WIP? + Takra read this

I really badly wanted to do a speedpaint for Youtube. So I decided to make one of my new OC, Alexis (Alex). Well, all was going well. Until my computer decided to overheat in the middle of it (It always overheats when I do speedpaints. It's relatively normal for my piece-of-shit computer). Instant black screen. I hadn't saved any of the video content, so all I was left with was the amount of the drawing I had saved to that point. This is what I have.


I'm still debating whether or not to finish it. There are significant errors in anatomy, posture, shading, etc. The whole reason I even started this was to have a speedpaint, which I now completely lack enough material to work with in order to make one.
However, this is the first time I was planning on introducing Alex. This is obviously only half of her, but I was planning on making a reference (ughhh I hate making refs), anyway.

For some reason I keep making shoulders way too big lately. W/e, I don't care that much at the moment.~


So Takara's birthday is coming up here in about 2 weeks *rlyplz*
And I already have my gift for her done *rlyplz*

For all of 4 days, we'll both be the same age. *rlyplz* And then I'll be old. AND the world will end. Awesome. I'll live to see 17, just what I've always wanted. :'D

Anyway, because if Takara's anything like me (read: Takra is exactly like me), she'll get impatient and want to see it like rite nao. So I made a preview for you, tarka:



Isn't it beautiful?
I know, it really brings a tear to my eye to just look at this.

And, before you ask, NO, THERE ARE NO POKEMON.

I'll post this on your birthday. And then you're going to steal it and use it for your facebook picture because you keep complaining about how you can't take a good picture for it. I know you too well, wifiu.

;sdfjasklfjas;ldjf

That's all I have to say for now. :')
k bye

Oh, by the way.

Remember way back a long time ago when I said I started my first canvas work? Yeah, I'm still working on it. But it looks a lot better now than it did when I first started writing about it.

Before you look at the photos, please have mercy on the fact that it's my first time using canvas AND my first "real" acrylic paint work, as well (might as well kill two birds with one stone, right?).


It's bad, isn't it?

Like, really bad.

You should have seen it yesterday LOL.

In the right lighting it looks...decent... D:

The entire base coloring is done with oil and chalk pastels. I tried painting over it on the body but...you can see how that turned out. Not to mention the ugly shading attempt on the shoulder/neck/breast area.

What is it with me and naked ladies, jeez.

sadklfj;asdklfjsdfj;asldkfjadskljf;l I HATE ACRYLIC. IT'S MY WORST ENEMY SFKASLFJ;KLSDF

It's time for me to go to bed. :c

There's a first for everything...

Why have I never posted any of my writing on here? It's pretty much the only creative work of mine that I'm actually proud of. Admittedly, I used to hate poetry, mostly because I didn't understand it. But now it has a nice, warm place in my heart.


This is all for a school project. I'd say more, but I know of some people who have the same assignment, and I don't want my ideas stolen. ;) I'll talk more about this project after it's finished.

All of these are little quotes from original poems/blurbs that I've written.

Sometime I'll post an actual poem or two. Preferably a new one, so that I don't resort to dragging out the old stuff.


I'm currently brainstorming for an animation idea I have. It was triggered on my way home from work, while listening to Immi's Speak For Yourself CD.
I'm probably going to work around "Clear The Area."


I'm also working on coming up with some new OCs. I realized some time ago that all the OCs I ever had, I never draw anymore. Nor do I really like them as much as I used to. So I'm trying to come up with some new ones that, hopefully, I'll draw more often.

Happy Fourth

We did fireworks early due to threats of rain. Here's a photo I captured when the zoom was too high on my camera. I thought it looked really cool. I didn't crop it or anything.
So happy fourth of July to all Americans. :)

Finished Buri Hamachi

Look at me, I'm on a roll right now.

I finished Buri Hamachi finally~~~

Video:

Aha!

I actually finished this a few minutes ago. 8D
I did this in 2 sittings, in a little under 10 hours total.
I've had iTunes on shuffle the entire time, and JUST NOW the first Immi song is coming up. Ahaha. Funny. I have 64 songs by her, and none of them played while I was painting this.

I'm very surprised and very happy with my result.
And it actually has a resemblance to her! :')

Here's the reference image I used: -LINK-

I don't know if I want to include this in my portfolio or not. I plan on having a Design portfolio, not a Drawing portfolio, so...
I guess I could include it anyway, even if it isn't very design-oriented. I could totally bullshit my excuse. :D "It's design because it's the DESIGN of her face that makes it identifiable to her fans." Pffffhahaha

This is actually the first time I learned what color her eyes are. Seriously. I'm a huge fan, but it seems like her eyes are a different color every time I see them.

She does not look like she's 32 years old. She really doesn't.

Please give me feedback~ I would love to hear what you think I should improve on!

Imogen

I'm doing a digital painting of my favorite person ever, Imogen Heap. It's kind of my first of this kind of art. I'm doing this all on one layer, which is something I never have really done before.

The bridge of the nose was the easiest part. ;_;
I have, admittedly, been using the eyedropper tool. Buuuut I don't think that matters because I think it's coming out pretty well.

Blah, I'll update more later.