Hello everyone. I know, long time no see. Long time no new Crossovers page, too, ne? A lot of stuff has happened since I last posted. I've been kinda of keeping up on dA, every now and then, but I took almost a year off there, too. So what happened? Well..
First my landlady went nuts and thought I was a spy so I left really fast like that same day and then it was really hard to get to work and capoeira practice and life just sucked but then I met someone kinda cool and we started dating and then before we knew it we were living together and I also started working at another job in an office for a lawyer and then I got sick and had to have surgery and quit working at that dirty cafe and started working at a nice clean cupcake place while also trying to keep up with fifteen credits at school so I could stay on my parents' health insurance and then our roommates started stressing us out and also my bf actually had two kids already so we needed our own place so we moved and then the shit hit the fan cause we found out I was pregnant and my parents went berserk and I couldn't afford to stop working so the baby kept wanting to be born and finally I had to go on bed rest and we almost ran out of money cause I wasn't working and then the baby popped out and 3 weeks later I started a new job as a Chinese teacher in the county next to ours which meant a 40 minute commute every morning or more if I had to take the baby to grandma's and then we moved again to a place that was closer to work but farther from everything else so I got really depressed and wanted to kill myself but I didn't I just slept on the couch all day and then finally it was summer but I didn't do anything all summer because of the baby and then school started again and I also signed up for two graduate classes which kinda had to do with my job but they took up tons of time and I never ever got to sleep and then I decided to do NaNoWriMo too which probably saved my life cause it cured my depression at least sort of and then I went back to dA and started drawing again and then I read someone's blog and went oh wait I used to have a blog and yeah so here I am.
Confused?
I am. Never mind. I'm writing and drawing again, that's all that matters. I don't know if/when there will be new Crossovers pages. Right now I'm obsessed with finishing my NaNo novel In Thy Name and making art related to it. I do want to do comics again eventually but maybe not Crossovers and probably not till at least summer. So. In the meantime, check out
my dA account. I might also blog on here though mainly my dA journal serves as my blog these days. Though I dunno..maybe all the really random stuff belongs here. We'll see.
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Welcome to the World
Well..I am purportedly a full-time artist now.
I've been kind of slow getting into it, though. I had to slave over my thesis for a lot longer than I expected (pretty much right up until graduation). After graduation I spent a week doing nothing (except eating. a lot. mostly peanut butter). This week my summer art class began (Art History I) and I've gotten into the full swing of working at Savory. (Oh..I moved closer to DC, right as Juan Valdez closed..but I got another job 3 blocks from my new abode before I even moved here.) Next week I may start working for MITRE Corporation again, too, because I need some $$ to pay rent and start chipping away at my student loans.
I have been reading over a story/thinking about/doing a little storyboarding for something for the short shorts site (though this won't really be that short, in the end..I'm just not cut out for it, I love my worlds and characters too much). I may do some arrangement like I used to have for Crossovers, where I would work on it for at least an hour every day. Perhaps on those long commutes to MITRE :|
I've been kind of slow getting into it, though. I had to slave over my thesis for a lot longer than I expected (pretty much right up until graduation). After graduation I spent a week doing nothing (except eating. a lot. mostly peanut butter). This week my summer art class began (Art History I) and I've gotten into the full swing of working at Savory. (Oh..I moved closer to DC, right as Juan Valdez closed..but I got another job 3 blocks from my new abode before I even moved here.) Next week I may start working for MITRE Corporation again, too, because I need some $$ to pay rent and start chipping away at my student loans.
I have been reading over a story/thinking about/doing a little storyboarding for something for the short shorts site (though this won't really be that short, in the end..I'm just not cut out for it, I love my worlds and characters too much). I may do some arrangement like I used to have for Crossovers, where I would work on it for at least an hour every day. Perhaps on those long commutes to MITRE :|
Saturday, March 3, 2007
Stop the Madness!
Sorry I've been MIA for a while. My real life is sort of out of control right now and I've just been trying to wrest a little time to do some artly things from it. I don't have time to do both comics and other artly things, so while I doodle SSMA characters and make art for deviantArt contests, I've kind of been neglecting comics.... This weekend should hopefully see the completion of that pic (as well as my art homework!!) and the start of the next one (new contest every 2 weeks man! I am going to get my hands on a dA subscription, whatever it takes..), and then I should have a bit of time to devote to short shorts. At work, because at home whenever I'm doing something that's not homework, my mom asks me why I'm not working on my thesis :\
Monday, February 19, 2007
Lost
Well. Katsucon was fun. I danced a lot and spent a lot of time sitting around in the halls (and also worked eight hours on Saturday >.<). I didn't do any cosplaying, drawing or photographing, which was sad. But I did get super inspired!
Just that, not on Crossovers.
Right now I'm in an art fit over the Lock 33 storyline from the world of SSMA. And I'm trying to think of some short comic storylines.
I feel kinda blah about Crossovers. Maybe it's just because I haven't gotten to the really exciting parts of the story yet. I don't know. I do know that I want to work on other things. And I'm going to do that. I'll see if drawing the characters from Lock 33 will lead to me writing more of that story. And I'm going to start another comic website for short comics, because I need to hone my skills more before I start on some of my really super graphic novel ideas. I'm talking like really short shorts, 2, 3, 4 pages long, just to practice drawing, layout and storytelling. I'll try to keep working on Crossovers, because there are things I like about it, and stories in the Davi world yet to tell; besides, I would hate to disappoint my dear readers--but I don't know how often I'll be updating.
Of course, you guys will now have dA and the short shorts to entertain you :)
Oh right! PLUGXXORZED! new pic on dA
Just that, not on Crossovers.
Right now I'm in an art fit over the Lock 33 storyline from the world of SSMA. And I'm trying to think of some short comic storylines.
I feel kinda blah about Crossovers. Maybe it's just because I haven't gotten to the really exciting parts of the story yet. I don't know. I do know that I want to work on other things. And I'm going to do that. I'll see if drawing the characters from Lock 33 will lead to me writing more of that story. And I'm going to start another comic website for short comics, because I need to hone my skills more before I start on some of my really super graphic novel ideas. I'm talking like really short shorts, 2, 3, 4 pages long, just to practice drawing, layout and storytelling. I'll try to keep working on Crossovers, because there are things I like about it, and stories in the Davi world yet to tell; besides, I would hate to disappoint my dear readers--but I don't know how often I'll be updating.
Of course, you guys will now have dA and the short shorts to entertain you :)
Oh right! PLUGXXORZED! new pic on dA
Sunday, February 11, 2007
Dead on my sketchbook
hey, so..sorry, no page this week.
Art class really kicked my ass this week. Stupid gigantic pastel still lifes. I really don't get the point of spending hours coloring a 18x24 sheet of paper. I can learn about shading fruits and vegetables just as well without having to draw them the size of cats or color the whole rest of the paper solid black, thank you very much! >.< I may very well decide not to finish something, cause I like sleep better.
So..so far art class has not turned out very useful for comic drawing. If I can get more research done at home, maybe I can try after-work before-capeoira lounging (napping :/) time instead. Otherwise, I don't know when I'll do it. Home is not suitable cause the feng shui is bad or something, I'm so unmotivated at home. I think it really is the feng shui..the lack of space. All my stuff is crammed onto the kitchen table. Computers, research materials, art stuff, reading books, things I want to do something with at some point..So I can never spread out my sketchbook, sit back and revel in my mental and spatial freedom..instead I sit there with a million things impinging on my consciousness and just drown in the confusion!
Perhaps I'm a little adhd :/
Ok so anyway I'll try to get some drawing done around work this week..as katsucon is next weekend. One of the shift supervisors expressed interest in seeing my work..maybe that can get me motivated.
Art class really kicked my ass this week. Stupid gigantic pastel still lifes. I really don't get the point of spending hours coloring a 18x24 sheet of paper. I can learn about shading fruits and vegetables just as well without having to draw them the size of cats or color the whole rest of the paper solid black, thank you very much! >.< I may very well decide not to finish something, cause I like sleep better.
So..so far art class has not turned out very useful for comic drawing. If I can get more research done at home, maybe I can try after-work before-capeoira lounging (napping :/) time instead. Otherwise, I don't know when I'll do it. Home is not suitable cause the feng shui is bad or something, I'm so unmotivated at home. I think it really is the feng shui..the lack of space. All my stuff is crammed onto the kitchen table. Computers, research materials, art stuff, reading books, things I want to do something with at some point..So I can never spread out my sketchbook, sit back and revel in my mental and spatial freedom..instead I sit there with a million things impinging on my consciousness and just drown in the confusion!
Perhaps I'm a little adhd :/
Ok so anyway I'll try to get some drawing done around work this week..as katsucon is next weekend. One of the shift supervisors expressed interest in seeing my work..maybe that can get me motivated.
Wednesday, February 7, 2007
Back in Business, Baby!
Yeah so adding to the list of things that get in the way of my drawing the comic..I have a job now. I'm working as a barista at Juan Valdez Cafe..which is a pretty cool place. Very sustainable development and fair trade-y..so I can feel good even as I spur on the American consumer lifestyle. Yes! It's also another of those jobs that leaves your feet sore, your skin smelling like grease and your whole self so tired you just wanna sleep forever on the Metro (or go to capoeira practice? O.o) And coffee..whee. I can just feel my bones dissolving. Osteoporosis my love..I'll sleep in your sweet embrace.
Anyway..back at the ranch..I haven't had a chance to work on page 23 yet, because I toiled through all class today and Monday, shading a gigantic pastel still life. Soo delicious. And by delicious I mean horrendous. I need to buy softer pastels; the black and gray I have simply don't stick to the paper, for some reason. (At least my white was behaving itself.) So, I have to finish that by Monday. *And* do a gigantic portrait of a bell pepper. And do four sketches of bottles of liquid (don't ask me..it was the teacher's idea)
But, I will try to have page 23 by Friday. Cause I have to go to Gtown then anyway to buy my cap and gown. Aiya, my savings! :( Somebody should sue Jostens for their outrageous prices on articles made for 25 cents in China and their silly bourgeouis class rings.
So, I guess I should go draw now (or maybe sleep....)
Oh yeah and I wanted to explain my new and exciting characters page. Why, you might ask, are there random facts on there like the color and consistency of Maria's hair? Well..rather than making some silly summaries of things you could surmise about the characters just by reading the comic,I decided instead to give y'alls some insight into their inner lives by including random lines from my character profiles. I wanted to know more about my characters than just what they looked like, so I asked them to fill out one of those email surveys (actually, I think I got it on Elftown..) So far I only have Maria's and Eugene's. As other characters (some of whom have already appeared anonymously..) become more prominent, I'll have to start pressing them for details about their personal lives to fill out the rest of the profiles..
So yeah. I'll update everyone's excerpts every time I add a character, just to entertain you lot.
Now, I'm going to entertain my poor tired self by going to bed >.<
Anyway..back at the ranch..I haven't had a chance to work on page 23 yet, because I toiled through all class today and Monday, shading a gigantic pastel still life. Soo delicious. And by delicious I mean horrendous. I need to buy softer pastels; the black and gray I have simply don't stick to the paper, for some reason. (At least my white was behaving itself.) So, I have to finish that by Monday. *And* do a gigantic portrait of a bell pepper. And do four sketches of bottles of liquid (don't ask me..it was the teacher's idea)
But, I will try to have page 23 by Friday. Cause I have to go to Gtown then anyway to buy my cap and gown. Aiya, my savings! :( Somebody should sue Jostens for their outrageous prices on articles made for 25 cents in China and their silly bourgeouis class rings.
So, I guess I should go draw now (or maybe sleep....)
Oh yeah and I wanted to explain my new and exciting characters page. Why, you might ask, are there random facts on there like the color and consistency of Maria's hair? Well..rather than making some silly summaries of things you could surmise about the characters just by reading the comic,I decided instead to give y'alls some insight into their inner lives by including random lines from my character profiles. I wanted to know more about my characters than just what they looked like, so I asked them to fill out one of those email surveys (actually, I think I got it on Elftown..) So far I only have Maria's and Eugene's. As other characters (some of whom have already appeared anonymously..) become more prominent, I'll have to start pressing them for details about their personal lives to fill out the rest of the profiles..
So yeah. I'll update everyone's excerpts every time I add a character, just to entertain you lot.
Now, I'm going to entertain my poor tired self by going to bed >.<
Sunday, February 4, 2007
Wainbow Tyres...
I think only one person who would read this would know what that means. and she probably forgot about it. Oh well :p
Anyway, I finally did for the Crossovers site; it's purdy and pastel-colored now. I..didn't intend for it to have such a pastelly color scheme, but I'm just gonna leave it for now. It was a coloring experiment that didn't turn out quite as expected.. (I don't think I've ever cg'ed something before..not since the pixel-painting MS Paint era..) Maybe sometime I'll feel like trying my hand at it again. Until then..I give you pastelicious Muharu and the cotton-candy colored website....
I guess I have to do a 'realistic' pic of Muharu to make up for that..since he's actually dark grayish in color and kind of gothy in personality. tehe. (Originally the color scheme of the website was gray and green..but I liked the sketchy Muharu so much that I kept it and its attendant color scheme.
If I had more readers I would make several versions and put them to a vote..but with my readership, I'd probably get one vote for each version..and then I'd have to decide anyway.
Well, I pick the lazy option. Leave it the way it is :p
Anyway, I finally did for the Crossovers site; it's purdy and pastel-colored now. I..didn't intend for it to have such a pastelly color scheme, but I'm just gonna leave it for now. It was a coloring experiment that didn't turn out quite as expected.. (I don't think I've ever cg'ed something before..not since the pixel-painting MS Paint era..) Maybe sometime I'll feel like trying my hand at it again. Until then..I give you pastelicious Muharu and the cotton-candy colored website....
I guess I have to do a 'realistic' pic of Muharu to make up for that..since he's actually dark grayish in color and kind of gothy in personality. tehe. (Originally the color scheme of the website was gray and green..but I liked the sketchy Muharu so much that I kept it and its attendant color scheme.
If I had more readers I would make several versions and put them to a vote..but with my readership, I'd probably get one vote for each version..and then I'd have to decide anyway.
Well, I pick the lazy option. Leave it the way it is :p
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