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Fundraiser stream for viwrastupr
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viwrastupr had his car stolen at EFNW last weekend, so to help him make up for all the stuff he lost, a bunch of us are teaming up to stream throughout the day and raise money for him. I’ll be taking commissions in the stream later today, come hang out!
viwrastupr had his car stolen at EFNW last weekend, so to help him make up for all the stuff he lost, a bunch of us are teaming up to stream throughout the day and raise money for him. I’ll be taking commissions in the stream later today, come hang out!
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So I realize it's been quite a while since I was around on deviantart, I apologize for that. I've been more active on tumblr, but even then I've been busy with offline stuff.
My main focus these last couple months has been on school. I've been learning a TON and making great progress toward my dream of being a video game artist. I've been sharing my progress with my $1+ patrons on Patreon, so I won't share it here for now. When I have some more finished stuff to show for my work, I'll post screenshots on here.
In terms of my non-school life, things have been changing a bit in the last several months. Mainly, I've started to get a lot more into anime than I was before. I always enjoyed the anime I watched, I just didn't watch very much of it. Starting last spring season, I began to watch a ton more, though. I'd like to end up vending at an anime convention sometime next year if possible (Though that might be a little too soon considering my anatomy skills). So yes, I won't deny it since it's pretty obvious at this point, but I'm kind of tired of ponies. I haven't watched more than one episode of the newest MLP season, and I haven't really drawn many ponies in a while. I still draw them sometimes, and I'm still up for them in commissions, but I don't really do it for fun very much these days. If I were to draw more pony-related things, I'd probably want to do anthro or humanized stuff, but I'm not very good at that yet.
So mainly right now, as far as my drawing and painting are concerned, a large part of the reason I'm not posting as much is because I've been drawing things that I'm not nearly as comfortable with. And I want to get better at drawing those things before I start posting them. I've been getting closer to being comfortable about it though.
In other news, I started a new tumblr blog based on the same concept as Lunadoodle. But not so focused on ponies. And especially not so focused on one particular pony. The blog is waifudoodle.tumblr.com . The idea is to have a daily drawing just like on lunadoodle, but just focused on a character I like a lot. Since I tend to enjoy drawing female figures more, I decided I'd just go ahead and call it waifudoodle (Plus the name wasn't taken, somehow). If you're wondering why I didn't just expand lunadoodle to be about more than Luna, the answer is pressure. Lunadoodle has over 6,000 followers. I'm honored for that kind of attention, but it's also pressure. It's hard to just doodle a dumb drawing with broken anatomy and be okay with posting it when there are going to be over 6,000 people seeing it. So I wanted a fresh start while I get my bearings with human anatomy.
Finally, I really want to thank Pwney for the dA points for Premium. I'm going to save them for now until I start posting again soon so it'll get more use.
Thanks for reading!
My main focus these last couple months has been on school. I've been learning a TON and making great progress toward my dream of being a video game artist. I've been sharing my progress with my $1+ patrons on Patreon, so I won't share it here for now. When I have some more finished stuff to show for my work, I'll post screenshots on here.
In terms of my non-school life, things have been changing a bit in the last several months. Mainly, I've started to get a lot more into anime than I was before. I always enjoyed the anime I watched, I just didn't watch very much of it. Starting last spring season, I began to watch a ton more, though. I'd like to end up vending at an anime convention sometime next year if possible (Though that might be a little too soon considering my anatomy skills). So yes, I won't deny it since it's pretty obvious at this point, but I'm kind of tired of ponies. I haven't watched more than one episode of the newest MLP season, and I haven't really drawn many ponies in a while. I still draw them sometimes, and I'm still up for them in commissions, but I don't really do it for fun very much these days. If I were to draw more pony-related things, I'd probably want to do anthro or humanized stuff, but I'm not very good at that yet.
So mainly right now, as far as my drawing and painting are concerned, a large part of the reason I'm not posting as much is because I've been drawing things that I'm not nearly as comfortable with. And I want to get better at drawing those things before I start posting them. I've been getting closer to being comfortable about it though.
In other news, I started a new tumblr blog based on the same concept as Lunadoodle. But not so focused on ponies. And especially not so focused on one particular pony. The blog is waifudoodle.tumblr.com . The idea is to have a daily drawing just like on lunadoodle, but just focused on a character I like a lot. Since I tend to enjoy drawing female figures more, I decided I'd just go ahead and call it waifudoodle (Plus the name wasn't taken, somehow). If you're wondering why I didn't just expand lunadoodle to be about more than Luna, the answer is pressure. Lunadoodle has over 6,000 followers. I'm honored for that kind of attention, but it's also pressure. It's hard to just doodle a dumb drawing with broken anatomy and be okay with posting it when there are going to be over 6,000 people seeing it. So I wanted a fresh start while I get my bearings with human anatomy.
Finally, I really want to thank Pwney for the dA points for Premium. I'm going to save them for now until I start posting again soon so it'll get more use.
Thanks for reading!
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Vending at Bronycon! Table #420!
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Come say hi if you'll be at Bronycon! I'll be at table #420 all weekend!
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Finally home from BABScon!
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And now I have 2 weeks to prepare for Everfree Northwest... Oh boy
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Some of you may remember last year during conventions that I was working with Earth-Pony on some designs for laser-engraved woodcuts to sell. Well it was a success! We worked together two designs so far, and you can get them online now! Here are some links, before I show examples. [Twilight] [Luna] They're being sold on Earth-Pony's etsy, but we're splitting the profits since he actually made them for me. Go check out his other stuff too!
Here are the original designs that were used to make the woodcuts
And here are what the woodcuts themselves look like. Note that each design has two different sizes available.
Large (Right): $50 (7x11 inches)
Large (Right): $65 (10x11 inches)
I hope some of you enjoy these! They're really cool to see in person, and they sold pretty fast at Bronycon so there's no telling how long they'll last this time!
While I'm talking about woodcuts, what are some suggestions you guys might have for more designs in 2016? The second example (The Luna one) is generally the style that I think works best with it. Small lines and simple, contrasty, flat colors. So no super-detailed paintings or anything. What are your thoughts?
Here are the original designs that were used to make the woodcuts
And here are what the woodcuts themselves look like. Note that each design has two different sizes available.
Twilight Woodcut
Small (Left): $25 (3.75inx5.75 inches)Large (Right): $50 (7x11 inches)
Princess Luna Woodcut
Small (Left): $15 (5x5 inches)Large (Right): $65 (10x11 inches)
I hope some of you enjoy these! They're really cool to see in person, and they sold pretty fast at Bronycon so there's no telling how long they'll last this time!
While I'm talking about woodcuts, what are some suggestions you guys might have for more designs in 2016? The second example (The Luna one) is generally the style that I think works best with it. Small lines and simple, contrasty, flat colors. So no super-detailed paintings or anything. What are your thoughts?
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