Well, I'm just trying to be funny with the title...

It gets me right to the point of this entry, though!
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I'm sorry to those of you wondering where I've been.
One the one hand, I'm trying to balance my computer and non-computer time usage in favor of the latter. Because there is so much life out there to live! But, then, here's the second thing keeping me at bay: I am having another bad run-in with faltering self-confidence.

In short, I've faced my old works on here and either cringed or smiled-- but, when I put my hand to the paper anew, it's like I'm scared of what I'll make. I imagine that in half an hour when I look at the sketch again I will despise it. Or, see all the flaws (sometimes those two are the same but often, I'm guessing, they're not).
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I decided to try and do what I love best which is to make pictures for people besides me. That actually gets me motivated. I don't want to give up on my art! So I'm taking this chance to create with a purpose and face my fears.

You'll probably be seeing a lot of pieces that could really use a perspective enhancer (if only those existed), or better pencil strokes, or more time put into it in order to get (closer-to-)perfection.

Maybe I'm only treating myself unkindly again!
Or, maybe I am looking at the commercial art world around me and thinking, "I don't stand a chance." It's not that I want to be a commercial or full-time artist. But I do want to be able to write and illustrate a book that could get published, which would therefore need to sell. (It's a competitive world out there...)

But we humans don't get far when we do nothing but put ourselves down. We only get anywhere when we treat ourselves gentler and kinder.
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My plea is this: I hope that you don't mind the way things are going for me right now! And I hope that the stuff you see getting put up here doesn't demand too much of a need for you to hold back the tears... or the laughter. We'll see!


Still Sincerely Yours,
damasca


-----Clubs I'm in-----
=KHClub ~Sheratfanclub
*Pokedex ~DiamondFantasies
~OdinSphereFC ~The-Little-People
check out ~The-Little-People's club, guys~~

-----Great Artists~-----
Go check out my friends! For example: check out a few of my lady friends:
~Maurexen ~SwitchValentine
~skylar003 ~Flane-kanja
~yukito-chan ~PsychoSmile

-----Useful Art Tutorials-----
~photoshop-tutorials
Digital art tutorial: [link] (which referenced this one, too; *very useful*)--> [link]
My favorite Photoshop Tutorial. It's concise, it makes sense, and I link people to it all the time: [link]
The only PS Pen Tutorial that's ever made sense to me: [link]
Wings: [link]
Fur and Feathers: [link]
Hair: [link]
Fabrics (example swatches, not a tutorial): [link]

Odin Sphere artwork. Basic gallery, great references: [link]