Wow, I've been getting a rather steady flow of new followers lately, which is unusual for me!  Should I be concerned that I get more followers when I don't submit anything?  Hmmm....

Anyway, just a quick journal to say thanks for following, you guys!  You people rock my socks.

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Hey guys,
I thought I'd ask your opinion and I'm sure you'd like to share, right?
Anyway, I'm kind of in an art-block-sorta-thing (having less time/energy due to school means I draw less, boo) and I was wanting to know, if you could pick ONE favorite piece from my gallery, what would it be?  And, if you can say, why?

I know I can sort my gallery by most popular, but some pics get lots of random faves, and then some people fave several pics so I don't know which one they liked best.  So help me out!

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Hi everyone!
I'm nearing 600 followers and whenever I hit a new 100 followers I like to make up a new tutorial.  Unfortunately I haven't made one since 450 (well...that quicky eye type tutorial doesn't count), but I'm thinking when I reach 600 I'll do one on color selection, since I've gotten a few requests on how I pick my colors in my art.

However, if I get more votes on something else I'll be glad to do that instead.  So if you'd rather see how to use textures or brushes, or create certain effects, or something else just let me know in the comment section.   Thanks guys!

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Hi guys!  Haven't written a journal in a while but I wanted to point you in the direction of ~NERDcreator 's new group, !  I love me the retro cartoons and I actually have contributor status in the group.  There's already some great deviations in there so be sure to check it out!

Also I had been planning to let my premium membership lapse (I've been keeping it up for nearly a year now), and JUST WHEN I DO they bring out sub-folder organization for premium members. I immediately organized my folders because I've been wanting sub-folders for ages...and since I also love organization I may be paying for my membership again.  Darn you, DA!

EDIT: AWWW, someone gave me a 1-month premium membership!  Thank you!  (Now I feel like I was hinting but really it's a very pleasant surprise!  Feels like an early birthday present!)

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Come join me at the link!
[link]

I'm going to work on the lineart for Steampunk Dee Dee this afternoon (and maybe Mandark - I still haven't decided if I want to do a Steampunk version of him but I probably will XD), but this evening around 6 or 7 EDT I'll livestream the coloring!

Here's the link, but I'll post a reminder again later once I get started - hope I'll see you there!

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Hi guys, just wanted to let you know I submitted a few prints to the DA print shop.  You can now buy (unfortunately rather smallish) prints of the following two pieces:





Because they're based on classic lit there were no copyrights so they were fair game!  I hope you buy one - that would be so awesome!

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Sorry there hasn't been much art updating lately!  I think this is the first time since August I've gone more than a week without posting something, yikes!  But don't worry, I haven't disappeared, I've just been busy with real life, and I have some good ideas in store so posting will resume pretty soon.

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If my gallery looks a bit different it's because I've been going through and pruning out some of the deviations I don't feel represent the image I'm going for as an artist (and also to get rid of some impulse uploading,  haha).   This means deleting some works, putting some in storage, and moving some to scraps.  If there's something you're looking for be sure to check my scrapbook or alternately my Tumblr account, where I still have some of my older artwork posted.

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Well technically, new to me anyway...

Back around the beginning of the year =TV-SHOW opened a Dexter's Lab ask blog, but since she's not as active in the fandom anymore, ~Crescent-Mond and I are the new moderators!  So we'll both be tackling some of the leftover asks, and we've also opened the askbox so you can ask questions again!  Plus new characters have been added to the lineup, so if there's something you've been dying to know about the DL characters, head on over and submit your question!

{ASK THE LAB}

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I only need two more to reach the mark - and then I'll do an Inkscape tutorial!  So if you like my artwork, please do add me to your .

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#Disney-club opened this collaboration last fall and it is finally finished!  SO MUCH work went into this - it's really amazing!  There are around 186 Disney villains from the movies and TV series.  I joined and drew some of the villains last fall and it's funny to see how my style has changed since then...I drew the Wicked Queen, Miss Finster and Randall, Kronk, and Chi Fu.  Good luck finding them all!

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...and I'm a little bit afraid of it.

I actually hadn't found out about the latest version of GIMP until I was told about it in the comment section of my lineart tutorial.  Apparently GIMP released the long awaited 2.8 version a few weeks ago, and you can download it here: [link]

I've been working with 2.6 for awhile now, and I don't know if there was a 2.7 version in there somewhere (if there was I definitely missed it), but I was surprised to find that there were a TON of differences between 2.6 and 2.8.  2.8 now has some things I had been envying in other programs, including a delayed brush (which I believe is similar to SAI's smoothing feature) and a one-window interface (YAAAY).  However, the brush dialog (and most of the others, though the brushes are what I was most concerned with) is very different and, IMO, overly finnicky.  It's difficult to change the size of the brush and there are now SO MANY options that I feel like the tool is less direct and user-friendly than before.  Not to mention I can't figure out the equivalents for my favorite brushes.

Anyway, for now I've switched back to 2.6 until I have the time and desire to figure out 2.8's new interface.  Has anyone else tried this new version?  Any luck?

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Hi guys!  I don't know why I didn't just go ahead and open this yesterday but I guess I wanted to test the waters to see if there would be ANY interest for cash commissions.  Since there was...well, here we are!  Because I'm saving up to buy a pricier piece of my doll collection (nearly $200!) I need the extra money.  So by purchasing art from me, you are helping me reach a goal and also getting something in return!

Also, if you aren't purchasing a commission yourself, it would be really awesome if you did a journal or something to help me advertise! ^_^

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PLEASE READ THIS JOURNAL THOROUGHLY as I'm including most of the information you'll be wondering about.

PAYMENT:
Payment will be done via Paypal only.  PLEASE DO NOT SEND PAYMENT UNTIL I HAVE APPROVED YOUR SLOT.  After I have approved your request I will send you my Paypal address so you can send me the money, and then I'll start on your drawing.

TERMS:
- These commissions are for ORIGINAL or FAN characters only - i.e. any character you yourself have created.  Your OC Prince George who comes from your original story is okay.  Korra's best friend forever that was totally invented by you is okay.  Even a picture in your sister's likeness or a drawing of Cleopatra is fine.  But I can't draw characters copyrighted by someone else for money (as much as I would like to!).
- I require payment before I start on the drawing; it'll take me a few days to finish each pic according on the detail level.  I will not start on commissions until the second week of May due to other upcoming artwork and finishing schoolwork.
- IMPORTANT: I will not take commissions that are sexual, fetishistic, odd, random, or spammish (like a request you send to every single artist on this site, haha).  I'm stressing this because when I've opened requests before I've gotten some weird responses and I've had to block people because of it.  So DON'T request these kinds of things or I'll probably block you, sorry!

OPTIONS AND PRICING:
All options listed below are done in flat coloring with simple shading, on a white or transparent background (unless you pay for a background).   

$10 - BUST (shoulders up), one character
Add $6 for each additional character
Example:


$14 - WAIST UP, one character
Add $9 for each additional character
Example:


$20 - FULL BODY, one character
Add $12 for each additional character
Example:


Add $5 for simple BG
Example: [link]

Add $7 for decorative BG
Example: [link]

Please note me or comment on this journal with the options you want: if you just want lineart, let me know and I'll discuss prices.

Thank guys!

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I'm saving up to buy a pricier piece of my doll collection, and so I'm considering opening up cash commissions?  Would anybody be interested in actually paying money for OC/FC commissions?  (I'm considering $10 for a bust of flats+shading, and $20 for a full body, plus in-between prices for extra characters and backgrounds and such.)  Please comment to let me know if it's actually even worth advertising...

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Thanks to everyone who responded to my last journal, you shared some really awesome songs!

Anyway, I'm at about 375 followers (crazy, huh?) and I was thinking that when I reach 400 I'd like to do something to celebrate, so I think I'll write up a tutorial for you guys!  I have a few ideas but if you have anything specific you'd like to see mention it in the comments - you might have a better idea than I do.

And if you haven't followed me yet...well, now is the perfect time!

Edited because I forgot the title. XD

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The playlist I listen to while I'm drawing is getting old, so I thought I'd post a journal and see if anyone has any awesome songs you want to let me know about!   I'm not big on rap or hip-hop, and I don't listen to songs with like, really explicit swearing, but otherwise I'm pretty open as far as genres go, so hit me with your suggestions! ^_^

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Probably some of the most popular pictures in my gallery are my designs for Ego Trip Dexter's Lab characters - and drawing characters in a different timeline (grown up, teens, etc.) is fun because I like trying to incorporate the original design to still fit my purposes - so it's recognizably "X" character but it's also a believable older character.

So anyway I was wanting to ask your advice, when designing older characters, what aspects do you think should stay most?  Hairstyles, hair color or (especially) clothing colors (since characters are designed to be recognizable based on a certain color palette, but sometimes that's too immature for an older character)?  I'd just kind of like to hear your thoughts on this although I admit I'm not sure if this journal makes much sense. XD

Anyway, please comment!

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Nothing fancy, I'll probably just be doodling and working on some Hey Arnold lineart, but I'd love it if you drop by and chat!  Link is here:
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