This recently arrived in the mail! It’s a steampunk necklace from Simply Willow. It looks sooooo nice (as you can see :D) and I finally gave in and bought it even though it was so expensive LOL. I saved the image from an ad I saw from it MANY MANY years ago online because I liked it. Then I came across the file in the last few weeks and decided to google and check it out, and omg it has so much cool stuff ): Sucks I can only oogle at the rest of it because of their prices.
I’m leaving for Baltimore tomorrow for Otakon this weekend (: BY CAR (:!!!! for a 9 hour drive YAYYYY……… I’d put on my headphones and listen to music for 9 hours but that’s kinda cruel to my dad who will be driving ): I’ll be seeing a lot of old faces since I haven’t been to a con outside of Toronto for a few years, and I haven’t talked to these people much recently because we’re all busy. It shall be a MOST INTRIGUING EXPERIENCE.
I am pretty happy with my work progress in the few weeks leading up to today; I’ve managed to finish everything I wanted to finish before the con so none of my clients are kept waiting unexpectedly. I’ve got a lot of crap to do after I get back, but having lots of work is good! It means I can keep doing what I’m doing, at least for the near future. It’s just unfortunate that I have to push a lot of personal stuff out of the way to make time for work, like that website revamp that went on hiatus after the draft, and the 3 character portraits I have yet to do, and the abysmally slow Blackbird updates I’ve been pulling off ]: But sacrifices must be made for a good (?) cause!
edit: oh and have a villain! she’s not supposed to be this young (just a few years older) but I find chibis easier to deal with when designing outfits. I’d colour it for easier comprehension but I don’t have any colour scheme in mind ): she reminds me of chibiusa LOL so now my mental image of this pic is like all pink
See you when I get back :D
{ kyradono }
I just bought something from that website too. It's very attractive and I couldn't look away. D:
Have fun in Baltimore!
{ icesplendor }
I hope you have lots of fun and success during your trip. What's it like being a full-time artist? Does it make you enjoy drawing more or less?
And having Asian parents, how do they feel about your work? I seem to remember a while back, you wrote something about your parents vaguely disapproving of your drawing hobby, yet you chose to ignore their disdain and become better at drawing.
I think you're so awesome, to be a self-taught professional artist…
{ Shilin }
I enjoy drawing a lot more because I have time to make progress I strive to make, and I have a lot more opportunity to try out new things or just plain practice to become more fluent. They still wish I could get a real job instead and just do art at the side though, but they're kind enough to let me keep going XD
{ erin }
amazing O_O such fine details on that necklace @_@
lol she does look like chibiusa xD
{ Kersheys }
The necklace looks amazing. The details just put into it are wonderful. The gears in the center most especially.
I wish you lots of luck and fun for the con! I wish I could be there, I'd probably end up having a fanspasm the moment I see you though DX
That is some amazing detail for a WIP/draft D: I'm not familiar with this "chibiusa" but I somehow imagined the girl in a white/gold/light green scheme. No idea if that would look good though :O
{ Shilin }
chibi usa is chibi moon from sailormoon (:
{ Beryl }
Have fun Shillin! Please come to Montreal some day. ;_;
{ Patji }
I can't wait for Otakon. After stalking your art online for years.. since the creation of Keri, I'll finally be able to meet you ^^
{ Shilin }
thanks again for coming by :D!
{ R e a f u }
Have a safe trip and good getting through your work list!