Another Pikachu (((It's been one of those days :p

WHOOOOOSHHHHHHH~


I want to draw more... but my eyes [:' /


じゃあ ね 。。。

Pika globe (((Shiny and cute

Yank his tail & he'll light it up for you 0_0...
(WARNING: Pulling a pikachu's tail may result in electrocution & DEATH)

My first Pokemon pic painted using ArtRage [:D I'm supposed to be doing housework, but I can't stay away!

Bonus Pikachu -

じゃあ ね 。。。

*Blog update* (((Now WobbleCUBE ***Scrap that!***

Hello to anyone who happens to read this [" u "],


Last night I made myself a signature/watermark image to use on my pictures to (hopefully) avoid anyone attempting to nick them (unlikely, but still...) From the watermark image I got the idea of WobbleCUBE & decided it would be a good name to use [: )
I wasn't sure when I first started blogging if I would keep up with it, happily it turns out that I'm really enjoying it, & it felt like time for a more thoughtful title. So I hope it works out & that people like WobbleCUBE  /(* 3*)...
Any feedback would be awesome!


Also...


I have a fair bit to do today, but I should have time for some drawing a bit later, so there may be some new art this afternoon. I also have a super vegetarian version of Ki Si Min coming soon ;3


***MASSIVE EDIT - I couldn't do it! D':] I had to change it back... I guess I like it :p


じゃあ ね 。。。- (ja ne. Informal Japanese for 'until next time')


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ArtRage ***New program*** [:D

Yes! I discovered this program just this morning. I was looking through cuson's gallery & I noticed he had written ArtRage, I had no idea what that meant but luckily I scrolled down through some comments & someone had written how artrage was a great program... as soon as I realised that one of my favourite (& most admired) artists used this program I knew I had to try it myself!
I have been using this program all morning & I reallyreallyreallyreallyreallyreally love it! It is all that I love, clean, simple, powerful aaaaand, CHEAP, just $80 for the full pro version 0_0 This makes it more accessible to digital artists, we tend to be kinda poor >_>...


Here's the pic I did this morning...

Obviously I have to practice (A LOT!) the brushes take a bit of getting used to, especially if you're a Photoshop user like myself.
If you're interested in trying the program you can download the DEMO, but as you can see from my pic when you export to jpeg you get that nasty yellow text, but best to try before you buy ;3


Ja...


***Made an alternate version using Photoshop...

AND... my second attempt...

My last one for today...

Final pictures for today...

I have indeed run out of time to draw, I have to shower & get to bed, probably for the best really considering my eyes feel mighty funny...


If any fellow digital artists happen to see these I'd love some critiques if you can spare the time [: )


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Sketch dump (19.7.11) [: )

Yep, more ketches.

Helps me practice anatomy & get some new ideas too.

Hope you all like...

Weary travellers - sketch

Working flat out to get better at digital drawing.
Here's a quick-ish sketch I started last night & finished up this morning...

I've started water marking my pics, I doubt anyone would bother stealing my pics, but hopefully that will be enough to detour anyone that might consider trying...


There's likely to be many more pictures on the way.

'Lean in to you' -Her top is sooo see-thru >_>

Practicing digital painting cause I really, really want to be good enough to sell prints [: /
So, here's one I did this afternoon...

& here are some of my favourite artists in no particular order...

Cuson

Lokmanlam

Takeru-san

Ry-spirit

Deadbear

Hamletmachine

Bento GOT! - W.I.P

Dunno if I'll get around to finishing this one, I kinda like the plain outlines anyway...
Guess it's time to start something new ': )

Epic morning frost [:D

Yes indeedy, Saturday morning was apparently the coldest we've had in 4 years or so & there was a mighty frost [: )
Of course I couldn't resist snapping a bunch of photos, which consequently made us late for the market, but it was totally worth it ;3


Here are some of the better pics I got...

I might add more if I decide I like any of the others enough...
Yay winter! 'XD

Photo dump (((Taken today on my phone [:3

Ass end of my seriously handsome bike.
I love you bike friend...

Sky at the train station.
Waiting for the train...

Ridin' the train, good times : )

aaand views from the window on the way back into Diamo...

That is all, & now I shall draw,
Ja ne...

The undisputed king of spreads

I'm a fan of quick & easy when it comes to food, I have to cook a lot to keep myself fed properly (having coeliac disease as well as being vegetarian) So I love simple, versatile recipes like...

Garlic spread!!!

So as you can see all you need are 3 ingredients, margarine of your choice, minced garlic (I always make mine fresh), & chopped fresh parsley.

Mix all ingredients in a small bowl & it's ready to spread onto some warm toast, freshly steamed corn, or maybe a savory muffin, it's great with all sorts of things.

Vary the ingredients according to your taste, you can add the garlic a bit at a time if you're worried about overdoing it, or you can use a slightly more mild garlic. (which is what I did)

Enjoy~

Mini bike adventure (((I srsly can't stop riding .___.

Yes, more bike! Sorry, I might be blogging about bike riding for a while, I'm so excited to finally be able to ride again : )
Today I rode from my home in Diamond Creek to the Safeway in Eltham, then back to DC to the pet shop & then back home. After 5 minutes at home I realised that I had forgotten to go to Coles *facepalm* So after a short rest I set out (again) towards Coles (which isn't far from the pet shop ':p) I actually just got back & put my bike away. I think all in all I might have ridden, maybe close to 10 k's, I'd love to get a gadget that measures how far you've ridden, I wonder if such a thing exists...
Well anyway, I'm sharing this because I remembered my camera this time! Yes, I have some photos to share, woop.

Sheep yay! There's a small farm on the way to Eltham,

so I took the chance to get a quick photo of these cute

little guys : )

That would be me on one of the newest bridges in

Diamond Creek...

Bike helmets really only add to my dorkiness ': )

The creek of Diamond Creek :D

Sadly it's not very clean, lots of plastic

bags & sometimes the odd shopping

trolly or two :s

The handlebars of my bike & the path that leads into the

shopping area. Onward to Coles!

So after all the riding I feel really happy & surprisingly still quite energetic. I have a recipe to share, but I gotta make it first...

ja ne.

Easy & delicious Carrot Cake ^o^ /

I found this recipe last week & I've already made the cake twice since then >_> it's really very tasty...
The recipe is from a site called, The Cake Mistress : ) The site is filled with all kinds of recipes for cakes, muffins, biscuits, slices & more! Admittedly I've only tried the best ever carrot cake recipe, so I hope the others are as good, I do plan to try a few more eventually ^___^
Being a coeliac you might think that I'd avoid sites like this, not so! I don't think people who are allergic to gluten need to miss out on tasty tasty cakes, or anything else for that matter! In most cases all you need to do is substitute some ingredients. For the carrot cake, all I did was use Orgran self raising flour instead of regular (scary) flour. It's not going to turn out exactly the same, but you can still have your cake & eat it too ;p


Here's a slice of mine...

The only thing I found is that I needed to bake mine at 170°C in a fan forced oven for 50 minutes, but that could just be my oven... In any case this cake is delicious, my whole family loves it & there was no need to miss out just because I'm a coeliac : )

FYI...

This is what happened when I covered the flash with my finger, instant special effects!... totally looks like zombie cake 0_0

Have a good day everyone 'X3

old-ish pic upload (((Pokemon of course...

Sometimes I sit back & wonder if I could be any more of a nerd, but pictures like this pretty much answer that for me...

So this is basically myself & my 2 younger sisters as our favourite pokes...

I know, suuuuuper dorky .___.

Done in Photoshop, approx 2 hours (I never time myself...)