Well, apparantly this is what happens when I can't draw for over a month. I sit down at the computer and do nothing BUT draw. And not just my usual doodles, this is Jabber's art having been essentially cockblocked for weeks on end. Jabbers has gotten back to work on her gorram comic.

Cover to The Ogre and the Inkstone - Yeah, pretty much an artgasm for me. I like doing illustrations like this, but they are so time consuming I usually just stick to rougher stuff. I find the more I do water, the more I like it.

Ogre and the Inkstone - Page 1 - Pretty old piece, just here for the sake of context.

Ogre and the Inkstone - Page 2 - I worked on the bottom two panels back when my fingers were still broked so that's why they look so bad. The top panel I finished last night.


Okay! I'm pretty much caught up on back-entries in the disco, I should probably check that I haven't been chucked out of Poly, my thumb is healed, I'm off until tuesday after tomorrow, and I desperately need to take photos of my somewhat crooked middle finger :D SERIOUSLY, IT'S AWESOME.

Tomorrow night, I'm gonna chill, play some RO, do some much craved RPing, and hug my kitten.

Best. Day. Ever.

I have my right hand back! My middle finger actually healed a little crooked at the top b-but! I can draw and write and DO THINGS!

My thumb is still on the fucked end of the spectrum but I don't care, I can use my right hand and type.

Gonna get on AIM tuesday, after my driving test, just to make sure my fingers HAVE healed and this isn't wishful thinking on my behalf. Though... I DO want to post the horror that is me attempting to draw with my fingers bandaged together...

( cut for bad, bad art )
My RO priestess.

BAD FACIAL AND PHYSICAL ANATOMY IS A GO

and I can't shade inside the lines :\

I can kind of type! Key words being 'kind of'. My left is not my dominant hand so typing is kind of a struggle and my thumb is still wrapped up. Still, my left middle finger seems to pretty much be all better (aside from a little atrophy :\) I honestly don't think it was broken at all, probably just sprained really bad but I DO NOT QUESTION DOCTOR FISHBORN. Oh well, one finger healed, two more and a thumb to go :3

I may pop on aim tomorrow or something just to say hi to people but replies will be really slow.

Hopefully see some peeps tomorrow ♥

okay keeping this short and sweet because i shouldn't even be at a comp right now.

i'm not dead in case peeps were wondering and no there is nothing wrong with my net yay!

two weeks ago i was helping dad move a brass bedstand out of nana's place so mum can sell the house. part of it wasn't screwed in right and fell on both my hands and i have a broken thumb and hairline fractures on my left middle finger and my right middle and index fingers.

typing is not only awkward due to bandages and braces and funtiems it's also not a good idea and kind of painful.

i'm away from the net until i can use at least my right hand relatively normally which should be another week or two. the damage isn't too bad there.

sorry for the absence. i will have hilarious broken finger hijinks when i can type normally again

this really really sucks.

Woohoo~ Got a second job so I've been working part time at the charcoal chef~ TWO JOBS<3 I am very, very pleased. More money~

Finished up training a few days and I've been juggling work and sleep. Still, managed to do a little bit of art in between too.

Need. To. RP. Consmappit.

Tomorrow~

( art omg )

Hey paisanos (or however the fuck you spell that)! Welcome to the Super Jabses Super Show!

Went on a bit of a scan binge on sunday and only just uploaded this crap to imageshack. This is just stuff out of my Barberry sketchbook and 99.9% of it is simply for my reference alone. These are raw scans, the sketches are totally rushed because they're done in cafes where I have none of my reference materials on hand so everything is just done out of my head and is decidedly not accurate. Still, I wanted to scan them to put a few in my portfolio. Contains story-boards for the intro animation, rough background sketches, and ideas on the game controls. Critiques/ideas welcomed.

So! Let's ( cut to save your friends page my god. )

And now for something that I think is much more fun than looking at my srsbzns work... YST! Actually, mostly just Shuu and Shin from back when Naru and I played in fandango. These scans are ancient and I just remembered they're the first things I put on imageshack. So! Nostalgia ho~ Let's go back to the good ol' days of Fandango...

( woo hoo! )

And that's all folks.

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For today.


BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA
HAHAHAAHAHAHAHA!

Okay, gotta get ready to go to the mooooovies...

Well. First of all I got sick and had no desire to be on the internet. Compulsive vomiting tends to make me want to avoid expensive electronics, especially when the warranty is up orz.

Then dad forgot to pay the internet bill, and there were issues with the first check and now, finally, we have internet again.

So what did I do while I was away from internet land? I drew. I drew like mad. My Barberry sketchbook went from a quarter full to more than 3/4s full. I also did some sketching on the computer when I felt better.

It was actually a much needed break from the internet. I could work without the distraction of various MMOs and Discedo, and my creativity has been through the roof. I've had so many ideas for plot twists and puzzles in Barberry that my writing hasn't been able to keep up with my brain.

Still, I miss Discedo, and after work, I'm going to call a 2 month hiatus from Guild Wars and RO so I can focus on my art, RP and the Neverending Jobhunt (it's like the Neverending Story without the dead horses and Luck Dragons)

I'm also extremely excited about some collaborative work I'll be doing with Rose (a lady I used to work for as a face painter). She's gone from dressing up as a clown at parties to dressing up as a fairy which seems to be getting a lot better reception than her clown stuff, and she wants me to posters and book illustrations for her. She's also going to be working at Ren fairs during the autumn which means I'm going to have something to take the place of working at the elephant's trunk come October.

Good news all around: I'm not sick anymore, I have internet, I've been doing art, I have more work, I have a shitton of things to post when I get back to the Disco, and oh yeah...

...Ginger Snaps likes maple syrup.

And now... Some artses!

Map of Barberry Village -Still rough, not coloured and definitely not complete, it's still a good way for me to see what's what on paper (well, screen) as opposed to just in my head.
Drawing of Rosemary -Something I'd be using for the website layout. I have a rough idea on how I want it to look but nothing concrete yet.
Barberry Illustration -Just a drawing I wanted to do. Rosemary peeking out from behind a tree with Anise's hand hanging down. I love using autumn colours. I always find my work looks more rich and vivid when I use golds and greens.

Okay! Off to work and then internet playtiems when I get home!

Edit:

Also, Jessie came over the other day and showed me a game she downloaded called "The Path". Go here. Buy it. Download it. Play it. It will be the best ten dollars you ever spent.

Holy shit.

I've come to a conclusion.











"Twilight" is basically Fushigi Yuugi with Mormons vampires instead of Chinese people. The only difference is that Miaka got a larger reverse harem than Bella and Watase Yu hasn't had her sense of humour surgically removed.

THIS WAS VERY INSIGHTFUL I KNOW.

If anyone wants to know, yes, I spent my Sunday afternoon reading Twilight because according to my friend, skimming a few chapters is not good enough for forming an adequate opinion about the quality of S. Meyers work.

Jesus, I could have done something productive like, idk, play video games or take a nap. Oh well, I have a new mp3 player to comfort my wounded pride.

Marge came to pick up Beauty today at around 7:30. I wasn't actually expecting her to come until tuesday, so I wasn't really ready for it. It was pretty heartbreaking since she was the sweetest of the litter, and just a shy, quiet little thing that liked to snuggle. I couldn't stop crying when she was gone and I don't really cry much except when it comes to films. I had hoped to use Monday as a chance into talking mum and dad into keeping Ginger Snaps and Beauty. I spent the better part of a month looking after these three, so giving them homes is going to be hard. Blackie is going to her new home tomorrow so I'm probably going to let off the waterworks again, though I'm a little more prepared for this since she'll be coming to visit again for another week when Jennifer and her family goes on vacation.

I do love these little buggers. It was some good times and I'm glad I'm keeping Ginger Snaps. He's such a derpy little shit.

Sunday I cover myself in suntan lotion and somehow I manage to get my eyelid sunburned. ONE EYELID. Not, you know, both of them. Just one. And yes I was wearing a hat.

I think I'm going to have to invest in a pair of prescription sunglasses.

In other news, our scanner is completely Kapoot. Dead. Rigor Mortis and everything. But I'm getting one for my birthday which translates to I'm getting one to share with the whole family but when I move out I can keep it.

I also get to keep the ginger kitten who has been aptly named Ginger Snaps. Which means when I move out I have to find a pet-friendly apartment. Thankfully there isn't the stress of 'OH GOD ANOTHER SEMESTER IS STARTING I HAVE TO FIND ANY PLACE WITH A ROOF OVER MY HEAD' so I have time to browse what's available, what's affordable and look at possible job options. Double plus good is that Dressbarn can transfer me to other stores in other states so I won't be moving into an apartment jobless.

Here is the left-hand corner of a huge mural-style piece I'm working on for Barberry. I've been wanting to do a lot of intricate, detailed things lately and I haven't had much time to work on them.

Role-play is fun but I've been really slow about everything and because Discedo is such a fast game, I've fallen completely out of the loop on so many things. I missed an IC activity check for one of my characters, dropped a lot of tags that I really wanted to see through, and just haven't been keeping up to the point that I barely know how the game works anymore. It's been a busy couple of weeks, and I feel like a lot of my CR is going to suffer for it because I've missed out on tagging a lot of my charas' acquaintences-that-could-be-friends/enemies/misc. I'm tempted to take a hiatus, but I know that will only shove me further behind. Instead I'll tag a little here and there, get my chars back in the game and work at my own place. My RPing might be stilted and a little rushed for a bit, but I feel like I can learn from this too.

If there is a small, slow, KH game somewhere, I may be tempted to pick up Jessica Rabbit or Baby Herman for a few lulz.

9-4:30 shift tomorrow. Not that I mind the hours. Money is good and I got looooans. Raking in 200$ for a restoration on a portrait from the 18th century. It's a nice piece too.

ALSO A VERY BELATED HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO DAGGERS. KEEP BEING AWESOME.

Okay!Today was a big day for the little fluffballs. Not only did they get a visitor (meggies) but each one got a little tour around the house and introduced to our other two cats.

Tama baby was indifferent. He was more interested in dad holding him. If kittens don't interfere with hugs from dad, who is he to care? Minni wanted to systematically murder them in the order they were shown her. She's just a little territorial.

And since they've all conked out in the carrier, I am free to post lots of pics of small fuzzy things XD

( Cut for the sake of your f-list )

So. Yesterday.

Ho boy am I still in shock.

We currently have caught two of four kittens that a stray dad's been feeding had.

One of which I am definitely keeping, no questions about it.

More news (and pictures) when we catch the other two.

Ohgodfleas D8
ohgoditmeowed!

Oof. Discedo just had it's HMD which was actually quite good. Non of the anons were particularly nasty, and aside from one case of unwarranted hysterics, most of the players took the crit really well. I tagged at the HMD meme anyway just to see if I could get some crit other than 'O HI JABS HUGS KISSES ♥'

Been goofing around on RO too. And yes, I'm a dork. Aside from my male monk, and female merch, all my characters are made to look like chars I like to roleplay XD

( Cut for irrelevant MMO crap )

So, currently sans my left pinky toenail and a chunk of skin under it. I'll spare you any more of the gory details other than that is the worst toe stubbing I have ever had.

Hurts like a bitch too.

Recently been obsessing over the art in Shadow Hearts and watched Barbarella again last night. YES I FINDED THE OLD VIDEO BURIED IN A STACK UP IN THE BARN. IT IS MINE NAO. MMMMMMMJANEFONDA♥

Sketching rough storyboards for alphabet soup when work gets slow has been fun too. I've been wanting to do a lot of life drawing to and photos don't really cut it. I'm gonna see if I can get Meggies or Missa to sit for me :3. I think the one thing I miss about art school is easy access to naked people :\

Also, speaking of Alphabet Soup, does anyone else find this reply ENORMOUSLY SKETCHY? I mean, this person didn't address any of the questions Kerri and I had other than that they're 'working on the legal logistics'. I'm a little wary that they're doing this without having anything concrete to say about the legal stuff. It doesn't seem professional to me.

Hi Ainsley and Kerri,
we are right now looking to cast a team of artists to film. It is sort of a competition reality show but with a low documented style. we are working on all the legal logistics but we really require a live footage of why you and your friend would be great candidates.

Hope this helps.
Good luck


On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 12:21 PM, Ainsley Hutton <jabberwock_ai@yahoo.com> wrote:


Hello,

My friend Kerri linked me to your ad on Craigslist about the animated short. We're both interested and plan on working together on ideas for this short. We do have several questions though that the ad did not, specifically answer, and before we start working, we'd be really happy if you could answer them.

- What format would you prefer this portfolio be in? (Digital, physical, etc.)

-do we both need to be in live footage of this proposal? and how should that be done?

-how long is this "short film," approximately?

-would we retain creative rights or do they have any control over our project?

-what exactly are you looking for in the proposal? (general idea, character sketches, sample animation, storyboard, etc? all of the above?)

Thank you very much for your time, and we hope to hear from you soon!

-Kerri & Ainsley


The fact they sent it almost a week after I sent the questions also has me raising my eyebrow.

Mum has been pretty bitchy lately. Understandable since it's been warm and the heat and humidity really make it hard for her. Her physical therapist has got her walking again though, but she has to sit and rest a lot. Getting any sort of thing done for her takes a while, but dad and I let her do it.

However, I do not need her acting like a foreman when I'm cleaning the house. I know how to move a vacuum over the floor. I am also aware of how to clean the kitchen. Constant nagging is not going to make me inclined to do it your way mum :\

Oh well. I have a shit ton of icons to upload to photobucket, so I should be doing an icon post soon.

Any particular fandom requests? Porno?

It has a title now! And normal-mapping! Andandandandandandandandandandandand ooooooh more footage~~~~

brb having fangirlish conniptions♥

HI F-LIST. SINCE I KNOW ALL OF YOU PRETTY MUCH AREN'T CREEPY SUPER PEDO SCARY HAIRY MEN...

Naru patchouli and I are looking for people to JOIN US AT OTAKON. We have a room reserved, but we'd like at least six people (no more than eight) so if you want to go, and can't because hotels are SUPER DUPER EXPENSIVE this is your CHANCE.

Yeah, and word is he's got another PS3 game in the works too.

Okay, just letting f-list know:

WINDOWS USERS MUST MAKE SURE TO UPDATE ANTI VIRUS AND ANTI SPYWARE SOFTWARE & MAKE SURE THEIR VERSION OF WINDOWS IS UP TO DATE BEFORE APRIL 1ST.

Unless of course you want your computer to turn into a zombie or something (oh CNN, I loves it when u try to talks teh compootur lingos).

But yeah, there's a worm going around probably started up by some /b/tards so if you don't want your machine to be like the one in my icon, just make sure you're protected.

I recommend:

Super Anti Spyware: http://www.superantispyware.com/index.html
AVG: http://static.avg.com/special-upgrade-free-01-free8085

So no zombie computers okay guys? B|

Also, because I keep forgetting:

♥HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAYS TO ronsencock and keeptrinket♥

I luv u guyz~ and expect art as soon as I stop sucking and finish it ;A;

This is awesome. Shepherd pong for the win.

Mum's home from rehab too, so I'm a little less totally freaked out about things :3

My exercises have been going really well. I've dropped from a size 12 to a size 10 in a month so I'm very happy about that. I should reach my goal (size 6 or 7) by June >D

Since spring is just rolling around, the cats ave started getting fleas and anything that bites LOOOOOOOOOOOOOVES me. So yay, it's time for mum to break out the mothballs :\ Do not want but if it kills the little fuckers I'm not going to complain.

No art this week, most of it is in my sketch book so I need to do some scanning.

Okay, time to do my sit-ups. I want to see if I can get up to 60 today :3