WAY TOO LONG

Whoooaaaa hi fully neglected blog!!   Totally apologize for the lack of a single post in the past.... month, almost? School has been really taking a toll on my schedule and in those few minutes it probably takes to make a blog post, I'd much rather just rest 'n stuff, you feel?
Anywho, this is day 2 of staying up! Yesterday I didn't sleep at all, then I got home around 6pm and passed out until 2:45am. I set my alarm for 9pm but now we all know how well that turned out. Guess my juices have been recharged. I'm currently finishing my Productions class' midterm stuff, and I'm eating macaroni and about to make coffee. Late nights with everything have become a standard now, but I have never appreciated sleeping soooooo much.
I could get away with late nights/all-nighters all the time! I also came to class late everyday but I got away with it ever-so gracefully. This has been very different. I'm pretty happy knowing I could lie on something and pass out within the next 10 minutes, as opposed to how many hours it took me to fall asleep in high school.
Anyway, I have a lot more to post later on because there are some cool things happening and I wanna share them. Til then...... 
x
@ANGELAESTELLE

Fashionary

HELLO!
So I have a new obsession. Trying not to let myself go because this is actually an important resource... hehe
I don't know if you guys have heard of it, seen it at shows or in stores or even on Instagram (including mine), but for school we got this cute little book called Fashionary. This is basically what it is.

My little guy.

The story about why this was published is really cute. A graphic designer's girlfriend, who is a fashion design student, was complaining about.. I think, all the things she had to bring around? (I DO NOT BLAME HER) So he made this handy thing. What a wonderful guy right?!

It has stuff like this.

.. And this

Aaaand a lot of this!

FONTS omg

Not too sure if you can see, but if you look really closely there are these pale orange dots that create the figure of someone mid-step. These lines are utilized for your drawing pleasure to just forget about using what you know about angles/proportions/figure-drawing and just worry about the clothes you want to illustrate! SO HELPFUL. I did all 6 of these on the way to school within, like, 20 minutes. Usually just the figure alone takes me 10 minutes each.

I also just found this little flap in the back the other day. STILL COOL.

This is an amazing tool for watching shows and transferring something you see into one of your references if you're not allowed to take pictures, an on-the-go sketchbook and apparel resource, as well as a really good way of practicing to draw a mid-step figure by repetitively tracing over the dots.

I'm absolutely in love with this thing. I bring it with me everywhere, even if I know theres a high chance I won't take this out of my bag. 

If you live around Vancouver and you're looking to get one, you can find it at Oscar's Art Books, 1533 West Broadway. I got mine through the school, though!

Also make sure to check their website out and their Instagram ♡

http://fashionary.org Instagram: @fashionary
@ANGELAESTELLE

OFF-BEAT AS OF LATE.

GOING TO BE 110% REAL WITH ALL OF YOU.
I have never felt so panicky, stressed out and nervous about... I don't know, everything?!?!?! I've just been a little shyer than my usual loud self, and I feel a little lost. It totally has to do with the transition to university, and I know that's normal and all, but I'm so shocked that I'm actually so worked up!!
During high school, I've been to three high schools. I was totally into change so I let that fly by. No type of change in environment (back then) was scary for me because I enjoyed that! Sinking into uni, I guess it's cause all the rules I live by are a little different now, and everything has slowly been becoming chop-chop-chop. 
Feel me?!?!?
These emotions don't even just expel at the thought of school. It's been in so many situations lately; hanging out, work, asking people things? Whaaaaaa? People who know me know I could be pretty vocal and loud, and I don't know too much shame in what I say.. but I've been so cautious and shy lately, also really picky at what I do on a regular basis. My habits are just becoming weird and I don't know if this is okay lmao. 
LOL Maybe I'm taking this too far, y'all are probably just like "this girl is weird she needs to calm  down it's just freshman year" BUT THATS EXACTLY WHY I'M WRITING THIS THOUGH! 
PLUS, SCHOOL RULES ARE SCARING ME. 
I used to be able to get away with catching late deadlines, sucking up to teachers and maintaining my A-grades after having been late everyday to class and missing a few assignments. Those art teachers LOVED me though. Gave me all the exceptions one could ask for. To add on to that, I'm really good at not getting sleep & increasing the weight in my eyes. I'm also good at not knowing when enough is enough and spending money on outside food/pounds of coffee rather than making it at home. That's going to be very difficult.
This is gonna be fuuuunnnnnnnnnnnnn oh well it's different for me so this should be a really dope ride
Well this was just a thing to let out. It's cute that this is a little theraputic so I'm really hoping that y'all first-year kids out there who feel this way are a little relieved that you're not alone. I'm really trying to convince myself that too, but it's kind of hard when all I do is freak out but I know it's temporary! This chaos has to be.
G'LUCK TO ALL THE FRESHMEN & CATS TRANSITIONING FROM HIGH SCHOOL/TIME OFF TO UNI/COLLEGE. 
LOVE U ALL BE NICE MAKE CHOICES YOU WONT REGRET ♡♡♡ @ANGELAESTELLE

Room for improvement

WIFI IS BACK. Posi feelz heeyyyy
I was cleaning out my room the night before/morning of my program orientation. That means my closet, under my desk and on my shelf! IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT TO MAKE ROOM, because I have this excuse where it's like "no... i need that. i'm gonna need that one day."
The purpose was to get rid of as much as possible to make room for new things, since it is now University and I had an itch for nesting. Plus, hella growth is taking place!!! (In terms of skill/etc, not height. sigh)
That also meant I had to get rid of a few sketchbooks... But before I could do that, I made sure I took pictures of some stuff that made me realize that I actually improved. For something that took me years to improve, and for those millions of nights where I'm like, "lol ok i'm seriously just gonna end here like I am definitely not improving because I don't draw 200 poses a day, i am not a passionate person," I was totally wrong!!!
Weeeooo I'm pretty happy! For about 2.5 years, to improve proportions and angles, I forced myself to live to using guides for every figure, and now I no longer need them! ALSO MY PEOPLE ARE PRETTIER SO YEAH! But what I really mean is that the only way to keep getting better is to really just keep your craft consistent. That doesn't mean you have to draw hundreds of poses everyday-- I mean, you could, and it probably works because those people exist-- but do what works for you and what makes you keep going, even if you're doubting that improvement!! TRUST ME, in all humbleness, I honestly get a little confused when people compliment my work because I put it up to wait for criticism and to build my confidence (I recently just started feeling 100% with people seeing my work). Even after all the flattering comments, for some reason I love to beat myself up and keep thinking it's the end for me and I should try something else. 
WEIRD RIGHT? Because art/design has been the only thing that's been consistent in my life. I love EVERY aspect of it, but I'm generally very impatient so I'm really inclined to think I'm never improving until I look back at the work I would beat myself up over...
In memory of my little divas,
PS these drawings range from 2009-2012

Just thought I'd throw these Shakespeare study notes because I found it funny that I had about 6 pages dedicated to Macbeth.

CONSISTENCY = IMPROVEMENT.

Always find ways to keep busy because that will keep you inspired

MWAH.

@ANGELAESTELLE