Yearly update?

It's been nearly a year since I last posted, probably about 6 months since I last looked at this blog, but I feel an update  is perhaps due. I have no idea if anyone still even visits this blog, but oh well.

I've pretty much left Stardoll now. For a few years I only really stayed for the clubs and the people i'd met there, but restrictions on the posting capabilities there caused many people to leave all together.

I'm now a few months away from starting my final year of school, which is pretty exciting; I'll most likely be beginning university applications in about June, and at the moment I am considering a course involving art; perhaps animation.

In terms of art I have certainly progressed since the work I posted here. It's not graphics anymore, but mainly traditional and digital paintings.

E.g.

I do love a good bit of fan art.

Im still grateful for the years I spent on Stardoll. Without them I most likely would never have taken up art again and then who knows what path i'd currently be going down.

And that's pretty much it. Perhaps i'll update again in 2014, as i'm preparing to go to university.

If you do want to contact me though, the best links would be my deviantart; mangosurprise.deviantart.com or my tumblr; thisurlisunavailable.tumblr.com

It's been a long long time

Far too long actually. I did get a new tablet though! I paid the money and got a Wacom.

But I doubt i'll return to stardoll graphics. Creating them was a very good learning curve, and it helped me discover that I actually really do enjoy art. Even to the point where I now have my heart set on being an Animator. I may post some regular artwork, and you never know; maybe a graphic, but I feel fairly safe to say that my time creating stardoll graphics is over.

If, by chance, anyone would like to keep up with my artwork, I try to regularly updated my deviantart at mangosurprise.deviantart.com

Artpad

Just thought i'd post this, it's a painting on an online programme called Artpad. It took me about 30 minutes maybe? Artpad is O.K, but i wouldn't really recommend it if you're looking to create good pieces of work. There's only really brushes and opacity to work with; and again i've still not found my tablet pen, I miss it!

No tablet graphic

still no pen! :( But i made a graphic regardless. Well; i absolutely love the pose on this one, the shading especially, but after finishing the graphic i don't really like it. It just looks amateurish, as if i've taken it from i-dressup and stuck a blurry face on it. Well you can decide which you prefer for yourself.

My mum lost my tablet pen

*dies*
Considering 90% of the graphics on this blog weren't made with a tablet, it's amazing how quickly you forget how to make graphics with a laptop mouse. So there'll be no graphics for a while; maybe some ramblings.

but follow my tumblr! utterpwnage.tumblr.com

Graphics tutorial

I decided to make another graphics tutorial for my youtube channel youlovelouise so i thought i'd post a link here. the graphic itself isn't the best, but it was done in 50 minutes, and i had to cut a lot of the video out.

view it here

And here's the graphic the tutorial is of;

A practice at poses

I've got no idea what i want to do with this graphic, but i wanted to practice drawing poses from the top of my head, because i'm awful at drawing them! This headless model has some booty on her. The hands are messed up but i've never been good at them.

New icon

I decided it was time to change my user icon from my katy perry graphic to something actually involving my medoll! Haha. This was a fairly quick graphic, but i love the dress and pose, even though the shoulders are a bit iffy. I think i got the shading on the dress spot on though :D It's obviously inspired by marilyn monroe, but i had to add my own twist to it, so i used my favourite stardoll hair colour. I do think the neck looks a bit squashed though.

Another graphic at last!

I've been busy with exams lately, so i'm sorry for not posting anymore graphics! But here is one at last!

It's actually from my new magazine that i might make, but im not sure if i can really be bothered. I love the hair, and the dress (lets see who can guess who inspired it, ha!) But im not very happy with the pose. I couldn't draw the hand at all, but it looked alright before i put the dress on it. Oh well.

PSG/ Lipstick design contest

This is just my entry for the psg/lipstick outfit design contest :) Just thought i'd upload it. I'm awful at drawing shoes though. I can never get the position of the heel/wedge right.

Ooh la la

I've spent just over a week on this graphic. I don't think i really need to explain who it is :) But it's one of my favourite graphics so far. Enjoy.

J'ai retourne

Yes, I'm back :) After my impromptu, but extended absence from stardoll I have decided to come back, and that includes my graphics. So here's a dress from a random picture on google i've drawn, i think it's ok considering the last graphic i made, was the last one posted on the blog.

I've gotten ALOT better at art since i left. I'd like to scan some of my work in, but it's in my folio at school. But has my graphics improved with it? I'll let you decide that over the next few posts :) I've been away from stardoll for nearly 5 months, so feel free to update me on what's been happening.

Note; For some reason the graphic has uploaded badly, even though it's png. I'll try to fix it at some point. But the sides of the skirt etc are actually smooth.

Louises graphics are back.

I was gone for quite a while. I've been concentrating alot on school lately. But of course; i'm back. My graphics have improved hugely, aswell as my overall drawings skills. So a few sketches from my folio might pop up ever now and then. Im hoping to make this blog bigger than ever, so there could be new features but i just haven't thought of them yet.

Here's a taste of the new quality of graphics;

Better technique, Better shapes (i've started using a tablet now of course) and better shading, wouldn't you agree?

My account got deleted.

Yep. Sucks. After mailing stardoll thinking it'd be easy to get back (it was deleted by stardoll so no cheat here :/) was told that i'd recieved 8 warnings regarding sexual content, yet i never recieved a single one. So they're refusing to reactivate it. So if you want to contact me via stardoll, then my current account is dream.on Im hoping to get taloulaaa back though.

Bikinis on top

This may be the last graphic I make using a laptop mouse :) But it's katy perry. I hope it resembles her. Im not so sure about the hand :L But i love the hair. I used a different method this time.

IM GONNA GET A TABLET

YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYA

It cost me exactly £16.97. So not exactly a top of the range wacom. But i did see a bamboo (2nd hand) for £28, but i wanted a new one. It's a trust mini tablet. :) I don't really care that much. It HAS to be better than a laptop mouse. Amazon should deliver it between the 22nd and the 26th. It's glasgow fair monday today, so it will take longer than usual :L

My own design :)

I wasn't in the mood for recreating so i've added a head (sort of) to my previous graphic and designed a dress. It was mainly to practice shading, and i like the way the fishtail ending turned out.

Tyra banks pose

Title explains :)

On another note I WANT A GRAPHICS TABLET. I think my graphics would improve SO much if i got one; so i've started to save :3. I have £9 at the moment. so in about 18 years i may be able to afford a wacom.

Pose

:) I really like this pose. It'll be the one I use for my designs and recreation of clothes from now on

New layout

More fresh and summery :) A new pose graphic coming soon.