A'nather

Matting done! :)

I went to Michael's and bought some frames. ^^

These make me full of happiness. Now I just need to hang them on the walls, lol. :)

First Matting!

I bought two prints from Katy about a year ago and decided to start with the smaller one.

I just need to buy some artist tape to finish this one and move on to the bigger one. :D

The bigger print that I got is this one: http://tangrala.blogspot.com/2009/03/lost-fox-final-image.html. I cannot wait to frame and hang this one! ^^;

...and finally used my mat cutter... yay! :P

Dragon Doodle

It has been a while since I have posted a drawing, so here is a doodle. I started using traditional media a little more as well. This makes me happy, lol. ^^

"de_turk" final! (Map)

Okay... I would have had this done MUCH sooner, but I got some hang ups in the final parts of this map. Some things that I WILL NOT do again.

Aftermath: I have learned a lot from doing this again. Stuff that I have long forgotten. Do it right the first time will make it easier for the next map. :P Also, map optimization is VERY important to the client and myself (for map compiling time).

I will find a place to upload this after I wake up. Right now, I need a break from this process. I was getting so irritated when everything was working for everyone else, but not me. After I messed around with different fixes and spending countless hours trying to fix them, I have found that EVERY tutorial I came across for creating your own textures for a map were doing the same thing wrong. Uuurgh!

Anyways, night-night, enjoy all! ^^

Music That Inspires Me...

This is only one group of several that I enjoy listening to, especially live.

Live performances seem to have more "life" and the crowd really makes the music feel more soothing to me. I listen to the entire concert, but I found a clip on youtube to share from "Muse - Live at Wembley - H.A.A.R.P. Tour 2007". It does not only sound great, but it is visually appealing as well.. This! ...gets me inspired and motivated!

I also enjoy listening to "Meat Loaf - Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra". :)

Almost Done! (Map)

Top snapshots is pretty much the walkable map.

Bottom is a little closer to give a little more "feel" of the areas.

Turns out this will be a bomb map. I will probably make multiple versions of this map for other game modes.

Will probably touch up a few more things tomorrow. Things that I have to figure out how to get them to work, or adding more props so the area isn't too bland.

When I am done, I am going to release a beta version for testing. Hopefully everything goes well. :)

Oh yeah... and creating the vis for the map... grrr...