Hi everyone, just wanted to let you know that my Antique Paper Tutorial got a feature in this beautiful selection of texture resources on DA news: [link]

Love you all,
Rotem

Well, regardless of the hour that's written up above this entry as to when this was posted, the hour around here is 1:24am. & although I have to get up at around 6:30 tommorow morning (or shall I already say- later this morning), tiredness is only now starting to engulf me.

In order to try to push myself into sleepiness, & quite frankly, for a lack of anything better to do, I decided to go through this account & see what I could or should chuck out.

As you can see, I weeded out quite a lot. Actualy about 50% of my "artwork" (if you can honestly call it that). It's not that I'm having an attack of low self esteem, but pretty much all the things I had up here (& some that I still left on) now seem so juvenile, so childish (& for the photomanipulation part- so ameturish. My skills in photoshop have improved immensly since, pretty much owing to the fact that for 7 months I've worked in the graphics department for an Architecture firm). They all come from such a dark &, forgive me, but rather pathetic emo place. At the time they seemed so legit, but now reading them I couldn't help but feel... well... embaraced.

If you would have asked me back then, I'd gladly tell you about my "horrific" growing up, & how dark & "tormented" it left me. Today I know to say that yeah, my adolesence era pretty much sucked, but... There's realy not much sense in dwelling on it 24/7. It's so in the past, so not worth even thinking about.
Don't get me wrong, it shaped me, & in many ways contributed to my personality. But that's all I take from it now- the positivity. Or at least make my best attempt at it.

It's realy difficult to try to explain the sort of metamorphosis I went through this past year & a half. I feel like I finaly grew up, & finaly get my worth. Before that I couldn't even think a single good thing about myself. Nowdays I'm pretty much reeking from self confidence (disgustingly so, eevn on the verge of being cocky ), & I can actualy say I love myself. Sure, there are stuff to work on here & there, but I actualy enjoy "being around myself", & as someone who never had that before, & spent most her time sobbing over how terrible her own personality & being was, that's an awsome feeling. Honestly.

I guess what I'm trying to say is... I'm happy. Realy & truthfuly happy. But moreover, I'm content. & when things get thrown at me, I know how to get over them without wallowing in self pitty like I used to.

Anyways, this whole post was rather pointless... If any of you have stuck around thus far, all I wanted to say is that I've thrown away lots of my art (sorry for those who faved some of it). It just doesn't feel like me anymore, & so I don't feel it should be on my page & "reflect" who I am. From now on, if I get the time to post anything new (a student's life, you know...) it would probably just be photoshop tutorials, & I might just start uploading my fashion designs too (if I'll get my stupid scanner to work).

Also, I wanted to apoligize for how cheesy this entry was... I'm sorry it sounds like it belongs in some Paulo Coello book, because believe me- I'm still cynical enough to detest those stuff.

Much love,
Rotem

So... I know it's been a long time since I last came on, & I haven't exactly been a good friend checking out everyone's new deviations & journal posts (I'll get to them I promise), but life has been rather hectick lately (university, work, trying to keep my appartment in as much order as I can... which is not very much).

But today, I finaly had the opportunity to log on, & guess what I find out? I got featured in this [link] news article on DA How fun is that?! & I was pretty much giving up on my artistic asspirations...
Anyways, out of all my work & the tutorials I made, the Antique Paper tutorial is, no doubt, my most recognized work, & I'm glad it helped so many people... So yay! This also tells me to keep on the tutoring job, not actualy during the artwork (except for the graphic works I do at my job), & lately I have been starting to give out private lessons on Photoshop, which brings up quite a nice income.

Anyways, I'll get to viewing everything you guys did lately, & I'll try to comment though I can't promise anything (have to run out of the house to a friend's birthday party in 25 minutes).

Love you all to bitses,
Rotem

stolen viciously from 's journal.

IF YOUR LIFE WAS A MOVIE, WHAT WOULD THE SOUNDTRACK BE?
So, here's how it works:
1. Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod, etc)
2. Put it on shuffle
3. Press play
4. For every question, type the song that's playing
5. When you go to a new question, press the next button
6. Don't lie and try to pretend you're cool...

-Opening Credits:
Cancao do Mar - Dulce Pontes

-Waking Up:
When the Rain Came Down - Kate Bush

-First Day at School:
Jillian - Within Temptation


-Shopping:
Two Sides - After Forever

-Hanging With Friends:
What I See - Lacuna Coil

-First Kiss
I Put a Spell on You - Tim Curry
(wow, that actualy works...)

-Birthday
Pale - Within Temptation

-Party Scene
Closer - Lacuna Coil

-Falling In Love
Dust in the Wind - Kansas

-Fight Song
Stand my Ground - Within Temptation
(lol)

-Breaking Up:
The Last Crusade - Epica
(well, you can say...)

-Prom:
One Day I'll Fly Away - After Forever

-College:
Aquarious - Within Temptation
(I find it amusing that, although I don't have that much WT songs in my library, somehow every song turns up theirs)

-Life:
Discord - After Forever
(hmmmm, quite fitting?)

-Mental Breakdown:
Mabool (flood) - Orphandland

-Driving:
Empty Memories - After Forever

-Flashback:
Our Truth - Lacuna Coil

-Getting Back Together:
Wuthering Heights - Kate Bush
(does this mean Catherine & Heithcliff end up together?)

-Love Scene:
It's the Fear - Withing Temptation
(lmao!!!)

-Wedding:
Mother of Light - Epica

-Honeymoon:
Isis & Osiris - Irene & Floor Jansen

-Birth of Child:
Lullaby - Regina Spektor

-Final Battle:
O Mare e Tu - Andrea Bocelli
(yes... I have him in here as well... shut up)

-Death Scene:
Life's Vortex - After Forever
(well, that's kinda contradicting, isn't it?)

-Funeral Song:
Energize Me - After Forever
(again...)

So today, someone who met me for the first time, felt the need to say (& I quote):

"You're an Israeli with a German last-name, Chinese eyes & a slight American accent."

Hmmmm... That's probably true, except that I don't have an American accent when I speak Hebrew, so stop saying that! My ח & ר are just fine!!!

I had a very heated arguement with a friend of mine. He claims Black Sabath are the founders of metal music. I calim it's Vivaldi. I mean, you just have to listen to one of his pieces to realize that the rythm, the drama, the intensity & forcefulness of his creations is just metal, but way before electric guitars. Listen to "Summer" from the Four Seasons Symphony, you'll get exactly what I mean. So Vivaldi- father of metal music! (I think Sasha will agree with me on that)

Other than that- people, please stop sending me notes about it. The reason I haven't put up new Photoshop tutorials is because I deal with Photoshop all work day, & can't look at it when I get home. I might when I have a bit of a vacation though Just wait or Shavuot.

Oh! & I got my hands on After Forever's new album. I love it!