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Art Goals:
Short term - Refining current and learning new skills.
1. Scheduling more time for personal projects (Time Management).
2. Explore digital drawing techniques that include highlights and shading.
3. Practice incorporating backgrounds and landscapes.
4. Updated portfolio and possible personal website within a year's time.

Long term - Life and career in art
1. RLC commissions and online store featuring original designs.
2. Conventions and art and craft shows.
3. Art collectives and galleries



Mediums:
- Colored pencil (Prismacolor Premier Soft Core colored pencil)
- Ink (Staedtler Pigment Liner, Sakura Pigma Micron pens)
- Digital (Photoshop CS5, Wacom Bamboo CTH-670 tablet)

Current Skill Set:
-Figure drawing and portraiture (humans/humanoids)
-Graphic Design (logos, banners, title cards and channel art for Youtube, print design)

Current Project: None
Project Mood: Done mrgreen



I wanted to have this drawing completed by Jae's birthday (yesterday) so I decided to skip out on detailed shading. I liked how someone utilized little bits of shading in the facial area of the characters in this picture, though, so I decided to try it in my picture. I like the result so I may keep this technique in mind the next time I become short on time again.

Also, because of time constraints, this allowed me to experiment a little bit with some new brushes. The "grass" was made using this brush, and for the flowers, I used this brush. I also added a bit of glow to the background and the ground portion to make the characters stand out more and to add a bit more of a fantasy element to the picture.

Regarding my feelings, I'm a tad disappointed I wasn't able to shade it or add more to the background like I was originally planning, but the good news is, Jae really liked it so I guess that's all that really matters in the end. In all honesty, though, I just wanted to see this picture done. The next project I have in mind is going to take a little more than a month to complete, and it is also gift art.