6 years on deviantART.

brb gotta go study for 2 midterms.

Guys

I'm a game developer.

Oh my god, you have no idea how exhilarating this is. I've been working my ass off for years, studying computer science, trying to keep my art skills maintained, looking ahead to someday when I would be leading up a game project at an existing AAA studio, and eventually my own studio.

I'm now at the first step. My proposal got picked in Game Development club and so I'm the project lead for a 3D game with a development team and everything. Holy shit, this is amazing. At the end of the year, the club has an event where we show off our work to people at Firaxis.

Firaxis.

Oh my god.

Sid Meier might play World Weaver.

I don't think I've ever been this happy in my life.

Oh shit guys, here it goes.

Computer Graphics, Advanced Operating Systems, and Advanced Computer Architecture. All that plus TAing 2 lab sections and office hours and going to lab meetings.

Oh god I'm going to die.

Shit was so cash. My friend ~ritabuuk won best Drama/Serious video in the AMV contest. Also I cosplayed as a half-done BLU Sniper with my hair down and a bottle of Aussie shampoo. I was trying to pull off something from the chan, but I ended up being too painfully shy and didn't talk to practically anyone. It was fun to wear regardless and the timing was ridiculous. I finished temporarily hemming the vest 15 minutes before the tf2 gathering. That's what I get for trying to make the hat myself. I'll have the whole thing done by the next con, hopefully. Certainly by next Otakon.

Comic tiem yayayayay

So now that I've been out of university long enough to start drawing again, I have realised what majoring in the sciences has done to my art.


It's turned it to shit.


Before I launch into an oh-my-art-sucks bawwfest, let me first say that I did minor in art, so it could be a lot worse, and I am happy with my choice to major in computer science because of one thing: I have a job. This also is the fastest/easiest to break into/highest paying track of the game industry, which is my ultimate career goal once I finish with graduate school. I also do enjoy studying the subject; it's very interesting if you like math.

However, my art is at a level that I feel I would be at in my first year out of high school had I been practising. There have been many times during my college career where I have said to myself "I wish I had gone to art school". I still draw animu and I'm starting to get really sick of it. I really wish I could draw on the order of a professional concept artist, which I am well aware takes years of intense study and dedication that I may never be able to invest due to my chosen profession.

This is not to say I'm not doing anything about it. I have mentioned that I am working on a Team Fortress 2 fancomic. This is true though, again, due to working in the sciences is VERY slow going. I have about 7 pages penciled and most of the plot written. However, it also takes me a long time to do the art for the comic because I am so out of practise. My grasp of anatomy, while improved from figure drawing classes, is still lacking and I still fall into old traps all the time. I'm terrible at facial expressions and I have COMPLETELY forgotten how to paint digitally. I haven't picked up a copic marker in 3 years. I'm hoping the sheer number of drawings I will have to do that require skill in these areas will force me to improve dramatically. We'll see what happens.

I have also resumed cosplaying after a 3 year rut. I'm hoping to have a new costume done by Otakon for the first time in about 4 years. It's not Louise, though I have made some progress on that clusterfuck of a costume. I'll finish that one eventually, even if it fucking kills me.