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The first 20 people who comment on this journal will get a feature slot, with 3 pieces of their art thumb nailed. After you've commented and I've featured you, please make a journal entry like this of your own, and feature me there~ Of course, you don't have to, but I'd appreciate it if you did! :3

**Edit for non-premium members; As a non-paying member myself, I don't have the option to post thumbnails. It's no fun to only have paying members join in on the fun, so if you want to participate and don't have the option, just post the person your featuring's icon, and links to your three favorite deviations. I know, sadly, that it's not nearly as good as the thumbnails, but it's still something~ <3

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]]> ~RoninNeko http://RoninNeko.deviantart.com/journal/25948889/ http://RoninNeko.deviantart.com/journal/25948889/ Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:16:53 PDT
Recently I stopped receiving hours at my job—It’s not that they “fired” me per se… They just refuse to give me any hours so I can come in and work! Because I have to look forward to paying for college next semester on top of attempting to save up for things like laptops and maybe, just once in a while, something for myself that I don’t NEED (@.@) this puts me in sort of a tight spot!
That being said, I need a way to make money. Since all my efforts to find a new job have failed thusfar and all I’m really good at is making art… I’ve decided to officially open myself up for art commissions!

About My Work:
All of my art is drawn and colored with traditional media. I prefer the Prismacolor brand, so the majority of my art is colored with a mixture of Premier Prismacolor Markers and Prismacolor Colored Pencils, along with being inked in water and smear-resistant Prismacolor Art Pens.
I absolutely love to mix media; a typical art piece of mine will be drawn in pencil, inked twice (once for basic lines and once after erasing for depth and cleaning), colored and shaded with markers, highlighted and given further depth with colored pencils, and finally given bright highlights and touchups with white acrylic paint.

About Commissioning Me:
At the moment, there is absolutely NOTHING I won’t draw! That is subject to change if I do find something that makes me uncomfortable, but at the moment I’m pretty open minded, so I’ll take whatever you want to give me.
The drawing process can take up to three weeks depending on what’s going on in my life, however, typically you should be able to count on a commission being finished within two weeks. If there is going to be a delay for any reason, I will be sure to let you know and give you regular progress updates.
While I’m drawing, I want to make sure you are pleased with what you are getting! Because of this, I’ll send you previews for critique at various stages of the drawing; one-two previews during the sketching stage, once after inking, and once after the base marker colors have been laid down. After that it will be extremely hard for me to change anything about the drawing, so I will only send you previews when/if you request them.
Finally, because my art is strictly traditional, I am able to ship you the final piece! Shipping on the pieces is completely free of charge.

Prices:
$25 ~ Fully Colored Piece ~ These drawings are completely inked and colored with markers, pencils, and acrylics if necessary. They may include up to two characters—if you wish to commission more, please contact me to discuss the piece and prices.
$20 ~ Flat Colored Piece ~ These drawings will be inked and colored only with flat marker colors. There will be no shading. These pieces may include up to three characters.
$13 ~ Inked Piece ~ These drawings are inked and cleaned up, but not colored at all.
$5 ~ Full Page Sketch ~ These drawings are just sketches and are not inked at all, they will be cleaned up, however.
Other Prices:
$15 ~ Full Size Paper Child ~ Paper Children are drawings of characters that are meant to interact with their environment in some way. For example, a drawing of a wolf character being held by the scruff of it’s neck by some invisible force. The drawings are set up so that a human can hold the paper child in the right way and have it look like the “child” is real. A full size paper child of mine will be fully colored with all of my typical media and will be around 11 inches tall. I will also laminate it before sending.
Example: [link]
**** I will be adding more options for these soon, but I need to enquire about lamination first ****
$7 ~ Googly Eyes Chibis ~ These are small (2-3 inches), laminated chibi drawings with 3D googly eyes.
Example: [link]

Hopefully by now you’ve read all of this and are super excited that I’m open for commissions and have a supreme desire to commission me~! So I bet you’re wondering how. ^__^

At the moment, I’m setting up a website that I will be able to direct you to with all of this information and more, along with an easy-to-use form you can use to submit your commission!
Until that point, however, I ask that you please email me at GoldenAnimeRose@aol.com with your commission information—once we have set up the commission and you have transferred the money to my paypal account (same email address – GoldenAnimeRose@aol.com) I’ll begin to work on your art!

But wait, there’s more! Because I am just opening for commissions and a lot of you aren’t superbly familiar with my art, I’m running a speci... ]]> ~RoninNeko http://RoninNeko.deviantart.com/journal/25805796/ http://RoninNeko.deviantart.com/journal/25805796/ Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:03:37 PDT

Rules:
1. Post the rules.
2. Each tagged person must tell 8 things about themselves.
3. At the end you have to tag 8 people and post their icons in your journal.
4. Go back to their page and leave a comment saying you tagged them.
5. No tag backs

About me:
1. Secretly, I'm a hopeless romantic.
2. I love to draw, but I haven't felt that my art was "complete" since I was in elementary school.
3. I wish I could draw as quickly and skillfully as I edit on palace.
4. I want to fall terribly, truly, deeply, madly in love with the girl of my dreams.
5. I'm not as over it as I pretend to be.
6. I'm a total sucker for cute socks, bras, and underwear.
7. I LOVE finding information--and am not afraid to do months researching on something I'm interested in. (And have in the past... IE: ABJDs, VAMPY)
8. If I could give up anything I own to make the lives of everyone I love infinitely easier for as long as they needed, I would do it in a heartbeat.

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]]> ~RoninNeko http://RoninNeko.deviantart.com/journal/21313829/ http://RoninNeko.deviantart.com/journal/21313829/ Tue, 04 Nov 2008 08:19:49 PST Is your age eighteen years or older?
GO VOTE.

And please, please, vote for Barack Obama. (Can you imagine was a man like McCain would do to things like the internet... And art websites? And those are but the tip of the awful things McCain might/could do if he gets into office!)

(^--I don't like McCain, and I think he has the potential to be the first step towards a long, irreversible downward slope for our economy and country... However, please do not mistake me with one of the radical democrats who believes the United States is going to implode if McCain becomes president.)

]]> ~RoninNeko http://RoninNeko.deviantart.com/journal/20001955/ http://RoninNeko.deviantart.com/journal/20001955/ Sun, 17 Aug 2008 10:05:27 PDT [link]
then click "View" for each one of the little eggs. It makes meh happy.

Kthxbai. <3

]]> ~RoninNeko http://RoninNeko.deviantart.com/journal/19419363/ http://RoninNeko.deviantart.com/journal/19419363/ Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:27:08 PDT .> <.<
I'm working out of my drawing standstill into... Well, I don't know yet.
I know I have the potential to be an amazing artist--I KNOW I do. But I just can't seem to access it.
It's almost as if I can feel a physical tug, as if my arms are bound behind me as I struggle against the chains placed on me. If I could just get away, break free, I could do something amazing.
I picked up my pencil tonight to attempt another pixel ID (I REALLY want one, but keep failing at it) and as I drew I knew what I wanted, but I just couldn't seem to get it right. Once more, after about 5 minutes of sketching out a layout I gave up, frustrated. The layout sketch doesn't even look that bad, but I just grow so frustrated that it doesn't look the way I want it to.

I just don't know what's holding me back. Everything that I draw recently seems... amateur. But if I could just get past what ever is holding me back, I know it would look like I want it to.
I know I'm not a -bad- artist, per se, but I KNOW I could be better. I KNOW it.

I just don't know how to get there.

]]> ~RoninNeko http://RoninNeko.deviantart.com/journal/17975384/ http://RoninNeko.deviantart.com/journal/17975384/ Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:27:41 PDT .> <.<

Hohkayso! (Sound it out, if you've seen the flash you'll get it XP Here's a hint: The next line is "Here's the Earth." ^.~)
Anyways XP (Hyper, sorry) I feel very artistically special! I've decided I'm going to do a redraw of the oldest drawing I can dig up, just for fun ^__^ I have a couple other re-draws I can post too... I love watching myself improve though! I've felt like I was at such a standstill with my art, but recently it's definitely gotten better.
And people are noticing ^.^ I'm starting to get more page views and whatnot on deviantart (even though I'm not posting/updating as fast as I could be) and when I take my art out I get all sorts of compliments. ^__^ Someone asked me today in the hallway as I was drawing for my deviantart name and complimented me art! Another person in choir complimented me too. It makes me so happy //^.^\\
I also had my first news-feature. It was my bunny picture, in an lolcat news. ^___^ It was pretty awesome!
And I was officially tagged for the first time. By Hedy XP So now I have to do the "Man MEME" some time, lol.
And I've even been inspiring people to draw more! My friend Natasha has been looking at my drawings lately and today was finally like: "I think I'm going to start/go back to drawing!" ^__________________^

Hopefully I'll be able to finish up my newest drawing pretty soon. Everyone is really impressed with it, so I'm super-excited to be able to post it! And towards the end of May I'll also post all of my flowers! (References for them are favorited in my collection "A Flower A Day") I didn't get to continue with them as much as I wanted, so there are only 10-15, but they're still very pretty.

Anyways, I need to head off (study for chemistry), but I'll return later! Maybe even with a new scanned image! <3

]]> ~RoninNeko http://RoninNeko.deviantart.com/journal/17940815/ http://RoninNeko.deviantart.com/journal/17940815/ Sun, 20 Apr 2008 09:12:16 PDT
1. WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mother & father's middle name)
Michelle William (I think XP)

2. NASCAR NAME: (first name of your mother's dad, father's dad)
Henry Lawrence

3. STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first name)
Weram (... how sad.)

4. DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color, favorite animal)
Blue Serval ( I Like! ^.~)


5. SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, city where you were born)
Kailyn (sp) HighRidge (I think XP)

6. SUPERHERO NAME: (2nd fav color, fav drink, add "THE" to the beginning)
The Green Diet Wild Cherry Pepsi

7. FLY NAME: (first 2 letters of 1st name, last 2 letters of your last name)
Amer (o.o)

8. GANGSTA NAME: (fav ice cream flavor, fav cookie)
Half Baked Butterscotch-Peanut Butter
(lulz)

9. ROCK STAR NAME: (current pets name, current street name)
Coconut University (rofl)

10. STRIPPER NAME: (name of your fav perfume/cologne, fav candy)
Fresh White Musk Fantasy Butterfinger
(. . .)

11. PORN NAME: (1st pet, street you grew up on)
Rainbow Grand
(XP I sound a little like a candybar)

]]> ~RoninNeko http://RoninNeko.deviantart.com/journal/17840028/ http://RoninNeko.deviantart.com/journal/17840028/ Sun, 13 Apr 2008 21:24:33 PDT I'm also in the middle of a REALLY cool furry piece that I'll try to post as soon as I finish (though who knows when that'll be).

]]> ~RoninNeko http://RoninNeko.deviantart.com/journal/17577330/ http://RoninNeko.deviantart.com/journal/17577330/ Sat, 29 Mar 2008 17:13:54 PDT Well, I decided that there isn't enough of it. XP
And so I've decided to draw some of my own!
I wanted to draw kari and for some reason everything I was getting inspiration for involved water, the end product resulted in kari in the pool, with gatomon next to her because, well, I felt like drawing gatomon too. ^__^
I'm really enjoying drawing the piece so far! I'm having a few problems with perspective and drawing the water, but oh well! I'll get it figured out.
Even if I end up hating kari, I'll definitely scan in gatomon so everyone can see her--She looks great!!!
<3

Just a minor update of updateyness.

]]> ~RoninNeko http://RoninNeko.deviantart.com/journal/17032969/ http://RoninNeko.deviantart.com/journal/17032969/ Sat, 23 Feb 2008 21:52:14 PST Anyways... I just wanted to let everyone know that as soon as possible I will be updating with two new pieces! One was lineart that I colored and another was done on black construction paper. <3 I'm very excited, but currently don't have access to a scanner and GIMP is being a *insert insult of choice here* So I haven't been able to edit the photos I took of the drawings enough to make them worthy of posting.
Hopefully tomorrow I'll be able to get them scanned though!

]]> ~RoninNeko http://RoninNeko.deviantart.com/journal/16611055/ http://RoninNeko.deviantart.com/journal/16611055/ Mon, 28 Jan 2008 11:03:00 PST
It makes me super-duper happy! Perhaps I shall do some thank you art soon ^__^ (Provided I get caught up in my studies T.T I Hope to do that this week though!)

Anyways, thank you so much to everyone who has been visiting my page, favoriting, and commenting! It's a great way to start out the day and it makes me really happy. <3

]]> ~RoninNeko http://RoninNeko.deviantart.com/journal/16472145/ http://RoninNeko.deviantart.com/journal/16472145/ Sat, 19 Jan 2008 09:14:11 PST It depends... I would rather people use mental violence than physical, but more often I wish they would just talk it out like mature people, and not like the teenagers most people are at heart.
Do you think natural disasters could be predicted with more caution?
I don't think so... I mean, I would rather be evacuated on the pretense of a natural disaster then die because the forgot to mention it on the news, ya know? O.o


Do you think you make the ideal partner?
Probably not for most people, but for someone, somewhere, maybe I will.

Why/why not?
Well... I believe in soul-mates and true love and all the gooshy stuff, so that's just what I think (or at least hope) will happen.

Would you ever get a genital piercing?
Uhhhmmm... Maybe? I suppose it depends. It might be the kind of thing I do should I ever decide to get plastered in somewhere that is NOT Missouri. In my imaginary drunken state it seems like the kind of thing I would do. O.O Also, if a loved one (ie: girlfriend, fiancee, etc.) ever really wanted me to do it, I might do it with much persuading.

Do you think happiness is underrated?
Not at all! I believe that every one should get to be happy at some point.

What do you think would be the most embarrassing death?
Hohjeez... Lemme think. Probably drawing all over yourself with a marker "known to cause cancer to the State of California." *cough* Because you were too much of a nerd to read the back of the marker. *doublecoughcoughhackcough.*

Do you honestly think nice guys will end up better-off in the long run?
Definitely! They may get treated like crap now, but I think that end the end, they will find someone right for them, and if they don't, then they'll learn to be less nice and possibly be all the better for it.

How do you feel about self-harm?
I don't like it. I've had several friends who do it, but am at a loss as to how to stop it! So DON'T DO IT PEOPLES! IT's bad. I mean, it's your body... At least, like, self-harm a voodoo doll of yourself or something! Sheesh. Please? *puppy dog eyes*

Would/Have you ever done drugs?
YUCK! No, no, nono, nononononononono. I have do desire to ever do drugs--I want to be the best I can be on my own and I don't want to have to use a crutch like that when I need a physical escape. Books = drugs. Real Drugs = BADBADBADBADBADBAD.

Where was your first kiss?
Not in my house or anywhere near it!!! That's all I'm allowed to say--It was a secret. ^.^

Where do you wish it was?
I think in my house or close to it might have been a little better, but I don't really have a goal for the locations of any of my sexual escapades (yes, I consider kissing a sexual escapade, along with other far crazier and ridiculous things). That's just now how I work. O.o

Would you consider yourself deep?
Yeah, I think so. It does kind of depend on my mood, though.

Do you think that music lyrics have lost all true meaning?
Not all of them! But a lot of them are. I mean, come on, we've got rich, black men paid to dress "ghetto" and since about how bad life is when we ALL KNOW that they've never even been there. Also, wth is with the fascination with sex in music? I don't want to listen to someone talk about sex!!! Especially not some one I don't know. So put your lady-lumps back in your pants and/or shirt, you ho!

Do you think prejudice should be taken more seriously?
I think so... It drives me nuts. I've lost friendships over prejudice, and currently really, really dislike my moms boyfriend because of it. Also, I wish my grandma would move into the 21st century.

Do you dislike clingy people?
I suppose it depends on the level of clingy-ness. I don't really dislike them, I just don't want to be followed around 24/7 by a super-clingy person. O.o

Do you prefer revenge or just pure jealousy/envy?
Niether? Jealousy is such a sucky thing to live with, and revenger tends to be something you regret later on (regrets suck.)

Have you ever felt like ripping someone’s tongue out?
Well, like doing something to make them shut up, anyways. I kind of wish I had the power to make people's mouths dry out at will. This would come in handy.

Do you know what Russian Roulette is?
Some sort of gambling something? Possible cards, but I am reminded of the game with the spinny thing and dice. XP

Do you think that bullies should be locked up in barns and burned alive?
Well, locked up... I dunno about burned up O.o I do wish people would stand up to them more though! Personally, I find it interesting how I was always picked on as a child, but now stand up to all the bullies around here. (there's only 1-2)

... ]]> ~RoninNeko http://RoninNeko.deviantart.com/journal/16279007/ http://RoninNeko.deviantart.com/journal/16279007/ Sun, 06 Jan 2008 00:05:17 PST [link]

I could do that!!!
Hardcore yes O.o Some of my old art is so awful.. I'm still improving bit by bit, but darn... The difference between new amanda art and some of the first amanda art is like... atari vs PS3 (they're both wonderful, but, well, they're like from two different planets O.o)

So yes... I must find the original art notebook (Yes, I shudder at the thought) and redraw something from it (...Is anything even worth redrawing in that notebook? O.O)
I shall do some scans in my scraps of other older stuff too.

]]> ~RoninNeko http://RoninNeko.deviantart.com/journal/15992820/ http://RoninNeko.deviantart.com/journal/15992820/ Tue, 18 Dec 2007 20:26:04 PST
1. I feel like I'm at a standstill in my art. I feel like I improved a lot over a short period of time, but now I don't feel like I'm doing any more improving... I feel like I'm missing something crucial in my art and I don't know how to get it in there.

2. I think I'm going to spend a really long time doing nothing but drawing chibis. Cause I suck at them, and some day, when I decide to sell my art... Well, they sell well. XD

3. I might be getting a tablet for Christmas! Provided the guys at Best Buy were literate enough to find one XP

And that's about it! <3

]]> ~RoninNeko http://RoninNeko.deviantart.com/journal/15860464/ http://RoninNeko.deviantart.com/journal/15860464/ Sun, 09 Dec 2007 09:53:05 PST
]]> ~RoninNeko http://RoninNeko.deviantart.com/journal/15526706/ http://RoninNeko.deviantart.com/journal/15526706/ Thu, 15 Nov 2007 21:08:37 PST So you know how all the really good artists seem to have a special attachment to their deviantart names?
Even though there's not a story behind mine, I'm starting to feel it. ^.^" I've had this account for so long it's like--how can I not love it? Besides, it's also the only I account I hold with this name (I reuse account names for different sites A LOT).
I caught myself thinking up random personifications for it earlier. XD
Kitty-warrior! rAWr! XD

(I've crossed that point where I'm so stressed and upset I giggle of the simplest and silliest of things. O.o TYIATB!!! (Thank God It's Almost Thanksgiving Break!))

Talk to you all later.
Btw, if I ever design my personification I'll totally post it.
And maybe I'll do some more pokemon related stuff some time too! People seem to like those pieces ^.^ I liked making the sprites and the chibi(ishes)s so maybe I'll make more. As for the chibi-ishes (I only scanned pikachu, but there's a faded espeon on my door)--I originally made them so they could be sold at anime cons as stickers some day, but who knows if that'll happen.
Regardless, they're small and simple, and thusfore fun little distractions from life!<3

Okay, I'm REALLY done now.

P.S. "Watching:" Should read:
"Watching: The boobs of the girl on one of my wallscrolls flutter in the breeze"
But that's too long, so I posted it up here.
P.S.S. Everyone knows that I made my icon from scratch in paint, right? *wink winK* Because I'm very proud of it, but no one ever said anything on it... T.T And I love it so much! I'm tempted to post it as a deviation, but I just dunno...
P.S.S.S. (edit) That little homesick emoticon makes me really sad. T.T

]]> ~RoninNeko http://RoninNeko.deviantart.com/journal/15226926/ http://RoninNeko.deviantart.com/journal/15226926/ Fri, 26 Oct 2007 09:06:21 PDT
Also----new Avatar today! After what... Like 3 years? XD
Made completely in paint ^__^ From scratch. All by myself. <3<3<3

]]> ~RoninNeko http://RoninNeko.deviantart.com/journal/14925557/ http://RoninNeko.deviantart.com/journal/14925557/ Fri, 05 Oct 2007 11:09:55 PDT
I just want everyone to know that I LOVE art trades and collabs.

So you should do one with me. ^.~*

]]> ~RoninNeko http://RoninNeko.deviantart.com/journal/14853686/ http://RoninNeko.deviantart.com/journal/14853686/ Sun, 30 Sep 2007 09:56:37 PDT
I want to draw "sexy no jutsu" pictures for all the naruto characters. It amuses me.

]]> ~RoninNeko http://RoninNeko.deviantart.com/journal/14567194/ http://RoninNeko.deviantart.com/journal/14567194/ Sun, 09 Sep 2007 19:46:43 PDT
Also---Should my art ever be super amazing, remind me to put up some of my first pictures so that everyone knows that I wasn't born that way, okay?

]]> ~RoninNeko http://RoninNeko.deviantart.com/journal/13963582/ http://RoninNeko.deviantart.com/journal/13963582/ Tue, 31 Jul 2007 22:27:19 PDT
I've also decided that I'm going to look up a really awesome picture for reference and draw howl in that pose.

It's a goal.

P.S. Patterns on lasso-ropes... Suck.

P.S.S. My mom put a lint-sock on the laundry hose, but it blocked so much lint that the water couldn't get out so the washer leaked and now I have to do all the laundry, instead of half of it, because all the clothes on the floor waiting to be washed got wet and yucky.
Stupid lint-sock.

]]> ~RoninNeko http://RoninNeko.deviantart.com/journal/13447772/ http://RoninNeko.deviantart.com/journal/13447772/ Fri, 22 Jun 2007 14:03:22 PDT I don't want to stand up--sending pangs throughout my stomach--to turn off the house alarm which she refuses to get fixed.
I don't want to think about the fact that she's probably going to cry on the first day of camp... again.

I want to draw.
In the quiet... And if I can't have quiet, I want the words of anime to be my guide above the silence.
I want to sit--to clear my mind. The only negative things the pencil allows for are within the world of the art. There is no war, no politics.
There is only expression.
I want to admire the sunset I created, shining through the swirls of darkness only I have the power to vanish, some how all beneath the light of a full moon blemished only by a smudge of led---no smog there.

]]> ~RoninNeko http://RoninNeko.deviantart.com/journal/13438466/ http://RoninNeko.deviantart.com/journal/13438466/ Thu, 21 Jun 2007 20:44:42 PDT Good evening, fellow artists. *tranquil smile*
I believe you're here to learn how to draw?
Well then... Let us begin.

First... I would like you to know that these pictures don't sell worth anything. That's why they are sitting here. Because I can't sell them. *calm, warm smile*

So instead, let us start with a commission! You see, commissions sell really well. *gradually gets quieter as the sentence goes on*People may ask you to draw themselves, their relatives, their pets, their secret fantasies. *normal volume* Oh! Ehm... I'm sorry. Bad memories. *Sad half-smile*

Let us continue. I have chosen for you a lovely, extremely vague commission that we can all try at home.

*The show progresses as normal, with Amanda proceeding to walk the viewers through composing a picture, up to the final inking. When the ink has dried, she lifts the picture to show the audience* Now then... Isn't that nice?
Wait... What the hell?? I can see the pencil lines from behind the picture! ARGH! *she throws the pencil lines down and slaps an extremely smudgy kneadable eraser onto the image, erasing in such a way that she is, literally, using half the muscles in her body*
*After a minute or so she begins hyperventilating and a large, muscular, obviously homosexual man lifts her from the chair. She claws at the picture, but another young woman has already appeared with another piece of paper. The show cuts out.*
*TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES*
*The show returns, with Amanda now sitting on a bar stool, hair slightly tousled and cheeks reddened from her previous effort. The image in front of her is line-free.*
That's much better. Shall we continue, fellow artists?
*the audience looks a bit skeptical, but those with paper out re-situate themselves to draw after a moment.*
That's good. *gently, Amanda retrieves a large set of 'risma' colored pencils, set them down, arranges them so that all of the pencils can be accessed easily, then folds her hands in her lap to speak once again to the audience.*
While most of this picture is black, we will start with all of the other neccessary colors first. Black is the darkest pencil you can use, and it's very easy to catch and smudge it while using lighter colors.
So we'll use it last.
*The next few minutes proceed without incident, with Amanda going through red, skin tones, hair colors, and a bit of gray. She even calmly explains shading as she goes about it.*
*At this point, only about one quarter of the picture has been colored, but everything left is black. Gingerly, Amanda retrieves the black pencil, frowning as she notices that it has been broken and must be sharpened.*
You'll notice, dear audience, that this will happen some times. Prisma pencils, because of their good quality, are known to break easily, and must be sharpened often enough.
*The pencil is beginning to get short, but not unusable, and Amanda inserts it gently into a pencil sharpener, turning it a few times, then pulling it out only to notice that it's almost exactly the same as before, but shorter.*
Sometimes it takes a few tries...
*She reinserts it, turning slowly and pulling out after only one rotation or so. The pencil still isn't sharpened. She bites her lip then peers inside the sharpener. Suddenly she lets out a yell and beats the pencil sharpener hard enough on the desk in front of her that a small crack is heard (later inspection revealed a crack in the desk, not the sharpener--Yey wal-mart sharpeners!). A small piece of lead pops out and she smiles serenely, then continues to sharpen.*
*After a moment the pulls the pencil out---it's perfectly sharpened, but only about two inches long now--Just long enough to work with. She tilts the pencil down, prepared to begin applying color and the lead tip falls out neatly.*
*There is a moment of deadly silence before she snatches it up and shoves it back into the pencil. Amanda continues on, repeating the scenario several times before loosing an amazonian scream and launching the small piece of wooden distruction into the audience. A young lady in front of her squeeks and ducks, causing the older man behind her to be hit squarely in the forehead (good thing the pencil wasn't sharpened!).*
CURSE YOU! YOU SEE? DO YOU UNDERSTAND?!?!?! THIS IS WHAT THE REAL ART WORLD IS LIKE!
*Her next words are lost in a series of screams and mixture of unintelligable english, japanese, and spanish. The muscular man returns and drags her off stage while the young lady who had come to the rescue before hands a tube of neosporin to the older man.*
*TECHNICAL DI... ]]> ~RoninNeko http://RoninNeko.deviantart.com/journal/13322835/ http://RoninNeko.deviantart.com/journal/13322835/ Tue, 12 Jun 2007 22:11:55 PDT The person is done very simplistically, which is cool, because it contrasts alot with the details in the bg. But anyways. It's my halloween in June picture! It's really awesome <3
Just wanted to be giddy...
I'll post it when I finish ^______^

]]> ~RoninNeko http://RoninNeko.deviantart.com/journal/13316223/ http://RoninNeko.deviantart.com/journal/13316223/ Tue, 12 Jun 2007 12:20:47 PDT
I don't like round art styles--like mine is becoming. I know that sounds silly, because I draw rounded edge pictures, but I don't like it...

I really, really LOVE those sharp-edged, really detailed, unique but anime styled pictures. I LOVE them. I want to draw like that.

T.T

On a side note... I'm now watching tagl (dev name)... I LOVE her art (do you think that's what started the emo-teen rant? ^__^"). She does wonderous things with prismas and watercolors and pens and guess what... sharpies! I really like the way she fills her backgrounds too.

*sigh* I need to kick my muses. I can draw... But lately I haven't been able to draw anything that's my own.

]]> ~RoninNeko http://RoninNeko.deviantart.com/journal/13306016/ http://RoninNeko.deviantart.com/journal/13306016/ Mon, 11 Jun 2007 16:46:04 PDT I've been on deviantart for... *glances at journals, then holds up fingers and counts*
5 years! And I have... 9 journal entries. XD
I didn't update in 2005 at all, isn't that crazy?
Actually... This is my first update of 2007. Hopefully I'll learn to keep up with deviantart, at least for this summer.

I've been doing A LOT of subeta commissions, so if you want one... Make 250,000 sP on subeta and smail me ^__^ We'll see if we can work something out. XD
I will only do free commissions for close friends, and I WILL NOT do pay-commissions outside of subeta for anything other than the subeta currency.
Even if that changes... I won't be doing commissions via internet. (T.T Sorry!)

I made it through Sophomore year... Class rank 5 (of 450-something)---almost all A's (1 B).
I was a drama club technician, anime club president, student worker for choir and occasional/mostly class technician.

I now stand at the head of a new road.
In August, I'll be leaving Fox, Jefferson County, Troupe C, and the area I've known and lived in all my life for college.
It's kind of funny... How the kids who really, really hate school are the ones who are there most often (detention, ISS, failing years), but the kids who are okay with it, and even sometimes like, get to leave early.
So yes, next year I will be attending college via the Missouri Academy... When we start, I will still be 15. Crazy, huh?

Anyways, lots of pretty drawings in the past few days AND a new deviant-ID! I think it's adorable, personally. XD

Thanks for the comments whilest I was dead/away for a year! <3<3<3

]]> ~RoninNeko http://RoninNeko.deviantart.com/journal/8545977/ http://RoninNeko.deviantart.com/journal/8545977/ Fri, 21 Apr 2006 22:38:25 PDT I know you must all be so enthused!!!

It seems like... Freshman year started
and went
and went
and went
and then it was like... Oh my gosh, where did you the year go? And so now, several tests, a semester, districts, my first finals, new and old friends, many drawings, many writings, and many moodswings later, I have drug myself back to deviant art.

So where have I been?
1. 4 honors classes=homework
2. Internet... Palace in 2005, mIRC early 2006, and now mainly livejournal and VAMPY websites.
3. Choir---Districts, Gatlinburg(coming up), Solo and Small Ansemble, random assembles, other crap
4. Drama Tech *OMIGOSHILOVETECH* Up until april 15th or so it was every night until 4PM... The week before that it was every night until 10PM ^____^
5. Friends: I'm trying to be social, I swear.
6. Anime Club = lotsa work... Everything from planning to getting to going.
Doesn't sound like a lot... But it all is O.o Trust me

But nonetheless, I'm back... And i should have a new drawing soon! ^________^ I'm redoing some old ones and I just inked one of the redos, so as soon as it's colored it'll be up.
Furries! But cute furries ^.^

-Thank you to all the people looking at my stuff and to anyone I didn't thank for comments or faves----I'm so sorry I forgot you!!! ]]> ~RoninNeko http://RoninNeko.deviantart.com/journal/3575279/ http://RoninNeko.deviantart.com/journal/3575279/ Tue, 12 Oct 2004 17:27:46 PDT But today i have posted a picture that made it to a favourites list and it has made my day!!!
YEs i know, this is so amatuer,but,
*squeel*
THANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOU!!!!
*hugs them all*ANd people looked at my picture!!!!
Thankyou again!!!!

Nothing else to say.
BUt i'm really happy!!!!!!! ]]> ~RoninNeko http://RoninNeko.deviantart.com/journal/3234247/ http://RoninNeko.deviantart.com/journal/3234247/ Sat, 28 Aug 2004 19:16:50 PDT
My best friend, Ashley, went out of town the weekend of July 4th.The original plan was that she was going to be in Oklahoma for about 2 weeks, her parent's would come back home and she would leave to go to California for another 2 weeks, then come home. Putting her back at getting home around the beginning of august. The original plan wasn't that great because I was going to Ikasucon in the middle of all this and I couldn't mail her anything and it would be alot harder to talk to her. Not to mention she wouldn't be home when I got home. But that was alright, i was gonna deal.
Well, She came home for about 2 days around the 7th, and I spent both days with her.(from the forth to the seventh i hadn't been able to contact her).Then she left for, guess where, california!Where she would be staying until the 28th---two days AFTER my birthday. But ok. I was just gonna have to deal with that too.I talked to her once or twice...ANd she called on the 24th to say happy birthday, which was depressing since my b-day was on the 26th. I called her that night and reminded her when my birthday was. She didn't call on the 26th,or the 27th,so I called her Friday night. All I got was a half-hearted sry accompanied by and hour of bragging and talking about herself.
That sucked.Tonight she called and the conversation went like this*her*"Hi,i'm home and safe,i'll talk to you tomorrow.Bye"*end*

This weekend I was supposed to have a party,but stuff happened. Originally,me and 4 or so of my friends were supposed to go out, including ashley,then ashley would spend the night when everyone else went home.We soon found out that Ashley wasn't getting home until 6 that night, so she couldn't come over and didn't particularly want to. Then my other friend flat out said she didn't want to come because she didn't like the movie I wanted to go see. Then my OTHER friend informed me that she had plans to go see a movie, then another of her friends was spending the night at her house.Needless to say, those plans were cancelled.

9 days ago I went to the eye-docter to get new glasses. Well, I wanted to use my old frame with new lenses. They told me ok, but I would have to send my frame off to the lab because apparently, it was just in such horrible condition. Whatever. I just have to have replacements for *5 days. One work week* the only frames my OLD lenses would fit in were large, heavy, purple, and plastic.But that was ok, because I wouldn't have them very long.I've had them for 9 days now and the glasses people have yet to call with my frames.

I also found out that the two things I wanted most from the stuff I ordered online(online-b-day-shopping spree)were on back order.ORders ship with in 2-3 days. It's now been 5 days and i still haven't gotton the stuff that's NOT on back order.

The fact that I got things was just about the only thing good about my birthday(I don't mean to sound greedy,trust me, it usually isn't this way)...

Btw. I'm 13 now. But it doesn't really make a difference... ]]> ~RoninNeko http://RoninNeko.deviantart.com/journal/3139387/ http://RoninNeko.deviantart.com/journal/3139387/ Mon, 16 Aug 2004 13:46:04 PDT the closet.
of doom.
Out came numerous sweaters from the 70s,80s,90s,and more. T-shirts that haven't been worn in years. Pants 6 sizes smaller than what I wear now. And I almost forgot the jackets. They looked like rugs!!!!!It was hideous.
Anyways, the end result was 4 trashbags full of clothes to good will, 2 to my mom's friend, 1 trash bag full of toys to good will, and 6-7 board games/puzzles to good will.
Now we get to go through my mom's crap in MY closet...Then we can remove all storage areas from my room and put them in my closet, and then paint, and then put everything were it's supposed to go.
whew. That was alot to type.

My best friend is outta town...Outta state....Pretty close to outta country...She had to go to California to visit these family members she's like never met.And I miss her.
She left on the forth of july weekend, and came back last wednesday-friday, then she left again. And she won't be back until the 28th(after my b-day!!!T-T).Which is after I start school. *sighs*

My mom was supposed to take me and a couple of my friends out for my b-day, and I told one of my friends and she said *sarcastically*great. And she wouldn't tell me why she wasn't excited/why she didn't want to go! So I finally got pissed off and blocked her.

Oh yeah, I submitted a bunch of stuff today! Lotsa old old stuff. And some new stuff!
Anyways,I'm gonna go now, i'm kinda tired...

[link] b-day is the 26th. ]]> ~RoninNeko http://RoninNeko.deviantart.com/journal/3135391/ http://RoninNeko.deviantart.com/journal/3135391/ Sun, 15 Aug 2004 21:35:59 PDT Anyways,check back soon ^^ ]]> ~RoninNeko http://RoninNeko.deviantart.com/journal/3116940/ http://RoninNeko.deviantart.com/journal/3116940/ Fri, 13 Aug 2004 14:31:28 PDT Anyways, I G2G, they'll be here in a couple minutes!!!
Bai bai!!!!!! ]]> ~RoninNeko http://RoninNeko.deviantart.com/journal/2984124/ http://RoninNeko.deviantart.com/journal/2984124/ Tue, 27 Jul 2004 22:44:41 PDT And i promise I will!I've had tons of inspiration(it's great---my muse is back from tahiti!),i just haven't gotton time to draw...But I would like to draw a bunch of the charries from Fruits Basket ^^ I really like the way mah Hari pic came out... ]]> ~RoninNeko http://RoninNeko.deviantart.com/journal/2933002/ http://RoninNeko.deviantart.com/journal/2933002/ Wed, 21 Jul 2004 10:29:19 PDT I'm gonna try to get my dad to take me to Sugoicon for my birthday,I have a plan!::evil laugh:: ]]> ~RoninNeko http://RoninNeko.deviantart.com/journal/1404216/ http://RoninNeko.deviantart.com/journal/1404216/ Sat, 15 Nov 2003 10:36:33 PST ~RoninNeko