*pokes the mic*
Is this thing on? :D Anyway, added some work I did for Oerth Journal. They were so pleased they offered me the Art Director job for the 'zine - so now I go and hunt down appropriate artwork for the articles! Hooray!

No, I'm not dead.

Yes, I'm busy.

Yes, I'm working on something.

My camera is being neglected - it stares at me saying "Don't you love all my megapixely goodness?"

So I'm digging through my "make me pretty" photo files and uploading stuff.

Yay! Another commission done for Stefan Happ! Whatta good customer he is...:D

Passed my first portion of my A+ certification, working on the other half. If you don't hear from me in a while, that would be why - I'm a studyin' fool.

On the other hand, I have finally found a kick-ass magazine that every aspiring sci-fi/fantasy artist should look at : Imagine FX. It costs me $15 per issue at Barnes and Noble but it is worth every penny. Every time I look through the mag, I'm going "ooh, gotta try that," "ooh, that's neat, I need to go to that artist's website," "wow, that looks like some nifty software," "hey, that's a great idea" - I literally have to force myself to not run to the computer and try stuff.

Oh, and it comes with a DVD full of trials, stock photos, tutorials and other nifty goodies, as well as a full poster of the cover art.

...Did I mention it was cool yet? :D

In my RPG life, I've got my Forgotten Realms campaign that I run tomorrow a-aaaand I've got a homebrew setting I'm working on for a Fantasy Grounds campaign.

And a major marketing promotion at work kicks off next week, which means I will be dead for the next three months. Oy. I will need frequent beer and coffee to make it, methinks. Also complete two sketchies of some NPCs from my Forgotten Realms campaign. Enjoy!

My first commission for Stefan Happ, Silverehia Ashellan is done. Yay!

I got a new picture done! :w00t: About friggin' time...

Once again, Sacred has sucked in some of my free time. It's just a FUN game - no stress, no mess, just a large can of whoop-ass. Several cases, in fact. Oh, and so has Guild Wars. It's just a pretty game...

NEVERWINTER NIGHTS 2 - Giddiness and Glee!!! *jumps up and down like a deranged monkey*

In other "artsy" news, finally got a chance to play around with Painter 9. The last time I used Painter, it was version 7, and it was horribly frustrating. I just about tore my hair out. Chug Chug Chug, "ooo - lookee, part of what I drew", chug chug chug...ad infinitum. (And no, my system isn't that old.)

For anyone who's given up on Painter - give 9 a try. It's insanely responsive, and you really get the sensation of using the actual tools. The UI is much better than previous, and it's more happy with other file formats. I worked entirely in a PSD format and it never gave me an issue.

And on that note, my bed is calling me...

Posted some Sha-rin Kur stuff as well as a colored picture for Saylor.

Sweetness! Finally finished my Cilessian picture of Lemon Custard. Cilessians are an alien race created by Saliym McCullin - go check out his stuff on DeviantArt.com.

Count them, 3, that's right, 3 new pics. Two Terragen renders and one NPC.

Finally finished my Angel & Succubus picture (part of an art trade with my buddy). I do like how the texture on the wings turned out...will have to play with this more.