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Over the last two weeks, we've been mapping the social media conversation around the major speeches at the Republican and Democratic conventions. There's been a lot of buzz lately about using tweets as a form of real-time polling (just look at the Twindex, and the ever-present tweets-per-minute stat). We thought the conventions would be a perfect time to either prove or disprove that Twitter could serve as a real-time barometer of public opinion, by looking at how the Twitter reaction to a given night at each of the conventions could forecast the size of the convention bounce tied to that night's speakers.
We were pleasantly surprised by what we found. Social media reaction and post-speech polling agreed far more than they disagreed, making real-time Twitter analysis a harbinger of the shifts in public opinion polling that would become evident only a few days later.
Breaking Down the Polls
We had already compiled a rich data set of the most popular speakers and speech lines for both the RNC and the DNC, and now we needed to correlate it to polling. This can be tricky, since tracking polls do not break out results by day.
We started by looking at the daily results released by the three major national tracking polls active during both conventions — Gallup, Rasmussen, and Reuters-Ipsos — and looked at the change day-to-day. We then calculated the movement in each daily release and added them up to form what we called a Bounce Index. We also set the Bounce Index to 0 for the first day all three tracking polls were going at once, August 27th, the day before the Republican convention started in earnest. This serves as the baseline for the bounce from both conventions.
Though we can't definitively associate the change in the numbers to activity on the last day of the sample, the polling surges typical of conventions render it more likely that the last day of the sample was responsible for the shift. Thus, we can get an interesting approximation of which days of a convention were more likely to be responsible for polling shifts. The full results are summarized in the spreadsheet below:
In summary, we found that Republicans made their biggest gains when the full polling days following Tuesday and Wednesday nights were added to the polling samples, and Democrats made their biggest gains following Wednesday and Thursday nights in Charlotte.
Tying this back to the speakers, the polling would indicate the strongest GOP speakers in primetime were Ann Romney, Chris Christie and Paul Ryan. For the Democrats, the speakers who moved numbers the most were Bill Clinton and Barack Obama — and Bill Clinton is in a category of his own here, coinciding with a shift in the Bounce Index of 7 points.
Furthermore, Gallup did some interesting polling of the speeches of Romney, Clinton, and Obama, finding Clinton far ahead of the pack, Obama eliciting a lukewarm but still positive reaction, and Romney eliciting a slightly negative reaction. Each in their own way, these results were predicted by real-time Twitter analysis the night of the speeches themselves.
Speech Mapping the RNC and DNC
In analyzing tweets, we looked at a variety of things across both conventions — overall interest in the speakers measured by mentions, sentiment, quotability, and the use of superlatives like "awesome," "wow," and "amazing" associated with the speakers.
I want to caution that there is no slam dunk formula or single measure for correlating speech reaction to polling. Each speaker was strong in different areas, and some speakers who had successful speeches looking at overall interest and even sentiment seemed not to generate any movement in the polls. This is where a layer of common sense political analysis must be applied. Probably our most head-scratching conclusion is that despite the wildly positive reaction to Michelle Obama, no movement in the polls was evident the day after her speech.
We think this is likely because Barack Obama, the person, is a known quantity in a way that Mitt Romney is not. The character testimony provided by Ann Romney may have provided voters with new information in a way that Michelle Obama could not. Furthermore, we found that it was harder for moving personal stories about the candidates to break through on Twitter — with the exception of inspirational quotes that could serve as a life guide to those in the audience. So, Julian Castro's "My mother fought hard for civil rights so instead of a mop, I could hold this microphone" got three times as many mentions as Michelle Obama's "We were so young, so in love, and so in debt.") Though imagemakers love these personal stories, moving numbers with them can be a tricky proposition. Combined with the fact that voters already know Barack Obama, this could help explain why Michelle Obama's night coincided with no polling movement for the Democrats.
The Republicans
We've just discussed the potential impact of Ann Romney's speech on Tuesday night in Tampa. Though the speech was found less quotable than others, it did meet with positive reactions (69% of the positive or negative sentiments recorded, according to Topsy). Chris Christie's speech was filled with zingers and was found more quotable than most. Sentiment for the New Jersey governor was a bit lower, but still positive, which is actually an achievement for many of the more "political" speakers — both major party nominees routinely attract more negative than positive tweets, and this was true of both acceptance speeches. All of these factors combined to make Tuesday night in Tampa a success for the GOP.
On Wednesday, the convention's main speaker was VP nominee Paul Ryan. Here, what stood out was the use of terms like "awesome" in tweets about his speech. Like Obama's speech the next week, it had the effect of rallying the party base. This reaction is borne out in continued positive movement for the GOP ticket in post-Wednesday night polling.
Now, we get to Thursday night. The two questions worth tackling are the fallout from Clint Eastwood's remarks, and the effectiveness of Romney's acceptance speech — particularly important as the GOP seemed only to rise slightly after the last night of the convention.
Earlier, we pointed out that despite his often rambling presentation in a speech that veered numerous times from complete disaster to smashing success, Eastwood delivered some of the most memorable lines of the convention, including "We own this country" and "When someone does not do the job, you gotta let 'em go." These arguably channeled the zeitgeist of the disillusioned independent voter more effectively than any canned political speech ever could.
People called Eastwood and his empty chair routine a distraction, but it's more likely it didn't contribute meaningfully to a bounce because it wasn't seen as relevant to the campaign.
It was the Twitter reaction to Romney's speech itself that pointed the way to a more muted reaction to the last night of the GOP convention. Viewers were far less likely to tweet that his speech was "awesome" than any other major speaker, and this seems to have been a precursor to that Gallup poll of Romney's speech. If you're looking for points of agreement between instant Twitter reaction and later polling, notch another one here.
The Democrats
We've already noted how Democrats did not move forward in the first full night of polling after Michelle Obama's speech, and some potential reasons why. Though sentiment was favorable for Julian Castro's keynote address, viewers also didn't find it terribly interesting — volume was very low for a speech in the 10pm hour, and was dwarfed by Michelle Obama's remarks.
While we are very tempted to attribute the lack of bounce due to Michelle Obama to a quirk in the polling — and that still may be the case — there is probably some kernel of truth to the idea that softball speeches that don't teach the voter anything new don't move polls, no matter how well received.
Bill Clinton's speech is a different story. We found the movement in the polls attributable to his convention night that exceeded any other moment of the conventions. The Democrats started the night in their worst position of the election to date — and nearly erased the Republicans' entire bounce from their convention. It's not unreasonable to believe that Clinton was able to unlock previously Obama-leaning independents who had switched to Romney during the Republican convention. For a highly partisan speaker, it is notable that sentiment analysis on Clinton's speech was in positive territory — 60% to 40% among those tweets that could be coded either way.
(We'll discuss another reason why the Clinton-related bump was so big, and why the gains from the Democratic convention seemed more dramatic, in a section addressing the bounce.)
The picture of Obama's speech is muddled when you consider the negative media reaction, but the Twitter reaction points to it having been a better speech than the media initially assumed, and the polling bears this out as well. Obama faced sky-high expectations; after all, his initial candidacy and election can be traced back to his soaring 2004 keynote speech. But his actual speech seemed to be a modest success — rallying the Democratic base and defending his administration's record, as evidenced by his post-convention approval rating bounce.
At a topline level, Obama's speech generated a great deal of interest on Twitter and was the clear leader in volume, generating over 52,000 tweets per minute at its peak. Negative sentiment outweighed positive sentiment 57% to 43%, but this negative tilt appears to be the norm for most politicians and for Obama on most days. Usage of "awesome" to describe the President's speech was at middling levels. Gallup polling showed that public reaction to the President's speech was below other nominees historically but ahead of Romney. In aggregate, the Twitter reaction agreed with the polling reaction: it wasn't a great speech, but it did the job.
A Note on Bounces
In the wake of the Democratic convention, there was a lot of talk of a larger Obama bounce compared to next to no Romney bounce. The Bounce Index indicates that both Democrats and Republicans received about the same bounce out their conventions when one looks at the pre-convention baseline. Thus, it's inaccurate to state that the President was the only candidate to receive any bounce at all, or that a lead in the range of 5-6 points is the new baseline for the race. The Bounce Index reached 9 points in both directions respectively — translating to an overall 3 point bounce for each side in the tracking polls measured.
The probable reason for the faster movement during the Democratic convention itself is that the Democrats had the opportunity to move twice as many voters as the Republicans did — both Democratic-leaning voters who had flipped to Romney during the Republican convention, and soft Republican voters who might be persuaded by the Democratic convention. (The back-to-back nature of the conventions sped up this shift.) Thus, the baseline for comparison was not the end of the Republican convention, but the pre-convention equilibrium, which was an Obama lead in the 1-2 point range. The question of who got a greater bounce will be settled by early next week, when the race returns a new equilibrium. Bounces are called that for a reason — they go up and go down — and newer polls are showing the Obama bounce receding.
In Conclusion
Overall, we were pleasantly surprised by Twitter's ability to predict movement in the polls based on tweets about the conventions. Though we want to reiterate that there is no hard-and-fast formula that translated Twitter sentiment into polling results, it was striking that Twitter reaction to speeches generally lined up with post-speech polling. Whether it was a speech that generated an astronomical number of tweets, one where sentiment scores were high, or one that elicited extremely favorable reactions, the winning speeches usually had one of those big things going for them.
We look forward to how the rest of the campaign unfolds — and to seeing if we really have reached a new frontier in real time measurement of public opinion.
Data courtesy of Topsy Pro


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The condition described in this article is not technically diesel engine runaway. I don't disagree, however, that the case discussed and suggestions provided are useful.
Diesel engine runaway occurs when the engine starts to run on its own lubricating oil. This could occur under any situation where lubricating oil is allowed to enter into the combustion chamber (a number of mechanical failures, turbocharger leakage, Crankcase Ventilation system). The actual occurence of true diesel engine runaway, however, is very rare.
The only way to stop a true runaway diesel engine is to take away the air. If the engine is running on lubricating oil then a fuel shutoff will do nothing.
This would be worth mentioning in the article so that those ensuring protection from a runaway diesel don't neglect an air shutoff by assuming that a fuel shutoff would be sufficient.
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Thanks for the key!
Bloody hell it's addictive. Must have spent 5 hours playing it this evening.
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This is a great giveaway nice one EG!
I don't want a key myself, going to hold out for the iOS version
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An 84-year-old Dawson County woman died early Thursday morning in a house fire, county officials said this morning.
Women ages 24 and younger can participate in the 72nd annual Dawson/Forsyth Georgia Forestry Pageant, which is scheduled for Feb. 19, 2011.
The Dawson County Senior Center is steps closer to having a new elevator at the facility after a pheasant shoot on Saturday raised more than $8,500 for the cause.
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Trout fishing enthusiasts and officials with the Department of Natural Resources were busy last week releasing rainbow trout into Amicalola Creek.
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Nearly 100 people asked to be placed on a waiting list for heating assistance this winter as temperatures dropped into the 20s and 30s last week.
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Dozens of volunteer teams plan to put cancer survivors in the winner's circle as they "race toward a cure" during Saturday's Relay for Life in Dawson County.
K9 teams from across Georgia searched through thick brush, along the shoreline and from boats on Lake Lanier April 11 in a training exercise at Thompson Creek Park.
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Gabby Buchan was recently crowned Miss Dawson County.
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One Dawson County charity is gearing up for one of the most anticipated events of the year.
Contributions made by area employees toward United Way topped $76,000 in 2015.
A dinner Thursday night will celebrate the lives of local cancer survivors and their caregivers.
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Highlighting the industrial and economic benefits that will accrue if natural gas is available, it urged the government to convene a meeting between GAIL officials and the farming community. The objective should be two-pronged – "to allay the fears of the farmers and persuade GAIL to see the ground realities and take appropriate steps in the matter."
While appealing to Chief Minister Jayalalithaa to take up this matter on a priority basis and find an appropriate and amicable solution, the association said availability of natural gas could facilitate setting up of power projects and chemical and allied projects.
Setting up of such natural gas-based projects would also lead to a chain of downstream and ancillary projects generating huge employment opportunities and large income for the State.
The Rs.4,000-crore Kochi liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal is ready after prolonged delay and supply to meet Tamil Nadu's requirement.
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Following protests by farmers and the State also ordering stoppage of the project, the matter was now in the court.
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LOOK BOOK: Karmel & Alden Fall 09
Karmel & Alden premium denim have released their new fall 09 collection. The Los Angeles-based Karmel & Alden's new collection ticks all the boxes for current fashion trends. This season sees updates on classics, such as the celebrity favorite, 'Virginia' style, as well as the introduction of more directional styles which are right up there with fashion's continuing obsession with denim cool. In keeping with this idea, Karmel & Alden traveled to the capital of street style, London, to shoot its latest lookbook and PR imagery, bringing together the best of British cool and L.A.'s laidback style. Referencing English artist, David Hockney's photocollage work (specifically Pearblossom Highway #2) and Karmel & Alden's L.A. roots, the result is a vintage-inspired shoot by fashion photographer, Julia Kennedy and art di- rected by Lucy Spink. Key looks include a new, super-fitted denim legging style available in deep navy blue and pale blue. The 'Brooke' jean has a white lightning wash and is a sure-fire bestseller, along with the lightweight 'Gabrielle' skinny jean in a pale blue, tie-dye wash. Everyone's favourite boyfriend jean, the 'Caitlin', is now available in a washed down, destructed finish and this season look out for the 'Scarlett' boyfriend short! For a more retro look, the 'Monica' has the ideal-sized flare in lightweight, butter-soft denim- perfect with a pair of platforms to complete the 70s look. Other styles include the best-selling 'Virginia', available in various washes and the straight-leg 'Bridget' jean in deep indigo blue. Founded in 2006, Karmel & Alden is dedicated to continuing the American love of denim which has existed since the fabric was first introduced to the USA in the mid-19th century. Karmel & Alden quickly established itself as a premium denim label whose collections pay homage to the vintage denim styles and washes that have been worn by all sectors of American society- from the gold miners of the 1860s and the farm workers and cowboys of the early 20th century American West, to the teenage greasers and rockabillies of the 1950s and hippies of the 1960s. Designed and manufactured entirely in Los Angeles, Karmel & Alden uses only the best fabrics to achieve what has become a denim line known for its perfect fit, excellent styling, unparalleled workmanship and attention to detail, culminating in an impeccable end product. Karmel & Alden is stocked in over 90 independent and online stores across the USA and is worn by celebrities such as Jessica Alba, Audrina Partridge, Brody Jenner and Robert Knepper.
LOOK BOOK: 4 Stroke Fall 09
4 Stroke's launch of the Fall '09 line will amaze the fashion world beginning this trade show season. The provocative line, titled Invision/Invasion, shows the scope of the label under the design direction of Nathaniel Freeman. The second offering is an impressive take on the photography of Josef Koudelka's book, Invasion 68: Prague.
Freeman fuses the spirit of the resistance of Czech protesters towards the Russian invasion of Prague into the design of 4 Stroke's New York City appeal. The result proved to be successful as Fall '09 is set to birth a new direction in denim. The collection introduces the "work-wear trouser for men and women; keeping washes smokey and dirty on blacktopped green selvage denim, 100% pima cotton with black fill and white with black fill denim," says Freeman. "Also, color is a big focus with garment dyed denim deep purple, and bright raspberry. "
Striving to elevate the line into the couture realm, the label produced full a denim collection, rather than traditional bottoms. The men's collection consists of a men's denim shirt and trench with hard military inspired lines, while the women's will offer a pillow case dress and reversible denim cloak.
4 Stroke is a designer denim label with its original roots in New York. The line mirrors the city's unique lifestyle, edge and boldness to seasonally create a captivating collection. The label takes inspiration from iconic moments in history which result in incomparable designs in denim. 4 Stroke is owned by Aalfs Manufacturing – A 100 year old denim manufacturer based in Sioux City, IA and Dallas, TX. The family owned company has been making jeans for Gap, Polo, etc. and 4 Stroke is their first company-branded venture into the premium denim sector. Aalfs has laundries in Mexico which treat and recycle the water to remove impurities and irrigates a portion to the Mexican land.
LOOK BOOK: Rock & Republic Men's Fall 09
Here is the Rock & Republic Fall 09 Look Book for men. I think for the men they have really steered away from denim and gone for a more smarter classic look but with an edge. I love some of the styles in here! It's about time we saw some more male celebs rocking a pair of R&R jeans.
LOOK BOOK: Rock & Republic Women's Fall 09
Here is the Rock & Republic Fall 09 Look Book for women. As you can see R&R are leaning towards a different direction with this Look Book, they are doing more clothes rather than denim. You can also see the spiked dress we saw on Kristen Stewart at the Teen Choice Awards 2009.


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The over-sized balloon is intended to help slow and soften the landings of human habitats and astronauts onto Mars's surface.
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A saucer-shaped test vehicle holding equipment for landing large payloads on Mars is shown in the Missile Assembly Building at the US Navy's Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kaua'i, Hawaii. (Photo: NASA)
NASA is gearing up to test an inflatable, saucer-shaped vehicle that could help astronauts explore the surface of Mars.
The space agency's Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) test vehicle is now fully assembled at the U.S. Navy's Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai, Hawaii — the site of its first flight trial, which is currently scheduled for June 3, officials said.
The LDSD project aims to slow the descent of super-heavy payloads such as human habitat modules through the thin Martian atmosphere. It's developing a 100-foot-wide (30.5 meters) parachute and two devices called Supersonic Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerators (SIADs). [NASA's Inflatable Flying Saucer for Mars Landings (Photos)]
One SIAD is 20 feet (6 m) wide, while the other measures 26 feet (8 m) across. They are designed to fit around the rim of an atmospheric entry vehicle, like the one that helped NASA's 1-ton Curiosity rover land safely on the Martian surface in August 2012.
Curiosity is the heaviest object that has ever landed on Mars, and its mission pretty much maxed out the descent and landing capabilities of currently available technologies, NASA officials have said. LDSD hopes to raise that ceiling high enough to accommodate future human missions.
On June 3, a balloon will carry a test vehicle equipped with the 20-foot SIAD and the huge parachute to an altitude of about 23 miles (37 kilometers). At that point, the vehicle will be released and its booster rocket will kick on, taking it to Mach 4 (four times the speed of sound) and 34 miles (55 km) up.
The SIAD and big parachute will then deploy in succession, giving team members their first good look at how they perform in a Mars-like environment. (At such heights, the air is thin enough to be a good analogue for Mars' atmosphere, which is just 1 percent as dense as that of Earth).
NASA plans to webcast the demo live, airing video captured by the LDSD test vehicle, officials said.
NASA's saucer-shaped experimental flight vehicle is prepared for a Range Compatibility Test at the U.S. Navy's Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kaua'i, Hawaii. During the exercise, which occurred on April 23, all the radio frequencies interfaces between the vehicle, its balloon carrier and the missile range were checked. (Photo: NASA)
"This first test is a true experimental flight test," LDSD principal investigator Ian Clark, of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, said in a statement. "Our goal is to get this first-of-its-kind test vehicle to operate correctly at very high speeds and very high altitudes."
But something productive will come out of the flight even if all does not go according to plan on June 3, he added.
"We are pushing the envelope on what we know," Clark said. "We are accepting higher risk with these test flights than we would with a space mission, such as the Mars Science Laboratory [the official name for Curiosity's mission]. We will learn a great deal even if these tests, conducted here in Earth's atmosphere at relatively low cost, fail to meet some of the mission objectives."
NASA plans to conduct two more LDSD test flights from Hawaii in the summer of 2015, officials said.
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August 10th, 2008 #1
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Hello there,
I have been lurking here for a long time. The quality of artwork is truly amazing and inspiring. I hope to attain that level someday.
I am a complete beginner. Just have been drawing here and there sometimes. But I really like Concept art and hope to be an artist. I know PRACTICE is the right way, and I hope this sketchbook thread will somehow motivate me to just draw and post. I hope to see some progress. I would be grateful if you guys would comment on my work and give me advice... I NEED IT
Anyways... here goes.
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August 10th, 2008 #2
Here we go...
So here is my first post. A few pages from my sketchbook. I sketched these a few days back...
I know that my lines are a little(?) too sketchy. Hope to improve my line quality. They are just simple figure study, using references. I hope to attain more detail after I learn more of anatomy and values as time goes.
August 10th, 2008 #3
The silhouette was done when I was bored in class and had nothing else to do. The sad reason for it being a silhouette is that I didn't have the confidence to add details... just had a good pose. :|
August 10th, 2008 #4
Just a simple character sketch that I tried out. A female assassin's face. I took me a lot of time to draw this, and sadly everything is wrong with it. Proportions, detailing... Have to learn more of head anatomy.
August 10th, 2008 #5
Hey, those figures are looking pretty good.
For the portrait you did though, you should move all your details like the eyes, nose, and mouth down the face. Right now they are way too high, especially the eyes so it seems like she has no forehead. The chin is not aligned to the mouth, and I don't know about this one, but the jawlines too long, making the cheekbone unusually high up the face.
Try drawing a vertical line and horizontal line on your portraits before you draw any details so that you'll have a good sense of where the eyes and nose will be. Hope it helps, I'm not entirely qualified to be helping others though, lol.
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August 10th, 2008 #6
Your figure drawings really got a nice sense of movement to them, they look slick... Cool stuff! And good luck with the heads, nothing that some practice could help!
Keep it up bro!
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August 10th, 2008 #7
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Thanks for replying Right on the money. All the features got mixed up a little here and there. Will focus more on it next time
@ carbono
Thanks for commenting. Yeah, Figure drawing or at least gesture drawing is the one with which I have practiced the most. I guess it shows Will practice on the heads
August 13th, 2008 #8
Couldn't upload yesterday. Had some net problems. Here are some more from my sketchbook. More figure drawing. Will start anatomy study soon. Need it
January 30th, 2009 #9
Guess I'm back after a very long time. Been busy with shifting houses and then moving into a hostel. I joined a college for a degree course in animation. So had been busy adjusting to the hostel life. Although i did draw, I haven't draw as much as i felt I should have. I will post those works later on. Now that I am on a break, I was able to give myself time to set things straight and get to drawing a few sketches.
Interested in car design. Need lot of work I know. But thought I would just follow some tutorials... use some references and just draw what I can to warm up and get the feel of car shapes. Here are some sketches.
January 31st, 2009 #10
figure sketches...
a few figure drawing sketches.
Few are from using Hogarth's Dynamic Figure Drawing BOok as reference and 1 was done using a reference image.
Please comment
January 31st, 2009 #11
Skull Studies
Since i am finding it really hard to draw the human head from different angles, I thought i would make some efforts to sketch some skulls from random angles using references (I downloaded a series of images of skulls in different angles)
I love to draw faces.. but I am not that good at it. So had to start the study. hope this will help me. Please comment and give me guidance on how to improve on the whole getting the form thing straight.
Thank you.
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This work shows promise You seem to be scratching or 'chicken pecking' your lines, try and use one long swooping line, it's feels uncomfortable at first, but as you grow confident it will take you further than the scratching method. Keep it up
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February 4th, 2009 #13
SamC : Thanks for commenting. I will try that. Been through your sketchbook, and only makes me want to sketch more. So here i go
Did two unfinished portraits. Since I felt I should at least see how I go at it. Came fairly nice. Compared to the one i had made last time. Please comment on it and tell me if there is any mistake, and what I should work on.
More car sketches... it looks kiddish. But some I like.
Was so bored that I would just make simple forms and then got on to experimenting some combination. They are pretty small... next time I will make more effort, since they can help me draw better figures as well as technical stuff.
Advices and comments.... please
February 4th, 2009 #14
your selection of skull sketches are good, I've always struggled with depicting heads at the angles you have drawn them at, well done.
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February 4th, 2009 #15
youve got a really good start here, in terms of getting into drawing faces more, its really just a case of drawing them over and over and over again, start with some images out magazines or the net, and just sketch em out, dont finish them, just keep em loose and gestural, just get comfortable with different eye shapes, noses, lips, chin sizes, cheek bones etc etc, once you get the construction down, everything comes easier. well that method worked for me.
good luck and keep drawing
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February 4th, 2009 #16
Derbz : Thanks. It took me a while, lot of practice, even though i haven't posted those sketches. But I am nowhere close to achieving that confidence in drawing heads. More practice I guess.
Got a little technical design going on. Was just drawing something random and this came out. I used CONTOURS to help me see the form so that I can attempt shading, and I must say I was surprised that I came up with this. Coz I rarely shade. Now a friend suggested that I should redesign with more practicality.
So I'll get onto drawing it more and more. Will update tomorrow
February 4th, 2009 #17
You're doing awesome sketches for a beginner. And I'm already seeing a lot of improvement.
Seriously, keep up the good work.
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February 5th, 2009 #18
mike_rorschach_ : Yea, thanks. I really need to do that, because I am not able to get characteristics into the faces I make, they are just faces. I need to practice each element. Need to get some WOMENS MAGAZINE haha
arsanik : Thank you. I hope it continues to go like this.
So I worked overnight on the design for the turret thingy. Was a little frustrating because I am not good at this... this is first time I am making an effort to make something. Wasn't really satisfied with the result either, but hey its still good enough for first try
At first I tried to experiment with basic shapes for the ship. I then decided that its better to make a spaceship fighter than an attached turret.
Also was experimenting with certain shapes for the cannon and guns on the ship. Took me a while. Need some help on some cannon designs really.
Then got into sketching the whole thing.
Final Result. Rendering could have been better.
Please comment and advice me on how i can improve on making better forms for ships and generally.
February 5th, 2009 #19
I tried sketching this face referring to a magazine. Came out pretty crappy. But I decided that I would post it even if it sucks because I need to see how I am improving. So here it is:
Would you believe it that i was trying to draw Nicole Kidman
February 5th, 2009 #20
Loving your anatomy studies. with the last piece try using a grid. your defo improving so keep it up
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The eyes on the latest one are at too much of slant, but don't worry about it, you'll look back pretty soon and be like D: Try doing a lot more studies of everything. I mean you said you cars looks pretty kid like, but thats because our minds simplify everything when we don't know what to do. So if you wanna draw cars, draw tons of cars from reference. Urm for figures try this site http://www.posemaniacs.com/?pagename=thirtysecond i used to do lots of those, and it gave me a basic idea of the human form. Keep it up and keep it fun.
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February 6th, 2009 #22
you got drive man!
i admire your ability to post work your not happy with, it will help you.
Your last portrait isnt bad.
you want to find shapes in what you see.
its not as easy as just drawing a circle a couple of times and then adding eyes, you really want to take a step back some time when your working to check your progress. exam the subject before you start to draw. work light and keep your pencil sharp.
the stepping back thing really helps
have fun and thanks for dropping by the book.
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February 6th, 2009 #23
good effort here...keep it up..
next time when you try drawing faces from references,study how the planes form on the face..that will help you with the shadows and lighting..hopefully that way you will get a good likeness..
also check the alignment of the features on the face when you draw it from a front view...use a straight line to align the eyes and chin...etc...
hope this helps...
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those sketches of ship is really nice..
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October 4th, 2009 #25
Update... about time.
Its been quite some time since I updated anything in my sketchbook. And I am so not proud of myself for not doing so after deciding to maintain it. Classes and life in general has been so frustrating that I never got to it. But I have been sketching... so here are some of my works through some months.
I WOULD REALLY appreciate if you guys would comment on my sketches and tell me what I should be working on. The only thing that really bothers be every single minute is the fear of not learning anything properly. I am sometimes scared that what I am drawing might not really help me in the long run to understand forms or values. All I need is guidance... I have given up on my college to provide me the guidance that I wanted.
Thank you.
Below are some sketches I did referring to some pictures. I know I suck at drawing faces... so need to practice more.
October 4th, 2009 #26
...more udates
I hate the fact that most of my characters don't have proper hands poses with distinguishable fingers. I thought I should practice drawing some hands. Damn its tough....
First few sketches are just refering to my own hands and some pictures of hands. The last two are referring to BURNE HOGARTH's Drawing Dynamic Hands.... that really helped me figure out the form. But still am not able to draw it completely by imagination... need to draw them more.
October 4th, 2009 #27
I like some of your drawings, dude! Just keeping working on the eye positions. I like your car drawings. I always sucked at drawing cars and yours are an inspiration. Keep up the drawing!
October 4th, 2009 #28
Here are some figure drawings.... I hope some day I will be able to draw characters accurately without reference...
Most of the sketches below ARE without reference... but very loose. Comment please
Thank you.
October 4th, 2009 #29
Photoshop figure painting.
I got my Wacom Intous 4. But I still have to figure out how to paint properly in photoshop. Its kinda irritating to figure out the correct brush settings and the technique... everywhere there are just vague hints... and i am clueless when I apply it. I guess I have to try it out myself to figure it out. If anyone could help me out with it... please do.
These are just (not so..)"quick" sketches in photoshop using reference. I just want to figure out simple grayscale painting... and that seems hard enough.
The last figure took me too long.... but i did end up learning quite a number of things from it. The abs just got screwed. :|
The image of boxes was done as a practice in PS to figure out realistic rendering... and the apple was done long time back, it was my very first attempt at digital painting.
October 4th, 2009 #30
Spaceship sketches
Went crazy with some spaceship concepts....
Pencil + Photoshop
Last two are my own concepts... the last one being a cruise ship for sightseeing
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Ive been wrestling for 3 years know and have a terrible shot......when i shoot the opponent sprawls and i get stuck under him, do yall know of any moves to get out or finishes? any technique videos/drill videos/instructional videos?
Ive been wrestling for 3 years know and have a terrible shot......when i shoot the opponent sprawls and i get stuck under him, do yall know of any moves to get out or finishes? any technique videos/drill videos/instructional videos?
Set up your shots better. Work snap downs to a shot or underhooks to pop & shots.
If you get stuck on a shot where your head is stuck inbetween your opponents legs, try working a Polish finish. Ask your coach about that.
I feel your pain, I'm solid on the mat, but on my feet I take too long setting up mediocre shots.
Good advice from Snowsurf. I think the Polish finish he's talking about is what we call a Bulgarian.
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I'm going to try your advice Spider
Spider, the Polish I'm referring to is where you are deep in on a shot but getting your head beat, so you pop your hips underneath you and lift your opponent over your head, then turn.
Kind of hard to explain, but is that your Bulgarian?
On the Brands instructional video, if you are stuck with nothing, he has you try and drive up and in a circle using your forearm to drive him to regain the neutral position without letting your opponent do anything.
If you have one leg, he has you hold on with your inside arm and post the other hand under yourself as you try and slide your legs deeper so your back is strait and you are in between your opponents legs - finish with the Polish/Bulgarian description above.
Our youth coach does another that is effective. If you can lock your hands on one leg (left in this example - opponents right leg), he has them drop their left elbow and get on their toes to elevate their butt (so opponent can't spin behind). They circle and try to hook the leg they are holding on to and after hooking it, if they can't windmill out of his wizzer, they try to put their right hand on his far knee as they grab his far ankle with their left hand (much like a breakdown)
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I had the same problem when I wrestled. I learned to use shots where the possiblity of getting "stuck" was minimal... blast doubles, snatch single legs, knee picks, etc. Just learn to set them up properly and they'll all work well.


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Point man in Mexico's war on drug cartels resigns
Former top anti-drug prosecutor Samuel Gonzalez said that Medina-Mora's performance had been "average" and that "change was necessary."
Calderon, who named Medina-Mora to lead his drug war after taking office, praised his contributions.
"His professionalism, his commitment and loyalty to Mexico have been crucial in pushing forward the modernization and the cleaning of the justice department and in hitting hard organized crime like we have done," Calderon said Monday.
The outgoing attorney general has also been highly praised by U.S. law enforcement officials.
Medina-Mora's campaign against corruption led to the arrest of several mayors and high-ranking law enforcement officials in the last year. Among them was his subordinate, former drug czar Noe Ramirez, who was arrested for allegedly taking at least $450,000 from a member of a drug cartel in exchange for passing on information about police operations.
Calderon also replaced two other Cabinet members – Agriculture Secretary Alberto Cardenas and the director of the state oil monopoly Petroleos Mexicanos, Jesus Reyes Heroles.
He said the changes were opening the second phase of his six-year presidency, which will reach its halfway mark in December.
Medina-Mora on Monday defended the drug war and predicted history would judge the tough approach as correct. He called Calderon a visionary for his fight against the most vicious members of society.
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The requirements of this section relating to the stopping of the engine, locking of the ignition, and removing the key from the ignition, however, does not apply to an emergency or public safety vehicle.
The Daily Times asked Portsmouth Police Chief Robert Ware if that law is effected by remote starters which allow a car to run with the doors locked, and come with other theft-resistant features.
"That law has not been updated in the 20 years I've worked here," Ware said. "What I do, when I start mine, is, I lock it with the keyless remote. The intent is for you not to leave your car running with the key in the ignition where somebody can open your door and steal it. But as technology has advanced, you have all these other methods of starting your car, and they have never updated the law."
Ware said, by City Ordinance, members of his department have the right to, if they see a car running unattended, take the keys from the ignition. But Ware said they don't take that action.
ORC 4511.661 (b) reads, "Except as otherwise provided in this division, whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to one predicate motor vehicle or traffic offense, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of two or more predicate motor vehicle or traffic offenses, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree."
Furthermore, since the law does not specifically exclude private property from that statute, you can be cited for leaving the car running in your very own driveway.
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With Chithirai Thiruvizha round the corner, arrangements are in full swing at the Meenakshi Temple here, the focal point for the festival, to be held from April 14 to 25.
As the major event during the festivities is the 'Meenakshi Tirukalayanam' on April 23, the temple authorities are planning to install a 150-tonne air-conditioner for the convenience of thousands of devotees who will throng the temple to witness the celestial wedding.
"Last year there was 100-tonne open air conditioner, but this time we will have 150-tonne AC to reduce humidity and make the devotees feel comfortable," P. Jayaraman, Joint Commissioner and Executive Officer, Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple, said on Saturday.
The stage for celestial wedding is being renovated and there will be attractive flower decoration at important points in the temple during the Chithirai festival.
Mr.Jayaraman said that floral decoration will be a highlight this year as the temple would purchase flowers for Rs.15 lakh from Bangalore and Madurai markets. Lighting in the temple and on Masi streets is another aspect that would be given attention.
The Chithirai brahmotsavam begins with 'Kodiyetram' (flag hoisting) on April 14 at 10 a.m. While the Meenakshi pattabhishekam is on April 21, the celestial wedding will take place on April 23. It will be followed by car festival on April 24.
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I agree with you on that. But with that said, it's one of those never ending GM discussions.What's better than 5 birds on a roof?
What we can deal with is facts and Caro is not playing well - FACT. And she'll likely not play well in Brussels neither. *sighs*
Hope you don't mind my slight editing but,being a bird lover,I couldn't resist the latter part.I even appreciate ugly crows and pigeons for the ways that they strut...even buzzards,for the fact that they gratefully eat,w/o any apparent complaint
,the most grotesque roadkill imaginable.If I decided to rob a bank here and use the proceeds to take vacation in England,what WOULD be the going rate to purchase 5 birds on a roof...and which British agency would I contact to obtain a bird-purchasing permit?
On a more relevant note
,you're right about the subjectivity of comparing players of different eras,or even brief points in time.The only truly credible judges would be those who had faced both players(if applicable)...or perhaps a coach who had worked with both.That being said,my personal bias tells me that peak Caro would've been able to make it at as a reasonably solid #4 or 5 within the current group...though it's anybody's guess how long Caroline would've remained there
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