Been so long since I've updated my journal, 4 months exactly.

I've actually been on a bit of an artistic hiatus. just kinda... Fell out of the art scene, so to speak. (Don't worry, I've gotten back in... sort of.)

Currently, as I'm starting to get back into art, I've been streamlining my work and looking for good software to use my tablet with. So far I've found Sketchbook Pro. I'm doing the trial, and it's the best, I tell you! I've been using Photoshop for a while now, and regardless of what people say, it SUCKS. It doesn't feel like I'm sketching at all with PS, while with Sketchbook, it's like I'm sketching on a piece of paper in front of me. It's actually upped my tablet drawing ability by 20x. I'm not even kidding. MY ART SUCKED AND THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO. THANKS PHOTOSHOP. I HATE YOU.

I realize I still need to work on facial proportion, as my faces end up scrunched and well... disproportional. I can't draw a whole body together to save my life - though I can draw each individual limb just fine - and I need to work on that. The only individual body part (besides the privates) I need to work on is the fingers. I can never get them long enough, as they always end up stubby.

The reason I stopped drawing was simple. I wanted to stop drawing anime/manga art and wanted to research how legit comic artists in America draw. It's better. ALOT. I don't feel like I'm copypasting some Japanese guy in Japan, and it actually feels like I'm drawing original art (though with my Zuko drawing that's obviously NOT my character.)

Been expanding my listening experience too.

Here are some recommendations.
-Rush. bigtime.
-Flogging Molly. If you don't listen to them, u liek mudkipz.
-Otep. How is she not awesome?
-Nightwish - everyone knows my obsession with Nightwish.
-Secondhand Serenade. AWESOME
-Emery. I know 'em, but just recently got their latest.
-Tegan & Sara. Love'm.
-The Birthday Massacre. SYNTHPOOOOOOOP!

If you've heard all of these before, you're awesome and probably a nerd like me, at least with Tegan and Sara, the others are like REALLY common.



That's all for now, folks!