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Friday, March 11, 2011
The Reasons Most People Think I'm High All The Time
It came to my attention last year that since I was fairly young, my peers (Eww, me, using the term "peers" in a sentence.) have thought that I was tripping balls on a daily basis. I can come up with a good few reasons for this:
1) I am physically incapapble of frowning. It is just not something my facial muscles can handle. I try, from time to time, but I just look like an idiot. People are generally grumpy and stoic, so they assume that a constant smile (whether deliberate or not) means medication.
2) I am also physically incapable of opening my eyes any further than this:
Seriously. That was me trying. Needless to say, the big grin and squinty eyes are a killer combo.
3) I laugh. A lot. Most things are funny to me, and I am very loud about it. I enjoy life, what can I say?
4) Really obscenely weird things come out of my head on a daily basis. You may have been wondering how this all is going to relate to art, and not just me rambling on about my questionable status in the chemical department. I will now show you.
This is a photo collage I did for my Desktop Publishing class in my junior year:
I am unsure how I made it out of that school drug test free. Especially considering some of those assignments I turned in for Philosophy class (Which I definitely have to hunt down, now).
This is a stock photo bonanza, and one of my favorite old finds. Enjoy.
1) I am physically incapapble of frowning. It is just not something my facial muscles can handle. I try, from time to time, but I just look like an idiot. People are generally grumpy and stoic, so they assume that a constant smile (whether deliberate or not) means medication.
2) I am also physically incapable of opening my eyes any further than this:
Seriously. That was me trying. Needless to say, the big grin and squinty eyes are a killer combo.
3) I laugh. A lot. Most things are funny to me, and I am very loud about it. I enjoy life, what can I say?
4) Really obscenely weird things come out of my head on a daily basis. You may have been wondering how this all is going to relate to art, and not just me rambling on about my questionable status in the chemical department. I will now show you.
This is a photo collage I did for my Desktop Publishing class in my junior year:
I am unsure how I made it out of that school drug test free. Especially considering some of those assignments I turned in for Philosophy class (Which I definitely have to hunt down, now).
This is a stock photo bonanza, and one of my favorite old finds. Enjoy.
What May Be a Warning Sign - My Addiction to Rainbows
So, it is fairly clear to everyone who knows me, and 7/8 of the people who don't, that I kind of have a thing for colorful/shiny things. (Very confusing, because I usually dress in gray, but trust me.)
As I was going through my old stuff, however, I came to the conclusion that it is maybe more of an obsession.
Example:
Now there is no real need for this to be eighty nine different colors, but there it is.
(Upon revisiting this, I have lost most faith in my photoshopping capabilities... but I still really like it.)
As I was going through my old stuff, however, I came to the conclusion that it is maybe more of an obsession.
Example:
Now there is no real need for this to be eighty nine different colors, but there it is.
(Upon revisiting this, I have lost most faith in my photoshopping capabilities... but I still really like it.)
A Nod - My Youth
In my formative years, I went through a phase where I only drew odd-looking women. I sort of referenced this earlier, but now I'm going to go into detail.
The deal was this:
A) My only source material was really my face, so it was much easier to draw chicks (although I hadn't yet come to terms with the oddness of my face, so they are all equally odd looking. [more on my alien face in the future, I promise.])
B) I was kind of stuck in that whole women = beauty, so I have to draw women if I want to draw beautiful things section of my life. (I went through a similar phase later, where I thought I had to draw only what I found attractive, so I drew just a bajillion penises.)
C) I felt like a creeper for drawing dudes, because I didn't want people to think I was sitting around fantasizing about random men (true). This was a double-edged sword, because I was also uncomfortable with the idea of people thinking all I did was sit around and fantasize about women (not true).
From this, I learned a good amount about drawing, and I kind of shaped my style. At the peak of my eighth grade year, I had a pretty set M.O., and life was good (if a little bit repetetive, predictable, etc.)
Looking at these is a really good way to get a handle on my learning of photoshop, anyway, and I kind of like looking back at them.
1) Luxurious
My friend Puffer, who is a writer and artist (Her works can be found on her DeviantART account here), had a Naruto OC named Orian, and this was a gift for her. I was secretly always jealous of her getting to draw people with colorful hair, which I still kind of have an obsession with.
2) Bask
I decided it was my turn to use some crazy colors... the result was sort of awkward, but it was a good learning experience. Please to enjoy my use of the Dodge and Burn tools, as that was ALL I KNEW.
3) Lovely
This was the OC I created to be friends with Orian. Her name was Lila, and she was pretty damn awesome. (All I can remember about her now is that she stole her weapons off of the ninjas she defeated, so she had an obscene amount of weaponry... and that the green highlights were as close as I could bring myself to identify with colored hair.)
Although these weren't really the most artistically impressive pieces of work, I like to look at them as stepping stones - I was getting a handle on shading, hair, facial structure (I definitely struggled with that one for a while), and color schemes.
Also, much credit goes to the Puff for influencing me so heavily. I can blame most of my anime-style artwork on her, along with a great many other amazing things.
The deal was this:
A) My only source material was really my face, so it was much easier to draw chicks (although I hadn't yet come to terms with the oddness of my face, so they are all equally odd looking. [more on my alien face in the future, I promise.])
B) I was kind of stuck in that whole women = beauty, so I have to draw women if I want to draw beautiful things section of my life. (I went through a similar phase later, where I thought I had to draw only what I found attractive, so I drew just a bajillion penises.)
C) I felt like a creeper for drawing dudes, because I didn't want people to think I was sitting around fantasizing about random men (true). This was a double-edged sword, because I was also uncomfortable with the idea of people thinking all I did was sit around and fantasize about women (not true).
From this, I learned a good amount about drawing, and I kind of shaped my style. At the peak of my eighth grade year, I had a pretty set M.O., and life was good (if a little bit repetetive, predictable, etc.)
Looking at these is a really good way to get a handle on my learning of photoshop, anyway, and I kind of like looking back at them.
1) Luxurious
My friend Puffer, who is a writer and artist (Her works can be found on her DeviantART account here), had a Naruto OC named Orian, and this was a gift for her. I was secretly always jealous of her getting to draw people with colorful hair, which I still kind of have an obsession with.
2) Bask
I decided it was my turn to use some crazy colors... the result was sort of awkward, but it was a good learning experience. Please to enjoy my use of the Dodge and Burn tools, as that was ALL I KNEW.
3) Lovely
This was the OC I created to be friends with Orian. Her name was Lila, and she was pretty damn awesome. (All I can remember about her now is that she stole her weapons off of the ninjas she defeated, so she had an obscene amount of weaponry... and that the green highlights were as close as I could bring myself to identify with colored hair.)
Although these weren't really the most artistically impressive pieces of work, I like to look at them as stepping stones - I was getting a handle on shading, hair, facial structure (I definitely struggled with that one for a while), and color schemes.
Also, much credit goes to the Puff for influencing me so heavily. I can blame most of my anime-style artwork on her, along with a great many other amazing things.
Sometimes I Just Need to Sit Down With a Pencil or Two
Day two of my massive art dump before I get back to making real things and fixing my godforsaken layout.
Traditional art isn't exactly my forte, because I am an eraser-er, and I really enjoy not wearing holes through paper, but I still enjoy a good moment with a pencil (Or, in the case of my most recent art class, a piece of charcoal, but we'll save those for later.)
Here are a few of my favorite cases of me + pencil = Awesome.
1) The Leaning Tower
Watercolor pencil... A medium I had never played around with until this class, super fun, although drawing this tower itself was a complete pain in the ass. (If you'll pardon my use of "Ass")
2) Bottles
This was just simple pen and pencil, and I hit it with some green in the good old photoshop to make my case. I love mixed media.
3) Aztec
This was an old doodle I found, then added a bajillion layers of photoshoppy glory to. (Young me [this is from FOREVER ago] was way into that.)
So, yes. There's that.
Traditional art isn't exactly my forte, because I am an eraser-er, and I really enjoy not wearing holes through paper, but I still enjoy a good moment with a pencil (Or, in the case of my most recent art class, a piece of charcoal, but we'll save those for later.)
Here are a few of my favorite cases of me + pencil = Awesome.
1) The Leaning Tower
Watercolor pencil... A medium I had never played around with until this class, super fun, although drawing this tower itself was a complete pain in the ass. (If you'll pardon my use of "Ass")
2) Bottles
This was just simple pen and pencil, and I hit it with some green in the good old photoshop to make my case. I love mixed media.
3) Aztec
This was an old doodle I found, then added a bajillion layers of photoshoppy glory to. (Young me [this is from FOREVER ago] was way into that.)
So, yes. There's that.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Jewelrymaking, A Retrospective
In my junior year of high school, I took a class with the lovely Marcia Sheppleman -
Jewelry I.
(Side note: I only took Jewelry I so that I could then take Jewelry II, in which we got to do macramé [my specialty], metalwork [my dream], and untold other magical things. They canceled Jewelry II the next year, and a little part of me died.)
This class was like 3/4 fooling around with my friends who were also in that class (there were four of us, and we were the most hideously obnoxious table in that room), but from it also came an immense amount of very cool beadwork, jump ring art, and general knowledge.
They all got spread out to the seven corners of the world, but I will always have these pictures to remind me.
Examples:
Current Location: Ginger Jackson's house, probably lost.
Current Status: Living happily in my good friend Foley's house, somewhere...
Current Status: Chilling out with Lindsey Harris -- being one of the only things of mine she has that I'm not sort of miffed about not getting back. (I miss my body language book [The bracelet was a gift... that book was a godsend].)
Current Status: With the Lemon Yak
Current Status: Unknown Location
Current Status: With Miss Nitti, where they belong.
Current Status: Disassembled, packaged into little compartments so I can use the beads later.
So, yes. Beading and I went a good ways together. And so did the immense amount of inside jokes we developed in that room together.
It applies.
Jewelry I.
(Side note: I only took Jewelry I so that I could then take Jewelry II, in which we got to do macramé [my specialty], metalwork [my dream], and untold other magical things. They canceled Jewelry II the next year, and a little part of me died.)
This class was like 3/4 fooling around with my friends who were also in that class (there were four of us, and we were the most hideously obnoxious table in that room), but from it also came an immense amount of very cool beadwork, jump ring art, and general knowledge.
They all got spread out to the seven corners of the world, but I will always have these pictures to remind me.
Examples:
Current Location: Ginger Jackson's house, probably lost.
Current Status: Living happily in my good friend Foley's house, somewhere...
Current Status: Chilling out with Lindsey Harris -- being one of the only things of mine she has that I'm not sort of miffed about not getting back. (I miss my body language book [The bracelet was a gift... that book was a godsend].)
Current Status: With the Lemon Yak
Current Status: Unknown Location
Current Status: With Miss Nitti, where they belong.
Current Status: Disassembled, packaged into little compartments so I can use the beads later.
So, yes. Beading and I went a good ways together. And so did the immense amount of inside jokes we developed in that room together.
It applies.
Best of Photomanipulations - Round One: "I've Seen a Fair Few Pixels in My Day..."
So, in my extensive work as an eighth-grade artist, I had a slight obsession with photoshop, and for some reason at least half of my works were composed of three basic elements:
A) A woman. It could be a close-up, an odd angle, or just a plain old, everyday chick, but that's pretty much all that existed stock-wise on the good ol' DA, and I was still in that, "I feel like a creeper working on pictures of guys, because I like them..." phase. Le sigh.
B) An everyday object. I kind of just picked whatever was cool looking and stuck in on there, then put them together.
C) An obscene amount of color. (That's not ever going to change, though, so I'm alright with that one.)
Here are a few of my favorites:
1) Green. Whoo hoo.
One of my most acclaimed works, this racked up a whopping 25 favorites, even despite the title that may define the term "undersell".
2) Roses Are Red...
I just kind of like this one. There isn't much to say about it, other than that...
3) Cloud 9
Originally named "Chillin'", because I am a complete failiure at naming things. Positives: An actually decent blend in some areas. Negatives: Quite clearly the work of an amateur. Even so, I took this stock photo from this girl's mom, and they both really liked it, so that's good enough for me.
4) Daisy
Another of my "big hits"... This one is actually one of my favorites, too, although it is Exhibit A in the case of my obsession with eyes. (I have an obsession with eyes. You'll probably spot it soon enough.)
5) Devilish
The last of this lovely collection... This tends to startle/upset my parents, but it is one of my favorites.
Anyway, there is a good sample of my body of work in that department...I moved on from that, for the most part, but now that I'm back on DA lord only knows what could happen.
Looking back on these has made me miss the old hue/saturation button, and my friend the blending options. Good times.
A) A woman. It could be a close-up, an odd angle, or just a plain old, everyday chick, but that's pretty much all that existed stock-wise on the good ol' DA, and I was still in that, "I feel like a creeper working on pictures of guys, because I like them..." phase. Le sigh.
B) An everyday object. I kind of just picked whatever was cool looking and stuck in on there, then put them together.
C) An obscene amount of color. (That's not ever going to change, though, so I'm alright with that one.)
Here are a few of my favorites:
1) Green. Whoo hoo.
One of my most acclaimed works, this racked up a whopping 25 favorites, even despite the title that may define the term "undersell".
2) Roses Are Red...
I just kind of like this one. There isn't much to say about it, other than that...
3) Cloud 9
Originally named "Chillin'", because I am a complete failiure at naming things. Positives: An actually decent blend in some areas. Negatives: Quite clearly the work of an amateur. Even so, I took this stock photo from this girl's mom, and they both really liked it, so that's good enough for me.
4) Daisy
Another of my "big hits"... This one is actually one of my favorites, too, although it is Exhibit A in the case of my obsession with eyes. (I have an obsession with eyes. You'll probably spot it soon enough.)
5) Devilish
The last of this lovely collection... This tends to startle/upset my parents, but it is one of my favorites.
Anyway, there is a good sample of my body of work in that department...I moved on from that, for the most part, but now that I'm back on DA lord only knows what could happen.
Looking back on these has made me miss the old hue/saturation button, and my friend the blending options. Good times.
Whaaaa?
A post? What?
So, I have resurrected this blog, originally designed for me to test drive some CSS components for a friend of a friend, for far more nefarious purposes:
Self Promotion.
You see, I have come to a conclusion on my future, and that decision has sent my life into a spiral of uncontrolled fury.
Most importantly, informationally speaking, you should know that I have decided to double major in Computer Science and Studio Art, to further my goals of being a video game designer/artist. I figured, anyway, that I would at some point need some digital documentation of my actual art, and my defunct deviantART account would not do the trick (I am going to be linking the two together, both for safe image storage and because I'm too sentimental to delete the old girl)
So now I am here!
I am going to be uploading an immense amount of my old artwork, gallery-style, until I reach the new stuff I've been doing, so hold onto your hats. It's going to be a loooong process.
Until then, I leave you with a kiss. (And a pun!)
So, I have resurrected this blog, originally designed for me to test drive some CSS components for a friend of a friend, for far more nefarious purposes:
Self Promotion.
You see, I have come to a conclusion on my future, and that decision has sent my life into a spiral of uncontrolled fury.
Most importantly, informationally speaking, you should know that I have decided to double major in Computer Science and Studio Art, to further my goals of being a video game designer/artist. I figured, anyway, that I would at some point need some digital documentation of my actual art, and my defunct deviantART account would not do the trick (I am going to be linking the two together, both for safe image storage and because I'm too sentimental to delete the old girl)
So now I am here!
I am going to be uploading an immense amount of my old artwork, gallery-style, until I reach the new stuff I've been doing, so hold onto your hats. It's going to be a loooong process.
Until then, I leave you with a kiss. (And a pun!)
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