Ooh look, pretty pictures!
Last week, my sister needed to go talk with a certain doctor about taking an allergy test and knowing if she should get a nose surgery done (it's been broken a few times throughout her life, so something's wrong inside, I guess), and I just stayed in the lobby. I had brought my iPod, phone, and Alive (I was still working on it), but just wanted to do something else. I decided I wanted to draw. I looked around and found myself near some brochures for a company, and I saw where my mom had gotten a pen by the receptionist before. I just got both as quietly as possible (I don't think that was necessary, but I did so anyway) and starting doodling. The first thing was a column of eyes, as seen above, to do a practice sketch before getting any heads done. (That last part sounds weird. Hehehe.)
The second column is Al, me, then Ed. I've been wanting to try to draw myself in more of Hiromu Arakawa's style, but something's off about the eyes. I'll need to tweak until I think it actually looks like me drawn by her. *slump* I'm getting better at drawing Ed, but it just never looks right.
The last column is\a quick doodle of Roy Mustang's hair (with a tiny face inside because I seem to have a problem with blank faces. *sweat drop* That causes my pages to not look all that professional anymore. ...As if they looked professional in the first place), then Ling Yao, then second Greed. I had to look at pics on my phone to draw that, since I have not drawn any of the ones in the third column before. I'm mainly disappointed in Greed, especially by his ponytail. *frown* The only character allowed to have hair even similar to that is Granny Pinako. Greed is not Pinako.
The one I'm happiest with is Alphonse, of course. Even then, his hair is too... Danny Phantom? At least it's getting easier to draw hair for me. *sweat drop* Next time I draw him, I need to remember that his bangs are much smaller than that!
A little after that, I felt like drawing some more, but now that I was at home, so I could use the sketchbook. Something happened to the pencil and erasers I had in my room, so I was forced to use pen. *tear* I know I can draw in pen, but I just prefer pencil. (I've noticed I draw differently depending on utensil... with pencil I go much neater, with pen more sketchy-sketchy.)
I've been wanting to draw fanart (or just art, since it's my own story?) for my fanfic Family History, which now has 8.75 chapters, since I'm still working on the 9th. I think I might need to insert another chapter before it, though. ...Anyways, I decided to use this opportunity, now that I have the sketchbook in my hands, to do a rough draft. I haven't decided between using dots or anime eyes for the final draft yet, so just dots are in this one.
Standing is Al and Lily (*coughmecough*), and sitting is Ed. Ed was supposed to be standing, but I accidentally didn't leave enough room for him to be in the middle. This is the first time I've drawn these male characters, so I'm generally pleased. ...Although I decided the haircut Al was SUPPOSED to have was too hard, so I changed it to how I draw most guy hair now.
Obvious things that need to be corrected: on Al, the hair is too long (not as bad as Alphonse from the other pic though), the backpack strap is too long (can you tell what it's supposed to be? Maybe I should take that off), and his hand is too big. On Ed, his arm is too short, and the hair/headphones could definitely look more... normal. As for Lily, I'm pleased that I was able to change the side of the part easily. I usually draw my part as being on the right, but since I knew that Al would have a left side part, I found it necessary for me to show where MY part actually is. I guess the last problem is the sleeves on all of their shirts, but I am not too worried about that.
I guess, now that I have already done a rough sketch, I feel more confident on being able to make a nice cover photo for this fanfic, whenever I finish it and start posting it online.
I forgot to mention it before. I started rewatching Fullmetal Alchemist, the 2003 anime. Not only because I wanted to, but I thought it would be a good idea to refresh on what happened in it so I write Family History correctly. Is it strange that it is actually better the second time around?
I'm suddenly realizing just how different the two animes are. During the whole first half, there are a lot of the same events, but they all happen at a different part of the timeline. Such as, the Tucker incident (DIE, TUCKER, DIE *stab*), in the manga, happens when Ed was 15. In the first anime, it happens just one or two days after he becomes a State Alchemist. Yeeeeeeeeee. *looks away uncomfortably*
I also noticed that some of the characters act a bit differently. Two obvious examples for me are that Alphonse was more forced into the whole Human Transmutation thing than in FMAB, and 2nd Lnt. Maria Ross was more ...irritable.
I haven't gotten to the part of the show where everything really deviates, but what I'm seeing already is giving me new-found respect for Edward Elric. He had to see a lot of the horrible canon stuff before he was even a teenager! *R-E-S-P-E-C-T*
In case anyone was wondering... The premiere of Gravity Falls Season 2 was amazing. Already, everything changes! *Titan Eren yell of joy* (Haven't done one of those in a while. Nor have I had so many parentheses in one post for a while.)
Last thing before I go. Guess who's birthday it is in 3 days? *wiggles eyebrows* Thaaaaaaat's right! MINE! I'm gonna be turning 15!
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15?!
I'm not ready for this! NO! Y MUST I GROW ↑ I DON'T WANT 2
However, since it will inevitably come, I'm going to use that day to write in the final pages of my journal. I will complete the diary that I had started in 2005(?) once and for all, down to the very last line. I was going to do that last year, but I ended up going to Girls Camp during my birthday. I wonder what I'm gonna say...
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