So here's a typical thing I make instead of hanging around online for hours. This particular little guy was a gift for my sister, to accompany her to university and stuff (after all, I found out these things make perfect stress balls, and allow for perfectly silent fidgeting during lectures etc.)
... I tell myself as I take a ton of stupid pictures of myself with my tablet. Yep, totally for reference. No personal vanity here. Artistic reference all the way - wait, my eyes are pretty. Reference. Totally. (fun part: I do use those pics for reference at some point. ^^ Edit: also felt like pointing out that the above entry is not on the serious side. :>)
Edit: 11/16/2013 bumped because may still be relevant :3 So here's the re-written suggestion for the BZPower Mafia Mentoring System. (or BZPMMS xD) For the moment I'd suggest we organize this via the blogs. If you find any errors or things that need yet to be clarified, just let me know! =3 If you are willing to participate in this as a mentor, plase leave a comment or throw me a pm. Congrats you've found the hidden secret!
Recently, upon scrolling some blogs around the web I realized just how tired I am of it all - I always see the same five gifs, just with different actors and colours. I always read about the same drama, or not drama, or amazing revelations, or problems that do not even concern me yet make me quite sad to think about. Every day. Several hours. Even though I already cut most of the really unneccessary things. But that's the sort of time where I'm already far too tired to do anything useful like
Yep, yesterday was my birthday. Ultimately I feel just the same, but that's okay. I really did not expect to wake up differently just because another year has passed.
I recently decided to give Morrowind another go - and it's been a fun journey so far. The side quests have been fairly ridiculous up until this point, I'm slowly getting the hang of the skill system (although I do keep dying at every other corner - overestimating myself much? Probably.), but well, I've only reached level 4 by now - after all, it's not like I had that much time at my disposal. Currently playing as a Wood Elf Rogue, works okay for me. ^^ I just wonder how long this game is goin
It's been a while, hasn't it... so what's new?
Days are still more or less the same. That will change next week because I am back to the office.
Home learning is not my thing, which is amazing because uni stays digital until the end of the semester. <3
Art-wise I've hit a plateau, which is annoying. Should probably do some focused practise to start improving again.
van time~
That's it from me, how's it going for all of you?
*starts Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance 2* "right, now I need to choose my class, and I had better do so wisely by seeking out a character that perfectly fits my playing style in order to get the most of this game" *sees elven necromancer* "okay nvm I know who to play as <3" - in the end he did turn out to be a good class for me to play as, though - at least in the two-player run with my sis, who chose the barbarian (and is a lot better at this game than me, IMO. :<).^^ We'll see how well
... a CHIBI?!?!
What a terrible day...
Anyways, here she is, and for the first time ever it'S more than just lines - I even sketched the pose down before doodling her!
Yesterday I finally filled the last page of my sketchbook, which is actually more of a notepad that I carry around with me everywhere I go... but yeah, after six months it's been done. Not all is drawings, obviously, a few pages were sacrificed for science (so to speak), however, that thing's done now. I used to fill them within 2-3 months' time, what happened. D: It is a milestone for me though, because it means I'm finally overcoming a dark period of not drawing regularly at all*. I am pro
... because my finger is still not alright again, and using coloured pencil just seems to straun that one joint so much it actually hurts. Regular drawing doesn't, though, and neither does painting. So I guess I'm doing that for now? Started working with gouache and watercolour, and that's so much different to my usual approach that it is rather intimidating. but hey, I still fill a sketchbook page per day, so that's a plus.
I mean, I do have to prepare for a bunch of exams, but not having to leave the house every day is actually nice. Art-wise, today was even a good day, so hopefully thing will get better now? Ah well.
I took a closer look at MLP. But...I couldn't even finish watching the full 1st episode. This is too sweet, cutesy, girly and sparkly for me. And the voices... Sorry guys but no. No no no. I see why some of you might like it, but it's not for me. And please don't go all like "It will get better later". ;o; Nuh-uh. But hey, at least I tried...
Writing that past entry brought some things into perspective for me, and after some thinking... I'm quitting that doctorate for good. Wasn't worth it, I never had any useful results and mostly just suffered? So, now the next scary thing will be finding a job. And when I say scary, I mean scary. At least I will still be working in my previous job until end of may or so.
sorry for the inactivity (again?) - anyway, my sister's got a broken wrist since yesterday, and that's kinda more important than internet stuff. I just hope she'll get well soon.
Are extreme fun. Which means I'll acquire more of them in the future... aaaand since my sis enjoys them too, we'll be having much fun. So... yay for ultra-feminine hobbies, I guess.
I hate it. No, not the name. The thing is, changing it now would be somewhat silly, with my birthday being only less than a month away... Not that that would be a logical reason or anything but trust me, it makes sense in my logic Anyways, I think I'll just go ahead and change my avatar again instead. ^^
so far, this day has been pretty awful, I doubt it will get any better, and right now I have -zero- desire to actually meet up with friends even though we'd agreed on doing so today. And worst of all, it's been a long time since I've last felt so utterly, horribly alone.
DISCLAIMER: the following image may or may not be a bit scary. ^click the thumbnail or follow this link to view the whole pic :3 oh look, a watermark. Ah well. And of course, this may or may not have been inspired by the movie I last saw (=P), although I wouldn't see how...
If I'm out of "own" ideas, I will now resort to drawing fanart. After all, any practise is helpful. :3 Let's see if it helps overcome the current art blocky struggles...
aka simulations are fun! And surprisingly, Blender runs fairly well on my old netbook. Which is great, because that means I can actually do stuff when at university, too. Rendering takes forever, though. 140 frames in ~10 minutes is not a particularly awesome rate (4 seconds per frame), but then again, I've got some stuff to do, anyway. So it's a fun pastime. ^^
