tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5278028036399983202011-07-31T14:21:34.271+08:00My humble little abode bordering on reality. Home to many artistic experiments and concepts. Not forgetting the occasional reflection on life.Diamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364249782819272927noreply@blogger.comBlogger1981100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527802803639998320.post-75270085339578060022010-10-07T23:04:00.003+08:002010-10-07T23:12:03.195+08:00

A bit lax on updating the blog, but rest assured I have been busily practising away at the art board again. Really could do with a full-time job though, it seems after a month of unemployment my brain is starting to go on stunned-weasel mode. Lets hope that one comes soon!Peace.

Diamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364249782819272927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527802803639998320.post-13916739038439582732010-08-20T22:35:00.000+08:002010-08-20T22:43:37.583+08:00

SAI + Inkscape is a terribly good combo I think!Peace.

Diamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364249782819272927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527802803639998320.post-11865024979817128512010-08-15T23:16:00.002+08:002010-08-15T23:21:30.397+08:00

A bit behind on schedule with this one. Need to set up a regime now that I'm off the professional hook - oh, did I mention that to begin with?Peace.

Diamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364249782819272927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527802803639998320.post-12747115128472358442010-08-07T15:29:00.003+08:002010-08-07T16:02:24.598+08:00

Originally was going to finish this on the Wednesday for habitual posting, but it got delayed like many things do. :)Peace.

Diamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364249782819272927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527802803639998320.post-70196479437621150862010-07-28T23:59:00.001+08:002010-07-29T00:02:28.827+08:00

Still Wednesday's effort! I'm just walking on thin wire. :)Peace.

Diamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364249782819272927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527802803639998320.post-56874438772764659542010-07-20T21:59:00.003+08:002010-07-20T22:38:07.351+08:00

Might be taking a night trip out tomorrow night so I went and stuck to my schedule by plugging this one out tonight. I'm trying my best to be disciplined - and keeping the fingers in shape! :)Peace.

Diamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364249782819272927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527802803639998320.post-19340343214963575302010-07-14T23:21:00.002+08:002010-07-14T23:25:19.267+08:00

I think Wednesday will be my art release night - although I should restrain myself time-wise seeing as though work is looming tomorrow morning.Much is happening in life. Too fast to explain tonight. I'll save it for another night.Peace.

Diamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364249782819272927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527802803639998320.post-90130067575764895732010-05-16T21:05:00.002+08:002010-05-16T23:18:35.031+08:00

Overdue for post. Maybe I should dedicate myself to some sort of ambitious feat - like perhaps, a sketch a day? I don't know! Full-time work is really taxing. Blink of an eye, and all that free time in the evening is gone...Well, at least my mind is still with me. I think.Peace.

Diamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364249782819272927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527802803639998320.post-67156423745389453122010-04-12T22:28:00.002+08:002010-04-12T22:32:59.962+08:00

Still a lack of artistic vigor even after I slapped myself to do more. Oh well, after PS3 time expires I'll have more than enough time on my hands.On the life chronicles, I might just be jumping into the corporate world. Can only pray that sleep returns otherwise my body is going to get roughed up by some hardcore full-time work - though I won't be surprised if even that is not enough to end the

Diamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364249782819272927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527802803639998320.post-31409460604717335732010-03-29T22:48:00.001+08:002010-03-29T22:50:55.792+08:00

Getting back to making it usual in between slave life!Peace.

Diamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364249782819272927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527802803639998320.post-35854922532852659402010-03-27T21:33:00.002+08:002010-03-27T22:14:49.246+08:00

Some extra effort went into this character post for my extended lack of updates. I actually managed to get a full time position with a small IT business, which keeps me busy during business hours all weekdays. And with what little time I have left to squander - is taken up by little chores and Final Fantasy XIII (40 or so hours into).Outside of sleepless daily grind, it looks like I should be

Diamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364249782819272927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527802803639998320.post-32711977998204312602010-03-02T22:59:00.003+08:002010-03-02T23:05:28.273+08:00

Tonight's effort was a visit at Niko's seeing as though I haven't been there for a long while now. With so much time on my hands now, I've been helping out in a friend's project doing some art and in particular 3D modelling. I was never too fond of modelling organic surfaces, but I got down to it with Wings3D - which I might add is an excellent program on top of being free. There will be

Diamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364249782819272927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527802803639998320.post-50033203687331702192010-02-22T20:57:00.003+08:002010-02-22T21:11:26.315+08:00

Ah. Some relatively bold moves on my behalf since I last posted. So the situation is that I'm gambling on finding a graduate job this year, and as such I'm going all out on applying everywhere. Didn't go with my original plans of more study. I don't think I could stand writing another thesis, it would probably devour me from the inside.Anyway, now that I have quite a lot of free time on my hands,

Diamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364249782819272927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527802803639998320.post-43624539725495531742010-01-26T10:35:00.002+08:002010-01-26T10:48:04.729+08:00

Still half-recovering from the awesomeness that was Wai-Con '10 a day or so back. It wouldn't of happened without all the good folk behind the organisation, to all the other volunteers helping alongside and everybody who came and made it that little bit special for somebody else on either day. Let's hope Wai-Con '11 will be just as epic - or even an ounce more!And on other boring news, I'm still

Diamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364249782819272927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527802803639998320.post-28975693923894328932010-01-18T23:00:00.002+08:002010-01-18T23:23:25.240+08:00

The recent weather in Perth has been absolute insanity. Constant meltdown happens as one leaves the comfort of an air-conditioned venue. But besides the icky weather, things have been progressing on a neutral wire. I really don't like playing the waiting game, it is nail-bitingly stressful.Anyway, tonight's effort was an overdue visit to Niko's - character shaping inspired from browsing a few art

Diamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364249782819272927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527802803639998320.post-86282086246325642602010-01-08T22:38:00.003+08:002010-01-08T22:57:09.190+08:00

Happy extra-belated new year to all. Hoping 2010 serves up some interesting branches in life. Doing quite a bit of freelance work and reading up on PHP and Ruby lately. I also want to get back into picking up my Japanese texts to thaw out the rustiness. But it will have to wait a while. Oh the wonders of trying to manage so many hobbies and things outside work...Tonight's effort was something a

Diamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364249782819272927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527802803639998320.post-36079379655882420012009-12-25T21:48:00.004+08:002009-12-25T22:03:34.573+08:00

Been quite a large spacing since my last post... yet again! Although truth be told, I usually like posting with a scribble instead of without. And I mean, after that awesome Contiki trip to New Zealand I had, there's nothing better to do than to blow off the dust off my tablet and get my artistic flair up to scratch again.Ah, and I suppose everybody is either having or had a nice little Christmas

Diamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364249782819272927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527802803639998320.post-30004235960073787302009-11-05T23:55:00.004+08:002009-11-06T00:03:28.099+08:00

Paid Niko's Paintchat a revisit after an extended absence from the place. It was good to draw without the CTRL + Z safety net again, good practice. Getting the drawing hand back into the groove as well. I want to make an effort to stay super-consistent this time 'round! So many things to do! :DPeace.

Diamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364249782819272927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527802803639998320.post-18415541527212939122009-11-04T23:36:00.003+08:002009-11-05T00:03:52.912+08:00

And that's it. I'm done. Hopefully that should have been my last examination ever! Didn't exactly finish gracefully, but nonetheless, I'm quite happy to have survived this many years of battering to make it this far. All being well, I will be officially graduating early next year some time.Ah. Well it is late, and I think I have work tomorrow so I'll save the thoughts.But tonight's effort was a

Diamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364249782819272927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527802803639998320.post-17758473680370151292009-11-02T00:05:00.004+08:002009-11-02T00:14:53.278+08:00

Waiting two days from this very point in time until my final exam for university to complete my undergraduate degree. It has been a long road indeed.In other art news, I've decided to fire up Alchemy again as my main tool for artistic madness now. I want to also get back into painting solid characters and scenery. Line art doesn't really entertain or prove as much of as a challenge as it used

Diamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364249782819272927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527802803639998320.post-62521367009713521012009-10-24T22:34:00.002+08:002009-10-24T22:45:03.927+08:00

Thesis liberation day was yesterday, and it saw closure to one of the most epic chapters I've ever experienced thus far. It feels great to be out of the madness and unrelenting slavery. But of course, not everything is done just yet, I have one exam, in about a weeks time. Compared to my thesis, this will hopefully be child's play.And so, with some free time on my hands again, back to habitual

Diamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364249782819272927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527802803639998320.post-78997720126599570782009-10-04T23:45:00.004+08:002009-10-04T23:57:15.762+08:00

I sincerely apologise to everyone who continue to muster up the effort to ruffle through my blog only to discover I have not posted an update. My thesis is consuming me both mentally and physically - I have been averaging six hours of sleep over the last few weeks. Even at this very point in time, I have my document opened on my other screen, trying my hardest to concentrate. Though a bit

Diamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364249782819272927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527802803639998320.post-63998873351985287512009-07-28T23:26:00.003+08:002009-07-28T23:46:56.467+08:00

Back at university and into the second week, starting to feel the fiery wrath of impending doom again. I haven't churned out any sketches let alone touch my tablet for the last week or so - justifying my rather later than usual scheduled sleep time for tonight's effort. Er. Also I'd like to take a minute to express foul words because I can't stop playing on my DS lately (Yes, I've finished Heroes

Diamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364249782819272927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527802803639998320.post-61662785894497622872009-07-13T01:05:00.002+08:002009-07-13T01:14:18.795+08:00

I surely must be doing something wrong. Committing almost half my day being awake to thesis and not getting anywhere is starting to become a problem. Hair ripping, yes. Desk bashing, yes. And sure enough I think I might be verging on the brink of insanity. But despite all that, here's this week's late night effort at Niko's. Been drawing an awful lot of characters over my standard set of mecha

Diamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364249782819272927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527802803639998320.post-43353524750628864592009-07-02T00:23:00.002+08:002009-07-02T00:28:41.479+08:00

My new Sony Ericsson z750i phone I managed to buy online and received recently. Not exactly an expensive high-tech gadgety phone or anything like that. I got it mainly because its quadband (GSM/3G) and because it looks rather sleek (yes I am a bit superficial there). Thinking about playing around with the firmware though - didn't realize Telstra manifested itself on this phone despite being

Diamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364249782819272927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527802803639998320.post-84941903126969549652009-06-29T01:16:00.002+08:002009-06-29T01:37:28.016+08:00

Well, it's mid-semester break obviously, and I think I'm taking it a bit too lax. Should be getting hyped on my thesis again in the coming days - should probably get that professional practicum report written up as well.Anyhow, tonight (today's) first edition was a miniature collaboration with a new found artist buddy also hailing from Australia. Could do with more Aussies at Niko's I think!

Diamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364249782819272927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527802803639998320.post-78903263081770406802009-06-20T01:14:00.001+08:002009-06-20T01:15:44.142+08:00

And that's the last exam for semester one complete today (er, yesterday). Now if my insomnia magically disappears I'll be back to square one.Peace.

Diamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364249782819272927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527802803639998320.post-45534702539097185802009-06-17T23:42:00.003+08:002009-06-17T23:46:33.714+08:00

Some late night mischief with Merv, bragging on and on about how cool old 80's style police series were. The theory was that putting a pair of aviator sunnies on anything makes it instantly cooler! On that lighter note, here's a link: 西部警察Anyway, trying to get more than 3 hours sleep tonight! Being a bit ambitious I know, but alas, the last week or so I've been dreaded with insomnia for some

Diamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364249782819272927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527802803639998320.post-57333384687172405352009-06-11T18:33:00.001+08:002009-06-11T18:38:05.329+08:00

Seven days to study for my last exam - a bit excessive. Could have done with some extra days on the one I just had yesterday. Oh well, no use pondering about that now! Latest addition is dedicated to Leaf, because he smells.Peace.

Diamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364249782819272927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527802803639998320.post-68875054560786062792009-06-05T00:53:00.004+08:002009-11-02T00:13:56.753+08:00

Title says it all - Alchemy. Been sidetracked off study since I discovered this nifty experimental drawing program. At first glance, I literally opened the program and started scribbling, surprising myself in the process. It's not built to produce finished artwork per se... but there's no reason why you can't make a finished piece straight from Alchemy alone. However, the concept of the program

Diamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364249782819272927noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527802803639998320.post-2178015212561563492009-06-03T00:23:00.003+08:002009-06-03T00:45:28.772+08:00

Fast-forwarding a bit, it's exam season... hurray! That means doing things that I like doing instead of studying, right? It's a very notorious habit after all.Just paid Niko's a visit today and found out I had to re-register my account because of a new redesign of some sort. Leafie-boy told me he was hanging around lately. Anyway, tonight's effort has put me back schedule for tomorrow's... uh,

Diamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364249782819272927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527802803639998320.post-92130504486216323992009-05-26T23:16:00.002+08:002009-05-26T23:52:58.986+08:00

Everybody should have guessed by now that extended periods of dry blogging equals some sort of strife. Yes, strife, plenty of it - but less so right now. Now let's see... the worst of the assignment onslaught is over, leaving exams just two weeks around the course, yikes! Not only that, but my thesis is not coming along quite as expected either, with lots of holes opening up from my initial

Diamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364249782819272927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527802803639998320.post-32952079256347614762009-04-25T00:05:00.002+08:002009-04-25T00:13:18.723+08:00

I just realized that I haven't touched my Japanese study notes for a long-long while now. I should probably pick them up to refresh and add some stuff to my ever-limited conversation knowledge bank. Anyway, I've regressed a bit, to the "Nah, I can do it later" phase of motivation as far as university goes. Despite that, things seem to be in relative order.Preparation for an end of year trip is

Diamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364249782819272927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527802803639998320.post-75104297703764598422009-04-12T14:06:00.003+08:002009-04-12T14:19:22.139+08:00

Brief respite from thesis research to finish off a little picture which pretty much sums up how I'm feeling at the moment. I don't know whether to blame myself for choosing the project in the first place or to throw the cards on my supervisor's table and call him the useless and pompous snob whose reluctantly offering any helpful advice.It's supposed to be mid-semester study break next week, but

Diamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364249782819272927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527802803639998320.post-3079056623830751082009-04-05T22:21:00.001+08:002009-04-05T22:25:35.814+08:00

I actually did this a few days back at Niko's, just forgot to upload it during that night. Thesis proposal progress is still pretty much zero. Seeing as though its due next week as well, I'm not going to be sleeping much in the coming week.However some good news, I managed to get a simple perspective transform calibration program running using the OpenCV library. At least my supervisor won't look

Diamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364249782819272927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527802803639998320.post-29719441275643340962009-03-28T01:15:00.002+09:002009-03-28T01:21:56.832+09:00

Damn. I stayed up real late for this one huh. But it's been a while, so that justifies it. :)Peace.

Diamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364249782819272927noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527802803639998320.post-17613573359527979772009-03-21T12:19:00.002+09:002009-03-21T12:22:13.871+09:00

Unusual time of day to be submitting I know. But I figure I should really get down to some serious work tonight. Trying anyway.Thesis proposal is not far off...Peace.

Diamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364249782819272927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527802803639998320.post-41705928792789916272009-03-08T00:14:00.002+09:002009-03-08T00:20:51.192+09:00

Zombified. Weekends are for sleeping in.マジ眠たい～ （.＿.）Peace.

Diamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364249782819272927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527802803639998320.post-36829648827910227942009-03-06T23:41:00.003+09:002009-03-06T23:46:44.448+09:00

I... accidentally unloaded my wallet a rather hefty bit today. Just stocking up on some 'essential' items.Peace.

Diamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364249782819272927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527802803639998320.post-63451364055662205062009-03-05T22:39:00.002+09:002009-03-05T22:43:57.998+09:00

Thus ends another night, and almost another week.For those who haven't noticed, the recent mecha sketch submissions are pretty much "Part II" to my random archives of mecha.Peace.

Diamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364249782819272927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527802803639998320.post-20718737025482863552009-03-04T22:27:00.003+09:002009-03-04T22:41:26.446+09:00

Alrighty, some news first off. I decided to shutdown my art group due to the fact it was not being actively used. Until I perhaps find a need for it again, it will lie dormant as it should.So that being said, I'm porting over my Reset The World concept series to my blog here. For those who haven't seen what its about on over at the art group previously, it's pretty much a more organised

Diamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364249782819272927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527802803639998320.post-13427005396981698312009-03-01T22:59:00.003+09:002009-03-01T23:12:14.820+09:00

The funny thing is, I feel like I have so much spare time on my hands. And so with that oblivious thought I decided to freshen up the blog a little.To top it off, I've decided that Adobe Elements is a worthy stripped down version of Photoshop and can equally deliver (as far as painting goes anyway). So I'll be starting a new speed paint section with the blobs of paint I throw frantically over the

Diamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364249782819272927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527802803639998320.post-46773091902569307752009-02-25T23:26:00.002+09:002009-02-25T23:27:32.734+09:00

It's almost like its become an easy ritual now, but I should really stop... I have lots of work to do... right?Peace.

Diamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364249782819272927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527802803639998320.post-56293271004715663062009-02-24T20:35:00.004+09:002009-02-24T20:40:55.769+09:00

Got a preliminary mission briefing on my final year project today, I'm mildly panicking already at this stage because it seems like an immense task - hopefully I'll find solace. Other than that, I should be focusing on university work rather than doodling to my heart's content still. I'm starting to become impressed recently with my character scribbles.Maybe it's a sign I shouldn't be an engineer

Diamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364249782819272927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527802803639998320.post-42173018733392542422009-02-22T22:49:00.001+09:002009-02-22T22:51:32.100+09:00

Ah, time has passed me by too fast. Final year of university starts tomorrow. Asides from the fact I have a thesis this time around on my head, I'm looking forward to it.Peace.

Diamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364249782819272927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527802803639998320.post-59457257354273827082009-02-18T00:11:00.002+09:002009-02-18T00:13:22.806+09:00

Letting loose some new styles lately, here's some dump.Peace.

Diamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364249782819272927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527802803639998320.post-54798194604018753292009-02-12T22:22:00.003+09:002009-02-12T22:34:26.734+09:00

Off-loading some sketches done using Colors! on my DS. The first of these I just finished today on the train. It's hard to judge where your pen nib is actually touching the canvas, and the calibration tool doesn't really help either. But after a few tries you'd get the hang of it.Last day at work tomorrow, then I get a week off before university starts again!Peace.

Diamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364249782819272927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527802803639998320.post-16796601081319955932009-02-07T23:31:00.004+09:002009-02-07T23:43:53.876+09:00

Last weekend's Wai-Con '09 was quite epic, with attendance pretty much doubling what it was the previous convention. I opted to be a volunteer this time, and turned out helping out was pretty fun after all! There was plenty of glitz and glamour around the wonderful cosplayers along with some interesting things on display. Met lots of people, dispensed heaps of hugs, it was one tiring weekend!

Diamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364249782819272927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527802803639998320.post-5202499105756707932009-01-25T21:52:00.002+09:002009-01-25T21:58:34.282+09:00

Ah, finding time amongst life and procrastination is hard indeed. It's the same rigmarole on weekdays with the summer work, nothing worth mentioning. Asides from that, I'm looking forward to WAI-Con '09 coming up next week, should be fun!But here we go, fresh off the press and motivation!Peace.

Diamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364249782819272927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527802803639998320.post-40098888530107539852009-01-03T00:36:00.002+09:002009-01-03T00:47:08.147+09:00

So it's 2009.Back from Japan.Start work soon.Final year in university.Short enough? No!Peace.

Diamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364249782819272927noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527802803639998320.post-87708006029132844852008-11-20T22:30:00.002+09:002008-11-20T22:35:57.682+09:00

Ah, the feeling of freedom never felt better - especially for somebody leaving for Japan in about seven days time! So as it stands, university semester has finished on a low-key with my exam I had last Wednesday. Re-enrollment opens soon again, so I should get that sorted before I leave.Besides all the ruckus, the answer is yes - I will be taking plenty of photos and noting the weird and

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'lo and behold, my new home away from home: Yes, after a weird series of events I finally decided to get the 120G MSI Wind U100 model. No downright complaints so far - except for the touch-pad, but the USB mouse I ordered should be on the way. Otherwise generally speaking, the machine handles obediently. Spent some time getting all the essential applications I needed onto the machine, and

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Ah, made it in the nick of time before I break the habitual practice of posting at least once a month... Since did I make that silly rule up. Anyway, some old sketches I found. I keep saying it, but I'll eventually get around to sorting tags on blog to make things more browsing-friendly.Abhoring university right now, so to speak.Peace.

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Thought I'd get away with not posting for August? Not so fast! :)Just very busy.Peace.

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*Dusts hands* That should keep the blog trendy for quite a while I hope.Anyway, today I went with Manuela to go pay off the flight tickets for the epic Japan trip. Weather was having a good spill from the heavens but nonetheless it was a successful deal done, which left my wallet in moderate damage.Other than that, I've been playing some MGS4 on the PS3 with the newly arrived HDMI cable and boy

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Almost two weeks into my university break and haven't quite gotten anything extremely productive done - most time has been wasted away on my DS.I finished FFXII: Revenant Wings a week ago, that was an arduous task. Little did I know that if you were on 100% mission completion for the game, the end boss will be at level 99. Insane no? So there was pretty much no way around that but to

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Study isn't going as smoothly as I'd like it to be, but cramming is cramming after all. Anyway, some agenda on the list straight after my last exam is done:1) Clean up this blog. Fixing labels and sorting stuff so its easier found in future.2) Do something about the Escazaden art group blog.3) Polish up CV for some serious application mailing-outage despite my chances this time around.Anyway, to

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Update posting before the storm. Exams are on the horizon for me, three of them to be precise. Other than that, things haven't exactly being going smooth lately so I just need to battle it through.On the note of art, that's still on ice - the one above is just a filler for the next three or so weeks.Peace.

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Mostly due to university circumstances. But I assure you this machine hasn't given up on art!Hopefully the terrible time drought will end soon.Peace.

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An exoskeleton/mecha concept inspired by the 'land mates' from Appleseed (the 2004 movie) which I managed to see today and it was pretty neat. Quite interesting actually - some bits anyway - apparently 'land mates' would synchronize with the hand actions of the pilot, however I can't remember anything being mentioned about the legs. Realistically speaking of course, this would be a stupid idea (

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A toast to long weekends.Peace.

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Prolonged absence!I attribute it to lack of motivation amongst other things such as 'reality'. :DAnd as I was sorting through my mecha sketch archive I realised this one today makes a hundred, well according to my folder anyway (there are several I'm sure I haven't posted on the blog). So maybe from now on I'll probably decide to leave mechas unnamed as it's easier that way (after I check I

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A seemingly refreshing first week back to uni. I joined the UWAnime club this year so I'm probably going to be wasting time in the clubroom when I'm not busy with assignments and what not.Drawing skills fading from me again...Need more time - and more importantly a job.Peace.

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Before I dive into elaborating some things that have happened recently-ish, I realised when you actually start having a 'life' that free time becomes an extremely valued resource. Therefore, I have an excuse to not blog. :)Ok, so let's start with my awesome all expense paid trip to Google HQ in Sydney.This is a particularly cool shot I took while doing a tour that was also paid for. It's actually

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Sleep is such a luxury.Peace.

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Workaholicism.Peace.

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Ah, thus ends another weekend. Back to the dull drudgery.Peace.

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Ugh I am extremely tired, shouldn't of stayed up just for this. xDPeace.

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Happy Chinese New Year! Hope everybody had good times. :)The right sketch for today was a quickie informal collab with ritsuka09 @ niko's.Peace.

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Quite nice to see the whole family together again at my grandparent's place this evening for Chinese New Year eve dinner! Hello red pockets. xDPeace.

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Yikes. Late night. Sleep!Peace.

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I happened to have stumbled across a very reflective song just yesterday:girugamesh - 壊れていく世界 (kowareteiku sekai)Upon listening to it for the first time, I thought it was just another scream-a-holic track. But I got curious and decided to see the PV while looking up a rough english translation of the lyrics [link]. The general theme I think expressed in the song is rather pessimistic, but

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Ah, first sketch after the redesign.My grandmother on my dad's side turned 84 today and she still looks in pretty good health age-wise so bravo to her and a big happy birthday wish of course!Onward ho to battle another week of work.Peace.

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So ladies and gentlemen... I have great pleasure in presenting my new and improved (not forgetting the alarmingly high cool factor as well) blog design!It took yonks to actually draw the cover you see up there. I put some thought into it prior and thought I should incorporate my aim for expertise eventually as an artist. If you can't tell from the cover then I'll elaborate. For those who know me

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Taking much longer than anticipated sheesh...Peace.

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Another request by an acquaintance - Suki. Glad you liked it too.Argh it's taking me a while to do the new blog cover. :(Peace.

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A quickie. I am really really tired @___@. Thinking about updating my blogger layout and stuff too...Peace.

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No I haven't abandoned my mecha! Nevaaar!Peace.

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More DS Sketches on the train! Each train trip is usually 25 minutes long. Colors! is a pretty swell program as you can see! If only it had a tad more artist friendly features. No telling what you could possibly do! :)Peace.

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Sleep...Peace.

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And the results were apparently good! Late nights, late nights.Peace.

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Started watching the series Eureka Seven today (despite having awed over it for quite a while now). The mecha designs are very slick and gets my thumb of approval!Damnit, back to another week of grinding work.Peace.

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Watched 七劍 (Seven Swords) to kill most of the evening today. Still sore all over from training yikes. Should've slept early...Peace.

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Oh soreness. But it's all in the name of training!Peace.

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D'espairsRay - Squall.One word. AWESOME!Peace.

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Myes Kiyo... Just have to influence me to stay on later why don't you. :PPeace.

Diamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364249782819272927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527802803639998320.post-26392857702428429402008-01-14T22:09:00.001+09:002009-02-12T22:35:11.469+09:00

I've decided recently to make more active use of the wonderful capabilities of Colors!It's an excellent low-resolution drawing application for the Nintendo DS being developed by some enthusiastic people. (props to you guys!) But yeah, it's great for just whipping out random ideas when you're out and about - not to mention practicing you know what *ahem*.And it sure does make the mundane train

Diamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364249782819272927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527802803639998320.post-59723390033836968582008-01-13T22:25:00.000+09:002008-12-12T17:39:06.498+09:00

A request done for a friend. Glad ya liked it Kiri. :)Peace.

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Woo. A late night and a full moon revelation! - not literallyPeace.

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*Is going to change his computer science major he thinks!*Peace.

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All in a night's work - well, not literally!Peace.

Diamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364249782819272927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527802803639998320.post-20600363227279843082008-01-06T21:38:00.000+09:002008-12-12T17:39:07.047+09:00

Alright I 'spose I should just think of all the resolutions I can and blurt them out:2. Find some artist friends around uni or Perth with similar passion.3. Mingle a bit more (yes. ¬_¬)4. Make / Join an art group to produce an art e-book.5. Set aside more time for learning Japanese.6. Get out of Perth to somewhere!7. Keep training to stay toned.And yes, that's it?Peace.

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So tired... See how I love postponing things?Side note: Hatsune Miku is the mascot character for a voice synthesising program 'VOCALOID 2'. It is indeed a kick-arse program from what I gather so far.Peace.

Diamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364249782819272927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527802803639998320.post-60547000579453942272008-01-05T00:33:00.001+09:002009-01-25T22:19:19.141+09:00

Character practices will mostly be extremely fast quickie sketches or paints.And for the record, they will be titled mundanely in a systematic fashion.And yes I'll get onto the other resolutions tomorrow...Peace.

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After much (more like little) thinking, I think it would be good to make one of my new years resolutions for '08 as:"Actively force myself to practice and upgrade my anatomy/character/figure drawing skills."Oh I'm sure many of my loyal mecha fans would probably cringe at this idea and probably even call me a heretic! But I think for the most part, it'll be beneficial in the end as I'll be able to

Diamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364249782819272927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527802803639998320.post-79406594487290268152008-01-02T23:04:00.000+09:002008-12-12T17:39:07.763+09:00

Ok, ok, ok. Maybe tomorrow.Peace.

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Wishing everybody a super-delicious-ultra-great-awesome Happy New Year! (S02 reference)I should really be off to bed right now, 'cause work starts again tomorrow. I'll probably write my resolutions and stuff later on.Peace.

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I am going to be so dog tired for this party...Peace.

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And that's number two to the addition!Peace.

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Mecha girls - Green field arting area I think. Works well... I mean I get to use some of my mecha skills and learn up some anime-ish techniques or anatomy.Need sleep. `_`Peace.

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