Mio

Wow. Nice. 9.2 tiny chance of 9.4.

Squished it so hard the OW disappeared I believe CGC has relaxed the criteria for page quality on books. It's very common for older slabbed books I send in for a press and resub to come back with a step up in page quality, especially from off white/white to white pages. Not saying this is the case for everyone, but this has been my experience with the 25 or so books I have done this with. PQ has been all over the map with books Ihave re-submitted, including books re-submitted to or from other companies. I kind of stopped trusting the designation.

This thread has opened my eyes to a brave new world! Note to self: buy Conan books.

Nice looking books - as noted, the grades look tip top!

Thanks, guys. www.gilmourfineart.com if you want to see my other stuff. I have only been painting for four years in my free time, so the inventory there is a bit small. Pardon me spamming, but will trade paintings for comics

Dude - those are nice!

Thanks guys. Painting is mysecond hobby, and it is nice to get some appreciation for the work I put into it.

I just heard yesterday that two of my paintings from earlier this year were accepted to the 1-14 August exhibition in Vancouver held by the Federation of Canadian Artists. If anyone is in Vancouver during that time, feel free to check them out! This exhibition is called "Small, Smaller, Smallest" and features small artworks. Mine are 8 x 10s (below). It is the first time I will exhibit physical artworks!

Wow. What a POS signature. I have only recently started buying silver keys, and the quantity of books spoiled is quite alarming. From really nice mid-grade AF 15s to 9.6 FF 48 - the range is woeful.

That Peanuts is fantastic - I know someone who would enjoy having that one!

Absolutely awesome! Nice! I didn't even know it existed.

Too cool! The rare time I like an SS book.

Making a living as an artist is very tough. I was not brave enough to try it, and was lucky enough to be good at other things as well. Inasmuch as others have given you caution that art school may not be what you think it is - and I tend to agree that you will develop best on your own with relentless practice and advice from senior artists - the name brand of a good art school behind you may be beneficial in networking and establishing a client base from your work. Good luck with the sales thread, and keep posting your latest works in the "personal art" thread.

Just joined - better late than never.

9.2

Would this get the Headlights notation or Fistful of Severed Tongues notation? I would prefer a fistful of headlights, myself.

That is a very impressive 6.0!

When people are OK to settle for mediocrity, just because that is all that is on offer, producers tend to be lazier, more entitled, and produce even more mediocrity. A couple of bad superhero movies are OK, but if it becomes routine they may crash like video games in the 80s. Hope it does not happen, though! I also note that Affleck was a horrible Daredevil and should not have been re-cast in any kind of super hero role, in particular such a key one.

Very nice, and very high on my want list!

Fantastic work, Mio. Really impressive. The fabric folds and light/shadow are excellent, as are the reflections on the metal pots in your still life paintings. A couple of newish still life works for those interested. These are both on postcard sized paper. Beautiful!! Thanks! These tiny ones were quite tricky. I also finally just got around to making a Facebook page for these doodles here ... ... and did I mention I will trade paintings for comics?!

There is some cool work here, guys. Glad I am not the only hobby artist around these parts. And as a shameless plug for my own goods, I finally started a facebook page ( here ) in case anyone wants to follow/like it. I am hoping to post updates there once or twice a month.

Fantastic work, Mio. Really impressive. The fabric folds and light/shadow are excellent, as are the reflections on the metal pots in your still life paintings. A couple of newish still life works for those interested. These are both on postcard sized paper.

Fantastic work, Mio. Really impressive. The fabric folds and light/shadow are excellent, as are the reflections on the metal pots in your still life paintings. Thanks a lot. I just finished another still life on the weekend of a similar theme - it is however only the size of a postcard. I did manage to pack in the same amount of detail (more or less)!

Thats crazy talk. Those are good. My pen and ink stuff was junk! It is very hard and no way to fix mistakes - with oil, I just paint over them.

Thanks for the praise, guys. Incidentally, I woke up to an email this morning that that painting won me second place in a painting contest. But there seems no shortage of talent on the boards. Interesting to see what we all get up to, in our hobbies!