BatchSan

For reals this time. =3

Got a new laptop and I've actually been drawing the last few months. Plus ficcing it up something wicked. x3

ALSO, I actually have a bit of a hang on Photoshop now so they'll be colored stuff in the near future.

Watch out guys, I'm all up on fire over here. xD

(Did I mention I've gotten heavily into Homestuck? Excuse the speech. xD )

I'm still not posting as often as I would prefer to my DA, but I have been trying to draw more often. Effort counts, right?

I'm actually making some real effort though, not the half-ass stuff I've done in the past. Plus, reading Homestuck recently has really gotten me doodling like crazy in my sketchbook (now, I didn't say they're all good, but at least I'm drawing more often).

I'm surprised to find that I've somehow gotten better at drawing female faces. I wasn't horrible at it before, but I guess there was always a lot of room for improvement and I finally feel like I'm filling that in now. Maybe not to a tee, but damn close. Unfortunately, I still suck at drawing boobs. Go figure. But it gives me something to work at. I'll be a drawing badass in no time. xD

Still trying to learn how to use Photoshop. I don't tinker with it much so that has impeded me thus far (obviously), but I've really gotten curious about learning how to color my drawings on it since that seems to be how everyone else has been making their stuff all pretty. Besides, I don't have a drawing tablet yet so I gotta learn to work with what I got. Yay for resourcefulness!

Sort of old news, but I finally got a scanner.

WHOOP!

And I just downloaded Photoshop CS3 about two weeks ago. My first time ever using PS, but I'm learning very fast.

*rubs hands together gleefully*

Yeah, I'm still here. In some form or another, heh.

Uploaded two new deviantions today and plan to upload a few more soon (a few will actually be really old fanarts by me). It's helpful that I've been drawing a lot more lately. I miss it. Actually, I'm surprised by how long it's really been since I've done any actual drawing beyond quick doodles and sketches. Forgotten how easy it is and how much fun I have drawing.

December 1st marks the beginning of a 25-day Harry Potter advent challenge that I'll be taking part in. I've decided to draw Ron Weasley for all 25 days based on Christmas-y prompts. Some will be colored, but largely, they'll likely be in black and white. Thankfully, I've been learning how to give simple pencil drawings depth and texture by using different kinds of pencils (HB, 2B, 2H, etc). I am embarrassed to say that it has indeed taken this long for me to realize I can do that.

Oh, and bonus for this Ron advent challenge? I'm actually doing two drawings for each day. One is of 'sexy Ron' and may contain some level of perversion/smut. The other drawing is of 'chibi Ron' because he's always chibi and adorable in my head (I don't even know why, lol). So yeah, unless I forget or am really busy, I should be spending most of December updating fairly regularly to DA.


In video game news: I've been playing a lot of The World Ends With You recently. It's become my new favorite fandom for a variety of reasons. One being that I absolutely love the art style. I've done some sketches of Neku and Shiki based on their Rank screens. Simple and short stuff, but I've been having a lot of fun with them. Tomorrow I'll upload the Neku ones, then I have to finish darkening the Shiki ones. I plan to do more TWEWY drawings soon to, especially based on the threads you can buy for the characters and stuff. And chibis. Cannot forget the chibis. x3

Ah, and I plan to start working on some Tifa/Quistis pics soon too. I have some other Final Fantasy sketches I'm working on, but I plan to make Tifa/Quistis a delightful major project in the near future. =\ Hm, and I still need to work on chibi FF drawings. I really wanted to try selling some at a convention or two. *makes note*

And in non-drawing news, but still video game news: I have Skyrim. Problem? I can't play until I get an xbox 360. *cries*


Anyway... I should also be posting fics soon too. I have quite a few I've been meaning to post, just been lazy. Sorry.

I'm amused that so many contests advertising a promise to fly you somewhere, tend to fly you to New York City. I totally understand the appeal - NYC is a highly appealing place with all its flashy lights, pricy swag, many museums, and such. But I always laugh at the thought 'What if you already lived there? No free flights?'

*shrugs* Silly, I know, but I live in New York City so it's always made me wonder. xD


Right, well in other less silly observations, I had hoped to actually have artwork by now for the NYAF, cuz I had been interested in opening my own booth in Artist's Alley, but alas, that is so not happening this year. I didn't get bit by the drawing bug into last month (or was it the month before?) and I'm still slow with what I do eventually draw. *head desk* I swear, every year makes me realize how I'll never be a manga-ka, unless I stick to writing because that I can do with no problem.

But in other promising aspirations, I'm saving up for a 360, FINALLY. D=


Also, I'm reading a lot lately. Zombie stories, of course. If anyone else has a zombie love, then I totally recommend Jonathan Maberry's Rot and Ruin. It takes place post-zombie apocalypse, 14 years after, to be exact. Excellent read, especially given it's a Young Adult book (but don't let that scare you off if you're older, I've come to find that some of the best books on the shelves are actually Young Adult ones).

I'm also currently reading Scott Kenemore's Zombie, Ohio: A Tale of the Undead. It's part-horror, part-humor, part-mystery, oh, and it's told from the POV of a guy who is a zombie. It's a rare look at a zombie apocalypse from the zombie POV, which I really like, but also, this guy is actually still able to talk and pretty much function normally, which makes it just a bit more fascinating.

After this, I plan to read Mel Brook's Zombie Survival Guide, which I borrowed from Amanda months ago. I really need to stop procrastinating things. I have World War Z (of course I do, lol) and have been dying (no pun intended) to read the Survival Guide.

I wonder if it's odd that I get so eager and excited and dive straight into reading books about zombies or post-apocalyptic scenarios? I have a bunch of other things to read, but these books about zombies make me go 'SQUEEEEEEE'. xD I'm such a weirdo.

Ha, and despite my adoration of gore and zombies, I actually doubt I have any true talent to draw any of that. It always seems so complicated. Though sometimes I'll play a Silent Hill game and go 'Damn, I bet that would be fun to draw... Once I've stopped running like a chickenshit from it.' (trufax). xD

o__o Though I would love to draw something for Rabbit Doubt. Hm...