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It's an interesting watch, I'd recommend checking it out.

It's a little tough to explain exactly what the premise of the show is. All I can really do is list off features like that it takes place, for the most part, in the 1920/30s, it's got gangsters, thieves, mystery, murder, and a train called the flying pussyfoot.

The last two episodes are only available in subtitles, but it's still worth watching all the way through.

]]> ~paxtin http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/28357004/ http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/28357004/ Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:40:58 PST
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It's copy-writen 2004, so it's not new, but I've never seen it before and thought I'd share to anyone else who may never have seen it either.
Interesting watch. Has a unique blend of 2D and 3D art styling.

]]> ~paxtin http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/28065431/ http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/28065431/ Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:56:45 PDT [link]

Happy Halloween people of Deviant art, the interwebs in general, and those aliens that are monitoring you vicariously through that microchip in your head that you thought was a ingrown hair.

I kinda wanted to draw something for the holiday, but I've either not had the time, or have just been too lazy when I did.
Who knows, maybe I'll sketch up something before the day is done...Maybe. [EDIT] Not.

]]> ~paxtin http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/27960172/ http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/27960172/ Sun, 25 Oct 2009 13:09:36 PDT
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]]> ~paxtin http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/27914470/ http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/27914470/ Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:41:54 PDT Also for around a 2 hour film, it seems to breeze by pretty quickly. I think that may be my personal problem with the film. It never feels like it takes the time to set a mood, it's just rushing right though everything all the time.

TF3 is apparently just going into production and will be out 2011. So look forward to seeing that piss off millions of people allover again.

I have the 2 disk DVD so I was watching the extras, boy that is depressing. All this video of all these people who worked on the film and the new toys, they're so proud of all this hard work and in the end people just fucking despise it.
I mean not everyone obvioulsy, but it seems the majority of people just hate these films, and hate what they've done to Transformers.
I know it sounds stupid, but it's a little disheartening when you think about it.

So other then that, not much going on with me. Spent most of the day sleeping really...Boy I live a full and enriching life, don't I?

Haven't been drawing anything, don't care enough to be drawing anything.
I had the idea to maybe draw up a bunch of classic movie monsters for Halloween, but then I noticed that it's only about a week away and I really don't have the drive to draw up that many pics in one week just to post online and get a few empty favs out of it.

]]> ~paxtin http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/27818650/ http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/27818650/ Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:12:44 PDT
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In other news, I broke my left front tooth in half. I basically bit down too hard and *snap* now I have half a tooth.
Fortunately I'm not in any kind of pain; that tooth has had some work done on it in the past, so the nerves seem to be long dead. I'm just a little uglier then I was before.
I'm going to have to get it crowned, but unfortunately my health insurance does not cover that. My family's going to help me out with trying to pay for it, so it'll all get worked out eventually.
It still just kinda sucks though.

]]> ~paxtin http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/27747338/ http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/27747338/ Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:35:53 PDT
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Maybe I've just been under a rock, but I've not seen a thing about this up untill I found the trailer on Traileraddict.com

The movie features the late Heath Ledger, with a star studded cast of Christopher Plummer, Colin Farrell, Johnny Depp, Jude Law, as well as others.

Looks like quite the interesting film. I'm very much curious to see how this turned out.

Also in other news, a sequel to Boondock Saints is coming out: [link] So that should be interesting.

]]> ~paxtin http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/27618909/ http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/27618909/ Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:26:16 PDT [link]
I have to admit, it's hard not to go "Awww" when he hugs Blob.

Looks like it could actually be a pretty fun game.

]]> ~paxtin http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/27100363/ http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/27100363/ Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:33:58 PDT
Haven't really been drawing anything. Tried working on that stupid pic that I had originally ment to draw during shark week, but got lazy and never finished.
Really just feeling kinda "Blah" about drawing in general as of late. I really can't get myself to be motivated to draw or work on anything.


In other news, I've noticed recently that there are quite a few video games I own that I've never finished. I really should try and finish them sometime...After I'm done with Fallout 3 that is. Wich probably won't be any time soon seeing as I bought both the add ons, and I've not even finished the main game yet.
But I'm going to, cause I actually really like this game.
That's the problem with some of the other games I own, I'd play them up to a point and then just stop; either because I got board of it, I hit a part that was just too aggravating that I gave up, or because something important came up irl and I'd forget about it.

In case you're wondering, these games are:

Nintendo GC
Zelda Wind Waker (If I recall why I stopped playing this, it was because it got too tedious toward the end where I had to collect scolls or something, I can't remember exactly. But I really should just sit myself down and play through this thing. Maybe this'll be the first on my list after I finish Fallout 3.)
Metroid Prime (Can't really remember why I Never finished this. But I really should.)

PS1
Final Fantasy 9 (Infact the only FF game I own. Played it up to a point and then forgot about it.)
Chrono Cross (Pretty much the same thing as with FF9, played it to a point, then forgot about it.)

PS2
Resident Evil 4 (Played it up to a point, stopped, forgot about it.)
Psychonauts (Played it up to the last point, but it got too hard, so I gave up.)
Maximo Ghosts and Glory (Too, fucking, hard.)
Ratchet and Clank (Couldn't get past this one crazy level toward the end, gave up. Never played any of the sequels as a result.)
Gun (Actually can't remember why I never finished playing this game. I think I just got board of it.)
Odin Sphere (Really beautiful side scrolling action RPG. But the micro management aspect of the item system turned me off. I may still try and finish it though.)
Shadow of the Colossus (This game actually intimidates me.)
Champions of Norrath (I think I either lost or accidentally deleted my saved game.)
GTA 3 and GTA Vice City (Do you even really need to finish these games? Does anybody really care?)
Dirge of Cerberus (Played through the training levels, didn't like the controls, never played it again. Don't know why I still own it frankly.)
Spawn Armageddon (The game sucks...That's pretty much it.)
KillZone (I just don't like playing first person shooters with a game pad. Give me a keyboard and a mouse any day.)
Ultimate Spiderman (What would have been a really good Spiderman game if it weren't for some really stupid challenges that are harder then they need to be. Never got past the one chase level with Venom, probably never will. Probably should sell this stupid game.)
Samurai Legend Musashi (This game lost my interest mainly for having some really clunky controls. But I kept it because it had a really trippy art style...Which I never really get to see, cause i never play it.)

I have some PC games too that I've never finished, but I think I'm just going to end this here.

]]> ~paxtin http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/26978317/ http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/26978317/ Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:57:33 PDT
I guess it's clicked one too many clicks, cause it feels like the sensor on the button is probably wearing out. On random occasions it just won't respond when trying to click on something, and other times whne trying to click and drag an item it just stops in mid drag.

Can't really play and games for the time being either. It's no fun having a giant mutant scorpion barreling down on you and your gun suddenly won’t fire.

So yeeah...That's the most interesting thing that's happen to me recently...


I guess just to fill this entry out, I'll talk about how I read Sky Doll recently: [link]
I'm not really sure what to think of it. It's surreal, has a neat art style, and has boobies in it. So you'd think I'd like it, but I really didn't. I donno, the story seems like it's trying too hard to be deep and then just ends up going nowhere.
I only have what I assume is Vol 1 though, so maybe I just need to try and find Vol 2 and read that. Maybe it'll grow on me.
The artwork is rather nice.

]]> ~paxtin http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/26956969/ http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/26956969/ Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:42:43 PDT [link]

lol Yeeah...A lot of it has been run away hyperbole, and I let myself get swept up in it too. I'm kind of ashamed of myself now for being so stupid. I actually expect better of myself then that. I mean the funny and sad part of it all is by freaking out over the idea that Disney will dumb down Marvel for the kiddies, we were all behaving like children.
I think I'm going to personally revoke my right to be opinionated for a couple of days and wait for my brain to grow back.

This guy, TJ, who normally does TF reviews on Youtube probably has summed it all up best:
[link]

]]> ~paxtin http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/26906666/ http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/26906666/ Sun, 30 Aug 2009 00:32:23 PDT It's really hard though to think of anything worth saying about this film since most of it has already been said. All I can really think to say is it was good. I could go into the more overblown praise, but like I said, at this point it'd be kind of redundant.
This was just a really good movie.

I felt it was a new milestone in scifi, while at the same time being a very classic type of story in the scifi genre. If that makes any sense.
It had that same feeling of the kind of tales you might have seen from the Twilight zone or Outer limits; only much more refined and modern.
Everthing is done to a point to make it feel as believable as a movie like this can be. Only the most cynical of viewers won’t be able to let themselves get taken into the experience this film creates.
Director Neill Blomkamp did an amazing job blending together two films styles that I honestly wouldn't have thought would work, but he pulled it off.
The movie goes between the styel of a documentary and a traditional film. At first thought you'd think this would come off as a clunky mess, but it actually flows so smoothly together that you barely notice it at first.

Blomkamp had apparently commented just before the film's release that if it did well, he'd be interested in doing a sequel. I actually hope that he doesn't. I think this film is perfect just the as is. I worry that a sequel would be unnecessary, and may even hurt the experience of the original film. *Cough-"Matrix"-Cough*

I could comment on other things about the film, but mostly it'd just be me going "Wow that was cool." So I'll just end this now.


In other news:
I really need to start drawing more. And I need to start enjoying it more as well. Lately drawing for me has felt tedious and just something I'd rather avoid doing...That's not good.
I need to try and get myself out of this funk. Otherwise I might as well sell my digital tablet to someone who'd actually get some use out of it.

]]> ~paxtin http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/26616822/ http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/26616822/ Sat, 15 Aug 2009 20:21:47 PDT should have been. But...

[link]

...This is how the prequel films should have been!

I use to be a pretty big Star Wars fan, but after the prequel films, my enthusiasm for the fiction began to wane. Though not quite as angry about the films as some fans, even I couldn't deny that they just didn't quite live up to that same feeling of the originals. And after watching that trailer...I sorely wish that's how they've had been like.

]]> ~paxtin http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/26568235/ http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/26568235/ Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:03:59 PDT
I just read this interesting article by an original attendee of the fabled 69 Woodstock, and how it maybe wasn't the wondrous magical experience most believe it to have been.
[link]

Being born in 1981, anything I ever knew of Woodstock was just stories of some kind of epic moment in the lives of the human race, in where for a sort time there existed nothing but the pure essence and innocents of love and peace. Oh yeah, and apparently there was this music concert thing going on as well.

As I got older, the stories of Woodstock would continue to come up every now and again, and the older I got, the more I questioned that the whole concept of it being an example of greatness in our history might be little more then a delusion. Especially when I found out what drugs were, and the part they played in the whole affair.

Recently we're seeing a new revival of the magical image of the 69 Woodstock gathering, with nostalgic media in the form of CDs and DVDs, As well as a new movie called Taking Woodstock.
I personally thought the myths of Woodstock officially died back in 1999 in where a futile attempt to recreate the magic of 69 for this generation, ended in violent riots, fires, and other nasty events. I remember seeing that on TV and how the bitter half of me laughed at how appropriate this was to usher in the new age of reality, and how the concepts of Woodstock promoting peace and love was in fact little more then an acid trip induced delusion by a bunch of stoned hippies.

]]> ~paxtin http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/26224389/ http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/26224389/ Tue, 28 Jul 2009 01:37:43 PDT [link]

The problem with making a new tron film is that the only reason the original became a classic is because visually it did something that people had never seen before at the time. These days people have seen everything. You can't really make a film just on flashy effects alone anymore.


In other news, I'm pretty much over my cold now, starting to regain my strength. I'll probably try and draw something up soon that I told a friend that I'd draw awhile ago.

]]> ~paxtin http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/26119279/ http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/26119279/ Wed, 22 Jul 2009 22:56:37 PDT
This really sucks, cause I was in the middle of working on a piece for an art contest, which ends within roughly a week. I really don't know if I'll be feeling better in time to complete it...That really sucks since it was something I had been working on for awhile now, and to have it come to this only a week away from the deadline?...That really sucks.

]]> ~paxtin http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/25930668/ http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/25930668/ Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:32:48 PDT
Awhile back ads for some online game called Evony started popping up all over the place, the ads featured a lovely medieval looking maiden, with a generous amount of cleavage, the logo of the game, and a caption along the lines of "Play our free web game."
And you know what, that's fine. That ad seemed generally straight forward. But then the ads got replaced with this one: [link]
Now we have just some CGI chick in a skimpy top. The outfit doesn't even look medieval now, in fact the only indication of a medieval theme is the caption: "Start your journey now, my lord."
And look at the game's logo. It's minuscule! You can hardly read it, and you'd never even really notice it unless you were really looking for it. I would say that this ad almost looks like it's for some adult site or something. That is untill I saw this one: [link]
... Now they're not even trying to be subtle. The whole ad is just a close up of a pair of breasts in a lace bra. The ad is now just literally saying: "Look, boobies! Now play our game."

And you know what, it worked. Cause at this point I had been driven to mad curiosity to see if any of this had anything to actually do with the game; so I signed up to give it a try.
The game of Evony is a online MMO micro management game. A sims game. From what I could figure out, you basically run your own village and trade and go to war with other player's villages. I don't play many micro management games, so I can't really comment if it's a good one or not. But if you're interested in that genre, then go ahead and give it a look...It's free.

Of course the game has nothing to do with it's ridiculous ads. No boobies in the game what so ever! Not even like a gif image of a busty wench that pops up and says "Excellent job me lord." whenever you complete a task. At least that would have made sense in contrast to the ads!
I know a lot of people go for the whole sex sells anything approach to ad campaigns, but Evony did it on a scale that's downright laughable. It almost feels like a joke, like it's a parity or something. My best guess is that maybe they just weren't getting enough players, so they just decided Fuck it, just make the ad a pair of boobs.

Im sorry, I just had talk about this. I thought it was too funny to ignore.

In other news: I will try and post something new soon. At the momant I'm working on something that's taking my full attention.

]]> ~paxtin http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/25840064/ http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/25840064/ Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:42:43 PDT Untill the next one.) my anticipation can move to other films on the horizon. These are just some that have caught my attention.


Sherlock Holmes:
[link]
Robert Downey Jr stars in an unconventional take on the classic detective. This film just looks like it'll be a fun watch.

9:
[link]
I mentioned this in a previous journal, it's a film produced by Tim Burton and writen and directed by Shane Acker. I have always liked dark and crazy gothic character designs like this, so that's mainly what drew my attention to this trailer.
I don't really expect this film to do very well, since the whole gothic art style has pretty much been ruined by the "emo" punk trend of today, and the subsequent mass hatred for said subculture. But I still think it looks like it could be a neat little film. Probably one to wait for on DVD.

Ponyo:
[link]
Hayao Miyazaki films have always been enjoyable and enchanting to watch. So that's reason enough alone to want to see this.
Ponyo definitely looks to be more on the kiddy side of films, so it may not appeal to everyone, but it still looks interesting.

District 9:
[link]
This movie looks like it could go either too ways, it could be a really unique and different take on a tired film genre, or go the way of I am Legend, and become boring and pointless.
What really grabed me about this trailer was the gritty realism of the effects. The art style reminded me very much of the PC game Half life. In fact the premises of the film feels like something that would take place in the world of Half life.
The movie is actually a loose adaptation of a short film done by the director, Neill Blomkamp, called Alive in Joburg: [link]
I could see the indie-film crowd being somewhat disgusted that the director went a more action movie approach with the theatrical version, opposed to the original which is much more of an art film.

]]> ~paxtin http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/25165376/ http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/25165376/ Sat, 06 Jun 2009 16:54:31 PDT
But then I found a trailer for this other animated film called "9" produced by Tim Burton and writen and directed by Shane Acker.
This looks interesting. I look forward to checking this out.

[link]

It's like Toy Story, after the apocalypse.

]]> ~paxtin http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/25152913/ http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/25152913/ Fri, 05 Jun 2009 22:50:58 PDT Well turns out I'm not...So you're all stuck with me untill I hear otherwise. But it looks like they won't have anything for me for another month or so.


In other news: Has anyone else noticed that all the tumbnails on deviant seem to have gotten a little pixilated, Or is it just me?
The full view is fine, but the thumbnail looks kinda crappy.
Did DA change something and not tell anybody?

]]> ~paxtin http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/25131294/ http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/25131294/ Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:49:41 PDT So You probably won't be seeing me for a bit, starting sunday. Unless I get a call and they tell me no, we don't want you here.

In other news:
I got dragged to the movies today to see Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian.
Not quite as horrible as I thought it was going to be, still plenty of groaner moments though. There were a few chuckle worthy moments, but they were kind of few and far between for me.
It was a mediocre family film. Not completely unbearable, but not a film I'm going to seek out to watch again.

]]> ~paxtin http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/25104351/ http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/25104351/ Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:00:56 PDT

In other pointless news: Megan Fox is ok with being a sex symbol.
[link]

You know the sad part about that article is that she's actually absolutely right.

Hollywood. lulz

]]> ~paxtin http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/24937791/ http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/24937791/ Mon, 25 May 2009 07:43:14 PDT But since I got to see the new Star Trek film the other day, and I felt like giving some of my thoughts on it, and most of my life is basically comprised of wasted time, I'm going to do this anyway.

In short, I thought it was good.
And from what I've been hearing, it seems a lot of people thought it was good. Of course the thought on everyone's minds is probably, what do the fans think? And from what I've heard...It's not very good.
The biggest complant I've heard is about how this film is not canonical with any previous Star Trek. Which I'm sure most of you would reply: "duh". Because most of you, even if you haven't seen it yet, would recognize that the film is a reboot. It is a completely new version of the ST universe. But, at the same time, that's not completely true.

Spoiler:


The film's antagonist is a royally pissed off romulan from the future, (Of the future setting of this Trek universe, which I suppose technically would have been the present of the previous Trek universe. Which was originally a depiction of our future...Oh, my brain seems to be making a weird popping noise...I better stop.) who kills Kirk's father by destroying the ship he was stationed on.
Now, the reason this is significant is because Kirk's father originally lived to see his son become captain of the Enterprise; when his death occurs in this film, Kirk is still a baby, thus creating an alternate time line.
This is basically the writer's little *wink* to why this movie's universe has nothing to do with any previous Trek series.

However, a lot of Trek fans have apparently taken personal offense to these turn of events. To them, this means that Alex Kurtzman is basically saying that all the previous serises now don't exist. Because Trek fans appently think the Star Trek universe is real...I can only assume they think if they try and pop in thier disks of the original series and movies, they're DVD players will just display an empty screen of white noise.
I have something to say to you if you think that the original Star Trek continuity is dead; and that is: it already was!
Star Trek needed this. The franchise had boldly gone as far as it could go. And just because you don't like the reboot, doesn't mean you can't enjoy the orignals. They are still there. They didn't go anywhere. You just wont be getting anymore continuations from that universe. Which frankly is a good thing; because there is only so many times you can rehash the same set up, over and over and over again with a different crew and new star ship.
The old continuity is over...Deal with it. Time to move over for the new Trek generation.


Wow, that rant about the fans actually went a little longer then I originally planed.
Maybe I'll do more of an actual review later.

]]> ~paxtin http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/24888778/ http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/24888778/ Fri, 22 May 2009 10:58:13 PDT [link]

Interesting little site.
You can't really do anything amazing with it, but it makes for a neat little time waster.


In other random thoughts...Do I have any friends left on here? I feel after years of my artsitic angst and antisocial dispassion, I've pretty much diven off most everyone who ever showed any interest in me and my crappy doodles.

Insecurity ftw lulz.

]]> ~paxtin http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/24882191/ http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/24882191/ Thu, 21 May 2009 21:45:00 PDT I find this to be a bit confusing since a lot of my favorite comic book artists were doing comics during the 90s. Artist's like Joe Mad and Todd Mcfarlane were big influences on my own art styles; so to hear that it apparently is held fairly low to most of the fandom comes as kind of a blow to me.
This must be what it feels like to be a Creed fan...

A lot of the details I've heard pointed out are things like exagerated anatomy(Huge hulking muscles and such.) and extreme forced perspective poses and angles. Which I always thought was the point of trying to draw a cool action scene in a comic, but apparently not. It's funny too, because I actually have a art book titled "Drawing Cutting Edge Comics" that teaches you how to draw this way.
I guess if I know what's good for me, I'll burn this book immediately.

I know all I'm doing here is whining, but it's hard to take in that something you based most of who you are as an artsit on is apparently widely hated.
It kind of kills the old creativity, ya know? And it's not like I have much of that left to spare these days either.


Also, I'm going to kill off that dumb little sketch a day thing I was doing, cause I was really getting tired of trying to draw up some piece of shit sketch every damn day. It's just not worth it.

]]> ~paxtin http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/24837902/ http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/24837902/ Thu, 21 May 2009 15:02:51 PDT How much would you charage for a b/w digital sketch? In fact, better question, what would you pay for a digital commission?

A one character, no background, black and white digital drawing. What do you think would be a fair price for that?

I suppose you need to factor in the quality of the artist's skill as well. Which in this case would be me.


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Sketch a day count so far:

Sketch #1: [link]

Sketch #2: [link]

Sketch #3: [link]

Sketch #4: [link]

Sketch #5: [link]

Sketch #6: [link]

Sketch #7: [link]

Sketch #8: [link]

Sketch #9: [link]

Sketch #10: [link]

Sketch #11: [link]

Sketch #12: [link]

Feel free to chuck ideas at me, I might sketch it. But that's not a guarantee.

]]> ~paxtin http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/24769640/ http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/24769640/ Fri, 15 May 2009 12:43:51 PDT
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As far as I've seen, the reaction has ranged from slight enthusiasm, indifference, to down right disgust.

I think what kills it for a lot of people is the random rap bit. It does feel like it was just thrown in there in a futile attempt to cross genres.
That said, I feel it's a fair try at updating the song to a more modern sound. Face it 80s fans, Hair band rock is a dated genre.

For the most part, I like this version. I feel the overall sound has a bit more passion to it. imo
It could have used a little fine tuning. Like I said, the rap bit is rather jarring at first if you're not use to that genre being in rock. And even if you are, it still kinda feels out of place for this song.

In short, not bad, but not awesomely great either. I dare say it's rather average for todays style of rock. But still, Stan gets a "cheers" from me for effort.


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Sketch a day count so far:

Sketch #1: [link]

Sketch #2: [link]

Sketch #3: [link]

Sketch #4: [link]

Sketch #5: [link]

Sketch #6: [link]

Sketch #7: [link]

Sketch #8: [link]

Sketch #9: [link]

Feel free to chuck ideas at me, I might sketch it. But that's not a guarantee.

]]> ~paxtin http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/24690403/ http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/24690403/ Thu, 14 May 2009 20:30:46 PDT May 10 09]

I didn't really have a goal in mind...How about 50 sketchs? Then we'll see where it goes from there...If I even make it that far.

Feel free to chuck ideas at me, I might sketch it. But that's not a guarantee.


Sketch #1: [link]

Sketch #2: [link]

Sketch #3: [link]

Sketch #4: [link]

Sketch #5: [link]

]]> ~paxtin http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/24640415/ http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/24640415/ Thu, 07 May 2009 18:17:44 PDT Why did we do this!?"
[link]

I'm honestly laughing harder then I probably should.

]]> ~paxtin http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/24272282/ http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/24272282/ Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:10:07 PDT [link]

Bridge buffoonery
[link]

Goodnight, sweet *BEEP
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A Fistful of Explosions
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]]> ~paxtin http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/24155155/ http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/24155155/ Thu, 09 Apr 2009 21:56:05 PDT It spoofs old fantasy shows like the adventures of Hercules or Xena warrior princess; but unlike most parities, like the Scary movie franchise, this show is actually funny.
The only thing I can think of that's similar to this show is the Venture Bros. It has that same kind of thing going for it in where it almost takes the story it's telling half seriously, but at the same time mocks it'self with quick witted humor. Unlike most comedy shows like South Park or Family guy, which just continue to toss dick jokes at you till you laugh out of boredom.
The only part I thought was lame was the slutty girlfriend, which looks to be the show's running gag. It just failed to be funny. If they could have found a way for it to have some of that "wit" the rest of the show seems to have, I wouldn't have mind it at all. But the fact of the matter was that it pretty much bombed the moment it was set up.
You almost get the feeling that this part of the show was just thrown in because some Comedy Central producer, who thumbed through the script, said: "This is ok. But you know what it needs? It needs something sexy. Lets make his girlfriend a slut, sluts are funny."
There was also the stereotypical "gay dude who's way too open about his sex life." which is a really tired gag. But, eh, what are ya gonna do? It seems like it's almost mandatory to have a goofy gay guy in every comedy show at this point.

That aside, it still was a pretty enjoyable comedy that I'd recommend checking out.

]]> ~paxtin http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/24085208/ http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/24085208/ Sun, 05 Apr 2009 22:56:05 PDT [link] [link] and color an old drawing that I originally drew in photoshop 5: [link] but overall, the more I try and work with PSE 6.0 the more it just makes me mad.

This is an extremely non-user friendly program, it just seems to be bogged down by needlessly complicated and complex bull shit.
The thing that is hindering me the most is the airbrush tool...there doesn't seem to be one...There's a tab or something that looks like an airbrush tool, but as far as I've been able to figure out, when you click on it, it really doesn't do a god damned thing. To get something anywhere close to an airbrush, what you have to do is select the paintbruch tool, select a soft brush template, and then set the...Fuck I can't even remember what it's calling it, but basically like the fade effect or something like that, and then you have kinda sorta the airbrush tool.
And ok, that may not seem like too much to have to do, except you have to go through all of that every time you change the brush template. That can really break up the flow of an artistic mood, and ultimately just make the time that has to be spent on the piece longer then it has to be.
Another problem I've been having is actually trying to sketch in PSE 6.0; if I make any large bruch strokes while drawing, I don't get a solid line, I just get a line of dots. Now I don't know if this is just due to a setting that could be fix or what, the point here being...I don't know what the fuck that setting might be, and really, that's something I really shouldn't have to worry about! I should just be able to select the bruch I want within two clicks tops. I shouldn't be expected to have to play with all these little settings and shit...It's just overly tedious.

I know I should be grateful that I even have what I do, especially with the times we're in right now...But...It's just a piece of shit. I just can't work with it because all it's doing is pissing me off, and when I'm pissed off, I can't draw anything, so it just makes the whole endeavor pointless, really.

There has to be some way to get Photoshop 5 to run on Vista, because that's the only way I'm going to be able to draw anything. This photoshop element crap just wont do.
It's always kinda sad when the older program is actually more preferable then the more "advanced" version.

]]> ~paxtin http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/24000402/ http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/24000402/ Wed, 01 Apr 2009 07:56:59 PDT [link] Watch this and pretend it was surprising.

Speaking of April fools, nature sure played a cruel one on us here in Minnesota; not just a week or so ago, the weather was finally starting to warm up and melt the last of the snow away and then BAME snow blizzard beatches!
You'd swear it looked like it was December. It has to be at least close to 5/6 itches of snow.(Just heard that it's around 2 feet in some places. Arrg") Sure that doesn't really sound like a lot, but it is when its freaken April first!!!

So yeah...Other then that, not much else going on as of right now...Basically waiting for my new digital tablet and photo shop to arive in the mail so I can start procrastinating my art projects again.

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In other news, I'm still looking into getting a new digital tablet, so I've still not been drawing anything new letely. It sucks, cause all of a sudden there are all these things I'd really like to draw (digitally) and get out there; like some toy designs for that site. [link] I really want to try that out.

Of course when I finally do get a new working tablet, I'll probably just procrastinate like I usually did, and waste most of my time watching crap on youtube.

]]> ~paxtin http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/23777035/ http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/23777035/ Thu, 19 Mar 2009 09:15:04 PDT
Mega man AMV:
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I feel like playing some Mega man 2 now.

]]> ~paxtin http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/23746413/ http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/23746413/ Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:51:47 PDT
The day American's use to justify geting wasted and play at being Irish stereotypes.

As for the actual Irish out there...Happy Tuesday.

]]> ~paxtin http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/23685364/ http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/23685364/ Fri, 13 Mar 2009 21:55:50 PDT [link]
From what I understand, they have this thing where you can submit concepts to an online poll, and if the design gets enough votes, it could potentially made into a figure, and the designer gets 5% of the commissions made on the sales of said figure.

I'm still without any working art software right now, but when I do get up and running again, this could be something that I may want to give a try at.

So I want to know, would anybody here vote for a designer figure based on a concept drawn by little old me, or are my chances that of a snowball in hell?

Seriously, I'd like to know.

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When you see the Critic at the start of the review, you would at first think that his statements are purely a staged overreaction for the sake of comedy...It is not.
After the first bits of footage are shown of this film, you realize you are looking into sheer madness. The very concept of insanity has taken physical form. Cthulhu would fall to his knees and weep in heavy sobs if he were to gaze onto this film...To say that it is bad is to try and adhere some sense of order to what is essentially chaos. This movie is more then bad...It is pure evil.

Now if you'll excuse me...I'm going to go cry hysterically.

]]> ~paxtin http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/23618482/ http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/23618482/ Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:44:30 PDT [link]
"Bitch, I've got a bomb!"

You can see more on his blog here: [link]
A lot of his vids are pretty funny, even if you don't agree with some of his opinions on movies and games, a lot of his rant vids are still pretty entertaining to watch, and at times even pretty insightful. He's one of the few vid blogers that can go on crazy rants and still not come off like he's completely out of his gourd...Usually...

]]> ~paxtin http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/23455542/ http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/23455542/ Sun, 01 Mar 2009 18:45:44 PST
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It makes for a rather interesting watch, and may even make you see the Star wars films in a new light. That or make you realize just how unoriginal George Lucas had always been.

]]> ~paxtin http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/23434397/ http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/23434397/ Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:41:12 PST -and Alan moore is like Jesus!"

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*Insert hysterical laughter*

There is only one thing I can agree on with this guy, and that is that it's stupid that there are people who are getting mad at Alan Moore for spitting venom at Zack Snyder. Watchmen was Moore's book, if he doesn't like the way the movie turned out then he has more of a right then anybody to be mad about it. But that's where my agreement ends.

No matter how deep Watchmen might be, it is not education, even if that may have been what Alan Moore thought he was doing at the time, it's not. I't a fucking comic book!
It's a mature comic book that hit on a lot of issues for it's time, which is what made it so legendary in the eyes of so many comic book enthusiasts. But in the end, it's still just entertainment...Nothing more.

Watchmen is an ok book. It's worth a read if you haven't read it. But it won't change your outlook on life or make you suddenly have a revelation. And if it does...There may be something seriously wrong with you.

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Thank you That-Guy-With-The-Glasses; finally someone acknowledges that there was in fact a good Sonic the Hedghog cartoon, and it kicked ass!
I loved this show as a kid, and as such, I never understood why it seemed no one actually ever remembered it. It seems the one that anyone ever brings up is the crapy Loonytoons rip off, the Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog. Though I do see where it'd get fairly confusing.
But still, Sonic the Hedgehog (Not that other show.) was such a great cartoon, I still can't believe so many people never seemed to know about it...Blame that other show I guess.

]]> ~paxtin http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/23240702/ http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/23240702/ Mon, 16 Feb 2009 17:40:00 PST [link]

I recommend watching it in HD, if your PCs can handle it.

It basically shows a lot of what was already shown in the Super bowl ad, only not quite as fast, as well as a few new little bits; like Bumblebee tumbling into the Witwicky's back yeard to save, Sam's dad it looks like, from some off screen assailant.

There's also a little scene in where Sam appears to be pulling the wings off a beetle; if you look at it in HD, you'll see the beetle is actually robotic, comeplete with little satellite dish. Apparently Dcepticons take the concept of planting a bug, quite literal.

We also see that Scorponok returns, as he is "flying" out of the sand at some mysterious bot, whom we only see a right arm and leg of. There is however a slight possible clue as to the bots identity: There has been some info that has said the character Jetfire will be the "old" war vet transformer of the movie-verse, much in the same way as characters like Kup from G1, or more recently, Ratchet from Animated. As such, he apparently uses the front landing gear from his alt-mode as a cane. The arm in the trailer appears to be holding just that, even in a way one would hold a walking cane.
I know a lot of fan-boys will probably moan at the idea of a transformer that uses a cane when walking around, but I can get into the idea of it being a quirky character trait. Maybe he'll come off like a giant robotic Dr House.

]]> ~paxtin http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/23200428/ http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/23200428/ Sun, 15 Feb 2009 16:38:21 PST [link]
And you know...So far it's kind of disappointing...

Coming from someone who was a big fan of the first movie line, I'm a little bummed out by what Hasbro has to offer. What bums me out more is that I'm most likely alone in my geeky grief, as there are probably lots of TF fans who would probably rub it in my face that these toys...suck.

Really the biggest let down is the doofy looking Devastator that is made up of 6 construction vehicles that do not have thier own robot-modes. Add to that a roughly 99 dollar price tag, and you got an over priced lackluster transformer toy that no one in their right mind will want. I foresee this thing being a big loss for Hasbro.
Links not working.

There will be some Constructicon toys that will get their own robot-modes, but they wont be able to combine with one another...Good call Hasbro.

There do seem to be some ROTF figures that may be worth having; like the Deluxe Sideswipe, and the new leader class Prime. But that aside...Kind of a let down.

I couldn't get the links to work for some reason, so just go to TFW2005.com and see for yourself.

]]> ~paxtin http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/22952496/ http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/22952496/ Sun, 01 Feb 2009 20:20:35 PST
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Ok...I'm hyped for this movie. That just looks kickass.

Of course there are already some fan-boys bitching about the fact that it seems one of the Constructicons seem to be a huge bot that rolls around on one big wheel, and you know to a point, I can see where some of them are coming from...But come on! That thing is made of epic Death! And keep in mind that's just one of the Constructicons, and he's massive!...Just think how friggen big Devastator is going to be!

Side note:
Yes, I do realize that the tank from the last film used the title "Devastator", even though all his toys were named "Brawl". Whatever the case may be on the name Devastator, what has been confirmed is that the constructicons in this move will combine into one big robot.

]]> ~paxtin http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/22748765/ http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/22748765/ Thu, 22 Jan 2009 22:18:44 PST So I go, do what I probably should have done sooner, and install my digital tablet...Course that doesn't work. Seems Vista wont work with my digital tablet either...Fucking hell.

So basically what this means is that I'm out of commission, and you wont be seeing anything new from me at all for the foreseeable future. Not while I'm running on god damned Vista, anyway.
Piece of fucking shit.

Also, I see DA updated again...Looks interesting...

Also/Also, I just heard that apparently Keanu Reeves is going to star in a live action adaptation of the Anime Cowboy Bebop.(2011)
A few years ago, if I had heard they were going to do a live action movie of Cowboy Bebop, I probably would have been hyped for it; these days however, I'm a little more wiser and a littler more bitter, so I realize this is going to suck balls of all sizes, just for the sheer fact that Keanu Reeves will be in it.

]]> ~paxtin http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/22370501/ http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/22370501/ Sat, 03 Jan 2009 09:34:16 PST [link]
It's actually a rather cool little short. The animations are pretty nice.


Still no new art as of right now, because I still can't get anything to work on Vista.
And on top of it all, my speakers are now dieing on me...Great.


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]]> ~paxtin http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/22318754/ http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/22318754/ Wed, 31 Dec 2008 22:32:31 PST Happy New Year Deviants!

2008 comes to a close and a new year begins, promising new possibilities.
Maybe not all of them good...But one can hope for mostly good, at least.

Sorry I was not actually able to get anything new drawn and up before the new year dropped. I've been having Vista troubles with getting anything to work. So it may be even longer till you see anything new from me.

So in any case, happy new year, and...I donno..I'll see ya around?
I can never figure out how to end a journal.

]]> ~paxtin http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/22122624/ http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/22122624/ Tue, 23 Dec 2008 08:13:37 PST
I know there's not a whole lot of people on here who probably really enjoy this time of year. But to those who do have any kind of holiday that they spend with their loved ones around this time of year, I just want to wish you all a Marry-whatever it is you're doing.

I'm fainally back home from work and spending the holidays with my family. I still have not gotten any of my art programs(mostly just Photoshop really.) running on my new computer yet, but hopefully I'll get that done, and something posted up before the new year; with is when I most likely will have to head back out on the road again.

So to reiterate:

a Marry-Whatever and a Happy New year.

]]> ~paxtin http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/21721747/ http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/21721747/ Sat, 29 Nov 2008 01:46:24 PST In case I never did mention what retail work it was I did in the past, I work with a team of people on interior store setup and remodeling.
In short, I put shelving together...Yeah, it sounds more interesting if I say I work in interior retail.

But what this means is, before I said it might be awhile till I post anything band new up here, what with the transfer over to a new computer and all. Now that I'm going to be working again, you definitely wont be seeing anything new from me for awhile.
On the up side, I'll have money...That really has no effect on when I'll have new art up, but it makes me happy that I'll no longer be broke.

So yeah, I'll be leaving on my first job this Sunday morning. I'll probably be gone for 3 weeks.

See ya laters.

Paxtin


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]]> ~paxtin http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/21622135/ http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/21622135/ Sat, 22 Nov 2008 21:57:44 PST
Things seem to be running fairly well so far, but I am now running on Vista; and I haven't tried to install photoshop yet; and I don't know if it'll run, being a fairly older version. (Photoshop 5) So You guys may not see anything new from me for a bit.



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]]> ~paxtin http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/21386691/ http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/21386691/ Sat, 08 Nov 2008 10:41:57 PST And the fact is, he's not going to create a utopia. Infact we are still going to go through some hard times up ahead. You can't just make a sudden turn around from the state things are in at the moment. It's going to have to be a gradual change. (Yeah, I will admit I do hate using that word now, because Obama did kind of kill it.) But at least we know it'll get better. It has to. The only way it could get any worse is if we get thrown into a post-apocalyptic Mad Max world.

What really worries me though, is that you just know that the Republicans (The ones that are sore losers, anyway.) are laying in wait for Obama to make a mistake, even in the slightest bit and then go, "See, he's a screw up! Get em out of there!"

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Oh yeah, and some guy named Obama is the new president.
[link]

]]> ~paxtin http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/21224918/ http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/21224918/ Wed, 29 Oct 2008 22:21:20 PDT [link]
...sort of..

Also, the Angry Nerd reviews games based on:
Dracula: [link] and Frankenstein: [link] Or Frankenstein's monster, for the hardcore who always like to point out that detail.


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]]> ~paxtin http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/21188556/ http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/21188556/ Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:08:40 PDT [link]

This is a follow up to Mike Mozart's video about tainted candy made in China: [link]

That is some seriously messed up shit.
I know a lot of people who will probably just look at this and say: "Oh he's just some tinfoil hat conspiracy nut. He doesn't know what he's talking about." But the thing is that all the information about the tainted food and the tainted milk powder is true. It's fact.
The biggest powdered milk Co in China was found to have been tainting their milk with melamine, so as to fool tests into thinking it was basically grade-A shit, when infact it was basically poison. And it is fact that all these chocolates and candy are made In China, With powdered milk. You don't have to be a genius to put it together.
Now of course do we know for a fact that these China made foods with the China made milk powder has melamine in it? No, we don't. But would you take that taste test? I wouldn't.

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Longarm Prime, an Autobot you can trust.



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First lead paint in our toys, now nitrogen in our candy. Oh what fun little ways of poisoning children will china think up next?


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If you don't know who Drew Struzan is, then you definitely should give this vid a watch.




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Poor Jazz. That bot just can't catch a brake.




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]]> ~paxtin http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/20756425/ http://paxtin.deviantart.com/journal/20756425/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 09:15:32 PDT
As for anything else new with me, I was working on an entry for the Witcher contest DA is holding, but it really doesn't look like I'm going to get this thing done in time for the dead line. There sure as hell no way I'm working on it today.


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