So Sorry I haven't been around for ages. I've been sick and in and out of hospital. but things are on the mend. I can be better reached at mad_persephone which is more fan related but still with art. Basically like this, but I needed a change. And I am in desperate financial straits thanks to centrelink, so my australian friends, I invite you to my facebook ( Read more... )

and now, Gaston and the Bimbettes!

http://vertizart.deviantart.com/art/batb-fanart-sketchdump-3-131079302

and

UNI STARTS TOMORROW!!!!! EEEEEEEEEEEE!

And here is last nights excercise it crazy. Cleopatra as played by Elizabeth taylor.

http://vertizart.deviantart.com/art/Cleopatra-111906843

So tired.

Ye gods.

The first Semester is finished, and now I'm doing exam prep. I can't believe that it's gone so fast. So now I have time to breathe for about, oh, five minutes. Finally, I can now get started on the second run of the final product for the miniature portrait, owing to illness, uni and an incident involving turps and my evil demon of a cat. ( Read more... )

So the muse wasn't done with me yet.

http://vertizart.deviantart.com/art/Siren-Song-82214088

week is looking better. Had a good day of legal lecture and tute. God I love that subject. And now I am off to get a haircut. Pamper time!

So I've been on my ridiculously early misd-semester break, courtesy of this early easter. At least I don't have to worry about that one for oh... another 200 years. I can't see it interrupting my uni schedule then.

On the art side I have come to the conclusion that the calico idea was nice in theory, but is not going to work. I have exhausted every ( Read more... )

I looked at the prototype today, and I dont like it. Its far too flat, the background is too dark. I'm going to try an unconventional way of using watercolour, and failing that, I'm going to use guache. You just can't achieve the soft elegance of the true essence of a regency style miniature with acrylic.

Oh well, lesson learned.

I shall take a moment to abuse the use of capslock to say ( Read more... )

So I'm working on the prototype. And the thinning medium is not doing its job. Its going blotchy and odd. Straight old water is working better ( Read more... )

Well, the first week of uni has come to a close ( Read more... )