Rediscovering the Road Not Taken …

I thought the post title had a clever ring to it - until I did a quick search on Wikipedia and realized why. That really was a gem, I’ll have to watch it again.

Yep, hard as it is to fathom -given my exquisite Mr. Potato physique and clam-like conversational skills- but two months after being laid off I am still seeking a new job! While I’ve enjoyed my countless hours chasing freelance opportunities, sending out resumes and making ramen noodles out of scrap paper (giving a whole new meaning to ‘going green’), I need a job!

I have a few items in a portfolio here

I started creating two beginner level Photoshop tutorials aimed at texture art. If that is something that interests you check them out.

Creating Cracks

Using the Displace Filter

I did a test image today while chasing down some freelance work for an indie rpg. Not sure if I’ll get the job, but it looks like it would be a fun project. If anyone reading this has worked on small rpg weapons/inventory item art I’d love to hear your tips or see some samples (I realized after I drew that dragon head that you can’t even see it at the 100×100 size it will be shown at).

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I am working on creating content for my site and just made a few Brushes. I know there are tons out there, but if you can’t get enough you can download them from here.

Just some rough sketches - I may clean up a couple of these in Flash.

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Well I am still slogging along. I spent hours trying to sort out the div tags today - it’s only a few tags but my head almost exploded in frustration to get stuff lined up right. Finally got the basics done enough and I turned them into templates for the CMS I am using. Lots more has to be done but it is starting to take shape.

http://www.stormvisions.com

I have a couple pages of sketches I need to scan Monday and then will post. I’m also trying out the Illustrator lessons on Lynda.com as we only had two short classes on it in school. I hope to get a paid subscription soon but for now I think I have one more day on my trial so I’ll be up late watching as many videos as I can. I hope that getting some basic Illustrator skills will increase my employability..

I have started to work on a redesign for my site. I am not comfortable enough to do all the interaction in Flash so I may go static. I’m just drawing it now and then will convert it to a template that works with the CMS I am using. I’ve always created boxy design - the sites I owned in the past have been content sites so the object was always having a neat hierarchy so people could drill down and find a specific tutorial or download. Plain, ugly and boring.

I’m going to try something more like a kid’s storybook this time. Here is a shot of the main page in progress.

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