some sketches, old stuff

these are crap photos, but I'll put up decent scans evetually. I'm in the middle of some freelance and promotional work. :D potentially getting a coffee job. or any job would be good. but coffee smells the best. maybe bread too. just food things in general are my vice.

Anyway, I feel like this is the busiest week before school ever! :D

still working on the painting...

Here are the progress shots from today! If I put my mind to it, I can get this done by Monday. I fudged the skin a bit somehow and I'm still searching for the best grill to base my design off of. So far, it is a great experience to try to do classic cheesecake with a little twist. Right now, the trace looks a ton better than the painting but I think I always reach a point in the middle where I hate something. Doesn't everyone?

Also I figured out how to use ustream and I did a broadcast today while I was painting. I will be broadcasting briefly tomorrow evening after 7pm. Catch it here: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/magicdanish

Keep evolving.

It is now the end of freshman year at CCS and I have much to do to become an illustrator. The biggest challenger I face is myself- for the next 2 months, and forever after that. I have learned a great deal from the people I have met.

I am slowly packing away my life at CCS and it is very sentimental. The immense freedom I have to become myself personally and professionally has been summed up in this statement:

"In life, you are not discovering yourself as much as you are making yourself."*

and with that, I have a few photos to show my progress.

*this is paraphrased from this quotation:

“Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself."

George Bernard Shaw

sunday trip and scams

I had a great little trip to downtown Detroit on Sunday to take some photos and hang out. :D pretty nice for the most part, until your legs give out and you wanna teleport back to the ACB.
I should sketch the buildings and etc for perspective. The interior of the Guardian Building is all Art Deco and very elegant. While we were taking photos outside, a guy working the lobby motioned us to come over and I assumed we weren't allowed to take pictures.... but it's totally not the case.I wonder how much brunch is at this joint. Probably more than I can afford. Or any art student, for that matter.

Anyway, the other thing sort of art related is just a warning about what you can receive in the mail. Besides spam mail, there is also scam mail. As a heads up, don't sign up for anything suspicious that offers "free membership" or etc. I got a letter in the mail today for a free year of membership in the National Association for Professional Women...

NAPW is a major SCAM and you should be able to notice some red flags in their distribution mail. Aside from the second-rate "wedding style" graphic design that compose the layout of the flyer and card, you get some sketchy looking print marks on what looks like Xerox paper and an issue number ( for example, ####-A)on the right bottom corner. There is no liability/legality fine print that you see on most "official" organizations or a BBB certification. If any official organization in their right mind would send out papers offering freebies, they should at least work on better presentation.
Let's have some nice embossed paper and various credential blurbs or something. and try not to crowd the mailing card with type. Also switching from something that looks like a skinny Impact font to Arial is not classy. Let's keep it classy 'cause we're a legit women's organization. -__-

Currently working on my des con project and more painting related stuff; I will post pics soon.