User talk:Sandstormrocks32

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Archive 1

Please follow my rules:

1. No swearing. I will not stand it.

2. Talk respectfully, You talk to me that way I'll talk to you that way.

3. Sign you siggy by pressing ~ four times.

4. Have fun! Try you best to have fun while talking to me!

Thanks for following my rules, 20:10, October 21, 2011 (UTC)

Moo
Moo!

Cut it out
Okay. Cut it out. No matter how many times people tell you to stop telling them to add highlights, you still do it! Why can't you get it through your head that some people don't use highlights? It's not that to understand. So, stop it. If you do this again, we're going to take measures to the extreme. 20:57, October 21, 2011 (UTC)

Sandstorm, if you would bother to check the comments on the PCA pages, you would see that many people have asked you to stop saying to add highlights. I mean, I've even asked you on your talk page not to tell me to add highlights. Sorry, but it's getting beyond annoying. Now, it's just... more then that. I can't even think of a word. Also, when you comment, try looking at other images of the same character before making a suggestion. 21:19, October 21, 2011 (UTC)

Exactly. No. People warned you. So stop making excuses and don't comment like that. 21:26, October 21, 2011 (UTC)

K
Sure I'll help you ^^  YatzSliversword     Fall's here... and Feather is back! 13:24, October 22, 2011 (UTC)

Badness
That's too bad... Just listen to what they say, and they'll stop annoying you. 19:15, October 22, 2011 (UTC)

Wait a minute... what did you want me to do? O.O  YatzSliversword     Fall's here... and Feather is back! 22:20, October 22, 2011 (UTC)

Atelda told me I shouldn't srry :p  YatzSliversword     Fall's here... and Feather is back! 12:37, October 23, 2011 (UTC)

Re;
You're a ways way from being a warrior. And you should read the top of my page. I. Dont. Do. Requests. If you come and badger me to deal with your image, I will never CBA it. 19:00, October 23, 2011 (UTC)

Its a figure of speach. 19:44, October 23, 2011 (UTC)

You might want to get you keyboard tested for a stutter >.>. If i had anything to say i would do it on the PCA page. 19:50, October 23, 2011 (UTC)

Voleclaw
I'm sorry, Sandstorm, but it's been explained that it was approved under my name. Anyways, you'll be a warrior in time, don't stress. For now, I suggest however looking at what other people comment on, and more specifically, why they commented on that. As images go, figure out some tricks on your program you use. Possibly even save a picture that has already been approved and see if you can figure out how the person did this. ;) 20:48, October 29, 2011 (UTC)

RE: Hey...
Aw, don't be depressed. It makes me depressed. D: Well I'm your friend (DUH), so I'll tell you this. I have gotten so many chararts declined, I just keep trying. You have to keep trying. I don't even see why someone would take over yours. You're epic at it. Much better than I ever was.  YatzSliversword     Fall's here... and Feather is back! 11:51, October 30, 2011 (UTC)

Apology Forgiven
It's okay, i know you didn't mean to be mean, i can be like that a lot (seriously). That's why i kinda snapped at you about it being declined. Rain face &lt;3 20:31, November 5, 2011 (UTC)

Friends. Rain face &lt;3 20:40, November 5, 2011 (UTC)

Charart
Ok, you said you need help on your PCA charart, right? Do you use GIMP? 23:41, November 6, 2011 (UTC)

Okay, I'll try to fix it. 23:44, November 6, 2011 (UTC)

I use GIMP, and I followed the apprentice tutorials. 00:45, November 8, 2011 (UTC)

http://warriors.wikia.com/wiki/Warriors_Wiki:Charart/Apprentice_Tutorials Sorry, I forgot. 00:26, November 10, 2011 (UTC)

Re;
Theres a link to it under the reservation chart. 04:58, November 10, 2011 (UTC)

Look here. That picture will help you out. I did not make this btw. Moonflight did. 12:56, November 12, 2011 (UTC)

Oh.... well. Look at a Pixlr tutorial. You don't have to use layers, ya know. 14:48, November 12, 2011 (UTC)

Um.... I think Mistystar uses Pixlr without layers..... sorry if I got you all confused and such. 20:37, November 12, 2011 (UTC)

Re:OMG
Calm down there, Sand. xD Yes, I do know how to make a signature. Just tell me what you need help with, and I'll be glad to help. Also, don't doubt yourself. Learning how to make a signature can be hard. :) 21:32, November 12, 2011 (UTC)

Yes ma'am, do you want me to make one for you? 21:47, November 12, 2011 (UTC)

Squishee   DONT EAT MY   FOOD!  <--- If you like it, insert it on your siggie page. That's the closest to light black I could get. 21:50, November 12, 2011 (UTC)

Fixed it ^_^ Hope you like it, and once again, any problems, concerns, want me to change anything, just leave a message on my talk page. 22:06, November 12, 2011 (UTC)

Oi, I don't get why the food is blue. Lemme figure it out. :3 22:07, November 12, 2011 (UTC)

Yeah, by insert, I mean copy and paste the code. 22:12, November 12, 2011 (UTC)

You can paste it. =3 22:17, November 12, 2011 (UTC)

I fixed it for you. :3 22:22, November 12, 2011 (UTC)

It's okay, I don't believe you did. What gives you the idea? . 22:22, November 12, 2011 (UTC)

That's ok. And thanks! It's my first one. 22:26, November 12, 2011 (UTC)

I'm going to beat you! xD 11:59, November 14, 2011 (UTC)

Am I beating you? Yes! By 7 or so! :D 22:21, November 14, 2011 (UTC)

Re:
Okay, okay. I'm sorry for getting back late, and yes, I do use pixlr, highlights, no layers, and no tablet, unlike most other charartists. All you need to do is just...color, and draw on the blanks. I always use the brush tool for stripes, and the dodge tool for highlights. To smudge, use the smudge tool, and to make sure you aren't drawing on the lineart, use the wand tool. 22:55, November 14, 2011 (UTC)

I don't use shading; I use highlights. The hand tool is for smudging. 23:04, November 15, 2011 (UTC)

Re:
I use Photoshop. I glanced over the wiki tutorials briefly, but I learned most of that awhile ago. I mostly learned by trial and error. XD I did use a few tutorials then, mainly for shading. I could suggest Kaytothelink's tutorials on YouTube. And thanks. ^^ ~Breezewhisker~  23:54, November 15, 2011 (UTC)

Yeah, sure. Here.

Forgot to sign. ~Breezewhisker~ 02:48, November 16, 2011 (UTC)



Re:
Yes, they do. However, you have to wait for until the request is approved before your mentor officially becomes your mentor. 23:01, November 18, 2011 (UTC)

Re: Mentor
You're my apprentice now, yayz! Anything you need help with? 16:26, November 19, 2011 (UTC)

Alright, I'll help you with tabbies. Tabbies are pretty simple, but depends on what style you're using. I'll give you a few examples:

You could do a simple lined tabby like this or...

...you could do a marbled tabby like this, though it's a bit hard, or...

...you could do triangular-ish stripes like this.

You use Pixlr, right? Then, for starters, you could do a lined tabby. Your task is: Make a lined tabby warrior, any colour, any gender, any pelt length. Upload it over your personal image. :P 17:45, November 19, 2011 (UTC)

Is the "Scatter" box checked? If so, uncheck it. 17:56, November 19, 2011 (UTC)

Must be a glitch. Maybe close Pixlr and open it again? 17:59, November 19, 2011 (UTC)

I don't think it will be bad. Can you show me? :) 18:22, November 19, 2011 (UTC)

It's actually really good! Try not to put vertical lines though, it looks unrealistic. And I don't think Stonefur would be declined. 18:28, November 19, 2011 (UTC)

Yeah, vertical is ^. Do you need anymore help? 18:37, November 19, 2011 (UTC)

How about we start with torties? They're easy when you get the hang of it. Look at these examples:

A dark tortoiseshell...

...a light tortoiseshell...

...a tortoiseshell and white...

...and a calico.

A good thing to do is look at pictures of real torties, so they give you an idea. You could also do the same thing with other pelt types.

You know how to make them, right? And you don't use layers, right? (Repetition >.<) 18:56, November 19, 2011 (UTC)

Well, yeah, they are multicoloured patches, but they're usually black, ginger, and white. If you're making a dark tortoiseshell, for example, you'd only use two colours: black and brown/ginger.

This is how you make a tortoiseshell, without layers, on Pixlr:

Step 1: Open the blank and fill it in with a very, very dark grey (not pure black, since it will merge with the lineart).

Step 2: Click on the wand tool and click on any part of the body on the charart.

Step 3: Choose ginger, then use the brush tool on at least size 5 to draw patches on the cat. Do this with all parts of the body.

Step 4: Choose a very, very pale grey (not pure white, since it won't shade properly), and draw patches on the body, but you'd mostly draw them on the chest, belly, paws, and tail tip.

Step 5: Blur the patches with a size 5 blur tool. Add stripes to the ginger patches if desired. You can also smudge the patches before you blur with a size 1-5 smudge tool, but it's optional.

Step 6: Add shading, earpink, and eye colour!

Your task: Make a tortoiseshell warrior using my steps above. Upload it on the same file you uploaded the tabby warrior on. 19:32, November 19, 2011 (UTC)

It isn't horrible, it's really nice! Next time, you should e-mail it to me, or upload it over your personal image, since we're not allowed to make a new file. 16:48, November 20, 2011 (UTC)

Yup, mottled time. ^-^ Examples:

You could do something like this...

...or this...

...or this...

...or this...

...or this, but you really can't see the mottles.

Mottles are tricky to do, but the best way is to look at others' images. Here's one way to do a mottled cat, and here's another (they're both Pixlr tutorials, and they really helped me when I was starting off in PCA). There's another way here, but it uses layers, though it's possible to still do it without layers.

Your task: Make a mottled cat using any of these styles. Upload it over your personal image. 18:31, November 20, 2011 (UTC)

It's good, but next time possibly add more mottles, and make them more circular. Also, the white stands out like patches, possibly blend them more into the pelt, no, blend the mottles overall. 00:21, November 21, 2011 (UTC)

No, you're not stupid. xD 17:59, November 21, 2011 (UTC)

What don't you get? 00:26, November 22, 2011 (UTC)

I was thinking to do abnormal lineart, but I'm too lazy at the moment. I'll do it some other time. 02:15, November 22, 2011 (UTC)

Practice Images
Sandstorm, by uploading new files for practices your mentor sets, you're in violation of this wiki's image use policy. From here on, either email the images to your mentor or upload them over your personal image. Thank you. 17:05, November 20, 2011 (UTC)

Re: The Forgotten Warrior
I got it on my Kobo :D I figured that since it's midnight Wiki time, I can start posting the allegiances. 00:35, November 22, 2011 (UTC)

I have no idea, I just searched it and bought it. Only eleven dollars ^^ 01:03, November 22, 2011 (UTC)

TFW
Actually, partof it came from Cloudskye who heard it from Ivyheart, and part of it comes from Vicky's Facebook where spoilers have been posted. I don't own an early copy as I am broke D: 00:38, November 22, 2011 (UTC)

Harpercollins browse inside isn't out. I forget the link to the Warriors Wish version, ask Cloudy if she still has the link, or you can just look around Warriors Wish I guess. From what I read, I didn't get much from it aside from Hollyleaf being alive. 00:44, November 22, 2011 (UTC)

I don't have a single lying bone in my body. YES! It's coming out well. I can't tell in the reupload your changes though. 02:17, November 22, 2011 (UTC)

Thanks. And don't worry, you'll get there ;) 02:30, November 22, 2011 (UTC)

Yup, it's ok. I'll approve and archive it as long as nobody comments on it. 02:06, November 23, 2011 (UTC)

Re: Thistleclaw
Nah. You can have him. School's kind of taken over my life. XD 13:25, November 26, 2011 (UTC)

Re:
Eulalia and Bramble are the only two users here that have higher edit counts than me, and I'm closing in on both of them. I'll check Leopard's sig now, as it's probably just a tag that hasn't been closed properly. 19:09, November 29, 2011 (UTC)

Nomination
Sandstorm, your nomination for Thistleberry has been declined. Next time, read over the nomination requirements before trying to nominate someone. She has to be here for at least two months, and she hasn't. 21:54, November 29, 2011 (UTC)

Re:Kickban
I will lift your ban once the rules are finalized, which should be sometime next week. I'll ask Kitsu and get back to you on it. I'm glad you understand why your ban was given. 19:42, December 3, 2011 (UTC)

Sure! I'll add you in there now :3 Oh and I saw ^^ What happened that you got banned from the chat? 20:20 Sat Dec 3

Oh that sucks... 20:35 Sat Dec 3

Re:SIggy
Thanks for telling me about the bug at the end. xD I fixed it. How do I get people to talk to me? Well, I've just made a couple of friends in the time I've been here. And the name...I don't really get what you mean. :3 02:13, December 4, 2011 (UTC)

Actually, I'm called Twi. I just guess someone called me 'Twi' and it stuck. And don't worry, some people aren't the best at making friends. I'm kind of one of those people...I'm not too good at making friends. I just be myself and in time, we're friends. :3 02:20, December 4, 2011 (UTC)

Tyler is a boy in my grade who I like. :3 02:24, December 4, 2011 (UTC)

Haha, No, he doesn't stalk me. It's an inside joke I've had with my friends at school since Halloween. And if you're talking about the Stonefur (Alt. Dep.) Image, then it's really, really good. 02:37, December 4, 2011 (UTC)

It probably will get CBA'd soon. It's a beautiful image. 02:43, December 4, 2011 (UTC)

Thanks. And if you've seen Kitsu's proposal on the PCA Talk page, and it passes, you'd probably become a warrior after Stonefur is approved without any help. :3 02:48, December 4, 2011 (UTC)

Every artist needs help at some point. You are really good at chararts. If Kitsu's idea doesn't pass, I hope to have the honor of nominating you to a warrior when the time comes. 02:57, December 4, 2011 (UTC)

<3 Yeah I saw it. I like what you said too~ 03:02, December 4, 2011 (UTC)

Of course I'll add you. And thanks. 03:07, December 4, 2011 (UTC)

No problem. I just stated the truth~ :D 03:09, December 4, 2011 (UTC)

Re: Hi!
Hi Squishee! Thanks for the offer, but I have been on the wiki before. I had an old account that was being spammed with messages, so I made a new one. But, if I need help, I will ask! Thanks! -Spottedfire16. (P.S. The reason I didn's sign with a sig was because I haven't made one yet.)

Re:Umm
Yeah, but I'm being a slacker at the moment. 02:45, December 4, 2011 (UTC)

It's nice! You should probably blur the highlights, though. 02:50, December 4, 2011 (UTC)

Re: PCA
(Yes, i was just about to do that, I forgot.) Anyway, okay, fine. 22:13, December 4, 2011 (UTC)

No, I'm fine for the moment, but thanks anyway! 22:19, December 4, 2011 (UTC)

Re:
Oh, those rules are finished, trust me. We've been going by them until Kitsu and the others got around to voting them into an official policy. Rules are rules, official or not. You ban will be lifted sometime this week, so until then, take the time you would be chatting...and use it to work on your PCA skills. =) 22:15, December 4, 2011 (UTC)

Re:CBA
You mean that if your charart is nearing the timelimit, but it gets CBA'ed? - Scarletwind  ✧ L i s a n n a ✧ 23:35, December 4, 2011 (UTC)

To be honest, I'm not possitive. I assume that the charart would go through CBA, if it wasn't interrupted, then it's approved, if it is interrupted, I think that the charart would be declined, but I'm not sure how it was before the one month limit rule was forgotten. Let me ask Cloudy or Iceheart and I'll get back to you, okay? - Scarletwind  ✧ L i s a n n a ✧ 23:40, December 4, 2011 (UTC)

Re:
Aww~ *huggles* It's such a good charart~ 00:00, December 5, 2011 (UTC)

I know I charart you could do. (hoping nobody has reserved it by the time you've seen this. 01:01, December 6, 2011 (UTC)

It's his  tawny alt. warrior. 01:33, December 6, 2011 (UTC)

Redwillow 02:00, December 6, 2011 (UTC)

I'm sure. Redwillow is a mottled brown and gigner tom and this is a tawny alt. 02:08, December 6, 2011 (UTC)

c89261 <--- That color. I didn't reserve it because I have Seedkit up for approval.. 02:16, December 6, 2011 (UTC)

Yep. And no problem. ;) 02:21, December 6, 2011 (UTC)

Yes, a light brown, (perhaps the color code=#c89261) and yes, solid colored. 02:53, December 6, 2011 (UTC)

I think it's nice. All I'd say is darken the shading and make it more tawny-ish. You could color pick it off the ear pink chart on the apprentice tutorials page. It's the bottom one. 03:13, December 6, 2011 (UTC)

Yush, I like. :3 03:25, December 6, 2011 (UTC)

'Night. 03:27, December 6, 2011 (UTC)

Making Reservations
Sandstorm, please remember to add a date to the reservation table when you reserve chararts. I've added one for you, but had I felt like it I would have been within my right to cancel your reservation, as it has been done before by other leads. Please keep this in mind in the future. 04:21, December 6, 2011 (UTC)

About forgotting the date? I've done that before... :3 01:44, December 7, 2011 (UTC)

No clue.. :3 01:54, December 7, 2011 (UTC)

It's your birthday? :3 01:59, December 7, 2011 (UTC)

Happy One Day Early Birthday~! And thanks. 02:08, December 7, 2011 (UTC)

...
Your reservation was changed because the date you claim the charart is the day that the one month starts. You do NOT put the date you plan to upload it. 02:34, December 7, 2011 (UTC)

No? I only reserved Sorreltail to tweak. 02:40, December 7, 2011 (UTC)

Sandstorm, I've been asked to explain this to you, and considering the fact that you've been a member of PCA for much longer than I have and should have known this already, I'll be blunt. When you make a reservation you put the current date on the table, not the date you plan to submit your charart for approval. And, for the record, you will be timed on your charart submission from the moment you uploaded it a couple of days ago, not from whenever you submit it for approval. Please review the guidelines again and learn them. Thank you. 02:50, December 7, 2011 (UTC)