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Here are some excerpts from my current experience in Japan. Japanese Exchange and Teaching Program 2003-2004 Day 1 & 2 Arrival, Japanese Toilet Protocol Touchdown. Narita Airport. disoriented. and alas...oriented by our orientation at the KEIO plaza, street deep in the heart of the Shinjuku Business District. I cannot properly explain the bizaare yet strangely satisfying experience of the japanese toilet. it would seem in Tokyo, that you do not just flush. You also may bidet, spray, and adjust your water pressure before you make your deposit, and complete the transaction. It's like taking a dump while sitting at the Captain's chair on the

The current upload is a new style I'm trying out. I tried to mimic Painter using Photoshop 7's custom brush set, and I am fairly satisified with the result. I made a smeary oil brush, and used the smudge tool, to smooth as needed. The thing about technique is, I can be very fast with it, this one was completed in 1-1.5 hours. Still not fast enough for me just yet. ato de... Arc

Yoroshiku, and well met, fair traveler. Welcome to my corner of the net. My tag rep is "Arc" on the Net, and I hope you have enjoyed my first few forays into comic book coloring, and digital painting. They are but small steps to the greater heights that I apsire to & wish to attain. My interest in painting and creating art in general is but a recent development.  Prior to 2 years ago, I had no fine art skills whatsoever. It was then that I received my first copy of Photoshop. I have taught myself a great deal since then, but have many miles to go before I reach that square perfect style. I end today's journal with a quote from Johann Wolfgan