tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59215757073979964032024-02-07T04:34:51.321-05:00Miroir des IllusionsOn ne voit bien qu'avec le cœur...Lily Xuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09364990359183205697noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5921575707397996403.post-74139084865144045932012-08-31T01:43:00.001-04:002013-06-18T12:59:37.498-04:00incendiary <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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hey guys,<b> i'm going on a<span style="color: #cc0000;"> hiatus </span>to better my shit</b>... cuz i realize there's an embarrassing amount of things i need to learn.<br />
'til then!Lily Xuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09364990359183205697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5921575707397996403.post-86741823927723408502012-08-13T04:41:00.001-04:002012-08-27T19:44:26.003-04:00character revamp 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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first of all, everyone, i am SO SORRY for being MIA again!!!!!<br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;">i lost myself to pokemon black and white........... ~___~</span><br />
I SUCK I KNOW OKAY, OKAY OKAY?!!!!!<br />
my schedule has been way f-ed lately... as evident by me posting this at about 4:30am........<br />
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anyway, so... here it is: the final stages of my character revamp project. it's not done yet but i felt like i should post it now rather than later since... other projects are screaming at me for attention!! D: i'll return to this at some point though pwooomise C:<br />
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<br />Lily Xuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09364990359183205697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5921575707397996403.post-80601950775640256932012-07-30T03:26:00.000-04:002012-08-13T04:48:00.506-04:00character revamp 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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yeah so remember this<a href="http://miroir-des-illusions.blogspot.com/2011/08/concept-fail.html"> car-wreck</a> of a job i did a year ago? well i thought it'd be neat to give it a new go. unfortunately i lost a week due to sickness and stress, which set my production schedule back to the stone ages. blargh.<br />
anyway, the character sheet's supposed to be exploratory and therefore largely unfinished, but you get the general idea. girl on the left has an ugly shirt, which i will fix later. more coming up soon!<br />
<br />Lily Xuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09364990359183205697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5921575707397996403.post-9517073929210460772012-07-12T03:06:00.002-04:002012-08-27T19:45:49.568-04:00audrey<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white;">you know that feeling you get when you look at something that you've poured hours into only to realize at the last minute that there are a crapload of things wrong with it but you're too lazy/don't have the skills yet to improve them? yeahhhh.....</span><br />
<br />Lily Xuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09364990359183205697noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5921575707397996403.post-4911831326514112342012-06-24T02:30:00.000-04:002012-07-12T13:32:34.223-04:00trials and tribulations<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white;">loooool yeeessss i've been playing the 2nd installment of phoenix wright :DDDDD </span><span style="background-color: white;">the game's been tremendously enjoyable so far (</span><span style="background-color: white;">i just finished the 2nd turn-about). haha, it's really hard to tear myself away from it and actually do work but... i know i have to. *sigh* </span><span style="background-color: white;">anyway, i don't know what it is with me and unfinished paintings but i just... find... it... so.... hard... to carry things to completion -__- basically, if i don't end up finishing something in one sitting then it's completely hopeless to pick up the next time. wtf's wrong with me.</span><br />
i mean, other than the fact that i clearly need to <span style="background-color: white;">PRACTICE MOAR!!!</span><br />
<br />Lily Xuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09364990359183205697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5921575707397996403.post-17701294555873904192012-05-30T00:35:00.000-04:002012-05-30T12:48:53.474-04:00whawha<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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wow yeah, i actually painted a guy for once :D<br />
it was preeetty fun. i'm still stumbling in the dark a lot trying to get the right values down without ragequiting photoshop.... (also i'm not sure why but the image looks wayyy more contrasty here than the original @_@;;)<br />
june is almost here!! i've been eagerly anticipating maroon 5 and rocket summer's new albums. that and abraham lincoln the vampire hunter is coming out too! yay!<br />
<br />Lily Xuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09364990359183205697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5921575707397996403.post-78351039902408133802012-05-23T18:00:00.001-04:002012-05-28T19:07:41.072-04:00=/<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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sorry for the wait. all sorts of personal crap got fucked up in the past couple of months... now that i'm finally back to the drawing board, i realize that there's truckloads of things i need to work on @_@ i'll promise to keep posting as long as you promise not to laugh. deal?<br />
<br />Lily Xuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09364990359183205697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5921575707397996403.post-50290616328131555232012-03-14T01:32:00.007-04:002012-05-28T19:08:08.130-04:00reverie (fin)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiubmASEeh9pjxQb76pLS6ihT6cwB-IFRyAQcVL9yeppBO1NzqMVgq5fKYbbRI3zRRbpcGeXS4y1nS3FZ6Y5ARBWtxi3POhZJaD5CvO25BzxzWueLqSpgzghoamyyIf06n1vH9Zy-QoXTyw/s1600/reverie.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719621496683916802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiubmASEeh9pjxQb76pLS6ihT6cwB-IFRyAQcVL9yeppBO1NzqMVgq5fKYbbRI3zRRbpcGeXS4y1nS3FZ6Y5ARBWtxi3POhZJaD5CvO25BzxzWueLqSpgzghoamyyIf06n1vH9Zy-QoXTyw/s400/reverie.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 400px; width: 218px;" /></a><br />
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<br />i.... don't even want to go into how shamefully long this took to complete. i made so many noob mistakes when i first started painting <a href="http://miroir-des-illusions.blogspot.com/2010/07/honey-honey-ha.html">this</a> over a year ago that when i picked it back up again, it took me twice as long to make all the corrections. uggggghhhhhh. wtf was i thinking?<br />
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anyway, trying to put together a new portfolio right now, busybusy!<br />
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<br /></div>Lily Xuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09364990359183205697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5921575707397996403.post-3211492174105989342011-08-25T21:57:00.007-04:002011-08-26T13:12:24.833-04:00concept fail<span class="Apple-style-span">some character concepts i did for someone @ mass media. i would've done a much better job if i had more time. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span">
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<br /></div></div></div>Lily Xuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09364990359183205697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5921575707397996403.post-1941615604045085652011-06-19T23:21:00.007-04:002011-06-20T00:51:37.324-04:00<span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;"><i>hey, how's it going?<br />good<br />and how are you?<br />good<br />often do you wonder how much that isn't true?<br />will you help me out if you can?<br />i'll take you as you are, please take me as i am</i><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;"><br /></span></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGvee5wLWKXr5Q1pMFrbENBjZjfna_2PoqY0X9hxzY4HYejg1bQNK9NM2HRZlkDNltBZKGLd5Y8nno8A3TEbwpRMyV2XpdU_sd8qg_NDZgquos18CkFtpWgp5x4WZHD5_SGTCWk57HcllF/s1600/woundedfaerie.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 361px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGvee5wLWKXr5Q1pMFrbENBjZjfna_2PoqY0X9hxzY4HYejg1bQNK9NM2HRZlkDNltBZKGLd5Y8nno8A3TEbwpRMyV2XpdU_sd8qg_NDZgquos18CkFtpWgp5x4WZHD5_SGTCWk57HcllF/s400/woundedfaerie.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620137101896189218" /></a><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">this was my <i>final</i> final project for life drawing.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">it's been a really rough senior year... during the few weeks prior to my graduation i:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">-paid a visit to the emergency room</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">-hung out with my best friend one last time before she flew half way across the globe to pursue her dreams</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">-moved in with my boyfriend</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">by the end of it all i was just so exhausted both mentally and physically. worst of all, my spirit was completely drained. it's the worst burn out i've experienced in a long, long time and i was in no way prepared for the extent of its backlash. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">for the majority of the past month i've been stuck in a depressive rut. my motivation was dwelling in the negatives and i just didn't see any reason for doing what i loved any more. i turned off my phone, quit facebook and didn't check my emails. in my mind i knew very clearly that something was wrong but i just couldn't summon up the strength to confront the fear and guilt. so i kept stalling for time.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">last friday my boyfriend left to go on a family vacation overseas. i'm suddenly on my own again for the first time in 8 months. the loneliness is overwhelming sometimes but it also gives me room to reflect. and bit by bit i've learned to shed light on the monster that's been lurking in the dark corners of my mind. i will find a way to tame it. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div>Lily Xuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09364990359183205697noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5921575707397996403.post-81970525057166308552011-02-22T22:54:00.011-05:002011-03-10T14:40:40.118-05:00why<span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">i know... i haven't updated this thing in eons. lately i've been devoting almost every waking moment to finishing up my thesis film so i have no time to work on anything else -_-<br /><br />i did, however, sign up for life drawing (yes again) in order to keep my sanity in tact. our instructor is the most cryptic woman ever when she's giving critiques, which is both hilarious and tragic. for the past 2 weeks she's been getting us to focus on the torso section. here's a 5 minuter:<br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGH-DzFtdfy6P7Qvs7Tu6HVneyIksS6VwlTUSbl78e2r1KJmu2EUwlnGogZNwhEovgHXry3yM5GpvlM02wrmxrU79J9oNqsRHvWm6VluNYOo3TJBoCg3U71422xHN_yRVXy1zwQOmypWY6/s1600/1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 321px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGH-DzFtdfy6P7Qvs7Tu6HVneyIksS6VwlTUSbl78e2r1KJmu2EUwlnGogZNwhEovgHXry3yM5GpvlM02wrmxrU79J9oNqsRHvWm6VluNYOo3TJBoCg3U71422xHN_yRVXy1zwQOmypWY6/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576728585003488482" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">30 min study:</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPDaU5CGOAtS9FtHBXlkEqcEDuA0C6_YBsAQDh_fvYIPfoOkrqGsDiM-si6uA1026NJ1T4wi2TcoYQ9FMq_P_X0Vm7PgqllwXz_Aq9NlSFuv5ldk75s4w_1DIG6LuFyaCese-QwxGVA6aq/s1600/2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 277px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPDaU5CGOAtS9FtHBXlkEqcEDuA0C6_YBsAQDh_fvYIPfoOkrqGsDiM-si6uA1026NJ1T4wi2TcoYQ9FMq_P_X0Vm7PgqllwXz_Aq9NlSFuv5ldk75s4w_1DIG6LuFyaCese-QwxGVA6aq/s400/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576728705633851522" border="0" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">5 min (diff model):</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsFPsbzfnfJ21qILexUXmdUakqrWT1pWmUmdaPMJucPLLeNeq85z91xTj5bk9hQ8cUaKhSvSlUP3_lMgtgSE9uUM4EURLPCw3fobdF117pA1BJDxVy7o-q2USjQZIzxDxzX1Zd-HY-uk9v/s1600/4.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 345px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsFPsbzfnfJ21qILexUXmdUakqrWT1pWmUmdaPMJucPLLeNeq85z91xTj5bk9hQ8cUaKhSvSlUP3_lMgtgSE9uUM4EURLPCw3fobdF117pA1BJDxVy7o-q2USjQZIzxDxzX1Zd-HY-uk9v/s400/4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576729013252573234" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">and a bunch of 2 min quickies:</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh2xF4Fe1JWy4uA494kCJX3svtWz_ftEM9nfQMkHyd5vP9KjHeHv287-L3wKjUEAZKN6T7730g7Mf3j-IB7r06xSTwgrlv7tLEKQ4cUZAr_VQrjxK3S5EV1cKdtmgUGz8FMQGFJLGP6knx/s1600/5.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh2xF4Fe1JWy4uA494kCJX3svtWz_ftEM9nfQMkHyd5vP9KjHeHv287-L3wKjUEAZKN6T7730g7Mf3j-IB7r06xSTwgrlv7tLEKQ4cUZAr_VQrjxK3S5EV1cKdtmgUGz8FMQGFJLGP6knx/s400/5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576729080332524146" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">i've been trying really hard to get away from line drawing & incorporate a more dimensional feel in my drawings. let's see how far i get by the semester.</span></span>Lily Xuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09364990359183205697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5921575707397996403.post-90794799184793778742010-10-28T08:06:00.003-04:002011-12-17T23:05:37.932-05:00shy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfi0QK79Eh2UdGAHvk6J9LiNWTdvP8Z8MXRuMWd8FY2cSpV5eVW8QF2DzcrAuh35QZM2ae3O1ypBnlMVFvvGAQa6ixkcOCXxXI6mSpODjzb628d4LGvZc-xdDCGD7D_9btRHl2JUBRTdMU/s1600/shy.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 281px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfi0QK79Eh2UdGAHvk6J9LiNWTdvP8Z8MXRuMWd8FY2cSpV5eVW8QF2DzcrAuh35QZM2ae3O1ypBnlMVFvvGAQa6ixkcOCXxXI6mSpODjzb628d4LGvZc-xdDCGD7D_9btRHl2JUBRTdMU/s400/shy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533067192310706882" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">a quick doodle of </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: verdana;">shyori</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> from my project </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: verdana;">stray</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span>Lily Xuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09364990359183205697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5921575707397996403.post-84232511201340318882010-10-26T13:28:00.010-04:002010-10-28T07:49:38.336-04:00just a feeling<span style="font-style: italic;font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >i have no time for fear<br />or people in my ear<br />head down and running so fast<br />try not to dwell on the past</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6QyiA0GJvExS1bD0EFdYSASnYVF2dSbpMgTUSlUkh8vbY1KW68m0YChuYFyKUhiMruxhsJQT1tF1ivZCNqcXLLDjcKKFABnI_AFpZI3eaLHpDWhGDNg2-HUt5HQFmi6vtqONABmlQBaAX/s1600/portrait15min.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 308px; height: 427px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6QyiA0GJvExS1bD0EFdYSASnYVF2dSbpMgTUSlUkh8vbY1KW68m0YChuYFyKUhiMruxhsJQT1tF1ivZCNqcXLLDjcKKFABnI_AFpZI3eaLHpDWhGDNg2-HUt5HQFmi6vtqONABmlQBaAX/s400/portrait15min.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532409117350423218" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><br /></span>Lily Xuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09364990359183205697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5921575707397996403.post-50326441465389805542010-10-22T00:07:00.012-04:002010-10-22T00:31:05.357-04:00what day is it?<span style="font-style: italic;font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >and in what month?<br />this clock never seemed so alive<br />i can't keep up and i can't back down<br />i've been losing so much time</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG1Y9U3ZES6R-m6t3MBtWx3Kk8mZbAbLba6iNdKre9tH0yHT8crCWgJYnLJWQr4vtLosmDpmWrS5RFPnBktk8SYeVyYQ8wAICmTFpjYD1owekvfn-TsUSOAQdG_YgDhWA1pMHhBXC73zZb/s1600/rotation_wip.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 199px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG1Y9U3ZES6R-m6t3MBtWx3Kk8mZbAbLba6iNdKre9tH0yHT8crCWgJYnLJWQr4vtLosmDpmWrS5RFPnBktk8SYeVyYQ8wAICmTFpjYD1owekvfn-TsUSOAQdG_YgDhWA1pMHhBXC73zZb/s400/rotation_wip.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530719558834403586" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG1Y9U3ZES6R-m6t3MBtWx3Kk8mZbAbLba6iNdKre9tH0yHT8crCWgJYnLJWQr4vtLosmDpmWrS5RFPnBktk8SYeVyYQ8wAICmTFpjYD1owekvfn-TsUSOAQdG_YgDhWA1pMHhBXC73zZb/s1600/rotation_wip.jpg"><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" ></span></a>Lily Xuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09364990359183205697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5921575707397996403.post-89700055731581277882010-10-18T22:46:00.009-04:002010-10-22T00:21:01.478-04:00haley<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMWZQvP9waUEOKHVq43M-c3jp4p-MofOebgs60_RcRqvcz1TBqOBEH5NZ85F877eikDPO5NEk9WhZuIMrFsCGqVtzaWJiRQHnbHKCzz6l4IaTvm2xfSIy3etYZ1_oyObsKhWUO_U1UME7I/s1600/haley.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 388px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMWZQvP9waUEOKHVq43M-c3jp4p-MofOebgs60_RcRqvcz1TBqOBEH5NZ85F877eikDPO5NEk9WhZuIMrFsCGqVtzaWJiRQHnbHKCzz6l4IaTvm2xfSIy3etYZ1_oyObsKhWUO_U1UME7I/s400/haley.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529583152955397218" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span>Lily Xuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09364990359183205697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5921575707397996403.post-37183238665106022262010-10-13T19:47:00.008-04:002010-10-24T18:30:12.409-04:00let me down easy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5eZbrIdoM97kRFVMEahj8azhyphenhyphenJmvmsNleKkQuOupIrEnwx9B7bGOrtLPBBlPM_Tk52dgR3MLyNr3qyX1UcIoMZjR2NQdolLXKZHFU2Z-VUMnLg2s5R2sQZU1a_9AAv2b87EzYwtyBnyIB/s1600/armstudy.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 293px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5eZbrIdoM97kRFVMEahj8azhyphenhyphenJmvmsNleKkQuOupIrEnwx9B7bGOrtLPBBlPM_Tk52dgR3MLyNr3qyX1UcIoMZjR2NQdolLXKZHFU2Z-VUMnLg2s5R2sQZU1a_9AAv2b87EzYwtyBnyIB/s400/armstudy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531743499539556690" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span>Lily Xuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09364990359183205697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5921575707397996403.post-77987670076376346352010-10-08T20:53:00.012-04:002011-12-17T23:06:46.606-05:00mmmhmmm<span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >yup, repeating life drawing for a 3rd time this semester. if it were up to me, i would've booked both sessions back to back but my schedule's already pushing the credit limit...</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifsnNwWWszhPuf2jFlToKUJIIkS9LZmS_atkueDbRT9lCVqckWWE22TGNcwxZ27WYqbjuC5mvyyDPIjEkFUpXkq8JBng_9yNTnbeT_ptaT9IiIeLCOvlNr1Fg9joDdOoiBsE-9qo2vomfS/s1600/1-2.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 188px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifsnNwWWszhPuf2jFlToKUJIIkS9LZmS_atkueDbRT9lCVqckWWE22TGNcwxZ27WYqbjuC5mvyyDPIjEkFUpXkq8JBng_9yNTnbeT_ptaT9IiIeLCOvlNr1Fg9joDdOoiBsE-9qo2vomfS/s400/1-2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525844419982058898" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghkBRoAJTgp8tkhMxLLKlMHD_Ou9brYrjvDLsBPcMv-o84EW3RHOPPb6S5T4ryR_erqanBotbju4aU4cjiuIhO37Wv6dbCRv66olX6vZzX3BxIMvNqaP2vHn2Ax-BUWUTII4kDQlvdtib8/s1600/20.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghkBRoAJTgp8tkhMxLLKlMHD_Ou9brYrjvDLsBPcMv-o84EW3RHOPPb6S5T4ryR_erqanBotbju4aU4cjiuIhO37Wv6dbCRv66olX6vZzX3BxIMvNqaP2vHn2Ax-BUWUTII4kDQlvdtib8/s400/20.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525843092386986626" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >i'm getting so rusty at this. gotta practice more!</span>Lily Xuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09364990359183205697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5921575707397996403.post-50120894738848371322010-09-23T18:53:00.023-04:002010-09-25T13:07:24.757-04:00nooooooooo<span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >how is it end of september already?!?<br /><br />i've been living on 5 hours of sleep/day for the past 2 weeks trying to make various deadlines... i seriously do not recall ever being this stressed out. cries.<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFYQyyUwPa8lH1sluY-DhU0vLvcqM6KIaRuRRoHq5mFh4McA8FXSQzYuvPNd1zbPoA89aG5X2ruwIhB9wZblNeIe_V_Yau40F-js6U2WV2CNAR7Om0WQ1Jg40GKlYmCu4H8GvpGCtL2KGF/s1600/pouty.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFYQyyUwPa8lH1sluY-DhU0vLvcqM6KIaRuRRoHq5mFh4McA8FXSQzYuvPNd1zbPoA89aG5X2ruwIhB9wZblNeIe_V_Yau40F-js6U2WV2CNAR7Om0WQ1Jg40GKlYmCu4H8GvpGCtL2KGF/s400/pouty.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520246195495927922" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">(yeah exactly, this kid looks like how i feel lol)</span></span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >most of the work i've been doing revolve around my thesis film, <span style="font-weight: bold;">flora.</span> i don't really wanna go too much into details, but it has to do with a 4-year-old girl and a pot of flower.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ6BhNA8COOMMqbCQXfRgVxFPDFOzyrysfRI3ngUOEXK9MZ6BDL29lPLCbEMiYqHDMkJeuqIbKmzYWNVYNtpQLGqr3JfEtau9zjnzcM8N4hDzOLyIAMNhw5wm55pWfbwsHsXrNUVjTODHC/s1600/haley.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 346px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ6BhNA8COOMMqbCQXfRgVxFPDFOzyrysfRI3ngUOEXK9MZ6BDL29lPLCbEMiYqHDMkJeuqIbKmzYWNVYNtpQLGqr3JfEtau9zjnzcM8N4hDzOLyIAMNhw5wm55pWfbwsHsXrNUVjTODHC/s400/haley.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520246299964417842" border="0" /></a><br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >i based my preliminary design on the character penny from the rescuers. it was really helpful in getting the feel of the kid's personality but i need to find a way to integrate it into my own style. </span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuwU9aIq9W_Ta9E93gExQzdDekfdAGXihYnodxFC123-8Modg_Y1L2IIeK29wTfYHltZNc50-H1k2FUcTLux78eofLwycAEQhPDo7j1g3tGG0eioQBCGEivmqYTtwX3UcJdnAqap5dP32A/s1600/03.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 275px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuwU9aIq9W_Ta9E93gExQzdDekfdAGXihYnodxFC123-8Modg_Y1L2IIeK29wTfYHltZNc50-H1k2FUcTLux78eofLwycAEQhPDo7j1g3tGG0eioQBCGEivmqYTtwX3UcJdnAqap5dP32A/s400/03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520246373015182578" border="0" /></a><br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >i was up at 2AM roughing out concept art for my drawing and design class. sometimes i really wonder if i signed up for the right major because i have a real hard time simplifying my designs. now if i went into illustration/sequential art i would be rocking that shit. however, animation's a totally different ball game and i gotta play by the rules or strike the fuck out.<br /><br />so basically, this year's gonna be hell for me haha. and i don't think i'll have time to work on anything outside of class. super sadface.<br /><br /></span>Lily Xuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09364990359183205697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5921575707397996403.post-70321546717284981092010-07-29T18:13:00.016-04:002011-12-17T22:57:25.474-05:00>:|<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx8510yhIWfUxY3vaQffnDLxbjHZYb0gGy2H9sbiGIvDYblcEyUDlf025GdwYjLKzoldebEiFZjv0X111JL38iNCK3B5Vm1XIf-Xi-4tg5dYWSr6XHOxClDW77LSanGo7mzu7Hwjjgul3s/s1600/ari2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">here's a new character i've grown rather fond of. i call her <span style="font-weight: bold;">ari</span>- short for aria or ariel- i haven't decided which. oh and my scanner still hates me.</span>
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrHsLqR_4f8C4xQ7VbGv3yxZVkC4yZU3N7AXadCOF11VhQhslQD_4yXOuvAj5hgfkUEgIjIfxSmsPP0xdGxzOkbNkseeBMHOcElDjskpGsQz8kQOSH8VGgP3h4GNAiDIO4_lT37rPl-yUo/s1600/ari_exp1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 146px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrHsLqR_4f8C4xQ7VbGv3yxZVkC4yZU3N7AXadCOF11VhQhslQD_4yXOuvAj5hgfkUEgIjIfxSmsPP0xdGxzOkbNkseeBMHOcElDjskpGsQz8kQOSH8VGgP3h4GNAiDIO4_lT37rPl-yUo/s400/ari_exp1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499456874281615458" border="0" /></a>
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<br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">this is how she looks normally. </span></span>
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifS4mwj-8eWZw8waQLtlaI3HvbxSXXShfsa5mma3YXgeSIP0mMrZQU6PPGV_kqvXSgzPtHQ65PHn514Tn6C-jrqSj2lT4l7YyhU4r3IQ73X3BeFEluUjgGGUIoB97IRdBFfir6Z5AwZW0c/s1600/ari_exp2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 162px; height: 208px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifS4mwj-8eWZw8waQLtlaI3HvbxSXXShfsa5mma3YXgeSIP0mMrZQU6PPGV_kqvXSgzPtHQ65PHn514Tn6C-jrqSj2lT4l7YyhU4r3IQ73X3BeFEluUjgGGUIoB97IRdBFfir6Z5AwZW0c/s400/ari_exp2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499456943228582098" border="0" /></a>
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<br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">don't be fooled by her candy coated appearance though, she's secretly a BIG troublemaker (mwahaha).</span>
<br />Lily Xuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09364990359183205697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5921575707397996403.post-68575804563020498172010-07-28T21:57:00.007-04:002010-08-09T12:04:25.419-04:00guess who?<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">1-hour speed paint of an original character. as to her identity... well, you'll see when i'm done with this ;)<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSpybi6UBGD4mbJLvXwgL6Hv5ewYbQhbLe5YfJfxc-Zuqg3Eb4ggvK1MoC44Lz47tIKubTEL4A1brfpoExImkYVMfskbnEI1SppUfgznOoetHV-4ERkX5fiU2zxmZIFdkuvYo9LUg9w51N/s1600/07-29v4.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSpybi6UBGD4mbJLvXwgL6Hv5ewYbQhbLe5YfJfxc-Zuqg3Eb4ggvK1MoC44Lz47tIKubTEL4A1brfpoExImkYVMfskbnEI1SppUfgznOoetHV-4ERkX5fiU2zxmZIFdkuvYo9LUg9w51N/s400/07-29v4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499438231969203442" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">this somehow came out completely differently from what i had in mind, argh. perhaps ditching your original thumbnail at the last second is a bad idea... </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span>Lily Xuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09364990359183205697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5921575707397996403.post-54076941956214548312010-07-25T13:24:00.014-04:002011-12-17T23:02:04.070-05:00honey honey ha!<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"> i think i have some kind of weird artistic ADD/wanderlust cuz i can't seem to carry any of my paintings to completion D:
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<br />why does blending take such an excruciatingly long time to finesse?? i always get mind-numbingly bored halfway through rendering (even with rocket summer blasting through my headphones). also, new ideas/concepts have a way of creeping into my mind whenever i'm working. i know, why am i so weird? i don't know.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">...yeah. i'm gonna call it quits for now (sorry steve!!). i'll prolly go back to it sometime after august since i do plan on finishing it.</span>Lily Xuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09364990359183205697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5921575707397996403.post-78940610608366656502010-07-22T21:55:00.006-04:002010-09-16T20:31:48.261-04:00i need a break....<span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">but i'd rather have a break through D:</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfLeE6I8P9GknQPjmWyncWGDlX-Nip2ji9_JuCI53soHApKUKF89-ERvpX8w4ttavqzwfJ2dBNEGclP1LwgVynV3jyO7MxQ9sHw67-J2Tty0UyfeRl50XxP4h98K_tgqs8kJ6skM4rc_v5/s1600/03.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfLeE6I8P9GknQPjmWyncWGDlX-Nip2ji9_JuCI53soHApKUKF89-ERvpX8w4ttavqzwfJ2dBNEGclP1LwgVynV3jyO7MxQ9sHw67-J2Tty0UyfeRl50XxP4h98K_tgqs8kJ6skM4rc_v5/s400/03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496914465388427906" border="0" /></a><br /><br />so tired of looking at this, can't wait to wrap it up and move on -_-<br /><br />things to remember:<br />1) paint in BANDS (thank you andrew loomis)<br />2) NEVER forget to backup your files, layers too!<br />3) do NOT paint before blocking out the masses<br />4) careful of highlights; less is more<br /><br />for the remainder of this month, i'm hoping to get a head start on 2 more pieces before switching into pre-production mode for my thesis animation. haha, talk about a screeching 180. weeee'll seeee how it all pans out! :D<br /></span>Lily Xuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09364990359183205697noreply@blogger.com0