5 posts tagged “deviantart”
I applied to join a really nice, popular (but v. high quality) illustration club on dA after I finished and submitted my piece yesterday. I have yet to hear back, but keep your fingers crossed for me.
This month (May) the theme is 'Labyrinth'
It made me giggle.
Here is the illustration I drew inspired by the challenge, rather than a submission, because as of yet, I am not a member:
Well, the third one is finally up. I think I would have finished sooner if I hadn't been so busy with teh werkens.
Like
I said in the deviation comments, I'm not happy with the apples. I
think they're ok, but I couldn't quite execute what I wanted with
them. I'm not exactly sure how to get what's in my head into visual
form quite yet, but I didn't want to let them hold me back. Perhaps
I'll edit it later with something that pleases me better.
So, last night while mah boy was at his place of employment, I did a little experiment with some stock photography on deviantART and I think I did a really awesome photomanipulation (well, awesome for my first time, at least).
It can be found by clicking here, but, as there is nudity in the photo, it's hidden to non-users as mature content, so I'll post a tiny preview here:
It's rather poor quality here so be sure to check the full version if you can!
Constructive criticism is HUGELY appreciated :)
Dudes.
Ok, after some personal family-related drama (which is the explanation for the ill-thought out post from the other day), I have been on a huge art kick. In the last two days I have done a very nice photoshoot and made TWO paintings. That's right--on canvas, even. The first, in my opinion, needs some work. But the second is...I really like it. I was sort of just goofing off and having fun and I like how it came out.
Anyway, that second painting is now officially entered in the deviantART.com 7th birthday contest. They're doing 14 different themed contests for different art styles under the themes of the 7 deadly sins/heavenly virtues. "Sloth" was for traditional art forms, so that's what the second painting was for. The photoshoot was for "Lust," and lemme just say that it sure as hell fits the bill. I was very fortunate to have a friend willing to strip and let me have my pervy way with the camera. Don't worry, it's very tasty tasteful. I swear.
Anyone wanting to check my stuff out should go here. Sadly, the one for Lust is very adult content so you'll need a dA account to view it.
Before I get on with this post, I just wanted to say that I've posted a bunch of my back photography in my dA gallery, and would everyone go take a look? I'm in need of constructive criticism, but even a simple "that's nice, good job!" is appreciated: afterthestars.deviantart.com
Well, Ryan has convinced me to at least try to do this whole school thing before we just set off to CA. Sure, I'll be a bunch in debt once I'm done, but people manage to get in and out of debt all the time. As long as I'm hard-working and frugal, I can do this bitch.
So, as of right now, the plan is to move to Portland. I'm looking at a couple apartments, and am talking with someone who wants to rent a room in a nice townhouse close to my school. I would love to be close enough to walk (seeing as how my first class is OMG-it's-early in the morning. But, well, I can learn the early-morning bus system. And it is in one of the good parts of town so the bus shouldn't be too bad.
Also, I'm going to soon be in the market for a digital camera. Like, a nice one, if I can swing it. Katy's agreed to help me find a used one for not-so-much if I can come up with monies. I'm thinking about holding a fund-raising event of some sort. Like, forcing Ryan to bake cakes, pies, and cookies and then sell them to peoples. I doubt I'll get much money.
Get a job, you say? Why, brilliant! Because I shall get a job--I'm looking for one in the Portland area as we speak (well, sort of--it's loading in another tab). But I'll need all the monetary help I can get, lemme tell you what. I can afford to go to UP, but just barely. I need all the cash I can get. My parents, it seems, can be coerced into helping if it's dire enough. Maybe I can get them to flip the bill for the camera.
So, I'ma get my hair cut soon. It's not for vanity's sake, it seriously needs it. The hotter it gets, the more miserable I am with longer hair. And the more miserable I am, the more I take it out on people around me. So, really, it's the kindest thing I could do for all concerned.
Also, I've been thinking a lot on what I'm going to do for my thesis, and...I think I might do it on fanfiction, specifically the popularity and social aspects of slash-fic. Uhm. Believe me, this started out as a joke while I was talking to a friend from Copenhagen, but the more we talked about it, the more we actually realised that this could work. As for the validity of it, I am an English major, and fanfic is rapidly turning into one of the most popular genres on the internet. It's an interesting phenomena, and, while I might not be the first to do it, I'll certainly be one of few.
