A color theory exercise: The challenge was to make the black horse figurine the focus.... First, a blue-and-white value study: Then the evil cruelty of rendering something black in high-chroma.... Then I got to choose the colors on this one, apart from the direction to make it 'moody.'
Read Morepack of deadlines
is shaping up to be a day where I narrowly escape from the pack of deadlines which has been chasing me for the last couple of weeks. I've been pulling late nights and weekends, and am pretty tired. One of my minions is off on vacation this week; the very last week he could take vacation before I send him off into a project that will take him a full month.
Read Moremy neil gaiman sketch, let me show you it
Done at tonight's (well, last night's, now) reading of The Graveyard Book, in almost total darkness: Not being able to actually see what I was drawing made this a little difficult, but all things considered, I think it came out rather well. Sleep is threatening to bash me over the head now unless I cave into it.
Read Moremy day so far
My day so far has consisted of: The Twice-Annual Report of Ultimate Suffering going to bed The paper for the Twice-Annual Report of Ultimate Suffering going missing The binding for the Twice-Annual Report of Ultimate Suffering also going missing Four proofs that needed to be sent out today Flogging of minions Minions flogging the printer Discovering that the event I'm going to tonight has a dress code, which I do not currently meet Searching for a store close to my office that carries clothing in my size which might have a chance of being flattering Going to lunch Drinking Only being able to eat half my lunch Printing and binding the Twice-Annual Report of Ultimate Suffering myself in case the printer flakes A fire drill in my office.... And discovering, of course, a typo in the Twice-Annual Report of Ultimate Suffering after it's been sent out.... It's like the gods of fashion spoke, and they said, 'Lo, go forth and make dresses that look like couches.'
Read MoreThe small things
It's been a busy month here at the new Art Cave. A bout of inhalation pneumonia I'm still recovering from has been an unforeseen complication, one that's making all of life's daily activities about 10 times harder than they should be.
Today was the first day for new students at Saltmine U., and the last few weeks have all been spent getting ready for the onslaught of 8,000 new people. There's the usual number of projects I'm managing (~65), though most of my design time has been going to just a few of those. The others go to the minions, and I supervise. Because, well, that's my job. I took a brief vacation with my best friend in August (a whopping four days); it was the first time I had left town for a real vacation since 2001. The last time I left town for longer than a week? 1999. That's the way it goes when you're your only source of income.
So it's been very busy, and very stressful lately; almost all my free time has been spent resting. However, coming home and being able to kick back in front of a fireplace makes up for a lot of things in my world. And there's a hot tub a few dozen yards away that I think I'm going to go take advantage of in the very near future.