I think I like my graphic tablet...

[secondlina]

I just finished coloring this drawing:



It's going to be the cover of a book. Not a book I wrote, but a book I illustrated. It's going to contain 24 of my drawings. They are all kinda funny drawings that help to illustrate what the book is about. It's a book about cultural diversity in Canada that underlines the problems caused by it (like dress code violations in schools, human rights, religious conflicts) and the good things that come from it (tolerance, difference, art, the power of choice, etc).

Overall it's a cool book. And it's going to be in english. It's written by a retired prof of Ottawa University. One of my painting profs was his friend and recommended me to him. Win!

I really like my tablet. :)

P.s. I'm thinking of drawing a nice Slayers desktop and I want to share. any suggestions?

Isa

Comments

[eveshka.livejournal.com]

Naked Zelgadis.

*coughs*

Um... Well, you know my happy pairing. Lina and Zel. ^_^

[secondlina.livejournal.com]

Indeed. You've seen the latest fanart of that I assume XD

[eveshka.livejournal.com]

From you? This I have missed! Point me in the proper direction!!

[dqbunny.livejournal.com]

I'd love to see an overall cast picture myself.

(And huzzah! The cover looks fantastic!)

[secondlina.livejournal.com]

thanks!

[ichiban-victory.livejournal.com]

It got to you, too! It took me some time to warm up to my tablet, but I like it a great deal now! I need to keep drawing with it though, to keep getting practice. It really is nice to cut out the scanning session - especially when the image is too large to get in one scan.

(I want to read that book. Cultural diversity is something that fascinates me.)

My mind is a complete blank for a Slayers desktop, can you believe it? I'm dying to see whether or not the new anime follows the manga, so I'm a bit distracted by that. (So what does happen to the A/Z if one leaves the picture? I want to know!)

Although I'm suddenly amused by an image of the group sitting around a table playing D&D. One might say that's on the brain, too... O:)

[secondlina.livejournal.com]

I don't think I would ever really draw directly from the tablet, but I like coloring my scans. I will most likely do it more often. :)

[ichiban-victory.livejournal.com]

Never say never, but coloring is good, too. I need to do more on that...

[earthstar-moon.livejournal.com]

Oh, that looks nice. Whenever I can afford my new laptop I'm going to get a tablet to go with it.

That books sounds interesting. I want to read it. XD

As for Slayers, I think an picture of the overall cast would be nice and then thrown the toaster in a corner for people who get that private joke. XD

[secondlina.livejournal.com]

Wacoms are the best.

I can send you a copy of the book when it's out if you want.

[earthstar-moon.livejournal.com]

Sure I would love to buy a copy, but you can just wait until we meet up in Toronto to give it to me. That way there's no shipping and handling cost. XD

[yukinoomoni.livejournal.com]

It's very beautiful.

I hope you included "The Question" in the book =P

[secondlina.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :)

I didn't write the book. I just illustrated quotes chosen by the writer, so i'm not really sure what is in the book. Hopefully, lots of awesome questions and answers. :) The writer was really cool though, and a lot of the quote interpretations are hilarious.

[anna-nimmie-tee.livejournal.com]

Yup, that's a diverse bunch and certainly look like a class of students in the States, too, right down to the napping one in the first row! That professor is so lucky to have you illustrate his book!

I definitely think an overall cast picture or at least the four plus maybe Naga would be good, especially if you keep the relationships more or less neutral. (Maybe they could all be eating toast, each in their own special way-different breads and spreads? The toaster would be in the middle with Zel looking possessive? ;-) )

[snapdragon76.livejournal.com]

Awesome illustration! And I'd totally buy that book provided I could find it.


Desktop suggestions? Hmmm, I'm kinda bad at this sort of thing... Maybe a collage of some sort of important scenes in the series?

[secondlina.livejournal.com]

Collage might be good. *is pondering*

[snapdragon76.livejournal.com]

^___^

Glad to be of help!

[ozma914.livejournal.com]

Very nice, congrats!

[secondlina.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

I love your name by the way! all Hail Ozma the great :)

[ozma914.livejournal.com]

Thanks! When I got my first internet account I let my daughter choose the name, and I was reading the Oz books to her at the time -- I've been Ozma on the internet ever since!