I'm working on headshots slowly, I'm pretty much through with the species I wanted to get, I've finished taking head-shots and sketch participants. I stopped taking them a little earlier than I predicted because I want to try and scan the ones I do have and test them with the new style. Lucky for you guys if I can still get to your refs I'll try to color them as well.

This week was really bad in terms of ADD and anxiety. Every day I was at home by myself and literally just sitting in my room all day. You'd think that it'd be great since my art desk and computer is right there but it was strongly counter-productive because my loneliness quickly grew into stress and anxiety. It's not like I don't have friends but they were all constantly busy.

I've bought a book recently "Mastering Creative Anxiety" and that has actually been reducing my stress and making me feel more confident about art now. I want to read and remember this book now because it was more relevant to me than I really thought! I also bought "The Monster Book of Manga: Boys" which although only has a little bit of new information to me (I wonder if I can return it because of that?)

Today, I figured I'd try a style I've seen here and there, the biggest push was the Boy's book I bought the other day. I don't want to really change things like the eyes or general anatomy I've regularly used because I actually like it. I might decide to draw characters with a more mature visage instead of herp derp manga. I want to try this more to see where I go with it, hence the headshots.

By the way, yes the new style probably looks like some others. The fact is my old one was probably like others' too. I am influenced by lots of sources and that's life. I just don't want to get some sort of hate rant or something because my art would now look different or similar to something else. I grow and learn, when I feel things need to change it's a part of progression!