Righty hoo.

Yo dudes! how've you all been doing?? I've been a little disheartened today since I heard one my family members say that, and I quote, "not getting even one A when I go to the almighty Henrietta Barnett was a tad crap/bad."

Gee thanks. Much appreciated. Way to boost a gal's self esteem. I can take lectures and crap from my parents because that's just they're way of showing they care but dude..you ain't even an immediate family member. It just really saddens me when I hear people say that. As if they're implying that I've been spoonfed information from a gold plate (allow silver) on how to pass exams since I could walk.

Gah ANYWAYS. That slap in the face aside.

I was browsing pdf files on the internet looking for some inspirational art viewpoints and came across "Drawn to Life: 20 Golden Years of Disney Master Classes volume 1 by Walt Stanchfield", and gosh, I definitely recommend this book to amateur and professional artists looking for guidance, or just as a reference point really. Specialising in Disney's animation studio, he's got such great advice on story telling and graphic communication. I'm really sorry that I don't have the link to the pdf...my computer decided to end it's life while I was still reading through the file GAH. TT__TT and I can't seem to locate it again.
But thank god I wrote the name down. Searched it up on Amazon and new copies of the book cost a whopping £20...but the used and abused section slashed it to just below a tenner I think. If I'm wrong...I'm sorry =S.

However, if your strapped for cash no pro. Central London accomodates for all ;] haha. Nah, there's loadsa comic book stores that you could hit up, but the one I go to is called 'Forbidden Planet'. Closest station..hmm Leicester sq? I usually just walk from there. Google map it. 179 Shaftesbury Av. Bottom floor is the one you want.

THIS is what I want to get my hands on..been time since I've seen spidy and spider-woman together. =]Good composition. <3

PLUS. I've been working on a few sketches and cleaned up this one a tad:

Hmm...I'm not sure what's wrong..but she just seems a bit stumpy to me..but ahh a sketch right ;]. heh =]

Anyways...though it is late in the night I've got to get back to stats. =_=. goddamn that unit. Makes my head hurts every time I see it.

So ciao for now.
Much lavv
K.Y.T
19.9.09
01:33

Burne Hogarth.

You know guys. today...was the most difficult..horrendous..annoying...ridiculously ....i dont think i have a strong enough word in my vocabulary quite yet..but just know today was the most horrid acedemic day of my life to date. seriously.

I think I'm about to collapse..though yes it is 23.19...but I will explain later on why I'm still awake at this ungodly hour on such a day. I had 3 A2 module exams today, thats a total of nearly 5 hours of exams...oh maybe my maths is wrong. I started at 9 AM and didn't get to finish till 5PM. how ridiculous!

I thought I was gonna vomit from utter terror and stress the entire day. It didn't help that the Mtahs papers this year for OCR are unbelievably difficult. I want to strangle the examiners. just WTF were they thinking!
Bloody cruel the lot of them

....economics ...I really don't know how I did...it just wasn't good..so lets all pray and hope I make the grades to Uni,...otherwise...sheesh. there is no otherwise.

BUT.

onto the main point. =] I came back home squinting...ready to plop into bed..bag and all...but my dear mummeh shoved some fat book in my face. =O

lets take a moment to comprehend this. this BOOK. Ive been waiting for this to be delivered for WEEKS!! it's Burne's 'dynamic figure drawing book' and GOSH. it's actually amazing. Had to search all over ebay and amazon for it..but damnn was soo happy when I found it for a reasonable price.

Avid artists wanting to understand the human figure/anatomy/dynamic positions should get this book...I guarentee you'll find it the most helpful thing to come about in a long while. thumbs up on this one.

hehee..and it's the reason I'm still bloody up tying this message to you all at friggin midnight when my eyes have shut. I just couldnt stop sketching..but the one thing that came out quite to my liking was:


hahah me and my pervy self. but mannn.
i like this one. =]
though I do realise that his chest is too small for his body..hmm theyre meant to be bigger...cause the torso/abdomen is not supposed to cover like....80% of the body..oh wells. and since scanning this in..ive realised a lot of other anatomy blunders..but im working on it. =] sooo.
much love.
I really need to drop to bed

K.Y.T
5.6.09
23:29