http://browse.deviantart.com/journals/?order=5&q=by%3Afox-orian deviantART RSS for in:journals sort:time by:fox-orian en-us Copyright 2013, deviantART.com Wed, 22 May 2013 23:35:50 PDT deviantART.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://st.deviantart.net/minish/widgets/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/First-wave-of-prints-Shipping-out-now-369454073 http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/First-wave-of-prints-Shipping-out-now-369454073 Fri, 03 May 2013 12:45:33 PDT First wave of prints - Shipping out now! nonadult journals/personal fox-orian http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/f/o/fox-orian.png?14 Copyright 2013 `fox-orian
General Care Instructions: The print is fastened to the inside of the shipping tube with a strip of blue masking tape. It's there to prevent the print from sliding back and forth within the tube, potentially denting the sides from hard falls in the mail. When you remove your print from the protective sleeve, wash your hands first and handle carefully by the edges or backside. EPSON Enhanced Matte is a quality paper stock, and will scratch/show oils ]]> http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/Prints-SALE-sale-20-13x19-Archival-Prints-367666879 http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/Prints-SALE-sale-20-13x19-Archival-Prints-367666879 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:52:07 PDT Prints SALE-sale! $20 13x19 Archival Prints! nonadult journals/personal fox-orian http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/f/o/fox-orian.png?14 Copyright 2013 `fox-orian
Until I get my Cintiq 13HD, I'm offering my 13 x 19" super fine quality full archival process prints for $20 with $5 US shipping, $10-$15 (depending on your location) international shipping! (Combined shipping if interested in more than one print.) Normally they're $40~$50-ish. It's a SAAAAALE~. Like before, they're still being printed with an 8-ink color process on Epson Enhanced Matte, 13 x 19" cut sheet, in an a ]]> http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/On-Recent-events-in-Boston-from-a-local-citizen-367520078 http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/On-Recent-events-in-Boston-from-a-local-citizen-367520078 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 22:43:08 PDT On: Recent events in Boston from a local citizen nonadult journals/personal fox-orian http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/f/o/fox-orian.png?14 Copyright 2013 `fox-orian
As a 7 year resident of Boston and lifelong citizen of Massachusetts, I feel I have valid opinions to express to these claims.

If you have the time, it would mean a lot to me if you gave it a read:

Thoughts and Observations of the Boston Bombings and Police Lockdown BS from a local citizen
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What a week, geez.

Live feed of what's happening at the moment.

You know all this is only taking place like a half-mile or something from my apartment? I can see helicopters circling the area outside my window.
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Boston is a small city. Even in Brookline the air is tense and everyone is on their phones.

Lots of social media news going on, so we're getting whatever info we can that way. The major Boston news sites are down from too much traffic and the cell towers are saturated with use. Gonna be an interesting next few hours... ]]> http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/Calling-All-San-Franciscan-Bay-Area-Residents-363865614 http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/Calling-All-San-Franciscan-Bay-Area-Residents-363865614 Sat, 06 Apr 2013 08:33:39 PDT Calling All San Franciscan / Bay Area Residents! nonadult journals/personal fox-orian http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/f/o/fox-orian.png?14 Copyright 2013 `fox-orian
I know I did a journal post last spring asking about recommendations on neighborhoods to consider choosing for living in, how necessary owning a car is (or maybe just a scooter,) etc -- that was sort of thoughtful information gathering -- but by this time, it's coming much more down to the wire so I've been going nuts on trying to learn as much as I can about the city ]]> http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/DA-artists-I-d-love-to-someday-meet-get-to-know-362027289 http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/DA-artists-I-d-love-to-someday-meet-get-to-know-362027289 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 05:44:04 PDT DA artists I'd love to someday meet / get to know: nonadult journals/personal fox-orian http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/f/o/fox-orian.png?14 Copyright 2013 `fox-orian But really we all have artists we want to meet and someday get to know more, (either because of their work, about their work, or just because they seem like cool, chill people!)

On DeviantART there are a number of people I'd love to have the opportunity to hang out with. And who'd that be?

:iconbrosa: :devbrosa: -- I look up to (Sergi) Brosa quite a bit. His imagery, his style, his coloring, his ideas, it's all so incredibly well done it floors me. (Want to know the way straight into my artist heart? It's amazing backgrounds and illustrations with narrative.) Plus I've always enjoyed the processes he ]]> http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/Super-high-quality-Prints-For-Sale-357078891 http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/Super-high-quality-Prints-For-Sale-357078891 Fri, 01 Mar 2013 08:27:23 PST Super high quality Prints For Sale! nonadult journals/personal fox-orian http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/f/o/fox-orian.png?14 Copyright 2013 `fox-orian Interested in owning any one of my artworks in print form? In case you weren't aware, I do offer prints, but not through DeviantART -- they come directly from myself!

Take a look through my website, or my featured gallery for a good overview of what's available.

Any of my works can be printed from my home up to 13 x 19 inch size,  either cropped to print full-bleed across the entire sheet, or resized so the whole image fits as large as it can. You can choose from Epson Enhanced Matte (recommended) or high gloss paper, both acid-free and printed with an 8-color process UV protected i ]]> http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/On-Art-Schools-Art-Style-A-response-to-Endling-353208798 http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/On-Art-Schools-Art-Style-A-response-to-Endling-353208798 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 19:10:21 PST On Art Schools + Art Style: A response to Endling nonadult journals/personal fox-orian http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/f/o/fox-orian.png?14 Copyright 2013 `fox-orian It pertains to how his art school and supporters treated/reacted to his particular art style in an academic and professional setting. Give that a read first then come back here.

I posted a response to it that I also wanted to share on my DeviantART. (If you're getting tired of me ranting about my experience at school, sorry, but this stuff means a LOT to me. I want to try to inform other people of what my time was like there so that if YOU go, you're all the wiser.) Response was as follows:

This is partially one of my problems with art schools at th ]]> http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/Microsoft-Surface-Pro-Hands-On-Thoughts-for-Art-352685507 http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/Microsoft-Surface-Pro-Hands-On-Thoughts-for-Art-352685507 Tue, 05 Feb 2013 18:52:35 PST Microsoft Surface Pro Hands-On + Thoughts for Art nonadult journals/personal fox-orian http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/f/o/fox-orian.png?14 Copyright 2013 `fox-orian
The Pro is definitely thicker than the Surface RT and even the iPad 1, but it's not to the point of feeling unattractive -- if anything it improves handling a little bit because it makes it nearer to the thickness of something like a book. I had no problem gripping the drive in portrait mode one-handed. (Being a widescreen device, it can get a little uncomfortable in landscape mode, but only if gripped from the sides. Top or bottom is just fine. Two handed is no problem at all.) The great thing about the Microsoft store is tha ]]> http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/Taking-Full-Scene-Commissions-by-fox-orian-yanyu-351035923 http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/Taking-Full-Scene-Commissions-by-fox-orian-yanyu-351035923 Sun, 27 Jan 2013 21:09:50 PST Taking Full Scene Commissions by fox-orian + yanyu nonadult journals/personal fox-orian http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/f/o/fox-orian.png?14 Copyright 2013 `fox-orian
:iconyanyu: draws the characters
:iconfox-orian: I draw the backgrounds!

Here's an example of a completed one and what you can expect:
:thumb351595184:

Fees:- $70 is the base price -- one (key) character, and a background of your choice. (Be descriptive! The more the better. You can even suggest the camera angle, etc if you had one in mind! You'll also get the final image in full resolution.)- $15 additional for each character. (You'll also receive the character standalone at full resolution! [Example])- $25 gets you a 13x19" print mailed to you (wi ]]> http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/You-thought-I-was-helpful-Reverse-Feature-347573501 http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/You-thought-I-was-helpful-Reverse-Feature-347573501 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 05:40:55 PST 'You thought I was helpful!' Reverse Feature! nonadult journals/personal fox-orian http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/f/o/fox-orian.png?14 Copyright 2013 `fox-orian ]]> http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/Progress-Video-of-Monsoon-Season-Original-Sketch-345412594 http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/Progress-Video-of-Monsoon-Season-Original-Sketch-345412594 Sat, 29 Dec 2012 00:33:49 PST Progress Video of 'Monsoon Season' Original Sketch nonadult journals/personal fox-orian http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/f/o/fox-orian.png?14 Copyright 2012-2013 `fox-orian
[ CHECK IT OUT HERE ON MY YOUTUBE ]

It's sped up by a fair margin, the sketch took about me about 45 minutes to an hour give or take, [I know the video says "30 minutes" -- that's wrong] and was mostly created with shift-constraints, so a lot of lines will just seem to appear. Still! You get to see the scene be constructed from scratch! As you'll see, the perspective is almost completely winged from the start.

Enjoy! ]]> http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/Critical-Assessment-and-Aftermath-of-Art-School-342322267 http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/Critical-Assessment-and-Aftermath-of-Art-School-342322267 Tue, 11 Dec 2012 07:32:31 PST Critical Assessment and Aftermath of Art School nonadult journals/personal fox-orian http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/f/o/fox-orian.png?14 Copyright 2012-2013 `fox-orian
It's become increasingly clear to me over the last year that out of my 25 years on this Earth, there's only one decision I ever truly regret: and that was going to art school. Now, t ]]> http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/Nnnggghhh-about-that-Indefinite-Hiatus-330941005 http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/Nnnggghhh-about-that-Indefinite-Hiatus-330941005 Sat, 06 Oct 2012 02:26:01 PDT Nnnggghhh (about that Indefinite Hiatus) nonadult journals/personal fox-orian http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/f/o/fox-orian.png?14 Copyright 2012-2013 `fox-orian EDIT:
Alright, so I've been in a really bad mood for like the better part of 2012 regarding myself as an artist, mostly because I've been struggling ( and I seriously mean STRUGGLING) with motivation and inspiration to do new work. I sorta took out my frustration on DeviantART because it's the place where I have the largest following, and I feel like it misrepresented me as an artist. I feel like it's really easy to make yourself look like an amazing, successful artist online when you're sorta mostly not in reality. That's why I was sorta like "I gotta go," the attention I get here feels like a burden I don't quite deserve.

Well, at least ]]> http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/fox-orian-on-Facebook-323863175 http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/fox-orian-on-Facebook-323863175 Tue, 28 Aug 2012 01:48:41 PDT fox-orian on Facebook nonadult journals/personal fox-orian http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/f/o/fox-orian.png?14 Copyright 2012-2013 `fox-orian HOWEVER, recently I've realized that I'm starting to get a LOT of friend requests on my personal Facebook account from people I have no idea who they are! XD -- then I realized "Oh yeah maybe it's because I don't have a page for myself as an artist?"

SO, I finally made a Facebook page for myself as fox-orian!

FIND IT HERE: https://www.facebook.com/orianart
(or click on the image above)

I JUST made it, so there's not much there at the moment, but I plan on using my this for random status updates (personal and work related,) and to better ]]> http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/Know-your-origin-Some-history-of-our-craft-317445460 http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/Know-your-origin-Some-history-of-our-craft-317445460 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 22:32:39 PDT Know your origin: Some history of our craft nonadult journals/personal fox-orian http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/f/o/fox-orian.png?14 Copyright 2012-2013 `fox-orian
The latest graphic tablets (now affordable for most anyone,) matched with the latest high-definition screens (displaying billions of colors,) connected to the latest computers (whose size are measured in inches and not feet,) all to render work near instantaneously. It's hard to imagine that with what we have today, publishers and artists were using these same types of devices as much as 40 years ago to set type, scan images, or even draw pictures.

So if you were an artist in the late 1970's, what would it have been like?

Well, c ]]> http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/I-quit-my-job-313591060 http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/I-quit-my-job-313591060 Mon, 09 Jul 2012 09:24:09 PDT I quit my job. nonadult journals/personal fox-orian http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/f/o/fox-orian.png?14 Copyright 2012-2013 `fox-orian
I haven't been one to take risks in th ]]> http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/What-I-ve-been-listening-to-while-I-work-Round-01-312252797 http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/What-I-ve-been-listening-to-while-I-work-Round-01-312252797 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 00:18:43 PDT What I've been listening to while I work: Round 01 nonadult journals/personal fox-orian http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/f/o/fox-orian.png?14 Copyright 2012-2013 `fox-orian
Anyhow, I used to be a Zune subscriber, then I left WP7 (dissatisfied with lack of platform growth) to go back to Android with the new EVO LTE. So, now I'm an Rdio subscriber. I really like these music subscription services. I have a number of computers/devices, so I find this an extremely easy way to keep the same library of music automatically synced across all. So, here's some of what's been on my heavy listening rotation recently while I work:

#1: Jim NoirAbout two months or so ago, I remembered the track "My Patch" he did which was inclu ]]> http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/Portfolio-Reality-Check-Time-308868451 http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/Portfolio-Reality-Check-Time-308868451 Sun, 17 Jun 2012 00:42:27 PDT Portfolio Reality Check Time nonadult journals/personal fox-orian http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/f/o/fox-orian.png?14 Copyright 2012-2013 `fox-orian
As I have still to achieve even a single interview for any position I've applied to over the last year or more, I think it's time for me to realize that my portfolio is just downright pretty bad -- at least if I were to present it to art directors in a game studio. I need to be presenting relevant work for my ability to think creatively and conceptually, (two things which my portfolio honestly greatly lack right now.) Just about the only thing I'm demonstrating at the moment is that I'm good at drawing ]]> http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/Selling-my-Prismacolor-Premiere-156-Marker-Box-Set-307446619 http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/Selling-my-Prismacolor-Premiere-156-Marker-Box-Set-307446619 Sat, 09 Jun 2012 22:13:49 PDT Selling my Prismacolor Premiere 156 Marker Box Set nonadult journals/personal fox-orian http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/f/o/fox-orian.png?14 Copyright 2012-2013 `fox-orian
So I got a huge 156 set of Prismacolor Premiere markers, with those stackable marker stands (enough of them to display all 156.) I bought them back in 2008 near the end of my schooling, (I had an older, mostly-used up set of prismas back then,) buuuut I ended up becoming full-time digital shortly after so they've received little to no use. Yeah, oops.

That said, these are slightly used, but there shouldn't be any dead or dirty markers in there. And if there were, it'd probably just be one or two of the cool gray or black markers. I don't think I ]]> http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/First-Youtube-Video-done-Check-it-out-305029326 http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/First-Youtube-Video-done-Check-it-out-305029326 Mon, 28 May 2012 22:13:35 PDT First Youtube Video done! - Check it out nonadult journals/personal fox-orian http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/f/o/fox-orian.png?14 Copyright 2012-2013 `fox-orian
CHECK OUT THE VIDEO HEEEEERE

Eesh! I've NEVER recorded myself before, either video or audio. This is a huge first for me hahah. (Hell I even hardly have any photos of myself.)
The original video was about 29 minutes long before I started making lots of cuts. (Now I see why people jump-cut so much! It's easy to ramble without realizing it, so you gotta cut the fat out.) But it was still pretty long after that. So I used time compression to speed up the ]]> http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/QUESTION-If-I-started-making-videos-304591440 http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/QUESTION-If-I-started-making-videos-304591440 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:45:13 PDT QUESTION: If I started making videos... nonadult journals/personal fox-orian http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/f/o/fox-orian.png?14 Copyright 2012-2013 `fox-orian http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/Adobe-s-New-CS6-amp-CreativeCloud-Hmmmm-304227668 http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/Adobe-s-New-CS6-amp-CreativeCloud-Hmmmm-304227668 Fri, 25 May 2012 01:07:04 PDT Adobe's New CS6 & CreativeCloud - Hmmmm! nonadult journals/personal fox-orian http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/f/o/fox-orian.png?14 Copyright 2012-2013 `fox-orian
Well, there's a pretty interesting thing Adobe's done this time around -- in what seems to be an attempt to curb piracy as well as step up their game to a degree. Have you guys seen Adobe's CreativeCloud yet? http://www.adobe.com/products/creativecloud.edu.html?promoid=JQPEQ This is an interesting offer. You can basically subscribe to use Adobe software 100% legally, and you get a pretty nifty online cloud system to boot. For any regular user, you can subscribe to 1-year contracts to gain access to the entire Master Suite and their file ]]> http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/Ahg-Can-t-help-it-just-watch-listen-to-this-302617213 http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/Ahg-Can-t-help-it-just-watch-listen-to-this-302617213 Wed, 16 May 2012 22:16:54 PDT Ahg! Can't help it: just watch/listen to this nonadult journals/personal fox-orian http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/f/o/fox-orian.png?14 Copyright 2012-2013 `fox-orian http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=etGJUeYtdxE

This has gotta be one of my most favorite songs right now, and has been for some time. It has a really, really nice music video, too.
This is the kind of stuff that really gets my brain going strong. I really wish they had more than 2 albums released.

Watch / listen to it! Seriously! You won't regret it. ]]> http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/New-portfolio-website-is-up-Plastic-Shards-gone-295597939 http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/New-portfolio-website-is-up-Plastic-Shards-gone-295597939 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:52:43 PDT New portfolio website is up! Plastic Shards gone. nonadult journals/personal fox-orian http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/f/o/fox-orian.png?14 Copyright 2012-2013 `fox-orian
Anyhow, not that this is a very big deal to you guys, but I finally got my new portfolio website up. Plastic Shards is gone, now replaced (for better or worse) by my new site ORIANART.

So click the link above to see it or if you're feeling lazy just click here: http://www.orianart.com

Not too radically different from the old one, except that this layout is far more unique to myself while maintaining the "all on one page" JQuery trickery. Plus I developed this version to be very iP ]]> http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/More-Critical-Thoughts-on-Art-School-Career-Path-295018913 http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/More-Critical-Thoughts-on-Art-School-Career-Path-295018913 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 01:49:33 PDT More Critical Thoughts on Art School + Career Path nonadult journals/personal fox-orian http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/f/o/fox-orian.png?14 Copyright 2012-2013 `fox-orian
Elsewhere, I've been meaning to do a short rant dealing with how I feel retrospectively having gone to art school. I've talked about having gone before, and I've given some advice about choosing a school that's right for you should you choose to go. But you know, having been out for a couple years now, there are a few glaring problems I see not just from the school I attended, but apparently from many schools nationwide. And th ]]> http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/SF-Bay-Area-Deviants-I-may-need-your-help-293217179 http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/SF-Bay-Area-Deviants-I-may-need-your-help-293217179 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 21:55:40 PDT SF Bay Area Deviants - I may need your help! nonadult journals/personal fox-orian http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/f/o/fox-orian.png?14 Copyright 2012-2013 `fox-orian
So here's what's up: I need to get out of Boston. It's art-related job market has been... slow to say the least. Boston is great if you're a graphic designer or marketing analyst, (shit loads of jobs here for web design and advertising,) but not a whole lot to choose from in terms of art professional production / studio jobs. Here we only have a couple game studios, all of which are either 1) big-big-name studios so if an artist position opens up, competition is impossibly fierce and (nail-in-my-c ]]> http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/My-thoughts-on-portable-gaming-and-the-PS-Vita-291320650 http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/My-thoughts-on-portable-gaming-and-the-PS-Vita-291320650 Mon, 19 Mar 2012 23:44:54 PDT My thoughts on portable gaming and the PS Vita. nonadult journals/personal fox-orian http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/f/o/fox-orian.png?14 Copyright 2012-2013 `fox-orian
So lately I've been hearing a lot of people eager to look at their watch and pronounce the precise time that portable gaming has passed. I don't have any crazy statistical facts or deep market research on the matter, but I don't entirely think portable gaming ]]> http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/My-thoughts-on-Quantic-Dream-s-short-film-Kara-289370761 http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/My-thoughts-on-Quantic-Dream-s-short-film-Kara-289370761 Fri, 09 Mar 2012 03:09:11 PST My thoughts on Quantic Dream's short film 'Kara' nonadult journals/personal fox-orian http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/f/o/fox-orian.png?14 Copyright 2012-2013 `fox-orian
This was a really cool short film by the developers who made Heavy Rain, really showing off what these old consoles can still do -- granted in a VERY controlled environment. (Small room.) I liked how they kept everything rolling along as she was still being built.

BUT I can't help but think as a "what if..." (Spoilers: watch first before reading onward) I was honestly waiting for the wham-line at the end of the film which I felt the writers TOTALLY missed the opportunity to include -- a line where the operator guy says something like "Artificial Intelligence diagnostics check complet ]]> http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/Skills-To-Do-List-2012-289223280 http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/Skills-To-Do-List-2012-289223280 Thu, 08 Mar 2012 05:38:00 PST Skills To-Do List 2012 nonadult journals/personal fox-orian http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/f/o/fox-orian.png?14 Copyright 2012-2013 `fox-orian http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/Wacom-Pen-Nib-a-bit-short-Might-not-be-the-nib-278868079 http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/Wacom-Pen-Nib-a-bit-short-Might-not-be-the-nib-278868079 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:34:49 PST Wacom Pen Nib a bit short? Might not be the nib... nonadult journals/personal fox-orian http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/f/o/fox-orian.png?14 Copyright 2012-2013 `fox-orian
So what's wrong? To find out, give your pen a back-and-forth shake. Does it sound like the innards of the pen are shifting, rattling back and forth? Press on the eraser tip. Does the tip's length suddenly come back? If so, ]]> http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/Visions-of-Brutalism-From-my-Reference-Library-275364681 http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/Visions-of-Brutalism-From-my-Reference-Library-275364681 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 01:47:16 PST Visions of Brutalism: From my Reference Library nonadult journals/personal fox-orian http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/f/o/fox-orian.png?14 Copyright 2011-2013 `fox-orian
Just wrote a neat little insight article on my tubmlr as to why I love brutalism architecture so much, along with a nice collection of select images from my brutalist reference library gathered from 'round the internet.

Just thought you guys would like to check it out, too :)

HAVE A DAY! ]]> http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/My-new-favorite-webcomic-275186450 http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/My-new-favorite-webcomic-275186450 Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:16:20 PST My new favorite webcomic... nonadult journals/personal fox-orian http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/f/o/fox-orian.png?14 Copyright 2011-2013 `fox-orian link above goes right to the first page

Ahhhhhhg seriously, if you haven't already discovered this comic through other means, social media, friends, etc, read the chapter-and-a-half they have produced so far. This is the one webcomic, aside from The Meek that I check back on regularly (eagerly) for a new page.

I'm actually not going to explain the story out loud here, best just read to see what's going on.

The writing, pacing, and humor are all just at my preferred level, (helpful to you, I know,) and the art is very interesting. The art style is a little messy and over/underproduced in all the right places to make it oddly r ]]> http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/Dynamic-Range-in-your-art-267491414 http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/Dynamic-Range-in-your-art-267491414 Sun, 06 Nov 2011 00:22:08 PDT Dynamic Range in your art nonadult journals/personal fox-orian http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/f/o/fox-orian.png?14 Copyright 2011-2013 `fox-orian
Read the good bit here: Q&A: Lighting Extras and Dynamic Range.

Hope its at least a little bit helpful! ]]> http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/Wow-and-I-thought-I-was-bad-edit-266522019 http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/Wow-and-I-thought-I-was-bad-edit-266522019 Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:04:10 PDT Wow and I thought I was bad... [edit] nonadult journals/personal fox-orian http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/f/o/fox-orian.png?14 Copyright 2011-2013 `fox-orian
InMomentum

It's a game where you go nuts free-running and platforming... on... magical floating geometry. I mean, I know it's an indie developed game, and indie games these days usually mean "bits and pieces of other things you've played before all mashed together," but COME ON -- they could have at least TRIED, just a LITTLE bit to restrain themselves from completely ripping off the visuals from this.

It reminds me of this other oddly familiar looking title I found not too long ago also on Steam. Now where have I seen that before...? Ohhh yes, that's right.

EDIT: ]]> http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/The-worst-thing-about-working-retail-260379301 http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/The-worst-thing-about-working-retail-260379301 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 14:55:14 PDT The worst thing about working retail. nonadult journals/personal fox-orian http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/f/o/fox-orian.png?14 Copyright 2011-2013 `fox-orian
So the worst thing? Customers who don't understand anything.

So I work in a retail store. We sell equipment. Some of it is very expensive. Sometimes when we sell something to a customer, it gets damaged during its shipping after manufacture. This gets people really mad, and yell at us in the store / over the phone about how they spent all this money and get something that (usually) has a cosmetic blemish or in worse cases a broken piece.

To these customers, it's terrible that you got ]]> http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/Selling-some-of-my-equipment-Photography-259759217 http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/Selling-some-of-my-equipment-Photography-259759217 Fri, 23 Sep 2011 01:15:52 PDT Selling some of my equipment! (Photography) nonadult journals/personal fox-orian http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/f/o/fox-orian.png?14 Copyright 2011-2013 `fox-orian
This time around the focus is on my photography gear! I don't use it much anymore. (I favor my smaller lighter option these days -- haven't taken the EOS 40D out for a spin in... over a year? Probably.) I thought I'd toss it up here before ebaying it. I'm an honest seller! :) Free shipping on anything if you live in the states. I can provide detail photos of any of the things here -- I'm just being lazy at the moment so I'll produce on inquiry.
Here's what I got going on --

Canon EOS 40D Body + 28-135mm IS lens + Accessories :: Asking for $600
My trusty ol' EOS 40D! This guy's a beast. During 2008-2009, ]]> http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/Quick-review-of-the-Intuos4-Medium-Wireless-258620083 http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/Quick-review-of-the-Intuos4-Medium-Wireless-258620083 Thu, 15 Sep 2011 23:32:21 PDT Quick review of the Intuos4 Medium Wireless nonadult journals/personal fox-orian http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/f/o/fox-orian.png?14 Copyright 2011-2013 `fox-orian
There are lots of reviews of the Intuos4 Medium Wireless out there, but they don't talk about a few key points that I'm sure a number of prospective buyers would like to know about. So this isn't going to be a full-on review -- this is an Intuos4 so EVERYTHING about it is standard fare intuos4ness. I'll just talk about some of the notable differences between this and the ]]> http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/Serious-Question-Learning-3DS-Max-Maya-on-own-258249508 http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/Serious-Question-Learning-3DS-Max-Maya-on-own-258249508 Tue, 13 Sep 2011 13:36:00 PDT Serious Question: Learning 3DS Max / Maya on own? nonadult journals/personal fox-orian http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/f/o/fox-orian.png?14 Copyright 2011-2013 `fox-orian
So now, I'm turning to you guys to see if any of you are 3D modelers and have an ]]> http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/Wacom-releases-new-Cintiq-one-minor-criticism-258183410 http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/Wacom-releases-new-Cintiq-one-minor-criticism-258183410 Tue, 13 Sep 2011 02:24:11 PDT Wacom releases new Cintiq (one minor criticism) nonadult journals/personal fox-orian http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/f/o/fox-orian.png?14 Copyright 2011-2013 `fox-orian
But damn, look at what they just came out with: http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/13/wacom-cintiq-24hd-hands-on-video/
It's mighty impressive. And mighty huge. And mighty expensive. Watch the video on Engadget to see what that funky new stand can do.

The new IPS screen is a nice new feature, as is the over-the-edge-drop-down stand -- but one thing that I'm glad to see finally come back are the multi-sized, arranged expresskeys (similar to the old Intuo ]]> http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/The-new-Wacom-Inkling-Thoughts-255950510 http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/The-new-Wacom-Inkling-Thoughts-255950510 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 20:16:02 PDT The new Wacom Inkling - Thoughts? nonadult journals/personal fox-orian http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/f/o/fox-orian.png?14 Copyright 2011-2013 `fox-orian
Video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXbBA1DRE84

It's some sort of 3D-Space reading device that you clip to a piece of paper that reads the exact location of a special pen. As you draw on paper, those movements are saved to the small device, along with pressure sensitivity. Finish your drawing, hook it up to the computer via USB, and upload your drawings to a program of a choice such as Photoshop. Your sketches appear as vector data or pixel data, fully editable.

Now, I have to admit, to me this is a bit unexpected from Waco ]]> http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/The-Art-Institutes-are-Fraudulent-251991978 http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/The-Art-Institutes-are-Fraudulent-251991978 Tue, 09 Aug 2011 18:09:22 PDT The Art Institutes are Fraudulent nonadult journals/personal fox-orian http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/f/o/fox-orian.png?14 Copyright 2011-2013 `fox-orian
NY TIMES: "Education Management Corporation Accused of Widespread Fraud"

This should be a pretty good read for anyone who is either currently a student at one of these colleges OR is considering on going to one.

I always had a bad feeling about AI's, that's why I never considered going to one. After reading that, I'm glad I never did. (The college I went to, The Art Institute of Boston (AIB) is in no way associated with the AI's. I don't know how much I can fully recommend going to AIB either, but ]]> http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/The-Third-amp-The-Seventh-Zenlike-Inspiration-248099233 http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/The-Third-amp-The-Seventh-Zenlike-Inspiration-248099233 Wed, 03 Aug 2011 15:22:46 PDT The Third & The Seventh - Zenlike Inspiration nonadult journals/personal fox-orian http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/f/o/fox-orian.png?14 Copyright 2011-2013 `fox-orian
The Third & The Seventh, a short film by Alex Roman.

I found this the other day. It's 12 minutes long and contains no story, that's not its point of it. If you have ANY interest in photography OR architecture you will probably be intrigued by this film to stick with it 'till the end. This film is nothing short of a celebration of the two, showing architecture through the lens of a camera -- shown as art. Full screen this video, make sure HD is on, and just sit back and get absorbed into it (and it's immensely soothing soundtrack.) Actively think about what you're lo ]]> http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/Someone-give-me-a-character-sketch-to-ink-245396476 http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/Someone-give-me-a-character-sketch-to-ink-245396476 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 21:41:26 PDT Someone give me a character sketch to ink! nonadult journals/personal fox-orian http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/f/o/fox-orian.png?14 Copyright 2011-2013 `fox-orian Anyone got a character sketch they'd like to see inked over? (This is just somethin' quick, just link to something in your gallery or whatnot XD)

(By the way, just doing like one or two or something. Don't feel bad if I don't do yours :) ) ]]> http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/Q-amp-A-Is-Art-School-Worth-It-243787007 http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/Q-amp-A-Is-Art-School-Worth-It-243787007 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 22:07:04 PDT Q&A: Is Art School Worth It? nonadult journals/personal fox-orian http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/f/o/fox-orian.png?14 Copyright 2011-2013 `fox-orian
BUT

I can provide you with some tips from experience about things you could consider, should you be considering higher education. (And by that, I'm speaking about full four-year style colleges that offer full-time curriculum for a Bachelors or Masters degree.)

Now, as I me ]]> http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/Best-toy-EVER-for-under-20-243621498 http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/Best-toy-EVER-for-under-20-243621498 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 21:53:38 PDT Best toy EVER for under $20 nonadult journals/personal fox-orian http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/f/o/fox-orian.png?14 Copyright 2011-2013 `fox-orian
Just got mine today. It feels quite a lot better than a toy, actually. This thing rocks. Kicks the crap out of that ridiculously-hard-to-fly-overpriced Air Hogs junk. Forward AND back movement, super stable flight, more powerful than it needs to be, USB Charging, all-replaceable-parts, comes WITH replacement rotors, $18! I even flew it outside a little tonight because the air is dead still out there.

Best thing I ever bought for under $20. I got the yellow one :) I bought it with the AC Wall Charger by the way, that way I could get free shipping. Because hey, af ]]> http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/GOOGRE-230874503 http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/GOOGRE-230874503 Fri, 15 Jul 2011 19:56:25 PDT GOOGRE+ nonadult journals/personal fox-orian http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/f/o/fox-orian.png?14 Copyright 2011-2013 `fox-orian
I AM: https://plus.google.com/110632166443989932850/posts

I'm not big on social networks, (I use Facebook like 2% as much as most of my friends,) but I kinda like this if only because of the whole circles thing AND the fact it's just more convenient / integrated than something like Facebook. And definitely something less cumbersome than LinkedIn...
I use lots of Google products, so it's nice to see them release some sort of center-hub to the whole thing as a kind of aggregator. Let's hope this really turns into something!

(By the way, how many of you actually read it as "googre prus"?) ]]> http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/Best-way-to-record-yourself-drawing-digitally-221173340 http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/Best-way-to-record-yourself-drawing-digitally-221173340 Tue, 12 Jul 2011 22:05:23 PDT Best way to record yourself drawing digitally nonadult journals/personal fox-orian http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/f/o/fox-orian.png?14 Copyright 2011-2013 `fox-orian
Quick bit of help here, because I'm not sure if everyone knows the best way to handle this if you want to record your progress while drawing in Photoshop, Manga Studio, Painter, whatever.

IF YOU ARE USING WINDOWSYou may have tried some of the screen recorders out there like CamStudio, FRAPS, or some free ones out there. You may have noticed, or had become frustrated with, the fact that many of these programs cause a significantly huge hit on your system's performance. When you try drawing in Photoshop, your tablet response comes to a screeching halt. Then you find a program that r ]]> http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/Q-amp-A-The-A-s-Part-1-218241412 http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/Q-amp-A-The-A-s-Part-1-218241412 Sat, 04 Jun 2011 21:36:58 PDT Q&A: The A's (Part 1) nonadult journals/personal fox-orian http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/f/o/fox-orian.png?14 Copyright 2011-2013 `fox-orian These are a bit long, so I'm only doing a couple here this time!

:devmooshakes: ASKS:"How do you fit in social settings with other artists? I've been to a couple animation festivals and networking events but it's always weird, like I don't deserve to talk to anyone because I'm just a lowly terrible animator and they're obviously better than me. What does it take to remove that feeling, and talk to other artists as equal peers so we can have real conversations?"

This question doesn't exactly have a REAL solid answer, but I can try to explain a little bit using extraneous hand gestures you ]]> http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/Q-amp-A-The-Q-s-218337580 http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/Q-amp-A-The-Q-s-218337580 Tue, 31 May 2011 23:26:07 PDT Q&A: The Q's nonadult journals/personal fox-orian http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/f/o/fox-orian.png?14 Copyright 2011-2013 `fox-orian
(I think I'll add ]]> http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/FAQ-amp-A-quot-Which-Wacom-should-I-get-quot-218666600 http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/FAQ-amp-A-quot-Which-Wacom-should-I-get-quot-218666600 Wed, 18 May 2011 00:19:30 PDT FAQ&A: "Which Wacom should I get?" nonadult journals/personal fox-orian http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/f/o/fox-orian.png?14 Copyright 2011-2013 `fox-orian
WHICH WACOM TABLET SHOULD I BUY?Not to sound snarky, but I thought that little article I wrote about Wacom Tablets would've alleviated some of the confusion new digital artists were having, and answer their burning questions. Unfortunately it ]]> http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/Ahhhahah-I-just-noticed-this-218819168 http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/Ahhhahah-I-just-noticed-this-218819168 Wed, 11 May 2011 01:33:16 PDT Ahhhahah -- I just noticed this nonadult journals/personal fox-orian http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/f/o/fox-orian.png?14 Copyright 2011-2013 `fox-orian
2004:
:thumb9577794:

2011:
:thumb205215530:

Things sure got simpler in her life since then, eh?
In more ways than just the stuff she owned, I suppose.

More new stuff coming soon, I promise :)
(Looking at new apartments! Gotta move this September.) ]]> http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/Give-me-some-homework-and-well-a-serious-rant-219106351 http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/Give-me-some-homework-and-well-a-serious-rant-219106351 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 00:27:24 PDT Give me some homework -- and, well, a serious rant nonadult journals/personal fox-orian http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/f/o/fox-orian.png?14 Copyright 2011-2013 `fox-orian
So, lately I've come to the realization that I'm not entirely that good of an artist to be working within entertainment-based industries. (Gaming, movies, hell, even comics.) And a large part of that is due to the sheer amount of time I spend doing nothing. Seriously, I waste a hell of a lot of time every day just... doing nothing. I space out a lot. Surf the web in the laziest ways possible. I barely sketch in my sketchbook (interpretation: never) and when I am working on an artwork, I have the hardest time actually focusing on it because of how easily I'm distracted BY THOSE THINGS I WASTE TIME WITH. I don't play video games much ]]> http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/I-m-moving-to-Blogger-219242277 http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/I-m-moving-to-Blogger-219242277 Fri, 22 Apr 2011 10:56:33 PDT I'm moving to Blogger nonadult journals/personal fox-orian http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/f/o/fox-orian.png?14 Copyright 2011-2013 `fox-orian
I'm not leaving DA or anything (seriously why do people just straight up delete their entire galleries without notice?) -- I'll still be ]]> http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/Portal-2-Just-wanted-to-say-219285717 http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/Portal-2-Just-wanted-to-say-219285717 Wed, 20 Apr 2011 02:51:25 PDT Portal 2... Just wanted to say: nonadult journals/personal fox-orian http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/f/o/fox-orian.png?14 Copyright 2011-2013 `fox-orian I won't say what it was to keep out spoilers, but for those of you who have also gotten that far, you know exactly what it was at the end that caused me to completely flip out to the point I had to actually get up from my chair in amazement. The last time a game did that for me was.... never, I think. So well done Valve. Well done.

(And I haven't even done any of the co-op yet.)

That's my review.
I need to go eat something. ]]> http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/On-Tron-Legacy-rant-219514537 http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/On-Tron-Legacy-rant-219514537 Sat, 09 Apr 2011 00:47:21 PDT On Tron: Legacy (rant) nonadult journals/personal fox-orian http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/f/o/fox-orian.png?14 Copyright 2011-2013 `fox-orian
So last week, I finally got around to seeing Tron: Legacy, it was pretty good. I'd hand it a good 7/10 overall. [Update: After discussion, I realize that the plot was more infuriating than I thought. I give it a 5.5/10.) The visual effects were downright jaw-dropping (not too hard to do when your movie takes place in a 100% purposely-CG-rendered world, though -- it was more of an artistic direction thing than the technical achievement,) and the writing could have honestly been better. The story was a little exposition heavy -- that being, all of th ]]> http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/Your-Tablet-PC-and-Drivers-UPDATE-224071462 http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/Your-Tablet-PC-and-Drivers-UPDATE-224071462 Sat, 02 Apr 2011 02:48:54 PDT Your Tablet PC and Drivers, [UPDATE] nonadult journals/personal fox-orian http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/f/o/fox-orian.png?14 Copyright 2011-2013 `fox-orian
UPDATE 4/2/2011 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
THIS MAY NOT APPLY TO ALL TABLET PC OWNERS, BUT IT IS AN OBSERVABLE IMPROVEMENT ON MY X201T!

The old advice I gave about Fujitsu drivers being better for your Tablet PC may no longer be valid. First off, Fujitsu has removed the drivers previously linked from their support site. Second, because I gave Wacom's Tablet PC drivers, (called "ISD" drivers,) a second shot. T ]]> http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/Let-s-see-your-online-resume-amp-portfolio-sites-220084248 http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/Let-s-see-your-online-resume-amp-portfolio-sites-220084248 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 23:11:46 PDT Let's see your online resume & portfolio sites nonadult journals/personal fox-orian http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/f/o/fox-orian.png?14 Copyright 2011-2013 `fox-orian
As you guys know, my portfolio website (also with an online resume) is: www.plasticshards.com
But my OFFICIAL resume that I pass to prospective employers is here: [resume link]

Lets see it! (If you have one, anyway.) You might learn something cool :) ]]> http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/Japan-Sticking-to-the-primary-issue-at-hand-220144510 http://fox-orian.deviantart.com/journal/Japan-Sticking-to-the-primary-issue-at-hand-220144510 Sun, 13 Mar 2011 16:38:14 PDT Japan - Sticking to the primary issue at hand. nonadult journals/personal fox-orian http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/f/o/fox-orian.png?14 Copyright 2011-2013 `fox-orian
--- ---

:icontiuni: :devTiuni: wrote a good journal post today [ about why the problems Japan is facing right now should not be overlooked because of its more prevalent media coverage. ] A disaster is a disaster, and no one should complain / shed negative light on the efforts simply because the media is all over it. There are no "cool" disasters to "like."

And I agree with her. The media chooses to cover particular events to sway public opinion toward things it likes to keep as the primary int ]]>