My name is Amanda. I live in Tallahassee, Florida in the United States.
Sometimes I draw things. Sometimes I post things that are not as funny as I thought they were. Mostly I just reblog Carl Sagan related gibberish. Also, banjos are cool.
Prepare for randomness and geekery.
"MY ARTES"
THINGS I MADE AKA MINE
DOCTOR WHO
CARL SAGAN
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More like look at those lovely pools of blue and that illustrious shade of red. And those adorable, to die for freckles.Look at this goofy looking bird. Those are some deep set forhead wrinkles, one eye is quite a bit larger then the other… And where the hell are her eyebrows?
David Tennant has one of the weirdest, most fun faces to draw. But it is a damn challenge.First, I traced (OH THE HORROR) a picture of David Tennant (furthest right)
Then I tried to learn from it! (this is basically the only thing that legitimizes tracing)
Shit I learned:
it is difficult to extrapolate what a face will look like at 3/4 if you have only examined the side.
David Tennant’s hair is made of miracles and wonder.
His lips follow that same weird pattern (from the side at least) of very straight, very small upper lip, and big pouty lower lip that Benedict Cumberbatch’s lips follow, but their noses are different, and Ben has no chin.
That skinny little neck is thicker than I had previously thought, but it’s fun to caricature him with a pencil neck because of that teenage-boy Adam’s apple.
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Please tell me that this means Neil Gaiman is writing another Doctor Who episode.I’m going off to write. Right now I’ve started a massive road trip, that should end up with my hiding out and writing. This is good news.
I’ve promised myself that I’m going to be in places off the internet. This is a good thing if you’re a writer who wants to write. It’s less good if you’re…
I believe my eldest niece would spasm into a coma of pure amazement if she saw this kitchen in person as she’s positively obsessed with all things cupcake. :D
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This is what tonight looks like. Actually drawing an original character. I forgot how stressful inking by hand can be.
For those interested, process on my last painting! Everything for this painting, from the initial thumbnails to the final sketch to the color key to the final painting, was done entirely digitally in Photoshop CS3 using a Wacom Cintiq. It should be noted that there were a lot more “initial thumbnails” but I chose to only show the more coherent designs. This is more the thought process behind the painting, and not so much a “how-to” of actual painting technique. Truth is, once I have the lines and a color key, it’s really just a matter of blocking in the big shapes and then adding detail until it looks right. Enjoy! (Click for larger.)
The New Pornographers - Sweet Talk, Sweet Talk
Oh man, this takes me back. Caboodles. My Mom and I both had matching pink ones.
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Yes I am. Love that podcast.
This made my day. All perfect choices, I especially love Sagan as two and Oscar Wilde as six and Tesla as eight.
I don’t even watch Doctor Who and I love this idea. Read the set of explanations at the link!
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Been watching a lot of Nine lately. I wish he did more than one series.
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