Aisalynn Writes

It's been a while since I've really drawn anything, that small sketch of Jensen not counting, and this took me a while last night. Mostly because I couldn't find my regular set of drawing pencils and had to use the small set someone bought me forever ago and it didn't have a pencil sharpener. Shading was a little difficult after a while.

Also, I still don't have a scanner, so I had to take a picture with my camera, which seriously reduced the quality. I enhanced it a bit in photoshop, so it's not too faded looking or anything, but it does look much better in real life. Sucky shading skills aside.

Anyway, here's a preview:




( Full size under here. )

Edited the Billie Piper header--found a better quality picture to work with. I also added two more headers to the rotating file--both of Eliza Dushku because I couldn't decide what picture to use. We'll just say one represents Faith and the other one Echo, alright? That makes eight headers now (how many do you think would be too many? 'Cause I'm having a lot of fun with these.) so hopefully the page will stop getting stuck on one picture so often now.

I'll probably edit the J2 header; it could look better as well. It was the first header I did so I wasn't sure exactly what I was doing and where I was going with everything. And I think I'm going to throw out the Spuffy one altogether. It looks really bad and grainy compared to the other ones, I'll have to find a better image to use.

Anyone know where I can find some really good quality pics of that pairing? Most of the screencaps I've found aren't that great.

Finally got a paid account on here (so many new icons! Yay!), which means, I want to change my layout. (Yes, I know. Again.) But this time, I'd really like to get away from all the premade ones and have a layout actually designed for this journal. Since, with the paid account, I can do that now. (Again: Yay!)

The problem? I have no idea how to design a layout.

Is there anyone on my flist who knows how to design layouts and is willing to help me out? Or if not that--anyone know where I can find someone to design me one?

I'm already working on my header images. (Yes, images.) I want to rotate header images just like I'm doing for this layout now, only this time I'm bringing all of my favorite fandoms into it. The headers will all have the same designs, but different people as the main image. I'm really liking what I've got, and I know how the coding for the rotating images works, I just have no idea where to even start with the layout.

Help?

Been a while since I've done anything in photoshop. Words are lyrics by Regina Spektor.




( I want to sing another melody )

So, I went ahead and rewatched the rest of season 1 of Doctor Who--plus the Christmas Special. And you know, every time I get to the end of Parting of the Ways I'm always just as sad as the first time I watched it. I loved Christopher Eccleston as the Doctor. But then, it only takes the first few moments of David Tennant talking in front of the Sycorax to make me fall in love with Ten again. :) This upcoming regeneration is going to be rough--the first time I ever watch when it actually happens on the show, rather than years afterwards when I've already seen episodes with the next Doctor.

Anyway, I made another banner. This one for Parting of the Ways. I should probably be writing--I still have several drabbles (ficlets) that I owe to people and I need to get started on my chapter story I have planned, but I can't seem to get the motivation. I feel very lazy, and making graphics is relaxing for me. I stress out over my writing. But don't worry, I won't be able to ignore my word processing program for long.


Oh! and look! Rounded corners! It took me ages to learn how to do this, and when I finally did I couldn't figure out how to make the corners transparent. Finally, I just zoomed in and erased the corners pixel by pixel. If someone knows of an easier way, please let me know. :)

Enough rambling. On to the banner.


( I create myself. )

So, I went ahead and rewatched the rest of season 1 of Doctor Who--plus the Christmas Special. And you know, every time I get to the end of Parting of the Ways I'm always just as sad as the first time I watched it. I loved Christopher Eccleston as the Doctor. But then, it only takes the first few moments of David Tennant talking in front of the Sycorax to make me fall in love with Ten again. :) This upcoming regeneration is going to be rough--the first time I ever watch when it actually happens on the show, rather than years afterwards when I've already seen episodes with the next Doctor.

Anyway, I made another banner. This one for Parting of the Ways. I should probably be writing--I still have several drabbles (ficlets) that I owe to people and I need to get started on my chapter story I have planned, but I can't seem to get the motivation. I feel very lazy, and making graphics is relaxing for me. I stress out over my writing. But don't worry, I won't be able to ignore my word processing program for long.


Oh! and look! Rounded corners! It took me ages to learn how to do this, and when I finally did I couldn't figure out how to make the corners transparent. Finally, I just zoomed in and erased the corners pixel by pixel. If someone knows of an easier way, please let me know. :)

Enough rambling. On to the banner.


( I create myself. )

This one was fun. Azkadeillia really had the prettiest scenes.

Addicted! Addicted I tell you!

And this movie doesn't help. It was so visual...




Widescreen here.

Experimented with this one a bit.

I caught the last half of Underworld on TNT tonight. It'd been so long since I watched it, that I'd forgotten how much I liked it. Well, since I'm still in such a graphic making mood, I made a Wallpaper for it, based on the scene at the end.





*yawns* It's past five in the morning now. I think I'm gonna go to bed.