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Watched Madagascar today. Was entertaining, and thus filled the first bit of criteria for a good animation. @_@ Been paying too much attention in class, I'm suddenly becoming critical of everything I see around me and I find myself looking at scenery much longer than I used to.

I'm starting to really hate gouache. It's a nice paint to use but making special effects with it is @#%&!. Latest assigmment was to paint a jungle by moonlight using black and white. It looks odd to me, really and I won't say I'm proud of it. I don't want to redo it not because I'm lazy but because I can't think of how I can improve on it. I'm not terribly wonderful with backgrounds. T_T

Have written assignments too and well, one of them was like comprehension so it was kinda lame. But whatever it is, this course despite the less assignments and all, is not an easy one. We end late everyday and produce art everyday. Soon, if not already, we'll all be eating, sleeping, drinking, breathing art all over the place.

I wonder sometimes, if I'm pushing myself too hard. We all strive towards perfection, but there comes a point where we have to stop and accept what we have managed to achieve. Otherwise nothing will get finished. I guess this is something I have to learn. And also perhaps, to have a little more faith in myself.

I don't think they picked people for this course without knowing what they were doing. I think.