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Hello everyone, it's been quite sometime since I last updated from my previous journal, thing is.
There's been plenty of things going on in my life which made things difficult for me to inform you guys throughout the years... So I haven't been able to say much on my part. Which I apologize for, but either way. :iconmonkeywhoopsplz:
Things have been going up and down like a rollercoaster, lately. So I haven't been in the best of shapes. But forget about that...
I'm here to say that, I'll be doing some updates regarding the previous journal as well as mention a few new things that might interest some of you.
I've got some bad news as well as some good news. Let's start with the bad ones first.

First off, I'd like to mention regarding the old art-trades I've been doing with several other users in the past.
Some of which have done a fantastic job doing their part of keeping the art-trades. But unfortunate there has been others which have not done the same... 
And instead ended up taking my kindness for granted.
Which was the fact that I finished my parts of the art-trades with all of those who wanted to do an art-trade with me.
There were some bad apples among the crowd, in which would end up using me for their own possible benefit. (Not gonna name those people, for obvious reasons but also because, I don't wanna get into more problem as things are now) :icononionwoeplz:

It ended up taking way too long and I just simply ignored the idea of people actually respecting someone's ideal plans. But then again, it could be considered my fault as well. As I never gave much of a deadline to begin with...And I was a bit of a softie, and not really rough on those that never finished their parts. So therefore, it could be both sides fault, however. What's been done has been done. I'd like to move on from those things, and simply think of what holds in the future instead. 
Now that we've got that out of the way, here's the good news.

I actually plan on reviving old art ideas such as Donkey Kong 4 character profiles, more Friend Gift Maker pictures, and possibly build up some new ideas as well. (I'm willing to hear some suggestions if you have any)
I've been also thinking of making my Miiverse/Swapdoodle art avaliable for Deviantart, so that there's more variety in artstyles but also so that there's more uploads from me. And also because of the fact that Nintendo be removing them soon. Which is unfortunate.
Now I know some of you might not care about that, but I plan on making new Miiverse art as well to colour and use in different ways (hopefully before the end of the software, so that at least I have somewhat decent art in my gallery) So I hope you guys look forward to that. (Hopefully I won't end up being lazy this time) :iconohdearplz:
Well that's pretty much all I have to say... Oh yeah.

As for my surprise...
Which is about my next point I'm about to make. And that is, that I'll be opening my art-trades once again, but this time I'll limit it to only 3 avaliable slots. 
Seeing how many people has asked me before throughout the time I've been absent. I felt like it would make me get slightly motivated to say the least.
Not to mention, that it would make it easier for me to keep an eye for those that I'll be art-trading with. And hopefully they won't end up the same way as those other people I art-traded in the past with.

So if you're interested in doing art-trades with me, don't be afraid to message me.
However, these will be limited. So whoever comes first will be the one getting an art-trade, and I'll keep a deadline on these art-trades as well that both of us can agree on. So that once they've passed those deadlines, the art-trades will be cancelled entirely and the next person will get his/her chance instead.
So keep that in mind. (Same rules applies to me as well, so it'll be fair for both of us)
Either way, here are the follow slots.

Art-trades list.

1.

2.

3.


And that is all I have to say, thanks for reading and have a nice day. :icontardwaveplz:
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Hello there guys, it's been a while. Now first things first.
I know I messed up and broke my promise once again regarding posting the pictures before September, and I terribly sorry about that, I guess I'm a guy that you could call...
a lousy deal breaker, and I do agree on that part.
But either way, I finally finished my pictures and I have no more things to add regarding that, I do however plan to share some news with you guys but before I do that,

I'll briefly explain of the people that still have not finished their parts of the art-trades, now I understand the pressure on me was to the extreme. And I got myself in a lot of trouble because of that.
But in this regard, I'll allow you guys to draw in your own pace, I'm not pushing anyone or forcing you guys to post on a deadline.
So feel free to draw as you like, oh and for those who haven't gotten any details of their part, I do apologise. But I'll try and send a note in case you are in need of such details.
And that's that.

Now onto the next part, the following pictures from now on will no longer be drawn in my sketch pad. I plan to change my ways of drawing art by using my game pad. So from here on out I will post both my art on Miiverse as well as my art from art academy sketch-pad, however...I still need to understand how to use that software before I get into any projects.
So I hope you guys understand and also, in case people are going to miss my old pictures, don't worry. I'll make sure to make a folder just for those pictures (even though they look extremely bad). 
And with that said, I finally conclude this journal and I wish you all a great day. :D



I finally finished these pictures and I have now put them for display for people to watch and enjoy. 

And here's the list of following people that I owe drawings for.
:iconiwatchcartoons715::icongrellfrape::iconelcajarito: 
And if I happen to break that promise, you have all the right to get mad at me since I did not make it in time.

(This list will also be updated in a few days to show my parts as well as some of their parts for each art-trade.) 

Star! UPDATED! Star! NOW COMPLETED!!! :hooray:
1. Me and her close by a fireplace for :iconchubbythecat101: (Progress 100% Bullet; Green
(Still missing their part of the trade) (My part will be uploaded soon)
2. Luigi and Daisy together as a couple for :iconbveanikas: (Progress 100% :bulletgreen:
(Still missing their part of the trade) (My part will be uploaded soon)
3. Blue Pikmin and Yellow Pikmin for :iconrainythechrome: (Progress 100% Bullet; Green)
(This is her part of the art-trade )
4. One of her own oc's for :iconicy-roulette: (Progress 100% Bullet; Green)
(Still missing their part of the trade) (My part will be uploaded soon)
5. Ice Climbers with a present from a christmas tree for :iconinkilng: (Progress 100% :bulletgreen:)
(Still missing their part of the trade) (My part will be uploaded soon)
6. An interpretation of a Waluigi game for :iconsamthelily: (Progress 100% :bulletgreen:)
(This is her part of the art-trade  Gotta Bug and Snap Em' by Samthelily) (My part will be uploaded soon)
7. Gear Jam pestering Seth for :iconitssethjm: (Progress 100% :bulletgreen:)
(This is his part of the art-trade  Extermination Bros. by ItsSethJM) (My part will be uploaded soon)
8. Starlow and Prince Dreambert together for :iconanimanga-cece: (Progress 100% :bulletgreen:
(Still missing their part of the trade) (My part will be uploaded soon)
9. Vanessa the human for :iconrainbow000pegasus: (Progress 100% :bulletgreen:
(Still missing their part of the trade) (My part will be uploaded soon)
10. Mario and Peach together as a couple for :iconhellamonetza: (Progress 100% :bulletgreen:
(Still missing their part of the trade) (My part will be uploaded soon)
11. Mangle the Fox for :iconfoxybonnygirlssss: (Progress 100% :bulletgreen:
(Still missing their part of the trade) (My part will be uploaded soon)
12. Purpleful Princess Hope for :iconcampklink: (Progress 100% :bulletgreen:
(Still missing their part of the trade) (My part will be uploaded soon)
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Hey there, it's been a long while. Well where do I start with this one...
First and foremost, I'd like to apologise to all of you who were hoping to see more art from me, I've been quite busy as usual.
But this time, I'm not making anymore excuses. I'll make a promise that, I will finish all of the art-trades before next month, so I have a deadline to follow.
Now usually I'm not very good with promises. Although I will try my best.

And here's the list of following people that I owe drawings for.
:iconiwatchcartoons715::icongrellfrape::iconelcajarito: 
And if I happen to break that promise, you have all the right to get mad at me since I did not make it in time.

Anyway, aside from that, I'd like to know someone, how are you all doing today?
I'm alright myself, I just happen to be in a lot of stress at the moment.
But it'll be alright in due time(hopefully). Anyway, at the moment, I am currently taking it easy and focusing on something unrelated to art.
But first thing in the morning, I will start tearing through each art-trade one by one, and finish them before the end of the month.
Also one thing I'd like to list a few people that I'll be drawing pictures for, as I did promise them for quite a while now and well...
They'll probably be finished by the end of the month and if not, they could delete me or block me, as I'm not much of a promise keeper to begin with but.
This is my last one and if I break this one time, I have no excuses to make, so hopefully this time will be better. 

Also I'm no longer taking anymore art-trades after these ones are finished.
Maybe in the future, but it'll take a while before I decide to continue art-trades or not after the intial twelve slots have been completed.
Either way, so with that said, I will now open up my art-trades so be sure to get there first if you're interested in doing an art-trade with me.

Also keep in mind since I am still in practice, I may not be as good as you'd hope but give me fairly easy suggestions to what to draw and don't tell me to draw something complicated because I am not a good artist in my opinion.
And one more thing, keep in mind that I will occassionally update this journal to show you the progress every once in a while, so if you find it annoying that I keep update over and over, I suggest that you either avoid the journals and just erase them from your journal list if you don't find any interest of them, or just try to ignore them for a while.

Star! UPDATED! Star!
1. Me and her close by a fireplace for :iconchubbythecat101: (Progress 100% :bulletgreen:)
2. Luigi and Daisy together as a couple for :iconbveanikas: (Progress 95% :bulletyellow:)
3. Blue Pikmin and Yellow Pikmin for :iconrainythechrome: (Progress 100% :bulletgreen:)
4. One of her own oc's for :iconicy-roulette: (Progress 100% :bulletgreen:)
5. Ice Climbers with a present from a christmas tree for :iconinkilng: (Progress 90% Bullet; Yellow)
6. An interpretation of a Waluigi game for :iconsamthelily: (Progress 50% :bulletyellow:)
7. Gear Jam pestering Seth for :iconitssethjm: (Progress 50% :bulletyellow:)
8. Starlow and Prince Dreambert together for :iconanimanga-cece: (Progress 50% :bulletyellow:)
9. Vanessa the human for :iconrainbow000pegasus: (Progress 10% Bullet; Red)
10. Mario and Peach together as a couple for :iconhellamonetza: (Progress 10% Bullet; Red)
11. Mangle the Fox for :iconfoxybonnygirlssss: (Progress 5% Bullet; Red)
12. Purpleful Princess Hope for :iconcampklink: (Progress 5% Bullet; Red)
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  1. How long have you been on DeviantArt? 7 years to be exact. Almost 8. 

  2. What does your username mean? Nothing in particular, I just have a lively imagination. ^^;

  3. Describe yourself in three words. Weird, Quirky, and Boring.

  4. Are you left or right handed? Left handed, and I guess that makes me somewhat original...?

  5. What was your first deviation? A screenshot actually... Luigi with the gang by Maklods

  6. What is your favourite type of art to create? Video games, and other stuff.

  7. If you could instantly master a different art style, what would it be? I suppose anything could work, I mean art is art in itself, it doesn't matter what style you choose to draw, what matters is that the drawing you make is yours and only you can learn from it.

  8. What was your first favourite? A picture made for me by a friend of mine :iconemperornortonii:, those two happen to be my first oc's until I stopped using them long ago. And I still enjoy his drawings to this day.   Jicky and Jiplous by EmperorNortonII 

  9. What type of art do you tend to favourite the most? Video game art mostly. 

  10. Who is your all-time favourite deviant artist? No one, I generally like everyone equally, I don't put artists above other artists, it just doesn't seem right to me to be honest.

  11. If you could meet anyone on DeviantArt in person, who would it be? Hmm that's a tough question actually, I have a lot of friends I'd like to meet although it's quite too many to list. Let's just say I want to meet most of my friends for now. 

  12. How has a fellow deviant impacted your life? That's a difficult question, I guess it's everyone that has impacted me through their art, I wouldn't become an artist if I hadn't known there was other artists who enjoy the same things I do. Which is something that I feel humble towards.

  13. What are your preferred tools to create art? I'm traditional, so I just go with a pencil and rubber. And also colouring tools like coloured pencils or crayons.

  14. What is the most inspirational place for you to create art? My desk...?

  15. What is your favourite DeviantArt memory? None unfortunately, I only remember the bad memories of this place, sad to say. Although my friends and supporters make it a much better place for me to be in, and yes that includes you, you who's reading this. You're awesome! :icongdjobplz:

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Hey again, it's good to see you all.
It's been a quite long while since I last updated the journal. 
So time to gives some news and updates about the art-trades that I'm working on.

But first off, I'd like to inform you guys about my friend who's doing commissions, she's quite the talented artists and she'd really be happy if more people commissioned her more.
So if you're interested in getting a commission, I suggest you check out her page and art as well. She's very kind and a super awesome friend. :D
Here's her page, be sure to check it out if you're interested. :iconwildgirl91: :la:

Second off, I would like to thank everyone of you guys for actually wishing me a happy birthday, I'm very glad to have gotten so many friends. 
Without you guys I don't know what I'd do, because I have no one else to thank but you guys to have made me come this far.
I mean I started from the bottom and now I've come this far, I developed through time and time. And I've got to say.
From 2008 to 2015 I think that's a way long time as an artist to be drawing. And of course, I'm saying that with kindness from the bottom of my heart.
I would love to write more regarding the festive celebrations regarding my birthday but I'm too lazy, so I hope you guys can excuse me for that. ^^;

Anyways third off, I'm sad to say but I'll be a lot busy this month and the few upcoming weeks after mainly because my personal life,
now I can't go much to details about it but all I can say is that I'll be less active this time, but hopefully soon.
I will be able to update more frequently and tell you all about my plans for the future and my page overall.
So I hope you look forward to that. 

*Old news*
I've got a few announcements I'd like to make regarding something big, and that is actually...
I will be opening up my art-trades once again and this time, I'll actually make 12 slots so that more people can have the chance, usually since not that many people comment on my drawings or favourite due to the lack of inactivity and because of how I usually draw. I assume my art is pretty bad, but in due time I will develop further and become better as I train myself more.

And another thing, the reason why I want to open up my art-trades is because I feel like it's the best way to keep myself into art. Because I feel very tired and tedious by drawing only things for my project, it's become so boring to me that I don't feel like working on it, and that is certainly not the thing I'd like to happen, so for the sake of keeping myself diverse and fresh everytime, that'll make me keep doing art and keep me interested in the project so yeah, I will open up twelve slots for now.

I may or may not open more but it'll take a while before I decide to continue art-trades or not after the intial twelve slots have been completed.
Either way, so with that said, I will now open up my art-trades so be sure to get there first if you're interested in doing an art-trade with me.

Also keep in mind since I am still in practice, I may not be as good as you'd hope but give me fairly easy suggestions to what to draw and don't tell me to draw something complicated because I am not a good artist in my opinion. And one more thing, keep in mind that I will occassionally update this journal to show you the progress every once in a while, so if you find it annoying that I keep update over and over, I suggest that you either avoid the journals and just erase them from your journal list if you don't find any interest of them, or just try to ignore them for a while.

Star! UPDATED! Star!
Now let's do this!
1. Me and her close by a fireplace for :iconchubbythecat101: (Progress 55% :bulletyellow:)
2. Luigi and Daisy together as a couple for :iconbveanikas: (Progress 20% :bulletyellow:)
3. Blue Pikmin and Yellow Pikmin for :iconrainythechrome: (Progress 15% :bulletyellow:)
4. One of her own oc's for :iconicy-roulette: (Progress 10% :bulletyellow:)
5. Ice Climbers with a present from a christmas tree for :iconinkilng: (Progress 10% :bulletyellow:)
6. An interpretation of a Waluigi game for :iconsamthelily: (Progress 0% Bullet; Red)
7. Gear Jam pestering Seth for :iconitssethjm: (Progress 0% Bullet; Red)
8. Starlow and Prince Dreambert together for :iconanimanga-cece: (Progress 0% Bullet; Red)
9. Vanessa the Rainbow Pegasus for :iconrainbow000pegasus: (Progress 0% Bullet; Red)
10. Mario and Peach together as a couple for :iconhellamonetza: (Progress 0% Bullet; Red)
11. ????????? for :iconfoxybonnygirlssss: (Progress 0% Bullet; Red)
12. (Empty)


Anyways that's all I had to say for now, so if there's anything in this journal that caught your eye, be sure to write a comment and tell me about it.
I'm always happy to read new comments. So don't be afraid if you have anything you want to say, and if I don't happened to respond right away, that may be because I'm not avaliable at the moment, but I will try to respond the best as I can. Oh and also one thing to keep in mind, if I'm not drawing on deviantArt, I probably will be drawing on Miiverse. :) (Smile) 
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