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Also: I advise against writing "CRAE" cuz there's already a CRAE burning mad freights that roll all over the U.S. That's just advice. A lot of people don't give a shit if a name is taken already. That's just my two cents.

But on the flip side, most writers, when they were toys, have had someone tell them to stop. If they did, then they should have stopped. If they didn't stop, then it only made them stronger. So who says it's a bad thing. But I feel you, Mith. I think homeboy needs to hit the books and grab a ruler, though.

He's not out of order if the motherfucker can't draw a straight damn line. I don't care if it's on the computer or not. If you can't draw a straight line, what the hell are you doing? (That's directed at RTNS, not you, Mith)

Hey Zector... there's a few threads you haven't posted to with your sketches yet. Get on the ball, man. Maybe you might get a different answer from "GO SIMPLE" in one of the threads you HAVEN'T posted in yet. Who knows? You won't know for sure until you've hit every thread in Paper Chase. But why stop there? You KNOW they might have some info in Brick Slayers too. Go for it.

geedorah.... that was painful to look at. What's wrong with your lines? I mean, admitting they are shakey doesn't excuse that they are shakey. If you can't draw a straight line, what the hell are you doing trying to draw anything at all? Seriously... I've said it time and time again... TOYS... TAKE YOUR TIME. THIS IS NOT A FUCKING RACE!

I was talking to Mouth of War. That would have been obvious if you READ it. My man just didn't tell me he was on 12 oz so it made me go "HUH?" when I saw someone claiming SEVS crew (which is a crew I am in) when I didn't know who they were, but I read up on the guy and it's someone I know.

Ahhh... my man IS from SEVS. Big up to you know who. And say hi to COOTER for me.

Wait... are you who I think you are?

Hold up... SEVS? Um... There's already a fucking SEVS crew and I'm in it. And it's in the South.

bonez... that hand is good but the piece sucks. Work them simples boy and keep going with those hands. Hands are so much harder to tackle than people realize. Respect for that shit.

zector - your 3D on that makes no sense to me... And really, the more of your sketches I see, the more I'm convinced you should be doing simples. Not meant as an insult but work on them simples or stop posting. Sorry...

teedbuzz - hey man... I know your flickr shits... I'm E_B_A from there too running the blackbook group. You got some tight shit.

GODZ: coloring that will NOT make it better. For one thing, your 3D goes all over the place. Letters should look like they are scultped out of stone or something. The vanishing points have to make sense. If they don't all have the same vanishing point, it looks stupid. Not saying that to be mean. Just pick one vanishing point and read the previous pages of this thread for basics. And don't color that and post it. I have a feeling it will make you look worse. Sorry... again, consider it constructive criticism.

Those PACE shits look better than probably a lot of what's on this page so yeah...

Sevnth got some dope shit.

Bone... the fill is nice but NO EXTENSIONS. Sorry... And the center line of your "E" - the round part that comes to a small point... it could be just me but I'd give that more definition. Make it a bit bigger. But I do like the fill a lot. And the letters aren't terrible. Just need work.

Some shit I did for my boy AVOID (PI Crew) up in New York... http://www.shapelessmass.com/visuals/blackbook/avoid_swap_01.jpg http://www.shapelessmass.com/visuals/blackbook/avoid_swap_02.jpg http://www.shapelessmass.com/visuals/blackbook/avoid_swap_03.jpg Just for a joke I bought one of those small sketchbooks where the book is like six inches tall and I'm devoting it strictly to names from HP Lovecraft starting with CHTULHU. Don't know if there's a writer doing that name or a crew called HPL but it's just for the sketchbook and the internet and to have fun with shit: http://www.shapelessmass.com/visuals/blackbook/cthulhu_001.jpg http://www.shapelessmass.com/visuals/blackbook/cthulhu_002.jpg

trouserarrow - go simpler... weasel... then hands are looking good but I wouldn't add the ONER onto it. Your name is long enough.

Paging Totem2...

One trick with blending with both Sharpies and Prismas is to use your darker colors first and fill your next color over everything you're trying to blend into. When I do that, I get smooth-ass fades. Using grey and just a plain old pencil to shade under areas gives you fades and different shades too. And everyone talks about markers. Prisma colored pencils are made so the shade of pencil should blend perfectly with the marker. USE BOTH. Fuck that... use EVERYTHING. There is no one brand of markers or pencils or whatever. I've seen straight up burner blackbook jammies from cats using Rosearts. PRACTICE YOUR SHIT, DRAW ALL THE TIME and fuck with whatever you can. You never know what will work until you use it. Experiment.

waseface - drael: EXCELLENT!

vare - looks good.

Oh shit... Boston was the man! Good to see you... (that sounds gay but whatever).

I like it Mace. I write SATIRE and I feel you on the whole "T" in the center. Really anchors the handy.

BVK - while your letters are relatively simple, they still need a lot of work. Read through the past pages of this thread for an idea of the direction you need to take.