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For those who actually watch my account and care about what I draw. or do.. I just have a couple of announcements to make.

Just very recently, something happened and I've became more paranoid than usual - paranoid to the point that I'm almost scared - fear that something would and will happen. Without going into details and all, I've made these following decisions. As mentioned before, this account will only have Fanarts, I'll try to keep my original arts out of here. (This decision is reinforced by something else...) On top of that, I'm afraid I'll have to keep all personal matter out of this account. If you are a friend and are still interested in what goes on in my life, please either note me or go to my LJ. (Which will be friends only.)

I'm extremely upset and unhappy about this and that I have to come to this conclusion. I don't want to abandon my accounts and start everything else up from scratch. It shouldn't affect my life like this, but it is happening and I have to be on alert. You might think I am paranoid, because I am.

Currently, I am working on a few projects - mostly original work - so you will not be able to see them under this account. Again, if you really are interested in my original work, private message me about it. But I will ask of you to be nice and constructive, because my original work mean a lot to me. I put in a tremendous amount of time and effort into drawing them. (I know I work like a snail...) And I want to know that you really do care about my work. I know I'm asking a lot, especially when I'm not a popular or a super artist. But I would say the amount of effort, work, thoughts, and heart that went into my work were no less than a "professional" or "popular" artist out there. I might even put in more work than some of them.

So despite the fact that this account looks half dead, it's not. I'm just having a hard time getting drawings done and finding time to myself. And most importantly, I need to take care of some personal and private matter first. I do not wish to terminate my online accounts or eliminate my online activities, therefore, I must take some time out to sort things through. Well. This is all. Thanks for reading.

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July 7, 2006, 10:15 am

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July 26, 2006, 8:19 pm

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I just wanted to thank those who read my last journal and either left a comment or a note with me. I'm really sorry that I hadn't been able to reply to all the notes and comments that I've received recently. Might it be a "fave", a regular comment on a deviation, a comment/note on my journal to show your support. I really-really-really do appreciate it.

To give a brief update. Things are okay. It was resolved shortly after the last entry, so I'm really glad. I didn't want to panick the way I did, but due to many personal reasons, I reacted the way I did. So I'm going to say this, I'm going to run this account the way I had always been running it. Update my journal whenever I can, and put up new drawings whenever I complete them. As of original work, DoP (for those who know what they are) will still remain under the "special genre". This might sound like a bit of an ass for me to say this, but the DoP original drawings mean a lot to me. They are extremely important and I'm really sorry that I'm unable to show it to everyone. I know I'm not the greatest artist out there, I don't have that many pageviews, I don't have a lot of great work out... But I could only show DoP works to friends - people, who have proven to me that they care about me and my work. I know it sounds obnoxious, as if I'm putting myself up at a high pedestal. But I'm not. These original drawings are just so important to me that I'm not willing to let them go. So for those who did show interest in seeing them, I really do appreciate it. I want to thank you for that. (You know who you are.) But I'll have to turn you down for the time being - maybe one day when I get to know you better.

As of other original works... Honestly, I haven't done any other original work for a while. I have little to no time to myself anymore. Life is in a jumble and I'm constantly busy with doing something. Work takes up a big part of my life - though I'm not complaining because I'm putting some really cool projects together. But, I would say this, if it's none DoP related, I believe I'll be happy to put it up here. Until then, you'll be seeing a lot of crazy random drawings, namely weird Naruto Chibis.

If you want to see what kind of ideas that I do have in mind - but don't have time to draw them myself, go over to t3h ninja's page, =akureikarasu, and check them out. Which, btw. A big congrat to her for getting a 1000+ fave on her tutorial and 700+ fave on her Wind and Fire~ I truely believe that everyone is capable of doing it one day. So don't give up and keep on working on them. Never ever lose your heart. Please remember that when you draw, you're drawing for yourself, and the experience and how you feel are the important. If you think you will ever need help or critique, I would be more than happy to give them. Well, site visit tomorrow, good night~

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July 26, 2006, 8:19 pm

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August 7, 2006, 7:36 pm

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So for those of you who are reading this journal, probably read about Aku's trouble in her journal [link] . While she's away on her trip, I'll be helping her getting her prints together and selling them on her behalf. All the proceeding profit will go into a new set of markers for her before her parents find out and kick her rear.

So here's a list of PRINTS that Aku is selling for a limited time.
[link] [link] [link]
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And lastly, with this print [link] you are getting the individual panel, not all three together. (Unless that's what you want, but the image will turn out fairly small.) ALL the prints will be on 8.5" x 11".

Price: Each print is $10USD. 2-3 prints would get a 5% discount. 4-5 would get a 10% discount, 6-7 prints would get a 15% discount, 8+ prints would get a 20% discount. PM me for shipping information, it will depend on the number of prints you are getting and where I'm shipping the package to. I am willing to ship them internationally if the payment will go through.

Here are the payment that I'm willing to accept: Personal Cheque (until it clears), cash (at your own risk), Money Order (Preferably the green MO from the US Postal Office), and Paypal (through direct Bank Transfer ONLY). For international orders, I'll accept Paypal ONLY.

If you have ANY question, please note me. I'll update this journal again in a couple of days to set up the Cafepress shop for Aku. You'll be seeing magnets and pins and such for sale! There will be more drawings (such as chibis) up in the shop once it's ready. A big thank you to everyone in advance!

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August 8, 2006, 8:56 pm

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WHAT. DID. THEY. DO. TO. DA? DX *doesn't know how to navigate anymore*

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August 8, 2006, 8:56 pm

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August 16, 2006, 7:59 pm

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God. So exhausted... This had been a really long week at work... I can't believe it's only Wednesday. Anyway, I tried working on a new drawing - even though there are 5 other original art waiting for me to finish... But... I wanted to jot this down on paper first. Even though this is original, and the final production will never make it under this account, I guess I could give a sneak peak though. The quality is meant to be low and poor. >_> The sketch is done in non-photo blue pencil, like I usually do with all my other sketches. I'm rather proud of the fact that I didn't use an eraser once when I sketched this. XD It's still a WIP.



Based on the original drawing that was done over a year ago.

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But I wanted to do a different pose and give her a different look/feel... Oi. So much to do. So little time. >_> That's all for now, I guess. Time to sleep.

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August 16, 2006, 7:59 pm

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9K and other thoughts

September 15, 2006, 9:30 pm

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So with Aku's help, I finally reached over 9K... ... ... >_> So that meant I actually had to make myself draw something instead of slacking off. Of course, I'm not complaining, it had been fun. Especially when my 9K drawing was just so silly. I couldn't help but giggle the whole time when I drew it.

Anyway. The more I use DA Version 5, the more obnoxious I think it is. You used to be able to hit browse/submit and all that under the message box. Now I'll have to return back to the front page or the user page if I want to submit or update my journal... I just found that inconvenient. On top of that, just now when I uploaded a preview for my deviation - I can't click on the preview and get to the full view. I'll have to download the image to view it. I... Just don't understand it. It baffles me.

Another reason why I really don't like Version 5 is because it has so many subcategories now. I have been noticing some... ... ... Not very professional looking artwork on the front page. I'm not saying anyone who submitted work on DA - or on the front page, has to be professional. But some of those works are really... ... ... Not great at all. If you strip the technics or whatnot away, a lot of those drawings had no feelings or meanings to them. A lot of them were just "traces". The quality of the work that was displayed on the front page was getting poorer and poorer. It seemed as though if you knew how to place your drawing, you might be able to get more attention from one area than the other. As an artist, a designer, and a musician myself - know you don't need the best technique, the best colour rendering, the most elaborate design, or the most beautiful sketches all the time to call a piece of work/drawing "great art". The feelings and emotions you put into it is really important. People can tell the emotions you exerted into your work, and these essences are by far more important than the 2 dimensional feeling-less beautiful drawing. It's hard to explain, but if you have experienced it, you would know what that means... And sadly, I'm not seeing or feeling any of that from those "Most Popular" work on DA's front page.

I actually have been working on something else. If you guys recall Watakushi no..., I'm actually redrawing it. I wanted to see how my style had changed during the past couple of years... So far, I don't see any difference. *small laugh* I'll talk more about it when I could get a sketch of that up. As a matter of fact, if it wasn't for the fact that I had been so busy... I wanted to revisit a lot of my old drawings - namely my original work. I had done a lot of clothing and fashion design for my character, and I wanted to be able to present them in a more... Professional way. (Not that I was trying to sell these designs in anyway, but since I had placed in a tremendous amount of effort into them, I wanted to refine them - for myself. For my own sake.)

Well. I shall end my note here. I hadn't been sleeping or resting. And life had been... Awfully dramatic for a lack of a better way to describe it... But I shall leave it out of this journal.

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September 15, 2006, 9:30 pm

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OH MAI GAWD

September 26, 2006, 9:46 pm

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10K was hit. D: I never thought I would actually work up to that number. THAT'S BECAUSE T3H NINJA KEPT ON PLUGGING ME INTO EVERYWHERE SHAMELESSLY~
So I'm working on my 10K piece, hopefully I'll get it done whenever I get it done. This would be a more serious piece, so I hope you guys will like it. Though it might come a little slow and I might not be able to work on anything else while I'm doing this piece. I woke up the other morning with sharp pain running down from the side of my neck to my shoulder, down my right shoulder blade, all the way down my arm, into my wrist to the tips of my fingers. Um. Ouch. It's hurting now... So I'll end this quickly...

A big thank you to everyone who faved my pieces and commented. I'm sorry I can't thank each and everyone of your individually. But I appreciate all the love and support. Ouch. Ouch. It hurts. So. Thank you again.
10k caught by: =akureikarasu & ~SilverWind9

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September 26, 2006, 9:46 pm

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Aku's Auction

October 14, 2006, 7:53 am

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I'm putting up an auction for Aku's pretty shiny print of Wind & Fire. This print is actually BIGGER than the one she auctioned out in Otakon and so far this is the only one that was made. The one that was auctioned in Otakon was 8.5" x 11" print, signed on the back by Aku, and it was framed with a frameless pixel glass frame. That print went into the final day and we actually still don't know how much it went for - but it was at least $45.

The one I'm putting up for auction was originally part of my own collection, but I'm going to give it up for this auction, and whatever we make on it will go into Aku's shiny markers. ;_;v The print is 11" x 17", double the size of what she auctioned at Otakon. Since it was printed by a print shop, I cannot give you the exact specifications of the paper that was used. It's laying on a piece of cardboard and shrink wrapped. Since it was still shrink wrapped, there's no autograph on it. Sorry. :l

Here are the rules to the auction:

1.) ALL PRICE IS IN US DOLLAR.
2.) The auction will run from 7th October - 28th October, 2006.
3.) Starting Bid is $10. (Same as Otakon)
4.) You could place your bid by either commenting on here, or send me a note with your desired bid. (Please title note as: Aku's Auction)
5.) Shipping will be $4 within the States. (I'll certify and put insurance and all that on it.) If you're an international bidder, I'll be more than happy to discuss it with you.
6.) Payment must be made to me either in Paypal, Money Order, Cash (at your own risk), and Personal Cheque will be held until it is cleared. (International: Paypal ONLY.)
7.) SERIOUS BIDDER ONLY, PLEASE.

So here is a image of the mini poster print, sitting up against my laptop monitor.



And you could see how messy my room is too...

CURRENT BID: $50
Highest Bidder: *AKAcorn

AUCTION ENDED

Anyway, thank you for look and happy bidding!

- AMUSED NINJA -

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October 14, 2006, 7:53 am

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November 20, 2006, 6:28 pm

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Lost so many expensive import DS games and stuff. ;___; *is totally sad* *cries hard*

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November 20, 2006, 6:28 pm

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D:

November 24, 2006, 8:59 pm

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For anyone who expected to see pretty pictures and stuff about my trip is going to see nothing but my endless ramble when I come back. I'm currently in Nanjing, China... Located a ghetto computer at a ghetto hotel. It rained EVERY SINGLE DAY except yesterday, but that's when my mum got sick, so we didn't do much... :
PS: Acupuncture in head... HURTS.

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November 24, 2006, 8:59 pm

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