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I've officially had this dA for more than a year now and these patterns have become normal. Period of no updates, period of a few in short succession, say I'll draw something which I don't end up doing, rinse and repeat.

Although I'm probably setting myself up for disappointment just for saying this, expect June to be one of those periods of updates in short succession (I've already done a few so I can't totally be a liar)

Also school's almost over yaaay and such.

EDIT: Just reached my 50th deviation, if that milestone is any sort of accomplishment.

"His busiest month was April 2008 with 7 (14%) of his deviations."

I'm gonna try to beat that high score this month if possible. I hate seeing that every time I look at my stats because that was my first month and I mostly just uploaded a bunch of old stuff I had done from a while ago D:

]]> ~Cyber-Pixel http://Cyber-Pixel.deviantart.com/journal/23250832/ http://Cyber-Pixel.deviantart.com/journal/23250832/ Tue, 17 Feb 2009 10:11:30 PST who got it from someone else. Basically you just need to draw something for each theme. I doubt I'll ever finish it, and I don't think I'm "good enough" to make decent things for most of these, but it's experimentation and practice and such. Let's see how this goes.

EDIT: 3/11/09 I'll just be X'ing off this list as I go instead of reposting it. Even if I make another journal, I'll keep coming back here to edit it.

1. Life [ ]
2. Youth [ ]
3. Content [ ]
4. Change [ ]
5. Dreams [ ]
6. Pessimistic [ ]
7. Pirate [ ]
8. Novel [ ]
9. Doom [ ]
10. Garden [ ]
11. Sadness [ ]
12. Confusion [ ]
13. Freedom [ ]
14. Inevitable [ ]
15. Idle [X]
16. Vampires [ ]
17. Convention [ ]
18. Roleplaying [ ]
19. Skull [X]
20. Pain [ ]
21. Joy [ ]
22. Time [ ]
23. Warmth [ ]
24. Voodoo [ ]
25. Insomnia [ ]
26. Solitude [ ]
27. Zombies [ ]
28. Heaven [ ]
29. Evil [ ]
30. Weary [ ]
31. Candyland [ ]
32. Robot [ ]
33. Old-school [ ]
34. Puppets [ ]
35. Flight [ ]
36. Movie [ ]
37. What if... [ ]
38. Batman [ ]
39. Dance [ ]
40. O RLY??? [ ]
41. Play [ ]
42. Uh-oh... [ ]
43. Duel [ ]
44. Sound Effect [ ]
45. Caption [ ]
46. Photo [ ]
47. Pants [ ]
48. Red [ ]
49. Fiesta [ ]
50. Percent [ ]
51. Soap Opera [ ]
52. Underwear [ ]
53. Stress [ ]
54. Froof (What the HELL is Froof?) [ ]
55. Mutation [ ]
56. Skeleton [ ]
57. Rock [ ]
58. Lies [ ]
59. Ninja [ ]
60. Message [ ]
61. Bugs [ ]
62. Effort [ ]
63. Bandaid [ ]
64. WRYYYY [ ]
65. Imaginary [ ]
66. Fly Me to the Moon [ ]
67. Discovery [ ]
68. What? [ ]
69. Adhesive [ ]
70. Underworld [ ]
71. KAWAII DESU [ ]
72. Mecha [ ]
73. Random [X]
74. Video Game [ ]
75. Crisis [ ]
76. Insanity [ ]
77. Ice [X]
78. Working Hard [ ]
79. Hardly Working [ ]
80. Sandwich [ ]
81. Clone [ ]
82. Clumsy [ ]
83. Keyboard [ ]
84. Hope [ ]
85. Song [ ]
86. Surprise [ ]
87. Cursed [ ]
88. Awesomeness [ ]
89. Internet [ ]
90. Fire [ ]
91. Orange [ ]
92. Love [ ]
93. Annoyance [ ]
94. Misunderstanding [ ]
95. Fantasia [ ]
96. Puppy [ ]
97. Lost [ ]
98. Pie [ ]
99. Fate [ ]
100. Death [ ]

]]> ~Cyber-Pixel http://Cyber-Pixel.deviantart.com/journal/22701517/ http://Cyber-Pixel.deviantart.com/journal/22701517/ Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:54:51 PST
My computer illustration class in school starts in 2 weeks. If I'm lucky maybe I'll learn something and get better with it. =/

I'll try to vary my fanart away from Mother. I'll TRY.

I usually don't say this, but, I'm pretty proud of that Midnight Moon picture.

]]> ~Cyber-Pixel http://Cyber-Pixel.deviantart.com/journal/22280908/ http://Cyber-Pixel.deviantart.com/journal/22280908/ Tue, 30 Dec 2008 13:46:15 PST _>' Besides, drawing requires motivation/inspiration, and I get way more of that from fanart.

I'm stuck having to illustrate an Aladdin children's book for a social studies project. My friend's in my group of 4, but we can't agree at all with the other two. If it was just us we would've been finished already. =/

I don't think fanart vs. original character should really matter. If anything I just want to atleast get another full fledged illustration up (inked, colored, shaded.) I started inking the Masked Man sketch I already have up, in hopes of coloring it. We'll see where I get with that. I also started a big Porky Minch illustration a long time ago, but I haven't made much progress on that. I smell another giving up. And now I think I just jinxed myself. .___.

The good news is that the semester's almost over, and when it is, my business/character education class will be replaced with a computer graphics class. Yaaaaaaaaaaaaay.

[Also, Happy New Year. Hopefully the improvement of my 2009 deviations over my 2008 deviations will give me a boost in self-esteem and motivation.]

As usual, expect another journal the next time I upload a worthy deviation.

]]> ~Cyber-Pixel http://Cyber-Pixel.deviantart.com/journal/21693841/ http://Cyber-Pixel.deviantart.com/journal/21693841/ Thu, 27 Nov 2008 07:31:15 PST
Changed the little userpage deviation feature thingy on the left there. Went from a mediocre one to a somewhat less mediocre one. Might shade it at some point, or add to it.

I'm conflicted about drawing original art vs. fanart. As you can no doubt tell, my gallery is a majority of the latter. However, I do understand the importance of doing original work and what makes it better than fanart (for both my improvement and, possibly, the presentation of it) and I know how fanart is less original than original art obviously. So I agree with doing original art and I would like to, but...

Every time I think "Alright, enough of this fanart crap, I need to start making some of my own characters and really work on making something good," the very next day I get a new idea for a fanart I'd like to draw and thus drop the whole original thing entirely. Specifically I'd really like to do some big Pokey Minch thing, but that's going to take forever and I still want to try original art.

We'll see how it goes. In terms of original art, if anything, expect the WWIV characters. That'll atleast give them some sort of purpose, because we all know a comic is never coming.

(And speaking of Pokey fanart, I updated my 1 All Time Favorite in the Favorites section from my favorite Tentomon deviation to my new favoritey Pokey Minch favorite. Favoritey favorite favorite. ....anyway check it out: [link]

]]> ~Cyber-Pixel http://Cyber-Pixel.deviantart.com/journal/19886524/ http://Cyber-Pixel.deviantart.com/journal/19886524/ Sun, 10 Aug 2008 21:03:49 PDT
I finally put a large amount of effort into a piece, Digitally Pixelated. I believe this calls for a level-up? Am I Harder Better Faster Stronger now? (I actually listened to that while making the piece to get in the techno mood.)

Goals for the rest of the summer:
-2 more fully colored pieces, I don't care what they're of.
-Get around to doing that Chosen Four: Poo.

If I can complete those simple goals, I'd say this summer wasn't a waste. Despite the lack of [good] updates, I'd say I've improved atleast a little.

EDIT- Monday, August 18th, 2008

Goals for the rest of the summer:
-1 more fully colored piece, fully colored and shaded WITH a background.
-Get around to doing that Chosen Four: Poo, before I forget how to use a pencil and paper.

]]> ~Cyber-Pixel http://Cyber-Pixel.deviantart.com/journal/19658868/ http://Cyber-Pixel.deviantart.com/journal/19658868/ Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:39:19 PDT _>

I shall continue to draw fan art until it attracts new watchers, damn it! >.<

Experimenting with being less lazy with hatching. Hopefully that ends well. And hopefull we'll have a colored picture soon.

]]> ~Cyber-Pixel http://Cyber-Pixel.deviantart.com/journal/19293803/ http://Cyber-Pixel.deviantart.com/journal/19293803/ Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:15:38 PDT
And with that cliffhanger, I disappear! *drills underground slowly*

]]> ~Cyber-Pixel http://Cyber-Pixel.deviantart.com/journal/19057823/ http://Cyber-Pixel.deviantart.com/journal/19057823/ Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:16:52 PDT Summer vacation's in.
New laptop's in.
Wireless mouse is in.
Tablet's soon to come.
Free time for drawing is UNLEAAAASHED!

I'm back in black (I hit the sack, it's been so long and it's great to be back-) and ready to get some drawing done. I've set some goals for this summer. I want to...

-Learn to draw better and more things (backgrounds would be great)
-Become comfortable and, more importantly, quick at digitally inking and coloring/shading with 'Shop CS3.
-Get SOME SORT of comic maintained by September. Most likely WWIV.

I'm even gonna try using this journal to promise that such-and-such drawing will be up next. You can look in my gallery to see how I get in the mood to draw the most random things, un-planned for. Like the latest Digimon.

Let's get this dA gallery rollin'!

]]> ~Cyber-Pixel http://Cyber-Pixel.deviantart.com/journal/18562064/ http://Cyber-Pixel.deviantart.com/journal/18562064/ Thu, 29 May 2008 15:01:58 PDT
Like I had assumed, nothing but simple sketchs until the school year's done with. Trust me, though, I'll be coming full force in late June-Early July when school's over. I have plenty of picture ideas. I definitely wanna do another Olimar pic, now that I'm confident that I know what he looks like. I'd also like to draw Simon from the anime Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann.

There's also the distinct, hopeful possibility that I'll be restarting my formerly-sprited comic World War IV: Chronicles of the Leaf in drawing form. See my WWIV: Andrew Sketch for more info regarding that. If I do follow through with the comic, I'll be uploading it here.

Just to drop you guys a link: megatokyo.com

You should try giving Megatokyo a shot if you haven't already. It's a webcomic/webmanga, and it's sheer awesomeness. The art is excellent (obviously not as good in the first 50 or so pages.) The story is engaging, and it appeals to all types of nerd and otaku. I got so addicted that I read all 1,000+ pages in a matter of 3 days. Read it now!

]]> ~Cyber-Pixel http://Cyber-Pixel.deviantart.com/journal/18322927/ http://Cyber-Pixel.deviantart.com/journal/18322927/ Wed, 14 May 2008 15:28:15 PDT
(tl;dr version at the bottom, but I'd suggest reading the whole thing. You're not THAT lazy.)

When your average joe, meaning a non-artist, thinks of art, I doubt that "stressful" comes to mind. Or, atleast, it didn't to me before I started taking art more and more seriously. I want a career in art when I grow up, so I do take art seriously as well as in a fun way. Rather, I take IMPROVING seriously. And not to toot my own horn, but, I have improved since I quit spriting.

Back when I had sprite comics, I'd often procrastinate on updating. I'd also often get bored with my current comic and just drop it, either sitting around lazily, or moving onto a new comic. Doing this didn't really have any consequence. It's not like my art counted as anything, and barely anyone read the comics anyway, so I wasn't really disappointing anyone. However, this getting bored and moving onto others things quickly without finishing the first is something that has carried on (in both art and literature.)

I keep starting then putting aside sketchs and pictures. Including those I promise to make FOR OTHER PEOPLE. Take that, and add it to the usual procrastination on schoolwork, and that equals a big uh-oh. There's also a big project I have to do from home for my Studio Art class, and multiple projects I've been putting off in-class as well. So that right there's art-stress-overload. Then, you take all of that and wrap it up in a thick tortilla and throw it into the mouth of the Finals and state tests I have coming up. So...yeah, I'm sorry for freaking out. I think starting this dA taught me a good lesson about getting overloaded with art, trying to do so many things at once. So, atleast I learned something.

Just give me until after finals (ends around June 20th.) I need to prioritize things, both art and school related. I need a little breathing space, and the calm mentality to not wanna grab my sketchbook back and start drawing a million more things to share with my friends of the interblag again. Just give me until after the school year, then I'll have all the time in the world to draw, and even color and shade, whatever I please.This dA will get rollin' then.

That's not to say there won't be any uploaded deviations for a month. I have a sketch done that I wasn't planning on inking or coloring anyway, so all I have to do is scan that. Chances are, you might even get one other deviation or so in that time. But that'll probably be it.

tl;dr wrap-up: My school's finals and Studio Art class's art festival are rapidly approaching. I'm swamped with work, and having optional art stuff to do for dA isn't helping. Thanks for understanding, and I'll still be active on dA, just not uploading much. See ya!

]]> ~Cyber-Pixel http://Cyber-Pixel.deviantart.com/journal/18180497/ http://Cyber-Pixel.deviantart.com/journal/18180497/ Mon, 05 May 2008 12:57:21 PDT
-ZaRWoC forumbrother

Got two pictures up, yo. Kyle-Kirby and Boo Guy. Boo Guy's an old drawing. Kyle-Kirby's one I just made (read: literally colored last night), so, yeah. And it's my Featured Deviation as well. Good shtuff.

I decided to draw a Mario picture. It's pretty big, actually has a background, and such. It's gonna take a while to do. I'm also contemplating whether I can even draw Yoshi or Koopas, because I tried both, and things didn't look pretty. Nevertheless, it's a pretty epic picture idea. First time drawing Mario, too.

Since it's such a big picture, and I bore of sketchs quickly, I wouldn't be surprised if I drew and colored another, new sketch in before I finish this one. So, don't be surprised.

Also, my Favorites are set to random on the front page now.

]]> ~Cyber-Pixel http://Cyber-Pixel.deviantart.com/journal/18147266/ http://Cyber-Pixel.deviantart.com/journal/18147266/ Sat, 03 May 2008 10:48:11 PDT
Finally finished Captain Olimar. He's up, now. Thanks to some dA bug/glitch, the newest deviations and newest favorites sometimes don't show up on the front page. So, for both, you'll have to click Browse Gallery/Favorites and find it yourself. Sorry. Hopefully it either gets fixed/fixes itself soon.

Not sure what to draw next. The sketch pad hasn't been touched recently. I've got a lot of options in mind. I could draw something from Gurren Lagann. I could try drawing Sonic again, despite the fact he comes out horrible 99.9% of the time I draw him (the Classic Sonic that's up being the one exception so far). I could try something else Nintendo. I've never drawn Mario, or any Mario character, before.

So, why don't you guys drop a comment on this journal entry with your opinions/suggestions on what to draw? I'm open to advice. If nobody drops a word, I'll probably lean towards Gurren Lagann. And I know half of you haven't seen that anime. Soooo...if you don't want that to happen, give meh some ideas! D:<
To Do List:
Pixel Kirby (already drawn, inked, and scanned)
Unknown Drawing, possibly Lagann (not started)

Phew...that Olimar took a while.

]]> ~Cyber-Pixel http://Cyber-Pixel.deviantart.com/journal/18085716/ http://Cyber-Pixel.deviantart.com/journal/18085716/ Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:26:06 PDT
Despite that, I like the Pikmin series and characters. Olimar is also my main in Smash Bros. Brawl. :3

I uploaded a picture of 3 Pikmin last night. So quickly, it's become liked! Already, 4 people I don't even know have favorited it. That gives me a warm fuzzy feeling. >.> I also wonder how they found it. Maybe, when I uploaded it, it showed up on dA's homepage? Or perhaps searching Pikmin brought them to it? Who knows? (EDIT: Wow. Just searching Pikmin on dA shows mine as the 4th result. Or, atleast, at the time of me writing this it does.)

To Do List for Deviations:
-Captain Olimar (already drawn, inked, and scanned)
-Kirby version of me (already drawn, inked, and scanned)

Until I finish Olimar...see ya then!

]]> ~Cyber-Pixel http://Cyber-Pixel.deviantart.com/journal/18040552/ http://Cyber-Pixel.deviantart.com/journal/18040552/ Sat, 26 Apr 2008 15:07:10 PDT Red Pikmin: 10 -> 18
Blue Pikmin: 8 -> 35
Yellow Pikmin: 10 -> 11
White Pikmin: 0 -> 0
Purple Pikmin: 2 -> 1"

No Treasure Found. D:

Day Two of my devArt account (no, silly, I'm not gonna be doing a journal entry every day. That'd be annoying and stupid), which was practically my "day one" since I actually have deviations up now, is coming to a close. So far, all the deviations I have up are stuff I made in the past. They're all old shtuff (well, the Ness is relatively new). I haven't gotten any new things up yet, but they're on the way. A colored Olimar and Pikmin trio picture is coming soon. After that, a Kirby character version of myself.

Until then, have fun with my few pictures. Criticsm is wanted. Preferably with advice on how to get better, too. Don't point out the obvious, like, "LOLYOURHANDSSUCK" or "LOLYOUREYESSUCK." I know both of those. I need to get BETTER. In the meantime, go look at my Favorites.

]]> ~Cyber-Pixel http://Cyber-Pixel.deviantart.com/journal/18023481/ http://Cyber-Pixel.deviantart.com/journal/18023481/ Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:58:05 PDT
Well. There's nothing up here at the moment. However, talking about my Photoshop teacher just reminded me that I could upload the stuff I made in class.

TO PHOTOSHOP. AWAAAAAAAY

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