#nightowlv

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nightowlv replied to your photoset “By popular demand, very, very blue birds! ..and Unicorgi and Fez Teddy...”

That color is lovely! I'll be jealous of anyone who gets the Who if I don't get there first. I didn't get the chance to do your survey yet, but these are exactly what I would (or will) choose! They're perfect. :D

Thank you! I’ll be working with this color more I think as it really was the fan favorite in the polls and trying different things.

Btw for anyone wondering, the poll is here! https://goo.gl/forms/eanlKxrGKSREYAOX2  And I really am looking at it! Someone wrote in dove grey for example and my brain was like- I like grey. It’s me favorite. Heck ya grey. For example.

fira211 replied to your link “Casting Poll”

I sincerely hope Shrooma is a possible name choice. All the possibilities are *delightful*

There have been some GREAT name suggestions. I really need to compile all of them and pick one xD Nameing is a big deal though and I want the right ones!

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twitchytwitchtwitch replied to your post“Made an animated pirate cat to go on my 404 page. It’ll say something...”

This is amazing!!!

jabberwockypie replied to your post “Made an animated pirate cat to go on my 404 page. It’ll say something...”

That is adorbs and you should feel proud

titanandclank reblogged your post and added:“Made an animated pirate cat to go on my 404 page. It’ll say something...”

thats super cute omg

Thank you all!!

nightowlv replied to your post  “Made an animated pirate cat to go on my 404 page. It’ll say something...”

Adorable! Learning some coding myself right now, and only wish I could create such awesome animations and graphics for my applications. This one is perfect. :)

Animation doesn’t have to be all scary to learn. Pixel art is a great place to start with something simple like https://www.piskelapp.com/. I also 100% recommend ‘The Animator’s Survival Kit’. It’s written by the main Who Framed Roger Rabbit guy. You can usually find it cheap used too since so many classes use it as a text book. It’s got a lot of traditional 2D malarkey if you want to get really into it, but on a whole it’s some really good fundamentals and great images.

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crispystrangernacho replied to your photo “Weekly sculpture week three! Roughing out a fruit bat- an literal...”

So impress, it's so hard to work art around work and I love bats

Honestly starting to do art over my lunch break is one of the best things I’ve done. It gives me about 40 minuets to really unwind and try to keep  a little sanity. It also really adds up over the week for a lot of work time! zorilleerrant replied to your photo “Weekly sculpture week three! Roughing out a fruit bat- an literal...”

Bats!!! Reminds me a little of the MLP fruit bats (which I love)

Thank you! I’m not familiar with them (and will avoid looking to not accidentally copy!) but happy to be compared to something loved. armeleia replied to your photo “Weekly sculpture week three! Roughing out a fruit bat- an literal...”

I'm working on a bat too!! IT'S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR �� I looooove his roundness and the perk of his little ears!

IT IS A WONDERFUL TIME! I can’t wait to see your bat!! nightowlv replied to your photoset “First three terrarium paintings done! These are all 5x7 done with...”

Lovely! What kind of ink do you use? And how do you even use a "glass quill"?!

This is Winsor & Newton. It’s really for pens and I’m coveting ink made for painting but I need to do a little more research and feel alright parting with the money! Good ink is not cheap.

A glass quill- or glass dip pen- is a bit odd! Basically there are groves in the glass that wick the ink up. It’s an odd but lovely thing. I ended up using a brush mostly, as the metallic ink with it’s particles were messing with the wicking. I’ll try to post something more about it if you’d like.

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nightowlv replied to your photo “And maybe Pandas. Cause pandas.”

And pandas!! Another great gift idea for my sister. (As an owl -anything collector, I myself am still hopeful for more Whos. :) )

Whos are planned! I need it to be cooler and less humid here so I think I have about a month before I can cast, but I plan to make a big batch then along with the Tuppy and maybe a few more things!!

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flippingthebluebird reblogged your photo and added:

Waaaaaaant!

nightowlv replied to your photo “I also made a whole bunch of kitties when I made the ocotpus.”

If your sell these, I think I may have to get one for my sister. And maybe myself. :)

banesidhe replied to your photo “I also made a whole bunch of kitties when I made the ocotpus.”

I have a MIGHTY NEED!!

I WILL be selling them! These though are for a bazzar I’m selling at in November. If I get more stock than I need I might sell some before, but I’m more likely to sell them after as any extra + new stock!

Lucky, @nightowlv they’ll come in sets of two!

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armeleia reblogged your photoset and added:

I spent forever last night trying to small cat (about the same size) and it ended up looking like a ferret so it became a ferret.  Your small sculpting is fab. <3

But ferrets are awesome! Thank you though <3 I’m just naturally drawn to small, I really can’t help it. This has caused some problems with Art™ not respecting what I do but alas, it is what I do. 

nightowlv replied to your photo “Painting on the gator now that my cat has finished trapping me. Lots...”

Glad the cat is letting you get some work done. ��Looks great so far! I don't know if you do prompt/commission-type things, but if you did, a little dragon much like this would be adorable (to me, at least!). You add so much life and personality to such tiny pieces, if that makes sense.

Aw, thanks. I love making characters and worlds so that’s warming to hear. I was considering dragons may so I’ll definitely put that on the possible docket!

I will be honest though but since I want to get back into selling my work I don’t know how many more I’ll make. While these are very enjoyable, they’re time consuming and I doubt they’d sell at the price point I’d have to put them at (between $100-200) considering they take easily a day or more to make between the sculpting, painting, and casting. 

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nightowlv replied to your photoset

Looks great! Adorable. ☺And your photos capture it well. Although, this also looks like a fun subject for a macro lens. I'm always looking for subjects for mine when I'm free from the office, but I haven't had much time or inspiration for photography lately. Anyway, I'm looking forward to seeing the rest of the little whales!

Thanks! I really need a maco lens, but the camera I use isn’t mine so no point in buying one. These were just quick shots with my cell as I wanted to take some!

As a side note- GOOD NEWS I can reply from this account again! 

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wanderingchaos replied to your post “The first flock of tall birds is finished! Each pair of legs are hand...”

Omg! They are so great!

superqueerpasta replied to your post “The first flock of tall birds is finished! Each pair of legs are hand...”

-crying- I love them so much

They love you back!

nightowlv replied to your post “The first flock of tall birds is finished! Each pair of legs are hand...”

Lovely! Such striking colors. And great job with the wires. That seems like it would be a really tedious task. :)

Thank you! It really is the most tedious. Each pair of legs take nearly an hour to get right and glued in. 

nissus replied to your video “Tired a wip video of a new panting! Back to playing around with soft...”

FABULOUS! :D

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“Here's a proper photo of the piece from the video! Such a happy goat.”

It reminds me of It’s A Small World in the best possible way.

I’ll take that as a huge compliment. Mary Blair is a legend. 

zorilleerrant replied to your post “I’m so glad everyone is enjoying the little comics so far~ I needed...”

I haven't been voting because I'm excited for all the options!

Also 100% valid!