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35.13 miles

noreply@blogger.com (Rachel) — Mon, 21 May 2012 02:26:00 +0000

I hurt a little, not too much... and I counted at least 21 dead bugs on my right arm alone... *ew*.
Total distance: 56.09 km (34.9 mi);
Total time: 3:04:16;
Moving time: 2:28:26;
Average speed: 18.26 km/h (11.3 mi/h)

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AnimationMentor - Class 01 : Week 06

noreply@blogger.com (Rachel) — Sun, 06 May 2012 06:46:00 +0000

My homework for AnimationMentor - C01W06 - Spring 2012 w/ Anthony Wong

--Rachel
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AnimationMentor - Class 01 : Week 05

noreply@blogger.com (Rachel) — Sun, 06 May 2012 02:24:00 +0000

This is my homework (revision) from AnimationMentor - C01W05 - Spring 2012 w/ Anthony Wong

Muscle leggings from BlackMilk

noreply@blogger.com (Rachel) — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 22:23:00 +0000

My new muscle leggings from Black Milk have arrived! Now I have something awesome to wear in this year's LA River Ride. (Yes. I know. They are not perfectly anatomically accurate, but hey, find me a better pair and I'll trade up.)

http://www.blackmilkclothing.com/collections/leggings/products/muscles-leggings

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"My Sentiments Exactly" Project

noreply@blogger.com (Rachel) — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 20:49:00 +0000

It has come to my attention that I am in need of an attitude adjustment. A positive shift in perspective, and a more solid foundation of self confidence. A neurological rewiring, if you will.

Thus, the birth of the "My Sentiments Exactly" Project: I have written down and numbered 96 "Sentiments" on little slips of paper, folded them neatly, and placed them into a pretty glass jar.

sen·ti·ment/ˈsentəmənt/ (noun)
1) A view of or attitude toward a situation or event; an opinion.
2) General feeling or opinion: "racist sentiment".
Synonyms: feeling - sense - opinion - emotion - sensation

My "Sentiments" are one or two words, that I would like to be reminded of, attributes that I feel I already poses but often forget, or that I respect and would like to further explore.

The "My Sentiments Exactly" ritual is simple:
1) First thing in the morning, select five "Sentiments" from the jar
2) Choose the one I feel is most appropriate on that particular morning
3) Put that word into the "used" envelope, and the other four back into the jar
4) Investigate what that word means to me (in the context of: past, presant, future, specific, and abstract)
5) Do my best to live by that word throughout the day.

Today's Sentiment is: #20 - Understanding

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Rachel, in Action!

noreply@blogger.com (Rachel) — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 04:37:00 +0000

Intro to Oil Painting: Second Pose

noreply@blogger.com (Rachel) — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 06:51:00 +0000

Another 5 weeks, (15 hours in total), and my second painting is done. This time I challenged myself to do more of the figure, but when it came down to it there wasn't enough time and I had to focus on finishing the head. She looks a little drunk... or sleepy. I can't tell. But I am happy with my results and improvements. Next up is self portrait. Blergh.

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Finished: First Oil Painting (5 Weeks)

noreply@blogger.com (Rachel) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:02:00 +0000

Intro to Oil Painting

noreply@blogger.com (Rachel) — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:33:00 +0000

This is my first oil painting. Ever. I finally feel like I'm at a point where I can share my progress. These are pics from weeks 1 - 4 of my intro class through korpus gallery. The first two weeks I spent yelling at my hand, "NO! I didn't tell you to do that. What are you doing? Stop it!". Weeks 3 and 4 were a little more successful. We finish it up next week.
--Rachel
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Another 18mi :)

noreply@blogger.com (Rachel) — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:35:00 +0000

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Morning ride

noreply@blogger.com (Rachel) — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 19:11:00 +0000

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Lofted bedframe

noreply@blogger.com (Rachel) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:08:00 +0000

Today I built a lofted bedframe for myself in my new cozy cottage. Platform fits a queen mattress, with room for lots of storage underneath.

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New room is under construction

noreply@blogger.com (Rachel) — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:49:00 +0000

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Creature Sculpt Complete

noreply@blogger.com (Rachel) — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 20:54:00 +0000

Finished and baked this creature yesterday. (Thanks to Angeline and Steve for the use of their oven late last night.) As you can see, I totally burnt him. Ah well. Now he's just a darker brown. Next I need to clean up some of the tiny cracks and blend in the hairline a little better with Magie-Sculpt and then paint him. I could totally see him as a I giant animatronic puppet with yarn dreads. Of course I don't think I'll ever get around to doing that, but it's fun to think about!

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Creature in Progress

noreply@blogger.com (Rachel) — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 01:08:00 +0000

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Stop Motion Sunday: Mah Shoes are Dirty!

noreply@blogger.com (Rachel) — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0000

Learning stop motion the hard way, with Marla (http://www.spitefuls.com/) and Geoff (http://www.flummoxed.org/)

Here's my stop motion walk cycle test:

See all of our clips on Geoff's youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/flummoxed

Weekend Escape to Joshua Tree

noreply@blogger.com (Rachel) — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:12:00 +0000

Last Friday, Hollye texted me at 10am to ask if I wanted to go camping in Joshua Tree. I said "yes!" She said, "Great! Be ready by noon." This gave me all of two hours to pack for the cold desert and find a cat sitter. Normally, I would not agree to something like this on such short notice, what with all the preparation and planning I like to do, but I was having a rough couple of weeks and felt this might be the perfect chance to get me out of the house and active again.

We stopped along the way, at the Joshua Tree Saloon, which promised burgers, beer, and kitschy mining decor with at least one cattle skull. We left shortly before karaoke began and arrived at camp late that evening. After much hunting, we finally found an open site at the Belle Camp grounds, in cozy lot #3. We setup camp and set to drinking. On a chilly walk around the camp, we met another group of campers, out for the weekend to celabrate their friend's birthday (hence referred to as "The Birthday Crew"). They had a fire and we had none, so they invited us to hang out with them for the evening. To bed around 11pm.

Saturday, I awoke unaided at 7am and busied myself with long walks around the desert and cactus photography. My camp mates slept in until 11am. After a late breakfast, they spent the day rock climbing as I watched on, terrified. After dinner we drove to the first gas station just North of the park, and bought firewood and other necessary provisions (hot dogs, beans, Ho-hos, etc...). We visited the Birthday Crew that night to deliver said Ho-hos and 3 CDs from Hollye's car collection. The birthday girl rejoiced. We returned to our site for more camp fire stories. I tried to go to bed at 9pm, was too cold, came back out and eventually went to bed at 10pm.

Sunday, I slept in until 7:45am. We drove to a nearby trail and hiked 4miles round trip to see the Lost Horse Mine. It rained a bit on our hike but the burnt landscape and mine were awesome. Afterward, we returned to camp. Ate lunch. Napped. Ate dinner. Napped. Drank around the camp fire. Went to bed at 9pm.

Monday. Awoke at 7:45am, again. Hid in my warn sleeping bag until 8:30am. Packed up my tent stuffs. I was just starting to make breakfast when I realized our camp had been ravaged by crows. Hot dogs missing! Woke up my camp mates. Picked up our scattered trash. Complained a lot. Found Hot dogs on car floor! Made breakfast and packed up our site. We were on the road back to LA around noonish.

All in all it was a very fine adventure. A much needed break. And an eye opening, mind clearing, perspective shifting experience. Just what I needed.

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Crowded

noreply@blogger.com (Rachel) — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 05:57:00 +0000

Crowded and warm. It's bed time for bonzos; our last night in Oakland. For now.

Creature Anatomy with Jordu Schell

noreply@blogger.com (Rachel) — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 01:08:00 +0000

I continued my character from last week into this and developed the secondary forms, detail and story telling.

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Creature Art Department with Carlos Huante

noreply@blogger.com (Rachel) — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 02:29:00 +0000

Here's my final alien block in, much matured from my original design.

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Alien Anatomy with Carlos Huante

noreply@blogger.com (Rachel) — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 02:27:00 +0000

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Here's a quick video of my sculpt from this week's AnatomyTools.com class, Character Art Department with Carlos Huante.

Character Design with Carlos Huante

noreply@blogger.com (Rachel) — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 02:24:00 +0000

My first alien sculpt (of my own design).

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Human Anatomy - Level 3

noreply@blogger.com (Rachel) — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 06:22:00 +0000

So. Tired.

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Human Anatomy - Level 2

noreply@blogger.com (Rachel) — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 05:31:00 +0000

I have been up in Oakland/Alameda for a month now. Here's what I have to show from the last week's level 2 class.
Learning anatomy from Andrew Cawrse and Eric Wilson really is like trying to drink from a fire hose. No matter how thirsty you are for knowledge, the stream will totally knock you on your ass.
My brain is melting, and casual conversation with my housemates quickly turns into an anatomy recap. "Today was really good. I'm a bit tired. Yea, the weather is great. Oh, did you know that the bicept is one of those rare muscles that crosses over more than one joint? Yea, it originates from the coricoid process of the scapula, over (but not attached to) the humorous, and inserts into the tuberosity of the radius bone in your forearm."
Class has been great. I'm meeting all sorts of amazing industry people. From doll makers, to special effects and make-up artists, toy designers, character artists, etc...
That's all for now.

All my love,
--Rachel

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Exterior Design

noreply@blogger.com (Rachel) — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 20:53:00 +0000

Simple value thumbnails for exterior design.

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