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What I'm up to

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Hey everyone!

I've been a very busy bee lately! I'm on the verge of graduating from my Graphic Design degree - a very fruitful three years that will be sourly missed! I've developed mainly as an Illustrator using Vectors and Digital Painting, but also in general as a Graphic Designer, Typographer and Logo Designer.


Flash Game




I've just finished creating a Flash Dress up Game as my Final Major Project for my degree, called Maidens, Pirates Steampunks & Zombies!

It's a quirky new Dress up Game, featuring the option to 'Mashup' some of the more boyish and overlooked genres. A true labour of love, it gave me the excuse to study not only the gorgeous aesthetics of 18th and 19th century fashions, but also the culture and ideas behind some of the coolest fantasy genres on the planet.

The majority of Dress up Games at the moment only tend to feature modern fashion, Justin Bieber, or Unicorn-riding Princesses, vomiting rainbows. Though we can all enjoy such frivolities at times, for just one moment, come over to the dark side. Bring out the geek within and make your own Pirate-Steampunk-Zombie-Lady!








To play the Game click HERE


Please let me know what you guys think! :D



Dissertation

I also recently got the results for my Dissertation about Lara Croft, and got an A! It just goes to show that if you ever need to write a mentally long essay, it should be about something that interests you - that is why my essay was about Lara Croft!

The essay title was:

"To what extent does Lara Croft reflect a negative portrayal of women, and how closely does this relate to other Female Video Game characters?"

Here are a couple of quotes so you can get the gist of it:

"Not only does Lara Croft provide the perfect balance between beauty and strength, she also provides the gamer with a perfect representational fantasy.  Video games should be discussed involving theories about visual representations, however, the nature of the video game is also so much more than just something to watch. The gamer does not simply watch the characters; they control them entirely. "

"The idea of living out a fantasy is completely encapsulated within the world of Lara Croft and is entirely the point of playing video games. In the same way that we can take on the role as an invincible criminal, gamers playing as Lara Croft can take on the body of a beautiful, fit, brave adventurer, fulfilling their fantasies of power. Using Lara as an extension of ourselves within a believable virtual world we can do impossible leaps across bottomless voids, and take risk after risk in order to complete the dangerous level. If we fall and perish, we can simply try again and again until we reach our goal; through Lara we become invincible, and through the world of gaming, we can fulfil ultimate fantasies."




New Website

My new Website is here!

Website


Blog

My Blog is also still going strong:

Blog
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I couldn't help but notice that I havent done anything on here for 1 year!!  But I don't really do much final artwork lately, I spend all my time doing studying and I've very recently gotten into competing in the community activities on www.conceptart.org

So with no finals to really put up here, I've started a blog where I will post rough work and works in progress.  You can find it here:

www.louisasepiphanies.blogspot…

Don't get me wrong, this has made me notice the sheer in-balance of rough/final work.  I need to make more final pieces!  Or bad portfolios! >.<

I also couldn't help but notice that this time last year I was completing Persona 4.  Ugh, get in my pants Persona 4.  Also, this time last year I had an ingrowing toenail and I was falling in love.  But this time this year I've just completed Assassin's creed II, and I'm playing Tales of Vesperia which I've been meaning to start for months!  

I am also obsessed with Hello Kitty, roll on the fun times!

Hello-Kitty stamp by RikkuRenee hello kitty stamp by SavannaH09



:thumb70416512: I Heart Chibi Ghosts by clrkrex whatever I want by shaloneSK gamer stamp by ivyc I know stamp by EvilSaku:thumb28855915: my first stamp by Gravifreak Think before you type stamp by andaria Girl-Gamer Stamp by BowChickaBowWow Stop Animal Abuse Stamp by pillze69 Gay Rights Stamp by Raven-LaLupa The Early Stamp by Busiris Stamp - Comics by AzraelleWormser 2D Support Stamp by Trounced The Stamp by glompplz friends STAMP by peterdzign Clean up dA campaign stamp by Roxcessories UnseenArtists Stamp by DesiredAdoration:thumb60398770: 2D Sister Stamp by Trounced stamp - favorite by ihatemonday:thumb60411254: DevStamp: Colette Brunel by Eternalle I Use The Force Stamp by Caddielook homg, zelos by master-deus Cartoon Watcher Stamp by Toonfreak Copyrights Stamp by Roxx-1 Bright Side Stamp by JunkbyJen Skies of Arcadia stamp by Stareon BEEOTCH by noheasurfer Stamp Addiction by edloen First Place - xlouisax by Slovman:thumb123757889: Special Stamp by Kezzi-Rose I Heart Tea Stamp by croaky Pikachu Stamp by Kezzi-Rose:thumb86177233: Stop That Stamp by Blackshadowbutterfly Anti Racism Stamp by rudeboyskunk Catwa Stamp by Baka-Monkey Art Geek Stamp by xoxostudios Epic Fail Stamp by Kezzi-Rose Peanut Butter Jelly Time Stamp by Kezzi-Rose Homework Stamp by Tangeloh:thumb80140545: Roflcopter Stamp by Kezzi-Rose lol stamp by remey

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STFU Stamp by urnightmare
randomly weird stamp by sixthkidfromthestarz Stamp: Potter puppet fan by Arthyem YouTube Whore Stamp by Ragnarokdragon Wacom User :stamp: by Amblygon Daft Punk Stamp by InuyashaServant Waffles Stamp by Kezzi-Rose APH - Allies Marching Stamp by DeBellini Vulcan Stamp by explodingmuffins:thumb122484605:
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Youch!!!!

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My curtain rail just fell off the wall and landed on my head!!!  It really hurts!!  It's also a reason why i can't wait to leave this piece-of-shit house!  Did you know that a few months ago our only toilet broke for two weeks :S It was very... awqward ^-^

Anyway, onward and upward as they say, I've had a super long holiday of playing Persona 4, drawing and working as a barmaid.  On that subject, Persona 4, ugh, get in my pants!!

I can't complete Persona 4 because my TV is broked :(.  The screen and sound keep fading out.  Not just that, but my facebook is also broken, my browser just crashes every time i log in @@

Is it a curse??  @_@

xxx

[EDIT] Now I seem to have an ingrowing toenail, I am cursed!! :p

:thumb70416512::thumb52160114: I Heart Chibi Ghosts by clrkrex whatever I want by shaloneSK gamer stamp by ivyc I know stamp by EvilSaku:thumb28855915: my first stamp by Gravifreak Think before you type stamp by andaria Girl-Gamer Stamp by BowChickaBowWow Stop Animal Abuse Stamp by pillze69 Gay Rights Stamp by Raven-LaLupa The Early Stamp by Busiris Stamp - Comics by AzraelleWormser 2D Support Stamp by Trounced The Stamp by glompplz friends STAMP by peterdzign Clean up dA campaign stamp by Roxcessories UnseenArtists Stamp by DesiredAdoration:thumb60398770: 2D Sister Stamp by Trounced stamp - favorite by ihatemonday:thumb60411254: DevStamp: Colette Brunel by Eternalle:thumb61815570: I Use The Force Stamp by Caddielook homg, zelos by master-deus Cartoon Watcher Stamp by Toonfreak Copyrights Stamp by Roxx-1 Bright Side Stamp by JunkbyJen:thumb54078995::thumb59678514: Skies of Arcadia stamp by Stareon BEEOTCH by noheasurfer Stamp Addiction by edloen First Place - xlouisax by Slovman:thumb123757889: Special Stamp by Kezzi-Rose I Heart Tea Stamp by croaky Pikachu Stamp by Kezzi-Rose:thumb86177233: Stop That Stamp by Blackshadowbutterfly Anti Racism Stamp by rudeboyskunk Catwa Stamp by Baka-Monkey Art Geek Stamp by xoxostudios Epic Fail Stamp by Kezzi-Rose Peanut Butter Jelly Time Stamp by Kezzi-Rose Homework Stamp by Tangeloh:thumb80140545: Roflcopter Stamp by Kezzi-Rose lol stamp by remey

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STFU Stamp by urnightmare
randomly weird stamp by sixthkidfromthestarz Stamp: Potter puppet fan by Arthyem YouTube Whore Stamp by Ragnarokdragon Wacom User :stamp: by Amblygon Daft Punk Stamp by InuyashaServant Waffles Stamp by Kezzi-Rose APH - Allies Marching Stamp by DeBellini Vulcan Stamp by explodingmuffins:thumb122484605:
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Yep, I got rid of the awful CSS and now I'm not sure what to do with it so for now it will be by default.

My head has been in a really wierd place lately, coming home from Uni has done me a lot of good. I left it with my two good friends having fallen out which makes things a bit awqward because i was planning on living with them next year; and i was planning on living with them next year because my current house has a singular broken toilet and is generally falling apart.  

I also owe my landlord a lot of money because we had a party and someone had to be rescued by the police from the spare room (the door of which they had to kick down as well as the window above), plus i owe my housemate a lot of money because our toilet chamber lid got broken.  But well, if you can't laugh at yourself...

My course is a pretty good, as far as graphic design courses go.  I've definately been beating myself up lately for not doing enough personal art though.  But it's like i just don't have time for it which makes me feel sad.  I'll just have to designate like an hour every day after college to personal art, and make a start with that.  

Anyway, hope you guys are all doing well,

All the best, 

xLouisax

:thumb70416512::thumb52160114: I Heart Chibi Ghosts by clrkrex whatever I want by shaloneSK gamer stamp by ivyc I know stamp by EvilSaku:thumb28855915: my first stamp by Gravifreak Think before you type stamp by andaria Girl-Gamer Stamp by BowChickaBowWow Stop Animal Abuse Stamp by pillze69 Gay Rights Stamp by Raven-LaLupa The Early Stamp by Busiris Stamp - Comics by AzraelleWormser 2D Support Stamp by Trounced The Stamp by glompplz friends STAMP by peterdzign Clean up dA campaign stamp by Roxcessories UnseenArtists Stamp by DesiredAdoration:thumb60398770: 2D Sister Stamp by Trounced stamp - favorite by ihatemonday:thumb60411254: DevStamp: Colette Brunel by Eternalle:thumb61815570: I Use The Force Stamp by Caddielook homg, zelos by master-deus Cartoon Watcher Stamp by Toonfreak Copyrights Stamp by Roxx-1 Bright Side Stamp by JunkbyJen:thumb54078995::thumb59678514: Skies of Arcadia stamp by Stareon BEEOTCH by noheasurfer Stamp Addiction by edloen First Place - xlouisax by Slovman:thumb123757889: Special Stamp by Kezzi-Rose I Heart Tea Stamp by croaky Pikachu Stamp by Kezzi-Rose:thumb86177233: Stop That Stamp by Blackshadowbutterfly Anti Racism Stamp by rudeboyskunk Catwa Stamp by Baka-Monkey Art Geek Stamp by xoxostudios Epic Fail Stamp by Kezzi-Rose Peanut Butter Jelly Time Stamp by Kezzi-Rose Homework Stamp by Tangeloh:thumb80140545: Roflcopter Stamp by Kezzi-Rose lol stamp by remey

Mature Content

STFU Stamp by urnightmare
randomly weird stamp by sixthkidfromthestarz Stamp: Potter puppet fan by Arthyem YouTube Whore Stamp by Ragnarokdragon Wacom User :stamp: by Amblygon Daft Punk Stamp by InuyashaServant Waffles Stamp by Kezzi-Rose APH - Allies Marching Stamp by DeBellini Vulcan Stamp by explodingmuffins
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Yep, I'm now at Uni, and have been here for over a week now!

It's Ok i guess, I get on with my housemates and am gradually meeting lots of people.  Freshers week is good, it envolves alot of dressing up and i think im getting used to drinking every night and hardly sleeping.  Ooh yeah, i'll make a great student!

It's a nice area and everything but my house 2 minutes from the high street and uni is only 10 mins walk away!  Though my house is also right beside a main road AND a railway line.  It's really nice having the train going past but the road is sooo loud and though i'm a little used to it i still jerk awake at the odd motorbike.  In fact my bed vibrates when lorries go past lol!

My house is getting more homely now and we finally have TV and internet WOHOO! Thus the journal.

I get very homesick occasionally and am still not sure about graphic design but ill try to make the most of it, it's been quite fun so far :)

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