When I was in grade school and high school, I was always joining quiz contests and art competitions, and guess what, I always manage to bag an award. {to please somebody...}
How did I know that I had a knack for the arts?
The start of it all...
At present, there are lots of kids' shows that concerns the arts such as Art Angel, Art Attack, and I don't remember what the others were called. But during my childhood, there was this show hosted by a bearded man who always carry a palette and a canvas. Out of curiosity, I emulated what he was doing. Fortunately for me, my dad has a stash of water colors. He was also a bit of an artist. So when my dad found out that I had a bit of talent with colors, he bought me stacks and stacks of tubed watercolors complete with palettes and paintbrushes. Since canvasses are a bit expensive and over the top for a five year old kid, I was happy painting on cartolinas and even manila papers, we have a grocery store which also has school supplies. Heeheheh, so I got umlimited supplies of materials.
HECTIC... SCHMECTIC
During that time, I started experimenting not only with water colors, but also with crayons, dyes, and pastels. But it was put on hold when I got so busy for reviewing with my acceleration tests and quiz bees. Oh yeah, and tons of conferences I had to attend. I remember when I was excused for my class for almost a month because I had a division quiz bee to compete in... as if wasn't too hectic, I was also invited to a conference the following week in Malacanang, counterpart of the White House here in the Philippines. I think the conference was called the "First Filipino Children's Forum", and I was the youngest in our delegation {I was 12 back then}. So the following week after I got back, I also had to attend a press conference and join an editorial writing competition. Hmm.... talk about meltdown...
So anyway, after all those brain damaging contests heheheh... I was invited by my teacher to join a poster making contest and turn in my drawing. {I think it was the nationals for a petroleum company}.. So anyway, I didn't win but it was enough for me that I got there. {I got teased a lot by my friends calling me Promil Kid and stuff... hehehe}
LUNCH ANYONE....
One of my unforgettable poster making experience was when I was invited in this art competition in our parish where it took me 10 hours to draw this poster, and mind you, I was getting pretty dizzy and dirty! :D, and only ate crackers... my goodness, freaking CRACKERS?!!? Hmm... it was on a Saturday, thank goodness... the results weren't release that day....
So the next day, I was so exhausted that I slept the whole day. Guess what, I won third place! My neighbor told me because it was announced in the church... Yey! :D Hmm....
WHO STOLE MY PASTELS?
Talk about sabotage! There was one time, in the mural {imagine an illustration board as wide as a wall being painted by me...} contest that I lost my coloring materials.... grr.... and I trained so hard with those things! Well, thankfully, I have a set of crayons. Crayons? They aren't competition material, but heck I can manage right! So I drew and drew, until my arms were aching, because crayons doesn't stick to illustration boards that easy... damn!. Anyone, guess again, I won! {I hope I'm not sounding too cocky,,, hehehe}I never found out who stole my pastels! grr.... up to this day! curses! and to think those pastels were top of the line!
HEY that's my sketch!
There was also this time that I was bored in community service class in UP that I started to sketch my professor. Thankfully, only my classmates saw my sketch and not the professor in question hehehe. There was this one classmate of mine that requested that I make a sketch for her. So I did....
A year later, I found out that this certain classmate was a cousin of Jay {I guy that I cheated with Ching, I met Jay through the net}. Hmmm... he told me that his cousin still has my sketch and told him that I was a great girl! Yeah right {with sarcasm} .
At Present....
Right now, I am a software developer, but often I am also asked to create icons and design web sites. Instead of a canvas, I create it with Flash and Photoshop. I guess my talent came in handy with my career! :D
I have no regrets that I spent my early years in competitions...I guess I learned a lot from it... and the most important thing that I learned is that one should be happy in whatever he or she does because winning is just a bonus when it comes to those things.
Cheers!
dazed_and_confused posted on Nov 22, 2006
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Lioness said on Nov 22, 2006....
Wow.. You have explicitly revealed your artistic prowess in this post. Impressive. How nice to know that your father has supported you in that field. I agree when you said "one should be happy in whatever he/she does, because winning is just a bonus..." How true! What is important is that you have gained valuable lessons from that experiences.
At least your career now is an extension of that talent.. Lucky you. =)
Hmmm.. Are you sure you are not a promil kid? Hehehe...
Finally!! I beat Silver in commenting first. LOL
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dazed_and_confused said on Nov 22, 2006....
heheheh :D yeah your the first one to comment! :D hm... if I said yes, you would know who I am! heheh :D just kidding
I'm not a promil kid, I'm Lactose Intolerant {as a kid} heheheeh :D But managed to overcome it. I think its only in my mind heheheh :D
Yup, I'm lucky that my parents are supportive in my hobbies and my chose field! Lucky ME {hey, isn't that a commercial!}
Cheers!
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Lioness said on Nov 22, 2006....
Lucky you! =)
Oh, not the Promil Kid (Are you sure?? I could keep secrets.. LOL)
You know what, technology has really made life easier.. It is easier to draw, paint, retouch, copy, paste, erase an image, etc. without even sweating, and doing this within the confines of your room. Tell me, what do you appreciate more: working in a manual manner, or through the use of modern technologies (this, notwithstanding the issue on pay)?
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dazed_and_confused said on Nov 22, 2006....
I love painting in manual! :D I love the feeling of getting dirty! :D hehehhe :D Oh yeah, I also love photography. My dad has one of those photographer's camera with matching panoramic lenses! :D But photography {with dark rooms and stuff} is a bit expensive so I didn't push it through.
There's only 1 promil girl kid that I know that is in her 20's {Shaira Luna}. Nope, I'm not her heheh :D I think she dropped out of med school and is a bit of an artist now... hehehe but she did attend the same school that I did hehehe {college}
I'm not Kiko either {the poetry kid} coz I'm a girl heheheh :D
I never appeared on tv... oh of course, there was this time that I was interviewed in a local tv station, and was also a guest in a radio show... :D but no, I'm not a promil kid... heheheh :D I swear jejejej
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Lioness said on Nov 22, 2006....
Ok, I just got curious, I thought the younger genre` would prefer the easier way to finish their job. But I was wrong. Painting the traditional way is still more acceptable though, it is literally done with "sweat and blood". =) Cool.. really cool..
The fact is, I am not even an artist, but I admire works of art. Maybe that is good enough.
Yes, I've heard about how she dropped out of school, and how people around her had expected too much from her... that sort of thing.. But at least she's doing what she loves most, and not what people wanted her to be.
Ok, I am convinced! =)
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dazed_and_confused said on Nov 22, 2006....
But of course when it comes to the web, it is easier to have pictures and works of art in digital form because it is much faster and easier to edit. But when you do it manually, your bound to release more of your creativity hehehe :D
In my job, I actually do it digitally so that I can edit it faster, especially since I've got fickle minded superiors! :D heheheh :D
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silverwhisper said on Nov 22, 2006....
dazed: i think it's great that your artistic talents are so multi-faceted. i used to sketch (that reminds me, i should dig out a sketchbook some day) but i'm absolutely flummoxed by trying to use the art applications i've seen.
lioness: :p :D
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BlogObsessed said on Nov 22, 2006....
Really interesting story, dazed. Glad to have read it. Thanks! -
dazed_and_confused said on Nov 22, 2006....
silverwhisper. wow, you're also an artist! :D I bet your sketches are good. I was forced to learn those art applications because it was really a requirement in my line of work. heheheh :D Before, when I tried sketching by using the mouse, my sketches were a bit shaky but as time passed by, I got used to it. However I haven't tried sketching in a "tablet", but I bet its quite challenging to use.
BlogObsessed. Your welcome! :D I'm glad to have shared it with you guys! :D
Cheers! :D
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