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So, yeah.

Not much today, really I just wandered around on TVTropes.
And read fan fiction.
I really do not seem to do much :P

Not much

I dont really think I did much today.
I cant even remember what I did at all very well.

I made a quick sketch of someone else's mermaid,

 

It isnt really the best, but it is just a sketch that I colored real quick.

Im hoping to animate her, Although there might be a few changes to her design(spots all along the black edges, really?).  I dont have permission to use her yet though, so . . .

 

Um, Also today I spent hours straightening my sister's hair so I could play around with it.  My feet are still tired.  See, my Mom has a lot of hair, my Dad has a lot of hair.  Me, LS1, and LS2, all have a ton of hair.  And LS1's is pretty long too.  Also I had to do the hair in her front(she doesnt really have bangs, but they are.) several times because for some inexplicable reason, her "bangs" frizz.  A lot. And only her bangs. For no reason.  But her hair looks and feels very soft when it's straightened.

 

While I was straightening LS1's hair, we chatted a bit, and the topic turned to characters we want to cosplay someday.  My list is :

•  Princess Kraehe, from Princess Tutu
•  Princess Amelia, from Slayers
• Sailor Mercury, who also could be considered a princess, from Sailor Moon
• Miku Hatsune, a Vocaloid
• Rin Kagamine, a Vocaloid
• Teto Kasane, an Utau

And that's all I can think of.  I doubt You will ever see pictures of me cosplaying as them, but it would be nice.  Maybe I'll make costumes even if there is nowhere to go to in them, and just take a photoshoot.  The biggest reason I want to cosplay Amelia is so that I can shout speeches about Love & Justice.  I just wanna go into Troll Face just thinking about it XD.
I want to cosplay Kraehe because Rue is my favorite character from Princess Tutu, and if I dont do Kraehe Im doing her school unform or her ballerina dress.  Sailor Mercury, is not very high on my list of "NEED to Cosplay This", but I do kinda like her.  Miku, Rin, and Teto, I would rather do with friends then alone, and I might switch Rin to Neru, because Rin is better done with a Friend-who-is-a-boy who is willing to be Len, while Miku,Teto, and Neru make the Triple Baka Squad.

Ah, I remember what I did today.  I attempted to write a song. I then Failed at writing a song. I will probably end up trying again, but not right now.

I need to go write a bit more on LS1's story.  I've told anyone who reads this before how Im rewriting her crossover story.  Well, I decided Im not rewriting anymore until she writes more on what she has. She wrote more, so I have ot go write more.
Bye

Utau Cover and Mermaids

So, Today.

Today I made a ust for a song.  One of my favorite songs actually.  Reach for the Stars, the Sonic Colors video game theme.  Kanochi Neko is singing it here, because she has a lot of sounds, and I like the way she sounds.  Her voice fits a lot of songs that I like.  Now, I kinda dislike her picture, because there are a lot of little mistakes that make it look weird(eyes are supposed to be lower!) and you can tell Im not the one who drew it because I typed that very easily (lol).  Im working on a picture of her myself, but A) It isnt done yet, and B) It's specially made for a different Video Game song entirely, so it's made to fit the story of that game.  Meaning she's wearing an Org. XIII cloak, not chasing after emeralds.  It would have taken too long to make a full new picture, and I probably wouldnt have liked it anyway, so I just grabbed the Full Body Pic from her Voice folder.  When I upload this on youtube I'll put a different picture, but for now . . .

I think the mixing might be off just a little bit, but I dont care right now.

Also, I am working on a Mermaid Animation.  Hopefully.  If I ever actually get it started.  It's going to take awhile to make, so Im not going to bore you with details until it's closer to done, which could take anywhere from soon to a year or something, or maybe it wont ever be finished because I'll get bored and leave it.  I dont know, but I'll try my best.

Bye!

Yay new glasses! I dont have a camera ready so unfortuantely you cant see them.  But it's nice to be able to see and to have other pairs incase I break 1.  I happened to pick some of the cheapest frames simply because those were the ones I likes, so I was able to get 3 pairs and it was fine.  I've got a black pair with Bright Red on the inside.  Im not used to having such large lens, usually I get smaller then this.  I've also got a Purple-ish pair that is really close to my old ones. And lastly I got a Wire pair, Which is probably the pair Im going to wear the second most often.  It's very different, I dont usually get wire frames.  In fact, I think this might be the 2nd or 3rd pair in my time of needing glasses, having gotten 4-5-6 frames of plastic.  I cant remember why though.  The wire frame's color is actually close to my own skin, so it's very easy for them to kinda become slightly invisible if you're not paying attention.

Animation, Lions, and Slayers

Im rather upset that I finished watching slayers.  I think it might be because each season they save the world from something big, so saving the world from something big the last time just doesnt feel like it's the end.  Could anyone who reads this blog please give me the names of other anime I could watch?  Im kinda bored.

In other news, Let's see.
LS#1, the older of my younger sisters, watched a bit of slayers when I was going on a bit about how cool it was, and so she's writing a Fanfic about it.  It's also a crossover with Harry Potter.  She apparently noticed how similar Harry and someone from Slayers looked(not telling who, Guess!) and she stuck to that idea(no matter how disimilar they are personality-wise).  I am the one who takes her first draft, and edits them for grammar and to add in little touches that (hopefully) make the whole thing better.  Im doing way more then just spell-checking here though.

Also, I am attempting to animate a bit.  I have a small idea of something interesting.  I hope I can get it to be as nice as it is in my imagination.  It will probably be awhile before It is done, I just hope it looks good at all.  Im not the best animator ever, by a long shot.

Also, I will be getting some new glasses tommorrow! Yay, Clear vision again!

So, This is a sketch for a Character.  Maybe for the manga, Maybe for something else.  She's a celestial winged lioness turned into human form.  Im not sure whether she's cursed to stay in human form or if she can switch between the two forms herself yet.  She doesnt even have a name yet, actually.  You know, I wonder where she got that special(maybe magical) sword if otherwise she's wearing very simple clothes.  Perhaps she stole it?

I cant think of anything else to say, so I'll end it here.

Knitting

So, Today.

I mostly watched Slayers, but I did also knit a lot while watching.  I made a white scarf, and Im working on a doll sweater.  It's white with a pink stripe in the middle.
I also got some stuff recorded for Melodia, I think she might be about halfway done or so,  Around there.  I still need to finish the picture of her, I just keep putting it off though.  Im not in a Utau mood right now, Im fresh off of watching Slayers!  I might draw some fanart sometime.
Also, Valgaav is in the same category as Sasori and Gaara from Naruto.  It's the "IF YOU JUST COMFORTED THE KID THEN MAYBE HE WOULDNT HAVE TURNED INTO A CRAZY MANIAC!!!" category.
Let's see . . . Anything else to say? . . . I cant really think of anything, actually.  So, I'll end it here.

Early and Late

So, Sorry for not posting every day like I was trying to.
I have a school assignment and I am watching Slayers at the same time so . . .

But, when Im done, I'll let you see it!

Sorry For Skipping

So, Sorry for forgetting to post yesterday, if anyone actually reads this blog.
But, I have good news(at least for me)! I had an eye appointment today, and in a little over a week I'll have new glasses! Yay! Clear vision at last!
Im curious how LS1(havent mentioned her before) and LS2 will react when they see them.  I picked out some very different frames then the ones I have now.

I cant really think of anything else to say, So I guess Bye for now!
Here's a Picture to send you off!

I really need to finish it, but I just dont care as much anymore.  Maybe I'll use it someday in one of those "Draw something you drew years ago to compare them" meme thingys.  Fluttershy and Twilight are just to bland with the color choices I picked.  I should have done something other then purple for Pinkie, maybe green or something.  AppleJack and Rainbow I like here, But Rarity has too few colors and her outfit is to simple.  Cute as it is, Rarity is less practical and, If she was actually a Rogue, She would probably be more of a "Phantom Thief Dia" or something like that, with a fancy outfit that looks great, but hides her identity, and her sending warnings or something or secretly doing it all for good.  Im not sure whether I should have made them colored or more human, but I suppose if I was going to give them wings and horns, they would have to be colored.  Its annoying to me when someone draws them in human form, but they have colored horns.  Wings I'm ok with, probably because of the common occurence of such things, but the horns are weird.  Id rather have wings then a horn sticking out of my head, Even if it gave me incredible magical power.  Maybe I'd harness the natural magic of Pegasi and become the first Non-Unicorn Magician!  It's a very Sue-ish thought of me.  Well, Im going to end this before I get even farther from that Good Bye up there.

New Picture, New Model

Today, I mowed our lawn, drew a new picture, made my Derpy Model, and am about halfway done with the Rose Model.

I will not bore you with the gritty details of my 1 1/2  hours of mowing our really big yard.
It was exhausting though.

Before that, I made a new Picture!

Isnt it adorable?

I am pretty proud of that dawn sky.  And the Eyes.  I really like that style of doing eyes.

I think I did the hair ok.  I wish I could have done it in a more detailed style but whenever I try that it doesnt end up looking right so I just erase it anyway.

 

Also today I startedfinished my Derpy Hooves MMD Model.

Im not sure about some bits of the design.  Is there too much gray? Should I have added another color so that its not just gray and yellow?  I like the stripes, but should I have used them for the socks too?  I suppose I should stop worrying about it.

If you want to download the model, go here.

 

On that Legend of Dragoon Rose Model, I've got the top just about done.  There is a small glitch where some bits of it wont follow the bone properly, and I cant figure out exactly which ones it is.  Also, whenever I add what I've chosen as the bottom of her armor/outfit thing, It always glitches up and looks like she fell is something super stretchy and sticky with it ending up all over, Mostly in between her arms and legs.  I hope I can figure out how to fix it.

 

Im pretty sure that's all.  We'll see how it goes tommorrow.

Melodia's Awful Demo, Shading, and Models

So, Today I have a Demo of Melodia for you!
It's not nearly completed, Im just happy that she can sing most of this song.  Of course, seeing as the song is made up mostly of what Ive happened to have already recorded . . .

 

What do you think? Does she sound okay from what you can hear?

 

I also made Shading Examples, To see which type I liked best.

The first one is my normal shading, with a try at a new kind of eye.  The second one I decided to not blur it like I usually do.  The eye is similar to the show eyes.  The third one I copied the second and blurred it, and the fourth, I added another level of shading, with a slightly darker color, and a touch of lighter bits.  I also copy/pasted the eye over.  I really like this eye.

I didnt come up with it myself, I used a tutorial written by D-shou on deviantart.

I just noticed that she doesnt have a cutiemark.  Oh well, she wasnt any specific character, I just picked colors that I dont use often.

I made this to see which way would be easiest and look the best.  Right now Im going with #4.

 

Next week, I will be working on Models more then Pictures, starting with Derpy Hooves, Then moving on to a request for a Legend of Dragoon Rose Model, which gives me an excuse to remake my Legend of Dragoon Meru Model.  So thats at least 3 models, Maybe more if I get those done and want to make more, but those mught take the whole week.

 

And, to send you off, here's a picture I made awhile ago.

Yeah, Not much

Again, Not much happened today, I just . . . Did stuff.

I started a new picture.  I do that sometimes.  I said I would work on writing something, but couldnt decide what to even start.  And right now, I am just very tired.
Oh, I also made a list.  Here :

Pracrastinator's words to live by:
#1 - "I'll do it tommorrow . . ."
#2 - "Just one more!"
#3 - "But it's their turn right now!"

Aren't they such words of wisdom?(sarcastic voice)

Where I am not allowed to go

I should not be allowed on TVTropes.  I literally spent almost all day, and Im going back because I havent finished reading all the trope pages for Doctor Who.  Im in the middle of reading the tropes used in "The Pandorica Opens".

In what little other news there is, I lost the picture of Melodia that I was working on.  See, I use Paint Tool SAI, But cant be bothered to buy it.  I just download the free trial, use it for that month, then keep using it after words, since all they do is take away the option to open or save a picture.  I can just print screen into a different program, and save it there.  Since I cant save my pictures, If my computer gets turned off when I am in the middle of one, I cant reclaim it at all.  Cue black out while Im sleeping, or at least that's what I assume.

So, if you watch Doctor Who, which Doctor is your favorite?  I think the 11th just barely comes ahead of the 10th for me.  I really like them both.

Swimming, Shopping, Drawing,

So . . . Today . . .
Today I was woken up in the early morning evil hours of the days known as before 7, because Little Sis #2 (Now known as LS2) was looking for her bathing suit.  Having woken me beyond the reach of dreams for good, I decided I might as well go swimming too.  My legs are still tired.
After coming home, I worked on a few pictures.  I want to get my picture of Melodia as good as I can get her.

Im still not sure what to say on this blog.

Start up

I dont really know what to say here on the first post, so Im just going to describe a little bit about myself . . .

I'm a 15 year old artist with a bunch of hobbies.  I sew, knit, crochet, draw, and make MMD Models.
I am homeschooled, and hope to be a Manga Artist someday.  I am interested in UTAU and Vocaloid, And am working on recording my own UTAU, Melodia Sorane(More on her later).  I might post a few songs I cover with them, but I have no talent for writing songs, sadly.  I also am working on making a Fantasy/Adventure Manga with my best friend.  We really just started on it, and have a basic Idea of the first bits, but dont know where it will go from there.  We are trying to figure out who gets to draw it, since we are both artists and have very different art styles.
I also have made attempts to write in the past, and probably will in the future.  So in addition to pictures, music, and notices about the manga, you are also going to get my horrid attempts at writing a story.  But, Practice, Practice, Practice, So it may get better over time, or maybe it isnt actually that bad now and I just need to actually do it.
I also like video games and D&D.  The manga is loosely based around D&D in that I'm taking cues from the rulebooks for some things, like specifics on lichs(that all the sneak peeks your getting out of me!).

So I've covered a lot of things I like, so lets try to get some things I dont like on this post.
Hmmm . . . Weather.  I like sunny and rainy days, sure.  I just hate the cold(snow is the only redeeming factor of winter, and we dont get any) and I hate the heat.  I live in MS, where its not snow weather in winter, and can get to over 100 degrees in summer.  I like living here anyway though, even if the weather only meets my standards of nice a few weeks in spring and a few weeks in fall.  I generally do not like going outside if it is either of the 2 extremes, and that was a long and tedious rant about winter and summer for no reason.

To draw, I use a wacom bamboo capture tablet, and Paint Tool SAI.  My pictures look ok, in my opinion, I know there are worse, but I absolutely hate my shading.  It looks better with the shading, definately.  But I can never get it to look just right.  If I blur it to little it looks thick and unrealistic in every way.  If I blur it too much the shading either melts or makes it look like some sort of cylinder tube thing that resembles a head.  My attempts at doing hair in new ways always flop, so it ends up being solid and looking the same as every other thing in the picture, with a lighter patch of shiny, while I've attempted so many different ways of doing eyes that I cant remember any good ones.
I currently have several pictures in the works at the moment, Mostly of other people's characters so that I have something to put with a song on youtube.  I draw MLP FiM characters very well, I love the art style there and have come up with a style my own based off of it.

My UTAUloid, Melodia Sorane(last name may be subject to change), has curly silver white hair in a low ponytail, and blue eyes.  She wears a blue tank top, with a pouffy sleeved white jacket.  She has white pants with a cut from the knee down, showing an under legging of transparent light blue material.  She also wears headphones with wings attached to them, and has a belt.  On the belt there is a charm hanging off of a sky blue heart with a silver out line around it.  I only just started recording her voice, so it will be awhile before she is released, but she will definately sound good when she is.  Her voice will be kinda meduim high, but thats by my terms of what the voice sounds like, and so you may have no idea what I mean.

I make Models for MMD(MikuMikuDance).  Well, It's more I edit models, adding parts that other people made to a base body that someone else made.  I once attempted to make my own fully mine, but have since goven up for now.  I might try again later, but I have no idea when that might be.  I am a really good(if I do say so myself) Model Editor, and actually have people wanting me to make models!  I have a list of models that I am working on or am going to work on,  Right now it's mostly Humanized Pony Models(So far I have Vinyl Scratch, Octavia, Bonbon, and Lyra.  Next up is Derpy) and Models to Utau that I use often that dont have any models already out there.

Here are some pictures that I've drawn in the past :

This one is a MLP Version of Melodia.  Her Cutie mark is apparently obvious only to me, but hey, whatever.  It's a music note with the bottom turned into a half heart and the top turned into wings, then the whole thing is mirrored, and has a sparkle on top.

I really like drawing pegasus.  I dont know why, since I hate shading the feathers.

I drew this right after watching Wreck it Ralph.  Im not sure if you can tell that those colored sticks in the background are supposed to be sprinkles though.  I know they are, but Im the one who drew it.

 So, Here's my favorite Magical Ballerina, Princess Tutu! Someday, I want to cosplay as the villain Princess Kraehe, or maybe just as Rue.  But, that is in the future, and for now, I will simply admire how much I like her transparent pink under tutu.  Her costume just looks so soft!

 Now for this one, My best friend(The one Im doing the manga with.) had been drawing really awesome mermaid pictures and I kinda wanted to do one.  She drew hers based on types of fish, like a Koi Mermaid, a type of Shark Mermaid, and so on, and I wanted to do something different, so I drew Yin-Yang Mermaids.  This picture actually gives a good example of how awful my shading it, if you can spot it.  Im not going to ruin the picture for you though if you can't spot the big glare on the dark mermaid.  I am really proud of the hands here, though.  I am awful at hands, just like everybody else.

I am going to end this before I get started on writing more,  If I think of anything else, It'll be in the next post.