2016.05.30, plus other stuff

Oh. The birthday thing was totally on time and has been up elsewhere. I just legit didn't...here.

And I guess to make up for it, I'll put up some shit that I haven't made public anywhere else yet. Another collab-kind-of event, where this time I'll have to draw 27 goddamn heads of different characters to make an array with like 20 other people who're doing the same thing. This will take for fucking ever but seemed like such a good idea at the time.

B/w because I'm lazy. Also saving the twins for later for motivation purposes. Also turns out this thing seems to be a worthy exercise if nothing else, because I appear to be getting better with each one.

...I'm dying from demo reel. How the fuck will I survive to the end of the year? I really wonder.

Lillian Gish as Luna

Nothing beats when the fandom is so small/tight that you can personally be friends with the creator, personally show him fan art, AND personally get Liked. SO HYPED FOR JUNE 28 HOMG

Anamelech

Significant enough to be my first machine that warrants a name. The beginning of yet another era.

Processor: Intel Core i7-5820K CPU @3.3GHz
RAM: 64GB
Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980Ti
Local Disk (C:) is a 500GB internal SSD, plus two 2-TB internal storage drives (also lovingly) named Baraqiel (D:) and Yomiel (E:). Windows 10 Professional x64.
Main display: Acer 25" (2560x1440)
Second display: Dell 24" (1900x1200)
Got the basic Alienware keyboard + basic Dell gaming mouse that the school uses, for familiarity of touch.

2015 Year's End Summary

Basically less and less drawing + more and more transportation devices, pretty much LMAO. In conclusion, in 2015 we learned me some 3D & became experienced in Maya/AfterEffects/ZBrush/Mari/NukeX, but at the expense of actual erosion in 2D skills. Hopefully next year I'll figure out how to balance things better.

Used the ready-made (obviously Chinese) template by mihuashi.com

Can words pour from a page?

I wish I could install a tap into my head and drain out this dullness, like how they bleed syrup from a tree. Just short of actual pain, but so, so very bothersome and disruptive, hampering toward productivity.

It was three years ago when I faceplanted into this madness, wasn't it? Tonight, again comes the desire to freewrite, to--





yet,

I

At this point, what have I...?

One summer in 2013, I read a book called Gemini that broke me out of that spell. I was scared to even touch the book henceforth. Maybe, if I were to open it again, this time it would lead me to dive back, nose in?

I miss my source of passion. I don't want you to only exist as a flicker of warmth at the bottom of a recessed well, available only if I reach, hand pulled through head, innard my self.

Let them push past and through.

History and principles of animation

Walk cycle was all Photoshop and jump cycle all traditional (mechanical pencil with blue col-erase lead + 0.5 Micron on animation paper with light box), but Photoshop was used as if I was drawing on paper. Put together in AfterEffects.

When I get unlazy I will maybe finish and post her redesigns, sigh. I wish I knew how to be less timid with acting. I need lessons.

5.30.15

Hoping this is a good one. Happy birthday.