Magical Mystical Tour

Here's to geek-ing out! Nothing like listening to OneRepublic, reminiscing about Dollhouse episodes and getting hold of Btvs Season 9: Magical Mystical Tour featuring the Beetles while procrastinating from econ readings. That's a nice hour.

After watching a youtube clip, every time I listen to Prodigal by OneRepublic I'm gonna be reminded of Topher Brink now. The character was sheer joy to watch on Dollhouse along with every scene that he's along side Adelle Dewitt. Esp. 'Echoes' where they're high together in the lab. Heh. And of course another gem was Victor as Topher. Lmao! Gjokaj's imitation was uncanny.

The series ended way to quickly, not to mention the utter betrayal that I did feel when the master villain was unveiled. Humph. I wonder if it wasn't cancelled would they have opted for a different turnout? As with the Epitaphs, the not-so-far-future had the "terminator" apocalyptic tech destruction feel to it which is the bad after taste in my mouth when it comes to sci-fi and me, though, it's not intolerable, unlike "some" alien sci-fi.
   
I've continued into the Dollhouse comics which was unexpected of me. I guess I have more tolerance than I believed ...partly it was procrastination. Talking about comics, the stars alined today and I got hold of the mini comic featuring Spike. Yay! I didn't read into the motifs as deeply as some reviewer have (like seriously) but I am a little confused by the timeline (is it right after issue#39 when he pursued after the big Blob or after issue#40 when he finished comforting Buffy in season 8?) Told you I'd be geek-ing out. Lol. But it's sheer fun: exploding a giant alien Blob with a space-whale-impregnating blaster, cooing huge bug larvae, interior decorating with giant bug legs, chaperoning a bug-beetle dance and marrying three bugs. Hah. All in "one and a half thousand hours".  

Well I look forward to geek-out again next month. =)

Connect the dots

You know that Debit Mastercard ad that makes the connections from the association of different things to map out a neat train of thought? Well I think that pattern can be applied to the way I watch television series now.

Caught the first episode of Dollhouse... I liked it. Sci-fi has never been my thing with a few notable exceptions but in general there's other things I prefer to watch. But the concept and execution was neat. Probability of my  follow through quite high. Haven't found out why the series was short lived though.

What's happening with my drawing? Nothing. Back at uni. Decided to drop Honours. And just trying to pick up the textbooks again. By the way, the weather's been absolutely beautiful the last few days. Blue skies, warm, glowing sun and cool temps -Haaaa!

I'm really just a little bored. Sitting here basking in the sun light gleaming through the vertical blinds casting sun strips and shadows.

S. M. Gellar ~ retouched

Sorry I just had to retouch up the last version of S. M. Gellar drawing because it was really bugging me every time I looked at it how rough the shading was left. I don't like the texture blunt pencils leave. So I smoothed out the toning, touched up the eyes and lighted up her left cheek even though that's not what the reference photo had it. I also chose not to adjust the colour and contrast after scanning. I have a terrible scanner that washes out the image/documents I scan. I tried alternative settings and manipulating the levels but you know what... I think I prefer it like this.

S. M. Gellar (as Buffy) retouched, 2011.

Buff Buff - S. M. Gellar

To sum up a good six months (give take some days) of great entertainment I thought I would dedicate my next drawing to BTVS. Jeez I wish I had watched it years before!

S. M. Gellar (as Buffy), 2011.

Giles: For as long as there have been vampires, there has been the Slayer. One girl in all the world, a Chosen One... 

Buffy: He loves doing this part. 

Giles: Alright. The Slayer hunts vampires, Buffy is a Slayer, don't tell anyone. Well, I think that's all the vampire information you need.

I can proudly say I finished this drawing in three days which unfortunately can't be said for my previous drawing wip-nh. It's still incomplete I just got put off by the hair rendering so it'll just have to wait. A new start this was and it was good to get something different going. I had intended to do a Spike drawing instead but I realised I prefer drawing the "fairer sex". If I'm gonna spend hours staring at something then it may as well be something pretty, like a rose. Not that guys can't be "pretty" (lol) but for females you can add eyeliner, blush, lip stick/gloss, earrings and a diversity of hair styles. For guys, unless there is a themed costume, the most that could be added is facial hair and ahemm, HAIR! No thanks. Too much work.

My argument isn't very thorough which means I will attempt to drawing male portraits again in the future and definitely finish my last wip but I stand clear with my preferred subject matter.

Next up... I'll have to think about it.

Update:
>>See retouched S. M. Gellar drawing 

Insanity...jeez

I really can't take it anymore. Studying day in day out. It's maddening and I think I've gone a little loopy myself! I'm up to HERE with it (action: leveling hand at forehead). There's so much riding on the exam tomorrow but my motivation not to mention my productivity has cracked.

Here's a preview of the portrait I've been working on for like since... ...er ...since I last mentioned I was working on something. It looks like I've done so little and that's 'cos I have done so little and it's far, far from going to be finished. Maybe you could take a swipe at who it is but good luck there 'cos I totally failed with the proportioning. Fat-face syndrome seeping into my drawing. Hope it doesn't become a thing.

wip-nh

I always thought that unfinished work was very intriguing even sometimes more perfect than seeing finished work (though not in this case I have to admit). Seeing how the layers were put together from the initial sketch marks to the toning that animates life. I really want to see how the completed turns out.

Back to try-na-focus =(

Oooh look a BEAR!

Still snooping on smh. What have we here? Ta da! A polar bear made from a solid block of ice. All the things that pop into my head: ephemeral art; artist Andy Goldsworthy; the environment; ...animal sculpture so Jeff Koons' Puppy.

And since it's a bear:

Spike: "A bear! You made a bear!"
Buffy: "I didn't mean to!"
Spike: "Undo it! Undo it!"

Sculptor Mark Coreth rides his life size ice polar bear in Circular Quay in central Sydney. Photo: Reuters

House on the Flight of Birds

Just to do a bit of reminiscing... like the good, old days of arch studying. Saw this on Sydney Morning Herald and well - wow.

House on the Flight of Birds by architect Bernado Rodrigues

 

It looks like the stuff done in google sketchup back in first year semester one. All the wacky, crazy, abstract forms and the highly discretionary use of colour. I almost miss those days - but I don't. They were days of hell I say, but some of the designs were fun to do. And like all experiences, things get better nearing the end.