Rouge Rosette

Hi everyone!

So I decided to make a random blog post in the midst of... many assignments. I always do T___T

Mid terms are coming, and my to-do list so far are:

1. Graphic design mid project: redesigning a culture magazine (I chose to redesign National Geographic) and creating the redesigned spreads in InDesign. They are not few -___- but at least it's not a whole magazine.

2. Typography II mid project is still pending. But I have an assignment due tomorrow (I'm so lazy)

3. Digital Animation I mid project: create a 3D model of 4 items and render them.

4. Illustration Design mid project is still pending, but an assignment is due a day after tomorrow T_T

5. Multimedia I mid project is to finish at least 15 screens for our desired website.

*lies on the bed* GRAAWRR

Now I finally understand what real world feels like... in a teeny weeny bite-size.

CONCEPT.

PROCESS.

These two words are basically what is in every project now.... and I have to learn to work with concept and create the design process. Not something I liked doing or am used to doing... but then again, it is Graphic Design. :")

I shall refrain from updating a lot of times in the blog... cause writing takes time :")

Drawing classes get more colorful as the weeks go by. It is saddening to hear that the semester will be over soon..... and I will have to say goodbye to Drawing II class T________________T

And we were just starting on experimenting with watercolor.....

Anyways, the horse was an in-class exercise during drawing class, we have to draw from the reference picture our lecturer has given us (which is a horse), and we are allowed to use any color we want. Almost every of my classmates did well! They might say their horse looks awful, but I think they do not look awful >_<

I used black and this burnt umber color, but the majority was black. I like messy, so I do it the messy way . I added the Chinese character for horse on the lower right corner, and also added my Chinese name on the lower left corner to add to the Chinese feel in the picture XD

Here goes.... the process of my drawing mid term project... that kept me awake until 5 AM... because I did the work like a damn boss! A2 paper, fully colored with color pencils-- that should take a few days to complete.... I did it in below 12 hours (straight). Even until now, I still do my home work by last minute method, and it is unhealthy :'S

Before big projects I would stay lateeeee, maybe pulling an all-nighter like I did with this project. So far, I have not pulled many all-nighters... the first time was when I had sleepover at a friend's house, then I stayed until 4 AM talking through BlackBerry Messenger during New Years, and twice for finishing Drawing subject projects :'D the first drawing project that made me pull an all-nighter was the final project of Drawing I subject. Then came this Drawing II mid term project! If I do not start repairing this bad habit of procrastinating, I am definitely pulling another all-nighter for my Drawing II final project! :'D

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Why did it take so long for me to finish it?

Because while doing the project, I was still pro-cras-ti-na-ting! B-)
I had my iPad beside me, being charged. I will play Gardens of Time once my energy is refilled even just a bit, or play Diamond Dash. Also, I had my best friend and biggest distraction ever-- BLACKBERRY!

I was bbming my friend while slowly.. slowly progressing with the project. These work in progress pictures also existed because my friend asked how it was going for me, and I took it using BlackBerry camera- which explains the bad quality of the picture XD

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I am not a big fan of drawing people + backgrounds, especially when it is colored... because it takes too much time. I prefer line art works, or nicely rendered pencil works (hoping it does not smudge). If I decide to color my art work, I make sure the art work is not on huge papers such as A2... A3 is still okay and A4 or A5 would be perfect. B-)

Speaking of art works... I have not updated this blog with my art work for so long because... I have a blogging-block. Writers block, just in blogging. Do not take the term seriously, I am just mixing up words :P

I should be doing... my Drawing II Mid Term project....

Oh well a "little break" won't hurt right *slaps self*

On the day of photo shoot, not only one person was taking pictures of me, and here are the pictures taken by another friend of mine, Thasya <3


I tweaked the photos a bit too to make them look brighter B-)

Mid term projects are killlliiiinnnggg... but I still procrastinate.. like a boss.

Problem is my stomach is not very cooperative because my eating schedule has gone wild... late breakfast or late lunch or even late dinner T_T

I want to blog more... but.... drawing mid term project...... and then the following projects--- Graphic Design, Computer Graphics and History of Western Art.... GAH! I'm so lazy... *cries*

Last Thursday I became a model for a few of my friends :D






These photographs were taken and edited by my friend Adela <3 you can see her in one of my first posts, me and her took many pictures using Macbook's Photo Booth.
This one was also taken by Adela. She takes nice pictures <3

My recent university life has been finishing assignments and hanging out with my besties and classmates. My schedule is quite hectic, but up until now it has not taken its toll on me.

For the second semester of my university life, I had to take nine subjects.... and they are Graphic Design 1, Typography 1, Computer Graphics 2, Academic English 2, History of Western Art, Photography 1, Drawing 2, Freshmen Enrichment Program 2, and Character Building 2.
Character Building has changed its name now, and Character Building 2 is now Character Building: Spiritual Development. I have a very funny and critical teacher, Mr Anjar, and he is like the biggest test for students with or without religion. He questions many things that we never thought about asking. But he is nice, and is much better than my Character Building 1 lecturer. She cannot even speak English in an understandable manner.... I'd rather have her speak Indonesian instead. Or just don't teach at my uni.. that's better.

Oh yeah! I am not being arrogant or what, but I am both satisfied and dissatisfied with my first semester GPA (Grade Point Average), which is 3.25. I was hoping for above 3.5, but turns out being a straight A Art and Design student is impossibly hard. I hate how my university's scoring system makes the nominal grade 91-100 an A (we don't have A+), and most lecturers are not that generous. I thought Art and Design lecturers are well-known for being a subjective judge because they judge artwork, not on how well a student performs in theoretical exams.

I then hear that there are also lecturers in International Business major who are equally stingy in giving grades, and one is even worse than that. From what I have heard, that killer lecturer gives a maximum grade of C+, which in nominal grade is 65-70. No one has ever gotten a higher score... and most students get either D (55-60) or C (61-65).

I procrastinate quite a lot, and I do not always give my best in every work I do... which later leads to regret of course. The problem is I wish to get a good grade, so I give effort in doing the work but turns out I was not doing it good enough. Phew.

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Current obsession: MAICIH

Photo by @infomaicih

These six packets are the various kinds of extra spicy chips they sell. My personal favorite is the chips one! Keripik, and level 3. I do not have high tolerance for spiciness, so I like level 3 chips the best. The level describes the amount of chili they use; they have level 3,5 and 10. I can still manage level 5, but for level 10.... I might need days or even weeks to finish. I find level 5 too spicy when eaten in large amounts... so how am I going to survive level 10? :/
Photo from Wisata Kompasiana

Here is a perfect photo that shows the yumminess. Once you eat, you just find it very hard to stop. I can finish a pack of level 3 chips in maybe 15-20 minutes if I do not stop at all. They're addicting, and cause diarrhea :$  The stomachache is not that bad if you do not eat too much, but anyways, eating them is your own risk... Haha!

I might update again with makeup related stuff, if I remember! :D