8/20/13 - More Color!

Hey! So today I was listening to music and doing nothing when the song that came on shot me with a high power double inspiration needle. Soooo after quickly hopping to my feet I grabbed my sketchbook  and a pencil and started my masterpiece. When I finished the vision in my head I decided it need a bit more so after some tinkering I give you my project. 

And here is just a random picture I drew as I am kinda on a Greek Streak (P.S. More color! Go me!)

8/19/13 - Asturm

I admit that I have a bit of a problem, I am so obsessed with RPs (roleplays) that I am drawing sketches of characters in them, characters that aren't even mine. Anyway this is a lightning mage, hence the blue lines on his sword (Yes the sword is crooked, I fail sometimes, deal with it) the boy's name is Astrum and he is 15. If you would like the link to the RP I am know as Raven301 on Dragon Cave Forums - The Dark Lords

Astrum

Also I thought this was funny and by no means take claim for it.

8/14/13 - Horse

Hey! Sees like I'm doing ok with the whole post at least once a week thing, I only missed one or two. Right? Anyhow today I was looking at Vampire Deer, aka Chinese Water Deer, and thought 'why don't I draw a vampire horse?' so first I drew a basic horse, with much fussing over the ears that would NOT look right, and tried to add fangs. Now I know why horses aren't vampires. Any way that I could thing to put those teeth on they would not work with me! I guess it makes sense since horses and herbivores that sharp teeth not work, but it worked in my head!

So here is the normal horse, no bloodsucking.

8/7/13 - Color!

Hey! Today I actually used color in my art! I am so proud of me. *pats head* Anyway today I decided to draw a dragon -again- and it started just as the usual sketch but as I added more and more layer I started thinking about how coolio it would be with color so I broke in my 50/50 color pencils and got to work! SO anyway I took a pic at each stage in the dragon-drawing so I thought I'd post all three!

One - simple sketch, nothing special 

Two - some lines are added, actually a bit over whelming

Three - color is added and I think it ends up looking nice :D

7/23/13 - Back from camp!

I'm back! Right as I got back from camp my family has gone on vacation! So right now I am on a two week journey to and around Virginia and Washington D.C. Right now I am in the basement of one of my mom's friends, earlier I drew a hawk and a dragon so here is both!

While in the great state of Virginia I took a tour of the Virginia Tech campus and being the animal nerd I am ended up in at the dairy farm and horse stables. While near the horses me and my sister, her friend along with my dad and my moms friend we fed the horses. I took a few pics and decided to put the best up here. Voila!

7/14/13 - Two days in a row

I feel so proud of myself! I am posting two days in a row! Yaaaayyyyy! Anyway I am heading off to a camp later today and there is a party at the end of the week, the theme of this party is masquerade! Because of this me and a friend that is coming with made masks. They are cat themed and go together in a matching-yet-different kinda way, unfortunately I don't have and pics of her mask but here's mine! Hope you like!

Ok so a few weeks ago I took an artwork-seeing trip around my town. One of my favorites was this fountain. I like how it is sharp edged and cubey (is that a word?) but also seems soft and flowey (?!?!?!) Anyway this is the picture that took over the cactus flower with a bee as screen saver on my phone. Enjoy!

7/13/13 - Writing

Soooooo . . . In my spare time I will sometimes write, I've never put it up anywhere but there's always a first time! Titles always seem to escape me and this is a very new story so I guess title it Untitled? Anyway I have a RP (role play) with much the same theme and thought I'd give writing it a shot. Although this is very short I hope you like it! XD

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Slowly walking through the quiet woods, Eelian scowled at the tall trees and foggy air. These woods were far from home, here the trees seemed dead and lifeless with pale gray trucks and golden leaves, the squish of wet pine needles beneath his feet, and the fog, that stupid fog. The fog that masked everything, sound, scent, and especially sight. Cursing Eelian swatted a bug from the air and looked over his shoulder, a shifter was supposed to live in these woods, he didn’t want it sneaking up on him.

            Crouching down Eelian peered through the uncertain light,

If I were a shifter where would I go?  As he rose again Eelian tensed as he saw a glimpse of blue through the slender trunks. Quickly and quietly spinning to face the unexpected color Eelian pulled his identifier out of his pocket. There! As a human figure moves slowly through the forest Eelian quickly did a scan.

Ah ha shifter!  Quietly creeping closer Eelian takes a silver needle from his pocket. Right behind the shifter now Eelian stands up at his full 6’ 4”.

“You should really watch behind you.” He said and as the shifter spun to face him Eelian stuck the needle in the back of it’s neck, “Might get you killed someday.” Then the shifter collapsed.

***

As Rilanen opened his eyes the first thing he noticed was that he was on a bed, and quite a nice one too. Groggily pushing himself into a siting position Rilanen ran a hand through his hair and yawned. What is this place? He thought to himself, standing up. As he looked around Rilanen quickly took in that he seemed to be in a bedroom themed the color blue. Pale blue sheets covered the bed framed by light colored wood making up the headboard and bedposts. Watercolor curtains covered large windows that went from floor to ceiling accenting the blue walls that had a pale slivery gray pattern flowing and seeming to move over them. As a part of him was studying his surroundings most of his attention was focused on the head that had just popped through his door

“Hi! I’m Aaiel who are you?” it asked quickly, “How long have you been here? I’ve only been here for a few hours. Imagine that! I got caught!” As the rest of the teenage girl slipped into his room Rilanen scooted back. This was the kind of person he stayed away from. She was hyper, hyper, hyper and she still hadn’t shut up.

“I guess that’s what I get for traveling with preseies but hey! They’re fun! They’re like little balls of energy that bounce around and even if they can’t control their shifting very well”

As Aaiel carried on and on Rilanen went and opened one of his windows. Whoa! He thought not believing what he saw, this is like some sort of military base! As he looked around Rilanen saw a tall fence that had a sign warning of electrocution and a thick wall that seemed to rise out of the ground. Paired with the guards milling around the wall the place looked pretty secure. Realizing that Aaiel had finally shut up Rilanen turned to her. “What are they keeping here?” he asked with obvious awe in his voice

“Why us silly!” Aaiel laughed, “Haven’t you figured it out yet? We got caught by one of those government lab thingys everyone has been talking about!”

“Whaa?” Rilanen replied still thoroughly confused, “I haven’t heard anything about that, and why would they be trapping kids anyway?”

“Dummy!” Aaiel scolded shaking her finger, “You really don’t have to hide it anymore! Everyone knows you’re a shifter!” Looking over her shoulder at the door Aaiel’s bright purple eyes widened and she sprung away, “See you later!’ she called as Rilanen stared after her open-mouthed.

Such a confusing person Rilanen thought and purple eyes? She must have contacts or something. What’s a shifter I wonder? As he closed the window again Rilanen noticed a door branching off of the room that he hadn’t seen before. Walking into the room it took him a minute but Rilanen realized it was a bathroom, but a hugely oversized belongs-in-a-millionaire’s-house bathroom. What do they plan on washing in here? Rilanen thought as he gazed around. In one corner the bathroom had a glass bathtub as big as a king size bed complete with jets and lights, in another a shower supporting two traditional shower heads as well as one that replicated rain patterns laid in with tiles in pale gold, silver, and blue that seemed to shimmer. With fluffy blue towels and a marble countertop the bathroom was ridiculously extravagant. Seriously why waste so much money on a bathroom? Rilanen thought as he ran his hands along the heated silver walls. Walking back into the bedroom Rilanen discovered a small closet already filled with clothes his size and a pale desk with a computer that seemed to be able to do everything. Falling back on the bed Rilanen sighed and looked at his wrist. Hey! Where’s my watch? Rilanen thought as he quickly sat up. After rummaging through the bedside table next to him Rilanen finally found his watch. It’s 10:47!? Coming to his feet Rilanen slowly opened the door and peeked his head out. Coming out into a hall Rilanen looked left then right and saw doors just like his stretching out in either direction. To the right Rilanen could see a door at the end of the hall and cautiously stepping out of his room Rilanen walked towards it, counting the number of doors he passed.

8^th on the right Rilanen told himself as he pushed open the heavy door. Coming to a sort of common room Rilanen saw couches and fancy chairs surrounding low coffee tables and fireplaces. A part of Rilanen’s mind admired the huge flat screen that dominated one wall while most of him was drawn to the solid glass wall the gave a great view of the surrounding land. Pressing his hands against the glass Rilanen stared in awe at the majestic purple mountains that were just touched by the golden sunrise as they loomed over a perfect glass lake reflecting everything in startling clarity. As banks of silver fog drifted giving everything a magical tint the deep green and blue woods beckoned to play with the shadows and dance with life. Wow, that’s a nice view. As he looked to the left Rilanen saw a crowd of people and animals. Cursing to himself Rilanen jumped back as he realized what he was seeing. Going back to the window Rilanen confirmed that there seemed to be leopards and wolves as well as lions and bears completely and comfortably mixed into the crowd. What’s with this place? Rilanen thought as he saw a teenage girl talking with a deer, And what are they looking at? As he looked for a door Rilanen saw someone walk in out of the corner of his eye. The boy looked to be about 16 or 17 and had dark hair, bright silver eyes and glasses.

“Hey!” Rilanen asked turning, “What’s going on out there?” he asked

“That?” the boy answered gesturing to the crowd, “Oh Tiquan is fighting Hal for leadership of the Revals.” The boy said, pushing his glasses up his nose, “Again.”

“Ooookkkk.” Rilanen said trying again, “Where are we?”

“Lab 8.” The boy said looking curiously at Rilanen, “I haven’t seen you around, are you new?”

“Ummmm yeah.” Rilanen said running a hand through his hair, “My name is Rilanen, who are you?”

“I’m Isrian.” Isrian said extending his hand, “I usually help out with the newbies.”

“Nice to meet you.” Rilanen said shaking hands with Isrian, “Why are there animals out there?” Rilanen asked as he went back over to the window.

“Oh here you don’t need to hide.” Isrian said as he too walked over to the glass wall, “Everyone except the scientists and the ficos is a shifter.” Isrian explained, “And we are all under 15 when we’re caught.”

As Rilanen turned to stare confusedly at Isrian he realized the older boy had walked over to another door, “Well I’ve got to go but if you need anything my room is the last on the left.” Isrian said as he pushed open the door and the delicious smell of cooking food wafted out, “Bye!”

Seeing a door nearby Rilanen stumbled outside, Well that was confusing! He thought to himself as he walked over to the fight. As he came closer to the crowd Rilanen heard the sounds of a fight between animals? Pushing through some of the people and looking over others Rilanen finally got a glimpse of the fight. “Wha-at” Rilanen stammered as he let himself be pushed to the back of the crowd. What Rilanen had seen made no sense what so ever in the middle of an arena were two fighters but they weren’t human or bears or wolves or foxes or tigers or horses or hawks, no they had changed, changed between all of those and more. “That is not possible.” Rilanen told himself, Buuuutttt a part of his mind went remember what Aaiel said? ‘Everyone knows you’re a shifter’ and Isrian ‘Everyone here is a shifter’ they must have meant shape-shifter! That’s not possible! As he warred with himself Rilanen suddenly realized that everyone was breaking up. Looking over different heads Rilanen saw one wolf on his belly in front of the other, showing all signs of submission, and another growling over him. Suddenly the two wolves’ forms shimmered and it was two teens shaking hands before one got the other in a headlock and they were laughing and rough housing like any other pair of friends.