Alexial357

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Yay! I'm interesting! :D

I honestly can't say I learned a lot in my art classes. They mostly just covered the basics of what art is, how colors relate to each other, how to establish balance with shape and contrast, proportion, and shading. Most of this I already knew. If anything, they just pushed me to do things that I wouldn't have tried on my own. Like painting. Like I said before, if I don't have motivation, that extra push to try something new, I tend not to do it.

I can't draw comic books at all. I think I'm pretty good at coming up with character and story ideas, but I would rather have someone else put them into action. Each time I draw one of my characters, they change a little, so if I made a comic, they would look different in each panel. I'm also no good with action poses (most of my characters are drawn sitting or standing, never jumping or flipping).

My style is very inconsistent. When I've asked others what my style is, they've answered "versatile." While I suppose it's good to be able to work in different styles, I would really like to create a style that screams "me." I guess that's part of why I don't try looking up tutorials and whatnot, afraid that it will diverge me from my style. I don't want my work to mimic someone else's - though I wouldn't mind being able to do Sugimori-style art for Fakemon projects.

For me, I like drawing something that isn't there - if I can take a photo of it, I don't want to draw it. However, it's still a good thing to practice drawing real things because they can still be implemented into one's creative ideas (like anatomy, trees, and whatnot).

That's another reason why I changed my major. I figured it would be difficult to find a job around here as an artist. There really aren't any steady art jobs around here. One could be a freelancer and occasionally be commissioned. Other than that, one could try to be an art teacher, which is a steady job, but doesn't pay well.

I really enjoyed the graphic design program. I was one of the top students in my class. I was a quick learner and made 95-130% in all my classes. I was the only student stopped midway between early graphic design classes because I already seemed to know everything and was assigned to help with live jobs instead. I really enjoyed helping others and teaching them how to do things. By my last semester, I was even showing the teacher how to do things that she didn't know. She even suggested a few times that I should be the one teaching class. I may not be the best graphic designer in the world, but I would love to be a teacher.

The only reason I don't have a job right now is because I'm waiting for my diploma, certificates, ect. to come in. It's hard to get a job without the papers that say you're qualified for it, right? I sent the school an email in early January asking when those will be sent out and they said they would be finished processing them by mid. January and would be sending them out afterward. It seems they still haven't sent them...

Not sure if you've already seen it, but here is my graphic design portfolio:
http://www.deviantart.com/download/3...ko-d5o205q.pdf

You can always PM me about stuff that you can't say in public. ;] And yeah, I'm excited to see how it turns out in the end too. Though, as of now, it is a little one-sided. :p Anyway, yeah, I definitely would love to hear your ideas. I mean, I'm not really one who comes up with awesome ideas and shizz. It would be a big help if you can think of something and help us out. Sometimes I question if I should be the mod lmao.

And yes, I do agree that people from Pixel art and the ones from A&D post selectively. There are very few who post in both. Though people who post in PA have started posting more in A&D as of late. I really think we should return the favor. Because honestly, I love pixel art. I can't do it myself but that shouldn't stop me from giving out criticism and/or throwing out compliments. Now that I think about it though, I've been doing something like that for some time now. My art sucks but that doesn't stop me from posting in galleries like yours and Corvidae's. ;D

I do love to "create." However, I have trouble translating some of my ideas onto paper. If I try drawing with something specific in mind, it usually doesn't turn out well. I usually have to start with a blank mind and canvas, then the lead starts flowing and eventually creates something. It's usually easier for me to draw and write when I'm half-asleep.

I discovered some time ago that a career in drawing wasn't for me. I suck at taking drawing requests (if I don't just decide to do it on my own, I usually can't do it). However, I still wanted to be involved in the art field somehow. I considered being a concept artist or director who could share ideas and sketches with people, but wouldn't be doing the finalized art. After 2 years of traditional art classes, I changed my major to Graphic Design. I'm much more comfortable with designing logos, business cards, and advertisements for people than I am drawing for them.

I think what I really lack is motivation. I mostly draw as a hobby and I spend more time experimenting with my own techniques rather than learning new techniques to make myself better. I try to stay in my comfort zone, but I really need to expand beyond that to get better. Just me wanting to get better isn't motivation enough.

You're welcome! And, sure, we can be friends. ^^

That's what you consider a wall of text? Oh no, that's maybe a page in a book at best. If the font size is large enough, anyway. I've read things that go on for length and still aren't enough to turn me away unless it's over my head. If I can write them, I can certainly take them, too.

The problem is that we gotta be mindful of VM real estate.

Well, there's no doubt you know probably everything there is to know about anything related to comics. That is, relative to myself, who knows nothing aside from what he watches in the movies. That also answers that question, yeah, I've seen all the X-Men movies, except maybe one. I think there was a Wolverine movie, but I never saw it. Honestly, Wolvie was never my favorite. I don't even think I have a favorite, I just thought that Wolverine specifically was a spotlight hog, though. I was happy as heck when Scott died off at the beginning of the 3rd movie. Man, I was so tired of his whining.

Scott...

Did you ever get into any of the Scott Pilgrim stuff? I really only like the game and the movie. I never read the comic, but my sister said that the books were hard for even her to get into, and that she also preferred the other two. At first I didn't want anything to do with the movie, you know. Another Michael Cera flick and all, but it turned out to be really cool, or at least it seemed to be a movie that was aimed at me (and I barely get a chance to say that considering I usually only watch animated films and the occasional superhero/sci-fi flick). So many references that I actually got, and felt like they fit at that. The game is easily the best thing with Scott Pilgrim's name attached to it, though. At least that's how I feel about it.

Avengers vs. X-Men would be interesting, but I never got the impression that they were leading up to it. As for Batman, all my knowledge of it comes from a few Batman video games on the Sega Genesis (and nothing newer than that), Batman Returns, the three latest movies, and Batman: The Animated Series. That's probably not bad, but it's certainly not good.

The Larvitar line, eeeeeeep! <3

omigosh i am obsessed <333 it needs to go in my sig now asap.

Nice to meet you, too. :3

I'm glad you like my gallery. I doubt myself as an artist from time to time, so comments like this help. Thanks so much! :)

I just have really terrible fear and anxiety you know, so I always feel that I'm some sort of block in people's way and that they really have better things to do than to deal with me, really. ._.; That's the biggest thing that's really preventing me from doing what I need to do....