aquarake

I'm sorta back.  I'll be putting a lot more of my sketchwork and updating way more frequently.  

So.  Again to the random stragglers who happened to misclick some picture on the main page and end up on my site: Hello

A quick introduction to myself: I am a 20 something year old guy who aspired in art while equally conflicted to play music, graduated from UCR as an Econ Major.  (Spread thin much?)
I did crappily in school, but managed to get it together and graduate.  
Immediately I started working and saving for art school.  In the meantime however, I went to different classes and followed tutorials here and there.  It is only recently however, that I started to break open my bank to pay for classes that cost more than community college classes

To my "many" "loyal" "followers," and I use all three terms lightly:
In case you've wondered where I've been and what I've done in my absinthe

Still taking figure drawing workshop classes.  
Stumbled upon redenginestudios.blogspot.com/
Enrolled and took 2 classes on Environment (both similar though with different emphases
Took 1 class on Character Design

I guess that makes me a full time worker and student.  

I'm still not in a place where I'm happy with my art, and in many ways I feel inadequate.  My education history is a ragtag curriculum, best described as "getting whatever classes I can while working a fulltime job."  However in the meantime I can't deny I've improved immensely, and I feel like I have a better idea of skill level I want to achieve.  I know the exercises I need to do and a direction to head.  

No place to go but up I guess.

So to the 12 people that bother looking on my page, I'm trying my hand in selling personalized drawings.  This includes anything from "draw my character on WoW/Ragnarok Online/Any other game" to "Can you draw this cartoon character in your style."  

Sketch (Bust or 3/4th) - $9 Light shadowing free of charge
Sketch (Full body, pose specified) - $12

Lineart (Cleaned up, bust or 3/4th) - $12
Lineart (Full body, pose specified) - $15

Colored (Bust or 3/4th) - $20
Colored (Full body, pose specified) - $25

Here's to hoping.

Well it happened.  Yesterday, the stylus of my Wacom Graphire Tablet that I bought in 2002 finally died.  RIP
Rather than posting this as a memorial service for dear ol' tabley, I'm more posting to say how much of a satisfied customer I am to Wacom.  

Though I'm wondering whether or not I should just buy a new pen (while the tablet itself still works, I sense a very near death for it too), buy another 100 dollar graphire, or splurge and get an Intuos3, and if tilt sensitivity works on all art progrmas.

I'm starting to feel the glass ceiling that I'm being limited by no formal art training and/or a teacher or mentor.  A bit infuriating actually.  
Just keep drawing I guess.