DAY MAN fighter of the NIGHT MAN

internet joys.

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:50:00 GMT

i_am_man recommended this site as a replacement to imeem and I love it! (thanks!) Its system is actually a lot better than imeem's was, imo. It's basically search, click and drag. :) And there's lots and lots of music in the library, but if you can't find the song I think you can upload it yourself somewhere. Everyone should check it out, and let me know your username so I can follow you!

internet woes.

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:06:16 GMT

Does anyone know a good replacement for imeem? I'm seriously bummed that it's down, I've been listening to music on pandora and youtube today but it's not the same. :/

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:17:08 GMT

Progress of a book cover I'm working on for class. I'm enjoying it so far. Anyone who can guess the book gets a puppy.

Should be writing a paper, but:

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:17:32 GMT

Something I've been playing with in class. I have this whole concept worked out, but I can't come up I like the characters a lot here, but I've been aching to try and do some posable little dolls, (sort of like Red Nose Studio.) I dunno why but I've been aching to make something I can physically hold that's not an image on a flat surface. I've never tried doing 3 dimensional illustrations before, which is odd, since I've loved illustrators who've done it for ages now. Since I've moved on to other projects in class, hopefully I'll at least get to make one of these little guys before I get too swamped with end of the semester chaos.

Oh, hi LJ.

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 07:29:10 GMT

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:26:58 GMT

I forgot to post this, it's kind of old.
Daleks are adorable. :)

it's been a while, so...

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:17:59 GMT

I am so frustrated with my scanner right now I can't stand it. :,( I miss the big fancy ones at school, even if they are a pain in the ass to retouch.

This is something for something, but not the whole thing. I'll post more when I finish. :)

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 07:40:33 GMT

Has anybody used the watercolor moleskines? I'm looking at buying one of the 8.5x11 sketchbooks, but their regular sketchbook paper doesn't take watercolor very well. I don't really want to get the watercolor one if that's all it's good for, though.

woah

Fri, 15 May 2009 03:19:53 GMT

Has anyone ever tried these, or something like them? I have a brushpen that I fill with water and carry around with this when I want to do watercolor sketches in my sketchbook, but the idea of having a set of pens like this is really tempting. It just seems a little limiting, though, like what if you need to mix a color?

summer time now please

Sat, 02 May 2009 03:25:09 GMT

On the importance of books for children

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:05:44 GMT

the nature of monkey is irrepressible!

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:23:25 GMT

ho hum

Sat, 28 Mar 2009 03:59:56 GMT

oh hi.

I taught myself to make paper cranes today. I made 15, but now I don't really know what to do with them. Probably hang them around my room or something.

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:25:05 GMT

click to view bigger

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 07:59:09 GMT

quick thinger.

for an illustration about darwin. derp derp derp I like inkingggggg okay back to work.

101 things in 1001 days

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:09:43 GMT

I was having trouble coming up with any good, solid resolutions for 2009 so I decided to try this instead. I'm really excited about it! Hopefully I can complete most of the list, if not the whole thing. :) I'll try to update my progress every now and then.

101THINGStodoin1001DAYS

FOR♡MYSELF
001. Move to a state I've never lived in.
002. Learn how to cook at least 10 (new) meals. (3/10)
003. Contact my biological mother.
004. Get an orchid for my room.
005. Get a glass furin chime.
006. ~~Try a food that I'm afraid to eat.~~ screw you, oysters, you sucked.
007. Make time to go to the beach at least twice a semester. (4/6)
008. Go out to take photos just for the sake of it at least 10 times. (1/10)
009. Visit Disney World and take a picture with Goofy. :)!
010. Send something to Post Secret.
011. Buy a hookah.
012. Treat myself to sushi once a month. (12/33)
013. Buy the square dinnerware set of my wildest dreams.
014. Go on a trip to somewhere I've never been before with a friend.
015. Buy a polaroid camera.
016. Get a pen pal.
017. Buy a cute umbrella.
018. ~~Buy string-lights for my room.~~
019. ~~Buy a desk for my laptop and non-art things so I can stop using my bed.~~
020. ~~Go hot-tub hopping after midnight again.~~
021. Get ahold of and talk to my brother at least once a month. (12/33)
022. Acquire a good napping couch.
023. Buy 3 posters for my room. (0/3)
024. Send an email to myself to arrive at the end of the 1001 day mark.
025. Make a wind chime out of spoons.

FOR♡OTHERS
026. Volunteer at the humane society.
027. Plant a tree.
028. Send out at least five postcards. (0/5)
029. Tip very generously at least 10 times. (7/10)
030. ~~Buy a present for my mother "just because".~~
031. Buy a present for my father "just because".
032. Bake something for my roommate.
033. Leave 3 presents for strangers in books that I love from the library. (0/3)
034. Donate 50,000 grains of rice on http://freerice.com/ (4,100/50,000)
035. Leave 10 nice notes on post-its in random places. (0/10)
036. Donate a total of $100 to random charities on a whim. ($25.00/$100.00)

ARTSY♡FARTSY
037. ~~Completely fill a sketch book by the end of the spring semester.~~
038. Learn how to screen print t-shirts.
039. Spend an afternoon drawing at a zoo.
040. Draw or paint something for Neil Gaiman.
041. ~~Start that art blog at blogger.~~
042. Scan at least 50 drawings. (1 sketchbook page/spread=1 drawing) (7/50)
043. Start a comic.
044. Take Illustration Academy over the summer.
045. Build a professional self-promotional website.
046. Complete a portfolio that I'm personally satisfied with.
047. Design a tattoo for someone.
048. Buy a proper inking set, whatever that may be.
049. Draw something for my brother to hang in his apartment.
050. Practice oil painting from a photographic reference. Do 15 studies. (0/15)

HEALTH♡BODY
051. ~~Get a reusable water bottle and start drinking water more.~~
052. Do 60 crunches a day for at least a month.
053. ~~Go to bed before 1:00 AM for an entire week.~~
054. Visit a dermatologist to get all of my freckles professionally checked out.
055. Eat a different vegetable every day for one week.
056. Visit the farmer's market in Sarasota.
057. Eat only berries as a snack for at least a week.

IDON'TSMOKE♡(I'LLQUITTHISINSTEAD)
058. Go a month without playing the DS.
059. Go a month without using a single curse word.
060. Go a month without falling asleep with my contacts in.
061. No soft drinks for a month.
062. Go an entire week without facebook.
063. ~~Go an entire week without livejournal.~~

IAM♡ADELICATEBLOSSOM
064. Learn how to put up my hair in a real bun.
065. Find a cute hat/scarf/glove combo.
066. Bake something really adorable.
067. Wear my hair in curls for a day.
068. Dress "pretty" for every day of one week.
069. Wear heels for a week.
070. Find ~*~*the perfect bra*~*~.
071. Blow $50 at the mall one day just for fun.
072. Learn how to do the "smokey eyes" thing with eye shadow.
073. ~~Master the art of perfect eyebrows once and for all.~~
074. Master the art of giving myself a french manicure.
075. Buy 10 pairs of earrings. (0/10)
076. Hand-sew a cute stuffed toy.
077. Paint my toenails five times. (2/5)
078. Get a pedicure.
079. No more punching Suarez at parties. :(

EDUCATE♡MYSELF
080. ~~Learn how to make a paper crane.~~
081. ~~Visit someplace educational and not art-related.~~
082. ~~Visit the Ringling museum at least once before I graduate, haha.~~
083. Memorize and be able to read hiragana & katakana on the spot.
084. Better my knowledge on world geography.
085. Read another 2 pieces of literature that date at least 200 years old. (0/2)
086. Learn how to find a constellation that's not Orion.
087. Learn how to crochet.
088. Buy and learn how to maintain a bonsai tree.

ENTERTAIN♡MYSELF
089. Watch 50 movies I haven't seen. (23/50)
090. Read the first three Terry Pratchett Discworld books. (0/3)
091. ~~Watch the complete series of "Jonathan Creek"~~ (6/26)

092. After Jonathan Strange, find another book with another fictional character I can fall hopelessly in love with.
093. Buy 7 new comic books by artists I have never seen before. (0/7)

094. ~~Start watching Dr. Who religiously.~~
095. ~~Finish Season 3 of Dexter before the next season starts up.~~
096. ~~Finish my friggin' awesome mansion in Animal Crossing: WW~~
097. ~~Replay Resident Evil 4 without the emotional support of someone to hold my hand when I'm too scared to un-pause the game.~~

ORGANIZE♡MYSELF
098. ~~Completely overhaul and reorganize my computer.~~
099. Buy an actual calendar and put it to good use.
100. Completely organize and clean my room at least once a month. (12/33)
101. Get a day planner and actually use it.

Wish me luck!

"that bear has an awesome blossom"

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:43:53 GMT

not the meme, but something I forgot to post

for the last project in comp ill. I originally had the whole table drawn out in pencil, but the end of the semester was pretty crunched and I didn't have time to color the whole thing. Oh well. :'D

Thu, 25 Dec 2008 09:56:46 GMT

Merry Christmas!

here's a meme.

The first 5 people to comment in this post get to request a sketch of a character of their choosing from me. In return, they have to post this in their journal, regardless of their drawing ability level. If you absolutely can't draw, I don't see why you wouldn't be able to offer drabbles or icons or something instead.