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EDIT: Okay, after posting this sucker, I kept looking at various elements that sucked in the image, and I knew I could improve upon a few. So the REALLY garbage tree has been replaced by a tree that almost actually vaguely resembles the growth pattern of a real birch tree. Some more drop shadows have been added, and the central figure has been moved a little over to give the other focal point (the window) a bit more breathing room.

This pic took WAY too much time to draw.

This is the next image in my heavily illustrated YA novel. Sylvia (the mother) is going off to her job as a waitress, leaving the kids at home. Home, by the way, is an apartment inside that giant manor house. (In other words, they don't own the whole building.)

The house is modeled on a real structure in my hometown. It's an old, beautiful building with some really unique features. And yes, the real building is actually divided into a bunch of apartments.

This entire image, by the way, is vector. I hate doing backgrounds in vector. (Mind you, I hate doing backgrounds period.) Hopefully this one cuts the mustard.
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~Dawning-Of-Desire Aug 31, 2011
where did you get the bricks for the house and the shingles for the roof? I want them!
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*ElectricGecko Aug 31, 2011
I drew the bricks and generated the shingles myself. They're nothing special!
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~Dawning-Of-Desire Sep 1, 2011
wow! Maybe u and I can exhcange art techniques some time so we can be the best we can be. :)
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*ElectricGecko Sep 1, 2011
I hardly have ANY techniques to pass on. I stumble through working with an art program that no one else does, so I'm pretty lacking in teachable skills.
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~Dawning-Of-Desire Sep 7, 2011
you lie! >;) Yer skills are da mad skills! U do a bang up job.
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*ElectricGecko Sep 7, 2011
Oh, you so nice!
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~Dawning-Of-Desire Sep 7, 2011
I mean it buddy!
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~JardimStudios May 10, 2011  Hobbyist General Artist
The only way I can draw structures like that is based off on real structures. I totally suck at drawing buildings and cenários like that. Your background turned out perfect! Also, this whole drawing feels like a masterpiece. This is awesome!
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*ElectricGecko May 10, 2011
Thanks! I also need to base my architectural drawings off REAL buildings; my fake ones just look too plain and unbelievable. So this one is based on a real mansion in my city. I sort of trespassed on the property and took a whole bunch of photos. It was fun.
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~JardimStudios May 11, 2011  Hobbyist General Artist
Is that allowed?
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