all the way on the south west border near the O K panhandle... yeah for the mid west!

2006-03-01 [dayah]: yeah...just was saying..lived near norton...was born there...hehe..lived in nebraska my whole life with the exception of one year in japan..:)

2006-03-02 [Cia_mar]: cool japan! neat!... i have lived in the u s all my life but i have traveled a bit... i got to go to ireland for a little vacation a couple of years ago... loved every min i cannot wait to go back!

2006-03-02 [dayah]: oh, ireland, oh sigh, I would love to go there someday....

2006-03-02 [Cia_mar]: it was wonderfull... sometime i will have to post pics!

2006-03-02 [Cia_mar]: i even kissed the Blarney stone....

2006-03-02 [dayah]: ah man...I am jealous...so jealous...

2006-03-02 [dayah]: got to go to china for our senior trip, got to walk on the great wall of china, my fave though was the forbiden palace..that was so neat..

2006-03-03 [jsun]: Wow, more colors already! And you're the newest member Psycho! Nice color pencils! I've still got to get the last two of you members posted up on my website. I'm in such a time crunch in the moment but my vacation starts after tomorrow! Yes!!!! Happy to see your work Psycho! :)

2006-03-03 [Lexi. Short and Sweet!]: lol thankee jsun! ^_^ i'm not too happy with the scanned version though.. might have to do another one.. i tried water colouring it but it was kinda impossible with the paper and brushes i had.. meh.. have a good vacation *hugs* << everyone can have a hug because it's snowing and i think you all deserve one for being artistic!! ^_^ 

2006-03-03 [moira hawthorne]: I dont see yours.. not even a link....

2006-03-04 [Elisha Kelly]: is it uploaded to elftown? the properties link says photobucket...

2006-03-04 [moira hawthorne]: it seems that suddenly I cant see any images not uploaded to elftown ... even ones I use to be able to see!

2006-03-04 [Lexi. Short and Sweet!]: ahh yeah it's a photobuhcket link i think... it's working for me.. strange..

2006-03-04 [Elisha Kelly]: it might eb an idea to upload to elftown, as links to photobucket and such often fail :D

2006-03-04 [moira hawthorne]: Yes! please load it to elftown! Id really like to see it!

2006-03-05 [Lexi. Short and Sweet!]: i would but i have no idea how to.. hence the reason its an image link from photobucket.. i'd be more than happy to change it if someone can explain how to me.

2006-03-05 [moira hawthorne]: How do I upload Art

2006-03-05 [jsun]: Well, I still see it and it's still photobucket. It's definately an individual thing then.

2006-03-05 [Lexi. Short and Sweet!]: yep i think it is and i'm changing it as soon as i get crew permission to upload art to elftown instead of linking it.. thanks for the help moira i appreciate it!

2006-03-06 [dayah]: My New Contest Give Jinx a Face!

2006-03-07 [Lexi. Short and Sweet!]: Ok i uploaded the image to elftown now, any better moira?

2006-03-07 [moira hawthorne]: much... thx U!

2006-03-07 [Lexi. Short and Sweet!]: no problem sorry it took me so long.

2006-03-07 [moira hawthorne]: you are still way ahaed of the pack!

2006-03-07 [BinaryPhoenix]: Just athought: Maybe the entries should be made smaller on this page, so it doesn't taske so long to open, and the page will be shorter, AND we'll be able to look at them quicker!.... or something...

2006-03-23 [hanhepi]: hmm. seems a lot of other people thought the chick would look good in purple. either that or yall have mean scanners too. bah! i'm redoing mine for the 9th time. still no deadline right? when i finally get this thing colored to my satisfaction i'll bring it to work to scan it and upload it, unless by some mirical i have a working comp by then. but since everyone so far had the same idea for her clothes, i'm definitely redoing it. :)

2006-03-23 [hanhepi]: something about her must just scream "I wear Purple" to many of us. the eyeshadow kills me... i thought i was soooo unique for deciding on purple eyeshadow. i like the fll coored leaves and the purple leaves though. thats WAY more cool than my idea.

2006-03-23 [BinaryPhoenix]: Well, she does look good in purple! =D

2006-03-23 [hanhepi]: yeah she does! and so far none of the other colors i've tried look quite right on her. i have, in all fairness, only tried 2 other color schemes though. .

2006-03-23 [Lexi. Short and Sweet!]: umm.. i might have another go.. not too keen on how mine looks scanned.. maybe a whole different colour scheme and different medium.. ahh i'd love to watercolour her but it doesn't work so well on paper...

2006-03-23 [hanhepi]: with my scanner i can go in and adjust some of the qualites before the scan is completed... maybe just playin with those would help? or maybe you could get some watercolor paper to go through your printer? i think it would look cool in watercolor! wish i could paint.

2006-03-23 [Lexi. Short and Sweet!]: lol i can't paint but it hasn't stopped me.. hmm the watercolour paper is a good idea but all the stuff i got is pretty thick.. and not A4.. plus i don't actually own a scanner so i don't have much chance to edit anything i scan.. the only programme i got on this pc is paint

2006-03-23 [hanhepi]: try artrage... its free, and fun to mess with. Pixia is the one i used to use for all my photoshop style edits, and its free too. the no scanner thing makes life rough... but the one you used might have the adjustments.

2006-03-23 [Lexi. Short and Sweet!]: thanks i'll try that and hopefully i'll get a scanner soon.. ^_^ thanks for being so helpful!

2006-03-25 [Cia_mar]: sorry to say i think i have to withdraw... i cannot print this out... i am out of ink and i do not have a sufficient paint program to do it via computer

2006-03-25 [Elisha Kelly]: why not download GIMP???

2006-03-26 [Cia_mar]: i tried it once but i do not get how to use it...photoshop was a lot easier but that was just a free trial so i do not have it any more

2006-03-26 [Elisha Kelly]: o.O it is very similar to photoshop... well I can use photoshop tutorials for Gimp... but whe you download Gimp go to http://Gimptalk.com/ it has some excellant tutorials...

2006-03-26 [Cia_mar]: i will have to try that..thnx

2006-03-27 [BinaryPhoenix]: Nice entry [Mom]!

2006-03-27 [Mom]: Thank you [BinaryPhoenix]...=}

2006-03-27 [jsun]: You guys are very impressive! I'm very happy with the new entries and totally pleased with the interest the contest is recieving. Thanks for making this fun artmates!

2006-03-28 [BinaryPhoenix]: I am working on my entry, but this gal is a bit fussy over the way I should colour her! It is going to take a while! =D

2006-03-28 [moira hawthorne]: Stepping down...

2006-03-28 [BinaryPhoenix]: Huh? o_O

2006-03-29 [Perplexity]: Wow, Mom, that looks fantastic!

2006-03-29 [Mom]: Thank you Plex...

2006-03-30 [Elisha Kelly]: I might possibly be finished mine next week... geat entires so far... four thumbs up :P

2006-03-30 [dayah]: mines nothing compared to moms...

2006-03-30 [Elisha Kelly]: yours are good... and I like that you have her other sleeve short :D no one else has done that :P though I think mine so far is the only one with dark skin :D

2006-03-30 [dayah]: thanks...:)) dark skined huh..kool...can't wait to see it.

2006-04-07 [jsun]: me too :)

2006-04-10 [Bratt]: I am aiming for this to be completed today! Then I gotta start sketching my other stuff :/ *grumbles* I am so behind on stuff.

2006-04-10 [Mom]: *pokes [Bratt]* Awesome picture Babe. =D

2006-04-10 [Bratt]: awww thanks Im rushing to finish

2006-04-10 [Mom]: I just finished asecond one outta boredom.

2006-04-10 [Mom]: There...posted. I am not sure which to keep. I will have to think on it abit

2006-04-10 [Bratt]: OOOOO I like that one tooo!

2006-04-11 [dayah]: I am sure he will let you submit both if you like, he let me do it..but I am not going to speak for him

2006-04-11 [Cia_mar]: nice work ther y'all!

2006-04-11 [dayah]: wow, thats kool, night time eh? kool..good job...me so envious of evvery one..heheh..

2006-04-12 [BinaryPhoenix]: Nice entries everyone!!! When is the closing date?

2006-04-12 [tigerwitch]: couldn't figure out how to post the actual pic so sorry about link