Drawings from the starving artist!!! [NEW UPDATE!!!]

[aku_tenshi-san]

Luna: well, i'll see if i'll bid for it depending on where it is right now...(i have a limited amount of gold...lol...) cuz the animal drawing that you have posted is really nice! >_<

that's cool, are you cosplaying as anything for the con? my friend is going to a local one this weekend and thinking of dressing up as Orion from Chuck...lol...you art classes sound like fun...(though i know that they can be a lot of work too...)

OoO...that's cool...i've never dyed my hair...but i cut it recently to shoulder length...(i cut about 4"-6" off...)

Scout Sakaro: thanks! ^_^ i'm glad you think so! there are normally not too many people on here though... sweatdrop

kacisko: thanks...i still have a long way to go artistically, but i'm glad you like them...^_^ (if you were talking about the refferences posted or something...)

[Angel Kimmi]

Akuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu! *glomps* <3

[aku_tenshi-san]

eek *get's glomped* >_< *waahhh?!*

hi Kimmi! ^_^ how have you been? you seem busy with your TWO competitions going on! but it seems like both are as popular as ever. ^_^

[Angel Kimmi]

*huggles Aku* i haven't see you for ages!!!! I've been fine, you?

Lol, yes busy as usual with my competitions. o.o well there are too many ideas and not enough time in the year otherwise. I wanted to do both and couldn't decide which first so i did both, since the trio one is pretty self sufficient since everyone hangs out there. I should bump the other more though.

[aku_tenshi-san]

i've been alright...just busy...this quarter i have all five of my classes on tuesdays and thursdays, so i'm going from 8:30am-8:30pm...but luckily every other day consists of one or two so it isn't too bad overall...i just wish i wasn't moving/packing on the weekends... stare but at least we get to watch a movie in japanese class! ^_^ lol...

maybe i'll stop by and bump at some point...^_^ i'm tempted to participate, but it depends on how much time i have this quarter/summer...(i should see when the end-times are...lol...)

i'm going to call it a night now because i have to get up at around 7:00-ish in order to make it to class on time...*sigh* i'll be around-ish though, so i'll talk to you later! ^_^

[Angel Kimmi]

Wow O__O you sound really busy and packing/moving isnt fun at all.

Awesome ^.^ I'd love to see you come around and bump/chat <333
Well you've got time, they both aren't finishing til July or August i think...
-should remember when my own contests finish...but doesnt-

okay ^ ^ see you later

[Amaeku]

hey Aku.. (this is luna) did you ever finish that picture of my dragon character? this one?



just curious because I was wanting to use it as ref for my art contest

[aku_tenshi-san]

so for those of you who didn't know...i'm taking a computer animation course this quarter...and it has given me a whole new level of respect for film makers, editors, animators, modelers, video game makers, etc...it takes so long to make something which can end up looking so tacky! >_<

<<NOTE: the following is a rant on my first project>>

for project one, we were supposed to make a hybrid of organic/inorganic and i decided to make a "blow fish mine." the video starts out with the model "swimming" (really just following a path and not doing any actual movement...) around off and on screen until it gets up close to the camera, gets shocked/puffs up, turns around and runs away (the camera following it as it twists and turns to get away), then bumps into a rock and explodes...this film lasts about 25 seconds total. (meaning about 750 frames/images that were used...) just to do the first scene of the blow fish getting up close to the camera took about 1-1.5 hours to render...(keep in mind i didn't have any fancy texturing on it either...) i literally spent from 1:30pm-midnight working on this animation (sometimes using 2 computers at once), still didn't get it done, and had to work an additional 6 hours today to get it in on time...(that's a total of about 16.5 hours invested into a lousy 25 second clip of an exploding blow fish...) this, however, doesn't include the hours i spent modeling and such...but i'm not too sure how long it acutally took...(not too long once i figured out what i was doing...kinda...lol...probably just about 5-6 hours of tweeking and such...)

<<end of rant>>

anyway, why do i say this? i just thought i'd let people know that it's a lot harder than it looks and i've learned a lot in just doing this/gained a whole new level of respect for the people behind the scenes...(still doesn't mean i won't critique or that i'll start thinking everything's amazing...i'll just be able to apreciate the work that went into making everything...) if i get a chance/figure it out/re-vamp the video so i can post it on devart or youtube, i'll let post a link...(for now, i might post a pic of the blowfish model later...if people are interested...)



Kimmi: yeah i'll try to! >_< sorry i haven't been around...as you can see from my rant above i've been a little busy with the one class and i have 4 others i'm attending too...*sigh*...(lol...it's not as bad as i make it seem though...just takes up time... ^_^; )

p.s. i like your current re-vamp of your avi! ^_^ it's very cute!

Luna: i haven't gotten around to it yet sweatdrop ...(though it's a little further along than that at the moment...) i can try to get it done as soon as possible though...when do you need/want it?

[Lunasumerin]

wow busy busy

no rush.. I'm taking my time setting the thing up.. I don't have any references yet for the characters so I don't need it like soon soon or nothing ^ ^ I'm hoping to have it all set up in a week or two though. but if it takes you a while still its okay I can add it as reference later too :3

[Angel Kimmi]

Wow... o.o...

Its okay, i know you're busy with your stuff and cant be around as much ^ ^
Though I might see you more in your holidays whenever you get some.
Thanks ^ ^

[Angel Kimmi]

o.o you changed your haaaaaair!

[aku_tenshi-san]

Kimmi: yup, i did... ^_^ (thought it was time for a change...)

All: hi everyone...not much as been going on with me...just school work...i finished my second animation EVER...this time it took about 4 hours to render 12 sec. of transforming cups...i love the look of glass but it's a pain in the neck to deal with! >_<

anywho, i haven't really been able to do much outside of the class room...so i thought i'd share some of my class doodles with everyone... ^_^



these are just a few that i've done on my 20 pgs worth of notes for my international studies/globalization class...i've done others in other classes too, but i haven't scanned/taken photos of those notes so they aren't important/added into this...lol...for the most part i just wanted to show people that i am indeed still drawing and such...i just haven't made anything all that exciting/finished in a while due to lack of time. ^_^; i'm also trying to come up with something good to draw quickly for my friend who's in iraq at the moment...so if any of you guys have a good idea/joke/etc, let me know! >_<

anyway, i hope people are having a good time doing what they do! ^_^ i'll talk to you all later!

mata ne! (later!)

[Lunasumerin]

wow cool doodles x3 I really like that face with the design on the forehead. Sounds like you have been really busy ^ ^ hope you are having a lot of fun with all that stuff though :3
Good luck on all your work Aku!

[aku_tenshi-san]

Hi all...How have you been?! I’m just getting done with a really crazy week and getting ready to get into the next one...lol...I had about 5 papers due this week as well as chem homework, I’ve been working on my animation (I’m animating my blob from last quarter...He’s cool, but it’s a lot of point level animation...) and I’ve been trying to get a picture/letter done to send in a box to my friend who’s in Iraq at the moment...plus trying to schedule a time to go home to pack the house, and find a job...and more! (a.k.a. a whole lot of fun!)

Anyway, sorry to complain! >_< I’m sure you guys have heard enough of it...But I thought I would ask your opinion on the image I’m working on for my friend...It’s near completion, but I need to get a few things done on it before it’s completely done...Currently, I’m torn between making the character’s hair black or red, and I thought I’d show you the options...Let me know what you think is best! ^_^



Oh, and by the way, if you’re wondering what the blob is...It’s this thing:



This is the original context and three different views of it...the only thing I photoshoped on the actual blob still was the slime trail, otherwise everything else is 3D modeled and textured in Cinema 4D...Also, I so drew that pencil. It was originally used in a picture I did for my roommate...(Some of you might know/remember Dr. Hart) everything else, I either found on Google images, photoshoped, or both to make the final product. I so wanted to rapid prototype the blob...Sadly, I never got the chance to...*sob*

Anyway, I hope you all enjoyed it, and I’ll talk to you later! ^_^

P.S. sorry for the large size... >_<

[Lunasumerin]

oooh... no prob about the complaining XD
I like number 2 the best