Hey yo Allstars! Sorry for the lack of posts again but after an all-nighter of much pain, I am done with that Pokemon Attacks Type book that I was talking about. I've got some less intensive projects coming up so expect to see all the projects I've done being posted as well as commission work.

This here are some concepts for items you have to collect for the game I'm designing for my storytelling class. Not going to end up using these because they're not unpleasant enough; still nice tho.

Welp, I did end up getting some requests! :D *flips*

Only two, so I put a lot of effort into them ^^ (though I suspect I would have done so regardlesss) They turned out not to be very sketchy requesty...I CAN'T KEEP PROMISES.

the-art-in-being, you're really awesome; thanks for following my work~ Seriously, you're like, always there. XD

do11face, you would suggest something like that ^^ I really need to go outside more... X/

Decided that I need to sketch more to make myself feel better. I did this kind of digital sketching the other day and I liked the way it looked, plus, it didn't take me too long. Let me know if you like it~ 

For everyone who doesn't know Griffsnuff  Snuff it up

A commission for Zephyr-Aryn on deviantart of her character Kiri Sanpo~

The anatomy....took a while.

Support me with Commissions~ Info found on my tumblr; click the link at the top~!

Digital Painting Doodles

So these took longer than I expected? I don't know if I should do these faster in order to get more done or take my time. I like making them look nice, although they're still unfinished. I hope everyone likes them~

These were good practice, I'll do more in the future but not for a little while because I have a commission~ Also school work and potentially a job. I'll make a post when I'm doing more~! Thanks again for 40 followers!

You can find commission prices on my blog; click the link at the top~!

40 Followers and Doodles?

I don't thank everyone who is following my blog and I really should. I truly appreciate every like, reblog and follow and I do want to give everyone what they want (in terms of content and stuff I draw). 

So please, feel free to totally message me or ask questions~! I need to doodle more too, so please tell me what you'd like to see from me! What did you start following me for? Nothing super complicated like that commissions sheet I put up but I'd do little doodles, just to help in the steady, tedious, gradual, gentle, full-of-learning, not-fast progression to becoming a good illustrator~!

Thank you to all my followers!! *tears of joy*

DJ Brohoof - Commission - Acrylic on Canvas

For VinylDerpy on deviantrat of DJ-Pon3 and his OC.

Canvas doesn't scan very well, so in the future, I'm sticking to illustration board since it's much smoother. I'll be putting up a commission price sheet soon, offering paintings like this, which would be mailed to the buyer. I know DJ IRL so he'll be getting it in person~

Let it also be known that I know very little about djs and how their whole setup works; I hope that it at least looks legit. ^^;

Part 3 of 4 Tower Series - Us - Oil Pastel

Alright, I'm going to explain the 3 triangle concepts I had behind these and then leave you all to discern what all the symbolism means. I really like these pieces, especially for the craft, but I was so pretentious in high school.

Wits, Intelligence and Wisdom: 'Consciousness' is divided into three separate parts. Being witty or smart, refers to being able to problem solve and deal with a situation in order to get something.. Being intelligent means having a vast amount of knowledge; it's more about knowing lots of facts and less about applying them. Being wise, you can understand the world around you and see it clearly; you have a better understanding of what is right and wrong and what is for the greater good. 

Survival, Human, Spiritual: 'Life' and 'Being' is divided into three integral parts. Survival is simply self-preservation and it is connected to being smart; it is extremely selfish and involves short-term concerns. Human(can refer to other forms of life too) is the personal aspect of being alive and it connects to intelligence; it is about being an individual and some of the social aspects of it. Spiritual is about understanding oneself in the context of the greater world; because of this, it also worries about the state of the world at large and not just itself. This is connected to Wisdom.

Survival Calamity : Human Mortality : Spiritual Animosity 

Part 2 of 4 Tower Series - Fears - Acrylic Paint 

So, because these were supposed to be divided into 4 sections of 3, I narrowed down all of possible fear into 3 groups.

Traps: Fear of being captured, stuck or unable to do something. In this series, the apple represents intelligence/consciousness. 

Time: Fear of not having enough time, change and death. 

Tumble: Fear of falling and losing. 

I think this is the weakest of the series but I do like the paintings themselves. I forgot a lot of the symbolism behind these, sadly.

Part 1 of 4 Tower Series - Life's Journey - Cut Paper, Ink, Acrylic Paint

These are from high school but I love them all most of them to death. I like all of these though. I thought that I had lost the digital files and would have to reshoot them but I dusted off my DA portfolio and they were all there! I was so happy, I had to share them. These were a series of 12 pieces that I did over the course of two years. Sadly, I've forgotten a lot of the symbolism behind them but I'll let you know about some of them.

Life's Journey: The very first tower I made. I had the idea that a tower could signify a journey/life in general; you start at the bottom where you can see only so far in front of you and it's hard not to be shallow. Then you work your way up the tower, learning about beauty, weirdness and eventually evil and darkness in the world but you come out at the top, where you can see everything around you and have a better understanding and appreciation for life because of it. On a technical note, this was the first time I ever made a collage(it was like 30x10 in too) and those words took SO long to collect. But it made it so worth it; my really fine-artsy teacher said that it came out perfect. And he never said that. At the end of my senior year, I let the school keep it and he was so giddy about it.

Life's Journey Fail: Pretty much the same idea as the first one, except that sometimes you don't make it up that tower and you fall from grace. You sink to the bottom and and are devoured or consumed by evil. The words are a reoccurring motif in this series. Having them be a boat might have meant that the words carried you throughout your journey? But now they've sunk along with you? I don't remember this piece very well. Just that it was the subverted first.

Beyond Life's Journey: This one is my favourite of the three; it has the best craftsmanship and the best composition in my opinion. The original was becoming content and more knowledgable about the world around you. This tower is about going beyond everything and reaching pure enlightenment. You start off in an already pretty good place; you face more evil, your words could be twisted and become meaningless here; there is more evil and fear; and then you have everything revealed to you and you understand. My friends all made fun of me because of the Nazi blimp in there. It was supposed to be evil! And I was in high school. 

Although I made these a long time ago, I still really resonate with them. I hadn't plan to expand beyond the initial piece but I these came out brilliantly and all fit together really nicely. The following Towers I remember way less about. XD

Pokefusions - Digital

Need to get used to my tablet again, so I took the chance to jump on the bandwagon.

Summer commissions would look something like this. I'll make a better chart later; mostly wanted to gauge how long these take. About 30 minutes to sketch them all, 2 hours for the lineart and 2 to colour? Maybe a bit more than that. XD

First Memory - Watercolour

This is a piece from last year. A definition of the word 'Memory' to me correlates strongly with my first memory. I remember waking up one morning when I was about 3 or 4 and I was in Poland in our old house's living room. It was a cloudy but nice day. This is what I remember the room looking like. And I remember my mom came in later.

I also recall that when I woke up, I felt really strange because I didn't remember anything beforehand. Before that, everything was black but I knew where I was and I recognized my mom and I knew who I was and how to talk. But I don't remember anything before that...I'm really happy that I recognized the feeling of becoming self-aware and I can still think about that memory and remember how I felt.

Why am I being followed?

It's summer again! How magical~  And with that, I want to do more commissions again! I'm think that they'll mostly be digital, because that's what I've been doing lately and I want to get really good at it; but of course, I always love to work traditionally with mah hands. So I'd like to ask you all, why do you watch me and what would you be willing to pay for? This includes content(pokemon, ponies, animals) and the media that I make them with. I know I do a lot of different things but is there something that you enjoy most? Also, for those who take or have bought commissions, how have you been paid or have paid for them? I mostly use paypal but I know not everyone has one and it can't be the only way.

Also, how do YOU manage your tumblr? Do you post all the stuff you make, no matter what it is? Do you make things with a certain media or of a certain fandom only/mostly? Is your ambition to be known in the field of that one/couple of things or to be known for having lots of skills in different areas?

Lamb Chop Communion - Copic Markers

This was supposed to be my cousin's First Communion card but my mom somehow got the idea that I wanted to draw a pokemon and told me that'd it be inappropriate, so this just ended up being a little picture. I'm still fairly new to copic markers; I used my blending marker a bit too much but I'm really happy with the linework and overall piece.

The communion itself was eh, 2 hours of mass. But I met my older cousin's fiance who was, like me, more of a diest so we had the start of a fantastic discussion. And afterwards, the reception was at my aunt's house where I hung around with 5 others kids(ages 7-13). All the adults were like, 'Why? They're off playing their Kinects and their Wiis and running around outside and playing in the dark and being loud.' And I'm like, 'Yeah. I'm not gonna sit around and talk with you guys all day; I'm going to have fun with these kids.' I love entertaining children above the age of 5. 

La Maupin - Acrylic on Wooden Skateboard

A project where we had to design a skateboard depicting a 'legendary figure'. Mine was Julie D'Aubigny or La Maupin, an 18th century French opera singer/fencer/scalawag/bisexual lover extraordinaire. She injured/killed around ten men in her lifetime, burned down a convent and kidnapped the nun she was banging and retired as an opera singer after she got the police off her back. AND THIS WAS THE 1700s YOU GUIZ. That's pretty damn impressive. 

So is this board. :D It's mostly an all-nighter's worth of work but I'm pretty damn happy with how it turned out in the end. I love how she and the nuns came out, though the men are varying(they were the last thing I did). That guy with the sword is super kawaii desu in a bad way. And the rest are all ugly in their own special ways. The dead guys look better. XD

Yo! This was featured in an article on the Daily Dot~

Mother's Day Present - Copic Markers, Brush Pen and Coloured Pencil

This is early but I can't post any of my end-of-the-year work yet because I have to make it even better. 

It's our cat Chantilly(or just Tilly). She's so sweet....Have some photos that I took at Christmas time!

Dawn of an Era Beverage Packaging Project 

Actual photos of the finished constructed box and the bottles. I was originally going to just spray mount the printouts onto the box I had bought for reference but I ended up constructing it. It's not incredibly sturdy but it got the job done and it was interesting to see how these boxes are made.