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New Year '24

So, hey!


It's been a damn while, eh? About 8 years. Almost 9!


Okay, so how do I shorten this as best as I can?


Well, I used to post frequently on my DeviantArt, but a few things happened. Became a brony, stopped being a brony, went to Uni, graduated from Uni, got a job, got another job, saw the slow collapse of the British economy, learned to drive, got a car, learned about anime, got HEAVILY into anime, fled the country, and now I live in Japan.


I'd call that a "TL;DR", but even my TL;DR is TL;DR. God I'm awful at this, eh?


I guess what I'm trying to say is that I've had a lot going on, which is why my art posts have been few an far-between. The pressure of life and working in retail kinda put a whole brake on the ol' creative flow. However, I haven't completely stopped - as you can see recently I've actually started posting my art on here again! I'm trying to refine and adapt my style to look less goofy and more 'cool'.


Yes, I want it to look more anime-styled. Shut up.


I'll apologise once more and I want to thank everyone who supported me and my art throughout these long years. Every tiny like, every tiny comment and llama badge - I don't deserve 'em, but I really appreciate 'em nonetheless.


I had a much better writing this, but it's currently almost 1am and I think that means my brain no work gud proper.


But honestly, thank you for your patience guys. Please expect a few more art posts in the time to come. It's nice to be back. <3


~TTG/PawshM

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It's a new year! (Stop the frickin' presses)

Alright, so. Before I talk about myself 'n' what I'm going to do, I'd like to say sorry.

"Sorry? For what?"

Sorry for pretty much ignoring every single submission and/or piece of art that pops up in my inbox. I know you all work very hard on your pieces of art. You don't expect much praise, especially from a hobbyist such as I, but it does help. Besides, I ask quite a bit from you all as well. I ask for some recognition, an idea, sometimes. What do I give in return? More or less nothing, which AIN'T RIGHT. So, consider this one of my new years resolutions. I will look, comment, and give feedback whenever I can. And that's not an excuse. IF I SEE AN AWESOME PIECE OF WORK, I WILL SAY SUMMIN'.

Okay, now back to me, because I'm way more important that all of you. (Clearly I'm not, bad humour, haha!)

I'm going to try a little harder this year. Not just on my art, but on everything. Going out, meeting people. But focusing on the art side, I'll try to do more shading, more practise, ask for feedback sometimes. Because you know what? People tell me I'm a great artist, and I compare myself to other people and I think "wow, I suck", but that's not the way to think. The way to think is focusing on what you did right. How you can improve on the stuff you're not so great at, and moving on. I don't know why I'm telling you all this, I guess it's for morale...or some sort of "greater plan". I don't know, hell, it's almost 1:00 am - THAT might be why.

So thanks, to everyone who read my journal. If you don't, that's cool. If you see this and you don't change, future me, we gon' have some problems.

I'm not begging you all for feedback, because I don't expect it, but I thank you if you do.

Here's to a new year, and better grammar! :)

~TheToonGamer
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If you have some time, bored, or feel like talking to someone with minimal effort (which I equally respect), please don't hesitate to ask me for a request.

I love doing them and it would seriously make my day.

HOWEVER I can't use my tablet* because SumoPaint dun goofed (I contacted support), and I don't do NSFW.

I WILL do anime, but it will be in my style, not anime style.

Thanks for watching, and if you dropped a request, you are brilliant and probably deserve an Oscar.

Probably 

*It'll have to be either sketched or done via Inkscape, which may take longer, but may look more awesome!
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Try to stay indoors.
Don't go outside.
Don't fly a kite.
Don't try to fly. (because you actually might!)
Don't do anything stupid.

Watch yourselves, friendos. This is a pretty huge Storm, and it ain't a small one.
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So.

1 min read
Who here is clever enough to tell me how to animate in SumoPaint?

Winner gets a hi-five.

Maybe.
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