http://browse.deviantart.com/journals/?order=5&q=by%3Askimlines deviantART RSS for in:journals sort:time by:skimlines en-us Copyright 2013, deviantART.com Wed, 22 May 2013 19:03:09 PDT deviantART.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://st.deviantart.net/minish/widgets/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/What-to-order-what-will-happen-next-371972194 http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/What-to-order-what-will-happen-next-371972194 Thu, 16 May 2013 08:50:59 PDT What to order, what will happen next? nonadult journals/personal skimlines http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/k/skimlines.png?13 Copyright 2013 ~skimlines
 
I thought I would order some prints today or tomorrow...
But I'm faced with so many problems I can't figure out what to do so I have to think about it.

Should I order big prints (4 foot x 2 foot sailor moon) for anime next? Will they sell?
I will order small prints, but I've gotta draw one more new thing before putting in the order.
Will I go to any more conventions?
I do have a good number of prints left over from tabling at Otakon.. What sold did make up for the cost of the posters, but I wonder if I will ever have a chance to go to another anime convention to table after this year. ]]> http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/Wood-Test-Tile-and-Portrait-Painting-368442853 http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/Wood-Test-Tile-and-Portrait-Painting-368442853 Sun, 28 Apr 2013 10:54:56 PDT Wood Test Tile and Portrait Painting nonadult journals/personal skimlines http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/k/skimlines.png?13 Copyright 2013 ~skimlines
While working on this test tile I got an idea, which is similar in technique to this person's work:

but considering how much time I have left, and how little experience I have in varnish so far, my piece will not be pushed as far as Fukahori takes it.

And last night's 6 hour stream, combined with footage from a previous painting session so that you can see the whole work done so far:

It's coming along quite nicely. I'm very pleased about ]]> http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/chat-room-for-artist-alley-participants-368084361 http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/chat-room-for-artist-alley-participants-368084361 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 20:22:02 PDT chat room for artist alley participants nonadult journals/personal skimlines http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/k/skimlines.png?13 Copyright 2013 ~skimlines
Everyone who is interested in tabling, will table, or did table in the past is welcome to come and mingle!

For those of you who have mirc, xchat, or chatzilla:
server: irc.rizon.net
channel: #artistalley ]]> http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/This-week-s-summary-367325158 http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/This-week-s-summary-367325158 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:17:06 PDT This week's summary nonadult journals/personal skimlines http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/k/skimlines.png?13 Copyright 2013 ~skimlines
1. Playing around with painting on wood. Below is a "test tile" I made this weekend to test some technical curiosities:

This needs more research. I don't know anything about the traditions or history of painting on wood. With wood, my impulse in it is actually to carve it, or to make a really good bonfire (which I am quite good at). I also have no personal connections to it, which I find to be quite serious. At least with painting or ceramics, I have some academic training in it, and drawing I've been doing my whole life. But wood is just a foreign t ]]> http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/animenext-t-shirt-contest-winner-announced-366340077 http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/animenext-t-shirt-contest-winner-announced-366340077 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:59:31 PDT animenext t-shirt contest winner announced nonadult journals/personal skimlines http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/k/skimlines.png?13 Copyright 2013 ~skimlines It will be very fun to see people wearing the design. A first, for sure! I will definitely take many many many photos.

I wish I could draw a celebration drawing, but I am so sleepy. On the upside, this weekend I will be able to sleep a bunch, paint a bunch, and draw a bunch.... after I finish a little bit of homework. And determine what I need to do for a certain term paper. And garden. And care for my pets.. When will it end???

AnimeNext art ]]> http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/deviantheart-what-362808397 http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/deviantheart-what-362808397 Sun, 31 Mar 2013 21:09:23 PDT deviantheart what nonadult journals/personal skimlines http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/k/skimlines.png?13 Copyright 2013 ~skimlines
A ohohoho oh my god oh dear hahahaha hahaha ha hahah
IS this an april fools day joke?

Hey, good news: I'm going to be putting some paintings into animeboston.
I will not be tabling in the artist alley though. ]]> http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/Facebook-Tricks-time-lapse-now-on-Youtube-361473516 http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/Facebook-Tricks-time-lapse-now-on-Youtube-361473516 Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:54:45 PDT Facebook Tricks time lapse now on Youtube nonadult journals/personal skimlines http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/k/skimlines.png?13 Copyright 2013 ~skimlines
Gallery Secret:
My Featured gallery and my Browse gallery are very very different.
Features has work I consider "top notch" or "milestone", while browse is simply by chronological order.
I rarely submit something to scraps directly anymore, but sometimes I'll go back into Browse and scrap older drawings.

Featured: http://skimlines.deviantart.com/gallery/
Browse: http://skimlines.deviantart.com/gallery/?catpath=/
Scraps: http://skimlines.deviantart.com/gallery/?catpath=scraps

Anime Boston:
It is looking more and more likely that I will be able to go to AB, ]]> http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/Time-Lapse-of-Hanna-the-Ruler-on-youtube-361304282 http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/Time-Lapse-of-Hanna-the-Ruler-on-youtube-361304282 Sun, 24 Mar 2013 10:24:57 PDT Time Lapse of Hanna the Ruler on youtube nonadult journals/personal skimlines http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/k/skimlines.png?13 Copyright 2013 ~skimlines
Lland is probably the most neglected story haha.

I started this story when I was in middle school, so .. like 15 years ago.

It started off as a simple rayearth/el hazard/wedding peach knockoff but over time the story became large, complicated, and unmanageable. All the characters have gone through multiple gender swaps, age/height changes, setting changes, multiple family members/too many people problems, merging with other story ideas & their problems etc etc etc.

Over time I've begun to focus more on the intent or purpose of this story to figure out where to start it to ]]> http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/Other-animenext-t-shirt-entries-361187934 http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/Other-animenext-t-shirt-entries-361187934 Sat, 23 Mar 2013 18:31:24 PDT Other animenext t-shirt entries nonadult journals/personal skimlines http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/k/skimlines.png?13 Copyright 2013 ~skimlines I suppose it may be because the contest people do not want people to know what entries they have received to avoid controversy.
 
A. http://youtu.be/SU8ZNwRsP4I youtu.be/SU8ZNwRsP4I at http://lavender-ice.deviantart.com/
Hmm she has the highest google rank.
I didn't use very good keywords in my posts about my entry.
Fixed that, though I think deviantart overall has an unnaturally low keyword discovery rate on google....
Maybe it's more that her gallery is x50 more popular than my gallery lol
 
B. http://destructorcat.deviantart ]]> http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/Princess-Tutu-Episode-1-is-on-Youtube-358455340 http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/Princess-Tutu-Episode-1-is-on-Youtube-358455340 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 20:04:58 PST Princess Tutu Episode 1 is on Youtube nonadult journals/personal skimlines http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/k/skimlines.png?13 Copyright 2013 ~skimlines Ahiru's voice sounds really good.
Not too crazy about Mythos being called "Myuto" when ahiru is named "Duck".
Also Mythos' voice.. lol why so old man?

Check out my time lapses on youtube. I have many!

]]> http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/deviantart-service-improvement-suggestions-357854587 http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/deviantart-service-improvement-suggestions-357854587 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 09:53:14 PST deviantart service improvement suggestions nonadult journals/personal skimlines http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/k/skimlines.png?13 Copyright 2013 ~skimlines They gave me a couple code to get 15% off of something, like a print or stie goods or I forgot.

LpY937EsJ :eager:

I will not be using it, so if any of y'all need a code. there ya go.

The survey got me thinking about this site.
I really should be working on a midterm right now that will contribute towards my current career goals but all my stuff is on here! I have to care.

1. Integrate youtube and ustream/livestream into this site.
It's absolutely ridiculous how this site has a redirect page. The redirect page absolutely discourages people from sharing links to eternal sources. Youtube links ]]> http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/How-do-people-meet-355660752 http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/How-do-people-meet-355660752 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 14:42:54 PST How do people meet? nonadult journals/personal skimlines http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/k/skimlines.png?13 Copyright 2013 ~skimlines I've met people and got to know them at club meetings, by being proactive and saying hi and being nosy, by having the same sense of humor as someone, from pursuing hobbies (which I guess is the same as a club meeting), through other people...

In stories, characters meet because there's a big conference (lotr), they have the same wacko magic powers (sailor moon), they work in the same place, they work together, etc.

I think that's about it.
Yet not everyone who meets under these conditions become best of friends. Also adults have a rough time making "friends" compared to kids making friends. ]]> http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/Writing-High-Fantasy-is-a-Catch-22-355181371 http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/Writing-High-Fantasy-is-a-Catch-22-355181371 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 21:40:38 PST Writing High Fantasy is a Catch-22 nonadult journals/personal skimlines http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/k/skimlines.png?13 Copyright 2013 ~skimlines
You have to define the world the story takes place in in order to write the story, but in order to know how much of the world to define you have to know how involved in the world the story gets. I've tried making up what I need as the story progresses, but eventually so much stuff would just be made up that there would be no challenge in writing it, or the writing would come off awfully contrived and unconvincing. I've also tried defining the world first, but I take it too far. I mean "this is like a history textbook" or "I'm inventing another writing system!" too far.

I find it to be difficult to suspend ]]> http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/thanks-for-all-your-support-y-all-352393598 http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/thanks-for-all-your-support-y-all-352393598 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 05:19:47 PST thanks for all your support y'all nonadult journals/personal skimlines http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/k/skimlines.png?13 Copyright 2013 ~skimlines
I hate making empty promises, but a big update is soon... perhaps. ]]> http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/Fast-and-Slow-340777614 http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/Fast-and-Slow-340777614 Sat, 01 Dec 2012 21:21:19 PST Fast and Slow nonadult journals/personal skimlines http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/k/skimlines.png?13 Copyright 2012-2013 ~skimlines http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/Cool-I-extended-by-subscription-without-paying-338206548 http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/Cool-I-extended-by-subscription-without-paying-338206548 Sat, 17 Nov 2012 07:57:25 PST Cool, I extended by subscription without paying nonadult journals/personal skimlines http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/k/skimlines.png?13 Copyright 2012-2013 ~skimlines
Also, yesterday while I was contemplating if I should buy another three months of subscription service yesterday ]]> http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/My-old-graphics-card-is-discontinued-on-newegg-337029683 http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/My-old-graphics-card-is-discontinued-on-newegg-337029683 Sat, 10 Nov 2012 09:27:21 PST My old graphics card is discontinued on newegg nonadult journals/personal skimlines http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/k/skimlines.png?13 Copyright 2012-2013 ~skimlines
Not that I would've bought the same graphics card...

Actually, I was thinking about doing it. I thought if I got the same card I could SLI bridge them so that I could still take advantage of the computational power of the old card, even if it won't output anything.
I don't know didly squat what is hip and trendy in the computer hardware world these days so it's difficult to decide which graphics card to get. What is the hip new shit these days, and is it compatible with my system? If not, of the compatible video cards out there, which will give me the greatest bang for the buc ]]> http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/blagh-it-is-already-November-336639565 http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/blagh-it-is-already-November-336639565 Wed, 07 Nov 2012 19:48:27 PST blagh it is already November? nonadult journals/personal skimlines http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/k/skimlines.png?13 Copyright 2012-2013 ~skimlines Oh and it's November. It's time to write a novel, damn it.
I think I'll try to continue what I was working on last year. I haven't got around to reviewing it yet, but the last time I reviewed it I thought it was all right up to a certain point.

The gas shortage is over. Prices are back to under $4.

It snowed today for the first time this year.
Also I successfully cleaned up my room floor. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdV4SRqsf4w I threw away a lot of stuff that I hadn't used in a while.

I still have to organize my table top and the white wire shelf, but I got a lot done while I was ]]> http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/Gas-Scare-335717266 http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/Gas-Scare-335717266 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 16:34:33 PDT Gas Scare nonadult journals/personal skimlines http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/k/skimlines.png?13 Copyright 2012-2013 ~skimlines There's a gas shortage in my region. http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/article/20121102/NEWS01/121102001/Reported-gasoline-shortages-begin-impact-Dutchess-tell-us-what-you-re-seeing

Every other gas station that I passed was filled with cars.
The other ones were sold out and closed.
The ones that were still open only had 92 gas.

I thought I would buy some gas just in case but the wait was longer than the risk.
Maybe tomorrow I can buy my ten gallons of 87 gas.
It feels like the zombie apocalypse. ]]> http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/Huge-e-mail-from-Katsucon-s-ArA-334163314 http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/Huge-e-mail-from-Katsucon-s-ArA-334163314 Wed, 24 Oct 2012 17:23:50 PDT Huge e-mail from Katsucon's ArA nonadult journals/personal skimlines http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/k/skimlines.png?13 Copyright 2012-2013 ~skimlines Considered doing
1. first come first serve basis (but all tables were full by 6 hours)
2. portfolio review
3. use a point-based system to give "weights" to applicants

There were 119 tables, +300 applicants, so 2 out of 3 not accepted.
Table count increased to 169 by eliminating cosplay photo area, but still not enough.

I am definitely not going to Katsucon this coming February. Maybe next year though.
Speaking of which, I've requested a refund but there's been no reply.. I guess I'lll e-mail them one more time.

Anyway, I guess there's been a lo ]]> http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/Facebook-reaches-100-likes-y-Katsucon-planning-331645370 http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/Facebook-reaches-100-likes-y-Katsucon-planning-331645370 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 21:56:57 PDT Facebook reaches 100 likes y Katsucon planning nonadult journals/personal skimlines http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/k/skimlines.png?13 Copyright 2012-2013 ~skimlines o_o I really wish I could update more content to it on a more frequent basis. But I have so little time for it, or aren't home enough to be in production.
I still want to produce 3 more paintings by Katsucon, but I don't know how the timing will work out. I'll be impressed if I finish the current painting http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=292136544225237 before the end of the month.
I guess I really need to find some kind of portable way to produce paintings or something else that has a similarly high level of completion.

2. Katsucon table results a ]]> http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/Katsucon-rough-planning-328084733 http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/Katsucon-rough-planning-328084733 Wed, 19 Sep 2012 08:58:29 PDT Katsucon rough planning nonadult journals/personal skimlines http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/k/skimlines.png?13 Copyright 2012-2013 ~skimlines
SOOoooooooooooooooo

Since I signed up for a katsucon table, assuming that I get it, I'll have to go through preparation hell again. (woohoo, December is going to be craycray.)

This is really tough time-management wise, but I would like to:

1. Draw a new print. Leaning more towards fan art rather than a non-fan-art illustration because original does not sell.
2. Paint three paintings. That will make the number of paintings I can bring to Katsucon at FIVE (since I still have Neptune "Sailor ]]> http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/Gdragon-s-new-songs-325100963 http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/Gdragon-s-new-songs-325100963 Mon, 03 Sep 2012 11:19:37 PDT Gdragon's new songs nonadult journals/personal skimlines http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/k/skimlines.png?13 Copyright 2012-2013 ~skimlines
Also, I guess gangnam style is a big deal now..
but the song is like 6 weeks old...
I've been over that song for weeks now...
On one hand I'm happy to see the song is finally relevant, but on the other hand.... guys, the song came out mid July. Where where you when it was released in the summer? :|.......................... ]]> http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/Comic-is-losing-its-momentum-322441701 http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/Comic-is-losing-its-momentum-322441701 Mon, 20 Aug 2012 20:55:52 PDT Comic is losing its momentum nonadult journals/personal skimlines http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/k/skimlines.png?13 Copyright 2012-2013 ~skimlines
I have a lot of ideas waiting their turn...

I have grad school orientation this Thursday in New Jersey, very close to NYC.

I don't know where I'll be next month, both literally and metaphorically.

The poison Ivy is subsiding. It wasn't very itchy this time around. ]]> http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/OH-joyous-day-321559677 http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/OH-joyous-day-321559677 Thu, 16 Aug 2012 13:33:58 PDT OH joyous day nonadult journals/personal skimlines http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/k/skimlines.png?13 Copyright 2012-2013 ~skimlines I had set this icon when I drew this comic strip
:thumb253355689:
so I have some attachment to it. I was looking for it for a while..
Also I like that it looks like there's a wasp sitting on the screen.

Holy wow has it really been over a year since I've had the bees (turned out to be paper wasps) living in my house siding?

Those wasps came back this year, but they set up shop in a less offending area. (the basement window right next to the stairs)

I still killed them off anyway with Raid.

Sorry about these frivolous, da-unrelated updates. haha...

It looks like 0728 po ]]> http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/international-wordless-manga-contest-321180283 http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/international-wordless-manga-contest-321180283 Tue, 14 Aug 2012 15:18:25 PDT international wordless manga contest nonadult journals/personal skimlines http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/k/skimlines.png?13 Copyright 2012-2013 ~skimlines http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/Stuff-I-got-at-Otakon-321023487 http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/Stuff-I-got-at-Otakon-321023487 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 19:46:41 PDT Stuff I got at Otakon! nonadult journals/personal skimlines http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/k/skimlines.png?13 Copyright 2012-2013 ~skimlines Bookmarks from shattered-earth :iconshattered-earth: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=274351342670424
and prints from overlordjc :iconoverlordjc: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=274360696002822

:iconshattered-earth: shattered-earth I got to meet at Otakon (to be in next comic, with permission) and talked with a bit, which was really surreal but cool. It felt like we would be friends if we didn't live hours apart.
:iconoverlordjc:overlordjc I saw and talked to really briefly at con on Sunday but he seems kind of hard to contact. Not sure if he'll appear on the Sunday ]]> http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/Saturday-Comic-is-coming-320936601 http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/Saturday-Comic-is-coming-320936601 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 12:09:31 PDT Saturday Comic is coming nonadult journals/personal skimlines http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/k/skimlines.png?13 Copyright 2012-2013 ~skimlines It's just a matter of grinding through it / getting more permissions for cameo appearances (this time there's like 4 people to consult) / actually finding the time to do it.

I feel like this strip will be done by next week Wednesday the latest (busy weekend), this Friday if I'm lucky.

I have about 2 weeks left before my grad classes begin.
After that my availability is ??? ]]> http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/whoops-no-comic-strip-today-320216765 http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/whoops-no-comic-strip-today-320216765 Thu, 09 Aug 2012 21:10:42 PDT whoops, no comic strip today nonadult journals/personal skimlines http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/k/skimlines.png?13 Copyright 2012-2013 ~skimlines There's likeness permissions to get / panels to reconsider / story needs to be trimmed down way more.
but most importantly: it's not even half done so... :V

Tomorrow I have jury duty.
OH and check from otakon art show arrived.
I should definitely put stuff in art show next year, definitely, definitely.

Have this psychotic cat flash thing instead http://aidn.jp/cccat/

update: Excused from jury duty because the case was resolved while we were being picked! ]]> http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/The-Poison-Ivyitus-319523033 http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/The-Poison-Ivyitus-319523033 Mon, 06 Aug 2012 22:59:26 PDT The Poison Ivyitus nonadult journals/personal skimlines http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/k/skimlines.png?13 Copyright 2012-2013 ~skimlines
As I had it last year http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/lol-nope-No-demo-just-a-huge-red-skin-rash-218009918 http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/amp-33510-Suffering-217907116 , you may spare me your grandmom's home remedies since I've heard all of them (including the oatmeal and the baking soda/powder. I was that desperate), tried all of them last year, and found all of them ineffective. If you have any actual har ]]> http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/note-to-self-319202817 http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/note-to-self-319202817 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 13:33:25 PDT note to self nonadult journals/personal skimlines http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/k/skimlines.png?13 Copyright 2012-2013 ~skimlines (but everything else: printkeg) ]]> http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/What-happened-at-art-auction-at-otakon-2012-318590482 http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/What-happened-at-art-auction-at-otakon-2012-318590482 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 13:01:16 PDT What happened at art auction at otakon 2012? nonadult journals/personal skimlines http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/k/skimlines.png?13 Copyright 2012-2013 ~skimlines
Really???? I could like paint like 10 paintings and have them custom framed if this is seriously true.
(I do have three painting ideas right now, involving Princess Tutu and Slayers... I have to clean my room completely before I paint anymore though. -pre-otakon promise with myself)

Was anyone at art auction and can verify this? ]]> http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/Safely-back-from-Baltimore-and-Otakon-318354688 http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/Safely-back-from-Baltimore-and-Otakon-318354688 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 10:24:53 PDT Safely back from Baltimore and Otakon.. nonadult journals/personal skimlines http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/k/skimlines.png?13 Copyright 2012-2013 ~skimlines
I kind of slept on and off all day Monday. (I think I also caught something while at Baltimore. I was having coughing fits.)

Tuesday I did housework I had put off (mowing the lawn, cleaning the house, dishes, fold clothes, groceries.. etc)

There's still 11 hours more of today.. maybe I can finish up that comic I was thinking about for post-otakon.

Many updates and drawings I did while at otakon here, starting at this photo on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=269066093198949 ]]> http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/After-Otakon-in-terms-of-artwork-316882109 http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/After-Otakon-in-terms-of-artwork-316882109 Wed, 25 Jul 2012 06:34:04 PDT After Otakon in terms of artwork nonadult journals/personal skimlines http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/k/skimlines.png?13 Copyright 2012-2013 ~skimlines
My current hope is, even though I have no plans on accepting any commissions at otakon, that after Otakon I'll be so overloaded with commissions that I won't have time to draw anything for myself. But I know that the prices http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/Commission-info-277976687 are a deterrent for many and again: No actual plans to accept any commissions at otakon, so that plan is more a dream or a hope than an actual plan-plan.

Maybe I will try to consider one or two commis ]]> http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/thanks-heat-wave-316831185 http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/thanks-heat-wave-316831185 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 21:50:08 PDT thanks heat wave nonadult journals/personal skimlines http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/k/skimlines.png?13 Copyright 2012-2013 ~skimlines
Or since master painters never eat, maybe I'm becoming a master painter? lol

Wow, I can't believe I leave for Otakon in one day.

I've gotta start packing, or else I might forget something.

(also it's a bummer the heat wave had to strike this month. I might've been able to fit in one more painting if I didn't have to take days off because it was too hot.) ]]> http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/After-Otakon-316398566 http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/After-Otakon-316398566 Sun, 22 Jul 2012 20:48:14 PDT After Otakon nonadult journals/personal skimlines http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/k/skimlines.png?13 Copyright 2012-2013 ~skimlines Why not a post about what I'll do AFTER con. Maybe it'll calm me down or something.

1. Actually clean my room 100%
including the closet I haven't really been in over a year. (There's a few boxes pushed into there that I never got around to going through)

2. Get my wisdom teeth removed
so that I stop getting repeated infections.

3. Figure out a way to sell leftover prints
I hope I come home with none, but ... yeah, I guess that may not happen.
I will most likely try out bigcartel.com

4. Make an ro2 video
Maybe after otakon I'll feel like playing again? I s ]]> http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/ok-maybe-only-4-paintings-at-this-rate-315561103 http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/ok-maybe-only-4-paintings-at-this-rate-315561103 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 17:38:54 PDT ok maybe only 4 paintings at this rate nonadult journals/personal skimlines http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/k/skimlines.png?13 Copyright 2012-2013 ~skimlines
So yeah, didn't get much painting done today because it was so heatstrokingly hot, but I did label, sign and bag a hundred mini-prints. ...Hoping to get 4 for each of those, and maybe a three for 10US kind of deal, because they're small but they look OHawesome. P ]]> http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/Mock-Otakon-table-setup-photo-315275158 http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/Mock-Otakon-table-setup-photo-315275158 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 11:04:36 PDT Mock Otakon table setup photo! nonadult journals/personal skimlines http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/k/skimlines.png?13 Copyright 2012-2013 ~skimlines
Yeah... these posters are unbelievably GORGEOUS.

Also

16. I heard a rumor that you guys allow one piece of art into the Hentai Section for free with the purchase of one lot for the public section. Is this true?

Yes! The Hentai section of the Art Show is still somewhat new and in an effort to fill it up a bit, we are offering artists the chance to enter one piece of work into the Hentai section, free of charge, with the purchase of one lot. The free piece of work MUST be Hentai in order for it to qualify.
f ]]> http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/PSY-s-new-music-video-amp-other-stuff-314827573 http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/PSY-s-new-music-video-amp-other-stuff-314827573 Sun, 15 Jul 2012 07:50:58 PDT PSY's new music video & other stuff nonadult journals/personal skimlines http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/k/skimlines.png?13 Copyright 2012-2013 ~skimlines
I was thinking about this painting
:thumb314558275:
and I guess what bothers me so much about it is that there's very little interaction between the characters and the landscape. I wish the landscape and the figures were interacting more with each other. When an eva runs across the landscape it tears it all up (which is fun to watch) but since the foot is off the canvas I can't paint any of that in (I guess I could have a few trees kicked up into the air?) and Sahaquiel is so flat looking compared to the eva ]]> http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/Can-t-sleep-too-excited-314385122 http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/Can-t-sleep-too-excited-314385122 Fri, 13 Jul 2012 00:13:56 PDT Can't sleep too excited nonadult journals/personal skimlines http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/k/skimlines.png?13 Copyright 2012-2013 ~skimlines
I had a calendar printed at shutterfly a while back, which was gorgeous. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amwf-lDvJDw
I have it on my office wall.. I look at it every day and sometimes I even write in it. It's nice to be able to remind myself that I have drawn things in the past. When the files are on my computer as little 50x50 icons, it's easy to forget what I've done previously.

I ordered 270 postcards from them for Otakon, which should be ALSO REALLY FABULOUS and they are arriving, uhm, tomorrow. It's on my mind. I can't sleep because I keep ]]> http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/Backstories-for-some-drawings-entered-314139070 http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/Backstories-for-some-drawings-entered-314139070 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 19:37:47 PDT Backstories for some drawings entered nonadult journals/personal skimlines http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/k/skimlines.png?13 Copyright 2012-2013 ~skimlines
I wanted to write them down before I completely forget them, because I think they have some value. ]]> http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/Sailor-Moon-is-going-to-be-remade-2013-313274474 http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/Sailor-Moon-is-going-to-be-remade-2013-313274474 Sat, 07 Jul 2012 19:24:38 PDT Sailor Moon is going to be remade 2013 nonadult journals/personal skimlines http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/k/skimlines.png?13 Copyright 2012-2013 ~skimlines
Hurray half of my fanart folder will be relevant again!

:thumb308635107: :thumb181015520: :thumb245754265: :thumb171256294: :thumb205193963: :thumb112990406: :thumb20462447: :thumb84571555: :thumb120891730: :thumb199329115: :thumb187228582: :thumb43641707: :thumb43605096: :thumb43725089:  :thumb57659822: :thumb20553068::thumb20553528:

Yeah.. that was a nice thing about having a sub.
Being able to display thumbs, I mean.
And looking through the stats. haha.
OH WAIT actaully I can display thumbs without a sub. ]]> http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/holy-wows-313061047 http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/holy-wows-313061047 Fri, 06 Jul 2012 18:14:52 PDT holy wows nonadult journals/personal skimlines http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/k/skimlines.png?13 Copyright 2012-2013 ~skimlines
Time to go buy that HOT PINK tablecloth and a wire cubey thing maybe.

Oh yeah, and it's looking like YES for 4x6 postcards. still biting my nails over my posters and if they will even arrive on time or whata :V

OK, 12x18 prints ordered. ]]> http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/I-ordered-3-posters-and-200-postcards-312843650 http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/I-ordered-3-posters-and-200-postcards-312843650 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 18:19:15 PDT I ordered 3 posters and +200 postcards nonadult journals/personal skimlines http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/k/skimlines.png?13 Copyright 2012-2013 ~skimlines
I started two paintings, but whether or not they'll be done for Otakon.. mmm it's hard to say.

One is just a drawing challenge (=something I can grind through in 1-2 hours) but the second one is a technique/medium challenge (might take a few hours or a couple of weeks.. eeh).

~_~ yeah, see you all who are going to otakon at otakon!
I think I need to start squishing out buttons next week ...

OH YEAH AND OH MY GOD 2NE1 RELEASED A NEW SONG uncreatively titled "I love You" but whatever I forgive them with 1000 scrobbles.
Oh and I am giving blood tomorrow. (Happy Princess Bubblegum vo ]]> http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/Youtube-has-free-anime-on-it-308600195 http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/Youtube-has-free-anime-on-it-308600195 Fri, 15 Jun 2012 16:29:50 PDT Youtube has free anime on it. nonadult journals/personal skimlines http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/k/skimlines.png?13 Copyright 2012-2013 ~skimlines
So far, for a show I kind of stumbled onto out of boredom, it's an all right show. The battles with the personified assets I could do without, because it makes th ]]> http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/Painting-The-Wave-306572639 http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/Painting-The-Wave-306572639 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 14:41:27 PDT Painting The Wave nonadult journals/personal skimlines http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/k/skimlines.png?13 Copyright 2012-2013 ~skimlines
I've started work on a second painting: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=248918631880362
which is a play on Bouguereau's "The Wave" ... but the "play" part isn't in yet.

Finally, my glitchy RO2 game client: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxsMVK0lue4 OTL ]]> http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/18-x-24-prints-305139373 http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/18-x-24-prints-305139373 Tue, 29 May 2012 13:28:39 PDT 18 x 24 prints nonadult journals/personal skimlines http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/k/skimlines.png?13 Copyright 2012-2013 ~skimlines I checked out shutterfly (which I actually like the best), posterdog, vistaprint, and zazzle today. The cost of printing one 18"x24" poster (though I'll probably order 10-15 of each poster) is about $10~$20.

:thumb171256294:
(This is the poster I want to print in 18x24 the most!)

so if I bring 10 18x24, then
it's like anywhere from $100~$200 + shipping, and then each poster will have to be sold at like $25-$30 to make any sense.

I still have to check out the three local print shops & staples. I heard sta ]]> http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/my-facebook-has-an-UPDATE-304792289 http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/my-facebook-has-an-UPDATE-304792289 Sun, 27 May 2012 19:41:56 PDT my facebook has an UPDATE nonadult journals/personal skimlines http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/k/skimlines.png?13 Copyright 2012-2013 ~skimlines
Also I thought I'd try out a journal skin before my sub expires.. hehe.
In the future I hope to
a. move to facebook for good
b. make my own website already!
c. use youtube more ]]> http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/everyone-s-changing-their-names-302595411 http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/everyone-s-changing-their-names-302595411 Wed, 16 May 2012 19:39:40 PDT everyone's changing their names nonadult journals/personal skimlines http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/k/skimlines.png?13 Copyright 2012-2013 ~skimlines Actually, what I think da should have done is allowed people to pick a "nickname" they'd rather use than their actual username. Not only does it make some accounts more secure (since those hoping to break into another's account would have to guess a password and a username) but it would be basically the same thing as changing one's username, except if it's for the sake of security and not vanity, it should be a free feature, not a premium feature.

I'm not all that pleased that da is so premium-first. I guess premium acco ]]> http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/See-last-night-s-stream-progress-on-fb-301800706 http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/See-last-night-s-stream-progress-on-fb-301800706 Sat, 12 May 2012 22:28:47 PDT See last night's stream progress on fb nonadult journals/personal skimlines http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/k/skimlines.png?13 Copyright 2012-2013 ~skimlines http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/hot-damn-no-more-games-299875945 http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/hot-damn-no-more-games-299875945 Thu, 03 May 2012 15:40:53 PDT hot damn, no more games! nonadult journals/personal skimlines http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/k/skimlines.png?13 Copyright 2012-2013 ~skimlines I need to get a lot of work done before July and I'd rather spend my time working on that instead of some game.
ALSO I HAVE A FACEBOOK http://www.facebook.com/skimlines ]]> http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/I-should-be-finishing-up-my-painting-but-299545369 http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/I-should-be-finishing-up-my-painting-but-299545369 Tue, 01 May 2012 17:04:45 PDT I should be finishing up my painting but nonadult journals/personal skimlines http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/k/skimlines.png?13 Copyright 2012-2013 ~skimlines
I'm just going to play sc2 scenario instead. I'm finally opening my starcraft2 box that I bought right after New Years of this year.
Maybe if livestream feels cooperative I'll even stream it? http://www.livestream.com/skims

Tomorrow: Painting, for sure, starting at 7pm est.
No, forget that. I want to play sc2 tonight instead.

Planning on:
1. Finishing the background of "New to the Neighborhood". I'm still not sure if I'll paint the kids in as is from the original or replace the kids with characters that are more iconic. I think painting the kids in as-is is probably more true to the concep ]]> http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/Plans-for-Otakon-296260766 http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/Plans-for-Otakon-296260766 Sun, 15 Apr 2012 11:52:56 PDT Plans for Otakon nonadult journals/personal skimlines http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/k/skimlines.png?13 Copyright 2012-2013 ~skimlines
Painting:
1 oil (idea decided)
3 acrylic (2 ideas decided, 1 to be decided)
theme: pop culture & classic paintings

Drawing:
I may not draw new posters for otakon. Not sure!
But I'll bring prints of :thumb251602796: :thumb251062465: :thumb171256294: :thumb181015520: :thumb173909400: :thumb245754265: :thumb205193963:
Maybe :thumb107475744: but it was the root of some mad internet drama so maybe not lol (plus it's a really old drawing)

Comic:
Probably not.
Not only do I only have about a chapter or two written for this, but it's just too time and energy consuming.

Game:
Probably not. ]]> http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/otakon-2012-295247025 http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/otakon-2012-295247025 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 05:34:45 PDT otakon 2012 nonadult journals/personal skimlines http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/k/skimlines.png?13 Copyright 2012-2013 ~skimlines http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/cats-293521444 http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/cats-293521444 Sun, 01 Apr 2012 10:41:37 PDT cats nonadult journals/personal skimlines http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/k/skimlines.png?13 Copyright 2012-2013 ~skimlines
Oh yeah and here's the gallery facebook. http://www.facebook.com/skimlines ]]> http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/facebook-287083878 http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/facebook-287083878 Sat, 25 Feb 2012 09:07:36 PST facebook nonadult journals/personal skimlines http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/k/skimlines.png?13 Copyright 2012-2013 ~skimlines New content has been posted. ]]> http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/this-month-is-half-over-sub-is-almost-over-285318119 http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/this-month-is-half-over-sub-is-almost-over-285318119 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:37:55 PST this month is half over; sub is almost over. nonadult journals/personal skimlines http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/k/skimlines.png?13 Copyright 2012-2013 ~skimlines I feel like I sort of .. wasted it. I had the subscription but I didn't do anything cool with it. I think the most use I got out of it is to simply have a different front page.

I don't think I want a subscription again... I'd rather make my own website. One that isn't green lol. And can incorporate different types of media, like youtube links and other interactive-flash elements. And it could generate ad revenue and feature a store with reasonably priced goods. That would be the best.

But for now,
1. cramming vocab like ]]> http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/crunchtime-283702597 http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/crunchtime-283702597 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:30:42 PST crunchtime nonadult journals/personal skimlines http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/k/skimlines.png?13 Copyright 2012-2013 ~skimlines http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/I-shouldn-t-have-tried-lol-282920402 http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/I-shouldn-t-have-tried-lol-282920402 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:06:29 PST I shouldn't have tried lol nonadult journals/personal skimlines http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/k/skimlines.png?13 Copyright 2012-2013 ~skimlines
When I saw there was a contest winners post and that there was no note, I knew I won nothing!

So there was that xmas contest I had barely entered early this year.
I made a time lapse of it too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkcp80OZdLM
In the time lapse that drawing looks like it was easy-peasy-lemon-squeezy but actually,
looking back at that time, and at what I drew...

It was only two weeks since beta for ro2 had ended, so I was still in a frenzy of processing videos night and day. The RO2 videos get the most hits when before beta starts and while beta is ha ]]> http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/haha-why-would-I-quit-coffee-282810695 http://skimlines.deviantart.com/journal/haha-why-would-I-quit-coffee-282810695 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:01:47 PST haha why would I quit coffee nonadult journals/personal skimlines http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/k/skimlines.png?13 Copyright 2012-2013 ~skimlines FEBRUARY SPECIAL
SD character: $75; no background.
:thumb197723827:
I finally had a cup today after spending most of yesterday and the day before being a zombie because I was going cold turkey, and I honestly can't remember why I thought I needed to drink less or no coffee. I get so much done with it! Here are all the magical benefits of drinking coffee:
1. I can actually bear to be awake for more than 6 hours at a time.
2. I don't feel the need to go to bed before 8pm.
3. I don't feel like crap when I wake up fro ]]>