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Drayah
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[2015-03-21 18:34:42 +0000 UTC]
"Don't give up! Ever!"
(United States)
# Statistics
Favourites: 7985; Deviations: 345; Watchers: 139
Watching: 153; Pageviews: 29666; Comments Made: 9805; Friends: 153
# Interests
Favorite visual artist: Viria, Walkingnorth, Richard ScarryFavorite movies: How to Train Your Dragon, Kung Fu Panda 2, Kiki's Delivery Service
Favorite TV shows: Steven Universe, Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, Avatar The Last Airbender
Favorite bands / musical artists: Aurora, Shelby Merry, Panic at the Disco, Lauren Aquilina, Aviators
Favorite books: Seraphina, Magnus Chase, The Ordinary Princess, Carry On, In Other Lands, The Hobbit, and more
Favorite writers: Rick Riordan, C.S. Lewis, Allen Ginsberg, Terry Pratchett, Rachel Hartman, and more
Favorite games: One Shot, Stardew Valley, West of Loathing, Night in the Woods
Tools of the Trade: Copic Markers, Watercolors, Pens, Photoshop
Other Interests: Writing, Reading, Languages, History
# About me
I love making stuff and telling stories. I study Creative Writing, and Communications at University.I've been drawing since I could pick up a pen but never took it seriously until 2015 when I got into anime and started drawing almost everyday. I pretty much exclusively draw OCs and things from my many original stories. Currently I've got three going here and a million more in my head.
★Nadasa's Story:
A young pacifist herbalist discovers her lost birthright, magical powers and an outcast people. Determined to discover the truth about herself, she sets out on an adventure that thrusts her in the middle of a royal family's murderous feud and tests everything she ever thought she believed.
★November Hunt:
When a mysterious girl named November Hunt transfers to Watson High, Walter and his friend group of outcasts are determined to help her and solve all the strange and mysterious things that start happening all around the city.
★Golden Sun:
A power beyond limits rests at the heart of the planet, the lifeblood of the world, a golden liquid known as Golden Sun. Power beyond measure is yours for the taking, but there's no telling how high the cost will be and what you will lose in exchange.
Icon by KaiserWenderstyx
# Comments
Comments: 1001
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Thanks a lot for the 
Be well and best to you
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You're welcome! Keep up the good work! 
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Thanks a lot for your support!
Wish you an awesome day!
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Thanks! Best of luck with your work!
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Hello, it took me awhile to get myself to sit down and actually write this. (I'm not particularly fond of writing long comments XD) I'll focus on the art side because I wouldn't know what to say character-wise. I'd like to start out with points of improvement!
- I noticed a lot of your artworks present characters facing directly forward. Usually, people don't directly stare at the camera (as if they're staring into your soul o_o) unless they're posing for a picture. Even then, the face shouldn't be completely vertical.
Here these characters are obviously engaging in a fun activity. However, they are staring directly at the viewer. How I would change it is to draw the eyes of kids by the fence like this:
Pupils would be more down as it would show that the children are looking at the shattered pot and not at the audience.
As for the girl, her pose doesn't really suggest she's throwing.
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Something like these. Throwing often involves a lot of weight on one foot and the shoulders will not be completely horizontal in this case. I don't know a lot about gesture drawing but I recommend learning about line of action and doing some figure drawings. They're pretty fun!
line-of-action.com/
www.lovelifedrawing.com/introd… (I haven't finished the course yet so I can't say if it's good or not but at least it's a place to start! C
- I really love how you drew your background. I can tell how much thought of you put into looking like the characters would walk and live in the backdrop. It's more than a backdrop! It's a snapshot of a bigger world! 
These landscapes have this sort of whimsical feel to it and it makes me want to hop into that world just to run around in the scenery. This kind of world very fitting for our farmgirl Danni XD
To be honest, I should pay more attention to my backgrounds next time XDDD
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Thank you kindly for the watch!
It means a lot ^^
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You're welcome! I really love your art style!
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No problem and thanks so much! I hope you have a great day!
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Thank you so much for the birthday wishes! Sorry this is such a late thank you.
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Happy Birthday Andrea! Hope you are having a great day full of fun, good company and tasty cake
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Thank you so much for the lovely birthday wishes! 
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Thank you very much for the fave on [CM] Kayla #3 Commission
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You're welcome! Keep up the great work!
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You're welcome!
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You're welcome! Keep up the good work!
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Hello there ^.^/,
Thanks a lot for you fav. I'm glad you like my watercolour-painting. Have a good start into the weekend and an awesome summer!
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No problem! You're very welcome!
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Thank you so much for adding Winter - Cold to your favourites.
Enjoy your day and the company of this well behaved llama.
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You're welcome! Keep up the good work!
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You're welcome! Keep up the beautiful work!
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thank you so much for the
I'm so happy that you liked my work
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Of course! Keep up the good work!
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Thank you!! And Merry Christmas to you too! I hope you had a wonderful holiday!
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Aww, thanks!!! I hope the same. Indeed it was a very nice, happy holiday here!!! 
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Hello! I got you as one of my IMHO allotments for OC-Training! So let's get started
I really love your world-building, it's really cool. I'm curious as to what kinds of experiments were done on the magic users in Namarin.
Thalia is a really interesting character, I can't wait to hear more about her story! (keep catching up! We behind people gotta stick together
I would love to see you try more dynamic poses, and specifically try some foreshortening. It can be really difficult but try experimenting with it, I think it would really help your art. One think in particular I've noticed is feet. A lot of the time if you have drawn the feet pointing forward, the character looks almost like they're floating because you show to much of the top of the foot. So work on that
I love your choices of color, it's very pretty and a nice combination of muted and deep colors. Do you use markers? If so, you're very good with them. I commend anyone who can color (and shade!) with markers.
Keep up the good work!
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Thanks so much for your insights!
I never even thought about the feet! Thanks for letting me know! I'll do my best to work on more dynamic posing!
Yeah I use markers and watercolors, sometimes both together in the same piece to get different effects. Thanks!
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