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12 years ago
Thought I'd ought to get around to posting a journal or something here, that's not just crying for commission money. According to the last submission I have on here, I haven't been here in... jfc, a year. A year. It's been a hell of a year too. Finished college finally - I thought senior project was going to eat me alive, chew me up and spit me right the fuck back out. We also moved this spring, to Malden, MA (Boston artists represent!), which has come with its own slew of problems. It is nice, however, to be right on the Orange Line and Commuter Rail (MBTA speak for 'i can take the damn train into Boston instead of driving in it). I tell you what, you adapt to the driving habits around here real fast. Also, I sympathize with how Massholes drive now. It's not just for the sake of being a bag of dicks. THESE STREETS ARE CRAY. christ on a fucking bicycle.
Anyway, whining aside, I've wandered my way back to FA. My ties aren't as strong with this place as others, since I'm not a furry myself but I do draw them. But I still somehow meandered back here. I blame
soapdish. The brat got an FA account, and I was like ...okay, fine. (p.s. y'all should check her out - she does some pretty bad-ass things with fursuits and digital drawings, and I'm proud to say I've known this bitch for ten years now).
I'm working my way to commission readiness, slowly but surely. I wanted to take the things I learned while working on oil paintings for my Senior Project and apply it to Photoshop. Hahahaha that only works to a certain point. I'm paying more attention to directional lighting, anatomy while still maintaining my illustrative style, and the actual brush strokes. Dowloading the brush set provided by Dan LuVisi on DA was a life saver in itself. I'm not good at making custom brushes, and he has some excellent texture and painting brushes in there. Hallelujah!
So expect to see a lot of WIPs and experiments over the coming weeks. I want to get back into the swing of things. Pin-ups will always be my one true love, but I also want to practice with REAL backgrounds and not just half-assed half-tone bgs. Keep an eye on my journals too, I might just offer a freebie now and then.
Enough about my boring shit. How y'all doin' these days?
tl;dr - back from an ass-long hiatus, i swear a lot, gonna be experimenting with shit, and Dan Luvisi is a mother-fucking god of art and generosity. also Soapdish.
Anyway, whining aside, I've wandered my way back to FA. My ties aren't as strong with this place as others, since I'm not a furry myself but I do draw them. But I still somehow meandered back here. I blame
soapdish. The brat got an FA account, and I was like ...okay, fine. (p.s. y'all should check her out - she does some pretty bad-ass things with fursuits and digital drawings, and I'm proud to say I've known this bitch for ten years now).I'm working my way to commission readiness, slowly but surely. I wanted to take the things I learned while working on oil paintings for my Senior Project and apply it to Photoshop. Hahahaha that only works to a certain point. I'm paying more attention to directional lighting, anatomy while still maintaining my illustrative style, and the actual brush strokes. Dowloading the brush set provided by Dan LuVisi on DA was a life saver in itself. I'm not good at making custom brushes, and he has some excellent texture and painting brushes in there. Hallelujah!
So expect to see a lot of WIPs and experiments over the coming weeks. I want to get back into the swing of things. Pin-ups will always be my one true love, but I also want to practice with REAL backgrounds and not just half-assed half-tone bgs. Keep an eye on my journals too, I might just offer a freebie now and then.
Enough about my boring shit. How y'all doin' these days?
tl;dr - back from an ass-long hiatus, i swear a lot, gonna be experimenting with shit, and Dan Luvisi is a mother-fucking god of art and generosity. also Soapdish.
