HOWL

I love this song.



Just sayin'...

I swear I can draw!

I can. It's just that the wacom takes some getting used to. I finally installed the driver into my computer. And BOY what a difference that made. I finally have pen pressure and let me tell you, it makes ALL the difference!




This is my first actual "try out" of the tablet. I am pretty psyched to keep using this puppy! I am definitely going to go whole hog on that tutorial...

Beachy

Beachy weekend...




Beachy weekend with Juan and his godson. Sooo cute!

Frivolous posting

Spring is here! So I got this for summer.. Not one to buy swimsuits (I rarely go to the beach/pool -skin cancer phobia and slightly body dysmorphic-ish). But I couldn't resist.


No that's not me. That's the model. It's an eco friendly bikini made with low impact dyes and part of the proceeds go to Green Corps. Cute and eco friendly!

Arsenal

So I got a promo for an Arsenal tutorial. Usually I do not buy tutorials. However, this really intrigued me because it is a wacom tablet technique tutorial mixed with other photoshop foolin' around and resources. Definitely worth checking out. I managed to get a sweet deal on the price because I subscribe to GoMedia (they have great free vector packs every now and again). That's something else I wanted to get into. I really don't use my wacom. I need to get on that...

check it out below!

10 Things: A Blogger's Game

Woo hoo! I got tagged by my friend and fellow blogger Nadia of Little Me Big You in the 10 things sensation! The object of this is to write 10 things that make you happy or inspire you. So here we go!


1. Music! You want a reflection of my current mood? Check my current playlist. It will ALWAYS tell you the truth, even when I do not. I really cannot see myself ever "not listening". Especially in a car. I would shoot myself.


2. Cool Old People: Especially happy cool old people. There is nothing that gives me more hope in my future than seeing old people who's lives are full of love and things going on. It's like, "it can be done, so here I go".


(that's my aunt)

3. Family: This is, above all else makes me happy. I love them. All of them. Even when they annoy me, and they do that often.


4. Masks! They rock. Especially animal masks and old-timey halloween masks.I have a bunch of them. I have a Dracula one I got from a curiosity/costume shop in the West Village a while back. It's kind of flimsy, but you don't find those just anywhere. I don't have room for them though, so they kind of wander around. Eventually, I want to hang them up. You know, like how hunters hang up their "trophies", and some smart ass will say, "hey, so...you killed a dracula did you?" and I will reply "I have many skills".


5. Drinks with Good Friends: I am not a big drinker, even though I always say "I need drinks".But I do appreciate having a good drink with a good friend(s). That is always, always fun.


6. Food! Seriously.


7. Books. They keep me entertained, I like their covers and I like to read. This is actually a book I just got! It's about how "white" as a race is relatively new in the scheme of things, and is really just an excuse to keep people down. ehem, the cover reads "a mind expanding and myth destroying exploration of notions of white race. Not merely a skin color but also a signal of power, prestige and beauty to be withheld and granted selectively".


8. Prints/Paintings. I still have a few put away because of space constraints...


9. Art Supply/ Craft Stores, I'm like a kid in a candy store. I see possibilities everywhere!


10. Doing Nothing (especially with Juan). :)

Projects

I am officially starting my "downtime" projects. I have a few. Anywho, these include:
Making my own Matryoshka doll. I ordered these online last week, and hope to get my hands on them towards Wednesday. I'm tres excited!



I was thinking of painting them as Latin or tropical looking women. But not in a cheesy way. Here's what they normally look like (in case you don't know).


I'm seriously excited about this project. I remember my grandmother had a Matryoshka when I was reaaally little and I loved it. I wonder what she did with it? My other project is screen printing myself a Led Zeppelin T-shirt. I already have the graphic, now I just need to go and print the transparency somewhere. Here's what I want:


It's not a lot, and I did mock up something with a little more "flair". But I think I should take baby steps for now. Especially since this would be my first time screen printing. And for my third and fourth projects, I'm starting my AFX tutorials again today, and hitting the gym starting tomorrow. Last week was my "taking a break week" now, I gotta moove.

:)

Keep it Clean, Mac Users

"macs never get sick" is the usual mantra out there. This is, by and large TRUE. However, many people think you can just go go go with the mac and that is it. Sure, Mac owners are more careful with Macs because they just shelled out a crap load of money for it. But DO YOU MAKE SURE that when you uninstall ALL the files are deleted? even the hidden ones? Do you make sure your Macs permissions are in order? your temp files too??? You know, the basic maintenance no one thinks of doing on a mac because they are "indestructible" or so the commercial tells you? IN CASE YOU DON'T, check these little apps out:



Cocktail is a basic System maintenance interface that lets you do all the stuff to keep your mac running nice and clean and app cleaner is for removing apps. Just drag the program you want gone and it will get all the files associated with it in a nice box for you to stick in the trash. Cocktail is a free trial (until the 10th launch) and App Cleaner is free. Click the pics to be redirected.

Poster Art

I was looking through D*S and I found this lovely poster of my hometown. Just thought I'd share. It's a screen print I believe, something I want to get into.

Plastic Beach!!

It's finally out and I have it! It's a little different than Demon Days (and by a little, I mean a lot), but it's not bad. It's a lot more ... I don't know how to describe it. It may not be for everyone. Also, I'm starting to get a bit annoyed with the constant "guest singer" thing they are doing. They had a bunch in DD, but now it's like, every damn song. There's a lot of Bobby Womack, who is not my favorite but still...

OOH YEA

Guess what I just downloaded from the Public Domain...


Along with a bunch of Vincent Price and Bela Lugosi stuff that I may or may not keep around. You can blame my grade pitch and my after effects tutorials...Did you know Night of the Living Dead was public domain?? Well ya do now!

NICE!

Cool -Ginko Papers!

Every time I find a site I like, I right click to find more or less what they are using (namely, Flash or not). Today I came across a really cute site that does not use flash. It looks like an animated gif, but I'm not quite sure. I need to confer with a fellow conspirator about that. But still! and not just is it super cute, but the products -I'm a sucker for pretty. Anyway, I just needed to make a little note of it for myself.. The site is for ginkopapers. Their logo is super cute too..