I should be finishing up the tone work on my 16 page manga right now, but after 6 straight hours of 3D modeling in Maya I can't seem to bring my brain to engage in any other work.
It's my summer vacation, and though that may sound like I would have some free time. The truth is... I don't.
In addition to constantly searching for a part time jobs to pay the bills I also have a huge load of homework.
Summer Vacation homework...
100 figure sketches.
10 background drawings.
12 3D modeling objects
3D model of a tea cup and plate
start a portfolio quality 3D model of a medievel helmet
two 16 page manga's
two names(a rough draft) for next manga's
watercolor background painting
written proposal for a manga series
Read 10 short stories and 50 mangas
Yeah, they like to keep us busy.
2009年7月30日木曜日
2009年7月17日金曜日
Lykanthropik Amphibian
100 yen to anyone who can guess what the meaning of this title is.
I've spent over four months as a student in Japan now, and I'm really enjoying the experience. It's basically like I was given the chance to relive my college days, but now from a Japanese perspective.
It's really quite interesting to me, and I don't know if I can adequately explain the sensation, but it feels like I hacked life or something, and now I get to live twice. I get to keep all my experiences from age 20-27 and now go back and start back at 20 again, but this time in Japan, in a Japanese school, with Japanese friends, going out and doing all the things that Japanese 20 year old's do, and grow up one more time.
I think this will help my manga a lot, because It's helping me understand Japanese culture in a way that I could never get from the outside, and I'll be able to use my biculturalness as a way to create stories that can reach the world.
I have to say that you appreciate it more the second time through. Since I've already had the experience of growing up and entering society as it were I've had time to think about all the things I missed about being a kid. And now that I'm a kid again (or at least a college student) I get to take life in fully and make the best of every moment.
This is a great time in my life, but on the flip side it's also the most challenging. My philosophy is to work hard and play hard, but even with all the play, there still is a lot of work.
You've heard of burning from both ends of the candle? Well my candle's not burning from both ends, someone threw into a furnace and it's now melting from every square centimeter. Becoming a manga artist isn't easy, but catching your dreams never is.
Anyway, I'll go into more detail in another post. For now let me just say that life is good.
I've spent over four months as a student in Japan now, and I'm really enjoying the experience. It's basically like I was given the chance to relive my college days, but now from a Japanese perspective.
It's really quite interesting to me, and I don't know if I can adequately explain the sensation, but it feels like I hacked life or something, and now I get to live twice. I get to keep all my experiences from age 20-27 and now go back and start back at 20 again, but this time in Japan, in a Japanese school, with Japanese friends, going out and doing all the things that Japanese 20 year old's do, and grow up one more time.
I think this will help my manga a lot, because It's helping me understand Japanese culture in a way that I could never get from the outside, and I'll be able to use my biculturalness as a way to create stories that can reach the world.
I have to say that you appreciate it more the second time through. Since I've already had the experience of growing up and entering society as it were I've had time to think about all the things I missed about being a kid. And now that I'm a kid again (or at least a college student) I get to take life in fully and make the best of every moment.
This is a great time in my life, but on the flip side it's also the most challenging. My philosophy is to work hard and play hard, but even with all the play, there still is a lot of work.
You've heard of burning from both ends of the candle? Well my candle's not burning from both ends, someone threw into a furnace and it's now melting from every square centimeter. Becoming a manga artist isn't easy, but catching your dreams never is.
Anyway, I'll go into more detail in another post. For now let me just say that life is good.
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