Because it cracked me up.
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Interesting
Your result for What Your Taste in Art Says About You Test...
Simple, Progressive, and Sensual
26 Ukiyo-e, 20 Islamic, 17 Impressionist, -32 Cubist, -39 Abstract and 23 Renaissance!
http://www.helloquizzy.com/tests/what-your-taste-in-art-says-about-you-test
http://www.helloquizzy.com/results/what-your-taste-in-art-says-about-you-test/?fromCGI=1&var_Impressionist=17&var_Islamic=20&var_Ukiyo%252de=26&var_Cubist=-32&var_Abstract=-39&var_Renaissance=23
Monday, October 13, 2008
Zutara Fun
So I'm a geek. And I love complex relationships. For a mostly children's show like Avatar, Zutara is fairly complex. And I like it that way.
So I'm going to do a fanfic. It will be fannon, since Bryke made Kataang canon. Which doesn't make sense. She's like his mother!
And I've done fanart (See below). It's getting me attention on DevArt...gah... the temptation to give in to "get more favs!" is....almost overwhelming. But since I'm not Bri-chan or Messa, I think my status as unknown nobody is safe.
Here's my latest Zutara drawing. Yes. I'm still digging the reference photo I used out the hard drive to give proper credit. Close your eyes children, you're parents might skin me alive.
So yeah. I'm a geek. Complete. Total.
So I'm going to do a fanfic. It will be fannon, since Bryke made Kataang canon. Which doesn't make sense. She's like his mother!
And I've done fanart (See below). It's getting me attention on DevArt...gah... the temptation to give in to "get more favs!" is....almost overwhelming. But since I'm not Bri-chan or Messa, I think my status as unknown nobody is safe.
Here's my latest Zutara drawing. Yes. I'm still digging the reference photo I used out the hard drive to give proper credit. Close your eyes children, you're parents might skin me alive.
So yeah. I'm a geek. Complete. Total.
Friday, October 10, 2008
Art Meme
Ganked from Bri-chan on livejournal.
Because I 'm bored.
01] What is your pen name?
Xlade
02] How did you get the name?
I was playing with letters of the alphabet. The "x" is pronounced like a "z" because I say so.
03] Do you use PC or Mac?
PC
04] What software do you use most often?
Photoshop CS2!
05] Do you use mouse, or tablet?
Ahhh! Tablet! My friend!
06] The color you use most often is?
Lots of blue shows up in my art. And Black. Mmmm. Black.
07] What area of the pictures do you put most effort into?
Faces and hands are moost difficult
08] How long does it take you do draw a picture?
Depends. Anywhere from a few minutes for a rough to a few hours for something finished
09] Do you keep your rough drafts?
Sometimes. It depends on how old they are. Then they get tossed.
10} What kind of font do you use?
Arial.
11] What's the dpi when you scan?
Always 300 dpi.
12] Do you do anything else when you're drawing pictures?
Movies generally. I watch ones that are mindless, or I've seen 100 times. Nice background noise.
13] How many pictures do you draw in a month?
Lately, 10-15...maaaaaaybe.
14] What kind of paper do you draw your pictures on?
Anything I can get my hands on.
15] What kind of paper do you use for sketches and drafts?
Hey!
16] How long does it take to ink something?
I don't ink. When I do, it takes hours and scans horribly
17] Do you do doujinshi or original manga?
Not really.
18] Do you like doujinshi? Is it fun making it?
Don't know. Never read much.
19] Ever submitted anything to a magazine?
NO
20] Did it get published?
-
21] Who are your favorite artists?
Lots of internet people
22] What's your favorite Anime/Manga?
Now...Naruto. And ATLA isn't really anime, but it's still great.
23] Favorite Characters?
Zuko
24] Any artists that you'd like to draw like?
Gah. Too many to name.
25] Do you buy books a lot?
I love books. They take over my house :P
26] Did you ever buy a book to inspire you to draw?
The Art of Star Wars book...shiny and wonderful.
27] Any video games you enjoy?
World of Warcraft...
28] Any favorite characters from video games?
Mine?
29] Do you have a favorite writer?
God wrote the Bible....
But people? Orson Scott Card.
30] Any books you really enjoy?
Art books, fantasy, scifi, the Bible
31] Do you write fanfics?
I always loose focus... :(
32] Any music that you often listen to while drawing?
Everything
33] Any recommended songs?
"Use Me" by Hinder makes me laugh....I don't know why.
34] Any web sites that you totally admire?
Not alot
35] Do you have any sites you want to go to every day?
Livejournal/my guild page/DevArt/my Google blog subcriptions...
36] What is your dream site like?
Arty
37] Do you like your own art?
I get bored looking at it, don't know why anyone else would like it.
46] Are you a computer expert?
NO
47] Want to become a professional artist?
Animation please!
48] Any other jobs you're interested in?
Just told you
49] Any other specialties besides drawing?
Painting (Some) I can write a bit
50] Do you like to watch movies?
Yes
51] What's your favorite movie?
Right now...Pride and Prejudice (new version)
52] Have you ever entered art contests?
No
53] When did you start drawing seriously?
About 7th grade
54] Anything that you often use as a reference when you draw?
People. My old thumbnails
55] Have you met any of your fans online?
What fans.
56] You have a lot of pen pals?
No
57] You have a lot of friends that draw?
I don't have friends. Seriously. Complete introvert here.
58] What time do you usually go online?
Anytime I can
59] Do you like to go to chat rooms?
Nope
60] Do you have your own computer?
I will soon. Share my husband with a comp for now
61] What would you say to the person you admire?
(Husband) Love you.
62] Do you think of things when you draw?
Whatever I'm trying to draw. I make the faces I'm trying to draw
63] Have you drawn badly because you think too much?
Yeah. Don't do the drawing/thinking thing
64] Do you have any friends who are professionals?
No
65] Where do you often hang out?
Work. Home.
66] Do you have any artists that you don't like too much?
Not really. Don't know anyone
67] Situations in which you really don't like being online?
When I'm dead and tired.
68] Situations you hate when it comes to having web sites?
I don't have one.
69] Something that makes you really glad that the Internet exists?
Seeing stuff I couldn't see in real life.
70] What about things that make you NOT glad that the Internet exists?
The fact that no one wants to talk face-to-face anymore, or even on the phone. It's all emails, messages, and AIM. We've lost the intimacy here people. (What she said)
71] What's the first picture you've ever shown to the public online?
Something Mighty Ducks I think.
72] Do you still have that?
???
73] Has your drawing style changed a lot?
I'm so much better now.
74] How does it usually change?
As I learn new things, it changes
75] Have you experienced artists block before?
Oh yes.
76] How did you escape from it?
Work at stuff.
77] What happens when you have artists block?
I go dead.
78] Any artists that have influenced you a lot?
A lot of online artists.
79] What made you start drawing?
Family trait. When I started homeschool, draw more!
80] What made you want to get a web site?
Don't have on *cry*
81] Where did your site name come from?
If I had a site (not just a blog), it was from a joke with a friend during highschool.
82] What do you think about net manners?
No one's really good at them.
83] Have you ever been spammed?
Ouy
84] Ever thought about quitting your web page?
...
85] If so, why?
....
86] About how many KB is each picture?
???
87] When creating your site, do you use a program or pure html?
Don't
88] Do you have good eyesight?
I need glasses, but only for driving.
89] If you can get any person's autograph, whose would you get?
No idea.
90] What would you say to that artist when he/she autographs for you?
*squeak*
91] Do you have fans of your art?
No
92] Do you like to draw on oekaki bbs?
Don't use them really.
93] Were you good at art in school?
Ok I guess. It was boring because it was the same stuff over and over
94] Did you take art lessons other than from school?
Not really.
95] Have you drawn a manga?
No.
96] What's your favorite phrase/quote?
"Oooooh so perfectly PINK!"
97] Do you think your personality is different externally and internally?
Not really. People see who I am.
98] What's your goal now?
Get an animation degree.
99] What do you have to say to yourself?
Work dammit!
100] Lastly, what do you have to say to everyone?
Bwahahahahahahahah.
Because I 'm bored.
01] What is your pen name?
Xlade
02] How did you get the name?
I was playing with letters of the alphabet. The "x" is pronounced like a "z" because I say so.
03] Do you use PC or Mac?
PC
04] What software do you use most often?
Photoshop CS2!
05] Do you use mouse, or tablet?
Ahhh! Tablet! My friend!
06] The color you use most often is?
Lots of blue shows up in my art. And Black. Mmmm. Black.
07] What area of the pictures do you put most effort into?
Faces and hands are moost difficult
08] How long does it take you do draw a picture?
Depends. Anywhere from a few minutes for a rough to a few hours for something finished
09] Do you keep your rough drafts?
Sometimes. It depends on how old they are. Then they get tossed.
10} What kind of font do you use?
Arial.
11] What's the dpi when you scan?
Always 300 dpi.
12] Do you do anything else when you're drawing pictures?
Movies generally. I watch ones that are mindless, or I've seen 100 times. Nice background noise.
13] How many pictures do you draw in a month?
Lately, 10-15...maaaaaaybe.
14] What kind of paper do you draw your pictures on?
Anything I can get my hands on.
15] What kind of paper do you use for sketches and drafts?
Hey!
16] How long does it take to ink something?
I don't ink. When I do, it takes hours and scans horribly
17] Do you do doujinshi or original manga?
Not really.
18] Do you like doujinshi? Is it fun making it?
Don't know. Never read much.
19] Ever submitted anything to a magazine?
NO
20] Did it get published?
-
21] Who are your favorite artists?
Lots of internet people
22] What's your favorite Anime/Manga?
Now...Naruto. And ATLA isn't really anime, but it's still great.
23] Favorite Characters?
Zuko
24] Any artists that you'd like to draw like?
Gah. Too many to name.
25] Do you buy books a lot?
I love books. They take over my house :P
26] Did you ever buy a book to inspire you to draw?
The Art of Star Wars book...shiny and wonderful.
27] Any video games you enjoy?
World of Warcraft...
28] Any favorite characters from video games?
Mine?
29] Do you have a favorite writer?
God wrote the Bible....
But people? Orson Scott Card.
30] Any books you really enjoy?
Art books, fantasy, scifi, the Bible
31] Do you write fanfics?
I always loose focus... :(
32] Any music that you often listen to while drawing?
Everything
33] Any recommended songs?
"Use Me" by Hinder makes me laugh....I don't know why.
34] Any web sites that you totally admire?
Not alot
35] Do you have any sites you want to go to every day?
Livejournal/my guild page/DevArt/my Google blog subcriptions...
36] What is your dream site like?
Arty
37] Do you like your own art?
I get bored looking at it, don't know why anyone else would like it.
46] Are you a computer expert?
NO
47] Want to become a professional artist?
Animation please!
48] Any other jobs you're interested in?
Just told you
49] Any other specialties besides drawing?
Painting (Some) I can write a bit
50] Do you like to watch movies?
Yes
51] What's your favorite movie?
Right now...Pride and Prejudice (new version)
52] Have you ever entered art contests?
No
53] When did you start drawing seriously?
About 7th grade
54] Anything that you often use as a reference when you draw?
People. My old thumbnails
55] Have you met any of your fans online?
What fans.
56] You have a lot of pen pals?
No
57] You have a lot of friends that draw?
I don't have friends. Seriously. Complete introvert here.
58] What time do you usually go online?
Anytime I can
59] Do you like to go to chat rooms?
Nope
60] Do you have your own computer?
I will soon. Share my husband with a comp for now
61] What would you say to the person you admire?
(Husband) Love you.
62] Do you think of things when you draw?
Whatever I'm trying to draw. I make the faces I'm trying to draw
63] Have you drawn badly because you think too much?
Yeah. Don't do the drawing/thinking thing
64] Do you have any friends who are professionals?
No
65] Where do you often hang out?
Work. Home.
66] Do you have any artists that you don't like too much?
Not really. Don't know anyone
67] Situations in which you really don't like being online?
When I'm dead and tired.
68] Situations you hate when it comes to having web sites?
I don't have one.
69] Something that makes you really glad that the Internet exists?
Seeing stuff I couldn't see in real life.
70] What about things that make you NOT glad that the Internet exists?
The fact that no one wants to talk face-to-face anymore, or even on the phone. It's all emails, messages, and AIM. We've lost the intimacy here people. (What she said)
71] What's the first picture you've ever shown to the public online?
Something Mighty Ducks I think.
72] Do you still have that?
???
73] Has your drawing style changed a lot?
I'm so much better now.
74] How does it usually change?
As I learn new things, it changes
75] Have you experienced artists block before?
Oh yes.
76] How did you escape from it?
Work at stuff.
77] What happens when you have artists block?
I go dead.
78] Any artists that have influenced you a lot?
A lot of online artists.
79] What made you start drawing?
Family trait. When I started homeschool, draw more!
80] What made you want to get a web site?
Don't have on *cry*
81] Where did your site name come from?
If I had a site (not just a blog), it was from a joke with a friend during highschool.
82] What do you think about net manners?
No one's really good at them.
83] Have you ever been spammed?
Ouy
84] Ever thought about quitting your web page?
...
85] If so, why?
....
86] About how many KB is each picture?
???
87] When creating your site, do you use a program or pure html?
Don't
88] Do you have good eyesight?
I need glasses, but only for driving.
89] If you can get any person's autograph, whose would you get?
No idea.
90] What would you say to that artist when he/she autographs for you?
*squeak*
91] Do you have fans of your art?
No
92] Do you like to draw on oekaki bbs?
Don't use them really.
93] Were you good at art in school?
Ok I guess. It was boring because it was the same stuff over and over
94] Did you take art lessons other than from school?
Not really.
95] Have you drawn a manga?
No.
96] What's your favorite phrase/quote?
"Oooooh so perfectly PINK!"
97] Do you think your personality is different externally and internally?
Not really. People see who I am.
98] What's your goal now?
Get an animation degree.
99] What do you have to say to yourself?
Work dammit!
100] Lastly, what do you have to say to everyone?
Bwahahahahahahahah.
Sunday, September 28, 2008
WHOO HOO!
Life! It's life! Which means I'm exaughsted, hungry (no food in the house) and really, really hating fingernails. Mine grow too fast and I never manage to cut them. Thus, in a three week time span I watch my typing go from acceptable to trash as they get longer. Urg.
In other news, I am simoultaneously playing on the Truth Project website, the almost live simulcast training session I went to yesterday, and BRK. Because Christianity and World of Warcraft are like the peanut butter and jelly of my day. Um... yeah. That made no sense, but whatever. But hey, I'm a huntard who'se trying to better herself, right? Right. Therefore, I LEARN! And wait for November 13 to come FAST!
I'm also entertaining myself by watching various videos, such as this one. Highly amusing. Makes me want to roll shaman. And that's bad, because I'm currently leveling my mage like there's no tomorrow in hopes to have her somewhere reachable of 80 by the time Wrath comes out. Level little mage level! (She's so cute, with her ice cream hair... XD )
And where am I doing all of this wonderful fun stuff? At work! Last day of the season, yay! So rather than be productive, my plan is to sit and vegetate in front of the computer, maybe read some Avatar Zutara Fafics if I can find anything worth reading, and just be blah! Yayayayayayayay!
Adio.
In other news, I am simoultaneously playing on the Truth Project website, the almost live simulcast training session I went to yesterday, and BRK. Because Christianity and World of Warcraft are like the peanut butter and jelly of my day. Um... yeah. That made no sense, but whatever. But hey, I'm a huntard who'se trying to better herself, right? Right. Therefore, I LEARN! And wait for November 13 to come FAST!
I'm also entertaining myself by watching various videos, such as this one. Highly amusing. Makes me want to roll shaman. And that's bad, because I'm currently leveling my mage like there's no tomorrow in hopes to have her somewhere reachable of 80 by the time Wrath comes out. Level little mage level! (She's so cute, with her ice cream hair... XD )
And where am I doing all of this wonderful fun stuff? At work! Last day of the season, yay! So rather than be productive, my plan is to sit and vegetate in front of the computer, maybe read some Avatar Zutara Fafics if I can find anything worth reading, and just be blah! Yayayayayayayay!
Adio.
Thursday, September 4, 2008
On Palin
I won't be able to see her speech tonight. I'm working. Yay me.
But here's what I think:
I'm glad Alaska's being noticed for something other than corruption scandals and oil.
I'm tired of the negative way people view my state. Some *cough*PDiddy*cough* seem to think that if a place isn't full of crime, crackheads, and oh yeah, black people, they don't matter. That cuts out the entire middle section of the country now doesn't it? And by the way, we do have black people up here. But with a lower population state, there is a smaller number of them. It's simple math folks.
Some people are proud of not living in a huge city. Some of us like not having a skyline of skyscrapers. I'd rather worry about being mauled by a bear in a park than survive a day in a place bigger than Anchorage.
Speaking of rural, it's rural areas that put bread on your table, blue collar workers who build your cars; and the non-office types who you love to watch catching crabs. There's nothing wrong with not spending your entire day in the office, and for people who do spend their days in offices to look down on those who don't is being ignorant of the value of those people. (Not that all white collar workers feel that way, but it's the prevalent opinion on the media these days.)
And that's about all the eloquent things I can say on that topic.
Ta.
Friday, August 29, 2008
No longer a virgin!
Lol
A Blogspot virgin that is.
Here's my initial post. I'm Robin Coots, from Anchorage Alaska. I'm currently a student at the Art Institute of Phitsburgh Online studying Media Arts and Animation. I work for a tour boat company doing reservations, and every winter I swear I will one day live in a place where you don't spend most of your day in the dark. But it never happens.
That's me!
A Blogspot virgin that is.
Here's my initial post. I'm Robin Coots, from Anchorage Alaska. I'm currently a student at the Art Institute of Phitsburgh Online studying Media Arts and Animation. I work for a tour boat company doing reservations, and every winter I swear I will one day live in a place where you don't spend most of your day in the dark. But it never happens.
That's me!
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