New Septuplet Story! (Gasp.)
Yep, that's right, I actually added a new story to the Carlson Septuplets page today. Enough 12-year-olds were e-mailing me saying that the site was getting boring that I decided to do something about it. (I do appreciate those 12-year-olds' impatience since it's a sign of interest! In fact I appreciate it from any age group. :) As it turned out, I had a story written mostly in 2005 that was nearly finished already -- at least, rereading it now I realized that it was, if I just made it a simple sort of glimpse into their lives. It's sort of an experimental fluffy story that I don't expect to impress any literary critics, but I hope people who like the Septuplets' stories will get a smile out of it. :) It's called "Playing with Normal Kids."
The Official Carlson Septuplets Page is here, should anyone wish to drop by and take a look.
I notice (and readers here will likely notice too) that I quite enjoy writing about the daily life of kids. The Septs in this story are a year younger than Azilie is in her story. I feel like I am spending a lot of time in the early 90s lately. (And the 1960s but that's a whole nother story. And whoa, it's weird to write something out with an infix like that, but that's how we say that, isn't it? Strange. ;)
I also added a new picture! I started drawing this for their birthday, which was on July 12, but of course it took me a lot longer to finish than I hoped.
I am not entirely pleased with it. I worked really hard to get them to look like they all share they same DNA, and I'm pleased with the results for a first try, but it means that most of them have the same flaws. At least they all have the same noses and rounded short bulb on the end of the nose, but the eyes are not the same. Melissa (2nd from left) turned out the best (another JET here said so without my prompting) which is to be expected because I used a source picture for her. (I also used one for Megan, on the far right, but she was the first try and the first try is always a little off for me. But I'm still pleased with her.) Mary, Michelle, and Monica (the three in the middle) turned out the worst, I think. But I didn't use source pics for any but Megan and Melissa (because I couldn't get source pics that all looked alike enough) so I suppose that is okay -- for a first try, anyway. I'll have to do better next time. One thing I think I need to work on is the eye shape. Melissa's was right on (with the source pic and all) but the others got a little weird. It's a subtle thing but once I look at it carefully, it's obvious. Of course, I only notice these things after I've finished, and these pencils (and this paper, come to think of it) are not very forgiving. Oh well. Also, my last realistic drawing was cited by one friend as having chipmunk cheeks; I think this one is better in that regard while still having cheeks defined as I think that's a trait that the Septs do have. I gotta figure out a good balance for that. (Whereas when I draw Asian characters, which I may be trying for my next poster, their faces will look different in that respect, as will some other Caucasian characters. TS's Indigo, for example, has a very level sort of face.)
Overall, I think I can do better, but for a first try at drawing seven genetically identical girls, I guess it's okay! It's now up on my wall near my TS realistic drawing (with my Polar Lights aurora poster in between them). Now I just need to do one for Chloe's story and one for Azilie's story* and then I'll have realistic posters of all my major projects, yay!
(*I'm referring to Chloe's story as such now because Aka-chan is no longer an acceptable title. Whereas Azilie's story has a title in MY mind but I'm still not sure if it's an okay title. But more on that later.)
Oh, and I don't think I ever showed you the latest gift art I got!
It is such a treat to get gift art! :)
Meanwhile I didn't get to work on Azilie's story tonight (for the second night in a row) but I had a good excuse. But it involves someone else's business so I must not share it in this forum. Oh well. You'll just have to take my word for it. ;) I hope I can work on it tomorrow, though! I'm never going to make my goal at the rate I'm going.
The Official Carlson Septuplets Page is here, should anyone wish to drop by and take a look.
I notice (and readers here will likely notice too) that I quite enjoy writing about the daily life of kids. The Septs in this story are a year younger than Azilie is in her story. I feel like I am spending a lot of time in the early 90s lately. (And the 1960s but that's a whole nother story. And whoa, it's weird to write something out with an infix like that, but that's how we say that, isn't it? Strange. ;)
I also added a new picture! I started drawing this for their birthday, which was on July 12, but of course it took me a lot longer to finish than I hoped.
I am not entirely pleased with it. I worked really hard to get them to look like they all share they same DNA, and I'm pleased with the results for a first try, but it means that most of them have the same flaws. At least they all have the same noses and rounded short bulb on the end of the nose, but the eyes are not the same. Melissa (2nd from left) turned out the best (another JET here said so without my prompting) which is to be expected because I used a source picture for her. (I also used one for Megan, on the far right, but she was the first try and the first try is always a little off for me. But I'm still pleased with her.) Mary, Michelle, and Monica (the three in the middle) turned out the worst, I think. But I didn't use source pics for any but Megan and Melissa (because I couldn't get source pics that all looked alike enough) so I suppose that is okay -- for a first try, anyway. I'll have to do better next time. One thing I think I need to work on is the eye shape. Melissa's was right on (with the source pic and all) but the others got a little weird. It's a subtle thing but once I look at it carefully, it's obvious. Of course, I only notice these things after I've finished, and these pencils (and this paper, come to think of it) are not very forgiving. Oh well. Also, my last realistic drawing was cited by one friend as having chipmunk cheeks; I think this one is better in that regard while still having cheeks defined as I think that's a trait that the Septs do have. I gotta figure out a good balance for that. (Whereas when I draw Asian characters, which I may be trying for my next poster, their faces will look different in that respect, as will some other Caucasian characters. TS's Indigo, for example, has a very level sort of face.)
Overall, I think I can do better, but for a first try at drawing seven genetically identical girls, I guess it's okay! It's now up on my wall near my TS realistic drawing (with my Polar Lights aurora poster in between them). Now I just need to do one for Chloe's story and one for Azilie's story* and then I'll have realistic posters of all my major projects, yay!
(*I'm referring to Chloe's story as such now because Aka-chan is no longer an acceptable title. Whereas Azilie's story has a title in MY mind but I'm still not sure if it's an okay title. But more on that later.)
Oh, and I don't think I ever showed you the latest gift art I got!
It is such a treat to get gift art! :)
Meanwhile I didn't get to work on Azilie's story tonight (for the second night in a row) but I had a good excuse. But it involves someone else's business so I must not share it in this forum. Oh well. You'll just have to take my word for it. ;) I hope I can work on it tomorrow, though! I'm never going to make my goal at the rate I'm going.