Admin post: Community Check in for May 2018

[mific]

It's just slightly after the last day of May, oops (Goss has neen super-busy and I didn’t notice, sorry). But it’s never too late, so we'd love to have you check in and chat with us.

How have things been with you this past month? Did you sign up for or take part in any fandom activities in May, or have you been working on any personal art projects? Are you currently trying to meet a deadline? Feel free to share upcoming challenges that have got you excited, any frustrations you've been experiencing, possible goals for the next month, and so on.

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[jainas]

Wow... The month is already done? Where dit it go? I spent a week and half in Iceland, but even then, the last check-in post feels it was 2 weeks ago... ^^
This month I wrote a lot, but I have done almost zero drawing appart for some doodles in one of my sketchbooks... However June should be much more busy, and not only because I have started house-hunting, which is very time consuming! :)
- I started my entry for a french small-fandom exchange, I think I'll do at least an art piece,
- I'll work on my Ravage piece (and finish the fic that goes with it)
- I signed-up as an artist for the Murder-Husbands Big-Bang
- I hope to finish my Jaws of the Railsea illustration

And yesterday I started a 32h long course in screen printing, it will take up all my week-end afternoons for the month. The lessons are with an experienced silk-printing artist and it has already been very enriching! For now we have done low-detail techniques and this week I plan to buy masking fluid and a silk-screen to start training on my masking brushwork... and I'll try to design something simple but cool looking to train on, rather that pick some design online.

[mific]

I know, where does the time go? *glares at the clock* The Murder-Husbands BB sounds like fun! Railsea FTW, and ooh, screen prints from your drawings would be awesome!

[minoanmiss]

I am in awe of your accomplishments and projects! Screen printing sounds like such an awesome skill to acquire!

[goss]

yesterday I started a 32h long course in screen printing

How exciting! I've always wanted to learn how to do screen printing.

[miss_s_b]

I am with you on the "where'd it go?!" thing.

[mekare]

I know! The weeks have flown by. Your silk class sounds awesome, tell us when you can share some pics? And good luck with your other projects! (I‘m especially interested in the Murderhusbands)

[jainas]

We are not going to do personal works in the silk-printing class, because adapting works to this medium can be tricky, and so the teacher prefers to focus on the technical aspect, on pre-existing visuals that are a good fit with each technique we are studying... But of cours I'll try to share pictures!

I got a silk-screen and some sealer gum to start training and yesterday I tried adapting one of my inktober drawing into something doable with this specific silk-printing technique... It's not that easy! :D I'll try to finish the design today. :)