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Something loose.

Artist’s Block

Ever heard of a writer’s block? It’s sort of the same thing.

For the past few days, I’ve been trying to draw something decent. Nothing rushed, nothing too “formal”. A 2-hour sketch will do, but at least it will look good, or will look like what I had in mind. But for some reason, I can’t find “it”. The thing that drives me to do it, or something that makes me feel the “oomph”. I’m having a hard time explaining it, but I hope you understand.

My friend suggested I doodle whatever is in my mind at the moment, that way it will loosen me into approaching my “target” drawing. It’s just that I can’t feel it yet. Maybe it’ll come soon, maybe not, but I don’t like this feeling of disappointment and frustration, and I know that I’m the only one who can fix it.

I guess that’s how I describe my “artist’s block”.

Batgirl

For practice.

I think the neck, right leg, right arm is messed up. Also that extra line connecting her waist and her left thigh should be deleted.

Drink & Draw and Xena

Sundays are considered “Drink & Draw” sessions usually attended by me and John. Here’s some 5-10 minute sketches I did earlier.

And this here’s a coloring attempt using some markers. Major fail.

Inked.

Well, it looks a lot different from the pencilled version.

Rough Sketch

A friend of mine asked me to draw this person for him. Apparently she’s a popular cosplayer in Manila.

I’ll post the final version in the next few days.

Edit:

Oh, I just finished initial pencils. Will probably ink it tomorrow or the next day. (depends if I’m busy with work or not)

Brain Damage

I haven’t been drawing lately. Nor making posts in this blog and any other “postable” sites I’m a part of. Well, part of that is because my work is draining the shit out of me.

I think that my job is eating away the energy needed for my creative juices to flow. I haven’t drawn a thing in 3 weeks, I haven’t posted anything longer than 2 sentences in a week or two (except for “pre-formatted” reports), and I can’t think of anything that I can consider to be “creatively productive”.

Maybe I’m just lazy. It could be the lack of physical activity that is dragging my brain to a halt! I once read in some site (or was it a book, maybe about ninjas) that physical activity is proportionally equal to your brain activity. So no matter how hard you try to be smart, if you don’t burn some fat, you won’t get anywhere!

Shocking isn’t it? Well, maybe it’s true. Maybe my semi-sedentary lifestyle of working, eating, sitting down, lying down, reading comics, playing vidyagames, browsing 4chan, working again, eating some more, and sleeping, is what prevents me, and my brain, from being active!

In short, it’s time to lose weight. I will not be the thing that I have feared myself to be! I will not be a fat nerd who sits all day reading/drawing comics and playing videogames! NO! I REFUSE TO BE ONE! FOR I WILL BE A FIT, STRONG, AND HEALTHY NERD WHO SITS AT SPECIFIC TIMES OF THE DAY, CAREFULLY DIVIDING HIS ATTENTION AND TIME TO READING, DRAWING, PLAYING GAMES (lots of backlog, man) AND TALKING TO LIKE-MINDED INDIVIDUALS ON THE INTERNET, AND MAYBE DO MORE!

I’m going to start doing that exercising thing, I heard it’s a rage among people who have difficulty walking for a prolonged period of time.

P.S. My brain age is 27. Compliments of Dr. Kawashima, Nintendo, and Brain Age 2.

Batman

Hulk final and colored

Continuation of yesterday’s post.

Quick colors…