It got hot(82 degrees) here today, and it helped me be super productive :))
Here is what I made for fun:
I got this done at work. It's so nice to have a desk job :)
2011/02/17
lalalala
Hi, hope you all are doing well!
It got hot(82 degrees) here today, and it helped me be super productive :))
Here is what I made for fun:
Since I'm most likely going back home after graduation, I decided to start studying Japanese fonts and designs. Even if I got to find a job in the States as I wish, it's good to know how to deal my own language :) As a starting point, I played around with alphabet and Katakana.
I got this done at work. It's so nice to have a desk job :)
It got hot(82 degrees) here today, and it helped me be super productive :))
Here is what I made for fun:
I got this done at work. It's so nice to have a desk job :)
2011/02/15
Warhol Revised
Hi!
Yesterday we had a critique in our Digital Illustration class for the ironic portrait project. I got some really good advice. So, here is the revised version of the same illustration. I like it much better than the first version :) I have some other ideas in my mind, and I'll work on it after getting the art history test out of my way!
2011/02/13
Soup Cans and ...?
Hi all :)
It's nice and warm here and I'm super happy!
I just finished a project for a digital illustration class. We were asked to do an ironic portrait.
Here it is:
It's nice and warm here and I'm super happy!
I just finished a project for a digital illustration class. We were asked to do an ironic portrait.
Here it is:
I struggled a lot to get the likeness.
Can you tell who that is? ...its Andy Warhol.
Let me know what you think!
2011/02/08
Happy Unbirthday!
Hi, Happy... uhhhh... UNBIRTHDAY!!
If today actually was your birthday, then, HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you!! :)
This afternoon, I finally got to go check out a museum in town(The Center for Contemporary Art) to see if my works got into a student competition. The reception was like a month ago which I couldn't attend because of the injury in my neck. But guess what? Both of my works, a print and a painting, were there! This made my day.
Here are the (bad quality) pics of them taken by my cell phone:
Abilene is such a small town, but there are quite a few opportunities for us art students. I'm so thankful for that.
Oh, and our video on youtube got 100 views in a day. It's pretty good, huh? If you haven't checked it out, scroll down to the last post and watch. It's fun :)
If today actually was your birthday, then, HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you!! :)
This afternoon, I finally got to go check out a museum in town(The Center for Contemporary Art) to see if my works got into a student competition. The reception was like a month ago which I couldn't attend because of the injury in my neck. But guess what? Both of my works, a print and a painting, were there! This made my day.
Here are the (bad quality) pics of them taken by my cell phone:
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| (I'll make this pic small coz it's blurry and gives me motion sickness.) |
Oh, and our video on youtube got 100 views in a day. It's pretty good, huh? If you haven't checked it out, scroll down to the last post and watch. It's fun :)
2011/02/06
Where the Hell are Xixi and Erika?!
Hi :) Today, my roommate and I made our first edited YouTube video. We had so much fun!
I LOVE having my own mac. We can do anything we want. Check it out and let us hear what you think! We will try to make more in the future and will get better at it.
Here it is:
2011/02/05
50!!
YAY!! Finally, it's back to Spring here. It's 50 degrees outside now :) When it gets cold, it drops 60 degrees in Texas. When it gets warm, it also rises 60 degrees in Texas. WHAT THE..., well, but I'm happy about today's change!
I went to the school Mac lab and finished up an icon design project. Here they are:
I went to the school Mac lab and finished up an icon design project. Here they are:
Polaroid camera, Pumpkin pie and Sumo figthter. It was a fun project!
2011/02/04
4th day of being bored and semi-productive
Ok, so 4th day of no school is ending. Gosh, it was so boring! I tried killing time by watching more youtube videos but it didn't go well. No more kevjumba videos to watch. I have watched all of them :( I can still watch them for 3rd or 4th times and enjoy, but doing so makes me feel so dumb. Because, you know, I start questioning myself, "What am I doing? Don't you have real friends!?"
Though, I still didn't wanna go out to find somebody because it's below 32 degrees. This is unacceptably cold to me.
So, what did I do today?
Well, I made burrito for breakfast with homemade tortillas. It was okay for the first try.
Then, I worked on a blog post for a class, and I did some more illustrations with pencil and watercolors. I really wish my Creative Suits got here this week. It will probably get here next week, though :) Can't wait!!!
Here are the ones I did today:
You are seeing the same girl over and over in the illustrations... yup, that's me! There are three reasons for picking myself:
1. I don't feel bad for messing it up
2. ...So I don't feel nervous
3. I don't have to get anybody's permissions when I upload them online
It's not that I'm in love with myself or anything, in case you are wondering!
I dug up old photos in my hard drive yesterday and today. The trips were quite nostalgic. The people in the illustrations other than me are my friends who probably wouldn't mind to be drawn. I will start exploring to draw different people when I have more confidence in this style. Let me know if you don't mind letting me practice with your face :D
...this might be the longest post ever.
I hope you enjoyed reading!
Though, I still didn't wanna go out to find somebody because it's below 32 degrees. This is unacceptably cold to me.
So, what did I do today?
Well, I made burrito for breakfast with homemade tortillas. It was okay for the first try.
Then, I worked on a blog post for a class, and I did some more illustrations with pencil and watercolors. I really wish my Creative Suits got here this week. It will probably get here next week, though :) Can't wait!!!
Here are the ones I did today:
1. I don't feel bad for messing it up
2. ...So I don't feel nervous
3. I don't have to get anybody's permissions when I upload them online
It's not that I'm in love with myself or anything, in case you are wondering!
I dug up old photos in my hard drive yesterday and today. The trips were quite nostalgic. The people in the illustrations other than me are my friends who probably wouldn't mind to be drawn. I will start exploring to draw different people when I have more confidence in this style. Let me know if you don't mind letting me practice with your face :D
...this might be the longest post ever.
I hope you enjoyed reading!
2011/02/03
Watercolor and Pencil
Hi :)
The last day I had school was Monday... and it's Thursday today, yeah. A big snowstorm hit us, and the whole city is completely frozen. If you are from the North part of the US, this might be nothing to you. But it's Texas, you know, we are not used to snow. It was up to 72 degrees on Monday at noonish, then it dropped 45 degrees in like 5 hours!!
No school, no doctor, no running, no eating out... so what do I do!?
I ended up spending so much time Youtubeing and drawing.
I watched most of Kevjumba and Nigahiga videos.lol Now you think I'm such a dork. Well, I don't deny it, but they are really funny! I like their stuff a lot :)
I had fun drawing, too! My CS5 didnt get here on monday :(, so I couldn't do anything on adobe stuff yet. So I decided to explore a style that I long wanted to try but haven't.
Here are what I did:
Stay warm, friends! :)
The last day I had school was Monday... and it's Thursday today, yeah. A big snowstorm hit us, and the whole city is completely frozen. If you are from the North part of the US, this might be nothing to you. But it's Texas, you know, we are not used to snow. It was up to 72 degrees on Monday at noonish, then it dropped 45 degrees in like 5 hours!!
No school, no doctor, no running, no eating out... so what do I do!?
I ended up spending so much time Youtubeing and drawing.
I watched most of Kevjumba and Nigahiga videos.lol Now you think I'm such a dork. Well, I don't deny it, but they are really funny! I like their stuff a lot :)
I had fun drawing, too! My CS5 didnt get here on monday :(, so I couldn't do anything on adobe stuff yet. So I decided to explore a style that I long wanted to try but haven't.
Here are what I did:
Pencil and watercolor on paper.
I was highly inspired by Esra Roise. I love her works!!! You can check them out here.Stay warm, friends! :)
2011/01/30
The Froyo Trend
Happy Sunday!
I went to get breakfast burrito with some friends this morning. It was a great start of a week :)
Today, I'd like to share an info graphic I made last semester. I think I will tweak some for my portfolio later, so it would be great if you could leave a comment!
Here it is:
AND I have a big news... I FINALLY GOT A MACBOOK PRO!!!!!!!!
Now I don't have to be stuck in the school mac lab for so long anymore. My cs5 is supposed to come in tomorrow. I cant wait! :)
I went to get breakfast burrito with some friends this morning. It was a great start of a week :)
Today, I'd like to share an info graphic I made last semester. I think I will tweak some for my portfolio later, so it would be great if you could leave a comment!
Here it is:
Now I don't have to be stuck in the school mac lab for so long anymore. My cs5 is supposed to come in tomorrow. I cant wait! :)
2011/01/19
Daily sketches 2
oops, I didn't post anything for 10 days? Sorry!
In 10 days, my neck got so much better(now I can turn my head 45 degree to right and left) and my school started. This is going to be another super hard core semester, but I'm excited to start working on the projects!
I would like to share some more daily sketches I did in the illustration class last semester:
In 10 days, my neck got so much better(now I can turn my head 45 degree to right and left) and my school started. This is going to be another super hard core semester, but I'm excited to start working on the projects!
I would like to share some more daily sketches I did in the illustration class last semester:
2011/01/09
There There
Hi :)
I was super productive today. I've been working on an application for a design position in a Japanese company, and I got the first step almost done today. It's a highly competitive position. Wish me a luck!
As I worked on it, I played Pandora radio as usual, and one phrase from a song struck me. "Just because you feel it doesn't mean it's there."--There There by Radiohead.
What this phrase means in the song might be a lot different from how I take it, but who cares? I realized that pain is so subjective which nobody can see or major other than the self. And if anybody else could be sure that you have a pain, how can you be so sure that it's there?
haha, well, I know this is pretty silly. But for sure this thought would help me go through the treatment.
Sorry for not posting any art today. The picture was taken by my roommate when we were in Boston!
I was super productive today. I've been working on an application for a design position in a Japanese company, and I got the first step almost done today. It's a highly competitive position. Wish me a luck!
As I worked on it, I played Pandora radio as usual, and one phrase from a song struck me. "Just because you feel it doesn't mean it's there."--There There by Radiohead.
What this phrase means in the song might be a lot different from how I take it, but who cares? I realized that pain is so subjective which nobody can see or major other than the self. And if anybody else could be sure that you have a pain, how can you be so sure that it's there?
(being philosophical with a help from the frog)
haha, well, I know this is pretty silly. But for sure this thought would help me go through the treatment.
Sorry for not posting any art today. The picture was taken by my roommate when we were in Boston!
2011/01/07
The Stranger
Hi, I would like to share a book cover design I did in my Illustration class last semester.
I picked my favorite novel, The Stranger by Albert Camus, for the project. The story is about an existentialist guy. I'm really bad at summarizing, so I won't give it a try here, but I recommend you to read it! If you don't like to read, there is a movie with the same title, too :) It's very interesting.
Here it is:
Water color and some editing on Photoshop.
I picked my favorite novel, The Stranger by Albert Camus, for the project. The story is about an existentialist guy. I'm really bad at summarizing, so I won't give it a try here, but I recommend you to read it! If you don't like to read, there is a movie with the same title, too :) It's very interesting.
Here it is:
2011/01/06
Pinhole Camera
Hi, I hope you all are having a great Thursday :) Let's not think about the Starbuck's new logo for now... be happy!
Yesterday, I was looking through my old art stuff in my hard drive and found pictures I took with a digital pinhole camera I made.
I cut out a circle from an aluminum can, made a hole in the middle, and put it on my Nikon D60. Here they are:
Yesterday, I was looking through my old art stuff in my hard drive and found pictures I took with a digital pinhole camera I made.
I cut out a circle from an aluminum can, made a hole in the middle, and put it on my Nikon D60. Here they are:
2011/01/02
Nothing remains but Mutability
Hi,
Let me share my favorite poem by Percy Shelley today.
Well, before that, I'd talk about how I am. I still have not totally gotten over the accident yet. This is my bad habit all the time. Especially days like today when I cannot go out, I tend to let myself sink in a deep thought. It works in a good way sometimes, but not all the time.
This poem is about changes in our lives. Things are constantly changing and nothing stays the same. This is a good reminder for me that, this time too, I will get out of this place sooner or later.
Here it is:
Let me share my favorite poem by Percy Shelley today.
Well, before that, I'd talk about how I am. I still have not totally gotten over the accident yet. This is my bad habit all the time. Especially days like today when I cannot go out, I tend to let myself sink in a deep thought. It works in a good way sometimes, but not all the time.
This poem is about changes in our lives. Things are constantly changing and nothing stays the same. This is a good reminder for me that, this time too, I will get out of this place sooner or later.
Here it is:
"Mutability"
Percy Bysshe Shelly
We are as clouds that veil the midnight moon;
How restlessly they speed, and gleam, and quiver,
Streaking the darkness radiantly!--yet soon
Night closes round, and they are lost for ever:
Or like forgotten lyres, Whose dissonant strings
Give various response to each varying blast,
To whose frail frame no second motion brings
One mood or modulation like the last
We rest.--A dream has power to poison sleep;
We rise.--One wandering thought pollutes the day;
We feel, conceive or reason, laugh or weep;
Embrace found woe, or cast our cares away;
It is the same!--For, be it joy or sorrow,
The path of its departure still is free:
Man's yesterday may ne'er be like his morrow;
Nought may endure but Mutability.
Cited from The Norton Anthology of English Literature
2011/01/01
Happy New Year!
Happy new year, friends!! I hope you are starting off the brand new year very well :)
Well, I'm having a little harsh time right now. I got in a car accident at the end of last year. The good thing was that we all survived, and the bad thing was that I had to give up my trip to San Fransisco.
I was super sad and emotional for a while, but I'm gonna leave the bad things behind with 2010 :) I'm only gonna get better in 2011! Wish me a little luck that our treatments and rehabs would go well.
Forgive me for the quality.lol This is the best art I could make today.
Oh, one thing I might start this year...worshiping chiropractors. I'm serious. It's so amazing how they move bones and reduce so much pain!
Well, I'm having a little harsh time right now. I got in a car accident at the end of last year. The good thing was that we all survived, and the bad thing was that I had to give up my trip to San Fransisco.
I was super sad and emotional for a while, but I'm gonna leave the bad things behind with 2010 :) I'm only gonna get better in 2011! Wish me a little luck that our treatments and rehabs would go well.
Oh, one thing I might start this year...worshiping chiropractors. I'm serious. It's so amazing how they move bones and reduce so much pain!
2010/12/22
2010/12/21
Daily sketches
Hi, I hope all of you are having great holidays!
Did you notice that I changed the blog header? I didn't really like the last one, but didn't have time to change it until today. I wanna hear your comments on it!
Today, I would like to share some of my sketches I did as daily sketches for the illustration class. We were asked to do a sketch a day. The subjects were: a person on Monday, an animal on Tuesday, a food item on Wednesday, an object containing type on Thursday, and anything you want on Friday.
Here they are(For some reason, my animals are better than the other objects):
More coming soon :)
Did you notice that I changed the blog header? I didn't really like the last one, but didn't have time to change it until today. I wanna hear your comments on it!
Today, I would like to share some of my sketches I did as daily sketches for the illustration class. We were asked to do a sketch a day. The subjects were: a person on Monday, an animal on Tuesday, a food item on Wednesday, an object containing type on Thursday, and anything you want on Friday.
Here they are(For some reason, my animals are better than the other objects):
2010/12/19
The Third Day in...(2)
Hi, guess where I am this time? ...Dallas!
Yes, I'm back in Texas :) I was planning on going back to Abilene on the day I got back, but it's been too good to see my ex-roommate(she's working in Dallas now) and haven't been able to leave her apartment. Today is the third day.lol I didn't think I would ever miss Texas when I first started living here, but now I totally do. Only a year left til I move out of this state... a little scary.
Anyways, I started using my little toy camera again, so I would like to share what I did today :)
My friend's polar bear :)
She working
IKEA catalog is always inspiring!
The sketchbook project I'm working on :)
We took a nap and chilled all day long today. Good Sunday!
Using toy camera is more difficult than it seems. And it's fun!
Yes, I'm back in Texas :) I was planning on going back to Abilene on the day I got back, but it's been too good to see my ex-roommate(she's working in Dallas now) and haven't been able to leave her apartment. Today is the third day.lol I didn't think I would ever miss Texas when I first started living here, but now I totally do. Only a year left til I move out of this state... a little scary.
Anyways, I started using my little toy camera again, so I would like to share what I did today :)
We took a nap and chilled all day long today. Good Sunday!
Using toy camera is more difficult than it seems. And it's fun!
2010/12/15
The Third Day in...
Hi, guess where I am? ...BOSTON!!
My roommate and I are almost frozen here but having a great time :) I love this city so much! People are super nice and food is great, so many arty stuff too. Boston became my third dream city to live in(the first is San Fransisco and the second is New York).
We went to Museum of Fine Arts today. Among all the great art works there, the one struck me the most was New English Calligraphy by Xu Bin.
Here is his signature:
They look like Chinese characters, but they are formed up by alphabets. The first one is Xu and the second one says Bing. So smart, isn't it?
His website is here.
...I was proud to be a Japanese when I saw this piece by Monet :P
My roommate and I at the Boston City Hall.
My roommate and I are almost frozen here but having a great time :) I love this city so much! People are super nice and food is great, so many arty stuff too. Boston became my third dream city to live in(the first is San Fransisco and the second is New York).
We went to Museum of Fine Arts today. Among all the great art works there, the one struck me the most was New English Calligraphy by Xu Bin.
Here is his signature:
His website is here.
Me in front of the museum.
2010/12/10
Team Lets Go
Hi, I'm finally done with finals!! What a great feeling to have :))
The last project in the packaging design class was a group project, and we were asked to pic a beverage and redesign it. So we, Team Lets' Go(Bonni Wattigney, Bryan Couchman, Jessica Floe, Richard Lee, and I) picked La La's Lemonade :)
Here they are:
Photos taken by our professor, Nil Santana.
The group mates were great! I generally don't like group project much, but I enjoyed working with them.
Photo by Jessica Floe :)
The last project in the packaging design class was a group project, and we were asked to pic a beverage and redesign it. So we, Team Lets' Go(Bonni Wattigney, Bryan Couchman, Jessica Floe, Richard Lee, and I) picked La La's Lemonade :)
Here they are:
The group mates were great! I generally don't like group project much, but I enjoyed working with them.
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