Consitancy for Once

Hello and welcome to the second post made on time in a row! It's a rare event and you that I am going to cherish it and you should as well if you enjoy the blog. Today we are going to go over some of the plans for the near future ( like a week or two ), some drafts I have made and the future of my posts.With out further ado I'd like to start with the life and blood of these posts with the HP which is going to be different than the usual crude sketches on paper and instead be crude drafts on Photoshop!

Today we have three covers to go over and my plans to improve each and everyone. Please keep in mind that I did these around 10 pm to 12:30 pm after doing tons of home work and that they are just drafts. These are by no means " final copies " so they are going to change especially if they are the last one which I am most likely going to go with. As for this first one we have here, I loaded up a drawing I did of my profile goggles and planned out the background. I used a brush preset with dark orange and dark blue in order to get the textured feel and just typed out the title ( P.s. the title is going to be " Little Legends " not " The Little Legend " ). In the end it just felt too lazy of a design and didn't really stick with me.

 This next one I decided to experiment more with lighting and a different background. First, I painted unevenly ( mainly focused on the center ) with an orange brush and set the blending option to vivid light at a 50% opacity. This was done to give it a bit of a warm glow to the whole scene. Next, I drew out the horizon with a slanted line and decided that the ground would be asphalt. I did give a slight attempt to texture it but for the problems I was getting just to add that final touch to a draft didn't seem worth so I decided against doing so. Over all this is a good idea but it wasn't what I was looking for. It comes of to me as too emotional which for the comic series based around my life will have some elements of emotion most of my day to day life is more comedic and when even those rare occasions where I am emotionally down pop up, they are usually not very impactful as I don't stay sad long unless something really major happens. This is a good idea to start with for the next cover.

 This cover looks fairly simple and one would be rightfully justified to think so as the thought process took an instant but it was the hardest one to make and took the most time. I've already noted that I would add more colors to the background but the simple yet crude made letters kinda give the mood of the mostly rough around the edge yet interesting events that happen to me in my day to day life. Heck, sometimes my life has some of the most odd unfavorable events that you'd think that some of them were straight out of a cartoon yet they are not. Whether it'd be unintentionally stabbing myself, falling off roof tops or even being sent crashing into a wall by a punch these events are kinda reflected by the style of the words. Now of course this comic series isn't always going to be me just being an actor of the show Jacka** but it will entail some events that or thought that I experience that I think would be enjoyable to read with a visual aid.
Now onto the reason I worked so hard on making a cover. I've stated before that before I can work on a comic series for TFTBU or any upcoming story driven series I may start, I have to get some way to practice not only drawing but drawing constant characters in different poses, drawing settings and getting used to the general stuff of making a comic series or even animation. So to have a bit of fun, gain some audience and follow a similar path to some people I admire in the comic or even just art community I decided to do a comic series about me and just the sometimes weird and interesting stuff I go through. Of course, since I spent almost half a decade enjoying free to read sites such as Webtoons and or Tapastic, this and TTBU will be completely free to read and enjoy. Once I get the hang of things and have a few episodes of " Little Legends " out then my Patreon page will be up and ready for you guys to support me and for me to give you a bit extra.
On another note, some may think my drawing skills aren't good enough to start a comic series but I do have a grasp on things like emotions and anatomy. Also, one of my favorite artist by the name of Randowis ( LINK HERE ) started off with a little less than a grasp than me at the moment ( picture below is from one of his first comics ). That being said, he improved to the point where ( you should check out his latest work ) his art is some of the most visually stunning and filled with emotion.

That leaves us with our last topic of the week and that is the posts. You see, I have a less than great track record keeping up with posts as is without fully drawing out entire scenes and moving them to the computer to be colored and refined. This will mean that my scheduling and even energy are both going to be pushed to their limits ( maybe not so much on the energy as I just get lazy... ) so while I plan to post every week with the comic, posts here might slow down. I don't think I'll ever stop writing my blog but with additional work being done it is a given. Also I have gotten complaints that my blog entries are not too much fun and I've tried to add more humor but it is hard to do for me without a story so my blog will continue to focus on techniques and updates on all my stuff and my web comics, art, stories and someday animations will have humor/action/romance or whatever emotion is appropriate to the topic. I hope you enjoy the post and the release of my comic series " Little Legends " coming soon so until next post, I'll see ya'll later!

Back For The New Year!

Hello and welcome to the first post of from LLG of the new year! It has felt like an eternity since I last posted which was just under a month ago. My break went a little different then I had planned but it was still as busy as I had predicted. That being said, I'm looking forward to the new year and will continue to upload as much as I can and would like to start as always with an HP!

This is a picture of the first page of the brand new sketch book I have started using :3. It was a Christmas gift from my grandmother and while it isn't the book style sketch book I was planning on using, it is a normal sketch book with a hardcover which is really nice. Of course, I have some of my drawing warm up exercises on the tanother op left of the picture which I use to try and steady my hand and to get my coordination synced up. The next couple of drawings are all sketches that all had some sort of reference whether it be pictures or real life. I've been getting slightly better at following form and stuff for small scale anatomy with the hands and feet but still having trouble drawing legs and arms. 

Moving on, I'd like to announce something that I am very proud of. For the past couple of months, I have been part of the first students of my highschool to enter the Texas UIL competition with a live action film. It was quite the experience to work on such a project especially cause I paired up with some really motivated people. There wasn't many days were there was no arguments but it was all because everyone was taking part and had ideas which is way better than being paired with people with no ambition. It was a little disheartening that the idea I had for the film, back in August when we had yet to decide the story, was not chosen and we instead went with a completely alien concept for me ( making quite the difficulty for me to understand majority of the stuff) but it worked out in the end. If you want to watch the video I'll leave the link right HERE. Those who follow my Instagram will be able to tell that I actually play a role in the film as a side character which was really odd because I also was a camera man but I hope you do enjoy it and if - IF we make any progress in the competition ( highly unlikely ) then I'll let you guys know.

Onto another creation of mine, TFTBU is in a little bit of an awkward spot right now... It is the first story that I've formally started writing and it was going good but I messed up! Those who read the book TFTBU ( " The Fates That Bind Us " on wattpad by llgwriter ) will know that the 3 characters have already gone through their first fight and I think it went really well as I planned almost everything meticulously...ALMOST! You see, I forgot the aftermath of the fight, which because I want it to be a realistic outcome, which gave a big reveal early, traumatized 2 characters way too early and to try and make things continue to move, I had to have them recover way too easy for such trauma! In short, I need to fix it up by either editing chapters a lot or just getting rid of some. Till I can think of how to do that, I may start a new series to be a creative aid. That's a maybe for now and even if I do decide to do it, it'll take awhile to tweak the concept to be a good story as it was one I though of when I was around 8... 

To finish off the blog post for today, I'd like to say that I may finally be getting to start a vlogging thing as I got the camera's, the tripods, laptop, software and almost got all the audio stuff. Obviously  that is also a big maybe as making videos takes recording, syncing, editing and lots of planning which will take up some of the little time I have through the day and energy I have to upload this stuff. I mean, be lenient on me, I'm a highschooler with no job, busy days and writes long posts, chapters and takes photos for you to enjoy for free. I do do this cause I enjoy but I kinda go the extra mile quite a bit so going even more might even be a bit too much for me. Who knows, with that out of the way I think we are just about done with this post so till next time, I'll see ya'll later!

Almost in the Clear

Hello and welcome to another post of LLG! As many of you know, I have been very busy for the past few months with highschool marching band. This has made making post very difficult since August ( when practice had started. ). With the season just about being over with me only having two, non competitive, show performances left and the only days of the week of having after and before school practices being now only once a week for the next two weeks, post will be more frequent at least in theory. There is no 100% certainty to that claim as I am going to try and get a job for money and who knows what projects I'll get that might make it harder to get post out but I will do my best. That's enough on that though, lets get started on today's post.

No matter how busy I am, I as always I am working hard to ensure that my artistic skills can improve. This is a page where I started trying to figure out the facial features and shape of the main character of the story I'm writing ( This is a link to said story ). Those who've read my story know that the main character is made to not be a very confident and brave character. Wanting to represent these characteristics starting with the eyes. Getting some advice from one of my friends to do more of a droopy eye shape which I think works really well with the top right one. The eyes that are in the middle that are much more sharper was a style I feel most comfortable doing but with the main character it won't work very well. It might work for some other characters though.
On to another topic, if you feel like supporting me and my blog along with the other things I do online then I'd like to take the time to bring up my print shop in Deviant Art. On my page I have made a few photo's into prints for anyone to buy the prints. Said prints can be bought in various forms such as an art print, canvas, or as a photo. Someday I may make drawings into prints but, as of my current skill in drawing I do not feel that my art would be worthy of being bought yet. The link to my page will be right here! 
I also created a snapchat account so make sure to check that out when you get the chance on my contact me page. After getting snapchat I realized how awkward I am at using things of the sorts but I will try and make it where you could learn a little about my day to day life a little better. Probably not going to go far with that probably as I am planning on posting YouTube videos at some point.

 
  ( Picture of me working on blog ). I'm not the person who thinks vloging when one doesn't do that much different from the usual works very well. However, as I find myself getting closer and closer to college and having to think of practicing more and more in the things I want to do such as film, animation, game design and so on. I feel that experimenting would be a good way to not only a good way to experience new things but to also get some practice.
I'm also still working very hard on the next chapter in the book I am writing ( Link here ). I haven't finished the 8th chapter yet as I planned for it to be another major part of the story but I am having second thoughts on just how and what should be done. Another thing that could be done is that I could take a break from the action and take a moment to just have a few fun/filler chapters in order for the pacing to be much better as I feel the story has gone a bit too fast. Who knows, make sure to check it out and give me some ideas. I'd greatly appreciate and I know that the story is kinda garbage at the moment as it was planned heavily as a comic series meaning that parts with intense action like fights are very hard to portray in words.
Lastly I would like to take a moment to thank you guys for being patient through my dry posting periods. Things in my day to day life have been taking a lot of time and energy and for you guys to be so patient is just great :3. The post are becoming more frequent and more vibrant I feel and that is because you guys have been patient. Thank you and till next post I'll see ya'll later!


Make sure to share this blog with everyone you know ;).

I am writing a book!

Hello and welcome to another post of LLG. Today I'd like to announce the start of a book I have begun writing using the Wattpad website and also show off a drawing I never finished because the end result looked worse than the 50% point but I will show the 50% first. So awhile back a friend had sent me a picture of themselves and asked me to draw them along with another person not included in the picture. I began to work on the drawing in photoshop and the person in the picture looked fairly good but it was when I started on the next person that my troubles began. So today I'll show you the person in the picture's drawing but only with the first person and the background was not drawn by me but added for fun.

So yeah, there you go. Lastly, I want to end today's post with the announcement of a series I'm writing on the Wattpad site. Those wanting to check it out can by searching for my username, LLGWriter, and or the name of the book, The Fates That Bind Us. Be warned, all the chapters 1-4 ( 5 being an author note ) were written in one day so it has lot's of mistakes and I've been told that the rushed work is a bit cheesy so expect that... However since I do want to do a two chapter update per week it gives me plenty of time this week to edit the pre-made chapters to be as best as I can ^-^. Also as anyone who reads my blog post will know that I like criticium ( consrtuctive kind ) so if you have any pointers to improve the story that doesn't destroy my pre made plot I'd love to hear it from you guys! That bring us to the end of today's post of LLG. I hope you enjoyed it and till next post, I'll see ya'll later!

 

Stretch and Squash Animation

Hello and welcome to another post of LLG! Now I know that this blog is usually about art and it will stay that way but of all the drawings I made this week have all be terrible so I'm just going to go over some animation concept. So without further ado lets get started with Stretch and squash.

Stretch and squash is a simple animation concept shown in this short ball animation I made. Also as a side note, I'd like to make it obvious that for the first few frames appear faster as I used fewer frames and used Stretch which we'll talk about now. Stretch in animation is when you make an object thinner and longer than it usually is which gives the illusion of acceleration when used in fewer frames. Now if stretch is used to express acceleration than Squash is used to express deceleration. Squash can be seen on one frame where the ball makes the first contact with the ground. This can make the impact very strong and will make any animation way better when used properly. Now for the last frames, I added just one frame of stretch and this is due to the fact that the acceleration was much lower than before and I made sure to use a lot more frames closer to each other as I wanted to make it appear as all the initial momentum was gone as the ball begins to slow down. Now there are much more ways this concept can be used in other situations than just a ball but this is an easy way to introduce the concept and not to mention that my skills in art at the moment barely allow me to draw much and trying to animate that in such a way would just turn out horrible but I am working on it. That's all for today and till next post I'll see ya'll later!

Finally another post in a row!

Hello, my wonderful viewer's to another exciting post by nonother than myself. I am going to try my very best to fill this post with more than just artsy stuff so it can be more enjoyable to more people. Let's get started!
  So first thing first I'd like to bring attention to a very hard debate I have been having within myself for quite awhile ( p.s. If you do not like the topic of video games I suggest that you skip the next couple of paragraphs.). So, recently I got myself a brand new Nintendo Switch console which the process of getting it is a story of its own ( as many know how infamous they are to be sold out everywhere...). So first I had to decide if I wanted the console in the first place. As a major fan of Nintendo and with the announcement/release of games such as Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild, Splatoon 2 and Mario Odyssey made me want to get the system but, the mixed reviews and of all things the pressure of my parents who not only hate me spending money on nonnecessities and the mention of video games made me think about whether or not I should try to get the system. Eventually ( after the copy of Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild WiiU I was borrowing was given back ) I decided that I was going to try and get it eventually!
  Next, I encountered the challenge of everyone else. Finding a system for sale at the lowest price possible which surprisingly was at retail stores ( at $300) than on sites like Amazon ( up to $500). I checked every time I went to a store and met the same response, " Sorry sir. We got a shipment this morning but we are sold out...". Again and again, I tried to the same result until one fateful day at the Target near my house. " We sold out already but, try calling our site in the morning we can let you know if we have any and you can drop by. ". This was just what I needed and every morning I called to check until I got the response I needed. " yes, we do got some.". That day I bought a Switch which was about 2 weeks from now.
  Sadly, my true debate had just arisen. With little money left ( just went on a trip ) and looking to invest into stock for college ( and to make my parents have trust in me that I'm a responsible young adult) but there was just one problem. I have one of the most advanced gaming systems in the world which potential far exceeds any gaming device ever made! but no games on it... So, of course, I going to get a game but the question is since I am going to be saving money for quite awhile ( meaning other than this last purchase I will not be able to buy anything until I invest) what is a game I can get that'll last awhile for me to get? This will be today's question of the day ( haven't done that in awhile..) and while I've mostly made up my mind on what to get ( Splatoon 2) your responses may change my mind. Anyways at first I thought of getting the Retro bundle known as Shovel Knight Treasuer Trove, which includes all the DLC of the two side games ( SK Specter of Torment and Plague Knights story ( forgot the name )) and the main game with multiplayer options. I was going to go with this but then * sighs * then Nintendo had to make things difficult and release a lot of cool and exciting news and a demo for Splatoon 2... SO, after the past couple of days, I have been asking friend opinions, watching trailers ( no gameplay though or very little ) trying to figure out what to get. The deciding factor came when I thought about how easy it can to get into a session with shooting games and with the new Salmon Run and story mode Splatoon 2 won over so when it comes out I am going to buy it.
  So for all of those who have been skipping the past couple of paragraphs because you're here for art or you just hate games you are in luck! This is the point where I will post some art and talk about it.

This is just a page in my sketchbook of me practicing with things like 3-D shapes, shading, and cylinders. Not that much to talk about in this page other than the fact that the barely visable T.C on the cup I drew stands for Taco Cabana which is the place I got the drink from. That's all for today so until next post I'll see ya'll later!

Youtube Video!!!

Hello and wow!!! It's been awhile since my last post but it's because I'm been busy as can be with finals, exams and...final exams... Anyways long story short I don't have any big drawings to show you as I've only had time for small doodles and working on the projects like the very one I am posting right now which is a project I had to do to show my projects I've worked on this year. So if you want to visit that video just click this link right here -> https://youtu.be/0j4NiKlgNSk Till the next time I post I'll see Ya'll later!

HP!!!!

Hello and welcome back to another HP post!!! Sorry about the long delays but with the study year ending I've been showered in reviews and projects that have been killing all of my time and energy that I normally use to post. That being said I am very sorry for all the delays and that since the year is still going I may have even more but, for today I have found the time and energy to post so I'll be showing of some recent digital works I have done ^-^! Let's do this!

This first one is one I did for some extra credit and is based around the Shakespeare play of Caesar. This is the most recent one I have worked on and was made with a new tool I have bought known as the Wacom's Intuos Draw small tablet which has been amazing!

This next one is an animation I worked on for a video portfolio I am going to be working on quite soon and was very fun in making ^-^.

This is the last one for today but it is an animation I had worked on for Earth day and would've posted earlier but I had no time to do so.... Well that concludes today's HP and I don't know when I may post the next one but I just want to thank everyone for being patient with the delays. I am trying my best ti post as soon as possible. Till next post I'll see ya'll later!

Pulling through!!!

Hello and welcome to another post of LLG and today sadly I have no HP for you and that is because the project that I posted yesterday did take a lot of time and effort as it was not just four drawings but  four animations but the reason for no HP is not because of me taking a break ( as many would be right to think giving my history on this blog >-<) but because I put so much into the project that I was not happy having the last part with the ramen cup. That being said now that I have turned in the project and need not worry about the deadline I am going to try and work only on that last drawing to try and make it lots better. Now when said drawing is done I will not post it on this website but rather on my Deviant Art at,

Phantomchild64, 

which it will be available as a non animated higher quality Print. Some of you may be asking, " what

a print?", to which I will tell you what it is. A Print is a picture that is drawn or captured ( like with

a camera not captured in the Poke'mon sense) that a person can buy on my Deviant Art in order to 

have it. There are many reasons why I am doing it and the first and foremost is that the parts that will

be for sale are the ones I feel are really nice and I think that you guys would love it to! ( or maybe 

just pity me and what to make me feel better which I'll take >-<) The next reason is because I have 

been saving up for the cheapest drawing tablet on the market so that I don't have to use the mouse 

anymore and having something I made and having your support to try and reach that goal would 

be really nice :3. Plus I have no job since I am busy with things like my studies so having a way to

make cash be really nice and while I've talked about things like Patreon ( forgive misspelling >-<)

I don't think that my content at this point nor the quality of it is worth a monthly donation system. 

That being said, I would like to someday make a comic series like I've talked many times on this 

blog about doing but with so little time, lack of great story ideas and lack of art skills I want to give

myself more time to work, improve and make sure that whatever I give in a story to you guys is 

going to be the best gosh darn thing I can give you :3 ( a lot unlike these HP's or blog post >-<). Now

this post is just me rambling on so be a bit patient as there might be more... So let's see... AH YES!!! 

some may be confused about the title of this post but if you visit my Deviant Art that is the quote I 

put as my actual favorite quote ( " The strong don't exist to rule the weak but to protect them." made

by someone who knows?) didn't fit... so yeah. I guess that is all for today, I hope that more people 

see this post then people did yesterday's one cause it was a really low view count >-<. Make sure to 

show your friends so you can all joke about how bad I am at art cause it is the bases of this blog. Till

next time I'll see ya'll next post.

Meme complete!

Hello and welcome to another post of LLG, a blog that mainly follows me and my quest to become a better artist! Now I know I didn't post Friday or Monday both of which are some of my biggest posts but worry not as for today I don't have one, two or even three HP's for you but a total of FOUR!!! Or more like three and a half as the last one I got very lazy on >-< but I have finished a big project I've worked on for quite while and while animated I am still working out on how I will be able to show it on this blog so wait a bit longer for that. So let's jump in!

This project was a fun one that had me think and draw in creative ways to kinda show what many people think of certain things so let's pick at it piece by piece. 

This first one is missing a part at the top with the words copy so keep that in mind >-<. This was the one that took the most time as I messed around with the lighting in order to look like a flickering screen in the animation and I also wanted it to really feel like what I think my parents think I do as they can see me as antisocial ( even though I am slightly more extrovert on test and extremely extrovert in life) and they think I'm always locked up in a dark corner copying other peoples work. That last part is something I can't blame them for though because as you know most of my work is crap and when I make something that exceeds that it even makes me feel like I copied even if it isn't as good as others but that's just me making this longer than it should be >-<.

This next one took some time but wasn't too hard as my guidelines ( basically most digital work I do is first sketched out and I call that my guidelines) made it easy to get the bulk of it and the animation was just the 3 red lines above my head appearing. This is yet again another one I can not blame them for thinking ( me playing games while working ) because while I work hard sometimes at hours at a time I do find myself taking breaks ( much like how I do with these post >-<) when I feel worn out or just need ideas. 

Finally we get to what I feel I do most of the time as I do try my best to make enjoyable art. If this looks familiar that is because it is based of the " Traveler " sketch I did and While I think the flag looks great in this piece I think the textures on the hills can be a bit overwhelming. Is it a mountain scene or a junkyard? honestly you think it to be whatever you want because I have no idea what it is so have fun with that >-<. Last thing on this one, while I could have spent the time to animate the flag I didn't and just made the words fade in.

For this last one I could not have gotten lazier like this is rock bottom. I had almost no more time to turn in the project that I just quickly drew a cylinder ( can't wait to get a drawing tablet as I'm sick of the mouse >-<) but yeah.... That's all for today and see ya'll next post!

  

HP of the day Progress

Hello and welcome to another post of LLG. Today's HP is the same as the last few days as I have been working really hard on this one and only other part of this project, good news however as this is the last day where I am going to show this HP alone as I have finished enough to go on to the next pic.

This is the completed drawing and while I have animated it a bit I will only show the animation when the whole project is finished. Last this I would like to say is that I am doing this project in photoshop so while the shading is great and some of the textures look really nice it isn't because of my sketching ability but one day it may be ^-^. That's all for today so till next post I'll see ya'll later! 

HP of the Day more meme's

Hello and welcome to another post of LLG and today we are doing another similar HP to yesterday. Why? cause with me being very busy it is the only thing I have some time to work on for awhile so if I want content that's where I'm going to get it >-<. That being said it isn't too bad as this project is multiple drawing and animations so it's pretty big and I think you guys should enjoy it a bit despite the repetitiveness.

As you can see I've progressed a bit since yesterday but I still need to finish and tweak the animation but for the time I've spent I've gotten pretty far so far. I know that it is a bit blurry but once finished it shouldn't be so. I know it's a short HP today but that'll just have to do for today. Until next post I'll see ya'll later!

Double HP of the Day!!! GDI meme

Hello and welcome to another post of LLG, post are getting less frequent as of late and I'm sorry for such but today I thought I wasn't going to have time or content to post for today but life had other plans and such was possible. So with that being cleared up let us begin!

Fair warning to the fact that both drawing today are the same but on different platforms as this sketch I did was yet again just a quick guide I cooked up in order to aid a project I have been given. The following is a simple non detailed drawing of a person in a dark room on a computer copying the works of others. Due to limits on time and me wanting to do a quality final product I raced to draw this with little to no detail only focusing on the anatomy which I had superb difficulty on the right side odd enough and jotting the basic ideas for the digital version at the top.

This second pic is one of a work in progress for the project given to me where I must make original animations for all of the boxes. Those of you who think the top left picture is a bit bland are correct to think so as it is incomplete as I still need to add some color, lighting effects and the animating still needs to be done. So that about rounds ups today's HP's I hope you enjoyed them and till next post I'll see ya'll later! 

HP of the day!

Hello and welcome to another post of LLG, as of today I am back to my regular schedule so expect more post and content than last week. Now, before I start I just want to let you know that I will not be showing the sketch I started on Friday as I found out that blending with color pencils is not easy if possible and I do have another work in progress that while ok in quality and incomplete it is something I am ok with showing and while it is bigger than most sketches I posted it is still not able to rival the one I have in store for later so do be looking forward to that. With that said let us start today's HP.

In advance I apologize for the blur of the picture. Now I am working on a project that will be digitized but as of right now I am working on the sketch for my outline to work with. I know it is a bit hard to tell what it is at this point but it is a forest scene with trees, a bridge and a river that said bridge goes over. Now I've always had trouble drawing trees and I've never even attempted a river so for this sketch I am using many guides to help me out. I did only spend a little time on this piece as getting back into the grind of things after my break did test my attention span today so while I would never complete this in one day I could have gotten farther when I back to getting into the groove of things ( and if LOZBOTW wasn't so good TvT). So with that today's post comes to a close. I hope that you enjoyed my terrible art that has slightly improved with the creation of this blog and if you have then make sure to share this with any of your friends that enjoy art and can critic it. Lastly, I know I said I would try making a comic soon but not only does my art skills need refining but I am having a bit of trouble with thinking of a story that I would want to be epic... Sure I will make comics of things that happen in my life ( or sometimes made up but that would be up to you to find out ^-^) but I also want to make an action comic. I've gone through dozens of story, character and setting ideas but every time I start thinking of something I get bored of it, it becomes too complex or is just plain cheese. The point I am getting at is I want to know from any story writers on how do you come up with a great story? I would like to be able to do such to provide people with a action packed narrative rich story but as one would it expect it takes quite the patience and skill. Anyways that was a quick beg for advice from you guys aside from the usual art critic I ask for. I know I extended this post after I said that was all and I'm sorry but when I was writing the thought popped into my head and I was hoping you guys could help me out. Remember that if you want to give me advice or just contact me in general I do have the contact me page setup with numerous ways to do such. Again, I can't wait to see ya'll guys in next post so later!        

No HP for today

Hello and welcome to another post of LLG and before we go any further I would like to apologize for the lack of post and the still lack of content for you guys but at the end of this post I may just post something for you guys to look at anyways. So, what is the reason I don't have anything to show for today? Well, for many of you who seen the one post I did on Friday I was inspired to do a big drawing and I did so on that day using only two colors I had available to be via pastel and charcoal but while it turned out great it felt a bit empty as there was a lot of white space. So it took my till the next day to get some advice on what to fill that white space with. Unfortunately said advice required more color which I ended up having to buy a Daler Rowney color pencil kit ( same brand as my charcoal, pastel and blending sticks) which based on my drawings so far one could note that I've never colored much without digital means which I could have done but with such a piece that I find enjoyable in itself without digital work I wanted it colored on the paper ( but I may do a digital work sometime of it ). So, since I had no way of knowing things like blending, color, and quality it pretty much took me today to figure that out ( although most of my day was filled with other stuff not just experimenting with five dollar color pencils ) and that leads us to now. I would like to be done and be able to show you guys already but I am taking my time with this one as I want it to be great ( to my skill level of course ) and using new supplies, techniques and even adding a whole new layer to my practice is kinda intense so please be patient with me. Now that in it self explains the situation very well to this point but there is one more thing holding me back... Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild, I'm sorry but not only is every piece of it just so skillfully crafted with its graphics and music but it is really fun to play and the hours I've spent on it just last week and this weekend are disgusting >-<. That's all for today and I hope you are enjoying the blog. Till next post I'll see ya'll later but as promised I do have something for you of a digitization of a sketch I did and I do not think I have uploaded to this blog yet for some reason so I hope you enjoy it!

   Now that I checked again my blog I just saw that I did show this but just with a bunch of photoshop stuff all around it so enjoy the clearer picture for now I guess >-<.

Taking a break

Hello and welcome to another post of LLG. First thing first I know I haven't been posting all week and that is because last week trying to keep up with all my things was very hard being sick and all so I thought why not take a little break? Was it a little irresponsible to do so without saying anything here? Pretty much yeah but this is a place where I like showing you guys stuff so you'll get stuff, just will be a lazy and experimental thing I worked on while working on a project but it's something. Anyways before that just know I'll be continuing my break till like next week.

This picture I made in PScs6 when I was messing with the hues a bit with a planet I was working on for a wallpaper. I noticed that the colors reminded me of what I've heard are " Pop Culture Posters ", and I decided, " that's easy enough and would be a good quick thing to finish and post", so it just happened. Now on sketching I have been doing it a little less than usual but its been happening just without anything special but fret not! I saw a video awhile back that inspired me to do a simple but potentially powerful sketch that honestly am excited to start when I have the proper motivation to do my best on it ( maybe tomorrow ). Anyways that is all I have for you guys for today and possibly this week so unless I post something on twitter and or DevaintArt ( like I didn't for this post ) then just don't expect much. I am just relaxing... nothing more... definitely not spending disgusting amount of hours on Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild. >-< I wouldn't do that to you guys * lying through teeth *. Till next post I'll see ya'll later!