I never thought I’d have trouble finishing stuff, but I do now because I just feel like drawing simple pieces, but I’m very self conscious about the sequence in which I make new drawings, and I’ve finished way too many simple pieces recently that I feel like drawing something complex to break the chain. The result is I have a hard time picking what I want to finish and actually finishing it LOL ]: I’ve also been doing a lot of work for a friend’s web design so I haven’t had much time to draw at all ~_~ but thanks to my astounding discipline I was still able to make some progress on stuff to post haha
Coloured scrap from aikon! I had the word bravura pretty early on so everything on this picture actually centered around it. I actually really liked the idea and the feeling in general because this kind of flare and outlet is what I like the best, but the picture turned out to be a lot more tame than it should be lol ): I don’t know if I’m just subconsciously trying to be cool or something but I’ve always liked cars and fighter jets and battle ships as artistic objects even though I barely know anything about them, and I’ve always wanted to have a drawing or two of them. So here it is, a concert on a carrier! not that the music can logically be heard over all those jets flying overhead, if they should even fly when a thunderstorm is nearby, but who cares about logic LOLOL. I was inspired by a part of the art of piano documentary where a pianist was performing for fighter pilots outdoors, and propeller planes flew over them and drowned out a bit of the music, but it was an amazing effect and the thought of performing at such an environment gets my blood boiling lol
face, now with body!
This one won the polls so I pushed myself to get started on it. I was hesitant because I didn’t really know where to bring this picture in terms of environment, you can kind of tell HAHA. I made more progress than this wip but it looks better like this LOL ]: I debated between using lines and not using lines for this one; I went with no lines in the end because most people voted for it, but now I kind of regret it because it looks… weird LOL salfksdljhl I hope it’s only because I only started refining it and that it will look nicer and more consistent once I finish more of it. But if not, I guess I can always do lineart afterwards….. dot dot dot
On life, I went to the dentist a few days ago to clean my teeth and they tried to do an xray of my teeth with a chip inside my mouth. Except it’s too fucking big and I couldn’t get it next to my teeth. Both the hygienist and the dentist tried like 4 times to shove it to the right spot, and the plastic covering on the chip ended up scratching my gums omg I was in so much pain. I tried to stand it because I thought it was just pressure, but I only found out afterwards that it actually HURT my gum because the two lesions grew into canker sores now UGH. I was tearing from the pain at the appointment, and the doctor was like “no need to get emotional” and in my mind I was just like WOW REALLY FUCK YOU ASSHOLE LOL. The second time I went back it was a different hygienist, she tried to do another xray and I was like no I can’t do it. I showed her the lesions and she was like “oh did the doctor say what they’re from?” I was like YOU GUYS DID THIS LOL FUCK MY LIFE ]: so in the end she let me go without it…. and my mouth’s been painful for a week now FFFFFFFF She also basically like stabbed all my teeth at the gum area to measure the gap between the gum and the tooth? holy shit man had I known I would’ve taken a pain killer or something cus it was just like 2 hours of torture ): and I walked out with the dentist telling me I should surgically remove 3 of my wisdom teeth even though they aren’t even close to my molars. I’m trying to avoid it because he says it could be a year, it could be when I’m 50, it could be never, when they do come out. But my dad is pushing me to do it anyway just because it’s covered by his insurance LOL…… 2011 SUCKS, 1 SURGERY IS ENOUGH
{ Sanatio }
Oh Shilin I love jets so much, I'm really happy you are drawing some. The whole picture looks epic :D
Oh yeah wisdom teeth….I got mine removed with general anesthesia, so I didn't feel anything. I wouldn't get my teeth removed while beeing awake, because even with anesthesia my mind would make me feel as if there was pain. Stupid brain.
But yeah, one surgery in a year is enough.
{ Osaaru }
What awful dentists! Did you go to a cheap one?
{ Shilin }
dentist and cheap don't go together!
{ R e a f u }
Man…a concert on the air craft carrier sounds epic. Don't even get me started on the dentist, I can't get over how my hygienist literally takes out chunks of gum tissue, and then has the nerve to tell me my gums are bleeding because I'm not brushing my teeth*facepalm*…ugh!
{ Eien }
FFFFFFFFFFf How are you able to draw such amazingly dynamic poses! That fighting one with BlackBird and Vel just looks…amazing pants ;A;
And don't feel pressured to do a surgery if its not neccessary! Its your mouth. That and having your wisdom teeth pulled out, i hear that it hurts afterwards quite a bit and that you can't eat solids for a few or more days. SO yeah surgery shouldn't be rushed into just because its covered by insurance, but haha i'm probably saying something you've already thought of.
Well if we think of it this way, if all the shit happens now then maybe the rest of the year will be awesome? :D *stays hopeful for you*
{ Shilin }
I CAN ONLY HOPE SO LOL. and i'd probably kill myself when they do grow out or something
WISDOM TEETH, WHY DO YOU EXIST
{ Helios }
Wow…can't believe I wanted to be a dentist when I was younger xD And holy free toothbrushes Batman, wounds in the mouth…how do you eat and drink?? It's like, every action would keep the wounds from healing </3 -throws in pixar ref- Just keep swimming!
Oh yay, 'Duel' won! le sigh, BB needs to stop surprising Veloce into rando fights in unusual Kingdom Hearts-like places, lol. But it's so dramatic and dark, love it. Aw, I wish you used lines, especially for a piece like this that's going to be uber detailed (I need BB's mecha armor of doom…). So, similar to the 'Veloce' picture you're going to do it without lines and then add them later if you think it needs them? Argh it's too epic I don't care anymore -flails away not caring- <3
{ Shilin }
the veloce pic didn't have lines at all, but right now I'm thinking about restarting it or just keep repainting the same area over and over until it looks right, because it doesn't ):
{ Janice Chu }
Ahahaha Wisdom Teeth…got all mine out at the same time and surprisingly it didnt hurt as much, but part of my chin is numb after 3 years D: Its the needle that they stick in your wrist that sucks so much. As for the canker sore thing, gargle salt water or if you are brave, listerine OR put salt directly on it. Salt water soothes, listerine kills the bacteria XP
{ Shilin }
LISTERINE ALSO WILL KILL ME HAHA
{ Chris }
What an asshole dentist! D:
All the sketched and stuff are awesome, and I'm happy you're finishing Duel first :).
{ Rei }
Ya know, during the initial sketches, I thought it was Blackbird who was singing in Bravura.
I hate dentists. ;_; Even though my cousin is one and my brother-in-law's brother is another. ;x;
{ Shilin }
You're the second person who thought that XD I don't know why LOL in my mind it would be weird to be the other way around
{ Icesplendor }
Having a small mouth sucks. =( Sorry to hear about your inconsiderate dentist…go elsewhere?
As for the wisdom teeth extraction, the surgery isn't too bad. I was conscious as they did it; they just used some strong pain killer…I felt the pushing and the drilling and heard the cracking and saw the blood, but I didn't feel anything. The recovery kind of sucks and was more painful than the surgery, but it passes by soon enough.
{ Shilin }
ugh yeah it's the recovery part that I'm most worried about, since it can last forever and i can't do anything/eat anything ):