Wednesday, December 25, 2013

Xmas 2013

So just to follow up my post about patience with my craft, here's one where I express some frustration with my lack of progress, after not putting in the practice.

Here are the Christmas illustrations this year, and the gifts they were associated with.


Okay, complete honesty here - this is a blatant ripoff of one of my earlier drawings. A 10 key number pad.
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 Akuma/Gouken figurine.
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Even after receiving the gift and knowing it was a Cosby bluray, my dad still had trouble figuring out what this was. Disheartening. In case this helps:


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Skyfall. An even more blatant ripoff. Basically traced over an old Christmas illustration for higher resolution and digital inking. And drew in the gun.

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The Last of Us. I really just wanted to do Ellie fanart, so the only changes I made were to make her blond and added the bow. I probably spent the most time on this, and therefore the most disappointed with the coloring. Sigh. Also got a lackluster reception since the recipient wasn't familiar with the characters yet.

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A wine rack. Again, dishearteningly, my parents took forever to understand what this was, and what she was holding. Yes, I draw for a living.

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Where the Wild Things Are.

So yeah. Patience, indeed.

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Jiro Dreams of Sushi


I just finished watching Jiro Dreams of Sushi, a great documentary on Netflix that was on my queue for ages. It helped me to remember that I am a student of a craft. That I should treat that craft with respect, and afford it the due patience required to devote myself to its mastery. A lesson that applies across the board, from making sushi to the visual arts.
And oh yeah, it made me very hungry for sushi :D