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2014-08-28T17:21:37Z

I guess I better update here just in case. Though I really don't think anyone is on here anymore.

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salavin @ 2010-09-24T12:23:00

2010-09-24T11:23:55Z

Gave it another go, I think it's too dark.

salavin @ 2010-09-08T15:38:00

2010-09-08T14:38:30Z

I would love to make a book with the nice paper these have oh my days. Thank you Naniibliem! <3

salavin @ 2010-08-18T21:10:00

2010-08-18T20:10:31Z

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah
I have an 8hr round trip tomorrow for something that I'll be just two hours for. *sobs* I want to be a concept artist so much but the appeal to draw cute and bright colourful things brings me back down. sob. I want to cry so much because I'm not good at either yet ;n;

Lydia I will text you tomorrow later. I really want to see your work you did! (and maybe your rats too omg) I think I'll bring my DS with me. SUCH A LONG JOURNEY WHY

You get fandom fun

2010-08-16T17:03:01Z

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

memorizing ♥

salavin @ 2010-08-14T20:08:00

2010-08-14T19:08:22Z

I finished some old Bioshock fanart I had lying around

It's a bit messy. But I couldn't fix it up much, the file was busted up. Background of the outside was fun to do. Maybe next time I'll draw out better linework and not just make it up as I go along. I think I was drawing Diane McClintock but I think she's blonde I have no idea. Look where that man's hand is going the dirty bugger. Hughh I'm going to find some photos to practice with and also try to do this little comic. It's not really interesting, I'll print ten copies out, it's very small, made by mice .o.

salavin @ 2010-06-24T08:46:00

2010-06-24T06:46:23Z

ARTIST❙ friending meme

Flower market / BL / Bakery Boys

2010-05-23T11:37:30Z

Flower Market in the grand square in Brussels center yesterday, like from the photos and video I took in my previous post, tried to redraw the whole thing. I used reference for most of it, the buildings and windows. I wish I could've gone more detailed, but my laptop couldn't process it ;3; Oh well. Crit would be nice, or what I shouldn't do on future pieces. I need some more happy ideas now *scitters off*

salavin @ 2010-05-21T14:20:00

2010-05-21T12:21:14Z

I wanna go to the beach ;3; this is so corny haha

salavin @ 2010-05-20T22:32:00

2010-05-20T20:32:22Z

Pretty much the view out of my skylight. Minus lovely boys.

salavin @ 2010-05-14T21:02:00

2010-05-14T19:02:45Z

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2010-05-14T17:13:44Z

Okay, um few little announcements;

1) Finished an Anthology story for Savior Project And managed to do it a day before my planned deadline. I'm thrilled I could get it done. I still have a huge 72 page one to finish plus extras.

You get a silly lil doodle uu

2) I've signed up for the bb_shousetsu next issue to be an accompanying illustrator to someone. I hope someone will like my work or will want to work with me ;3;

3) I want to live here ;x;

But yes, that's that. Carry on and enjoy your day.

Doesn't matter if ya black or white~

2010-05-13T22:02:48Z

I MAKE THEM LOOK IN THEIR TWENTIES NOT BLOODY...IDK 15? IN MY DAY YOU WERE TEN YEARS OLD WHEN YOU WERE SHOVED OUT IN THE WORLD!

The new Pokémon Black/White characters and starters were released today and as a dare by reversepedo I did my own version with them, and that girl has seriously crazy hair I kid you not and I actually don't find the starter pokemon That pretty. But hey, I've been out of the loop for a long time, it'll take a while to get back in it.

Today is Ascension here today, some holiday I had no idea but I woke up to a day of silence and closed stores; doesn't help when my lightbulb died again last night. Also Ice cream vans chiming at 10pm is oddly eerie.

ALSO; did anybody check out the new Super Junior MV? It's awesum, reminds me alot of bollywood dancing which is fabulous.

Like learning long division

2010-05-11T17:06:24Z

Exam at 7AM, yes, 7am. I woke up before construction so that was, not nice I was still so tired argh! D: Exam in French on Minimalism artists. One I had no idea in and never studied and one was infact an abstract/minimalist that I did in an exam in January and totally forgot who he was and even his work that I messed it with another artist. Oh man When my classmate reminded me back at the house I had a laughing fit. I hope I scrape a pass anyway.

Other than that, raining lots, sleeping is much loved and wanted, drawing forests and trees.

working title; Bakery boys.

I want to do a BL doujin sobbuuuu, with original characters. I came up with this idea for a while to link with this other comic and discovering I had way too many guy characters sooo...

But lol I found out about the Adamo anthology with awesome artists such as amei, metanomaly and 5cmprince!!! Uagh exciting they are so gunna rule so give them support please!

I'm just trying to come up with some project to do over the summer, and maybe make a little bit of money..like a few dollars. I have no self confidence orz.

salavin @ 2010-05-08T10:00:00

2010-05-08T08:00:40Z

My contribution to the French Fanzine !Q Infomation here theme was homosexuals/lesbians and knowing the french like to get really erotic I didn't go overboard because I honestly could come up with anything under two pages. Also bright colouring makes me happy (I need a sparkily texture or something to gay it up more). Oh well, back to doing stuff.

salavin @ 2010-05-07T23:43:00

2010-05-07T21:43:51Z

croaky's S-Rank Dante outfit for her project she's going through. I love her work for it, go have a look. Sadly I didn't do this picture any justice and didn't come out how I wanted. But it's just a small sketch before bed. Nighty night.

I'll die from lack of sleep for sure

2010-05-05T09:37:27Z

Hhuwaaaaaghhhhh

Construction work drilling away at 5am every day shaking my bed isn't the best way to wake up. Dude seriously. final project is getting under way and I have an exam next week and I can barely pull myself out of bed.

Anyway here's a terrible photosnap of some progress.

What really makes me sad is that even though I'm drawing all this background and character art and research, it's not even going to be looked at and marked. I was thinking of putting it into a small book and selling, say $3-5? I mean, would anyone be interested? The original text is in French but I'm not sure whether I should change it all into english to sell or have both. What would you say, would you be interested or not worth my time? I'm thinking maybe 10-15 copies.

Oh man I'm hungry I need to eat *scitters*

trippy heels

2010-04-17T19:00:48Z

Hi everyone. I'm back and feeling alot better! That holida wasy well needed and I spent most of it in front of a screen with my PS3 or getting used to my new DSiXL. My last gameboy was infact the old first edition grey block that needed four batteries to get it working. I feel so old lol.

Want to say thank you to everyone who gave me some kind words and also let me pester them around the holiday, the fabulous chamonkee & fueledbytea round naniiebim's house was an absolute uplifting experiance (also learnt a lil about printing industry, I hope to learn more next time) and my darling baby_pnut with gifts from HongKong and of course my beloved memorizing & divinestar throughout the holiday. You guys were all fabulous and I enjoyed myself so much that I feel better in my work now.

I've got five projects to do before the end of July, so let's hope I can keep this positive attitude despite having this god-awful cold. Bleh.

Jesus respawning day

2010-04-06T16:38:30Z

Zombie SWAT team

Steampunk barbarian

Explorer circus

Ringmaster Bath

For chamonkee, fueledbytea and naniiebim

salavin @ 2010-03-23T11:21:00

2010-03-23T10:21:47Z

God this is awful.

Let's be honest; Something is wrong with me, I can't draw or do anything remotely productive lately and I've lost my drive. I'm going away for a while. I'm getting depressed quickly I keep self-hating and becoming incredible jealous of other people's work. I can't accept critism and act like a spoilt child when harshly judged.

I am seriously considering if I have what it takes to be an artist. I am obvisously not a happy camper right now. I'm guessing I've been put in a place, totally out of my comfort zone, thrown in a sea of professional talent while I hold up crayon drawings of a four year old in comparison talking like a toddler to scholars. This is how I feel. I feel drained, upset with my work and progress; having to push myself to exhuastion and getting no where. I am not learning anything here. The only thing I'm benefitting is anatomy which I adore so much but everything else? Nothing. I feel this is a waste and I'm angry with myself right now so if anyone feels irked what I say I'm sorry but dammit I just want some encouranging advice and help from these teachers, not saying what's wrong but what I can make right. Is that so hard?

My biggest problem is talk no action. I don't draw as much as I should, even in free time I have to force myself to do anything and this shouldn't be an issue. I should be enjoying myself. And I'm not. I need to go do some soul searching or something. Get my act together, stop being such a child, continue to support and encourage other artists/friends. Learn, practise and exercise because it's sure as hell not working where I am now.

So until then;

Hiatus

salavin @ 2010-03-22T11:53:00

2010-03-22T10:53:32Z

rambles

2010-03-18T13:46:52Z

I cannot wait to go home, I seriously can't. I need a break from all this work and to just see some friends and my good ol consoles.

My anthropromorphic project is going fine, tutor gave it the A-OK so I'm settled. My University project is somewhat all over the place, my England tutor not being very helpful in terms of what I should be doing or having ready. This is confusing me greatly. I am still working on one story for Savior Which I'm worried that it'll be the only story I'll have done (60pages atm) when I had planned around seven stories? Aghh. On top of all that I've started to practise traditional inking with pen/fine liners for another personal project that I'd love to print and sell. If anyone would buy it however, that's the main question.

The weather is starting to lighten up over here, It's daylight an hour after I get up which is confusing me as I'm so used to going to class in the dark, time also feels alot slower. I don't have a window to look out of, just a skylight which isn't very fun. Also prevents me from having lieins on the weekend. On top of this though it's dawning on me that I have only a few months left overseas. I've been here a little over six months and it's cliché to say that time has flown. I try to wonder if I've actually learnt anything of benefit and the other thing I can come up with is I'm more aware of my anatomy drawing. I haven't really been taught much else. I'm constantly having to change and adapt my drawings in Atelier for the tutors to make it appeal to them. To draw how they want to see it, in my style, rather than allowing me to develop on my own. I have been abused verbally and merciously by five teachers at one time to know that I have alot to learn here. I wasn't brought up in a culture full of comics and animation I don't have the skill and upper-hand my classmates do. Constantly surrounded by illustrations.

I also had to accept that I'm not special or talented like somepeople who immediately get claim to fame and suddenly get a fanbase overnight. My style isn't of flare or cutesy or attractive but full of faults and rushed lines. I need to concentrate and work hard to make my work presentable. Looking through my drawings, alot are just spur of the moment sketches and are not worth to be presented in a portfoilo. They say it takes 6 years for an artist to get some sort of regonition (by Pixar's theory) and I need to really push myself for the coming year with my final year at university. Even though this has been a once in a lifetime chance, I fear because of the slow pace of work, I'll be unprepared once I come back to study in england.

I panick and stress too much, even when I was told to go with the flow because stuff here is so unorganised old habits die hard, I think too much of the future. I really do worry badly what's going to happen to me, I won't make it.

Exteriors I will conquer youuuu

inspiration~!

2010-03-15T11:51:02Z

So I FINALLY got round to watch Princess and the Frog Yes I'm incredibly late to the party/afterparty even and everyone has spazzed and watched it a billion times and I had to ignore everyone because I didn't spoil myself jeez. ~~I am NOT cool~~
I hoping to see it when it was released over here in Belgium but they decided to show the French dubbed rather than the original. I didn't want to see it because for one I wouldn't understand much and the other I really loved the accents in the English.

But anyway, the "Almost there" song, totally hit me. And it's done in that gorgeous nouveau style I adore so much.
I want to go into glorious detail and spill names of the people I watch/how amazing they are/feedback they get etc. But I have a deadline. TL;DR I MUST WORK HARDER AND MORE AND NOT PRODUCE SCRIBBLES.

You can watch it here because youtube has disabled it on every single video I've found the jerks

*scitters off*

sankyuu

2010-03-13T11:12:31Z

I woke up to recieve more v-gifts. Who is this mystery person thank you XD; I've been trying to buy a subscription on deviantart again (I know I shouldn't bother) but I'm having a hard time trying to make a website with just microsoft frontpage (yes I am that lame) I really just want something nice and clean and presentable like this or this or even this. I think my biggest problem is that I don't have enough work with consistancy and high level of standard to have a website. I also don't have the skills to make a website that's simple and appealing and yet shows some level of control either. I mean, I've never been introduced to website making and I used to make silly websites when I was young in frontpage because it was all I could do, they never got published anyway. I'm sort of at a loss. Maybe I should just focus on deviantart, or get a blogspot/wordpress account and do it there. Maybe I should work more to actually have some work to show people. Hm.

This stuff constantly bugs me so much than it should, agh.

ahhhh

2010-03-12T17:31:00Z

Someone bought me a V-gift this morning, that was awfully kind of you whoever that was. <3 I was going to draw a girl and a squirrel together but then I found the PORTAL2 preview special in Gameimformer and ohhh my god I spazzed. So you get a Chell (with a Black Mesa hoodie) And Wheatsley. I am awfully excited. I hope I can afford a much better laptop/computer when it finally comes out.