don and April pic...

[lexy3643]

ok i found this pic on the web, it isn't mine. I think it's horrible! but i still think Don fancies April.

Tell me what you think about it.

[Brinatello]

I think it's sweet.  I also know who drew it...because *I* was the one who helped color it.  

[Leonardo the 2nd]

I don't know why the pic should be horrible..

I think it's cool and great drawn  

Why exactly don't you like it, Lexy? Is it because April beeing half naked?? Sorry, I am just curious  

[Mr._Mutant_Man]

Eh, it's not as bad as I imagined based on the title. She seems to be pretty much clothed. Still has her pants on. But the turtles must keep their sewer den pretty clean if she's comfortable enough going barefoot in there. I mean, they do live in the middle of a sewer.

[lexy3643]

Leonardo the 2nd, that is why i hate it. Because April is basicly half naked. well who drew it Brinatello?

[Brinatello]

I wouldn't say she's half-naked; she still has her shirt on.  If it were completely off, then yeah.  As for who drew it, it was someone at a TMNT forum I rarely go to, and I can't seem to find the original thread it started in.  I'm not totally sure of their name, but I have a guess.  Anyway, I would prefer to keep them confidential.  

[zkarlette]

Personally I do like the pic , I had seen it before at some other site I guess whoever did it plus you Brina   made a really good job , I guess everybody  is entitled to draw what they feel like drawing and  I guess that if there is nothing constructive to say about it ( like starting a thread on how a pic is ugly) its better to not say anything cause you might hurt the artists feelings.

[Jade]

The artwork is good but personally in my oppinon, Don and April weren't meant to have more than a brotherly/sisterly relationship, obviosuly given in the show, movies, and comics that Casey and April are a pair.

[LenniluvsBrian]

I think it's cool! IO wish I could draw that good! Lol.


~Lenni~

[Jephael]

Awesome image, dudes! I just love the look on Don's face there. Lucky guy gets all the attention!

[lexy3643]

well.. i kind of like because i think don fancie april, i just think it's a bit revealing. it's goodquality tho, i could never draw like that.

[Brinatello]

You know, seeing this art again brought back a ton of memories, the days of when things were better.  I had more free time, so to speak.  I did sooo much art, either my own or coloring someone else's (with permission, of course) and after seeing this one again, I truly miss doing it.  

[lexy3643]

well what happened? why dont you have free time any more?

[Buslady]

I get a kick out of that pic i think it's cute

[Brinatello]

well what happened? why dont you have free time any more?

Well, it's not just time, it's the desire and inspiration dropping out of me.  Before, I used to find all sorts of images to manip, or alternate, or some sort of subject would cause me to reach for a paper and pencil and start drawing.  Or, back when I read tons of fanfics, images would flow through my head and I'd be inspired to draw scenes from those fics.  Then, I've had computer problems numerous times, all of my files getting moved around to where they're harder to get to, plus I don't have Front Page or Corel installed on here; it would kill the computer, so the two programs that made my TMNT site possible make it impossible to keep updated.  I basically got frustrated with everything, lost a lot of patience and never felt the urge to draw again.  I seriously think a large part of me has died inside, the part called 'imagination'...

But, anyway!  I'm going waaaay off-topic here!  Don't mind me!  

[lexy3643]

don't feel like that, i'm sure when you have more impiration you'll draw as much as you want!

[Jephael]

Hey Brina, just today I had that Donatello/Lucky Spencer manip as my desktop wallpaper and I can't get over how well you did that! It almost makes me want to rewrite the story I did for it (which I would if I could remember what was going on at that time on General Hospital)

[lexy3643]

I'm curious Brinatello, how did you colour the don and April pic so well?

[Brinatello]

Hey Brina, just today I had that Donatello/Lucky Spencer manip as my desktop wallpaper and I can't get over how well you did that! It almost makes me want to rewrite the story I did for it (which I would if I could remember what was going on at that time on General Hospital)

Oh, wow!  I remember doing that for you in Summer 2000.  I had just lost my home and was living at my aunt and uncle's house.  It was difficult to do anything 'artistic' because all of my art tools were locked in a storage room.  The outcome of the drawing made me feel I still had the urge to create fanart and I was quite pleased with it.  

I'm curious Brinatello, how did you colour the don and April pic so well?

I colored it in a graphic arts program called Corel DRAW Photo Paint 8.  I used a lot of zoom-in, zoom-out for the small, hard-to-see spots, the eye-dropper tool to get color match samples from an actual picture from the cartoon, darkening tools, blending tools, spray tools, the mask tool to work on one spot at a time evenly, and so on.  Colored pics take me awhile to complete depending on how much detail I wish to put into it.  I had this one done in a few hours.

[lexy3643]

a few hours?! that's all?! that would probably take me a few days.

[Buslady]

well.. i kind of like because i think don fancie april, i just think it's a bit revealing. it's goodquality tho, i could never draw like that.

A BIT revealing!?!?? NOT EVEN!

You havent' seen much have you?

[sadboy]

You know, seeing this art again brought back a ton of memories, the days of when things were better.  I had more free time, so to speak.  I did sooo much art, either my own or coloring someone else's (with permission, of course) and after seeing this one again, I truly miss doing it.  

Why don't you do it anymore?

[Angelo]

That looks ok except for the fact that Donny doesn't go with April, but who cares. It is a good picture but would be hard to draw... that looks like computer design too. But who cares whether computer design or hand draw, as long as it is a good pic i am happy.

[TMNTluvr12]

I remember seeing this picture somewhere else, too. I love it! I think it's a cute picture.

[Turtle with attitude]

I don't really care for the picture because I don't see that ever happening between April & Don and the fact of the way April's shirt is done.  However, I do like the quality of the drawing.  It's much better than what I could do.    Despite what is going on in the picture, I think it is very well done.

~Turtle with attitude