http://search.deviantart.com/?q=by:nightshade85&section=today deviantART RSS for by:nightshade85 en-us Copyright 2009, deviantART.com Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:57:45 PST deviantART.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://s.deviantart.com/minish/widgets/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png http://nightshade85.deviantart.com/journal/26854123/ http://nightshade85.deviantart.com/journal/26854123/ Thu, 27 Aug 2009 10:27:52 PDT I have been working all summer and am becoming really burnt out over it, I really feel I need to get into a job around art somewhow - I am considering freelancing - where I'm at I don't know if I could get a decent client base to make a decent living - it would probably beat what I'm doing now
I have more art to upload - 3-4 pieces and alot of sketches, but my scanner won't work with vista >_< - I ordered a new scanner yesterday - it is large enough to scan legal size paper - it will make my process a little bit faster - it can scan at much higher resolution too
hopefully it will arrive sometime next week
I really need to get back into the habit of drawing everyday, if I feel like it or not
I used to draw everyday - now it's maybe 3-4 times a week for less than an hour

be safe everyone
daniel

]]> ~nightshade85 http://nightshade85.deviantart.com/journal/25030438/ http://nightshade85.deviantart.com/journal/25030438/ Sat, 30 May 2009 09:47:59 PDT I started working 40+ hours a week again, like last summer - I sometimes go in an hour or so early just so I can draw a little -
I have a few I will refine and upload
when I have interesting to report I will update this, until then
be safe everyone
Daniel

]]> ~nightshade85 http://nightshade85.deviantart.com/journal/24346940/ http://nightshade85.deviantart.com/journal/24346940/ Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:32:18 PDT I recently haven't had a chance to draw a whole lot- when I get a chance I try to as much as I can - somedays it is really easy and I am insatiable - but other days I will start sketching and then instead of continuing I will start something new - I can't commitment myself unless I have have alot of interest or I force - if I could every day it would be no problem or I am doing it for someone else

anyway, I just bought samurai showdown anthology and have been playing it quite a bit - they are almost as fun as I remember, I wish there were more extras - that series had some awesome character designs early on in the series but later some of them are way below par in my opinion - still fun - I play I & II mostly, because the whole roster is cool in those

also, I have been playing left 4 dead on PC - I tend to play that game a few days after work - then I won't play it for a while and then I try it again and get hooked - I think it is because I play online - most of the time it is a gamble if it will be fun - I would say 1 out of 3 times is great - sometimes I get paired into a team that is full of people who aren't trying to have fun - other times it is alot of fun, when everyone is laid back and friendly

if anybody has a steam account you can post it and I will add you, if not - no big deal

and anyway, I am looking for a new apt again ..>_< lease is over - and am continuing the same routine - work wise

be safe everyone,
daniel

]]> ~nightshade85 http://nightshade85.deviantart.com/journal/23750844/ http://nightshade85.deviantart.com/journal/23750844/ Tue, 17 Mar 2009 17:02:31 PDT I haven't updated this for a while,
I am usually only on this site briefly - upload stuff and respond to comments
I seem to be so tired nowadays, I am used to it - but lately there are times in the day when I can't keep my eyes open(it's a down side to working the graveyard shift though)
I am postponing going to an art school until probably next spring I think - I am at school now and have decided to wait until I have a degree in something
I wish I could have a job where all I had to do was draw all day - but I still need to improve and become more versatile
for right now I will just continue what I'm doing - drawing for fun

anyway
I am getting frustrated with all the advertising on this site - I have considered buying a subscription just to avoid all the spam and pointless ads - but if I do that I am letting them win -
there are many forum based art sites with zero advertising and more informed critiques, but the communities are usually alot smaller and often won't let you upload your art onto their servers
so I guess, just deal

be safe

]]> ~nightshade85 http://nightshade85.deviantart.com/journal/20161894/ http://nightshade85.deviantart.com/journal/20161894/ Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:34:55 PDT be safe
daniel

]]> ~nightshade85 http://nightshade85.deviantart.com/journal/19563370/ http://nightshade85.deviantart.com/journal/19563370/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:43:53 PDT I have for the longest time used an ultra fine tip sharpie on 8 x 15 copy paper - I like the way it looks but they are some things I am indifferent towards in using this approach to draw
I don't like how I have almost no different line thicknesses - it is always consistent on thickness in using a sharpie - I just have to go over certain parts more than once, which is fine - but I can't get really fine detail like I would like - also if you pause in mid line it creates a blotch - I don't mind if it only happens a few times
I have also noticed the paper most times absorbs more ink at times than I like

I looked up some pens on the internet - according to some sites, using a speedball with a fine tip nibs and an ink well is the best for drawing with fine detail - I am curious about which paper to use as well - I have heard a few different things

I'll do some searching on my own and come back later with the results

be safe everyone
daniel

]]> ~nightshade85 http://nightshade85.deviantart.com/journal/19265449/ http://nightshade85.deviantart.com/journal/19265449/ Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:39:39 PDT I am still looking for a new apartment, hopefully very soon that will suffice for the next year - then I can finally move some place interesting (hopefully) after that lease is up - with gas prices the way they are I have too - I live about 20 min (driving) from work and then about 30 from school
I am spending about 35-40 dollars on gas a week
I am thinking of omaha or denver to go to school, I love colorado - I went when I was young - I wouldn't mind spending more time there
I am still drawing (not as much as I should be I think) some days I can't get into a groove, I just sit there and nothing comes out - then other days I can't draw enough and it is extremely enjoyable - I love those days, it is a shame to me when I am forced to do other things(work) - I would rather just draw all night
I had 2 skateboard decks custom made with some previous pieces - they look really cool I think - I will try to take a picture sometime and upoload them (I don't own a camera) I took a photo of myself at school the other day and uploaded it on my page - if you wonder what I look like it's right there
I've really only been drawing on my breaks at work - I will continue to upload I'm sure - when I like what I produce

be safe everyone
daniel

]]> ~nightshade85 http://nightshade85.deviantart.com/journal/18303069/ http://nightshade85.deviantart.com/journal/18303069/ Tue, 13 May 2008 10:28:42 PDT My uploads I think have been less and few between - I have still been drawing. I started drawing with solely pencil again, so much faster than sharpies and I can erase my mistakes - better suited for sketches and also alot of fun.
I bought some colored pencils with erasers, I didn't even know they made colored pencils with erasers. They can add alot more depth to a drawing I think.
be safe everyone,
Daniel

]]> ~nightshade85 http://nightshade85.deviantart.com/journal/17972100/ http://nightshade85.deviantart.com/journal/17972100/ Tue, 22 Apr 2008 07:47:53 PDT I turned 23 today - I looked back at some of my old works - even from last year I think I have improved alot - I will be drawing 23 years from now too
be safe,
daniel

]]> ~nightshade85 http://nightshade85.deviantart.com/journal/17414523/ http://nightshade85.deviantart.com/journal/17414523/ Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:19:42 PDT I added some catgories to my gallery, it makes it a little easier to go through I think -
Thats an all right feature I think, I don't like all these ads popping up over the site - when you go to the gallery page of anyone there is a giant ass ad that takes up a quarter of the screen - it actually takes the spot of some of the artists' work,
I know this site wants to make money - but that is really obnoxious I feel it's okay for a little advetisement but leave it like it was ..
I know I have alot of works to go through - and comments to return, please don't feel neglected if I haven't.
Lately I have only been able to submit lineart drawings, which is fine - I have been to busy to color anything anyway, besides I like how the lineart looks
I have 2 drawings done now (concepts) but they are also on 8.5 x 11 - so I have to scan them and piece them together afterwards - so it is not always perfect - it may be soon or later in the week before I can upload anything
be safe everyone
daniel

]]> ~nightshade85 http://nightshade85.deviantart.com/journal/16783411/ http://nightshade85.deviantart.com/journal/16783411/ Fri, 08 Feb 2008 11:13:09 PST I am sorry I haven't been posting or updating lately - do not think I don't care or I only care about myself - I have little time to do any viewing and comment sharing
I was working on a project - I had three drawings and I wanted to put them all into one image - I had the idea - but it was frustrating and I just uploaded them in pieces
I am going to start a new idea now I think - it may be a while before I post again - depending on how fast I work - I won't try to feel obligated, I don't like to be rushed - so when I do I do I guess
I still have no days off a week - so I have to economize my free time

be safe everyone
daniel

]]> ~nightshade85 http://nightshade85.deviantart.com/journal/16088295/ http://nightshade85.deviantart.com/journal/16088295/ Tue, 25 Dec 2007 04:36:43 PST hope everyone is happy and safe when traveling over the holidays -

I finally uploaded some art - but none of it is colored or cleaned up - they are the raw versions, -
all my files and programs on my computer are hidden, I ran a program to find them - it ran for 230 hours and only found a few images I even recognized - so right now I am thinking of just formatting my harddrive to at least get my space back - don't know yet - also my scanner is a piece of crap - there is no lid - so I have to put a pile of books over the top - so if you noticed some of my drawings have margins of weird colors or text it is because of my scanner -

It's a little frustrating but I am healthy so I shouldn't complain - I have a ton of doodles I wanted to compile - but it's gonna have to wait -

be safe everyone
daniel

]]> ~nightshade85 http://nightshade85.deviantart.com/journal/15930693/ http://nightshade85.deviantart.com/journal/15930693/ Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:48:50 PST I detached my IDE cord(technical, not quite sure about the actual name) and after putting the pieces back it worked - or so it seemed, my graphics card wasn't being read - so I was getting 4 colors - after spending 3-4 hrs. trying to fix it I just decided to do a system recovery - it worked but now all my files and programs are missing - they are there, they are taking up space but I can't find them -
within the next week or so I hope to figure this out - I have close to 5-6 drawings finished(inked on paper I mean) I haven't been able to scan them obviously - I am really itching too - hopefully soon

on a different note school has one more week and work is the same brain numbing task - but I can't complain - and I might have a new relationshop cooking - it's been almost 4 months, so my life is kinda double-sided, but I think I'll survive

be safe everyone
daniel

]]> ~nightshade85 http://nightshade85.deviantart.com/journal/15502281/ http://nightshade85.deviantart.com/journal/15502281/ Wed, 14 Nov 2007 03:40:24 PST nothing too new

]]> ~nightshade85 http://nightshade85.deviantart.com/journal/15125987/ http://nightshade85.deviantart.com/journal/15125987/ Fri, 19 Oct 2007 08:17:36 PDT I finally got an extra day off from work - so it should be alot easier for me to balance my schedule - for the last month or so I have been a zombie, getting hardly any sleep
this week I got alot of work done(art wise) I have a few projects I am working on and some for the near future - I got a character reference sheet for one I've been drawing lately - and a tablet drawing and quite a few sketches
tomorrow I am going to an art fusion - (never been to one before) they take five high school students, five college students, and five professionals and set up 10 or so canvas' and every ten minutes you switch and continue with someone elses work from the previous 10 minutes - it's at a tattoo parlor in sioux city - so I will go after work
next week when I have my days off again I will upload some more of my sketchs - I apologize for some - they are a little messy and not colored - sometime I will get that (I always start new projects too soon and forget)
be safe everyone
dan

]]> ~nightshade85 http://nightshade85.deviantart.com/journal/14455231/ http://nightshade85.deviantart.com/journal/14455231/ Sun, 02 Sep 2007 11:48:40 PDT anyway, I have not been active lately - I am aware. I apologize. - I started taking some classes 2 weeks ago while still working over-nights full-time. I think I am finally understanding the meaning of cause and effect. I have been overly tired but obligated to stay busy. I will try to request a day or two extra off a week. It's easy though, every day is almost exactly the same~
today I ordered a drawing tablet for my computer - I think it's one of those things that I will use indefinitely or once/twice and never touch again - I am thinking the latter, but then again I am unsure - it sounds fun to me - I have heard more than once from different sources to get one
I tried to draw today but nothing came to me - it might be the lack of sleep, when I finish something I am content with I will definitely post it - please be safe everyone
Dan

]]> ~nightshade85 http://nightshade85.deviantart.com/journal/13817383/ http://nightshade85.deviantart.com/journal/13817383/ Sat, 21 Jul 2007 06:13:29 PDT The city itself was pretty new to me - I have never seen so many people and some of the sights were pretty amazing - even though my hotel was in a pretty shady neighborhood (I have been experienced with that before but I was safe the whole time)
On wednesday I was getting out of the subway and suddenly billows of white smoke came out and filled the street and sky - I thought it was a terrorist attack - everyone in the streets was running and screaming - turned out it was just a broken valve in the subway - needless to say the rest of the time most of downtown was barricaded by the police-
There is a plus, they had my all-time favorite beer(Colt 45), I don't drink too often but I made an exception-
I arrived home yesterday in the afternoon and after a few hours of sleep on the plane and a day of work I am finally home -
I did some drawings on the subways - they are kind sloppy so I'll post them in scraps until I clean them up if I decide to
best wishes to everyone
Dan

]]> ~nightshade85 http://nightshade85.deviantart.com/journal/12473659/ http://nightshade85.deviantart.com/journal/12473659/ Thu, 05 Apr 2007 17:10:51 PDT - good luck and wishes everyone -
Daniel

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-Daniel

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]]> ~nightshade85 http://nightshade85.deviantart.com/journal/11653749/ http://nightshade85.deviantart.com/journal/11653749/ Thu, 01 Feb 2007 22:22:45 PST - someday soon I keep saying to myself (I will be very happy when I can finally see that play out, words can't describe) ... we'll see - anyway, I am still waiting for my PSP screws - It has been almost a year - ridiculous ... it is extremely difficult to find out a certain screw size and I have been anxiously waiting for this in the mail - I will be glad when I get them, thats an understatement - best wishes to everyone, grow and shine

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]]> ~nightshade85 http://nightshade85.deviantart.com/journal/9984129/ http://nightshade85.deviantart.com/journal/9984129/ Wed, 06 Sep 2006 02:01:46 PDT Playing: Mario Golf, WCW vs. NWO world tour
Ambitions for very near future: Repair PSP, color remaining pages, find out where the hell my 3 pieces went from my gallery.

This is for reference reasons only. ]]> ~nightshade85