Doug might like this!!!

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La dee dah...

I luff blogging. Especially blogging about art. 'Cause, quite frankly, I can't talk enough about art. But, anywho, I be looking up comic creation tutorials while drawing. I'm a big multitasker. I just read an article on how multitaskers have a harder time focusing than the average Joe. I have a decent time focusing while multitasking.

OHMYGOSH! LOOKIE AT DAH LLAMA!!!

Just kidding. :P

Back to the comic, the first three pages and the cover will probably be released as a set, considering the first page makes zero sense without the second and third and I can't do the cover until I have a good enough image for on the cover. :D

NOESSSSSSS!!! School tomorrow! *burrows underground* YoucantmakemegocauseIsayso... 0_o

Prismacolor Markers!!! :DDDDDDD

Got me some more prismacolors yesterday. I wrote out a specific list of all the colors I wanted, and being me, left the list at home. Ended up picking up doubles of colors I already own, but hey, it happens. And I had a coupon, so I got $30 worth of markers for only 15 bucks. Prismas are expensive (about $4.20 a marker.) Ew...look at my disgusting grammar today...Hey, I'm lazy today. I have good reason to be to. School starts soon. Blargh. Anyway, I was playing with the markers, and I colored two pictures of Hay Hay and was very happy that it only took a few hours. The first picture is el crapo, considering I was purposely scribbling and never intending for it to turn out decent. But I'ma gonna use it anyway, since I don't have much time to do another. The second one is nice. It only took an hour and a half to do. Very speedy! Hurray! Now, I just have to devise an evil plan to speed up my lineart. Muahahaha muahahahahaaaa! :D

I shall upload the pictures later.

Argh...and PS update...

Blogger was being retarded and not letting me post anything yesterday. But anyway, I got the PSE situation somewhat figured out. I called Adobe and this nice Indonesian gentleman helped me out. Apparently PS corrupted itself. All I have to say is: Good job, technology. Good job. Anyway, PSE isn't really in tip-top shape. After "fixing" the problem, PSE corrupted some of my files, (which I shall gladly rant about later,) and I'm holding my breath 'cause I'm afraid it'll crash any second...or corrupt another precious file.

So, about those corrupt files I previously mentioned. As far as my knowledge goes, I only know of two files PSE has corrupted. Of course, those two files are the digital painting of Hayleigh's Comet that took about 30 hours to do, and the copy of the Comet painting. Of course. PSE just had to pick those two files. Naturally, I just about had a heart attack when I noticed this. I started hyperventilating and almost passed out. Yes, I am well aware of the fact that I can and will act strangely when the situation permits. I don't think I overreacted, considering I love my art, even if it's not the best art ever, and I put a lot of time into my art. My reaction was only normal in my opinion. So, I was very ticked off and anger yesterday. I do live by the saying that "anger is a wasted emotion" and by the end of yesterday, I sorta shrugged it off. I'm just a tad upset now.

I feel sick...

I literally feel sick over this. Photoshop just crashed on me. I feel like I'm going to throw up. It's difficult to explain...but I just do not, I repeat, DO NOT want to buy another version of Photoshop. I can't call technical support until tomorrow, so until then, I'll be so frustrated and worried. And to think I was in such a good mood today, ready to make art. Argh...I even finished a loose version of Hayleigh's Comet in marker that I was gonna tweak in PS and then upload. Augh...so depressing.

Prismacolor Markers

So, I'm still trying to find a way of coloring that is quick and painless, and actually looks decent. I'm playing around with Prismacolors, which are expensive, but really nice. Only bad thing is, I don't have a ton of colors. I only have 25 or so markers, which may seem like a lot, but it really isn't. I printed out the lineart for Hayleigh that I outlined in Photoshop and I'm scribbling all over it with a lot of different markers. Ish fuhn. :D I miss arting. :( Band is fun, but at the same time it's a fun sucker. :,(

I might get around to uploading that some time. I have a band thing that is'nt mandatory tomorrow and I wanna try and get out of going. It's up to my mum, though. Then there's two band events on Monday and every week after this week or until my brains explode, there's band practice Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with football games every Friday and 3:00 A.M. sub sales occasionally on Saturdays followed by parades, festivals, and the like. Argh...That whole routine sounded nicer in my head. But, hey, who knows? I could enjoy myself. Wish me the very best of luck!!!

Hopefully I'll still be able to log on to this here blog every week or so to post what I'm doing in art class. That is, if I still have time to breathe.

Baaaaaaaaand!

Marching band camp is finally over!!! I feel like all the artistic energy I've ever had has been sucked out of me. I really want to make art, but I feel so drained. Also, I've been meaning on drawing songs for over a year, especially more now since we're playing Beatles songs for our marching band show. I'd love to draw Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds and Octopus's Garden. I should probably start that today. Sorry for all the inactivity. I'm still trying to find a fast way of shading that I can use for the comic. I'm thinking of using prismacolor markers. Cel shading in Photoshop is a fail for me. Any suggestions???

I just saw Hayleigh's Comet...

Hurray!!! I finished (maybe) painting Hayleigh's Comet. Now, when I say maybe, I mean that I'm not totally satisfied and may change or tweak a few things later. Such as the fact that she is supposed to be bay, but she is some awkward color between bay and sorrel. :P I realized after I was done that I had forgotten to make her legs black. I attempted to darken them, but it just muted all the details and makes the legs look flat. :( So, I shall have to experiment. The good thing is she's DONE!!! The bad thing is that in Photoshop, all the colors and shadows/highlights look great, but once it's on the web, all the colors are dark and yicky. Bleh. Another bad thing is this took 25 or so hours to do...soooooooooo, I kinda need to learn how to color quickly. O_o

If you're reading this, DancingFoxie, thank you sooooooooooo much for the stock!!!

Ohmigosh...PINK DOLPHINSSSSS!!!

I luff pink dolphins! I shall leave the picture Dougy posted of ze pink dolphin on meh blog for its randomness and awesomeness. :D

Character Style

I'm still trying to find my style with drawing the human characters of the comic. I don't want it to be terribly realistic, but at the same time, I don't want it to be in an anime or manga style...I'm trying to find a happy medium between that is slightly cartoony, but still semi-realistic. It's tough...I don't want to copy the styles of others. It's gonna take me a while to develop a style of my own that I actually like, but I just need some practice.

<3 Fearless

Testing Testin 1...2..3...

Second Chance by Shinedown

(a.k.a. the Halley's Comet song)
In case you were wondering where the inspiration came from for the horse, Hayleigh's Comet...

The majority of horse names for my comic have been inspired by something, whether it be a flavor of lip gloss, a phrase from a song, or a metaphoric representation of something in everyday life. About a month ago, I was on the prowl for horse name inspiration. I just so happened to be in Pittsburgh, at the Hard Rock, eating an insanely delicious bacon cheeseburger, when all the sudden this amazing song came on: Second Chance by Shinedown. The instant I heard the line about Halley’s Comet, I knew that had to be her name. A couple spelling tweaks and it was perfect. Even the title of the song, “Second Chance” perfectly sums up the main theme of my comic. :D

Here are the lyrics to Second Chance by Shinedown from azlyrics.com:

"Second Chance"

My eyes are open wide
And by the way, I made it
Through the day
I watched the world outside
By the way, I'm leaving out
Today

I just saw Hayley's comet
She waved
Said why you always running
In place?
Even the man in the
Moon disappeared
Somewhere in the
Stratosphere

[Chorus]
Tell my mother,
Tell my father
I've done the best I can
To make them realize
This is my life
I hope they understand
I'm not angry, I'm just saying...
Sometimes goodbye
Is a second chance

Please don't cry
One tear for me
I'm not afraid of
What I have to say
This is my one and
Only voice
So listen close, it's
Only for today

I just saw Hayley's comet
She waved
Said why you always running
In place?
Even the man in the
Moon disappeared
Somewhere in the
Stratosphere

[Chorus]
Tell my mother,
Tell my father
I've done the best I can
To make them realize
This is my life
I hope they understand
I'm not angry, I'm just saying...
Sometimes goodbye
Is a second chance

Here's my chance
This is my chance

Tell my mother,
Tell my father
I've done the best I can
To make them realize
This is my life
I hope they understand
I'm not angry, I'm just saying...
Sometimes goodbye
Is a second chance

Sometimes goodbye
Is a second chance [x2]

Sudden Productivity...

So, I was on a productive "high" yesterday as far as art goes. Worked a toooonnnnnnnn on Hayleigh's Comet. :D I'm doing Fearless's Version of Grayscale shading, which consists of about 8 layers all set at different blending modes, plus re-colorizing once the image is complete. I cannot figure out grayscale shading the right way, so my way is okay for now. She looks great so far. I can't figure out what color to make her though. Me thinks she shall be bay, since she looks sweetness as bay.

Images Aren't Loading

Okay, so images aren't loading for me. I tried HTML and I tried the "add image" option for posting. Neither show the image. :P Major set-back, considering that's the whole point of this blog. Gonna try to fix it with Doug's help. But, on the bright side, I changed the colors of my blog. Looks nice now. Although, it's not letting me create a fixed background, which sucks. D: But, hey, it happens. *shrug*

TBs

More TB lineart. (TB=Thoroughbred) :D

My Artwork

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Hayleigh’s Comet

Hayleigh’s Comet is the main horse at the beginning. The comic opens up with her in a horse race. She’s one amazing filly. :D Although, I absolutely can’t figure out what color to make her: bay, black, or chestnut. I’m having trouble with grayscale shading, also. I can’t get the colors to turn out right. I make about 5 different layers with the same hue on them and set all the blending modes different just to get a relatively nice color. Then I have to re-colorize the merged layers with Ctrl U. It’s a bummer. Anyway, here she is! Critique is welcome. :D