tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11469298262931129792024-02-19T01:04:45.496-05:00Sharp Will, Dull BladeAdventures of an aspiring toy designerPandaWolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02716296285158953810noreply@blogger.comBlogger101125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1146929826293112979.post-42147459256294380152011-01-03T20:31:00.007-05:002011-01-03T21:19:06.435-05:00Happy New Year!Welcome to 2011, everyone! This year, I resolve to work hard, keep a good attitude, and stay upbeat! Which is what I try to do every year, but why should I resolve to change one aspect of my life when it's much easier to live a positive life anyway?<br /><br />So...<br /><br />It's been about 13 weeks since my last blog post.<br /><br />Please forgive me. Bah, I don't need to apologize! I've been obscenely busy!<br /><br />Almost immediately after my last blog post, things started to get a bit hectic. And that's putting it lightly! As the semester went on, the workload only continued to build up. Well, it didn't exactly build up, but we were given a lot of short-term projects with no breathing time in between.<br /><br />While the workload was almost overwhelming, I am happy to say that I loved almost every minute of it.<br /><br />At this point, we have the 10 boards that will compose our internship portfolios. At around the 7th or 9th board, we started to re-do out older ones to get them up to shape. Here are some before and after shots:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbtv_wt5wmnB7Cp00SxEjCYTh5zx0MFVUVvqf2tCMm-VIxdjcUmy1FRh2B2IRbiKU-VuQBOaa0TnbF4N0qpYWEd6ecjSgMwetfRoRWJZd5k_n-EiJGkidE_-Co1cx9D8bwaOErnRbOEOis/s1600/IMG_0427.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbtv_wt5wmnB7Cp00SxEjCYTh5zx0MFVUVvqf2tCMm-VIxdjcUmy1FRh2B2IRbiKU-VuQBOaa0TnbF4N0qpYWEd6ecjSgMwetfRoRWJZd5k_n-EiJGkidE_-Co1cx9D8bwaOErnRbOEOis/s200/IMG_0427.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558142216621007074" border="0" /></a>Do you guys remember this?<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipSBafNPuM-crNuh4mZF5z7xnaeuaeluBIioXsS-SvHOidTSgflUQiVdovCzTIwRPoAlzFV7Gc2_SM5VG_bMgLoTmLTPyHAodbnHr7nAg8cIHEdN66OEreAHtt71Ss5jnclIMlkx-DgM0t/s1600/IMG_0741.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipSBafNPuM-crNuh4mZF5z7xnaeuaeluBIioXsS-SvHOidTSgflUQiVdovCzTIwRPoAlzFV7Gc2_SM5VG_bMgLoTmLTPyHAodbnHr7nAg8cIHEdN66OEreAHtt71Ss5jnclIMlkx-DgM0t/s200/IMG_0741.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558142215656124738" border="0" /></a>14/15 weeks later<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikBoddj1Pyp9q0nuoRYhK_EgoJyLN9WEslkg0MxFNJyzJhPUUCjl2RNjzsxfzxfO0oa8m3oK5k6TzyBaJfFOnpfEiqzDgf9AAwQkYd27ZuUWY9UdYpUpuTT34eJBT7oUHPEEvdpqgw38Tb/s1600/IMG_0498.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 166px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikBoddj1Pyp9q0nuoRYhK_EgoJyLN9WEslkg0MxFNJyzJhPUUCjl2RNjzsxfzxfO0oa8m3oK5k6TzyBaJfFOnpfEiqzDgf9AAwQkYd27ZuUWY9UdYpUpuTT34eJBT7oUHPEEvdpqgw38Tb/s200/IMG_0498.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558142212857564514" border="0" /></a>I cringe every time I look at an old board.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvr_mS1iXRGuRPUw1sqZgOkZfG__X8YMqoIKByKm8OFOa4a29yXn0oMY0iegiHTQKM6eOIlZjoZBq3lSXAEdPYSbeFpNOwGHjWPgCTkd82ewIOlk2b-2lttcg-eIvxILI1B7eM5SuR8HIZ/s1600/IMG_0654_2.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvr_mS1iXRGuRPUw1sqZgOkZfG__X8YMqoIKByKm8OFOa4a29yXn0oMY0iegiHTQKM6eOIlZjoZBq3lSXAEdPYSbeFpNOwGHjWPgCTkd82ewIOlk2b-2lttcg-eIvxILI1B7eM5SuR8HIZ/s200/IMG_0654_2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558142205007745042" border="0" /></a>Crazy what difference a few weeks can make, eh? It certainly helps that we have one (or two/three towards the end of the semester) of these due every week. Here are some more pics of renderings I've done:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaj_bgePp4yyLLp65Bhc_MvBrBwYEj0XpuiXLMuqJFKnnZOmCPNd6IE_-YiAMwe1z2UXV6dTQtcNDQStYlMV0qo99Yql9iOBEiYU16j6T9kJJnggj7Fgqx4nyR7EgxymPy6dg0gyv1-TDp/s1600/IMG_0570.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaj_bgePp4yyLLp65Bhc_MvBrBwYEj0XpuiXLMuqJFKnnZOmCPNd6IE_-YiAMwe1z2UXV6dTQtcNDQStYlMV0qo99Yql9iOBEiYU16j6T9kJJnggj7Fgqx4nyR7EgxymPy6dg0gyv1-TDp/s200/IMG_0570.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558142217950118594" border="0" /></a>A toy in translucent plastic. I (and most of the class) got scolded for using gray.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwLyIuSnBrWgI5XLRLhjil4a84CGuhbE17e-qXziD6R6JxUgQA27hZP_jZ5gDydSjd0FstV9Zm9_RNhzXiw5_rr5I7LnsIZ7sS0cnpBl4tolG7sweYFtr3p1PXc8_Glj0NnrU6V9Da5oGr/s1600/IMG_0734.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwLyIuSnBrWgI5XLRLhjil4a84CGuhbE17e-qXziD6R6JxUgQA27hZP_jZ5gDydSjd0FstV9Zm9_RNhzXiw5_rr5I7LnsIZ7sS0cnpBl4tolG7sweYFtr3p1PXc8_Glj0NnrU6V9Da5oGr/s200/IMG_0734.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558142662306198946" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP7eOmlHfeMoWGF-rsXLuiZdOB4trAEUdYsk0yuHMBDbnXPeqP8yxBSAT9dE8ZdhCqKBj0Sr2SUrdsqFb1t5cti0O_DFKQXx6mvhXqd-sbPTnMTapLTTzpsLoWH48X-EOOMmzQFR9CvIbZ/s1600/IMG_0735.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP7eOmlHfeMoWGF-rsXLuiZdOB4trAEUdYsk0yuHMBDbnXPeqP8yxBSAT9dE8ZdhCqKBj0Sr2SUrdsqFb1t5cti0O_DFKQXx6mvhXqd-sbPTnMTapLTTzpsLoWH48X-EOOMmzQFR9CvIbZ/s200/IMG_0735.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558142652306819266" border="0" /></a>Not too bad! I really enjoy marker rendering now. It's super-fun and very rewarding. Unlike paintings which are often never "done," there is always a finishing point with these product drawings. The sense of accomplishment after finishing a board is maybe one of the most satisfying art-related things I've done.<br /><br />As for the rest of my boards...well, I'm afraid I'll have to keep those secret. Secrecy is a big part of the toy industry, but I believe that processes are interesting and sharing knowledge is important. If you ever encounter me in real life, I'd probably be happy to show you others!<br /><br />That's about it for this blog post. Tomorrow is the first day of Winterim classes. It's three weeks of re-doing our boards and further preparing our portfolios and resumes for our summer internships. I'll keep y'all posted!<br /><br />Happy thoughts,<br />-J<br /><br />P.S. Do yourself a favor and check out <a href="http://everydayisawesome.com/">Every Day Is Awesome</a>. I'll talk about it more next post, but...just do it.<br /><br />Oh, and I have my own web address! You can get here by going to http://jordanliv.com now. How cool is that?!<br /></div></div></div></div>PandaWolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02716296285158953810noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1146929826293112979.post-13114618402464203202010-10-02T21:14:00.004-04:002010-10-02T21:50:06.288-04:00Five weeks in...<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">...and I'm still kickin'.</span> <br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Sorry for the lack of blog posts. I'm pretty sure I mentioned that I'd update more frequently. However, I am a Terrible Human Being, and being a Terrible Human Being means doing terrible things.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">School's been great, and going by ridiculously fast. I can't believe it's about to be the sixth week (I think?)! The ridiculous amount of work we have in Toy Design is very welcome. In Fine Arts, people (like me and my homies) would often put projects off until the last moment. In Toy Design, that kind of work ethic will get you kicked out. It doesn't hurt that the projects we get are fun; in my last major, I wasn't very passionate about most things we were assigned towards the end.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Thanks to this major, I am now the working machine I've always wanted to be. Every week starts off fairly easy, with a bit of life drawing and a lot of homework. But from Tuesday to Friday, I'm in the toy design lab until at least midnight working on something. Then I have an 8-hour sewing lab on Saturday. But that is only for half the semester. It really helps to have classmates that care as much as I do.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">So what have I been working on? Well, I don't really want to delve into specifics, but here are a few pictures.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb90dwhxWCH-pr5xyZ71QQ1v6eGYzFL06-ULG2F0IO-MJVUCjLDOuGu2EUbLeyGAy-NKksorwEwkr8acRwUS7KPwtxzUraT_HefhOYfrZ7zQdEY6lGJnJzLQOB-DadIDm7hoxs6nPgLOuH/s1600/IMG_0455.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 149px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb90dwhxWCH-pr5xyZ71QQ1v6eGYzFL06-ULG2F0IO-MJVUCjLDOuGu2EUbLeyGAy-NKksorwEwkr8acRwUS7KPwtxzUraT_HefhOYfrZ7zQdEY6lGJnJzLQOB-DadIDm7hoxs6nPgLOuH/s200/IMG_0455.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523629208489310610" border="0" /></a>The results of a Saturday sewing lab. This is Sloppy the Wolf.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb3e0dGKoTRT8ouGo7GyUJO85FJY_oOPn2mQQma9fcfgOaBte_TmYwaqwim-r2hEdi9PQ2jRF36oAwAbffOsiANZXFd07ENVtA013NQV2bm1e2WB2XBxLpjVVhu52D0XgN8-mLuedROCQk/s1600/IMG_0414.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb3e0dGKoTRT8ouGo7GyUJO85FJY_oOPn2mQQma9fcfgOaBte_TmYwaqwim-r2hEdi9PQ2jRF36oAwAbffOsiANZXFd07ENVtA013NQV2bm1e2WB2XBxLpjVVhu52D0XgN8-mLuedROCQk/s200/IMG_0414.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523629202684226146" border="0" /></a>Marker Rendering Homework<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD8k_rI7iZdpmHjduihN6qfyXLJYibQDUs-TeEQP7WJQfDqZ5hATVVDhdLoES3GSZStGyrurN2qmsSDyHlypXaJDXv9Qsb2XKaNef-uS-HrUNzCDXGXpk1tuhKpDl-NjrwbrBh2T7JxSaB/s1600/IMG_0427.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD8k_rI7iZdpmHjduihN6qfyXLJYibQDUs-TeEQP7WJQfDqZ5hATVVDhdLoES3GSZStGyrurN2qmsSDyHlypXaJDXv9Qsb2XKaNef-uS-HrUNzCDXGXpk1tuhKpDl-NjrwbrBh2T7JxSaB/s200/IMG_0427.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523629199004075538" border="0" /></a>"Try Me!" Toy<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE5_Kpy1l_mxLW7yB4AojWW_QC9LyYYOJKjLd5165cLrlquF3w7llvCsezplN7KXNDk8EORoYkkxOLmqqM5rfWiGGMPXVqcKj8CxSChv4puYFPObiOvNrIuZSgQrKXT6oFSFAuXuLU4XOd/s1600/IMG_0498.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE5_Kpy1l_mxLW7yB4AojWW_QC9LyYYOJKjLd5165cLrlquF3w7llvCsezplN7KXNDk8EORoYkkxOLmqqM5rfWiGGMPXVqcKj8CxSChv4puYFPObiOvNrIuZSgQrKXT6oFSFAuXuLU4XOd/s200/IMG_0498.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523629195532555458" border="0" /></a>Outdoor Toy<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">That's about it! Looking at my work, remember thinking "Wow, I did a pretty good job," but now I notice a lot of things I can change about everything. Since our projects are overlapping and I'll have at least one board due every week, maybe I'll ACTUALLY start updating weekly. <br /><br />Now, for some sleep. And more homework.<br /><br />Quickly adapting to reduced sleep time,<br />-J<br /></div></div>PandaWolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02716296285158953810noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1146929826293112979.post-89929596626120745342010-09-06T00:27:00.007-04:002010-09-06T01:15:06.707-04:00First Week: Not Bad!<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Let's go through the schedule!</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">On Mondays, I have Anatomy for Toy Designers. We have a wonderful professor by the name of James Reid. I have heard from other professors that he is a master of anatomy; something that my classmates and I soon discovered. This guy REALLY knows his stuff. It is like being taught by an old master from the Renaissance. To be completely honest, I feel like I learned more about general figure drawing from a 2.5 hour lecture than I have in all my life drawing classes combined. I am psyched about the coming classes. I appreciate how laid-back the class is; we're allowed to use essentially any material and work in any size we want.</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">We also learned that you can use skim milk as a spray fixative for your drawings. Awesome.</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">On Tuesdays, we have Drafting and Product Materials/Safety Considerations. Drafting is, well...drafting. The first class I've ever had on the subject. Looks like it might be tedious, but I </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >do </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">love precise line drawings and schematics, so it'll be cool to learn how those are made. The Materials/Safety class is interesting, too. We learned about several types of plastic used in manufacturing this week. The second half of the semester will be focused more on electronics and stuff. At the end of class, we got a project: A toy that we will eventually take apart and examine. Mine is a medical kit:</span> <a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRN-H0VIEQwbmN5hXb560uus61exOz4qrUJGn-ea6xUXI55zZCpd1VT6aEwoFE42wdXoVLsUYLi8dhhlqqV6JRU1qTpFbXnuAuOT1a9uhcKAdRsxJzGhr0c1kmbmpN_PUhBMYJ3mqAKb1s/s1600/IMG_0362.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 149px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRN-H0VIEQwbmN5hXb560uus61exOz4qrUJGn-ea6xUXI55zZCpd1VT6aEwoFE42wdXoVLsUYLi8dhhlqqV6JRU1qTpFbXnuAuOT1a9uhcKAdRsxJzGhr0c1kmbmpN_PUhBMYJ3mqAKb1s/s200/IMG_0362.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513661600638157474" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Included is a stethoscope, thermometer, syringe, band-aid, blood pressure checker, and a nose/throat examining doohicky. </span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Wednesdays start out with Developmental Psychology, a course that I'm fairly stoked about. The professor seems really enthusiastic and very articulate, and the subject matter is extremely relevant to our major. We're going to have team debates later in the semester, which I am somewhat nervous about. I never got to do much of that in high school and I'm not excited about doing it for a grade.</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">After that, we have Marker Rendering. The professor we have is new, but he seems pretty laid back and I'm excited to learn cool rendering techniques. His style of rendering objects is different from the one we learned in the summer workshop and Intro to Toy Design class, but I'm eager to see what he has to offer. Rendering things in marker is super-fun.</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Industry Overview is the name of our only Thursday class, and it's a really cool one. Each week, an industry representative will come and give us a lecture. This week, Franklin La Barbara (Vice President of Product Design) from Hasbro came and told us about the development of an R/C Car that just hit store shelves. It was such an interesting story and we learned a lot about what kind of work goes into the making of a toy. Check out the </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.amazon.com/Tonka-Ricochet-4x4-R-2fC-Green-2fRed/dp/B003EHWPYU/ref=pd_sxp_f_pt">Ricochet 4x4</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">; it's a really cool toy that can flip over and has a monster truck mode.</span><br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8ei7bZFKc5A?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8ei7bZFKc5A?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">We will be making field trips in this class, as well!</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">And on Friday, we have our hardcore classes: Drawing for Toy Design and Toy Design I. In the first one, we learn how to draw products in perspective and how to use our tools. We'll work out a few toy concepts later in the semester, but first comes the practical stuff; how to draw a toy concept and how to make it pop!</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The second is the meat and potatoes of the semester. Each week, we'll have a new concept theme to explore; for example, our first theme is a "Try Me!" toy. We'll have a week to research and come up with at least six toy concepts around that theme, then another week to make a presentation board and render it. It starts out slow, but we'll eventually be pumping out one board a week because the projects will start to overlap. We'll receive a new theme and have to research it while turning in concepts for the last weeks' theme while turning in boards for the theme from two weeks ago for a class critique. Whew. This week, we recieved our mission and took a trip to Toys R Us to research and play with the "Try Me!" toys on the shelves. It's a pretty broad theme, so I'm excited to see what our class will come up with.</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">My first week of classes went very well and I'm pretty flipping enthused about the coming months of work. I try to not worry about the sleep I will loose or the social life I won't have; instead, I focus on where I'll be in two years' time. Worrying about stuff is a waste of time and energy.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Sorry about the lack of images, but there isn't really much to show yet. This coming week will be a short one, with class only on Tuesday and Wednesday. Sewing lab starts up this week for me as well; Tuesdays from 9-12 and Saturdays from 10AM-6PM. I'm not sure if I'm excited about that one yet.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Stay Tuned,</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">-J</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">P.S. Here is what I ate for breakfast today. Bacon-pinach-egg-pepper jack on a soy pita. It's my breakfast taco. I love the Trader Joe's that opened down the street. I also love having an entire package of bacon to myself. The flash isn't very flattering, but...</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj9FthNlh50jO8nAgwYqZI8NhbL18tgNjKMVfCxz8ljeaQd_n4Z95MQrg8ygmgF_qlT-6akyAYHd-mQL3aHBOwnTU2c8mGezWlvvEVHm1UTwP7syg7XDgwy1HQ4a5DYjNSpj47lTimiTri/s1600/IMG_0371.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 149px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj9FthNlh50jO8nAgwYqZI8NhbL18tgNjKMVfCxz8ljeaQd_n4Z95MQrg8ygmgF_qlT-6akyAYHd-mQL3aHBOwnTU2c8mGezWlvvEVHm1UTwP7syg7XDgwy1HQ4a5DYjNSpj47lTimiTri/s200/IMG_0371.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513663576252763330" border="0" /></a>PandaWolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02716296285158953810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1146929826293112979.post-4195924078434982402010-08-29T21:04:00.010-04:002010-08-29T22:27:34.134-04:00'Twas the Night Before School...<div style="text-align: center;">.<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">..when all through the apartment,</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;">Paced an excited young man who left the Fine Arts Department.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;">Hoping to make toys for chillun' all across the land,<br />He took paper, pencil, and marker in hand!<br />"A new year awaits!" he shouted, jumping with glee.<br />"New people, new professors, new places to see!"<br />Sweat, blood, and spirit over a two-year duration,<br />"MY TOYS SHALL BE KNOWN ALL ACROSS THE NATION!"<br /></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;">"Hee-hee, hoo-hoo, bwa-ha-ha-hah!"<br /></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;">"The world will be mine, la~la~la~la!"<br /><br />***<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Dear readers of Sharp Will, Dull Blade,<br /><br />I have been a negligent blogger. I have left several of you writhing on your floors like drooling addicts craving your next hit. That's what I have been led to believe by a certain few people, anyway *coughalexandsaicough*<br /><br />So I apologize for not blogging over the summer. Thinking back, there wasn't anything worth broadcasting to the world. Except for my nephew's powerful cute-fu.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Z-EOfOsxsxzlVWr30OkwvDXGn0OxVQ1BhmvW7WvmD6s1EFDctxRBTkeSM-Dd_fAFeEIgkXFL-JTjXCEObfO4fgc9DgloXT4s_9uy7QUIts2kg8zyEPms-u8scc9sqsDat2O8WaMQilgy/s1600/IMG_0143.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 149px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Z-EOfOsxsxzlVWr30OkwvDXGn0OxVQ1BhmvW7WvmD6s1EFDctxRBTkeSM-Dd_fAFeEIgkXFL-JTjXCEObfO4fgc9DgloXT4s_9uy7QUIts2kg8zyEPms-u8scc9sqsDat2O8WaMQilgy/s200/IMG_0143.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511011521756123218" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibovBc-vYo4YduulrXxvu6pQdvOf1e2oqcuKZzutabnWSPMNuplguRLAgoEW-_tx3sF1CkSSUO0YzVEVomfSAPz93QCkkJ7ZlT35KxV6LDZmZW81JmCFliOWtia3JpzKL-Rcq25zz48EF5/s1600/IMG_0206.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 149px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibovBc-vYo4YduulrXxvu6pQdvOf1e2oqcuKZzutabnWSPMNuplguRLAgoEW-_tx3sF1CkSSUO0YzVEVomfSAPz93QCkkJ7ZlT35KxV6LDZmZW81JmCFliOWtia3JpzKL-Rcq25zz48EF5/s200/IMG_0206.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511011510005570706" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6pvFw_Ij4gJl2FUd_SvQ2Q291eO29w6Bh8EbxUQWbJpDAWjQkLa7sSBoLkAPbrKvCJfIGrXHjVMygDGvISd9kUsHHcyxOEzxCEwynJsWz3MfO6lECKqQphcrwv8-_lA8y3Ft8uE71ca51/s1600/IMG_0180.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 149px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6pvFw_Ij4gJl2FUd_SvQ2Q291eO29w6Bh8EbxUQWbJpDAWjQkLa7sSBoLkAPbrKvCJfIGrXHjVMygDGvISd9kUsHHcyxOEzxCEwynJsWz3MfO6lECKqQphcrwv8-_lA8y3Ft8uE71ca51/s200/IMG_0180.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511011503457704850" border="0" /></a>Is he not the cutest thing you have ever seen? He is...9 months old? Or almost. Maybe almost 10. I'm a bad uncle.<br /><br />So, yeah. Summer. Went to California for a wedding. Went home and semi-vegetated for a few weeks. Got some wisdom teeth removed. Came back to my cozy lil' NY apartment.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">***<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUQeoYsN37AAXjvy4k4ex0lUdPVdOp0oz5bnvbvmGN7nfv6UHLyCJSxyjZhCs1VW5kkw9gVNSioJi97AvtV90ay_BJENuTCNJYp1yZe7RQ2hpax_fQrk-C3RK4BOJT7k1fmepOsRu7ZNvb/s1600/new-avengers_image_big.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUQeoYsN37AAXjvy4k4ex0lUdPVdOp0oz5bnvbvmGN7nfv6UHLyCJSxyjZhCs1VW5kkw9gVNSioJi97AvtV90ay_BJENuTCNJYp1yZe7RQ2hpax_fQrk-C3RK4BOJT7k1fmepOsRu7ZNvb/s200/new-avengers_image_big.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511016540595986674" border="0" /></a><br />I read a ton of comics over the summer after getting back in to Western mainstream stuff back in May. I've decided that I am a Marvel guy and I really enjoy the Avengers books. I read the first volume of New Avengers (from after Disassembled to Siege) and Dark Avengers. I didn't realize that Mighty Avengers was also part of the saga, so that's on my list, too. Right now, I'm reading Invincible Iron Man, most of the new Avengers books, and some random DC things. I'm really excited about New York Comic-Con this year because I'll actually be familiar with artists and writers and will try to get stuff signed!<br /><br />I've also recommenced my bass guitar self-edumacation. Seeing <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wd5KEaOtm4">Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World</a> (saw it twice and want to see it again!) inspired me. Now I really want to be in a band, but I won't really have time for that. Ukulele-ing is slow, though. I haven't progressed much on that front, especially when compared to last summer.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">***<br /></div><br />Today, I finished my summer marker rendering assignments for Toy Design. Earlier this summer, we had a workshop where we learned how to do compose and render a toy board. It was pretty much review from the Intro to Toy Design class I took, but we got a little more in-depth with the rendering aspect.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA6PcFiszqm0PgWBeFcT2gVG6RYUyXmvBIoktMG-cSR4ihJhUavJ60qwCEiZGEg8lQr3NUPOJz_B-efeGXGuZN6u4D8QOM-BVj9QmZ3ao84WZggX1ICWKaQdr_lUMy_prBgbbWJwozfvUp/s1600/IMG_0357.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 149px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA6PcFiszqm0PgWBeFcT2gVG6RYUyXmvBIoktMG-cSR4ihJhUavJ60qwCEiZGEg8lQr3NUPOJz_B-efeGXGuZN6u4D8QOM-BVj9QmZ3ao84WZggX1ICWKaQdr_lUMy_prBgbbWJwozfvUp/s200/IMG_0357.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511015375216978690" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheoaknksmUX_tQEzfdu1AutGwzWpw8BkNlrT1OVWG6XW78ARkH6SGrisJ6czVuZV08dzhTNmT3DyAxxVrWVBAKA0aTtWUOxffUeR6yL1krj8WJHKxAwnw5VIyd-uxKWyWpFyb1CWmzc-5z/s1600/IMG_0358.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 149px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheoaknksmUX_tQEzfdu1AutGwzWpw8BkNlrT1OVWG6XW78ARkH6SGrisJ6czVuZV08dzhTNmT3DyAxxVrWVBAKA0aTtWUOxffUeR6yL1krj8WJHKxAwnw5VIyd-uxKWyWpFyb1CWmzc-5z/s200/IMG_0358.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511015381411235938" border="0" /></a><br />I'm pretty happy with how they came out; at the very least, I've gotten better at staying in the lines when rendering.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">***<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">To say that I'm excited to start this semester would be a gross understatement. Meeting new people, learning new things...I'm finally going to do what I wanted to do in college. I don't mean to discount the last two years I've had; My time in Fine Arts was awesome! I met some great friends and professors and grew a lot as an artist. But, starting this semester, I get to take my first steps into the world of design! Not just design for the sake of aesthetics or controversy, but design with purpose and practicality.<br /><br />With the workload of the program, I may not be able to update the blog as often as I'd like. There might not even be a lot I <span style="font-style: italic;">can</span> talk about; I don't want to give any toy companies free ideas! However, I'll do my best to make at least one post a week offering a vague description of what goes on in the Toy Design program. Or post something random and spontaneous, like this short film my friend from high school stars in:<br /></div></div></div></div><br /><object width="300" height="193"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qFUD6MukD8I?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qFUD6MukD8I?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="300" height="193"></embed></object><br /><br />I laughed out loud at least five times. Asian people crack me up! I giggle every time I look in the mirror.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">***<br /><div style="text-align: left;">Aaaaand that's a wrap for now. To everyone who has kept up with my blog over the past few years: I think you're crazy for wasting your time reading about the thoughts and artwork of a silly Asian kid. Thank you so very much for reading.<br /><br />Stay tuned! Things are gonna get crazy.<br /><br />-J<br /></div></div>PandaWolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02716296285158953810noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1146929826293112979.post-24394084965401919962010-06-09T23:21:00.005-04:002010-06-09T23:52:52.998-04:00Venus of Where?<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Yeah, yeah. Almost two months without a blog update; I've been slacking. But instead of boring you all with stories about how I was ridiculously busy with final projects, entertaining my parents who came to visit, trying to take a break from the world, and reading an obscene number of comics, I'll just jump in and tell you about my favorite painting I've done.</span><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzYR_HtuprZuM_jeyd5_ItuebwdWMGYtik1EnhS9QCfs6GQZ2bPQPZ60EXjkY6ZBQpfR5ZExaxLDhl5Ca_NAd3_AYItdmDXGL_aeONCQvci4gRpuD8kk8XcHyiTe-eb-HMoTPp8FDpwxDW/s1600/DSCN9223.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzYR_HtuprZuM_jeyd5_ItuebwdWMGYtik1EnhS9QCfs6GQZ2bPQPZ60EXjkY6ZBQpfR5ZExaxLDhl5Ca_NAd3_AYItdmDXGL_aeONCQvci4gRpuD8kk8XcHyiTe-eb-HMoTPp8FDpwxDW/s200/DSCN9223.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480982141307857282" border="0" /></a>The mission for our final Figure Painting was to take the model and place her in an environment.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCQmHPNZLxbYlGVYw2TOZyjAh6NPyNbaNdyFexTrKca28pP_oNBjBeuKXEYv9whhH0iJspC6uvSHxm_d5kyknwfeufRroJQd-L5EZu2OtlEVGMFMC5FeoSab8mFizBJKEGIcAi1dt14m9h/s1600/DSCN9225.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCQmHPNZLxbYlGVYw2TOZyjAh6NPyNbaNdyFexTrKca28pP_oNBjBeuKXEYv9whhH0iJspC6uvSHxm_d5kyknwfeufRroJQd-L5EZu2OtlEVGMFMC5FeoSab8mFizBJKEGIcAi1dt14m9h/s200/DSCN9225.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480982130756146402" border="0" /></a>Initially, I was thinking of doing something completely fantastical and crazy in the background, like aliens attacking, the apocalypse taking place, unicorns, dragons...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkfnzbFmID7o_RCUiy0rwBDdTQXvR7u_oSgAQ6TWgl9OzhUKtDuw3UJPsuWjqYngG5e59uNwd6ZClDYlqUVFPOlXJ-3Bb9E7NmBAn3eEPZULp9Pd0si7WeDkNuPwij0EsYrfovQgf26n9u/s1600/DSCN9305.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkfnzbFmID7o_RCUiy0rwBDdTQXvR7u_oSgAQ6TWgl9OzhUKtDuw3UJPsuWjqYngG5e59uNwd6ZClDYlqUVFPOlXJ-3Bb9E7NmBAn3eEPZULp9Pd0si7WeDkNuPwij0EsYrfovQgf26n9u/s200/DSCN9305.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480982122290284082" border="0" /></a>But then I thought about the pose (which was debated about for almost an entire class period because compromise doesn't make people happy...) and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_of_Urbino">this</a> painting from art history came to mind.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP_6iBAotYl9biBtq4pWrQJVqex3WoU3vz9grcBstMdEyhQruvg87Wxvnc6Wa_HTcgQAhMkF2QbPl3_nLO5-lJ2mYc6dLsTGL4WQ12TpVHXdK2FJWCHwclHW2a0xnBqBCsFj3TVDYryzYo/s1600/DSCN9306.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP_6iBAotYl9biBtq4pWrQJVqex3WoU3vz9grcBstMdEyhQruvg87Wxvnc6Wa_HTcgQAhMkF2QbPl3_nLO5-lJ2mYc6dLsTGL4WQ12TpVHXdK2FJWCHwclHW2a0xnBqBCsFj3TVDYryzYo/s200/DSCN9306.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480982116099212946" border="0" /></a>So I decided to mesh the two together: A parody of a painting from art history with surreal and fantasy elements. Oh, and a mini self-portrait, too.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDlB7NCHDIPRYXmdGZCtP4ZsmETdy-81g0WaUbQvEsMF0Ilu4Dtyc7bnRYhf3gYXnZoe1_N4z8U68_kePaRKYikd7HqijXf5fgRuW7lhEBytCEpd6E9qskvj4LqHK6pVXsD2DFlIfDM16j/s1600/DSCN0206.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDlB7NCHDIPRYXmdGZCtP4ZsmETdy-81g0WaUbQvEsMF0Ilu4Dtyc7bnRYhf3gYXnZoe1_N4z8U68_kePaRKYikd7HqijXf5fgRuW7lhEBytCEpd6E9qskvj4LqHK6pVXsD2DFlIfDM16j/s200/DSCN0206.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480981237600009042" border="0" /></a>We were on a pretty tight schedule and only had a few weeks to work on this one. I ended up putting in around 12 hours of work in one day to finish it in time for our final critique. Thankfully, I wasn't alone...I had some powerful backup in my homie and former roommate Marcel. He was there working on about eight of his abstract paintings at once. It's always great to have someone to bounce ideas off of, especially when he's Marcel. Check out his new website, by the way! <a href="http://iammarcel.com/">iammarcel.com</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirWTvW3CguUQ5o85jQo5IEbocEQEAgQyPzUOm9_OFRfgZgX6dBoCAWnvMIEy2AidW4CVZsIEC6xBk-MsgfRTV3_pGMvxtlRMEeYl0qWrQ5uDPvhZpvqVw3wKY2pWLLnqG3WG0hEyzYoWQ2/s1600/DSCN1858.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirWTvW3CguUQ5o85jQo5IEbocEQEAgQyPzUOm9_OFRfgZgX6dBoCAWnvMIEy2AidW4CVZsIEC6xBk-MsgfRTV3_pGMvxtlRMEeYl0qWrQ5uDPvhZpvqVw3wKY2pWLLnqG3WG0hEyzYoWQ2/s200/DSCN1858.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480981216022187746" border="0" /></a>And here's the end result. See the little mini-painting of Venus of Urbino in the background? Isn't it clever? Isn't it?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8cZq7KAgB9llRUOZ4eeBs9Wzf8qcWY70DAQEyhhmCSIThrzAKLIays0abnlYNmQJEozUkuyP308burkU7eFrzHonzB4-czB3kVlGQYX8Doz-N0lJ3PTqpyZ00r4WCN5UcKEY8tpGR4ss8/s1600/DSCN1854.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8cZq7KAgB9llRUOZ4eeBs9Wzf8qcWY70DAQEyhhmCSIThrzAKLIays0abnlYNmQJEozUkuyP308burkU7eFrzHonzB4-czB3kVlGQYX8Doz-N0lJ3PTqpyZ00r4WCN5UcKEY8tpGR4ss8/s200/DSCN1854.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480981224667036562" border="0" /></a>There's a little cow there, too! For all of my out-of-state homies, that's the Empire State Building in the background. And Godzilla. <br />I was going to add more to the table there, but I was running out of time and had no references for what I wanted to add. So a lonely egg timer sits on the table, waiting for the day it will be used. Unfortunately, that day may not come because Godzilla is not far away.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqiNpz9u1iQjUjOFi2_tN6sbv_cHmfK202hb3X_7ljrEfKX0wRC9wJnIbZ94_vKNo2dEc_sbA_2Q5JWZCaZSmsolkqjaiA3J_VvcvhESyMoQJBOC5Vayis001thDYa-1Z6jmmNbXszKEkf/s1600/DSCN1855.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqiNpz9u1iQjUjOFi2_tN6sbv_cHmfK202hb3X_7ljrEfKX0wRC9wJnIbZ94_vKNo2dEc_sbA_2Q5JWZCaZSmsolkqjaiA3J_VvcvhESyMoQJBOC5Vayis001thDYa-1Z6jmmNbXszKEkf/s200/DSCN1855.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480981221928164818" border="0" /></a>It sorta looks like me. Am I tipping my hat or is it slipping off my head? And what is that mysterious book? Marcel suggested that it be "Mein Kampf" and I thought that would be hilarious because my sense of humor has been twisted by my friends. But I left it blank. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibvy2OdrBG9BPjZvcLtpFaqGfycOIH4WnXyjp0iqdmkhSbqUr5uR4dptGngWtTAkV89hiEDWxEarUhZmEktiPZtN_tOji7OG0S-NX3dgUCWBEYxwKLlyfqXXRc2YUhDhUkYdd6vePWon-a/s1600/DSCN1859.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibvy2OdrBG9BPjZvcLtpFaqGfycOIH4WnXyjp0iqdmkhSbqUr5uR4dptGngWtTAkV89hiEDWxEarUhZmEktiPZtN_tOji7OG0S-NX3dgUCWBEYxwKLlyfqXXRc2YUhDhUkYdd6vePWon-a/s200/DSCN1859.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480981209820524050" border="0" /></a>Ad a closeup of the model, Lauren. It took me forever to get her face ironed out...the way it connected to the neck and the shape of her face and a billion small things were throwing me off. So I added more hair so you can't see much of the neck and it was magically fixed! Cool how that happens, huh?<br /></div>PandaWolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02716296285158953810noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1146929826293112979.post-59394488249565993662010-04-14T21:57:00.005-04:002010-04-14T22:17:56.730-04:003 Hour Portraits<a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo2wt0J157K_cTC9V__xnQdoQWa53M3j-kNLpOyFfpRoucw_WUlNrc32BW7ONHQylk_UvHFB2ppXbDFrXudnIS_H2gVQc0w5P-4lJ1GJvviQDAAU1N8t49se_zxwUUqZdjEUKqAyJbBXQT/s1600/DSCN9216.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo2wt0J157K_cTC9V__xnQdoQWa53M3j-kNLpOyFfpRoucw_WUlNrc32BW7ONHQylk_UvHFB2ppXbDFrXudnIS_H2gVQc0w5P-4lJ1GJvviQDAAU1N8t49se_zxwUUqZdjEUKqAyJbBXQT/s200/DSCN9216.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460178106941875730" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">So, I managed to get not one, but TWO portraits done this week! With the big painting out of the way, I had yesterday and today free to pursue additional paintings. Since I only got Louisa's back, I really wanted to paint a portrait of her.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh061J-ZB3jRKal5aRwBIRb9s8yDyW1v0FMl9J6H8J3mlrcG13iys3HgvhwEtXTGIj50wenLmQ_sKaLpzvVfydPb9lHgbBhbTKuXiNtc6xAXa60l4gYJiYPm1WEEVMf28Ln-N2PX2EKY81P/s1600/DSCN9215.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh061J-ZB3jRKal5aRwBIRb9s8yDyW1v0FMl9J6H8J3mlrcG13iys3HgvhwEtXTGIj50wenLmQ_sKaLpzvVfydPb9lHgbBhbTKuXiNtc6xAXa60l4gYJiYPm1WEEVMf28Ln-N2PX2EKY81P/s200/DSCN9215.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460178095895059922" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">It turned out that Louisa was only going to be posing on Tuesday...so I kicked things in gear and finished a portrait of her in 3 hours! I'm pretty happy with how it came out. She said that I caught her on a tired day, but she didn't seem too tired to me!</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-LZH-WCwuUJUTS6O78eIlf-72saroJyWpNy0Jog8T_nvxrutwJ-uew6sYbRWUQm453I4doTWTvmynMmg2b0kl9tNyyx3SycdJ0NMUDojZF5EaSOBYH_W2BkjrIWefL0O-e7HlIMPZGous/s1600/DSCN9217.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-LZH-WCwuUJUTS6O78eIlf-72saroJyWpNy0Jog8T_nvxrutwJ-uew6sYbRWUQm453I4doTWTvmynMmg2b0kl9tNyyx3SycdJ0NMUDojZF5EaSOBYH_W2BkjrIWefL0O-e7HlIMPZGous/s200/DSCN9217.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460178088146143826" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">And today, I got one of Evangeline. I think it looks a lot better up close; please click on it to see more detail! I had trouble with this one, partially because I ran out of steam, and partially because the lighting was really tricky. Her entire right half was a mystery to me because her head was illuminated from the side/back and there wasn't much light on that half of her face. I tried to catch some of the highlights on her eyelashes, but that might've been too much to attempt with the brushes I had.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Another issue I had was with the canvas. I bought a pre-made, triple-primed canvas from Utrecht. The surface was smoother than a baby's bottom, which is often a good thing, but I had major issues getting the paint to stick. The previous portrait was done on a canvas I stretched and primed myself. With a surface that is a bit rougher, it took the paint a lot easier; paint on the Utrecht canvas didn't want to stay in one spot and smudged very easily. Definitely prefer stretching and priming my own canvas for small, fast paintings.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Super proud of these, mostly because I accomplished them in a short time. Granted, they are on small canvases- E is 11x14 and L is...something bigger. 14x16 maybe? Something unusual.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Maybe I'll post some of my photography work next.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Waiting for the semester to end,</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">-J</span>PandaWolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02716296285158953810noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1146929826293112979.post-64989126943022656732010-04-11T21:38:00.006-04:002010-04-11T22:08:41.253-04:00Pratt Draw-A-Thon 2010...<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">...best. Friday. Night. Ever.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">For those unfamiliar with Pratt's </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.drawathon.com/">Draw-A-Thon</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">, the event is a 12 hour (7PM Friday to 7 AM Saturday) long figure drawing-fest. </span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjplDYzcIFJFqFeeEo6NGm2P4WWuixFlxPpA-nMr4787rC65XlfeBBCPyEIOcxxS6ZUXLQ1_xZZqKrVmk0v1nHAx0xSkMl1MH-4floI3QImwwCFXyUV82u0fISKNvrxhq8clET-Cqo2pJIM/s1600/DSCN9204.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjplDYzcIFJFqFeeEo6NGm2P4WWuixFlxPpA-nMr4787rC65XlfeBBCPyEIOcxxS6ZUXLQ1_xZZqKrVmk0v1nHAx0xSkMl1MH-4floI3QImwwCFXyUV82u0fISKNvrxhq8clET-Cqo2pJIM/s200/DSCN9204.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459062101476190642" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">There are several studios set up with anywhere between one and three models and poses lasting from a few seconds to 6 hours. </span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl4Nc36-Ktg4isSMq7VyGZ8lwzjNtFSXJEnwL-qiwa6OAYZzpIBRzJqymKLKvFXDL2zwugf8dxGrgczCdefuMmCxDpEBEICP8hQPBv1ftcS7cReTARQhz6BlwjFxiCJiQhm8a8EJL_zQYt/s1600/DSCN9205.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl4Nc36-Ktg4isSMq7VyGZ8lwzjNtFSXJEnwL-qiwa6OAYZzpIBRzJqymKLKvFXDL2zwugf8dxGrgczCdefuMmCxDpEBEICP8hQPBv1ftcS7cReTARQhz6BlwjFxiCJiQhm8a8EJL_zQYt/s200/DSCN9205.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459062110569508450" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Free pizza halfway through. For the last hour or so, all 18 models gather into one room and have a continuously changing pose to live African drums. I went this past Friday with a group of people from school and had a blast.</span><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl4Nc36-Ktg4isSMq7VyGZ8lwzjNtFSXJEnwL-qiwa6OAYZzpIBRzJqymKLKvFXDL2zwugf8dxGrgczCdefuMmCxDpEBEICP8hQPBv1ftcS7cReTARQhz6BlwjFxiCJiQhm8a8EJL_zQYt/s1600/DSCN9205.JPG"><br /></a><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYEjp0do4F2SXsOsUlojDPPXWKBf9ewRVGrDixRazcUCrOIXTG7mkcul2wzobJAxnQiFe4g5JJAojPMp53HJEcvtuJkZWNxdG_HfEH9qZ2_SQOXCIYgW2_jGkg_ZOi22f8sRu-KmG6ERvd/s1600/DSCN9206.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYEjp0do4F2SXsOsUlojDPPXWKBf9ewRVGrDixRazcUCrOIXTG7mkcul2wzobJAxnQiFe4g5JJAojPMp53HJEcvtuJkZWNxdG_HfEH9qZ2_SQOXCIYgW2_jGkg_ZOi22f8sRu-KmG6ERvd/s200/DSCN9206.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459062116801110194" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I brought a lot of art supplies, but mostly ended up using pencils and a brush pen. They give out free supplies, too. I got a pastel pad, a set of pastels, and some charcoal. I missed out on a set of brush markers though, as well as a nice gesso board. Why did they give out all the cool stuff when I was in the bathroom? </span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEPqTCEdSvV96n6Zoe_YtsJdNKSmu6e9wqY4UEB6XAkSKe5grzqGHP8MrgnGVrlLuvjdgLrhR1esS4a56prKcg7sdr4mtZ65cygY5fQahz5scbzb-_NnLsx6ObeOKaOEugLxmU82ETuWtV/s1600/DSCN9207.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEPqTCEdSvV96n6Zoe_YtsJdNKSmu6e9wqY4UEB6XAkSKe5grzqGHP8MrgnGVrlLuvjdgLrhR1esS4a56prKcg7sdr4mtZ65cygY5fQahz5scbzb-_NnLsx6ObeOKaOEugLxmU82ETuWtV/s200/DSCN9207.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459062125911338018" border="0" /></a><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP-C1-ZYySUwYdfVrnbeeRHdushNMVF8lWxh-nuTUhl673RxJZVAg35PkxKUy11RWP5aOXUKUNs3v7I-KS2FNMKN-s-Mh8rUf9nAOwDf-6uRL84LMiA01DFA2p7htJoiiCm39RB9zzJ4rP/s1600/DSCN9209.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP-C1-ZYySUwYdfVrnbeeRHdushNMVF8lWxh-nuTUhl673RxJZVAg35PkxKUy11RWP5aOXUKUNs3v7I-KS2FNMKN-s-Mh8rUf9nAOwDf-6uRL84LMiA01DFA2p7htJoiiCm39RB9zzJ4rP/s200/DSCN9209.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459062132969400098" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">This is what Louisa, one of the models we've been painting in Figureative Painting, looks like from the front. Well, a little bit different. She had a badass costume.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguG4BfqwO69HQeEseKU1z4l2FhyphenhyphenToIni6_5ydc4ZkLfCYysgPVExXNPqbEYvSEOjpimOhtVPlHe5rqWTPrfa1-H1Z2n3P4LIxvlsJA7OgCm2iqWjTB4bqmWrWAH4qEOxsJdc7P25JTgBHQ/s1600/DSCN9212.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguG4BfqwO69HQeEseKU1z4l2FhyphenhyphenToIni6_5ydc4ZkLfCYysgPVExXNPqbEYvSEOjpimOhtVPlHe5rqWTPrfa1-H1Z2n3P4LIxvlsJA7OgCm2iqWjTB4bqmWrWAH4qEOxsJdc7P25JTgBHQ/s200/DSCN9212.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459062519714409970" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">And this is what Evangeline, the other model we're painting, looks like with a dress, hat, and glasses! Many thanks to her for letting me know about this event in the first place.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAjTpNsnQR2C6CyWpgwL5OGzK0oraXN08OuO9OqryKdLSuLS4iOSYq3TBomzp_HH9BDBj5fZtu3MSrxTP66evjhgqGixjxJcXCGj-sMoFR9dTGwC-6Z-GqFsZIx5bw_c1IrqAw91Wkpx1B/s1600/DSCN9213.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAjTpNsnQR2C6CyWpgwL5OGzK0oraXN08OuO9OqryKdLSuLS4iOSYq3TBomzp_HH9BDBj5fZtu3MSrxTP66evjhgqGixjxJcXCGj-sMoFR9dTGwC-6Z-GqFsZIx5bw_c1IrqAw91Wkpx1B/s200/DSCN9213.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459062511765375490" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">There are a handful of other pages, but they're really uninteresting gestures. The event was really awesome, but looking back it's almost a bit disappointing how few drawings I have. My favorite room was the costume/fashion studio. We never draw or paint clothed models in Fine Arts, so it was really great to have that opportunity. Maybe next year, I'll bring some markers or paint. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Best Friday I've had in recent memory. Volunteer work the next morning was a bit of a pain, though.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Two blog posts in one day? Must be procrastinating or something...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">-J<br /><br />P.S. Oh, whaddaya know? This is my 100th post. Only took me...2.5 years to get here! And over 6,500 page views, too! Thanks to all you crazy people who like to drop by and look at my work and read my ramblings. Stay tuned for the next few years and see if I become a wildly successful toy designer or fail miserably and become the stereotypical starving artist!<br /></span>PandaWolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02716296285158953810noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1146929826293112979.post-80941283660318235062010-04-11T13:59:00.006-04:002010-04-11T14:27:35.351-04:00Evangeline and Louisa<div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrNubUrbhXBX242s9eetEbD05m5bhp0vaWUsUSuM_JMO387GXz6xQk75jmXhWxftAhD5i3tCa9L8gcFdMPTR2UvZGhSe2wH3BTJviurR3co2PZW6ZiLvLUicO9R06eWKGFgFoM_gn7MwTY/s1600/DSCN9137.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrNubUrbhXBX242s9eetEbD05m5bhp0vaWUsUSuM_JMO387GXz6xQk75jmXhWxftAhD5i3tCa9L8gcFdMPTR2UvZGhSe2wH3BTJviurR3co2PZW6ZiLvLUicO9R06eWKGFgFoM_gn7MwTY/s200/DSCN9137.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458942215829089698" border="0" /></a>Several weeks ago<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8thMAfkyopkQn9g8iKj4QGPkBkPiBUgTNDh_CXLrx0mSVXlks6bcwSMDshXH5GdfOAsECD4m1JWSHG3EOp6dFtmjPxbTeJLDxxEZvq9GXqVtIhol-0Jm7BeB6sP7WlX-VlX_uM3buHRo8/s1600/DSCN9197.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8thMAfkyopkQn9g8iKj4QGPkBkPiBUgTNDh_CXLrx0mSVXlks6bcwSMDshXH5GdfOAsECD4m1JWSHG3EOp6dFtmjPxbTeJLDxxEZvq9GXqVtIhol-0Jm7BeB6sP7WlX-VlX_uM3buHRo8/s200/DSCN9197.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458942189919402226" border="0" /></a>Last Wednesday<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I finally finished this two-figure painting in class on Wednesday. It's really interesting to see how certain things changed in the process. In this painting, the woman in the foreground (Louisa) ended up changing a lot. Her pose shifted bit by bit as the weeks passed.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2gFtgbxmTg2afBnAna2Vny6HqCJrwKzRXMte-E9yBPDBAgsoMO3aSakZDGcfeKB88XrF7nq3R3u9o7YaIiSS2E0ckfNs9LaBKm4avNboddzhcxGz81q5W6e7kx3N9-lT6lp5aY_cIcC6-/s1600/DSCN9147.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2gFtgbxmTg2afBnAna2Vny6HqCJrwKzRXMte-E9yBPDBAgsoMO3aSakZDGcfeKB88XrF7nq3R3u9o7YaIiSS2E0ckfNs9LaBKm4avNboddzhcxGz81q5W6e7kx3N9-lT6lp5aY_cIcC6-/s200/DSCN9147.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458945661594289650" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkcHJjATGRPAHResao44DQlvqlwkybUnJwv9p4vlyT5Svp-JfdAVXVYDk2iTIPtI0-uGjJG3xJtw-vlfBz3QAkX_98lHhW05FaPElcGmTl_jqpFIPm87SGjRYZBVkEL1mamaLquwVTyAMu/s1600/DSCN9200.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkcHJjATGRPAHResao44DQlvqlwkybUnJwv9p4vlyT5Svp-JfdAVXVYDk2iTIPtI0-uGjJG3xJtw-vlfBz3QAkX_98lHhW05FaPElcGmTl_jqpFIPm87SGjRYZBVkEL1mamaLquwVTyAMu/s200/DSCN9200.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458945651388917090" border="0" /></a><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYmzeUwRljoMDAZKYmEyz-_9-OJIp20I42-BOHb_AELT3qAMXHDgq4ISgxe5jHdSGN2zW0mnKUFxLWoHlwjyEYlZ2G7hy1Vz4Ty1HBAzHfcGIWoiXWmoaPLqldYx9CzLZw3iOc07tPaO1p/s1600/DSCN9200.JPG"><br /></a><br />At the pressing of my professor, I changed her head almost completely, among other things. Since we're slated to have the models for another week, I'm planning on taking a smaller canvas that I've had laying around to make a quick portrait of her.<br /><br />Here's a closeup of Evangeline.</div></div><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjodzdEe-um_wT3TxO6pa7MkVXexYbYqCHfSk7UZam9mx3FeDvOE3kvlHUh415UCFeSnYeLNIQr1oQ8PBasnBorBwo_jqfM4ayYi5fD-CwSY1Paw_2JIalZ-2VyV1hf2duTHabvXH45BWoY/s1600/DSCN9146.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjodzdEe-um_wT3TxO6pa7MkVXexYbYqCHfSk7UZam9mx3FeDvOE3kvlHUh415UCFeSnYeLNIQr1oQ8PBasnBorBwo_jqfM4ayYi5fD-CwSY1Paw_2JIalZ-2VyV1hf2duTHabvXH45BWoY/s200/DSCN9146.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458945670930213762" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7pm2EIsvaaHZQX1faeVQf8K74suAWOBlsu2Rr3VEC0fOZNFonFqC43uiURd7HHKqHG03To928ekWZ6QjOAhtfKgnsUqxz_LFsHmGcMpSxVH8nf-r_eVABrDtmVg-2VPBN98vqI5ueOINT/s1600/DSCN9201.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7pm2EIsvaaHZQX1faeVQf8K74suAWOBlsu2Rr3VEC0fOZNFonFqC43uiURd7HHKqHG03To928ekWZ6QjOAhtfKgnsUqxz_LFsHmGcMpSxVH8nf-r_eVABrDtmVg-2VPBN98vqI5ueOINT/s200/DSCN9201.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458945645041019058" border="0" /></a><br /></div><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKKLxcVpV6Nw9Fya6W710jH2_skHFoNoSH9uoe7ApYQsr9aG70h1cDreKl7-0FSApyu4VMX_Xq9ArRh85ix_B_Tpv4kjVyIO5IMxL879tnfA6Ekxx5vRNe5v65JbqtwuvW0Kf7-NesW_s3/s1600/DSCN9147.JPG"><br /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I might go in at some point and make the right side of the hair a bit darker. The highlights on the left side might not be as bright as I like, so I may also fix those. But as you can see, not much changed in the weeks. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Overall, I think this is my favorite painting that I've done so far, perhaps because we had a really long time to work on it. Even though we had two models, I felt like I had enough time to work each thoroughly with just enough time to develop a simple background. I almost wish that I painted the classroom instead of a flat purple background, though.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Many thanks to the two awesome models! Working with students must be interesting, if only for the weird conversations one can overhear. As always, thoughts and criticism are welcome in the comments!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">-J</span><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8thMAfkyopkQn9g8iKj4QGPkBkPiBUgTNDh_CXLrx0mSVXlks6bcwSMDshXH5GdfOAsECD4m1JWSHG3EOp6dFtmjPxbTeJLDxxEZvq9GXqVtIhol-0Jm7BeB6sP7WlX-VlX_uM3buHRo8/s1600/DSCN9197.JPG"><br /></a>PandaWolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02716296285158953810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1146929826293112979.post-15191760133643589702010-03-21T12:20:00.005-04:002010-03-21T12:40:42.947-04:00Great Successes and other Fun Things!<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Guess who's going to be a Toy Design major next fall!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">ME!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">I heard last Saturday that I got into the program and the first thing I did after calling my mom was to update my Twitter and Facebook status....sorry Blog, you kinda got shafted. But better late than never, right?! RIGHT?!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">...right?</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">***</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Things continue to fare well in my other studies. Since we're pretty much at the midpoint of the semester, there should be a lot of projects due and tests coming up. Fortunately for me, that doesn't really seem to be the case and I only had one midterm which was this past Wednesday. Woo, Maya Art and Civilization! Interesting class, indeed!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">In Painting class, we began work on a new figure painting, this time with two models. It's a pretty decent setup, and both models are really awesome and fun to paint. I think this week will be our fourth week working on them. Here are my progress pics:</span><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtT6r6jJTrXgm0OesGsd5jq9ushigXwled-KVFADU9NNmpKsqYz4T40BB7R6FQkZ333ZVMIEcFDcWadcal3iQtmTrppJpgDpGyhylm-pnXSqjwr2W4lAv10yZfQLLhz7lPhp-UrZR5Jof-/s1600-h/DSCN9135.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtT6r6jJTrXgm0OesGsd5jq9ushigXwled-KVFADU9NNmpKsqYz4T40BB7R6FQkZ333ZVMIEcFDcWadcal3iQtmTrppJpgDpGyhylm-pnXSqjwr2W4lAv10yZfQLLhz7lPhp-UrZR5Jof-/s200/DSCN9135.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451125611874043266" border="0" /></a>At the beginning of the second week.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2KtI06AktpKyOaPy_VaEwijrEmHroApOkE8_4G3nmh6vj-9YJDBh385qTeWgYR5wtwDbcMeVaNbB32pGWunIbx00syQ4lui3oNQQi7QKa2sRMUzgZtayYANn2EzFDn2rgUmPb9OxRViYF/s1600-h/DSCN9136.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2KtI06AktpKyOaPy_VaEwijrEmHroApOkE8_4G3nmh6vj-9YJDBh385qTeWgYR5wtwDbcMeVaNbB32pGWunIbx00syQ4lui3oNQQi7QKa2sRMUzgZtayYANn2EzFDn2rgUmPb9OxRViYF/s200/DSCN9136.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451125618283436178" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC-GFq1l-6urCWq4EoZWnJg7z0K66MGjmtSqi48oJK4mCh4QxIb83ntbpEfmr2Bok2gW0ovRyGYz1r5x9aK4ayxyN1rkCLErDNxM6dztF9qjO6ZvsXHlDBu44eiMaRhOR60in6yh7vEB7H/s1600-h/DSCN9145.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC-GFq1l-6urCWq4EoZWnJg7z0K66MGjmtSqi48oJK4mCh4QxIb83ntbpEfmr2Bok2gW0ovRyGYz1r5x9aK4ayxyN1rkCLErDNxM6dztF9qjO6ZvsXHlDBu44eiMaRhOR60in6yh7vEB7H/s200/DSCN9145.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451125624664690402" border="0" /></a>My professor pointed out some major issues with the figure in the foreground, which I fixed last week.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh96lGbTCZfD0yJLjNfUzryA-ga2KiXjHsCaB7H6XhUmUccpl57zIFyYacTTSCUSdiHvgTPNEf84Y_t96ul9srBx9lB-dypvlULqX6NiwqCG-fhn8hfDasN8rN5S4muGmFod-IaO2sJ2E6h/s1600-h/DSCN9150.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh96lGbTCZfD0yJLjNfUzryA-ga2KiXjHsCaB7H6XhUmUccpl57zIFyYacTTSCUSdiHvgTPNEf84Y_t96ul9srBx9lB-dypvlULqX6NiwqCG-fhn8hfDasN8rN5S4muGmFod-IaO2sJ2E6h/s200/DSCN9150.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451125636120424354" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Her back looks a lot better, doesn't it? I also had to change her face because she is now looking in a different position when she poses. I'm mostly disappointed about the face. Here is a closeup of what it looked like before:</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhswNuMrHcSqzkVr1gfMxyF2bgfRqoLqhmsrda0iXWtrLdiVPeIw8P1vm7YYXv_IKVU3gJ-Ch7ohGdci-fG9729e1-_1dVwk-HULuj2IhtBbShYxW83M2r-E2kxGHf9lRRGhJel1gdpVS54/s1600-h/DSCN9147.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhswNuMrHcSqzkVr1gfMxyF2bgfRqoLqhmsrda0iXWtrLdiVPeIw8P1vm7YYXv_IKVU3gJ-Ch7ohGdci-fG9729e1-_1dVwk-HULuj2IhtBbShYxW83M2r-E2kxGHf9lRRGhJel1gdpVS54/s200/DSCN9147.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451126304817484082" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">I wasn't finished painting it and I thought it didn't look that great anyway, so it's not that big of a deal. I think my professor is irritated/concerned that I put in too much detail in facial features so soon XD. Here's a closeup of the other model. Lookin' all nonchalant!</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7V24_UFOVbJYFtzW5aQ7je9zViACnCKWWAgLMP_AC3gwT0rQ7d2v8IZ6Wh_yvyNbFHxAjN0QiRCYUPCh08HonL9xH9XPouyox9QWLWhmKSgRiUnJSq1nZVBBdCsYK4JQJNtlZhIrAvBFq/s1600-h/DSCN9146.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7V24_UFOVbJYFtzW5aQ7je9zViACnCKWWAgLMP_AC3gwT0rQ7d2v8IZ6Wh_yvyNbFHxAjN0QiRCYUPCh08HonL9xH9XPouyox9QWLWhmKSgRiUnJSq1nZVBBdCsYK4JQJNtlZhIrAvBFq/s200/DSCN9146.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451126295448028866" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left; font-family: trebuchet ms;">We still have 3 or so weeks left to work on these, so expect them to look plenty different by the end!<br /></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">***</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Look for an update on what we've been doing in photography and Abstract Painting soonish! I promise!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Yatta!</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">-J</span><br /></div></div></div></div>PandaWolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02716296285158953810noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1146929826293112979.post-3217376225196542222010-03-08T22:30:00.008-05:002010-03-08T23:08:39.804-05:00Toy Design HometestSo Saturday was the big Toy Design interview day, and boy was it exciting! And bit nerve-wracking, but totally exciting and fun and interesting! I met a lot of interesting people and I think my interview went pretty well. We should hear in a few weeks whether we get accepted or not.<br /><br />There were about 20 students being interviewed that day...I'm assuming that there were other interview days because I heard a lot more than 20 people apply every year. A wide range of people showed up-from a guy already interning at Hasbro to a lady who worked with autistic children to losers like me!<br /><br />We started with one of those awkward periods where people slowly trickle in and sit around and stare at each other and all around the room. There were a number of hard and soft toys set out for our drawing test. We had 30 minutes to draw a still life composed of one hard toy and one plush toy. After that, they gave us a time slot and we were free to roam about until our time came. My appointment was earlier, but I ended up sticking around for almost the entire time because there were so many toys to play with and a few of my friends were at the interview too.<br /><br />Since the interview is over with, I can safely (I hope) post my designs up! Our mission was to design and make boards of three toys in different categories. Here are my designs, followed by the Toy Specifications from my idea book.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVphVtD2n4BZ7SvcF5ILIT0OhatKNbHqkU9AAF8IR7D_ABZXcXTmkezBfj2Z8QOq02SIsWLqSF7B7CQIO2whGWrZqPnSpas5OKmdj9FksPf8OTsMwKJrSv4ix9t-y0WdiM4JFNqC1_39lu/s1600-h/DSCN9126.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 166px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVphVtD2n4BZ7SvcF5ILIT0OhatKNbHqkU9AAF8IR7D_ABZXcXTmkezBfj2Z8QOq02SIsWLqSF7B7CQIO2whGWrZqPnSpas5OKmdj9FksPf8OTsMwKJrSv4ix9t-y0WdiM4JFNqC1_39lu/s200/DSCN9126.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446475503486015858" border="0" /></a><blockquote>Child having nightmares? Afraid of monsters under the bed and things that go “Bump!” in the night? Have no fear, Sir Galen shall slay all fiends who seek to prevent sleep!<br /><br /> Designed to help kids fall asleep without fear, Sir Galen is the perfect bedtime buddy. A key feature of this plush toy is his sword, which is large enough to hold and doubles as a night light. A twist of the hilt activates a soft light that operates on a sleep timer to save batteries.<br /><br /> Sir Galen has several phrases that are activated by touching both metal studs on his gauntlet. This style of activation seeks to prevent accidental speech and to enhance the “experience;” kids will be comforted while holding Sir Galen’s hand! To increase play value, kids can take off Sir Galen’s helmet and put a crown on instead. This will change his phrase set to sayings that are exploration-oriented.<br /><br /> Prince and Explorer by day, Guardian by night, and best friend for years to come, Night Knight Sir Galen is an excellent companion for any child!</blockquote><br /><div style="text-align: center;">***<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXO9EWF1O0svUUrHmTKB3e-b1Y0corLpmbsune424RqcFy_OdLBP8X171vk6iUx42O44AMFMNLiKagUVtrWauH10YJQ-Gndcli1HkHtzxpFyZRKZC0zOit0YkXRxIHLLxrlE23uEYDkNXw/s1600-h/DSCN9129.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXO9EWF1O0svUUrHmTKB3e-b1Y0corLpmbsune424RqcFy_OdLBP8X171vk6iUx42O44AMFMNLiKagUVtrWauH10YJQ-Gndcli1HkHtzxpFyZRKZC0zOit0YkXRxIHLLxrlE23uEYDkNXw/s200/DSCN9129.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446475498024510994" border="0" /></a><blockquote>Safari Snap is a special digital camera with two primary goals:<br />1.To get kids outdoors<br />2.To educate kids about animals, particularly endangered species.<br /> The camera, while able to operate like any normal digital camera, comes with a built in safari game and animal encyclopedia. A typical round of the game flows like this:<br />1. The Safari Master gives you a mission. For example, “Track and photograph a tiger! It was last spotted near some yellow flowers!”<br />2. The kid goes outside, finds some yellow flowers, and photographs them. Using color and shape recognition technology, the camera knows that the right object was photographed, and the Safari Master gives another clue to the tiger’s location.<br />3. Once the end of the trail is reached, the image of a tiger appears on the screen. The next picture taken will feature the tiger’s image overlaying it. Now the kid has a picture of a tiger in any setting he or she wants!<br />4. Once the tiger is photographed, the animal encyclopedia is updated with information about tigers. New missions would be unlocked as more animals get discovered.<br /> The Safari Snap accepts an SD memory card so children can develop their photos. It also features a small solar panel on the front. If technology is advanced enough, it would ideally allow the Safari Snap to be at least partially solar powered. Otherwise, the solar panel detects sunlight and will adjust the variety of missions according to the amount of light. Nocturnal animals would only be found at sunset, for example.<br /> Fresh and exciting, the Safari Snap is just the toy to get kids back outside and exploring!</blockquote><div style="text-align: center;">***<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTtDpVzoi66aqiWXtmplPQ5BRxzPKaGe4jRsiJiZ8j_9SLo9AvyAgxTK3jop1UmdD0Bn8zFD07L_LYLnO66V8CqME58eFvIgqQa0tK66j0bFN2LWS4ObrJ0KDKHSXucbJV8dacrD-J_eGR/s1600-h/DSCN9130.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 167px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTtDpVzoi66aqiWXtmplPQ5BRxzPKaGe4jRsiJiZ8j_9SLo9AvyAgxTK3jop1UmdD0Bn8zFD07L_LYLnO66V8CqME58eFvIgqQa0tK66j0bFN2LWS4ObrJ0KDKHSXucbJV8dacrD-J_eGR/s200/DSCN9130.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446475489142927074" border="0" /></a><blockquote><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTtDpVzoi66aqiWXtmplPQ5BRxzPKaGe4jRsiJiZ8j_9SLo9AvyAgxTK3jop1UmdD0Bn8zFD07L_LYLnO66V8CqME58eFvIgqQa0tK66j0bFN2LWS4ObrJ0KDKHSXucbJV8dacrD-J_eGR/s1600-h/DSCN9130.JPG"></a> “Hey, this is a cool action figure! Wait, why can’t the arm bend like this? Let’s see...”<br /> *snap!*<br /> “...Oops.”<br /> How often has the above scenario played out in households across the world? I cannot count how many action figures I’ve broken (even now!) because of restricting joints. Nothing is more irritating and depressing! One of the features that sets Little Legendz apart from other actions figures is the way it addresses this problem: with the Universal Joint. Combining the motion range of a swiveling joint, the unrestricted pivoting ability of the peg-and-hole joint, and the shape and adaptability of a ball joint, the Universal Joint allows for a far more dynamic playing experience.<br /> To compliment the Universal Joint, a system that I have dubbed the “Universal Link” allows for a completely customizable action figure. Because all of the pegs and holes are the same size, virtually any body part can fit in any location. Combined with the countless mythological creatures and legends to pull monsters from, the possibilities could be endless. Children would be able to create their own legends, limited only by their imaginations!</blockquote>So, yeah. That's that. So now I'[m busy playing catch-up with all my other assignments...Expect an update about my abstract paintings and the latest figure painting sometime soon!<br /><br />Happy Monday,<br />-J<br /><br /><br /><blockquote></blockquote>PandaWolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02716296285158953810noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1146929826293112979.post-79540324857112084102010-02-23T21:40:00.004-05:002010-02-23T21:57:10.056-05:00Two From A Series and More Progress<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Finally, an update featuring actual Abstract Paintings!</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizb66E8XKzsHjavbIfm8ARBO-qdlD_e5g5t0qFITHqqRjWlEcoeL-5hwDQdSbT7xG_4ojsWh9kUbhwbxuVAe1xfcYvQC3Hi1XLbDEvxMK6TEcJPFtcbdP2LnDNcbEx8ILO6lykc9r823zT/s1600-h/DSCN9075.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizb66E8XKzsHjavbIfm8ARBO-qdlD_e5g5t0qFITHqqRjWlEcoeL-5hwDQdSbT7xG_4ojsWh9kUbhwbxuVAe1xfcYvQC3Hi1XLbDEvxMK6TEcJPFtcbdP2LnDNcbEx8ILO6lykc9r823zT/s200/DSCN9075.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441635441501756786" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Here are the two paintings from the series of four that I am working on right now. The one on the left is based off of this sketch:</span><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbV8LPce_cHXh-3UwiWJjRgvwpreEdfaYWrZqLA4yyH5QZaO5vI-LvpmAHB6-IbBp5_RjZx3fXYTug08RlQH1El9211yCAUYJ0At7X8K1x4p6ooslN5eE4Jmm7dLtpvcXh6qj4ICr3GUBO/s1600-h/Series+2.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 159px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbV8LPce_cHXh-3UwiWJjRgvwpreEdfaYWrZqLA4yyH5QZaO5vI-LvpmAHB6-IbBp5_RjZx3fXYTug08RlQH1El9211yCAUYJ0At7X8K1x4p6ooslN5eE4Jmm7dLtpvcXh6qj4ICr3GUBO/s200/Series+2.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441636248747092290" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">And the other is based off this image from a</span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://jordanliv.blogspot.com/2010/02/abstract-sketches.html"> previous blog post</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">. The colors on both ended up being modified quite a bit. It's getting a little frustrating to keep everything parallel and squared. I have two more paintings to do and our professor is shooting for a deadline in two weeks, so I've quite a bit of work to do yet.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTF2yTwt2H4N7sr_AO9igbO4qH5VaLkFI6PYsjo-9kv-4Ylqjse2oYdv9VI9n6MyvAOfg2HKms3yMmcLUSBHj2dFiOizO6T-gfgW75JMuZxgygjmTTp5E0D499uhBm5lpye3dR6w41k8K6/s1600-h/DSCN9080.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTF2yTwt2H4N7sr_AO9igbO4qH5VaLkFI6PYsjo-9kv-4Ylqjse2oYdv9VI9n6MyvAOfg2HKms3yMmcLUSBHj2dFiOizO6T-gfgW75JMuZxgygjmTTp5E0D499uhBm5lpye3dR6w41k8K6/s200/DSCN9080.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441635437793432690" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">In other news, here's the latest progress on my self-portrait. We only have one more session to work. Again, I have a lot of stuff to do: Thicken the wrist, finish painting the hand, paint the apron, highlight the hair, add facial hair...those are the basics. It's really tough to paint a hand while posing...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Other classes are going well. Life Drawing is getting better, Photography is interesting, and Intro to Toy Design is a lot of work. I'm also taking a Mayan Art course, which is really interesting. I'll post some work from my other classes sometime soon. Time is running short-the Toy Design home tests are due March 6th! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">CRUNCH TIME!</span>PandaWolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02716296285158953810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1146929826293112979.post-22701569119203657032010-02-17T21:17:00.002-05:002010-02-17T21:36:29.273-05:00I'm So Vain...<div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNJfeAwWbC6xwrBhEg6ERLY_F_ihyPCAAmQhu0MK88_dl0sEh0bY41jP9XAb8UVt594Z3hYkUUCZGZB8TPV4KbIDiknndZVJRYHpqEGNNjsO4NDlBq_eIGCQwU33oycr5rbsqCGWBNjUA7/s1600-h/DSCN8954.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNJfeAwWbC6xwrBhEg6ERLY_F_ihyPCAAmQhu0MK88_dl0sEh0bY41jP9XAb8UVt594Z3hYkUUCZGZB8TPV4KbIDiknndZVJRYHpqEGNNjsO4NDlBq_eIGCQwU33oycr5rbsqCGWBNjUA7/s200/DSCN8954.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439403053782884866" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;">...I probably think this painting is about me.<br /></div><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYSY8K106Uk3i9qr53hExeU117ihObyfhdBN0agrmhXcMoDyZ1USE8Pm6XZ26YeMYj1QQriXdFn5A9Mb_MkvsLgArZlJHV4qGQbNvHA5n7ciVghyj7X7hePrxIIWsP84un1RIjT-EVas81/s1600-h/DSCN8955.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYSY8K106Uk3i9qr53hExeU117ihObyfhdBN0agrmhXcMoDyZ1USE8Pm6XZ26YeMYj1QQriXdFn5A9Mb_MkvsLgArZlJHV4qGQbNvHA5n7ciVghyj7X7hePrxIIWsP84un1RIjT-EVas81/s200/DSCN8955.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439403062840636914" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;">Sorry, couldn't resist. It isn't about me, it is <span style="font-style: italic;">of </span>me!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgceo0ykI4GxaakUteJ9NLA915SF0NR1B7PnoPnfVGiprWLM84OIfvXn1XoJcHOlX1FQee9pSRTomdzJftZJKqt6wW2z0n0k1XgwRjlD5VZ2oAkUopHbWR3_L3IWkc9DJiZ6qGfSQZJejaK/s1600-h/DSCN8956.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgceo0ykI4GxaakUteJ9NLA915SF0NR1B7PnoPnfVGiprWLM84OIfvXn1XoJcHOlX1FQee9pSRTomdzJftZJKqt6wW2z0n0k1XgwRjlD5VZ2oAkUopHbWR3_L3IWkc9DJiZ6qGfSQZJejaK/s200/DSCN8956.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439403066527683954" border="0" /></a>So, here is a series of progress pics taken over the past two painting sessions. In Figurative (Figureative? We're painting the figure, but I don't know if we're painting figuratively...I'll stick to "painting" for now) Painting, we're doing self-portraits from observation (using a mirror).<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcAJ9v82CSCGl11ROHcd8IigPTP3LjB6lBKoxz6vWg44IlDiksi8pNc05D3W2yXugN-8R9qBN6oQLcgKFLAE7Rgrof9kF7GWcm4RRSSGEb8UISNpYu4_cH-XNNSDxen1YENvXSLe7aKSWs/s1600-h/DSCN8959.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcAJ9v82CSCGl11ROHcd8IigPTP3LjB6lBKoxz6vWg44IlDiksi8pNc05D3W2yXugN-8R9qBN6oQLcgKFLAE7Rgrof9kF7GWcm4RRSSGEb8UISNpYu4_cH-XNNSDxen1YENvXSLe7aKSWs/s200/DSCN8959.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439403075024906690" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Yes, a lot of things look "off" about it, but I think it's coming together alright. It's tough to paint yourself using a mirror and with one hand pulling an eyelid up partway...I move around a lot, to say the least. But I'm having a lot of fun painting it. I wish it were a more comical, exaggerated face. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">I've also picked up a </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://z.about.com/d/painting/1/0/9/d/1/Brush-Fan.jpg">fan brush</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">, which has been interesting to use. I have always been fascinated by their shape and when the local art store had a big sale, I couldn't resist picking one up. So far, I've only really used it for blending, which it excels at. This is both a good and bad thing; It makes beautiful transitions, but it moves me away from more expressive color placement and brush stroke. But I'm okay with that because I don't do expression very well, unless it involves a punching bag.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">***</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">As for my other classes...well, I'll upload some pics of my other work whenever I remember to take pictures >_<. But so far, the semester has been going fairly well. I've been preoccupied with my Toy Design home test, which is chugging along slowly. I'll post all about that when I'm finished with it.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">'till next time,</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">-J</span><br /></div></div>PandaWolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02716296285158953810noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1146929826293112979.post-90909200007572931342010-02-06T23:19:00.003-05:002010-02-06T23:46:21.253-05:00Abstract Sketches<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">So for Abstract Painting last semester, we had to make around...3 or 4 sketches a week to develop ideas for our next painting. I'm actually glad that </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://jeffwayart.com/">Professor Jeff Way</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> made us do these sketches for a grade because I think it's a habit that should really be developed. This tradition is carrying through to this semester (though not quite so formally, I'm not sure if we're being graded) for our first project: </span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;">Make a series of 4 paintings based off of a painting you did last semester.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUEyphnVWKIIvJPkzmS_5AV1-W_zs99ENvnNQ2o_IdVLWZQwGM_xvzxnsHGKmJho_Z9_MGwnT-1MSbZd3m8uz9G9lf-n6PFfxuUHYBWKimzADb8shlAHbYLbbtfrCEupMF54k6WLx6HUkM/s1600-h/Watercolor+sketch+4+1.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUEyphnVWKIIvJPkzmS_5AV1-W_zs99ENvnNQ2o_IdVLWZQwGM_xvzxnsHGKmJho_Z9_MGwnT-1MSbZd3m8uz9G9lf-n6PFfxuUHYBWKimzADb8shlAHbYLbbtfrCEupMF54k6WLx6HUkM/s200/Watercolor+sketch+4+1.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435352682539311234" border="0" /></a>I really loved this one, so I decided to develop it further.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiGvn5YUJ-iHb6gFprW39k4JYn5NmWwsIGDB41neGpBrFdhyWzDAwG3GQiMpf3V_3Frx2KzXvtNoB314Tzzr2nab50Uggf5FFg5_OGxbPrVhNV_Ul2KusCt3tzIWleCDVP5QefAjPElIbl/s1600-h/Scan.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 152px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiGvn5YUJ-iHb6gFprW39k4JYn5NmWwsIGDB41neGpBrFdhyWzDAwG3GQiMpf3V_3Frx2KzXvtNoB314Tzzr2nab50Uggf5FFg5_OGxbPrVhNV_Ul2KusCt3tzIWleCDVP5QefAjPElIbl/s200/Scan.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435352685860432354" border="0" /></a>Here is a sketch of the next painting in the series. <br />Horizontal format, 30" x 50"<br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">As for the other three...well, I'll get to those later. There are a billion different ways this series could play out, so be sure to stay tuned! Here are a few scans of watercolor sketches from last semester, some of which you should recognize.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLs0__ZKts5kflltmkJBsM05qg8Utx_o7NmBp5NJrp97qkJkewWG2eKqywmrBfa7RepyS1vDrx71E4YUq7Csp03kTY35WcuACg8M0SKyzCTc5MK3LwhX0fzmhUwQbDDt5RF4kVzDaueVyx/s1600-h/Watercolor+sketch+4+2.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLs0__ZKts5kflltmkJBsM05qg8Utx_o7NmBp5NJrp97qkJkewWG2eKqywmrBfa7RepyS1vDrx71E4YUq7Csp03kTY35WcuACg8M0SKyzCTc5MK3LwhX0fzmhUwQbDDt5RF4kVzDaueVyx/s200/Watercolor+sketch+4+2.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435352679968349794" border="0" /></a>Abstracted ukulele!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6t_xpWc4k57gVvQHy091M5tCxsNXehxXKovxIYee2Frmx3A-hKlGzbFUXLf9GKfGOurK6AlRZqzVJ9Mcr4lNFe-JBZwTD1WrUXMclP7k_1i4GwXjbsuhuYE78LjTyGm6FYYu7D7l10LCu/s1600-h/Watercolor+sketch+4.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 178px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6t_xpWc4k57gVvQHy091M5tCxsNXehxXKovxIYee2Frmx3A-hKlGzbFUXLf9GKfGOurK6AlRZqzVJ9Mcr4lNFe-JBZwTD1WrUXMclP7k_1i4GwXjbsuhuYE78LjTyGm6FYYu7D7l10LCu/s200/Watercolor+sketch+4.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435352668423464466" border="0" /></a>The organic one...<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6c8-XYiA7fYy5ld3GcAL7epgFiniYtYy3yJSVagDkx3NYrlNdaoCG-SPByllkqENHMNjGRsutJBzGI_Tgv53QV1Thyn0fuo1U1d3qaUetouikuWXfnYeBBTRxyXFVrsDsN_MD88jXwrUl/s1600-h/Watercolor+sketch+4+4.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 149px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6c8-XYiA7fYy5ld3GcAL7epgFiniYtYy3yJSVagDkx3NYrlNdaoCG-SPByllkqENHMNjGRsutJBzGI_Tgv53QV1Thyn0fuo1U1d3qaUetouikuWXfnYeBBTRxyXFVrsDsN_MD88jXwrUl/s200/Watercolor+sketch+4+4.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435352662576166498" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">This last idea wasn't realized, but I do like the thought of a spiral and I might work that into another painting.</span><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">In other news, I have a smaller blank canvas hanging out at my apartment for me to do something of my own on. Maybe I'll do another self-portrait, but I'd rather paint a pretty lady's face. Any takers?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">'Till next time,</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">-J</span>PandaWolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02716296285158953810noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1146929826293112979.post-69415727963647152782010-02-03T19:47:00.005-05:002010-02-03T19:58:17.542-05:00Self portrait re-re-re-re-MIX!<a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtG5TES-Rp78XOT5LwrLIvUawdacDbQypyQHvGGA3T-nb9h3wi3EBkoYgVW5pRxN2qSUyN5pDpOe7hkS6LTuI-GyZZRn0iIuMobjbnjU82g9dVZtz-zRQ8dKzGb0g01R970V8hi5pbUxxB/s1600-h/Photo0345.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtG5TES-Rp78XOT5LwrLIvUawdacDbQypyQHvGGA3T-nb9h3wi3EBkoYgVW5pRxN2qSUyN5pDpOe7hkS6LTuI-GyZZRn0iIuMobjbnjU82g9dVZtz-zRQ8dKzGb0g01R970V8hi5pbUxxB/s200/Photo0345.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434184630421676594" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">So here is a very bad cell phone photo of out first Figurative Painting project: A larger-than-life self portrait. This is on a 3' x 5' canvas. The very same canvas that was the star of my last post, in fact! It's pretty close to the first self-portrait I did last year. Almost a bit too similar, but the inclusion of my hand tosses something new to the mix. My middle finger is pushing my eyebrow and eyelid up, which is why that side of the face looks funny. Actually, a lot of things look funny in the drawing...but this is just underpainting. Once everything gets colored in, I'm sure it'll look better.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Just to be safe, I'm going to start using a mirror that I don't have to hold. It's hard to paint a hand when it's holding something!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I'll keep you guys posted on progress.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">-J</span>PandaWolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02716296285158953810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1146929826293112979.post-44032314401793659722010-01-31T12:25:00.005-05:002010-01-31T12:42:31.805-05:00The Blank Canvas<a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZMCz7pjfS9ZMVYhZtmmslfsfrnTRX2D_CMDXds74tlRUszlK5g4cwulB6MFOZkAqUhnbWSpuJy4rhf8jTE_MKabpA2nwlqfZLj-R17qWyxH2lelMYjAZEyvRL5usjSkbYi7WGDIfvZop2/s1600-h/DSCN8693.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZMCz7pjfS9ZMVYhZtmmslfsfrnTRX2D_CMDXds74tlRUszlK5g4cwulB6MFOZkAqUhnbWSpuJy4rhf8jTE_MKabpA2nwlqfZLj-R17qWyxH2lelMYjAZEyvRL5usjSkbYi7WGDIfvZop2/s200/DSCN8693.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432957135118687970" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">What will be on it? Only time will tell.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Or a professor giving us our next project.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Whatever the case, it needs to be sanded and another coat of gesso applied.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;">***<br /><div style="text-align: left;">In other news, I've mostly settled in to my apartment. I moved in 3 weeks ago and have spent most of that time organizing, cleaning, and trying to get some portfolio work done. Here's a little tour!<br /></div></div><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0EGTG0XF8UquTgn9aVbZXkgcDpCh96q4NfyMxf0CoQR_UrUm5npO_bVOmrUJNgwS-ZvNrw-Ock6gMDBO_FLjwQfHdwlb0gVgFRmBbaY6xhmARdkUgmnOAJqVlx_rNHSyjOI_sa0_c26jF/s1600-h/DSCN8694.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0EGTG0XF8UquTgn9aVbZXkgcDpCh96q4NfyMxf0CoQR_UrUm5npO_bVOmrUJNgwS-ZvNrw-Ock6gMDBO_FLjwQfHdwlb0gVgFRmBbaY6xhmARdkUgmnOAJqVlx_rNHSyjOI_sa0_c26jF/s200/DSCN8694.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432957144662010066" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">The main space. Being a Chelsea studio, it's just over 7 feet wide. Looks a lot smaller than it actually feels. Check out the painting over the futon! It was actually on the frame that the blank canvas is currently on...penny pinching artist!</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKZxOmD6SGgeRmfMGLv9rKb7Sok0j0Mh5TBL1MpiDnehbQoQKRmoOvUi_TUDDj7h-JeTU2Ly8vCJd72ErO-SRuD9gjGsIqyh_49BllBMsdGoOtwcaGIZRn8_t8PaoNcTajvgt2kQ4J4-Zz/s1600-h/DSCN8697.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKZxOmD6SGgeRmfMGLv9rKb7Sok0j0Mh5TBL1MpiDnehbQoQKRmoOvUi_TUDDj7h-JeTU2Ly8vCJd72ErO-SRuD9gjGsIqyh_49BllBMsdGoOtwcaGIZRn8_t8PaoNcTajvgt2kQ4J4-Zz/s200/DSCN8697.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432957164128931570" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">The home entertainment system. Recently started watching </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pushing_Daises">Pushing Daisies</a> on DVD. It's a shame it was canceled. Also burned through <a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefly_%28TV_series%29">Firefly</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> and the movie continuation</span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serenity_%28film%29"> Serenity</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">. Why do such amazing shows get canceled?</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVX2-NS9BYESgrDmcvcdulDNOdKk1s6onKhgLkCI1N06ntxgxsDSjqsgbviopRM7GRboxy1uqnEJKPZugjb91DrZUlP4R9_YyPFKOdzOXEBPT3IRfG36O1GusUcydX_X07yRvahZuRsVE_/s1600-h/DSCN8696.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVX2-NS9BYESgrDmcvcdulDNOdKk1s6onKhgLkCI1N06ntxgxsDSjqsgbviopRM7GRboxy1uqnEJKPZugjb91DrZUlP4R9_YyPFKOdzOXEBPT3IRfG36O1GusUcydX_X07yRvahZuRsVE_/s200/DSCN8696.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432957161611578626" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">The wardrobe. Socks, undies, and pants. Shirts and jeans are in my closet.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVQmMhz4o1UXCUVAxXvicOpzO_smgd0E7cAl7x_V6JcvrZsOlMiAOwbsoi7ii1Qsx3NEWNLFPhyphenhyphendOozkI8p4UIIVc0yMII8JNBX0a3nG6-Vx4qS0LkNOO2q1wBCtKAzNOHMHYV99FKjxnE/s1600-h/DSCN8695.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVQmMhz4o1UXCUVAxXvicOpzO_smgd0E7cAl7x_V6JcvrZsOlMiAOwbsoi7ii1Qsx3NEWNLFPhyphenhyphendOozkI8p4UIIVc0yMII8JNBX0a3nG6-Vx4qS0LkNOO2q1wBCtKAzNOHMHYV99FKjxnE/s200/DSCN8695.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432957151831609010" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">The kitchen! Note the case of </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shin_ramyun">Shin Ramyun</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> on top of the cabinet.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrIUuMhNr4pMv5ixZZdgzypAc4rWXl8IsadIvXOJCsYUitwkRJKhcF4QHk_mTahag4yWHKBjbtaS3jLZ7JdIZ0l1PEmCfreocSVDyl-Z7Lwa78Rbit9TGyac2MxcBfKRGXuFGdFSX6VJzV/s1600-h/DSCN8698.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrIUuMhNr4pMv5ixZZdgzypAc4rWXl8IsadIvXOJCsYUitwkRJKhcF4QHk_mTahag4yWHKBjbtaS3jLZ7JdIZ0l1PEmCfreocSVDyl-Z7Lwa78Rbit9TGyac2MxcBfKRGXuFGdFSX6VJzV/s200/DSCN8698.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432957575938484162" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">And, of course, my work space! Purchased this lovely drafting table, chair, and lamp as a bundle from </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.utrechtart.com/">Utrecht</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> on 23rd. Right above my table is my budding Wall of Ancient Chinese Wisdom:</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZuTXrHv48Qot0CYZRi0T319ck1GU7b8yXE-2fth6x5r9G-WlKfvytwxptL7RbcU2Eg5-udutp2Lqie57222XGW-1454YHGRyfu7VZzvizlO9ETqa3krMJ-dAQ3UVi-Fbwn-oHroA92Qvd/s1600-h/DSCN8701.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZuTXrHv48Qot0CYZRi0T319ck1GU7b8yXE-2fth6x5r9G-WlKfvytwxptL7RbcU2Eg5-udutp2Lqie57222XGW-1454YHGRyfu7VZzvizlO9ETqa3krMJ-dAQ3UVi-Fbwn-oHroA92Qvd/s200/DSCN8701.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432957585284989890" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Good for keeping morale up.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Y6OXZa8i9ELZxjMG2BxJ-J7MvMYx_isLnrc-tnbFXN5cdyS3nLXp3A1JVyklvPCOQ9TWgJG2U3qO-wlq8AFVEU6EYTnbtOYC-wcF3th0Wc6IIvS-Q8HMpugRjw-IeLIaJZcgRNKIubN7/s1600-h/DSCN8702.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Y6OXZa8i9ELZxjMG2BxJ-J7MvMYx_isLnrc-tnbFXN5cdyS3nLXp3A1JVyklvPCOQ9TWgJG2U3qO-wlq8AFVEU6EYTnbtOYC-wcF3th0Wc6IIvS-Q8HMpugRjw-IeLIaJZcgRNKIubN7/s200/DSCN8702.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432959508316087474" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">And when you spin around, you're at me digital work station! Or something like that. Could use another bookshelf to put stuff on or something.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">And that about sums it up for now. Classes start tomorrow and I have a bit of preparation to do. Stay tuned for updates on my artwork! Promise I'll update often!</span>PandaWolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02716296285158953810noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1146929826293112979.post-46962794394156133032009-12-19T22:52:00.005-05:002009-12-19T23:15:19.715-05:00End of the Semester<div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmahQO_ixahmkz0XvVbXC3CQGO7Sl-EwYArFOGFYkujQVjeJ0qzLzBkkvgHOmpaX2sp4Bzy7ObrxUQMT_vTj8BUdasJ3G7_fSqovAye0TUwoYL4lHd4pImgGBa08N0ZwHDyg7dDydyRMza/s1600-h/DSCN8619.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmahQO_ixahmkz0XvVbXC3CQGO7Sl-EwYArFOGFYkujQVjeJ0qzLzBkkvgHOmpaX2sp4Bzy7ObrxUQMT_vTj8BUdasJ3G7_fSqovAye0TUwoYL4lHd4pImgGBa08N0ZwHDyg7dDydyRMza/s200/DSCN8619.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417163744564856786" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Look at me, I'm sheepish!<br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Whew!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">I am SO tired right now. For the past week, I've been going to bed around 3 or 4 AM and waking up around 8 or 9 for class or to do work. Thankfully, with the passing of Thursday, the semester has officially ended for me. Unfortunately, I've been super-busy packing my stuff and moving it into my apartment! I haven't had much time to relax, but today I took it easy after moving a bunch of stuff in the morning.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Anyway, time for the interesting stuff:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Tuesday was the day of my class' Cluster Review. We gathered all of our work and had a critique in front of all of our professors. Naturally, it was a ridiculously long process: we went from 9:30 to almost 6 with an hour long break for lunch. Thankfully, my abstract painting teacher </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.jeffwayart.com/">Jeff Way</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> brought us bagels!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">My critique went really well. I actually wish I heard more negative comments from my professors, but they didn't have much of that to say. The only thing I remember them saying is that I might think or plan too much. Here are some pictures of my work:</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig-EEg2BtN8awonzzuuShk5tz3ewhX0jl4fdMzLWgnt_ZK3bYY_FK_4qtmLs1iU7E3FLNsmLjrzGkSeRVvfjGgd8VmStSn9OdRpQMwYMtUTX8xl7BdRilvkvzx0aaT1Py6D7qmeciTsAPm/s1600-h/DSCN8623.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig-EEg2BtN8awonzzuuShk5tz3ewhX0jl4fdMzLWgnt_ZK3bYY_FK_4qtmLs1iU7E3FLNsmLjrzGkSeRVvfjGgd8VmStSn9OdRpQMwYMtUTX8xl7BdRilvkvzx0aaT1Py6D7qmeciTsAPm/s200/DSCN8623.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417163756405608146" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">We had to display three paintings from each class, not including homework paintings from Figurative Painting class...</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLGAaAOX6DujxB6h2VDbpIlfXYmnDsVixVpDJi1HifWomYnY15A8pE4UqLoNZnE8IxR9eg5FGnc62-el595BG3W2Of6-621FTVcxP0yeVOczZqbIIqL-Ij-XGvISEFLhNWRlfnK1n0wYoA/s1600-h/DSCN8630.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLGAaAOX6DujxB6h2VDbpIlfXYmnDsVixVpDJi1HifWomYnY15A8pE4UqLoNZnE8IxR9eg5FGnc62-el595BG3W2Of6-621FTVcxP0yeVOczZqbIIqL-Ij-XGvISEFLhNWRlfnK1n0wYoA/s200/DSCN8630.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417163749898888594" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">...In addition to both sculptures, our best few drawings, and a few prints. I need to photograph more of the latter two. And on the floor are some of my embossings. I'll photograph or scan those too, when I get the chance.</span><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiha6ZYzGhlJSXHXC5kF68gZ8wn-PHg7HzYTxTgyFmM7qDag-PCo919IVYqvQ-mr1z5JE5aq4rG9mDI9pA__0TvRuIwRSwgESAabSOSsHeYTX-o0SLjal-QDtV9heHSWAXLl81Rq4q-Ewbc/s1600-h/DSCN8613.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiha6ZYzGhlJSXHXC5kF68gZ8wn-PHg7HzYTxTgyFmM7qDag-PCo919IVYqvQ-mr1z5JE5aq4rG9mDI9pA__0TvRuIwRSwgESAabSOSsHeYTX-o0SLjal-QDtV9heHSWAXLl81Rq4q-Ewbc/s200/DSCN8613.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417164422426924274" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">You can see two larger drawings we did in Life Drawing class here. They're pretty recent.</span><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXZS8_hV2ZY4Rz-ya5NGnD9gp7MM9-Mha46ef6k3quUx41w72ZeeHvX7w4CgCCpLKMwspS6b3kt0W1yRAb3ZlekGt0AUQgV2BIuWQ-UXK2YTQDXD3hL5nFHhMhTJINwAO_tMxakc3iDdta/s1600-h/DSCN8576.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXZS8_hV2ZY4Rz-ya5NGnD9gp7MM9-Mha46ef6k3quUx41w72ZeeHvX7w4CgCCpLKMwspS6b3kt0W1yRAb3ZlekGt0AUQgV2BIuWQ-UXK2YTQDXD3hL5nFHhMhTJINwAO_tMxakc3iDdta/s200/DSCN8576.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417163760754243570" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">And here is a closeup of the last abstract painting of the semester. I rather like it, but the blue and yellow one is my my favorite.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">All in all, an enjoyable (but long) day. It was really cool to see my classmates' work collected together.</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">***</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Winter break has pretty much started and I'll be going home on Tuesday (assuming this crazy snow isn't going to delay the flight). Super-excited to see my nephew, but I'll probably need a flu shot before seeing him. I'm coming back to my apartment on the 10th and will spend the remainder of winter break cleaning up, organizing, and working on my Toy Design home test! Expect a few updates on that, but not too many! I don't want anyone to steal my ideas now, do I?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Anyway, updates might be a bit scarce over the next few weeks, so don't worry about checking on a regular basis! 'Though if you do want to stay updated on my latest blog posts, follow me on Twitter! You can reach my page over on the right side of the page.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-style: italic;">I know we can make it if we take it slow,</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">-J</span><br /><br /><br /></div></div>PandaWolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02716296285158953810noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1146929826293112979.post-51853313123027722312009-12-12T00:31:00.003-05:002009-12-12T00:39:38.132-05:00Final Abstract Painting of the semester<a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3aNNLELC7uSfbSEHfnFUPt1N-aRkkULpQBi7WcEcf5HMdeP0P0GDdAkIJ8xGYfagjpOIhnrqzPdJ2F39EwW8UgD7uvVvE-epWO-L9G1G5G_nj9wRNabKsJTqlFjO3r5mGcKVI14UO2-IH/s1600-h/DSCN8563.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3aNNLELC7uSfbSEHfnFUPt1N-aRkkULpQBi7WcEcf5HMdeP0P0GDdAkIJ8xGYfagjpOIhnrqzPdJ2F39EwW8UgD7uvVvE-epWO-L9G1G5G_nj9wRNabKsJTqlFjO3r5mGcKVI14UO2-IH/s200/DSCN8563.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414218576028779074" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Above is the final abstract painting of the semester. Inspired by Loch Ness Monster, bamboo, love, and combat. I have to have it completed by Tuesday morning for our end-of-semester Cluster Review. Last year, it was a mid-semester deal...This time, we have more work and all of it is on a larger scale. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">In addition, I have to finish my second sculpture (which is a long way from being done) and make a little pamphlet/catalog/booklet thingy describing my process for it. Busy, busy next few days.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;">***<br /><div style="text-align: left;">Adding to the busy-ness of the next few days is my recent apartment-getting! I found an apartment for next semester and the lease has already started. I gotta move all of this:<br /></div></div><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2frFJ0WOIwO8fvvd-8b-OMoEWvmxF5NVEqGzPNUViYzHwC3qBM-k3NeAb8CBPxQ8sfI9zILtLj4YO5CKxpyVNDhs3M_x5inKQTyqZMwYTPLX7K3xwuMMoi8PB5mWeQJsfr5bOcK0fIG-j/s1600-h/DSCN8560.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2frFJ0WOIwO8fvvd-8b-OMoEWvmxF5NVEqGzPNUViYzHwC3qBM-k3NeAb8CBPxQ8sfI9zILtLj4YO5CKxpyVNDhs3M_x5inKQTyqZMwYTPLX7K3xwuMMoi8PB5mWeQJsfr5bOcK0fIG-j/s200/DSCN8560.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414218588824376018" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">And more by the end of next week into this:</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo7wnEekRhx-sHS6OIaNfloOS6vCCH8BCfZ7CwsbticgQyObl1poQrQbVTX9Hqfivha_mrWnj2OubfBdrrq5XsAD_Bl3CI3y7CVqpHoEtc5OxBbUyolG_uU0XhRr3DqaUa1TjHaoybaxy2/s1600-h/DSCN8541.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo7wnEekRhx-sHS6OIaNfloOS6vCCH8BCfZ7CwsbticgQyObl1poQrQbVTX9Hqfivha_mrWnj2OubfBdrrq5XsAD_Bl3CI3y7CVqpHoEtc5OxBbUyolG_uU0XhRr3DqaUa1TjHaoybaxy2/s200/DSCN8541.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414218584288654130" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">It's bigger than it looks, but I hope I don't have too much crap...More pics later!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Looking forward to the end,</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">-J</span>PandaWolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02716296285158953810noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1146929826293112979.post-10487327807981052672009-12-09T23:38:00.002-05:002009-12-09T23:44:29.501-05:00Vicky and the Statue<div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><div style="text-align: left;">Finished the last figure painting of the semester on Tuesday. At least, I think it's finished? Let me know what you guys think. Like I said before, we had to use non-naturalistic colors, and this is the result. I'm actually pleased after staring at this photo for a while; I hated the painting for the longest time. I really love the statue's face.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIFRE-1pB3tOu1SC1bgrtK7PC2fZZQhqhyphenhyphen3DLXUJUY8UrZkhHkZBfNwYE2SpmJysuw__7moMBbpvst_BndUpbqYDuzMJYOnphbAqnaDo-GfkMjzTTYVJ2UNsmQoeP0FoGy_8vlv_yqBh30/s1600-h/DSCN8557.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIFRE-1pB3tOu1SC1bgrtK7PC2fZZQhqhyphenhyphen3DLXUJUY8UrZkhHkZBfNwYE2SpmJysuw__7moMBbpvst_BndUpbqYDuzMJYOnphbAqnaDo-GfkMjzTTYVJ2UNsmQoeP0FoGy_8vlv_yqBh30/s200/DSCN8557.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413462626373004242" border="0" /></a>Vicky and Statue<br /></div>30" x 40"<br />Oil on canvas<br /></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">And a peek at what I'm up to in sculpture:<br /></div></div><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9AqeCnEth2L8huU7ioYM99u7xHuZGLyHuFZPxyLCRANIxp4H451wev0LjEsMOFzJDlG24TDCjrArr8W2MK3wOsLV0Xv1z5jQ4H9Wl3t_obdvY77AzrwOSSQxJU1H1aulWajeOHbKQJqAR/s1600-h/DSCN8548.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9AqeCnEth2L8huU7ioYM99u7xHuZGLyHuFZPxyLCRANIxp4H451wev0LjEsMOFzJDlG24TDCjrArr8W2MK3wOsLV0Xv1z5jQ4H9Wl3t_obdvY77AzrwOSSQxJU1H1aulWajeOHbKQJqAR/s200/DSCN8548.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413462635264524450" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Oooh, mysterious! Even </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: trebuchet ms;">I</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> don't know what's happening!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Coming out of his cage, and doing just fine (for now),<br />-J<br /></span>PandaWolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02716296285158953810noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1146929826293112979.post-74344033933269759412009-12-06T14:21:00.002-05:002009-12-06T14:30:44.532-05:00Untitled Abstract Painting<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbLPRx-tqAcH3jklu7JIDm904vFYQl0IhZ2COJ7suSe5N4NIPTyhOMw-uavciiFPvRWBAIB2lDE8KAneELp6xCayMYkGEKEsjR6YBNk2AXhNMsTVALhYZbYh-DyliYTHOx0gcBC25_0Yw3/s1600-h/DSCN8545.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbLPRx-tqAcH3jklu7JIDm904vFYQl0IhZ2COJ7suSe5N4NIPTyhOMw-uavciiFPvRWBAIB2lDE8KAneELp6xCayMYkGEKEsjR6YBNk2AXhNMsTVALhYZbYh-DyliYTHOx0gcBC25_0Yw3/s200/DSCN8545.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412206808585146802" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">36 "x 60"</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Acrylic on Canvas</span><br /><br /></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">The finished Result. Don't know what to call it. The blue area looks like it might be too open and plain, but I kinda like it. What's wrong with having big open spaces?</span> <span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Comments and criticism welcome.</span>PandaWolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02716296285158953810noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1146929826293112979.post-78340035371676695262009-12-02T23:11:00.005-05:002009-12-02T23:21:36.013-05:00Wrench in my gears<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">This figure painting really has me lost. The wrench tossed into the mix: non-naturalistic colors. I'm having a lot of difficulty making up colors that match the values that I see. I suppose the problem could be my attitude. Perhaps I should view the requirement as something that will push my artwork in a new direction rather than as a wrench in my cognitive process.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Whatever the case, here are pictures. As per usual, I take a particular interest in the face. And naturally, the rest of the painting lags behind a bit. Professor fixed up the model's face during the second half, which is why it is much less defined fight now.</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSkwklcFgqTzGyd8icTzi6lCcthkhJAtDj3G1ELBk64n1iYBU1IhsADIZwopKUuueZcTBcqD2V0RJ1I42tYCqIkfDx2Wv6VN5z0Ka49ohdhtBbIP1QkPPpp2UrwqJY3Td-8J73tO8jP5f5/s1600-h/DSCN8535.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSkwklcFgqTzGyd8icTzi6lCcthkhJAtDj3G1ELBk64n1iYBU1IhsADIZwopKUuueZcTBcqD2V0RJ1I42tYCqIkfDx2Wv6VN5z0Ka49ohdhtBbIP1QkPPpp2UrwqJY3Td-8J73tO8jP5f5/s200/DSCN8535.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410859680331822866" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">After the first session of the day</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfT0z6dOtMWFLc68DjENqoRsgZiNdLnzO8K6sSbmhJpQvtgBsANMqCjlJorOOBYQIhbWBXFis6y1hcoh-7fucvkArKL1-B94P9fLvnd3j9FQ6-4DaaouyQTnU4n6-vTOwSh1XgYTNWOCC8/s1600-h/DSCN8538.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfT0z6dOtMWFLc68DjENqoRsgZiNdLnzO8K6sSbmhJpQvtgBsANMqCjlJorOOBYQIhbWBXFis6y1hcoh-7fucvkArKL1-B94P9fLvnd3j9FQ6-4DaaouyQTnU4n6-vTOwSh1XgYTNWOCC8/s200/DSCN8538.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410859668172311538" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">At the end of class. Essentially, more stuff filled in.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLmMj5fX3_yZsm6-P4SbYnhw2KPtLb3HXL5eM7-f55FYqbhEgB3VZpPNSNb9EfgNwCJUwIIoOhhAnBn6APDkl7WC4tBUOw7xZv6KRepoZPXkone-PAhurjc94hTNM_P3S8A6aLgn2iIgJ_/s1600-h/DSCN8540.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLmMj5fX3_yZsm6-P4SbYnhw2KPtLb3HXL5eM7-f55FYqbhEgB3VZpPNSNb9EfgNwCJUwIIoOhhAnBn6APDkl7WC4tBUOw7xZv6KRepoZPXkone-PAhurjc94hTNM_P3S8A6aLgn2iIgJ_/s200/DSCN8540.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410859674681581442" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Closeup of the statue's face. Easier to paint because she doesn't move.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">***</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">In other news, I got an apartment. Expect a blog post with some pictures of my tiny hole in the wall sometime in the near future!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">-J</span><br /></div></div>PandaWolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02716296285158953810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1146929826293112979.post-38478260168086982872009-11-29T13:53:00.002-05:002009-11-29T13:57:47.085-05:00Curled Up and Bent<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Saw this at the Museum of Modern Art yesterday. Put a smile on my face for the rest of the day.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyQImBOPbWTz4dMy304xpCyP_RPK1zC6hZWh8vcdc34ZEQXgRjFhp2jzqBfOb8HJobErsGfFREbBI9G-sWPKJWb98YSpeElfZ5utjJJBJgsdQFdLN76AvbkMfhoF6HMdxxVVZyv1UIOvTL/s1600/DSCN8511.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyQImBOPbWTz4dMy304xpCyP_RPK1zC6hZWh8vcdc34ZEQXgRjFhp2jzqBfOb8HJobErsGfFREbBI9G-sWPKJWb98YSpeElfZ5utjJJBJgsdQFdLN76AvbkMfhoF6HMdxxVVZyv1UIOvTL/s200/DSCN8511.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409601010624068706" border="0" /></a><br /></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Jenny Holzer</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">American, born 1950</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold;">Living: There's no reason to sleep curled up</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">1980-82</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Bronze</span><br /></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"></span>PandaWolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02716296285158953810noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1146929826293112979.post-26924509798027323482009-11-29T13:32:00.004-05:002009-11-29T13:49:21.164-05:00Clutter<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">So we've been working on this new painting for two weeks and have two more weeks to finish. I won't lie-I'm having a bit of difficulty with this one. This is mostly due to the fact that we aren't supposed to use naturalistic colors. Here is what the painting looked like at the start of class last week:</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb1Ytxb5M6MPtiHQuCWHpVJVzy_BHjyLMaycunqCwUabhakRPmwYM38EFLe_7YufAiaRT3npvYTqyfn78jf9Wf4Sw8BVtY5nLO0r6QI7TWX8up-KjqcM5_MFJDm2OGDl9chVJ_00woQl-x/s1600/DSCN8507.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb1Ytxb5M6MPtiHQuCWHpVJVzy_BHjyLMaycunqCwUabhakRPmwYM38EFLe_7YufAiaRT3npvYTqyfn78jf9Wf4Sw8BVtY5nLO0r6QI7TWX8up-KjqcM5_MFJDm2OGDl9chVJ_00woQl-x/s200/DSCN8507.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409596130280811778" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">But my teacher wanted me to add a bunch of stuff to the background. She says she likes the idea of this painting feeling very cluttered. This is how it looked at the end of class:</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6IsGu6hKx4da3DsAvQrS_8vEMe5QezBBlYFuM6Y8tX-zKgFbR9NlGyvJghWH29JYMXYbSHYeNXdetL5nV42cH-5Zyy0UOJsGi4GOm1-X9HIkBK9tyxZUQJpWq6JJgPw3fcYH63lniGmqF/s1600/DSCN8509.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6IsGu6hKx4da3DsAvQrS_8vEMe5QezBBlYFuM6Y8tX-zKgFbR9NlGyvJghWH29JYMXYbSHYeNXdetL5nV42cH-5Zyy0UOJsGi4GOm1-X9HIkBK9tyxZUQJpWq6JJgPw3fcYH63lniGmqF/s200/DSCN8509.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409596120292490674" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">At first, I didn't agree with the clutter in the background because I wanted to have a big empty space. I'm not particularly sure why, but now it makes a lot more sense to have more objects in the picture plane. I like my composition a lot because there are two faces: the actual model and the statue in the foreground. Now I have two 'happy places' I can work on when I need a break from the other bits of the painting.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Rather than match the real-life colors, we instead have to focus more on the black-and-white value of the colors. Here is the above image in grayscale.</span><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinN4kw7a5cF3QWrm4Fy1XVoaQQfVfe16iJYiD4rn8qHJmi6ylQ4QCR5S0aNsi9g7nCxfaxpWU8UI5O_qnxBBb1lOr27dssnH2VHIQNioXndzIlyOFzURFQSXqJGb8uZzkHVK4LCshCuZQ-/s1600/DSCN8509.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinN4kw7a5cF3QWrm4Fy1XVoaQQfVfe16iJYiD4rn8qHJmi6ylQ4QCR5S0aNsi9g7nCxfaxpWU8UI5O_qnxBBb1lOr27dssnH2VHIQNioXndzIlyOFzURFQSXqJGb8uZzkHVK4LCshCuZQ-/s200/DSCN8509.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409598681457576994" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">I think the figure may be too dark....Potentially not a problem if the statue stays light and the background color changes. We'll see how it comes out.</span>PandaWolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02716296285158953810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1146929826293112979.post-35155167161788355412009-11-22T14:40:00.001-05:002009-11-22T14:40:46.384-05:00Aesthetically Pleasing<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">When I began this semester, I was initially very skeptical about enjoying abstract painting. But now, with about two or three weeks left to paint, I have come to appreciate the freedom in the class. It's very liberating to paint non-objectively. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">For our last two projects, we have several options. For the first one, I decided to go with a geometric theme on a 5' x 3' canvas. Here is a picture of what I have done so far.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgciRGcx6O2Afrpyv88l66x41BMZAJlGtpRiUlMXIS7QmF70k6uGBLK5Bml-7Zxuh-V47fcm1e1P7_IZUE0ovI7XuZGiCXCgHQW9PGcl9dKkiNVtJ-YremP7kXq29BrZhEqIbp-Lu_GZ7gG/s1600/DSCN8504.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgciRGcx6O2Afrpyv88l66x41BMZAJlGtpRiUlMXIS7QmF70k6uGBLK5Bml-7Zxuh-V47fcm1e1P7_IZUE0ovI7XuZGiCXCgHQW9PGcl9dKkiNVtJ-YremP7kXq29BrZhEqIbp-Lu_GZ7gG/s200/DSCN8504.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407008202051544946" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Basically, all the coloring is finished and all I have left to do is outline the rectangular forms. I didn't take any in-progress pictures because I didn't think it would be interesting (that, and I keep forgetting my camera). All the process involves is, well...painting shapes and taping off the edges so they're straight. Pretty boring!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I am really happy with how this is coming out. In contrast with figurative painting, it's much easier to paint something you find aesthetically pleasing. My professor thinks that I should add some red or gray, but I'd rather not. Red would look nice, but I feel like I fall back on the primary colors too often. I enjoy the simple yellow-orange and almost blue-violet I have going on. </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Mayb</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">e some gray, but I'll have to finish filling in the lines first.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Not sure what I want to do with the next one...I think I want to do something organic because I have a tendency to do stuff with hard edges and lines.</span>PandaWolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02716296285158953810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1146929826293112979.post-44172980721863067412009-11-14T13:30:00.002-05:002009-11-14T13:44:16.933-05:00Finished(?) Painting and FoodSorry for falling behind a bit on the blogging! This past week, we finished the still life of glass and reflective objects. Cue a BIG sigh of relief from me and many others. Short project, but we'll be painting a figure for the rest of the semester (4 Weeks left to paint?!?!?! Or is it 3?) so I'm excited.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5iMDYbyYQ5KG6FySI0SKeIZFxxc3LQTsks5Kmn50JTYhIJqkOYMn1I_2mJzOtxqUBHailVc88MOHrQ9zj3XPmKgDT0I8uc4Go3iVY3njpVrX06EwOYu28lwXB_Z8bDQc47lg-vLPl3ufY/s1600-h/DSCN8481.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5iMDYbyYQ5KG6FySI0SKeIZFxxc3LQTsks5Kmn50JTYhIJqkOYMn1I_2mJzOtxqUBHailVc88MOHrQ9zj3XPmKgDT0I8uc4Go3iVY3njpVrX06EwOYu28lwXB_Z8bDQc47lg-vLPl3ufY/s200/DSCN8481.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404029164000538226" border="0" /></a>I tried to be a little more liberal with the paint application, especially on the lightbulb. It's not exactly evident anywhere else. I would like to try to be more interpretive and less literal with my depiction of objects, but the wannabe photo-realist within me ain't letting me. I think I'm addicted to blending.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">***<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">On a totally unrelated note, here is a brief glimpse into the diet of a college student! Earlier this week, after class, I felt the urge to whip up some macaroni and cheese. But, because mac and cheese are BORING, I added some stuff!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjikkMCVrwQNnGjK10Y2AYlr0Yc9_7T1q2nIIB3d59fM7zS-SM3ziHC-Ad9rBN3xbczWKwgv52W5rjpmDl-eoF1EIEXgwu8KrsOljVEVG5lnUY6LoxSCmT7jwaHGZzworziowkhrfjpZWH/s1600-h/DSCN8482.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjikkMCVrwQNnGjK10Y2AYlr0Yc9_7T1q2nIIB3d59fM7zS-SM3ziHC-Ad9rBN3xbczWKwgv52W5rjpmDl-eoF1EIEXgwu8KrsOljVEVG5lnUY6LoxSCmT7jwaHGZzworziowkhrfjpZWH/s200/DSCN8482.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404029159379304834" border="0" /></a>Mac and cheese with sliced red peppers, crushed dried red peppers, and some other stuff! And BROCCOLI! Which was frozen. It seems like we eat Mac and cheese at least once a week here and usually jazz it up. Once, we added red pepper, onion, crushed pita chips, and a can of tuna. AMAZING.<br /><br />On occasion, we feel like splurging a bit. My roommate Marcel (whose face I've sculpted and drawn) likes to cook a lot. A few days ago, Marcel, Andy (the third roommate), and Becky (the unofficial fourth) wanted to make burgers and potato salad for some unknown reason. So they went shopping, and a few hours later this came out:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw8Y8RkoMlgfJ0RFlXIlWgiXr7u_LQiWUyWfRtm3duW23wbBAytYX4eXqDzqQgyk-cIkxVYEwMu_Phc_5VQCW-WajLa3gBSoJIphJNxPQH64PkwbwRVTOjCpXulyfmPVznDbGJu8g_JdZ3/s1600-h/DSCN8484.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw8Y8RkoMlgfJ0RFlXIlWgiXr7u_LQiWUyWfRtm3duW23wbBAytYX4eXqDzqQgyk-cIkxVYEwMu_Phc_5VQCW-WajLa3gBSoJIphJNxPQH64PkwbwRVTOjCpXulyfmPVznDbGJu8g_JdZ3/s200/DSCN8484.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404029152674819858" border="0" /></a>Not bad, right? They sure tasted bangin'. Marcel is a weird and messy chef, but everything tastes pretty good in the end!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgISA52yWJZrjbnJ_nHLYsOs6dn2kj8HO2NnguC25JNZ_3w48gaWnlg3oCDLsiV7MIcAfua_zr3udPn-u2FSZEQGIY_wtlNc35o32SKM24thnLazT_QnaLEniJOiHpTHBKkrhhouPBO6CnT/s1600-h/DSCN8483.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgISA52yWJZrjbnJ_nHLYsOs6dn2kj8HO2NnguC25JNZ_3w48gaWnlg3oCDLsiV7MIcAfua_zr3udPn-u2FSZEQGIY_wtlNc35o32SKM24thnLazT_QnaLEniJOiHpTHBKkrhhouPBO6CnT/s200/DSCN8483.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404029154005789666" border="0" /></a>They're so happy! And so was I, but I was taking the picture. We watched the 'Ultimate Cut' of Watchmen that night and stayed up 'till 3...That is a LONG movie.<br /><br />Expect something more art related and substantial when I remember to bring my camera to class! I haven't updated y'all about abstract painting for a while, so that might come up soon!PandaWolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02716296285158953810noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1146929826293112979.post-82200649099965248542009-11-02T23:34:00.006-05:002009-11-03T00:00:35.704-05:00New Paintings and Other Things<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Last week, we started a new painting in class. This one is a still life featuring objects that are reflective or made from glass. Can't say that I really like it...In fact, I'd much rather be painting the figure. On the bright side, we're only working on this one for 2 more weeks.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW3LYkk3Dq1XeiaTk-FNfIyCEPTOlhkNsFLWofl6ByQbQvn7okrV5GjRRENHh_vXAE4MxLkzCG3TzjME-Vn243Di-gIsnIZKNz6uyd_iFtPy7mqhZbti0w14khkn6RsUihI4KJtVma0r0q/s1600-h/DSCN8476.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW3LYkk3Dq1XeiaTk-FNfIyCEPTOlhkNsFLWofl6ByQbQvn7okrV5GjRRENHh_vXAE4MxLkzCG3TzjME-Vn243Di-gIsnIZKNz6uyd_iFtPy7mqhZbti0w14khkn6RsUihI4KJtVma0r0q/s200/DSCN8476.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399731430075178482" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">I'm trying to work with thicker layers of initial paint. Probably a good idea, considering the short time we have. Here's a pic of the section I'm painting:</span><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc0E2iIww49azRd6BdBX8tLR6aeSS2sG2vI5h06feX0lwBAPRq5-sow73q7VqBAhU9gl_zZhHFPqgF1bLVXMjpe3vAmOJoqPsOZwL2A4gFTPYfyHqZvhW14WCKi__v1i9DGcr1-mCiQBvd/s1600-h/DSCN8475.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc0E2iIww49azRd6BdBX8tLR6aeSS2sG2vI5h06feX0lwBAPRq5-sow73q7VqBAhU9gl_zZhHFPqgF1bLVXMjpe3vAmOJoqPsOZwL2A4gFTPYfyHqZvhW14WCKi__v1i9DGcr1-mCiQBvd/s200/DSCN8475.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399731433603242050" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">I have a lot of lighting to do.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">And here is a picture of the latest painting homework, due tomorrow. The assignment:</span><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;">"<span style="font-weight: bold;">1 Object 4 Ways</span><br />Split your canvas into four sections. Choose an object that you want to paint and look at it from different angles, zoom in/out, light it, etc. How do you want to show variety? Stylistically, should it be the same in each area? Think about both variety and the coherence of the whole."<br /><br /></div><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQcOVZS-92eQbgUhkX5_EEQck-_5af7a-PgnOQHhbV5XxFLUmsdHWiph49D2Fdg5jIv3R9WFhRHodeZT602hb_g4YHOhtNbD1Uzqo3EIeM6vnsO_TWxAXVlaTOgFGxpwfVTXxsKyQ1Kvs-/s1600-h/DSCN8480.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQcOVZS-92eQbgUhkX5_EEQck-_5af7a-PgnOQHhbV5XxFLUmsdHWiph49D2Fdg5jIv3R9WFhRHodeZT602hb_g4YHOhtNbD1Uzqo3EIeM6vnsO_TWxAXVlaTOgFGxpwfVTXxsKyQ1Kvs-/s200/DSCN8480.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399731440927202882" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">I really liked the look of my </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/70146339">Ikea desk lamp</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> so I painted that from a variety of angles. As you can see, I went with a complimentary color setup for each section. Stylistically, they are all painted the same, just with different colors...it was pretty much intuitive to translate the plain black lamp into different colors. The complimentary color scheme is a bit elementary...perhaps a triadic scheme would've been more interesting. </span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;">***<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">On a totally unrelated note, I shaved my mustache off for Halloween.<br /></div></div><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ6gZQem7HekMBp8SkXZf_7v4kLUZ6X8bOwiO1yToRazoLHwET8F7fT4kuxmPkIbreOToOGieTOuyf6bMtANGgajIMpYrpC2kS_wAGVQNr50kcAl5btcY77d-_f8Bhb3G-ATGUlJZQJbiQ/s1600-h/Photo+on+2009-11-02+at+23.46+%232.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ6gZQem7HekMBp8SkXZf_7v4kLUZ6X8bOwiO1yToRazoLHwET8F7fT4kuxmPkIbreOToOGieTOuyf6bMtANGgajIMpYrpC2kS_wAGVQNr50kcAl5btcY77d-_f8Bhb3G-ATGUlJZQJbiQ/s200/Photo+on+2009-11-02+at+23.46+%232.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399735738492999170" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Yeah, I look a little befuddled, but one of my roommates said my bare upper lip makes me look angrier. As a 19 year old college kid, I think it's okay to be angry and rash and I also think it's fitting to appear angry and rash, so I'll probably be rocking this for a while. The 'stache will come back when I am wise enough to deserve it. I love my chin hairs though, so those guys will be sticking around for a while.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Most of my friends miss it a lot. I think I look a bit like a goat.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">***</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">That wraps things up for now. Look forward to another blog post or two later this week featuring more progress on the painting and maybe some other stuff! As always, comments and critique is welcome.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: trebuchet ms;">I need direction to perfection</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">-J</span><br /></div></div>PandaWolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02716296285158953810noreply@blogger.com0