Merry Christmas from the Art Forum!

***Cosmonautical*** · 12-25-2009, 07:11 AM

Just a little something I did to share with you all:

Hope you're all having a good time!

***Marilink*** · 12-25-2009, 02:42 PM

I love your effects, AI. That snow looks awesome.

And Merry Christmas to you, too!

**Valigarmander** · 12-25-2009, 06:13 PM

HOLY CRAP

AI'S NAME IS TY SHOEMAKERMAN?

**Cravdraa** · 12-25-2009, 09:32 PM

Actually, our variation of the name means "Barn man." =p

User Name · 12-25-2009, 10:00 PM

That's so pretty, AI! I really like how it's sharp and blurred in all the right places. It's really pleasing to the eye.

Merry Christmas!

***CaptHayfever*** · 12-25-2009, 10:51 PM

Happy Christmas to you, too, dude!

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

StarryPeach · 12-25-2009, 11:07 PM

That's awesome, AI.

***Cosmonautical*** · 12-26-2009, 04:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Valigarmander

HOLY CRAP

AI'S NAME IS TY SHOEMAKERMAN?

Hahahaha I'm really surprised you know how to pronounce it well enough to make that awful joke. I've been hearing crap like that for 26 years, btw, so once I get past the initial resentment it's just funny to me that it's been so done in.

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Originally Posted by User Name

That's so pretty, AI! I really like how it's sharp and blurred in all the right places. It's really pleasing to the eye.

Merry Christmas!

All right, well, just between you and me... I made a duplicate of the image on a second layer, sharpened it, and then erased that layer where I wanted it smoother looking. It can be our secret.

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Originally Posted by Cravdraa

Actually, our variation of the name means "Barn man." =p

Well.. literally. I mean, it probably specifically refers to either a stable master or farmer. Not literally, that would be scheuermeister, if scheuer means barn or stable. I think it originally translated to shire in the english language, so farmer would make more sense. It could also mean landowner, if that's the case.

***Marilink*** · 12-26-2009, 10:24 AM

How do you guys pronounce it? Shoy-er-man or Shoo-er-man? Because the former would be how you'd say it in German.

And I'm pretty sure it would mean "Shyer Man." Scheune is Barn, not Scheuer. But I'm pretty limited in my German knowledge, so I also could be very wrong.

Panfan · 12-26-2009, 11:41 AM

farmer man sounds like an awesome mega man villain

CuccoLady · 12-26-2009, 01:52 PM

That is awesome. I just love the way it fades into the background, but with the contrast of the happy lit up house n stuff. It's awesome. :{D

***Heroine of the Dragon*** · 12-26-2009, 04:32 PM

It's a wonderful picture, AYEEYE... especially after seeing it on canvas!!!

***CaptHayfever*** · 12-26-2009, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Mark Gormley

farmer man sounds like an awesome mega man villain

His weapon would probably beat Sheep Man.

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

The Spark · 12-26-2009, 06:17 PM

Man...it's like...dude. Totally....so...crazy...man...woah, dude, just....man.. AND I MEANT THAT

1-up Salesman · 12-26-2009, 07:43 PM

Nice. Looks almost like a real painting. Good job!

***Saria Dragon of the Rain Wilds*** · 12-27-2009, 12:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Marilink dislikes smoke

How do you guys pronounce it? Shoy-er-man or Shoo-er-man? Because the former would be how you'd say it in German.

Shoy-er-man, for me. And man, my surname used to be a super common english name, so the whole NO ONE REMEMBERS HOW TO SPELL EITHER OF MY NAMES now (the double-E in "Ashlee" is some crazy issue, even for 60% of my family) is kind of funny. Infuriating, but funny. I'll be using a pen name when I'm published, since without familiarity with German, no one can say Scheuerman without mass confusion. "SKOO-ER-MAN? SHER-ER-MAN? SKER-MAN? WHO'S THAT? I DON'T KNOW ANY BOOKS WITH THAT NAME." Yeah, no thanks.

CuccoLady · 12-27-2009, 02:25 AM

^ I can so relate. Somehow, the name Arianne is read as 'Orianna'. Wtf people. >_>

***Cosmonautical*** · 12-27-2009, 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Marilink dislikes smoke

How do you guys pronounce it? Shoy-er-man or Shoo-er-man? Because the former would be how you'd say it in German.

And I'm pretty sure it would mean "Shyer Man." Scheune is Barn, not Scheuer. But I'm pretty limited in my German knowledge, so I also could be very wrong.

Both, actually. Confusing, eh?

The word "scheuer" translates from German to English seperately as "mousier" or "shy" - but that's case sensitive to a lowercase "s". I have seen a note also that as part of a phrase, Scheuer- means "scrubber". The case sensitive "Scheuer" translates according to many sites to barn, although I'm not quite certain about the context - it might not be that it means "barn" so much as having to do with barns. From a Geneological perspective, it's likely either in corelation to a person who lived in close proximity to a barn or grainery, or an official responsible for accepting tithes of harvest. Another site claims it to mean a person living in a hut(or more likely, barn), although that doesn't sound like a particularily reason to take on the title as a family name.

There's also apparently a popular phrase using the "shyer"- mit scheuer Furcht erfüllen - or to strike a person full of shyness - or awe.

All considered, though, after looking through many sites, it either refers to a person living in close proximity to a tithe granary, or a tithe collector. Topographical names are particularily common, so either one is likely.

***Marilink*** · 12-27-2009, 09:48 AM

Huh. All right. I just knew Scheune was barn, but I don't know every synonym in the language yet. :P

***Cosmonautical*** · 12-28-2009, 01:48 AM

Yeah, like I said - the name is probably Middle German in origin. I learned a little bit just looking that stuff up, which really tossed the idea of it relating to a stable out the window.

There's also the possibility that it's not our original family name at all, and it's just something that was misspelled or mis-heard by the americans taking names at the time that our family immigrated - back around the beginning of the 1900's.

12-25-2009, 07:11 AM	#1
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,151 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	Merry Christmas from the Art Forum! Just a little something I did to share with you all: Hope you're all having a good time!

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*Marilink* Gotta catch 'em all! Supermod! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Location, Location. Gender: Posts: 29,118 Thanks: 2,535 Thanked 1,822 Times in 1,007 Posts	How do you guys pronounce it? Shoy-er-man or Shoo-er-man? Because the former would be how you'd say it in German. And I'm pretty sure it would mean "Shyer Man." Scheune is Barn, not Scheuer. But I'm pretty limited in my German knowledge, so I also could be very wrong. Last edited by Marilink; 12-26-2009 at 10:30 AM.

12-25-2009, 02:42 PM	#2
*Marilink* Gotta catch 'em all! Supermod! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Location, Location. Gender: Posts: 29,118 Thanks: 2,535 Thanked 1,822 Times in 1,007 Posts	I love your effects, AI. That snow looks awesome. And Merry Christmas to you, too!

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Cravdraa VGF RPG Mod Join Date: May 2001 Location: It's Round on the sides and high in the middle. Gender: Posts: 8,470 Thanks: 171 Thanked 661 Times in 403 Posts	Actually, our variation of the name means "Barn man." =p

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User Name Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gotham City Gender: Posts: 7,209 Thanks: 701 Thanked 536 Times in 367 Posts	That's so pretty, AI! I really like how it's sharp and blurred in all the right places. It's really pleasing to the eye. Merry Christmas!

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*CaptHayfever* Smash SuperMod Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: (n) - the place where I am Gender: Posts: 27,659 Thanks: 1,991 Thanked 2,486 Times in 1,513 Posts	Happy Christmas to you, too, dude! And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

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CuccoLady Anime and Cartoons Mod Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: THIS LOCATION REMINDS ME OF A PUZZLE, LUKE Gender: Posts: 9,077 Thanks: 2,825 Thanked 1,222 Times in 822 Posts	That is awesome. I just love the way it fades into the background, but with the contrast of the happy lit up house n stuff. It's awesome. :{D

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CuccoLady Anime and Cartoons Mod Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: THIS LOCATION REMINDS ME OF A PUZZLE, LUKE Gender: Posts: 9,077 Thanks: 2,825 Thanked 1,222 Times in 822 Posts	^ I can so relate. Somehow, the name Arianne is read as 'Orianna'. Wtf people. >_>

12-27-2009, 09:48 AM	#19
*Marilink* Gotta catch 'em all! Supermod! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Location, Location. Gender: Posts: 29,118 Thanks: 2,535 Thanked 1,822 Times in 1,007 Posts	Huh. All right. I just knew Scheune was barn, but I don't know every synonym in the language yet. :P

12-28-2009, 01:48 AM	#20
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,151 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	Yeah, like I said - the name is probably Middle German in origin. I learned a little bit just looking that stuff up, which really tossed the idea of it relating to a stable out the window. There's also the possibility that it's not our original family name at all, and it's just something that was misspelled or mis-heard by the americans taking names at the time that our family immigrated - back around the beginning of the 1900's.