Oooh. Shiny.

I got a free art lesson today, from my friend Rebecca (metal-icarus.deviantart.com <---Check it out!) She taught me better ways to use pastels. The main thing was that you can blend pastels with pastels. This is made easier by the fact that I have chalk pastels. So, they're less smudgy, I guess? Less residue, really. But yes. I drew 2 eggs, a pot, and part of a lamp. And I'm getting better! Woo! So yes.

On a separate note, I watched some of the Olympic gymnastics today. One word: damn. I mean, the basics are probably really fun, but seriously now. How much of a life can you have when you're that dedicated? I barely have one as is. :P

ZOMG! MY art! Wow!

Okay, today, I actually drew some. Isn't that awesome? I finally broke out my pastels again. I am very proud of myself.

I've figured out that I'm dramatically better at abstract than at drawing subjects. I'll be practicing a more to, well, not suck.

Anyways, you can look at my stuff at http://citatus-perdition.deviantart.com/ If you happen to have an account, leave me a line! If not, leave me a line here!

So yeah. I like how I managed the eyes on the cicada, but I need to remember to keep the style relatively consistent.