An Artist Worries
Posted By Kathleen David on January 12, 2006
Sometimes I think I over-think how something looks when I am creating it. People see the finish product and give me compliments. All I can see are the flaws and shortcuts I took to finish the project. This time around I am doing the hardest part of the costume first so I can feel better about the rest of it. None of it is going to be a picnic but I feel that I am on firmer footing on some of the construction than others. Then I need to do the second costume for Ariel and her buddies. I want to get all this done and another project by the end of January so that gives me a little more than 2 weeks to do it in.
I really need to sit down and figure out how much time I am spending doing what to figure out how get this project done. I use to do this all the time before Del Rey and I parted ways. Since then I would say not so much. I think part of it would be creating a schedule for me with flexibility for things that the family needs me for. After I get the 20 things that must me done today, I’ll sit down and do that. Time can be an illusive beast. I already feel like I am behind the eight-ball because I didn’t get up until almost 9. But then there is a study that suggests that trying to jerk yourself awake can be harmful for you and your sleep total. I love how one study will tell you one thing like all cholesterol bad and a number of years later they post a study saying oops there are good and bad forms of cholesterol and you need the good cholesterol for your body to function.
I am thinking about buying iLife ’06 for my computer. It has garage band as part of the system and it would be much easier to record stuff for conventions with it. I am hoping that garage band would allow me to put a vocal track over music and cut music where I need it to be cut. Anyone use it and have an opinion either good or bad?
I am grateful for my organizational skills.
What exactly are you trying to do with music? I’ve done a few things with Cooledit Pro.
Short answer: Yes, Kath. Garage Band should allow you to lay down a voice track. In fact, one of the new features of Garage Band in iLife ’06 allows you to do do interviews for podcasting if you choose to and to record each individual…individually. According to the hype you can even take a picture of each person everytime he speaks for the podcast.
I have Garage Band but never use it, so I can’t give you any actual experience or expertise in use, but check out the Apple website for tips and stuff.