[ Jasmine Chung ]

Still Burnt...Maybe

2010-06-03T01:00:00.000-07:00

I could just be lacking inspiration. I've been scratching out random patterns in my big sketch pad.

Here's a summer list...Let us pray that I can stick to it:

-Papercraft based on myths and legends (I want to get it published or just self-publish)
-build a table/bookshelf combo
-normal map something
-experiment with printmaking

Finally

2010-01-24T23:32:00.000-08:00

It's time to get back into the sh!t. I think I've gotten over my burn out, which lasted a whole year. Jeez! My computer is obsolete, so for now, I'll be improving my drawing and digital painting skills, getting faster at modeling/texturing and exploring normal mapping. I'll try to push it as far as I can without breaking my little friend.

BWAHAHA

2009-06-16T12:42:00.001-07:00

So, I've decided to just make this an all inclusive blog. Lame, but too bad for you. You can always go away. I don't care. Just kidding. Come back!

I went to the zoo on Sunday. It was pretty neat. I haven't been to a zoo for more than 10 years. Hawaii zoo isn't really all to pretty. Sea Life Park is probably better, but why bother when you can go snorkeling and see the same stuff for free? Anyway, there were a bunch of kiddy (middle/high school people; I am old; screw off) volunteers. They got to show off some of the smaller animals like, pygmy owls and ferrets. There was this huge owl that they tethered to the grass, which seems quite cruel. Oh well. I'm sure the zoo knows what it's doing, leaving hawks and turkey vultures in the hot sun with no shade. Anyway. The giant owl was my favorite. He/She was just chilling in the shade of a tree.

A giraffe (no way!):

Oh, SF Zoo saves the body of dead animals to "educate" public. We thought they were selling animal bits at first. Too bad. [unhappy face goes here]

Billiards Room

2009-02-02T21:00:00.000-08:00

I'm starting on a new room based on this photo: . This photo is not mine and was found on Flickr. It is a picture of a room in Croxteth Hall in Liverpool.

If you don't have a Flickr account already, I suggest that you make one. This is my favorite place for photo reference. Regardless of what you type into the search, chances are someone has taken a picture of it and has it uploaded.

Since this picture is taken with a fish eye lens, it was important for me to get a more realistic scale. There's also goofy looking manikins in the reference that help, so yay. I was using a polyCube at first, fashioned to represent a person who is 6 ft tall. Then I remembered I had my human from Organic Modeling.

It's very basic so far, but I'm satisfied for now with the scale of the room and the various objects. Establishing the scale is easier to do now with primitives, then it will be later when the models are farther along. If you're super awesome then I guess you don't need to do this, but I'm retarded and need all the help I can get.

I will probably model out more of the actual room first, such as the wood paneling and the ceiling, then move on to the props.

More to come... :)

Old Work

2009-01-26T23:19:00.000-08:00

Published Work for Global Conflicts: Latin America

More Old Work:

(Ha. I can't remember what material I used for the nails. They look like chocolate here)

Welcome

2009-01-20T11:01:00.001-08:00

Welcome to The Jasmine Art Blog. Most of the work posted here will be work in progress. So if you see a technique or process that interests you, go ahead and comment. Any questions posed, I will answer as soon as I can. If you see something that I could improve on, go ahead and comment too.