Finishing up the doodles to make up the days.
Unicorn girls
Shiny Koi
21/22 of 365
Mmmm, finally using the metallic pens I bought this summer.
17/18
Two day spread.
16/365
Finally found the better photo.
Alchemist
A better look at what my Alchemist looks like overall.
It is also painting practice with a splash of color. I used Corel Painter X for this and only used Photoshop to adjust some lineart and add the signature because at the heart of things, Painter is a painting program and Photoshop is a versatile monster.
15/365
Ah copic markers, my joy and bane. Yesterday's color work caused bleeding and I had to do a cover up on the opposite side of the page with some paint. Dried fine, but not good for inking, so this magician is a smudgy mess.
14/365
Started a little late on a daily sketchbook. Other than the first 13 scratchings I officially started on a good one today.
January Video #1
Trying something different than a digital sketch with something straight out of my sketchbook with my favorite tool: a pen. However, instead of a using my usual Zebra F-301 BP Fine Point (0.7mm), I picked up a Zebra Sarasa Gel Ink Pen (0.3mm) at Kinokuniya and fell in love. Smooth and precise, just how I like my pens.
Recipe Poster
One of the recipe graphics I created last year to help me remember how to make my favorite soup. A friend gave me the recipe but I constantly lost it. It was also suppose to be a printed poster to help fund raise for cancer research. I'm hoping I'll be able to get it printed this year.
2014 Goals and Such
2014 Goals
It’s that time of year again. Resolutions. Self-promises that you either make or break. Posting last year did give me some insight that keeping a general idea of what I want to accomplish does help a little in keeping up with myself and to remind me that some work is better than no work.
So, 2014 and some general goals:
- Take more proactive steps in furthering career goals. I have already contacted a creative placement agency to help find a more permanent job in the field I studied, but personal steps will assist in making me more valuable as an employee. Employers like my work, but until something sticks I need to keep going to land a stable job/career.
- Make more speed sketch/speed paint videos. I find I like watching and rewatching my painting process. It shows me what I was thinking at the time and maybe I’ll be able to capture a technique I tried and promptly forgot. I’m shooting for one every month, so I can have a compilation video for the end of 2014.
- Try to illustrate the little stories inside my head. I have plenty of ideas, I just never seem to get them out. Try this year.
- Lose a little more weight, no particular goal in mind but another 10 lbs would be nice.
I like to think these are simple and doable. This will help me be accountable for personal goals and not to flake on them.
This is also double post, so I won't lose or delete it on accident. I've deleted my blog before. It can happen.