Finally got my hands on a monitor with decent color and accurate light levels, so you won't be seeing excessively dark artwork out of me anymore, unless the situation warrants it. I'm looking back on my old stuff and realizing I kind of abused the levels on most of them. Oh well. No regrets.

I'm getting close to crunch time on my graphic novel project--in the next few weeks I should be finishing a series of concepts for the main characters, and some Sketchup renders of props and vehicles I plan on using.

The storyline is too difficult to explain in just a journal post, but it will involve predominantly robots and similar things that I draw way too much, just to make the project slightly easier for me. It will still probably kill me in the long run, but if I can pull it off...it'd open some interesting doors down the road.

The setting is postapocalyptic, with heavy medieval elements and some cyberpunk themes as well. Yes, I am deliberately trying to mash opposing genres together to make something that people haven't seen before. I've been paranoid about the originality of my work, prowling the internet looking for similar works that incorporate the same elements, but I haven't found anything remotely close to my particular brand of insanity yet.

Still haven't decided on what style I'll be using, as the one I predominately utilize isn't quite as time effective. I need to finish this sucker or at least get close within the next seven months, so speed is crucial. Hoping my work doesn't suffer for it.

Also, trying to apply for internships at various Seattle-based studios. Wish me luck. I'm hoping and praying that I'd be able to find work for next fall, so I can spend the summer down in Mexico working with kids at a halfway home. I love it down there.

It's going to be a rough year for me, since I'm still juggling a full courseload and can't afford to screw anything up this late in the game without going into debt in an extra year at school. A degree will be nice, but not nice enough to guarantee me a foot in the door at the studios I'm after. Bungie's looking good, but a long shot obviously with my limited skillset and lack of enthusiasm for Halo. I'm going to apply anyway for kicks, once my portfolio is a little prettier. Hoping for Valve down the road though.

Anyways, that's what's going on with me lately. The concepts will be coming soon, assuming I can ignore my classwork long enough to get anything decent done. I can't believe I miss Mount Rainier already.