johnnyinfected

stupid facebook

2009-03-11T13:04:00.000-07:00

full version. (click)

puppet concepts

2009-02-19T19:00:00.000-08:00

old mean lady

Father

son

for narrative midterm.

landscape sketch

2009-02-10T12:24:00.000-08:00

for fun.
i still hate the snow.

*edit* updated composition

Corel, suck my unsatisfied customer $#%#

2009-02-10T09:15:00.000-08:00

rant time!

So I purchased a copy of Corel's Painter X last week from studica.com. It arrived yesterday and, like every new program i acquire for my computer, i was extremely excited and couldn't wait to get started painting.

I ran the cd, no problems there and I booted up the program. The start up window flashed for a second and was replaced by an error warning "OS X failed to Launch Program." goddamit. okay. dont panic. So i relaunched the program and got the same results. At this moment my new program high came crashing down, plummeting back into the fiery atmosphere.

Like for any problems and toils that one faces in life, relationships, work, computing, gaming, etc, I turned to plan B. Google. this is what my searches looked like over time.

Painter X fails on startup Mac.

Painter X crashes on start up Mac.

Painter X fails.

Painter X crashes.

fuck corel for writing this buggy shit software.

I sifted through at least 20 different programmers and artists forums.

It seems like 75% of the errors do not get solved and Corel has terrible customer service.

And I was not the only one having a problem with this program!

Every single forum had something different crashing in painter and other programs from corel.

The only solution i got for this crash on startup fiasco was to create a new Mac Login and run the program there.

Yes, the program runs. but its still not "working" for me. Running and working are two very different things

See, i have a very specific workflow. If its one thing that i hate is when someone or something breaks my workflow.

I have all the files i need on my original login and i really dont want to interrupt my workflow to stick reference files into a shared folder. Thats just bullshit.

Thanks corel, adobe is far more superior.

evil master overlord.

2009-02-08T20:39:00.000-08:00

approx. 50x40
ancient society assignment (drawing)

i always wanted to do a politically themed piece.

Yellow Rat Bastard Belt vs. Chinatown 5 dolla belt.

2009-01-24T20:14:00.000-08:00

Something interesting came up while I was hanging out with Clara today.
She was wearing a belt that caught my attention. I chuckled and I said to her "Since when did you steal and put on one of my belts?" She was wearing my checkered black and white studded belt. She looked confused. "I bought this at Yellow Rat Bastard when I went to the mall to buy your tshirt for your birthday!" Incredibly amused at this conundrum, i quickly asked her "how much was it?" she replied "15 bucks"

Then I began feeling the belt and its materials (faux leather and aluminum belt buckles) and was exactly the same belt I bought from the local chinese shop for 5 dollars.

Then she took it off and we compared the back side of the belt as well. Here is the knock out: Same exact manufacture serial numbers! (except the size coding.)

So... I'm gonna buy more shit from the Chinese store now. I have no reason to believe that american mall brands are of any higher quality.

My guess is the specification for the belt was stolen or something at the manufactuing plant in indonesia (or some country with no child labor laws) and extra belts were secretly manufactured for smaller outlets that sell for cheaper prices... Or YRB just buys cheap shit and relabels them for a price rip off. Id go with the latter.

wheres my mind

2009-01-22T06:52:00.000-08:00

left my portfolio on the train last night. =[
I was reading The Odyssey for the hundreth time (a required reading this semester)
My stop came rather quickly. So i just hopped off the train with my backpack. I realized one of my hands were free when it hadnt been the entire day... The refreshing feeling suddenly turned to oh shit. but i was too tired to care i guess. Lack of sleep and the can of Rockstar engery drink i had left me a bit fatigued.

Good thing i had nothing of importance in there except a few sketches that were already digitally backed up as you see here. If its one thing i do right is keeping 20 bizillion backups of everything i work on. (even paper/pencil sketches)

I just have to buy a new pack of newsprint and a more comfortable to hold and carry portfolio. that thing was already like 25 pounds without shit inside. it did keep everything nice and safe though... =[ oh well.

maya animations

2009-01-08T20:19:00.000-08:00

maya room

2009-01-08T19:37:00.000-08:00

thumb tacks

pencils and such

a lamp

what you would see when u walk into my room

my room from the window.

one of the first things we learned to create in maya.

sketch dump

2008-12-30T01:23:00.000-08:00

i really should sketch more often.
well here are some from this semester.

never really needed it anyway.

<3 my blackberry too

fat lady reading on the train

girl trying not to notice im sketching her.

asphyxiation by seran wrap

reflections r kool

the girlfriend =]

sleeping

then roll over.

cant sleep.

2008-12-30T00:57:00.000-08:00

~~tits.~~ defined pecs. lol extrusion gone wrong. in a smooth mesh it doesnt look that pronounced though. I would rather not bother with a smooth mesh at this point though.

recent maya anatomy study. (incomplete)

recent digital painting using photoshop.
there has to be better ways to get better texturing...
probably will do another copy some other time.
spent too long and lost too many hours of sleep over it.
i think it would be better if i rather just came to peace with it and started over.

huge dump

2008-12-28T13:22:00.000-08:00

this dude looks like Christopher Walken. (cowbell?)

big art dump today. trying to get out of the holiday slump.
been doing nothing but working at home for the past 2 weeks.

severe retardation.

2008-12-15T05:48:00.000-08:00

godfuckingdammit.

Sorry David! looks like i made a whoopsie with the names.
too many Davids in my life obviously. (and why are you all artists for fucks sake?!)
i should have looked at your blog closer.
I put the blame entirely on my diminished concentration due to finals.

sculpture - michelangelo's david torso.

2008-12-10T18:46:00.000-08:00

my first serious attempt on sculpting.

a bit more polish....

then i started getting ... distracted.

Vote2008 poster - i win.

2008-12-10T17:35:00.001-08:00

looks like i was successful.

type art and warning signs

2008-12-10T17:21:00.001-08:00

one of the earlier assignments in digital imaging.

drawing - first semester midterm sketches

2008-12-10T16:50:00.000-08:00

okay im back home from the library...
If i get asked "wut iz an jpeg" one more time im gonna put a bullet through my head.
seriously people.
I've met clueless art majors during my short few months working at the library
(like that advert major who still couldnt tell the difference between RGB and CMYK
or just people who dont know how to use a mac to some extent)
but yesterday i got asked "wat is a jpeg"

im still in awe of the stupidity and ive been washing my hands non stop ever since.
(cause it could be infectious)

I really really do take my job sierously people. Even though i sit around most of the day i enjoy being the technology assistant and i like helping people with whatever technical troubles may arise. Im more then happy to assist artists produce good art. I feel like a hero most of the time. But honestly i cant feel any sympathy towards those who rely on other people's knowledge to get something done. Simply put - i shouldnt be helping you getting your homework done if you have no idea how to get it done right in the first place. I should be helping people who know what they are doing but isnt familiar with the equipment in the library. An advertard should know what the hell the difference between CMYK and RGB layers are. And any art major should at least know what jpegs are used for (unless if you live under a rock.) and I really dont feel like sitting there explaining what resolution a web item vs. a print item should be either. Its your problem if you dont know what the hell these things are and you cant hold responsible a printer if it spits out bad copies because you fucked up on the settings. Machines are smart as the people using them.
It would be fucking embarrasing if i went around asking how many frames are supposed to be in a second.
In short, get the fuck out if you are gonna cop out. Its an insult to us who are actually taking our professions more seriously.

anyway more art.
mid term stuff for drawing class...

and a sketch of the bayside LIRR station at dawn done at another time.

drawing - first semester final project sketches

2008-12-10T13:22:00.000-08:00

sketches for final drawing project.
which like an idiot i agreed to do 3 first ones as the final.

but then again... im not known for taking the easy way out.
i always play all my games on hard/expert/legendary mode and enjoy getting my ass handed to me for 5 hours straight (i.e. left 4 dead)

this one makes me smile.

alas... javascript fails me again.
im in the library and it doesnt help that the connection is dog slow and everything on this site runs on javashit. ( i hate java )
ill have to update rest at home.

what the fuck is sunlight?

2008-12-10T09:56:00.000-08:00

this is an animation ive been working on before thanksgiving.
it took well over 4-5 hours and i still didnt get to articulate the footroll and fingers
and many other elements.

- johny

helloworld^2

2008-12-10T09:42:00.001-08:00

helloworld

lets try this again.
earlier gave birth to a blog called raccoonspace.
but i realized "raccoon" can be a derogatory racist term =[
i really liked it too. it all started cause a girl in my class
said i looked like a cute little raccoon and drew
me the thing above

shit =[ i even made the watermark for it
the name was distracting anyway.

well anyway besides that... this is my blog for my school/personal works and projects enjoy!