The Gazette

My engineer friends: I have so much homework! Me: Ugh, I know right?  Engineers: I have to design a bridge by midnight, what about you?  Me: I have to draw pictures of dogs. I'm under so much stress right now. Anyways, here they are, based on the reference pictures I took.  I really do not like the front facing dog. I thought I would so that I could show his eyes off, but it kind of gives me these vibes:    I like the profile one more. I think it has more character and is a bit more dynamic. My problem now is that for an 8*10 canvas, I think there will be a lot of negative space, which I'm not sure exactly how to fill. I'm not sure I want to do a realistic background, because the painting is about the dog and I want people to be able to translate him into different settings. I might do some sort of color transition or pattern to keep it interesting.  As far as realism, I want it to be recognizable as Darby, so it will have his fur patterns and color and rea...

 I wanted to see what non-film critics had to say about My Dog Tulip, so I did a little researching on Letterboxd. It has an average of 3.5 stars (out of 5), which usually suggests that people know it's a good movie, but don't love it.    People describe it as "charming" and "interesting with "amazing" but "sloppy" animation. However, everyone seemed put off by the amount of description directed towards sex and feces.  One of my favorite reviews: "I would imagine this book this is based on describes the dog's droppings the way Tolkien describes trees."  So I feel like we're in for a treat.  As I was secondhand grossed out by the descriptions of dogs in heat and dogs pooping everywhere, I thought to myself "Why would this be gross? It's just a dog." I think that might be the secret to My Dog Tulip. We are exposed to things that are considered taboo, but it's okay because it's a dog. Animals mate. Animals ...