Spriting...'new' fun media for me.

I'll admit it. I've seen the neat things people have done with this art form - used in icons (old fashioned now) and console games. Finally yesterday I finally chomped down and tried it.


Using GraphicsGale, which I find refreshingly easier to use then some other programs which shall remain nameless I made my first sprite:

Now, just to finish sketching the body to get Sweet Tooth done. He's a dragon made of gummi and marshmellow candy, yet oddly enough I don't have any of such sweets around me. I need to make a mental note of that and get it corrected, after all, it would help a lot in ensuring accuracy, no? Not to mention a nice break from chocolate (minus the daily requirement).

I will admit spriting tends to be for those of meticulous natures - for the idea is to have every pixel the right color and for the color scheme to be 16 colors (for traditionalists anyhoo). I find it rather addicting actually...

Overcoming Inertia

(Not quite sure how to title this post, truth to be told, but it works.)

It started with me wanting to link a fansite of Dragon Eggs which I use to hatch mine (along with a few others). Then noticing the splash of lovely color on my monochrome settings, decided that I needed to make the headliner for those eggs were requesting some company. 

Now that I started linking my scroll and that one fansite, been wondering if I should link the other sites I visit and other interests. Wouldn't hurt, I guess, but I find it amusing like tugging on a loose thread on a sweater until realizing that I'm unraveling the garment. Um, oopsies...

I have been 'more or less' herded to a site to list anime that I've watched from someone I've met on Dragon Cave. Okay, not a problem really save for going downstairs and listing all the ones we have - and recalling the titles of the ones I watched while in taking Japanese in middle school. But to clarify, in Japanese class we watched the anime in Japanese with English subtitles as a way to get used to native speech. Josh prefers English only due to the fact he's not a very quick reader which isn't much of a rub for me either since I don't care to watch TV alone. I prefer to read, browse forums (okay, reading online), game (which requires some more reading), or doing art. 

Which brings me to the next phase...deviant art's website to host artwork. Wouldn't hurt, I suppose, probably do more good then harm - and be another little nudge to do more art, eh?

Losing the war against inanimate objects...

Yesterday at work I was taking so long doing the task at hand my coworker was looking at me puzzled. I explained, "Losing the war against inanimate objects." She shook her head and grinned. I am a klutz which is pretty much par for me due to having very good fine motor control, but sorry gross motor control in general. (I can draw very well and have decent hand-eye coordination; first and last dance I ever went to my boyfriend at the time had spent most of the time rolling on the floor laughing with tears streaming down his face at my attempts to dance.) 

I'll admit, I find the food handling gloves a royal pain to use sometimes - have just smidgen damp hands and the gloves will catch; next size up is not going to help either. Add to the fact that trying to pull them past the 'catch' will cause those flimsy things to rip, and no wonder I usually tell the customers to give me a minute as I wash my hands so I can dry them enough to put on the gloves. (Trust me, I've tried just 'drying' my hands - doesn't work. Grr!)

My class currently in college is driving me a bit bonkers too. Well, to back it up a bit, I did start two classes but had to drop out of one due to the fact the class in question was no place to start learning about the software...and when I voiced this to my academic counselor she said I should have learned it in another class. Oddly enough that software was never covered when I was in that class so now is the time for me to um, nab a beginner's book on the software and teach myself so I don't have this cuss fest waiting to happen again. Sadly enough though due to frustration in that class, I was doing poorly in both, and I'll be lucky if I can pass the class I'm currently in.

I think part of it may be due to the fact I am getting burned out - work, school, house makeover going on, and drama (I got some serious drama llamas in my family) it was only a matter of time 'fore I need to take a break from one of them. Well, it seems taking a semester off school is what's on the schedule and hope with the time off I can learn the software and be less stressed when I take the class again.

Guess I'll blog later once my thoughts get in resemblance of order for they're beginning to fray due to needing to sleep.