trizfores and her fantasies in fanfic

i don't know why, but it's just been one of those days today in which i just woke up too damn early--as in before 7am. so, i decided to sit in front of the computer and write a bit. but i was wrong, that is not what happened. instead, my creativity decided to flow elsewhere, and that is with photoshop.

honestly, it's been years since i actually touched the program or even something similar to it. i'm serious! shame on me though. i'm supposed to be a multimedia artist, but i really haven't delved on photo manipulating or editing whatsoever in a long time. usually, i like to play around with my digital cameras. then again, the work that i've been doing for some time isn't multimedia related.

stupid and dumb is what i felt like when i opened photoshop. it took me awhile to get around the program and remember the basic tools, but after a few clicks here and there, i managed pretty much. and with that, i ended up making a few arsty fartsy stuff with some photos of alan rickman. hey, he's the reason why i'm in love with snape, and i fell in love with him years before the harry potter books. he's quite a looker with some voice. he is super hot and handsome despite his age--somewhere over 60+. don't kill me! i'm entitled to my own opinions, crushes, fantasies and whatever more.

well, i guess it's safe to say that i'm pleased with the work i've done with photoshop earlier. i was trying to make one of his photos look like it was sketched with color or had some charcoal effect. pretty neat how it turned out. i was following a tutorial and doing some additional stuff on my own.

besides the single picture, i also did some 100x100 icons/avatars. i would have to say i got my inspiration from surfing around lj (livejournal), and checking out a few of the thousands of icons that were in it. i've downloaded a few and used some of them myself.

will i ever post up my own icons in lj? maybe, maybe not. i've had my lj account for some time, and i have yet to post anything on it, even fanfic. some people have told me that it's really the way to get around in the fanfic world--awards, groups, etc. but why? i'm already happy with the few websites that my works are posted in. i can't complain. other than that, i really haven't figured out how to use lj. seems complicated. maybe one day though, i might post my photoshop works and fanfics. never know.

anyways, my brain is completely drained from earlier. i think i'll take a little nap. not sure though if i'm going to write. must sleep...

zzz...

~bea