Whoops.

Good lord it's been forever. You're probably thinking, wow, Chelsea, did you die? Did you actually die and that's why you didn't post on this blog anymore?

Nah. I didn't die. But I'm in college now and certainly improved on my work. I'm going to make a lot of changes to this site, also. 

First of all, name change! Just because I got sick of the old one. 

Second of all, I'll show off some stuff I've drawn, of course. Isn't that what you're here for?

Third of all, I'm going to try to get in-depth on what my classes are like and what I'm studying. Because I really actually love them!

And finally, I'll try to make this site look nicer. I'm not really one for making things look sleek but I can try. 

Oh gosh, I've been doing that leaving thing again.

Well, I haven't really done much since I'm not taking any art classes right now. Mostly doodles and observation sketches. But heres a couple things I fool with in Photoshop when I can.

That second one is supposed to move, oh wow! Badly animating like I own the place. The first one? I don't really know what to say. I just wanna mess with text but I don't know what to make it say.

Anyway, I'm kinda sorta extremely into Homestuck right now, and I've been drawing a lot of silly fanart for it like the nerd I am. I'm getting volume one in the mail soon and it's SIGNED(!!!!), so maybe I'll post some fanart for it up here? I know there are TONS of really, really good Homestuck fanartists on the internet, so I'm sure I wouldn't compare. But I like to look at fanart, maybe others do too. I'd like to try my hand at some pixel fanart for it, to keep with the original look, heh.

So yeah, tell me what you think.

EDIT: It seems that second picture didn't upload correctly, so you can watch it here.

Yay!

Awesome, I can make awkward gifs now. I finally understand how. I am seriously laughing at these first attempts of mine. It's going to be a while until I can make anything cool. But for now, yeah.

Anyone notice the small facelift I've given this blog? I hope so. I have a few sketches I'd like to upload here from my sketchbook. Funny how when classes start, I actually do a lot more sketching. Could it be I'm sketching in class? Oh no, that would be bad! (eh, I do it anyway)

So, here's to a school year of the same stuff, different times and location!

EDIT: I completely forgot to say, I got a 5 on my AP portfolio. I honestly don't think my work is professional enough to deserve that grade.

I'm back!

Sorry about being gone so long! But hopefully a few recent stuff I've done will make up for it. I've been busy with a part time job, preparing for college, and just about a million other things. I wish I had time to draw much, much more, because I need the practice. Anyway, you can click on these images to make them bigger.

(Incomplete! This Finn is from Adventure Time. )

I've been giving some serious thought into the type of career I'd like to have in the future. So far, art and fashion are the two that pop up most. I finally noticed just how much fashion matters to me in comparison to others. I never thought about it before, but I really do like the idea of mixing the two somehow. I guess before I didn't mean it that much when I said fashion influences me, but now I really do.

Oh, and I recently found a really good artist on Tumblr: http://myrollingstar.tumblr.com/

Her DA is: http://kaiami.deviantart.com/

I like the delicate look to her drawings, just how precise everything is amazes me. I think I love her sketches the most, actually.

And on the subject of art and Tumblr, I must say this is a really worthwhile blog to follow: http://theartofanimation.tumblr.com/

There's a great variety of high quality, contemporary art here.

I've also been noticing how much I just love animation as a whole. I know as a child I would refuse to watch anything that wasn't a cartoon, but now it's different. I'm still watching and admiring the cartoons from my childhood, as well as falling in love with the new animated shows of today. I love the new styles, and I can tell when those making it care about what they do or not. I can't help but wonder that if I could figure out that whole animating thing, would I be able to make something that cool and interesting? I'm not sure. But I think I should give animation a serious try one day soon.

Alright, I'm talking too much about random things. Hopefully those pictures were good.

See you later!

Forgot to say...

There are some changes to this blog, aren't there? I changed my About Me picture, too. Come and take a look! Tell me if there are any layout problems.

Preparing for the art fest

So, next weekend is the Art Festival. I'm pretty stoked, but also scared I might not have a good enough display. I've been working into overdrive for the past few weeks, and I guess you could say I'm freaking out...about everything.

In a bit over two weeks, I'm out of public school forever. I mean, wow. I didn't know it would fly away this fast. I'm surprised I haven't made a ton a work reflecting that fact. I think the free time won't be as much as I think. When I go to college, I actually won't be doing much art there. I'll be stuck getting all the required junk and prerequisites done. I think times like that are good for me, though, because I'm able to work without the pressure and try new things without feeling like I'll be ridiculed. Then, drawing will feel like a fun hobby again, but only for a little while. I probably won't be so lax with it, though, because I have to improve immensely if I want to be at a good college Sophomore level. I guess you could say I'm spending that year getting my act together.

Anyway, happy Easter! My parents got me a picnic set and Copic Multiliners, two things I've really wanted for a long time! I'm really happy, that was very kind of them.

12D3. 12D3.

Am I dead? Nope, just inking out everything ever. Finally, a well begun concentration. Well, there's flaws in these pictures for sure, but I think it's my best work still. Having a light tracer really helps me transition my sketches to ink easily, opposed to having to erase and dull the ink and all this other annoying crap. I've also bugun practicing ink drawing with a dip pen, which is messy and all, but I really love the effect. Once I get the hang of the process involved and using it, I'll probably make a lot of pictures. I should really see what media will work with it well so I can color ink drawing I do with it, too.

Anyway, these pictures reflect the amount of time involved really well, I think. That last one was done over time, but the two before were finished in about a night. Working over time is something I don't like, but I'll have to get used to doing. I'd rather just work non-stop overnight or something...cramming has become my style, I guess. Shifting focus is hard to completely do.

In printmaking I've...well, I'm learning new processes, which is good, but I haven't really made any good work so far. I guess I'm just not good at learning something new that quickly. Hopefully I'll be able to make good printwork in the future, even if that means I'm out of the class then.

So I guess that's what I've been doing. Tomorrow is the first day of my last full month in high school. Kinda intense. I've been working as hard as I can to end on the best note possible. I've also been trying to spend my free time drawing and other things that have a productive outcome instead of being online all the time (I know, what's posessed me?) so that I'm prepared for whatever after highschool brings.

....Though I still need a job. Anyone hiring?

"I'm 2D...won't you buy me?"