SpacePirateNeko

By the way speaking of DYRL....has anyone noticed yet when you play the "making of episode 3 videogame" , one of the devlopers has a huge ass poster in the background of minnmay singing from DYRL. Not sure if it was mentioned before.

18/18 pity me

Actually i saw Bowie play earlier this year ....the amano sketches look like what bowie STILL looks like

OK i went to Amanos World last night and wow was i suprised by the front page. It seems my favorite artist in the damn world is drawng a book written by one of my favorite writers based on a character of one of my favorite musicians. It just cannot get better. Yoshitaka Amano and Niel Gaiman present : The Return of the Thin White Duke

Ive always said that to really be an artist or musician you have to be unemployed. That would be impossible to me since i live alone and recieve no money from anyone but me. Right now i really hate where i work and who i work for but its the best job i ever had because it actually makes money. I work for the federal govt doing decurity in teh airport but i know the job ( which is of course important to protect people) was created for no other reason then politics. You would be amazed at how inept this orginization is, if the govt was so concerned with public safety you think they could pay for x rays that didnt break down every 20 minutes, or covers for the screens so the sunlight didnt block out images. We actually everyday at noonish have to duct tape umbrellas or pieces or cardboard to teh top of the monitors to keep out sunlight because the govt refuses to pay money. Very classy. The point mainly being i dont want to be here in a year , but at the same time it beats working at restruants for pennies. I hope i can at least get the job part time. Right now i wake up at 230 am work from 4 am until 230 pm. Its a very stressful job as everyone pretty much hates you...passengers, and other airport employees, especially pilots, just for trying to protect them. I cant blame them all the time since the job is filled with so many inept people whio i cant for the life of me understand how they got a job like this ( though i probably can). I think part time is closed right now i have to check again, the current part timers were made to be full time because of lack of people. Currently looking into a job which would require me to translate wire tappings from tape into type. The hours would be much more flexible and better on the head, and the pay actually higher. This would also put me more in control of time. Thank you mr march btw, your post gave me some ideas.

Thanks alot for the help guys. Heres the thing money isnt a problem as far as living is concerned. I wouldnt be able to get money from any family sources as they havnt any and i keep no close family ties im pretty much on my own and thats one of the main things is basically i make around 30k a year ( before taxes ) so around 25k. However i make this much because i work horrible hours in a very stressful job. Thats one problem i cant substitute the job because i have to pay for ...well ..life. Its really a balance thing i mean taking one class a semester as i have in the past wont get me very far. As for competition , im not worried, if im making enough to live and doing what i love , im happy. I guess the main reason to go to college has more to do with the way i work when it comes to art. I havnt drawn for ages, i almost fear it , i used to be very good but i get VERY frustrated when it comes to artwork. I usually predict failure before i get to it, i mean its odd i never worried about those things before but in the last few years its been like that. I know i dont NEED college i could get home from work and draw and paint for hours on end...but its not going to happen. Im at my best when im assigned a project to do...if not im a dreamer i can come up with 1000's of fascinating unique ideas...but it kills me that i cant even begin to get these down on paper. When im assigned a task im more apt to do it. Im also more apt to do things when im around people who are creative. I remember being in AP art and that was the greatest creative time i ever had. I loved how we could be given an idea and then during review everyones artwork on the same subject would be 100% different. I mean i could be drawing right now...but im not...i mean , its not laziness ..its i dont know , fear. Im an idea person, maybe too much a dreamer, im always coming out with great ideas people seem to enjoy but it never goes beyond that. Something changed when i went back to japan, after meeting street musicians and i dont know the people in general. I have this drive now...i have to do this. Yea if i really wanted to id be doing it....trust me i really want to i always do. I also always let things get in the way. I really want to go to Pasadena....its probably $$$ and i need to make a new portfolio. I left all my old artwork with a friend when i moved to cali 4 years ago...who then promtly vanished with all of it and my guitars , lots of other stuff. I live in Lakewood right near long beach , any schools there that are reasonable and not an arm and a leg to get into? I really wish i hadnt missed el caminos add in cut off date , at least i could take a class to help build a portfolio. Anyway thanks alot guys , pls go on if you have anymore help, this website is one of the best outlets of creative people around. I think tomorrow when i wake up...i will be pulling out the sketch book again , not let anything get in my way...no fears, no age , no 95 degree LA heat with no air conditioner so im stuck to my chair......nothing sorry its late and this sounds more liek rambling..... someone i know just gave me the full $$$$ pofessional version of maya im going to install it now and work my way through it the most militiristic youll ever find me is playing joint operations =)

Im at wits end really , every single begining semester i end up not going to college ..mainly because of work hours which lead to laziness. I really dont know where to go or how to get there but i feel like everything i want to do in life is slipping by . I dont care about being famous or having tons of money all i really wanna do in life is artwork for games or movies or etc anything in that field. Every year i watch my chances slip by because i dont even know where to start so i turn to macrossworld which is filled with artists and creative people. I seriously would be happy just going to school and at least6 TRYING. Now i live in california, and ive looked up all the local ( los angeles) BIG schools and no i dont have 12 thousand dollars a semester. Im 25 and had very high grades in HS ( more reason to be bitter) but i think im too old for scholarships. Does anyone know a good school around here that i can apply to that fits the bill. I mean i know i have to wait all the way until spring again..which is incredibly depressing. The only college ive ever attended was a few classes at el camino which amounts to little. Its depressing enough to have to wait all those months to apply again its such a waste of time. i dont know what to say please help. I was accepted to SOVA a very good art school in NY when i was 18 and didnt have enough money 3 days before entry and they said i couldnt start without paying. Ever since then its been all downhill since then working jobs a labotomized monkey could handle...i feel like my mind is worthless and any skills i had or could form are wasted. I know i know...thats LIFE..trust me i know. but like i said ...i would be happy just being down the path or in the direction i want, i just really need help or advice on how to get there step by step. Any advice help would be appreciated.

Does anyone know where i can buy ( online ) pre thinned paints made for airbushes. And please no " its better to do that yourself" posts because ive been down that road . If you know a website pls lemme know.

If anyone in the Tokyo area still wants to do something pls let me know i have two days left here and its a wonderful city but very lonely if you are by yourself

Just picked up a macross perfect memory orginal with the band and poster for 40 bucks at mandarake in nakano.　Weeeeeeeee

graham this is something i dont get either..but what really annoys me is how in the last 5 or so years hobby japan has become hobby gundam...i mean how often do you see a non gundam cover anymore...and the book is now 75% gundam. It also bothers me that when i go into a model store all i find is 2000 gundam models and maybe 3 models from another series...i miss mandarake =(

Im going to tokyo at the very end of the month ill be sure to check these out

AMEN!

FFXI own3s SWG's ass hardcore. Vostok 7 Thats the most amusing statement ever, after a year i still own and love star wars galaxies, but i guess thats because i roleplay. They have been adding huge amounts of new content on a monthly basis now....the deathwatch and corvette dungeuns are wonderful. And jtl looks to be one of the best mmorpg expansions ever. As for ff11 i dont think a more boring online rpg was ever made. I couldnt play that for more then a few minutes at a time without being incredibly bored. Its one of the slowest , most awkwardly controlled snoozefests out there. The control makes it difficult to do anything on teh fly or fast ..locked battles is one of the worst ideas ever created for an rpg...i mean if im fighting something why do i actually have to state im switching targets when instead i can just yknow...switch targets. It was like they took every rpg component from every online rpg and made it complicated and difficult and help provide a genre based on freedom to do what you please and take away teh freedom on it. Not to mention the walk speed....and the fact that besides leveling up to become two mixed classes...theres really else nothing to do in this game that sparks the least bit of interest. Yes i play swg and EQ the two most hated mmorpg's out there that people love to bash, and ironically enough the two that are the most versatile , fun and open ended on teh market . People just love to hate things sometimes.

must not...let ...topic........die

Hmmm i actually liked the story of the second mgs , i like the way it became something of mindtwist at the end. I am however glad snake is back in the pilots seat. Hopefully the story will lead up to whatever happened to snake and otakon at the end of 2.

Oddly enough that might be an improvement if that were in the movie

Super friggen long MGS 3 video that has actual storyline elements for a change..and tons of em

and heres the pieces that have been airbushed already ---pre primed with shadow grey

heres the project xabungle wm walker gallar 2$ ( mandarake i miss you )

nevermind i can use photoshop ok heres the materials

i wish i could take a snap shot of the paintjob but i cant find a program that can take snaps with this old camera ( ezcam pro) anyone know a program i can use ) and no they dont even update teh driver or have teh old driver for tha cam anymore

Im going to be in Japan for two weeks at the end of July, i was wondering if anyone could help me find some interesting places to go to. I hate being a tourist so when i go places i usually "live in" when im there , i speak fairly decent japanese so i should be ok. I will be staying in Toyko ( it seems like a reasonable place to start ) and could use help on places to do things , see , buy etc . Also if any of you live close id be more then happy to hang out. What im looking for is the best places to buy stuff hobby related , best clubs to go to ( that have live japanese bands ) places to see , and basically anyway to go out into the countryside. Any help is appreciated P.S. feel free to email me at SpacePirateNeko@aol.com

Recently i asked people why my airbrush paint was coming on with too much "splatter" effect and they recommended my psi was too high..they were right .. its usually close to 30. The problem is the compressor i use "campbell hausfeld" doesnt have male output connector and my airbrush hose is small one with a female output . So what i have to do is use the big fugly yellow hose that comes with the compressor and then connect the airburhs hose to that . In effect i cant even get paint out with both air and paint levers down unless i go up to around 25-30 psi. I did notice the paint was coming out "ok" when i had it at 25 and was very light on it ...but still not smooth Does anyone know a website i can go to that would have a piece to convert the output to male? Also the airbrush does container a smaller needle and tip ...i started to take it apart ....became distraught with the amount of pieces in the sintructions..i didnt want to break anything its so expensive i just decided to stop where i was and put it back together ( i got about 3 pieces off before i decided to put it back together )

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