The metallic series is complete with the completion of Eagle’s Eye. The pectoral muscles are still off after some correction, but I don’t think it’s too noticeable.
Accident is the latest addition. I think he looks like a chipmunk =) I might as well fit in whatever paintings I can while assignments aren’t piling up yet.
My buttons arrived! A close up. The penguin turned out the best, but I rather like the Cobwebs button as well.
If you look closely, you’d see Luffy, Kakashi and Rock Lee =) They were gifts from a friend when she went to Anime North.
I bought a Canon MP470 yesterday for $55. While the scanner leaves much to be desired (although nothing I can’t adjust through Photoshop), I love the copier! I also did a four 8.5×11 prints (used half the colour cartridge–it’ll cost 30 bucks to replace), and they look infinitely better than the ones in the artbook I ordered. The saturation was off at first–had a nasty orange tinge like the book, but it was easy to rectify by adjusting the colour balance. Although it’s not cost effective to mass-produce, spitting out a few high-quality pieces for my wall isn’t out of the question. For $55, I’m a happy camper. (It should be noted, however, 1 black and 1 colour cartridge amounts to $60. I’ll need to find myself a store that carries remanufactured catridges or do refills.)
My artbook from Lulu arrived a few days ago. The quality of the print is not bad; there’s no noise or choking, and the paper is good. Moving on, there’s slanted white borders along two sides on most of the pages from a bad cut job. Finally, the colour was big a disappointment. The saturation was strong and the darkness rendered the palette muddy. Most of the paintings adopted a orange/salmon tint. I’m fairly certain it’s not a problem with my files because I’ve had the same file printed at a local print shop and the colours are fine. At least I come out of this with a print-ready PDF of the whole book.
Gallery Update: Rising Spirit. What a horribly cliche concept, but the message is clear enough. I bet there are anatomy errors that I am currently blind to [because (i) worked fairly reference-free except for the hands and (ii) red and gold are bad for the eyes] so please let me know if you spot anything horribly wrong.
A silver piece will complete this metallic series–consider it a salute to the Olympic games: bronze for luck, silver for skill, and gold for spirit. I’m thinking of an archer =) but Rising Spirit is going to be my last painting for the summer.
A Summer in Review
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Gallery update: Wheel of Fortune
It feels like weeks since I last produced something worth sharing when in reality it’s only been a week. Maybe it’s because everything I’ve been doing lately sucks. It’s not that I don’t have ideas, but my execution is falling short.
Nothing I’m particularly excited about. The sketch on the top right is going to be a 4 panel story if I ever become satisfied with sketch. I’m flying with no references on the painting on the left and already I noticed errors in the proportions. I do like how the Masquerade painting is coming along except the background is keeping me from finishing it.
I have 4-5 more ideas in my sketchbook although no composition for them is forthcoming.
I really, really, really want to do a detailed painting, but I guess I don’t want it badly enough. I have three problems: (1) Motivation eludes me. It’ll tease me for a bit and then it’ll disappear completely (2) I’m a perfectionist. I get caught up in the details, little things that nobody besides me would notice. Speedpainting worked for while until I wanted something more refined; and (3) I don’t have the patience, i.e. I’m a quitter.
In an attempt to get out of this unproductive phase, please give me a prompt–well, a situation more specifically because throwing a word or phrase at me right now would be like trying to bounce a rock off sand.
That aside, I’ve compiled an artbook and it is en route to me right now! It’s 60 pages, 8.5×11, full-colour. I included a few old paintings that are anywhere near 300 dpi so I’m a bit worried about the quality. Cross-monitor colour consistency is also an issue. In the meantime, I’ve put together a rough Prints and Products pages. I still have to hammer out the details of the ordering process and which paintings will a print counterpart.
My buttons arrived! A close up. The penguin turned out the best, but I rather like the Cobwebs button as well. 
