Shonjikari In reply to SavvyRed [2013-03-29 23:58:53 +0000 UTC]

Hey! I've been good for the most part! Doing lots of sketches for school and such. Trying to get my portfolio in a semi-decent state for Portfolio Day in November. How about you?

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SavvyRed In reply to Shonjikari [2013-04-28 04:37:46 +0000 UTC]

I'm doing well. I'm working on a 20 pages term paper, but I made a 6 page outline so it will probably flow naturally (I hope! lol).

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Shonjikari In reply to RobanCrow [2012-11-19 03:13:26 +0000 UTC]

Aww yeah! Thank yoou! <3

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Shonjikari In reply to nekophoenix [2012-08-10 12:39:02 +0000 UTC]

Hello there! I'm so glad to have found you again!

You did a commission for me a while back. [link] this one.

I would not offended or surprised at all if you don't remember me since I seemingly dropped off the face of the planet DA, but I am so glad to have found your art again. xD I see you broke into digital art!

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nekophoenix In reply to Shonjikari [2012-08-10 13:57:53 +0000 UTC]

Of course I remember you! Oh wow, hallo! Thank you so much for adding me again, I had wondered what happened to you!

And yes, it's to the point where traditional has become quite the rarity for me now, which I could never have expected. Traditional'll always be my baby though :3

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Shonjikari In reply to nekophoenix [2012-08-10 16:54:45 +0000 UTC]

Haha yes! I'm so glad you remember me! Yeah, a lot happened in my life. Some good, some bad. Did a lot of personal introspection over the year, fell into a deep depression after graduating high school, quit art for a year and a half. The whole nine yards.

But I think I'm finally able to break through to the other side which is so great to say. Got back into art, starting hormones in September, and aiming to start college next year.

Maybe one day I'll write about the adventures I had in my head.

I'm so daunted by digital art. I always try but I can't seem to do it right haha. I do wanna learn how to oil paint though! Debating on taking a class. :3

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nekophoenix In reply to Shonjikari [2012-08-10 17:10:04 +0000 UTC]

Wonderful, I am so glad to hear you're on the up, despite going through such awful troubles.

I had the same issue with digital, even all the way through college, and only started getting into it after I left college for some reason haha (my course being one that was almost only digital graphic design). Oil paint looks gorgeous, wish I had the patience.

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Shonjikari In reply to nekophoenix [2012-08-10 19:39:31 +0000 UTC]

What program do you use to do your digital paintings in? I personally find photoshop too clunky for my liking. I almost never use it, even for photo editing. I like Painter a lot better but I get overwhelmed by all the brush options. When I used my PC I really liked Sai - very simple and to the point - but now that I've been on a Mac, I can't get Sai! At least to my knowledge.

It also doesn't help that my screen resolution is pitiful for digital painting. I'm running on a Macbook Pro 13" screen, so my resolution is like 1200 x 700 or something. xD I don't remember the exact numbers. Sucks because I have a really nice tablet, but it never gets any use since getting a good set up is impossible. Maybe once we move in several months or so I'll be able to get a nice set up going.

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nekophoenix In reply to Shonjikari [2012-08-10 19:48:27 +0000 UTC]

I actually do use photoshop - because of the same reason as you, I'm on a mac, so Sai is not an option for me, though it looks like it'd be really fun to use! I haven't even tried any other digital painting programmes, but I'm really fond of photoshop, possibly because I've used it for so long.

I'm running the same macbook screen!

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