Awesome message

...from an awesome person.

Every artist should listen to this.  If you already knew this before, great!  But seriously, don't sell yourself short.

Because I promised

And if I don't write this, a certain someone will get on my case :)

So, I'm writing this now before I talk myself out of typing it.

Now let's see...wow, the last time I put something here was back in the summer!  Lots of things have been happening since then!  In the time that I've been gone....

-I worked a short while as an after school teacher (but am no longer there since school is taking up a lot of time).

-I'm now in Class 3 of AnimationMentor!  Time probably passes by so quickly because I'm always working on my homework and not doing much of anything else.  We're still working with body mechanics (making people move) and it's like an explosion of knowledge for me.  I'm doing my best to keep up with everything though!

Here's my progress reel from my first 2 classes:

And since the beginning of 2013, I have...

-been sick (although I'm better now)
-doing hw
-going on tumblr
-doing small doodles

Also, I can't believe Chinese New Year is almost coming up!  I could've sworn it was only New Year's the other day...

Alright, back to homework for me!

In which I go hiking

So my best friend decided it was a good idea to go hiking (to let me take a break from working on Anime Expo stuff), and so – off we went!  To Eaton Canyon!  (At least, I’m pretty sure that’s what its called…)

Anyways, when we got there, there was absolutely no parking!  It seems like everyone felt like taking a hike this morning, because there was even a school bus with a whole group of elementary school kids (the little rascals). 

Just so you know, my friend also has a miniature Australian shepherd named Sebastian, and he’s a very sweet (and hyper/energetic) dog.  As we passed by the little kids, one kid exclaimed, “Whoa!  I thought that was a BEAR!”  After trekking and climbing over random rocks, we managed to finally reach the end, where we were rewarded with a small waterfall.  (In case it wasn't obvious, I'm kidding about the size of the waterfall.)

"Hmm..bit smaller than I thought."

The hike back down was much faster (I imagine because we didn’t have to climb up as much), and on the way home, we came across a peacock!  I mean, peafowl.  It was casually strutting down the street, oblivious to the cars (or it knew we were, but didn’t care).

We got In-n-Out for lunch (which was delicious, btw) and ended it with some nice tea from Oh My Pan. 

What a productive morning xD

Ok, I have to go back to working on prints now!

Quick break

So while my brother's honeymooning in Europe, I'm staying over at his place to house/catsit.  This is my current situation.  His cat, Bebe, loooves attention, and if you're not paying attention to her, she'll constantly meow or claw at the carpet.  And since I have to get work done for Anime Expo, this was the best solution I could come up with.  Those bags under my eyes are from her waking me up at 6 am.  Don't get me wrong, I think she's a very adorable cat.  Just not at 6 am.

Back to arting!

Wedding is now over!

I just dropped off my brother and new sis-in-law at the airport for their honeymoon in Europe!  And my gosh, I hate driving around the LAX area -- wayyy too many cars for my liking.  I'll be house/cat-sitting for them while they're gone for 3 weeks, so hopefully these next few weeks are very productive for me.  I finally have time to sit down and take it easy a bit, with the wedding done and all (which, by the way, went very well).  As my sis-in-law was walking down the aisle, sunlight was filtering through the leaves (the ceremony was outside in a shaded area with a nice gazebo) and I immediately thought: !! Dappled lighting!    ..and remembered the last scene in Toy Story 3.  She was absolutely beautiful, and I'm pretty sure my brother was tearing up watching her.  =)  I don't think I'll ever forget that moment, the whole wedding day itself, or how much pain my feet were in from the heels. =D  Well, maybe the heels part.  But definitely won't forget the rest.  All in all, it was a wonderful night.

Since I have no scanner here, no traditional sketches for a while, so if I do manage to get out some digital stuff, I'll try to remember to post them.  Still trying to get used to blogging semi-consistently...  I plan on just working on stuff for Anime Expo though, since that's coming up next month.

Anyways, peace out. :D

In which there is a wedding

...and much planning and celebrating to do!

Well, that's what I've been up to lately.  My brother gets married this Saturday!  So the rest of today (and this week) I'll be making sure we have everything we need and finishing up little details here and there. No sketch or drawing this time (I doubt you want to see what I've been working on -- it's just a seating chart for the wedding).  I'm super excited for the weekend! ^___^

Once the wedding's over, it'll be time to prepare for Anime Expo, so I'll be drawing for that for a few weeks.  It's going to be busy next month o_o

Totoro, Totoro

I absolutely love Studio Ghibli films.  I remember watching Totoro as a kid and having absolutely no idea what was going on, but I remember wanting to ride in the Catbus because it looked so darn comfy.  I recently received The Art of Totoro as a birthday gift a few months ago, and it's such a beautiful book.  I love all the concept work done in watercolor, and it's really cool that the storyboards were done in watercolor too!  And of course, Oga Kazuo's background paintings are breathtaking.

Also, yes, I did draw that picture.  Totoro's quite happy with his umbrella, since it keeps his head dry (and the little soot sprite is happy too).