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Off-Topic => Creative arts => Topic started by: Fortet on June 20, 2009, 02:28:32 AM
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Okay, so as a few of you might know, I play the tenor saxophone. I'm sure not a lot of you care, but I do know a lot of you have probably seen Cowboy Bebop. I've never seen it, but when I had to find a solo to perform at my Tri-M recital, I found a piece called "Goodnight Julia." It was such a beautiful piece, I had to find it. And I did. And this is me playing it :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pXPm4o-03A
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I've never seen Cowboy Bebop, but that sounds really nice.
Good playing, great tone. How long have you been playing the tenor?
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That was really good. ^^ Nice to hear a good tenor sax player every so often. None of ours really make the cut.
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@Shady: This will make about seven years in a few months.
@AFL: Thanks :) I'm one of the best in the state (at a high school level, of course :P)
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Nice, nice. How much?
I say this, and I hated that film...
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I have seen CB and I have heard this song. Pretty good! XD Funny enough, a character of mine, Lightwolf, plays the sax. Pretty cool seeing somebody play the saxophone for real. XD
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I played Alto for 3 years, but I was never very good at any wood wind/brass instruments. I just can't get the proper amount of force to play the proper volume. I was always WAYYY too loud.
I'm better with my hands so that's why I'm better at bass/guitar
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i fail...
read the comments.
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I know I did.
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I'm better with my hands
Oh yes, I know ;)
Oh, Archem, first time is free.
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Second time is also free if you aren't expecting it. *hides in bushes*
*yes, that kind of bush*
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So, I did this picture. Of me. It's not an exact likeness, but it's pretty close.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v349/SatireBoy/001.jpg)
Yes, my nose really does look like that. That's not a mistake.
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Shading is pretty good, but the head needs to be much larger, and by that I mean the area above the eyes. Look at yourself in the mirror. Your eyes definitely aren't that high up in your head. The eyes are also too large, a very common mistake people make when doing a self-portrait, because you tend to focus on the eyes when looking in the mirror.
Keep at it, self-portraits are kinda tough.
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Looking at the picture I took for reference, I do agree - I did make the top of my head rather... Short, out of lack of better term. The nose is also a key factor in the eye problem. I had an extremely hard time drawing it. Then I remembered reading somewhere that the space between the eyes is about the size of a third eye, so I went from there. Thank you for the input - I will put it to good use :)
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No prob! Another helpful hint: the inner corners of the eyes should be level with the outer corners of the nose.
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Yes, but my messy, messy (yet extremely healthy) hair covers them. You can see the lobe of the right one in the picture.
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Awsume.
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So, in preparing for the possibility of Anthro Week, I did this :)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v349/SatireBoy/Fortetcat.jpg)
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Oh God.
It looks about right.
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Some portraits of my wonderful friends :)
[spoiler](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v349/SatireBoy/rheaportrait.jpg)[/spoiler]
[spoiler](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v349/SatireBoy/joshportrait.jpg)[/spoiler]
[spoiler](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v349/SatireBoy/jessicaportrait.jpg)[/spoiler]
[spoiler](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v349/SatireBoy/hannahportrait.jpg)[/spoiler]
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Eh... Hard to say if they're good or not. The quality seems inconsistent. Blurry as hell, too.
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A lot of this is simple experimenting, trying to find a process that works for me. Also just testing out the tools, seeing how they work.
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Your proportions definitely look a lot better. Try amping up the contrast...darken your darks and lighten your lights. A bigger range between shades will make them look a lot less flat.
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Out of those I'd say that the last one is the best.
Also, the third one looks like she has her face up against a window.
Probably the flatness of them.
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Actually, the third one was my first attempt. And the face wasn't against a window, but the photo had bad exposure :P
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So, huge kick here.
Anyways, did a barbershop quartet arrangement of "Go The Distance" from Disney's "Hercules" arranged by Aaron Dale for a musicale at my college. I'm the one in the snazzy vest (lead tenor). We had to drop it down two keys because the original was too damn high for me at the end and too damn high for out baritone (who is actually a bass with an incredible range).
Clicky clicky (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_s6xdzz4nI)
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One of my favourite songs actually.
So yeah this is just my opinion (obviously)...
It's a really nice arrangement, and you guys did an awesome job. Your group as a whole has a great sound, and your soloist and bass especially have really lovely tones (others might as well but it's easier to hear these two). You guys seem to have a lot of control pitch wise with some large jumps, and did a really good job of keeping time with each other. Tuning moments were very scarce (such as the WHEN in When they see my face being a little sharp) but it is a live performance so that's to be expected even from pros. The only things I'd say more negatively is that there weren't a lot of dynamics, the whole thing seemed to be forte or fotissimo, and that also prevented the lower parts from blending perfectly. Also, there didn't seem to be a lot of engagement going on physically (ie: what's going on with your faces and bodies) which can make the audience less interested. To be more nitpicky, in the section where the melody alternates between the bass and soloist, the line isn't particularly clear or continuous. But that's just being particularly picky because the performance was so good. Also your soloist is kind of cute if that counts for anything. You guys did a really good job :D.
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I'm the soloist, so thanks :)
Yes, dynamics! We practiced at getting them in, but the final product didn't quite work out lol. And as far as physical stuff goes, I really wanted to try and add some stuff like that, but the others didn't seem into it at all when I suggested it :/
Thanks your the input!
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Lucas, you're so slow.
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Hey!
That's a tricky jump!
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Especially considering the one second delay that happens when you land from a grapple jump.
Honestly, I think the developers were just being dicks with that one.
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And derail'D
But hey! I got two comments on MY post that actually DEALT with MY thread. Quite the accomplishment here in Chraras nowadays :P
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Then I say do it! But I'm NOT an accomplice...
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Yep, I'd kill for that kind of thing.
In fact, I now have a very good idea of who I might've to kill to get that...
Who? Tell me! The suspense is killing me!
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So, I want some input before we officially publish this.
My friend and I are starting a blog. He writes outlandish stories, and I draw pictures to accompany them. I haven't finished the last few pictures, but what do you guys think so far?
honestlab.blogspot.com
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So I've joined a fraternity. And it's awesome.
Anyways, we occasionally do things and host things.
The first thing I did with them was the Disney Musicale (my performance can be found in this thread). The poster for this event was created by the percussion instructor here at LA Tech. I was bored, so I recreated it:
[spoiler](http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx263/Fortet91/disneyposter.png)[/spoiler]
Soon we began discussing a Super Smash Bros. Brawl Tournament. I designed a mock-up poster, but another music organization used the idea. But their poster/flier sucked. Here's mine:
[spoiler](http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx263/Fortet91/BrawlTournamentPoster.png)[/spoiler]
Due to having our idea ripped out from under us, we've decided to do a CoD: Black Ops tournament instead. We're still ironing out details, but here's the muck-up.
[spoiler](http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx263/Fortet91/CoDPoster.png)[/spoiler]
What do you guys think?
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The COD mock up needs quite a bit of work. At the moment it's very basic, and kind of boring...that's to be expected with a mockup though.
The Brawl one is eye catching, although some of the words are hard to read due to the colour scheme, primarily the blue over the grey of the controller.
The Disney one is eye catching and memorable as well. Nice and minimalistic.
Good work, all in all.
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All I know is that I'd absolutely rape at anything seen in those posters.
That includes the Disney musical, and any children who may be present.