But first! Two random scraps that I did while taking breaks from work so you don’t have to scroll past the wall of text to see them! Yes, I take breaks from drawing by drawing.
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sepia: no shit it’s your last smoke THE PARTY IS 2 HIGH PRIESTS, NO KILLER
Carrying on… I came back from Europe like 10 days ago, organized my photos but forgot to post about it, so here they are: http://europe.ashen-ray.com. Most of them are obligatory non-spectacular scenic photos though ): but I promise some elements of beauty and hilarity? Europe was a nice place though; it made North America look like a boring wasteland–granted I don’t go anywhere so I don’t really have any grounds to speak on, but still ]:
We were incredibly lucky on this trip in my opinion; gorgeous weather and general good luck dealing with problematic situations were had in exchange for some minor unfortunate events. Nothing is worse than terribad weather on a long trip, and knowing Europe MOTHER NATURE DID ITS ABSOLUTE BEST.
Europe is exactly as I expected, except exponentially more breathtaking. I love to be impressed, and I truly was, by its history and otherworldly craft of its heritage. Just as my teachers and professors stated, photographs can’t possibly express the greatness of things I saw there, and that feeling of awe is exactly what I need to expand my horizon and add to my skill.
My favourites were London and Versailles. London streets themselves are a work of art; the swift pace, precision, and elegance of everything makes London a charming place to see. Plus everything that the Brits robbed from other countries are there so it made it even better. Versailles is just beyond description. I wished it was a little more well-maintained though, I mean the hallway of mirrors is like the hallway of dirty mirrors, but I realized it’s kind of hard given its size.
My least favourite was touristy Italy. It reminded me a lot of China with its poor manner, control, and the general atmosphere that you have to beware of everything. Plus it was super hot. Good thing it was touristy for good reason, otherwise it would’ve been a horrible way to end the trip.
Now, time to catch up with 3 commissions and 2 manga projects fldsj;flkjhgiodfgahs;jfa
{ midorishina }
Waah, those photos are pretty *___* Looks like you had fun! I never been to Europe; hope I could someday :)
And the return of epic sketches! Love the Blackbird one; badass Veloce savin' the day! haha XD
Whoa, wait, 2 manga projects? Do have another manga in the making other than Blackbird???
{ Minichrome }
I hope I go to Europe someday too :) The country were I live gets to be pretty stressful sometimes, so I always think of Europe as a very calm place with some bad weather XD
Sorry to ask but… What is your job? (I'm curious x.x)
{ Shilin }
I am currently freelancing, doing individual projects as I get them, as I use some of this time to prepare my original work to be published (hopefully)
{ Tale }
I guess it's a paradox – for me, who's lived on this continent forever already, Europe is really boring :D I mean, history is great and all, but I'd love to experience the booming of the big cities like NYC or L.A.
Glad you had fun though!
{ Shilin }
that's why I always think it's best to live somewhere boring, because then I can appreciate the goodness of the world without getting sick of them XD
{ Piyo }
Wow, thanks so much for sharing the pics! It looks like you've had a great time there! btw, you know how you've listed the places you've taken photos of~are they in order? hehe, this is gonna sound random, but it seems as if you were wearing more and more jewelry by the time you were in rome XD (ie: more bracelets XD souvenirs perhaps?)
{ Shilin }
I left all pics in chronological order, and naturally the cities are also in order! I did buy 3 bracelets throughout the trip LOL I'm so surprised that you noticed
{ icesplendor }
Are you an artist full-time, now?
Europe~ at some point in my lifetime, I'd love to go… Photographs can't express the greatness? And yet the photographs are amazing…
Did you take a tour bus around or just made your own way? Did you rent a car?
{ Shilin }
we traveled by train, foot and public transit, and we did the trip on our own (:
{ janice }
Oh maaan Europe? To just sit there and draw at the museums O3O Those statues and the folds to draw!!!
{ Shilin }
hahaha I wish we had the time to just sit there and draw or even stare ): more like run through 5 floors of museum displays in 2 hours
{ R e a f u }
Glad you had a great time in Europe, as a history nerd, I'm jealous :P! The photos are gorgeous.
{ Kalce }
Good to see you had a good time here in Europe. :)
You really were lucky. The good weather arrived at the same time as you did, left shortly after you went back home, and as the weather got better after that it also got way too hot to do anything. xD
{ Shilin }
from what I've gathered from the numerous travelers we ran into during the trip I figured we had to be very lucky XD
{ Beryl }
Glad you had a great time. :)