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August 18, '08
I'm still not sure about that one joke, but I've done the page after it and the cover for Chapter Three, and they're pretty, so I'm happy about my progress even though there's a hole in it.
This is the designated place for me to rant, and I don't want to make a big deal out of certain things but I'm just going to say a couple of things about my state of mind recently. I was inspired by a critique, and that would have been a great place to be in except I made a mistake in etiquette and I felt really bad about that for awhile, and also I was kind of overwhelmed with various later critiques. I'm through the worst now, though, and feeling better than ever about my art.
I don't think I've talked much about my mental health on this site, but usually I'm a very rational person. I do have problems, and when I have an emotional reaction I try to keep it off the 'net until I've figured out whether or not it's rational. I've been a little bit lax about this blog, since it's supposed to represent my experience as an artist or whatever, but I have to remember that it is public, viewable all over the world by just about anyone and I should keep constant vigilance over my words.
That definitely isn't my policy in my IRL social life, since I've really been trying to integrate emotions into my words and interactions with people. I've been doing pretty well and it's difficult to keep my new set of reactions from spilling over into writing, since I've always felt freer to express myself in writing.
Sometimes I think far too much, but whenever I find thoughtlessness has caused a problem, I tend to step back into far too much thought. I've been thinking too much the past couple of days.
I picked up a new art book recently, "Manga Mania: Fantasy Worlds." I mostly just like the cool pictures, but I hope it will help me think of details for backgrounds and costumes. I did finally get to use "Drawing Dynamic Comics" for a pose in one scene! Things are getting more exciting! I haven't gotten to use my book full of pretty weapons yet, though.
I also went through some Rurouni Kenshin. I copied a lot out of those when I was first learning Manga, and I've mostly moved on from Manga faces, but I wanted to sketch some of Watsuki's hands so I could add more grace to the elves' hands. I've mostly used my own hands as reference and they definitely aren't elven. The sketching seems to be helping.
I've only got a couple of tie dye shirts I'm really happy with, but some of the others are acceptable, and I'm definitely learning. I have to order some more special detergent but once I have that the second round of dyeing will begin, and I believe it will have more consistent results. I think I have to buy a bunch of plastic clothespins, though.
My sister is moving into the college dorms right up the road from our apartment. It's quite exciting. She's very smart but she hated high school and decided to go to college instead, a couple of years early. It's going to be fun to help her move in and visit her all the time. I don't know very many people at the college any more but there are a few people who we both enjoy hanging out with who will be living in the dorm too. Since neither of us has a license it will be awesome to live in walking distance to someone who is happy to see us almost all the time. That's kind of a convoluted sentence but you get what I mean. We're family, my house is her house and vice versa.
It's always difficult for me to sign off. I have to stop winding my thoughts out farther and farther, reel them in and think of something unifying. Hmm...the Olympics. Yay for the All Blacks rowing team, for they won many medals (I'm partial to En Zed).