been in an oddly comfortable position most of the day. I sit on a cushion on a short coffee table because I have no chair for my computer, but its hard on my back to not be able to lean on something, so I propped up some boards reclined back and put the tablet and keyboard both in my lap and Viola! I finished scene 6 for the Tik Short. WOOT! as soon as I'm done rambling, I have to tackle those other 6 check marks on my production list then I'm done this silly thing at last!
my 3rd animation short.
I reset all my tablet keys to be controls for my most used Tools on Toon Boom Studio. It sped things up immensely. Wacom thought about making the controls reversible to the left hand side of the tablet which was brilliant, but programs still haven't figured out how far away some keyboard short cuts are from the free hand when you're left handed :/
had the day off work today because Chelsey needed to switch shifts for some time off she needed, and so here I am.
Jesse introduced me to new music today - Lily Allen. Very nice music. It's like hello kitty swearing! haha! wonderful!
My favourite song so far is "Fuck you". Yeah.
Found out that despite my assumption that I'd hate her, I actually like Lady Gaga too, but I have to wait 'til I can get a itunes card to download some of those.
Wonderful because I was craving something new and some of the stuff I've gotten just .. wasn't cutting it. need to reorganize my music on my Zune.
back to work...
Wednesday, 24 March 2010
Wednesday, 24 February 2010
Watching a cat die can sure make you think...
... what a hypocritical society we are. We end an animals life to be "humane" because its pointless to suffer with no hope..."yes we can extend her life for a year, but she will be in pain and it's cruel to let her suffer" they say, but at the same time people with terminal illnesses beg for death and are denied the "humanity" we give to cats and dogs. In the same breath people put so much more value on human life! Killing a cat is nothing compared to killing a human. injecting a drug into a cat to kill it because it's in pain is legal and in fact it's cruel to let it suffer, but that same action on a primate in a suit is murder?
Checkers, the cat that was put down this Sunday had cancer. she was losing weight fast, barely eating or drinking. low energy, trouble breathing, all that fun stuff humans with cancer experience. Even so, Checkers happiness never faded. She had a zest for life like no other cat. She came up to me and rubbed on my hand and purred non stop. It didn't seem to matter to her that it was all her energy to do that thing. She loved life. More than any other cat I've seen, Checkers loved life - no doubt about it. She wasn't begging for it, she never complained and she got what humans are capable of asking for, without needing to be asked.
But it WAS the right thing to do. It was horrible to watch her die, to see her realize that her life was ending, but she was indeed poorly, and there was nothing to make her better.
I believe it is also the right thing to do for people.
If I'm shitting myself, in constant pain, begging for the end - I should have the right to end it.
Fuck religion! If it's YOUR religion that's fine for you, you can suffer as long as you like.
I just think its funny how "humane" doesn't apply to Humans.
Checkers, the cat that was put down this Sunday had cancer. she was losing weight fast, barely eating or drinking. low energy, trouble breathing, all that fun stuff humans with cancer experience. Even so, Checkers happiness never faded. She had a zest for life like no other cat. She came up to me and rubbed on my hand and purred non stop. It didn't seem to matter to her that it was all her energy to do that thing. She loved life. More than any other cat I've seen, Checkers loved life - no doubt about it. She wasn't begging for it, she never complained and she got what humans are capable of asking for, without needing to be asked.
But it WAS the right thing to do. It was horrible to watch her die, to see her realize that her life was ending, but she was indeed poorly, and there was nothing to make her better.
I believe it is also the right thing to do for people.
If I'm shitting myself, in constant pain, begging for the end - I should have the right to end it.
Fuck religion! If it's YOUR religion that's fine for you, you can suffer as long as you like.
I just think its funny how "humane" doesn't apply to Humans.
Friday, 19 February 2010
Checkers
So last weekend mum phoned us to tell us that she called the vet because checkers was looking a little under the weather, losing weight etc. and it turns out the Vet has known since November when she had surgery, that she has cancer.
Frustration aside, we now have to take checkers in on Sunday to have her euthanized. We've all (me mum and jeri) had a really hard week of crying and thinking about poor Checkers. Mums waiting for sunday so she doesn't have to do it alone, and so we get to see Checkies before its done. She's very weak though.
The week has been too fast too. I hate that it ends with the end of checkies life.
she's an awesome little kitty, I will miss her so much.
To combat the evil that is coming on Sunday, we're trying to come up with something fun to do on that day to take our minds off things.
To bad the Olympics are stopping us from doing anything downtown. I'd love to get some use out of my Aquarium membership before it expires... I'm debating renewing it.
anyways, thats why the films going a little slow... I'm just deflated.
Frustration aside, we now have to take checkers in on Sunday to have her euthanized. We've all (me mum and jeri) had a really hard week of crying and thinking about poor Checkers. Mums waiting for sunday so she doesn't have to do it alone, and so we get to see Checkies before its done. She's very weak though.
The week has been too fast too. I hate that it ends with the end of checkies life.
she's an awesome little kitty, I will miss her so much.
To combat the evil that is coming on Sunday, we're trying to come up with something fun to do on that day to take our minds off things.
To bad the Olympics are stopping us from doing anything downtown. I'd love to get some use out of my Aquarium membership before it expires... I'm debating renewing it.
anyways, thats why the films going a little slow... I'm just deflated.
Friday, 12 February 2010
Robert Carlyle
Woot! today was a weird day!
First of all my special order of 5 packs of 11x17 Aquabee marker paper today (dropped a chunk of cash on that LOL) I've stocked up because my store can't special order that size anymore. I have 6 packs of 50 now.
So ya, Robert Carlyle was in Opus today! It was awesome. Kitty rung him in and he was very nice.
It took me a while to know who he was. Jaime was talking about him saying she was excited and getting quite exasperated that no one knew who he was Ha! Once I actually saw him, I knew almost right away who he was.
Very cool, very cool :)
First of all my special order of 5 packs of 11x17 Aquabee marker paper today (dropped a chunk of cash on that LOL) I've stocked up because my store can't special order that size anymore. I have 6 packs of 50 now.
So ya, Robert Carlyle was in Opus today! It was awesome. Kitty rung him in and he was very nice.
It took me a while to know who he was. Jaime was talking about him saying she was excited and getting quite exasperated that no one knew who he was Ha! Once I actually saw him, I knew almost right away who he was.
Very cool, very cool :)
Saturday, 30 January 2010
Vampires: The Darkside on Facebook
Vampires: The Darkside on Facebook
I'd appreciate if everyone would come join my clan :D I need a clan of 50 before I reach level 13!
C'mon people, how many times have I joined things for you?
:D
Thanks!
Sunday, 17 January 2010
Eye ball Turmoil
So on Wednesday I flopped in bed, and something rocketed into my eyeball. it irritated so bad it made my eye swell, and a blister form on the surface of my eye.
The next day I ran to the optometrist right after work and he said I had a severe allergic reaction to whatever flew in my eye. so I cant wear contacts in that eye until my next appointment on Tuesday.
So I've not been able to animate at all this week. I've been trying to get drivers to make my Toonboom storyboard I paid good money for work on my computer. I meet and exceed all the minimum requirements but I still get a harsh brush lag. it's getting rather annoying for me :<
We're going to Fanfairfest in September, that's pretty exciting eh? we've got our table already and we're planning to have some fucking sweet merchandise. It's going to be a massive, and I mean MASSIVE convention so if you're the Con type, you might wanna make a trip ;)
The next day I ran to the optometrist right after work and he said I had a severe allergic reaction to whatever flew in my eye. so I cant wear contacts in that eye until my next appointment on Tuesday.
So I've not been able to animate at all this week. I've been trying to get drivers to make my Toonboom storyboard I paid good money for work on my computer. I meet and exceed all the minimum requirements but I still get a harsh brush lag. it's getting rather annoying for me :<
We're going to Fanfairfest in September, that's pretty exciting eh? we've got our table already and we're planning to have some fucking sweet merchandise. It's going to be a massive, and I mean MASSIVE convention so if you're the Con type, you might wanna make a trip ;)
Tuesday, 5 January 2010
Stuff and such.
SO, I've become a busy bee!
Mostly I've spent way too much time moderating groups that really have very little activity, but I'm wanting so much to play with my groups that I fiddle around all day.
#Daqueran
I've been working a lot on the animated short I hope to have done by mid Febuary. It features Tik and for the first time ever, Daqueran! And Daqueran is going to talk! That's pretty exciting isn't it?
You too can audition for the role! we have 11 submission so far, and they're amazing! I cant begin to describe the joy of going through these auditions and picturing daqueran saying them. The best is when we start thinking about hte body languate that can go with the voice to make it really funny!
Here's the News article for the voice auditions and if you check out :devgurukittystudios: you'll get the most up to date information on the project!
I'm finding it a little odd to be doing rough animation in ToonBoom since I'm so used to PAP LOL, but it's really supposed to be a "quick" film, and it was the easiest to do it this way.
#conflagration-film
I've seen a few new members there and I really appreciate your interest in my project. It really is something I want to be proud of! In a week or so my paypal should clear for the purchase of Toon Boom Storyboard so when I get that, I will be starting over with the storyboard. doing each panel in Photoshop I found quite awkward. There's something to be said for being able to work on the next panel right next to the previous one and being able to generate the animatic right away is a HUGE time saver. it turns a 2 step process into 1! I really love the Toon Boom line.
I'm also waiting for my Rough animation program PAP to get my licence switched over to my new computer. They're taking a while this time. Last time they replied in the same day, and this time I've been waiting since Friday. It concerns me that it's taking so long...:fear:
I'm super stoked to get into the storyboarding! One area I am kinda concerned about is the Backgrounds and the effects.
Effects: for the effects, as the name suggests, I'm going to need to animate some fire now and then... I know several people who do what I want to do but are less than giving when it comes to sharing techniques. The effect they get is Exactly what I want to do but god, I cannot figure it out.
They use Adobe After effects (I have it - CS3) and they do clean animation leaving the frames as black ink with the fill white, and an alpha channel - I know that much because I prepared the frames on a friends film once that used this technique, but I don't know how to work the After effects side. how do you make the fire transparency and glow? and then how do I apply that to one layer of animation? so if I import a layered scene with the one layer I need the effect applied to, what do I do? I find that program quite cumbersome... but I'd really like nice effects in the film... the other thing I need of course is smoke... I wonder if I could manage with feathering and Alpha channel in Toon Boom studio? it sure wouldn't look as Grande, but no one seems to know how to do what I'm trying to do, or are unwilling to share.
Backgrounds: Not really something I excel at, and also I want to do them in Photoshop since I want to be paperless for the production, but also I want it to be easier to make adjustments etc. I wonder if I should see if someone can help me with BG's in my style but maybe accomplish it better than I could... I dont know though, I'm getting frustrated with depending on people. I feel like I spend an extraordinary time promoting and pimping and really not getting much from it... anyways...
#Gurukittystudios
If you have a film for your studio please affiliate with is! It will be great! A network of artists studios! :la:
#freelancers
We are open for submissions and we have some awesome profiles up!
We plan to make another template for Literature artists and also voice actors! We'd really love your feedback on the group and please go join!
Well thats all the rambling I have to do... gunna go animate.
Mostly I've spent way too much time moderating groups that really have very little activity, but I'm wanting so much to play with my groups that I fiddle around all day.
#Daqueran
I've been working a lot on the animated short I hope to have done by mid Febuary. It features Tik and for the first time ever, Daqueran! And Daqueran is going to talk! That's pretty exciting isn't it?
You too can audition for the role! we have 11 submission so far, and they're amazing! I cant begin to describe the joy of going through these auditions and picturing daqueran saying them. The best is when we start thinking about hte body languate that can go with the voice to make it really funny!
Here's the News article for the voice auditions and if you check out :devgurukittystudios: you'll get the most up to date information on the project!
I'm finding it a little odd to be doing rough animation in ToonBoom since I'm so used to PAP LOL, but it's really supposed to be a "quick" film, and it was the easiest to do it this way.
#conflagration-film
I've seen a few new members there and I really appreciate your interest in my project. It really is something I want to be proud of! In a week or so my paypal should clear for the purchase of Toon Boom Storyboard so when I get that, I will be starting over with the storyboard. doing each panel in Photoshop I found quite awkward. There's something to be said for being able to work on the next panel right next to the previous one and being able to generate the animatic right away is a HUGE time saver. it turns a 2 step process into 1! I really love the Toon Boom line.
I'm also waiting for my Rough animation program PAP to get my licence switched over to my new computer. They're taking a while this time. Last time they replied in the same day, and this time I've been waiting since Friday. It concerns me that it's taking so long...:fear:
I'm super stoked to get into the storyboarding! One area I am kinda concerned about is the Backgrounds and the effects.
Effects: for the effects, as the name suggests, I'm going to need to animate some fire now and then... I know several people who do what I want to do but are less than giving when it comes to sharing techniques. The effect they get is Exactly what I want to do but god, I cannot figure it out.
They use Adobe After effects (I have it - CS3) and they do clean animation leaving the frames as black ink with the fill white, and an alpha channel - I know that much because I prepared the frames on a friends film once that used this technique, but I don't know how to work the After effects side. how do you make the fire transparency and glow? and then how do I apply that to one layer of animation? so if I import a layered scene with the one layer I need the effect applied to, what do I do? I find that program quite cumbersome... but I'd really like nice effects in the film... the other thing I need of course is smoke... I wonder if I could manage with feathering and Alpha channel in Toon Boom studio? it sure wouldn't look as Grande, but no one seems to know how to do what I'm trying to do, or are unwilling to share.
Backgrounds: Not really something I excel at, and also I want to do them in Photoshop since I want to be paperless for the production, but also I want it to be easier to make adjustments etc. I wonder if I should see if someone can help me with BG's in my style but maybe accomplish it better than I could... I dont know though, I'm getting frustrated with depending on people. I feel like I spend an extraordinary time promoting and pimping and really not getting much from it... anyways...
#Gurukittystudios
If you have a film for your studio please affiliate with is! It will be great! A network of artists studios! :la:
#freelancers
We are open for submissions and we have some awesome profiles up!
We plan to make another template for Literature artists and also voice actors! We'd really love your feedback on the group and please go join!
Well thats all the rambling I have to do... gunna go animate.
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