My Old Works

I haven't forgotten about them! Redrawing the line and adding color for visual purposes (the purple background helps me see lines and color better):

I reorganized the layers and learned how to color over pixels a la staying-in-the-lines so I got rid of the colored line layers--I'll just perfect this current sketch layer and color over that (Lock transparent pixels command in the Layers toolbar).

The Weird Family Breakfast: Redoing background completely

Tea Time W/ Prinnies: Will probably redo background

• Updated my website--added a Behance and LinkedIn pages.
• Completing the meager 0.5%  ouy of the already done 99.5% on my super-secret-ninja contract job (Can't wait until it's done! Really pumped about it)
• Made a new picture for my DeviantART account:

WARK WARK! FIGHT DA POWA!!!!

• I'm willing to do commissions but...have no idea how to start. I'll check DeviantART forums and maybe advertise the way I originally planned (examples on my website, word of mouth, social networking sites, etc.)

Dem Promotions

1) Terncraft Games just came out with their first mobile game, Thieving Tower. I'm working on a cool project with them and personally know the people who worked on this game--check it out:

2) I follow this guy's  Blogger page quite a bit and admire what he's setting out to do. Take a look at his pages and his fancy schmancy project. I don't know him personally but I still want to promote his site. :)

3) Another guy I don't know personally (although I'll probably try to abuse him on Steam someday) has a new Facebook page up. He's also has a deviantArt page where he has tutorials I've used in the past (the Wacom tutorial was a lifesaver when I first got my Bamboo Touch and Fun). He's got a graphic novel in the works that I have bookmarked and ready to read when it's finally out but in the mean time, I check his Tumblr page on occasion. :)

Update! - September 2012

So sorry to all two people who read this--I haven't been around but rest assured, I've yet to bite the dust. I have been busy with freelance work but I should probably update on stuff while I'm doing it (well in this case, I can't show pictures of things until the project is officially don't--disclosure agreement and all of that). Anyways:

-Changed website again. For some reason, I can't post images w/o a colored background/background period on the website. Want a clean yet sketchy kind of style. Can't wait until I'm able to afford a domain name! :)
 *will reconsider color scheme but blues will do for now
 *will reconsider arrangement of pictures once I get more art in. So far it's separated by fan art, life drawings and original digital work. I would love to start series of drawings (i.e. Weird Family Breakfast series, etc.)

-Applying for more jobs now--really utilizing the social networking capabilities of Twitter (and here I was going to delete my account there).

-My Bamboo tablet is being stubborn (eraser acts as a brush--usually when I restart Photoshop, that's enough to fix it but not now for some reason. Also, pen sensitivity is non-existent, a huge problem for me). I went to the Wacom website to see if there were new drivers I need to upload and the site's down for maintenance. Poop.

What I'm Doing With Myself - June/July 2012

-Managed to get two freelance projects--a huge deal for me. It's pretty much a miracle! Been juggling that and my part-time job so it's been fun on a bun. Late nights and computer troubles--like college except more rewarding. :)

-Something I need to get around to--cards. But I don't have a lot of money at the moment (I don't think it takes a lot of money, actually...)

-The only game I have time for is Pokemon Black/White--I can play it on the bus to/from work. Also, my friend just purchased it and I have someone to play online with (mulling over whether or not I should bother with Pokemon B/W 2)
 *Excited about Hawken at the end of this year. I always like mecha games--the feel of piloting a large, metal  beast to beat up opponents is fun. I remember playing Virtual On in the arcades a lot (I was always the pink girly robot because it was lighter and faster) and Hawken seems like it'd give me that experience! I signed up for the beta trial but nothing yet.

-Will need to update my site soon! Thinking of re-hauling the sucka. I'm glad I haven't bought a domain name just yet--I'm still not 100% satisfied with it. Torn between finding someone to make my site for me or just learning how to do it myself (I'm exploiting Adobe Creative Cloud and have access to stuff like Dreamweaver now)

-Considering a membership to the Art Museum of Orlando--you get access to museums all over the US. I really, really, really, really, really wanna travel.

Drawings to come soon, semi-scout's honor. <_<    >_>


Commission Status: OPEN

Scanner Troubles

It's not working for some reason...I didn't do as much as I wanted to but I had some rough sketches of an idea that hatched in mah brain. I'll either try to get this thing working or just redo them digitally. I have to go to work early so I gotta turn in--night, peoples. :0

Also, apparently Pixar is working on a movie called Wreck-It Ralph? Sounds interesting. Don't forget to catch Brave on June 22nd!

(I can understand why Brave took a while to come out---Merida's hair alone probably took years to tame...untame?)

Watching 2011 Thundercats.

Loving string cheese.

Seeing this and wishing I can go but realizing I'm far from ready.

Scanner won't work for some reason.

Sketching this:

Animation Project: Me Face

Was going to draw a bust but it became a little more so...it's a slouching bust. Rough sketch, first pass:

...then the second pass...

Sketchy time, first pass:

Doesn't quite look like me but that's OK--doesn't really have to. I put the glasses in a different layer as well as the eyes and mouth since I'll be changing those up for the animation. I'll draw maybe two or four more for eyes/mouth and decide which speed I like the best. I found a site that makes .gif animation files for you--if all else fails, I can just put this in After Effects or something.