Experiments with a Scanner

Hello everyone. Bet you thought I wasn't going to remember this week. But no, mere Pago-Christian holidays can not stop me from reaching my loyal readers!

I apologise for last week's entry. It was little more than a confused mess produced by a man who can't sleep. Granted, this entry is exactly the same in that respect, but I hope that you can forgive that.

Well, what have I been doing? Well, since it's Christmas it's been a non-stop binge of chocolate and Baileys interspersed with visiting relatives, which I've been thoroughly enjoying. I've received numerous wonderful gifts from people, including a new Yamaha guitar from my parents, which is extremely awesome. I've got a new watch, which I like wearing since nobody wears them any more (thanks to the ubiquitousness of iPods and mobile phones).

I like how as I'm getting older and leaving childhood, I'm starting to receive presents that are more geared towards utility and usefulness as opposed to frivolity.

I also received a printer/scanner, which I've been experimenting with today. It, combined with my Wacom tablet, means that I can now convert my sketches into a digital format and indeed colourise them.

In light of this, I thought I'd share with you a picture I drew. It's not very good, my sister got all the artistic genes, but I've not really got much else to show you. So, here it is:



It's of a character called "Dust". He's a Superhero, in the loosest sense of the word, since his only powers are being the peak human physical excellence and being insane to a Lovecraftian degree (that is to say, as insane as something created by H.P.Lovecraft, not as insane as Lovecraft himself who, to my knowledge, was sane though incredibly racist).

He belongs to a superheroic combic-book universe that I've been creating for a while now. I suppose he's pretty much the poster boy for that Universe in my mind.

Well, that's all for now. I'm afraid I'm going to have to say goodnight. Merry Christmas everyone.