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n.b -- the lady in 6 is holding that sword by the blade. I actually covered and redrew it with her hands on the hilt, but it looked wrong, so I peeled the sticker off and left her holding it like that. I don't know why she's holding it by the blade but she was very firm with me that that is the correct picture.

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From:

julian

#7 is interesting. The lady being talked to looks a little worried. And yet, the other woman's enthusiasm made it OK.

(Also, someone's having a birthday?)

From:

minoanmiss

beams That's just the sort of thing I was thinking of for 7, the diffident girl and the friendly one.

I couldn't resist a jacked up little cake of love for #8. I hope it makes it to the table!

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darkmarcy

Hee hee, the sword lady's all "holding the blade, don't care!"

Oh no, crooked is for cake! :'D I kinda get the feeling that the girl carrying it is soon falling forwards too, as she's on her tippy toes, suspended in diagonal motion, perilously fascinated by the candle flame

From:

minoanmiss

Yeah, that lady is a mystery to me. I envisioned something very dfifferent and then drew her.

I had fun putting the precariousness into #8. I hope everything arrives safely!

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johnpalmer

Heh. I've seen a few chefs discussing times one should hold a knife by the blade - certain kinds of fine chopping, I think. Which means she's either got a mountain of onions, or there's likely to be tears for an entirely different reason.

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acelightning

I'm not sure what the woman in #5 is doing, but she's having a good time doing it!

#6 might be Lady Macbeth, although there's a bit of Ophelia there as well - sort of "classically" mad.

In #7, one woman is happy and excited about something, but the other woman draws back in dismay and alarm at the story. There's something vaguely Jane Eyre-ish about the scene.

And in #8, a young teenage girl happily (and hopefully) presents a tumbledown birthday cake she's made with more love than skill - will the recipient accept it in the spirit it was given?

From:

minoanmiss

I love your thoughts on my art. :)

In #8 I was originally going to draw the cake recipient but then I left it more ambiguous. I hope the cake is received with the love it represents and without judgement for its crookedness. I do hope.

From:

acelightning

Thank you! I'm sure that cake tastes a whole lot better than it looks, and the recipient will love it :-)

From:

cmcmck

She's holding it by the high flat and that's safe- no edged blade that high on a sword.

Trust me, I'm a military historian! :o)

From:

minoanmiss

Huh, that's a happy coincidence -- I don't think I knew that even to forget it. Thank you for telling me!

From:

goss

These are cute. I like that they're all faced at different angles and poses. And heee! your interpretation of "crooked"! Uh-oh... O_O

From:

minoanmiss

Thank you -- this is the advice I needed. :)

I thought I should give a link to the kind of recursive art I make, which definitely is drawn art: https://minoanmiss.dreamwidth.org/76389.html That kind of thing would fit with this community, right?

From:

goss

Yes, that should be fine, since all of the source material has been manually drawn by you. :)

Edited Date: 2017-10-19 08:00 pm (UTC)

From:

minoanmiss

ahaha this is what I get for replying by email. THANK YOU for this comment, and I will put the other one where community members can weigh in.

I giggled the whole time I drew "crooked". It's based on rl. :)

From:

ororo

These are all lovely. The woman with the sword is my favorite

From:

minoanmiss

Thank you a lot! That drawing -- sometimes art comes through one rather than from one. That lady feels like she has a lot of story behind her.

From:

med_cat

All these are great :)

From:

minoanmiss

Thank you a lot! This is being quite a fun challenge.

From:

med_cat

You're welcome :) Glad you're enjoying it.

From:

chochiyo_sama

Re: #7

Girl 1: "Oh, sister! Derrick has invited me to go out with him on Friday night!"

Sister: "Derrick? The greasy boy with the skull tattooed on his neck and the perpetual sneer? Oh, my."

From:

minoanmiss

AHAHHAH hee!
Hey, I know some wonderful people with tattoos on their necks. Though perpetual sneers tend not to go with wonderfulness at all.

From:

chochiyo_sama

*I* have a tattoo on my neck. :) But it is a spray of purple forget-me-nots. Not a skull.

I got the tattoo as I was supposed to be an attendant at a friend's wedding--we were going to get these matching tattoos in honor of the wedding. They were going to be married at the Rennaisance Festival in medieval costumes. But something happened so that the wedding could not take place there--so they eloped instead, and I baby sat their dogs. I think the venue was double booked or something like that. It was very disappointing.

I still have the tattoo, but they divorced several years ago and are now married to different people. I loved both of these friends, and now we never see each other. I miss them and the crazy fun we used to have.