Savage countdown.

[secondlina]

That's it folks. I'm down to two pages left, and two illustrations left. Then i'm going to scan the beezejus out of these pages and be done with it.

HAHAHAHAHA.

I gotta give myself a little pat on the back. 25 pages in 2 and a half weeks? I think that's pretty darn badass. I am the drawing version of Batman. woo-hoo-hoo.

Okay, done tooting my own horn now.

I want to take a little moment to talk about Romeo and Juliet.

Romeo and Juliet is the story that kinda inspired Rose, i'm not sure why. I'm not a huge fan of the Sakespearian play. I mean, for a french person, it's barely readable. I'm not a big fan of the really famous movies for it either. the 80's one was cheesy as hell and the modern one with guns was confusing (load battles over confused, complicated text. Yeah, that's easy to follow!) so I don't know. I guess I just like the idea being Romeo and Juliet. I mean, it's the story behind every story - two lovers and two sides. It can be used as a metaphor for so many things. However, a few people argue that this story could not happen in modern times (they could have just texted each other, or sued their parents, etc.) I think as long as there are people who can hate each other and arguments, there will be Romeos and Juliets.

Just watched Anastasia again. I know this movie is completely innacurate history wise but GOOD GOD is the animation AMAZING. All the little subtle movements.....ALL OF THEM. I think that is the main difference between Disney style and Don Bluth. Disney kinda exagerates movements (like a punch will be a nice, long, fluid swoop). Don bluth also exagerates them, but he exagerates all the little movements that define the action (a punch with be the character shifting from side to side with footwork, followed by an hesitant, then wide punch, then his weight follows the punch and he looses balance.) I think I like Don Bluth better. I love all the little motions. You can see a few of them in some of the disney movies he worked on (like the fairies in Sleeping Beauty.)

In unrelated news - Lo and behold - the banner I drew for the_flowergirl . Colored by a braver soul then me (I hate coloring). It looks great in colors!



Also - HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO JESS FINK. Artist of the awesome (erotic) webcomic Chester 5000. If you don't mind the sex (It's...frequent...) it's a fun read. Very light a beautiful drawings. Plus, robots (sex-robots) in a victorian setting is really interesting...

Comments

[brendala.livejournal.com]

My hatred of that movie has only enhanced since my recent time spent living in a dorm with co-workers around my age. I was under CONSTANT pressure to go out to bars and I refused both because I can't drink alcohol (it makes me sick) and I was disturbed that they all drank to get plastered, came back to the dorm at 3:00AM, and did scary things while under the influence.



""Man, reading your summary of the movie just reminds me of all those real life crime shows I've watched where the woman does lower her standards for a guy and ends up paying for it with her life. Just because a sleazeball is attractive doesn't mean he's anything more than a sleaze...""
Yeah. I knew so many girls in high school who gave into their boyfriends' pressure 'put out' and most of them ended up miserable. Either their self-esteem plummets or, surprise surprise, their horny boyfriends end up cheating on them and breaking their hearts. :P

[ichiban-victory.livejournal.com]

Oh sheesh, reminds me of the few months I worked down in Florida! A lot of my coworkers thought a good time meant going to bars after work to get plastered and be idiots, get little to no sleep, then drag themselves from bed with hangovers just in time for work. I think I shocked more than a few people when they realized I was of drinking age but refused to drink. (Religious reasons for me, but I come from a family of people who cannot handle alcohol or any type of drug well anyway, so it's more incentive to avoid the stuff.) One of the guys apparently lost it in a custodian closet at work but would never admit to it. I was the lucky one to come across it... XO

In any case, kind of sad what it says about our society now, isn't it? Live fast and loose, but be completely taken by surprise when things fall apart.