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His story.
Today I saw someone in a whole new light. It's so hard to believe it, since he's such a nice kid, seems like he wouldn't get into any trouble.. but he's been through so much more than I would go through in many lifetimes, and now my heart just hurts for him :( Being completely shut away from the world for 2 years, forgetting what everyone looked like, forgetting even having a little sister, not even being able to simply think about having a home, because those 2 years seemed to last an eternity..
You know how kids hate being home, wanting to get out and leave... But he wants to stay home, he loves home and wouldn't want to go anywhere away from it. He treasures this now, this life that we all take for granted.
Today he had a camera in his hands, taking so many pictures of everyone. We were like, having fun with that camera? xD And he said, I want a lot of pictures.. I didn't have any pictures there, and I forgot what everyone looked like. And then my heart hurt so badly I wanted to cry.. | | 0 leave feedback(s) | rate post | report post |  | 7:48 pm
saiiillooorr mooooon!
*currently watching it* | | 0 leave feedback(s) | rate post | report post |  | 6:27 pm
Soo today..
I went to bring my kitty to the vet, which ended up costing like.. almost $200 TwT And now I have to give her a bunch of medications every day and she even has that cone thing on her head so she won't chew on her wound :o I must admit. I laughed. Really, really hard. xD | | 0 leave feedback(s) | rate post | report post |  | 9:34 pm
In reply..
A note was written to me on my deviantART site asking about how I learned drawing, and since I don't really feel like typing it again the next time I'm asked this question, I'll store it here.
Hmmm.. Well! (prepare for a long story)
First of all... I was drawing for as long as I can remember. I loved coloring and drawing cats and dogs the most (this is when I was around 4 I guess) and I started drawing anime when I was maybe 6 years old. It wasn't serious drawing though, just for fun xD I loved the anime Sailor Moon, which was actually my very first anime, so I used to draw them all xD
What I did when I drew them, was I took a round coaster and traced it (to make a perfect circle) and used that circle for the Sailor Scouts' heads xD Sooo pretty much, they had HUGE heads, and tiny bodies xD
ANYWAYS. I kind of did that every once in a while, because I enjoyed drawing animals more, to tell the truth :XD:
I collected those Sailor Moon sticker cards when I was little, too x3 When I was around 5th grade or so, I took those cards and copied them as accurately as I possibly could. My mother had bought me a green sketch book and I loved that thing to death, so I drew all the characters in there, using the cards as reference. Eventually, after about 20 or so pages of characters, I was able to draw the characters without looking at the cards, which I was really proud of :D
I started developing my own characters after that. Mostly girls though, since I couldn't draw guys for my life (and I still can't XD) and I got a lot of encouragement from my parents, which really helped me on my path to becoming an artist.
In 6th grade in Sunday School, I was in class and a friend of mine was drawing anime girls. And I looked at it. And I was in such awe that I felt ashamed of my own art skills. I was actually quite a stubborn girl, so I etched the image of her drawing in my head and told myself, I'm going to draw like that. So when I got home, I took out my sketchbook and my pencil, and started drawing a girl with the same pose and clothes that my friend drew.
I found out later that I was moving, so I got a bunch of my friends' addresses, including the girl who drew anime so well.
When I got to my new house, I began writing to my friends. I wrote a letter to my friend who drew anime. We'll call her Jennifer.
Now, the greatest turning point of my art life: I wrote to Jennifer some time during 7th grade, and a week or so later, I got the most beautiful and treasured letter I ever recieved. She drew a beautiful picture of a girl with the most beautiful eyes I've ever seen. It was really just a lineart and some pink pen for her eyes, but at that time, I thought it was the best drawing in the world.
That drawing did more for my art skills than anything else. At that time, I was determined to be able to draw like her. Heck, I wanted to be better than her. I practiced drawing more than I ever had before. I practiced, practiced, practiced, day in and day out and eventually I was adding colors, shading, and painting. My friends really supported me a lot as well, so I drew pictures for them, which they thought were really super good too xD (Now that we all look back at it, we all laugh and make fun of how I used to draw xD)
I continued to get letters from my friend Jennifer, and she later gave me her deviantART page (which is actually how I joined deviantART) and each time I compared my art to her own, and I practiced and practiced and here I am now! I must admit that I do think that I exceeded the skills of Jennifer long ago, but that doesn't stop me from continuing to practice. So, pretty much, pure stubbornness and jealousy has brought me to where I am :D But drawing no longer comes out of my jealousy, but instead it comes out from my heart, as a hobby.
As to how I actually learned how to draw-- Trial and error. I would grab piles of paper and sketch to my heart's content. I practiced anatomy, facial expressions, poses, different styles and clothing designs, hair, hands, feet, etc. I never learned how to draw from a "how to draw manga" book or any other kind of "how to draw" books, nor have I had anyone teach me how to draw, because I was the only person I knew personally who drew anime.
So I knew I had to teach myself. So I did. Oftentimes a couple years ago I would print out pictures from the internet and try to mimmick them, trying out different styles, so I did whatever I could to teach myself what to do. Eventually I was able to develop my own styles, but since they're still changing rapidly, I don't really have a solid style yet. The reason why is because I love different styles of anime. And I don't like to limit myself to a certain style just because I should claim it as my own "style". Do you know what I mean?
Another way I was able to learn how to draw was through a program called Open Canvas. It's a digital art program that has the ability to open and play art files. I downloaded some art files from the Open Canvas website and watched these Event Files and I was able to learn different coloring styles and inking styles as well. I learn well from observation, I guess.
Paintchatting really helps me practice anime, too. I began paintchatting about a year ago, maybe. and I was able to draw with many other talented artists on the same board and observe their drawings.
So here I am now, happily paired with a lovely Wacom Intuos3 6x8 tablet and simple little mechanical pencils and blending stumps, the tools of my most treasured hobby :D
fin.
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| | 0 leave feedback(s) | rate post | report post |  | 2:30 pm
So Stressed..
But I can't do anything about it :(
5 days left before I die from embarrassment TwT | | 0 leave feedback(s) | rate post | report post | | 12:05 am
Heehee.. Harvest Moon :]
I've become addicted. Again.
I so regret not buying one of the PS2 Harvest Moon games when it was on sale at Best Buy.
I must collect them. Or else I die :]
| | 0 leave feedback(s) | rate post | report post |  | 10:08 pm
Hm.
From Wikipedia.com:
"Pinay (IPA pronunciation: [pinaɪ]) is a colloquial term for Filipina, the feminine form of Filipino. In mid-1990's, Oxford English Dictionary defined the word Filipina as "a domestic helper." Because the definition was blatantly wrong, offensive, discriminatory and derogatory not just to Filipinas, but to women in general, the ensuing surge of protests forced the company to recall the copies of the dictionary from the shelves, causing a major embarassment to the company."
| | 0 leave feedback(s) | rate post | report post |  | 4:15 pm
grr..
Some bastard shot my cat with a BB gun or something. There's a deep little hole in her skin..
Now she has a huge bald spot on her butt from licking the wound too much.
I'm pissed ><; | | 1 leave feedback(s) | rate post | report post |  | 3:30 pm
Randomness
"Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little." ~ Edmund Burke
That's a good quote.. and so true too..
I just need to remember these conversations. Much too funny :D
Joni: no laughing as you cry because you are afraid of the water
Joni: loll
Me: haha
Joni: sorry, but i think its silly... i mean. you drink it, poop and pee into it, and clean yourself in it
Squigly Droo: well, i have to sleep so i can be bright eyed and bushy tailed, ready to pwn the world!, or worlds even!
| | 0 leave feedback(s) | rate post | report post |  | 1:52 am
We make an equation.. :]
Today I was supposed to go to a haunted ghost town to do some volunteer work there.. but I wasn't able to get a ride :(
Hahhaha, I was talking to a friend about his grades and we started turning ourselves into equations.
Him: glynn>suckers
Him: =)
Me: yay!
Me: inequalities!
Me: Glynn =/= sucker
Him: hahha
Him: my Fav >>>>> suckers
Me: hahah yay!
Him: =)
Him: the sumation of glynn +fav = < infinity
Him: =P
Me: less than infinity?
Me: lol
Him: yea.. cuz like if were infinity
Him: and u take the derivative
Him: its und
Him: undefind
Him: =
Him: +X
Him: i went all nerd mode on u
Him: sorruy
Him: ahahha
Me: TwT
Me: Hahahhaha
Me: its okay!
Me: One day I'll understand that xD
Hahahah, I dunno, just thought I should post it so I dont forget the equation, so when I learn what derivatives are, then I can come back and look at the equation to understand what it means :] | | 0 leave feedback(s) | rate post | report post | | Home | Older Blogs >> |
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