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  • Internet dating & Saturday in a review

    Internet dating & Saturday in a review

    Internet dating, I know, you’re probably asking lots of questions. I will reveal what that is about towards the end. I will say though; it has something to do with the Let’s draw meetup. Wait, a MAJOR artist who worked on several triple-A games, Trent Kaniuga gave me a YouTube critique on my artwork (below video). He created a course called Easy Art Lessons 1-5 on his Gumroad, that I followed and posted on Twitter. Aside from that, I wanted to discuss my weekend plan. Everybody weekend plan is different right? Saturday, I run in the morning, eat breakfast, go to the Metropolitan Musem of Art and draw with Imaginative Illustrators Of NYC. Everything else is just filler, right?

    The Run

    Waking up to rain, wishing it would stop so that I can get on with my internet dating, sorry I mean jog on the boardwalk. Hah. Looking at my weather app, I only had to wait till 10 am. After that, breakfast, while watching the show Andromeda, a sci-fi space series about a heroic captain, named Dylan Hunt, who saved the universe from its destruction. Okay moving away from that, I’m excited about sharing jogging pictures below!

    • Wet Wooden Planks - Boardwalk
      Wet Wooden Planks – Boardwalk
    • Boardwalk
      Boardwalk
    • Selfie Boardwalk
      Selfie Boardwalk

    Good Morning or Afternoon!

    Finishing up breakfast, thinking about what Lets Draw and internet dating theme. Meanwhile, I’m getting dressed to leave for the museum. My goal is to see the amour exhibit and draw. To get the museum, I must take the Q train to Manhattan, an hour ride. What do you do with your commute? No worries, Let me tell you what I do. My commute involves me sketching shadows and objects that could turn into something meaningful. Today, I decided to draw a bunny rabbit and continue shading Fortuner from 7th Dragon III Code. It’s a Nintendo DS Sega Role playing game (RPG). Why the bunny? If you ask nicely, I might reveal it in the comments.

    • Bunny 7th Dragon III Code
      Bunny 7th Dragon III Code
    • Fortuner 7th Dragon III Code
      Fortuner 7th Dragon III Code

    Museum Visit

    I made it to the Metropolitan Museum of Art! But, I ran out of time, so I decided to look at it and do a short walk around Central Park. I had about 20 minutes, but being hot and the possibility of traffic, I decided not to risk it. Then I caught the M4 bus that leads me to the let’s Draw: internet dating meetup.

    • Me in front of MET
      Me in front of MET
    • Met Fountains
      Met Fountains

    Let’s Draw: Internet Dating!

    Internet Dating
    Internet Dating

    I arrived 30 minutes early! The cool thing about the Imaginative Illustrators of NYC meetup is that they host it inside a Cranberry Cafe. Why is that cool? Well, they have AC! Okay, the other reason is that I was hungry, so I ordered a tuna melt. During the meetup, we were asked to draw theme relating to internet dating. Sadly, I didn’t know what they meant by catfish. Do you know what catfish means? For example, when you’re using a dating app, the appearance of the person is different. In the last picture, the guy uses the app, finds a chick, goes to the cafe to meet her. However, he sees a dinosaur! Twist, the guy transforms into a dinosaur, and they fall in love. The end!

    • Treasure Babies lies Inside: Lets Draw
      Treasure Babies lies Inside: Lets Draw
    • Internet Dating: Lets Draw
      Internet Dating: Lets Draw
  • Quick Poses Equal Growth & Podcast Episode

    Quick Poses Equal Growth & Podcast Episode

    What are the quick poses? It is a small introduction about me and what I’m drawing and future planning. Also, I have to apologize for the poor voice quality and will try to do better voice recording next round. Besides, after the recording of the podcast, I learned that the background made it hard to hear me speak. Therefore, I plan to use Adobe Audition to separate the music and the voice. I decided to record the podcast because time is against me, and I wanted to tell somebody about it. In doing so, I was able to relieve the pressure and start a dairy.

    Quick Poses Episode

    Throughout the podcast, I get my inspiration using a tool called quick poses. You’re going to love it if you’re a striving artist like me? Why? For example, the mechanism throws 60-second poses at you, and your challenge is to draw them with as much accuracy as you can muster up. Similar, I love to get drawing prompts to challenge myself and explore the unknown. Earlier, I wrote about my sketchbook, describing my experience of drawing from life and getting inspiration from 7th Dragon 3 Code: VFO game fan art. Though drawing from quick poses will get me closer to the human’s proportions. Also, it will prevent me from making up impossible poses like in the following article.

    Quick Poses Podcast

    Thank you for listening!

    Again sorry for the poor audio quality of quick poses recording, and I hope that maybe the summary did a better job explaining my experience. I want to include the text version of the podcast, but I don’t want to spend time writing it. On the other hand, does anybody know of excellent transcribing service for my podcast? Finally, if you’re interested in offering your service, let me know in the comments below or use my contact page.

    Thank you for reading quick poses.

    • Leave a comment over the “What’s Crackin’ \ (•◡•) /” section below.
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    • Boxer
      Boxer
    • Women Man Athletes of God Quick Pose
      Women Man Athletes of God Quick Pose
    • Tennis Player Quick Pose
      Tennis Player Quick Pose
  • Consistent: 3 Tips to Start with Social Media

    Consistent: 3 Tips to Start with Social Media

    To market yourself, be consistent! Growing your authority is a daunting task, but if you keep at it, people will start to take notice. Wait, I’m rude! Welcome to my blog! It might be worth reading my intro at striving-pro-artist. Okay, so back to being steady in growing your presence, here are some things you can try:

    • Post something interesting at least two times a day
    • Always respond to comments
    • Give back to your favorite community by providing helpful advice

    Consistent Social Media Feature
    Consistent Social Media Feature

    Why get into community life?

    Imagine doing everything by yourself on a distant planet with nobody to talk about your accomplishments and failures. I had this feeling for a while, now and then when I post my stories, I might get a like on a blog post or view, but no comments. Then I discovered the particular truth about blogging, and I reached out for help. In other words, visit other blogger and comment. With this consistent effort, bloggers will take an interest in you! For example, I’ve provided feedback on www.blendernation.com to various artists. I have purchased a few valuable plugins, that will enhance my workflow. I will be giving back to the community, and people will take note of me. Always thank the creators of the tool, this will not only help the tool-maker but help you get noticed.

    Who can teach us?

    When I used to play World of Tanks, I noticed those top players were famous, unmistakably right? Look, they didn’t start being astonishing tank drivers day one. They had maintained a consistent effort, learned a few things and started growing their reputation. People will want to know how you’re able to play so well? You can share your tips and tricks on YouTube or in a blog post. The key was being consistent here. If you keep at it, you will eventually get better. After you share your idea’s and people will praise you for it. Another important note here, keep trying different things, don’t give up. I lost interest in the game, but I found another passion. I’ve created a small post to get you started on your blog: 6 Strategies For Beginners.

    Consistent

    Another word about being consistent, if you want to market yourself on social media, don’t limit yourself to one area. Try to look at Twitter and YouTube. I looked up to Casey Neistat. I watched his vlogs till the end. One important thing I noticed was that his success also came from being consistent, publishing his videos every night. I use Twitter for lighter topics, such as a new posting or a saying. You can try posting something on YouTube, such as I published my mother’s Russian recipes. Her recipes are essential to me because I want to show how my mother cooks and I want to document it. I can one day come back to it and try to follow along here.

  • Imaginative Illustrators Of NYC: How to draw?

    Imaginative Illustrators Of NYC: How to draw?

    Looking forward to going Imaginative Illustrators of NYC, wait! 🛑 New readers? Welcome to my blog! It might be worth reading my intro at striving-pro-artist. Hey, I got to look out for the newbies, but, meanwhile, I’m sketching at lighting speed, looking for purpose and running into challenges every day. While on my journey, I came across a meetup called “Just Draw” and immediately fell for it. Artists of many skill levels mashed together to draw a prompt for the day. I wanted to write more about it, but I wanted to experience the community, and warm up to it. We meet up on Saturday’s and draw for a few hours. During the event, at halftime, we share our progress and describe what we did. Occasionally we go out afterword for dinner or drinks. Although, I don’t prefer the drinking scene.

    Imaginative Illustrators Feature
    Imaginative Illustrators Feature

    Imaginative Illustrators: City nights

    The past two meetups were about video game concept art and city nights. I came in with the plan 🤔 of using 7th Dragon 3 Code: VFO art book for reference material. City Nights wasn’t precisely what the art book contained, but since I was drawing and toning with pencil, it was okay. While drafting my scene, my mind forced me into a tense state. I am new, and I want to impress. Also, it was loud and distracting, but spacious. The skilled crowd of artists spoke about what they created and used various artistic languages to describe the work. Overall, they left me impressed and was entirely into coming back again.

    Imaginative Illustrators: City Nights
    Imaginative Illustrators: City Nights

    Prompt: Video Game Concept Art

    Back again with Imaginative Illustrators! Okay, the second run in was about environments, villains, heroes, and weapons. Hold it! ✋ I am afraid, I said to myself. I have never drawn scoundrels and protagonists or armaments for that matter. My solution to that issue is to always go in with an open mind. I would recommend that for anybody who is starting out. In fact, the worst thing is that you show up and you can always leave. Luckily for me, I have done a beautiful waterfall picture in the past, so I felt confident. Do you face these issues in your routine? Where do you go? What do you do?

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    WAIT… I have more SWEETS to give!

    I spoke to a few artists at Imaginative Illustrators that give me a lot of things to check out. In fact, I have a screenshot of a Google Keep with a wealth of information! For whatever reason, I’m impressed that the Cranberry Cafe, has a bathroom on the second floor! Truth! I didn’t know they had a bathroom until I came back a second time. 😂 In other news, do you know whether I should get another mentor? I’m currently reporting to “The Studio Fine Art Gallery.”

    Google Keep Art Tips
    Google Keep Art Tips

  • 7th Dragon III Code: VFD – Healing Waterfall

    7th Dragon III Code: VFD – Healing Waterfall

    Round 21 - 7th Dragon III Code: VFD - Magical Waterfall
    Round 21 – 7th Dragon III Code: VFD – Healing Waterfall

    7th Dragon III Code: VFD

    Today, I want to be an artist. Ha! I’m an artist every day. I see things. If your new to my blog, please check out striving to become a professional artist so that I can give you a proper introduction. A few weeks ago a coworker approached me and told me 7th Dragon III Code: VFD game he had purchased. It came with an artbook. He knew I was into digital art and recommended I draw a waterfall scene from the game. Specifically, he wanted the Cladeon Environment. Immediately, I signed up and started painting. I used all my knowledge from my earlier experience with the Nightmare to produce a free magical land with waterfalls. While I didn’t have art direction from Dronstad, I focused on making sure my land looks as realistic as possible. Creating shadows on the outer parts of the drawing, reminding myself where the light is flowing from and slightly stressing myself that I don’t know much about composition. The artwork started on June 11 and ended July 14.

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    How I pushed through my struggle?

    Honestly, I haven’t played 7th Dragon III Code: VFD *, but I had watched him play it. It reminds me of Final Fantasy 7 because of the odd in shape character graphics. While rendering my art, I started to fear that my brush strokes are going on autopilot for the past few weeks now. When that happens to me, I get bored, and It’s usually a signal that I need to move on to another project. Before I got to this point, I went through a few challenges, while developing my skills. My experience and confidence came to me from my previous drawing for Dronstad with the Nightmare painting. While drawing, I got comfortable with Jason’s texture brushes. However, now I feel like I’m relying too heavily on them. The brushes create unplanned happy accidents as I render my art. I want to go out on a limb and say I’m a fake artist! 😭 Then I remind myself that I’m the one moving and make the brush strokes. The ideas are coming from my brain, and it’s my struggle. So I digress. I’m bored now, and I want to take on a new challenge. I want to be able to plan out my drawings and spend less time rendering. Again, I said it before in the Nightmare, no studio is going to hire somebody who takes weeks to finish a single piece of art. Unless you’re a well-known artist with a trustworthy reputation, then this might not apply.

    Mom saw the 7th Dragon III Code waterfall landscape.

    She started saying the following words;

    Удивительная сила живой воды. Кто смотрит на это чудо природы и слышит шум воды водопада сквозь туман… представь что ты стоишь рядом туман рассеется а ты вновь обретёшь здоровье и силу жить. Благословен Господь создающий для нас все необходимое. Mom

    Translation

    The amazing power of living water. Who looks at this miracle of nature and hears the noise of the water of the waterfall through the fog … imagine that you are standing next to the fog will dissipate and you will regain health and strength to live. Blessed be the Lord who creates for us all that is necessary. Mom

    Final Thoughts

    I hope my art and notes helped you out. If it did, please share your thoughts in the comments below, so that I can benefit and others too.

    21 Paths to Fantastic Unwinding Journey

    See more of my artwork

    https://atomic-temporary-126178348.wpcomstaging.com/2017/11/08/art-dancing/

    https://atomic-temporary-126178348.wpcomstaging.com/2018/04/19/wild-west-art-competition/

    https://atomic-temporary-126178348.wpcomstaging.com/2018/02/20/sketches-underway/

    * Note(s)

    Thank you if you do decide the game and the artbook because you will be directly supporting me.

     

  • Sketchbook Scrapbook My Best Ideas

    Sketchbook Scrapbook My Best Ideas

    Sketchbook Scrapbook Feature
    Sketchbook Scrapbook Feature

    Sketchbook Scrapbook July 🐇

    How about I share my sketchbook scrapbook on my blog and describe what I was thinking? I was sitting outside on a bench in front of the beach, and it hit me. I have all these pencil sketches in my sketchbook. It might be worth sharing them with my followers and the WordPress community. I know what your thinking, why would I want to follow a blog that posts about sketches? Okay, here is my thought, I show you my process, and you can ask questions about it. I strongly feel you will learn a thing or two from me because I’m super passionate about art. Heck, I might learn from your questions too!

    Where did you cook up the idea? 👨‍🍳

    I got the idea of a sketchbook scrapbook several weeks ago; a co-worker purchased a game called 7th Dragon 3 Code: VFO. According to Google, It’s the first Western release for a Japanese RPG series that began with 2009’s more named merely 7th Dragon. Regardless, he gave me an art book that came with the game. Henceforth, I decided to draw characters from it. Then I just started adding small pencil marks into my sketchbook. Of course nothing short of crappy chicken scratch, but it began to fill up pages.

    Art Instructor 👨‍🎨

    Days later, my art instructor taught me a new way to draw, follow the shadows and nothing has edges. I thought to myself, how will I practice this new technique? He recommends I take a piece of crumpled paper, put new lighting around it and draw the damn thing. Now, the idea works well at home, but during my commute, I decided to use the art book as reference and practice.

    Scrapbook Ideas 📚

    Wow, thank you for reading my sketchbook scrapbook idea! Okay, feast your eyes on these pencil marks. Aren’t we all special eh? I have more on my Deviant Art page.

    Related Art 📕

    https://atomic-temporary-126178348.wpcomstaging.com/2018/02/20/sketches-underway/

  • Nightmare Dronstad: How to draw?

    Nightmare Dronstad: How to draw?

    There is not every day you want to be a writer. Therefore, I’m writing to let you know that I drew something incredible. Plus, I know you’re expecting a 🐓 tease. Furthermore, Dronstad contacts me about his nightmare and asks me to do a picture for him. And that’s it. Therefore, I signed up; he gave me the details. It’s about a single chap looking out towards the sky.

    Furthermore, death is looming over the crusted ground. Above the horizon, I filled it with clouds and strikes of lightning, far enough for the man to see and stretch his shadow. Besides, on the left side, you will find an old house with junk lying near it. Then, I started on May 5th and finished on June 6th. Finally, if you are interested in reading it, please visit The Nightmare on his blog. Next, I speak about art creation.

    Dronstad Nightmare: Behind the Scenes

    We exchanged details over Twitter, and I copied them into Google Keep. During my commute to work, I referenced them as I continued to draw the Horror.

    The storm is too far away for him to feel the moisture of it. You can make the storm a thin line on the horizon. That would be the best depiction of what I wrote in the story. :D You only need to make the clouds look like blisters, like unrefined cotton that blossoms in the far. And blur everything in between the clouds and the land. There you can add dots and lines of the thunderstorm.

    Feedback from Dronstad Nightmare
    Notes on Nightmare
    Notes on Nightmare

    Final Thoughts and Behind the Scene Pictures

    That is pretty much the end of the nightmare. I saw this picture in my head, and I draw it as you will soon see. I illustrated many iterations of it until Dronstad was happy. You might be interested in reading Steam Dreams because Dronstad wrote a story about another art piece I had drawn for him. Also, you can check my story about the making of Steam Dreams.

    • Black & White Nightmare
      Black & White
    • Color Version
      Color Fantasy
    • Color Version
      Color Fantasy V2
    • Final
      Nightmare Final
  • 📢 Findings On How To Timelapse ⏱

    📢 Findings On How To Timelapse ⏱

    Ultimately got to my video timelapse finished with the help of Adobe Photoshop, Premier and After Effects. I had forgotten to write how much seconds between shots. It might have been 30 frames per second or FPS. I hope the video comes out right. Nobody watches them anyway, so who cares right? While talking with a friend over the phone, I discovered that about 600 images had a freaking orange color background. The result of leaving my Chronolapse recording while I had closed my tablet. During this time I had joined the Challenges Wild West Key-Frame Concept Art Competition. I’m hoping to get good feedback from the hosts.

    Findings On How To Timelapse ⏱

    Meanwhile, I’ve been forcibly squeezing my brains to come up with an ending for all my YouTube video’s, but nothing seems to come out. YouTube has the annotations at the end of the video that gives me many options to get traffic moving to my channel. For example, I can have them subscribe, view a playlist or a random video. YouTube will place annotations at the end of the video, 20 seconds before the closing. My issue is that I want a way to speak and have a charming character appear on the scene. I got the idea from watching another YouTube  channel called “Draw With Jazza.” The solution is to use Adobe Character Animator, with the help of a webcam and an animated character I can make this happen. I’ve even written out a speech, what do you think?

    ~Want to discover more about me, subscribe to my channel so that you can get notified of new videos, meanwhile. Visit my blog so that you can learn more about art, see my portfolio, join the community and more. There are more videos over here. It’s a wrap, good-bye, for now, I’ll catch you in the next video.
    ~Please Like and Subscribe and Ring the Bell!

    Perseverance is Thin, Can You Assist❓

    Many days later, I finally published my video (see video above). No clue what I’m doing, but passionate to get to my goal. As an artist, I haven’t yet identified with a niche. What kind of theme’s do you like? For example, do you a fantasy or with a story? Should I put all my effort into making a new style or should I look at others? Maybe I can combine techniques I love and make a fantastic idea!?

  • Wild West Art Key Frame Competition

    Wild West Art Key Frame Competition

    It’s been a while. Sorry, dear followers! Let me update you on what been happening in my life so that we can have a quick chat. A few weeks ago I went on a ski trip to Jay Peak. The week before I’ve been missing my blog posts and focusing on creating a time-lapse of me drawing. Somehow I cannot break the habit of setting up my writing schedule. Then I joined a Wild West art contest. My goal is to put the longer waiting tasks on hold, and the shorter life posts up for grabs. The issue is that my life revolves around a solid routine, so I don’t want to bore or repeat myself. Any ideas how to keep it interesting?

    Wild West Art Competition 🐴

    I joined a Wild West art competition on ArtStation. Feel free to check it out so that you can cheer me on! I have wanted to try a challenge for the longest time. The best part is that it has a deadline. I’ve needed a date by which something is to finished because it will help me stay focused. I urge you all to try it and let me know in the comments below how you did it so that others reading this can reach their goals. For those that are curious why I put stress towards art competition, please take a look at Striving Professional Artist. Besides, I got another fantastic surprise coming down the horizon, but I can’t talk about it until I work out the details. All I can say is that it’s art related.

    Jay Peak Ski Trip ❄

    Going up to Jay Peak
    Going up to Jay Peak

    What happened at jay peak? We arrived super late, I unpacked and got ready for the jacuzzi. Then bed. The next day, we skied. I fell before making it on the slope. I injured my back. It pretty much went downhill from there. Haha, maybe I can remix that sentence into a joke?. I mean I had fun with friends, but it forced my body beyond its limits. When I got home on Sunday night, I felt my back injury. Monday morning I took the day off because I couldn’t move.

    Trying to Keep a Promise ❤

    The last few blog posts I keep harping about is a dream of mine. I couldn’t do a daily blog post series. I haven’t figured how to find time to write my ideas during work hours while trying to squeeze in art time and my other daily adventures.

    Random Word 📜

    Cur; An aggressive dog or one that is in poor condition, especially a mongrel; A contemptible man or deserving contempt; despicable. If I were to try to fix the word into my Jay Peak story, I would say that I was in poor condition for the Jay Peak trip. Let me know if that makes sense?

  • Sunshine Blogger Award & Rules

    Sunshine Blogger Award & Rules

    Some time ago, I got the Quill Commander Award, this time Commander Dronstad has nominated me for the Sunshine Blogger Award. If you are new to my blog, please read Striving to Become a Professional Artist. Before I discuss the rules of the award, I wanted to say that he is an excellent writer who is composing exciting war stories that will captivate your eyes and keep you glued to your seat. Also, he is always looking out for other bloggers. Further, it gives me great pleasure to answer his questions. Finally, if you got this far, please visit Dronstad blog, who is a well-read writer and who is sharing his stories.

    Sunshine Blogger Award

    Sunshine Blogger Award – Here are the rules‼

    Write a post thanking the person who nominated you. Then offer a link back to their blogging sites.

    • Answer the question asked to you by the person who nominated you.
    • Nominate 11 new bloggers and ask them 11 further questions.
    • Notify them about the same by comments on their blog.
    • Make new questions
    • List the rules and display the sunshine blogger award logo on your site or in your post

    The Questions ⁉

    1. What book are you reading?
      • Right now I’m reading “Be More Chill” by Ned Vizzini because my brother left it at my place and I needed a book to fall asleep too.
    2. What is your favorite drink?
      • Right now I’m into Gin and Tonic because I don’t know too many others.
    3. What place would you like to visit?
      • Ice Caves at Sam’s Point
    4. If a rocket leaves Earth in 550 km/h and you have five apples, what color are your underwear?
      • Okay, why a rocket? Lol, Wait! I will leave two apples and take the rest to space with my red colored undies!
    5. Sun or the Moon?
      • I need more sun to sleep better during night-time because of sun imbalance due to my career choice!
    6. What genre do you like reading and why?
      • I don’t read much, but I like books that teach me useful handy skills that will help me survive. I’m up for any genre, even if it puts me to sleep!
    7. What are your favorite names for boys and girls and why?
      • I had thought about this, but I haven’t written the names. If I recall them, I’ll add them to this answer.
    8. What have you learned from blogging?
      • After slaving away at my first three posts, I learned that giving up won’t solve the issue. Connecting with other bloggers in your niche is important. However, mix in a few topics other than art to sweeten the deal!
    9. You got a gun in your hands, what do you do with it?
      • Nothing to do. Think about putting it into safety. Why do I even have a gun in my hands!? What did I do?
    10. You get to talk with a celebrity, what is the first question you ask them?
      • What inspired you to get this far?
    11. How do you deal with people you don’t like?
      • I try to get along or ignore them.

    The Questions for my nominees❓

    1. Why did you start your blog? Why did you choose WordPress?
    2. How much time do you spend on your blog posts?
    3. What is your most productive time?
    4. What motivates you to be a blogger?
    5. When Should You Compromise?
    6. What Makes a Good Blog Post?
    7. Would You Rather Work From Home or in an Office?
    8. How often do you collaborate on projects with other bloggers? Do you have a contact page?
    9. What is the number two thing that is bothering you now?
    10. Who do you look up too?
    11. Where do you draw the ideas for the blogger awards questions?

    I nominate my Inspired Eyes for the Sunshine Blogger Award 🤩

    If you so choose to accept the award, wear it proudly like a talisman around your blog if they so want too.

    1. Gehnap
    2. Stoner On A Rollercoaster
    3. Mteodoraa
    4. Raynotbradbury
    5. Moosmosis
    6. Literary Titan
    7. Lascronicasdelotromundo
    8. Anthonygrootelaar
    9. Phayajul
    10. Elwindutton
    11. Michael

    Yeah, my inspired eyes are great.  Don’t believe me? Check it out yourself. Stay inspired my epic adventures.

  • Chronolapse Dragon Sketches Underway

    Chronolapse Dragon Sketches Underway

    I’m working on putting together a visual-provoking time-lapse. I experimented with software called Chronolapse. It has a feature to take screenshots every second or the amount you specify. Whats more is that it can combine all of the images into a video. I decided to use Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop, but it quickly becomes a chore to figure out how to output simple motion video. For example, I didn’t know what to set the frame rate too, and I didn’t want to spend hours figuring it out.  When I have time, I might return to adobe and figure it out, unless somebody knows how to create a simple time-lapse. Chronolapse is excellent, but for some reason, Adobe Premiere is trying to provoke me. In other words, it didn’t take the MPEG format. Nor does Adobe Media Encoder. Therefore, I have to resort to using a dependable FREE VLC Fix!

    Dragon Sketches Underway chronolapse
    Dragon Sketches Underway Chronolapse

    Chronolapse

    Earlier I used Open Broadcast Software to create a video, but it is to heavy on my tablet resources. If I continue to use OBS, my poor tablets resources cannot keep up with Sketchbook Pro. For example, when I draw, it slows down my brush strokes and makes it hard for me to stay focused. Later on, I realized that I had to throw out the time-lapse created in Chronolapse. When I imported my video tracks into Adobe Premiere, the duration of the video becomes 1 second. Therefore an hour was lost in trying to convert and combine simple video.

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    VLC is Good

    I ended up saving all of the video files using VLC. Spending 3-4 days trying to do this task is a bit much? I get about an hour to work on this, but that’s it. I’m not going to give up of course, in fact, I outline my goals in my Striving to Become a Professional Artist page.

    Is feedback a good thing right?

    The great thing about this experience is that I will look for another way to speed up my workflow. I’m open to new ideas if you have recommendations.

  • Sugarbush 2018 & Massive Snowstorm & Ski Trip

    Sugarbush 2018 & Massive Snowstorm & Ski Trip

    Up above, a massive snowstorm Sugarbush 2018, is coming to the northeast, and I’m getting ready to ski in Sugarbush. Im trying something new today, it will be messy. I decided to write my story today without the aid of Yoast. I will rely on my wit, and hopefully, the story comes out exciting read for you.

    Massive Snowstorm Sugarbush
    Massive Snowstorm Sugarbush

    Massive Snowstorm Sugarbush 2018

    Earlier Uber prices surge because of an accident on the highway caused diversions. I waited a bit while watching YouTube, but then I realized I might be late. So I hurried downstairs. I grabbed my light bag and skis, put on my giant boot bag and called the elevator. After a quick breath, I hailed for a Uber and waited for it to show.

    Sugarbush 2018 Massive Snowstorm in sitting in a warm car
    Sugarbush 2018 Massive Snowstorm sitting in a warm car

    On my way to Fresh to Go in a warm Honda accord. I got an Uber pool, traffic is terrible, so I got the Uber to myself. We are driving up ocean parkway because of traffic conditions. Earlier, I learned that the bus is 30 mins late, so that means that I will get less sleep for Saturday. From fresh to go, it will take about 6:30 – 7 hours to drive or four days if I walk.

    Before getting to Starbucks

    Earlier, I was packing for my ski trip. If it weren’t for my reusable ski packing list, I would have forgotten my ski undies. Getting out of the car, I realized its impossible to stand outside. Snow and sleet are pouring out; I decided to pop into Starbucks and see if my ski mates are there. To my surprise, I was the only one. Okay, it didn’t take too long till i wasn’t just me. In fact, i found myself playing a card game called Love Letter.

    Sugarbush 2108 Massive snowstorm while waiting at Starbucks
    Sugarbush 2108 Massive snowstorm while waiting at Starbucks