http://browse.deviantart.com/journals/?order=5&q=by%3Ataintedsilence deviantART RSS for in:journals sort:time by:taintedsilence en-us Copyright 2013, deviantART.com Tue, 21 May 2013 08:32:51 PDT deviantART.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://st.deviantart.net/minish/widgets/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/So-what-exactly-is-my-kickstarter-about-339488385 http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/So-what-exactly-is-my-kickstarter-about-339488385 Sat, 24 Nov 2012 10:53:30 PST So what exactly is my kickstarter about? nonadult journals/personal taintedsilence http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/taintedsilence.gif?2 Copyright 2012-2013 ~taintedsilence
Ever wondered how artists get that certain effect in photoshop?  How they handle watercolors so well?  How they know what they're doing with markers?

As a comic artist and illustrator I have used a variety of media and had to solve many of these problems on my own.  This artbook consolidates much of my knowledge on a variety of media and techniques, adding in useful tips and shortcuts I have gleaned from a BFA in illustration and ]]> http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/Live-on-Kickstarter-a-100-page-how-to-art-book-338247475 http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/Live-on-Kickstarter-a-100-page-how-to-art-book-338247475 Sat, 17 Nov 2012 11:58:51 PST Live on Kickstarter: a 100-page how-to art book! nonadult journals/personal taintedsilence http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/taintedsilence.gif?2 Copyright 2012-2013 ~taintedsilence
There will be a special promo image sent to people who share/reblog this kickstarter project (expect it sometime next week - its even holiday themed!)

If you need more info on the project, feel free to PM me.  I will also have a video live later this week (I hope).  The project goes until december 17th, and I am to have the printed copies shipped out in April.

Also, please ask me questions about my art!  I am featuring a question and answer section in the book, and if I get asked questions often enough I'll make them into tutorials as well ]]> http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/artbook-kickstarter-live-TODAY-338155163 http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/artbook-kickstarter-live-TODAY-338155163 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 22:26:26 PST artbook kickstarter live TODAY nonadult journals/personal taintedsilence http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/taintedsilence.gif?2 Copyright 2012-2013 ~taintedsilence
My instructional artbook kickstarter will be going LIVE later today!  There will be a special bonus wallpaper for people who reblog and promote the kickstarter (though I will love you more if you donate)

Look for it live sometime saturday afternoon (eastern time) ]]> http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/Dealing-With-Trolls-333492869 http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/Dealing-With-Trolls-333492869 Sat, 20 Oct 2012 21:09:26 PDT Dealing With Trolls nonadult journals/personal taintedsilence http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/taintedsilence.gif?2 Copyright 2012-2013 ~taintedsilence
its HERE! --> http://dealingwithtrolls.smackjeeves.com/ ]]> http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/A-very-important-question-329858844 http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/A-very-important-question-329858844 Sat, 29 Sep 2012 15:43:00 PDT A very important question! nonadult journals/personal taintedsilence http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/taintedsilence.gif?2 Copyright 2012-2013 ~taintedsilence http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/we-love-fine-marvel-villain-contest-315957030 http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/we-love-fine-marvel-villain-contest-315957030 Fri, 20 Jul 2012 15:51:17 PDT we love fine marvel villain contest nonadult journals/personal taintedsilence http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/taintedsilence.gif?2 Copyright 2012-2013 ~taintedsilence
https://www.welovefine.com/vote.php?id_contest=17#/id_submit=5086
https://www.welovefine.com/vote.php?id_contest=17&id_submit=4558

Voting is based around a rating system, and you can rate all of the shirts with any number you'd like.  I appreciate every '5' I get though, I hope you like my work well enough that you would desire it to adorn you! ]]> http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/commission-me-buy-an-art-307043886 http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/commission-me-buy-an-art-307043886 Thu, 07 Jun 2012 21:55:30 PDT commission me/buy an art? nonadult journals/personal taintedsilence http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/taintedsilence.gif?2 Copyright 2012-2013 ~taintedsilence
AW WHY THE FUCK DO I BOTHER ITS NOT LIKE I GOT MORE THAN THREE COMMISSIONS FROM THE LAST EIGHT TIMES I ASKED. ]]> http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/tumblr-305003418 http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/tumblr-305003418 Mon, 28 May 2012 19:17:06 PDT tumblr nonadult journals/personal taintedsilence http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/taintedsilence.gif?2 Copyright 2012-2013 ~taintedsilence
Meaning I'm more likely to post there than here.  heidiblack.tumblr.com   ]]> http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/a-body-positive-erotic-comic-298016460 http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/a-body-positive-erotic-comic-298016460 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 10:39:14 PDT a body-positive erotic comic nonadult journals/personal taintedsilence http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/taintedsilence.gif?2 Copyright 2012-2013 ~taintedsilence
One of my lovely partners-in-crime has started a kickstarter to fund her comic, Star Power.  She describes it as a "bawdy, body-positive erotic comic," and has quite a lot of cool previews up on her kickstarter page, plus a lot of cool incentives!

AND THE BEST PART IS, ITS WRITTEN IN RHYME.

Well, maybe not the best part.  I mean, aren't we all tired of seeing women who are over-surgeried just for the sake of today's "beauty" standards?  Of breast jobs, of butt jobs, of face lifts and tummy tucks?  Well, anyway, I'm ranting.  The long and the short ]]> http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/Critiques-The-artist-s-worst-nightmare-296080855 http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/Critiques-The-artist-s-worst-nightmare-296080855 Sat, 14 Apr 2012 14:55:42 PDT Critiques: The artist's worst nightmare.... nonadult journals/art/resources taintedsilence http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/taintedsilence.gif?2 Copyright 2012-2013 ~taintedsilence
(Please note, I'm not necessarily talking about deviantart's critique system, though this certainly applies to it.  I'm talking about all feedback, whether in comments or notes, in person, or on another site.  Deviantart simply has a good format for others to leave feedback to an artist.)

In art school, you tend two get two different types of young artists: people who are infatuated with their work, and people who have no confidence in it at all.  But really, it all boils down to the same thing: as artists, we are incredibly reliant on other people's judgement of our work for our self-este ]]> http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/a-horrible-confession-294016722 http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/a-horrible-confession-294016722 Tue, 03 Apr 2012 20:59:21 PDT a horrible confession nonadult journals/personal taintedsilence http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/taintedsilence.gif?2 Copyright 2012-2013 ~taintedsilence http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/livestream-go-293556832 http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/livestream-go-293556832 Sun, 01 Apr 2012 13:07:33 PDT livestream go! nonadult journals/personal taintedsilence http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/taintedsilence.gif?2 Copyright 2012-2013 ~taintedsilence
livestream:  http://www.ustream.tv/channel/taintedsilence ]]> http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/livestream-293401318 http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/livestream-293401318 Sat, 31 Mar 2012 20:49:24 PDT livestream nonadult journals/personal taintedsilence http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/taintedsilence.gif?2 Copyright 2012-2013 ~taintedsilence http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/Deus-Ex-HR-why-you-make-me-so-sad-291651380 http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/Deus-Ex-HR-why-you-make-me-so-sad-291651380 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 22:43:20 PDT Deus Ex, HR, why you make me so sad? nonadult journals/personal taintedsilence http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/taintedsilence.gif?2 Copyright 2012-2013 ~taintedsilence http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/tumblr-265540538 http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/tumblr-265540538 Thu, 27 Oct 2011 06:28:57 PDT tumblr! nonadult journals/personal taintedsilence http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/taintedsilence.gif?2 Copyright 2011-2013 ~taintedsilence
http://heidiblack.tumblr.com/

trying to post a sketch daily. ]]> http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/SUPER-SPECIAL-COMMISSION-STUFF-261603622 http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/SUPER-SPECIAL-COMMISSION-STUFF-261603622 Mon, 03 Oct 2011 19:07:33 PDT SUPER SPECIAL COMMISSION STUFF! nonadult journals/personal taintedsilence http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/taintedsilence.gif?2 Copyright 2011-2013 ~taintedsilence
The only rule: if it looks like porn, smells like porn, or sounds like porn, its a no-go. Even if you aren't interested, please pass this on to some friends who might be - any little thing helps right now ]]> http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/Lets-talk-about-CONS-253735580 http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/Lets-talk-about-CONS-253735580 Thu, 18 Aug 2011 19:33:42 PDT Lets talk about CONS! nonadult journals/personal taintedsilence http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/taintedsilence.gif?2 Copyright 2011-2013 ~taintedsilence
a blog post about it.  Comment here or there, I yearn for your feedback! ]]> http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/Art-Book-252009882 http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/Art-Book-252009882 Tue, 09 Aug 2011 20:04:45 PDT Art Book! nonadult journals/personal taintedsilence http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/taintedsilence.gif?2 Copyright 2011-2013 ~taintedsilence
Basically, before I i ]]> http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/otakon-244922604 http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/otakon-244922604 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 08:46:32 PDT otakon nonadult journals/personal taintedsilence http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/taintedsilence.gif?2 Copyright 2011-2013 ~taintedsilence
Stop by, say hi, and check out some of the awesome stuff everybody has.

Mention you watch me on DA for discounts!

See you there. ]]> http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/brb-depression-217431394 http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/brb-depression-217431394 Fri, 08 Jul 2011 20:16:34 PDT brb depression nonadult journals/personal taintedsilence http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/taintedsilence.gif?2 Copyright 2011-2013 ~taintedsilence
Bein depressed about how much my art is crap.

gonna go draw something and feel bad about it.

just sharin and stuff.

edit - I'm not fishing for compliments.  But if you want to share what artists inspire you, that would be awesome.  Even pointing out things that you liek or dislike in particular about my work will help me improve.    For as much as I get depressed about my art, I can't imagine doing anything with my life EXCEPT art.  I want it more than anything.  So no matter how depressed I get, I'm always fighting to get better.  But I'm still uncertain where I as an artist fit in, and I want to both stretch myself but hone what ]]> http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/commissions-again-218172749 http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/commissions-again-218172749 Wed, 08 Jun 2011 19:23:37 PDT commissions!!! again. nonadult journals/personal taintedsilence http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/taintedsilence.gif?2 Copyright 2011-2013 ~taintedsilence
so lets make the pricing as easy as possible!

Letter size: one character, simple backgrounds

pencil sketch (new!!): $10, $5 for each additional character

black/white inks: $30, $10 for each additional character

color (marker, colored pencil, watercolor; photoshop or painter): $50, $20 for each additional character

with a complex background: add $20

larger size (11x17 or ]]> http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/death-of-el-computero-218757470 http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/death-of-el-computero-218757470 Mon, 16 May 2011 22:37:46 PDT death of el computero nonadult journals/personal taintedsilence http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/taintedsilence.gif?2 Copyright 2011-2013 ~taintedsilence http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/periodic-heroes-220278234 http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/periodic-heroes-220278234 Tue, 15 Mar 2011 09:24:48 PDT periodic heroes nonadult journals/personal taintedsilence http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/taintedsilence.gif?2 Copyright 2011-2013 ~taintedsilence
http://www.livestream.com/taintedsilence   All done now.

You can see the result http://periodicheroes.blogspot.com/2011/03/robin-and-nightwing.html   ]]> http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/oh-dear-lord-220866063 http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/oh-dear-lord-220866063 Sun, 20 Feb 2011 22:50:00 PST oh dear lord . . . nonadult journals/personal taintedsilence http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/taintedsilence.gif?2 Copyright 2011-2013 ~taintedsilence
http://screentones.deviantart.com/art/Cheating-backgrounds-and-Props-130048837

If you really think thats a valid way to create a background, then stop.  Stop drawing, and let those of us who are actually TRYING take it from here.  You cheapen us all as artists, you cheapen our skills.  You cheapen our degrees, our years spent honing our abilities, our desire and passion.

Here at my DA page, images stretch as far back as 2003.  You can see my evolution from a cocky highschooler to an indentured grad student, but the thing I always had throughout was the desire to improve.

Oh God . . . I ju ]]> http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/help-for-a-friend-221452990 http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/help-for-a-friend-221452990 Sun, 30 Jan 2011 08:59:13 PST help for a friend! nonadult journals/personal taintedsilence http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/taintedsilence.gif?2 Copyright 2011-2013 ~taintedsilence
If we're really a community, like DA likes to believe we are, then help a friend in need! ]]> http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/Selling-old-Manga-221611974 http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/Selling-old-Manga-221611974 Sun, 23 Jan 2011 18:13:02 PST Selling old Manga nonadult journals/personal taintedsilence http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/taintedsilence.gif?2 Copyright 2011-2013 ~taintedsilence
http://shop.ebay.com/edenfalling/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p3686

Sorry I haven't updated much, SCAD has been keeping me crazy busy. ]]> http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/screwing-over-artists-its-bad-222975380 http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/screwing-over-artists-its-bad-222975380 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 23:51:07 PST screwing over artists. its bad. nonadult journals/personal taintedsilence http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/taintedsilence.gif?2 Copyright 2010-2013 ~taintedsilence
This isn't the first time I've received something like this, though at least he had the decency to ask.  I've had other times people would ask me to do an image for free (and times when I've been stupid enough to do it) or for "exposure."  Other times, people ask ]]> http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/change-223109633 http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/change-223109633 Tue, 16 Nov 2010 21:12:23 PST change nonadult journals/personal taintedsilence http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/taintedsilence.gif?2 Copyright 2010-2013 ~taintedsilence http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/american-versus-japanese-224138618 http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/american-versus-japanese-224138618 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 21:06:41 PDT american versus japanese nonadult journals/personal taintedsilence http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/taintedsilence.gif?2 Copyright 2010-2013 ~taintedsilence
I know generally, American artists doing manga are not well-received, and even I am part of this "elitist" mindset.  I believe part of it is because of the differences in Japanese and American culture, and how art is taught, as well as the end product.  There is also the overwhelming idea that American "manga" is just an "imitation" of Japanese.  Yet at the same time, I have seen even Japanese Manga-ka that have poor art quality and poor storytelling.  Likewise, Korean, Taiwanese, and Chinese authors are not Japan ]]> http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/Oh-Fuuuu-224517072 http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/Oh-Fuuuu-224517072 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:36:02 PDT Oh Fuuuu- nonadult journals/personal taintedsilence http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/taintedsilence.gif?2 Copyright 2010-2013 ~taintedsilence
Anyone have any suggestions on how to make it when you've got next to nothing?  I know God will provide, somehow . . . but its still terrifying. ]]> http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/savannah-224562134 http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/savannah-224562134 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:34:07 PDT savannah nonadult journals/personal taintedsilence http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/taintedsilence.gif?2 Copyright 2010-2013 ~taintedsilence
QUESTION!

Would anyone be interested in buying prints/commissions/anything else now that I no longer have a job?  Prints would be $10 + $2 shipping for letter-sized, $15 + $3 shipping for 13x19".  I've posted my commission prices before, but here they are again:  http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/32274398/

In the meantime, trying to get acclimated to this hot, humid, hurricane-y weather. ]]> http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/Kingdom-Hearts-224751886 http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/Kingdom-Hearts-224751886 Sun, 22 Aug 2010 21:11:51 PDT Kingdom Hearts nonadult journals/personal taintedsilence http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/taintedsilence.gif?2 Copyright 2010-2013 ~taintedsilence http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/SCAD-224944571 http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/SCAD-224944571 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 07:40:07 PDT SCAD! nonadult journals/personal taintedsilence http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/taintedsilence.gif?2 Copyright 2010-2013 ~taintedsilence
Also, I'm trying to pack, and I've got something like 3,000 images and 100+ comments to look through, so I apologize if I don't comment or reply, but thats a lot.  I'll try my best though. ]]> http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/I-m-not-dead-225509692 http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/I-m-not-dead-225509692 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 18:50:06 PDT I'm not dead! nonadult journals/personal taintedsilence http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/taintedsilence.gif?2 Copyright 2010-2013 ~taintedsilence http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/surgery-225533588 http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/surgery-225533588 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:36:31 PDT surgery nonadult journals/personal taintedsilence http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/taintedsilence.gif?2 Copyright 2010-2013 ~taintedsilence
I'm having surgery tomorrow morning to get my gall bladder out.  I was doing really well for about 6 months with my low-fat diet, but over this last month it jsut took a turn for the worst, and I started having attacks every couple of days.

I don't really want to get it out.  But there aren't a lot of other options I have right now.  Hopefully someday someone will invent a better way to deal with all this.

No, you don't need to tell me about surgery . . . I hate anything having to do with blood or internal organs or all that stuff.

After that, I'm just waiting to hear from SCAD on whether I get accepted.  The ]]> http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/Commissions-226582817 http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/Commissions-226582817 Tue, 18 May 2010 17:32:21 PDT Commissions? nonadult journals/personal taintedsilence http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/taintedsilence.gif?2 Copyright 2010-2013 ~taintedsilence (A4/letter size or similar, 300-400 DPI for digital images)

1 character, no color, no background (pencil, ink, or photoshop sketch): $15
additional characters/poses: +$10/each
simple background: +$5
complex background: +$10 (extra may be charged if its just downright outrageous.)

so,
:thumb162885668:
http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/art/So-it-begins-162885668 (So It Begins) = $15

:thumb156875205:
http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/art/CDS-21-156875205 (CDS 21) = $25

:thumb161704173:
http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/art/CDS-21-updated-161704173 (cds 21 + 2 extra poses) = $45

:thum ]]> http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/Hallelujah-226894987 http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/Hallelujah-226894987 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 19:47:40 PDT Hallelujah! nonadult journals/personal taintedsilence http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/taintedsilence.gif?2 Copyright 2010-2013 ~taintedsilence
No, not really.

For those of you who remember a few months back I was diagnosed with gall stones, which caused excruciating pain every time I would eat high-fat foods.  Since my initial diagnosis in mid-january, I have changed my diet around and watched very carefully what I've been eating (whole grains, fruits and vegetables, lots of fiber, avoiding saturated fats as much as possible.  I also changed up one of my medications, which has apparently caused gall stones in other people too.)  Since then, my gall bladder has been bothering me less and less, even to the point where I am able to eat peanut butter or chic-fil-a on occas ]]> http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/New-Site-227500781 http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/New-Site-227500781 Sat, 03 Apr 2010 13:14:26 PDT New Site!!!! nonadult journals/personal taintedsilence http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/taintedsilence.gif?2 Copyright 2010-2013 ~taintedsilence
http://www.electricabyss.com ]]> http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/promo-image-227656076 http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/promo-image-227656076 Mon, 29 Mar 2010 10:30:31 PDT promo image nonadult journals/personal taintedsilence http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/taintedsilence.gif?2 Copyright 2010-2013 ~taintedsilence
My current resume:  http://www.electricabyss.com/pdf/Resume-Heidi_Black.pdf ]]> http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/70K-227750724 http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/70K-227750724 Tue, 23 Mar 2010 05:36:36 PDT 70K nonadult journals/personal taintedsilence http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/taintedsilence.gif?2 Copyright 2010-2013 ~taintedsilence http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/aw-sadness-228171206 http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/aw-sadness-228171206 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 08:29:57 PST aw, sadness nonadult journals/personal taintedsilence http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/taintedsilence.gif?2 Copyright 2010-2013 ~taintedsilence
My art really isn't up to par with the amazing artists that would be there anyway . . . meh.

say "this is deviantart, not myspace, stop being emo, Heidi."

*sigh* ]]> http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/What-is-228312283 http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/What-is-228312283 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:27:42 PST What is . . . nonadult journals/personal taintedsilence http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/taintedsilence.gif?2 Copyright 2010-2013 ~taintedsilence
I want to hear your comments. ]]> http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/Otakon-228438419 http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/Otakon-228438419 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:54:57 PST Otakon nonadult journals/personal taintedsilence http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/taintedsilence.gif?2 Copyright 2010-2013 ~taintedsilence
I don't know what I"m doing!  I"m totally crazy!  And I'm totally spazzing out right now!

I hope everything will fall into place. I've still got a few months to work it out.  I think I really want my art to really succeed, not just as a "hand that gets moved around" at work, drawing what other people want, but really as my own artistic expression let out onto paper.  But doesn't every artist want that?

Such a spur of the moment decision.  I think I'm going to throw up. ]]> http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/gall-stones-please-help-228698765 http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/gall-stones-please-help-228698765 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:14:07 PST gall stones (please help) nonadult journals/personal taintedsilence http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/taintedsilence.gif?2 Copyright 2010-2013 ~taintedsilence
I would wager few of y ]]> http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/Winter-Movies-and-Uncooperative-Demons-229035179 http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/Winter-Movies-and-Uncooperative-Demons-229035179 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:57:11 PST Winter Movies and Uncooperative Demons nonadult journals/personal taintedsilence http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/taintedsilence.gif?2 Copyright 2010-2013 ~taintedsilence
SHERLOCK HOLMES >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Avatar

I don't care how fancy your colors or CGs are, how original your creatures or how meticulously you worked on your new language (actually, I kind of do.  I totally love bright colors.  But regardless . . . )  A movie is a story.  Sure, sometimes you can boil the plot down to two ]]> http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/the-pros-and-cons-of-con-229740087 http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/the-pros-and-cons-of-con-229740087 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:14:38 PST the pros and cons of con. nonadult journals/personal taintedsilence http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/taintedsilence.gif?2 Copyright 2009-2013 ~taintedsilence
I'm rather tired right now, so I'll try to make a more detailed post later. IN the meantime, the quick and dirty rundown on my thoughts on cons:

Reasons to go to con:

1.Fun
2.Meet awesome artists
3.Selling your own art
4.self-confidence boost (people say its good, people buy it :D)
5.I am my own quality control, my own marketing, my own art director
6.DRAWING WHAT I WANT TO DRAW.
7.Road trips with friends
8.cosplaying
9.love of anime/manga/art
10.advent ]]> http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/Proto-anime-230138928 http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/Proto-anime-230138928 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:29:54 PST Proto-anime nonadult journals/personal taintedsilence http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/taintedsilence.gif?2 Copyright 2009-2013 ~taintedsilence
1.  I love anime and manga.  I'm somewhat more selective about my viewing now, as I have far less time, but I love them.  And japanese video games.  And cosplaying!  I love the con scene too, and I certainly miss it.  I wish I could attend more cons, but it just doesn't seem feasable when I can't even cover my costs!  And to do more cons, I'd need dedicated helpers (for those times I do need to leave my table), so much planning, so much getting ready . . . lots of driving, living in hotel rooms, having to take a ton of fridays (and even thursd ]]> http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/The-final-countdown-230250362 http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/The-final-countdown-230250362 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:09:58 PDT The final countdown . . . nonadult journals/personal taintedsilence http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/taintedsilence.gif?2 Copyright 2009-2013 ~taintedsilence
The final lineup of posters:
http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/art/Ouran-Koukou-Host-Club-38097539  (The large ouran picture)
http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/art/Tangent-of-Darkness-140843313  (My newest yugi picture)
http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/art/Battle-in-the-Stars-127153479  (Battle in the Stars)
http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/art/Michiaki-Meets-Mucha-11460410 ]]> http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/feeling-better-sugoicon-amp-a-little-help-230546748 http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/feeling-better-sugoicon-amp-a-little-help-230546748 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 09:18:42 PDT feeling better, sugoicon, & a little help nonadult journals/personal taintedsilence http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/taintedsilence.gif?2 Copyright 2009-2013 ~taintedsilence
Anyway, it looks like I'll be at sugoicon again this year (yaaaay!), might even do a white mushroom cosplay (from kingdom hearts!).  Getting stuff together for my AA table, trying to decide what to make into poster-sized prints (13x19), also trying to figure out waht else I should whip out real fast (thinking a kingdom hearts p ]]> http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/An-escape-plan-230730079 http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/An-escape-plan-230730079 Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:11:53 PDT An escape plan nonadult journals/personal taintedsilence http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/taintedsilence.gif?2 Copyright 2009-2013 ~taintedsilence
Over the last month or so, things at work are starting to really go downhill.  The other office full of consultants (non-art people, they are the go between for the artists and whoever we're working for, also write the "learning guides,") has just gotten out of control crazy. The are demanding, pushy, brown-nosing, nitpicky workaholics.  And they're pushing it onto us.  I could spend a bunch of time complaining about them, but it basically boils down to "they think we are magic art machines, they don't get things to us on time the ]]> http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/just-letting-something-out-230969542 http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/just-letting-something-out-230969542 Sun, 06 Sep 2009 21:33:01 PDT just letting something out nonadult journals/personal taintedsilence http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/taintedsilence.gif?2 Copyright 2009-2013 ~taintedsilence
My little kitty (she's my icon) I've had for 16 years died yesterday, a very sad day, even though she has been living at my parents house and I have been on my own without her for a while.  It was heartwrenching, especially because I've watched her go downhill for a while, every time I came home she looked a little worse, but she was always still there, always liked to come up and poke you and cuddle on your lap.  I know everyone's like "oh, my cat is di ]]> http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/support-a-fellow-artist-not-me-actually-231022192 http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/support-a-fellow-artist-not-me-actually-231022192 Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:52:21 PDT support a fellow artist (not me, actually) nonadult journals/personal taintedsilence http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/taintedsilence.gif?2 Copyright 2009-2013 ~taintedsilence
:devvert-is-ninja: and her sister :devfayrenpickpocket: are two of my art heroes, and while both have very different styles, the life and energy that each one brings into their art, the color along with the composition . . . I really wish I had just a tenth of their talent and skill.

Regardless, I know they both recently left a somewhat horrible job situation, and fayren is working through commissions, while vert has been working on her own comic (Hanna is not a boy's name) but asked for a bit of help and will soon be selling some ]]> http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/Livestream-231104777 http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/Livestream-231104777 Sat, 29 Aug 2009 12:45:01 PDT Livestream nonadult journals/personal taintedsilence http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/taintedsilence.gif?2 Copyright 2009-2013 ~taintedsilence http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/Artist-block-231282523 http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/Artist-block-231282523 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:24:41 PDT Artist block nonadult journals/personal taintedsilence http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/taintedsilence.gif?2 Copyright 2009-2013 ~taintedsilence
I need to either start and really get moving on my next manga, STFU about how much I hate my  job some days, or pray harder for the end of the world.

But if anyone's got any awesome ideas or wants to see any of my characters in awesome arts, now is the time to tell me.  I am so burnt out.  2 weeks vacation is NOT enough, by at least 2 months. ]]> http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/I-didn-t-even-know-you-could-do-this-231304318 http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/I-didn-t-even-know-you-could-do-this-231304318 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 08:24:12 PDT I didn't even know you could do this nonadult journals/personal taintedsilence http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/taintedsilence.gif?2 Copyright 2009-2013 ~taintedsilence
http://vimeo.com/5843895

I seriously cried over a cart. ]]> http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/Hometown-Win-231529789 http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/Hometown-Win-231529789 Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:43:53 PDT Hometown Win nonadult journals/personal taintedsilence http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/taintedsilence.gif?2 Copyright 2009-2013 ~taintedsilence
Right now extreme home makeover is filming about 4 streets over from my parents house (and where I lived until last year).  Which is pretty awesome, cause thats just an epic show.  But if that weren't cool enough, my sister and mom went to see the site tonight, and my sister http://kikomi.deviantart.com wound up getting a 3-day internship with the camera crew (which is awesome, because she's a media communication student, so this is a lot of experience for her)

So say congrats to her, and look out for the show in october!

http://www.daytondailynews ]]> http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/firefox-personas-231588769 http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/firefox-personas-231588769 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 08:11:36 PDT firefox personas nonadult journals/personal taintedsilence http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/taintedsilence.gif?2 Copyright 2009-2013 ~taintedsilence
http://www.getpersonas.com/persona/39880

I might make more in the future, its kinda neat! ]]> http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/thanks-world-231930725 http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/thanks-world-231930725 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:01:52 PDT thanks, world nonadult journals/personal taintedsilence http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/taintedsilence.gif?2 Copyright 2009-2013 ~taintedsilence
Well, enough of that, this isnt' deviantblog, right?

I've been known from time to time to whine about how popular I am not (actually, I've just been known from time to time to whine about anytyhing), but honestly its not really true.  I've been featured by other artists on both their own pages and also in some news articles and even had a daily deviation.  I'm not sure, really, how much more popular I even want to be - nagging int he back of my mind is always that preju ]]> http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/Commissions-232162037 http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/Commissions-232162037 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:39:52 PDT Commissions? nonadult journals/personal taintedsilence http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/taintedsilence.gif?2 Copyright 2009-2013 ~taintedsilence
Anyway, here is what I think I'll offer, and prices:

Black and white lineart/lineart with tones, up to 2 characters, with minimal background.
5x7" Lineart only - $15  http://taintedsilence.devia ]]> http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/Check-this-out-232340982 http://taintedsilence.deviantart.com/journal/Check-this-out-232340982 Sun, 14 Jun 2009 21:01:34 PDT Check this out! nonadult journals/personal taintedsilence http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/taintedsilence.gif?2 Copyright 2009-2013 ~taintedsilence
http://kite-ride.deviantart.com/art/Gravitaxis-125964577 ]]>