Hello! I'm new to NewGrounds, and I decided a good way to get to know the Art Community here would be to start using the forums! ^_^

I work mostly using Adobe Illustrator CS5 // Wacom Bamboo Tablet // Some touch-up and/or lighting effects in Adobe Photoshop CS5. I favor creating characters and simple scenes.

I've had to start making many of my images smaller and converting them to JPGs just to get them posted on here because I tend to work VERY hi-res (for printing purposes).
Anyway -- here's some stuff by me! Comments and critiques are welcome. I know I'm not the best artist out there, and I know many of my weaknesses already... but if there are more to point out, then let'er rip!

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This is Biohazard Bella.

She is my super-villain original character.

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This is titled "Early Autumn Dancer"

This was a project I started mainly to force myself to work with a background. I tend to like having images with a transparent background because I use many of them on my Zazzle store. Trying to create more art just for the sake of art rather than sales.

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This is titled "Feelin' Devilish"

Enjoy!

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This is titled "Flower Child"

Smokin' the green, and spreadin' the love!

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This is titled "Keep Her Happy"

Mother Earth; keep her happy and she'll keep us happy. -- Me.

It has been argued by mythologists and historians of religion that the first great deity to be revered by ancient peoples was likely equated with the planet beneath our feet. To the Greeks she was Gaea, without parents, forming directly out of Chaos. Although given various names by different people, she is the Mother-Goddess, a common denominator in traditions throughout time and around the world. Many Native Americans simply refer to her as Mother Earth. -- Von Del Chamberlain.

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Titled "I <3 Nessie"

She's REAL and I LOVE her!!

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This is titled "Pacificas"

Unda Da Sea ^_^

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i really like these chars posted. you guys all seem to have alot of talent. I wish I had you guys on my art team lol These could easly be turned into some nice chars for a rpg or something. The mouse above was probably my fav. She was sexy but a bad little mouse lol

At 7/21/11 04:00 AM, mholmes wrote: i really like these chars posted. you guys all seem to have alot of talent. I wish I had you guys on my art team lol These could easly be turned into some nice chars for a rpg or something. The mouse above was probably my fav. She was sexy but a bad little mouse lol

Thanks so much for the kind words! ^_^ Hah!

Here's another!!

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Title is "Vacuuming Waffle"

lol my brother was hanging out with me and told me to draw a vacuuming waffle... and so... I did!

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These are all very smooth, very clean, very sharp.

At 7/21/11 07:18 AM, big-jonny-13 wrote: These are all very smooth, very clean, very sharp.

Thank you! That's the beauty of vector art. You can keep the sharpness, resize all you want, and not lose any quality! I appreciate the comment!!

This next one is titled "Nobody's Angel"

I drew this as a paid commission for a member of deviantART.

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This is titled "Lights Out, Minneapolis!"

Ahh, home sweet home! <3 <3

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Wooh! I just realized that I had 4 scouting requests in my inbox! That's exciting! I just picked one at random to accept... I'm not sure if it matters who scouted you... but... YAY!! *dance*

Okay... ANYWAYS...

Here's another one titled "Mother Nature"

I realize the grass is kinda patchy, and I could've thickened it up a bit... but oh well.

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Here is my most recent piece, it's titled "Mercouple"

Just a couple'o'mers! haha ^_^
I'm pretty fond of this one.

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Keep your eye out for my stuff in the portal, now! Eeeh!!

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