keeping up with the Jones (' lizards)

[secondlina]

Once again, I return with a post after a very long absence *ahem*
Last week was my march break, but I didn't exactly party much, I did mostly work in order to actually have something to present on my two art critiques (which are done now, yay!)
Today I noticed a lot of arts people are afraid of computers. Tech thingies scare the living pixels out of them. There was even this girl that was flipping out because she could not change the volume on her ipod (she didn't know how)
The way I see it, in the art building you've got 3 kinds of students: the paper ones who are dead afraid of anything with circuits, the super techkkies who know everything and anything and build drawing machines and web sites and finally the middle grounders who aren't afraid but suck because mainly self-taught (that would be my group.)
I dunno, I fell like all artists should be well informed of technology. I mean, it's most likely gonna be the way to do art in the future (online and such). I see a lot of people's LJ's and it looks like a masterpiece on it's own! Not to mention all the reall creative icons...
On a different note, I got myself offered a few contract jobs, one to manage a comic book collection in a bookstore (decide and order job basicly) and the other to design some magazine illustrations. Pretty cool! I still need to find myself a stable summer job so I can pay my school for next session. Freelancing as a rookie only goes so far.I'm thinking I'm probably either going back to my old job at the tourist infested bakery or try working at a temp job (boring I know, but the pay is nothing to sneeze at!) Idealy, i'de get a job in arts, but those are hard to find if you still...huh...are learning. 
Finally, this is for Ichiban: A trial sketch of the beautiful Relina, Elf paladin. Love the ears. 

Comments

[ichiban-victory.livejournal.com]

I'm definitely one of those artists stuck in the middle. I'm hoping to take more art classes here in school though, and maybe the next time I'll remember my scanner so I can share my artwork as well.

As for Relina... Wah! Your drawings always impress me! I still am willing to pay you for a great design I can print on a shirt (thus making my D&D group jealous of my coolness). :D

Good luck with the jobs as well. I'll be headed back to the tourist-infested bakery this summer myself, but it's to earn money to further my schooling...and maybe to dabble in decorating some more so my art skills don't go to waste. ^_-

[secondlina.livejournal.com]

Wow! I'de love to see your stuff!
And if you like that relina design, i'll make you a clean version, possibly in a cooler position.

[ichiban-victory.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I've really slacked off on the drawing, so I haven't had anything new to show off for a long time. But I will one of these days! (Already I doodled in class the other day during a very boring lecture.)

I do like the design, but the sleeves should probably be toned down a bit. ^_^; She does fight with a sword, and I can just see those getting in the way. That aside, I am so glad you gave her a cloak! I always imagined her with one, and I've tried to beat that into my group's mind, but no one else ever recalls she wears a cloak. (Armor is not that warm, people!)

I need to find you online one of these days so we can "talk shop" again. It's so nice to talk to a fellow artist who understands what I'm talking about! (Plus I need to hear the cheesy story.) :D

[secondlina.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the sleeves are too much. Maybe i'll make them really tight and add some armor there for protection.
I love the cloak too. I think paladins should have cloaks. They are travelles, it's only natural.
I hope we get to talk soon too ^^

[cyberknight.livejournal.com]

Good Luck with the jobs, I wish I could've gotten off work sooner instead of being stuck in the conversation from inane land. The best way to describe it is this, I got someone who you'll probably want to hit at some point in time if you ever run into him. I get along with him and I'd still allow you to hit the dude.

Miss you!

[secondlina.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the support! And hitting people XD? I'm trying to go for a more zen approach. I am one with the elements. So I sic the elements on them. Burn, baby burn!

[cyberknight.livejournal.com]

Sweet. XD Fireball! I'll have to tell you about it.
It's one of those, "Dude grow the fuck up." o.o

Um... on ne peut pas dire de qui ça vient si on n'est pas connecté au site....

[(Anonymous)]

C'est pour ça qu'il y a des programmes comme Computation Arts! Mais même en suivant ça, je me considère quand même comme faisant partie du groupe du milieu... J'ai juste appris comment marchait ftp hier!
En tout cas, bonne chance pour te trouver une job cet été...

Re: Um... on ne peut pas dire de qui ça vient si on n'est pas connecté au site....

[secondlina.livejournal.com]

Merci ^^ Ouah, J'aimerais bien prendre un cours dans ce départment là, ça manque a mon éducation je crois. Un autre programme dans l'école donne des cours de photoshop et de sit web. Je pense que m'a les prendre.

[earthstar-moon.livejournal.com]

I would say that I'm in the same group of artists as you.

It's really cool that you got offered to do some art jobs. It must feel good to get paid for your art. I'm hoping to get a job at the university library this summer, and that's if I'm lucky.

[secondlina.livejournal.com]

It feels good to get paid yeah. The deadlines are horrible though.
I think most people I know share my group. we're geeks, so we tend to slide to the computer-net world.