Update! Update! Update!

I'm not even going to scold myself about being a glad blogger because I've already done that over here. Believe me - I've been busy.  Like, super busy, but I've been posting to my other individual, specialized I guess you could say, blogs.  Not to say that that means this little gal is getting the axe - because she's not!  I've just been really particular with my postings and I thought it would be appropriate for them to be at their respective blog places.  Would you like some highlights?  That is, in case you don't follow me at the other places...

I recently made my version of the Hambo from Victory and it was awesome!  Not as good as the original, of course, but still tasty!



My recipe / Victory Sandwich Bar

I updated my Adobe Creative Cloud info and "unlocked" the Cineware update!  Well...technically, I didn't unlock anything - I installed it but "unlocked" sounds so much cooler!  What does that mean?  GIFs, GIFs and MORE GIFs of my intro to 3D adventures!



Yes, you can tell I was bored with animating my name so I did a little blurb for my brother. Check out his artwork!!!

Speaking of GIFs, we recently went to B and B Roastery and were taken on a super-awesome coffee journey! You know I went photo crazy with my iPhone.  I had to try my new HipstaPak, ya know!  And because I went photo crazy, I had enough to make this neat little GIF!



After years and years of this tape eluding me, I FINALLY met up with John and got The Art of Making a Tape to rip it out of its analog shell and put it in WAV form for all of us to enjoy - courtesy of my audio guru Paul.  It has only been 12 years since that tape was made...and quite some time since I last heard it.  Transferring it was hilarious, noisy fun!  Thanks Paul!



 So, there you go - you're all updated!  I'll try to be more on top of everything, I promise!

Show Reel Update Prep

It's that time again - I need to update my show reel.  Ugh.  It's so frustrating!  I've been having this problem since college.  I know I need to do it, so I do, and when I do, it's never good enough for the web.  EVER.
I recently joined the Behance community and let me tell you - my work feels inferior when I compare it to the folks on there.  But fear not - I found this wonderful tutorial for more dynamic items to add to my info graphics, which are steadily making their way into my workload more and more.
I tried this cube spin thing but I altered it a little to make a cute little 3D-looking calendar graphic.



Not too bad, if I do say so myself!  It was surprisingly easy, too!  With a little more tweaking, it could be something pretty neat!

And because the weather was terrible yesterday, I locked myself in the "lab" (my computer room) and played around with an ID for myself using elements from that sweet tutorial.


The "sparks" are timed out to the final piece of music I picked out for the entire show reel.  I need to add just a few more pieces to round it out and once it's ready, I'll post it for the world to see!  This scares and excites me at the same time.

We are our own worst critics, right?  I just need to relax, upload it and share it and see what happens from there, right?  I hope you guys like my two little pieces!