People are... doing stuff. Mm-hm.
Big page of elvish doodles
drawn Aug 22-24, ‘06
posted for Oct 17, 2007
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Um? I think I started with the picture in the top left (of course) and I’m sorry part of it got cut of, but I don’t have a big enough scanner. Do you think she’s too curvy? I’m uncertain. The shading does look nice, but after all the trouble I went to to stress that elves were not curvy but very thin and straight and lean it seems a little wierd. Anyhow, her face looks wierd but her boots are good.
The one at top right may be a bit confusing at first, with all those arms and legs, but just keep looking. It’s rather small, but it’s Flaer giving Zela a hug while she’s sleeping (and he’s preparing to go to sleep himself). And they are wearing clothes.
Then I tried to do a picture of Sain and Salir but I was discouraged by the start so I gave up.
Then the guy in the bottom right was drawn, and he looks really good the other way up too. I wish his scalp wasn’t so visible, but his face is really handsome. I guess it’s Flairé.
Flairé: Well, I look a lot more buff than the last half-undressed picture you did of me.
Is that a good thing?
Flairé: … … …Yes.
Then I tried to do two more, one in a similar but different position (which turned out terribly ugly) and one of the original only ‘right side up’ which is not visible unless you turn it right side up… but it didn’t work so well.
The rest of the page is designs for Tuor’s cloak. You remember, the guy I was griping about earlier in the year that he never got done? He’s done now, but he’d been waiting for about six months. The coloured bit is one that I painted in gold just to see if I could do it. I ended up not using that design.
Hmm, today we had a test. My hands were shaking so hard! I just had to write about ligatures and rhythmic modes and Franco de Cologne, and I could hardly hold my pen. My theory teacher really liked my variation, and he gave me some others to play in class on Friday. Also apparently I managed to get Michael G. out of French class because I phoned his cell… I’m a little hazy on the details, but I think I did something I didn’t intend to (there is a reason I phoned in between class periods…). Anyway, sorry Michael! This afternoon, I had interesting talks with Alex and Nathan and both Michaels, and I put up concerts [edit: I meant posters] to a Hallowe’en organ concert I’m playing in. Michael M. is going to a concert in Vancouver so he might not come. Alex is doing a rather interesting percusion piece. It’s probably not very interesting to listen to, but it’s interesting to look at. It’s by our composition teacher. I’m also trying to put Respighi (Ancient Airs and Dances!) on my MD (since Michael G. claims he doesn’t know who he is! O_O7) but it keeps dying. Silly rechargable battery. I might have singing people over to my house on the weekend? I’m looking forward to that if it happens. If it doesn’t, well, maybe just Leslie can come, since she’s definitely interested.
Aristotle claims that modesty is not a virtue since he associates it with shame, not mere embarrassment and humility. Bad, bad Aristotle. He should be ashamed. Well, he does say that you can’t call people licentious who take an inordinate amount of pleasure in listening to music, which is good news for musicians! I, in particular, am taking an unhealthy amount of pleasure in “Balletto detto ‘Il Conte Orlando’” and “Laura soave: balletto con gagliarda, saltarello e canario”. As well as in music in general. Musicians are terrific, you know? And the people I talked to today are really great.
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