This is a continuation from my previous post, I recently talked about some of my favorite games from past to current. And even choosing those was difficult seeing as I have so many games that I can list. But now this part of the post is to showcase some current images that I have created. Being an Art Student I spend lots of time sketching or creating some kind of art. I've dabbled in photography, screenprinting, digital art, sculpture to printmaking. But one thing that I've always enjoyed as a medium is pencil, marker and ink. I love to draw and always have. I still have various sketchbooks filled with doodles, sketches and pieces of work. I'm an avid user of the website reddit.com and many of the subreddits it has to offer. The most recent subreddit that has caught my intrigue this summer is r/redditgetsdrawn. Where users submit photos of themselves, friends, significant others or family members; and request other users to put their artistic abilities to use and create various works for art for them. So naturally I've begun to submit some of work and see if the OP (Original Poster) likes my work or not.
One of the most recent ones I made was one where a user wanted to be drawn as a mermaid and even drawn swimming with whales. So I referenced the photos she provided to create her as a mermaid swimming down towards a whale. She was very pleased with the results and I'm glad I made her happy.
And just tonight I've decided to draw a friend of mine. This is not a request but I felt motivated to draw her. I decided to keep it minimal and just use pencil and ink/ brush. She has yet to see it and hopefully she is flattered by the work. And just a little secret (it's for her birthday).
That's all I have for tonight. Enjoy reading my post and taking a look of my recent work that I've done. As always, constructive criticism is appreciated and don't forget to follow me on instagram @thabmg60 as well as my twitter @thabmg60.
Looking back at video games and what two games I've enjoyed the most, it took me some deep thought of what games I've truly enjoyed. Hell I've been playing games since the days of the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), I remember my parents got me the deluxe package set that had the console, two controllers, zapper light gun, and Super Mario Bros/ Duck Hunt game package.
So from Nintendo, to Playstation, to Dreamcast, To Xbox and PC and next Gen; I have a large library of games to choose from. But I would have to say one of the games I have enjoyed would have to be Final Fantasy VII for the Playstation (PSX/ PS1). When it came out it was a digital masterpiece, with cutting edge 3D graphics, cutscenes and battle play system that included limit breaks with fancy cutscenes along with various animations for characters and monsters. The story that started off with a bunch of eco-terrorists tryong to stop a massive corporation, to find a group of powered individuals who are now chosen to save the world from mass destruction. I spent countless hours playing the game and running through the main story plot, then going back to attempting to find all the secret weapons, items, materia, chocobo's and any other little easter eggs that they threw into that game. And with rumors always spreading of a reboot, it just boost my nostaglia for this game even more. I still actually play it from time to time on my pc now, granted the graphics are outdated, but I enjoy so much that it never bothers me.
And looking back at another video game franchise, I can't help but think of a more current game that has sucked out endless hours from me. This game, I have developed a love/ hate relationship with it to be honest. There have been times where I just want to give up, uninstall it and forget about it. But then there are times I enjoy every minute of the action involved in this game. I am talking about Defense of the Ancients 2 or DOTA 2 for short. DOTA 2 is the sequel to the MOBA (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena) mod that spawned from the Warcraft 3 game for PC. It's a multiplayer game where you are teamed up with four other players, from there you choose your hero/ champion each with different abilities and powers as you attempt to defend your towers and base from the opposing team, along with trying to attack and destroy theirs. I can probably go on for hours about this game, but I'd rather not. If you have ever played similar games such as League of Legends, then you'll know what I'm talking about. But for now, here is the cinematic trailer.
As usual I forget about my blog until I realize I actually have one. And with my current class for Game Design on assignment was to make a blog and upload a video. This is that assignment, using my current blog which I haven't updated in more than nine months (and no, there is no child). Here is a just a video introducing everyone to my blog and you get to see my ugly mug. I took this small video while at my overnight job, which I have been doing for the past 14 months now. I will be posting more content very soon and hope y'all enjoy it.
So it's been awhile that I felt I had time to just sit down and create a quick sketch/ doodle. Thankfully with the Fall Semester and a few weeks of nothing to do what better to spend the night then sketching up Godzilla/ Gojira. If you haven't seen the trailer for the newest American film coming out next year I suggest you check it out. It looks like they are sticking to the Japanese version of the Godzilla instead of the Early Millennium/ Late 90's version that came out.
Damn, it has been awhile since I've posted anything. Well I had two classes for the Summer Semester here at Florida State. I even ended with a job as Night Staff for Housing here, the hours aren't the greatest (usually 10pm-7am the next day). But the jobs not bad, and hopefully once the Fall Semester starts I'll be able to utilize it and do majority of my homework there.
Ok, now to some new art. I took Digital Photography this summer, I even had to go and buy a DSLR. I used to have a film SLR (Single Lens Reflex) Camera back when I was in Community College doing Film Photography. So I kinda had an idea about aperture, shutter speed, ISO and all that knowhow when it came to cameras. For my final project, I took night shots of various graffiti I found around Tallahassee, most of if was centered around Gaines Street since it's the art venue area of Tally.
Most of them are long exposure (10-20 secs shutter speed) and messing around with a flashlight since some of the areas had little to no light around them. Either way, I'll poste them up and you can decide if you like them or not.
Also, I'm attempting to open up a Etsy store to sell some of my previous work. So if want a one of kind "Geno" hanging at your house let me know. I'll post the site up soon so you can check it out and help me pay for some bills (i.e.. booze).
Well I finally got around to uploading my photos from MegaCon 2013. As always it was held at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL. They had so many media guests and comic book artists. They even had the entire cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation down to Will Wheaton. Although I didn't see Will Wheaton or Patrick Stewart (I'm not a Trekkie either way) it was a lot of fun as always. This year I actually brought my nephew, he enjoyed it and even dressed up as Flynn from Adventure Time. Needless to say, people loved his outfit and wanted to take photos of him or with him.
I know there are a few more cons coming up that I'd like to go such as SuperCon and Tampa's Comic Con. Also here at Tallahasee FSU has their FreeCon and Alt Con coming up. Here's hoping I can go and take more photos.
So this weekend I'm back home to visit family. My nephew's birthday is this weekend and has apparently tasked me with creating a playlist for him. A couple weeks back he heard some dubstep and techno on my computer and wants that music in his party. His whole theme is "Glow" so there will be blacklights, neon and glowsticks. For an eight year old turning nine this is quite a party he is having. I mean, I don't think I've ever had a rave before. Kid is having a rave for his friends, minus the Ecks (hopefully). Well I got quite a bit of party preparation for me tomorrow and have to squeeze in some study time tonight and tomorrow as well.
On a plus side I did actually go the beach since I haven't gone in awhile. It was nice and well Tally has no beaches. Now granted I was one of the few people at the beach under the age of 35 but the wind was nice, the sun was warm and I had a cold can of...ahem...Soda with me. So for you all lovely followers I will leave you with a picture of my view this afternoon.
Oh also one of my pieces is currently at the entrance of Strozier, go check it out if you are on Campus!
