je m'appelle l'amour.

This is a hilarious case of speech production/perception error:

Sparkling Wiggles

Get a job, sparkling wiggle!


Thigh-high toeless, heelless socks (beige) x pink panda footies. Both made in Japan.

You know what bothers me?

Tutoyer.


It really bothers me when my French classmates use "tu/toi" instead of "vous/vous" when addressing the teacher or a guest speaker. Tu is informal, and vous is formal. Tutoyer is the verb for addressing someone as "tu," and vousvoyer is the verb for addressing someone as "vous."

I'm not sure how much of the formal vous the French language is losing over time, but I still find it rude when people do that.

Maybe my sensitivity to formality comes from my Japanese roots.



AND STOP PRONOUNCING SILENT LATENT CONSONANTS IN FRENCH.

kthx.


SOD:

Knit legwarmers (grey) x crochet stockings (black; made in Japan, made in U.S. (UrbanOutfitters), respectively. I love wearing slouchy socks/legwarmers with booties.

Uhhh yeah random entry. Well kind of. In French conv class tomorrow, I'm doing a 5 minute oral presentation on a topic of my choice. By request I've chosen to talk about my art.

Here are the general steps I take in drawing traditionally. The picture in the tutorial is called falling on, inspired by autumn and this picture.


1. The sketch.

I start with a pencil sketch to lay out the general theme and balance of the drawing. Done in 2H pencil.

2. Line art.

Sometimes I do a more detailed sketch, but for this one I just went straight into inking. I use a black 0.3mm Sakura Pigma Micron pen.

3. Erasing the draft.

I erase the pencil sketch to leave just the line art. Staedtler Mars Plastic eraser.

4. Beta.

I do the beta work, also known as filling in black areas. Colored the clothes with Sharpie, and then added the pillar with Photoshop.

At this point, I make a few copies of the complete line art on a laser jet ink copier/printer.

5. Color Scheme.

Before going into coloring, I take one of my line art copies to make a general color scheme plan. Sometimes I color spontaneously without planning, but that usually ends up bad. Colourlovers.com is a wonderful place to find great color schemes... I'm a noob with colors.

6. Basic colors.

I fill in most of the work with basic, lighter colors within the color scheme. I use Copic Sketch and Copic Ciao markers. RV95, Baby Blossoms (used here on hair) is a lovely color.

7. Shading and details.

I add more depth to the skin and hair with darker shades of the same color family. I always start with the skin.

8. More shading and details.

I add depth to the clothing and facial features. All of it still with Copic markers. Red pastel for blush.

9. Starting the background

With the foreground nearly finished, I start the background. I fill it in with purple's complementary color, yellow-green.

10. Background details.

I found the background too bright value-wise, so I darken it a bit with a green-grey shade. Then, I add a damask pattern by hand, referenced here: damask pattern.

11. Final details and color adjustment.

I add highlights with a beige colored pencil (Prismacolor) and on Photoshop. I also adjust the colors to reflect the actual work.

I put my signature at the bottom, and voila. It's finished!


Happy Autumn.

I am currently working on the research project for my French Linguistics class.

And I'm loving it.


Such a nerd.

Happy Halloween-- You like my linguist costume?






My favorite thigh-high socks. Striped, black and grey. Kinda halloween-y too. I'd post a picture of orange socks today, but considering that it's gameday too, I think it's inappropriate. Very. Sockdreams.com, made in USA.

If there is a book you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.
--Toni Morrison



SOD:


Striped polyester knee-highs, black and white. Sockdreams.com.

I call these my Wicked Witch of the East socks.