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Back from holiday!

Journal Entry: Sat May 31, 2008, 10:44 AM
  • Mood: Euphoric
  • Listening to: Music
  • Reading: Books
  • Watching: Tv
  • Playing: Games
  • Eating: Food
  • Drinking: Drinks
I've just got back from a holiday in Cornwall.
Got some nice sketches, so expect some paintings of beaches sometime soon.

I also tried some photography - I've never been very interested before because of our cheap digital camera. It's a nikon coolpix 5200, which is basically one of those tiny silver things that thinks it knows best what settings and focus will be best, and consequently takes a few seconds to take a picture.
It's slightly easier to use than I expected, but that doesn't stop me from nagging Dad to get a proper camera.
Still, I may be uploading a couple of photos.
And of course a few more paintings. May take a while though, since I only took the sketching materials on holiday, still got to make the actual paintings.

It is so useful to have a giant collection of BBC Wildlife magazines. I don't know how I'd survive without them. I can get an article on anything I want!
We also have 'Wildlife photographer of the year' portfolios from the past ten years. May give some interesting inspiration.

First deviation

Journal Entry: Mon May 12, 2008, 10:07 AM
Right, I've submitted my first deviation, and I'm pretty pleased with it.

I'll probably not be submitting all of my paintings, due to the hassle of scanning them in and editing them. I will upload anything that I think is special, shows skill, or is a new technique for me.

Most of my painings are in watercolour, but I do do a bit of anime/manga digitally. I am experimenting with pastels and dry media, I quite like charcoal and am hoping to buy some conte crayons.

My favorite subjects are animals, especially African or Australian. My next picture will probably be a herd of elephants.

  • Mood: Content