Post-Wastement

Hiya again everyone. Remember the promise that I'd do SOMETHING to commemorate (right... I'm sure there's a few Ms in that word) the Chinese New Year that I was not in attendance this year? Well here it is. I shall call it 'Pigs Playing Mahjong' after the celebrated 'Dogs Playing Poker' which I believe was originally called 'A Friend in Need' or something like that. Whenever I hear about the FEASTS that everyone else is having in this season, my stomach gets that bit more rumblier. Okay, a LOT more.

I mean seriously... these people don't even EAT that much. Yet me, the one who puts it away is now on a decidedly stricter dieting policy. Where's the justice?

Anyway, it's not all bleak. Yesterday night I had a good time playing poker at a friend's place. Poker and chess... what a combination. No, I didn't win the pot, but it was all in good fun. I got lots of alcohol from it though. More than what I'd usually drink in a year, in fact. While I managed to walk back safely (or so it would seem... perhaps it's a 6th Sense scenario?) I really felt the effects late last night, when I couldn't even lie down for fear of the world spinning around. Thank goodness there were chips and pizza. Nevertheless, I got the compulsory gambling during Chinese New Year thing done anyway.

Okay, some of you must be scratching your heads wondering... why the heck is this dude drawing FAIRIES again? Am I still hung over? Possibly... but a recent conversation has revealed that someone still has a thing for fairies. Just... fairies of the kind I have no idea about. I could be totally going on the wrong path for this. The fairies in question could be those half-naked buffed freaks of nature that pass for ancient lore. I have no idea. Nevertheless, devoid of ideas I just thought... why not? Let's see if I can get closer to the original intent.

Edit: Just added that whimsical picture of the bubbles. Just for the heck of it. Yup. For the HECK of it. Nyah!

Magnum Opus!

Okay so it may not really BE the best thing you've seen in your life, but it took me hours to come up with the idea and even longer to draw it. HOURS! All at a friend's behest, mind you, but I thought I'd do something to really stretch out my current level of skills.

So there we have it, the culmination of it all. I tried to put into practice everything I've gained from reading countless comics and mangas into a simple page with no dialogue. Slightly better perspectives than my last full page effort. More comic elements although I really had some troubles figuring out how to do action lines and all that (I always took them for granted in the comics). Some seriously sloppy bits here and there. However, the panel placements are pretty dang cool if I do say so myself.

So... Chinese New Year, huh? I haven't done a sketch to commemorate that. Maybe will do one later if I'm not totally exhausted. Well hope it's been a good one for you. Foodwise it's not been tops this year but that's mostly because I'm drafted into that healthy lifestyle thingy. Yes, I'm still whinging about it. Blah to you! Nevertheless I managed to pop into the city to chase away bad spirits with all the clanging of lion dances (but no fireworks because of fire ban). Nevertheless I'm glad I got to meet up with my family and friends in my last visit to Malaysia, which I couldn't do last year.

And what about Heroes, huh? Imagine someone who is so addicted to cartoons and anime watching that... er... mostly shadowy-dark series. Oh... the fantastic non-use of superhuman powers. I won't lie to you, people. I expected a lot more confrontations. Still, Hiro is pretty dang cool and thus the major character in the comic.

Awrite... I'm outta here. Exhausted as heck!

Ah, screw it...

You know... my last post was such a downer I thought I'd spruce things up a bit.

So, talking to a friend about something on Dilbert's blog brought up thoughts of how men would love the company of robotic women... and so I tried to capture the essence that is prevalent in numerous anime out there.

Okay, now you can get happy.

So it's Valentines again....

Greetings, my fellows. I am back.

Well, I've actually been back for quite a while already. A week to be exact. However, I've been busy with personal matters and also sick like a warm-nosed puppy for a while. Coughing, fever, flu and all that jazz. Also, I've been abstaining from my usually large amounts of food in favour of a 'healthier' lifestyle which just means more misery...

Anyway, there's probably heaps to discuss about my month away but I shan't get right into that yet. Better to illustrate it in a post dedicated to itself.

Instead, I'll go back to the matter at hand, which is another lonely Valentines day. Geez, how many have I had already? Agh, I really hate this day. The only thing good about it is being able to delve deep into Charlie Brown comics. Yeah, that always cheers me up on this day. I had a lot of trouble coming up with the 'Special' comic to be drawn today after the decidedly more 'romantic' one last year. Well, I scratched and scratched for hours and then decided to screw it all and just crap out something. Ugh... looking at it you wouldn't believe how much time went into designing and drawing it, but I swear it wasn't an easy task.

The perspectice is ALL WRONG. The tyres are just pathetic and really... it's either too messy or too much empty space. Sometimes I'd like to blame my inability to colour these pictures but I know it's just my ineptitude. The only saving grace is the result of using this new coloured pencil lead (yes! I actually found some!) and inks for this.

Anyway you can interpret this as however you wish. I don't suggest putting any brain power into it. Happy Valentines Day to those who have anything to be happy about.