I don't think I'm much of a journal person or even a diary person for that matter, but I feel like it's time I finally sit down and write something--anything really. Feel free to stop here now and move on to something more interesting. Just feel like rambling today
I work six days a week (sometimes seven depending on the urgency of a project) at a production house in the graphics department as an illustrator and 2d animator. Now I'm even learning to do some editing work so I could lend a hand to post production. It sounds impressive, but work wise especially in terms of quality, I still have a long way to go. Also, I seriously hope to find a different job sometime this year or the next. Since joining, I haven't really have much time to sit down and draw something for myself. I feel my skills, visualisation and imagination slowly dwindling as the years go by. On occasions, I will doodle things on random pieces of paper I have scattered across my desk, sometimes sketch, but never a proper drawing. Sure I still draw while at work for other projects, but what I really miss is drawing for me; drawing characters I want to draw; drawing concepts I want to create.
I miss that. I miss drawing.
Which is ironic when I seem to find plenty of time to indulge in my cosplay hobby
I suppose I have no one to blame, but myself huh?
A part of me regrets, but there's also a part of me that takes some pride in what I do with cosplay. Like making props and quite recently sewing my own pair of gloves and cutting a wig. The last two were fun and a nice learning experience. If I'm not rushing for a particular cosplay project, I find sewing quite relaxing. As for wig cutting, I remember having to trim my little sisters bangs when she asks for it because she hated when it starts reaching at a certain length. I also recall slightly butchering once (angled the scissors wrongly, whoops!). That's probably the last time she asked me to help trim her hair and start learning to put up with long bangs, hahaha!
Recently this month, I tried trimming a Gumi wig from Vocaloid, Love is War version. The wig is a lovely two tone wig meant for the Camellia version already pre-styled, but decided it that it needed more trimming.
The picture below is me looking to see how the wig looks on my head with the googles in a hotel bathroom for an event called MagCon in Miri. I was trimming off some more of the bangs while I was there. Two nights before the event I had to pour hot water over some parts of the wig because when I cut some off, the fibers curled (???) I wished I had thought to document that moment with more pictures. Another thing I've learned about myself is that I'm not really good at documenting things. I should though, I really should!
Oh, and I forgot to bring my megaphone for the event too. Argh!! XD
Will be posting my megaphone tutorial for Vocaloid Love is War in a few days time which has been loooong overdue, I think.
Better late than never?
-Shaza
