New Mediums And New inspirations

So lately I've been lurking around on gaia online. If you've ever been on there you know it's a huge asian / anime community. So I decided to try my hand at Avie Art. Which is basically that you draw someone's avatar. I tried it with using just illustrator, that didn't work so well so then I tried it in sequence with drawing the characters. That turned out much better.

I'm really trying to get a friendly place for artists wether I own it or join it, it doesn't matter. All that matters is that I get to help. Well I haven't really found anything pre-made so I'm starting one. I still have mannequin MB that I am trying to get up and running. And maybe I can get the two to work together. Maybe. We'll see.

So I drew another really cute vector idea. This one is really cute and hopefully it works out.

Strawberry and Root Beer

My newest Deviant submission is in the form of a smiling happy Root Beer Float. I hope it is taken well since I submitted it to a group and not just to my own personal gallery. Then again I am not the only one submitting either. I hope it makes people a little more excited about my work.


Strawberry and Root Beer Float by ~starshinesky on deviantART

I also decided that I'm destined to make stickers for the rest of my life. :( I'm serious! It's wonderful but horrible.

Hello Friday

So I haven't really dragged myself out of bed yet. I went to bed at 2am because it was either that or pull an all-nighter for an 8:15 class. That didn't really sound like a smart idea since I have art history then. Regardless, I came out of class and as told I would I passed out immediately. I the proceeded to sleep until 3pm and realized my life today will just be a sleep fest and that's all I've been doing.

I also dread Monday I have a Classroom in a Book do for my Indesign class and some homework for chemistry. This is not exciting and I crave a ridiculous amount of poptarts even though I'm not hungry at all I'm a complete and utter dork.

The one thing I did do is I did do some more sketches and now I'm going to take pictures with photobooth because I'm a Mac not a PC and I really have no reason to go to the computer lab in 27 degree weather. Maybe if there were cute boys involved but not now. Hehe. I shall experiment with these ones but I really want them good so they better be really good or else I'll hurt myself. Not really but it will be a sour taste in my mouth.

The Arts & Crafts Movement.

So upon finding out my ubber topic I decide to call my father and tell him all about my more than exciting project. Of course having his PHD in history he crushed my dreams just a little bit. Not enough that I'm actually effected just enough for me to say, "So I guess it's not playing with glitter." And we all know just how much I love glitter. So instead of writing a 2 page paper on something fun like Applied Arts and the whole mentality of designing that sort of thing I get to write a 2 page research paper on Stickily chairs and furniture. The whole thing is actually pretty cool, it's just not actually my thing. Wow what a ridiculous sentence. Yes, I know it just gets worse and worse.

Oh! So I decided I'm going to get a Deviantart Subscription. But of course, being the paranoid freak my mother trained me to be; I'm going to buy a Visa or TD or a whatever gift-card at Wawa or Rite Aid. That way I don't have to worry about it. Yay!

That's all for now!

Hello there!

I have some new posts that I would like to show you.

The first is a lovely Piece of photography I took at my grandparents. This is using a Telephoto Close up lens.


Turn Dial by ~starshinesky on deviantART

The next is a bit of experimental artwork I did. All done by experimenting with gradients, color and memory.


Sweet Sherbet by ~starshinesky on deviantART

Thanks for looking. I think I'm going to try drawing things and seeing what happens. I mean I suck at drawing (let's be honest). But maybe if I can draw something and then outline it with ink and scan it and make it into something pretty I probably can! Yay!

So, I'm doing this project for Computer Publication about Arts and Crafts. It's funny, I literally giggled. Everyone picked something that went along with their own personalities. I like the idea of arts and crafts and tying it into graphic design, that's what I want to do with myself and my Career. So Props to myself for picking it. I'm going to rock this college I really am!