Gots a new Tablet.

I purchased a larger tablet for myself this weekend. This was a 5 minute, extremely terrible scribble. I wanted to test it to see if I could just draw on it free-hand and so far it looks like I can. Better creations are to come as I get more confident with it.

I spent a large chunk of the day gesture drawing with the boyfriend. Outside was a bit too chilly, so we relocated to the local Starbucks.You wouldn't think it but there was a lot of movement and activity there. (My first thought was stationary people doing uninteresting things. I was very wrong.)

I also discovered a certain area of the library makes for a decent spot. It's got a view of the main street so there is a lot of activity to sketch. I will be camping out there at least 3 times a week to practice until it warms up enough to sit outside.

I will post my better gestures in the coming days.

4/25/2012

A collage of random sketches I've done. The deviantart stock photo section is useful to keep things interesting.

My hands and feet are getting better but still need a TON of work.

Figure Drawing Class Enrollment

Nothing huge has gone on lately. However, I will note that I have enrolled in a figure drawing class at the local college. It will be nice to have something different to do every week.

Gesture drawings

My gesture drawings aren't anywhere near as nice as some, but practice makes perfect.
The point of these is to get the pose and action. They shouldn't take long, usually about 30 seconds or so.

Again, not very good but I'm learning. You can at least somewhat make out what's going on in a few of these. (I hope.) The female Orangutan was fun. :)

Mass Effect 3's ending breaks my brain....

...I can't believe the Mass Effect 3 ending.... I just can't get over it.

Suffice it to say, I'm with the thousands of other fans that aren't happy. It's not that I want the ending to be "happy" either. I just want an ending that doesn't completely negate the entire experience to that point. Nothing I did mattered in the end. The ending felt completely detached from the rest of the game. The plot involving the ending was, well, stupid. It reminded me of the last two Matrix movies. Nothing made sense....it was like I started playing a completely different game right at the end.

I will write a more in-depth review of the game when I have more time.  I just have to vent this as much as possible. I beat the game a week ago, and the ending is still breaking my brain.

Human Anatomy

I bought this for a really in depth breakdown of human anatomy. So far, I've found it incredibly informative.

I've also got a crap load of other books from my boyfriends time in animation.