ich weiss- opencanvas aber photoshop?

I saved the Lilith lineart separately so I could experiment a little in OpenCanvas. I didn't bother finishing this because I got frustrated. :'D

What I don't like about oC1.1:

• The interface is... too simple, I suppose. There aren't enough tools and modifications for those tools for me to get done what I need to get done.
  
• Everything is in broken English or in Japanese. ; ;
• There are no normal layers- just multiply, add, and subtract. I want my normal layers back. ; ;
• The brush cursor does not expand when you increase the brush size! D: It's nearly impossible to fill in lineart when you don't know how big your brush is. D<

What I like about oC1.1:

• I'll admit that it works a lot faster than PS7. >_>
  
• The colors auto-blend!
  
• I'm in love with the watercolor brush.
  

What I learned about oC1.1:

• The colors I use need to be closer together on the palette for them to blend better. That means a lot more in-betweeners for dramatic shading. Yikes. Lazy meter going off!

So, I mean, yeah. Otherwise, guys, guess what? I might just be attending my first ever anime con in two months! Located in Philadelphia, PA, TAKII (the asian kareoke idol invitational) is a free-admission culture type thing with hall cosplays and lots of fun-seeming music events. Tori and I are not dressing up for this one due to the date, but for the two later ones that she picked out, we just might (that is, if we're able to go). I'm definitely going to be Howl for one of the later ones because it requires not much except my mom's sewing skills and a rigorous workout schedule. I have dark enough hair to just need to cut and straighten. :'D

Another idea that we're discussing as I type this is the possibility of doing a pairing.

tori: mm, lawl, let's do one from ouran xD

leyla : ... YES.

tori: which one suits us though?

leey la: i could be kyouya, but who goes with him?

tori: tamaki ://

tori: not happening

leey la: LAWWWLLL


- a bit of pondering later -

leyla: mm, i think ouran is ruled out for pairings :'D

leyla: we could be L and light

tori: mmm. i'd look like michael jackson with black hair

tori: &light scares me

- more pondering here -

tori: AHA, what if we really diddo sasunaru?!

tori: xD

leyla: i'd need to paint a frown on my face

leyla: but we could do ridiculous dances

leyla: and make ourselves look like idiots!

tori: yesm xD

leyla: the tell me* would come in handy :'D

- ideas ideas -

leyla: if i ever dress up as sasuke, i will sing the real suga baby. you know that song?

tori: YES

Our brainstorming process is lovely, no? Anyways, yeah. >_> We're plotting to attack cons. If you live near enough and plan on attending these, do tell! I might try to spot you and give a glomp. : D

• TAKII in Philadelphia, PA
• Ani-Aikousha-Con in Rochester, NY
• Tekkoshocon 2009 in Greentree, PA
  

Perfect opportunity for people to stalk me. >_>;; Whoops.
So yes, those are the plans. I think if we continue going to cons, as I improve my art skills, I might get a table with Tori. ;3

*tell me: The Tell Me dance by Wonder Girls. You can find it here.
**the real suga baby: The Real Suga Baby is a song by Stephanie Beard that I have memorized. :'D You can find it here.

Also, you should see Naruto leaning like a cholo.

ich bin ... aw, fuck it. :'D

More Lilith fo you!
A chibi this time. :3 <3

This update is mainly to tell you that... Dad's going to -attempt- to fix my sound and scanner tomorrow. I might just have 30+ sketches for you!

And if he fixes it before I go to the post office, I can show you the letter I made for Harley*!

*Harley: A good friend of mine who moved away last month. She resides in Mulberry, FL right now. Her birthday was July 30th, but I only just now got enough money to express mail a CD and a letter to her. :'D

was ist das?!

I HAVE FULLY COLORED ART FTW. This is my new Damekko Dobutsu-based character Lilith for an RP that Tori and I started on Gaia. Give us a visit and ponder joining, if you will!

Otherwise, I feel very shy about my German having befriended an actual German native via the world of Flyff. xDD My Deutsch titles are unworthy, oh no! Silly me. And speaking of Flyff, if anyone plays, I have characters in the Clockworks, Lawolf, and Aibatt servers (I'm almost always in Aibatt- the Clockworks was an accident and I'm in Lawolf to play with Kitty). Look me up as...

Aibatt:
Leyley (38), Detoxx(30), or Mohfo(2)
Lawolf:
Technotronic (16)
Clockworks:
Leyley (5) (I think)

I might make art of my friend Tori, Deniz (the German native I mentioned earlier) and myself. We had a conversation about name meanings, and we're Grace, Ocean, and Night respectively. :'D Flyff brings people together!

Hem.
I still can't get my scanner to go. I might be in need of a new one, and I have my eyes on this new Visioneer OneTouch 7400. Better than my bulky 7600. D: So, yeah. That's my unfortunate experience with artwork. xDD If I get anything in, it'll be from Tori's house. She has a working scanner. ; ;

... Or when Dad gets un-mad at me, I can ask him to toy around and install a scanner driver. :3

That's my news!

&& Remember that Vlad doodle from months ago? I've decided to redraw it completely. : D