Hey, it's been a hot minute. I'm still visiting theO daily, even though I haven't been very active. The reason that I haven't been posting much is because, well, I haven't had much drive to make art.
I think I'm beginning to overthink things way too much. I want to work on redesigning my old OCs, mainly from The Rebels of Planet Aadau and secondarily from Destination (the Survival Instincts characters look OK to me... for now). I've already started with "Rebels", but some of the designs don't look "right". Like, I have them pictured in my head and they aren't coming out the way I want them to.
Then there's the problem I'm having in that I'm coming up with and/or repurposing more OCs. I have that fantasy story (that STILL has no title or plot), as well as a sci-fi story (also with no title), and both have a lot of characters. And I want to draw all of them.
Here lies the problem: I can't decide what to start with first. I have too many choices. And then there's the question what medium I should color them with, which opens up another problem of finding the right paper to use for said medium. Then there's the biggest problem of all: What if I don't like how it looks?
I don't like scrapping artwork. I want to keep it. Work with it. Not give up on it. I have the skill to see when things look off. What I don't have is the skill to fix the off-looking things.
Maybe I just need to sit down and do some anatomy practice. But I want to draw my OCs!!!!!!
See how I'm overthinking things?
OK, so as not to end on such a frustrating note, does anyone know of a place where I can post my stories? I ask because I've been writing (and rewriting) a little bit, and theO's formatting for long-ish stories is kinda terrible. They're not fanfics, so AO3 is out of the question. If anyone could point me in a direction, that would be appreciated.
Ya, really. It's been, like, a year since I made a post here.
I recently looked at the intro to this particular World, and I realized how it was originally supposed to be my views on various anime. I guess that's changed. I added other places to find me, but most aren't very active. (I'm most active on a site called Anime-Planet because I'm a database mod there.)
On the artistic front, I haven't had much incentive to draw or write because I'm too critical of anything I put on paper (or screen), and I kind of lost motivation after Art Fight this past July. Also, I'm getting a new computer, and it might not communicate with my clunky old scanner/printer. I doubt I'll be able to get my old version of Clip Studio Paint to work on it too. So, you might not see much art from me in the near future.
Anime-wise, I've been watching a lot. At least I think I've been. I'm likely to meet my quota of 25 per year this year, but the only reason is because I watched a lot of one-off specials and recaps. The best anime I've seen this year were Steins;Gate, Yona of the Dawn, and the most recent season of My Hero Academia. I know it took me a long time to get to those first two. I still have a backlog of around 40 older anime that I still want to see.
So that's what's happening with me. What's up with all of you?
Here's a list of 10 anime that I like, as well as my favorite characters from each (you can pick one or any combination of the ones I've listed, but don't feel that you have to draw them all!). If you aren't familiar with any of them, I have listed some characters from my original stories (I LOVE when people draw them). If you don't want to draw those either, you can draw me a Pokemon-- any Pokemon you like.
A selection of SS pictures that I have received in the past.
The Manga and Anime
In no particular order...
Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood
- Greed (original form)
- Alphonse Elric
- Heck, any of the characters would be great! Except Shou Tucker. 'Cause I hate that dude.
Puella Magi Madoka Magica
- Madoka Kaname
- Mami Tomoe
- Homura Akemi
Mob Psycho 100
- Shigeo Kageyama (AKA Mob)
- If you want to draw anyone else with Mob, that's cool too.
Spice and Wolf (Note: I've only seen the anime.)
Gurren Lagann (Note: Nothing suggestive please.)
The Ancient Magus' Bride (Note: I have only seen the anime.)
- Chise Hatori
- Elias Ainsworth (he might be hard to draw, so chibi-style is fine too.)
- Ruth (either form)
Trigun (Note: I have seen both anime, but I have not read the manga.)
Inuyasha
- Shippo
- Sango
- Kagome Higurashi
Spy x Family (Note: I have only seen the anime. No spoilers please!)
- Anya Forger
- Bond (maybe with Anya riding him?)
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Note: I have only seen the anime.)
- Rimuru Tempest
- Gabiru
- Gobta
- Ranga
The Original Characters
I'm just linking pictures. You can find out about the characters in the picture descriptions. You can read the stories here. (Just note that this world is for Subscribers only.)
Additional information (and some silliness) can be found here.
Other artists' interpretations of my characters are here.
From Survival Instincts:
[Naomi] [Marshall] [Dice] [All three]
From Destination:
[Keba] [Jon] [Both of them] [Rakusa]
From The Rebels of Planet Aadau:
[All the protagonists] [Meh-Eh-Au] [Conus] [Most of the cast]
If you want other pictures of my OCs, you can poke around my Portfolio, too. I just linked the ones that I thought were the best.
Final notes: I don't actually celebrate Christmas, so please don't add anything religious. However, my birthday just so happens to fall on the same day....
Thanks in advance, S.S.! I'm excited to see what you come up with. ^_^
I'm debating about whether to join the Secret Santa this year. On the one hand, I have a lot more free time than I did last year, now that my work has cut my hours. On the other hand, I haven't felt like drawing much. Also, I don't want to have to back out like I did last year.
I have to mull it over a bit. At least I have a few days to decide.
Update: I think I'll join. I'll put together a wish list, and sign up to make it official.
Hey, everybody! I haven't been drawing all that much within the past year. It feels like a lot of my art projects have become really complicated and frustrating. So, I just want to do some simple sketches, but I can't think of what to draw. This is where you come in. I want some requests!
I'll open up three request slots-- one request per person. If I can fit more on the page than just three characters, I'll open up more slots. The first person to respond gets the drawing dedicated to them.
I prefer drawing stuff from anime that I'm familiar with. OCs are very welcome too. If you have any questions about subject matter, please ask, because I want to make this fun for both you AND me.
Now let's get requesting!
Update: I haven't forgotten, guys. I've just been very sick recently. Don't worry; I'm on the mend.
