Thursday, January 08, 2015
Thursday, December 25, 2014
The What I got for Christmas Tag!
Thursday, December 25, 2014Soooo I was gonna do this tag after I open all my presents or present today but here's the thing... I got no presents ;.; I don't k...
Soooo I was gonna do this tag after I open all my presents or present today but here's the thing... I got no presents ;.; I don't know where in the world this is fine that my mom went out of her way to get all my brothers something and didn't even get me one small thing. Nothing at all! I'm trying not to let it hurt me because I don't want to seem ungrateful to her but I can say my feelings here right? I'm honestly hurt by this the fact that I got absolutely nothing is kind of harsh since I'm the only kid that does anything for her. I help her out so much and actually had a bit of trouble with painting her a gift and everything! Geez.. I guess Christmas isn't about the gifts but still.. It hurts when your brothers got more than five presents and not one thing was for you.
Well anyways.. Thanks for coming over my imaginary readers but I didn't have anything special to show you today, it's only half 8 in the morning and I'm already in a sour mood.. Maybe this year I'm Scrooge..
Anyway I hope you guys are having a blessed and safe Christmas bye!
-CutieStare
Tuesday, December 23, 2014
Raw changes everything!
Tuesday, December 23, 2014So yesterday I decided to shoot some self portraits I know I'm not a model or anything but I got to admit that these pictures ca...
So yesterday I decided to shoot some self portraits I know I'm not a model or anything but I got to admit that these pictures came out so well! It's crisp and clean even though I did quite a bit of editing on it to achieve the look! Why is it crisp and clean you ask? The answer is RAW! It's a picture format and even though I was a bit scared to shoot with it the results was so worth it.
Raw is somewhat like the negative of the picture, it's dull and plain when it is first shot and it's up to you to process your picture in a photo editor. There you sharpen and beautify your picture and then convert in to JPEG or any other format. Raw files are huge but they allow you to edit your pictures without the harming them. I mean look at my pictures! Just be sure that you have a photo editor that can take raw files before. You convert from shooting in JPEG to RAW.
You'll love your work much more and it seriously bumps up the quality of your shots.
Btw the photo editor I used was Adobe Lightroom5, I have a free trial and I'm seriously considering getting the full version.
Till next time my imaginary readers, I hope you consider my advice and have a blessed day ^.^
-CutieStare
Sunday, December 21, 2014
New look
Sunday, December 21, 2014As you guys probably noticed our blog has a new look. Do you like it? I did it myself (took me forever >~< ) ...
As you guys probably noticed our blog has a new look. Do you like it? I did it myself (took me forever >~< )
-CutieStare
Saturday, December 20, 2014
Paying Attention to Detail
Saturday, December 20, 2014While I was absent from this blog I found myself painting many watercolor portraits, I don't know if it's because I'd like to ta...
While I was absent from this blog I found myself painting many watercolor portraits, I don't know if it's because I'd like to take up self photography or whatever but I did notice what improvements I need to make in my portrait game.
Detail
For someone reason I think all my portraits lack detail. They all lack the extra something that makes you stare at them for a long time wondering how the hell the artist did it. Maybe it's my insecurities that makes them lack the detail they need..
Every time I paint a face, I do the eyes and the nose the mouth but when it comes to shading the face I'm afraid to drop the paint, I don't know how to move the brush or how much water to use. I basically tense up. I've noticed that I do the same when I'm drawing portraits as well.
I've done quite a few portraits so far and I do actually see some small improvements in how I shade and layer my color. Hopefully soon I'll be able to confidently put down some color on paper and not immediately regret it or panic internally.
We all grow as artists and as people over the years so I guess I should be happy that I don't paint the same way I did last year and that there were major improvements from then to now but I seriously need to work on my detail and shading.
Do you guys paint? If you have tips and tricks with watercolor paint then please don't be afraid to leave a comment!
Till then my imaginary readers! Bye!
-CutieStare
Saturday, December 20, 2014
Why I've been Away
Saturday, December 20, 2014There's so many things happening in my life that sometimes it's hard to sit down, collect my thoughts and write a blog post. I...
There's so many things happening in my life that sometimes it's hard to sit down, collect my thoughts and write a blog post.
I've recently did my first photography job, I've also been notified that I got accepted into college and I have to study for an exam that's in early January. On top of all these I seem to have gotten myself sick way too often in the past two months.
Apparently I'll be starting college around the 17th or so in January but I have an exam on the 15? Just imagine the stress I went through trying to organise how the hell I'm to do orientation and be at an exam on the same day. Okay maybe not on the same day but they're pretty close to each other right?
Don't get me wrong I'm glad that I got into college and I know I'll try my best but why make the registration and orientation process so difficult?
Sighh well anyways this is my excuse for not posting anything for the last two months.
Hopefully i can get my act together by January and produce good content to my imaginary readers :3.
I hope I am forgiven and till next time! And yes I know my duck face in that photo is hard to resist lol jk
-CutieStare








