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by BobSaccamano-is-back on February 6th, 2007

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What is your creative outlet, care to share a sample?

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  • by - retroglide - on February 21st, 2007

    - retroglide -

    The first is an oil painting. It took me two years to finish.

    The second is a watercolor in progress, it's further along now.

    The next two are early colored pencil drawings I did when I was 16 years old, or maybe 17.

    The last two are bulletin boards I created for my children's school. They were hand drawn on construction paper, cut out, pasted together, and then applied to the board. I did about two dozen of these through the years. Now I wish I had taken pics of all of them.

    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    10-24-08

    Update:
    I've moved into the world of digital art. Kyogre-Stataen http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1755027 is my inspiration for this new adventure. His work is wonderful.

    I purchased Photoshop a few months ago, so I am a novice. The three portraits of the women below are my first attempts at painting a piece from scratch with Photoshop. As you can see, they are the same portrait, just altered. Hair, for me, is hard to do at this time, thus the scarf. LOL

    OK, well the upload feature doesn't seem to be working right now, so I will just post a link to them on Photobucket and try again later.

    Be sure to click on full view so the image will not be distorted, and thanks for taking a look.
    http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t204/retroglide/Hamlin%20Aquarium/scarfmerged.jpg

    http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t204/retroglide/Hamlin%20Aquarium/sadness.jpg

    http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t204/retroglide/Hamlin%20Aquarium/yester-years.jpg

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  • by Capt.Lizzie_pirate king_Swann on September 24th, 2007

    Capt.Lizzie_pirate king_Swann

    I paint, draw and do photography, I also work in computer design.I do a lot of photography, also.The last thing I actually did is a mural on my bathroom wall, and it's almost finished, but not quite:
    1: Bathroom Wall(unfinished, acrylic painting)
    2: Blue Lady (Acrylic painting)
    3: Computer Designed Avatar
    4: Iowa Sunset collage (Photographs)

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  • by Darryl61 on February 6th, 2007

    Darryl61

    Guitar making. Here is the one I did for my daughter. Still my fave.

    Edit: Would love to here a comment from the person who rated this answer down on Feb. 17, 2008. I would love to hear your justification for rating this as a non-helpful answer.

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  • by Kyogre-Stataen on November 23rd, 2007

    Kyogre-Stataen

    I have to say that drawing is one of the many things I hold in my treasures. I won't mind sharing the drawing process.

    Something that usually still gets into my mind are Pokemon, but also with other uses as well too.

    I begin first by sketching. I first select the pokemon I wish to draw. I begin using light sketches, then gradually adding the detail.

    Then comes the color. I carefully select what colors to choose. I don't color everything and I color very soft so that I can program the drawing in the 3rd step.

    Then comes the programming. First, I carefully scan the picture, about 25 times. From there, I select the drawing with the best quality and details. Then I use the programming using part Photoshop to fix the errors and add more detail. Then I go to a special rendering program to greatly add the detail. If necessary, I go back to Photoshop again to finish the rest of the drawing.

    The last step, is to sign the picture. I sign it, along with the date.
    Now I have a cosign, usually backed up with my drawing partner.

    Anyways, here are many of the posted drawings that I made. There are just some examples to show, along with many others as well.

    There was this new one I made finished on Thanksgiving. Took me more than 5 weeks to finish, but I got it done.

    UPDATE on 2/10/08

    I have made some better drawings on my own, so I decided to replace some of my old drawings with newer ones. I hope that you would like these new changes.

    Key
    *=Cosign with a partner

    1.Mightyena and Poochyena
    2.Delibird
    3.Celebi*
    4. Trophuis*
    5. Charizard
    6. Shaymin*
    7. Moltres*
    8. Articuno*
    9. Lugia*
    10. Ho-oh*
    11. Arceus and Mew
    12. Lucario

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  • by mekare on February 21st, 2007

    mekare

    i'm a photographer

    (it cropped my pictures)

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  • by Simply msFortunate on February 21st, 2007

    Simply msFortunate

    Poetry

    #1

    remember now
    in my haste of
    leaving you
    it was not my
    hatred
    that betrayed
    so much as
    my love of freedom

    #2

    she drank india ink instead of wine...
    contrary to what one would think
    it ended up being a fantastic time
    lived in the country and watched the sun rise
    for years on end it was all working up to this
    the perfect bliss
    in the peachiness of morning skies

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  • by Friartuck on February 21st, 2007

    Friartuck

    I take photo's and play in photoshop. I love colour and light and textures. I've attached a couple of samples. Hope you like 'em!

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  • by RFlagg on February 21st, 2007

    RFlagg

    Mostly photography.
    I'm not very good at it, I just go out on walks with my cheap little camera and snap shots of whatever happens to catch my eye.

    #1-A drain dumping into the bayou that runs through my neighborhood.
    #2-Just an average tree, on an average street corner, with an average stop sign in the background.
    #3-An abandoned building that used to house a bank in the 70s, but has now been abandoned and neglected for decades.
    #4-A stair landing in the outdoor walkways of the local baptist church.
    #5-The cornerpiece of the fence surrounding an old abandoned house.

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  • by VivaNOLA on February 21st, 2007

    VivaNOLA

    Digital art.

    Attached: "Tug of War" and "Professor Longhair".

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  • by Metaphiz on February 21st, 2007

    Metaphiz

    I have a couple, but my favorite is probably poetry. Here’s one that I wrote a few years ago. Hope you like it.

    Crying Shame
    by Patrick D. McCallister (aka Metaphiz)

    Today I was watching the news
    You know, no one can sing the blues
    Like Brokaw, and his college, Ted
    There was a drive-by today
    Down in a some suburb of L.A.
    They didn’t get what they were aiming for
    But a little girl is dead

    And Malibu went up in flames
    The rich traded ashes for fame
    Someone tried to burn life
    A mansion got in the way
    While out there in the desert sticks
    We sell guns and politics
    We’ll have to rinse our money of the blood
    But who says crime doesn’t pay

    Someone said, “Let’s kill the man on the hill,
    And we’ll live like kings on his written will
    But it isn’t even really worth the fuss
    Because, as it happened before
    It’ll happen again
    Another idealist will have a master plan
    To rule the world when it doesn’t even belong to us

    So, what do you think of my point of view
    It’s a high rise vision of sh** made into stew
    Did it taste better to you
    When you thought it was a meal
    Or did you listen to the politically correct
    With their insipid whining
    Their signs erect
    Picket sign reflecting the way they feel

    It’s a crying shame
    When our children don’t grow old
    We’ll be to blame
    But not to worry the dust will reclaim us by then
    And we’ll be free
    While they stay to pay for our sin

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  • by anonymous on February 21st, 2007

    anonymous

    My wall, my books, my door, anything that can have something stuck to it and I am there. The wall is an ever working process

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  • by - retroglide - on February 21st, 2007

    - retroglide -

    I hate to answer a question twice. LOL

    I feel compelled to post pics of my son's work.

    He's 17.

    They're not traced. He drew them from images off the web.

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  • by mrs.ANONYMOUS on February 21st, 2007

    mrs.ANONYMOUS

    I crotchet. I make blankets, touques, mits, and slippers.

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  • by Elleonora on February 21st, 2007

    Elleonora

    I write out the stories that are overcrowding my head, and tell them to the toddlers in the daycare centre i work in. Today i told one to the kids about a farting turtle, and i am thinking of making some drawings to go with it.

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  • by REDNECK BIKER on September 3rd, 2007

    REDNECK BIKER

    I build dollhouses in 1" scale

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  • by Mrs.Dufresne on August 10th, 2007

    Mrs.Dufresne

    I sing a little.
    http://www.midomi.com/index.php?action=main.profile&username=Jenna424

    (under the "my recordings" tab)

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  • by Vesper on February 21st, 2007

    Vesper

    Believe this self soothe world aflame with malice, maybe started spinning far too fast to soothe a mournful soul. Silent, if you haven't heard tears echo in their lovely laughter. Voices sweetly singing guarded, tedious by time. Reflecting by the talking trees, the dew streaked grass a slippery seat. "It's almost time for Johnny Jump-ups" someone said so long ago..

    ...Voices, so sweet, so tender in their tone. Packed inside my paper suitcase. "How I've loved you, How I've missed you, And how's my baby? So glad you came".

    Written for my dead grandparents.

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  • by Abberz on February 21st, 2007

    Abberz

    I host a knitting circle :)

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  • by Lazlow on February 21st, 2007

    Lazlow

    My creative outlet is drama and acting. I'm sorry I can't really share that one with you. But when I'm not acting I usually write, I'm currently working on a story, I'd write out an example from it but I'm not sure what to pick.

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  • by Indigo- in the library with the revolver on September 24th, 2007

    Indigo- in the library with the revolver

    1. Poetry -- example:

    You can be a beauty queen,
    Anything you want to be!
    Just don’t forget that I am there
    To help you reach the throne.
    Cold inside your throat, I say,
    Come on, get it over with;
    Clean yourself
    From inside out
    And twist your gleaming bones.

    I am snakes and seashell skins,
    I am happy emptiness,
    I was always such a perfect
    Slithering little thing.
    Hurl your dirty insides out--
    Cute little perfectionist;
    It’s the only possible
    Way to do them in.

    2. Drawing and sometimes painting -- examples:

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  • by pinkhairdgirl on September 3rd, 2007

    pinkhairdgirl

    Hi
    I make messes..ok really I make candles and homemade soap..(I also sew a couple of hours a week)
    What can I say, I need a lot of creative outlets..

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  • by Firebrand on February 21st, 2007

    Firebrand

    I write poetry and short stories and draw and paint water colours.

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  • by Morg the Army wife on November 17th, 2007

    Morg the Army wife

    I like photography, mostly I snap pictures of my kids, other peoples' kids, and sometimes I go for a hike and take pictures of nature.

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  • by BabyRottweiler on September 3rd, 2007

    BabyRottweiler

    I sing, write poetry and my own songs!

    I'll post a sample soon, but I don't have time right now!

    Oh yes, I also give hugs!!!! Here's your coupon!!!! ^_^

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  • by RosieGHM Jetpacker on February 14th, 2008

    RosieGHM Jetpacker

    Two places....the kitchen..I love to cook and create new dishes. On AB....I love to ask questions that draw a wide range of responses from my AB friend. My most creative outlet/project was, of course, my son! :)

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  • by Galeanda on September 4th, 2007

    Galeanda

    I cook, bake, sew. I make quilts, mostly more on the contemporary side. I paint and do most crafts, especially ones involving textiles (yarns, fabrics, weaving) I also try to get creative with gardening, and arranging plants and flowers outside, trying to imitate nature though I'm sure i fall short. It's hard to beat mother nature.

    But mostly I'm a cooking sewing fool:-)

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  • by Anna on September 3rd, 2007

    Anna

    I love to sing 1 Karaoke is one of my favorite outlets. Sketching, and Calligraphy as well.

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  • by GuitarPlayer92 on September 3rd, 2007

    GuitarPlayer92

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  • by dreamingoutloud on June 26th, 2008

    dreamingoutloud

    I sing and write lyrics :D

    www.myspace.com/tarawink

    the first three are new demos the last one is a couple years older when i was in a phase haha

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  • by Cyndi Ninja on March 17th, 2008

    Cyndi Ninja

    I finally got some pics, but unfortunately most of my 'good' pieces were taken by family.

    The First one is colored pencil on black paper
    The 2nd is acrylic paint and clay, painted with only a putty knife
    The third is a pencil sketch
    The fourth is another acrylic
    The fifth is watercolor
    The sixth & 7th are unfinished sketches in progress
    The eighth is lithograph (carved linoleum stamp)
    The ninth is oil

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  • by HungryGuy on February 8th, 2008

    HungryGuy

    I write science fiction and erotic-horror fiction.

    The latter is for adults only (but you can find it easily enough if you google Hungry Guy Stories), but the former is relatively safe at: http://www.bewilderingstories.com/bios/hungryguy_bio.html

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  • by Shopping Sheryl - home from the hospital on September 3rd, 2007

    Shopping Sheryl - home from the hospital

    I sing professionally, but haven't figured out how to upload stuff. It's mostly long-haired classical stuff.

    I have been learning to knit. I made this baby blanket for my friend's baby:

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  • by R_Berue on September 10th, 2008

    R_Berue

    VERY nice work!
    TRUTH: My fingers get in the way.
    I "can't even draw a straight line with a ruler!"

    If you read any of my answers, I pride myself on my ability to write well and on the volunteer work I do.

    If you read my profile, you noticed I've "been in the trenches". "Been there. Done that." - quite a few times!

    Thanks for the link to this Q! I enjoyed responding!I'm honored and flattered you added me as a friend!

    VTY,
    Ron Berue
    Yes, that is my real last name!

    Sources: Some observations and personal opinions.

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  • by Occams Electric Razor on April 21st, 2008

    Occams Electric Razor

    Don't have access to pics at this moment but music and art are my life.

    I write and play music in a few different styles:
    www.myspace.com/simianthinktank
    www.myspace.com/automatronicmusic
    www.myspace.com/protoloser

    and you can view some of my digital art and a few pages of the comic I draw for Heritahe Comics in my pictures section at:

    www.myspace.com/binarylanguage

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  • by katespana on February 14th, 2008

    katespana

    Poetry usually, though I like to paint too.
    My most recent poem is:
    'To Beauty'
    Let me write a song in your hair
    The words swimming in the ripples
    Little streams
    Flowing to the ocean
    That pours from your belly
    Drowns me in love'

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  • by royal77 says hello friend on February 14th, 2008

    royal77 says hello friend

    I will be back with one of my avatar modifications later on today or tomorrow. royal77...

    My alterations was the TEXT. The third one W_G represents Wichy_Graphics, Wichy is my son Ramon Luis Ayala, he is studying to be a graphic artist, he has one more year to go.

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  • by aquastar48 on February 10th, 2008

    aquastar48

    wow nice job,

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  • by BigDaddyBS on February 8th, 2008

    BigDaddyBS

    Answering AB Questions (see my profile), writing (see my website at http://www.orangefrogproductions.com/ofp2o_auth_home.shtml, and genealogy research (finding people with mispelled names, etc. - no samples here, sorry!)

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  • by Yarnlady is happy every day on February 8th, 2008

    Yarnlady is happy every day

    My prize winning multi-media needlepoint

    wolf coasters

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  • by BloodPanda on August 8th, 2009

    BloodPanda

    I mainly do pencil drawings and I only draw women.

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  • by Takei-Shihan on August 8th, 2009

    Takei-Shihan

    ... the "healer" side of martial arts ...

    I teach acupressure massage therapy and how to mix Chinese herbal medicines and spices with meals to help make subtle physiological alterations ... I also like to mimmic the various animals with motion patterns from the "Circle of Animals" ...

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  • by Wheat Bread on March 22nd, 2008

    Wheat Bread

    Lately I have rediscovered how much fun it is to write! I used to be so into video games, but I never felt good after playing them for hours. Now, I'm finding out (after many years) how good it feels to write creative fiction.

    You can find some of my stuff over at fanfiction.net. Look me up at:

    http://www.fanfiction.net/~wheatbread

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