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[ | | 08.1.09, 9:48AM] |
I feel as if I should make some sort of disclaimer..
if you found me through my artwork, my art posts are almost entirely public so you have the awesome option of just friending me without me friending you. i'm only sayin' because i also post a lot of non-art things and because my bio is kind of vague you may not expect, ya know, the rest of my journal (but i guess that depends how you found me).
so here's some basic information you should know if you're in this for the long haul:
1. im queer and i talk about gay things including: gender, gay sex, carpet munching, penises that like other penises, drag kings, drag queens, whatever; it's not all i talk about, but it comes up.
2. i don't identify as a girl and i don't like pronouns, please don't use them when referring to me. i'm currently flirting with the idea of using male pronouns so that might come up at some point or another (to friends offline who read my lj: surprise!).
3. try not to use anything against me when i get famous or at the very least have a "real" job; this is kind of an honor-system thing (i don't want to mislead you, there's nothing too risque in here, but still, you never know); what happens on lj, stays on lj
4. i rarely lj-cut to keep things pg-13 so the words "faggot" and "dildo" might appear on your friends page without warning. so might jenny shimizu's boobs.
5. between work/school/art class i don't have too much time to check my flist but it's not cause i don't love you! just because i'm busy. i love you long time.
if you're still interested, press the "post comment" button and lemme know that you want to be added, otherwise i'll assume you're here for the art.
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[ | | 05.13.08, 9:44PM] |
don't think i have much to upload though i have been sketching recently:
and here i tried to catch a smirk:
i feel like the majority of my drawings are kind of flat and formless lately, but man, lines are just flowing out of my whole arm!
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[ | | 05.11.08, 6:53PM] |
some recent sketchbook stuff
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| breakfast loves me |
[ | | 04.26.08, 9:07PM] |
my breakfast this morning ;3 the secret ingredient is love.
i like to make myself fancy breakfasts.
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| self portrait |
[ | | 04.24.08, 7:52PM] |
here's what's happening so far. i was going to work a little more before updating but i realized i probably won't have anything cool to update unless i magically draw something awesome tonight.
this is one big experiment cause i don't really "know" how to paint and i've also never painted a person before.
very beginning:
and what it looks like now (i'm going to tone down the peach, don't worry):
yep, it sure is a self portrait.
if you have been reading my journal, you know you can expect more progress shots. cause i think documenting things is really swell.
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[ | | 04.21.08, 7:44PM] |
i liked how this portrait turned out even though it doesn't look like me - i overdid the top eyelid so i look like i have almond shaped eyes which i obviously don't have. but anyway! i'm getting better at washes, i think. crappy sketchbook paper, though. and i think i caught the angle properly.
![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) baerd, it's almost the end of the month!!
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| subway sketches |
[ | | 04.19.08, 7:22PM] |
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| still more love for jillian tamaki |
[ | | 04.18.08, 12:29PM] |
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i know, i know, i've posted about her before but i've just finished reading Skim and I've fallen deeply in love with jillian tamaki's artwork AGAIN. her linework is so beautiful to me i almost find it sexual. i'm not even joking.
she is one of those artists that makes me yearn to create something. and evidently gets me sappy enough to start using words like yearn. SEE?! THAT'S LOVE.
my favourite work are these black and white ink drawings:
download some samples from her art book Gilded Lillies here! i brought it to work today so i can look at it during my breaks.
( s'more stuff )
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[ | | 04.17.08, 10:02PM] |
more self portraits! shut up, i'm my own best model - i don't charge myself and i sit still for as long as i want!
you want some o' theeees?!
my glasses are always crooked, but it makes my character more identifiable so thats cool. also my lips are rarely "aligned" properly. just things i have noticed because i've been drawing myself a lot.
on a slightly different note, i've been looking at Degas paintings lately and i really like them. i'm surprised, i didn't think i liked impressionism. who knew!
and now its that magical time of night again - BEDTIME!
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[ | | 04.15.08, 7:54AM] |
drew these on my lunchbreak
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[ | | 04.10.08, 9:58PM] |
i dont know what this is, but it was fun to do. titled "alexis makes a big mess".
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[ | | 04.9.08, 9:56PM] |
second attempt. i think this one shows a bit more improvement. a little too hesitant with the washes, though. will work on being more bold ;3
my model is sick! so maybe this will cheer her up :)
im going to have a hot bath and then go to bed. i'm exhausted, but in a good way. i've been working hard this week both at work and after work. i'm trying to adjust to my 9-5 hours which always hit me like a ton of bricks in the summer. i've been maintaining my regular gym workouts (2 down 1 to go for this week) but have yet to go to art class (that's tomorrow - costumed portrait 7 - 10pm - coolio). i'm forcing myself to be productive when i get home from work/gym.
alexis
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| advice, suggestions, a plea for help |
[ | | 04.5.08, 6:06PM] |
ok, here is a practice inking/watercolouring thingie. NOT THE FINAL IMAGE. i don't know how to use watercolour or ink so i'm trying to practice.
the final image isn't going to be green, also the face will look different and hopefully more like the person.
(scaled down to 1/3 of its size)
here's what i've learned from this study:
1. if you want crisp edges on shadows make sure the layer underneath it is completely dry - be patient
2. it is really hard to make lines smooth, i have to touch them up after which is kind of cheating but i guess smooth lines comes with practice; be patient!
3. white shiney splotches will not go on final image, they just don't work, even though i like drawing them
4. don't be afraid to make shadows thick
5. on final image i will map out shadow areas first so i do them right
6. be patient and don't get nervous and rush
7. should i make these shadows bigger and add an even darker layer of shadows?
8. glasses. draw those out first. also application of white paint like that is weird looking.
ideas on how to make it look less....flat? and just overall *better*? i really want to make her something she'll be impressed by and, more importantly, that i think doesn't look terrible.
one more thing: i think the rough image has a lot more umph, a lot more movement and... 3dness than the final image. i have a hard time getting the inked version to look as alive as the rough - anyone have any ideas on how to fix that?
rough image:
i was thinking of making a digital print with photoshop instead of giving her the drawing because then i could scale the image down and the lines will look less shakey.
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| which do you think looks "better"? |
[ | | 04.4.08, 3:25PM] |
they're obviously not supposed to be uber realistic, but which do you think looks "nicer"
1. shorter torso (ignore mismatched seam)
slightly longer torso
2. also i need to widen the calves a bit ;3
she is supposed to have a chubby frame and i worry that the slightly longer torso makes her look thinner than she is supposed to be?
edit: i have made her bod more curvalicious, i'm actually going for the likeness of a specific person who shall remain nameless and she is rounder than i was first able to draw. i can't believe i've spent this long on this one figure! but i'm finally pretty happy with it. photoshop helped me squash and stretch necessary parts (which im smoothing over in the actual drawing).
p.s i've been listening to awesome documentary podcasts for the last two days!
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| pages 33 and 24 |
[ | | 03.27.08, 9:50PM] |
just trying to understand different foreshortening. i still feel like i'm drawing too small. these are a bit smaller than in person.
have to start thinking more about composition. also need to draw bigger so i can work on faces and stuff. have tried to start including hands. slowly but surely. too small for too much detail, though.
the linework on the last one is sooo bad, to be honest i wasn't really thinking about it. i really want to improve my inking because right now it is craptastic.
also, this is from last week when i had the opportunity to draw a friend of mine neeekid. i tried using chinamarker, it was fun. note autograph that will one day be famous ;p :
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| sketchbook pages 31 and 32 |
[ | | 03.27.08, 9:32AM] |
some stuff.
super not actually elongated person!
this was kind of a failed experiment. i started drawing the legs and then the torso and i realized the perspective was all off but i wanted to see what it would look like. the result is that it doesn't look neat, really, it just looks wrong. i think it would be more successful if i had of tried to exaggerate the perspective of the upper body, too.
i really like how the legs turned out, though. nice and soft looking. and would you check out the foreshortening on those calves? UMPH - CAN YA FEEL IT?! *makes lewd hip motions*
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[ | | 03.25.08, 9:17AM] |
ignore the head, i just stuck it on there for balance.
i got carried away with the bewbs on this one. still trying a more stylized approach.
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| figure practice |
[ | | 03.20.08, 10:09AM] |
some gesture/figure practice from last night.
i'm trying to include more hands.
connecting the calf with the knee/thigh is one of my weak points, i'm pretty good at it when the model is standing but when s/he is sitting i have a problem. gotta break out that anatomy book.
i didn't do her arms or hands here because when they looked WAY TOO LONG even though the ref called for it - awkward pose that's really only believable when photographed.
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[ | | 03.18.08, 10:15PM] |
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this little diddy turned out while trying to come up with that b day present:
have a very basic idea (very basic: sexy neekid girl + beret + heels + scarf) i want her to look kinda frenchy-stylish) of what i want to do for the present but still not satisfied with the pose or style. grr. i once read a tutorial by kazu kibishi where he said drawing "doesn't come naturally to him" and that "every time he draws a panel for his comic he feels like he has to relearn how to draw". sometimes i feel like that, too - getting an idea out, a specific concept, is such a struggle. sometimes, a lot of the times, it feels impossible! sometimes i look at other people's art and wonder how things seem to come so easy for them - or at least it has the appearance of coming easy. i'm starting to think that might not be entirely correct ;p it was nice to hear Kazu say it, atleast, cause he's, ya know, all famous and shit. maybe it just takes practice. if i work more at getting the ideas out i will eventually get better at "translating" them. just gotta take that leap.
p.s i love kazu's name. im not sure if it's pronounced "kazoo" but i really, really hope it is.
p.p.s i'm still struggling with this "one line, one idea" technique - i keep second guessing my lines, retracing them and making them all thick and messy! i also worry that just a single line will look kind of bare - can my lines stand alone?!
p.p.p.s sorry the sketch is so busy, my scanner picked up the pen on the other side.
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