Updates (Sunday)

I feel like I should be updating daily.

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Though, I don't draw daily, and if I do it's not often worth posting.

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My mom's going to order me some new ink.

My black marker's almost completely dry. It's sad.

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Bah!

Feel free to request, I could use some inspiration.

Please comment here on the blog so they all end up together, I hate having to run around looking for them.

You might just get half a sketch, but whatever.

Go with God,

~Allie

It's Here!!!! (Monday)

AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!

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Actually, it got here Saturday, but I've been distracted.

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Really nothing else to report.

Oh, the big arm on the side is so I can draw straight lines.

In this shot I'm using it to hold down my scribble paper.

Well, not scribble, just don't feel like using a notebook at the moment.

So, yes.

I'll try to churn out something that won't burn out your eyes soon.

Go with God,

~Allie

Downloading... (Tuesday)

Ok, so yeah.

Lots to process.

I'm leaning lots of new techniques that (I think) will help me get better.

It all depends on how much time I devote to it.

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So, yeah. Lots to read, do, think, and (hopefully) accomplish.

I just pray that I don't lose my sanity somewhere between disheartened and 'I ought to get more schoolwork done.'

Yes, I know it's summer.

Go with God,

~Allie

P.S. I just thought of this. When I figure out how to draw them correctly, I want my favorite things to draw to be hands and expressions... they're really the same thing, but I want to love drawing them. That's all, go away now.

Ordered! (Friday)

YAY!

I'm seriously happy.

You have no idea.

Very excited.

My dad ordered me a new tool!

I love new things, I just sit there and play with them.

Christmas lasts all week for me, because I must spend adequate time to familiarize myself with each new thing.

EEEEEEEEEEEEE!

Guess what it is?

Just guess.

You'll get it wrong, but try.

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He got me a drafting table!

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!

Well, he's going to use it some, but he says it's mostly for me.

eeeeeeee.

I want to pick out a neato chair for it.

Hope I can find one in a loud enough color.... would be disappointing if I didn't.

Or if I didn't get to pick it at all.

O.O

I WILL PAY FOR IT IF I MUST!!!

Plus, it needs to be adjustable. I require to be a certain distance from my work at all times.

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Well, the main thing about the table is that the angle can be adjusted, which is great. After working from my lap, working on a flat, 90* angle surface skews my proportions.

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ANYways.

Go with God,

~Allie

Crystal Balls (Monday)

No, I don't have one.

-sigh-

Just have been thinking a lot about my future, and getting little accomplished.

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Way too much for me to think about right now, my brain's about to mug me and leave me to die in some back alley. Which is odd, because the area is lacking in creepy, mug-worthy back alleys...

That's a good thing, really.

At least I've started school back part-time.

I have a somewhat distraction.

Also have money for music.

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I have work to do...

Go with God,

~Allie

Tulio (Thursday)

For those unfortunate enough not to know this character, it's Tulio from 'The Road to El Dorado.'

Great 2D movie, go watch it.

Now.

So, yes. I'm quite proud of this considering it was about my second (successful) try.

I get 15 seconds of patience and y'all get a movie recommendation and a picture.

Lucky you.

Yes, I do see all the problems with it, but hey, it's progress, and I like progress, thank you.

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Now I need to see what I can do with it.

This isn't gonna be good.

-.-

Wish me luck.

By the way, she drew Tommy again.

I'm way too happy about this.

-gleeface-

Go with God,

~Allie

Oh My GOSH! (Wednesday)

O.O

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I love this artist.

She's wonderful.

Talented.

Funny.

And she drew HIM.

O.O

Go and bask in his glory.

WOW.

I don't really know why I love this character design so much.

Really, I wish I had come up with this design first so I wouldn't want it so bad.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Now I want to do a total revamp (again) of my Prohibition characters.

Also need to give them new names, their personalities don't really fit them anymore.

Problem.

I'm trying new things.

ashdklvf;jdikv

This means I need to make sure I've got the hang of it before I try anything original.

*headdesk*

MEANwhile....

I've got nothing.

-.-

argh.

So, yeah.

Go with God,

~Allie

EDIT: Hey, yeah. I apologize for not warning about the bad language at the link. It's not mine, but... eh, whatever, I still like him too much to really care.

First Night Out (Thursday)

So, yes.

I've been out for a while.

I've finally gotten a fixative for myself. This means you might be seeing more pencil drawings.

Like this one.

Note how it has shading! And glowy effects!

I like it, but I need to get the curl out somehow.

Anyone have any suggestions?

Cause flattening it between books hasn't been working.

So, yes, I might post some more, but next week I'll be on a missions project, so maybe week after I'll have something to show you.

Go with God,

~Allie

P.S. The title for this was chosen because I've got half a story in my head and this could be an illustration for it.

Marching in 4 (Saturday)

Again, no arts today.

Sorry, I just spent the past two days in band camp.

According to my teacher, three weeks of lessons crammed into those two days and we did really good.

I took no pictures, cause I was busy playing, marching, and breathing.

I may try to draw The Minstrel in some of the stances.

So yes, I'm very proud of myself.

I learned to breathe. Yes, it is a very important lesson. Makes you yawn a lot. If you're doing it right.

I had to re-learn my embouchure. That took some getting used to. But I know what I need to get for my clarinet! New reeds by Vandoren. Woot! Maybe I can get a new reed case too.
All in all, marching-wise,  we came to tension, parade rest, band horns up, mark time, forward eight steps, back two steps, left turn in four, and, finally, right turn in four.
I know what you're thinking. Gee, that sounds easy, I do those things every day! (For those of you who walk backwards regularly.)
Try doing that while rolling your feet, at attention, counting off, left foot first (always), and keeping in your spot in the block.
Oh and, by the way, you can't look at your feet.
Yeah, now it's all clear why it takes so long to learn.
Now I have some brilliant ideas which may or may not bring grief to people I know.
Mwahahaha!
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Don't worry, it'll be for the good of everyone.
Trust me.
Go with God,
~Allie

Forewarning (Saturday)

Because I'm a lazy bum and need something to focus on during my school down-time.

So, I feel like I need to start working on my contest pieces.

Yes, yes, the competition is in November, but I like having ideas in a form I can tinker and play with for a while.

So, yes. I'm going to be posting concept sketches and I would really appreciate some feedback on them so I can get a feel for what's a good direction to go in.

I'd like to do some sets, where there's two pictures with characters sort of 'interacting' with their expressions and positioning and backgrounds and whatnot.

I'll try to start working on those soon.

Oh, and I think I'll be opening requests around the end of the month, maybe the first of June.

Go with God,

~Allie

Overdose (Wednesday)

So, yes.

I had a bad day yesterday.

You people shouldn't let me think, because when I think, I start hating on myself.

So I had a little pity-party yesterday and am still a little hung over this morning.

Going to Physics cheered me up, though.

Gave me hope to attempt an art class this summer.

One of my friends said her teacher taught techniques and let the students use them as they pleased.

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GAH, I should've asked where she took it.

-.-

Ah, well.

I think I'm better now.

By the way, the doctor is new.

I just drew him and he didn't look the way I wanted so I changed him up a bit.

Now I have a doctor for my mind. Something tells me he'll be busy this summer.

I've been playing with foreshortening...

And hands... I think I'm getting better at hands...

Oh, that's a soda bottle in front of me. I didn't write on the label.

Sorry.

Go with God,

~Allie

Wow (Monday)

Two posts in a day.

That's a record.

I just had enough to say, I guess.

Anyways, I just drew this and thought I'd upload it before next week.

Trying new techniques, so it's a bit ... off.

But I liked it, so its ok.

I don't have a name for her yet, but she's got her own story.

And she's married, but I need to draw him too.

I really like the hair. If I can get this technique done for light colored hair, I'd be rockin and rollin.

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So about the requests...

When they finally open, post your requests on the latest blog.

I check the newest one daily, so I'm likely to catch it.

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That is all.

Go with God,

~Allie

Gretel (Monday)

Yeah, I really only liked the face on this one.

So, story time.

A while ago (and a bit recently) I had to play Gretel in a play. I am very much not the person I portrayed, so I dreamt up a gangster-style version of her.

She turned into a vain little twit of an assassin.

I found an initial sketch of her in my old sketchbook.

-shudder-

I don't know if I should be relieved I'm better now, or burn the book for fear it might be used to emotionally scar young children.

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ANYways.

I'm semi-officially on summer break!

YAY!

I'm going to try to make a page you can post requests on later so I'm not going here, there and everywhere to find where you post them.

So, yes, requests aren't open yet, but they will be soon...ish.

Or not.

I'll decide later.

I'm thinking of redoing some old stuff for now.

Go with God,

~Allie

Interesting (Monday)

Ok, so THIS is what happened this weekend.

I told her I'd post it myself, but I got lazy, and she did it better than I can.

-.-

Not kidding.

Once we get this insulation done, I'm taking a knife to go pick up the next one.

So, during that craziness (as she said) we watched 'The Phantom of the Opera.' I. Love. This. Movie.

I love Raul and Christine, and I love the Phantom.

Christine's a jerk.

At the end he's sitting there all sad and pitiful and she just hands him something and WALKS AWAY!

WHO?!?!?!

I mean, seriously.

WHO could walk away without giving him a hug?

Really now, I had a mini-rant about her unfeelingness towards him after that scene.

So, yes.

Expect something related to my currently Phantom-obsessed mind to pop up sometime soon.

Go with God,

~Allie

Floaty Hair (Thursday)

The one on the left is mine.

Tis called 'Shallow Grave,' in case you were wondering.

Yes, she's dead.

The one on the right was done in physics by my friend.

I hope she doesn't mind I put it here.

It just rocks.

And she rocks too!

I promise colored stuff will come soon.

These will not be the last art cards you see.

Go with God,

~Allie

All I Have To Show For It (Wednesday)

I went to a 'Youth Council Meeting' at church.

I was one of two youth there.

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I drew this near the end of the meeting.

It's really sketchy and you can barely see it here, but I really only worked on the girl.

She's supposed to be an angel, but, you know, really sketchy. I didn't want to cover the dress.

A friend and I might paint this. Cause she's awesome.

She'll have to do the background, though. I don't like doing backgrounds because I'm bad at them.

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I bought some art cards.

Don't really know what I'm going to be doing with them... but I'll probably give them away.

Apparently there are rules and such to doing these things.

They look like fun, at least.

I'm getting the hang of how to use the fancy stick figures.

Go with God,

~Allie

Nothings (Wedesday)

Sorry, no arts today.

Feel free to disregard this post.

I'm simply writing because I only posted once last month and feel bad for you people who are getting your less-than-necessary amount of me recently.

So........

Update!

I have a cold. Bleh.

Got two new books with money I got from a contest at my orthodontist.

And I still have money to buy art supplies!

Yay.

I'm sick.

-.-

I've been practicing poses using fancy stick figures.

Been drawing more from life... sorta.

Just.... bleh... whatever.

Go with God,

~Allie

Insanity (Saturday)

Insanity may be relative, but I'm about ready to lose it.

rawr.

I went to England for 9 days and come back to a production in a week and the ACT on the SAME DAY AS THE PERFORMANCE.

o.o

So please forgive the lack of arts as I'm prepping for this week.

SO ready for spring break.

Very much.

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

I might throw art at you later, too busy going crazy right now.

Really ought to go to bed.

Go with God,

~Allie

Been a While (Monday)

I should be doing schoolwork, but this didn't take long.

The first in the original, the second is the one I digitally altered.

All I did was add shadows and highlights.

Pretty simple, used the mouse and didn't even break a sweat.

Considering I have a limited color palette, I accept this kind of digital work. I mean, I don't have the 135454313743474396 colors it takes to shade properly, so WHATEVER. I'll color everything I can and do the shading/highlights on the computer... unless I feel like putting effort into it.

I will inform y'all every time I use the computer to shade/highlight.

You know, I really don't like it, but it's ok for playing around with.

I needed to blend the shadows more.

-.-

You have to admit, though, it's not bad for a first try.

Go with God,

~Allie

Supplies Necessary (Thursday)

So, yeah, I need to get paper.

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I hate this, working with no results.

I don't know why I even try these days, no good ever comes of it.

Yes, most of this post will be a pity-party and random thoughts about what I need to do, so I give you permission to disregard this post.

Have a nice day.

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AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Ever get that feeling that the whole world's conspiring against you?

Yeah.

It must be.

Because quite frankly, if the world didn't give me so many issues, the little stuff wouldn't be a problem.

So I need paper, but more importantly I need to shake off this artblock/incompetence/laziness/unmotivatedness/stupidity/lack of confidence thing I've got going here.

I mean, I don't even want to draw these days.

=|

I'm not satisfied anymore. Nothing I do is good enough. Every time I look at someone else's work I just get more disappointed than inspired, because I feel I'll never be as good.

Maybe I've been trying too hard to be good than thinking about being original.

Then again, when I think I'm good enough I want to create something new and exciting.

I really don't care how many of you say I'm good, in response I'm always thinking 'I'm not as good as they are.'

Maybe I've been focusing too long on drawing.

Maybe I should try painting, or pastels, or charcoal.

Maybe I should try drawing landscapes, buildings, or animals.

Maybe I should just quit.

I do need to focus more on school, but I don't want to work on that either these days. Well, I always think school's boring, but I've felt less inclined to put effort in.

I just know any art teacher would hate me.

I want to do what I want when I want to do it, and I really don't care.

Even most of the projects I set for myself have never been finished.

I have a lot of things to consider.

Go with God,

~Allie

Slowly But... Slowly (Monday)

FAR too slowly.

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I've found I've been thinking far too long about drawing other's characters, and so therefore will be inventing more of my own.

I will also be thinking of recreating the 'me' character.

Frankly, I'm far too boring outwardly to be seen as the great intellect I am. (Laugh and you will die a slow and painful death involving rope, plastic spoons, and hot lava.)

So yes, expect to see the Minstrel again, considering she's the only character I consider mine.

I'm developing her more so that she has a personality.

I've also got a male character in the works, I haven't quite decided who he is yet, so you'll have to wait.

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Go with God,

~Allie

Friendly Little Artblock (Sunday)

Friendly Artblock is Friendly.

So yes, that image pretty much sums up what I've been dealing with right now.

Every time I reach from a pencil it bites my hand, crippling it.

That's the reason there's been no arts.

I've got a feeling that this means style changes are on the horizon. It's never a pretty and smooth road to take.

-sigh-

And for those of you out there who thinks artblock is laziness, SHUT UP.

-.-

For me, artblock means that I cannot, under any circumstances, draw well.

So, like many others, I choose to simply wait it out. I refuse to play its little game.

I will now, hug my cat, read a book, and play videogames until Monday.

Go with God,

~Allie

Valentine's Day (Monday)

I was browsing Deviantart, and saw all of this sappy Valentine's day stuff.

So I thought of drawing my heart-eating demon to celebrate the day.

I didn't feel up to the task of drawing her actually eating a real heart, so I came up with the idea of her being a Pacman eating little hearts.

:)

Then I tried to actually draw her, then I got distracted, so I drew a cute little girl-monster instead.

Some tongue she's got there, huh?

And the little version of her is supposed to be proportions, but her arms are way too wide.

I thought of adding hair, but thought it'd be better without.

:)

So, yes. Today you get demons and monsters. Happy Valentine's Day.

Go with God,

~Allie

Get It? (Tuesday)

-.-

This happens.

Every time.

Either someone doesn't get it and I must explain (because they do not read the actual POST) or they will question my motives.

-.-

So, yes.

Don't be ignorant, listen to what the artist has to say.

^.^

Makes the world go round.

I tried to make the image clearer, but I think I'll have to go back over them with Prismacolors from now on. They scan better.

Should really get back to work on my story...

Go with God,

~Allie

Details, Details... (Monday)

I hope you can read this.

PLEASE.

Tell me I'm not the only one who notices this?

You don't have to tell me you always imagine this happening, because, quite frankly, if you were that much like me, I'd be worried for your sanity.

I mean. Come. On.

Really?

These are the women you think went on quests?

O.x

No, I've not drawn the girl in the last frame before, but I wanted a girl who was an antithesis of the first.

Seriously.

Putting a girl who dresses like that on a quest would be nothing but a burden. If I had to take her, I'd marry her to a foreign king/prince ASAP.

-.-

Well, I hope you enjoy.

Go with God,

~Allie

Yes, it's (Saturday)

I drew this at a sleepover.

It was a ten-minute sketch with some ink and color. I like the shading on the dress.

Well, other than the sleepover, my sissy's home. :)

And her friend sent her with a nice, full-sized sketchbook. Used, but whatever, got plenty of paper in it.

I've been meaning to get one, but turns out good does come to those who wait.

I got two new markers today. A light pink and a very light grey. Cassie took me to the store where we ran into friends.

Yeah, that's about it.

Scrapbooking pens are great for detailing.

Don't ask about the position or the dress, I just wanted to try the effect to see if I can still proportion legs to a body. I'll let y'all be the judge of that, cause I'm undecided.

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Go with God,

~Allie

Monsters in the Castle 3 (Thursday)

The little prince cried hysterically. “But it was there! I saw it, right over there!” “That’s the wall dear, no monsters can come through the wall,” his nurse soothed, trying to get him back to sleep. It was very late, and it had been a long day for the little prince’s nurse. “You didn’t see it, it was really scary!” The nurse shushed him and replied gently, “All right, if you see the monster again, close your eyes and say a prayer, when you open your eyes again, the monster will have left.” The boy nodded and calmed. His nurse bid him goodnight once more and left him alone again.

The little prince was restless, and woke several times. The monster was in his dreams, and once, when he woke with a start, he saw that face again. He squeezed his eyes shut and prayed for it to go away. He peeked through one eye to see that the monster had gone. He was quite nervous for the week following, and several times saw the face out of the corner of his eye as he went about his daily routines. As he grew older, he saw the monster less and less. Though he couldn’t sure, he thought there had to be at least two of them.

On his twelfth birthday, the prince woke up late. He stared at the ceiling over his bed for a while smiling. Today he was going to have a big party, eat all of his favorite foods, see all of his friends, and get to open all the presents that had been arriving over the past week. Then he heard it. The noise had woken him. He’d almost forgotten about it. He slowly sat up, trying to pinpoint where the noise was coming from. There it was again, coming from beneath him. He got out of bed and knelt down. Lifting up the bed skirt, he peered underneath. All he saw was a great pair of eyes looking back at him. They seemed quite as shocked as he was. Suddenly, as if just realizing what he was looking at, he shrieked and run full-speed out of his room. His attendant looked under the bed while he cowered just on the other side of the door. There was nothing there.

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So, I posted the first two paragraphs with the third.

I just wanted you to see how it's going so far. I'm not really sure I like the choppiness of it, but it's just how it's coming to me. And don't worry, he stays 12 for like... 4 whole paragraphs.

=P

Go with God,

~Allie

Grudgeling (Wednesday)

Introducing

GRUDGIE!

The grudgeling.

If you're not in drama, you don't get it, but you can enjoy the cuteness anyway.

:)

Why yes, that is a rear view of Grudgie.

Watch This. It's cool.

I'll get back to the story tomorrow, I want to work on it more today.

Go with God,

~Allie

Monsters in the Castle 2 (Tuesday)

The little prince was restless, and woke several times. The monster was in his dreams, and once, when he woke with a start, he saw that face again. He squeezed his eyes shut and prayed for it to go away. He peeked through one eye to see that the monster had gone. He was quite nervous for the week following, and several times saw the face out of the corner of his eye as he went about his daily routines. As he grew older, he saw the monster less and less. Though he couldn’t sure, he thought there had to be at least two of them.

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Since you requested more, you get the next paragraph.

This is turning out to be a very short story.

I'll likely not post another paragraph until I'm happy with how it's going, but illustrations may pop up next if I get around to them.

Have a nice day.

Go with God,

~Allie

Monsters in the Castle (Monday)

The little prince cried hysterically. “But it was there! I saw it, right over there!” “That’s the wall dear, no monsters can come through the wall,” his nurse soothed, trying to get him back to sleep. It was very late, and it had been a long day for the little prince’s nurse. “You didn’t see it, it was really scary!” The nurse shushed him and replied gently, “All right, if you see the monster again, close your eyes and say a prayer, when you open your eyes again, the monster will have left.” The boy nodded and calmed. His nurse bid him goodnight once more and left him alone again.

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So, yes.

I've got an idea.

I'm gonna try to write it.

Maybe try to do some illustrations for my ideas

Let's hope I don't give up or change my mind.

Go with God,

~Allie

Faith (Saturday)

Yes, I'm a Christian.

Yes, I do feel sorry for non-Christians, simply because they do not know my God the way I do.

Yes, I do go to church every Sunday.

Yes, I do wear modest clothing.

Yes, I believe in forgiveness and Grace.

Yes, I believe anyone can be saved.

Yes, I'm a Methodist.

Yes, I do feel distant from God sometimes.

Yes, I have questions about my faith.

Yes, I believe everyone else is entitled to disagree with me.

No, I do not believe preaching about hellfire and brimstone will make anyone come to the cross quicker, in fact I myself shut down and stop listening when it's brought up.

No, I don't like being hit with the same piece of Scripture when it's clearly not answering my question.

No, I don't read my Bible every day, though I feel I should.

No, I don't believe you have to be baptized in order to be saved.

No, I do not approve of homosexual relationships.

No, I'm not homophobic.

No, I don't believe you should have sex outside of marriage.

No, I don't believe I'm 'better than you.'

No, I don't think people should get flamed for having doubts/questions/concerns/opinions/or anything that may rub you the wrong way.

No, I don't think you're right just because you think you are.

Yes, I'm a Christian, and

No, I'm not conforming to this world or your opinions.

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Just felt like doing this.

Showing that I don't stick to the standard. Honesty is refreshing, isn't it?

Just for the record, if you're going to tell me that I'm wrong,

SAVE IT,

I don't care.

I do, however, accept positive comments, and if you agree with anything above, go ahead! I like it when I find people with similar opinions. Gives us things to talk about.

If I get any comments telling me 'this is why your opinion is wrong' it will be promptly deleted or, if you're commenting on Buzz, the post will be deleted and no one else will get to comment because you were ignorant.

=D

Glad we're all on the same page now.

Go with God,

~Allie

Family Life Skills (Monday)

It'll do that to yah.

I really hate this book.

My mom hates it too, she's finding me a new one, in the meantime, I'm going to be covering the chapter on finances.

So, yes, at every turn I feel like I'm expected to act like the 'stereotypical woman.'

You know, the one who thinks that getting married and making babies is the only thing in the world worth living for?

...

Yeah, sure, I want to get married. If that's what God calls me to do.

He may call me to be single.

YES THAT CAN HAPPEN TO A GIRL.

-.-

I know a girl who's been called to be single, and been called into the mission field.

YES, you model of ignorance, a woman can be a missionary without a husband.

All I'm saying is, is that I really just want to live my life the way God wants me to live it without being under all this pressure to be the 'Biblical' Christian woman.

...

(Just for the record, it's the scan, not the drawing that's crooked.)

*Puts on fire retardant suit*

Let the flame war begin.

Go with God,

~Allie

100th Post!!! (Thursday)

WOOOOO!

*lotsaconfetti*

100!

I made it to 100 posts!

Who'd've thought?

And in commemoration, I'll tell you the mystery guy currently sitting in the D of my Drama folder cover.

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Ready?

You sure?

All right..

Here we go...

...

You sure?

Ok,

Now for..!

...

waitasecond...

Ok,

Now for..!

...

Am I making you mad yet?

Ok,

I'll stop now.

The guy who has been driving you crazy (anna) is none other than King Caspian from The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader!

I still blame you for not knowing who he was.

-.-

This has been the AllieCat Creations' 100th post!

*lotsaconfetti*

Go with God!

~Allie

New Cover (Wednesday)

YAY!

New cover!

Tis spiffy.

I'll give you one more shot, who's the new guy?

I won't blame you if you don't know. *points blame anyway*

Ignore the floor color, I know it's bad, but last time I used that technique was for a night sky. (SO much black.)

And my (yes, that's me sitting in the 'a') eyes are dark, because I accidentally started coloring them with my new dark red. I tried to cover for it with like 3 layers of dark brown.

...

Why yes, that is a man in a fez and bowtie having a staring contest with The Goose.

Go with God,

~Allie

Progress (Monday)

I'm making the new cover.

I would've scanned it if I hadn't started coloring already. It has to be color or lineart. The End.

So you get the old one!

I still like it, but I wanted a new one.

It meets the requirements, follows the old theme with the background and letters (let's face it, twas a good idea.)

There's also a new, never-before-drawn-by-allie character on there.

Figure out who it is and I'll give you a cookie.

:)

Hint: He's a seafarer.

So! In this one there are (from top to bottom, left to right);

The Master

Allie

Adam

The Doctor (10)

Katelyn

The Goose

The Doctor (11) (Don't ask, just watch the show)

Jenna

And this be the end of my post!

Go with God!

~Allie

Update (Sunday)

So, yes.

I've been lazy.

Mostly been trying to get back into the swing of school and such, but snow got in the way and shut down the city for a few days.

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I finished 'The Picture of Dorian Grey.' It was so wonderful I'm reading it again to make sure I didn't miss any of the goodness.

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Ashley's gonna say I'm weird for liking this book so much.

I really do.

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I was doodling during a church meeting and now I've been charged with designing a t-shirt logo for a fundraiser.

I still want to design a t-shirt for theater, but I don't think my ideas would be liked.

And I'm not sure if I have the name of the play right.

ugh

I should know these things.

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I want to redo my theater folder cover.

I could make it look better now that I have markers.

I'd have to use white construction paper...

It's requirements are 2 Doctors, 1 Master, Me, and The Goose.

GO!

with God!

~Allie

Individual (Wednesday)

Individuals.

Everyone is thought of as an Individual, or would like to be thought of as such.

Are we an Individual,

Or are we simply the thoughts and ideas of others, put together in such a way as to be thought of as 'unique?'

Impressionable.

The age at which, some would say, is one's greatest time of learning.

Do we truly learn,

Or do we simply absorb what others want us to know in the way they want us to know it?

Impress.

To push an idea upon.

To Impress an idea to the Impressionable in such a way that it is accepted and carried out.

Impress your own personality onto an Impressionable,

To live through them.

Control.

To influence.

To keep one Impressionable so that you may Control their behavior.

Keep the Individual from coming to light.

Lies.

We know what is Truth.

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So, yeah. I've been reading 'The Picture of Dorian Grey' and am simply fascinated by this book. It made me wonder these things, so I typed them up all pretty.

I really don't know what kind of writing this is, so if you know, I'd like to put a name to it.

I hope it speaks to someone.

Or makes someone scratch their head and actually think.

Go with God,

~Allie

Starting Over (Saturday)

Yes, I'm crazy, but do you see the problem?

I was trying to put the outline of the face on and it wasn't right. No matter how I tried, it didn't fit.

I did some measurements using the tip of my pencil as the measure (the drawing was supposed to be twice the size of the reference). The eyes were the right size, but the nose was too long. So I marked off where it should end.

Now his face looked fat.

Why?

I measured the eyes again.

Fine.

I then measured between the eyes.

They were one length too far apart.

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This is what I get for finding out how to measure after doing the eyes and nose.

I really can't fix it, it's best just to start over.

It was a learning experience.

I need to get to work on requests.

Just a warning, requests will be closed as of Monday, when I'll be starting school back.

I really hope I get to finish this some day.

Go with God,

~Allie

Coming Along (Friday)

Just thought I'd update on my redo of Ben Barnes.

It's coming along.

Better than last time. I'm being uber careful.

I've got the eyes, nose, and mouth done for the most part. I'll probably be fixing the mouth as I go along. (I finally found a way to make it look like the ref.)

Oh, and I tossed my block eraser at the cat because she was being stupid, and when I went to go pick it up a few minutes later it was gone.

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Wait for it...

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Mazie ate it.

Yup, my dog ate my eraser.

I'm telling you, if she's not supposed to have it, she'll find it and try to eat it.

The two of them were fighting over a piece of piping earlier.

AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHugh

This means I have to go buy a new one.

-.-

The eraser, not the pipe. That managed to survive the assault. (Will have to ask my dad about it tomorrow, may be important.)

And the roads are supposed to be iced over starting Sunday.

Guess I'll have to make do with the kneaded.

Keep it locked up so that it doesn't get eaten too.

-sigh-

At least the picture is coming along.

Go with God,

~Allie

Realization (Thursday)

It took me two years of realism lessons to realize I hated it.

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It took five years of playing around with cartooning (no lessons) to learn anatomy.

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And it took one pretty face to get me wanting to do realism again.

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I am such a loser.

Just thought I'd let y'all in on that.

Go with God,

~Allie

Eye Love Shading (Wednesday)

See?

It's punny.

I know I said I'd take a break before I started to re-work that picture, but I have a HUGE notebook with amazing paper which doesn't bleed marker ink.

=3

I loves it.

The main reason behind this scan was to test how well the shading comes through.

I'm going to have to finish this with black prismacolor, otherwise you'll miss all the pretty details I tend to kill myself over.

I'm taking my time with this, unlike last time.

I love shading, really, I do. It fleshes out everything so well.

Back to work with me then.

Go with God,

~Allie

WHYAMIPOSTINGTHIS?!?!? (Tuesday)

*twitchtwitch*

This was supposed to be Ben Barnes, but.... I ran out of paper...

His face is too short the lips are ugh and the technique I used for the hair would be better used for tall grass.

I guess it's not bad for my first serious realism in 5 years...

Then the scanner kills it. @.@

Not my day.

The first is the reference I used, so you can just look at that and ignore the one I drew.

I'm going to try this again later on a much bigger sheet of paper.

Later.....yeah

I'm getting myself marker paper tomorrow.

And more markers.

I finally have money.

I'm going to go look at colors and make a list of what I want.

*twitchtwitch*

Why did I post this?

Go with God,

~Allie

Lazies (Thursday)

I was going to upload this a while ago, but I got the lazies.

So, yeah. I was playing a game when the power went out and none of my progress got saved. That was about my face right then.

Sorry about the sketchyness of the whole thing (and the handwriting, was rushing a bit), but I didn't feel the need to clean it up.

I still have the lazies.

Go with God,

~Allie

MERRY CHRISTMAS! (Monday)

Yes, I know it's not Christmas, but it's still the season... I guess.

I have no arts for you today. I sorry. I got two video games for Christmas and am currently trying to rot my brain straight out of my skull. (For the record, I got Pokepark; Pikachu's Adventure and Epic Mickey. Woot!)

asdfghkl;asejk

Later.

Go with God,

~Allie

Sorry (Tuesday)

Haven't gotten Jenna's request done.

Sorry, been shopping.

But I have an idea.

And I wish I had a bigger notebook to draw it in, but I'm wanting to get some marker paper after Christmas, so I can do some of the sketchwork and finish it later.

Not much else to say...

Go with God,

~Allie

Request 1 (Saturday)

Here's your request, Ashley. Hope you like it.

And thank you all SO much. For all the wonderful feedback on my picture yesterday. You gave me so much support and it just makes me want to draw more and more.

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You're a practicing imbecile if you think I was serious just then.

Honestly?

I got better responses from a THIRD GRADER.

So what? She thought the kissing picture was gross, but hey, she's in third grade, boys still have cooties.

But still, her reaction to my drawings made me really want to draw more.

-.-

If I made you feel bad; too bad.

You have every option to not read this blog.

If I've offended you.

Your fault, you took offense.

From now on, please show support for the artist, regardless of who they are and what they've drawn.

It keeps us artists.

Go with God,

~Allie

As Promised... (Friday)

Here's the sweetness I promised you. Go rot your teeth out.

(Wow, back-to-back posts? I'm obviously on break.)

Sissy's off at a wedding, being bridesmaidey. And I'm here wondering what I should draw (or eat) next.

ALERT!

ALERT!

I'm taking requests!

Not all requests can be done, but I'm sure I can do some between eating and replaying video games.

I am willing to do stuff like this, but I cannot guarantee that it will look this good. (Kisses are some of the hardest things to draw.)

Just for the record, girls almost always come out ok, guys notsomuch.

PLEASE; do not make your requests very detailed. Give me an idea and let me run with it. It always comes out better that way. (For the record, I gave a girl, who requested a cake, a portrait of her as a cake... so don't limit to "normal." :) )

If you do make a request, it will be scanned here and the original will go to you (unless you don't want it, which is fine).

Once school starts back requests will close.

Go with God,

~Allie

P.S. Read This

Color Pallet (Thursday)

Now you see the grand scope of my coloring capabilities.

I have something cute I'll post if I ever get it done.

Go with God,

~Allie

This is why... (Monday)

... you don't sit a homeschool artist between her sister and another homeschooler and expect anything to get accomplished.

Go with God,

~Allie

Christmas Time Is Here... (Friday)

... Jazzed-up carols everywhere...

Long time no post.

Sorry. I've been making Christmas presents. And fretting. About everything. Play tonight and tomorrow night, art contest (monday, I believe), and math final.

So, yah.

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I got a new notebook. It's much smaller. Fits in my purse. :) Good stuff.

I'm also entering a black and white piece in the contest. Last-minute, but I really want to see how it does. Regardless of how it goes, I'm hanging it on my wall. It's really too cute to just put away. I'll take a picture of it once it's up. And I'm liking my polychromatic less and less. I just know I could do better. But anything I really like doesn't finish well or is too dark to enter into this school's competition.

-.-

Bah, I need to work on gifts.

I'll try to post some festive things before Christmas. My schedule's about to free up big time, so expect art.

Go with God,

~Allie

Rant (Wednesday)

(Feel free not to read, I just feel like ranting. No arts today.)

I was poking around art sites were people can post anything. Photos (good or bad) drawings, paintings, digital (*coughcheatingcough*) art, and writings of all sorts. I came across a rather interesting writing.

A note.

To a person whom the writer had a problem with.

It wasn't that well written and used a few blunt, ugly words. (Anyone with a brain can insult without cursing, honestly.) Although, it wasn't the writing that really got me going. It was the comments; left by other artists.

Out of the many agreeing comments, one stood out for me.

"Such spite is awesome."

They said this.

In all honesty.

How?

Hate rips your soul and eats away at your mind until nothing is left to deter you from itself.

Awesome indeed.

Feel free to agree with the writer, I have nothing against those with opinions, as long as you don't declare mine wrong because of what you think.

But really? Spite; a thing to love?

To what lows has our society stooped that so ugly a thing as hatred is a thing to be admired?

But why seek the sun when so many stand with you in the rain?

Chase rainclouds and expect rainbows.

Really?

Happiness cannot be found in anger, hate, or sorrow. It is only found when we endure the rain and rejoice in the light that follows.

That's it.

Go with God,

~Allie

Blergh (Monday)

I'm sick.

I feel terrible.

Artwork will be out of order until illness passes out for the most part.

Once my stomach settles I'll get back on the meds. In the meantime, I'll be having soup stuffs.

I hope none of you guys get sick, or I'll try not to get you sick.

Go with God,

~Allie

P.S. Check this out! Looks familiar, no? Except mine is more friendly and less card-oriented. :) I found it neat, anyways.

PUPPIES!!!!! (Wednesday)

Now that Cassie's home, I can tell you all the big news!

WE GOT TWO PUPPIES!!!!!

A boy and a little girl.

He's all white with brown eyes that have a splotch of blue in each. And she's gold and white with blue eyes. Brother and sister. They're an unknown mix, but we're thinking they have some sort of lab, terrier, pit bull, herding dog mix. Cause he looks like a lab/pit bull and she looks like a terrier/herding dog. His name is Albus (from the Latin for 'white') and she's Mazie (cause my mom said so).

Now y'all know why I've been so busy.

=)

I'm happy.

Be happy with me.

I'll tell you more about their personalities later.

=)

Go with God,

~Allie

Busy, busy, busy (Sunday)

Sorry for lack-of-updatedness.

Been busy...

busy, busy.

I'll have to tell you later. Cause I'm terribly busy...

busy, busy.

I should be working on Christmas Presents.

Busy, busy, busy...

Go with God,

~Allie

Blackout (Thursday)

This is what happens when you have a homeschooler in a blackout.

Do you like it?

Cause I sure do!

I appear to be having issues. I tried to draw Mickey Mouse, but when I managed to get one of his faces to look right, I couldn't get my style to look right. I'll work on it.

We cleaned again today.

Mom and I finally got sick of grabbing pens/pencils that didn't work/weren't sharpened. So we bought some new pencils and Dry-erase markers and went through all our pencil baskets and the junk drawer. Threw out a lot of things and then we had a blackout. That's when I drew this on my hand. I was feeling festive. So you get poinsettias. On me.

Btw, the best pens to use on your hands are the ones that say MegaFlow on the barrel. That's so you don't have to constantly go back over lines you already did and you don't end up with red hands.

This was really fun to do.

I should draw stuff like this more often.

Go with God,

~Allie

Gifts (Friday)

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

bah

HUMBUG

I wanted to give Cassie a full sketchbook, but I'm afraid I'll have to complete what I can tonight and let her keep it until Christmas break, whereas I can fill it more.

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Cassie, you'll get the gift that keeps on... gifting.

And I keep trying to spell gift as 'girft.'

Ah, well.

I also want to gift something for a friend of mine... I'm gonna be real sneaky and not tell you guys anything, because you know her and I want it to be a surprise. And she'll probably figure out what it is if you tell her it's from me. *suspicious glare* ANYwho, I have a ref page for you! =D

They are the Ilumni.

Information!

They are black with glowing markings. BLACK. I haven't colored one yet, so get over it. The colors are based solely on the temperament of the individual. The spectrum goes from Red to Blue, Red being the more aggressive personalities and the Blue being more passive. Any Purple color, however, is said to have emotional imbalances and goes quickly from one mood to the other. Any color besides that (Orange, green, yellow...) is perfectly normal. They are photosynthetic through the dark spot on their chests, and use the light they collect to make their markings glow, and to use their weapons. Their weapons are their hands, which can change shape when they have enough light in them. Their left becomes a blade, and their right becomes a light cannon. This cannon is harmless, considering it shoots concentrated balls of light, and is only lethal if shot close-range at the face. They are, for the most part, peaceful and only use their left weapons to cut branches to make their homes. They communicate through clicks that come from a spot below their neck (not pictured here) and they see through bands of light on their heads, which they can expand or shrink to make expressions. Females have these bands all the way around their heads, as opposed to the males which have the bands end an inch or two passed where their ears should be.

You know what, I bet none of you read all this, so I'll stop while I'm still at the basics and not getting into their social structure.

Go with God,

~Allie