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General | Posted 8 years agoLol. I dunno what to do. @_@ I am so, so, so very behind and feel that I've definitely lost my touch as an artist. Can I rely on you guys to help me back up somehow? I really only need some light support. Even something like a comment on how to speed things up or what I should work on first would be really nice!
Things I have to do:
- Recreate website, nicely, using Wordpress and WooCommerce (needs to be able to have pay-what-you-want packs!)
- Start making speedpaint YouTube videos with myself telling a story or giving advice of some kind about artwork or the world
- Become faster at drawing and get that muscle memory back!
- Draw all of the fanart that I had originally planned to draw for people before I got screwed over in life (I'm okay now!)
- Draw all social media graphics: Twitch, YouTube, Picarto, Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, FurAffinity, deviantART, Patreon, Discord
- Start using Facebook and Twitter more
- Start streaming way more
And should I post any of my selfies on FurAffinity? Doesn't really seem like the place to do that, though. I mean, I guess I could post one as a profile image or use it as my avatar here.. I don't know. Just ideas.
You can click HERE to join my Discord chat!!
Things I have to do:
- Recreate website, nicely, using Wordpress and WooCommerce (needs to be able to have pay-what-you-want packs!)
- Start making speedpaint YouTube videos with myself telling a story or giving advice of some kind about artwork or the world
- Become faster at drawing and get that muscle memory back!
- Draw all of the fanart that I had originally planned to draw for people before I got screwed over in life (I'm okay now!)
- Draw all social media graphics: Twitch, YouTube, Picarto, Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, FurAffinity, deviantART, Patreon, Discord
- Start using Facebook and Twitter more
- Start streaming way more
And should I post any of my selfies on FurAffinity? Doesn't really seem like the place to do that, though. I mean, I guess I could post one as a profile image or use it as my avatar here.. I don't know. Just ideas.
You can click HERE to join my Discord chat!!
So does anyone still actually actively watch me?
General | Posted 8 years agoI've been in such a rut. Loooong story... long, long, long, horrific story.
But I'm okay now. Should be permanently okay .. this time.
The reason for not drawing lately is because I'm not even sure how to color anymore.
I mean, I sketch fairly often, but seemingly forgot how to color. I hope I remember eventually.
...and here I was, thinking it was like riding a bike! You're not supposed to forget!
Haha... haaaa.. @_@
But I'm okay now. Should be permanently okay .. this time.
The reason for not drawing lately is because I'm not even sure how to color anymore.
I mean, I sketch fairly often, but seemingly forgot how to color. I hope I remember eventually.
...and here I was, thinking it was like riding a bike! You're not supposed to forget!
Haha... haaaa.. @_@
I'm back after over a year of being away. x_X I promise..!
General | Posted 10 years agoOh goodness. I'm really sorry... I'm very sorry to each and every one of my dedicated fans who actually remember me, who look at my page or for any new artwork or news in general. I've been going through a WHOLE lot of very personal stuff. However, I am finally back here, on this website and other art-related websites.
While gone, I barely drew. There was a time that I could draw fast and now that time has passed due to my inactivity. I feel kind of heartbroken by it but I guess I WILL recover. Somehow. Aha... -_- I actually am working on some stuff to post here. There's a drawing or two that I need to post that are finished. I'll get around to it.
I literally just moved for the third time in the past six months. This time, I am at a much more permanent residence. For those of you wondering, I am now living in Bend, Oregon, USA. I was living in San Francisco / Pacifica back in California. While in California, I lived with my boyfriend. Though I'm not living with him now, I AM STILL WITH HIM! So, no, I'll never be available for a relationship. Ahaha..just wanted to put that out there. -_o (I think I just need to live mostly alone to be able to focus on plowing through PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder) and other depression and anxiety-related issues that have been RUINING my life...)
Anyway, though I can't talk about the more personal stuff, I will say this... I am changing my focus to my drawings for once. I would love to be able to work from home full-time with drawing and sewing. That would be absolutely fantastic. I really hope it can work out. I mean, it needs to work out... it needs to work out because I'm going insane. Oh well.
I will finally get my website in better shape sometime later this month. I'll also start selling a good number of things on eBay that I no longer need, want, or use anymore. Lots of goodies for the ladies, like makeup and clothes! I want to make and sell lots of prints through eBay, Etsy, and other websites, too. I'll still use quite a few print on demand sites for people wanting a little more than just a print of my drawings. I will have that figured out down the road a bit. But for now, I will just focus on getting better.
Thank you all for still being here, for still caring, for still watching my work. I appreciate it more than words can even begin to express.
While gone, I barely drew. There was a time that I could draw fast and now that time has passed due to my inactivity. I feel kind of heartbroken by it but I guess I WILL recover. Somehow. Aha... -_- I actually am working on some stuff to post here. There's a drawing or two that I need to post that are finished. I'll get around to it.
I literally just moved for the third time in the past six months. This time, I am at a much more permanent residence. For those of you wondering, I am now living in Bend, Oregon, USA. I was living in San Francisco / Pacifica back in California. While in California, I lived with my boyfriend. Though I'm not living with him now, I AM STILL WITH HIM! So, no, I'll never be available for a relationship. Ahaha..just wanted to put that out there. -_o (I think I just need to live mostly alone to be able to focus on plowing through PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder) and other depression and anxiety-related issues that have been RUINING my life...)
Anyway, though I can't talk about the more personal stuff, I will say this... I am changing my focus to my drawings for once. I would love to be able to work from home full-time with drawing and sewing. That would be absolutely fantastic. I really hope it can work out. I mean, it needs to work out... it needs to work out because I'm going insane. Oh well.
I will finally get my website in better shape sometime later this month. I'll also start selling a good number of things on eBay that I no longer need, want, or use anymore. Lots of goodies for the ladies, like makeup and clothes! I want to make and sell lots of prints through eBay, Etsy, and other websites, too. I'll still use quite a few print on demand sites for people wanting a little more than just a print of my drawings. I will have that figured out down the road a bit. But for now, I will just focus on getting better.
Thank you all for still being here, for still caring, for still watching my work. I appreciate it more than words can even begin to express.
I started watching a lot more people on here...
General | Posted 12 years agoJust putting that out there. o_x
I think I was watching right at 100 and now I am just watching a TON of new artists.
Why? I wanna be more active on here and desperately need inspiration to push through depression.
Weeell, that is all.
I think I was watching right at 100 and now I am just watching a TON of new artists.
Why? I wanna be more active on here and desperately need inspiration to push through depression.
Weeell, that is all.
Activeness on art websites...
General | Posted 12 years agoSo, I've been trying REALLY hard to be more active here on deviantART, FurAffinity, Anipan, and my Facebook page created specifically for my art! I am interacting with the community a lot more than I was, I've also being trying to catch up with fellow artist friends as well. I am trying to reconnect with my old active followers, too! I hope I'm not doing too shabby of a job.
It's been fairly difficult because I have been going through a great number of life changes for the past few weeks, almost two months, now. Found out on very short notice that I need to move early next year. Oh, what a bummer that was! Why a bummer? Because of the time. Ack! Such short, short notice! I've also been trying to get my health in check as well. Been feeling sick from the summer heat a whole lot this year.
I also went through a period of time where I had withdrawn from everyone completely, and even from my artwork, due to severe depression and lack of motivation. Sure, I am still feeling this lingering depression but I am trying very hard to get over it. My ADHD is part of why this depression hangs around. It bothers me when I get distracted or don't learn as fast as others. It really, really does... I pretty much pushed a lot of people away out of being worried all the time and also from knowing how unstable I can be. So now I will just stay around websites like these to prevent it from happening again. It'll sound silly, but my personal Facebook page was the cause/start of the social-related trauma. Too many messages from too many people all the damn time. It was just a bit much. I am not a very social person as it is. I do best in larger groups like with this page. I am sorry about being this way. I know. I'm weird...
I have also been feeling extremely lost with my artwork. Lost as in... I don't even know what direction I'd like to go with it, what style I'd like to use, what general theme I'd like to use, what characters I want to create, what commission prices I'd like to set, things like that. It's all been very difficult to figure out!
One of the biggest difficulties I am having right now as we speak, in regards to my artwork, would be the transition from SYSTEMAX Paint Tool SAI to Smith Micro Manga Studio 5. Dang, it's been a reaaal pain in the butt. How so? It's silly. It's really silly. Base colors. The lovely :devSugaryRainbow: has been a great help with that. She gave me a few suggestions for the program. That made me feel a bit happier and it gave me a bit more confidence. Heck, it even gave me the will to NOT give up on the program.
Why did I need to change programs anyway? Paint Tool SAI will not allow me to use more than 3-4GB RAM for my larger scale drawings. That blows tremendously for me. I can't have that. I need to make good use of memory and need more memory to do so. The other issue with Paint Tool SAI is that it was/is just horribly outdated. There's even more issues, such as using an Apple iMac. This means I have to use a virtual machine called Parallels to power Windows 7. Wacom's drivers are not too friendly on the initial startup of Parallels. It's also a pain to keep switching from program to program and not having proper use of my tablet's hot keys. I feel these are all very good reasons for wanting to upgrade from Paint Tool SAI, yes? I think so!
Anyway, thank you all for putting up with me! I really appreciate it! Have a wonderful day. I hope I can provide your eyes with lots of candy sometime soon!
For those of you who want to follow me elsewhere, too:
Seruki Facebook Page
Seruki on FurAffinity (NSFW)
Seruki on Anipan
xSeruki on deviantART
It's been fairly difficult because I have been going through a great number of life changes for the past few weeks, almost two months, now. Found out on very short notice that I need to move early next year. Oh, what a bummer that was! Why a bummer? Because of the time. Ack! Such short, short notice! I've also been trying to get my health in check as well. Been feeling sick from the summer heat a whole lot this year.
I also went through a period of time where I had withdrawn from everyone completely, and even from my artwork, due to severe depression and lack of motivation. Sure, I am still feeling this lingering depression but I am trying very hard to get over it. My ADHD is part of why this depression hangs around. It bothers me when I get distracted or don't learn as fast as others. It really, really does... I pretty much pushed a lot of people away out of being worried all the time and also from knowing how unstable I can be. So now I will just stay around websites like these to prevent it from happening again. It'll sound silly, but my personal Facebook page was the cause/start of the social-related trauma. Too many messages from too many people all the damn time. It was just a bit much. I am not a very social person as it is. I do best in larger groups like with this page. I am sorry about being this way. I know. I'm weird...
I have also been feeling extremely lost with my artwork. Lost as in... I don't even know what direction I'd like to go with it, what style I'd like to use, what general theme I'd like to use, what characters I want to create, what commission prices I'd like to set, things like that. It's all been very difficult to figure out!
One of the biggest difficulties I am having right now as we speak, in regards to my artwork, would be the transition from SYSTEMAX Paint Tool SAI to Smith Micro Manga Studio 5. Dang, it's been a reaaal pain in the butt. How so? It's silly. It's really silly. Base colors. The lovely :devSugaryRainbow: has been a great help with that. She gave me a few suggestions for the program. That made me feel a bit happier and it gave me a bit more confidence. Heck, it even gave me the will to NOT give up on the program.
Why did I need to change programs anyway? Paint Tool SAI will not allow me to use more than 3-4GB RAM for my larger scale drawings. That blows tremendously for me. I can't have that. I need to make good use of memory and need more memory to do so. The other issue with Paint Tool SAI is that it was/is just horribly outdated. There's even more issues, such as using an Apple iMac. This means I have to use a virtual machine called Parallels to power Windows 7. Wacom's drivers are not too friendly on the initial startup of Parallels. It's also a pain to keep switching from program to program and not having proper use of my tablet's hot keys. I feel these are all very good reasons for wanting to upgrade from Paint Tool SAI, yes? I think so!
Anyway, thank you all for putting up with me! I really appreciate it! Have a wonderful day. I hope I can provide your eyes with lots of candy sometime soon!
For those of you who want to follow me elsewhere, too:
Seruki Facebook Page
Seruki on FurAffinity (NSFW)
Seruki on Anipan
xSeruki on deviantART
I may switch from Paint Tool SAI to Manga Studio 5...
General | Posted 12 years agoYes, that's right, switching art programs. This will be a MAJOR overhaul for me and my artwork. I'm assuming it's going to look kind of weird or wonky for a while. But I have made the final decision to switch from Paint Tool SAI to Manga Studio 5. I decided to switch after watching Slugbox use it a few times. I don't know what else to really do with my work. I just feel like it's time for a change.
I need to speed up work production. Having to use Parallels dramatically slows things down for me at times. I have to use Parallels for Paint Tool SAI, which is horribly outdated. It's kind of ridiculous. What if I ever upgraded systems? It'd be easier to just use Manga Studio 5 instead of SAI. I store things on Google Drive, so the rest of my files aren't really going to create an issue for me.
It was between Adobe Photoshop CS6 and Smith Micro Manga Studio 5. I picked Manga Studio 5 because it was made for drawing while Photoshop was made for photo editing. It was also many, many times cheaper! This is the same reason I picked Paint Tool SAI way back in 2007-2008. I read that the new Manga Studio 5 even smooths the lines for you like Paint Tool SAI. I watched Slugbox color things with more ease than I do with Paint Tool SAI while he was using Manga Studio 5.
So all-and-all, there's good reason to switch. I need a more up-to-date program that is also Apple (Mac) compatible. This seems to be the best solution! Wish me luck!
I need to speed up work production. Having to use Parallels dramatically slows things down for me at times. I have to use Parallels for Paint Tool SAI, which is horribly outdated. It's kind of ridiculous. What if I ever upgraded systems? It'd be easier to just use Manga Studio 5 instead of SAI. I store things on Google Drive, so the rest of my files aren't really going to create an issue for me.
It was between Adobe Photoshop CS6 and Smith Micro Manga Studio 5. I picked Manga Studio 5 because it was made for drawing while Photoshop was made for photo editing. It was also many, many times cheaper! This is the same reason I picked Paint Tool SAI way back in 2007-2008. I read that the new Manga Studio 5 even smooths the lines for you like Paint Tool SAI. I watched Slugbox color things with more ease than I do with Paint Tool SAI while he was using Manga Studio 5.
So all-and-all, there's good reason to switch. I need a more up-to-date program that is also Apple (Mac) compatible. This seems to be the best solution! Wish me luck!
Oh goodness. ;___;
General | Posted 12 years agoI am so sorry for disappearing from here again. Gomensai.
I will try harder to not do such again... ><
Uploads coming your way!
I will try harder to not do such again... ><
Uploads coming your way!
Thank you, new watchers! And old ones, too!
General | Posted 13 years agoI've gotten a few new watchers and I really appreciate it! I don't have time to thank you each individually, but I just wanted to let you know that I do appreciate your interest in my art!
For my old watchers, thank you very much for still being around. It means a lot to me! :D
For my old watchers, thank you very much for still being around. It means a lot to me! :D
Wow, it's only been a year since I've been here. O_o
General | Posted 13 years agoThat was sarcastic, I know. I was away forever. =_= I guess I'm back now.
I went away after my ex started treating me like shit and since finding out that I pretty much had to fucking lose weight.
Ack. Well... here I am, in a complex relationship (like I dunno if I am with this person or not but whatever) and just about 70 pounds lighter.
I suppose since I have a weird frame, even though I'm short, I am at the right weight now? Eh. I tried.
...
Welp, I guess I should teach myself how to draw again!
Been through hell and back... time to go back to what is/was normal.
I went away after my ex started treating me like shit and since finding out that I pretty much had to fucking lose weight.
Ack. Well... here I am, in a complex relationship (like I dunno if I am with this person or not but whatever) and just about 70 pounds lighter.
I suppose since I have a weird frame, even though I'm short, I am at the right weight now? Eh. I tried.
...
Welp, I guess I should teach myself how to draw again!
Been through hell and back... time to go back to what is/was normal.
