The end of the year has rolled around again, and with it comes the dreaded exam time. So good luck to everyone who's going through that University-sanctioned torture, and may the A's flow like cheap booze at tonight's Christmas party. Yay!

I'm finished with portfolios tomorrow, and with a handful of prints and a box full of ceramics I bid the department 'buh-bye' for three weeks until I pop up again with a box of paints and a German/English dictionary. Just in case that last part didn't make sense, I'm an Art Major/German Minor. Now does life make sense?

It's been a while since I updated...in fact, the last thing up here is the features from *deadlulu's last contest. They've been up for over a month, so I think it's safe to knock'em down. Anyway, I know it's been a while since I've updated, and that has a lot to do with this relationship purgatory I find myself embroiled in. Emotional turmoil tends to be a pretty effective art block. I got dumped, I took him back (because I'm a stupid girl) and now I'm looking for a reasonably painless out. Since that last thing isn't going to happen, I'm kind of stuck until I get a big enough set of cajones to tell him to kiss off.

On the upside, with awesome (and relatively easy-to-follow) tutorials by people like ~mree, *daggerpoint, ~PetrusCuniculus, and many more, the work's going in a better looking direction (I think). Expect more cheesecake in the coming year, because that's what I love. Now, here are a few of my favorite tutorials:

Coloring Eyes in Photoshop
Photoshop Skin Coloring"
Feather Tutorial

So in closing, happy holidays to you all. May you be safe, creative, and loved in the coming year, and may your tablets continue to take your abuse with verve and grace. (How's that for an artists' prayer?)