06.22.08
Shading sucks; my first drawing/abomination evah
Well, uh…………yeah, I said a while ago that if I drew anything that somewhat resembled something decent, i’d upload it, and here is said abomination. The drawing itself wasn’t anything magnificent from the start; her face is too wide, the eye’s are too slanted, nose is pretty awful-looking, etc. But that’s besides the point. I wanted to see how well I could trace, color and shade something I drew with photoshop. What I discovered is that shading is just as much of a pain in the ass as it’s made out to be.
Personally, I like the shading on the hair, albeit the hair color and highlights may be a bit too bright/sharp. I originally intended the picture to be a full-body drawing, but I got to the hands, realized that they SUCK ASS to draw, stopped, and just did this. Given a bit more practice I could probably do some decent-looking work, but for a first shot at basically everything, I’m satisfied enough with this.
Oh, and while I had photoshop open I made a quick wallpaper with a pre-cutout image, just to use it. It’s nice, but I totally cheated on everything and used tons of premade brushes for basically the whole picture :P
06.19.08
Haha, oh wow – Ikkitousen S3
Oh man, this is amazing. How in the hell did a show like this get a 3rd season? Seriously, what the hell? I watched S2 a while back, and it was god-awful. Then I watched the first episode of S3 yesterday, and they did it; they succeeded in making it even more of a joke then it already was. It pisses me off that crap like this gets a 3rd season before Haruhi even gets a 2nd.
First off, the dialog is pretty awesome at times. If the creator’s weren’t trying to be funny with some of this crap, they’ve got talent for unintentional humor at the very least. Also, the characters have got the be the most uninteresting lineup of fanservice-girls I’ve seen in a while. Not a single one of them is appealing in any way other than ripped clothing and skirts. Given it’s fanservice, so they’re not exactly building on character, but still, at least make them somewhat cute and appealing personality-wise.
Which brings me to another point. It’s fanservice, so why in the fuck are they actually TRYING with the one thing a fanservice show isn’t supposed to try with; the storyline? You go from ‘You stole my food bitch! *shirt-shredding kick*’ to talking about and quoting Sun-Tzu’s ‘Art of War’? What in the hell? This show would probably be better off done backwards from what they’re actually doing. Just make it full-on porn, with a storyline added in, instead of attempting a miserable storyline with pantyshots thrown every which-way. It’d be more respectable in it’s own genre at least….
I think she’s serious
Overall, if you want a good ‘QUALITY’-inspired chuckle with boobies thrown in, give the show a try. Otherwise stay clear of this crap. I won’t be wasting any more Harddrive space with it. I think [Chihiro] summed it up best though, so tl;dr – “lol, this is the shittiest show I’ve ever watched…”
06.12.08
Things that happen when I actually have money
Yea, I’m pretty much addicted to buying manga now. It’s not even to read them much either; I still do most of that online with scans and whatnot. Main reason being to preserve the condition of the manga I’ve bought. Not like I’ll sell it anyway, but I guess it’s just natural to want collectable items in the best possible condition. I swear, it’s like pokemon cards all over again, and I’m mindlessly drawn into it without any hope of breaking the habit. But hey, at least manga can be displayed nicely as a collection. Cards you just keep in a deck locked away somewhere to preserve. Next will be anime figurines; oh god, my wallet is crying already.
I should, however, not buy much for a while, since I want to save money for a new computer, just in case I can’t student loan one. This desktop is starting to see the end of it’s days, and it’s about time for an upgrade anyway. 1GB of RAM isn’t so hot anymore. Not sure what i’ll get yet, but it’ll be a laptop, and it’ll be better than this thing I have now.
06.10.08
It’s hot
Like fucking REALLY hot. And none of the room’s here have AC in them, so it’s humid as all hell in every one of them. I’ve got lunch next too, so a room of even MORE sweaty hot people in a sunbathed room is going to suck. It’s so humid that I can’t even fucking draw; the ink in my pen dosen’t DO anything unless I really grind it into the paper and make insanely dark lines. No pencil either :( I still suck at drawing, but i’m somewhat practicing in school. Need to convince myself to practice at home too, but once I get home all I wanna do is vegitate in front of the AC. Maybe I’ll scan some doodles I’ve done in class if I get any I really like, but for now they’re all pretty meh.
06.08.08
My Ninja Gaiden 2 disc is FUBAR
After playing Ninja Gaiden 2 for the past few days, I was all ready to do a write up on it; my thoughts, opinions, etc. I can still do that, since I beat the game, but I don’t want to because MY DISC IS FUCKED. Had it for 4 days and there’s a huge-ass circular scratch around the whole thing, freezing the game any time it gets to a ‘now loading’ screen. And to make it worse, the receipt to return it is probably in my neighbors trash somewhere, since we brought it right back to his house after picking it up, and I didn’t bother to take the bag with me back home.
So, I’ve got the game I’ve been waiting for most of all for about the past 3 years already fucked up beyond belief, and unless by some miracle I can find the receipt, I’m probably shit out of luck. *sigh* :(
I’ll give my in-depth thoughts on the game some other time when I cool down, but overall it was pretty fucking win.
06.03.08
Ninja Gaiden 2 released; today is going to take forever
Seriously, today is going to drag on F O R E V E R. It’s only 3rd period and it feel like it’s taken 6 hours just to get here. Ugh. And once school’s over I’m gonna have to run like a bat out of hell to catch the bus to the mall, or i’ll be waiting for quite a while and it’ll suck.
If you’ve never played the Ninja Gaiden for the original Xbox, go get it. You’ll find it at pretty much any gamestop on the $10 rack with all the other Xbox games, and I can’t think of a better game to spend $10 on. And even if you haven’t, go get NG2 today. DO IT.
I’d say I’ll write a review or comment on the game later tonight after I play it, but the thought of me doing something besides playing it untill I pass out tonight is pretty funny.
EDIT: NEVERMIND I WAS LIED TO IT DOSEN’T COME OUT UNTILL TOMORROW ARGH.
Spicy Wolf 07
About damn time this came out! Been bugging the hell out of me that I couldn’t mark this as completed on myanimelist.net.
Overall though, the episode wasn’t anything special. Back when the rest of the show was airing, everyone was ranting and raving about how it was left out because it was unfit for TV, a fanservice episode, etc etc. It wasn’t any of that. Just a normal episode of the show, nothing different than the rest of it. All it showed was how Horo ended up getting that other outfit (which I think is adorable, mind you), and the usual ‘loleconomics’ the show was based around. No boobies.
So yea, the only reason they did it was to sell DVD’s. I can’t blame companies for trying to make money off of something that’s rightfully their’s, but it’ll end up on the internet the day it’s out anyway. Their best bet of making money off a series, as is most others, is merchandise. Posters, wall scrolls, PVC figures, etc. Stuff you can’t download. Given, supporters of the show will probably buy the DVD, as most people *do* actually buy stuff they liked. I would as well, expect I’m poor and have no money. Once I’ve got a job I full well plan on buying merchandise from shows I liked.
Oh, and the best part of this show is still the ED song. Click here for sunshine Pie.
