Autumnal Preperations

Yep; it is defintley  that time of year.
You may have noticed the changes to the blog. This is all because I'm an excited holiday freak. Get used to it.

Ah. Exciting, no?


Today I wanted to give a few tips on Gimp.

1. Explore the tools. Take a screenshot of you in-game and just use the tools on it.
2. Begin using layers. This can be achieved by going to Layer>New Layer. If you need to blend something but not ruin the original photo, go to Layer>New Layer from Visible.
3. Download new brushes and graidents. To do this, go to deviantart.com.   Now, go to the search box and type in 'gimp brushes' or 'gimp gradients' 'gimp patterns'. Find a 'pack' and then make sure it says 'in Gimp ___es' under it. Click it, and preview what it says under the bottom to make sure there are no copyright things. Now, at the top right, there is a 'download' button. It will be a zip file. Find a thing to open it with, and then select the whole contents that have the file name at the end as GIMP___. Select, copy, and then go to your 'gimp' folder. Yes, there is a directory folder. There will be all the different patterns, tools, ect. You need to go to whatever type of thing you just downloaded (like, if you did a brush, go to the brushes folder). Paste into this and then close out the program of Gimp if it is running. Re-open it, and viola! Your brushes/gradient/pattern is there!
4. Do a ton of experimenting. Remember that even if things are not correct and looking well in the end, don't bother trying to fix it if it's not going to be published. Think of all the good aspects of the drawing.
5. All art is good. Skill does not make art; the effort put into the art, the inspiration, the liking of making it... that is what makes your art.

I hope that helped!

Depressing Moos (Word.)

(Firstly, I need to get two things out:
http://thediaryofalifewizard.blogspot.com/2011/08/well-that-sure-put-on-depressing-mood.html

)

The reason I put Alias thingy on that was because that's my reaction to how fast our summer went... and my new school... it's really overwhelming.
*tears into hunk of bread* (Man, I cant find that photo I took a few weeks ago of a loaf of bread being cut by a giant knife. By yours truly.)
Ah~anyway, I got asked today why I get home at five oh clock in the afternoon--Eastern.
(Yay! It's the weekend!)
Well, this is because of I am starting a new school, it's much more different than any elementary, high or middle school.
Why?
Well, my school is a collegiate school. This means... (Googles Urban dictionary)
Um. All I got were crappy results that weren't even PG 13.
.....
WELL THEN! A collegiate school is basically a school built on a college campus. It is for people who excel at everyday subjects...we take college-like tests and everyday work, but watered down, so to say.It's incredibly hard, but it's fun to me. I get to school at around 8:30-9 ish, so that explains getting out at 5:00. Ohkay?

The reason why this post came to darn late -procrastination, cough- was because of school. Well, that and me getting caught up with IRL things. Mostly IRL in general.
What?
Well, it's easier to explain in a photo thinger...

This... +

This...+

....This...= GREATNESS!

Of course, I can snack on Pocky and then have the coffee in the evening--Ramen however, will not wait.
(racks brains for that piece of Pie I took a picture of...)
Guh. It must be on my DS like the bread pic was...
Ah well. I got you hungry now, go eat something.

I won

NutterButter Bites? Check.
Surviving my first day of Middle school? Check.
Winning Friendly's contest? Check.
Ramen? Check.
Home? Check.
Friends? Check.
Pie? ....Maybe....