//lays on floor i keep thinking of leaving again but idk i mostly just make posts on my world when i feel i can't make them on other sites haha;;
but yes! everyone has moved on or is too busy 8((( i wish they would come back. i've still kept in touch with Igi! Poppukon, fun-chan, and RSR too, but they have college so i mostly just keep up with their posts on tumblr. I haven't spoken with Sayura in forever ahhhh;; i left a comment or two a while back but she never replied so;;
sobs i want the tmm fandom to live again so badly, there's several groups on da but it's not the same 8(((
i am active on FA! I'm really only active on FA and Tumblr, sometimes i drop by DA when i have new TMM stuff to post but otherwise i just lurk there lol;;
i'm still sam-i-am on there in case you want to drop by~
Last edited by Capsicle at 3:29:32 PM EDT on October 14, 2013.
Muhahaha, I just found your new account not too long ago. I'm glad you're back too *hugs you uncontrollably*
I know, our generation of Otakus have grown up and doing their own thing. It's just muahhffff, I want the old times back but I need to stop living in the past *sigh*...
Yeaaahhhh, I have no idea what is up with that, the fandoms use to be the life blood of the postings, but now it's doesn't matter. I have no clue what it takes to have that connection again or find a common ground with artists here. In general the commenting and "social" aspects have dropped a lot in the last few years.
Oh my god, when the TMM section was one of the "hot spots" in TheO it was awesome. That's pretty much how I made my "name" here, lawls. If you veered off and did something original no one would see it, but if you submitted something in a hot fandom, holy cow a completely different story (well, some of the time.) But now, yeahhhhh, no one really cares either way unless you're well known and been active for a while. I kinda miss our immature fandom elitist/clique thing, as bad as it would get. *long sigh*
I'm happy that you're posting TMM babies again, like you have no clue. Even though I'm not knee deep into TMM like I was years ago, it's still one of my top favorite animes to date. And I still find making fan charas in it a total blast... I love themed characters. I guess you can say I'm still a die hard fan but it's not on the "surface" as it was years ago. XD
Yeah, I'm honestly thinking of being active on FA since it's the closest thing to what I want and there are many awesome artists there. That and the demographic isn't super young, obviously lolololol. Are you still active on it or thinking about getting back into it?
And yeah I know right, I'm a super stalker on there too. XD
Last edited by Yours Truly at 12:54:36 AM EDT on October 14, 2013.
(kiro here haha, new account)
a lot of people have left TheO or the internet in general! or are just busy with college and some have pursued a career not art-related!
8((( i've tried to get back into TheO but i just can't seem to get it right, i come back to post stuff but no one's really into the fandoms i'm in anymore(TMM mostly haha) so it feels like a bit of waste.
i'd like to see you more active on FA though(unless you've moved accounts?)! It'd be nice to know someone there haha;;
Haha I know, if there is one thing you can count on with me is being a full time stalker! XD And yeah, I'm not sure what happened but my commenting days died years ago, probably when I started to detach from TheO a bit more. I try to comment on world posts but that's rare too lol.
I know, even the graphics sections of TheO went down! The top eight doesn't even have enough works to make a top "8" lol. And there is only one person, zombiusaigi, posting every single day. And that's great but I miss seeing the awesome talent of many artists. I really like making the e-cards too but I'm not sure if I'm going to post them up. It's pretty relaxing making them when I have nothing to do but I'm not sure. I love doing them as gifts though, it doesn't take no where near as long as drawing a whole picture haha!
Yeah, the fact I'm now 24 probably has a lot to do with the "shifting demographic" haha! I was 17 coming into TheO which I thought was a bit older than TheO's target market. But it worked out, I fit in perfectly at the end of the day lol. I never thought I see the day when I'm really older than most of the people here, holy cow. They need an award for that! XD
Thank you so much, that means a lot. I never want to convey that TheO, or the people here are not good enough or something, it's a really great site. I just need to allow myself to change as needed. I really love posting here and changing my world though. It's so simple and that is what makes that part appealing whether people comment or not. I can just unload everything on my mind and leave it there for the next time. That and I can see the wips I forgot to finish haha! I'm glad reading world posts and lurking is good enough for you, I've grown too accustomed to being an online lurker rarely commenting on anything online haha!
Oh my god, DA has changed SO MUCH TOO in the worst way. I use to really love that site (back when I was 12 and early teens), even if I wasn't "in the site" which was before I got a scanner. The artists, the feel and the community was way different and more tight knit. It felt a lot more homegrown, down to earth and relatable with no where near as much drama. Now, it's one big freak'n show case. I feel that you go there when you want a more "Hollywood/elitist" experience. Which I've happily outgrown. I don't want popularity as much as connection with other artists without the superficial stuff. I just want to enjoy being an artist and making art, which I was disillusioned of by the internet. <= But I'm seeing things in a more pure way thank god lol!
YES! The resources there kick the most ass. I've downloaded so many awesome tutorials over the years from DA. From the outside in, DA is not that bad, but as far as wanting to be an artist in it, it's a whole different story haha! And thanks, DA have lost it's charm for years. There is no going back to that lol!
Thank you a ton! And yeah, it's just a REALLY weird time in my life right now. Where I'm seeing that the changes I have to make weights a shit ton more than it use to be. I can't hide from what's not working for me in my life anymore. That and I'm hungry for something different in the middle of changing and shifting into a better way to live. I know it's all apart of the process. <:D
Haha yeah, I meant to PM you there but poking is good too! XD *poke poke poke*
The Queen of Sweet (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 10/13/13 | Reply
@:
Thanks King-Sama :)
Yeah, things isn't the same here despite TheO's advancements and it's a really sad thing. Writing this post really put in the forefront what I needed to hear and see than what I personally wanted. I am glad that I'm able to grow again and get back in touch with my artistic self.
I totally understand with not showing your work online, I've grown a lot more introverted online in the last few years myself. I like feeling that I don't have to "show" my work and have people "look" at it. It takes a lot of pressure off which is something I did struggle with for years. That is why I'm taking a lot of time really deciding where I'm going to be stationed at art wise. Of course my blog will be the "home" of my works but I also want a bigger community to mesh and make memories with. I think right now I'm ready to shed the old skins of the past and start something brand new. :)
Yeah, my crafts have been on the back burner for years and I REALLY want to get back into it again! I love doing them and people loved it as well, so it was really nice to show them off haha! Funny enough, I don't feel as personally vulnerable with my crafts as I am with my art. Probably because the crafts came in way later in my life, though I worked hard to improve my skills just as much haha!
And don't worry, you'll see my art and stuff again as I want to as well haha!
Thank you again, you're such a sweet friend, you'll hear from me again since I still enjoy posting here! :)
*hugs* Nice to see a post from you, Amy! :) Don't worry, you aren't the only one that's more of a lurker...I've been trying to comment more lately, but I don't do it as often as I used to, and same with submitting art and writing posts. The lure of theO...or something...has changed. It's not like it's totally dead or anything, but I know what you mean about the feel. Likewise, I can see ecard/wallpaper etc. artists no longer being active like the past. Things have changed. Maybe it's because we're such old fuddy-duddies lol...
But anyway, I understand and respect your choice not to post art here anymore. We gotta grow in our own ways. I love your art and always will, so I wouldn't mind seeing some WIPs here and there. <3 And just knowing you read posts or check out art whenever is enough for me! :] Don't have to comment to be supportive. <3
DA...lol...I never liked the place. I could never get a positive feel from people there or just...I don't know. I didn't care for it, so I love your response about the site haha. I only use it for resources/textures and such for other things.
*hugs* Good luck with everything!! I'm sure things will go in the right way sooner rather than later for you. Take care! <3 (Always happy to poke you on FB haha.)
Capsicle
Otakuite+ | Posted 10/14/13 | Reply
@Yours Truly:
//lays on floor i keep thinking of leaving again but idk i mostly just make posts on my world when i feel i can't make them on other sites haha;;
but yes! everyone has moved on or is too busy 8((( i wish they would come back. i've still kept in touch with Igi! Poppukon, fun-chan, and RSR too, but they have college so i mostly just keep up with their posts on tumblr. I haven't spoken with Sayura in forever ahhhh;; i left a comment or two a while back but she never replied so;;
sobs i want the tmm fandom to live again so badly, there's several groups on da but it's not the same 8(((
i am active on FA! I'm really only active on FA and Tumblr, sometimes i drop by DA when i have new TMM stuff to post but otherwise i just lurk there lol;;
i'm still sam-i-am on there in case you want to drop by~
Last edited by Capsicle at 3:29:32 PM EDT on October 14, 2013.
Yours Truly
The Queen of Sweet (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 10/13/13 | Reply
@Capsicle:
Muhahaha, I just found your new account not too long ago. I'm glad you're back too *hugs you uncontrollably*
I know, our generation of Otakus have grown up and doing their own thing. It's just muahhffff, I want the old times back but I need to stop living in the past *sigh*...
Yeaaahhhh, I have no idea what is up with that, the fandoms use to be the life blood of the postings, but now it's doesn't matter. I have no clue what it takes to have that connection again or find a common ground with artists here. In general the commenting and "social" aspects have dropped a lot in the last few years.
Oh my god, when the TMM section was one of the "hot spots" in TheO it was awesome. That's pretty much how I made my "name" here, lawls. If you veered off and did something original no one would see it, but if you submitted something in a hot fandom, holy cow a completely different story (well, some of the time.) But now, yeahhhhh, no one really cares either way unless you're well known and been active for a while. I kinda miss our immature fandom elitist/clique thing, as bad as it would get. *long sigh*
I'm happy that you're posting TMM babies again, like you have no clue. Even though I'm not knee deep into TMM like I was years ago, it's still one of my top favorite animes to date. And I still find making fan charas in it a total blast... I love themed characters. I guess you can say I'm still a die hard fan but it's not on the "surface" as it was years ago. XD
Yeah, I'm honestly thinking of being active on FA since it's the closest thing to what I want and there are many awesome artists there. That and the demographic isn't super young, obviously lolololol. Are you still active on it or thinking about getting back into it?
And yeah I know right, I'm a super stalker on there too. XD
Last edited by Yours Truly at 12:54:36 AM EDT on October 14, 2013.
Capsicle
Otakuite+ | Posted 10/13/13 | Reply
(kiro here haha, new account)
a lot of people have left TheO or the internet in general! or are just busy with college and some have pursued a career not art-related!
8((( i've tried to get back into TheO but i just can't seem to get it right, i come back to post stuff but no one's really into the fandoms i'm in anymore(TMM mostly haha) so it feels like a bit of waste.
i'd like to see you more active on FA though(unless you've moved accounts?)! It'd be nice to know someone there haha;;
Yours Truly
The Queen of Sweet (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 10/13/13 | Reply
@Angel Zakuro:
Haha I know, if there is one thing you can count on with me is being a full time stalker! XD And yeah, I'm not sure what happened but my commenting days died years ago, probably when I started to detach from TheO a bit more. I try to comment on world posts but that's rare too lol.
I know, even the graphics sections of TheO went down! The top eight doesn't even have enough works to make a top "8" lol. And there is only one person, zombiusaigi, posting every single day. And that's great but I miss seeing the awesome talent of many artists. I really like making the e-cards too but I'm not sure if I'm going to post them up. It's pretty relaxing making them when I have nothing to do but I'm not sure. I love doing them as gifts though, it doesn't take no where near as long as drawing a whole picture haha!
Yeah, the fact I'm now 24 probably has a lot to do with the "shifting demographic" haha! I was 17 coming into TheO which I thought was a bit older than TheO's target market. But it worked out, I fit in perfectly at the end of the day lol. I never thought I see the day when I'm really older than most of the people here, holy cow. They need an award for that! XD
Thank you so much, that means a lot. I never want to convey that TheO, or the people here are not good enough or something, it's a really great site. I just need to allow myself to change as needed. I really love posting here and changing my world though. It's so simple and that is what makes that part appealing whether people comment or not. I can just unload everything on my mind and leave it there for the next time. That and I can see the wips I forgot to finish haha! I'm glad reading world posts and lurking is good enough for you, I've grown too accustomed to being an online lurker rarely commenting on anything online haha!
Oh my god, DA has changed SO MUCH TOO in the worst way. I use to really love that site (back when I was 12 and early teens), even if I wasn't "in the site" which was before I got a scanner. The artists, the feel and the community was way different and more tight knit. It felt a lot more homegrown, down to earth and relatable with no where near as much drama. Now, it's one big freak'n show case. I feel that you go there when you want a more "Hollywood/elitist" experience. Which I've happily outgrown. I don't want popularity as much as connection with other artists without the superficial stuff. I just want to enjoy being an artist and making art, which I was disillusioned of by the internet. <= But I'm seeing things in a more pure way thank god lol!
YES! The resources there kick the most ass. I've downloaded so many awesome tutorials over the years from DA. From the outside in, DA is not that bad, but as far as wanting to be an artist in it, it's a whole different story haha! And thanks, DA have lost it's charm for years. There is no going back to that lol!
Thank you a ton! And yeah, it's just a REALLY weird time in my life right now. Where I'm seeing that the changes I have to make weights a shit ton more than it use to be. I can't hide from what's not working for me in my life anymore. That and I'm hungry for something different in the middle of changing and shifting into a better way to live. I know it's all apart of the process. <:D
Haha yeah, I meant to PM you there but poking is good too! XD *poke poke poke*
Yours Truly
The Queen of Sweet (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 10/13/13 | Reply
@:
Thanks King-Sama :)
Yeah, things isn't the same here despite TheO's advancements and it's a really sad thing. Writing this post really put in the forefront what I needed to hear and see than what I personally wanted. I am glad that I'm able to grow again and get back in touch with my artistic self.
I totally understand with not showing your work online, I've grown a lot more introverted online in the last few years myself. I like feeling that I don't have to "show" my work and have people "look" at it. It takes a lot of pressure off which is something I did struggle with for years. That is why I'm taking a lot of time really deciding where I'm going to be stationed at art wise. Of course my blog will be the "home" of my works but I also want a bigger community to mesh and make memories with. I think right now I'm ready to shed the old skins of the past and start something brand new. :)
Yeah, my crafts have been on the back burner for years and I REALLY want to get back into it again! I love doing them and people loved it as well, so it was really nice to show them off haha! Funny enough, I don't feel as personally vulnerable with my crafts as I am with my art. Probably because the crafts came in way later in my life, though I worked hard to improve my skills just as much haha!
And don't worry, you'll see my art and stuff again as I want to as well haha!
Thank you again, you're such a sweet friend, you'll hear from me again since I still enjoy posting here! :)
Angel Zakuro
bird nerd. (Otaku Angel) | Posted 10/12/13 | Reply
*hugs* Nice to see a post from you, Amy! :) Don't worry, you aren't the only one that's more of a lurker...I've been trying to comment more lately, but I don't do it as often as I used to, and same with submitting art and writing posts. The lure of theO...or something...has changed. It's not like it's totally dead or anything, but I know what you mean about the feel. Likewise, I can see ecard/wallpaper etc. artists no longer being active like the past. Things have changed. Maybe it's because we're such old fuddy-duddies lol...
But anyway, I understand and respect your choice not to post art here anymore. We gotta grow in our own ways. I love your art and always will, so I wouldn't mind seeing some WIPs here and there. <3 And just knowing you read posts or check out art whenever is enough for me! :] Don't have to comment to be supportive. <3
DA...lol...I never liked the place. I could never get a positive feel from people there or just...I don't know. I didn't care for it, so I love your response about the site haha. I only use it for resources/textures and such for other things.
*hugs* Good luck with everything!! I'm sure things will go in the right way sooner rather than later for you. Take care! <3 (Always happy to poke you on FB haha.)