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Showing posts with label Star Wars. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Star Wars. Show all posts

Thursday, April 5, 2012

MPI104 Assessment #1

So here ends week 6 of my university adventure (slightly early thanks to Easter being right around the corner). I find myself on the computer dishing out another blog post for all of you beautiful chipmunks out there who care enough to read this. Although I'm sure you are all aware that this post is an obligatory one, forced upon us by the lovely coordinators of this course, I will do as I must to liven the mood.

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Feeling better? Good. Let us continue along the enchanting journey that I have taken so far:

My journey began when I created a Gmail account and the next week, a Blogger account. At this point in time I have succeeded in creating 6 darling little Blogger posts (if you include this one). Among my favoured posts are the one where I compare Facebook to an infection (“Facebook, that Cancerous Growth We Adore”) and my one about the amazing artist/human being, Chris Scalf (“Talent and Humility”). With these I added tags or "labels" to each post, to make them easier to find by people looking for things in particular.

Not only does Blogger let you vent you’re frustration and/or adoration of humanity to people who don’t really care, but you can also change the backgrounds of things! WOW! I went with the joyful black and grey checkered pattern. It symbolises how square shapes enjoy each other’s company and rally together as a team when something needs to get done. You’ll also notice the font and colour of my post titles represent my yearning to be loved. Speaking of Star Wars, something else that I did with my blog that was quite cool was adding an inviting little banner at the top of the page. Who doesn't love Star Wars? Seriously. If you haven't seen it, you can see it on my Blogger page, right here.

Lonely? Fret not. Blogger has you sorted with that too; You can comment on other people’s blogs to make them feel all fuzzy and warm inside. For example, I commented on Thalia Haynes' post, "A Favorite Past Time - Art". As well as Laura Wingrove's post, "Inspiring".


Don't worry kids, Blogger isn't the only thing we've been doing; We also signed up for Flickr and Delicious accounts.

Right now I have 12 links on Delicious. These are important or interesting sites that I visit frequently, like deviantART, The Escapist Magazine and YouTube, to name some of my favourites. These are the sites I go to to gain inspiration or procrastination. As for Flickr, I have been lucky enough to upload 6 neat little images, some of which are photos of myself, others being some of my own hand drawn illustrations. But Flickr also allows one to favourite images of interest. You can find 3 of my favourites right here.

My Flickr Photostream
My Delicious Links Page




So, in conclusion, I have enjoyed the subject of MPI104 so far and look forward to continuing my gallant quest for knowledge on the interwebs and beyond.

May the Force always be with you.

Talent and Humility

For this blog I wanted to pay some respect to someone I admire. He's an artist called Chris Scalf whom I first found on YouTube with his video "Painting Sarah: A Portrait of Autism...". If you want to watch a magnificent time-lapse speed painting (which you really should), click on the link below.

"Painting Sarah: A Portrait of Autism..." video



He also has an old blog that he made in 2009 which was, for me, truely inspiring. I suggest to anyone reading this to go and read it. Seriously, if you have the time, read it. I know I'm setting you a lot of homework but it is well worth it. Not to mention, this guy does cover art for some of Dark Horse Comics Star Wars collection and has a DeviantART profile showing off some of his awe inspiring work.
Chris Scalf's "Humility" Blog
Chris Scalf's DeviantART page

Honestly, this guy is so inspirational the story he tells about his life raising a daughter with autism, but also in his talent as an artist. Any aspiring artist should check out his work.


Hope you all check it out for yourselves. That's all for now!