Yeah, I realize that I haven't posted a journal since MAY. D:
I've kinda been keeping you guys posted on what's going on in my life with my artist's comments, but I somehow arrived at the determination that I should start writing journals again.
And they shall be very short.
_{*sigh of relief*}

I will probably just end up posting cool designer crap that I find on the glorious internets.
So to kick it all off, here's a neato designer I found a while ago when looking up videos for a band I like called Autechre...
Aubo Lessi: [link]
If you hover over the left side of his page (and have javascript enabled!) you can check out all his design work he has posted. I find the motion graphics stuff to be incredibly amusing. He works in a sort of geometric style, while managing to keep things looking fluid and natural. I was really fascinated by his use of color as well.

These two I thought were pretty amazing in particular:
Stwory- "Hoss" [link]
C.H. District- "ConTrust" [link]
Hope you enjoy!


-Ian :3

Just got back from Animazement 2009! I'm about to die.
It was pretty fun overall. Maybe too much of said fun. I didn't sleep enough. I didn't eat enough. I threw out my shoulders and lower back raving, and my wallet is now considerably lighter. I'm glad that happens only once a year...
However! I did learn a few things to apply to my drawing there. I went to a panel that helped me with conveying action poses, something that I usually have massive trouble doing. Also, I learned to better fit compositions to frames in sequential art.
Pretty useful stuff.
Maybe.

I've been in a painting mood lately.
Need more watercolor paper.
I'm going to work without lines for a while.

I got a few print requests by some people, showing that some people would actually like to own my trashy art. (Woah!)
Because of this, and the fact that a steady job doesn't seem to be in my near future, there is now this field of textual garbage that my fingers vomited up:

STUFFS FOR SALE!!!
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HEY YOU! WANT PRINTS OF SHIT FROM MY GALLERY? LOOK NO FURTHER!!! _(DURP!)
Haha, I really don't know how to say this without sounding obnoxious. I'm sorreh. :c
I'll ship framed prints to you! ...or not framed! Whatever.
I'm selling originals...
...and I'm also taking commissions!

Send me a note with any questions you have.

CURRENTLY READY FOR SHIPMENT:
-All originals will go to highest offer within 5 days of first bid.
-All prints have set prices.
-All items will be packaged carefully and will ship 1st class.
-Payment can be by Paypal (preferred) or another method.

RYUK
original
framed (10"x20" forward-loading)- $30+
[link]

ARTISTIC REGURGITATION
signed print
framed (11"x14" forward-loading)- $22
(9"x12" forward-loading)- $20
no frame- $10
[link]

HEADRUSH AND LOCKJAW
signed print
framed (11"x14" forward-loading)- $27
(9"x12" forward-loading)- $25
no frame- $15
[link]

KONATA
signed print -
framed (11"x14" forward loading)- $22
no frame- $10
[link]

ALL OTHER ART* FOR SALE, JUST ASK.
So yeah, let me know if you want something!

_{*Does not include some artwork made as gifts or only for friends.}
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I'm gonna get that old pessimistic journal out of the way. It makes me cringe when I see it now. -.-;

This journal is a little late in coming, but that's because my subscription ran out and I wanted to write one with my pimp-fresh BBC. Cheah.
So... here's my delayed and totally not-worth-the-wait-or-webspace resolutions, a collection only written here to help me be more optimistic and for me to have my goals written down.
Ahem, here they are:

1. BE MORE OPTIMISTIC.
Have I always been a pessimist? I don't recall being that pessimistic at all. My friends think I am though, so I'm gonna try to change into... well, not an optimist. But more externally happy. That's it.

2. EAT LESS MEAT.
For health reasons and humanitarian ones as well. I'm not ever going to be vegetarian, but I feel like lowering my meat consumption is the least I can do.

3. LOWER USE OF PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE.
It's ~Ishara's fault, really. I'm gonna try to help with the free software movement, and I've started by releasing my artwork under Creative Commons and replacing Microsoft Office with Open Office, to name a few things.

4. PUT TOGETHER A COHERENT PORTFOLIO.
I'm going to work in Photoshop and watercolors until I'm chanting "vectors" and "brushes" in my sleep. Also, I plan to finish my skull series within the year.

5. LEARN TO TALK.
Umm... that sounded odd. Bottom line: I'm a socially-disconnected art nerd. It's not too bad, but I can be really awkward at times. I'm going to really try to make spontaneous conversation with people I don't know and sound intelligent at the same time. Let's hope my brain doesn't asplode.

Ta-da! That's it. Now to gorge myself on cheese...


PS: The mood at top is only as such because it reminds me of Aphex Twin's music video for "Donkey Rhubarb". Nothing more.

General Updates:
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Well... it's been quite a while since the last journal. I wrote that one right before entering college, and now the semester is nearly over. Shit goes by so fast...

Art class isn't as great as I thought. It's essentially what I did last year, except easier and less involved. The school doesn't accept my AP credit from AP 3D Portfolio, so I'm sorta required to repeat things. I'll have some photos up of what I've done in that class over Christmas break, probably.

My other subjects drain my time. I have a 2 page english paper due every time I go to class (twice a week) and numerous psychology and wold civilization tests and quizzes. Fresman seminar is a joke when it comes to work and grades, but it helps fill some of my designators. I'm looking at majoring in Graphic Design and Spanish.

Dorm life is pretty awesome. I'm dorming with probably the only arty kid in the entire dorm. Everyone else on our floor is a meathead jock or alcoholic. I'm not complaining, it's just a little depressing.

I've got a job now, working in the food court on campus Mondays and Wednesdays from 8:30-11:30PM. It's not much time, but I'm a full-time student and an art major at that, so my minimum-wage paycheck helps out quite a bit when I'm required to pay ridiculous rental fees and buy supplies.

Overall, the experience has been great. I'll probably cover some more stuff on this topic later on in the journal.
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Requests:
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I owe lots of people lots of requests, and there are projects that I'm working on on my own as well. I usually don't have a section like this, but it needs to be written down.

-I owe ~zeldaalchemist a birthday/kiriban picture of his gaia avatar.
-I owe ~Viewtifulmojo a thank-you picture of a wolf, to be mailed to him. I am currently working on this one.
-I owe ~Ishara a birthday desktop. I'm stuck between the lineart and coloring phases on this one.
-I owe ~Aianarie a birthday picture of Itachi from the Naruto series. I haven't started, but I've got a really cool idea about how it's going to look.
-I owe Nicole a pic for catching my big 10,000 kiriban.
-I am working on a huge compilation pic of all of my friends in college as anime/videogame characters that match their personalities, and I'm making prints for their Christmas presents.
-I'm also working on a year-old graphic design peice I started but never finished. I'm really liking the brushes and use of overlays that I discovered.

That seems to be in order. If I forgot something, let me know. I am one busy hombre.
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Emo Section:
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I'm going to apoligize in advance- I'm really sorry for sticking this in my usually random and cheerful journals. The fact is, I've been pretty depressed after the first couple of weeks here at Appalachian. I'm not posting this for attention or sympathy, I just want you as my online friends to know more about my personality and what's going on in my life right now. I've known some of you since the good old ZP days, and I think the connection has been lost a little bit. As I get a heavier schedule, I have less time to offer thoughtful input on deviations and less time to leave helpful and supportive comments. Yet still you all find time to leave me the occasional comment on my work, and it really means a lot to me. I love you people for who you are and what you do; you're an amazing bunch.
However, no matter how long you know a person on the internet, it's never the same as being with them in person. You learn a lot through their mannerisms, quirks, expressions, and speech, that even thousands of emoticons couldn't express. Anyway, before I get too off topic, I'll go back to why I'm feeling angsty.
As things stand, I feel really isolated and neglected. This isn't surprising to me at all. I'm not handsome. I have dangerously low self-esteem. I'm too critical of myself and others and offend people without knowing it. I'm brutally honest and say whats on my mind. I'm short and just fucking weird. I can't find a caring girlfriend, and even my friends treat me as an outcast sometimes. Really, I don't blame them. I don't have the same connection with my friends as I did during Governor's School or high school. This bothers me, since my friends are absolutely invaluable to me. I couldn't live without them. Despite that, I'm pretty much the only arty kid in my close friend group, so nobody can relate to the thing I like to talk about most: art. Surprise, huh? And when I try to meet new art kids when I go into the studio, the place is an effin' ghost town. The freshman class here doesn't seem to have much drive to work outside of class, and all the upperclassmen probably have studio space in their apartments to work. People don't have motivation in a lot of things here. In overhearing conversations, most deal with sports or beauty or the fact that it's cold as shit up here. No philosophy, politics, or anything deep have I had the pleasure to overhear. All things topical seem contrived and shallow.
So what do I do to cope with this? I go online. I do homework. I make art. I hang out with my friends who I feel like I'm a burden to. I write this stupid whiny journal. I know it's a lot easier to criticize and belittle things than it is to find strengths and praise them, but right now I'm submerged in pessimism and that's how I see things. I need a hug.

What's funny is that I'm going to be ashamed of writing this and not be able to comprehend why I wrote this shit at all. I don't even really know now.
All I'm trying to say is that there is massive imbalance in my life and it's upsetting the things I'm used to. I want to see my old friends again. I want to feel like I belong in a group that doesn't belong. I want this mindset to go away, and I'm going to work toward that goal.

Sorry for the drama, dA. You have enough already.
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MORE MAJOR THANK YOU'S
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I would like to extend a couple hardy glomptackles and general gestures of gratitude to =Nadda for a VERY generous (and random!) 3-month subscription! Let me know if you want any art or favors, ok?
Also, big thanks to ~Crimson-Jazz for suggesting me! Thanks so much; you're the best.

More thanks go out to *taotu for a 1-month subscription extension as a prize for a contest she held on dA's 8th birthday, as well as thanks to both dA and *Viewtifulmojo for this lurvely fella plushie! *huggles it*
It is pure love and win.

Happy 8th, dA!
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COLLEGE SHIZ
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Soo... I move in to Appalachian State University tomorrow morning for my first day of college... I'm pretty apprehensive of it, but uber-stoked at the same time. Harder art courses means more art for dA! Yay! ...and less time to work on it. Damn.
Win some, lose some. I guess that's how it works.
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TAGS
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Yeeesh! Can't you people find something better to do? D:
...meh, not really. They're kinda fun. And they give me something to do other than sell drugs and hos on streetcorners.

...you didn't hear that.

Ok, so the first one's from ~Paimonerra! Yay! This one was uberfun.

Rules:
- Choose a singer/band/group.
- Answer using ONLY titles of songs.
- Tag 3 more people

I chose Aphex Twin! I thought it would be a challenge, and it really was… especially when half your songs are titled things like “Donkey Rhubarb”, “Kladfvgbung Micshk”, and “Cow Cud is a Twin”. It was way harder than choosing a band like Linkin Park or the Beatles where there are lots of songs (with easy to read titles, nonetheless) to choose from. Enjoy or be appalled, I guess.
…and go buy an Aphex CD! DO IT.

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1. Are you male or female?:
Funny Little Man (woah this song is creepy)

2. Describe yourself:
Windowlicker (Woah, definately not!)

3. What do people feel when they're around you?:
The Sound of Beady Eyes

4. How would you describe your previous relationship?:
Taking Control

5. Describe your current relationship:
Cock/Ver 10 (don't get any wrong ideas )

6. Where would you want to be now?:
Mt. Saint Michel/ St. Michael's Mount (I don't even know where this is)

7. How do you feel about love?:
Come To Daddy

8. What's your life like?:
Start As You Mean To Go On

9. What would you ask for if you had only one wish?:
Digeridoo

10. Say something wise:
ΔMi−1 = −αΣn=1NDi[n][Σj∈C{i}Fij[n − 1] + Fexti[n−1]]

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I tag… ~zeldaalchemist, ~morganaxash, and anybody else who wants to try.

HOKAY. NEXT ONE!
~CelestialSanctity tagged me to say 8 random things about myself.
So here ya go, and I warn you... this is the most useless info you will ever know about me.

1) Although my artwork is filled with what my friends call "poo colors", my favorite color is, in fact, a bright cerulean blue.
2) I have no fashion sense whatsoever. I think I lost it with my soul and my "cool". I'm currently trying to grow a new one.
3) I laugh at everything too much. If you saw lol on the screen, I at least chuckled a little bit.
4) I really like tassles.
5) People who know me usually match my personality to a cat's. I've had one person say turtle.
6) As artsy as I am, I have a serious vendetta against Mac computers, even though I agree that they are the best OS out there for art and publishing applications.
7) I like the smell of turpentine. I guess it's the inner Bob Ross.
8) I have had a sudden urge to draw an aboriginee eating a kangaroo in graffitti style. I have no idea why this is, but don't be surprised if it pops up in your message center one day.

Ok, that was fun. Woo... I'm not tagging anyone for this since most of you have already been tagged. P:
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CHEAP COMMISSIONS... AGAIN!
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I'm taking commissions now, to try to help out with funding for college!
So, if you'd like to request something (which I promise will be painstakingly done over at least 10 hours, depending on the request) just let me know and we'll work something out. I'm willing to draw anything in any medium, and I'll even ship prints to you if you want. It's cheaper than dA's print program, and more of your money goes to the artist.
However, I will not draw the following:
-cars/trucks
-yaoi
-inuyasha or kingdom hearts fanart
Anything else is fine.
My email address is evoblade@gmail.com or you could just note me. Let me know if I can do something for you, since this isn't only limited to art. I can design websites, tshirts, banners, etc. ^_^

Here's some commissions I've done so far:
+~Crimson-Jazz's original character, Gorrex: [link]
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ADVERTISEMENTS
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-~Ishara is working on an awesome webcomic series now, and it's finally online! ...so you should probably go check it out. Lots of random humor if you're into that. And don't pretend you aren't. ^^ [link]
-~morganaxash and ~1withoutname's poetry is rather kickass. Poets don't get much exposure on dA, so go check out their stuff please. :]
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DDR Updates
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I'm getting better at using metal pads. I'm going to try to save up and buy a cobalt flux once I get a job. That is all...
I may try to start a club at Appalachian. We shall see.
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Nintendo WiFi Codes: I HAVE WIFI AT MY HOUSE NOW!!! ADD MEEEEH~
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Mario Kart DS: 2835-3134-1328
Username: evoblade

Animal Crossing WW: 0172-4337-7329
Town Name: Termina
Username: evoblade

Metroid Hunters: 1160-3278-5768
Username: evoblade

Pokémon Diamond: 4467-8806-9778
Username: Evo

Legend of Zelda- Phantom Hourglass: 4339-1286-2725
Username: evoblade
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Art Trades and Requests:
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-A pic of ~zeldaalchemist's Gaia Online avatar [40%]
-An overdue birthday desktop wallpaper for ~Ishara [50%]
-An art trade with ~Warrior-of-Winds [0%]
-A request of a lycanthrope for ~Dinalfos5's club [20%]

If I left out one... PLEASE remind me. O_O
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Projects:
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-helping with the Selene project conducted by *Ryu-Gi.
-getting ready to move into college.
-acting as a moderator on ~Ishara's site, [link]
-trying to get some material finished for Ronin Ryan's Unexpected Adventures, a webcomic in the works made by ~zeldaalchemist and myself.
-learning to budget.
-a watercolor of a harpy for a long overdue peice of prizeart for ~Dinalfos5.
-an overdue birthday wallpaper for ~Ishara.
-avvy art for ~zeldaalchemist's Gaia avatar.
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CLUBS:
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Dead / Waiting for a Response:
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