Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.5, 1/8 sec, ISO800 “Dinner Spread” Cedar Park, 2017
こんばんは。How’s it going?
Tonight a couple good friends came over for dinner and a movie. But not any movie! It was Cult of Chucky, the horror movie starring the creepy doll from the ’80s. 😱
I really hate scary movies, so I only watched a little bit. I’d say this one is less scary, but more gory… lots of blood and killing. My wife and friends enjoyed it quite a bit, but I just can’t watch. So when the killing started (even though it is very over-the-top) I had to leave the room. I’m such a wimp. 😅
Anyways, dinner was delicious and our friends brought over some homemade cornbread! Fun food and a fun evening! 😀
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.5, 1/50 sec, ISO800 “Homemade Cornbread” Cedar Park, 2017
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/3.2, 1/550 sec, ISO200 “My Yolk” Cedar Park, 2017
こんばんは。How’s it going?
Today we had a nice brunch at a newly opened restaurant called “The Grove”. It’s a wine bar, but they have really yummy food as well. I ordered a dish named “Avocado Seduction” which is a really fancy avocado toast, while my wife ordered the “Crab Cake Benedict” which has egg, Hollandaise sauce, and spinach over crab cakes. We shared the food, but while transferring one of the crab cakes to my plate, my wife dropped it upside down. Luckily it landed on the plate, with yolk intact. But then when she tried to scoop up the yolk, it broke and made a mess. 😤
“It still tastes the same,” she said. Which is true, but I had to give her a hard time for doing that. 😤
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/3.2, 1/480 sec, ISO200 “Fail” Cedar Park, 2017Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/3.2, 1/680 sec, ISO200 “Crab Cake Benedict” Cedar Park, 2017Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/5.6, 1/110 sec, ISO200 “Avocado Seduction” Cedar Park, 2017Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/5.6, 1/220 sec, ISO200 “Brunch” Cedar Park, 2017
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.8, 1/25 sec, ISO3200 “Curry Nite” Cedar Park, 2017
Just like the title says!
For tonight’s sketch, I looked at a reference photo of Koshiba Fuka 小芝風花 for the hair, but the face I drew from scratch. I’m happy with how it turned out! 😄
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/3.2, 1/100 sec, ISO400 “2017.10.12 Sketch” Cedar Park 2017
To see all the sketches I’ve been working on, you can check out the Flickr album “My Sketching Journey”, or my Instagram account barron.sketches which I created just for posting sketches, watercolors, and stationery items.
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/3.2, 1/60 sec, ISO500 “Chili and Egg over Rice” Cedar Park, 2017
こんばんは。How’s it going?
Well, the weekend is coming to a close, but I had a nice one. Today I sold a lens that we don’t use and recouped a nice bit of money. Besides the extra cash, it’s a good feeling to clear a bit of clutter. Last week I sold a bunch of books, and while I didn’t get much money for those, it was nice to clean up the bookshelves here.
After selling the lens, I made a huge pot of chili. The photo above is an example of our preferred way of eating it. It’s chili, over rice, with a fried egg on top. I also added Serrano peppers because I like it spicy. I wonder if other Asian families have rice with non-Asian foods. I’m guessing yes. We actually call this dish “chili-gohan”, because gohan in Japanese means rice (or more generally food or meal). I actually bought hot dogs and buns for chili-dogs, but Bay said he would rather have chili-gohan, so that’s what we ended up having. 😀
This weekend I also did a few sketches, two of which are below. The first is a quick one (maybe 30 minutes) to see how quickly I could do a decent sketch with minimal guidelines. I just drew a circle and centerline, then a couple horizontal lines freehand before filling in the rest. I think the eyes are a little uneven, the nose and mouth are a tad small, but I am still pleased with it.
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/3.2, 1/100 sec, ISO2000 “2017.10.07 Evening Sketch” Cedar Park, 2017
The second sketch is from an angle, and I spent about an hour on it mainly working on the eye shape, angle, and size. Then the outline of the profile, nose, and mouth. Lastly, I outlined the hair, but I’m not so happy with that part. All the short hairstyles I draw look pretty goofy. It kind of looks like a helmet you might see in Star Wars. I realize that hair is something I need to work on in the future, but now is not the time so I just left it as is. Also, the eyebrow on the right side of the sketch is perhaps too high and thin. Despite these criticisms, I am happy with it, and the experience I gained drawing the eyes will certainly help my sketches in the future.
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/3.2, 1/100 sec, ISO1600 “2017.10.08 Sketch” Cedar Park, 2017
To see all the sketches I’ve been working on, you can check out the Flickr album “My Sketching Journey”, or my Instagram account barron.sketches which I created just for posting sketches, watercolors, and stationery items.
I hope you had a nice Sunday!
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