| We have liftoff! |
[Sep. 27th, 2005|10:20 pm] |
| [ | mood |
| |  tired | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Random goth radio crap | ] |
Sweet mother of mercy, it's finally done! Well, mostly done, anyway. What's done, you ask? Why, my store of course!
Granted, it's not completely finished, but about 85% of the merchandise is up, so I decided to launch it anyway. I'll be adding postcards, patches, and other stuff within the next week or so. But anywho, if you have some money to blow, why not help support a starving artist like me. *shit-eating grin*
http://www.animeflux.com/storefront1.html
In art news, I've been working for a while on the demon girl, but... meh, I'm suddenly not liking it much. I mean, the pose is good, and she's drawn very well, but the picture itself seems very... boring. True, I haven't added a background to it, but for the moment I don't feel like touching it. To the backburner it will go. In the meantime, I just need to freakin' draw. I don't care what it is, but I have to draw something. I can already feel the cold tendrils of artblock creeping back into my mind, and I need to counteract it while I still can. Otherwise, it means another week or two of doing absolutely nothing. Blergh.
Oh, and I think I've decided to suck it up and just put my art back on DA. The drama seems to be over with, and I've been over the whole Jark thing for weeks now, so... Yeah. I'll be adding some stuff soon.
Peace out. |
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| Storemon, I choose you! |
[Sep. 19th, 2005|03:15 pm] |
| [ | mood |
| | working | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Secret of Mana: Give Dance its Rightful Time | ] |
I've been a bit lazy lately, and now it's catching up with me. I need to get crackin' on my art, lest I have doodly squat for the upcoming con (Anime South 05). However, I have finished drawing and inking a demon chicky for my manga I'm working on, and she looks good. Now I need to work on coloring and background.
Also, I'm gonna buckle down and get my Paypal store going on my site. I've put it off for quite a while, but now I'm starting to hurt for money, so... Yeah. I hope it works. Also, I'm hoping my prices are gonna be decent. I'll probably be charging $10 for prints and $15 for shirts. Dunno if that's too much or not, but it's what I charged at the last convention and it seemed to go over pretty well. If you're reading this, tell me whatcha think.
In video game news, I beat Phantom Brave, and now I'm about halfway through the postgame. Got up to EX Sulphur, and he pwned me. Time to do some hardcore leveling, I guess. After I do some artwork, of course.
Ok, that's all for now. Ja!
Commission Status: Open
Still on the drawing board:
Commission Jobs: 0
Works in Progress: Coloring/background for demon girl, design phase for angel and vampire, storyline-in-progress for manga |
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| You feel so much... so much you make me feel... |
[Jul. 1st, 2005|10:14 am] |
| [ | mood |
| |  excited | ] |
Last workday for a week. Am I thankful? Oh yes, quite.
I'm very excited about my trip. I've tried not to get too impatient, but now that it's nearly here, I want to be there NOW. *breathes deep breaths* Must make it... only 7.5 hours to go until work is over.... *whimper*
I was determined, last night, to force my creative juices into action, since I've been rather stagnant for about a week. I freakin' hate artblock. Anyway, it worked. I just started doodling, not expecting anything good to come of it, and poof! A super awesome sketch. It always happens this way, and it annoys me to no end. When I'm TRYING to do something artistically, I get stuck. When I'm just screwing around with no purpose to it, something great appears on my paper. It's a mystery to me, but I guess I'll go with it.
Funnily enough, the style of this sketch is one I haven't used for quite some time, as I wanted to experiment around with "cutesy" anime lately. The sketch I did is a much more mature style, similar to Hellsing (if I had to compare it to something). Really, it's only a headshot, but whatever. It's good. I'll probably post it in my scraps once I get back from New Orleans.
On an unrelated note, Coldplay is one of the best bands. EVAR. I wish I could afford their new album, but for now I'm settling for Parachutes and Rush of Blood to the Head. Specifically, the song Yellow. It's just a great, happy song, and I'm not usually a fan of happy songs. It just makes me feel all... I dunno, warm and fuzzy, like everything is really going to be okay.
That's not to say that my life is difficult by any stretch of the imagination. I really have one of the most uneventful lives of anyone I know. Most of my friends have drama that happens in their day-to-day lives, though they wish they didn't. Still, I suppose it gives me a chance to live vicariously through them.
I was thinking about that the other day (living an "interesting" life, that is). I watched this footage of the actors from X-Men and saw how much the media hounded them. I don't think I could handle that, honestly. Cameras always in your face, no privacy, rampaging fans... No thanks. The most popularity I'd ever like to achieve is if I become the author of a comic series or become a character designer. At least that way I'd only be popular at conventions or other artsy functions.
Geez, this has gone on way too long. Sorry to you folks reading this, my thoughts are going in a dozen directions today. |
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| Finally... |
[Jun. 26th, 2005|12:04 am] |
It's done!! My website update is finished. *collapses*
I think it looks great, and I've added a buttload of stuff to it. Here's hoping it'll be worth the effort.
Went to MetroCon today, and that was great. Lots of anime, lots of cosplayers, and as usual, I spent WAY too much money. But I got me a pair of Hellsing gloves (Alucard's), a bunch of buttons, cat ears w/ a tail, and an EGL bible. I'm sure the latter will help with one of my newest drawings, in which much EGL cuteness will abound.
Speaking of buttons, I'm on a mad search for cool buttons and pins. Problem is, there seems to be a lack thereof, and it's frustrating to say the least. Stores like Inti and Hot Topic have some, but most are lame/overused. I'm totally into a lot of the oldschool stuff right now (ala NES, C64, 80's cartoons), but not a lot of that stuff is available in button-form, to my knowledge. Then again, perhaps I'm just clinging to my fondest memories of a time much simpler than now. Or maybe I just want cool pins.
In other news, I'm trying to get my act together to host a booth at Artist Alley at AFO6. Stupid site. They haven't even updated it to tell us ANYTHING about Artist Alley. And now preregistration is over. Buffoons. *shakes the proverbial fist at them*
That's all for now.
~Marshall |
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| Website progression |
[Jun. 18th, 2005|05:32 pm] |
| [ | mood |
| |  frustrated | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Random songs on an anime radio network | ] |
This is tricky stuff. Working with Dreamweaver, and, despite my in-depth tutorial given to me by my father-in-law, I'm hitting one brick wall after another. There seems to be no REASON for these problems to be happening, and in spite of the trouble I'm working through, I doubt the people visiting my website would even notice it if I were to leave these problems in there. Ah, the joys of perfectionism. Pfft.
My trip to New Orleans is coming very soon now, only 2 weeks away. I'm excited, and a bit nervous. Nevertheless, I'm sure it will be worthwhile.
Ta for now, much "Dreamweaving" to be done. *sigh*
~Marshall |
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| First Entry |
[Apr. 14th, 2005|10:05 pm] |
| [ | mood |
| | hopeful | ] |
Hmm, first time I've done a blog. It'll be interesting if I can actually keep up with it O_o;;
Got another commission job today, this time a friend of Angie. Yay! That'll keep me busy for the next few weeks or so, which is interesting since I'm just about to revamp my website with a section for commissions. Heh, the first time it's up, and the status will be closed right off the bat. But 'tis cool, and the client is a very friendly guy. I'm looking forward to working on his project.
The wifey is almost done with college. By almost done, I mean this December. Yeah... kinda far away still, but it'll be here before we know it. After that, who knows. Probably means moving to a new state, which is both good and bad at the same time. Time will tell.
Okies, done with this entry for now. Peace.
~Marshall |
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