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December 26th, 2007 --
I originally wrote on June 17th of my decision to concentrate on drawing. My medium of choice has shifted from pen to pencil, pencil back to pen, and then colored pencil for sketching, pencil for final sketching, and pen for inking. I've learned that changing the drawing tool frequently improves my interest. For Christmas I just received several books on certain aspects of art such as scenery, shading, cartoons, looney tunes characters, a book called DragonArt which has already proven to be very informative, and a Don Bluth book on animation (Don freaking Bluth, baby!). Don Bluth's animation techniques are like sex for your eyeballs. I'm hoping to spend a lot of time reading these books and learning from them.
In my first writing, I mentioned that I would focus on drawing Timon, Mushu, and Daxter until I was happy with how I draw them. I've become rather happy with my ability to draw Timon now. Daxter I've hit nicely a few times, and Mushu I've still got some work to do with. I've learned that it doesn't come down to if you can draw them right every time, especially when animating. A lot of the time animators intentionally draw characters wrong in tweening frames to make the over-all animation itself look better. What it does come down to is being able to accept that a drawing is complete even as a vague sketch, and a few weeks later understand the flaws with it. If I look at a drawing after three weeks and don't see a flaw, I feel I haven't learned anything from the practice, meaning one of two things: I've drawn it perfectly, or I need more practice. And as far as I'm concerned, it will always be the latter.
weaselgrease!December 26th, 2007 --
I originally wrote on June 17th of my decision to concentrate on drawing. My medium of choice has shifted from pen to pencil, pencil back to pen, and then colored pencil for sketching, pencil for final sketching, and pen for inking. I've learned that changing the drawing tool frequently improves my interest. For Christmas I just received several books on certain aspects of art such as scenery, shading, cartoons, looney tunes characters, a book called DragonArt which has already proven to be very informative, and a Don Bluth book on animation (Don freaking Bluth, baby!). Don Bluth's animation techniques are like sex for your eyeballs. I'm hoping to spend a lot of time reading these books and learning from them.
In my first writing, I mentioned that I would focus on drawing Timon, Mushu, and Daxter until I was happy with how I draw them. I've become rather happy with my ability to draw Timon now. Daxter I've hit nicely a few times, and Mushu I've still got some work to do with. I've learned that it doesn't come down to if you can draw them right every time, especially when animating. A lot of the time animators intentionally draw characters wrong in tweening frames to make the over-all animation itself look better. What it does come down to is being able to accept that a drawing is complete even as a vague sketch, and a few weeks later understand the flaws with it. If I look at a drawing after three weeks and don't see a flaw, I feel I haven't learned anything from the practice, meaning one of two things: I've drawn it perfectly, or I need more practice. And as far as I'm concerned, it will always be the latter.
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For Fuck's Sake (Ranting)
16 years ago
I'm a pretty complacent guy. I tolerate quite a bit of crap when it comes my way, understand that if I can wait it out everything will be alright. I don't expect much from other people, and I try to be fairly self-sufficient on everything that I can be.
But for fuck's sake I'm about at my wit's end on the whole 'chaos of the universe' bullshit. Let me hit the high points.
First, my roommate's computer crapped out. And that's all fine. PC parts fail and need replacing. He doesn't know a lot on the technical aspects of computers, so when it does fuck up I have to fix it. We ordered a new motherboard, and it did the same thing. Tried to fry the power supply. Well, we tried a better power supply. It tried to fry that one. Turned out the graphics card was the culprit, with a faulty transistor/resistor that was shooting the power units as soon as the system was turned on. That was about eight hours of my time and patience three weeks or so ago. I was so aggravated with the whole ordeal by the time I was done.
After that a friend of mine went into the hospital. Seemed like he just had a small problem. He was sent home a couple of days later after a small surgery. A bit of a surprise, but everything seemed fine.
That same week I got fired from my job, lied to by the terminating manager, and sent on a run-around to get my unemployment details. Pretty good waste of employment anyway, I was kinda alright with leaving. My roommate was pissed about the run-around and how it really did seem unfair why I was terminated. I wanted to let it go and he wanted to wage a war. I'm not an outwardly emotional person, and sadness and anger really just unsettle me.
That very same evening the friend who was home from the hospital was rushed back. Over the next few days we had to hear the news about the friend basically coming apart in the hospital and eventually passing away. From his fiancee, who was a wreck the whole time. Again, don't like emotional stuff. But I definitely sympathize with her so I wasn't going to avoid being there for her.
The funeral came and went just two days ago. I'm not big on funerals, and I really more went to support his fiancee and my roommate. They were closer to him. Funerals make me extremely uncomfortable, especially when I don't know anyone there. A lot of sobbing strangers. More emotions. I felt exceptionally awkward most of that day.
Today it seems one of our ferrets, Fershai, is struggling quite a bit just to go to the bathroom. He hasn't been able to go and he's rather uncomfortable and changing locations a lot. We're pretty sure he's gonna have to be put down before the evening is out.
And that's the last straw. Fuck the chaos of the universe bullshit. No one should have such consecutive bad luck. All I've wanted to do since I lost my job is fucking have a day where nothing bothers me. To enjoy drawing or playing a god damned video game with no concerns or obligations. But can I? No. Someone has to be fucking dying or pissed off or crying. It's just utter bullshit.
I'm not blaming others for being who they are, or for the problems they're having. I'm also not saying my problems are worse than theirs. Because they're obviously not. I'm just pissed. I've reached my limit for tolerating bad luck shit and I just want it to fucking stop. Now excuse me while I go check on our ferret.
But for fuck's sake I'm about at my wit's end on the whole 'chaos of the universe' bullshit. Let me hit the high points.
First, my roommate's computer crapped out. And that's all fine. PC parts fail and need replacing. He doesn't know a lot on the technical aspects of computers, so when it does fuck up I have to fix it. We ordered a new motherboard, and it did the same thing. Tried to fry the power supply. Well, we tried a better power supply. It tried to fry that one. Turned out the graphics card was the culprit, with a faulty transistor/resistor that was shooting the power units as soon as the system was turned on. That was about eight hours of my time and patience three weeks or so ago. I was so aggravated with the whole ordeal by the time I was done.
After that a friend of mine went into the hospital. Seemed like he just had a small problem. He was sent home a couple of days later after a small surgery. A bit of a surprise, but everything seemed fine.
That same week I got fired from my job, lied to by the terminating manager, and sent on a run-around to get my unemployment details. Pretty good waste of employment anyway, I was kinda alright with leaving. My roommate was pissed about the run-around and how it really did seem unfair why I was terminated. I wanted to let it go and he wanted to wage a war. I'm not an outwardly emotional person, and sadness and anger really just unsettle me.
That very same evening the friend who was home from the hospital was rushed back. Over the next few days we had to hear the news about the friend basically coming apart in the hospital and eventually passing away. From his fiancee, who was a wreck the whole time. Again, don't like emotional stuff. But I definitely sympathize with her so I wasn't going to avoid being there for her.
The funeral came and went just two days ago. I'm not big on funerals, and I really more went to support his fiancee and my roommate. They were closer to him. Funerals make me extremely uncomfortable, especially when I don't know anyone there. A lot of sobbing strangers. More emotions. I felt exceptionally awkward most of that day.
Today it seems one of our ferrets, Fershai, is struggling quite a bit just to go to the bathroom. He hasn't been able to go and he's rather uncomfortable and changing locations a lot. We're pretty sure he's gonna have to be put down before the evening is out.
And that's the last straw. Fuck the chaos of the universe bullshit. No one should have such consecutive bad luck. All I've wanted to do since I lost my job is fucking have a day where nothing bothers me. To enjoy drawing or playing a god damned video game with no concerns or obligations. But can I? No. Someone has to be fucking dying or pissed off or crying. It's just utter bullshit.
I'm not blaming others for being who they are, or for the problems they're having. I'm also not saying my problems are worse than theirs. Because they're obviously not. I'm just pissed. I've reached my limit for tolerating bad luck shit and I just want it to fucking stop. Now excuse me while I go check on our ferret.
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