Character #35 + Character #36

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!


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Character #34

SAI + Inkscape is a terribly good combo I think!


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Speed Paint #10

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?


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Character #33

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


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Speed Paint #09

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


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Speed Paint #08

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! :)


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Speed Paint #07

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.

Melnieat

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.

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Character #32

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 sleep drought.

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Freeform #4

Getting back to making it usual in between slave life!

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Character #31

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 gathering interested parties in tripping to Japan at the end of this year. I'm thinking up to Hokkaido this time to get some serious snowboarding action happening, as I am having cravings.

Jee. Sunday already too.

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Character #30

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 characters in the game, anticipated to be in a chibi style.

Still spamming those job applications in the meanwhile, and trying to get even one night of revitalising sleep.

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Character #29

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, I suppose I should pick up languages to learn and find productive little bits and pieces to occupy myself with.

Oh and the picture was done by request from a certain friend of mine. They know who they are. :)

Peace.

Character #28

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 jobless and it very much looks like I'll be at university again this year writing another pile of madness scriptures. Doing bits and pieces for extra money in the meanwhile to make my wallet not frown at me.

Happy Australia Day by the way~

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Character #27

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 books.

I hate juggling so many different tasks and hobbies at once. Maybe I should actually schedule things... It works in industry after all apparently.

Peace.

Creature #3

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 little new. A bit like going free form, but most of the art time goes into painting in Artweaver (a new Painter contender!) over random shapes made in Alchemy.

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Speed Paint #06

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. ♥

I need a job - I really want to go on another trip at the end of next year!

Ah. Mind-fart.

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Character #26

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! :D

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Speed Paint #05

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 bit new: speed painting entirely in Alchemy! Well, mostly anyway - it was a nifty idea. Post-processing in elements ensued shortly after. :)

Peace.

Freeform #3

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 to.

Life after education huh, I still have to work on that.

Peace.