Goodbye World, I'm Focusing on Foundation!

I haven't been posting on here lately, but I HAVE been posting on Tumblr. Why? Because I've decided to stop EVERYTHING and focus only on foundation. I realize I've been getting really frustrated and depressed lately because I KNOW that I am seriously lacking in so many aspects of artistic skill. Whenever I try to draw something that's out of my comfort zone, my body just automatically draws a girl. And I hate that. I don't wanna just draw GIRLS the rest of my life...I wanna be able to draw EVERYTHING!

So my bf, tired of all my whining, decided to force me to do this foundation that I've been saying I would focus on for like a year already. He came up with this curriculum and created a schedule for us every day, so we basically have a self study class from 9pm-midnight on weekdays, and on weekends we do field sketching for homework. On Fridays we have at least 3 spreads due for studio sketchbook of whatever we want, and homework is due a week from the day we have our class. Each day is different, Mondays and Wednesdays are dedicated to anatomy, Tuesdays is for design sketching, Thursdays is for visual communication which, in this case refers to lighting and shading, and Fridays is perspective.

I've basically shut myself off from the world and all social media except for the tumblrs that I post this stuff on. This seems extreme but I know this is what I need to get my shit together and finally feel good about myself and being productive. I'm not sure WHEN I'll be ready to return to society, but when I do I hope I'll finally be able to believe in myself. That's the ultimate goal here, because I am always the one holding me back and I'm sick of it.

ANYWAY. If you are at all interested in this, you can check out our "School" tumblr to see both of our work at letsimprove.tumblr.com, or you can follow MY journey at sketchercises.tumblr.com (I reblog to the school from this because I actually post more of my own exercises on here), and you can also follow my main tumblr which I'll be posting more refined work when I get to it.

The stuff I posted are SOME of the things I've been working on :) Go follow me on tumblr! It'll be a while before I post here again, but trust me...I am working my ass off.

In-N-Out!!!

In-N-Out is great for AC when it's super hot...and it's also really yummy and has interesting people :)

Girls and Boys

The dynamic between girls and boys is really interesting, especially in children. I thought it was SO adorable when I saw this little boy at Disneyland stop to tie his shoe, but apparently he was doing it either too slow or completely wrong because this little girl came outta nowhere to tie it for him :)

August Disneyland Sketchdump

I kinda went to Disneyland a lot in August... so I figure it's about time I posted some of the sketches I did there. I'm posting in order of oldest to newest (two sets from August 16, one from August 27 and one from August 30). The first set has my buddy Alex on the left with the Minnie ears, and a lot of sitting kids from the big animation building in California Adventure. We did Turtle Talk with Crush... love that place :D Then the 3rd set is a lot of people from New Orleans Square... that day I got stickers from a guy at the Disney Vacation cart because he liked my drawings! Then the last set is mainly from the Golden Horseshoe, which is a really great place to get work done because of the hilarious show and also the AIR CONDITIONING!!! UGHHH WHEN IS IT GONNA STOP BEING HOT ALREADY?!

Disneyland Is My New Office!

Now that I'm jobless, I can go to Disneyland however much I want... which is like... everyday. Since there's no AC at home, I'd rather just hang out at the park. It's pretty nice :) I've actually really taken to watching the various musical/performance groups around both Disneyland and DCA. I'm planning on sketching ALL of them!!! :D I'm starting with the Bootstrappers in New Orleans Square. They're pretty awesome :) Here are some sketches of Grieving Tim, the accordion player. I REALLY LOVE how all the pirates moveeee. Very... piratey :) I am soooo glad Disneyland exists.

Character Design Week 6 Cafe Sketching

People Sketching! :) YAY!

This was from the Puppet Improv show I saw at the Largo. One of the best shows I have EVER seen!!! Stuffed and Unstrung is an improv group of Henson puppeteers using a Henson puppets selected from a random wall of the things... it was AMAZING. You could watch them do their thang on stage, or watch the TVs as if you were like watching it from home. There are SO many things that these guys have to worry about... they are crazy talented. 

And all these are from downtown Glendale I think it was? For Shiyoon's class :) I really started to love the brush pen~! About time I'm posting these...

Luigi Tire Hat Pillows! :D

Went to Cars Land on opening day... Stood in the Radiator Springs Racers line for 4ish hours and got on the ride at almost 1am. A lot of people were sleeping in the line. This was my favorite :D SOOO CUTE! (The wait was TOTALLY worth it by the way!)

Character Design Week 2

Just a ton of people sketching, gestures and a dog anatomy study. 

Flight to EMERYVILLE!! December 9!

Here are some airport sketches from my flight to Emeryville :) I met a really cool dude on the plane who's a 3D modeller in Long Beach. So awesome. I got lucky on the way there :D

Tuesday Night Happy Hour Sketch Crew!

A recent development that I haven't posted about is that I started a Tuesday night sketch group called Happy Hour Sketch crew! :) My friend Andy has these sketch jams at the Lee's Sandwich near UCI on Fridays, but I'm usually busy so I decided to make my own, and it's been REALLLYYY fun and successful!!! :) :) :) We've only gone to the Grand Californian in Downtown Disney so far, because it's after work on Tuesday, and it's a nice middle point for people it seems. Also it's cold outside and the Grand is a really cozy hotel that we can stay at till like 1am... :) So it's perfect! Here are some pics from the previous sketchjams...starting on November 29!

These are the only sketches from the sketchjams that I feel like posting, since I've been doing mostly studies lately. :( The 2nd one is actually pretty funny though because we were sitting by the fireplace one night, and this couple that I drew just started MACKING right next to us while we were having a serious conversation! And then we just tried to keep going but we heard their sloppy kissing noises in the background that were super loud... disgusting. Haha I guess the romance of a fireplace just gets to people xD Thankfully they got up and went to their room after they realized we were right there -___- Maaaannnn I hate extreme PDAs...


ANYWAY! So here are some photos :)
Sketchjam #1: November 29...my crappy 3GS iPhone quality :\ I need to get with the times...

Sketchjam #2: December 6

Sketchjam #3: December 13... Woops no camera :\

Sketchjam #4: December 20


Sketchjam #5: December 21 (Wednesday holiday sketchjam... haha)

So yeah... it's a LOTTTT of fun!!! :) If you happen to be in the area, stop by and sketch with us!! When the weather starts getting warmer we'll probably be moving different places every week or 2, and also doing weekend sketch trips (which some of us have already begun discussing). I am absolutely loving this community that I've been lucky enough to become a part of. Everyone is so kind, amazing, and willing to help each other--never been happier!!! :) :) :)