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]]> ~PossessedSquirrel Treemates http://PossessedSquirrel.deviantart.com/journal/20464112/ http://PossessedSquirrel.deviantart.com/journal/20464112/ Fri, 12 Sep 2008 23:41:39 PDT

I just had to do that. Because these icons are so meant to be.

]]> ~PossessedSquirrel Devious Journal Entry http://PossessedSquirrel.deviantart.com/journal/18812428/ http://PossessedSquirrel.deviantart.com/journal/18812428/ Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:32:42 PDT
]]> ~PossessedSquirrel Well.... http://PossessedSquirrel.deviantart.com/journal/17952834/ http://PossessedSquirrel.deviantart.com/journal/17952834/ Mon, 21 Apr 2008 02:29:09 PDT
Its like someone's sneaked into the Louvre and repainted the Mona Lisa with brighter, and more intense colors. I feel like having a Darth Vader, "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo" moment.

I so sad now, that image is just not the same for me anymore, and if I had come across it like that today, I wouldn't of given it a second look.

But really, it was honestly one of the strongest, most inspiring, photography images for me, here on DA. And now its gone, just like that. Am I being overdramatic? Perhaps.

]]> ~PossessedSquirrel Devious Journal Entry http://PossessedSquirrel.deviantart.com/journal/16953702/ http://PossessedSquirrel.deviantart.com/journal/16953702/ Mon, 18 Feb 2008 21:27:48 PST
I FOUND A SCHOOL! I'm so excited. Really, really excited. I spent a good two years figuring things out, and I finally found a place for me. I'm ready to make something out of my life now, and leave behind whatever bad has happened, and most of all the bullshit. I have alot of regrets but it's time to move on.

The school I am speaking of is Full Sail down in Florida. I visited them and was immensely impressed. They have amazing facilities and most of all a great attitude towards education. Their programs are amazing and are completely focused on entertainment media (filming, recording arts, show production, game design, digital arts, & entertainment business). What I thought was particularly interesting, was that this school--accepts pretty much anyone. Apparently, the founder was dyslexic and didn't like the restrictions that were made to him when trying to find a college. But, instead, the school expects a 90% attendance rate of their students or else they're out. So they'll give anyone the chance to pursue their passion but expect the student to work hard to stay there. Which I think is a great idea, because I've think there are alot of people out there, who are really smart and hardworking who just didn't succeed and fit in with the whole 'High School report card bullshit' train, and should be given the chance to do something they love. But also, there are alot of just lazy idiots, who can't get off their asses and attend classes, who shouldn't be able to just coast by (and they won't). Sounds pretty cool huh?

So HERE I GO. Time for applications and the like.

]]> ~PossessedSquirrel What what http://PossessedSquirrel.deviantart.com/journal/16545251/ http://PossessedSquirrel.deviantart.com/journal/16545251/ Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:53:34 PST
Let's see, I still don't know where I'm going to transfer to after this semester (WashU, or some specialized digital art school?), I still hate DA stock, and I'm pretty sure, nobody is reading up to this point. So I will leave you with just some square love...

]]> ~PossessedSquirrel Tell me where to go to college http://PossessedSquirrel.deviantart.com/journal/15261689/ http://PossessedSquirrel.deviantart.com/journal/15261689/ Sun, 28 Oct 2007 17:05:48 PDT
No seriously.

I am 20 years old. I am currently attending a community college and have a portfolio with strong figure drawings and a stronger digital/photomanipulations (as you can see). So what college should I transfer to? I have all this experience with digital work and my teachers and portfolio reviewers have said very positive things about it, and it's what I'm passionate about, but I can't figure out what college to transfer to. I'm just sort of a chicken with it's head cut off. I have work but don't know where to go with it. I'm in the middle of the US, with no good schools (Kansas Art has a lackluster digital arts program, and Chicago is eh), and I'M SO CLUELESS. I've looked at so many schools, so many websites and I can't get my head around a school much less a degree. Graphic Design seemed the closest thing but it seem so restricting. Maryland had an interesting 5 year "Digital arts" program which had great variety (websites, graphics, etc etc), but I found out today that apparently that program is 'changing.' So I have no idea what degree and no idea where to go. Otis in LA seemed interesting but I'm hesitant about big city schools. I JUST HAVE NO CLUE. I just would like to go somewhere that can give me a job one day with what I know.

ARHGGG...

]]> ~PossessedSquirrel Throwaway Stock come FORTH! http://PossessedSquirrel.deviantart.com/journal/14792764/ http://PossessedSquirrel.deviantart.com/journal/14792764/ Tue, 25 Sep 2007 20:50:08 PDT
I'd buy people subscriptions if they'd make a gallery of some stock, that didn't involve just full body images of a artificially posed, huge skirt wearing, contrived B.S. And, did I mention the costumes? Oi, the costumes...It's like Halloween everywhere, always, and for f#@%in ever. The stock model pages just go on for miles with costumes. *vomit*

Some of my favorite images are those very first stock images uploaded to the galleries BEFORE the person saw what was hip and cool amongst DA stock and then started doing what everyone else was doing. The throwaway stock that nobody uses or appreciates is usually the most interesting. So if there are any stock artists/images you know of that fit this general idea, or photographers with throwaway images they don't want, please point me in their direction. I'm desperate and uninspired. If I had any foot in the community I'd hold a contest, seriously, cause I am bored with DA model stock. BORED.

Here are some model stock images I've used/plan to use/or just like. I'd have more but a handful have been taken down. Plus, I really just can't find anything I like anymore.

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By the way... you haven't lived until you've made a -tych.

]]> ~PossessedSquirrel Where have all the Photomanipulators gone? http://PossessedSquirrel.deviantart.com/journal/13610804/ http://PossessedSquirrel.deviantart.com/journal/13610804/ Thu, 13 Sep 2007 12:35:53 PDT
Sometimes I think there is an obligation people feel to do tons of manipulation to the photograph(s) and so they keep adding and manipulating, until the result is overwhelming and messy. But sometimes, less is more and it's not about who can manipulate a different dress on that model or who has used the most stock in their piece.

So, inspired by the lack of artistry that has become of photomanipulation, I feature some artists who are showing something real with their photomanipulations. They've gone beyond the cliche, run of the mill, boring, and emotionless photomanipulations of DA and doing something different. They aren't just utilizing the "-manipulation" part of the category but also the "photo-" of it.

I greatly admire their work and what they are doing.