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3 days ago
No worries, I got all of them. Tumblr just does this weird thing where only one of your replies actually shows up in the reblogs. I agree that the lack of a final boss battle was disappointing. Not so much because it needed one, but I enjoy the challenge and the last boss in Mass Effect 2 was underwhelming. It would have been great to have a challenging boss at the end, but as you said it wasn’t completely necessary. I understand people thinking that the ending was anti-climatic, but the entire series is full of so many great and poignant moments that it felt almost right to me… especially the [spoilers] goodbye scenes and that no matter how you choose, Shepard cannot enjoy the future she/he fought for.[/end spoilers] Life is kinda anti-climatic, after all. There could always be more, but I don’t know if it deserved the giant nerd rage (especially those claiming how a few minutes ruined an entire game for them). …Then again, I also tend to enjoy movies like No Country Old Men, which are infamous for having no closure.

No worries, I got all of them. Tumblr just does this weird thing where only one of your replies actually shows up in the reblogs.

I agree that the lack of a final boss battle was disappointing. Not so much because it needed one, but I enjoy the challenge and the last boss in Mass Effect 2 was underwhelming. It would have been great to have a challenging boss at the end, but as you said it wasn’t completely necessary.

I understand people thinking that the ending was anti-climatic, but the entire series is full of so many great and poignant moments that it felt almost right to me… especially the [spoilers] goodbye scenes and that no matter how you choose, Shepard cannot enjoy the future she/he fought for.[/end spoilers] Life is kinda anti-climatic, after all.

There could always be more, but I don’t know if it deserved the giant nerd rage (especially those claiming how a few minutes ruined an entire game for them).

…Then again, I also tend to enjoy movies like No Country Old Men, which are infamous for having no closure.

1 month ago

AJ (re)plays Mass Effect

I’ve been feeling kind of down the past week, so I’ve been playing through all of the Mass Effect games again to keep myself distracted.

Usually I fly through the games solo, but Garrus is my fav so decided to do the human-turian thing. I’m on the third game, go to the Citadel and… Garrus teaches Shepard to dance the tango. I just about died.

that nailed it… I really need to do some Mass Effect fan art sometime soon.

(Also, I’m not quite sure what exactly people’s huge beef with the ending was? While closure is nice, the simplicity of it seemed fitting to me.)

1 month ago

I just wanted to take a moment to say how much I appreciate everyone who has followed this blog and/or my art throughout the years. You guys are the reason that I keep going and try to make it into the art world. : ) 

I know I’m often really quiet (a big part of that is because I’m kind of tumblr-stupid. I have missing e but I don’t know how to respond to many people’s replies?) and kind of awkward about keeping in touch with my fans, but I appreciate all of you an awful lot. I owe much of my recent successes to you guys. 

My fans are the best, and thanks for being awesome!

1 month ago

AI-AP Slideshow

I feel really proud to have my piece displayed among many of my instructors from college. 

1 month ago
loosely based on a few stories from Borges’ Labyrinths.

loosely based on a few stories from Borges’ Labyrinths.

2 months ago
“Sting” is ready for Houston show and competition. 

“Sting” is ready for Houston show and competition. 

2 months ago
ianbrooks: Gray’s Anatomy  As part of an event at the Internetional Makeup Artists Trade Show, elite body paint artist Lisa Merczel created this medical illustration of the human skull mapped to the actual contours of the head. A much easier way to learn your anatomy lessons. Makeup: Lisa Berczel / Model: Michael Foster

ianbrooks:

Gray’s Anatomy 

As part of an event at the Internetional Makeup Artists Trade Show, elite body paint artist Lisa Merczel created this medical illustration of the human skull mapped to the actual contours of the head. A much easier way to learn your anatomy lessons.

Makeup: Lisa Berczel / Model: Michael Foster

2 months ago

:D

My piece, “Scream/Homo Homini Lupus,” was accepted into American Illustration 32. 

Guess I’ll be back in NYC in November for Illustration Week!

2 months ago
crowpse: schoolofvisualarts: The Modern Family by AJ Frena FRENA IS ONE LETTER AWAY FROM FREYA, WHICH IS A BIRD. AJ IS STANDARD MALAYSIAN FOR “ORANGE JUICE” AND THAT DECIPHERS TO “CHICKEN NOODLES”  READ BETWEEN THE LINES, PEOPLE. IT’S ALL HERE Guys, this is probably the best interpretation of my art ever. I’ve been figured out.

crowpse:

schoolofvisualarts:

The Modern Family by AJ Frena

FRENA IS ONE LETTER AWAY FROM FREYA, WHICH IS A BIRD. AJ IS STANDARD MALAYSIAN FOR “ORANGE JUICE” AND THAT DECIPHERS TO “CHICKEN NOODLES” 

READ BETWEEN THE LINES, PEOPLE. IT’S ALL HERE

Guys, this is probably the best interpretation of my art ever. I’ve been figured out.

(via tamayomeri)

2 months ago

wow, tumblr. featuring one of my pieces on the tumblr radar was indeed a nice birthday gift to wake up to.

2 months ago
modern family

modern family

2 months ago

My birthday is in a few days and I need to do something that wont make me feel even more ridiculously depressed about it. 

So, going to buy myself some art books. 

Any recommendations? I like everything from academic to concept art to essay-based. It’s all good. : ) 

2 months ago
work in progress…

work in progress…

3 months ago

(Source: pitachipsandsomedietslice, via astrejlau)

3 months ago