I've just been using black and white recently, low opacity brushes, building up the pictures. I found that starting with a black canvas and using a white brush makes a more chalk and charcoal effect, and starting with a white canvas and using a black brush creates a graphite pencil effect. Odd

Anyway, going to try to crank out 1 picture a week, but I'm not sure I'll be able to do that, so I 1 every 2 weeks is my minimum. Gonna try to build up my folio.



Also, I just noticed my Pepsi Max can says Maximum Kick, No Sugar.... I could have sworn it used to say No Sugar, Max Taste.....

Oops

It's been months since I updated! Well, technically I posted Wrath not to long ago, and another 'artwork' called Desire Anarchy. But the former was a story I wrote maybe a year ago, at least 9 months, and the latter I deleted because I decided it was rubbish and, well.... yeah, rubbish, and required to talent to create.

Not to mention my journal hasn't been touched since Feb until now.... I don't believe many people read it, but sometimes it's good to put your mind and opinion out there....

So, to rectify that!

I've cleaned up my gallery, throwing a bunch into scraps (that really should have been there in the first place!) and just deleting a few others. I also found some unfinished works, dusted them off, and got back to work with them.

For the 5 people who will read this journal, if that, (prove me wrong and I'll draw you a picture. Go on, I dare you! Give my ego a boost) you may be asking why the sudden move to action. Well, it could be a few things. Maybe I want to test out my new monitor. Maybe a good mood inspires me to do something productive. Maybe I used all my download and essentially killed my internet, so I'm going insane with boredom. Or maybe a combination of the 3.

... but I'd go with the boredom thing.

So, I'm gonna try to be more active in the community. Starting by posting my progress on current artwork.

Cheerio for now!
Josh 'Shbenj' Benjamin

Well, I'm in China at the moment, in the city of Kunming located in the southern province of Yunnan. It's wonderful here, and cheap. Very cheap. Especially alcohol... Cause that's obviously the most important thing about China

I go to a school during the day and learn to teach, then go out at night. The people I'm with are awesome, very energetic... and amusing when drunk.

Anyway, I haven't been here long enough to have much to report, so until the next update,

Zai jian