Well, it is probably obvious to anyone watching that I've been here a lot less lately. Actually, that's not really true. I'm here every day many times. I just haven't had the same amount of drawing/painting time since I started this new job. I have done some graphic design work for them but can't post it here. I've uploaded a few things over the past couple of weeks and I'll pick up the pace when I settle into a routine.
I got CS6 a couple of days ago and I'm having fun learning the differences since CS4. I really like the pencil angles for sketching that support my tablet. I can't wait to discover all the cool things I can do with this new version. It's like Christmas in June! I also got a bunch of new pencils and brushes plus new tattooing gear. I hope to be able to do some more tats so I can post them here. The ones I've done so far are not my designs or if they are my designs, they are simple and I didn't think anyone would care to see them. But soon, I'll be doing a nice one of the Aries Ram I designed. When I add shading it should be really cool.
I'm really motivated to keep on improving my art and learning new things. I started working on more structured training and practice and posting some of my stuff to the group Trainee-Zeal. I am trying to stretch and challenge myself so I'm not just working with characters and figures. I recommend it to anyone who wants to focus on getting better at drawing, learning new things, getting constructive criticism and improving their technique.