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New post: [link]

And new post: [link]

Enjoy!

Xoxo,
S

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Anyway, so as I'm sure most of you know by now, I do a lot of inking and coloring as well, so if you are looking to finish up any art that you may already have, please let me know! My coloring and inking rates are generally $35 per figure/minimal environment. More complicated stuff, I'll tack on another $35. But it's really subjective to the piece

SO! Give me a heads up, send me an email: sorahsuhng@gmail or sorahcoh@hotmail.com or just send me a note here for any commission inquiries!

Preemptive Merry Christmas,
Sorah

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My new blog is published! Comment on the blog!

Xoxo,
S

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More confessionals! Don't judge me. Anyway, enjoy!

-S

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Just to update, long story short, yes I have been working, obviously, posting some late commissions (sorry! and I haven't forgotten a single one of ya!) and commenting on things. However, I've been going through a personal issue for the last 2 weeks.

Through my Sorah Sutra blog, I was able to get a gig writing for a company out here in Los Angeles as a 3-times a week blogger. It's been super fun! The first blog I did was of the sexual nature:

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Then my personal bit came about...I actually am in need of updating my personal pet project that is Sorah Sutra (sorry people! I've GOT the article, just cleaning it up now!). Anyway, but my editor asked me to blog about what I had been going through the last 2 weeks. So I did. And I think it's the quickest way for me to explain what's been going on with me:

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I'm good now. And back on track. <3 But I wanted to answer all of your questions I kept getting via notes. Thank you for all the support xoxo.

-Sorah

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Check it out: [link]

Let's talk about sex! Share!

--Sorah

EDIT: Feel free to leave comments and suggestions!
EDIT EDIT: NEW POST!

]]> *SorahSuhng http://SorahSuhng.deviantart.com/journal/26694486/ http://SorahSuhng.deviantart.com/journal/26694486/ Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:39:05 PDT
1) I have been incredibly busy and doing a lot of work "on spec." While those things are panning out WONDERFULLY, I've got a bit to wait till I get my financial rewards on them.

2) I've been sick for the last 3 weeks (going on 4, I think?). Cascade system failure, it would seem. First I had a tract infection, lasted a week, on the 6th day of it, I got acute food poisoning, which was immediately followed by a sinus infection, which was thusly followed by a cold that has been kicking my ass (I'm still suffering from it), followed by another issue that I can only describe as being private, but it had me freaking out bad (still freaked out) and I need to go get tests done to see wtf is wrong with me in that department.

3) Within me being sick, I haven't been able to work.

4) I just got into a car accident yesterday in an attempt to go see District 9 to forget my woes and worries...life had other plans, clearly. (Long story involving it being THEIR fault, but they are illegal aliens, etc, yeah my life sucks right now.)

5) Due to my mounting medical bills, my inability to work for the last few weeks, and now the car stuff, I'm unbelievably strapped for crash. I'm finally feeling better, other than the need to go get a few more tests to pinpoint the exact issue with me (health-wise), all other ailments seem to be clearing up.

SO! I normally don't take commissions except from specific people with specific things in mind (coloring for Bayani, or a commission here and there if the mood strikes me). However, given the circumstances, I want to be able to make up (financially) for some lost time.

I'm offering a reduced rate on simple character sketches. Normally $75 for a pencil rendering, I'm going to throw it down to $50. They don't take me long and I figure if I get enough of them, it can make up a bit for my bills

ANYWAY! So, yeah...I don't know how this commission thing really works these days or how people announce them, so I figured I would just lay it out there.



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A little vent time.

Something amazing has become clear to me. I am my own worst enemy.

Not in a conventional way where I am killing myself slowly or whatever and need rehab...but in a way that I am self-defeating (unintentionally of course).

In all of my efforts to gain a modicum of respect with people, I have failed miserably, apparently.

It doesn't matter how many times I'm right. It doesn't matter how many people have seen that I've been right. To most people, I'm still a 23 year old fucktard. To their defense, most people my age ARE 23 year old fucktards. In fact, I could list off almost everyone I went to high school with, who has accomplished nothing, being a 23 year old fucktard whose existence looks forwarding to drinking beer with their family on the weekends (...every weekend).

It's as if people forget that I dedicated 2 years of my life to learning my craft (and P.S. I'm STILL learning, just a different skill set now). It's like it doesn't matter that not only did I do that, but I was also going to college (and doing extremely well) at the same time and finishing 4 years worth of credits in a mere 2.

But again, I realize that it's actually ME causing this. Ya see, I'm inherently playful by nature. I love to joke around and have fun and in the same breath have a life-altering discussion about the meaning of life and the fallacy therein. Maybe others can't do that, who knows. But it's the playful part that is clearly the issue.

At this point in my life, I need to make a choice. Playful...or serious so I can be treated like another human being.

I'm kind of tired of being disregarded, chortled at, pushed aside due to my age (+ playfulness). And I think I'm going to start living up to the other stereotype of that Asian girl. Quiet. Thoughtful. Serious.

And maybe after I turn 30, or have several successful ventures under my belt, I can drop the act and go back to my playful self.

So Deuces.

EDIT: I'm not fishing for sympathy here you guys, I was simply venting. This is reality. That's all. Seriously. It's NOT a big deal. So stop saying you're sorry to hear this and what have you.

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Anyway, within that vein, I have been a strange mood swing lately. Listening to a lot of sad country...but I'm not really sad. In fact, if anything, my regular emotional state in the last...couple of weeks? Anger. I've been pretty angry, and it's been only getting worse.

I suppose that's the regular progression of things though. It's because of my knowledge in psychology that I tend to not get involved with people, because I already know why they are fucked up. No one is a mystery to me anymore...I was depressed months ago, now I'm angry, hopefully this part doesn't last as long as the depressed part. Never thought that the death of a minor dream would take over a year to get over.

Well...I suppose we'll see at SDCC. If I'm going to reach a peak of anger...that's gonna be it. Don't ask me how I know. LOL I just do. Which is unfortunate since I'm totally geek-excited to be going this year non-professionally.

I know this is probably not making much sense to any of you, but whatever, it's cathartic. LOL.

I have to go do 2 hours of laundry now. I hope you all have a wonderful day! And don't worry...angry Sorah is a huge step above sad Sorah. Angry Sorah you can make laugh and turn her easily to the happy Sorah

-S

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I'm annoyed, I'm a little offended, and so I've pulled myself out of bed, crawled to my computer, to share my little nuggets of awareness.

This may come off really negative because...it's suppose to. I have always made the observation that if you haven't sat on the other side of the art table (as in...the artists' side) it's really hard to make a judgment on an industry that you, clearly, know nothing about. It took me 2 full nights of talking to my parents (who are both incredibly intelligent) for them to even grasp the minor ins and outs of the business that I chose for my career.

It's not that 'civilians' are stupid, it's just that comics is like a bizarre twist on the "closest relative" of itself...i.e. the entertainment industry. It's got its own rules, its own standards, and its own set of problems.

When I became interested in comics, I didn't know anything. I mean that, quite literally, I knew about as much as I could learn from listening to a bunch of conversations over the years about superheroes, watching Batman and Superman movies, and loving some cartoons as a kid. That's it. When I started to play COH, that's all I knew...in fact, my first character creation on that game was a COMPLETE and utter rip off of Jean Grey for fuck sake. I changed her around later, once I understood the system, but you get my point.

When I met Bob Layton, I didn't know ANYTHING. And I had been taking commissions for a few months off of people on games...I felt I was a more aware artist than others...and yet...I came to realize, I knew NOTHING. I didn't really understand what a convention was, I didn't know how the business itself worked, the artwork was something I drooled at, but could barely imitate.

And the FIRST thing that Bob Layton told me, and EVERY living legend SUBSEQUENT to him saying it has agreed, that first and foremost, for comics, the most important element is STORY TELLING.

As for "cover" work that some people are going on and on about..generally speaking within the industry, it was traditional for people to "EARN" the right to be a cover artist. Why? Because it's basic business. It's ONE page of work and it pays a ridiculously higher rate. PERIOD. END OF STORY.

Yes, there are people who break those rules, but I'm talking general business practices. So how you earn it, is subjective. You could be a legend, you could be the next hot artist, whatever.

But you don't get to BE a legend, or the next hot artist, without showing your chops. That means storytelling.

There are plenty of people, trust me, who paint beautiful covers for Marvel and DC who do not have strong story telling skills. And that's fine. It doesn't mean they SUCK, they are just better at different aspects of making a comic.

As for the individual who insinuated that interior work is EASIER? Reading that made me want to gouge my eyes out...mayhaps followed by gouging your eyes out. No offense, of course.

It's kind of like...a civilian telling someone in the military what it's like BEING in the military...you don't know....you couldn't know...so who the hell are you trying to tell this trained, immersed individual what is what?

I know others have come to argue my same point in that link, but seriously, as a working artist in the industry...WTF.

I can't be really angry at you though...I mean...in all honesty, if someone doesn't know, they just don't know.

Now...should they then be sharing their ignorance as a matter-of-fact? No. They should RECOGNIZE that they don't know and keep their mouth shut. I have NO shame in admitting to when I don't know the answer to something...it's called being real with yourself and humility and not suffering from miles of low self esteem to where you need to "APPEAR" to have all the answers.

I don't know the circumference of the moon. I mix of the % of water the world is made up of and the human body ALL the time. I can't do simple math quickly because I became too dependent on a calculator in Pre-Calc and then Calculus in high school (thank god for my iPhone). And even though I'm VAGUELY familiar with NASA and have a space-bent, I couldn't tell you the step by step process, the thinking process, or the specific actions taken to launch a mission...and I wouldn't even ATTEMPT to tell you without serious caveats going, "I really don't know much about this and I'm in NO WAY an authority, but if I were going to take a GUESS? ------fill in blank------."
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If you don't know, yes, I was able to get onto the set of Iron Man (via Bob Layton! THANK YOU!).

So let's see...where do I start? Firstly, I was looking forward to the whole thing for days...and as soon as I found out I was going, I panicked and called my girl Malissa, "OMG boo, what the hell am I going to wear?" LOL! Crap, my chick-roots are showing! But the crisis was averted. But it was also a point because I couldn't wear shorts or a skirt...why? Well as an aside story...
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The other day I while at the gym, I was on the elliptical. I was going on 25 minutes and I needed a drink of water and a short 3 second breather (something I do all the time), so I stopped moving my feet/legs.

I grabbed my bottle of water and took a swig...apparently, I leaned back too far for aforementioned swig, which made the pedals or whatever start moving backwards...with no resistance...my legs started moving road-runner ovals backwards.

I'm freaking out for about 2.5 seconds before my legs give up with the speed and despite my best efforts, and in front of say...50 people, I fell OFF the elliptical. The only thing that STOPPED the machine from moving was my left, lower leg...right above my ankle. I yelped, "OW!" (literally, I said OOOOOW, really loud)...and just got back ON, not wanting to deal with the embarrassment of just busting my ass.

I knew it was going to leave a bad bruise...not because I bruise easily (cause I don't) but because the impact was HARD...SUPER hard.

Long story short, I have this insanely nasty bruise on my leg now...it's...gross...it looks like the crab nebula. Don't believe me? Here's the progress of that bruise just over one week:

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I'm now in week two of this. LOL! BLAH.
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So THAT is why I couldn't't wear shorts or a skirt. LOL! Anyway, back to the point!

Skipping the boring bit of driving there...

We arrived on the set at about 9:00am. We got kick-ass parking, which was fabulous, got our "passes" and then walked onto the set. We bypassed the little booth area (I have NO idea wtf it's actually called...) where directors and peeps sit and walked onto the actual SET.

I can't tell you WHAT they were shooting. But it was cool. And this was the first movie set I had ever BEEN on, so I was just like, "WOW." But, as we walked over to the set, bypassing the booth, I noticed Robert Downey Junior and Jon Favreau sitting there. Which honestly, is why I wanted to go. I wanted to meet the dudes. But, I dutifully followed Bob around the set as they were explaining the scenes they would be shooting that day.

Blah blah blah, then we got to meet RDJ and JF. Initially, Bob was introduced, and I wasn't, which only makes sense, I mean...I'm just little ol' me, and I didn't expect anything more, to be honest. I wasn't offended, I was realistic and prepared for that. I was just happy to be there. But then Jon was so sweet and reached across between Robert and Bob and shook my hand, asking me my name. Then Robert turned to me and shook my hand...(chick thoughts? I was melting.).

It was really cool just being there, because I got to hear their thought processes. Honestly, it seems like RDJ and JF get along GREAT and seem genuine towards one another. I almost expected either or both of them to be diva-esque assholes...ya know? But no, they were both INCREDIBLY nice, INCREDIBLY down to earth, and genuinely hilarious! Not that they give off that asshole vibe in their public life or anything, but I hear so many bad stories about actors and "celebs" that I just expect douchebaggery to be the norm. I was happily surprised.

Anyway, I didn't get to take photos of my own that I can share! I was able to take a couple of shots with the writer, Jeremy (one of the co-producers who set a lot of the visit up, thanks sweetie!), and of another piece of the set that I am not allowed to share until, obviously, the movie comes out next year.

But in terms of photos, they were so sweet and called in their "studio photographer" and we took a bunch of pics with JF and RDJ. When we get sent the photos, I'll be SURE to share them, believe me! I got a bunch of photos with RDJ (swoon). Although, come to think of it, I didn't get any photos with Favreau...but honestly, I have no idea. The whole photo bit was a bit of blur because of other reasons.<... ]]> *SorahSuhng http://SorahSuhng.deviantart.com/journal/25154101/ http://SorahSuhng.deviantart.com/journal/25154101/ Sat, 06 Jun 2009 01:13:28 PDT So if you are suddenly like, "Whoa, dude, where'd her 1am babbling about sex go?" Yeah, now you know

-S

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