Tuesday, 24 December 2013

2013 Art

Since we're nearing the end of 2013, here's a recap of my deviantART submissions released this year..

Fanart of Patrick Star from SpongeBob Squarepants. This was really used in the show, in the episode "Survival of the Idiots". Here's a clip of it.

On February 8, 2013, Wreck-it Ralph was released theatrically in the UK. I went to see it on a college trip on the day of its release and I really enjoyed it. It's everything a film about video games should be. I made this in Computer Club 4 days before seeing the film and took a printed copy with me on the trip. I'm holding said copy in this group photo.
This is the Japanese version, from my Facebook page

I made this on Valentine's Day for Bethany, roughly a month or so before we sadly broke up, depicting 2 teddy bears in love, the Love Bears. Notice the girl bear has open boobs? Kids would probably ask their parents embarrassing questions about it! 

Monita, the robot host of Nintendo Land for the Wii-U. I have to say, this is an amazingly accurate drawing.

The Easter Bunny conversing with an Easter chick. This was done for a college art project for giftwrap patterns. This is possibly the first Easter deviation not to feature Tamagos (those Easter Egg-things with eyes). Originally, the Easter chick was going to be full-bodied, but I thought it would be quicker to make the chick look like an Angry Bird. 

My first try at drawing an attractive couple in bed. Before I put things like this on deviantART, I have to search for deviations with the same premise to see if it's appropriate for the website. Porn isn't allowed on deviantART. Thankfully, a bit of partial nudity is OK. Read its description on deviantART.

I haven't really drawn a mermaid before, but here's my attempt at putting Leah in the shoes of one. Very loosely based on Disney's The Little Mermaid. 

In the summertime, I wondered what any form of life on planet Mercury would be like. So I came up with these alien designs. They can withstand extreme heat and have flames for tongues. Don't they remind you of Invader Zim somewhat?

Ever fancy a ride on the World's Smallest Horse? Don't worry, he's strong enough to take your weight! Here we have an old cowboy riding him. Yee-haw! Inspired by Hyracotherium, the world's first horse, which was smaller than a cat!


This is an idea for a boss in a video game. A dead little boy named Timmy possessed by an Eldritch Abomination called S'juik (have a guess at how that's pronounced!). Would make an ideal Earthbound-style boss, though the 3-legged form seems like something out of Pikmin.

This year, I am 22. Much earlier in the year, Taylor Swift released a song about being 22, which just so happened to be called "22". When I became aware of this, I decided it would be appropriate to put the song on during my birthday, so I did just that on my brand new Windows Phone. And that's why I've drawn Taylor in this deviation. I must say, it was a pain to get her to look right, but it's a good try, don't you think?


This is Smiley. He is the villain of a slasher movie from 2012, which is also called "Smiley". The movie isn't that great, due to similarities to the Scream franchise, but they did a good job making the killer look terrifying. I'd give you a link showing you what the real Smiley looks like, but I won't because some of you might be too afraid to look.

In the UK, there are more people getting killed by knives than people getting shot. That's because in the UK, gun crime seems to be at its worst in black communities. The Metropolitan Police try to raise awareness of this exclusively in these communities. These 2 chavs (essentially uncouth teenagers) are having a sword fight, only with kitchen knives. This would probably never happen in real life. A knife can easily get knocked out of your hand. One of the consequences of knife crime is that you could be the one who gets stabbed, should you carry a knife. Not just one of these boys' mothers will lose a son, both will. The killer would end up in jail for life.

At the age of 95, South African president Nelson Mandela died on December 5. This was my first ever deviation made in memory of someone. 

And finally, here's my Christmas upload, highlighting how easy it is to catch a cold in the wintertime. I have to say, I actually got a bit of a cold a day after I first uploaded this. This could be a reference to a WarioWare microgame, where you have to mash the A button to make a girl sniff a blue snot drop back into her nose. Snot looks less disgusting when it's blue. 

And that wraps it up for this year. Sorry I haven't uploaded many videos to YouTube. This was my last year at college and my first year at work, so I was pretty busy. Merry Christmas!




Monday, 4 November 2013

Housing Solutions

Today was my first day of my trainee-ship at Housing Solutions, a leading provider of affordable homes in the south east of England. I'll be working 3 days a week (Monday, Wednesday and Thursday) as a data manager, 9 'til 5. What a way to make a living, eh? My first day went very well and I worked pretty hard. My day shorter than what is yet to come because there was a meeting going on upstairs. I'd show you what I wore to work, but I don't have a photo of it at the moment, so maybe I will post it in an update. Here's their website: http://www.housingsolutions.co.uk/

Thursday, 24 October 2013

I can laugh without smiling

Sounds too good (or should I say "strange") to be true, but it really is true. Watch for yourself. 


Tuesday, 1 October 2013

Bit more news!!!

Today is my 22nd birthday! Woo-hoo! Also today, my blog has a better-looking background. How do you like it? And, on deviantART, I now have:



Saturday, 24 August 2013

Update

I'm now on Twitter if you want to follow me. You can also like me on Facebook too.

Monday, 3 June 2013

LSIS Conference 2013

May 21 this year was a very special day for me. Me and my friend Sophie went to London for a presentation on college at the LSIS Workshop. The presentation happened the day after we arrived. We took the train from Gobowen to Birmingham, then the train from Birmingham to Euston Station. We went with staff members Maryanne and Zoe and took a cab to the Wellington Hotel, where we stayed the night. It was the first time I had my very own room in a hotel, with a big double bed, a TV and some nearby coffee and a kettle. In fact, the 4 of us had our own rooms, the only ones who shared a room were Zoe and Maryanne.

                              Me, Sophie and Maryanne at Euston Station, giving thumbs up.


On the train, we rehearsed our lines for our speech on our Facebook group Derwen Study Den. Study Den is an hour-long session me and Sophie are in at college on a Friday morning, where we learn Literacy and Numeracy online and post our progress on this Facebook group.

Me, Sophie and Zoe having a coffee before catching the train.


On the evening of the day we arrived in London, we went for a stroll around the city and had dinner at Pizza Express. We also stopped by at the shop behind the London Eye and bought a souvenir each. 
I bought an I ♥ London badge and a cool-looking pen.
At the workshop.

The presentation was met with success. The entire room erupted with applause and everyone loved us. Not long after, the news was spread on my college's Facebook page and some people at the conference tweeted. Here's a quote from Sohail Sayed:

 "Hi, I'm am a lecturer based in London. I was one of the participants at the LSIS research conference where I had the pleasure of attending one of the workshops held by Zoe, Maryanne and the two students, James and Sophie from Derwen College. I have to say that James and Sophie were by far the stars of the show which made their workshop the highlight of the whole event. It's not easy to stand up in front of a group of strangers and give a presentation; unless your name is James and Sophie! Your integrity and clear speech charmed and touched everyone and made it a delight to listen to. Well done to you and the teachers, Zoe and Maryanne for putting it all together!"


After the presentation, we took the trains mentioned earlier in this post and made it back to college at about 7:00pm. This whole trip was a Crowning Moment of Awesome. In my speech, I stated that "there's no-one who I'd rather be than me". Yes, it's a Wreck-It Ralph reference, and it impressed everyone due to how diplomatic it sounded. That's all there is for me to say now. See ya's. 
 



 


Thursday, 11 April 2013

It's here!

My video on Mudkips is finally available. I don't appear on camera in this one, but instead you'll hear my narration.

Mudkip fanart, as drawn by me.
 
 

Monday, 25 February 2013

New video delay

Because I've gone down with a cold and flu this half-term, my new video about Mudkips has been delayed. It is now due for release sometime at the end of March.

Wednesday, 23 January 2013

In my next video...

It's going to be about me talking about liking Mudkips and Oshawotts. Coming to YouTube this half-term!

Sunday, 6 January 2013

Happy 2013!

Check out my next lot of presents I got from my dad 4 days after Christmas Day!


In this photo:

Magic 8-ball
Family Guy DVD
Gingerbread Christmas tree
Aleksandr Orlov's Meerkat Tales
Rabbids Land and Sports Connection for my Wii-U.
Constellation coffee cup
Tepig plush
Anime Studio Debut 7
M&M's (Peanut Butter and Mint)
SpongeBob Magic Facecloth
Hex Bug
Domo-kun Pen
Starlite Fibre Optic Light