Lorelai's Artwork RPGallery - September 5th, 1999

Korewa nan desuka.

Artist of the Week Audra Ann Furuichi E-mail | Webpage Audra started submitting artwork to RPGamer not too long ago, and ever since then she's been a dedicated artist to the ranks of the Fanart Forces here. Her past works include wonderful Xenogears CG's and today's posted artwork from Lunar: Silver Star Story. I especially appreciate the creative layout and symbolism in her Lunar fanart today; Lunar fans and otheriwse must see it! Congratulations, Audra!   Contact Lorelai    Submit art to Lorelai  AIM: Jenova 98  ICQ: 32105014   Lorelai's Archives    Artist Archive 8/20/99  Updates Archive 9/4/99  Artist Database (soon)   IMPORTANT    Fanart FAQ  Submission Guidelines  How to get Fanart Posted  Artist of the Week Info Welcome Hey there! Guess what! The new site for Critique Corner, officially named Prozac Cookies, is now under heavy construction; completion is imminent! My large roster of Artist Critics (AKA the Fanart Forces, hehe) has been established, though not carved in stone; I still welcome applications. I will notify all who subscribe to the Prozac Cookies Newsletter when the site is officially opening. (click the above link to subscribe; if you have already subscribed via my RPGamer e-mail you're on this list already so don't worry.) For a sneak peek at the site, head on over to http://lorelai.square.org/prozac and please be patient while I build the site! The Latest from Lorelai Wow, I'm very happy that so many people are interested in Prozac Cookies (the newsletter and website, not the actual, ah, cookie) and I'm so sorry that not everyone can be a panelist, but I will be accepting a whole lot of volunteers! Here is a list (by no means complete) of the people I've accepted (after several rounds of consideration) and who've sent me all the information I needed about them (not all accepted artists have yet). Again, the list is not complete, and nothing is written in stone. Feel free to apply! Min Kwon Glassshard Wulfmune Ryuuzaki Sandara-3 Silas McLeere (Deranged) Laine Arion McBride Hanna Chen Wai Chu Yu Young Wang Abu Jennifer Zee Maggie Bradshaw Ask Lore I'd like to know how you produce your work. I don't mean in a practical, physical sense, but the metaphysical origins. I'm guessing the art classes you've taken help a lot in having a good creative structure in your mind. Does that help when you're figuring out the piece you want to do, when you're planning the shapes, textures, lighting, etc in your head? Or do you do it from a more intuitive angle, where your hands simply become a medium for your mind's eye? Or somewhere in between? Lorelai: Well, actually art classes don't really help me; when I'm trying to figure out what to DO, I go over all these storylines/scenarios in my head and then select something that I really want to illustrate because of it's power and symbolism or what not. Lighting, textures, etc. come after the general idea, when I'm actually drawing. I use concepts of light/texture that I've picked up from scenes of daily life, pictures I admire (from Waterhouse to Clio Saga) and/or common sense. Also, you may catch me looking at my hand while drawing to get the bone structure, and shading from it. I work with whatever model I can find, and when I can't find one (read: too lazy to get one) I use memory, where I store up many pictures as reference (hence the importance of observation. A Cookie for your Thoughts Newsletter: Thanks to the help of so many people, the opening of Prozac Cookies hovers on the near horizon! (ok, that made no sense) Anyway, if you're interested in subcribing to Prozac Cookies: the newsletter, which will be for updates and whatever use pops up for it in the future, then send an e-mail here. I use topica.com for my newsletters and I *think* they'll do the trick (still in testing phase). If you already subscribed via my RPGamer e-mail, you're on the list already, don't worry. Ask Lore: Like always, I'm opening up my Lifestream e-mail to personal questions, whether it be related to RPGamer, my other jobs, my goals, nigel, my school, or my pet dog Bobby. Anything that's not inappropriate or too private. Go ahead, Ask Lore. ^_^ I usually answer by e-mail nowadays instead of posting my answer on this site, but you can still get to know me! A Decision Made: After careful consideration, I believe that have enough faith in Prozac Cookies to give it it's own domain name. However, after college and rent it may take me awhile to gather enough money for the InterNIC fee. (I'm a college student, for crying out loud ^_^) If any Prozac Cookie fanatics are willing to *nudge nudge* help with this (or want more info), I'd be forever grateful. Of course, I know such a physical contribution is a lot to ask, so I have no expectations whatsoever. Fanart Funnies: Sometimes I get fanart pieces that aren't quite suitable for the archives, but are deserving of a post anyway. Here are two hilarious pieces: This one's from Shinryuu, depicting the cast from Final Fantasy V: Poor Butz gets less women than...a woman! And here's one from Xenogears: Is Citan TOO much of a 'maternal' figure to Fei?. Prozac on IRC: come to esper.net and join #prozaccookies, the official channel for Prozac Cookies! I just registered it, so I welcome you to join. I might not always be there, but I do intend #prozaccookies to be a nice place to chat about artwork, art advice, critiques, etc. Being the shrew that I am, I will probly keep strict order in the channel, so don't cause trouble ^_^;;; (possible servers: weyr.esper.net, chocobo.esper.net, irc.rpgamer.com, adastra.esper.net)