not totally dead yet!

damn....
didnt realize it was soooooooooo long between posts...oops!
to update,
ive been taking a long ass break
(which is dumb)
and work has been gettin nutz (so that doesnt help).
but i thought something that i normally do to get out of a block.
i pick a random image off the net.
in this case i hit imdb,
kate walsh happen to be on the front page,
and i drew her right off the bat...
and got a decent drawing out of it.
i think ill do more rnadom ish (i got a couple in the bag now)
and move on to some real projects.

things i wanna work on:
1. better description of lighting thru ink lines alone
2. grey scale marker stylez (gotz my copicz son!)
3. better line choices overall (i might explain this one day)
4. more patience in the early stages
5. better expression and body weight in psoes

heh on some completely other ish:
street fighter iv!!
now at 8600GP (g-2 b grade) and main char. cammy.
ive learned a crazy amount in the last couple of months,
and im now getting out of the 'scrub' level.

(to less dirty scrub)
ive got 900 matches as cammy under the belt
and workin on g-1 grade (15000 GP) before
super street fighter iv hits the shelves.

things to work on with cammy:
1. matchup vs. dhalsim, chun-li, rufus, vega, blanka
2. execution: (tiger knee) cannon strike
3. execution: cannon spike, focus attack dash-cancel, cannon spike
4. execution: cannon spike, focus attack dash-cancel, ultra
5. general + new shenanigans

i will make a drawing of cammy in the next couple of weeks,
as an exercize to work on better expressions.

another post this week? (hope so!)

3 and a half done dealzo!

time to start the cycle once again.
i actually finished the image thursday night.
hmm....
what to do on the next one.
i really want to make more details and make things more intricate,
but these drawings are endurance tests.
i usually break mentally 60% into the battle.
i have to train, work this new one at a different angle.
hmmm...

anyways,
the weekend of violence is over.
friday night was sengoku 9...
hornbuckle with possibly k.o. of the year...poor gono.
saturday morning was pride 31...
it just came out on dvd (which was a nice surprize).
mark coleman vs. shogun rua (what a nasty arm break)
also it was the setup for the openweight gp in '06.
saturday night was ufc 101...
damn, anderson silva served dat ass!
bj penn is always prime time.
sunday night was wec 42...
damn, hoping for miguel to keep the title,
but everyone gets caught.

overall good weekend...
im glad it rained and i had reason to stay inside and chill.
hope it continues for a couple of weeks.
i can start to work on the next drawing

and edit some recent photos.

so close!

so close to finishing this image.

i thought it would be done,
but i forgot about:
1. it was a long weekend
2. rock the bells (which was i-ight)*
*a review of rock the bells will happen once i edit
all of the photos...and post em.
3. it was super nice outside
4. it was a long weekend

i did get a good dent into the drawing,
and i am probably looking for the kill shot

this coming weekend.
(for reals this time)

im a little bit further than the image above,

i just have the sides and the bottom corners.

outsville.

a moment of silence.

on a serious note...
i found out yesterday that an old friend
from high school had passed on sunday morning.

to reflect:
i met him in high school,
we went to opposing junior high schools,
but that didnt seem to matter.
he joked around alot and didnt stay with
the traditional cliques in high school.
he got along with everyone,
and was the bridge for alot of different cliques.
i think he was the first person i met in high school who wasnt from
my old junior high/elementary.

in fact, i would say he introduced me to alot of

cool people in h.s. since i was so socially inept.

the good times i remember come from:
clowning around in art class,
playing a ton of street hockey

and football together in whitehorn,
hanging with the crew
during many a lunch hour
goofin around.

one of the things im going to have to look for,
(that he was super proud of)
is his kick ass tackle during the
high school city championships...
one day ill find it, and post it in his memory.

the last time i saw him in person was
in 2004 for a high school reunion.
it was great to see him.
he was the same happy go lucky guy

i remembered in high school.

he always had a place in my heart,
since he along with everyone
who was a part of that high school crew,
brought alot of great memories in high school.

with a heavy heart,
i hope the family stays strong in these tough times...
my prayers go out to them.

rest in peace gin
i will miss you.

too hot!

this is the hottest summer ive had in a long time.
i cant really do anything outside, or sleep that well.

but since it is so hot outside,
the only thing i can really do is draw, read or watch tv.
(something with minimal movement)
^this^ drawing is coming down to the final stretch.

i just have the top left side and the bottom corners.

hopefully be done this weekend. (50-50 chance)

i cant wait til rock the bells this weekend...
should be hella hawt. 9 hours of hip-hopness

looking forward to seeing common, pete rock and supernatural.

currently playing:
king of fighters xii (xbox 360)
street fighter iv (xbox 360) 5400 gp!! g2 grade c
marvel vs. capcom 2 (xbox live arcade)

oopszo!

havent been updating as much as id like.
most of it is uploading photos off my camera to the computer,
and how i update.
im still trying to figure out a new routine
in order to update more often.

anyways,
lately ive been dreading fireworks this year...
and the mayhem that is coming to the west end.
there will be pics to accompany this....
hopefully i can show some of the madness that goes down.
so many people,....so many douchebags.
bleh.

o yea, speaking of douchebags....

(funny site...love the commentary)


currently watching:
obsessed (a&e) - dopest show out there right now....daaaamn!
intervention (a&e) - been watching a&e lately can you tell?
hell's kitchen (fox) - i shouldnt be watching this,
but i love watching people doin dumb ish and gettin yelled at.

4000 plus!

woot!
forgot to mention these photos are from my d70s
that has come back to life!
^above^
is the drawing almost at its current state.
time to get summo drawing in,
and hopefully get this done in 2 weeks!

got a long weekend coming up
(thanks to canada day)
and im ready to go back into photo mode.
hopefully there will be some cool events to check out.
(but i imagine most of the canada day stuff would
have happened last weekend or on wednesday).
the current plan is to find some industrial parks
with graffiti and take a buncha shots of that.

also hit da beach,

and get alot of reading in.

on some other ish:
i passed 4000 on my street fighter gp (grade points)
on championship mode.
its really a crappy number considering,
to get into the upper tiers,
u have to be over 10 000 gp.
oh well, time to level up!