Hiatus

Well its been months since I last updated and it'll probably be even more months after when I update this site again. I really want to draw more but with my new day job on the way the training for it and such won't allow me to.

I'll be sure to post up here once I get the chance to though!

Thanks!

In Process

I've started working on my online portfolio. I had another picture in mind for the cover page but decided not to use it (but it will be drawn some other time.) It was another somber piece that I had in mind but realizing that all I've been drawing is depressing stuff lately... I needed something that seemed a little cheerful. The sketch is more cheerful than I intended it to be. I want this illustration to look passionate. Being the same two characters in a previous drawing that's another OMGSAD drawing I decided to draw them in happier times.

Think of Backgrounds First!

I think this picture is going to end up like my last two paintings. I have a great idea down...yet I don't know what to do with it because I didn't think of what I wanted the background to be before I drew it. Not to mention the dress isn't coming out as pretty as I thought it would. It should be done by the end of this month though.


I'm finally done with this picture. What happened here was that I had no idea what I wanted the background to be (AS USUAL!) and I went with a staircase. I think I started drawing this back in August of last year yet I didn't get it finished till now.


I don't remember when I began working on this. But I also had the whole background problem again. Didn't know what to do with it. I decided to not give this picture a background because I think the painting looked good on its own.

Other than that I have to get up the website before the end of the month as well so I'll be working on some graphics for that. I have a nice painting in mind that I want to paint for it (AND I HAVE A BACKGROUND IN MIND TOO!) So hopefully I could get that done by the end of the month as well.

I bought a copy of Imagine FX and if I actually had a permanent address I'd just get a subscription since its an excellent magazine. I finally got around to using the disc it came with and it actually had trial MAC versions of Photoshop and Painter! Just what I need! I ordered the mac versions of the Adobe Design Creative Suite CS4 and Corel Painter XI but I have to wait a couple weeks for those to get here. So the trial versions will tide me over.

Been a while

I'll be launching my art site next month. I already bought the domain and right now am just thinking of an image I want to draw since I won't be able to build the site till later.


I decided to do a painted version of a character on the right. The above will just be the under construction picture when it gets finished but I do plan on making that one nice big illustration complete with a background and everything for the final version!

That reminds me that I never even got around to making this blog look pretty! Well if not this month it'll be next month definitely.

Just a little more

BEFORE



AFTER

I have a little more to go. I have to paint the background and add final shadows on the people. Probably be done with this in two more days. Except I have to put this on hold again. Gah got prior obligations and I can't put them on the backburner!

First Post

Wow I'm aware the layout is just generic and looks bad at the moment but I'll fix it up when I have the time! I've been busy lately and haven't even had time to work on any of my own projects. :(

Before I graduate I want to make sure I have much more great illustrations in my portfolio so I might just hold off taking that class till the last quarter before I graduate. The following are two projects I can't wait to finish.

Two timin'!


HAHAHA! I forgot that I drew this! I was probably 70% done with the picture till I forgot about it. It looks like it'll look great whenever I get to finish it.

Painted version!


And I wanted to do a painted version of this character. I think its coming out really great and will be the best painting I've done all year...whenever I get to finish it. :(

Though I wish I would've known about student discounts earlier. I got six months to save up money and buy everything I can as a student. I'm going to finally buy The master collection of Adobe CS4. I'm still using CS. (Though I still know people out there using Photoshop 7!) Well I'm still good with the photoshop I'm using, but I don't have Flash or Dreamweaver. Ugh. I also want to get an iMac so I can be good with PCs and Mac but then I have to go separately buy the Adobe programs. ...;__; I think I'll just stick with PCs for now and go buy the premium Creative Suite program for the next Photoshop update that comes out.

One thing that sucks is how they come out with a new version each year. I've missed taking this one class I need to take to graduate since last summer. I ended up buying a CS2 version of the book and ended up buying a CS3 version of a class that got canceled on me earlier this year and will finally take it this quarter...but now I have to buy the CS4 version of the book. And I can't just sell the books back either - I tried selling one of my photoshop books after the quarter ended and I was only offered 2 dollars for it. O_O