Could we with ink the ocean fill,
And were the skies of parchment made,
Were every stalk on earth a quill,
And every man a scribe by trade,
To write the love of God above,
Would drain the ocean dry.
Nor could the scroll contain the whole,
Though stretched from sky to sky.
- Created By thelostsindar
Merry Christmas! FREE Kindle edition of my book!
Hey guys! Many of you know I released my first book about a month ago. As a little Christmas gift, the Kindle edition is available for free, now through December 27th! You can grab a copy of it on Amazon. Enjoy! I'd love to hear what you think of it!
Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas!
-theLostSindar
Secret Santa 2016 Wishlist
If you haven’t signed up yet, check out this year’s Secret Santa page! Many thanks to toyotami kun and Kaerlyn for hosting ^^
Here are a bunch of ideas for me, some individual characters and some couples in various categories.
My Original Characters:
Vekter
Elysia
Zenia
Dathan
Saiyel
Vekter x Elysia
Fire Emblem:
Seth (FE8)
Hector (FE7)
Jakob (FE14)
Dwyer (FE14)
Geoffrey x Elincia (FE9/10)
Seth x Eirika (FE8)
Legend of Zelda:
Link (Adult form, doesn’t matter which game)
Link x Zelda
Anime:
Kija (aka Gija) (Akatsuki no Yona)
Shin-Ah (no mask!) (Akatsuki no Yona)
Hak x Yona (Akatsuki no Yona)
Naru (aka Kazuya Shibuya)(Ghost Hunt)
Naru x Mai (Ghost Hunt)
Lin (Ghost Hunt)
Seto Kaiba (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
Genos (One-Punch Man)
Hei (Darker than Black)
Miraculous Ladybug:
Chat Noir
Chat Noir x Ladybug
(Or any variation of the "love square", lol)
Choose whatever you wish, and have fun with it!
(Just a note, please don’t draw anything sexy or suggestive. Thanks!)
Survey Time
Stolen by request from silvershriek XD
Name: Shannen
Birthdate: December 4th
Birthplace: Upstate NY
Current Location: Elsewhere in Upstate NY (a little over an hour from where I was born)
Eye Color: Dark blue
Hair Color: Blonde
Righty or Lefty: Righty
Male or Female: Female
-----------------DESCRIBE------------------
The shoes you wore today: Sandals
Your fears: Losing loved ones, making mistakes
-----------------WHAT IS------------------
Your most overused phrase: Don’t think I really have one.
Your thoughts first waking up: Already? XD
The first feature you notice in the opposite sex: Hm…I guess I’ve never really payed attention ^^; Their overall stature/build maybe?
Your best physical feature: I have no idea XD
Your bedtime: Around 11
Your most missed memory: Family vacations :)
-----------------YOU PREFER------------------
Pepsi or Coke: Pepsi
McDonald's or Burger King: Burger King
Single or group dates: Single
Adidas or Nike: Neither really
Chocolate or vanilla: Both XD But I usually prefer chocolate…depends what it is.
Cappuccino or coffee: Neither XP
-------------DO YOU------------------
Smoke: Nope
Cuss: Nope
Take a shower everyday: Yep
Have a crush: Even better - I have a husband X) Lol!
Do you think you've been in love?: Yep!
Want to go to college: Checked that box already
Like(ed) high school: Yep, for the most part
Want to get married: Already am!
Type with your fingers on the right keys: Sometimes…maybe…I just kind of let me fingers do what they want so they probably aren’t technically in the right place very often ^^;
Believe in yourself: Not particularly, but as I was discussing with Silver I really don’t think of that as a bad thing. I believe in God, and to me that makes a whole lot more sense than believing in little me. Apart from Him, I can do nothing.
Get motion sickness: Sometimes on long car rides or on winding roads
Think you're attractive: Eh, to an extent. Sometimes I’m more positive than others ^^;
Think you're a health freak: No. Somewhat health-conscious, but not a health freak.
Get along with your parents: Yes, I get along with my dad very well, and I wish I could’ve had more time with my mom in my post-high school life so we could have developed a better relationship too :(
Like thunderstorms: I LOVE them!
Play an instrument: Guitar
------------IN THE PAST MONTH DID:/:HAVE YOU-------------
Gone to the mall: Yep
Eaten sushi: Nope. I have no intention of trying it either >.<
Been on stage: No
Been dumped: No
Gone skating: No, not in a few years. I miss ice skating!
Made homemade cookies: Hm, nope. Not in the last month.
Been in love: Yeesss
Dyed your hair: No
Stolen anything: No
-------------HAVE YOU EVER------------------
Flown on a plane: Yep, a bunch of times.
Missed school because it was raining?: Nope.
Told a guy/girl that you liked them?: Not before knowing it was mutual. I’m shyyyy.
Cried during a Movie?: Ahah, yes. Lots of times ^^;
Ever thought an animated character was hot?: If we’re being honest…yes XD
Had an imaginary friend: I think so, when I was younger.
Cut your own hair: No
Had crush on a teacher: No
Been trashed or extremely intoxicated: No – no alcohol for me!
Gotten beaten up: No, thank goodness O_o
Been in a fight: Only if you count fighting with my sister when we were growing up, haha.
Shoplifted: No
----------------THE FUTURE------------------
Age you hope to be married: Already am! I was married at 21.
Numbers and Names of Children: Oh boy. I never thought I would ever want to have children but…something very strange has been happening lately XD I guess marriage and getting older do some funny things to you, lol! I wouldn’t want more than 1 or 2 kids. Names…Elysia (Ellie) and Alexander? Maybe?
How do you want to die?: Well ideally the Rapture would happen before then :D But if not, I would just hope it isn’t painful.
What do you want to be when you grow up?: Pretty sure 25 qualifies as grown-up XD But I still can’t say I have a lot of aspirations…maybe an illustrator.
What country would you most like to visit?: Probably the UK. Sweden, Italy, or Ireland would be cool too. I’ve already been to Japan, but I wouldn’t mind going back again :D Although I’m not really the traveling sort so probably none of those will happen ^^;
-----------------Opp. Sex------------------
Best eye color: Any color can be really nice, but maybe green?
Best hair color: Black or dark brown.
Short or long hair: Shortish
Best height: Tall XD
Best weight: Average
Best first date location: Hm…I like the zoo :3
-----------------NUMBER OF-----------------
Number of people you could trust with your life: *shrugs*
Number of CDs that I own: I guess I’ve collected quite a few over the years.
Number of piercings: One in each ear
Number of tattoos: None
Number of times my name has appeared in the newspaper: Just a few I think.
Number of scars on my body: I don’t know, not a lot XD The only sizable one is on my knee (bike accident ^^;)
Number of things in my past that I regret: Yeah, I’d rather not start counting through those, or I’ll end up depressed ^^;
---------FAVORITES------------------
Shampoo: Pantene I guess?
Fav Color(s): Teal I think. Also really like blues, purples, and greens.
Day/Night: Hm, too many good things about both.
Summer/Winter: Summer, though Fall and Spring are my first choices.
Fave Cartoon Character: I’m never quite sure what qualifies as a cartoon…
Fave Food: Chicken parmesan
Fave Movies: Lord of the Rings trilogy, Harry Potter series
Fave sport: Hockey
----------------RIGHT NOW------------------
Wearing: A black shirt with a vampire smiley-face on it that my husband bought me (lol XD) and capris.
Drinking: Nothing
Thinking about: This question ^^;
Listening to: I unfortunately have a hard time thinking/typing while listening to music ^^;
---------------IN THE LAST 24 HRS------------------
Cried: Nope
Worn jeans: Um…do denim capris count?
Met someone new online: No
Done laundry: No
Drove a car: Nope
Talked on the phone: No
---------------DO YOU BELIEVE IN--------------
Yourself: I think we’ve covered that one XD
Your friends: Yeah
Santa Claus: No, but I did when I was little.
Tooth Fairy: Same
Destiny/Fate: Kinda
Angels: Yes
Ghosts: Sort of…spirits and demons and such, yes, but not really what people typically mean by “ghosts”. I do enjoy watching Ghost Hunters though XD
UFO's: I suppose not, but it’s fun to think about XD
God: Yes!
--------FRIENDS AND LIFE------------------
Do you ever wish you had another name?: I did when I was younger. I guess I’ve accepted it now ^^;
Do you have a girlfriend/boyfriend?: Like I said - husband XD
Do you like anyone?: See above :3
Which one of your friends acts the most like you?: Hm, not really sure.
Are you close to any family member?: I’m pretty close to my dad and sister.
Who do you hang around the most?: My husband
What's the best feeling in the world?: Ohh, I don’t know. I’m running out of answers, lol XD
Worst Feeling?: Guilt or regret
What time is it now?: 6:54 pm
Sketch Process
Hello again!
My buddy LucCalar mentioned that he would like to see some of the process that I go through for my digital artwork, so I thought I’d put an entry together showing some of my sketches vs. the finished product.
1 – “Respite”
This is probably my best example as I happened to scan a version of it early on before I had detailed anything but the faces. This is also very typical of the process I go through.
I almost always start with a pencil drawing, starting with a rough sketch with some skeletal elements (kind of light here, sorry), then building on top of that and erasing to get a more complete pencil drawing. Then I use my tablet and Photoshop CS5 to draw the digital lineart over top of my pencil drawing (on a different layer, of course). Lastly here I added base colors. Then lots of shading later we have…
The finished picture! Note this is an older one so the lines are a bit thicker than I usually make them now. Also most of the background was just added as I went along.
2 – “Dance with Me”
This one is similar to the first one, but I wanted to show it because it’s a case where I started with a much rougher pencil sketch and filled in most of the details digitally.
Here’s my original sketch and then a modification of Rennac’s arm I added in Photoshop because I didn’t like the original placement.
And then the final!
3 – “Because I Love Owls”
I don’t believe this one ever made it to TheO...it was just a quick picture I made for an ID on DeviantArt a while back. But it’s a rare case where I did everything digitally, no pencil involved, so I thought I’d show it. I usually avoid this method because I’ve found that I have a harder time getting anatomy right for some reason when I draw straight through my tablet, but this one turned out alright.
As you can see, my tablet sketching is VERY messy!
4 – “Dark Link”
Lastly I wanted to show a piece where I just colored directly underneath one of my pencil drawings in Photoshop. This is the same sort of thing I did for the drawings of Felix, Arcanus, Midna, Rath, and Seth in my portfolio.
Here’s my original pencil drawing and then the finished picture. I set the pencil layer to “multiply” and then painted underneath it. In this case, I also duplicated the pencil layer to make it darker.
And that’s it! Thanks for reading, and I hope this was enjoyable. Feel free to ask questions if you have any ^-^
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