it starts with me and you

song+ Make the World Move (ft CeeLo Green)-Christina Aguilera -Lotus
book+ nothing?
quest+ thinking about Halloween
upper+ feeling better
downer+ slightly sore
attire+ pajamas
drink+ water

i spent most of the week pushing my sleep schedule back to nights specifically because yesterday was Batman Day nationwide and Kyu and i committed to drawing at the comic shop for it. it wasn't a crazy day, the least lucrative of the three times i've done it, but it wasn't really an EVENT. i made a respectable amount of tips, considering the overall foot traffic, and i had a lot of fun since the employees i was less fond of have all moved on in the months since i was last there. i used to go up every weekend for game day, but several months ago the gaming group moved to another store because of those same annoying employees, and i lost me hangout excuse.

i think the highlight of my day was when a ten year old girl asked me for drawing advice (i was super flattered since both other artists present surpassed me technically). i told her that as silly as it sounds practice is the most important thing, and her reply was a very solid "yeah, but when i'm practicing, how can i get better at these things?" and she listed them and came around the table to watch my lecture from the same perspective. she asked to keep the card i'd sketched examples on, and her mom tipped me for the lesson. she wanted advice on heads, and lady bodies, and specifically hands. i actually gave a super simplified anatomy lesson for the hand part, and even her parents seemed impressed. not like names of bones, but breaking down hand parts into component shapes, hopefully it'll help her out.

overall, i had fun drawing lady Gothamites (i tried to stick close to the Batman theme), and i met funny new people, and i got fed tasty food, so definitely a really good time. i'm glad i pushed myself to draw for them last Halloween, i wasn't sure i'd be able to handle it, but it's actually really fun and people are so appreciative that there's really no stress. and for perspective, i stress out about being judged when i walk the dog, so most everything is stressful for me to some degree. i'm looking forward to heading back for Halloween this year, i'm even thinking i'll do watercolor pencil sketches instead of marker, even though it's trickier. my markers are drying out and it's not in the budget to replace them, but also i like that i'm getting better with the watercolor. maybe soon i'll even be ready to move on the the non-pencil watercolors i have waiting.

i dunno, it's stupid o'clock on a Sunday morning, i'm not gonna bother anyone if i youtube tips on watercolor painting, Kyu is asleep upstairs, and Harley is happy i let her lay on my feet to keep me safe. i guess i'll do that for a while.