fayestardust's Blogurn:uuid:1a0d96c6-00a1-2f0c-88e0-ab7eb12bf2892009-11-21T23:09:27-05:00fayestardustCaricature of meurn:uuid:cb190856-d9a2-1a0a-12b0-0af14f0aa823
]]>2009-11-17T04:49:23-05:00Because good music shouldn't be missedurn:uuid:71e595ac-c3af-d4d3-7b79-40cc2421f0a0
On the 4th of November Codeine Velvet Club played an exclusive, invite only, live show for fans at Oran Mor in Glasgow, UK. The entire show was filmed to give fans a taste of what to expect on the band's forthcoming debut UK tour, which begins next week.
Two songs from this show, Time and Little Sister, are now online at the band's official YouTube channel.
So, judging by the new comments I've recently received, there might be some new people looking at my blog. And they've requested more art. I've done some art recently, but there arent celebrity portraits. Oh except Zac Efron.
]]>2009-11-12T04:28:28-05:00So...urn:uuid:b552556f-e73c-17b0-9e88-c311ff20127e Today though, there is just going to be an update on me, because I realise that I haven't written anything on here in over two months. Tomorrow I'm off to the hospital to get surgery on my left hand. This is actually the second time I'm going in, because the first time, about two weeks ago, I got sent home because of a couple of cases of flu had been determined amongst the anaesthesiologists. I do appreciate the hospital's care about flu, of course, but at the time I felt pretty pissed.
So, see you all later.
]]>2009-11-01T16:47:38-05:00Calling All Artists! Graphic Novelurn:uuid:d5135908-0275-6416-05a0-cd2b578dbd02 I want to start an online graphic novel, but I realise that this project is too big for me to take on by myself. I have some very basic ideas for it storywise, but nothing is set, yet.
I was wondering if there are any of you who want to take on a (relatively) non-profit project like this one. I'd need help on storywriting as well as the art.
Though I think it's best that there is only one person who draws the lineart and only one that paints, for consistency reasons, there can of course be multiple storywriters, or people working on concept art, etc.
This could be a very nice collaborative project. I am a wishful thinker, and insanely proud of that. Without wishful thinking there would be no dreams.
The concept that I am thinking about, is fantasy, and something steampunk-esque. A title I've come up with is THE KEYMAKER.
Strike your fancy?
Let me know if you want to be involved in anyway, and spread the word!
]]>2009-08-26T12:46:52-04:00Drew Seeley Paintingurn:uuid:2ad89118-5dd5-b492-85cc-514a2d50389b I was really just inspired by the absolutely genuine way he interacts with his fans. It should be an example to many.
I have sent him a message on his myspace, but have little hope for him seeing it there, so Drew, if you ever for whatever reason Google yourself, thanks for inspiring!
]]>2009-08-16T04:01:29-04:00James Dean Speedpaintingurn:uuid:ea053463-e960-d31d-69b0-b271e7deb2a9
Anyway, even though I haven't been feeling my usual self and haven't been entirely at my creative best, doesn't mean I've been sitting around not drawing. In fact I was looking for 1950-60s pinup art to practise my anatomy skills. I ended up looking at actresses and actors from that time period and then decided I needed to draw James Dean.
So, today, I did a three hour speedpainting in greyscale. I couldn't be bothered with his hair much though.
]]>2009-08-06T15:16:10-04:00UK Tripurn:uuid:4b200f8a-e992-acf7-efca-b6443876135c
Anyway, on the Friday we (the friend I was on holiday with and I, Steve was working) went into Wilmslow and did some general grocery shopping, so we could make Steve dinner later that night. It's about the least you can do if said person lets you stay in their house for nine days, no charge.
The weekend was spent in a themepark called Alton Towers. I haven't been on many rides because I'm not a big fan of rollercoasters, the G-forces are just not for me. Still, it was a nice weekend with some adventures and a ridiculously bad film on the Saturday night. Don't ever watch The Guardian (unless you're into predictable, sappy stories).
On Monday we went to a city called Chester. Here we visited my friend Tobias, who showed us around the historical city. He told us that Chester is only a city because of the Cathedral. It's a Roman city. You can see the influences clearly in the buildings, most of which seem to have been preserved pretty well. After seeing the sights and having lunch, we went to meet his friends who lived in very typical student accommodation and were on the brink of moving elsewhere. It was a comfortable mess in their place. There we met their lovely snakes and then went to a reptile shop in the neighbouring town called Blacon. Here we saw awesome poisonous frogs, but we were really there (well, Tobias' friends were) to inform about geckos. Once back we hung out at their house again and then (sad) we caught the train back to Wilmslow.
Tuesday was spent in Manchester, shopping gifts for Steve. I bought a Last Shadow Puppets CD for myself, and we met Steve for lunch. The evening was spent watching a good film (No Country For Old Men).
Wednesday we went into London, where unfortunately I didn't get to meet any of you nice people from DeviantArt. We came into Euston Station, and grabbed a bus (cheap!) to Victoria Station, which took a long time. From there, we walked to Westminster Abbey. Didn't go in, though, because it was as busy as I've ever seen it (I've been to London four times). We spent the rest of the day just walking around London, instead of going into anything, because we knew we had to get back in time and that that meant loads of time would have to be spent on public transport. Interesting things happened when we got back to Euston Station, because we were invited to sit in first class. This meant free drinks and dinner. Haha.
Thursday I stayed in and my friend went to explore the Peaks. I watched two films (Rockstar and Pulp Fiction) and cleaned up around the house and did loads of napping.
Friday we spent in again, and we baked a Chocolate Swirl Cake, made chocolate and strawberry smoothies and went to the pictures at night to see Harry Potter 6 (second time for me).
Saturday we went into Wilmslow and then hoooommmeee! I was both sad and happy about that.
]]>2009-07-12T04:53:18-04:006 Reasons to Hire a Physically Disabled Personurn:uuid:5df9ed4f-a193-838c-8579-dde0d80170b8
Financially beneficial. In most countries, the government offers a substantial amount of discounts and bonuses to employers who take on a disabled person. The government will also pay the disabled person's wages, should the person fall ill, or should they be unable to perform their tasks due to their disability.
Motivation. It is very often the case that disabled people are highly motivated. They have worked hard to get where they are and have a tendency to want to preform well.
Skill. People with disabilities are often very good at what they do. Because of the physical limitations they have had in their lives, they very often focus on something they are really good at.
Practicality. Disabled people often find very practical ways of doing their job, making them very structured.
Efficiency. One of the biggest issues is that disabled people are believed to work slower than your average employee. True is some cases, false in others. Either way, most people with disabilities are aware of this and will find ways to be as efficient as possible.
Image. Hiring a disabled person makes your company look really good. There's no getting around it and it's not sad.
Convinced? Good. Now please hire me.
]]>2009-07-06T14:01:54-04:00Harry Potter Portraiturn:uuid:503a8120-aab7-8386-42ce-6bd31fd3c974
]]>2009-07-05T12:12:29-04:00Blood Red Shoes Paintingurn:uuid:3ba425cc-307c-55bd-0f3d-32a86be43ed2
Finally, after months and months, It's done. Portrait of a band called Blood Red Shoes. Done as a commission.
]]>2009-06-30T15:56:04-04:00Friends of Glass Updateurn:uuid:58f5d50d-4fe6-96b4-8af0-cbec84df847e
Friends of Glass is a project that hopes to raise awareness towards the environmental profits of recycling, you guessed it, glass. In this project, several people have been chosen to broadcast ther ideas on the subject, and I happen to be one of them.
Now, in the past, I've not been very actively involved. This mainly comes down to me having to graduate, and not finding time to devote myself to the cause. Now that I've graduated, least I can do is promote the project's latest venture:
Friends of glass is trying to recycle enough bottles to (hypothetically) light up London for five minutes. Every country involves in this project (there are quite a lot), is reporting their progress via Twitter. To read more on how to partcipate, read the official blogpost.
Why should I help, I hear you thinking. You might feel rather indifferent toward nature. You might not be an environmentalist. God knows I'm not. The reason I still promote the cause is because there are very clear result and because recycling glass, lets face it, is easy!
All you have to do, is instead of throwing your bottles into your trash, deposit them. Depositing is easy, most of the time you can find a glass deposit right next to your local supermarket. You don't even have to make an extra trip for it. Not to mentioned the things you can do with bottles to brighten up your home. Bottles make great vases. Jars are very good for storage, you can paint them up all nicely. In other words, with a little creativity (I know you have it), recycling glass is fun!
Oh, Hank is also sending an S.O.S. to the world (Sorry to steal your line, Mr. Sting, Sir):
]]>2009-06-28T03:45:09-04:00Friends of Glass Updateurn:uuid:4c5c49dd-e1ce-93a0-b93d-6a99d58b0310
Friends of Glass is a project that hopes to raise awareness towards the environmental profits of recycling, you guessed it, glass. In this project, several people have been chosen to broadcast ther ideas on the subject, and I happen to be one of them.
Now, in the past, I've not been very actively involved. This mainly comes down to me having to graduate, and not finding time to devote myself to the cause. Now that I've graduated, least I can do is promote the project's latest venture:
Friends of glass is trying to recycle enough bottles to (hypothetically) light up London for five minutes. Every country involves in this project (there are quite a lot), is reporting their progress via Twitter. To read more on how to partcipate, read the official blogpost.
Why should I help, I hear you thinking. You might feel rather indifferent toward nature. You might not be an environmentalist. God knows I'm not. The reason I still promote the cause is because there are very clear result and because recycling glass, lets face it, is easy!
All you have to do, is instead of throwing your bottles into your trash, deposit them. Depositing is easy, most of the time you can find a glass deposit right next to your local supermarket. You don't even have to make an extra trip for it. Not to mentioned the things you can do with bottles to brighten up your home. Bottles make great vases. Jars are very good for storage, you can paint them up all nicely. In other words, with a little creativity (I know you have it), recycling glass is fun!
Oh, Hank is also sending an S.O.S. to the world (Sorry to steal your line, Mr. Sting, Sir):
]]>2009-06-28T03:45:09-04:00I am graduated!urn:uuid:60044080-1066-372f-c03f-62773465bbc2
On Monday the 22nd of June, I got the happy message that I am entitled to my diploma. Four years of Communication and Multimedia Design have gone by in a flash. It was alltogether a nice time of learning, having fun and exploring the bounderies of my vivid imagination. I've not got my precious piece of paper yet, but I promise you photographs when I do get it.
That said, ending one chapter of my life leaves room for starting the next. I have big dreams, but I'm taking it one step at the time. At the moment, this means finishing on outstanding commissions and tying up loose ends. Like my personal website. As a soon to be young professional, I need some form of establishment on the WWW other than blogs and art galleries. I'm designing, something simple for the time being, because I want to be able to properly build it myself.
Other exciting things, like finding a job, are high on the agenda. I've updated my resume, and well soon provide my website with an international version. If you think you want to offer me a job, let me know.
So, on my wish/to-do list:
Build my website
Finish outstanding commisssions
Write my book
Go job hunting
Start my own business
I'm sure there is more, but I can't think of it right now. Future, here I come.
]]>2009-06-25T05:05:43-04:00I am graduated!urn:uuid:bfa7fd1b-6f24-b918-9bdf-180f2968949e
On Monday the 22nd of June, I got the happy message that I am entitled to my diploma. Four years of Communication and Multimedia Design have gone by in a flash. It was alltogether a nice time of learning, having fun and exploring the bounderies of my vivid imagination. I've not got my precious piece of paper yet, but I promise you photographs when I do get it.
That said, ending one chapter of my life leaves room for starting the next. I have big dreams, but I'm taking it one step at the time. At the moment, this means finishing on outstanding commissions and tying up loose ends. Like my personal website. As a soon to be young professional, I need some form of establishment on the WWW other than blogs and art galleries. I'm designing, something simple for the time being, because I want to be able to properly build it myself.
Other exciting things, like finding a job, are high on the agenda. I've updated my resume, and well soon provide my website with an international version. If you think you want to offer me a job, let me know.
So, on my wish/to-do list:
Build my website
Finish outstanding commisssions
Write my book
Go job hunting
Start my own business
I'm sure there is more, but I can't think of it right now. Future, here I come.
A quick digital painting of British actress Keira Knightley. Done as an inbetween of commissions and my internship. Took me about five hours to paint in Adobe Photoshop CS3, using my precious Wacom Cintiq.
A quick digital painting of British actress Keira Knightley. Done as an inbetween of commissions and my internship. Took me about five hours to paint in Adobe Photoshop CS3, using my precious Wacom Cintiq.
]]>2009-05-06T05:36:01-04:00Artician: Exciting New Art Communityurn:uuid:45fa591c-6e83-37d5-4570-256218541e91
I very recently received an e-mail invitation to join a new community called Artician. Well, it just so happens that I am interested in art and in communities, so there you go.
Artician seems to implement everything we already know, allowing you to load feeds for your blog, and also allowing you to import your portfolio from an already successful community, DeviantArt. You can comment, fave, follow, tag, all the stuff we love.
Artician brings it all together is a really really clear design, very appealing to the eye. So obviously, I'm excited.
]]>2009-05-04T10:09:25-04:00Artician: Exciting New Art Communityurn:uuid:8fda66e5-2150-afdc-ef08-ac0507b7d585
I very recently received an e-mail invitation to join a new community called Artician. Well, it just so happens that I am interested in art and in communities, so there you go.
Artician seems to implement everything we already know, allowing you to load feeds for your blog, and also allowing you to import your portfolio from an already successful community, DeviantArt. You can comment, fave, follow, tag, all the stuff we love.
Artician brings it all together is a really really clear design, very appealing to the eye. So obviously, I'm excited.
