Guys!!! I've come into a situation where I need funds urgently. I will open 3 slots per week so I can guarantee that the orders are delivered in time. Last time I took 45 slots and it was only this week that I finished the last one. That will not happen again.

Simple Shading

Digital Soft Shaded

Chibi Style

Sketch Dump

Additional Backgrounds

Send me a note with the title Commission with the following information:

• Name of your character.
  
• Reference. Preferably drawn, else written, and with photography or internet look-alikes.
  
• Type of commission (the ones above)
  
• Pose suggestion (or something specific you want the character(s) to do
  
• Deadline if you have one.
  
• Paypal account if you're paying in dollars.
  

I will reply telling you if I accept your commission, and will give you my paypal account.
I will start after receiving payment, and you will see the sketch. Changes must be done there.
After it's done, you will only be able to do minor changes. Not stuff like moving a whole limb, or changing an angle, please. D8

Mechas, complex robots.

(I felt really tempted do change that o for an u at some point)

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HELPING OUT! ;U; LOVE YOU, GUYS!
If you can't commission me, could you spread the word? *A*

Hope you guys will have lots of goals and fun stuff to achieve this year. I'll make my own list when I come back in a week.
See you! ;U;

I hope you're enjoying the parties and having fun! Be it with your family and friends and on your own (the internet is a nice place to be on holidays, haha).

Updating on myself, I've been hell busy, but having the best times of my life. I never thought that what we call "real life" could be so blissful. It's like having a dream from long time ago and suddenly (well no, with work and effort and sweat and all of that) it becomes true, and you see it dawn before your eyes and your chest fills with a joy you cannot describe. So you just stare at it, speechless, and you can't stop smiling. You want to sing, and dance, and celebrate that you just grasped the future you wished, and never forget that dreams never die.

And the best part is that it's not going away despite the time, so every time you look at that fulfilled dream, you wonder if this is not a beautiful and cruel joke and if you won't wake up next morning, having to tell the people you're living the dream with something like "Hey, look, I had such a cool dream..."

So, Merry Christmas, people. I already got my gift, and I'm loving it.

PS: Sorry to all of you who I wanted to give a gift to (you probably don't know about my plans, so everyone reading this should just suppose I was going to give you a Xmas gift, so you feel good) because I just died online and I'm so sorry about that and I have no excuse and--- yeah, that... S-sorry. ;A;

So, I got some notes today sent days ago. If you sent me a note and I haven't responded, send it again, please? I know I haven't been active lately, and that even if you resend the note I won't reply today (I have to go soon) but better tomorrow than never, huh?

See ya! have a nice week!

:>

Wow, another year in dA already!

By this time of the year, I always hold a gallery clean up. I go back a year and see if I have improved. I usually hit myself against a wall and try to take my eye out of my skull. All past years have felt like a waste, drawing wise, so I end up scrapping half of my gallery, hence the apocalyptic reference of the title.

This year hasn't been any different. Actually, I feel like it started well! But I lost it midway. I don't even draw daily anymore. Those days when I submitted two drawings per day are long gone, and I couldn't feel worse about it.

At least, I've learned stuff since the past November. Unfortunately for my OCs, it has all mostly been people-wise. Drawing wise I still disappoint myself.

My goals for this upcoming dA year are:

• Draw daily again.
• Post more community oriented things.
• Work on my personal projects again. Go check #FarwayStudio to get a glimpse of what we'll be doing next year.
• Keep a steady personal project (AKA, SRS) running for more than some days in a row.
• Stay out of drama. It scares me.
• Learn to show how much I care about people, 'cause I simply suck at that.

Memorable things of this year:

• I RP'ed a freaking lot.
• I worked a lot too.
• I'm almost finished with both my careers, though that's just theory. Still a long way to go with the thesis.
• I tried to improve and got into a style I kind of like...
• ...Even if most people don't really like it that much.

Regrets...?:

• I never finished writing one of my stories, which I was writing from January this year. Oh well, one day it'll be done.
• I've been through some emotional pressure, which has led me to stop being myself at times.
• I've felt that my refuge, the internet, is not a safe place for me anymore. I don't find relaxation when I come to dA...
  
• Guilt has become a normal part of my life, so I don't even bother regretting about some things anymore, which is bad.

(I think all of the above is stated in a crooked order. But meh.)

More importantly, this year I've remembered how to dream. A phoenix and a dragon taught me I could fly. Thank you, you two.







.......

Do you have any suggestion for a poor idiot who's been suffering a horrid art block for months and hasn't been able to produce more than crap? *points at self* I'd really appreciate that.


So, leaving behind my own personal stuff, do you guys set up rules for the next year? Probably you do it in January, though, haha... I'm unconventional like this.

I'm not even able to procrastinate anymore.
I have 41 notes in my inbox.
I apologize.
I think I may need some kind of mental treatment because I'm growing some aversion towards my inbox.
Don't think of commissioning me. I'm even more irresponsible lately.
I forgot about stuff I shouldn't have forgotten about.
Ninja, Youko, Miss mizzy, sorry for your comms. I have them in mind BUT I JUST CAN'T.
I know I'm forgetting more things.
Crapcrapcrap.
I must finish homework in 5 hours.
It's a flash game.
And a printed booklet.
I don't even have 10% of it.
Hahaha.
HAHAHAHAHA.
I should come here more often.
Sorry Yukichian for neglecting you. I swear I come online, but you're never there.
You're not on right now.
I want to draw but it all sucks. But that's an old rant so ignore it.
GAIA's money's ready. I'm just selling the few five remaining because I'm kinda broke and can't pay it for myself right now.
I should have done that earlier this year.
But I'm an awful seller.
I should be doing homework.
But I just need to let this out.
I think this makes up for all the tags I've gotten over the past months of the "10 random facts about you" meme.
If it doesn't, then I apologize because I kind of forgot who and when you tagged me.
I'm thinking too much lately.
I don't know if RPing and studying get along.
I don't think they do.
I don't even know.
Anything.
At all.
Just ignore my existential crisis.
It will be gone in some hours.
Or days.
Or months.
But I'm fine, really, just exaggerating a little.
Long journal. Hi.
Guys, Hiems Mansion is open. Go join it.
I love contradicting myself in less than 10 lines.
Okay, no. In exactly 11 lines.
I miss the good ol' times when I had time to draw daily.
I'll make a 30 day challenge.
Sketches. I'll draw sketches.
I'll submit it to tumblr, or something.
Because I don't want to spam you any longer.
My spam is getting an awfully bad quality lately.
But thanks a lot for still watching.
And for reading this absurd blather.

Hope you have a nice day. ;u;

Oh, hi.
First of all, my apologies for not replying to comments.
I read them all and squee and spazz, but if I reply, the little time I get to use on drawings and homework would be gone.
You'll say LITTLE TIME!? you've been submitting like mad! and I'll tell you Well yeah, school doodles and drawings I did some time ago.

And I hate giving excuses so I'll just apologize. Sorry sorry sorry sorry OTL I'LL MAKE IT UP SOMEHOW. ;A;

Okay, now to the topic:

Cafe rouge is holding a contest!
Cafe Rouge CONTEST + Point Giveaway (CLOSED):iconfarwaystudio:
To celebrate the Cafe Rouge series thus far, we are honored to announce our first Fan Art Contest!
What is Cafe Rouge?
Cafe Rouge is a FREE otome visual novel and cooking game in flash. Divided into separate chapters and episodes, it is the story of our heroine Isis Black, an average American Teenager, who happens upon a job opening at a mysterious establishment, Cafe Rouge.
Where can I play?
Right here on deviantart! Here are links to play:

Or, you can also find them all over the internet with a quick search of the keywords "Cafe Rouge game"
CONTEST STARTS:
August 10th 2012
CONTEST ENDS:
September 28th 2012
THEME:
Fan art of Cafe Rouge!  
Whether that be our heroine Isis Black, her three love interests, any of the characters, or any fan art related to Cafe Rouge!
MEDIUMS ALLOWED:
Traditional art or Digital a

CHECK IT OUT OR DIE!





will open in September 20st!
Do check out and, if you like roleplaying, try joining. The roleplay quality is amazing.





Will open in October 13th!
And if you haven't checked it out you simply don't watch me.
_{Doesn't apply to new watchers}





AND THANKS FOR ALL THE FAVES AND WATCHES!! FFFF _{AND I STILL DON'T GET WHY A DOODLE DUMP GETS MORE FAVS THAN A COMPLETED PIECE BUT OH WELL I LOVE YOU ANYWAY}

Guys guys guys, I really hope you've played the games and have had fun till now. There are still more chapters to come out and so, contest time has come!

Cafe Rouge CONTEST + Point Giveaway (CLOSED):iconfarwaystudio:
To celebrate the Cafe Rouge series thus far, we are honored to announce our first Fan Art Contest!
What is Cafe Rouge?
Cafe Rouge is a FREE otome visual novel and cooking game in flash. Divided into separate chapters and episodes, it is the story of our heroine Isis Black, an average American Teenager, who happens upon a job opening at a mysterious establishment, Cafe Rouge.
Where can I play?
Right here on deviantart! Here are links to play:

Or, you can also find them all over the internet with a quick search of the keywords "Cafe Rouge game"
CONTEST STARTS:
August 10th 2012
CONTEST ENDS:
September 28th 2012
THEME:
Fan art of Cafe Rouge!  
Whether that be our heroine Isis Black, her three love interests, any of the characters, or any fan art related to Cafe Rouge!
MEDIUMS ALLOWED:
Traditional art or Digital a

All the info is here! Go ahead and participate if you have the time. It would make us most happiest.

And about the features... Wow, I really thought I'd get more 8D;;; So I featured all the thumbs I found in the comments.

1. dA glitches are causing me trouble with notes and 's submissions.
2. School is killing my time but I'll still try to submit every doodle I find in my scribble-raped notebooks.
3. Yes, I AM working on commissions, but I need to finish a lot of stuff for Cafe Rouge and an editorial magazine that will come out on September and I can't really post it yet at all.
4. I have a ton of notes lying in my inbox but somehow I'd rather do homework and commissions than check them because I'm a timeless jerk like that... ;m;
5. Instead, I'm relieving stress with Dotsu's RP tumblr, hence my 5 min doodles spamming your inboxes.
6... Um... at least I'm being honest, huh?

Okay, now I'm done with excuses, how about I feature the first ... say, 40 comments? You know by now I have no time, so when you comment, post two thumbs of the deviations you want me to feature so I don't have to go through your gallery. :>

AND GO GIVE SOME LOVE TO THESE PEOPLE















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Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaand it's gone!

I'm having a bit of internet problems. I can't even watch youtube videos without them stopping in the middle.
I already called the technician. Twice. .... Haha... ha... hahahaha.... ha.... That, summed up to my lack of summer vacations—

AMG, SUMMER VACATIONS, WHERE?

THERE!

AAAAND.... IT'S GONE TOO.

No, no summer vacations.

Can someone help me find ? She deactivated her account... And I owe her a commission...


I'll declare hiatus, so. I think it's about time. Hiatus 'cause I can't meet my own standards for doing the commissions I owe so I'm plainly ashamed of ending up with something horrible. Hiatus 'cause my internet sucks. And because school drains out all my time.


So, expect some crappy doodles from now till... perhaps October? I really can't. I try, but it's a conspiracy. I finished some comms, days ago. My laptop shut itself off because it was so damn hot. I lost the files. Yay! So, here's my journal telling you about it.
It's not a rant, but more like an.... update. An update on my luck.

And don't you go telling me not to be sad or anything, because I'm not. I just thought it was fair to let you know what's going on my daily basis, at least, those of you who actually expect something from me.

Peace!

Holy rolling sniveling fish, guys! Thanks so much for so many birthday wishes and gifts!!! I have been in class since 6 am, and will be till 8 pm, so I'll reply to all the lovely comments -which I have already read- in some hours, hopefully! Thanks so much for putting a smile on my face! :>

I haven't commented on the lovely drawings yet, but I will! Sorry for my lack of time! ;O;
There, I'll put them up here so you all can see~ ;u;

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AND THIS! THIIIISSSSS!!! FFFFFFFFFFF

THANK YOU SO MUCH, THEY'RE SO DFGFHJKSGJDHFGJASDGJASH <3<3<3!

_{I'll post the results of the raffle tomorrow~}

CONGRATS, =Fauwnii! The winner of the raffle!
Screenshot here

Sorry for giving the results so late, I wanted to hold the raffle in Livestream so the results were believable.

THANKS EVERYBODY FOR ENTERING!
I'll hold another one soon enough, I hope 8D

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<sub>Just 3 more weeks of suffer--- studying, and I'll be able to resume the commissions! I would right now but most of you might have noticed how I'm in a style crisis, and I don't want my stupidity to show on commissions.

And I also found myself procrastinating by randomly giving points to lovely people. I don't need points right now, and I'll give away the few I have slooowly. Stay tuned for next giveaways~
To participate, +fav the journal. Yeah, that's it. If you want to comment, well, that's really nice of you ;u;
This is not only for my watchers, hohoho. but if you want to take a look at my doodles, I'd be honored XD
I'll use a random number generator to decide on the winner, and I'll show you the screenshot.
Results will be out in a week.

Please, don't use alternate/past accounts to +fav the journal. That's rude and it takes away the opportunity from others. Be nice, people. :>

Not to waste this journal, I'll feature some sensational artists which I think deserve much more attention.
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Thanks for coming! ;3;

Tonight is the night when I have some free hours. I will so rejoice, and work on delayed commissions, and rejoice with randomness. And WIPs that have been laying around for months. Wanna come and see me draw? I don't promise cookies, though.

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What the heck's "livestream"?
It's a site where I can share my screen with you, so you can see what I'm doing. We can also chat! :>

I made one. I won't do it again, I promise.

Last holidays (December for me) I took a little bit more than 40 commission slots. Although I warned the commissioners I'd take a while, I'm ashamed that even if I finished most of them in January, I still owe a lot of the animations, drawings, etc. School was more time consuming than I expected, which is shown in my prolonged hiatus and the 21 notes lying in my inbox.
To worsen stuff, I'm in art-block, so even if I doodle, I don't feel able to do anything worth it. Believe me. I do submit sketchy stuff to leadles.tumblr.com, though, if you want to check for yourselves that I have no style anymore. =^= If you'd like me to submit it here too, just tell me. I'll use the scraps... XD; _{Just, don't expect quick comment replies...}

So, what I wanted to say was sorry, sorry, sorry! Bear with me till June, I'll make it up somehow!

I mean, Hiatus.

Well, you miiight have noticed that recently I've only come to visit once a week or so... if not less. Six more weeks and I'll be free... Until next semester.

I feel like crap towards all my commissioners, but I'd rather do something good when I have all my time -and faculties not degraded by caffeine- than do something mediocre and half-assed just to deliver quickly.

Right now, also, I'm in block referring to my school doodles. Yeah, I don't have a style of my own anymore. And no scanner either. _{Mine works like a millimeter per hour and gives you nasty patches when it's done.} So I'll get a new one soon, soon... But not soon enough to let you know the crappy stuff I'm doing now. Hopefully, you won't get to see my futile struggles that'll get me to some bizarre style just to return to manga later. =v=

I just noticed how girly my profile is.

SHUT UP.





The internet is such a powerful weapon against studies.... OTL.
Hope you all have been doing well! :>

I just realized that for over a year I have not been updating on my so-called real life. I'll be brief so you don't bore too much. This journal is also an apology to everyone who has noted me. I still have 20 notes lying in my inbox, and too much hw to reply to them all.
So I got tired and decided to write a general rant-apology here.

First, if any of you wants to know, I'm majoring in Biology and Graphic Design. Sounds fun, doesn't it? *hit with a flying red shoe*
My time has disappeared since early January and so have my drawings, if you haven't noticed. Right now I'm on a sleep diet (3-4 hours a day) and any suggestions of polyphasic sleep are welcome. I'm gonna try the everyman one with two naps and see how it works *started today*

Also, my commissions are on hold, meaning both payed and the pending slots. I apologize for that and I do hope to get some time around next week to finish them all. I have four big projects going on, and two online ones (note that online doesn't mean "not serious") and they all might get me a free hour or two soon. Not trying to raise any hopes, thought, so I'll be realistic and say it's just an hypothesis.

No rant on artistic lack of improvement. Not this time. I know i haven't been putting enough effort.

And there, I think it's all.

I'll try my best and do commissions. And open again for more as I'll need some income soon. Soon...



And I've been asked quite some times already so I'll ask you instead.
Would you buy a little book of SRS? [link]
It'd be cheap and have around 100 little stress relieving comics. I just want to know if it's worth working on that.

I'm so sorry for the lack of replies in comments and even notes, and the fact that I'm taking longer with commissions. Right now I'm too busy to even write a decent journal, so bear with me for a while. I'll be back eventually with doodles and maybe college stuff. ;U;

See you guys! :> *fades into the darkness of homework*

As you may know, the US congress is planning to pass an anti-piracy legislation (SOPA) in one week, and this bill will allow the government to not only block access to websites for US residents, but also to take down any website with one court order. This means many sites we are using now (including dA) will be in danger of closing and this will be affecting everyone outside of the US.
To read more about it, there. Have the wiki article. (wikipedia will close for 24 hours shortly in protest of SOPA, though...)

I am posting this journal to help spread the word about 's project of awareness, and if we all get involved we could be able to bring awareness to this subject and eventually help to stop this bill from passing.

All we have to do is spread the word with... drawings!
A week is a very short time to create something, so the project will only ask for a sketch (it can even just be a black and white doodle~) with the censor bar as the central theme. Please don't be afraid of being creative with this, the censor bar can take on different forms and textures~

If you do decide to join, please upload the work onto any social website between Jan 20th-24th! The more the better! As many social websites will be taking hits from the bill once it passes into law.

The goal of this project is to bring as many artists together as possible! It is an open project so if anyone else is interested, please forward them this message : )

Thanks for reading!



(I based the journal on Kay's words, I hope she doesn't mind ;v; )

Ohai! This is just to avoid unnecessary repeated answers.

How long have you been drawing?
All my life! Ever since I was a kid I was attracted to graphic arts and music...but I started drawing seriously (aiming to improve) since I joined dA on December 2008. Ever since I have tried to draw, if not on a daily base, in a weekly base at least.

Will you make free art for me?
Nope, sorry. I can't afford doing stuff for free. College is expensive and so are art supplies and transportation. If you want something from me, I take commissions.

What program(s) do you use?
Mainly Paint Tool SAI, but I also use Photoshop for adding text and playing with colors after I'm done.

What tablet do you use?
I use a Wacom Bamboo Fun, the smallest size. I find it more confortable to draw in little surfaces, but that's just me.

What tools do you use for traditional art?
I use Copic markers, any pen for lineart (preferably with a tip under 0.4) and ecolines. Ecolines are like watercolors, but cheaper. For sketching, I use any pencil I find in my way. XD

What is your motivation for drawing?
Usually, my own stories. Seeing them in my head and wanting to capture them more physically.

Do you have any tips for beginner artists?
Yeap, practice. Look around you, copy, imagine, try. Don't be afraid, and never say you're not good enough.

What brush settings do you use? (remember I use SAI, not Photoshop)
I constantly change them. But basically, it's like this:
General = canvas size 2000 x 3000 approximately, smoothing 1-6
Lineart = brush, size 5, all other values in 0%
Coloring = bucket, pen and eraser.
Shading = Brush, all values in 0%, and oil water, but I always change the values XD

Any favorite artists?
A lot. Some are here~


How long have you had your current set of characters for? And how many changes have they went through since then?
I've had them since 2004. There are some older, some newer, but the vast majority was born around 2004.
Yes, they've changed but not much. I think they're all still evolving. XD

Would you make a tutorial?
I'm so sorry, but not in the near future. There are much better artists who have already created amazing tutorials, so why stick with my lame style? Haha...

What do you when you have an artblock?
I get lost in tumblr and watch series online. I listen to lots of music, roleplay and wait for it to go away. I never force it to leave.
When it goes, most of the times I feel like I've improved a little. XP

Do you use any models for hands or such?
Tried once, but even thought it was useful, the proportions I use are very different. So right now I use none.

Could you illustrate my story?
Not right now. I have to much crap to do, and would probably disappoint you. =^v^=;;;;;;;

Who is your favorite character to draw, if you have one?
What a hard question! It really depends on the season, and my personal life. Right now I love drawing Dotsu, because he comes out easily and his design is very simple, so I can play with poses instead of worrying about detail. Phillip, Nien and Eile come next. The rest, I enjoy a lot drawing them.  

Which series, if any, are you currently obsessed with right now?
I'm hard to obsess. Over series. But right now I'm in love with Sherlock Holmes.

Which one of your characters is hardest to draw for you?
All adult characters, and Urumi. She's really fun, but her hairstyle is more complicated than the rest, so I think that's why. I draw her a lot in my notebooks, nevertheless.

Which one of your characters are you most like? least like?
Most like? I tend to add many of my traits to my characters, but to be honest, the one that is more like me is Dotsu. Nerd, introverted, likes drawing, a bit paranoid, lonely, bad at dealing with people, weak, likes eccentric stuff. I wish I was a genius, though...
Phillip is random and likes weird things, but he's depressive and over-reactive, and even if he's not good with people, he tries. I don't.
Nien... he's a bit like me. He likes studying and has little friends. But he sees himself as someone powerful and likes to play with other people, manipulating them to achieve his own goals. He sees the world as a chess game. And he's the only conscious player,he thinks.
Leage is far from what I am. Careless and always joking even in hard situations, she's always looking for some trouble. She's way too active to represent me.

Least like? Shogu? Urumi? Alex? Zawk? Trodd? Reom? Any of them that is extroverted, likes people, is a bit sadist and/or loves material stuff, money or sex. I'd say Shogu.










If you have more questions, ask them here and I'll add them! :>