I’m in the mood for linearts this weekend! XD

Both pages are from this week’s Bleach Chapter 318.

Probably gonna colour the one with Shuuhei and Kira next weekend, if I have the time, but I don’t think I’ll colour Ulquiorra. Unless I’m really really bored.

Use if you want, but be sure to credit me. Oh, and I’d like to see the outcome.

Just did my Biology SPA (Science Prcatical Assessment) for Skill 3 today.

Like the previous two Bio SPA for Skill 1 and 2, Skill 3 was pretty mangaeable too. The aim of the experiment was really very different from what I had expected and it caught me off guard, but even so, it was still pretty easy.

I spent about ten minutes planning the approach, procedures and stuff before writing the real draft. I finished it with plenty of time left to check for mistakes and things that I might have missed out. I think I did okay. I guess getting full marks is possible, but even if I don’t, I hope I can at least get 3.

I hope my Chemistry and Physics SPA would also be as easy as this or maybe even easier. I also hope that I can do just as well, or preferably better, for the other two Sciences.

Yeah well, I just took the Listening Comprehension for Malay GCE ‘O’ Level.

Now Malay ‘O’ Levels are truly over.

Actually…..it might not be…..because I might choose to re-take my Paper 1 and 2. If I don’t get an A, which is highly probable, I think I’m most likely gonna re-take. Even if it might not make a difference, I don’t think it’ll hurt to try.

Anyway, there’s nothing much to say about the LC. It was manageable. A few tough questions here and there, but I think it was okay. I shouldn’t do too bad.

There really isn’t much else to say…..
….Other than the long wait before the start of the examination. I almost slept.

I actually finished this yesterday. But didn’t have the time to post it here.

It’s a panel from Naruto Chapter 408, Page 06. I just knew I had to colour it the moment I read the Chapter. Because I think Akatsuki Cloaks are cool.
Much thanks to Shade for cleaning the panel.

Overall, I’m not too happy because I think the background is a failure. It didn’t turned out the way I had wanted it to. I think the team turned out okay though. I’ve always liked colouring people as compared to background. I pretty much suck at background.

Oh, and I’ve also created a DeviantArt account. Just because.

Notice that my Username for DA is Ravavyre but my LiveJournal’s is Ravavire…? Lol, I wanted Ravavyre for LJ too, but the initial account I created with ‘vyre’ was…..I dunno….something wasn’t quite right…..Even though I deleted it, I have to wait for 1 month before that name is truly deleted, and then I can change my Username.

Added this to the Gallery.

Well, it’s over.

I don’t think I can do very well for this. I think my points were all over the place and I had to pause every once in a while to recollect my thoughts and translate them to Malay, which I must say, was not very successful. I seriously wonder how I could do fairly well for the Mid-Year examination Oral.

I thought the topic was simple enough. But the problem lies in the relaying of opinions and thoughts to the examiners. I thought I had prepared myself well by thinking of all possible questions and answers, but I guess nothing ever goes according to plan. And I suck at being spontaneous, so yeah.

I wanted to ramble more, but can’t seem to think of anything else to rant about. And I’ve pretty much forgotten about the whole oral exam…

Ah well.

‘Kay, I’ve decided to have a LiveJournal too. Why? No particular reason. But I’ll still be using this though.

The Username is pretty random too. Got it from some random name generator. But sounds okay though.

The blog’s more or less empty because I just created it, so yeah.

I want to explore the features of LiveJournal more and create some mood icons but I need to practice for Oral. What a pain.

Whipped these up about a couple of hours ago. I wanted to relax for a bit before going full throttle on my ‘revision’ for Malay Oral next Tuesday.

Click on the icon for Textless versions. Believe me, they are better off without texts.

Soul Eater

Nabari no Ou

Code Geass

Well, only made 5. Ran out of inspiration.

A pity WordPress doesn’t have a feature whereby there’s an icon next to a post. I would really love that. I’m thinking of moving over to LiveJournal, but I dunno….. WordPress still seems okay….

Added these to the Gallery.

The transition from holiday to school has always been a pain for me. Usually, my mind will still be in the ‘holiday mood’ for the first week of school of a new term. I can never really get my brain and neurons to work properly. My laziness and sleepiness will be at its extreme during this period of time (Not talking about during holidays, that’s worse).

So, I was so damn glad to hear that my GCE ‘O’ Level Malay Oral Examination will not be held this week! I would’ve done badly otherwise. Thank goodness I still got about one more week to prepare and get my brain stimulated again. 8th July. Hmm….that’s when Ikimonogakari’s new single, the 3rd opening song of Naruto Shippuuden, ‘Blue Bird’, will be released….

Anyway, I wonder how I’m going to fare for my Biology test that I took this week….

Moving on, I’ve finally decided to read Psyren, a somewhat new series (Currently 27 chapters) in Weekly Shonen Jump. I’ve been thinking to read it for a while now and finally started this week. I also picked up Code: Breaker. This was done on a whim but it looks promising. I’m also debating on whether I should read Soul Eater or just stick with watching the anime only.

I don’t think reading manga is going to get in the way of my studies because reading one chapter per series every week doesn’t take much time. It’s different with anime though. One episode takes about 24 minutes. A good thing Kure-nai is finished though. Now it’s one anime less. And the first season of Vampire Knight is ending next week too. That will be two anime less. And I think Persona is going to end soon as well.

Oh well, tomorrow’s Awards Day. Yay, I’m going to get vouchers. Boo, I have to go to school.

The June holidays are coming to an end. How sad. Looks like it’s time to get back to work and prepare for the ever-so-nearer ‘O’ Levels.

Looking back, although three out of the four weeks of holidays were spent at school, this has been one of the ‘better’ holidays I’ve had in years. No, it is not because I like going back to school and no, it’s not because I went overseas during the ‘one week break’.

Even though I technically only had roughly about one week of holiday, I think it was……satisfying. Of course, it would’ve been better if I didn’t have to go to school during the holidays at all, but that’s just wishful thinking. Besides, if there were no school at all, my brain would be dead by the time I get back to school. After all, the brain needs to be stimulated every once in a while.

Okay, so why is this ‘one week break’ one of the ‘better’ holidays I’ve had in a while?

For starters, games. I didn’t get to buy the game I’ve been eyeing because apparently, it’s out of stock in every single game shop that I went to. Yes, it’s that popular. However, I managed to buy not only one but two games within a time frame of less than a week! How lucky! The last time I bought a game was…..what, about months apart from the previous one? So I spent the week playing both games and actually managed to complete the Story Mode of Bleach: The Blade of Fate. The other game I bought was Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games. This one was bought later and at a whim…without telling my parents first….but…whatever….

Aside from games, I also spent the break colouring manga. Quite a fair bit too. Would have coloured more if I had more motivation but too bad I don’t. It would’ve been great if I had bought a tablet, but maybe next time. I still got quite a bit of linearts stored in my computer but don’t know if I’ll get around to colour them. Visit the Gallery for my works. I think I’ve improved.

I would have liked to do more signatures during the holidays but only managed to do one (Obito Uchiha). Why? Simple. Because I was lacking inspiration. The one that I did was inspired by a signature I came across in a forum, so yeah….that’s why I did it. And it turned out very nicely too. Definitely one of my favourites.

Oh, I also picked up a new anime series. Nabari no Ou. It’s not bad at all. About modern ninjas. And talking about anime, I’m at the latest episode for quite a few lot of series. D.Gray-Man, Reborn, One Piece, Bleach, Naruto, Soul Eater, Vampire Knight, Kurenai, Persona and of course, Code Geass are all on track. Not to mention, I also resumed watching Higurashi no Naku Koro ni. Better savour all the anime now than later because I know I’ll be busy once school starts again.

As for manga…? Well, I have always been up-to-date with that. So no worries there. Even when school starts. Though I may start a few new series….the thought is still pending however….

Now, what else?

Ah, music! A bunch of singles came out this holiday, particularly during the one week break. Almost all of them are theme songs for animes and they are great. Gekidou by UVERworld (D.Gray-Man OP), Regret by Mai Hoshimura (D.Gray-Man ED), O2 by Orange Range (Code Geass R2 OP), 88 by L.MC (Reborn OP), Crawl by VELTPUNCH (Nabari no Ou OP), Word of The Voice by FLOW (Persona OP), Resonance by T.M Revolution (Soul Eater OP), Futatsu no Kodou to Akai Tsumi by ON/OFF (Vampire Knight OP). Hmm…thought there was more….oh well.

One more thing, I also went out quite a bit, more than I usually go out during the holiday period. That’s why I was able to buy two games. Oh, and a book too. Manga (3 volumes) as well. I finished reading all of them in the span of a week each though (Mangas and book were bought one week apart, so yeah). Can’t help it. The book was interesting and the mangas were….well, manga. Oh, and I also went out with a friend that came to visit from overseas. It was nice seeing her again.

Oh, and the amount of homework this holiday was surprisingly little. Only Maths, I think. Well, not complaining.

And after about two months, my Air-Conditioner was finally repaired yesterday! Woots!

The ‘Motivational Workshop’ I just had this week was more useful than I thought. And I’m really grateful for that. I hope I’ve changed.

Well, that about sums up my holiday, I guess. Nothing much else to add. Not interesting, yet not as boring as previous holidays.

There’s no interesting pages or panels to colour from Naruto’s latest chapter, again. So, in order to keep boredom at bay, I decided to do some photoshop-related work. Seeing as how I didn’t have any motivation or inspiration to create a signature/banner or an avatar/icon, I coloured a page from one of Naruto’s old chapter covers instead.

I was and am still kinda bored, so I’ll include all the different stages.

Lineart by Shade (MangaHelpers).

Stage 1 - Stage 2 - Stage 3
Stage 4 - Stage 5 - Stage 6

Final Outcome:

I removed some parts of the original background because it was too troublesome to colour. I added a wood texture to the fence to make it look more realistic and I think it worked. I tried soft-shading for the metal protector and I think the result wasn’t too bad. Other than that, nothing much can be said about this.

I may try soft-shading on this piece if I have the mood and time. Because soft-shading using a mouse can be quite a hassle, especially for a beginner.

Added this to the Gallery.