Something I forgot in my Ebay post - as my immediate treat of the day (in comparison to the two 'Formers, which I might not see for another two weeks due to postage - which, might you, I got notice Roddy is due to be shipped, like, tomorrow), I got a set of markers. Very expensive markers. They come out at approximately $6.20 each.

They're calligraphy markers, with wedge-shaped writing tips that can do the characteristic calligraphy style of writing.

I love calligraphy pens, I used to have one, you can see in this example of my personal style of art the calligraphy pen style - lines that get thicker and thinner depending on which direction they're going.
That style was originally started with my first calligraphy pen and just adjusted for a normal gel pen (which has become the standard pen for that style now).

Anyway, these pens are, as they should be for the price I paid ($24.95 for four pens?), my new writing and artistic treasures.

I also need to get into my latest drawing projects - an experimental mech!Griever diagram (the only other time I have tried to draw an original TF, she didn't have enough kibble, so I have to also nut out Griever's kibble, as well as try and keep him looking like Griever), and a chibi Magnus pic or two - with his plushies.

Okay, so as I previously said, the lack of internet connection ( caused fanart. )

So, plenty of chibis.

This is a personal style, one that is purely self-invented. It's whole point is that it is detailed as hell. The secondary point is that simple line drawings line human figures can be hidden within it for the viewer to try and find.

This particular picture has Sephiroth in it. ( Try and find him, and his name. )

WE GOT THE SCANNER!!! And thus, I PICSPAM!

( Me'ness )

( Chibi Seph )

( Chibi Vincent )

( Chibi Cloud )

Oi! nashidesei!
( This one's for you! )

Can I just repeat my wish for a scanner? Oh, and some new pens. One of my common drawing styles is not easy-going on teh ink - I just managed to get a chibi picture of Vincent and Cloud finished and the other pic (one in the ink-guzzling style) is left unfinished because both of my black pens ran out on me (I was using the last of the ink in one to get the chibis done).

There's a phone bill due so I can't start working on getting a scanner until the fortnight after so... bleh. Oh, and after that I wanna starts saving for AC, I fully expect I will have to order it online though I am hoping EB will get it in - after all, they sell anime DVDs and related manga as well and AC is FF7 so it's probably right up their alley.

Waaaaaaah! Can I mention a wish that I could win lotto? There's a big one soon, early in June I believe, but it's the one that has more chance of sharing the division one prize. I'll get a ticket anyway.

So, today we had a choir performance halfway across the city and like usual the Bint sat through the lesson period and drew, and also drew inbetween singing during church. She's got this book about drawing in manga style - a simple one mind you, think Pokémon level of complexity - and as her test subject she drew a picture of me. Not bad, I have to say - she has a thing for chibi style so it turned out rather cute.
On a bit of prodding from my way her second picture ended up being of Sephiroth so while I wouldn't mind getting the self-portrait online I really wanna get the Sephi chibi up because it's cute as - though it needs colouring first.
Next on the list of subjects to draw is Vincent, then we need to work out how to draw Cloud's hair, then maybe after that we can move onto Squall, Seifer and Laguna.

^_^