Ellie Coral's online workbench… mind the mess.
Ever since I saw Frankentoon’s Spectral Grains, I’ve been wanting to try out stippling for texturizing my art. I rather like it more than the soft airbrushing I’ve used for ages, and I can see using this style going forward. What better way to try it out in a Two of Pentacles-inspired piece? I like…
It’s my first headache of the year. I must be doing something right if it came so late in January. Schoolwork has been merciful… so far. I’ll enjoy this relative peace while I can because I have a distinct feeling things are going to start getting messy—both offline and online. To keep myself grounded, I’m…
There’s a beautiful freedom in knowing that nobody expects zines to be immaculate. It’s a fitting medium for imperfect art. I did do grungy digital art for a time during the early 2000s, back when it felt so expressive and rebellious because I needed to make art against a world that sucked. Now it’s an…
For my MLIS program, we have to create a portfolio. It’s a project that many students tend to leave until the last few weeks before graduation, flying into a foaming panic as they tear through a checklist of required documents and mangulate Wix templates. (Note to self: Fight for the privilege of designing my own…
Classes have begun, and therefore my third semester. I’ve already made the decision to switch some classes around, so I’ll be in this program for another two semesters. All the better to stay on top of projects, both educational and personal, and not lose my mind. For personal projects, I’ve already begun looking at printers…
On January 9th, I was in an awful mood. The kind of mood where I wish ill upon others—careers crashing, nightmares, a sense of impending doom, incurable halitosis—and want to get lost in books or tactile projects until the day is over. The feeling persisted until I got the notion to look through my 2024…
Or Attempting to Gamify My Future Our ALA Student Chapter held its final Zoom meeting of the year in mid-December. It was held on short notice, but the agenda was light—no guest speakers, no pressing issues. This was an informal gathering to reflect on the past semester and share our plans for the coming one.…
I’ve been wanting to do this piece for ages, and on New Year’s Eve, I decided that it was time. The finished result is far different from what I’d originally wanted (I can never make what’s in my head appear on a canvas). At one point, I even considered incorporating actual tarot cards into the…
I’m back. This is where I had a long blog post ready to go. But you know what? Most people won’t get through it, and I just don’t want to relive 2024 right now. It’s too early, and some topics feel too raw to dissect, especially on a public platform (even this little blog). In…