BLOSSOMS NEVER SAY WILT! + Paradox Art
I don't know if this counts as a true dump. Only two pieces here, done for the Paradox-o-rama contests for the past 3 weeks.
Seriously guys, the competition was nothing short of epic, and I really hope they do some sort of round-up post, but that would be a herculean task for the mods, I think. There's been murmurings about the activity at sheldon_penny having died down recently, but I'm like, have you seen all the fic from paradox-o-rama Fiction Fridays?! I am still reading through and commenting.
+ My [7] End of the World ficlets. Shameless pimpage because this genre is hard, yo.
+ SESSION 2 SIGN-UPS are open!
+ My paradox-o-rama team totally came from last place in the first week to WIN Session 1. I'm still in shock, frankly. Our motto has proved true: BLOSSOMS NEVER SAY WILT!
I can't help but speculate that he people complaining about the lack of activity aren't the same people producing fan materials. Sure it's good to come home after a long day and see a fic by one of your favorite writers in the flist queue, but I realize that people have lives and more important obligations. I've realized that interacting in fandom is a very serious hobby of mine, but it's a hobby, nonetheless. People aren't obligated to produce anything and they're definitely not making a living from it. I (and many others) have harped on the importance of feedback/concrit, so I'm not going to go back there except to say that it does help when people comment and say, "hey, I like this." I know it seems kind of crazy how prolific I can be sometimes. Most of the time I'm just trying to create a visual treat for the viewers, or to say to an author, hey, thanks for painting this amazing picture with words. :)
And then there's bigbangbigbang coming up. I'm signed up as an artist and I'm really eager to see what every one has been working on. All this is to say that the fandom hasn't died down. Sure, I was disgusted with the BBT season 3 finale. Thank goodness for the awesome fandom because I would have been so through.
Anyway... here's the art:
Random art I did for team_blossoms Sheldon/Penny fan mix, Effloresce. We won that part of the competition.
<-Click for fic
I actually tried illustrating this scene from the story months ago, after I first read it, but the Muse wasn't feeling it. This time around the drawing came much easier. I'm definitely benefiting from drawing on a consistent basis. My lines come out so much easier, and I cannot stress enough how much using references has helped. Gettyimages is my friend.
ETA: Sorry, Audrey. I misspelled your username on the cover and just noticed it. :/ S'what happens when you throw stuff together at 3 AM.
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Feedback rocks. :)
Seriously guys, the competition was nothing short of epic, and I really hope they do some sort of round-up post, but that would be a herculean task for the mods, I think. There's been murmurings about the activity at sheldon_penny having died down recently, but I'm like, have you seen all the fic from paradox-o-rama Fiction Fridays?! I am still reading through and commenting.
+ My [7] End of the World ficlets. Shameless pimpage because this genre is hard, yo.
+ SESSION 2 SIGN-UPS are open!
+ My paradox-o-rama team totally came from last place in the first week to WIN Session 1. I'm still in shock, frankly. Our motto has proved true: BLOSSOMS NEVER SAY WILT!
I can't help but speculate that he people complaining about the lack of activity aren't the same people producing fan materials. Sure it's good to come home after a long day and see a fic by one of your favorite writers in the flist queue, but I realize that people have lives and more important obligations. I've realized that interacting in fandom is a very serious hobby of mine, but it's a hobby, nonetheless. People aren't obligated to produce anything and they're definitely not making a living from it. I (and many others) have harped on the importance of feedback/concrit, so I'm not going to go back there except to say that it does help when people comment and say, "hey, I like this." I know it seems kind of crazy how prolific I can be sometimes. Most of the time I'm just trying to create a visual treat for the viewers, or to say to an author, hey, thanks for painting this amazing picture with words. :)
And then there's bigbangbigbang coming up. I'm signed up as an artist and I'm really eager to see what every one has been working on. All this is to say that the fandom hasn't died down. Sure, I was disgusted with the BBT season 3 finale. Thank goodness for the awesome fandom because I would have been so through.
Anyway... here's the art:
Random art I did for team_blossoms Sheldon/Penny fan mix, Effloresce. We won that part of the competition.
<-Click for fic
I actually tried illustrating this scene from the story months ago, after I first read it, but the Muse wasn't feeling it. This time around the drawing came much easier. I'm definitely benefiting from drawing on a consistent basis. My lines come out so much easier, and I cannot stress enough how much using references has helped. Gettyimages is my friend.
ETA: Sorry, Audrey. I misspelled your username on the cover and just noticed it. :/ S'what happens when you throw stuff together at 3 AM.
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Feedback rocks. :)