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Hey everyone! Happy early Thanksgiving to the Americans in the audience, I hope everyone has fun holiday plans :D

It's so nice to finally be getting back into artwork, my primary focus right now is a short animated film I'm working on with two other people called "Sphere in Boxland". As of now it's about 60 percent done, we're getting there! I'm primarily responsible for matte background paintings that will be subtlety animated in layers. I've posted a handful of finished ones today :) I hope people enjoy the film when it's done!

Obviously easier stuff like photography is still ongoing, I find it very easy to pick my camera in good lighting situations and click away, specially with three cats around ;) I realize though that perhaps my watchers might be getting a little tired of seeing cat photos from me all the time, so I'll try to keep that to a minimum ^^;

I also have some pieces that are works in progress, a couple fantasy and a couple Transformers. Those will get finished, but perhaps slowly. Sphere in Boxland is the big push right now. Cheers everyone! :D

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Stuff to do:

Be a mom; visit the Grand Canyon and Yosemite; go to New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, England, Europe, Africa, China, Japan; learn to skydive; work on a major film; visit Lindsay, Sarah, Rachel, Margot, Jenny, Ti, Leah, Japan friends; check out the Burning Man festival; go to the San Diego Comic Con, Wizard World, New York Comic Con; drive a muscle car; drive a smart car; finish an original comic; make another personal animated film; learn to cook a really complex dish; climb Mt. Fuji; learn to ride a horse properly; learn to scuba dive; drive cross-country; work for Pixar; write an original novel; walk on a glacier; visit the Egyptian pyramids; attend a summer Olympics; live in a foreign country; successfully train a dog to do something; see a Space Shuttle launch in person

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Hello there DA folks, I know it's been ages since I wrote or posted, been moving :) The house is finally almost done, all boxes sorted through and pictures hung! Today we finished our office, gradually I'll be getting back to a regular art-making schedule. Hope everyone else is having a lovely autumn/spring, depending on what hemisphere you're in ;)

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Stuff to do:

Be a mom; visit the Grand Canyon and Yosemite; go to New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, England, Europe, Africa, China, Japan; learn to skydive; work on a major film; visit Lindsay, Sarah, Rachel, Margot, Jenny, Ti, Leah, Japan friends; check out the Burning Man festival; go to the San Diego Comic Con, Wizard World, New York Comic Con; drive a muscle car; drive a smart car; finish an original comic; make another personal animated film; learn to cook a really complex dish; climb Mt. Fuji; learn to ride a horse properly; learn to scuba dive; drive cross-country; work for Pixar; write an original novel; walk on a glacier; visit the Egyptian pyramids; attend a summer Olympics; live in a foreign country; successfully train a dog to do something; see a Space Shuttle launch in person

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T-5 days until the move. It's packing crunch time, eep! Gonna be a long week...

Everyone else having a good September?

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Stuff to do:

Be a mom; visit the Grand Canyon and Yosemite; go to New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, England, Europe, Africa, China, Japan; learn to skydive; work on a major film; visit Lindsay, Sarah, Rachel, Margot, Jenny, Ti, Leah, Japan friends; check out the Burning Man festival; go to the San Diego Comic Con, Wizard World, New York Comic Con; drive a muscle car; drive a smart car; finish an original comic; make another personal animated film; learn to cook a really complex dish; climb Mt. Fuji; learn to ride a horse properly; learn to scuba dive; drive cross-country; work for Pixar; write an original novel; walk on a glacier; visit the Egyptian pyramids; attend a summer Olympics; live in a foreign country; successfully train a dog to do something; see a Space Shuttle launch in person

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Hey everyone, this is a bit after the fact but I did make it to San Diego Comic Con for the first time this year, it was a rather overwhelming experience (100,000 people in one building, yikes!) but a lot of fun, and I'm planning to go again next year :) I met up with a few people which was great, and saw a lot of neat stuff including the Chuck panel, and the panels for Warner Bros., Disney, 9, and District 9. They just kept parading out the stars! Gary Oldman, Denzel Washington, Robert Downey Junior (holy crap that man is funny, he seems like he'd be great to hang out with :D), Elijah Wood, Tim Burton, and coolest of all from an animator's perspective John Lasseter of Pixar, Hayao Miyazaki (read: I was in the same room as an animation GOD, wow) and none other than Peter Jackson!! The movies I'm most excited about are Where the Wild Things Are, Sherlock Holmes, Ponyo, 9 and District 9. These films are going to be fantastic and I can't wait to see them! :D So yeah, highly enjoyed my con experience despite the massive crowds. I was rather tired of humanity by the end of four days >_>;;

In other news, real life is just very busy for me right now. I know I haven't been producing much non-photographic art recently, which sucks but is a side effect of just how busy things have been. Between being in a serious relationship, my music commitments (I have a koto performance coming in October with some difficult music in it), moving to a new apartment next month (gah, so much to pack up and sell!), work, freelance and an ongoing animation project I just haven't had the free painting time I had before. I'd really wanted to enter the TFW2005 Transformer contest but wasn't able to finish my entry in time :( I intend to finish that and a number of other pieces in progress, but it's going to take a little while I think. After the move is done next month I'm hoping I can get back to something resembling a normal work schedule and start producing more regularly again.

Thank you all for your patience and all the wonderful faves, watches and comments. I hope the wait won't be too long! :hug:

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Stuff to do:

Be a mom; visit the Grand Canyon and Yosemite; go to New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, England, Europe, Africa, China, Japan; learn to skydive; work on a major film; visit Lindsay, Sarah, Rachel, Margot, Jenny, Ti, Leah, Japan friends; check out the Burning Man festival; go to the San Diego Comic Con, Wizard World, New York Comic Con; drive a muscle car; drive a smart car; finish an original comic; make another personal animated film; learn to cook a really complex dish; climb Mt. Fuji; learn to ride a horse properly; learn to scuba dive; drive cross-country; work for Pixar; write an original novel; walk on a glacier; visit the Egyptian pyramids; attend a summer Olympics; live in a foreign country; successfully train a dog to do something; see a Space Shuttle launch in person

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Swiped this from :icontheminttu:, it looked fun, and I don't do these too often so hey, why not?

Artist Baton

Your name?
Jessica. Calger459 is a handle I've used since high school, Calger's the name of a griffin character I came up with. Turns out it's a real last name. Who knew?

If possible, your age?
29, 30 in a few days (eep!)

When did you start drawing?
About 3rd grade, haven't stopped since!

Which hand do you use for drawing?
Lefty! One of only two in my family.

Which is easier to draw - male or female?
I have an easier time with women, probably because I am one ;) My men tend to come out a little effeminate, which got me points off in Character Design class a lot >_>

Which is easier to draw - long hair or short hair?
Hmm I suppose long hair, but it really depends on the style. The hardest part for me isn't the hair, it's the lighting and shading on the hair. Surprisingly hard to get right!

Is it easier to draw the head facing towards the right or the left?
Hmm...you know I don't really know, I've never noticed if I do it more one way or the other. I think I tend to have my characters facing right...is it because I'm a lefty?

Is it easier to draw the side view of the face or the front view?
No view of the face is easier than any other, I've found. Each view has its own special challenges.

What do you have problems in drawing?
Characters interacting with each other instead of just standing there or posing dramatically, especially interacting with backgrounds. It's something I'm working on :)

What do you like to draw?
Fantasy animals mostly, but giant robots are fun too ;) I like drawing humans the least, but only because they're hard; you can't really fudge with proportions unless you're drawing an alien of some sort. I'm getting better though! I also like painting matte backgrounds a lot :D

Are you a traditional artist or a digital artist?
I used to be traditional until computers and tablets came along. Now I'm pretty much digital.

Where do you start drawing from?
Sketched volume shapes that define the pose and proportions of the character. I usually start very loose and rough, then refine from there.

What is your drawing habit that you are aware of?
Not quite sure what this means...

What do you keep in mind when you do lineart?
I generally don't do lineart pieces, my style is much more organic and painterly. When I do cel-style lineart drawings though for animation, I just try to keep things clean and tight. Not an easy thing.

Any tips for coloring/shading?
Study color theory. No, really, it's amazingly helpful. And observe real objects in different lighting situations, use reference. Only when you've studied the real thing enough can you do it out of your head convincingly.

How long does it take to finish a piece of art?
I sketch very fast, maybe 10 minutes average for something, often less. Finished pieces take much longer, depending on how complicated the piece is and whether I change my mind on things halfway though ^^; My finished Transformers pieces with full backgrounds average 15-20 hours from start to finish. I do want to work on getting faster overall.

What music do you listen to while you draw?
I love soundtracks, I have a "soundtrack favorites" playlist on my iPod that I'm always adding to, and I put it on shuffle. I also like classic rock, assorted newer rock stuff on the radio, and classical music :) I also like having movies on in the background when I'm in the mood for that. Has to be one I've seen a... ]]> =calger459 Happy 4th of July!! http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/25759509/ http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/25759509/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 18:34:17 PDT Visitor Map
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One day late though ^^; Oh well, just didn't have time to get photos up yesterday! I hope everyone had a great weekend, whether you're American or not :) Cheers!



Additional photos are up on Facebook here, [link]

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Stuff to do:

Be a mom; visit the Grand Canyon and Yosemite; go to New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, England, Europe, Africa, China, Japan; learn to skydive; work on a major film; visit Lindsay, Sarah, Rachel, Margot, Jenny, Ti, Leah, Japan friends; check out the Burning Man festival; go to the San Diego Comic Con, Wizard World, New York Comic Con; drive a muscle car; drive a smart car; finish an original comic; make another personal animated film; learn to cook a really complex dish; climb Mt. Fuji; learn to ride a horse properly; learn to scuba dive; drive cross-country; work for Pixar; write an original novel; walk on a glacier; visit the Egyptian pyramids; attend a summer Olympics; live in a foreign country; successfully train a dog to do something; see a Space Shuttle launch in person

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]]> =calger459 Transformers design contest http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/25604089/ http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/25604089/ Sun, 28 Jun 2009 10:40:59 PDT Visitor Map
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Uh, yeah, I believe I will be entering this. I already have several finished 'bots to show!

TFW2005 & Josh Nizzi Present: Design a Transformer Contest

So 'bots I have finished designs for are Perceptor, Wheeljack, Bluestreak, Beachcomber and Alpha Trion. 'bots I could finish up for this: Prowl, Grimlock, Swoop, Shockwave. Are there any in particular you guys would like to see?

And yes, I did see ROTF and...well...it is what it is, I suppose. I liked parts of it a lot, but overall the story was a nigh-incomprehensible trainwreck that refused to take itself at all seriously, even for five minutes. I got the distinct impression that Michael Bay was flipping us all off personally for 2+ hours. Nevertheless I didn't hate it, and will probably go to see it again. They did a fantastic job in particular with Soundwave and his Cassettes. Ravage was awesome.

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Stuff to do:

Be a mom; visit the Grand Canyon and Yosemite; go to New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, England, Europe, Africa, China, Japan; learn to skydive; work on a major film; visit Lindsay, Sarah, Rachel, Margot, Jenny, Ti, Leah, Japan friends; check out the Burning Man festival; go to the San Diego Comic Con, Wizard World, New York Comic Con; drive a muscle car; drive a smart car; finish an original comic; make another personal animated film; learn to cook a really complex dish; climb Mt. Fuji; learn to ride a horse properly; learn to scuba dive; drive cross-country; work for Pixar; write an original novel; walk on a glacier; visit the Egyptian pyramids; attend a summer Olympics; live in a foreign country; successfully train a dog to do something; see a Space Shuttle launch in person

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]]> =calger459 Art contest in memory of Hakubaikou http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/25085763/ http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/25085763/ Tue, 02 Jun 2009 09:56:28 PDT Visitor Map
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Hey all, just wanted to spread the word of a Rurouni Kenshin fanart contest being held in honor of DA artist and filmmaker Hakubaikou, who died tragically in a car accident earlier this year. To read the rules, please visit the DA account for the contest here, :iconforhakubaikou:

I'll be a judge for this contest, I'm looking forward to seeing the entries!



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Stuff to do:

Be a mom; visit the Grand Canyon and Yosemite; go to New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, England, Europe, Africa, China, Japan; learn to skydive; work on a major film; visit Lindsay, Sarah, Rachel, Margot, Jenny, Ti, Leah, Japan friends; check out the Burning Man festival; go to the San Diego Comic Con, Wizard World, New York Comic Con; drive a muscle car; drive a smart car; finish an original comic; make another personal animated film; learn to cook a really complex dish; climb Mt. Fuji; learn to ride a horse properly; learn to scuba dive; drive cross-country; work for Pixar; write an original novel; walk on a glacier; visit the Egyptian pyramids; attend a summer Olympics; live in a foreign country; successfully train a dog to do something; see a Space Shuttle launch in person

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]]> =calger459 STS-125 Atlantis, liftoff!! http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/24761497/ http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/24761497/ Thu, 14 May 2009 20:55:55 PDT Visitor Map
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This is something I've wanted to do for a long time, see a shuttle launch in person! It was absolutely amazing. I'll repeat some of the explanation I put for one of the photos: We were out on NASA's causeway, about 6 miles from the launchpad. Not a bad view at all :) At first you don't hear the rocket; it takes the sound a couple minutes to cross that distance, but you can hear it coming, like distant thunder that keeps getting louder, then you feel it in your chest. Reminded me of a fireworks finale, deafening noise and all! Then the shuttle just kept on going until it was a tiny light in the distance. Awe inspiring!

This is the shuttle Atlantis, STS-125 mission to the Hubble Space Telescope. Not only is it the last mission to Hubble, it's also supposed to be Atlantis' final flight. So sad! She's a beautiful ship :)



I have several other photos posted, I'll put some more of them up tomorrow.

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Stuff to do:

Be a mom; visit the Grand Canyon and Yosemite; go to New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, England, Europe, Africa, China, Japan; learn to skydive; work on a major film; visit Lindsay, Sarah, Rachel, Margot, Jenny, Ti, Leah, Japan friends; check out the Burning Man festival; go to the San Diego Comic Con, Wizard World, New York Comic Con; drive a muscle car; drive a smart car; finish an original comic; make another personal animated film; learn to cook a really complex dish; climb Mt. Fuji; learn to ride a horse properly; learn to scuba dive; drive cross-country; work for Pixar; write an original novel; walk on a glacier; visit the Egyptian pyramids; attend a summer Olympics; live in a foreign country; successfully train a dog to do something; see a Space Shuttle launch in person

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]]> =calger459 Entis Animation Layout - looking for feedback! http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/24618488/ http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/24618488/ Wed, 06 May 2009 13:22:59 PDT Visitor Map
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Hey everyone, my redone website is finally up and running, with about 90 percent of the content in place.



I've marked this submission as "critique requested" 'cause I'm looking for opinions/thoughts/feedback, all that good stuff :) Is it clear, is it nice to look at, is it missing anything? There are a couple items that are a little outdated and will be fixed in the near future, including the "Reel" section. I need to recut my demo reel (always an exercise in torture, but it must be done) and create new portfolio samples.

All in all though I'm rather proud of myself for figuring out how to adapt a standard CSS template to my own use :) The Flash Gallery application is also very nice, and so easy to update! The only flaw I've found in it so far is it doesn't do well on slower connections, basically anything under broadband. I'd love to make it more accessible, unfortunately this is just a graphics and video-heavy site and I've shrunk the images about as much as I'm willing to. Still, I am open to suggestions from those of you with slower internet.

To see the site, click here, [link]

Thanks, guys! :D

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Stuff to do:

Be a mom; visit the Grand Canyon and Yosemite; go to New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, England, Europe, Africa, China, Japan; learn to skydive; work on a major film; visit Lindsay, Sarah, Rachel, Margot, Jenny, Ti, Leah, Japan friends; check out the Burning Man festival; go to the San Diego Comic Con, Wizard World, New York Comic Con; drive a muscle car; drive a smart car; finish an original comic; make another personal animated film; learn to cook a really complex dish; climb Mt. Fuji; learn to ride a horse properly; learn to scuba dive; drive cross-country; work for Pixar; write an original novel; walk on a glacier; visit the Egyptian pyramids; attend a summer Olympics; live in a foreign country; successfully train a dog to do something; see a Space Shuttle launch in person

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]]> =calger459 Blurb books http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/24268995/ http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/24268995/ Thu, 16 Apr 2009 06:18:08 PDT Visitor Map
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Hey guys, I thought some of you (especially photographer folks) might be interested in this, it's one of the those websites where you can have your own book printed.

[link]

One of my coworkers brought in a book his friend had made with Blurb, and the quality is impressive! I've been wanting to make a book of my Japan photos for awhile, this might be a good option :)

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Stuff to do:

Be a mom; visit the Grand Canyon and Yosemite; go to New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, England, Europe, Africa, China, Japan; learn to skydive; work on a major film; visit Lindsay, Sarah, Rachel, Margot, Jenny, Ti, Leah, Japan friends; check out the Burning Man festival; go to the San Diego Comic Con, Wizard World, New York Comic Con; drive a muscle car; drive a smart car; finish an original comic; make another personal animated film; learn to cook a really complex dish; climb Mt. Fuji; learn to ride a horse properly; learn to scuba dive; drive cross-country; work for Pixar; write an original novel; walk on a glacier; visit the Egyptian pyramids; attend a summer Olympics; live in a foreign country; successfully train a dog to do something; see a Space Shuttle launch in person

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]]> =calger459 Vegas, baby! http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/23906842/ http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/23906842/ Sat, 28 Mar 2009 06:13:59 PDT Visitor Map
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So last Friday I flew out to Las Vegas, Nevada to visit my brother, he's doing the Lion King stage show again for about a year in Vegas. He was pretty busy with rehearsal, but we still had lots of time to hang out :D Edit: All photos are now up! Enjoy, guys!

This was my first chance to really use my Nikon D60, and I am in love with this camera now. Trip highlights: the Knight Rider Festival, exploring some of the big casinos including the Luxor and MGM Grand, Hoover Dam, the Grand Canyon (Amazing place, I must go again!), forests of Joshua trees in the desert, and Sigfried and Roy's Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat in the Mirage hotel. Really neat little place :D

Landscape and Vegas:



Grand Canyon and Hoover Dam:

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Joining everyone else in the collective joy/confusion/squeeing/anticipation. Wow, what a great episode! I'm sad this'll be the last season of Transformers: Animated, it's really hitting its stride as a show now. Looking forward to see what they have planned :)

Perceptor's voice though...seriously da hell? >_< I mean I get their choice...kinda. But it's still very difficult to understand and hard on the ears. I miss his cute British voice from G1.

In other news have a koto concert today, eep! I'll try to get good photos :D

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Stuff to do:

Be a mom; visit the Grand Canyon and Yosemite; go to New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, England, Europe, Africa, China, Japan; learn to skydive; work on a major film; visit Lindsay, Sarah, Rachel, Margot, Jenny, Ti, Leah, Japan friends; check out the Burning Man festival; go to the San Diego Comic Con, Wizard World, New York Comic Con; drive a muscle car; drive a smart car; finish an original comic; make another personal animated film; learn to cook a really complex dish; climb Mt. Fuji; learn to ride a horse properly; learn to scuba dive; drive cross-country; work for Pixar; write an original novel; walk on a glacier; visit the Egyptian pyramids; attend a summer Olympics; live in a foreign country; successfully train a dog to do something; see a Space Shuttle launch in person

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]]> =calger459 100 faves!! :D http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/23435079/ http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/23435079/ Fri, 27 Feb 2009 14:58:57 PST Visitor Map
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You know, it's amazing when you post work on DA, you never really know what will get a good audience response, and sometimes it's pieces you never really expected it from.



Scary!Wheeljack hit 100 faves today! This is the most faves I've gotten on any piece since joining DA (heh, behold the power of fanart!). A lot of the artists I watch will get 300+ faves on a piece within days of putting it up, so I suppose I shouldn't feel so proud of a "measly" 100, but it's a lot for me! :D

I never really expected this piece to do so well. Wheeljack in most official versions is cheerful and eccentric, the "mad scientist" of the Transformers clan. Most art of him therefore is pretty light-hearted, so I had no idea how an image on the other end of the spectrum would be received.

Thank you to everyone who's faved Wheeljack's Epic BOO, you rock! :hug:

Anyone else been pleasantly surprised by something you've posted?

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Stuff to do:

Be a mom; visit the Grand Canyon and Yosemite; go to New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, England, Europe, Africa, China, Japan; learn to skydive; work on a major film; visit Sarah, Rachel, Margot, Jenny, Ti, Leah, Japan friends; check out the Burning Man festival; go to the San Diego Comic Con, Wizard World, New York Comic Con; drive a muscle car; drive a smart car; finish an original comic; make another personal animated film; learn to cook a really complex dish; climb Mt. Fuji; learn to ride a horse properly; learn to scuba dive; drive cross-country; work for Pixar; write an original novel; walk on a glacier; visit the Egyptian pyramids; attend a summer Olympics; live in a foreign country; successfully train a dog to do something

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]]> =calger459 Giant robots! http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/23241324/ http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/23241324/ Mon, 16 Feb 2009 18:14:35 PST Visitor Map
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Heh I know I'm a bit late to the party here but...the Transformers 2 teaser trailer, a glorious 2 minutes and 15 seconds.

[link]

'nuff said. Can't WAIT to see this!

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Stuff to do:

Be a mom; visit the Grand Canyon and Yosemite; go to New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, England, Europe, Africa, China, Japan; learn to skydive; work on a major film; visit Sarah, Rachel, Margot, Jenny, Ti, Leah, Japan friends; check out the Burning Man festival; go to the San Diego Comic Con, Wizard World, New York Comic Con; drive a muscle car; drive a smart car; finish an original comic; make another personal animated film; learn to cook a really complex dish; climb Mt. Fuji; learn to ride a horse properly; learn to scuba dive; drive cross-country; work for Pixar; write an original novel; walk on a glacier; visit the Egyptian pyramids; attend a summer Olympics; live in a foreign country; successfully train a dog to do something

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]]> =calger459 Goodbye, HakuBaikou http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/23188319/ http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/23188319/ Sat, 14 Feb 2009 05:33:45 PST Visitor Map
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As some of you may or may not know, the wonderfully talented, kind and generous :iconhakubaikou: died in a car accident January 27th, 2009.

HB was a wonderful friend; I met her online several years ago via her amazing Rurouni Kenshin stories, and I got to know her while participating as a judge for her annual summer art contests. In the last several months she was especially active on DA, with insightful articles, polls, and of course her fantastic art, and we talked frequently about life, art and careers. I had hoped to finally meet her this year, maybe at the San Diego Comic Con. I'm crushed that I won't have that opportunity, and that this beautiful person has been taken from the world so early. Her work will continue to be an inspiration for me, as it has been for so many people around the world. Safe journey, HB, we love you and will always remember you.



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Stuff to do:

Be a mom; visit the Grand Canyon and Yosemite; go to New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, England, Europe, Africa, China, Japan; learn to skydive; work on a major film; visit Sarah, Rachel, Margot, Jenny, Ti, Leah, Japan friends; check out the Burning Man festival; go to the San Diego Comic Con, Wizard World, New York Comic Con; drive a muscle car; drive a smart car; finish an original comic; make another personal animated film; learn to cook a really complex dish; climb Mt. Fuji; learn to ride a horse properly; learn to scuba dive; drive cross-country; work for Pixar; write an original novel; walk on a glacier; visit the Egyptian pyramids; attend a summer Olympics; live in a foreign country; successfully train a dog to do something

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]]> =calger459 Forever and a Day http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/23047411/ http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/23047411/ Fri, 06 Feb 2009 19:13:38 PST Visitor Map
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So off and on for nearly year I've been working on ideas and concept art for a Transformers fan graphic novel, titled "Forever and a Day". Due to lack of time and shifting art priorities (need to get my website redone, darn it!!) the odds of me actually making this is a comic are slim to none. Still, you never know ;) I decided I would just post what I have for people to look at and enjoy, and hopefully over time I can add more. I gave this art its own folder in my gallery, feel free to have a look :)



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Stuff to do:

Be a mom; visit the Grand Canyon and Yosemite; go to New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, England, Europe, Africa, China, Japan; learn to skydive; work on a major film; visit Sarah, Rachel, Margot, Jenny, Ti, Leah, Japan friends; check out the Burning Man festival; go to the San Diego Comic Con, Wizard World, New York Comic Con; drive a muscle car; drive a smart car; finish an original comic; make another personal animated film; learn to cook a really complex dish; climb Mt. Fuji; learn to ride a horse properly; learn to scuba dive; drive cross-country; work for Pixar; write an original novel; walk on a glacier; visit the Egyptian pyramids; attend a summer Olympics; live in a foreign country; successfully train a dog to do something

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]]> =calger459 Oh happy day! http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/22689953/ http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/22689953/ Tue, 20 Jan 2009 09:30:47 PST Visitor Map
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About time. That man can give a speech! :D *is actually moved*

Go kick ass, President Obama. This country needs it.

~*~

Stuff to do:

Be a mom; visit the Grand Canyon and Yosemite; go to New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, England, Europe, Africa, China, Japan; learn to skydive; work on a major film; visit Sarah, Rachel, Margot, Jenny, Ti, Leah, Japan friends; check out the Burning Man festival; go to the San Diego Comic Con, Wizard World, New York Comic Con; drive a muscle car; drive a smart car; finish an original comic; make another personal animated film; learn to cook a really complex dish; climb Mt. Fuji; learn to ride a horse properly; learn to scuba dive; drive cross-country; work for Pixar; write an original novel; walk on a glacier; visit the Egyptian pyramids; attend a summer Olympics; live in a foreign country; successfully train a dog to do something

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]]> =calger459 The Epic Drive http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/22491663/ http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/22491663/ Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:53:33 PST Visitor Map
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Welp, :iconsingealiene: has completed her epic move to LA, I went with her on the drive and took a lot of photos :)



She picked me up in Columbus, OH and we drove through Chicago, IL, Des Moines, IA, Denver, CO, and Las Vegas, NV. 2500 miles, about 38 hours (for me). Longer for her since she started out in NYC. Eeep! It was a fun trip, had a little trouble with snow and ice (I think Utah was trying to exact revenge on us) but otherwise pretty smooth sailing. I'd never driven cross country before, and I came to appreciate just how freaking huge the US really is. So much space...just a lot of it humans can't live in very easily.

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Be a mom; visit the Grand Canyon and Yosemite; go to New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, England, Europe, Africa, China, Japan; learn to skydive; work on a major film; visit Sarah, Rachel, Margot, Jenny, Ti, Leah, Japan friends; check out the Burning Man festival; go to the San Diego Comic Con, Wizard World, New York Comic Con; drive a muscle car; drive a smart car; finish an original comic; make another personal animated film; learn to cook a really complex dish; climb Mt. Fuji; learn to ride a horse properly; learn to scuba dive; drive cross-country; work for Pixar; write an original novel; walk on a glacier; visit the Egyptian pyramids; attend a summer Olympics;... ]]> =calger459 2009 at last! http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/22324788/ http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/22324788/ Thu, 01 Jan 2009 06:03:25 PST Visitor Map
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Happy New Year all :) 2008 was a long year for me personally, and honestly I'm glad to have it over with. Artwise though it was pretty productive, and I hope I can keep improving and sharing art with all the wonderful people who've given me faves, comments and watches over the past year, you're all awesome! Thanks so much! :hug:

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Stuff to do:

Be a mom; visit the Grand Canyon and Yosemite; go to New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, England, Europe, Africa, China, Japan; learn to skydive; work on a major film; visit Sarah, Rachel, Margot, Jenny, Ti, Leah, Japan friends; check out the Burning Man festival; go to the San Diego Comic Con, Wizard World, New York Comic Con; drive a muscle car; drive a smart car; finish an original comic; make another personal animated film; learn to cook a really complex dish; climb Mt. Fuji; learn to ride a horse properly; learn to scuba dive; drive cross-country; work for Pixar; write an original novel; walk on a glacier; visit the Egyptian pyramids; attend a summer Olympics; live in a foreign country; successfully train a dog to do something

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]]> =calger459 Merry Christmas! http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/22184040/ http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/22184040/ Thu, 25 Dec 2008 07:39:55 PST Visitor Map
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Hey everyone!! Borrowing these guys from 'hakubaikou, I hope she doesn't mind, they're just so cute!

:santa::rudolph::santa::rudolph::santa::rudolph::santa:

I'm chilling with the family today on this sunny, cold, and (sadly) snowless day. Was raining and in the 60's yesterday. Oh Ohio with your bipolar weather, whatever shall we do with you? Anyway, waiting for mom to get back from church, then gift opening will commence, yay! Merry Christmas everyone, have a snow bunny :)



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Stuff to do:

Be a mom; visit the Grand Canyon and Yosemite; go to New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, England, Europe, Africa, China, Japan; learn to skydive; work on a major film; visit Sarah, Rachel, Margot, Jenny, Ti, Leah, Japan friends; check out the Burning Man festival; go to the San Diego Comic Con, Wizard World, New York Comic Con; drive a muscle car; drive a smart car; finish an original comic; make another personal animated film; learn to cook a really complex dish; climb Mt. Fuji; learn to ride a horse properly; learn to scuba dive; drive cross-country; work for Pixar; write an original novel; walk on a glacier; visit the Egyptian pyramids; attend a summer Olympics; live in a foreign country; successfully train a dog to do something

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]]> =calger459 Japan 2003/2004 Gallery Complete! http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/22102869/ http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/22102869/ Sun, 21 Dec 2008 12:57:45 PST Visitor Map
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At last, my picks from the literally thousands of photos I took while living in Japan are up! It's been a lot of fun rediscovering these images, and it's also been interesting seeing which ones have been the most successful here on DA. Here are the "audience favorites" as well as a few of my personal favorites. Enjoy! :D

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Hey everyone, I'm beta-testing DA's new journal layout thing, hopefully I can do some neat stuff with it over the next few days :) I'm almost to the end of posting my old Japan photos, I probably have about 20 left. People seem to have been enjoying them, which is awesome. Thanks for all the faves and great comments! :D

~*~

Stuff to do:

Be a mom; visit the Grand Canyon and Yosemite; go to New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, England, Europe, Africa, China, Japan; learn to skydive; work on a major film; visit Sarah, Rachel, Margot, Jenny, Ti, Leah, Japan friends; check out the Burning Man festival; go to the San Diego Comic Con, Wizard World, New York Comic Con; drive a muscle car; drive a smart car; finish an original comic; make another personal animated film; learn to cook a really complex dish; climb Mt. Fuji; learn to ride a horse properly; learn to scuba dive; drive cross-country; work for Pixar; write an original novel; walk on a glacier; visit the Egyptian pyramids; attend a summer Olympics; live in a foreign country; successfully train a dog to do something

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]]> =calger459 Photo showcase! http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/21747892/ http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/21747892/ Sun, 30 Nov 2008 12:06:03 PST Visitor Map
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Heh, well I've more than spammed all my watchers' inboxes today, I hope no one objects too much ^^;; This is round one of finally, finally posting my best photos from the year I lived in Japan, 2003-2004. I managed with a point and shoot until I made my first major purchase in November of 2003 and bought a Fuji Finepix s5000. Over 20,000 photos and videos later, that camera's still going strong! It's a great model :)

This past weekend I made another major investment, a Nikon D60 digital SLR. At last, a fully manual camera! I'm excited to put it to use :) But until then, gonna showcase the abilities of my Finepix :D Look for more photos over the next several days, enjoy!

~*****~

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:iconfantasysculptureclub: :iconwheeljackfans: :iconbumblebeebuddies: :iconbluestreak-club:

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Stuff to do:

Be a mom; visit the Grand Canyon and Yosemite; go to New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, England, Europe, Africa, China, Japan; learn to skydive; work on a major film; visit Sarah, Rachel, Margot, Jenny, Ti, Leah, Japan friends; check out the Burning Man festival; go to the San Diego Comic Con, Wizard... ]]> =calger459 Japan photos! http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/21193640/ http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/21193640/ Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:54:34 PST Visitor Map
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All right, I'm back from my trip and armed with literally over a thousand photos...most which will not see the light of day. I've got all my picks posted here on DA now. There are also accompanying photo posts on my Live Journal with more pictures and stories, please have a look! :)

Saga: [link]
Toji and Fushimi Inari: [link]
Kyoto: [link]
Kifune and Kuruma: [link]
Arashiyama: [link]

It was a great trip, I'm sad it's over. Hopefully it won't take me another five years to get back there for another vacation :P Enjoy the photos everyone!

~*****~

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:iconfantasysculptureclub: :iconwheeljackfans: :iconbumblebeebuddies: :iconbluestreak-club:

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Stuff to do:

Be a mom; visit the Grand Canyon and Yosemite; go to New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, England, Europe, Africa, China, Japan; learn to skydive; work on a major film; visit Sarah, Rachel, Margot, Jenny, Ti, Leah, Japan friends; check out the Burning Man festival; go to the San Diego Comic Con, Wizard World, New York Comic Con; drive a muscle car; drive a smart car; finish an original comic; make another personal animated film; learn to cook a really complex dish; climb Mt. Fuji; learn to ride a horse properly; learn to scuba dive; drive cross-country; work for Pixar; write an orig... ]]> =calger459 Off to Japan! http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/21010901/ http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/21010901/ Thu, 16 Oct 2008 01:53:36 PDT Visitor Map
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Hey all, I'm off to this morning to my first real vacation in years, and it's to Japan, wooo! Will be gone 9 days, but I'll have my sketchbook with me and my trusty camera, so I should have lots to post when I get back :D Have a great weekend! *zoom*

Edit: Here safe in Kyoto, will be off to Saga early tomorrow for a couple days, then back here to Kyoto for the rest of next week. Woo! My camera shall be clicking ;) Cheers everyone!

Clubs:

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Stuff to do:

Be a mom; visit the Grand Canyon and Yosemite; go to New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, England, Europe, Africa, China, Japan; learn to skydive; work on a major film; visit Sarah, Rachel, Margot, Jenny, Ti, Leah, Japan friends; check out the Burning Man festival; go to the San Diego Comic Con, Wizard World, New York Comic Con; drive a muscle car; drive a smart car; finish an original comic; make another personal animated film; learn to cook a really complex dish; climb Mt. Fuji; learn to ride a horse properly; learn to scuba dive; paint glass convincingly; improve drawing/painting humans; create many kinds of landscapes; improve lighting; learn how to draw architecture; drive cross-country; work for Pixar; write an original novel; walk on a glacier; visit the Egyptian pyramids; attend a summer Olympics; live in a foreign country; successfully train a dog to do something

]]> =calger459 Meme time! http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/20940190/ http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/20940190/ Sat, 11 Oct 2008 16:27:31 PDT Visitor Map
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Fun-sounding meme from :iconlonegamer7:,

For the first 20 people to reply to this journal I will select 3 deviations that I like from their gallery, and post links to them from this journal, as well as write a brief remark on why I like those selections. But, you must also make a journal saying the exact same thing in order for me to feature you.

Any takers? :D

~*~

First up, :icontransformergirl:

~ I really love how cute and sweet this little scene is, it tells such a nice little story :D Great colors too!

~ this comic makes me laugh every time I read it, and you did a great job with Percy's design!

~ cutest chibi Blue ever! And I love that line from Finding Nemo ^_^
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Second! :iconflareblade2000:

~ d'aww Jazz costume! I'd love to see the finished version of this :)

~ *scruffles kitty* ^_^

~ I love these TF memes :D Can't sleep, yaoi will eat me...

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Third! :iconsachiami:

~ Oh such pretty colors, and I love the detailed images on it! I like lots!

~ I love these 'bot snapshot things you do :D Wreck-Gar is awesome!

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Hey everyone, in all the fun of robot art I've been neglecting something rather important, and that's my professional website (I make my living at the moment as a Flash animator). It's in sore need of a facelift and update, I also have some freelance work going on that requires my attention, so I'll be taking a short break from DA. The exception to this will be the contest prizes I owe :iconsinceredir: and :iconayumi-kuroda: for winning the *WheeljackFans contest. It's on my list of things to get done this week :)

Thanks for all the pageviews, faves and awesome comments everyone! You all rock :D *hugs*

Clubs:

:iconfantasysculptureclub: :iconwheeljackfans: :iconbumblebeebuddies:

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Stuff to do:

Be a mom; visit the Grand Canyon and Yosemite; go to New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, England, Europe, Africa, China, Japan; learn to skydive; work on a major film; visit Sarah, Rachel, Margot, Jenny, Ti, Leah, Japan friends; check out the Burning Man festival; go to the San Diego Comic Con, Wizard World, New York Comic Con; drive a muscle car; drive a smart car; finish an original comic; make another personal animated film; learn to cook a really complex dish; climb Mt. Fuji; learn to ride a horse properly; learn to scuba dive; paint glass convincingly; improve drawing/painting humans; create many kinds of landscapes; improve lighting; learn how to draw architecture; drive cross-country; work for Pixar; write an original novel; walk on a glacier; visit the Egyptian pyramids; attend a summer Olympics; live in a foreign country; successfully train a dog to do something

]]> =calger459 Things to do before I die http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/20259132/ http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/20259132/ Sun, 31 Aug 2008 19:36:17 PDT Visitor Map
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Kind of a random journal post today, thought it might be fun to make one of those "things to do before I die" lists. And yes some are a little silly, but it's good to have goals ;)

Be a mom
Visit the Grand Canyon and Yosemite
Go to New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, England, Europe, Africa, China, Japan
Learn to skydive
Work on a major film
Visit Sarah, Rachel, Margot, Jenny, Ti, Leah, Japan friends
Check out the Burning Man festival
Go to the San Diego Comic Con, Wizard World, New York Comic Con
Drive a muscle car
Drive a smart car
Finish an original comic
Make another personal animated film
Learn to cook a really complex dish
Climb Mt. Fuji
Learn to ride a horse properly
Learn to scuba dive
Paint glass convincingly
Improve drawing/painting humans
Create many kinds of landscapes
Improve lighting
Learn how to draw architecture
Drive cross-country
Work for Pixar
Write a novel
Walk on a glacier
Visit the Egyptian pyramids
Attend a summer Olympics
Live in a foreign country
Successfully train a dog to do something

This will probably get longer as I think of more stuff ;) This isn't really a meme, but if other people want to try it I'd be interested in seeing what others want to do :D

Clubs:

:iconfantasysculptureclub: :iconwheeljackfans: :iconbumblebeebuddies:

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]]> =calger459 Scraps Update http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/18271877/ http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/18271877/ Sun, 11 May 2008 11:00:45 PDT
Brothers Together

The Frogbeasts Did It

Dochas Plots

String Theory - sketch

Perceptor Version 1.0

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:iconfantasysculptureclub: :iconwheeljackfans: :iconbumblebeebuddies: ]]> =calger459 Music meme - Exercise in Oddness http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/18252521/ http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/18252521/ Sat, 10 May 2008 06:02:21 PDT :iconbattousai58:

;)

RULES:
1. Put your music player on shuffle.
2. Press forward for each question.
3. Use the song title as the answer to the question even if it doesn’t make sense. NO CHEATING!
4. Tag 5 people.
5. Bold the questions and with the answers, give your own comments on how it relates to the questions.

How are you feeling today?
Kamo Serizawa - Takayuki Hattori

How do your friends see you?
Uepeker Prototype Version II - Masami Ueda

Will you get married?
Odyssey - Kaze no Orchestra

What is your best friend's theme song?
You Look Good Jack - Hans Zimmer

What is the story of your life?
Step By Step - Mario DDR

What was high school like?
Cybertron - Steve Jablonsky

How can you get ahead in life?
Deciphering the Signal - Steve Jablonsky

What is the best thing about your friends?
Two Worlds - Phil Collins

What is in store for this weekend?
The Bourne Identity - John Powell

To describe your grandparets?
Trashin' the Camp - Phil Collins

How is your life going?
Theme from the Goonies - Dave Grusin

What song will they play at your funeral?
Angels we Have Heard on High - Mannheim Steamroller

How does the world see you?
Who are you Protecting? - Yasunori Sakurazawa

Will you have a happy life?
Silent Sorrow in Empty Boats - Genesis

What do your friends really think of you?
Brand New World - V6

Do people secretly lust after you?
The Lord of Shamballa Shall Reign Over the World - Michiru Oshima

How can I make myself happy?
Venus, the Bringer of Peace - Gustav Holst

What should you do with your life?
Rain Forever - Crow OST

Will you ever have children?
Pelicans - Thomas Newman


Wow...it's like the world's most esoteric 8-ball o_O;; Not sure it works quite as well since I listen to mostly soundtracks, but there you go.

I tag!
:iconangieness: :iconsingealiene: :iconhakubaikou: :iconsaesama: :iconrezuri:

]]> =calger459 Orphan Works clarification; i.e. relax http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/17818337/ http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/17818337/ Sat, 12 Apr 2008 17:30:26 PDT
Clarifying article that was actually researched, unlike the previous one

Moving on with my life now...

]]> =calger459 Spreading the word http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/17808339/ http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/17808339/ Sat, 12 Apr 2008 07:16:19 PDT
The Orphan Works Bill

Looks like I'll be finding a name and address to write a letter to today. DO NOT WANT.

]]> =calger459 Project Idea http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/17727076/ http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/17727076/ Mon, 07 Apr 2008 06:42:09 PDT this one and this, with quite a few more currently in progress.

Thoughts, interest?

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]]> =calger459 A busy year ahead http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/16577086/ http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/16577086/ Sat, 26 Jan 2008 06:47:48 PST I actually really enjoy my work there as I get to do design and some illustration too, and the people are awesome. Since September my free time has been wrapped up in a freelance animation job, which is at long last almost done! I'll be posting the art for it here once it's all finished and I have the go-ahead from the client.

On the fandom side of things, my muse has been quite firmly stolen from Rurouni Kenshin and kidnapped by giant alien robots...aka Transformers. Designing robots is fun! However, I've made a promise myself to not only update here more often, but to have more variety in my subject matter and style (I've recently started working with the pencil tool in Adobe Illustrator and it's AWESOME!).

Also career-wise I want to start making moves to the next step, which is the actual animation industry. What this freelance job has shown me though is that while I like animation, it's the design and storyboarding portion of it that I really love to do. I'm going to start looking into doing storyboard tests for various companies, and see where it gets me. By the time I get one of those I should have more than enough $$ saved to make a good move to one of the coasts. We shall see.

So, a busy 2008 ahead! :D

]]> =calger459 GriffinStudio, my CafePress shop! http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/14170185/ http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/14170185/ Tue, 14 Aug 2007 19:23:08 PDT
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]]> =calger459 Quick Update http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/13567914/ http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/13567914/ Sun, 01 Jul 2007 18:34:55 PDT =calger459 Seren is ready for viewing! http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/12571405/ http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/12571405/ Thu, 12 Apr 2007 18:35:33 PDT
]]> =calger459 New job = little art time http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/12101573/ http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/12101573/ Thu, 08 Mar 2007 04:06:10 PST I only get worktime at night now, so my animation projects have been going a bit slowly, but I WILL get them done! Today I updated with some new color sketches, enjoy! ^_^

]]> =calger459 New website! http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/11624711/ http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/11624711/ Tue, 30 Jan 2007 15:09:38 PST
[link]

Real life is going pretty well, I've had a few job interviews and this last one seems very promising. In the meantime, there is always temp work, and of course my animated film, which is getting closer to completion.

Cheers!

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]]> =calger459 Quick update http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/9910951/ http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/9910951/ Wed, 30 Aug 2006 18:14:57 PDT [link]

Unless you're in to Ohio politics it probably won't make much sense, but hopefully the animation's still enjoyable. I'm hoping I can post the higher-quality Flash version here soon.

In the meantime, school's started again, and in Big News, I've landed an internship!! It's with a company in Columbus who do commercial work,
[link] I start next week in the graphics department. I hope it'll be cool :) Because it demands 20 hours a week, it's going to be a challenge to do that, my classes AND finish my student film, but I'm determined to make it all work. Somehow.

Tonight I finished a piece of concept art for my film, it'll give you an idea of the final look. It's a combination of 3D (backgrounds, clouds) and 2D animation (characters). I'm really excited to make it, I'll try to post the animatic up here so you can all watch it and give feedback.

Back to work I go! *bamf* ]]> =calger459 Er...hi ^^;; http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/9710085/ http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/9710085/ Sun, 13 Aug 2006 06:41:05 PDT =calger459 Summer! http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/8867032/ http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/8867032/ Wed, 24 May 2006 18:37:20 PDT =calger459 Life goes on... http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/8298930/ http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/8298930/ Tue, 28 Mar 2006 20:12:27 PST =calger459 New art, yay! Oh, anyone interested in prints? http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/7857529/ http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/7857529/ Fri, 10 Feb 2006 15:56:29 PST ]]> =calger459 And some Character Design for you ^_^ http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/7578189/ http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/7578189/ Wed, 11 Jan 2006 20:50:05 PST =calger459 Happy New Year! http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/7577763/ http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/7577763/ Wed, 11 Jan 2006 19:54:45 PST Enjoy! ]]> =calger459 *pokes self* http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/6749306/ http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/6749306/ Wed, 12 Oct 2005 14:46:08 PDT ]]> =calger459 An update! http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/4667916/ http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/4667916/ Fri, 25 Feb 2005 05:10:18 PST =calger459 A new animation! http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/4022156/ http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/4022156/ Wed, 08 Dec 2004 19:24:25 PST =calger459 New story! http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/3870173/ http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/3870173/ Fri, 19 Nov 2004 10:35:45 PST
But that aside, enjoy the story, and please R/R! ]]> =calger459 I'm still alive, but... http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/3850334/ http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/3850334/ Tue, 16 Nov 2004 14:43:35 PST =calger459 *waves* http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/3583481/ http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/3583481/ Wed, 13 Oct 2004 18:06:31 PDT =calger459 Hmm... http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/3554987/ http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/3554987/ Sun, 10 Oct 2004 06:22:05 PDT There doesn't seem to be a way to reupload deviations either, or is there? Hmm... ]]> =calger459 Ack, I fell behind! http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/3535327/ http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/3535327/ Thu, 07 Oct 2004 14:44:12 PDT =calger459 Hmmm... http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/3513618/ http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/3513618/ Mon, 04 Oct 2004 18:37:42 PDT =calger459 My tentative plan... http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/3496528/ http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/3496528/ Sat, 02 Oct 2004 16:02:08 PDT =calger459 I'm a newbie *waves* http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/3481512/ http://calger459.deviantart.com/journal/3481512/ Thu, 30 Sep 2004 15:26:50 PDT =calger459