I hope that your holiday is full of thanks, family, and TURKEY! :^D

All's all right with the world. My cat just came back.




Graah, my cat ran away again.

I'm really sad because just like last time, she doesn't have a collar, she isn't spayed, and we live near a four-way intersection. I just hope that nothing bad happens to her or else I'll be so depressed.

Well, as a sort of gift for my mom, I wanted to touch up an old photo of my mom and Chekov from Star Trek: The Original Series. (Yes, she did meet him. She met all of them in person, but she barely had any time with Kirk or Spock, because of their adoring fans) The picture was badly damaged, with splotches and wrinkles and coffee stains and everything on it. I decided to take it to school so I could work on it in Photoshop in class. (I go to a technical high school, so classes are set up differently)

In about two days, almost all of the splotches and things are gone. Now, I'm not a professional-I'm far from it and I don't want to brag, and I did have a little help from the teachers and my friends, but it looks rather impressive. I do need to fix some things before I deem it finished though.

Also, on the first day of editing, I showed it to my parents, and my dad wanted me to fix an old baby photo of mine. There was a huge shadow that made my head look lopsided, and it was all splotchy. In half an hour I corrected the problems. The shadow part still looks like a n00b did it, but I completely removed it from the picture.

I think that if I keep up with my Photoshop lessons and practice, I can really do something with old pictures that need to be redone. For my first try it doesn't look all that bad. I think I've finally found my calling. It makes me happy.

Just to let you all know, I'm drawing a picture right not and don't have artist's block. The picture is a lot different from the ones I usually draw though, so it will probably take a while for me to finish. I'll work hard to try and get it done though.

Ok, I'm working on a picture in Photoshop Elements 6, and for some reason it just won't work. Yesterday it was fine, I was able to draw, erase, etc...But today I can't do anything! I've restarted my computer twice, and I still cannot draw. The pen color is not set to white, the layers aren't locked, but I can't do anything! D:

Can someone please help me?