The life and times of the Secondlina Lj...
Sep. 9th, 2006 06:12 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
I kinda like this habit I took up during the summer. After a while, I got sick of never updating this journal. So I decided to stop inking most of the sketches I post here, since inking was time-consuming and I hated it. So I sacrificed quality for frequency, and started doing more posts and felt a lot less frustrated. I also avoided postponing the posting of drawings until they were inked and therefore posting notes "late" (meaning that to me, they did not have the same diary value as the time the sketch was done).
Despite my workload, I want to keep on updating this journal a few times a week. I think the whole ditching the inking part really helped to the expension of my comic diaries. I,m quite proud of the work I did here and I am determined to keep on posting. A lot.
Of course, i'm not THAT creative, and sometimes no comics will be posted. Only drawings. XD Mwahaha.
I really like this sketch I did after I finished the dramatic slayers short story.

It's me as Lina,
earthstar_chan as Sylphiel,
ichiban_victory as Amelia,
savvyliterate as Filia and
yukiomoni as L-sama. The sketch is not good enough to make a nice drawing, but it provides a nice idea for one! ^^
I also drew this...My D&D character, Melisande. She is a half-elf paladin (Yeah, I know ichiban. I wanted dwarf but apparently draft paladins can't be, so I picked half-elf. *laughs*) She works for the temple of the goddess of the wind Ayla and is searching for her father, paladin for the god fire, that disapeared with the temple a while back. She hides her ears under her hair because half-elves aren't very loved. ^^ I like the design a lot.

I also re-designed the cover for the re-print of the Doujin "home"...here is the sketch:

ichiban_victory I expect you to tell me if you think it fits XD
Well, i'm off to eat supper (FISH!!!!!) and to watch the last harry potter ^^
-secondlina
Despite my workload, I want to keep on updating this journal a few times a week. I think the whole ditching the inking part really helped to the expension of my comic diaries. I,m quite proud of the work I did here and I am determined to keep on posting. A lot.
Of course, i'm not THAT creative, and sometimes no comics will be posted. Only drawings. XD Mwahaha.
I really like this sketch I did after I finished the dramatic slayers short story.

It's me as Lina,
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I also drew this...My D&D character, Melisande. She is a half-elf paladin (Yeah, I know ichiban. I wanted dwarf but apparently draft paladins can't be, so I picked half-elf. *laughs*) She works for the temple of the goddess of the wind Ayla and is searching for her father, paladin for the god fire, that disapeared with the temple a while back. She hides her ears under her hair because half-elves aren't very loved. ^^ I like the design a lot.

I also re-designed the cover for the re-print of the Doujin "home"...here is the sketch:

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Well, i'm off to eat supper (FISH!!!!!) and to watch the last harry potter ^^
-secondlina
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Date: 2006-09-09 10:59 pm (UTC)I love the drawing of all of us as well and I think you matched the people with the personalities well (though now every time I work on Darkstar, I'm going to imagine Filia as a Bunneh :P)
I was feeling the same way in regards to my writing. I actually produce a fair amount of writing on a regular basis, but when I was forced to make my LJ friends-only for a period of time last year, I split out my writing into a writing journal. Then, I kept forgetting to update it and then I started posting random drabbles, etc. in my regular journal again. So, I decided that instead of remembering to post to a second journal, I'll just tack on my writing in the regular one and whoever doesn't want to see the entries with my writing can skip them.
And yet another attempt at organization goes the way of the BETA video recorders, most Internet blogs and the first attempts to colonize Virginia.
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Date: 2006-09-10 02:18 am (UTC)Wow, i'm not even renowm yet and i'm already pirated! *Laughs out loud*
You may want to get a "legal" version (I'll sign it and put a drawing inside for you! ^^)
I liked how all the personalities fitted too. Notice how I could not think of ANYONE to fit martina (she's way too twisted) I think i'm gonna try to make a better drawing of this. ^^ Cuz you gotta admit, this one is way beyond sketchy (and I somewhat ruined it with my sponge effet. To much pastel)
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Date: 2006-09-10 03:33 am (UTC)Oh, wait. I don't have it. Why did I think I have it? I think I was getting it confused because the first time I've ever seen your work was doujinshi, and I thought that was it, but now I'm confused and a little sleepy because I just took a nap. Yay, another jellyfish moment for me! I think I saw the word "Home" and was getting it mixed up with some doujinshi that
Yeah, definitely a jellyfish moment on this end. *falls over*
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Date: 2006-09-10 04:19 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-09-10 04:21 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-09-10 04:37 am (UTC)Now you see where the denseness comes from...
Oh no! A distraction!
Date: 2006-09-09 11:13 pm (UTC)*geeks out more* I LOVE the D&D art! (And dwarf paladins should be able to exist, but anyway...) I just wish Melisande and Relina could interact with each other. Even though Relina is pure elf, she doesn't associate with her people well, and was raised by dwarves, so she's sort of messed up. And we always seem to be dealing with dwarves who snub her. Then there was the village that hated High Elves and a party member actually suggested Relina cut the tips of her ears off to seem normal... (Relina opted to be smuggled into the city via a large box hidden under the cart.) Anyway! Man, I want to play D&D again...
I do like the new cover very much. Zelgadis looks very much the wandering soul... But even though the story is mainly A/Z, I don't like how Lina and Gourry are so in the background. They need love, too. ;_; I like the 'evil foreboding person who shall not be named' looming in the background though.
Okay, now to get my thoughts back on track so I can get my test done...
*is getting distracted with elven paladin diplomacy*
GAAAH!
Re: Oh no! A distraction!
Date: 2006-09-10 02:36 am (UTC)ph3ar my evil distracting art! FEAR IT I SAYYY!
I really like the character design of Melisande. ^^ Considering I designed both, I should make a drawing of them together!
You're right...Lina and Gourry are too much in the back. Good thing this is just the sketch.
Re: Oh no! A distraction!
Date: 2006-09-10 04:16 am (UTC)Melisande's hair is so elaborate! I see some symbolism there since she's trying to keep her self contained (being half-elf and all). I can imagine Relina giving her pep talks on not being afraid of her heritage. ^_- "Embrace your inner self! If anyone says otherwise, smite them."
That, and they're on the other side of the wall. Given the context of the story, and how things went, I think they need to be on the same side. ^_- (Must not spoil it for those who didn't get my pirated version! Yes, it was me!)
...so, did I mention Relina used to take part in underworld activities? ^_^;;;
By the way...
Date: 2006-09-10 04:17 am (UTC)Re: Oh no! A distraction!
Date: 2006-09-10 04:26 am (UTC)I wanted to do a character with elaborate hair for once (since usually I like my heroes to have loose hair) and I figured she could use a hat to cover her ears, but hats aren't combat friendly and having a hat all the time seems suspicious. So it was the perfect excuse to design that ^^
Melisande is somewhat of a grouch. She'd probably react to it saying things like "Why don't YOU go embrace your heritage and come back to tell me if they still want me dead."
I get the wall thing...yesssss. Bad. Must change things to sketch! Thanks for the input!
Underworld? ya don't say!
p.s. I like the untied hair too ^^
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Date: 2006-09-10 05:16 am (UTC)Re: Message from the DM
Date: 2006-09-10 08:02 am (UTC)Re: Oh no! A distraction!
Date: 2006-09-10 08:07 am (UTC)You asked for my input, so I gave it. Better to fix the sketch than a finished project. (Done it before when sewing. I hate it!) It's kind of cool being asked for my input though...
And yes, Relina has a rather...interesting past. I really need to write it out, it's that strange.
I OWN YOU ALL.
Date: 2006-09-10 01:40 am (UTC)*ahem*
I must reat this "Home" that you all keep talking about. It looks quite awesome.
Also, great D&D sketch.
Re: I OWN YOU ALL.
Date: 2006-09-10 02:40 am (UTC)Re: I OWN YOU ALL.
Date: 2006-09-10 02:42 am (UTC)Now I'm going to be all full of myself if you keep this up. =P
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Date: 2006-09-10 03:25 am (UTC)The group picture rocks! I think it fits everyone perfectly (I think there are times that I do act like Sylphiel quite a bit XD)
I like the cover, it will look great when it's coloured. I would like to read "Home" too. I would be more than willing to pay for that along with the doujin that you're already making. ^_~
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Date: 2006-09-10 03:35 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-09-10 03:49 am (UTC)I don't really like it because i'm sorta bad at it. I'm trying to get better though. But since all my art is self-taught, i'm not surprised...
"Home" is currently being scanned and fixed for re-print.
I will post Home up for sale before Slayers clone.
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Date: 2006-09-10 01:46 pm (UTC)http://neondragonart.com/dp/tutorials/ink.htm
I found it helped me a lot to get better at inking and using line values.
Il va falloir que tu apporte un dessin de toi (Melisande, en tout cas...) à la partie...
Date: 2006-09-10 05:18 am (UTC)Yay! J'ai finalement une deuxième histoire de personnage! Mais je ne m'en rappelle plus... zut...
Bon, je vais devoir modifier le signe du vent dans les dessins que j'ai fait de la ville (toujours sans nom)... Ma partie avance bien!
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Date: 2006-09-11 08:08 pm (UTC)