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Sometimes I print 500 or so copies of small DMs for people to take away on occassions such as doujin festivals. This is the one for the upcoming event in July.
Not done yet though. :)
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Here's something I did with incredible speed and which I don't think I could do again with same result.
Sometimes it doesn't really matter how much TIME you put into your work. It might be a luck to make something with a sensation in a short time, as if aided by god's providence. I want to grasp the secret of it, because right now, when I look at myself, I feel that I haven't brought my energy to a new level, which I should've done.
There's a raw vibe of energy behind every artwork, like, when you have an urge to see Joker kissed, because that scene represent a desire or psychological symbolism to you that doesn't necessarily do the same to, well, guys with obstinate brains. The secret of if you can really get to it or not, lies in how strong you can keep the energy, and how well you can "translate" that into reality.
Good luck to all fangirl artists *wink.
These are the cover and back cover of the portfolio which I am going to present to the professors.
It is an interesting art school (Shih-Chien Institute of Fashion and Communication Design) that I'm wanting to attend to, and I am not surprised by the fierce competetion. Out of 185 candidates only 42 could remain to enter second stage. By the end of second stage, there will only be six who were chosen. I am about to face the second stage tomorrow. It really feels like being in one of the America's Next Top Model cycles.
Perhaps unlike what most people think about these art schools, they don't necessarily teach you how to do beautiful pictures, because the teachers assume you've already got the skill. They show you what it takes to be in the art/entertainment/ACG/whatever industry. More likely they'll push you on your computer editing skills and even business management ability. If one's art skill is still so mediocre that he or she is not ready to choose graphics as one's career, attending such schools is wasting everybody's time.
After five long years of bewilderment I am back and pushing myself HARD. I used to be a severe case of DID (Dissociative Identity Disorder, or Multiple Personality Disorder), perhaps still am, so that I've spent years and years in pain, medical treatment, hospitals, split souls, hazy reality and almost complete loss of memory function. Only Until doctor and I sort of developed an "blank personality" for my other selves to "move in and operarte" then I become functional enough to do arts again.
I often encourage myself with example of Austin Scarlett from Project Runway season one or Heather from America's Next Top Model cycle nine; while one was being bullied and discriminated against back in school simply because he looked and acted differently, and the other being chewed by other girls at her back over her Asperger's syndrome, they turn out to be far far beyond the reach of the rest of the pack.
Some people see genius as a "gift" but you really don't recieve genius from the Lord to sit around waiting for success to automatically grace you. There's a price to pay for each genius, some awakened by tragic events, some laspse into disappointed alienation, some even gets killed by seeing things others can't.
But one sad thing about genius is, if you have it you have no choice. You can't get rid of it even if you really want to.
I always recommend Pixiv to people who are interested in ACG art, because Japan does have deep rooted sub-culture about it not to mention a hordes of talents. I have gathered a couple of TDK arts here and there.
This art by 芝 sama is a bit dark-humour.
This girl!Joker by Sinny sama really gets to me. So fragile it almost hurts.
This art is by 青縞 sama. What a gauze-like beauty.
Art by 否 sama. The title is "how about the story of this scar?"
Art by 天照 sama. The title is "hypnosis treatment".
This art by Onekonbu sama is fabulous <<<<<3
This one by 安部數男 sama really makes me laugh.
The following two are my favorite actually--
The Bruce by nid sama looks so refined.
Click to view original size. Another picture by 天照 sama, one with grand scale, en-titled "We're Tonight's Entertainment".
I hope you visitors like these pictures and perhaps do a Pixiv account so you may leave a message to these artists :).
As to myself, I wish to resume Cage, which were posted onto Freak Like Me. But from today on our neighbor upstairs is doing a complete make-over for his apartment and it is freaking noisy-- it is really, really uncomfortable especially while my exam is almost over and I'm thinking I may get some peace. Noise is quite a torture for an artist with sensitive nerves.
I am considering turning myself into a nocturnal creature, working while everyone's asleep and resting while upstairs being noisy. I'll see what I can do.
Even though I am not an English speaker I will try to do short Batman x Joker fictions here, and I think my readers can expect some doodles and metas from me as well :S
BTW, the layout stuff really beats me. I'll see what I can learn.
