Member Introductions!

Come on in and introduce yourself! I'll start.

I'm AnGella, I started this network after we lost the use of Skem9.com. I had so much fun there learning how to do this stuff and seeing all the work other people made that I wanted to keep posting with others. I had started my own site to offer my design services but it was no fun posting alone. So here we are!

I'm pretty easy going. I'm modest. I'm an artaholic. I always wanted to be an artist when I grew up. My Senior year in High School was all art classes except for one required class... Econ. I wanted to go to MCAD (Minneapolis College of Art and Design) but didn't have the money post graduation. Then I guess I fell into the trap of believing I could never make a living with my art. Ok, I'm still not making any money on my art... but maybe one day. I really only got back into creating it in the past year.

I went to college when I was 25. I was able to apply for loans and grants at that time. I put art on the back burner and went for a degree in Anthropology with an emphasis in Forensics. (Death Investigation) I love it as much as art but just can't picture myself around dead people all day every day. I'd much rather make art even if it doesn't pay as well. There's that modesty... I don't need much in the way of possessions. Happiness is much more valuable to me.

Anything you want to know, just ask. :)

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Permalink Reply by Rosas † Negras on April 1, 2013 at 3:27pm

I'm a guy, Turkish it all started as a game, but now it has become a passion, and I think to be the best boy theme creator into ning.

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Permalink Reply by Glo on April 5, 2013 at 2:41pm

Hi there and tis awe-some to be here! I also love art, took it for all three years in high school then did an interior design class in my thirties. Took the art test that shows up in mags and passed but could not afford to go to the Art Academy. I love looking at what you all have done with your talents, I am not real familiar with computer art and the language but I am willing to learn and hope to learn a lot!

I am blessed to the max and love this life to the fullest!
Many Rainbows To You All,
Glo

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Permalink Reply by ϟḱεღøη ≧❀‿❀≦ on April 5, 2013 at 6:58pm

Many blessing Glo hope you find everything you need in the forums tutorial ask questions in the groups so much information here. Great to have you♥

Glo said:

Hi there and tis awe-some to be here! I also love art, took it for all three years in high school then did an interior design class in my thirties. Took the art test that shows up in mags and passed but could not afford to go to the Art Academy. I love looking at what you all have done with your talents, I am not real familiar with computer art and the language but I am willing to learn and hope to learn a lot!

I am blessed to the max and love this life to the fullest!
Many Rainbows To You All,
Glo

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Permalink Reply by Rosas † Negras on April 11, 2013 at 1:01am

Welcome

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Permalink Reply by AnGella on April 11, 2013 at 10:28pm

Welcome to Skemanon!

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Permalink Reply by ḓø◎∂ℓℯ❞ʟƴᾔ ∂εṧḯℊηẕ on April 12, 2013 at 3:05pm

Well that is awesome we need more guys that are passionate for themes good to have you. Please jump in♥

Rosas † Negras said:

I'm a guy, Turkish it all started as a game, but now it has become a passion, and I think to be the best boy theme creator into ning.

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Permalink Reply by ḓø◎∂ℓℯ❞ʟƴᾔ ∂εṧḯℊηẕ on April 12, 2013 at 3:07pm

Hi and Welcome please feel free to partake of all the forums, tutorials, groups, and if your a creator feel free to open a second page for working... Enjoy

4FunDesignz© said:

Thanks!! :))

Rosas † Negras said:

Welcome

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Permalink Reply by Sparky Swan on April 21, 2013 at 10:50am

Hi everyone. My name is Sparky Swan, but Sparky has been my nickname since 1st grade. I was an Admin at the Twi-Family site for 2 years, originally just to style the site. I had been a programmer for 30 years and built automated testing equipment for 15 years. After leaving the job market due to a head injury I spent most of my 401K on workstations and servers and software. I thought creating my own website's would be a good future for me. Little did I know that Social Networks are the most complex, with about 20,000 lines of javascript and 10,000 lines of CSS code. Add a little HTML for framework and your done. So I began to write programs to generate graphics, as I am lousy at hand graphics. The color bar at the top of my page was created by a computer. My background full of stars was done from 4 images of the Hubble Space Telescope (Public domain) merged at a corner using Adobe Fireworks. I still intend on finishing my own server one day to offer dazzling CGI for the world to dowmload. I use a different drawing engine for each type of effect to be drawn (Grid, squares, circles, etc). I convert them to a jpg image for hi quality, and a png image to have an alpha channel for opacity.

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Permalink Reply by AnGella on April 21, 2013 at 11:22am

That sounds pretty cool Sparky! I just love that all Hubble images are public domain!

Sparky Swan said:

Hi everyone. My name is Sparky Swan, but Sparky has been my nickname since 1st grade. I was an Admin at the Twi-Family site for 2 years, originally just to style the site. I had been a programmer for 30 years and built automated testing equipment for 15 years. After leaving the job market due to a head injury I spent most of my 401K on workstations and servers and software. I thought creating my own website's would be a good future for me. Little did I know that Social Networks are the most complex, with about 20,000 lines of javascript and 10,000 lines of CSS code. Add a little HTML for framework and your done. So I began to write programs to generate graphics, as I am lousy at hand graphics. The color bar at the top of my page was created by a computer. My background full of stars was done from 4 images of the Hubble Space Telescope (Public domain) merged at a corner using Adobe Fireworks. I still intend on finishing my own server one day to offer dazzling CGI for the world to dowmload. I use a different drawing engine for each type of effect to be drawn (Grid, squares, circles, etc). I convert them to a jpg image for hi quality, and a png image to have an alpha channel for opacity.