stevedover1965

Thank you Think Draw (Historical figures)

Geetha

Love the current showcase subject - "Historical figures", wide choices are available. Thank you very much.

Dragon

I think the showcase needs a serious clean out as the first page is mostly filled with pics that have nothing to do with the subject.

That being said, Historical Figures was a wonderful choice,I always love seeing how incredibly talented the artists on this site are at doing portraits.

stevedover1965

True funny how many people have used mythological figures as historical still I am sure Rachel will sieve through the entries with the usual efficiency.

gremmy

I saw "fabric" suggested and I like that but I think it may be expanded more to "arts and crafts" so that things like macrame, baskets, tools of the trade, etc. could be added to fabrics. Just a bad suggestion.

Dragon

Oh gremmy, there are no 'bad' suggestions. Even the ones that aren't really feasible have merit.

gremmy

Could someone please take a few moments to clarify things for me about Showcase and Top 5. Being new, I figured out comments, the forum, and voting, but the two I can't figure out are Showcase (how is that determined -- the topic, I mean-- and who monitors it? I see so many non-Historic pieces in the showcase that I can understand why they are there.) and Top 5 ( who selects the artwork that goes into Top 5? Does the vote or number of comments have and influence on getting into Top 5?). I really love TD and appreciate what great work people can do with the palettes given. In some I wish I could slightly blur the element or tilt it slightly left or right, but that is part of the challenge of each palette. I've met some great people as well just through comments and comments under painting. Thanks all of you and TD as well.

Dragon

Hey gremmy. The showcase topic is decided by the host of the site Rachel but she takes them from the suggestions made on this thread. She and the others who maintain ThinkDraw also monitor it and do their best to remove the pic's that don't belong there. I believe they are quite busy so it sometimes takes a bit for innapropriate pics to be removed but they're pretty good at it.

I'm not really sure exactly what the formula is they use to decide the Top 5 for each month but it takes into account both the votes and the number of people who've put that pic in their favorites. There used to be quite a bit of controversy over cheating on votes or downvoting someone's picture to lower their vote average so they couldn't get into the Top 5 but this new method of using both votes and favorites seems to have worked this out.

Glad you're enjoying being a part of the TD family.

jjonhson

hey all of yall did good just keep up the good work and work on your drawing.:)

sthompson

hey my ex husband just got on here and i do not like him no more and if yall want him yall can have him

stevedover1965

Getting back to the suggestion of "Showcase Themes" may I suggest another go at the ' Black and White ' showcase now that "FACES" has been re-instated.

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I like the idea, steve. Many black & white drawings in recent months have raised the bar.

cathyallheart

black and white aready has been done

cathyallheart

sorry i just reread steve's comment

cathyallheart

ilike the idea of a Mythology showcase, or a fantasy showcase

cathyallheart

i like

clorophilla

I love fantasy and mythology, perfect after the 8th of March, but... it's carnival and I guess it should be a beautiful shocase!

clorophilla

thank you TD, this showcase is gorgeous!
I remember a challenge with this topic - it closed too soon!
Now in few hours the showcase gallery is already full of fantastic drawings!

mdawrcn

I agree with clorophilla. This is going to be a beautiful Showcase. I am loving this one. Thank you.

stevedover1965

I still think the Black & White showcase (reloaded) would be good especially now that (FACES) has been re-instated. Theme it: how about film noire! For instance. Black & White limits the colour pallet but adds tonal light & dark, shadows with highlights, glints. What do you think sounds good? If you like this idea suggestion then add your say and watch it happen!