All the Texture Cubes are finally done.
Now to decompress and relax. :)
Sheep Doll was my favorite. Have a doll just like it.
I miss live figure drawing.
Used to go multiple times a week.
Now it is just Zoom, Discord or Google Hangouts whenever it happens.
Gotta make do.
Hang in there y'all.
The whole production is just AWEsome. The lights, music, costumes, the car boats, everything is so beautiful and you get jitters seeing the reaction of the President of this museum.
Watch the Ancient Mummy Parade Here I recommend watching the entire program starting from the 12:00 mark Here.
Man, Egypt is one of those places I want to visit that is on my list.
I love history and Egypt. Studying Egypt was one of the starts as a kid in doing Visual/Historical research and then either copying or drawing something new. I checked out all the books in the school library about Egypt. The DK books tended to have more pictures and descriptions of what items. They are still good reference books.
The 1999 movie The Mummy is one of my all time favorite movies. I still have a big soft spot of Egypt related stuff. I refused to see the Tom Cruise remake of this movie. Eck. My friend went to go to the theaters to see it and I was like yeah no worries, go on without me. I already know how bad the movie is going to be without seeing it.
I've been taking a digital painting course the last 6 weeks. Last week it was one of those moments the lightbulb of understanding went off. I Cannot use photobashing but can use various effects in photoshop like filters and patterns. Also have to show work and not add color until the last step, only painting in greyscale values.
After painting like 30 different kinds and types I level up. Yay! 🙌🏽
In Photoshop
• Edit> Define Pattern this feature has been my friend. Rediscovered this feature.
• Crop image
• Convert to greyscale
• & it will show up on the pattern bar
• Once the layer is merged it can be manipulated with free transform. For the wavy effects use the liquify tool.
* Also a reminder, use alt or opt > (move tool) drag to
duplicate your selection instead of copy paste. ✔️
Useful tip people tend to forget.
Mind on my cubes, cubes on my mind. Cubes. Cubes. Cube. Textured Cubes.
Sometimes you have to make a wrong turn to get back onto the right path.
The journey of self reflection and discovery often seems to begin in pain and sorrow. Personally never seen anyone gleefully wander onto that path. It isn’t easy to truly reflect within and face yourself and hopefully overcome the inner trials.
I left the coolest job I ever had. The major factor in my decision to leave was that it was the most toxic workplace I have ever worked at. The stress and drama of it all, also since I do not revel in chaos it didn’t work out. No job should remind me of my troubled childhood. Sometimes I would question to myself why I was acting strangely or reacting in a way I normally wouldn’t and well it ignited the minefield of repressed memories of my childhood. There is a reason why certain memories are repressed, I don’t need it to function and survive on the daily!
Truly I have no regrets. A strange experience. I had 2 job offers when I started the job. Either one I choose I would’ve regretted turning down the other wondering what the other one was like. Now I don’t have to wonder or regret, when I have tried both.
I thought the choice I made four months ago would be made with happiness, and it was at the time. Sounds cheesy but this experience made me realize what I do not want to do and return to the thing I want to dox. Being a Graphic Designer is a cool job, but I don’t think like one. I can do design but its from a drawing/painting standpoint. Winging it and relying on feels does not compute with precise measurements and solving math problems to fix the design. One running joke I make is I make ugly business cards...because that is what the client wants. I don’t hate or despise that line of work it just isn’t for me.
Even though I still some limited Graphic work but it is more my pace without high level of stress.
It seems like the thing you love the most is also the same exact thing that can hurt you the most. There was a time where it brought great distress and had to take a break from it.
Thoughtful my life I have tried other art forms and interests but my true love is drawing and painting. One failsafe is I invested so much time into it I really am not good at anything else.
I’m back on track to seriously focus on Concept Art & Illustration. I mean it is truly relaxing, entertaining and fulfilling to paint these rocks, dirt, metal boxes till 4am and be happy.
🤧 There was a blizzard a few weeks ago. I walked out in it because I ran out of food and my car was stuck on a snowy hill. Had a small cold after that then it turned worse after further walking around later in the same week waiting for the bus in the cold. 😫 I think I'm just not used to the strains of cold/flu in Washington. Eh still getting over this cold. 😖 All the projects that I was working on that was postponed is due...over due. TT^TT
ugh Wish me well🤧
-K
