whoa how did you hear about that?? and uh well, I guess if I do, Illustration in the Fine Art track or Entertainment....probably entertainment...

Just two more :) Good luck with yours!! Just hang in there and then relax!

Thank you though :) I know what you mean, I have a lot of friends I want to cheer up to but it's hard. But I think that having someone you can relate to kind of helps?? I hope you feel better too.

uh not really?? I can read hiragana and katakana and a few kanji

ok

why who is this

no

aw thank you :) I'm flattered

My favorite books are Wind-Up Bird Chronicle and Kafka on the Shore
As for favorite film, it's Happy Together.

actually you know what, lol, I just looked at what I have next and I think I CAN update soon! :) Thank you very much for motivating me lol

lol...strange, I've actually been thinking about it this entire weekend. SIGH I don't know, to be honest. Most of the time I'm way too tired lately to do any tedious personal work and I honestly feel like redoing the whole thing. I want to update though...

thank you so much!

I do have prints but they're old. These are what I have: http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j250/kingrei/junk/sale.jpg

But if there's anything in particular that you want of my newer stuff that you see in my blog or deviantart, I might be able to make a print of it.

I've also made a small artbook with my friend before but I don't have any more copies, sorry. :(

beach!

any place where I can sit and smoke peacefully while looking at plants, the sky, and people passing by

it's alright, don't call yourself a wimp because of me lol :) I don't like to concern/worry anyone...

no I don't have a major right now

no problem! I hope it helped a little~

coke zero is my guilty pleasure lol

thanks :) hmmmm you're kinda asking about two main topics so I'm not sure how to say this...I'm bad at explaining things well. Also these are my worst issues! I hate shading/coloring most of the time LOL. Plus I'm sure you can find a lot of better explanation online.

Well, anyway, light and shadow/shading....
I put together a short explanation:
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j250/kingrei/shadow-1.jpg

It's very basic but I hope it helps a little.
My best advice would be to study how light and shadow works in real life. Once you kind of understand it, you could shade as you like according to your aesthetics! :)

If you're asking about how to shade (in terms of technique) that's a different lesson lol....

As for the blue used for shadow thing is not really .......a rule....
I think what you mean would be (or where you heard this) is actually use COOL colors for shadows. There are warm and cool hues of blue. Again, there is a lot of information on this online if you look up information on Color Theory or just Warm and Cool colors used in painting.

oh and also maybe you mean that black has a blueish tint?? hmmm lol anyway I pick things up from observation but also from lessons! You should take some basic drawing and maybe basic design classes if you can. Or even color theory if that's available. A figure drawing lesson would also be really beneficial in understanding how light/shadow works and you even learn about the human figure at the same time!

Good luck!