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I want to know which are the oldest languages in the world? And within those, which is still in use?
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I think a simple google search will reveal the answer. There is a fairly detailed answer at Ask A Linguist; this is particularly nice because it examines some of the issues that make the question difficult to answer. Either Sumerian or Egyptian is the oldest written form, and that the answer for spoken languages is undefined. Yahoo takes a different approach to the question of written languages, and I think their answer is splendid. "All spoken languages today are equally old." The author also notes that Egyptian competes with Sumerian for the title of oldest written language. Wikipedia concentrates on written sources and asserts Sumerian.
Languages are not static things; they evolve with the times and the needs of the users. For example, you could try to say English is about 1500 years old, but modern speakers cannot understand English from that long ago (unless trained to do so), so it just wouldn't be true.
Part of the definition of a language is that people who speak (or write) it can understand each other. I personally can't even comprehend Shakespearean English, so for me the language isn't really any more than 400 or so years old. Probably no living language is significantly older than 400 years.
If instead you try to count modern languages and their predecessors together for the purposes of determining age, then just about all languages are likely the same age. While it does happen, it is exceedingly rare for languages to just sprout up with no predecessors. So by this definition nearly all human languages are the same age.
The question makes no sense so I voted to close it.
The answer is simple: we do not know what first language people spoke because modern humans exist as a biological species for 100 thousand years (and we can reasonably suspect that language appeared even earlier than that). We have no clue to speculate what language was spoken so long ago.


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Launched in June, Pawngo is best described as an online pawn shop: users can put up an item of value and receive relatively small loans. In less than six months, the Denver-based start-up, venture-backed by several firms included Lightbank and Daylight Partners, has already loaned more than $2 million in 46 states to users. CEO Todd Hills says: "We felt that with the current economic conditions and the tightening of credit, there is a new set of customers out there that this service lines up very well with."
Launched in 2010, this invite-only social discovery platform lets users connect through the images, pages, recipes, and whatever else they find on the internet. Think of it as a personal online mood board. Though it has been around for over a year, it quadrupled its number of visitors since August, going from one million to now over four million in just four months. Co-founder Evan Sharp told Mashable: "We didn't build this company to build a really hot tech start-up…It came out of what we wanted to build—more than the idea to build."
Founded in 2008, San Francisco-based TaskRabbit, an online task-for-pay platform, is growing leaps and bounds. In early December, it received $17.8 million in series B financing and plans to expand from five cities to 12 by next year. But with caution. "For us, we would rather accelerate our growth in a smaller market, creating a continually great experience for our customers," CEO Eric Grosse told The New York Times. "It only takes one subpar experience to generate a negative feedback loop."
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Kingswood have had a mixed bag of results this season, having lost to lesser opposition before claiming good victories over Port Rex and Stirling.
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St Andrew's, on the other hand, have had a very good season, with coach Stefan Louwrens having moulded them into a well-oiled unit. However, last weekend's second-half capitulation against Selborne – that saw them squander a 20-0 lead to lose 28-25 – will be fresh in the minds of the Saints players. Louwrens will have worked hard on sorting out his forwards, who were mauled by Selborne.
St Andrew's winger James Price will once again be instrumental to the home side's success. Price had a slight niggle in the week but Louwrens confirmed to keo.co.za that, 'James will start and will be firing on all cylinders. The boys are confident for the weekend and are eager to get back to winning ways. We were guilty last weekend of defending our lead after playing some sublime rugby in the first half. We have learnt from that and will play for the full 70 minutes this time.'
The key match-up comes in the midfield where Kingswood centres John Hale and Libohonga Ndlazi will be looking to snuff out Saints' Grant Prior. Saints flank James Gotz has also had an exceptional season, in particular with his work on the ground.
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Bishops host Rondebosch with the latter having last won this encounter in 2004. The home side will start the game as overwhelming favourites, with Bosch missing three influential players in lock Rein Smit, prop Joel Carew and right winger Justin Fillies, who have WP Academy commitments. Bishops also have a few headaches of their own with pivot Sam Lane and No 8 Nizaam Carr both doubtful starters. Dave Mallett's side recently thumped Brackenfell (58-7) while Bosch lost their last game to Wynberg (13-0).
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In the other televised Cape derby, SACS host Wynberg. Wynberg suffered a humiliating 47-5 defeat in their final game last season, but another SACS victory is unlikely as the visitors have been in superb form this year.
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In other games around the country, Paarl Boys' host Paul Roos with both sides in outstanding form. The conditions will suit Boys' High as the game will be played in Paarl on a narrow field, thus negating the dangerous Stellenbosch backs. WP Craven Week fullback Craig Barry is the man that Boys' High will have to mark closely, considering his electric pace and running lines from the back.
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A mother of three found Emily Hullender around 11:15 a.m. Dana Semon was meeting her mother in the parking lot of East Baptist Church off Franklin Boulevard.
She saw the toddler walking in the cement parking lot as she drove by. When Semon came back around the little girl was sitting in a nearby yard crying.
Semon picked her up and called police. The little girl didn't speak and had no shoes or a diaper on.
"I was asking her where's momma, where's momma," Semon said.
Semon's mother, Belinda Brooks, was in tears at the church while officers looked for Emily's parents.
"I just don't understand how someone can let their child out of their sight like that," she said.
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Timothy Hullender, a single father, told police he'd fallen asleep while Emily was sleeping and didn't even know she'd gotten out.
"I didn't know she could open the door," he said. "I'd never seen her do that before."
Emily must have climbed on top of the couch by the door to turn the knob, he said.
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Timothy Hullender used to always take his dog for a walk down a path that led to the church. He believes that might have been why Emily went down to the church.
Hullender feels at fault, saying he underestimated how smart his daughter is.
"I love my daughter," he said. "There's no way I'd ever let anything bad happen to her."
His brother has custody of Emily while the charges are pending, he said.
According to arrest records, police allege that the oven was left on in Hullender's apartment and shattered pieces of glass were on the floor. Hullender denies that the oven was on and claims the glass was a glass coffee table that Emily had knocked over and split in half the night before. He had moved the pieces to repair later.
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Hullender was released on a $20,000 unsecured bond.
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Its not as bad as the 76'ers
Whoa, whoa, time out, Chris Webber..
Keep Hornets please!!! but after letting thinking it through the last few days and asking everyone I talk to I have decided I prefer Pelicans over Voodoo, Krewe etc. Knights is the only name I would prefer over Pelicans now.
When you talk to people here are they typical responses you get:
Pelicans: hahaha.. seriously? that's pretty funny. Its unique. its different. Who want to be a Pelican? Would any serious baller want to sign with the Pelicans?
Voodoo: Creepy name. Weird.
Krewe: Like Crew? what? what is that?
Krewe by far has gotten the worst responses from people I have asked. Voodoo got the 2nd worst. Knights were the best because it is unique and a cool name. People think Pelicans is funny and kind of stupid but atleast its very unique.
Webber's right!! I love the pelican as a bird, just not as an NBA team name! Come on! Buy out the Voodoo name and do it right for once..
People not knowing what a krewe is would be the absolute WORST reason to down vote on the name.
Parade organization.
Two words. Easy. And again, I counter with the easy one. What is a Knickerbocker? Does anyone even care? Nope,
Also, yeah. No. Steve Smith's one season playing here does not make him some sort of authority in things New Orleans.
Sorry, but Pelicans SUCK. VOODOO baby.
It doesn't matter what the name is. Winning will make it sell. I'd rather a different name, but more excuses like "No one will come here to play." "The merch won't sell." "People won't stop laughing" is lukewarm. The team blows up and becomes elite, you think people will care what our name is? Pelicans would be the name of a basketball team you don't wanna **** with. So would Voodoo, Krewe, Angels, Beetleborgs, whatever.
But for now, if you think the name is dumb, that's all the reason you need for the short term.
I have always said winning cures everything even back when the Thunder made their name chage. I'm not one who thinks players wont play here or stuff wont sell, that is just ignorance. But I truly dislike the name and wish we would roll with something else. That is all.
Wow, kinda surprised at how many people don't like CWebb. I think he's one of the better NBA analysts on TV today. I routinely watch NBA Open Court and him, Kerr, and Kenny Smith are the ones I find have the best insight.
I never cared much for neither him nor Jalen Rose as analysts. :blech:


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chiefly dialecta : wise in practical affairsb : displaying cleverness : ingenious
a : clever in concealing one's aims or ends : furtiveb : lacking in straightforwardness and candor : dissembling
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sly, cunning, crafty, wily, tricky, foxy, artful, slick mean attaining or seeking to attain one's ends by guileful or devious means. sly implies furtiveness, lack of candor, and skill in concealing one's aims and methods <a sly corporate raider>. cunning suggests the inventive use of sometimes limited intelligence in overreaching or circumventing <the cunning fox avoided the trap>. crafty implies cleverness and subtlety of method <a crafty lefthander>. wily implies skill and deception in maneuvering <the wily fugitive escaped the posse>. tricky is more likely to suggest shiftiness and unreliability than skill in deception and maneuvering <a tricky political operative>. foxy implies a shrewd and wary craftiness usually involving devious dealing <a foxy publicity man planting stories>. artful implies indirectness in dealing and often connotes sophistication or cleverness <elicited the information by artful questioning>. slick emphasizes smoothness and guile <slick operators selling time-sharing>.
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A typical drug take back program collects prescriptions and immediately incinerates them without doing any type of study on the medications. The Harding College of Pharmacy, however, aims to proactively find a solution to the surplus of medication. To accomplish this, the college will gather and study additional information such as manufacturer, dosage details, type of pharmacy used, and insurance information.
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08-04-2012 1:08
hi guys,
title says it all.
got my new lumia 900 yesterday from at&t, everything's fine EXCEPT THE WEB.
data plan is perfectly added which is $30/3GB 4g LTE, software is up-to date.
contacted at&t and nokia a few times without getting the problem resolved.
any 1 has the same issue?
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08-04-2012 2:35
yup had same issue.
simple fix for me was the following:
Follow the troubleshooting steps below to resolve data connection issues:
08-04-2012 14:17
08-04-2012 15:19
unfortunately, it didn't work on mine either.
08-04-2012 18:12 - edited 08-04-2012 18:56
Had the same problem, tried the suggestion from goeman, that worked! Have data connection now. Thanks goeman!
More than a little disappointed with AT&T's service not ready for the device being in the wild on Friday from the pre-orders... e.g., their website didn't recognize the device until Sunday. Think that had something to do with the problem?
Subsequently though I found that the phone wasn't recognized as a Nokia device - couldn't install Nokia Drive, etc... So did another reset, this time with the SIM card in and now all seems to be OK.
08-04-2012 19:10
I tried the fix twice and it worked the 2nd time. Maybe I did the sequence wrong the 1st time I tried. The bad news is that it has stopped working and I can no longer get data/internet except through wi-fi. Very frustrating. The fact that it worked for a few hours may be a clue?
08-04-2012 22:58
Same problem fo rme too...boy, is AT&T's Tech Support in for a slam fest tomorrow or what?!? I tried goeman's suggestion and finally gave up after the 5th attempt.
Calls and WIFI work great; Data Connection is dead...help!?!?!
09-04-2012 1:11
Count me in with the same problem. The "fixes" noted here only work for a day or so, then bam, again no data except on wifi.
09-04-2012 6:40
Hi all,
Did any of you try and setup an apn manually? You can do this from either 'Settings>Cellular>add apn' or use the Network Setup app which is in the Nokia Collection in Marketplace (only accessible through the phone).
It is possible the settings which should be on the SIM are wrong or not there but you can always setup the apn manually. Check with AT&T for the correct settings.
Hope this helps,
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09-04-2012 15:27
Kosh -
I do not see a Network Setup app in the Nokia Collection in Marketplace. I even did a search of Marketplace and found no Network Setup app.
09-04-2012 16:35
I had same issue and gound that the APN setting was blank
APN = wap.cingular
USER - email@example.com
PASSWORD = cingular1
seemed to fix it. I'm going to visit local AT&T store this AM to verify
09-04-2012 17:28
I assume those of you who have data connection issues have checked your cellular settings to make certain the data connection is turned on?
It doesn't make sense that y'all need to add an apn.
09-04-2012 21:55
im having the same issue, i really dont want to do the master reset and lose my texts and picture messages
anyone verify the apn thing works? will try when i get home, stuck using my lame iphone for the moment
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10-04-2012 0:03
I am having this same issue. I replaced the sim on Saturday @ AT&T store and had things working for about 24 hours. Unfortunately my data connection is dead again.
10-04-2012 1:25
I'm having the data connection issue also. Weirdest thing is, if I have the 900 connected to my PC via USB with Zune open the LTE connection works. If I disconnect it from my PC, it no longer works. Can someone else try this to see if they can replicate it?
10-04-2012 2:13
10-04-2012 2:15
Mine is made in Korea and I have data connection problems.
10-04-2012 4:33
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As my link has been removed....
Engadget is reporting this issue and a possible solution.


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SNOW HILL — About two dozen citizens listened as Sharon Edmundson, director of the State Treasurer's Fiscal Management Section, gave Greene County board members the rundown on the county's financial state.
Among them were Snow Hill Commissioner Becki Scarborough and Arba resident Jody Tyson, who occasionally raised canned responses on handmade signs to the board. Scarborough said they had the signs because they were told by the board not to speak out.
Edmundson said the county's fund balance was at 6.23 percent, or $1.1 million, on June 30 — below the 8 percent "bare minimum" to keep a county going for one month. The average county with a population under 25,000 is 27.99 percent, she said.
"This didn't happen overnight," she said. "The county's used the fund balance to balance its budget for at least the last three years."
Each year, the problem escalates as the hole in the budget gets bigger. And even with hiring and travel freezes, next year's budget will prove an even bigger challenge, Edmundson said.
"However, looking forward for 2013-14," she said, "we have a bigger concern. Right now as the budget stands, the very early rough estimates, you're going to have almost a million dollar hole."
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The EP Kings have lost wing Marcello Sampson to a groin injury ahead of their Currie Cup promotion-relegation clash against the Free State Cheetahs on Friday.
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Monty plz play only 8 or 9 guys. 11 man rotation wont do in the nba unless there is a secret tank going on.
It's almost impossible for Monty to lock in a solid rotation when out of nowhere Aminu turns in a decent game.
And we also still don't have our starting SG yet.
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Toronto's PG's (Calderon and Lowry) combined for 0 points and 22 assists tonight lol
The offense they run asks players to put pressure on a defense, but only has one player capable of doing it...and he's only played in 2 games. Neither Vasquez nor Rivers ever try to split the 1,000 pnr hedges they see in a game. Gordon plays once and does it repeatedly.
If your players have to grind to run that type offense then why not change it and just use more ball movement? More down screens? Why be so dependent on your one injured PnR player?
And please...for the love of god...SOMEBODY tell Rivers to tuck that elbow in. How the hell do you grow up around prime basketball coaches your whole life and shoot with a form like that?
//rant before graybox
What we actually get in
AD 27 minutes
Ryno 29 minutes
Lopez 18 minutes
Smith 23 minutes.
We should have known that there would be rough patches after we traded CP3. I remember listening to an old Hornets247 podcast that when we first got CP we couldn't succeed to our full potential because we were too good when he first came into the league. These first couple of years of suckiness will do wonders for us long term as crazy as it may sound.
Just look at how well it's been for OKC.
Don't forget the many examples it did not work for.
And what `tank' is secret when you are losing, have $17m in dead salary, and are resting a star? They `tanked' as soon as they traded Ariza and Okafor.
"Aime la vérité, mais pardonne à l'erreur." - François-Marie Arouet (Voltaire)
Teams like Cleveland are still a work in progress. Golden State is finally making their way to being a prominent team.
Reason why I'm so optimistic that the "OKC method" will work for us is because of who we have running the show. Dell and Monty have been groomed by some of the NBA's greats to succeed in the league. Other teams have not been able to have that luxury. Not to mention a wealthy owner who is willing to spend the big bucks. We do have a good thing going. But people are just jumping the gun and saying we need to fire Monty or trade Vasquez yada yada yada. Just need patience.
The team just sucks and more than they should. Is it a tank? I'd prefer to think they are just not trying as hard as they should knowing they could be more aggresive going after help.
Just to set the record staright, OKC did what was best for them adn it has only worked for them. I dont their plan was to actuyally build through the draft only, but everything just kinda worked out that way. That does not mean thats the same thing going on down here. Golden St. went out and got Landry, Jack, and still waiting on Bogut. Cleveland sucks.
OKC did an OKC that worked for them. The Hornets will build in a way that works for them. It will not be the same as for OKC. Hardly any team will ever be able to replicate that string of luck ever again.
We lost a close game to the 6th seed in the West on the road and without our best player.
Big deal
My Anthony Davis website: http://thebrow.uphero.com/
Yeah, doctors said avoid back to backs for now to avoid over working the knee. Washington is doing the same thing with Nene.
Monty said he would likely see an increase in minutes come Saturday and Meyers and Wesley both seem to think he will start.
"I don't know if people know I dislocated my pinkie finger. And [Tyreke] told me, 'You wanna go home or you wanna be here?' I want to be here. And he said, 'All right, then go tape it up and let's play. Let's go. We not stoppin' at no stores. Straight gas. That's what we do, just keep going.'"
Last year if I told you we'd be starting:
Vasquez: who couldn't get time for the Grizz.
Austin Rivers: A true project
Brian Roberts: Undrafted Rookie who plays as such
Anthony Davis: Really great defensive rookie but still learning his way on offense
Robin Lopez: Averaging 15 MPG for a crappy Suns team.
You'd think we should be better than what we are? We have one legit "prestigious" player in the starting lineup. What are you expecting?
I was expecting 33 wins if the key players were all healthy for 65 games.
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And without Gordon you clearly expect much less i'm sure.
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November 23rd, 2007 #1
Queenie's Sketchbook~ Big update.
I am practicing as much as I can so hopefully you all as well as myself will be able to see progress throughout this thread.
UPDATE: Check bottom posts, or well any above if you haven't seen it please.
New avatar:
See full artwork in bottom post.
Last edited by Queen Nehalania; May 20th, 2008 at 06:42 PM.
Hide this ad by registering as a memberNovember 23rd, 2007 #2
Oh yeah, I just found some doodles in my art folder that I can stick on here.
Some are VERY VERY old, but not this one. Its just a few months old, I was fooling around in photoshop just doodle sketching noses, eyes and all that.
This is a wip of my Green Basilisk... I doubt I'll ever finish it though because I started on it a few months back and I forgot about it.
This was the sketch that went with the oil painting I did last year.
Its a self-portrait when I was young.
EDIT: This is what I did in my Art 1 class my freshman year of Highschool. We all had to do this assignment but with different objects and desings:
EDIT 2: This is a blueprint for my clown painting I did awhile back:
Last edited by Queen Nehalania; January 30th, 2008 at 08:11 PM.
November 26th, 2007 #3
I seriously need to do some human figure sketches.
But until then I suppose I can post some more things up that has been lurking in my sketchbook for God only knows how long. xD
Some are old and I know I can do better now.
Although I want to include this:
These two are new.
This was just a brief sketch of how my painting might look, and it doesn't look exactly like me I was just trying to get it all down.
I inked it in photoshop to bring out the lines more since they were so dull when scanned in:
The face on my painting looks nothing like that, lol. xD
Okay, here are some old things:
Thats my niece Mikayla. ^
Some random ad in a magazine of a rock climber dude that I never finished.
A Magivolve avatar of myself floating about Magi. I think this is a year old or so...
Another avatar picture. I don't do anime.
And that's it for now.
Last edited by Queen Nehalania; November 26th, 2007 at 09:18 PM.
November 26th, 2007 #4
Hay Queen great to see you,v started a sketchbook.
Some of these are quite cool, and all have a great sense of style.
You have a great imagination, and it shows in your work, but some of your characters look a bit stif, so keep drawing/painting from life.
You say that you need to do some human figure sketches, well I'd say maybe sketching some poses from this site.http://www.posemaniacs.com/blog/pose/
Please keep drawing and posting!
In the absence of light, dark will prevail.
see my NEW sketchbook[UPDATED] http://www.conceptart.org/forums/sho...d.php?t=123027
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November 27th, 2007 #5
Thank you so much!
Yeah, I do need to work on that.
Wow, that's a really neat site.
You can even turn the models around. O.O
I'll definitely start doing some sketching from that site, thank you.
And I'll update frequently.
November 27th, 2007 #6
Very very interesting, I'd like to know how old are you.
November 27th, 2007 #7
Yeah what´s your age, looks promising, keep it up...here some more to practicehttp://fineart.sk/index.php?cat=1
November 27th, 2007 #8
I'm 17.
Sorry if my sketches are lacking, I will be practicing more.
And thanks for the site!
November 27th, 2007 #9
You shouldn't be sorry that your art isn't as good as you'd want it to be. Instead be glad about how much there is to learn! And I EXPECT you to be practicing more, anything else would be a big mistake. With determination and hard work you can go far. What I notice in your work is that you are very brave. You attempt to do some things I'm far too scared of screwing up to do myself. This is a really good thing, always push yourself, and when you notice you can't go further because you can't draw this or that, practice it until you can.
November 28th, 2007 #10
Thank you.
You're right, I am happy to learn as much as I can.
I've been doing a lot of reading on art techniques.
I guess sometimes I just get a bit self-conscious with my art.
Thank you for the compliment, I like doing things that are a bit different.
And thank you for the advice. It's very uplifting.
November 28th, 2007 #11
Hey everyone, I did a new art piece today.
I'm soooo glad I finally figured out how to do attachments. xD
Anyways I am VERY happy with this piece, I think it's my best sketch yet!
I got the reference from an article in a magazine that I found lying around in art class today and I finished the sketch when I got home.
I hope you all like.
EDIT: For the love of God I cannot figure out how to get this picture beside the thread.
You know the little thumbnail that shows beside the thread when you are looking at the list of all the sketchbooks.
I tried 2 different ways of attaching, by using the paper clip and first uploading it, then I clicked on the earth and put in the attachment. It showed the thumbnail in the post but not out beside my thread. Then I cut that, and clicked on the down arrow paperclip and put in the attach and now it looks regular. But still no picture outside my thread. What am I doing wrong?
Last edited by Queen Nehalania; November 28th, 2007 at 11:26 PM.
November 30th, 2007 #12
Hello again!
These are my newest figure sketches. Well the first one (the little girl) is more detailed, but the one at the bottom is a figure sketch.
I think I'm doing much better now that I've gotten so much helpful advice.
This one was done with a conte pencil and so I put some tracing paper over it so it won't smudge.
Anyways, these were done some yesterday, and today.
Last edited by Queen Nehalania; February 4th, 2008 at 08:04 PM.
December 1st, 2007 #13
I ordered some art supplies from dickblick.com w00t!
Although they're for Christmas, I can't wait.
December 10th, 2007 #14
Hi Queen,
Wow some really progress is being made here!
the last one has a great free-ness about it, and its good to see your drawing from life!
keep it up, and keep posting.
In the absence of light, dark will prevail.
see my NEW sketchbook[UPDATED] http://www.conceptart.org/forums/sho...d.php?t=123027
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December 16th, 2007 #15
Thanks so much!
I'm hoping to get done with this big piece of paper of different drawings on it.
It's still in my art class and I'm about finished with it.
I can't wait to scan it in and put it on here.
My step-dad is building me this amazing easel and I'm waiting for it to get done to start back to work on my painting.
Hopefully I'll get back to working on my concentration. xD
I just figured I needed lots of practice.
January 11th, 2008 #16
Gosh, it's been so long since I last updated. xD
I have a piece that I completed during art class a few weeks ago, and the most recent one is still in the art room.
I took a picture of this one today because it's so big that it can't go through the scanner unless I did it in sections... I may later on, but I took a picture for now.
Updated 2-04-08
Last edited by Queen Nehalania; February 4th, 2008 at 08:14 PM.
January 18th, 2008 #17
good work,
Nice hands!
In the absence of light, dark will prevail.
see my NEW sketchbook[UPDATED] http://www.conceptart.org/forums/sho...d.php?t=123027
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January 30th, 2008 #18
I have some more work that I scanned in/took a picture of, but I couldn't piece one of them together in photoshop right.
Because I had to scan it in 2 parts since it was big.
I was trying to get the alignment right and I just couldn't do it to save my life.
I was able to do it for both regality pictures, but I forgot how to now.
Oh well here's one of the pictures I taken of it. Others are in the post below this one.
Oh yeah and I have the picture of Merlin too.
Last edited by Queen Nehalania; February 3rd, 2008 at 01:53 PM.
January 30th, 2008 #19
MORE pictures of the Martini Lady and Merlin:
MERLIN!!! (He's my Chinese Water Dragon)
Closeup of detail:
His was done in conte pencil and pastel. The Martini Lady was done just with conte pencil.
February 4th, 2008 #20
New update!
I finished this piece today!
Last edited by Queen Nehalania; February 4th, 2008 at 07:25 PM.
February 6th, 2008 #21
This is a cutesy lil card that I did for my boyfriend today. For V-day I'm going to stick it in the store bought card that I got him. =)
I was messing around with my new acrylic ink set today and I decided to add some watercolor to it as well.
Any comments or critiques about any of the new stuff I've done so far?
It's getting quite lonely in here.
February 25th, 2008 #22
I completed this around last week and it was done completely in prisma color pencil. By the way, yes that is the same woman on the other paper that has a lot of people on it. I have fun drawing her for some reason.
I did this first apple drawing a few days after my birthday which was the 18th of this month and it was done completely in my new NUPastels!
This next apple drawing was done in class with prisma color pencil. It was finished last week.
This was done in charcoal and I tinker around with it every once and awhile so it's not exactly complete. I still haven't decided if I'll draw the face in or not.
I completed this 2 days ago.
This was a quick figure sketch that I did in class today.
I did this quick sketch when I was sitting at this new restaurant called the Mediterranean Village. This is what I was looking at forward and to the left. I didn't have too much time to put in that much detail or straighten my lines up perfectly. xD Mom kept telling me to eat.
Well that's all folks~ And hopefull I can finally use the Rembrandt oil paint and Gamblin paint soon! I can't wait!
Oh and any C&C are welcomed and respected. It gets very lonely in here so please do leave a comment.
Last edited by Queen Nehalania; May 15th, 2008 at 11:44 AM.
February 26th, 2008 #23
Finally started on the Loomis Anatomy Studies.
I started this one today from around 7pm to 10pm finish.
April 24th, 2008 #24
Hey nice start , its great your are making notes when you are doing anatomical studies one thing i have found that helps it break things down into stages if your are learning basic figure measurements ie. leg is 4 heads hips is 1 head blah blah, don't spend 3 hours on it try and get a quick method. I suggest using a bit of thick chalk/charcoal and make a suggestive mark for the appropriate length for each section and it should only take 20- 30 secs for a whole figure do it stack of times until you can easily think of a section in your head and know its length. Any way just a suggestion i hope it goes well for you snd keep up the top effort!!.
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April 24th, 2008 #25
I can't believe I haven't updated since February. I need a lashing lol. xD
I will be sure to update either tonight or tomorrow. I have lots to show!
And thank you for the advice! I love being able to know measurements and such.
I'm getting good at remembering facial measurements and the like.
I just need to work on the whole body now.
Thank you for stopping by.
April 24th, 2008 #26
I'd continue the anatomy studies. They are pretty useful.
May 19th, 2008 #27
I'm back. I know it's been forever, but as I promised here's an update.
FINALLY AP art tests (the portfolio) is over and I can now focus on some studies. Had to make sure I got everything done for my concentration and all.
OKay, I didn't realize how horrible I scanned these in, so I will try and get better pics, sometimes my scanner can kinda mess with me too.
Here's some things that I have so far, We'll start with sketchbook stuff:
Most of these went in my Breadth portfolio section.
For the one below, I was bored sitting in my brothers car waiting on the food to arrive and so I sketched my shoe.
Didn't get too many details in because we had to leave and I can't draw while driving, I have major motion sickness problems.
And when I got tired of drawing people I focused on Reptiles and Amphibians which are the joy of my life. I have 3 lizards, one of them is on this page. It's the unfinished one. xD I didn't finish Merlin (my Water Dragon) you can tell which one it is because it has barely any details whatsoever. xD
And I did this one while sitting in my boyfriends truck while he was putting gas in. I pulled down the sun visor thing that has a mirror attached to it and drew my eye really quick. xD
In next post I'll post some more.
May 19th, 2008 #28
Crap! Due to the fact that a malfunction in my cameras usb cable occured I can't take pics of the other stuff. I can scan in some things tomorrow.
Here is the rest!
This is the one that I am most proud of! It's a mixed media with ink and water color.
First shot:
Detail of face:
Another shot:
This piece was included in my AP art quality portfolio.
As for the next few:
This is the Batik I made in art class. After it was dye'd and waxed I put acrylic paint and prisma color marker on it for added affect. This was the first Batik I ever made and its kinda crazy...
Detail of cloud:
And this is just a charcoal drawing I did.
I can scan in more later. As for the ones that I'd rather take a picture for I can wait on that till I get this problem fixed. And for some of my pieces they are sent away for ap portfolio testing. I wanted to scan or take a picture of Jestermoon, but its not with me now.
This'll have to do for now. Will update again much sooner.
PLEASE feel free to comment & critique, its so lonely in here.
May 20th, 2008 #29
I am loving my new avatar. I made it today!
I hope I get some visitors...
May 21st, 2008 #30
That mixed media piece IS very juicy
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It's possible that no one really knows–can you believe that? The Stalk Market, a manufacturer of compostable products, is the only manufacturer that I've seen that has a third-party assessment of their carbon footprint. That's admirable, and it makes me want to buy their product over their competitors' (but what about methane and other green house gases, I wonder). "For every pound of StalkMarket product, 6 pounds of carbon dioxide is emitted," their third-party assessor told them. OK, but is that good or bad and how does it compare to twice-recycled plastic?
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Arghh… I want answers! For now, I'll be giving to customers plastic table wear and compostable paper plates, both of which I inherited from the previous owner, but I don't know what I will replace those with when I've exhausted them. Give me your thoughts if you have them!
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GREENVILLE - For the second time since 1988, Hega Holstad returned to Greenville, where she was an exchange student hosted by the Steve and Becky Garrett family.
The first time she revisited was for two weeks in 1994, when she brought her husband, Bard, and, this time, the couple brought their four children, whom have never seen America, for a family vacation. Besides, Hega wanted to stop in Greenville to show them where she spent her 10 months as an exchange student.
"We were all very excited," Becky said prior to the visit. "A couple of her friends that she came to know will be around to see each other."
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"They're loving it; they're so much fun," Becky said. "They're health-conscious."
She added tearfully, "I just wish Steve was here. He died in 2000 on Hega's birthday [Sept. 24]."
Becky said Hega was a beautiful and still is.
"She's a physical education teacher and Bard is a registered nurse," Becky said. "They're very fluent in English and English is a required second language."
Hega and her family flew into New York and Washington, D.C., were here five days, and are then heading Gatlinburg and Florida before flying home, according to Becky, whose last name now is Ress.
Since Hega, the local family hosted four other exchange students; one boy and three girls, some of which still stay in touch.
Members of the Garrett family include Nathan, who now lives in Michigan but was unable to make it to the weekend event, Jaime of Centerville and Nikki Harter of Greenville. There are also nine grandchildren.
Becky said Jaime, now 41, and Hega, 43, ran cross country and track together when she was an exchange student at Greenville.
Becky, daughter of the late John and Dorothy Neireiter Boner, is glad that Hega's family have been visiting her.
"I must have made a good impression on them," she said.
Becky said she, too, has been to Norway [in 1992] and has met Hega's parents, three sisters and a brother.
"They live on an island," she said.
Another one of Becky's sisters, Marilyn "Blondie" Parks, took Hega and her husband to Washington, D.C., the last time the couple was here five years ago.
"It's great being back," Hega said. "I have not been here for 20 years. I enjoyed my time here. I learned a lot. I'm very grateful to them [the Garretts]. Steve's not here. I miss him. He was a great man."
She and her husband were both from the same town, sang in the choir together, played in the band together and did sports.
"We had been friends," she said. "Finally, we got together and were engaged after six months."
She concluded, "I love to travel. My kids have never been here and I wanted to show it to them."