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Got about two hours of sleep last night which is always awesome (*sarcasm*), but we did another character in class. My prof liked that it looks like I did it in pastels and was kind of shocked (did you really just do this in my class?), but I just like the character (anything with smoke, bits of metal and boots is always great for me Haha :) Then I got home and did some more oil painting. Really really trying to stay away from PS, and frankly, I have absolutely NO desire to use it at all lately. It's funny..my other prof said that painting is about touch (and of course, shape, edges and all that other stuff) but I really don't get that as much as when it is done traditionally. There is so much LIFE in a painting, especially in oils. So much ENERGY in the brushstrokes! In PS, You're wondering if you're pressing too hard, if the brush is large enough or has the right opacity, etc. The depth never really seems real to me even in the matte painterly type pieces I see compared to a real painting, but that's another conversation. Oh, and I got a new sculpting kit for a sweet $2 deal yesterday..that should get to me by Friday afternoon (in time for my seven-hour class/workshop :) My friend Neil (who actually worked on one of he cars for T4...of course right now all of town is/we are working on that but I'll digress because no work on my blog no work...lol...) is a GREAT sculptor and was kind enough at the end of my drawing class (which we took together) to show me the tools he uses on a daily basis and that he has kept for 20 to 30 years of sculpting. Also, I've been bugging my prof more and more (he's an accomplished sculptor, also) and he's been really kind about helping to give advice, suggest things and just be a great source of information. I am SERIOUSLY looking into taking a class with him because he has a GREAT eye and draws really well. Interestingly, the people who either have been dropping out of his class or struggling are the people who have admitted that they need to take more life drawing (and this class is a PS class!). And the best part is that he prefers traditional people/ that environment, also (even though he does everything and is one of the best in town). He was complaining the other day that he was teaching Zbr*sh to a bunch of professionals who had never sculpted or couldn't draw and it was so frustrating to him. He thought "you guys should KNOW this stuff! This is foundation!" and was relaying his frustration to us. Anyways, I really have gotten quite the bug for drawing, painting and sculpting. How can you not? It's so much fun and it's something you can do for the rest of your life!