chaosmembrane

I've been gone for a long time, but inspired by HabitRPG, I set off on a daily-drawing quest last December 2013. The first ones I uploaded on Tumblr because I just took pictures off my smartphone, since I have no scanner, and deviantArt doesn't have an app that will make it easy for me upload the photos of my drawing directly. Tumblr has. But thanks to my discovery of a technology that automatically uploads my photos to my computer, I can now upload them on deviantArt without loss of res! Yay!

After a long absence, I returned with not just drawings, but photo-edited stuff as well. Unlike drawing, I've been photo-editing for less than a month. And most, if not all, of them are due emotional outbursts. I'm not sure if they're better or worse for it. But I do enjoy editing, although it takes a lot of time, which I don't have much, thanks to Facebook. I guess I'll have to sacrifice that soon.

I'm also learning a new language, something I wanted to do for a looong time, but couldn't quite decide which language. I am enjoying it, although it's challenging. I hope to write a story in this new language by next year.

And I need exercise. I'm not fat, and fortunately, my metabolism stops me from becoming too fat too fast, and to lose weight quickly. But I don't want to be unhealthy.

My dreams have also been clearer and weirder, thanks to Brian Mercer and Robert Bruce's exercises. Some of them would have been great if I can draw them or photo-edit them. I'll try to do that some time before the year ends.

I feel like I'm practicing a modified (bastardized?) version of Bardon's Initiation Into Hermetics.

I'm grateful to be able to practice my skills a lot lately. The problem now is that I seem to be losing my skills in writing. Or at least at work. Oh darn. I might even lose my writing job (T_T). I hope that by the time that happens I can already draw well enough to get paid for it. (T_T)

Meanwhile, it's the season of cheer. I'm thinking of summoning Santa Claus and see what will happen. Hopefully nothing evil. (^_^) I lack some decorations though. (^_^) Especially the Christmas Tree. We never had one big enough for the house.

Anyway, still more practice will help me become a better artist. Next step is drawing pears and pebbles and then hands. Good thing I had practice with the last one. It looked so intimidating when I first started. But now I'm working on shadows and controlling the amount of force I put in when drawing. I noticed my drawings are usually so heavy.

Hopefully turns out well. (^_^)

Lately, a fellow writer and friend in our school paper asked me if we lose our skills if we don't practice for quite some time. I answered yes, and then I started wondering the same thing about myself. I do write a lot, everyday if no one and nothing stops me, but I haven't drawn for a long time. I practiced drawing with the book "The Magic of Drawing" but I also stopped because I have to focus on writing, which is how I gain income. Not to mention I also have to focus on studies.

I really would like to go back to drawing and improve my skill, but I do not see how I can earn from it. It would seem that for the last few years, anything that doesn't earn me money is ignored.

But then, just recently, a fellow artist and friend told me how she's earning through her drawings. I wondered then if I can also do that. But is my drawing good enough to be paid for them? That's the question. Anyway, I better focus on my latest article for now and then I'll work on drawing again.