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 So, I've been doing a lot of art here and there, but I noticed that I kind of neglect this blog quite a bit. So, as of this moment, this will be the last post on this blog, I will keep it open for at least a year (as I don't know who reads this blog still). Then I will close it down.  How to get the latest updates: For basic updates:  Tumbler:  https://www.tumblr.com/blog/smitteeness DeviantArt:  https://www.deviantart.com/le-smittee For Work in Progress Info, Special art sneak peaks, etc. Ko-fi:  https://ko-fi.com/smittee Donate once, gain access to the Discord Donate monthly, different tiers of stuff!!   

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Putting art on there. Putting Commissions on there. Putting lots of work into it. Reason: Tired of DeviantArt shenanigans. It'll be quite a process. Once it is done, you will be informed. I am also taking a class write now. And, for relaxation, Playing FF XIV and Pokemon Shield. Going to enjoy PoGo Fest this year as well. Things have been a lot less stressed lately. A few art pieces here and there as I rest. There was a comic started. Found out I didn't the story concept as much as I thought, but I learned a lot! Comic pages will be posted below.    Comic below this line.

Work and many things have gotten me stress. Not only that, but I've just been... sad... a lot. Like really sad. Like "what's the point of doing something" sad. I'm looking into what to do about it. My husband and my best friend has been sticking to me and trying to motivate me to do the things they know tend to make me happy. Some days are better than others. I appreciate them both, as they are my biggest support. It's been hard to dig out of that hole and put of the fake happy face at work. But the time I get home, I'm so emotionally spent I just want to sleep. Like I said, I am going to look into this and probably go see someone about it. Just getting up the courage.  Besides stress at work, I've been staying home with my puppers. A lot has happened to him in the last week. He has been diagnosed with diabetes and ruptured discs in his lower back.  He's 12 years old and a Chiweenie mix ( Chihuahua and  Dachshund). We're thinking it must have b...

For a long time now, water colors have scared me.... a lot. A lot, a lot.Growing up, most of my painting sessions were painting ceramics with my mother at our dining room table. This meant a lot of acrylics, or sometimes playing with stain. Otherwise, not much else. The painting stopped around 9 years old, do to us losing our home and whatnot. So, painting is something I left for a long time. Recently, I tried my hand at painting ceramics and other ornaments again, and then watched a lot of different videos opening boxes and paint supplies (a lot of different videos and different people.)          So, what did I decide to do? Face those fears of water color head on and challenge myself.  Back in Mermay, I sketched this little mermaid. She was holding some sort of shining in her hands, and I thought her lovely (even without eyes).  So, taking up a canvas, I re sketched her, but with more detail. I also, off to the side, played around with...

Even with all the craziness, I did find time for art here and there. As it started to get a little easier, I started pushing myself back into art and wanting to challenge myself. I will post another blog entry about my adventure into washi tape on another blog post. Otherwise, I tried my hand at actually finishing some of the Inktober prompts . Tried my hands at some random prompt searches/ . And even tried doing some redraws of some really old artwork (my originals and some old fanart). The Last Unicorn just made me realize just how long her neck is and how spindly her legs were. The Guardian from Big Trouble in Little China made me want to vomit as I redrew him. There is still more to post, but I wanted to share a few snippets of what I've bee working on. I am very pleased to see how far my art has come, and I hope to keep growing from here. 

So, I've been playing with Washi Tape a bit, trying to get a feel for it on different paper and whatnot. This came about after watching  Kasey Golden  try her hand with it. It inspired me, so I went for it!  If there is anything I've learned from the experience: Right paper and Right knife.  Overall, while it was frustrating to get it to work sometimes, I enjoyed the learning experience. I've learned the mix media paper seems to work okay with it, but not paper that is closer to printer paper (like in my one sketchbook). A good knife to cut it is still not there. Here is a quick look at two things I attempted. I wanted to see what I could use it for on the mix media paper. Below are the steps in creating my first washi tape drawing (not on the mixed media) that I came up with. I did not come as prepared as I wanted, but I tried. I was happy with the end result, but boy did it come with some struggles! I worked on this piece from 11 am till 2 pm one ...

It will be a bit till I post. Husband was in car accident. Mother just had surgery and may have cancer (still waiting on the test results from that). Just has been.... lots of life stuff. Will be truly back when something settles down.

I just filled my small practice book, and will be uploaded those pieces to DeviantArt most likely tomorrow. Well, not all of them. Going to post WIP and practices tomorrow. (Most of those practices will combined into one page on Photoshop, in order to not have a thousand and one practice posts.) If I get done with anything, I will post some completed projects. Current Project in the Works? Drawing Pokemon Teams. Only First Generation teams. >.> Why? Because I'm trying to go my creativity, so I want to work on a lot of the work I've put on the back burner. ^.^ Like the Doujinshi I've been slowly working at (hint of that on the front cover), or actually finishing that last chapter of Dumpling and Wolfie (that page has been sitting there for... like... 3 years?). Maybe even my bug project or goblin project... or visual novel project... @.@ I need to stop coming up with ideas and finish some, I think . XDDD Anywhosles! No that I finished this sketchbook, I plan to...

Made a lot of changes to my DeviantArt the past couple of days. Added old art, added new art, organized the gallery. Just trying to make it all just easier to navigate, and making it all look nice. After summer is over, I don't always get a lot of opportunities to update my art page as often. So, it is always good to try to get as much of that done as possible. Updates on those things on the list to make: They are still there. I still plan on doing those things I mention one day. Just a little bit everyday, and one day I'll happily show the final products.

Anyone who has spoken to me knows I have a love for goblins, and have quite a few drawings coming out of them (some posted today, and some to come.) So, for this post, I just want to post goblins. These are just the ones on the computer too. I have many more just randomly drawn never uploaded.    References to Ye Ole Final Fantasy Games From the "Draw Me As" Campaign       Couldn't decide which I liked better   Gob-Gob and Dog-Dog

There is a role play (rp) I just started writing with a few friends of mine, in which I wanted there to be a "Story Thus Far" section, in case we needed a reminder. In order to get Page Break to work correctly, I wrote a short... story? It's extremely silly, but I wanted to share it with you. Our story begins with a young cattle driver. He drives cattle, because everyone in his family has driven cattle. He didn’t get a full education. Why would he? His job is laid out for him since the day he was born. He doesn’t need on of them new fangled educations! So, he just does as he is told and continues the cycle. Till one day, he has a kid. That kid says,” No! No! I want to be more!” He is furious with him for not wanting to do the same thing that has always been done. He’s angry, because his son wants to learn and thrive in the community. “No son of mine is ever going to be anything but a cattle driver!” The son took it to heart, and ran away. Later, in his ol...

Amazon Link I bought these markers to play with. I've used the acrylic makers, but I thought I would give the water base a shot. I've seen videos on some of the high end ones, like Winsor Newton, but I can't really afford those. A friend of mine gave me an Amazon Gift Card, so I figured I would try out these.  In this set of 15, you get two shades of green, blue, and pink. Then you have 1 yellow, one orange, one purple, one silver (?), one red, one gold (?), one white, one brown,  and one black.   These are quite skinny, with a skinny tip. Unfortunately, the tips are a bit frayed at the in, so they don't always sit down nicely. Just something to keep in mind. I had some extreme variation with these makers. Some of them primed well, some did not. When added water to the patches, some colors lifted, some barely lifted, and one would not lift no matter what I would do (will notice this on a piece I made with them as well.) I may be able to u...