麦茶と団子

I just created another blog solely for just blogging (online journal), so all that's going to be up on this blog is going to be just my art and such.

Im still going to leave all the other non art posts here, but from now on its going to be just my art related things.

It would be great if everyone will still follow this blog and my new one.

My new blog is 麦茶と団子(mugi-cha to dango) http://mugichatodango.blogspot.com/

Oreimo contest Process

So just uploading the process of the picture for the ANN japan trip contest.

Sketch - .7 mech. pencil on regular 8.5 x 11 paper


Lineart - Photoshop and Wacom tablet


BaseColor - Photoshop

Shading/Lighting - Photoshop


Background/border/misc. - Photoshop

Finished. the end.

Happy Thanksgiving !

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

I hope everyone's day was a great one, I know I had a somewhat eventful day. More than words let me share pictures.

Our family, we usually dont feast like this on Thanksgiving, we usually just eat sushi or something and finished, but this year we thought we'd give it a try. Although its not Turkey, we had Chicken. If we had turkey we would never finish all of it and it'll go to waste. Lol it was a really brown dinner.

Chicken!?!?!? XD home made fried/oven baked chicken tastes really goood. and the biscuit is also very great with butter and jam.

The only colorful food we had was the baked veggies..and it was still dark.

Then after the great meal, we all got together as a family and played some card games... we also played some poker and I won $20. XD yessss. After the card games we all watched Kungfu Panda lol. what a great movie to watch, we also had lots of desserts.

mmm that orange flavored chocolate, sooo goood.

I also made my own parfait, XD it was really sweet. layerings as follows..top to bottom.

Orange Choco
\Coffee Icecream/
| Peach Jello |
|Whipped Cream|
| Pumpkin Pie |
|Whipped Cream|
| Mizu Youkan |
\Whipped Cream/
\_________/
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XD yay for typing skillz.

ANGLE SHOT!

Exit Tune Present Vocaloanthem

EXIT TUNES PRESENTS VOCALOANTHEMS

--Tracks--
01. Just Be Friends
02. 鏡音レンの暴走
03. ワンダーランドと羊の歌
04. 俺のロードローラーだッ!
05. More drive
06. 絵本『人柱アリス』
07. 悪食娘コンチータ
08. ひとりかくれんぼ
09. 時忘人
10. 桜前線異常ナシ
11. え_ ああ、そう。
12. 右肩の蝶
13. メランコリック
14. SETSUNA
15. タイムマシン
16. はやぶさ
17. Starduster
18. おちゃめ機能 -Full ver.-

File size: 178Mb
Format: 320kbp CBR Mp3



.:NOTE:.
If you liked the music, Please support by purchasing the actual CD. They can be found on http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/

More CD

Just got more CD in the mail today. XD

came with a Jacket

Since it was limited edi. it came with some stuff.

All of it together. Its pretty sweet.

I'll rip this as well so it'll be up hopefully tomorrow or somewhere soon.

EXIT TRANCE PRESENTS ANIME TRANCE BEST 11

EXIT TRANCE PRESENTS SPEED アニメトランス BEST 11

--Tracks--
01. 大和撫子エデュケイション
02. SWORD SUMMIT
03. STRIKE WITCHES 2 ～笑顔の魔法～
04. 押しちゃうぞ!!
05. おしえてA TO Z
06. SHIVER
07. フライングヒューマノイド
08. 恋華大乱
09. NOW LOADING...SKY!!
10. シアワセは月より高く
11. FAST FORWARD
12. 白翼ノ誓約 ～PURE ENGAGEMENT～
13. LAMENT ～やがて喜びを～
14. 鬼帝の剣
15. みらくるハッピーディ
16. くちづけ
17. バカ・ゴー・ホーム
18. RING MY BELL
19. 挑発CHERRY HEART
20. I LOVE

File size: 180Mb
Format: 320kbp CBR Mp3



.:NOTE:.
If you liked the music, Please support by purchasing the actual CD. They can be found on http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/

がんばって！三人組

Oh god... i dont know what to say, today was just too epic.

So we were able to meet with our friend's parent today, they came all the way from Japan to visit places where their son went to.

It was our pleasure to take them to places today, IN the snow. The snow just made things more epic and at the same time more frustrating at times. Just want to point out, thanks to our great driver we didnt get into any accidents. Seems like everywhere we went today there was at least 1 or 2 car accidents because of the snow/ice on the road.

We went to visit Bruce Lee's grave, the Alki beach..(lol) and my previous work place. All in all it was a good 4-5 hours of driving around and site seeing IN the snow.

Here is the awesome video of us in the storm.




We were really happy that our friend's parent had a good time, at least a memorable time. We sure did.

To finish it up, they gave us money for the great time and we used the money to eat reallllly goood food. Thank you Toru's Parent for the awesome dinner!

All in all today was by far the most epicest (lol) day ever. Great memory, never to be forgotten.

The Snow is falling harder than earlier so now school's closed for the next day and more crazy cars accidents...people here dont know how to drive.

On a random note, I got my Speed Anime Trance Best 11 CD today :D it also came with a poster.

if anyone wants a rip of this just let me know.

Snow!!

It snowed yesterday but didnt stick, but this morning when i woke up there was alot of snow and it actually stuck to the ground...now it stopped so everything is melting... but hopefully it'll snow some more later on.
First snow of the year, its so early, but makes sense cuz its freakin cold here right now.

Oreimo Contest

So ANN is having another contest, the prize is actually really awesome.

More info can be found HERE

Anyhow, In a nutshell, ANN has 2 contest... and the requirement is to go watch Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Na and/or togainu no chi, depending on what you want to enter... For the Oreimo (shortened) all you have to do is draw a Fan art of Oreimo, and not sure about the Togainu one, but i heard its a Cosplay contest...so im guessing dress up as the characters in the series..idk... im not interested in the togainu contest anyways XD.

here is a sneak peak of what i have working in progress for the Oreimo contest.

So hopefully over the weekend i could start the inking and hopefully coloring. I'll probably make a art process page for it.

FREE ART!?!?! CLOSED

~ALL SPOTS CLOSED~

thank you for all your support, hope this will be a good experience for myself and will be able to continue this new project.

*NEW!*

.:SHIKISHI COMMISSION INFO:.

*TRIAL PERIOD*

During this time I would like to take the opportunity to start something new; Shikishi Board artworks. For the first 3 person (first come first served) to comment on this page/facebook will get a free shikishi artwork of their choice.

Please read the Commission Page for full detail.

Slots Open

1) Pierson Brooks

2) David Ha-Becherer

3) Takami Natrass

Piers Bday

Today was a good friends Birthday, so I made him a picture. I like to draw on Shikishi's now. Need to buy more.

Happy Birthday DUDE!

Barakamon Vol. 3

Just got it in mail today, internet shopping is awesome. Bought this at YesAsia.com, their shipping for books is really cheap compared to other Asian online shops. Now I can get books online for a fair price and get books that aren't sold at local Japanese bookstores.

This manga here is called Barakamon (vol.3) by Yoshino Satsuki. Slice of life comedy, very similar to Azuma Kiyohiko's Yotsubato! So if your a fan of Yotsubato, then this will be a great one to check out.

bloop...

Darker or lighter page design for my blog....?

Cirno za Saikyo

I'll probably scan this when i get the chance, but a picture for now.

this was pretty fun to draw.. XD Cirno za Saikyo ~DaiYousei no Gyakushu~ if i made this into a comic wonder how it would turn out.

Cirno, Wriggle, Daiyousei and Mystia, i forgot to draw Rumia... SOO NANOKAAAA

moar drawing dump

Now for some other drawing other than Touhou~! XD
recently i've been drawing more Luka Megurine, i like her design more than Miku.

the back image of Luka's face was a failure...sketch, and the random sketching was just pose practice, cuz i suck with poses...

and i dont scan my stuff right now, becuase my scanner sucks and it wont do anything right... so i just take a picture...i kinda prefer to take photo's if its just sketch dump.

Moar dump to come soon enough..

bored

been pretty bored without much hours from work... so today ive been just lazily sitting around practicing Bass and watching anime and drawing... this is just a pretty simple sketch i did in about an hour... cant wait to get a cintiq so i can sketch without eraser dust flying all over the place and pencil led smearing all over your hands and stuff... XD not that it bothers me..<_<>_>

well i'll prolly have more drawings this week... since my hours are like dead short .XD

Makoto Shinkai and his next work

Just read this on ANN. Makoto Shinkai's next piece, Hoshi o Ou Kodomo.

They just released the first trailer for the movie, oh man just a few second trailer was just beutiful... it was breathtaking. Makoto Shinkai's works are always so beutifully done. I cannot wait for this film, which is showing in theaters next year (May 2011).

You can see the preview here ----> Trailer for Hoshi o Ou Kodomo
Or
Youtube just put up their HD version

Here are some screen shots from the trailer'

Birthday Dinner

So since i had to work on my birthday I was able to celebrate dinner with my family today.

We went to Blue Ginger, a korean bbq place.

Sorry the picture is kinda hard to see, cuz it was raining...

yeah seems like they have sushi as well.... XD


some Bul gogi and all them appetizer plates.


KALBIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!


poop LOL jk, its bulgogi


Time for some Kalbi Action!!


Dericious...


Done...Gochisousama!

Then at home we had strawberry cheesecake...

SOOO much strawberry :D


i sliced it


now i eated it.

Then we all watched a movie and called it a night, ahhh gooood dinner, we also had coffee ice cream and chips.

well day light savings tomorrow, make sure to change your clocks!