Drawing, drawing, more drawing.

Hey everyone!

Sorry I sort of disappeared for a week. What have I been doing? Basically drawing. Drawing and rearranging the house. It was decided that our puppies would lose their bedroom, and that it would be replaced with a movie/gaming room.

Poor puppies, I feel bad for them. But they didn't actually sleep in that room anyway, they just tore up the old rug that we put in there for them, and stayed in there while we were out. So I don't think they actually cared for the room much anyway. (They sleep in bed with me, so they didn't lose their beds or anything.)

But now that room has been all decked out with a tv on the wall (putting a tv on the wall is really annoying. Don't ever do this.), a ps4, and a new laptop (Which will be used to play the Sims 4 on when that finally comes out.) I want the Wii in the room too, but apparently that's not going to happen. Agh.

So after three days of carrying heavy object, I'm exhausted. I want to draw again, but I can't seem to motivate myself enough to do so.
If you read my last blog post, you'll remember that I just bought a new drawing tablet last week. So I've been playing around with that. Ended up drawing this for a friend, of her in her Thor cosplay:

(And non-colored version:)

And then I decided to follow a really neat tutorial I found on deviantART that shows you how to color galaxy eyes. And it's not perfect, but I'm proud enough of it that I decided to show you all:

I'm going to be drawing a lot more in the near future too, since I have things to draw for some of my friends. One has even asked me to draw them their next tattoo. Ack, pressure!

Hopefully I'll be able to tear myself away from my laptop sometime in the next couple days to give you guys a post that's not about my artwork. (Sorry things have been a little repetitive!)

If you do want to keep up to date on my artwork though, you can visit my deviantART page here. Thanks for your support!

If you have a deviantART page, leave it in the comments below so I can check it out! 

My New Drawing Tablet! - The Wacom Intuos

Hey everyone!

I'm super happy today, because I got a really good deal on a brand new drawing tablet! The Wacom Intuos Creative Pen Tablet (small) usually sells for $79. But I managed to get mine for $59.99!

For a limited time, Staples is having a sell on these fantastic tablets, giving you a $20 rebate if you buy one! they're sold out online, so you'll have to check them out at your local Staples if you're interested.

If you're unaware what these things are for, you plug the tablet into your computer, and then whatever you draw on the tablet appears on your computer, if you're using Photoshop, MS Paint, or whatever drawing program you choose. It takes awhile trying to get used to looking at the computer and not at where your pen is moving, but it's not too difficult to get used to.

I had another one, that I bought when I was a Sophomore in high school, I believe. So it's been like 6 years since I got my first tablet. Unfortunately lately it was bugging out quite a bit, and it had scratches from the few times it was left in reach of my dog. So it was time for a new one.

They come in different sizes, but I got the small one, since it's cheapest. Someday, I would really like to get the medium or even large, but we'll see if I can talk myself into buying one so expensive. (The one I really want is $2000. I don't think I'll ever be getting that one. But it's nice, since you get to see what you're drawing right on the tablet!)

I was super excited getting to open it. It was nicely packaged, and I had to do my best not to tear everything part in my excitement to get it it set up!

It's a really pretty design and I really love it. The surface is just slightly rough, so it really feels like I'm drawing on paper, which is fantastic in my opinion. So happy with this purchase already!

I've already started a picture on it, for my friend Bailey. I'm drawing her in her female Thor cosplay she wore last year! Here's my work in progress:

Wish me luck on doing well! Drawing on a tablet feels pretty new to me since I haven't done it in a while. Definitely is going to take a little bit of learning again.

Have you ever owned a drawing tablet?

Stuck Inside All Day? Let's Draw! (Also, Puppies in Sweaters)

Hey everyone!

How cold is it where you live? Here, it's been below zero (and really, really below zero with windchill)  for far too many days in a row. According the weather now, at this moment, it apparently feels like 2 degrees outside at the moment. We made it above zero! Finally!

(If you live somewhere warm, know that I am very jealous of you right now. Let's trade places, yeah?)

So, since it's been so cold out, I've been literally sitting in my bed hiding under the covers for most of this week, usually with a hot mug of latte in my hands. Not being very productive. Both of my puppies have sweaters now, since Meeko seemed so jealous about Zoey's sweater, and I didn't want him to be freezing while he went outside to do business.

I was worried Meeko would hate the sweater, but he seems very content and happy with it on. So yay! I'm almost sad to see the cold weather go, since my puppies are just so incredibly cute in their winter sweaters.

And maybe you noticed, while looking at these pictures, all those blankets on my bed? Yeah, I've been hiding under a lot of blankets the last few days. Eight in total, actually. Three comforters and five sheets. And my toes still somehow end up a bit cold! I don't understand it.

Anyway, being in bed most of this week, besides trying to combat a cold my body seems intent on getting, I've been either surfing the internet or drawing! I haven't drawn in quite sometime, but I figured, being stuck inside, the time was perfect to do so again. I ended up accepting drawing requests from 8 of my friends on Facebook, to try and get me back to focusing more on my art again, since I do enjoy drawing. I was all set and ready to draw those today, and then woke up with a terrible migraine. Ugh.

So I might have to wait until tomorrow to start on those.

But I did manage to get one picture drawn yesterday, though it was just a quick sketch/coloring to get me warmed up for the other pictures, and to practice a little so I could try to ensure the picture I drew for my friends wouldn't suck. And here it is:

She's a character from a story-type thing I'm working on. Her name is Lotus, and she's part angel (thus why she's wielding a large glowy hammer-o-doom). Another picture of her I've drawn recently(ish):

Other pictures I've recently drawn:

( Fan art of Link from Zelda. Does it look like him??! )

(This one gave me a lot of difficulty, since I suck when it comes to hands! I had to look off of a reference.. )

(And here's my original sketch of the first picture I showed you, so you can see what it looked like before I played with it in Photoshop!)

So, what do you think? I really want to improve this year, so I think I'll try to draw at least a couple pictures once per month. (Another thing to add to my monthly goal blog posts, I suppose!)

If you want to check out my artwork, my DeviantArt is located right here: Clicky Click!

I don't have much uploaded onto it at the moment, but more will be coming soon!

Do you draw? If so, I'd love to see your artwork!