Let the Tapering Begin
posted by Scott Hsu-Storaker at 6:41 AM
This period is often known as tapering. The reason I bring it up is that the big event is getting close for me. The baby is due in less than two months. Having been through it twice before I know how difficult it will be, even for me the daddy who has not gone through the physical part of the birth. The first baby ended up being manageable -- I needed to completely shift my priorities in life but we were all able to find a balance. The second one, though, well.... it kicked my butt. There has been no balance, no true rest, for the past three years. I'm still working from behind. So, I know it's going to be rough again this time. And I will need to start cutting back on my own intense art effort. So, I say, let the tapering begin.
~---~
So, in lieu of any significant new content for the space, I have decided for today to trot out.... er, I mean share with you some old abandoned projects of my own. These all served as some great learning steps for me, but I think that most of these will never be completed, at least not for a good long while. Enjoy.
A lizard man created for a long-dead indigame project:
Another one based on a loose concept sketch from the same project:
One of the first things that I did as part of this coop, before I started my Gilman project:
And lastly a subsurfaced head:
If you'd like to see more of my work you can cruise over to my year-old portfolio site. Be warned, though, that there are lots of drawings of nekkid people. Thanks to Naomi and Emily for texturing most of my models and making me look good as always.
Stay free.
~shs~
There is a period that is part of the training regimen of some elite Olympic athletes. In the weeks approaching the big event competition they cut back on the amount of intense training they are doing so that they peak at just the right moment. It is a delicate balance between building up enough reserves for the competition without losing their edge. I imagine by most normal people's standards this run-up period is probably far more intense than we can ever hope for, but it's all about relative effort.
This period is often known as tapering. The reason I bring it up is that the big event is getting close for me. The baby is due in less than two months. Having been through it twice before I know how difficult it will be, even for me the daddy who has not gone through the physical part of the birth. The first baby ended up being manageable -- I needed to completely shift my priorities in life but we were all able to find a balance. The second one, though, well.... it kicked my butt. There has been no balance, no true rest, for the past three years. I'm still working from behind. So, I know it's going to be rough again this time. And I will need to start cutting back on my own intense art effort. So, I say, let the tapering begin.
~---~
So, in lieu of any significant new content for the space, I have decided for today to trot out.... er, I mean share with you some old abandoned projects of my own. These all served as some great learning steps for me, but I think that most of these will never be completed, at least not for a good long while. Enjoy.
A lizard man created for a long-dead indigame project:
Another one based on a loose concept sketch from the same project:
One of the first things that I did as part of this coop, before I started my Gilman project:
And lastly a subsurfaced head:
If you'd like to see more of my work you can cruise over to my year-old portfolio site. Be warned, though, that there are lots of drawings of nekkid people. Thanks to Naomi and Emily for texturing most of my models and making me look good as always.
Stay free.
~shs~
posted by Scott Hsu-Storaker at 6:41 AM
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