Finals

Don't worry I exist just very busy. With Finals ending soon there will be a lot of Art goods to come

Delay in regular updates

It seems I have seriously relapsed  and will be going to the clinic in a few hours when it opens and my doctor comes in, so there will be a week or so before I can update with new news and images as I try to get better.

In the mean time:
I recommend watching "Mystery Team", Community's Donald Glover (Troy) is hilarious in it. Equally it comes as no surprise that Legend of Korra was leaked and oh my god is it amazing!

More work and shop

 It seems I've taken a couple steps backwards health-wise, I have another appointment but I don't have hopes that it'll say anything that I don't already know. Nearly there with my last work assignment, my computer is bitching at me about RAM usage so I got to sort that out or buy some more. While I decided to step away from it for a moment I decided to go after a piece I had started on but did horribly.  I have to admit I am much happier with how it is now.

And now I finally opened my web shop, so feel free to peruse and possibly purchase shirts with artwork I did! You can find me at:  http://www.redbubble.com/people/illukyuu/works/8607602-beware-facehuggers

Vector progress

Currently working on vectoring and coloring a logo, planning to add this into my portfolio as well

Quick update

Things have gone well with the studio I got the freelance work from, it sounds like there might be more work coming my way, I really hope so as well as referrals. In the mean time I think I've found my preferred method of inking: brush. I've got some print outs I'm going to practice and experiment on before I move onto art board and other mediums then attempt on my own pieces.

Adam Hughes lines, Ink by me. Higgens Black India & Martin's Bombay White with Winsor and Newton Sable

Maybe?

Faces from finished freelance gig

Another minor update, I completed one of the freelance jobs and it looks like I'll be receiving more work from them as well as possibly be referenced out to another. Keeping fingers crossed

Up and Updates

Since I last posted not a whole lot has changed, I'm still ill for the most part and on continued bed rest. I have snuck out for a few hours here and there but its usually ended up being an action I regretted.

Aside from classes I finally landed a few freelance gigs, I hope this not only will help my portfolio but pave the way for more jobs. I was contacted earlier in February for another job that isn't starting till around May that I hope I still have but since I haven't heard back in a while I'll still keep my options open.

I had to also start shifting all my old email subs to new emails when I discovered my old old old hotmail was hacked and can no longer gain access to. I have gone on a bit of a shopping spree, thankfully I was always able to snag things on sale or for a significantly reduced price including two Adam Hughes posters I've coveted for a while

Real Power of the DC Universe (2008)

Uncharted 3 Comicon poster

They go and join the first AH! poster I got of my favorite DC character. Sadly the camera doesn't show all the gorgeous detailing on it.

I was told that the other photo of my room didn't properly show the blades I have but here's a better photo of my corner

N-n-nerd out

Recently a bunch of nerd-y goods have been unloaded on me, some to keep some to do as I please with. Since a lot of it really isn't my taste I really want to find them homes where they will bet better appreciated. It's a more welcomed option than chucking them out or dumping them somewhere. I don't want to be haunted by Tsukumogami or other angered item spirits. *totally watched Yokai Wars again recently*

Like I said, I'm really not into Star Trek, sorry Trek fans. So Jean-Luc and the Enterprise need somewhere better to live other than my place. Thankfully both are in perfect condition and have all the original packaging/stuffing to keep them safe.

 Ok so for the blaster it needs some repair work, the paint seems to have chipped and it could use some repair work before considered to be sold. Equally because of it's weight, it's extremely heavy, it would be better sold to someone local or maybe I'll keep it as a prop.

 The Bat'leth is another item I really don't see myself in need of short of a zombie apocalypse happening.  Again because of the size I need to find a more local buyer, thankfully it's dull (I now have a blade sharpener) and it can be sold as a collectable rather than a weapon.

 Now, the bow is another story, granted it needs to be fixed. The string has become disengaged from its post, but I heard it can be fixed very easily. I intend to keep it as a prop and reference, hell I might actually learn to use it.

 Lastly was a gift given to me by my aunt today to cheer me up from my gloomy month. I'm truly thankful for it. I've missed these shows dearly and haven't seen them on Netflix.  I just need the last volume of Chip & Dale and I'm all set. Actually I need to track down a copy of the Duck Tale Movie. I know its not everyone's all time favorite but I loved it as a child.




Anyway if anyone wants to find what other nerdy/girly things I'm clearing from my bubble check out my ebay: http://myworld.ebay.com/tehbigq

Other life goodies

zuzuzu

 This photo of Chika, my former stepmother's dog, shows pretty much what I've been having to do ever since I found out that there was something wrong with my liver and subsequently immune system. Though one can only sleep for so long before it gets  monotonous. To shake things up a little, my room got re-arranged.

 So much Rilakkuma already, apparently moving my bed really created space and made my room seem bigger, or so I heard. Teddy is chilling with Chika. It's not easy to see but next to my Prinny pillow is a katana and shinobigatana. My bokens are now finally mounted on my wall as well. I have also received a Klingon bath'let but as I am neither into Star Trek (ok ok I like Picard and the new movie was awesome) I will need to find it a new home.

 The additional bookcase REALLY helped, now all my manga and artbooks can sit on their own. Starting from the top left: Video games arranged from PC-PS3, Manga in Alphabetical order to Artbooks,Instructional/Anatomy, G&L Bibles & Mooks, How tos, Cosplay and Sewing/Crafts. Next shelf is Dvds and BluRays going from General to anime, a little divider space for nick nacks and collectables before going into rare books, then oodles of fiction mostly Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Anne Rice, Victorian & Gothic novels. Little mini fridge with misc stuff. Of course heaps of plush toys.

 Last book case carries over my fiction but tails more towards 'Juvenille' fiction such as Diane Wayne Jones, Harry Potter and the Narnia series. Below that is all cooking, under that is more text books and resources after that is just misc empty space/filing.

Then last but not least is my work station/corner. That big black red thing looming is my monster Prometheus. Seriously I'm saturated in figures, nendoroids and plushes but I love them all and they all are dear to me. I'm really wondering when all my medication will kick in and I'll be able to sleep. Oh well back to listing things for sale on eBay.

Changes and Revalations

So I'm back again, this month has been very hard on me. I had to wake up to some things I really didn't want to. I realize I have made many mistakes in the past, I let things slide, let people who I treasure down and grown very distant. In other words I failed. HARD. I hope I can fix and change the problems to maybe try and get back the things I may be losing if not completely lost already. I really hope I have a chance, it keeps me motivated, and hoping. I'm told so long as you have hope then there's always a chance.

  One of many I've had to courier to and from labs/visits

                                             
Equally I've become very very sick, despite going to the doctor every few days and doing a lot of tests and lab work, I'm still left with more questions than answers and wondering what I am going to do in the next few months and past it. Subsequently to keep my liver all nice and working I've gone through a weird 'cleanse' diet. I am currently barred from meats, milk products, fats, soy leaving me very little in the way of what is acceptable to eat. Not going to lie, it sucks, once this diet is over I'm totally getting something chicken in a cream sauce...and dessert. I can't even have tea which is one of the worst things, since it brings me comfort. And right now, when it seems like I'm discovering another complication every other day which adds more frustration (and subsequently more medicines) to me I really wish I could have a nice cup of tea and a hug.


In the mean time I'm doing what I can in my 'bubble' to keep busy. Mostly class work, however I'm looking forward to potentially completing 6-7 classes this year. Something that will take a good chunk out of whats left of my degree.  Equally it looks like a have a new part time job as a photo editor, while it's contract work I will still keep looking for more work to not only help pay for classes but to help me to my bigger more long term goals.


On the art spectrum, I've started on my first art book. I'm planning for it to be between 28 to 36 pages. Entitled, 'You Monster!". Equally I'm trying to restart my side commission business. Plus doing various tutorials to try and get better.


I don't want to sound preachy cause it's not my style, still I lost sight of what really mattered in my life and relationships, while the realization was heartbreaking and painful I know that I need to do a bit of growing up. Which is only right and fair, I have my goals now and I will drag myself across glass to have them. I pray that I can have them all again and even more

2012 Lets Start again!