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CG Commission forThe image inspired by one of illustrations of Haccan (one of my CG artists favorite!!!). It really took my time a while to finish this one though ;;___;; but yeah...I'm really glad how it turned out eventually
As some of you might remember, yes, my laptop was already dead. So I borrowed *SheCow desktop for working on this piece T___T
Thanks a lot my friend! without you, I definitely end up like a bum!All characters belong to the commissioner, not me of course D:
Tools :: Painter X, Photoshop CS
Time :: ....many weeks
Hopefully when I get my new Macbook Pro, I should be able to work on CG again...*cry*
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Two spots eh? Now THAT must've taken a lotta luck
Too bad for me that I'm a commission whore and when I saw Ecthelian was open I HAD to get in
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roflmao ME TOO! LOL I'm camping out *orpheelin ...that one is going to be SO hard to get. Seriously.
Yes indeed 
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The squirming is the worst part
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But then when you get the commissions it's the sweetest feeling to know that your creation is now on view in a whole new way for the world to see.
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Just makes me feel like a proud parent I suppose. 
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I use my commissions as a way to hopefully catch the interest of people. I know a few artists to where I saw something they'd commissioned and now I'm a fan of their characters and their worlds. I'm jealous that so many people out there care about how they're doing though they'll never meet and that interest is both for the creator and their characters. ^_^ Just want a fan base, that I do.
No, I do love paying people for their efforts and seeing how they see my characters, the looks in their eyes . . .
Yeah, I agree with you that it's actually just as much for me as it is for everyone else.
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ahh I never thought of it like that. The art I come across usually inspires to me write more of my own. For a while I was always looking for new stories to read but I've got quite a backlog of them now. hehe My own fault I suppose.
I suppose the art isn't 100% for me. I like being able to give my readers a visual of the characters.
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I'm not very good at drawing people so that's one reason I like to commission. It's very hard for me not to get more but I've gotten kinda irritated at the unprofessional manner of some (not Ecthelian tho, very patient and prompt).
I agree with your point, it is also nice to have a visual, set in stone physical characteristics that can so easily change in an author's mind.
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Yeah, I suck at drawing myself. It's frustrating, but I think I much prefer having someone who's incredibly talented draw them instead.
With my fic, there are a lot of things that really could use a visual because it's a crossover. I'm dragging Bleach fans into the Wheel of Time...they seem to be enjoying it thus far.
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Lol, I tried to introduce to the world a ..."mary sue" from X/1999 but it wasn't so much hooking her up with Subaru as much as it was about challenging destiny and fate, whether they are changable or not (revealing how I really feel about those two words). But the stupid yaoi fangirls were so offended that I would claim Subaru was straight (long story about my own personal beliefs there) I had to take the story down and now...it's my dA name? 
Y'know, the best drawings I've got so far were ones that I didn't know when or if they were going to get done
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yaoi fangirls.... I don't get them. I don't get the appeal of yaoi either. I've tried to read some and I think there are maybe 1 or 2 that haven't bothered me, but really it does nothin' for me. I either react adversely and cringe, or nothing at all. Shame there is so much yaoi art of my fav chars...I've learned to lie to myself about those. "Why, that's not yaoi! That's just a friendly manhug! yeah!"
Either way, it's sad that your story was so harassed you felt like taking it down. Everyone is entitled to their own views and opinions. Those who disagree should just keep their mouths shut if it's not having a direct effect on them. No one was forcing them to read it. Offering a helpful critique is one thing, but bashing a story because you dislike the sexual orientation is just childish.
It bothers me greatly to see others being harangued because someone doesn't like the way they think. -_- If they didn't like it, why did they read it? And why did they comment on it? Argh..makes me angry for you. LOL
I'm certainly amazed with the commissioned pieces I have. I can't believe something so beautiful came in such a short amount of time. I'm truly envious of such talent.
Btw, I like the reference to Ryu Hayabusa on your page.
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Ryu Hayabusa? I've referenced someone I don't even know? *gasp* fo' shame.
Anyway, thanks for standing up for me. It actually made me cry I was so upset at the time. ...And then I incorporated the idea into my current story about how different thinking in that world can actually get you killed, not just booed off of the imaginary stage that is known as the internet.
As for yaoi, so long as the creator blatantly intended it (Gravitation, Loveless) I don't mind it. With CLAMP, they make all but the manliest men at the very least bisexual bordering on gay, but not outrightly so. So what if someone takes an interest in you in that kind of way? There are so many different kinds of love that yaoi fangirls can easily apply to their own lives but heaven forbid you try to develop an idea, story or character that would dare imply there is more to them than who they do or do not want to get into bed with -_-
Anyway, if you go into my favs gallery you can see some of the other pieces I've done from great artists
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LOL Ryu likes to say "Rin Pyo To Sha Kai Jin Retsu Zai Zen!" in the game Dead or Alive. [link]
Aww, that makes me feel even more upset that you had to suffer that. Flames can be quite detrimental to the writer/artist, and they are usually given by people who've never even attempted to create something of their own. They have no idea how it feels to have your work torn apart for any reason.
Ah see I don't watch/read any of the CLAMP stuff. Don't know much about it either. I suppose that just means I'm not the typical anime fangirl, but I really have no clue.
I will!
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I got the phrase from X/1999 as well as Tactics
I never thought of that. My problem is that I have pretty low self esteem and at the time it was at a very VERY all time low.
I like movies with more action and less romance too. I have many series that I love just for the story and the characters and am more interested in developments than who loves who ^_^
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ahh, it's been ages since I saw X last. I've been a DoA fan for a while, though I'm so annoyed the newest one is on the XBox 360, meaning I can't play it. 
Course, I finally got someone to go through and critique starting last night and now I'm screaming 'oh god how could I have made that mistake?!'
Same here!
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Nowadays I think more than critiques I would really just like people to read my stories and love my characters too ^_^
So do you have stories on dA? I figure that it would be good for me to take an interest in others if I want the same respect back ne? ^_^
Yeah, when I got flamed I took it down and moved it to a personal website. But because it received absolutely no attention, I took the website down. Maintaining dA was plenty enough work I didn't need a nearly nonexistent site and story :S
DoA...right! *had to think* My friend is into Fatal Frame. Me? I like DDR Supernova2 and FF12
That and 22 different anime series to watch, a story of my own to write (3 books in total) and Elder Scrolls 4 Oblivion
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Well I think I've got a lot of readers, I just wish I could more reviewers. I have quite a few that are regulars and one in particular who's reviews I depend on. I'm not satisfied until I get his take on the chapter, seriously. I've asked him more than once if he was being paid by my husband. LOL The reviews I get from Jazzmaster are soooo long and detailed too. I nearly faint every time I get one. (from happiness, of course)
I posted one chapter of CoT here and it was a headache. I'll probably be going back and cleaning up my first 15 chapters on FF because they really are getting to be a stark contrast to my current style. Well, I shouldn't say style. I've just improved my skill since I first began, so much so that the first few chapters are almost embarrassing. Chapters 1-23 are posted on my FF page, along with several other stories though I'm not working on them right now.
Awww 
Ahh I used to play WoW for a long time, but for regular consoles I've been playing Soul Calibur 3 and Bleach: The Shattered Blade a lot lately. I'm usually absorbed in reading WoT or trying to catch up on the back log of story updates. dA distracts me to no end as well. I've got entirely too much on my plate right now. I do it to myself though, I swear.
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Well gimme a link for you ff account and I'll take a look
I only have one or two people who are readers so you're very lucky and none get a chance to read very often
I have a friend who does a VERY in depth review but it's a bit too in depth and he has a baby son to take care of now so I don't both him. He can only go over a page at a time.
I just quit writing on that story because I decided to actually write what was in my head ^^
And I almost murdered my art muse years ago ...PHOENIX TIME!
It's always a dual between Oblivion and anime and dA
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[link] Hope you enjoy it.
You think? Do post your stories on FF too? I imagine you'd get a lot more readers that way. I don't exactly equate dA with literature. The only story I have ever read here belongs to my friend from FF, =ArjetLuna . Of course, these days I don't go looking for more stuff to read.
Ahh, I recently asked ~Eveira to go through and critique CoT as a favor to me. She's knowledgeable in both Wheel of Time and Bleach so she can really give me a good perspective. Which reminds me, I need to respond to her latest reviews. It's kind of painful to see where I've made mistakes, but if I don't know, how will I ever improve?
dA usually wins out, simply because I spend half my time here just answering messages. If I let them just build up I'll never find my way out of the mire.
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Once I've cheered up and gotten some more of my story written I'll read it
And I've never let my X/1999 character die...she's my dA name
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aww, still not cheered up?
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Kyouki means "chivalrous spirit".
Sumeragi means "Emperor of Japan"
And now, still not cheered up. My boss hates me now that she knows I want a new job
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ahh it's Kyoki that's crazy 
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Yeah. I submitted an application to work for the department of safety but I dunno if I'm even being considered yet.
Kyouki's picture is here, in the top right [link]
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I'll keep my fingers crossed for you! 
Aww, she looks so sad! -squeals- DUO! He was my favorite character of that series!
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Mine too, just such a jokester....like my Da'
Yeah, Kyouki is sad in that pic. Changing fate is REALLY hard.
I'm taking a letter to my boss tomorrow so I can see if she'll be nicer to me :S Hopefully she doesn't get even MORE mad -_-
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oi, I hope she doesn't either. She should be mad at herself more than anything. You've got to be leaving for a reason.
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It's not her fault that I want to leave but she's definitely contributed to it.
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Figured as much
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It's actually the customers that are driving me to quit...she's just not helping >_>
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-growls- customers 
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And with any luck I'll be able to get out of customer service. I'm sick of it.
...You'd think people would be nicer to me considering how many of THEM are in customer service as well -_-
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You would huh? It's amazing the crap you have to put up with when you work customer service. It was pretty bad in the financial industry, I can vouch for that. Dealing with a smart angry person is one thing, things can be rationally explained and they understand. Stupid angry people make you want to tear your hair out.
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That they do. People think it's easy to run a gas station but it's VERY hard and VERY dangerous (hazards and customers lol). It's the ignorance of the populace which is going to get them in big trouble with my mouth >_>
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oooh it IS dangerous! meep!
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Lol...fear the angry gas station attendant! *OOGA*
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bwahahaha -runs in fear-
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Lol....I'm like a Chihuahua, I shake out of mightyness, not of fear!...*shifty eyes*
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Have you gone and seen Beverly Hills Chihuahua? It's full of them!
My dog, Kiara, looks like a Chihuahua, but she's half Pomeranian and half MinPin...
...I think I'll go home tomorrow and visit her
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nope, not a dog person myself. I've got a siamese and a mixed breed that I swear is part ragdoll.
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I had a siamese mix growing up.
I love dogs and cats
And my pet goldfish
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my mom's friend got me hooked on Lillian Jackson Braun's series 'The Cat Who...' when I was younger and ever since then I've wanted a Siamese. We've had Kibi (and Mugen) for almost 3 years now, and I couldn't be happier. She is just the perfect cat, I've never seen one that acts like she does. You can tell she's a pedigreed animal, that's for sure.
Before that we had birds...way too many freakin' birds.
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I stole my cat off of a porch when I was 6. The owners didn't want her back though so I kept her. She was named Shasta but we renamed her Trixie.
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That was her. We had to put her down when we moved. She was already around 10 but the new owners would not have wanted her and she would not have made the move
We've had rabbits, mice, frogs, goats, dogs, cats, pigs...and a bird...almost kept the bat too ...lol
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Awww, she was a beautiful cat! Gorgeous!! I don't know what I'm going to do the day Kibi passes away. My husband and I both will be inconsolable I fear. That little girl is our pride and joy.
Ooh sounds like my life. I grew up on a plantation so I've had a wide variety of pets as well. Let's see...cows, horses, dogs, chickens, turtles, frogs, crawfish, freshwater fish as well as tank fish, birds, a rabbit and cats.
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Deer, that'd be awesome.
I grew up in a rural area on the eastern outskirts of town.
Crawfish huh? Mmmmmm....
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it was until the buck got mean
Ahh...have you ever seen the movie Dukes of Hazard? (so sorry if you did...) About 90% of the movie was filmed on our plantation.
Yeah, I loved catching them when it rained. I collected them and put them in my horses water trough. Along with 4 paint turtles and one baby alligator snapping turtle and an assortment of brim and sac-a-lait.
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That's awesome (dukes of hazard). I haven't seen the movie because I'm a HUGE fan of the original and even my sister who is the biggest fan of hte dukes hated the movie for the most part.
I had a turtle for a little while, it was a present from my gramps
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I have never expressed any interest in watching the movie myself. Jessica Simpson? Yeah....no thanks.
awww...I caught all mine wandering around the pond.
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