http://search.deviantart.com/?q=by:ShadowOfAlley&section=today deviantART RSS for by:ShadowOfAlley en-us Copyright 2009, deviantART.com Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:51:08 PST deviantART.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://s.deviantart.com/minish/widgets/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png http://ShadowOfAlley.deviantart.com/journal/25149520/ http://ShadowOfAlley.deviantart.com/journal/25149520/ Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:53:20 PDT
MAN I have a lot of inbox stuff to go through...

]]> ~ShadowOfAlley http://ShadowOfAlley.deviantart.com/journal/18205631/ http://ShadowOfAlley.deviantart.com/journal/18205631/ Sun, 06 Jul 2008 14:02:30 PDT
I did a google search and it almost happened to this guy today too

So if you get a random link from an msn friend that's from imageswitch.info or imagecroco.info DO NOT LOGIN!

p.s. I didn't quit or anything, sorry for the inactivity. I just felt the need to inform because I almost fell for it, and I'm pretty sharp with these things. o_o

]]> ~ShadowOfAlley http://ShadowOfAlley.deviantart.com/journal/17372009/ http://ShadowOfAlley.deviantart.com/journal/17372009/ Sun, 16 Mar 2008 23:47:28 PDT
I spent 70 DOLLARS on 7 custom tempests on Wajas because the half-price sale ends tonight.

My mother's gonna kill me when she sees her bill XDDD I feel kind of guilty because I shouldn't be spending that kind of money when I'm not working.

But good news? I tamed my inbox FINALLY. And got my room painted...so we can finally start ordering/putting in furniture for the move -_-

And because all I did was paint the room this vacation week then screw around on wajas over the weekend as a reward, a to do list for myself:

School-related-
A Redo cowboy frontal view
A Start modeling/texturing/lighting thesis scenes for pre-vis
A Study for Near-East Art class midterm on Friday
B Code that website for Nik

Non-school-related-
A Sparkly commish sketches
A Petsite items
B Waja adoptables

]]> ~ShadowOfAlley http://ShadowOfAlley.deviantart.com/journal/17012274/ http://ShadowOfAlley.deviantart.com/journal/17012274/ Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:10:27 PST
Please excuse me and any disappearance I may incur while I try to get my internet life in some sort of organized state XD

Deviant ~ShadowOfAlley logout | no subscription | 404 deviations, 89 messages, 3 notes

EDIT: 218 deviations as of 2/28. Keep going lazy ass!

EDIT: 3/8 HOLY SHIT 19 DEVIATIONS!!! Which I will comment on as soon as I'm up to making nice comments.

]]> ~ShadowOfAlley http://ShadowOfAlley.deviantart.com/journal/16804896/ http://ShadowOfAlley.deviantart.com/journal/16804896/ Sat, 09 Feb 2008 17:51:50 PST
So I've said many times already about how I'm no modeler and I'm an animator right? Well I do this in school where it's necessary because it's important, I just want people to know that I can't do jack-shit modeling even if my life depended on it. Maria knows this (she's the one that was stressing over the hw in my last journal) and so she wants to help me and another girl out with our characters (and gain more practice because SHE wants to be the modeler). So she asks Jeffrey (our teacher) if she could model for us and gain credit for it since you know...she'll be working on ours as well as her own. Well....he basically tells her no and that COLLABORATION ON PROJECTS IS SO SO BAD because you can't fire your friend if they don't deliver their share. Haha and yet everyone in this DEPARTMENT, Vic, David, Ali, John Mac our chairperson, everyone has been encouraging us to collaborate because it makes the projects loads better! (not to mention that you get more varied material to put on your reel/resume)

And FURTHERMORE....after Maria told him that I'm an animator and I can't model well, he looks me right in the eye, and with this condescending tone of voice, basically tells me "OH well you can watch a tutorial and you'll catch onto modeling real easy."

UHM EXCUSE ME???? Did you even LISTEN!? Who the fuck do you think you are telling me that I should just catch on to modeling? Don't you think that if I could I would've "caught on" this past YEAR AND A HALF? You wouldn't automatically assume a painter, just because they're a visual artist, will be awesome at sculpting (ahem on the computer)?

And why are we even focusing on MODELING MODELING OMG to begin with...the other class is focusing on their pre-vis, which is the 2d storyboard turned into 3D to make sure that everything actually works in virtual space so you don't waste your efforts on building things for a failed scene...no wonder why his students from the first semester were/are so far behind and still working on STORYBOARDS (OMFG 2 hours discussing/overanalyzing a perfectly fine story...I want to pull my hair out every time!).

Apparently people like me are rare in the department...people who LOVE ANIMATING and DESPISE MODELING (everyone seems to want to model for a living here, I feel very.....different and WTFish....every graduate's thesis has always been a short animation film....why are you here). Maybe this is why he's being an ASShole and ASSuming that I'm just like everyone else.

I'm so special.

]]> ~ShadowOfAlley http://ShadowOfAlley.deviantart.com/journal/16661874/ http://ShadowOfAlley.deviantart.com/journal/16661874/ Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:12:13 PST
I know that sounds horrible, but we've already decided a long time ago that I'm gonna help her with animation and she's gonna build/model my characters so this reaffirms our jobs for both of us

I did the figure 8 walk, it's not the best I've done by far but it was a lot better than almost all the other walks people handed in. Only 2 other people's assignments were decent enough by my standards (not perfect or mind-blowing, just decent/promising). I'll try to compress it down to something small and upload it here.

My teacher isn't um...as harsh as I thought he would be. Maybe because this was a first animation for most people he was easier on the critiques. I hope he starts shredding things apart for everyone soon because I myself want to improve, but also I get a charge when people get upset by a harsh critique on their pitiful work. (It's like OOOOH PWNED!) I'm mean XD

Next assignment: male and female walk cycles kind of like THIS

]]> ~ShadowOfAlley http://ShadowOfAlley.deviantart.com/journal/16573041/ http://ShadowOfAlley.deviantart.com/journal/16573041/ Fri, 25 Jan 2008 21:00:22 PST
So for my elective I picked the Creating Unforgettable Characters class. I spoke to a classmate of mine that said she sat in for it and all they did was character sheets/profiles. So ok I'm all cool with that. Turns out that the course this semester is not as the book described. We're actually animating our sketches. It's not that I'm scared of traditional animation (hell Antinoro worked our asses off in high school in that class) but this isn't the class I was expecting XDD Oh well, maybe I'll pick up some usefulness that I can apply to my 3D stuff. So expect to see some pencil tests and stuff like that in your inbox this semester. Yay?

Oh yeahhh....3D animation class....I didn't realize how shitty my rig actually was until I started playing around with it before class. Fuck no wonder I got a C+, all my controllers that I stuck in there to make my life easier when selecting joints actually ended up screwing my entire rig up. Hell I'm surprised I didn't actually fail. So now I'm using a previous saved version tidied up (ALWAYS SAVE ABOUT 100 VERSIONS OF THE FILE WHEN WORKING IN MAYA XD). So next HW=walk cycle in a figure 8.

]]> ~ShadowOfAlley http://ShadowOfAlley.deviantart.com/journal/16498840/ http://ShadowOfAlley.deviantart.com/journal/16498840/ Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:20:30 PST
Yeah well I registered for a Dynamics, Fluids and Particles System class with my teacher that I have for 3D animation, but I've decided not to take it. Why? Because it's going to be too fucking hard and technical and my brain doesn't comprehend the technical maya stuff (my mom's disappointed about me putting myself down but I'm being realistic). Fina is a harsh grader anyway so I would DEFINITELY end up failing the class if I did decide to try taking it (he gave me a C+ last semester because my character rig wasn't great, and dynamics is much harder than rigging).

Problem is that there's not much choice for me to fill up this slot even though I can take a class from ANY department. There's not many interesting classes left in my department, I refuse to take a modeling class even though it'd probably be nice to learn mudbox and zbrush, and the advanced character animation class right now would just be overkill, since we're going to be doing intense animation exercises all this semester in Fina's class.

I would take the digital photography class where we use photoshop as our digital darkroom (I've worked in a real darkroom before in high school which was fun but I don't want to take a real photo class in the Photography department and have to learn a new building etc) but it conflicts with my stupid honors class, and I don't want to switch to that other one...because this one doesn't sound like it's so much work and the other one could be more XDDDD

So my not so great choices I've picked out?

Computer Art department
-Advanced Adobe Photoshop Techniques- Good? Photoshop's easy and I can do shit at home. This could be a breeze class so I can deal with my more important classes. Bad? Um...from the course description...it sounds like I know most of that stuff already because I've picked up a lot of stuff up over these years....also it's from 9-12am...a time slot that's extremely stressful for me to get to on time. I hate leaving in the morning, hate getting up extra early, hate the crowded public transportation so I end up standing up most of the way and my back starts hurting, and things are so slow in the mornings, it just pisses me off. 12pm or later classes ONLY worked out so much better for me this semester (something my mother hated as well, me purposely avoiding morning classes). Also I have 2 other classes this day and would be in all day basically...I've done 9 to 9 and it sucks.

-Digital Matte Painting- Good? People say it's a less-demanding/less-workload class. Bad? It sounds stupid XD I know how to paint digitally. Also another morning class, see reason's above.

Animation department
-Creating Unforgettable Animation Characters- Good? This sounds useful. Bad? Also same day as those 2 other classes. I don't want to psychoanalyze Bugs Bunny and other cool characters thanks. I hate psychology. Also another morning class, see above again.

Illustration department
-Draw Anything: (Especially From Your Head)- Good? Sounds like something i could use. My drawing from imagination skills suck majorly (yes believe it or not). And it's NOT a morning class. Bad? I don't like the illustration/cartooning department buildings. They're always on the east side (lots of walking because I won't pay for a bus ride across manhattan, that's just stupid) and they're too hot. I sweat in them no matter what I do.

.....I'm not that gung-ho awesome about any of these.....

My academic advisor suggested a portrait class (i guess at random) which although I need portrait work since my faces suck, unless I got to choose what nice faces I wanted to draw (hmm take a wild guess at what I'd keep picking) I just wouldn't do my work XDD I don't sound like a very tolerant person now do I.... XDDDD

I thought maybe take a watercolor class because psh watercolor's fun and easy....but no more nude models FOR THE LOVE OF GOD and my health. My nude drawing class my first year was TRAUMATIZING I TELL YOU!

.....Maybe I should just take a dumb useless "science" class with Tom Gorrell again like I did last semester....


You know what....that actually wouldn't be a half-bad idea. He doesn't make you do ANY work whatsoever! XDDDD Then again I have the worst luck ever and something may backfire on me.

STRESSSSSS.

And I've been anxious over my animation class. I never thought I was THE SHIT with animating...but I do feel I'm better than a lot of people. Like last year with my walk cycle...I think I did pretty damn good and was pretty easy for me to boot, I don't remember anything that anyone did that I thought was OMG AMAZING PUT MY WORK TO SHAME *dies* And the head at RhinoFX kept scrubbing through the cycle because he "real... ]]> ~ShadowOfAlley http://ShadowOfAlley.deviantart.com/journal/16272961/ http://ShadowOfAlley.deviantart.com/journal/16272961/ Sat, 05 Jan 2008 15:53:35 PST
I think I'm gonna visit virtual pet forums and see what I can do. If anyone sees this I'm available, I'm just considering revising my prices at the moment

So it's 2008. It doesn't feel like it right? I probably should be making resolutions and stuff but honestly I like being lazy and I know I'm gonna end up not doing it and disappoint myself. xD Maybe to not save school things till the last minute. And to make an effort to get a real job/internship. That's not going to happen XD

Oh yeah the night of December 31st I got that nice computer with the nice videocard (something my older desktop lacks and probably would tax the discontinued motherboard if I tried to install one). Mom started protesting last-minute (I THOUGHT YOU RESEARCHED PAYMENT PLANS!!11!). But it looks like a sweet computer, I can't wait till we actually move so when it does come we can set it up. Oh right I need to get a monitor for it for when I DO set it up. AND it has Windows XP FTW!

Oh yeah....we've been moving since...last year now. I wish my mom would actually do her part and drive stuff over (and stop using the car as a pantry so we can use ALL of the room). And give us some sort of direction. I can't just go diving into piles and pack up random boxes. Oh and why do we have to go get paint by ourselves??? Carry paint buckets and supplies by bus....or car. Which is easier?

She's being so difficult. And blames me in front of people and makes me look bad. *sigh*

I'm hungry for some mexican food XD

I need to go through my 212 deviation inbox but I keep putting it off!

I think I'll go play some Halo3 (*puts off sorting*). I'm IncognitoCookie on xboxlive now (don't think I'll be using Hobo Clowns anymore when I actually buy a proper subscription), come say hi if you are on it or want to play or something XD

]]> ~ShadowOfAlley http://ShadowOfAlley.deviantart.com/journal/16195046/ http://ShadowOfAlley.deviantart.com/journal/16195046/ Mon, 31 Dec 2007 21:59:01 PST
That will be all XD

]]> ~ShadowOfAlley http://ShadowOfAlley.deviantart.com/journal/16033818/ http://ShadowOfAlley.deviantart.com/journal/16033818/ Fri, 21 Dec 2007 18:25:49 PST
Now I look like bon jovi's hair...or something. Bah. It doesn't look bad but it's not what I wanted. I'll try fixing it tomorrow and hopefully it doesn't do shit.

And my mom starts screaming at me because I wasn't able to express to the lady what I wanted and we had to go back and get it redone...and how I need to start LOOKING happy and bouncy because apparently the ladies at the desk said I looked just as miserable as I did at the first attempt. This is me mom, expressionless...get over it because I'm not changing.

And I want to dye my hair blue and pink areas. Ahaha I'm so christmasy.

Speaking of christmas...dude I can't believe it's like...4 days away. I haven't been in the christmas spirit for like the past 3 years. 2 years ago I put up the xmas tree into xmas morning because I didn't want to set a standard of not putting up the tree. We didn't do our christmas tree last year because I THOUGHT we were moving *coughhasnthappenedyet* and this year we're not doing it because were supposedly moving soon again. I want to share putting up the tree with my mom again because she always has to talk about how she doesn't know how long she's gonna be here because of her breast cancer. I know she's fighting though and isn't giving up but I really hate how she needs to get emo and mention things.

I also think I'm not that er, feeling holiday-ish because they just fricking force christmas things into stores so goddamn early (right before halloween at my cvs), and play horrible xmas music after what, thanksgiving??? And then everyone decorates EVERYTHING, its like overkill and just ends up pissing me off.

I can't even smell a gingerbread or peppermint scented candle and get the nice (fake for me) imagery of the holidays and at least feel like I'm looking forward to it.

I guess also because I've felt no real want for any gifts like electronics or game boy or anything for a freaking long time. And I feel like I don't deserve any gifts anyway. I want this computer though because then I'd be able to get some maya done at home when I have those little segments of extra time. It's a practical want though, it's not really the same.

Maybe it's a combination of all these things. I dunno. I guess I'm just too old. ;_;

]]> ~ShadowOfAlley http://ShadowOfAlley.deviantart.com/journal/15937856/ http://ShadowOfAlley.deviantart.com/journal/15937856/ Fri, 14 Dec 2007 22:30:16 PST
Well I basically wised up and stopped going on computer to actually do all the work I was supposed to be doing all semester xD

And I got more perverted as I had no leisure computer time. Makes no sense amirite?

Classes end for me on Monday so I'll be back permanently after that to get my commissions finished and stuff. I hope I can get the rest of my sound final done in time AND still have time to do my Maya final sufficiently too, because I'm starting to run too close for comfort...

Until then *waves*

]]> ~ShadowOfAlley http://ShadowOfAlley.deviantart.com/journal/13874760/ http://ShadowOfAlley.deviantart.com/journal/13874760/ Wed, 25 Jul 2007 13:40:11 PDT random

[x] You have eaten fish food.
[x] You have eaten dog food.
[x] You have eaten cat food.
[] You have run into a glass door.
[] You have eaten an ant.
[x] You have eaten grass.
[] You have licked a tree.
[X] You have polka dotted underwear (I'm wearing it right now XD).
[x] You have pink underwear.
[x] You had contests with your friends to see who can create the loudest burp.
[x] You have screamed a random word in public. (I love people's reactions when I say "the woman was crushed by a giant penis!" out of nowhere XD)
[] You wave at people you don't know.
[x] You have flushed the toilet because you were bored.
[] You have slapped yourself out of boredom.
[] You sing the "FUN" song.
[x] You hold conversations with a pillow, blanket, stuffed animal etc.
[] You dream of llamas coming out of peoples' butts.
[] You think people who eat brains are cool.
[] You sing karaoke even though you know you're horrible
[] You know how to spell "supercallafragalisticespialadosious" by heart.
[x] You make up your own words and use them with people who have no clue what they mean.
[] You have a new hair color every 5-7 months.
[] You have striped socks and you have worn them so people can see them.
[] You have hugged a random person.
[x] You have ran up+down the stairs cause you were bored.
[] You have created a puppet show with your socks out of boredom.
[] You have imagined people saying "bla" and blowing up.
[x] You just tried imagining people saying "bla" and blowing up.
[] You are addicted to the Animaniacs theme song.
[x] You are addicted to "The Pinky and the Brain" theme song.
[x] You have stared at your ceiling for over 10 minutes.
[x] You talk to yourself.
[] You have conversations with your imaginary friends (eh...I used to).

multiply by 3 then type "I'm __% immature"

I'm 48% immature. Wow, I expected this number to be higher XD

I tag....whomever wants to be tagged. Boy this'll be fun.

]]> ~ShadowOfAlley http://ShadowOfAlley.deviantart.com/journal/13055790/ http://ShadowOfAlley.deviantart.com/journal/13055790/ Tue, 22 May 2007 19:52:41 PDT
[link]
A sample "Ceast and Desist" letter you can customize if art thieves need a good scaring the shit out of. Most people usually get scared when legal action is mentioned. (This one amuses me the most )

[link]
A really easy to understand news article written by ~KissMyHuman on what you can/should do if you find your art stolen.

[link]
"Copyright Laws for the Ignorant Among Us," a simple to read deviation by ~haldean.

And finally WhatIsCopyright.org. Self explanatory.

Fuck art thieves.


EDIT: One more thing, ~riplist can help you with OFF-DA art theft if you don't know what to do.

]]> ~ShadowOfAlley http://ShadowOfAlley.deviantart.com/journal/12253609/ http://ShadowOfAlley.deviantart.com/journal/12253609/ Tue, 20 Mar 2007 03:17:25 PDT
WARNING! Clicking on the link below may result in severe scarring, vomiting, etc. I will not be held responsible should you choose to look at some of these sad, sad pictures.

[link]

Goddamn fandoms...I'm embarrassed to say I like Visual Kei when I see scum like this. (same goes for the anime)

Vent done.

]]> ~ShadowOfAlley