By that I mean, quite simply, the blog has given me what I consider to be a much more sophisticated and well-rounded writing style (though still opinionated.) The greatest thing that I can honor the blog with is that it opened my eyes to a myriad of ideas and thoughts that I alone wouldn't have been able to conceive. I continue to be surprised and intrigued by my classmates' writing, and I am so grateful to be able to nurse this opportunity. In fact, it's not just in blogs, but in our class discussions. I find that when the class stops and thinks about something together, we reach a level of greatness that none of us could have assumed on our own.
At first, I thought I'd talk about 'topics,' like things I like or have been doing recently, since that's what I'd seen in other blogs, and it pretty much seemed like the only option in something like that. But since then, I have broadened my horizons and learned that there are so many other things you can do with a blog, especially with a connected group of students like ourselves. I made a lot of progress in how to express my opinions and reasoning properly, which I find to be very valuable both in a blog and elsewhere.
Reading blogs on the internet has been a very joyful experience for me, even when it's not someone I know. I feel like I can have debates and conversations with anyone, anywhere who decides to share their thoughts and ideas, and I can! Admittedly I haven't made many comments, but the ones I have made I tried to put a lot of thought into. This new quarter, the last quarter, I'll bite the bullet and make lots of comments.
Oh, and I'd also like to start posting more art. I'm in bed right now with mono and pink eye (oh gods!) so I'm totally not about to go get up and scan this but here's a webcam photo.
It was my first time attempting a comic-book style. I drew it with fine/regular point Sharpie on notebook paper, but I had to up the contrast so it wasn't as blurry, which means you can't see the detail. so later I'm going to scan it. I'm proud of this because I drew it without sketching anything in pencil! Some of the proportions are off, and the rifle could be drawn better, but I never know how to draw guns anyway. I learned a lot about drawing in this style by doing this, and it was really fun but my Sharpie ran out of ink so it'll be a few days before I do something like this again. It looks so badass. I should draw more badass things. Would it be a bad idea to post an art dump with like 5 pictures? I'll do it anyway, since this is my blog.
One thing I'd like to get out of my blog is critique, but I don't think this will happen. It's a dream though. I guess if I asked for it it would be more likely so I'll start asking for it.
i really dig your art.
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