Friday, April 3, 2009
At least something brought me joy among the discomfort...
I WON THE KENKEN LAYOUT CONTEST OMG AKA I soon gonna have a
Kamakari Kenta fanclub booklet 003 and a Kamakari photoset from Shitenmyu (≧▽≦)♥♥HAPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPY. This is my entry :D
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Preview @
randomtossI had a hard time making it (like 3 days straight or smth during mid march) with almost no knowledge of livejournal layout D: (have to thank the guide)
This is probably the most useful thing I did in March.
I really can't finish the logo design within these few days cause I am feeling uncomfy TT_____TT And now that I've gotten better...External logo design dateline reached. Haha, just my luck =w=☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆Sentimental thoughts on Graphics making, yeah it's a serious post?I feel that I am taking my iconing passion for granted.
Now that I quitted iconing, it symbolized my graphics skills coming to a standstill.
Because of iconing I learnt new, 'in' techniques and skills, & most importantly, the eye of criticism (that I love and hate most), which helps me a lot in spotting my own mistakes, and focusing on details.I have been using my current skills/techniques for project and didn't develop/explore anything new at all. For one whole year, I did not improve. I felt somewhat saddening that I might have deproved.
Without icontests, I not even boosting my own techniques. My brain is not being challenged and creative juices all gone. Looking at my old work, I doubt I can even produce back the stuff that I was once very proud of and earned me certain honors online.Thus, I made myself believe that my stuff are just worth nothing.
Most importantly, I realised I could not be a professional in the design industry in future. Because I do what I want, and I always do what I like. Thats what that killed me. I am picky, I won't change (YES I AM STILL STUCK AT PHOTOSHOP7)♥. I don't know what I am turning into now, or rather what-to-be.
I just know that currently I am working on a fanart.
Am in love with icon colouring (human) <- never liked it at all when I was iconing anime). Can't believe my interest change, kudos KenKen.Btw, by icon colouring I mean these.
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Not colouring lineart. NOT JUST SLAPPING TEXTURES OVER but also playing with fills, curves, selective colours etc mkay. Try 'em, it's fun :'D
But I see no desire in going back to icontest anymore. I just like plain colouring, yes something lazy, and lack of technique, looks simple yet is hard to achieve, something that is
underappreciated by many. And please people, the quality too. Screw pixelation.
Hopefully, I will find what I want. Haha dying of text? Woah 2 screen long and it's actually ard 360 words only 8D
