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# Statistics
Favourites: 663; Deviations: 15; Watchers: 11
Watching: 28; Pageviews: 2857; Comments Made: 293; Friends: 28
# Interests
Favorite movies: The Disappearance of Haruhi SuzumiyaFavorite TV shows: Attack on Titan, Free! Iwatobi Swim Club, Sword Art Online (and other anime)
Favorite bands / musical artists: (mostly Vocaloid) Hatsune Miku, KAITO, Kagamine Rin and Len
Favorite games: Animal Crossing series and Legend of Zelda series
Other Interests: Writing fiction stories, reading manga
# About me
Hello! I'm KYAmai but you can call me my real name if you'd like to. My name's Jenny :3My username is the combination of the Japanese exclamation, "Kya!" which is made to express strong emotion (though I initially thought it's yelled when seeing something adorable like, "Kya! How cute!" or something like that) and Amai which is the Japanese word for sweet. I like the way both words sounded so I thought it was a suiting nickname since I really love cute things such as puppies ^_^ (though I'm not even Japanese, I just find Japanese culture interesting!)
I like to draw manga which I've been practicing since the summer after my fifth grade year and it's been a few years since then, but I still really love to draw manga. I mainly draw fan art such as for the Animal Crossing video game series and original characters I make up in my head. I'm a self-taught artist though and I browsed the internet and read a few manga to learn the basics.
I first discovered what manga and deviantART when I was about 10 or 11 years old and used to be on an Animal Crossing fan site since Animal Crossing is still one of my favorite video games and I saw the link to this website on a user's account. After I clicked the link, I was truly amazed at all the artwork I saw and I wanted to do the same thing. So I made an account and learned how to draw using tutorials online. It was also the year I became an avid anime fan which brought on some more inspiration. I was on the former account for a while but decided to make a new account since I feel like more recent work is better.
I take a long time to publish my sketches because school takes up a lot of time and I'm busy doing homework sometimes but I'm usually online on Saturdays or just playing video games on my 2DS. :P
Speaking of video games, my top 2 favorite game series are The Legend of Zelda and (as I say a lot just because the game is too adorable and sweet) Animal Crossing, but I'm also getting into the Super Smash Brothers series as well.
As for music, I like to listen to soundtracks from the anime shows I watch and the one from Attack on Titan is really amazing!
I know I'm not quite experienced in art considering I've only drawn for about 4-5 years but I still really enjoy it and hope to improve. It's my dream to write and draw my own manga series one day! *w*)/
So if you'd like to give me feedback on my work, I'd love to hear it (as long as it's respectful) or you can just message me if you want to talk. Thanks for checking out my profile!
# Comments
Comments: 72
FeatherWhite In reply to KYAmai [2015-02-22 01:08:05 +0000 UTC]
You're welcome so much!
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KYAmai In reply to FeatherWhite [2015-02-28 20:37:46 +0000 UTC]
By the way, how have you been?
Have you made any new art? Β
(I haven't been on DA for a long time so I haven't been able to keep up with all the messages I've been getting >_<)Β
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FeatherWhite In reply to KYAmai [2015-03-02 23:02:00 +0000 UTC]
I've been doing good! How are you?
Yeah, I uploaded a sketch dump and a full-color picture for Over the Garden Wall!
Oh, okay, that's fine.Β
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KYAmai In reply to FeatherWhite [2015-03-04 02:03:24 +0000 UTC]
I've been good, I'm just super busy with school which explains why I'm not on deviantart as much. But I still draw a lot, I mostly draw pictures of a character for an rpg group I'm in at the library I go to... that and I practice a lot drawing poses. I'm not sure if I should post them on DA though... I'm kind of tempted to make a new account >_<
Oh awesome! I'll check your new art out later when I get the chance
And thanks for understanding ^_^'
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FeatherWhite In reply to KYAmai [2015-03-07 19:51:16 +0000 UTC]
Glad to hear you're doing good! Yeah I've been very busy with school too. Very nice, I've doing a lot of pose practice sketches as well. How come, I think staying committed to your account is a great thing. If you change accounts you might run into the same dilemma you are having right now.Β
Thanks!
Of course, no worries.
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KYAmai In reply to FeatherWhite [2015-03-11 01:24:08 +0000 UTC]
Thanks I'm glad you've been doing okay too ^_^
Oh cool, do you search up tutorials to draw poses? I'vd been using this website called posemaniacs.com and it really helps!
I don't know, it's just that I feel like my old art isn't that great and I don't really have a memorable username... I guess I could keep my old one, but now I have all these people that I don't remember adding to my deviantWATCH xD it's been forever since I've last been online..
I guess I'll think about keeping my old one for now, but if I do make a new account and like the old one better, I'll just use the old account.
And I didn't get to comment but some of your new art is really cool!
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FeatherWhite In reply to KYAmai [2015-03-13 00:47:08 +0000 UTC]
Not really, I just look at pictures. That's really cool, thanks for the tip!Β
Again, I know people that do this and wind up in the same place you are now with a new account. I really think it's important to stick with one account even if it's not perfect, because no account will be. The same principle goes with a lot of things in life too.Β
Β Alright, no matter what it's your choice.
Thanks so much, I'm so glad you like it!
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KYAmai In reply to FeatherWhite [2015-03-28 03:05:30 +0000 UTC]
Ah okay, looking at pictures helps too! ^_^
No problem! Did you check out the website? A friend told me about it and it's really cool because there's this section where you can time yourself and you can chose if you have 30 seconds to about a minute to draw a complex pose. I still can't do 90 seconds, let alone 30, but it helps with learning to draw more poses and with speed drawing. If you decide to try it out, hopefully it will help you too.
Yeah that's true. I think I'll hold off on making a new account for now, but I do plan on making a new one in the summer since I feel like I have some art I really want to post and I haven't posted anything new in so long. Thanks for telling me all that though ^_^ I know I can't reach perfection, but then I forget and try to strive for it anyway, but doing that's a bit stressful. >_<
I'm sorry if the multiple accounts thing is really annoying... I make so many since I get a little insecure about my abilities... I should stop though... D:
well, I love checking out your new art, it's really awesome! I wish I had time to comment and be online more, but school is taking up so much of my free time! Dx
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FeatherWhite In reply to KYAmai [2015-03-28 16:50:00 +0000 UTC]
Yes, the website is very helpful! Wow, that sounds tricky, how has the speed drawing been going for you?
Okay, it's not my decision but if you do make a new account I want to be able to know what it's called! Oh, and speaking of accounts, this is just something I noticed but why don't you have an icon?
Yeah it's important to have the consistency of one account I think.
Thank you so much! And as always, don't worry about it.
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KYAmai In reply to FeatherWhite [2015-04-09 21:34:15 +0000 UTC]
Oh did you try it out? :3
The speed drawing's still a bit tricky though, but I've been practicing here and there so it's getting a tiny bit better. But it doesn't take me a minute and a half to draw a whole body outline though, more like 13-20 minutes. It kind of depends on what kind of character I'm drawing.
Ah okay, I'm going to make a new account in the summer and the name will be the name of a character I made for an RPG group I'm in at the library.Β
And I don't have an icon because I want to draw my own, but I'm not ready yet and I'd feel bad if I took some image from the internet and made it my icon, 'cause it's kind of stealing >_<Β
I know, I'm sorry I keep making multiple accounts, but I promise that if I make one more, that'll be it! I swear!
No problem, I love your art! And thanks for understanding!
Hey, by the way, do you want to talk over email (if you want to and if you have an email, that is)? I'm not on deviantart that much but I use my email a lot so if you want to talk there we can! I can tell me what my email account is on notes if you want.Β
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FeatherWhite In reply to KYAmai [2015-04-10 01:10:51 +0000 UTC]
Yepper!
That's great though, and I wouldn't worry too much about speed. Good art is good art, it doesn't always matter what time it's done in.
Alright, keep me posted! You must live in a fairly metropolitan area to have something like that at your library, sounds fun! We don't have stuff like that here. XD
Haha okay.Β
Oh okay, well if you don't feel like you want to draw one, I could draw one for you if you want.
Thanks so much!Β
Yeah that'd be fun, I'll note you my email. And if you have Skype we could do that too!Β
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KYAmai In reply to FeatherWhite [2015-04-13 20:35:56 +0000 UTC]
Hey, I'm going to reply to this message in notes.Β
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KYAmai In reply to Saiya-STORY [2014-12-05 21:05:55 +0000 UTC]
Oh no problem and I didn't get to do this at the time but I wanted to wish you a happy birthday
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Saiya-STORY In reply to KYAmai [2014-12-15 07:27:33 +0000 UTC]
wooops, sorry for the late reply D:Β
But thank you! I appreciate it!
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KYAmai In reply to Saiya-STORY [2015-02-02 20:37:14 +0000 UTC]
Sorry for the late reply as well ^_^'
Hey do you still go on deviantart often? (to be honest I almost quit)
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KYAmai In reply to Kodomina [2014-10-10 20:29:10 +0000 UTC]
No problem, you have really beautiful art! Β
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Xerofaezen [2014-10-05 00:45:14 +0000 UTC]
Thanks for the fave! Here's a llama as a token of my gratitude.
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KYAmai In reply to Xerofaezen [2014-10-10 20:30:07 +0000 UTC]
No problem, you have really cool art and I really like your fan art for Cytus!
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Xerofaezen In reply to KYAmai [2014-10-11 05:04:53 +0000 UTC]
thanks so much. Hopefully i can get another one up soon. One's in progress right now. can't wait 'til it's done!Β Β
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KYAmai In reply to Xerofaezen [2014-10-15 20:34:59 +0000 UTC]
That's great, I can't wait to see your next artwork!
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KYAmai In reply to Painted-Skies [2014-10-10 20:33:53 +0000 UTC]
No problem! Β
Thanks so much for posting some pictures of One Ok Rock, they're my favorite band Β
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KYAmai In reply to DamaiMikaz [2014-09-24 21:03:14 +0000 UTC]
No problem!
You have really great art and make really thoughtful journals, so I look forward for whatever else you have to post!
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DamaiMikaz [2014-09-15 22:41:13 +0000 UTC]
Thanks for adding [Practice] Hands to your collections. I'm happy that you like the piece
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KYAmai In reply to DamaiMikaz [2014-09-15 22:52:31 +0000 UTC]
Thank you! Your deviation really helps me since I've been struggling with how to draw hands a lot, so I really appreciate you posting a tutorial. Thanks to you as well! Β
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DamaiMikaz [2014-07-27 15:16:03 +0000 UTC]
Thanks for adding Pokemon trainer DamaiMikaz... to your favorites. I'm glad you like my art
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KYAmai In reply to DamaiMikaz [2014-07-27 15:50:32 +0000 UTC]
Oh no problem, it looks great! Sorry I don't comment much but I thought it looked cool! I look forward to seeing what new art you have to post!
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DamaiMikaz [2014-07-16 21:55:16 +0000 UTC]
Thanks for adding Pure to your favorites. I'm glad you like my writing
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KYAmai In reply to DamaiMikaz [2014-07-23 02:48:46 +0000 UTC]
Oh no problem! It's really great! I look forward to whatever else you have to write!
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KYAmai In reply to BritishGentleLady [2014-07-12 17:48:10 +0000 UTC]
Oh no problem, your art is awesome and your art style is really cute!!! ^_^
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BritishGentleLady In reply to KYAmai [2014-07-12 20:13:09 +0000 UTC]
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KYAmai In reply to BritishGentleLady [2014-07-12 20:41:56 +0000 UTC]
Aw thanks! ^_^ I just like to show my appreciation of other people's works which is why I joined this website!
Actually, I'll add you to my deviantWATCH so I can checkout more of your work when I'm able to
What kind of art do you like to draw the most, by the way? Personally, I love to draw manga and characters from my favorite shows or videogames :3
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BritishGentleLady In reply to KYAmai [2014-07-12 21:25:10 +0000 UTC]
That's a really sweet reason to join
Oh my gosh, I'll add you, too! I guess I like to draw fanart the most. Whatever series or game I get into I get a bit obsessed over and just have to draw stuff from it. What manga/show/video game are you currently into?
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KYAmai In reply to BritishGentleLady [2014-07-12 21:47:40 +0000 UTC]
Aw thanks! I have another reason that I joined Deviantart but it's sort of a long and emotional story xD
Thank you! I don't post things often but I'm aiming for 1 drawing a week. Though I do check my messages every other day to talk to friends.
Oh that's so cool, it's the same for me as well! I'm most comfortable drawing fan art but I do draw original characters for my stories I plan on writing. I want to be a manga artist one day.
It's really the same for me, if I start to love a series then I have to draw something about it. I'm mostly a video game and anime/manga enthusiast really
Currently, I am a huge Animal Crossing and Legend of Zelda fan because those are my favorite video game series of all time. And as for anime, I am really into Attack on Titan, Free! Iwatobi Swim Club and The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya and a few others. I also used to watch Ouran High School Host Club and a bit of Hetalia but I mostly into adventure or fantasy anime. What kind of games and anime shows do you like? ^_^
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BritishGentleLady In reply to KYAmai [2014-07-12 23:38:45 +0000 UTC]
You don't have to talk about it if you don't want to But I'm here if you do.
Wow! That's a good goal. I'm so lazy, but I should start drawing more, too.
OCs are the bomb. I suck at character design so I really look up to people who can create their own works
I have to admit that I'm not much of a gamer, but I've heard a lot about those games. But man oh man, I'm super into Free and Ouran! Also most of the series that have recently come out (Zankyou no Terror, Tokyo Ghoul, Akame ga Kill, Love Stage, Hamatora, the list goes on xD) I also watched Hetalia awhile back. Oooh adventure huh? That's legit.
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KYAmai In reply to BritishGentleLady [2014-07-15 22:14:04 +0000 UTC]
Aw thank you Well I was thinking about whether I would post a journal about my past because I've been thinking about doing that for a long time but I still haven't decided if it's a good idea or not but I want to xD
Thanks! I have summer school now so I can't draw too much but I try to draw as much as I can.Β
Haha, that's okay if you're a bit lazy, I am too. Sometimes, I'm to tired to draw anything or I don't have any ideas, but I get a lot of inspiration from others on this site and from the shows I watch so then I get some ideas of what to draw. It really helps!
Oh, well that's okay. I don't know too many other gamers anyway. To be honest, I'm not really too much of a gamer since I do play them that much except Animal Crossing now and only for an or 2 a day but not often. I prefer watching anime or reading comics as my hobby.
OMG that's awesome! I love Ouran and Free as well!Β
I haven't heard of the series you've listed but I'll definitely search them up because they sound interesting!
Yeah, I liked Hetalia for a while but it wasn't exactly what I was looking for in an anime, no that it's a bad show or anything but I kinda wished that Hetalia had more female characters or action xD
Haha, thanks! xD Adventure and fantasy animes are cool! It makes me want to write a story of my own. (Actually I am but it's taking forever to write it and draw the characters but it's still fun!)
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BritishGentleLady In reply to KYAmai [2014-07-18 04:39:02 +0000 UTC]
Oh yikes, summer school huh? Hang in there!
I feel ya. Anime and comics are pretty legit afterall
Let me know if you do end up watching anything. I enjoy talking about episodes and characters. How are you enjoying the new season of Free?
Ah yeah, Hetalia was something good to watch for its randomness, but you definitely need to watch other series for plot and action.
Wow, you're writing your own story? Cool! How's it coming along?
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KYAmai In reply to BritishGentleLady [2014-07-27 12:07:17 +0000 UTC]
Thanks! Oh and sorry for the late reply, I was finishing up summer school so I haven't been on DA much >_< But I just finished yesterday and things turned out well
^_^
Oh okay, I will!
I can't watch the new season of Free! yet because the Crunchyroll app on my mobile device won't let me watch it unless I pay for a membership. It's an app to watch anime. Anyway, I can't watch it for free until the new season ends )': Ha, it's how I have to pay for an app for a show called Free! xD
Have you ever seen the parody series of Free! on YouTube, it's called 50% Off, it's really weird (a bit vulgar at times) but funny xD I've made a few friends laugh just by showing them clips of the series >w<
Yeah, I really agree. I mean I like shows that can be random sometimes but the best shows are the ones with a really good plot, great character development and some acticon if needed xD
Thanks, I've been planning to write it for a while now but I just haven't been able to, but I do have a general idea of what it's going to be about. (I've been planning to write a story for almost a year now but I had extreme writer's block so I didn't write much except a prologue but I plan to change that too. The story's called Iconoclast and it's about a group of teenagers from different countries working together to stop World War 3 in the twenty-second century. I.actually was inspired to write it after watching Hetalia and thinking to myself that it'd be really cool if there was an anime where there were characters that are so different in culture but regardless are able to work together. :3 Plus I plan on if to be a science fiction and sci-fi is my favorite genre besides fantasy books. I don't know if it sounds interesting but a few of my friends thought so ^-^
Right now, I have a plot synopsis so now I'm sure what direction the story will be in but I still have to create more characters and improve my writing skills. I'm in a writing club at the library I go to and I get a lot of support from my friends so that's good
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BritishGentleLady In reply to KYAmai [2014-07-28 03:57:24 +0000 UTC]
Oh, congrats on finishing with summer school!
That's really unfortunate.. do you not use other anime streaming websites? Like animeseason or animefreak? That's where I watch a lot of my stuff.
Oh my gosh! I love 50% off! My friends and I always quote the material to each other. One of my friends even cosplayed as Thug!Nagisa at Fanime xD
I agree. Nothing beats a complex plot that really gets you thinking.
That sounds super interesting! I love the whole idea of trying to stop a world conflict. And the fact that they're from different countries is even cooler. It really adds some diversity to the story Let me know when you get it going, because I would love to read it. As for improving your writing skills, I wish you luck! It's great that you can get feedback from others on your writing. I'm sure your story will turn out fantastic with all the effort you're putting into it!
Also, I just want to apologize again about having to delay the art collab. I've been working on prints for Sacanime, and I'll be making clay stuff soon as well so my plate's a bit full. But I'm definitely interested in doing it still! It might just be a bit before I have the free time
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KYAmai In reply to BritishGentleLady [2014-07-28 19:32:04 +0000 UTC]
Aw thank you! ^_^ I think I did well so hopefully I'm able to pass onto the 10th grade!
No, I can't use those website because I use a tablet/mobile device and every time I got to video websites it says I need Adobe Flash player, whatever that is >_<Β
But fortunately the app isn't being weird anymore because I checked to see if it was malfunctioning in the moment the other day. It was so when I used the app again I was able to watch the first episode of Free! season 2 and it was great! I love the new music and how the first episode of season 2 was somewhat similar to season 1's first episode. When I get the time, I'm planning to watch the rest of what's out right now!Β
Oh awesome, me too!!! I do the same with my friends sometimes!
Lol that's awesome, I wish I could have been there to see your friend lol.
Lol Thug!Nagisa is the best as well as MentallyUnstable!Haru (as I call him).Β
^_^
Oh thank you! I was worried people were going to think it was unoriginal or sounds boring! >_< Β I wanted to add diversity to the story because I feel there are a lot of different groups of people in anime that are under represented or are never involved at all and it isn't fair. Also I think what I want to do is have each character talk about there own country in a scene and it would educate the audience. I don't know too much about other countries, but I'm hoping to learn a lot as I research for background information before I start developing my characters. The only characters I have currently are two girls, a girl named Rena (who is American with Hispanic heritage) and Eri (a girl born in Japan but is very knowledgeable about the world around her) and the two girls are friends who unite under the same cause to stop the war in the story.Β
Okay I will definitely tell you when I write it, but it probably won't be for a long time. I've been wanting to write this story for a year now but I don't know how to go about it yet and I still have so much to plan out (I have major writer's block too! T^T) My goal is to finish the first draft of the entire first novel of it by the end of November 2014 because I'm hoping to join a National Novel Writing Month (or NaNoWriMo for short) competition this year. I've never done something like that before but I want to do my best!Β
Thank you for wishing me luck and for the support!Β Β
And you don't have to apologize, I can totally understand if you're busy and I hope Sacanime goes well for you!Β Β
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