Numbers as People... Wait, What?

Okay so, I don't remember how and when I started doing this exactly... I just remember doing it a lot.

Ever since I was a little kid, I liked to imagine that the numbers 1-10 were actual human characters with actual personalities. Did anyone else do that?? (Not a rhetorical question at all, please feel free to answer.)

Maybe it was just because I really liked making up random characters...  (Still do)

Or maybe it was just something I did in a feeble attempt to make mathematics a fun subject.

For instance; one moment I'll be sitting down doing my math work like a normal person and then suddenly I was really annoyed because Six had just defeated Five in a practice duel while One watched on from the sidelines. (6 - 5 = 1) 

I mean, how rude right?

Anyway, without further ado, I'm gonna introduce them. (Using mostly bullet points and quick, terrible sketches 'cos it's been a while since I've talked to them...)

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• Chivalrous but can be a bit of a rascal at times.
• Quick-witted and a good swordsman.
•  Absolute Best Bros with Sir Two.
• Would never, ever, in a million years hurt a Lady. (Intentionally, that is.)
• Tends to rush through things without first thinking them through.
• Is small...ish. Don't ever mention it to him, he hates it. (Comes up to just below Sir Two's shoulder...)
• Likes to think himself as a poet...  and is not very good at it. (But it's okay, Five's been tutoring him)

• Big friendly giant.
• Seriously strong.
• Not even joking, he could lift a horse.
• Best Bros with Sir One.
• Very chivalrous.
• Kind-hearted but would totally kick your butt if you dared to hurt any of his friends.
• Often finds himself helping with many of Sir One's crazy plans of mischievousness. (Whether he wants to or not.)
• Gets along with Six surprisingly well.

• Very motherly and caring towards others, regardless of their age. 
• Advice for everyone! Whether you want it or not!
• Though in fairness her advice is pretty solid. 
• Even though she is older by a couple years, she is very good friends with Princess Four.
• Subtly ships Princess Four with Five but doesn't pester them about it.
• Bit of a gossiper but never intends to harm anyone.

• Diplomatic genius. (Whether she likes it or not)
• Daughter of the King.
• Don't ask about the hair, she likes it that way, a'right?
• Gets along with Sir One and Sir Two rather easily and they've never dared to play a prank on her.
• Kinda the one in charge of the Castle (After her father the king of course). Takes care of the house-keeping staff and makes sure everything runs smoothly.
• Best friends with Lady Three.
• Not fond of politics but she goes to the meetings with her father anyway so she can learn how everything works. (Because hey! One day she's going to be the Queen and she doesn't want to be caught unprepared.)
• The one who always says; "Better safe than sorry."

• Minstrel and Poet.
• Trusted emissary of the King. 
• ^ He has actually gone on a few secret missions for the good of the kingdom but he prefers to stay at the castle and entertain others over risking his life.
• King of Jesters and Jester to the King. (Haha, sorry, had to put that reference in there. Kudos and cookies to you if you get it!)
• Is in love with Princess Four but hasn't really told her because he doesn't want their friendship to be weird. (Cliche I know but come on, I made these characters up when I was around the age of six years old or something.)
• Is quite intrigued by the art of swordsmanship and offered to give Sir One lessons in poetry if [Sir One] would kindly teach him how to wield a sword properly. (Sir One agreed.)
• Day-dreamer and optimist.
• Good friends with Six and just about everyone.

• The one that keeps the bard alive. (Five)
• Mercenary.
• Was hired by the King to make sure Five didn't get himself into any dangerous situations without having help somewhere nearby. He's had to step in to help on a few occasions and they've become good friends.
• Rarely ever in the Court. You'd probably have better luck finding him on the castle grounds or in the neighbouring village.
• Doesn't really care much for royal titles.
• No patience for politics.
• Strong moral code.

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And that's about it! I did have personalities for the numbers seven to ten but I couldn't really draw the right look for them... If people aren't too weirded out by this post, maybe I can do a part two or something? (I may just end up doing it anyway, who knows!)

So there you go, a random personality quirk of mine; I like to pretend numbers are people... (Yeah, I know I'm weird.)

So... It has come to this... (A Comic)

So there you have it, a blog post and me* complaining about all the Pinterest bugs via a comic in one big mess :) 

I feel a tad accomplished now....

And also sick, so I'm gonna go take a nap now.

Byeeee!

(*more specifically my character called Creativity...)

(And also thank-you Jane with helping me with the words n'stuff and being my let's-complain-about-Pinterest buddy)

(and sorry it isn't as fancy as my other comic..)

Baby Panda Drawing Diary (AND HAPPY NEW YEAR)

*Karate kicks the door open*

HEYOOOO- I'M BACK!

Phew, I haven't posted here since last year.

[Beat]

Sorry that was terrible...

Moving on!

I was thinking of doing another drawing/painting process (feat. my random thoughts) blog post and so here we are :D


Disclaimer: I often have moments where I have absolutely no clue what I am doing so please bear with me.

[ahem]

-STEP ONE-

Look up and collect all the references you can find while remaining completely focus- AWW LOOK AT ALL THE BABY PANDAS.

-STEP TWO-

Ahem. After staring at picture references for who knows how long (during which I somehow ended up looking at Star Wars pins), I sketched a very basic idea of what I wanted it to look like.

Very. Basic.... and er, bad.

 Oh well.

-STEP THREE-

I traced over it with another brush and added a balloon (because cuteness that's why) this time being much neater... I think.

I also added a single tooth to give a ferocious/cute look. Why just one tooth you ask?

Observe my dear reader:

Now the panda is just ferocious (and maybe even a little bit crazy looking) with very little cuteness effect.

That is why I only put in one tooth :D

-STEP FOUR-

Next, I re-checked my panda reference pictures and blacked out the necessary areas to make it look as much like a panda as possible. (This is where the reference pictures often come in handy.)

-STEP SIX-

Next I did the eyes and mouth.... and that's about it.

._.

-STEP SEVEN-

Checked my reference pictures again (after lunch) and realised that panda's aren't just completely white and black... Huh.

Looking back, I probably could have just left it at white and just called it a day, but I like to experiment with colours so.... 

-STEP EIGHT-

Yah. I might have gone a bit overboard...

Oh well! :D

Because it looks a bit messy as just random blobs of colour we shall do this!

Change previous brush to this one:

Continue on to next screenshot.

Smooth out the colours... And repeat a thousand times until it looks about right :)

-STEP TEN-

Okay! Smoothing out blobs accomplished, now for the balloon :D

Haha.... Just kidding, we have to smooth out more blobs.

(95% of my colouring technique right there: Place Blobs. Smooth Blobs. Repeat until looks right. Done.)

Last but not least, I added a simple light grey blob for the panda's shadow, add mah butterfly signature and....

All done :D

The Idea Process (A Comic)

 So.... this might become a regular thing. Every few months or so I'll sneak up on you guys and surprise you by whacking a new comic over your head. Sound fun? :D

Anyway, that's it for me this year (I think)... Hope you all have a very merry Christmas! (And a happy new year too I suppose :P)

The Music Tag of....Musical-ness. Yay!

Hi :)

Okay, now that's over and done with, let's get on with the actual post!

Ze Rules

1. Thank the person who tagged you.

2. Answer the questions.

3. Tag others.

4. Add you own question to the tag for your nominees to answer.

5. Include the rules in your post.

Thanks Clare for tagging me!

Do you play any instruments?

Yup! I can play the clarinet, violin (still learning that one though, but it doesn't sound like cats dying anymore thankfully) and sort of piano... Meaning I can only play one song (both parts)... Yah.

(It's 'Ode To Joy' if you were curious.)

What is your favourite music genre?

Uhhhhm... To be honest, I don't really know? I think the music I listen to mostly has a jazzy/pop feel to it. I also like sound tracks and musicals...Especially stuff like 'Les Mis' and 'Phantom of the Opera'.

I can't really pin down an absolute favourite.

Is there a music genre you absolutely cannot stand?  

Rap music. Okay- in some songs I don't mind it, but only because there's just a tiny amount and when it does come on, I just stop singing. No big deal, I know the best part of the song is just around the corner... I can wait.

What is your favourite way to listen to music? (CD, vinyl, MP3, radio, etc)

MP3. Definitely. CD's aren't too bad though I guess... until they get broken.

What/who are your three favourite bands/singers?

Oooh, tough one! All time favourite or just the ones that are my current favourites? 

Also: Do they have to be in a band and/or a singer? 

...In order to be able to answer this question I'll just guess 'no' to the last one.

No. 1 - Lindsey Stirling,

No. 2 - Mandisa,

And finally,

No. 3 - Britt Nicole.

Some honourable mentions are Pentatonix and Owl City :)

And now for Clare's question! :D

Do you have a funny story to do with playing music or band, if so please share it?

Mawhaha..Yes I do.

So this happened at a town band practice... We had stopped in the middle of a song (I can't remember which one, sadly) because no one was really paying attention to the dynamics of the song.

The band conductor asks if any one could hear the flutes and clarinets, since we had the melody.

And basically...

An elderly man grumbles behind me: I couldn't hear any of them!

Fellow clarinet player whips around in her seat: *jokingly* That's because you're deaf!

Elderly man leans forward slightly: What?

Fellow Clarinet player: Ha!

She then grins and elbows me in triumph.

I thought it was hilarious.

The End.

Oh wait, I still have to tag people? Erm... Okay. *Tries to think of people I can tag* ....Um, nope. No idea. Therefore, I shalt just leave it open for whoever stumbles across my blog and wants to give it a go. Yah, have fun :)

Your Random Musical Question Of Awesomeness: How good are you at sight-reading music?

The Adventures of Pizza Ninja Supreme and Her Trusty Long-Suffering Sidekick! (An Introduction to the Character)

Huh... That's weird. Usually I like to wait till the last few days of the month before panicking and writing up a blog post.

But here I am. Early. Since when does that happen? O-o

..More importantly, how does that happen? o-O

Well, it all started when I randomly mentioned  how I wanted to create my own graphic novel/comic one day on a group chat with my ''Camp Nano'' buddies (we shall never disband! Mawhaha)...

One thing lead to another, and my friend Jane and I ended up with the super amazing concept of Pizza Ninja Supreme (*puffs* bit of a mouthful that is). 

Then came the brainstorming, where we worked out what Pizza Ninja Supreme (from now on wards shall be referred to as Pizza Ninja, 'cause that last word is simply too much for everyday use :P) looked like, how she behaved, and whether she was more Pizza or more Ninja (very important).

Thankfully, figuring out what kinda power she would have was never really an issue, as it was pretty much the first thing decided. (Hint: it's kinda in the name...) 

Jane's a superhero now! :D

Surprise! They have to do with Pizzas. Still not sure how it works exactly... But hey! Imagine having the ability to create gourmet pizza's out of thin air! Who cares about the science-y part, right? :D (Hm..  science/pizza, science/pizza... Sorry Science, but pizza wins every time.)

Of course, her personality would've been a little bit harder to pin down, but Jane nobly offered herself as template to be based off. From there it was a simple matter of figuring out much sense the character (and her world) had to make!

Also featuring, the Sidekick! Whoever she is *shrug* Need to work on that a bit more...

Basically, none at all...

"Oh wait"

All that's left to do is work out a plot, come up with a suitable Villain and hey, presto its-a ready! :D

September Art Dump. Yay!

Okay so. This is kinda like a letter to older-me to show what my artwork was like when I was sixteen... 

Hopefully I won't come back to this post later in life and go 'Woah... okay... THIS SUCKS' but at the same time I kinda hope that I do 'cos that'd mean I actually get much better. If that makes any sense?

No? Okay, moving on to the art!

(P.S Hi, older-me! I hope you've been practising drawing the left eye! Or hands even!)

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Based on this photo I took while in the car:

I love clouds....

Well... As you can see, I didn't get it the exact way I was hoping too, but oh well!

Sadly, I didn't have a photo reference for this one... Probably for the best seeing as it is called 'No-Where'.

Little Girl in a Poncho :D I found a cool looking poncho-reference sheet on Pinterest so this happened!

Just messing around with the colours and brushes in Krita... Turned out okey dokie :) (except for the eye.. I honestly have no idea where I was going with that.)

My first ever sketch of a male character (belonging to one of mah friends) that actually ended up looking pretty okay :D

I drew this one for my little sister (little little sister not my other older little sister) and basically it's her character from the same story as the previous drawing :D 

Now lastly, -cough- but not least...ly? -cough- ...I drew my character, Lillianna Maple from an online game called 'Guild Wars'.

Basically, it's a game that my brother got me into (it's all his fault) that has a steampunk-fantasy-medieval feel to it. (With a bunch of magic, if you couldn't tell from the picture... She's a Mesmer and the butterflies are kinda a trademark thing for the Mesmer class...)

Oh, and she's pretty much the only drawing I did this year that I actually had enough courage to colour in with pencils (-gasp-) and didn't fail completely... Yay!

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So anyway, I did have a bunch of other drawings I did this month but most of them either failed spectacularly or I just didn't feel like waiting for all of them to load. ;P (plus, these ones were my personal favourites)

Well, that's all for now.... See ya next month!