Earth Dragons Image

I am glad I finally got this sketch done of these two Earth Dragons from my Zheph Skyre series. I do realize that this drawing is much like the water dragons image I have posted earlier, but hopefully when I make more successful drawings, they will be different. Perhaps two different type of elements for the dragons in the image and possibly more of the evil dragon in the image. Maybe I'll have three or four dragons in the image. Who knows.

38 Studio Fails

I was truly surprised to find out as I read an article on the Escapist website called "Entire 38 Studios Staff Laid Off, Effective Immediately." This article caught my attention because this company was one of many game design companies I have applied to for a job. I applied to Curt Schilling's company based on the premise that this was a new company and they were looking for employees to hire. I just wonder what would have happened if I were working at 38 Studios and I discovered numerous odd coincidences occurring: that employees weren't getting paid, executives fleeing, and eventually receiving an email saying that you were laid off. I think I would be really agitated, and I hope that whatever company I do end up working for won't fail like this.

On a side note, the Julien Hudson exhibit is officially closing tomorrow at the Worcester Art Museum. It was an interesting small exhibit, but it has lived up to it's potential in popularity here in Massachusetts and not as many people will be around to see it during the summer.

Netflix is Back

My Wii had not been getting Netflix recently, so I haven't been able to watch any anime series or whatever. I probably could have watched stuff on my computer, but it needs as much rest as possible due to how out of date it is. The other day Netflix returned, most likely it was the Wifi, so I started watching some series.

(This image is from http://www.mangareader.net/825-40152-1/dance-in-the-vampire-bund/chapter-27.html)

I started watching the first four episodes of "Dance of The Vampire Bund." Some parts of it seemed interesting, like the animation, action sequences, and the funny clips at the end of the credits. The majority of it wasn't that good though. Throughout each episode, the editing was just ridiculously more complex than it had to be. I kept getting confused as to what was happening and what was important. Also, there is this inappropriate relationship going on. I don't care if the vampire princess is really centuries old, showing these images of a girl less than twelve behaving this way with a teenager just seems creepy. I know there are certain groups of people who enjoy this for some reason, but I didn't.

(This image is from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chobits)

I did however like the first two episodes of "Chobits". This series is funny so far, and I foresee some interesting situations going on in the future. I at least heard of good reviews for this particular series. I look forward to watching more of it.

I watch other things besides Anime on Netflix, but I just didn't feel like it recently.

Zheph and Netheus Title Page Draft

Here's the picture for my Zheph Skyre web-comic title page so far. So far I have just been putting the main colors on in the areas where there is mainly one color. This is different from my usual dragon pieces where I only have one main color in the background. I didn't want that this time around. I wanted certain colors to stick out. I will still add layers of black, white, and other colors, but these specific colors need to come out more.

The Avengers Movie

I saw "The Avengers" in 3D the other day and it was an awesome movie. There were action sequences in this movie that would usually only be done well in the comic books or cartoon shows for super heroes.

I completely understand that this movie isn't for everyone and that there may have been a few miniscule details that could have been improved upon, but this is a very big step for comic book movies and for all movies in general. Never before have four separate movies and one sequel been tied in together into one movie universe. And it was done very well!

I didn't get to see the 2 extra movie scenes as the credits rolled, but I will try to look them up as soon as possible. I have heard that this studio is going to possibly make more sequels to these super heroes and to this specific movie in general, but with the possibility of adding Spider-Man and Wolverine. All of that would be cool, but I think they might just end up making a sequel to this movie with some additional super heroes, because there won't ever be another movie this big and successful.

The Genesis Club: Tour

Today I took a tour of the Genesis Club in Worcester, MA.I had no idea that there were multiple Genesis Clubs around the world, but now I know. I also found out a lot of things about the Genesis Club. For instance, they help its members find jobs, they make food at discounts, they help the members if there is no response whatsoever for too long in their homes, and they are all very close. It seems like a nice community.

I came back to the club a few hours later for the Art Community. I wish I got there earlier because I missed quite a bit and the meeting was short, but I will definably be back. Besides the two coworkers I already new, I met some friendly artists. I look forward to working with them.

I saw the Avengers this past weekend, but I will blog about that tomorrow.

The Old Timer

Tonight after work I went to an Irish restaurant and bar called The Old Timer Restaurant. It is located in Clinton MA. Mostly they seemed to have fried food, fish, steak, and alcohol. I tried the sirloin steak tips and they were exquisite. I also had a strawberry daiquiri which was good.

What my mother found strange was that the entire theme of the restaurant was Irish, but the food was not as much. Still, it is an interesting little restaurant with live music and rustic scenery. Just remember, the restaurant is closed to the public on Tuesdays, so the bar is only open for food. We found this out the hard way.