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I'm putting this thing to use! yay! (On second thought, I'm going to try, at least) I'll be posting personal stuff so this will be a friends-only journal. Some art-related and other general posts will be public.

Thank you for stopping by and have a great day. :)



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UPDATES - TO DO LIST

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NOTICE: I don't appreciate my drawings/paintings being posted anywhere without my permission. Don't share my illustrations/fan art/paintings without asking me first.

I want to paint like Stanley (Artgerm) Lau. I visited his Imaginary Friends website today. Man, it is awesome.

*sighs*

Maybe in another life. :D

For now, I'll have to settle for and be content with painting just like G. :O (!)

(Yes, this is a random post. Full moon or sumthin...)

That's the title I chose for the painting I submitted to the Wacom contest over at Deviantart. The theme was good vs. evil. I interpreted using fantasy elements and balance of power. Either the dragon eats the fairy (hence, tastes her) or he tastes the sting of her power.

There are more than ten thousand entries so far. I never imagined there would be so many. The judges are going to have a hard time choosing. Even looking through the whole thing is going to take a long time. I guess that's why DA's staff is going to make a pre-selection of 50 finalists for the judges to look at. The judging should start on June 29... A whole month is a good time to look at every piece. Oh, well, there's not a thing to worry about. :)

Regardless, I did learn a lot from this painting. Scales are a b**** for one. :D. Also, there is no doubt in my mind about the immense power of photoshop. There's so much you can do with it. I had a lot of fun using the warp tool for this project.

Anyhow, the finished painting is here: Taste of Goodness

( As for the details, look under the cut )

Is blue, is cute, is up and running!

Took me long enough to get to it, but at last, my personal site is done. I have to expand it and improve it over time, but it will do for the moment. There are just a few samples of what I do, because my older stuff is scattered all over the place. I need time to track digital sources for posters/invitations/logos/renders/younameit. But I'll get to it, eventually.

Where are my backups when I need them?

G's LivelyBlue.com

[UPDATE]

It's done! *dances* ROBOTECHA.COM - new and improved!
I'll add some more features in the near future, but the the bulk of it is done. I am very excited and happy. Everything seems to be working well... on second thought... well, I just hope it is!

If you find something, don't hesitate to let me know, so I can correct it.

[/UPDATE]

I'm a hair away from finishing it!

*dances*

Yes, it has taken time, brain wracking and long sleepless nights, but it is almost complete. :D
I've learned a lot regarding php and css. Now, I was supposed to already know css, but man, the stuff is of an incomprehensible sort. This redesign was an exercise in making sense out of css. I did enjoy the challenge, but I am ready for it to end.

The site will be much easier to maintain now. I know I don't produce so much RT stuff lately, unfortunately, but well, for the few times I do in the future, it will be easy. :D Also, learning new stuff was an added benefit to doing this.

I'll post the beta site within days, I think. After that, it'll be tweaking and correcting stuff that I hope my kind friends will point to me. :)

So, good news.

Will be back March 10....

I've been following a few new artists over at DA (not that the artists are new, just new to me - :)) . Some people have so much talent!! I really like janaschi's works. My God, she has a lot of talent!! Her paintings have such a nice feel to them. I love the texture she gives everything she does. Looking at her WIPs inspired me to try something new. I'm going for less soft brushes, I'm trying to add texture to my new pieces and also work in just a few layers.

( So, take a look at how my current project is taking shape... WIP 2 added... )
It's far from finished, especially the face and the hair. But the lighting and the forest seem more or less on track. The foreground is going to be troublesome... but I love trouble! And elves!! Heehee. :)

UPDATE

'Tis done!
Resting Elf
Face detail

Just finished ch. 18. Yes, it is done. At loooong last. I'll try to work on its illustration this weekend to publish them together as usual. I have an idea that has a little more symbolism than my usual stuff... we'll see if I can pull it off.

It's coming!!

Yours truly's entries got Community 1st Choice, 3rd Choice and Outstanding Contribution. (meta's award page) I'm giddy! These people are so nice!

( Lookies )

I had a very fun time participating in the Pink Christmas Advent. I love Remus and Tonks but even more so during Christmas time. I don't know why I'm more attached to them during this particular season... Perhaps it is the cold, maybe it is the snow, or the warm inside the homes, the colorful decorations, the treats. Perhaps the contrast, so like vibrant Tonks and earthly Remus.

I was exhausted after Sirius' Timing, but the art bug had bitten me and I had to let the infection run its course -sleep, feeding and fulfilling family obligations not withstanding. I wish I had more time to complete my third entry. Yes, I had a bad case of R/T obsessive-producing-fanart. I'm better for now, but this condition is one known to return suddenly and viciously.

I'm one blasted scene away from completing the next chapter. One, itsy bitsy scene. And that's how I've been for more than a month now. All else has been written, rewritten and corrected. *sighs*

( the following paragraph is what I have from that <i>dear</i> scene... )

But it can't stand like that... Cooper's thoughts and her confrontation with Vince are not flowing for me. I just can't do it! But I'll keep trying.

So, if you are waiting for an update, you now know what's going on. If you have any recommendations, fire at will! [ g's email ] I would love to bounce New Gen fic ideas off someone...

Pretty much a self-explanatory title... :)

Oh, yeah, you must click on the image (twice) to see it bigger...



The dude just came out elvish... I couldn't help it (I didn't try, honestly) So, the girl just had to balance out the blondishness... right?

This image looks interesting flipped and I will post it that way soon.

Angels and Arch - final

Just in time for Christmas, on top of that. It was quite an expensive toy and it only lasted 3 years. And I'm annoyed, understandably, I think. But perhaps I shouldn't judge it so harshly.

It had been overheating for a while. I even bought a new charger for it because the old one's connector was melting! (a bit heeheeee). But it worked fine besides that. Fine, that is, until it got hit by a virus.

Shockingly, said virus seems to have come from either fanfiction.net or from livejournal itself. (I'm blogging from a Mac or a Linux machine from now on.) If I confirm this, it is really bad news.

The thing is, because of the overheating, the problem can't be fixed. Before I can restore the system, the computer crashes. Even putting it out on the deck (so it stayed cool, very cool) it didn't manage to complete the process.

It is dead.

So, I've been using my baby's laptop, an OLPC that we got last year. And it is very inefficient. They are made for small fingers. Half the time I'm erasing what my big digits mess up. I've posted an embarrassingly huge amount of typos because of it. But I shouldn't be complaining. At least I have a computer to use!!!

So, I'm grieving... Ah, silly G.

I finished my piece for the Pink Christmas Advent @ metamorfic_moon. I only used one of the prompts, although I had ideas for the other one and one for a second take on the quote prompt, but I just don't think I'm going to finish a second entry on time... (I also have a nassssty cold, on Christmas! *sulks*)

Prompts:

Word: Memories

Quote: "His heart swelled with happiness and relief, and he felt like joining in as they heard Sirius tramping past their door toward Buckbeak's room, singing, 'God Rest Ye Merry, Hippogriffs"" at the top of his voice."
J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Anyways, lookies... *wiggles eyebrow*



I hope everyone has a very, merry, cheery Christmas. :)

Just finished it! phewwww. Sheryl's pink highlights are quite something...

I liked the star-filled background, but on second thought, ummmm, well, it might undergo some changes. I have to get better textures.

AltoxSheryl=<3 :)

Well, yeah. There was a massive snow storm yesterday. So I stayed put at home :D. I did telework, for sure, but between breaks, I sketched. My drawing or drawings of Alto/Sheryl are taking their final shape. They are inked. I can't wait to colour them (or at least one of them).

Also, inspiration for that Tonks/Remus thing hit, and doubly so! The first pencil sketch is 80% done. I'm at the "correct that proportion" stage. It's kinda cute and surprisingly for me, their renditions came out similar to my first drawing of them (I have trouble with keeping a look constant). The witch and the wizard are different, however, like if a layer of depth was added. My perception has changed after all the fics I've read about them. A second idea came to me too and I hope I will manage to draw it next. I have to complete those two pics by the 31st.

And those were G's artsy endeavors.

Alto and Sheryl (Macross-f), cause I've overdosed on AruSheri fanfic! There are no more fics left to peruse now.

G's experiencing a forced withdrawal. :0

Really, I should be working on a Remus/Tonks thing (cause I signed up for the Pink Christmas Advent over @ metamofic moon) but inspiration hasn't hit me yet. :( A part of my brain's working on it, tho. It's just that the other parts don't know it yet...

-G

Yeap, it finally happened. Tackling the muse served its purpose after all. :D

LLW chapter 17 "Losses" posted along its illustration "Max, Miriya and Dana reunite"

My, I thought I'd never get it done...

I managed to finish this illustration last night. I know, I shouldn't have, but the artsy bug bit me and I couldn't drop it.

So, enter Charles, proposing to his beloved and sweet Jane. And on one knee for good measure and in line with his necessary begging for forgivenes.. :D

(And now, Jane is blushing too. :))

( Details under the cut... )
( Final Painting )