Sep. 11th, 2005

telophase: (Mello - shiiiny)
Hey, [livejournal.com profile] homasse! You'll appreciate this one!

The problem with sleeping until 11AM and then taking a nap in the middle of the afternoon is that you can't fall asleep at bedtime and have to figure out something to do while you wait to get sleepy (even the nighttime cold drugs weren't enough to make me sleep).

So a couple of the books I got out of the library were about painting, and I figured I'd do some basic exercises from them while waiting for the sleepy to show up. And thus I did this non-graplike picture of a grape:

ExpandGrape )

Being me, of course, I decided that doing that one basic thing was plenty for one evening (this is the primary problem with my art skills - I get way bored with doing basic stuff and jump ahead before I've really nailed the basics, and it shows) and decided to do something a wee bit more elaborate.

I started off following this tutorial and about three steps into it, went off on a tangent that I actually like better, because I've got more roughness and personality in the picture, I think.

Here's the reference picture I was using, of Nicholas Tse, one of the many, many pictures of hot Asian men sent me by [livejournal.com profile] homasse.

ExpandNicholas Tse )

And then, we get the picture I painted. Which turned out far, far better than I expected it would. Figures, huh, when I expect that I'm going to produce a few scribbles and quit in frustration, I get something decent? Anyway, done in Painter 9, took about 3-4 hours.

ExpandTa-da! )

And now the sleepy has FINALLY arrived and I am going to BED.

Update

Sep. 11th, 2005 03:25 pm
telophase: (shikamaru - screw you i'm going home)
Managed to get to bed at 3AM after being awake due to midafternoon nap. Cat poked me awake at 9:30, staggered into livingroom, checked email, fell asleep on sofa until noon, much to consternation of cat ("WHY ARE YOU ASLEEP ON THE SOFA? YOU NEVER SLEEP ON THE SOFA. STOP SLEEPING ON THE SOFA."). Woke up, realized must get to grocery store to restock toilet paper as situation was desperate. Back, and have been fighting urge to sleep again otherwise I'll never get to sleep tonight, so instead have been right-click downloading lots of pictures of hot Asian men in optimistic hope that maybe I'll have enough energy to do another painting. Doubt it will happen, though. Work tomorrow not looking good.

You were all SO DESPERATE to hear the mundane details of my day, weren't you?
telophase: (manji - not happy)
i feel like hell.Thought yesterday was going to be the worst day of the cold, but GAH. Work tomorrow's not looking good.

I'm going to find food and then stare at the TV uncomprehendingly.

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