Post by katielovesyouツ on Nov 18, 2008 22:26:50 GMT -5
I hope I did the new thread thing right? It took me another 10 minutes just to find it, AGAIN. Gah I'm an idiot.
Okay, I'd probably put something smart here, except for the fact that there's already 3 sections... which means that if I add another section it would be 4, so then I'd have to add 2 more! (*snicker*That rhymed!)
Er.. Yeah. Don't worry, like I said, I'm like this all the time. =)
[ `ABOUT YOU! ]
Name: Twiil, Tye, Tway, or whatever else you come up with. My real names 'Katie', but please don't call me 'Kate'... It's a long story, but the 'a' being separated by only one letter from the 'e' bugs me... the English language bugs me.
Age: Optional.1
Contacts: www.twiil.deviantart.com or my stock account which is www.funnybunny-stock.deviantart.com. I usually check my dA more then my email, and I'm usually on my art account more then my stock account if you need to reach me quickly for some reason.
A Little Bit About You: Well, uh.. I have OCD, as if that isn't apparent enough so early into the application, and right about now I'm feeling pretty paranoid about not getting accepted and then my application being in the section that didn't make the cut for all to see. Oh joy, that'd be fun. Well, if I'm gonna fail miserably, I might as well go the whole way and fail miserably..in detail. I love animals, I have 3 rabbits and a cavy that likes to think she's a rabbit, they all have free-run of my room. Sometimes I doubt they're animals, they're too... intellegient for rabbits. I love them dearly. =) Also, I love music, and I've been playing Bb Clarinet for about... 5-6 years, possibly 7.
Why You Want To Work Here: I need something to push me out of my comfort zone of equines, and since you have sections for other things, I feel this'll be just the kind of push that I need.
How You Found Us: Through Serephinex's deviantart journal. 'Cause that's just how I roll.
Any Questions: Is there a spelling check on the posts? Ohhh! And how come my name is showing up with a lowercase 't' when I typed it in with an uppercase 'T'? *beats up name*
Oohhh, nevermind. I guess it was just my stupid computer being... Stupid. It's showing up find on this computer. xD
[ `ABOUT THE IMAGES! ]
Experience: Well, I first learned of photoshop when I was 9 and watching my sister playing around with stuff that I thought was really cool. I didn't really start doing anything too serious for a very very loonnggg time*dramatization*...
Anyway, about 2 years.
Program: Well, currently I'm stuck with The Gimp, and everything looks like absolute crap, but once I get a new charger for my Mac then I'll be able to use Photoshop CS3 again. (I would have put Photoshop CS3 on the computer I'm using now, but, obviously, I have the Mac version and this computer is a Windows)
Have You Worked Anywhere Else? If So, Where?: Umm.. not really anywhere, unless very very suck-ish layouts on www.howrse.com count. Oh, and I've made a few prizes for contests on dA, even though some of those are WAY too over-smudged, but I have no idea how to work the smudge tool in The Gimp... it's so.. different, then on photoshop!
Website/Gallery: twiil.deviantart.com/gallery/#Manips (Okay, some of those are REALLY old because I don't like to delete things since they make me happy when I feel like I'm not getting anywhere with my experience, and the new ones were all made in The Gimp, so they all kinda suck. Life sucks. Not really, I love life. I feel... conflicting. *screams* My personalities are fighting with each other! (*nervous laugh* Don't worry, I swear, I'm like this all the time.)
Which Images You Will Be Working With: Anything but Equines, as I've said before, because I want to get out of that comfort zone. I might do a couple equines on occasion, but I'll stick to the Canine, Feline, and Other categories.
Your Style: Um.. I don't think I really have much of a style yet. In my opinion I'm much too inexperience to have discovered or developed my own style. From what I've seen, it takes people a very long time to develop their style, but people vary and maybe I have one and I just haven't realized it yet.
2+ Cutting Examples: Okay, as I've said before, If I'm going to fail, I'm going to go the whole way. So I might as well show you some of the things that AREN'T equines since I'm going to be working on mostly non-equines anyway.
[Sadly, I don't have the cutting for these two, so I just added the cutting of a human instead.(Even though my humans obviously need more work, I feel like it'd be hypocritical of me to post a horse.)]
Smudges:
i470.photobucket.com/albums/rr68/Twiilie/Picture8-1.png (The feet are a bit messed up because they are covered by grass in the manip I used... Does it matter since it's for smudging and not cutting? If it does I can fix it)
i470.photobucket.com/albums/rr68/Twiilie/Picture7.pn
Cutting: i470.photobucket.com/albums/rr68/Twiilie/Picture3.png (Ew, haha, that's gotta be one of my worst cutting jobs too. I was sloppy, but it didn't really matter since she was in the background of the manip)
5+ Completed Personalized Pictures:
1. twiil.deviantart.com/art/Never-Ending-Story-99701114
2. twiil.deviantart.com/art/Mary-Had-a-Lamb-101756382
3. twiil.deviantart.com/art/Blysse-My-Little-Phoenix-101854019
4. twiil.deviantart.com/art/Our-Great-Divide-102507262
5. twiil.deviantart.com/art/Snow-Angel-103990259
(Yeah, no comment. Oh! Except that I didn't have the credits on some of those images since the stock artists didn't ask for it, but I'll always put them on if it says to in the rules.)
2+ Examples Of Best Colorizing & Blending: I don't have the credits on this image and it's in the description since the artist's rules didn't require one, but of course, I can add them if need be!
Colorizing: twiil.deviantart.com/art/WIP-Serephinex-99616269 (I hope this was what you meant by Colorizing? Also, please disregard the horrible over-smudging. Oh, and the link to the original horse is in the description, in case you want to see how much I changed its colors?)
Blending: Um... I'm not really sure what you mean by blending? I'll... post two then I guess...
Background Blending: twiil.deviantart.com/art/Never-Ending-Story-99701114
Subject Blended with Background: twiil.deviantart.com/art/Looking-Through-The-Rainbow-97874922
Quiz Questions:
1.) Can you use images off of www.flickr.com? If so what’s the proper etiquette to use images from there?
Answer: Hmm, I'm not too familiar with flickr and I don't use it too much, but I'm pretty sure that you can as you do an advanced search and make sure it's under a 'Creative Commons' license, and follow the artist's rules if there are any.
2.) Are all images from www.DeviantART.com available to a personalizer’s use? Explain why not if you answer no.
Answer: Only if they are under the 'Resources->Stock Images/Textures/Whatever You're Using' category and you abide by the artist's rules of the stock. Some artists ask you to ask them before using their stock, but some specifically ask you NOT to ask them, just to notify them with a link and credit them. (I'd better hope I get this one right, I have a stock account on dA and THAT would just be very hypocritical.) If they are photomanipulations made by others or if they are photographs and you didn't ask for permission at all, or you asked for permission and the person said no, then you cannot use them under any circumstances.
3.) Will you be able to fill at least 2 orders a month here at Imagine That?
Answer:That's the plan! Heck, I'll work on the orders during school if I find I don't have enough time.I'll make sure this isn't something I will slack off with. Besides, 2 orders in a month isn't that much! I think I did more work on this application then I'll have to do each month.
I'll make sure this isn't something I will slack off with. Besides, 2 orders in a month isn't that much! I think I did more work on this application then I'll have to do each month. 
Okay, I'd probably put something smart here, except for the fact that there's already 3 sections... which means that if I add another section it would be 4, so then I'd have to add 2 more! (*snicker*That rhymed!)
Er.. Yeah. Don't worry, like I said, I'm like this all the time. =)
Thanks