Dumping at last
First time I tried coloring on SAI. I find it a lot easier to paint on SAI rather than Photoshop. I dunno, feels lighter somehow. I would still have to trust PS with additional edits though. SAI is a bit limited.
Uni-brow chicks rule! Haha. Practice with foreshortening. I made this on PS, I guess you could tell the difference from the brush strokes. SAI produces a smoother output because of its brush attribute for blending colors while making strokes.
Yaaawwn. And here’s another one done on PS. The soft blending with the colors was done with airbrushing. I only picked certain areas that I want to have a smoother look. (i.e. the legs, the face)
More dumps to come!
While waiting
Another doodle. Just a random depiction of a terminal vendor inside a bus. They always seem to be able to convince you to buy something from them. I took time to observe them as they make their move of persuasion.
Looking to-and-fro
I’m alive. What’s new? well for starters, I just graduated from my degree, BS-Computer Science officially last May 30, 2009. Summerian is the school’s term for people who finished his/her respective program during the Summer. No-brainer, MAY? yeah, I’m one of these people. After summer classes, it never really had an impact knowing that I had finally met my requirements to earn a diploma degree. It was just today that I felt it when I received my certification from the school registrar and reading the first string of words written:
This is to certify that ROLAND CHRISTIAN M. TRUMATA is a graduate of a four-year course in this University (AdDU) with the degree of Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (BSCS) on May 30, 2009.
I felt the uttmost relief mixed with satisfaction for the fact that the school has officially recognized me as one of it’s graduates. This is the tantamount of all my efforts and used resources during my stay in Ateneo. Time to spam pics of mixed moments just to have a glimpse of looking “fro”.
Pics from Nanay’s Facebook albums.
It was my sad fate not to have been able to join the graduation march with these people, they who have helped me shape my perspective of myself and of the world. From the start of the second semester, I already saw it coming. I have already had the doubt of me graduating by March. It was during those times that I felt really down. It was the time that my suppressed depression and all the accumulated pressure from my heavy experiences in the program started to purge. For me it was inevitable, I had my limitations.
Where do I go from here? as of now, I only have the hope of pursuing a career that I have always wanted. A bit hazy for now, but I’m looking to making sure it has to do something with art. Despite the feeling of obligation to keep on and pursue a career in line with my course, I also have to recognize those dreams that I had suppressed for the past years that had always kept flickering since I joined the program especially in those times of doubt and depression. Before I chose to be a part of the program, I was convinced that it would be the important milestone for my career into the field of Information Technology and Computer Science, the career I wanted to pursue because it seemed the most practical considering its demand today. Slowly, I started to reflect on what I really want as a career. But then, I still owe it to myself and to the program, all the efforts I have given to finally reach the finish line will be lost if I don’t give back to the community that shaped me. Well, a part of me. This is my dilemma.
Hello 2009
Better late than never. Cheers! 2008’s already passed and it was really quite a year.
I’m looking forward to 2009 as I graduate(?) and start a new venture, that is to live a dream.
