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Sat Oct 31, 2009, 1:44 PM
  • Mood: Unheard
  • Listening to: A Very Potter Musical OST
  • Reading: Cyrano de Bergerac
  • Playing: Tomb Raider
  • Drinking: Water
I think you're doing too much digital art.

Not that it's bad or anything. There's some pretty kickass stuff out there. But still... Why do nearly none of you ever draw with any other technique? Not necessarily super expensive paint, but why not just markers or pencils?

I prefer using traditional techniques first of all because almost nobody does it anymore on the internet. And also because a drawing done by hand has so much more expression to it. Even if you're intending to ink/color it on Photoshop, isn't sketching by hand much more comfortable? Don't you get better results that way? I don't know about you guys but the feel of pencils, pens, markers, brushes on paper is so much more enjoyable than a tablet. The absence of Ctrl+Z is not a valuable argument. Learn to work around your mistakes and mess-ups, you'll make progress and experiment more.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not bashing digital media. I'm a computer graphics student, I should know what I'm taking about. Our main teacher insists that we start sketching on paper, and then scan and use the digital tool to be able to multiply and change shapes faster and get a cleaner result. If we have to rework a character's foot size, we'll change it digitally. If we have to change its shape, we print it out, change it on paper, scan it, then trace that digitally. What does that tell you?

Ah well. I'm not really ranting, just disappointed that people think their art will look better if it's drawn on Photoshop. Never mind the tool, it's the artist's hand that matters. And it works better on paper in my humble opinion. Learn how to draw cool stuff with what you can find in your pencil case, even just a ballpoint pen. Go to an arts supplies store and try something new. Don't depend on Photoshop.

Huaaargh

Mon Oct 5, 2009, 10:30 AM
  • Mood: Guilty
  • Listening to: A Very Potte Musical OST
  • Reading: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
  • Watching: Hot Fuzz
  • Playing: Metroid
  • Drinking: Tea
I'm so sorrryyyyy!!!

I kind of underestimated the time it would take me to do My Immortal.

I have started on chapter 9. Simultaneously, I've been translating A Very Potter Musical (YouTube search it if you haven't seen it, it's brilliant) and subtitiling it, gotten a load of schoolwork, and dealt with the breakup of a couple of friends of mine. In all this rumpus I caught a cold. So yeah, been kinda busy here, and using what's left of my time to relax and drink hot tea for my throat.

The breakup is solved now (I hope), but I still have this translation to finish because it's simpler and much easier to do than My Immortal, and this buttload of schoolwork to deal with. I'll try to make some time for My Immortal, I promise...

Enough excuses, I hope to bring you the next chapter soon instead of boring you with my life.

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Semi-hiatus...

Sat Sep 19, 2009, 11:57 PM
  • Mood: Thanks
  • Listening to: Da Vinci's Notebook
  • Reading: Paul Auster -The Brooklyn Follies
  • Watching: The Exorcist
  • Playing: Metroid
This is about My Immortal, so all my most recent watchers should read!

Okay first I'd like to thank you all for the faves, watches, and feedback I recieved for My Immortal: The Comic. Thankyouthankyouthankyou I'm very happy people enjoy it! I'd almost given up on DA and now I'm staying for My Immortal's sake. I might even post some more serious stuff on DA.

Anyway what I wanted to say was that school (well, college) will be starting again for me this monday (along with my social life) and so I won't have as much free time to draw pages; consequently, updates on My Immortal will be slower. But I'll keep it going, don't worry! I haven't given up on it yet. ;D

Again thank you all. If you're looking for me you can look here -> [link] <- and here -> [link] <-

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Wed Apr 9, 2008, 2:18 AM
  • Mood: Content
  • Listening to: Nightwish
  • Reading: A very long and boring book for school
  • Watching: Futurama
  • Playing: Metal Slug
I know I don't update much over here... sorry...
I guess I'll only post fanarts and things for people who only lurk over here on DA.
If you want to see more of me, find me here -> [link] <- or here -> [link] <-

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Tue Oct 16, 2007, 10:48 AM
  • Mood: Peaceful
  • Listening to: TTC
  • Reading: Paul Auster - The Brooklyn Follies
  • Watching: Friends
  • Playing: Super Mario World
Didn't draw anything on the occasion, but thanks to all the people who dropped by my page...
I don't really care about the pageviews but um... It's... whatever. ^^
Never mind.

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