Wanna know what I'm terrified of?
Gas masks.
I'm so impossibly phobic of them, I'm sure if I ever saw one in real life I wouldn't be able to touch it without crying. God forbid I was forced to wear one in an emergency, I would probably go insane. Even looking at a picture of one, or worse, someone wearing one...ugh.
So, why is there no sketch in this post?
Because I can't even look at photo reference of "respirators" without breaking into a cold sweat. I had an idea that involved one, not a mask, just a respirator. The kind that just hangs out over your mouth and doesn't turn your eyes into soulless black holes of death. Nope, nope. Can't handle it.
Guess I'm totally screwed in the event of a chemical apocalypse.
Just wanted to share my horror. I'll probably post sketches later? Maybe?
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Hey, you, sitting moodily on a swing
The tablet's gettin' easier to manage! Of course, this is just a sketchy-sketch, but I foresee better things to come! Next thing to work on in managing space on the digital canvas. If I'm not holding it, it's like I have no concept of how much space I have to work with.
This explains the lack of feet above.
Dishwasher Shoes!!!
The BEST THING EVER came in the mail today!
DISHWASHER SHOES!
They're shoes!
That you can put in the dishwasher!
To, you know, make them clean!
I am stupidly excited about these darn shoes. I ordered them what seems forever ago, from Crocs (don't knock it, dude, they have actual attractive shoes now). They're ballet flats, which I usually can't wear because of the resulting footstink-cloud that follows me around. But not anymore! Dishwasher shoes!
Anyway, I did a little sketch, as you might have noticed. Still sucking at the tablet. It makes everything I do look REALLY line-y. I had to scrap a few doodles due to intense shame, and I usually keep everything. Not this time x.x''
I'll probably update again sometime today. I'm trying to practice Sketchbook Pro in marathon sessions, because the 15-day trial isn't 360 hours like I thought, but as many hours as you can pack in each day you use it. Suck. I hate having to buy things. Especially because I have no money and scrape by with my wit and charm alone (which is to say, I scrape by pretty poorly).
DISHWASHER SHOES!
They're shoes!
That you can put in the dishwasher!
To, you know, make them clean!
I am stupidly excited about these darn shoes. I ordered them what seems forever ago, from Crocs (don't knock it, dude, they have actual attractive shoes now). They're ballet flats, which I usually can't wear because of the resulting footstink-cloud that follows me around. But not anymore! Dishwasher shoes!
Anyway, I did a little sketch, as you might have noticed. Still sucking at the tablet. It makes everything I do look REALLY line-y. I had to scrap a few doodles due to intense shame, and I usually keep everything. Not this time x.x''
I'll probably update again sometime today. I'm trying to practice Sketchbook Pro in marathon sessions, because the 15-day trial isn't 360 hours like I thought, but as many hours as you can pack in each day you use it. Suck. I hate having to buy things. Especially because I have no money and scrape by with my wit and charm alone (which is to say, I scrape by pretty poorly).
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Prooooo Sketchin'
So I just downloaded the 15-day trial of Sketchbook Pro, mostly because it has a little robot on the box.
Also, because Vera Brosgol used it once or something. And I basically want to be her. Kinda.
Turns out, not drawing with a tablet for a long time makes you SUCK at drawing with a tablet. It took eighty million tries to get this going:
(Side note: Blogger, how did you manage to make inserting pictures both easy and complicated at the same time?)
I was looking for an excuse to mix birds (my favorite) with something Buddhism-y (other favorite). Google told me about a Zen thing where you're asked to imagine a little bird on your shoulder each day. He serves as a constant reminder that YOU GONNA DIE SOON 'NUFF, so you better live it up today and not be too much of a jerk. I liked that, and so a mediocre sketch was born. (Much Later Edit: Hey, turns out that Zen thing may just be made up by the guy who wrote Tuesdays with Morrie. Eh. Whatevs.)
I'll be messing with the program some more, hopefully making some better stuff. Stuff that doesn't involve the Blur tool. I hate the Blur tool. It's SO cheating.
Also, because Vera Brosgol used it once or something. And I basically want to be her. Kinda.
Turns out, not drawing with a tablet for a long time makes you SUCK at drawing with a tablet. It took eighty million tries to get this going:
(Side note: Blogger, how did you manage to make inserting pictures both easy and complicated at the same time?)
I was looking for an excuse to mix birds (my favorite) with something Buddhism-y (other favorite). Google told me about a Zen thing where you're asked to imagine a little bird on your shoulder each day. He serves as a constant reminder that YOU GONNA DIE SOON 'NUFF, so you better live it up today and not be too much of a jerk. I liked that, and so a mediocre sketch was born. (Much Later Edit: Hey, turns out that Zen thing may just be made up by the guy who wrote Tuesdays with Morrie. Eh. Whatevs.)
I'll be messing with the program some more, hopefully making some better stuff. Stuff that doesn't involve the Blur tool. I hate the Blur tool. It's SO cheating.
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