Twitter for twits

Finally driven to get a twitter account for one reason and one reason only.

Man, that's a sucky form of communication. Like society needs to be more over-simplified, black-and-white, and sound-bytey.

Special challenges do make one want to get experimental, though. Hard to resist urge to write haiku.

Maeve's Paper Trail, part 2

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High Justice,

I have recently witnessed behavior which makes me question that the Temple of Tyr is the correct place for our newest novice-recruit. While her behavior in the practice yard has been exemplary, and she shows every indication of being a firm dedicate of Good, those who follow Tyr must have steel in their hearts. Novice-recruit MacTuirean appears to have some difficulty maintaining the necessary strength of will when faced with the convicts rightfully detained in Tyr's dungeons.

She has been bringing them cookies.

Yours in Justice,
Bailiff Cardon


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Serena Heronsgate
Sister of Order,
Temple of Erathis

As sometimes sadly occurs, we have discovered that one of our novice-recruits is not suited to the harsh realities of the service of Tyr. It is not just to require service of an individual which they are not suited to perform; it is with this in mind that I send this novice-recruit to your honored hall. She will perhaps be better suited to one of the many constructive endeavors sacred to Erathis.

If this request gives you pause, please recall the incident of the fifth day of autumn, in this last year of the burgeoning cup. I trust you will take my meaning, and this will be an end of the matter between us.

Torin Foebane
Honorable High Justice
Temple of Tyr

And now I must must must sit down and do actual writings. I'm only, oh, eight pages or so behind where I wanted to be yesterday.

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I have to write, but I want to art.

Well, more specifically, I kind of want to color. That's not quite as six-years-old as it sounds, because damnit, I have a functional knowledge of color theory (and I no longer worry about coloring in the lines).

Unfortunately, the projects I want to work on use the tablet (which is at work) and preferably the files I already started (also at work). I'm excited about figuring out a new process, though.

On Thursday I took a brief stab at the method where you use one layer for local color and another for shading/light effects. It was... weird. I was intrigued because it seems like it'd allow me to be faster, and my slow arting is a problem, but I'm not sure that's actually the case -- I'd have to relearn how I think about coloring entirely, because I do not think in terms of local color.

Next thing to try is taking the smooth, local color layer I already made, and using that as the background for a more painterly shading layer -- more like how I'd work in traditional media, only with the ability to keep the back layer 'protected'. Quite possible the back layer won't show through at all, but it can be used to define edges.

It all sounds nicer than writing at the moment. It's kind of problematic when you keep checking the clock, the word-count, and the page count on writing you're doing for fun. :P Have to keep reminding myself that it's not an assignment, I just have to tell the right bits of the story, and THEN I can be done.

I really think I'm going to have to cave and buy myself a tablet.

art process, writing complaints

I have to write, but I want to art.

Well, more specifically, I kind of want to color. That's not quite as six-years-old as it sounds, because damnit, I have a functional knowledge of color theory (and I no longer worry about coloring in the lines).

Unfortunately, the projects I want to work on use the tablet (which is at work) and preferably the files I already started (also at work). I'm excited about figuring out a new process, though.

On Thursday I took a brief stab at the method where you use one layer for local color and another for shading/light effects. It was... weird. I was intrigued because it seems like it'd allow me to be faster, and my slow arting is a problem, but I'm not sure that's actually the case -- I'd have to relearn how I think about coloring entirely, because I do not think in terms of local color.

Next thing to try is taking the smooth, local color layer I already made, and using that as the background for a more painterly shading layer -- more like how I'd work in traditional media, only with the ability to keep the back layer 'protected'. Quite possible the back layer won't show through at all, but it can be used to define edges.

It all sounds nicer than writing at the moment. It's kind of problematic when you keep checking the clock, the word-count, and the page count on writing you're doing for fun. :P Have to keep reminding myself that it's not an assignment, I just have to tell the right bits of the story, and THEN I can be done.

I really think I'm going to have to cave and buy myself a tablet.