Happy New Year everyone!

Wow, already the new year! Well, about an hour from now technically But man did this year go by FAST or what? It did for me at least. I just wanted to take the opportunity to wish you all a great 2010 and that I hope you all achieve and exceed your artistic goals! I also say this in my 2009 Art Summary Meme, but I wanted to say it again here too I can't complain about 09 because I think I improved on my inking and coloring skills. Maybe not vastly or as much as I wanted, but still, an improvement nonetheless I hope '10 brings even more improvement in my art and I want to create a lot more art in comparison as well!



So, what are your goals? Whether they be big or small, please feel free to share, I'd love to hear what you guys will be up to

What's been up since my last journal? Well, I took advantage of the new "groups" feature, which is really nice and makes submitting artwork a bit easier than clubs (not knocking clubs though), but the draw back at the moment is that my inbox fills up mad fast... I had almost 1000 devs to look at the other day! Crazy! But, I'm not really complaining, the exposure far exceeds any criticism.

The contest I had was a no go. The couple of people that mentioned entering I didn't hear from which is cool, I'm not angry, but I'm surprised that no one wanted a free full year subscription lol

I'm currently working on Page 8 of the Choose Your Own Romance (CYOR) comic, it's about 75% complete... not sure if I updated the frontpage to reflect that, but I'll be working on it a bit tonight so I guess it's just as well if I haven't updated just yet. Page 8 will definitely be posted this weekend though and I've got my fingers crossed for Page 9 as well since it is really very basic and is also the next "choice" page! For those of you who are new to watching me or may not have read the comic, these choice pages determine the course of the story just like in a Choose Your Own Adventure book - you guys will get to vote for what happens next So please keep an eye out for that.

In other art related news, I'm working on some Yugioh and Lunar fan art. I really feel like it's okay to do a bit more fan art now that I've gotten my artistic flow back over the last year Other fan art titles I may be working on are: Ouran Host Club, Harry Potter, Rhapsody, Fruits Basket, Hana Yori Dango, Phoenix Wright, Sailor Moon, Slayers and Popful Mail. I've had quite the strong feeling of nostalgia take over in the last couple of days. Though I do have many more titles in mind as well, but those are the main ones for now.

In '10 I plan on doing more commissions, but it'll be a small window of opportunity to let those of you that are interested know as I do take quite a while to complete them. I'll also open up some time for art trades for those interested as well (I gotta be honest I kinda like art trades more xD ).

Other '10 projects will likely include a revision of my Lunar:A Tear in Time fan fiction and art projects surrounding it. I also have some other comics I've started that may never be finished but I would really like to use for practice. One major goal in the year to come is to put together a comic portfolio as I would eventually like to be a "manga" artist. And I've been way too lazy the last few years

Just talking about these plans get me really pumped so I'm gonna go work on some artwork before this freakish-out-of-nowhere cold knocks me out for the night.

Again, a happy new year to you and until next time take care!



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Hi all!

If you haven't already seen and voted I have the first CYOR Couples poll up. I know I haven't gotten very far, but I'm curious what you guys think of the character and who might make the best couples. Feel free to reply to this journal if you'd like to elaborate Right now I have up who you'd choose for Will with Ella vs Julie. I don't have an particular order I'm going to go in. I'll probably do Julie with Will vs Rom next and so on but again feel free to let me know what you think now if you like

As far as art, I'm still plugging along with commissions and whatnot. I hope to have something new for the weekend. I haven't been feeling very well again and I have a potential surgery coming up in a couple of weeks so I'm a little nervous about that. But it's nothing too serious so that's a plus

The Christmas Contest is still a go even though I'm updating the journal. If you are interested check out my last journal for more info: [link] From the looks of it there are two people that will just be given the prizes it'll just be a matter of polls to see who gets first and second

I've been in a writing mood lately which is good and bad. Awesome because I love creating new stories and whatnot... bad because it takes away from art projects and gives me even more art to do later on with new characters (which isn't necessarily bad...). But I'll update with more info if anything comes of those things.

If you're a asian drama lover like I am, then if you don't already know about Drama Fever dot com GO THERE NOW! I COMMAAAAND you! xD OMG, it's FREE full episodes of asian dramas english subbed! TOO GOOD! I already have a premium subscription there! I've been waiting so long for a site such as that one and it has SO many great series there too! I haven't watched one I didn't love so far! I recommend "My Lovely Sam Soon" SO GOOD! xD If you know of any other sites similiar to Drama Fever do tell!

That's all for now, I hope everyone that celebrates Turkey Day had a good one! Until next time, take care all!


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Hi all,

This will be short as I want to get to work, but I wanted to let those of you who follow the Choose Your Own Romance Comic that I have completed the pencil/lineart for Pages 8 and 9! Yeah, this vacation has been SWEET for my art! So much time to work on things! Page 8 you'll see some subtle angst coming from Rom, now why could that be? Hmmm... Also, it seems the girls have something in mind that the guys aren't too pleased about. Page 9 will be the next choice page where as some of you know from past experience you guys get to vote on how the story progresses! There won't be three choices this time, just two, but I am hoping that they will get you guys excited to see what happens next - now I don't wanna hype it too much and then have you guys disappointed I'm hoping to draw some peeps back that maybe were put off by me taking so long between pages

Speaking of which... I was wondering what you guys thought of the story continuing but in color? If I did this in color it would of course take a bit longer most likely - depending on the complexity of the page. Also, I wouldn't start the colors until page 10. I'll post a poll so you guys can vote but also leave a comment here if you like too

Now, I mentioned a contest which I meant to post about sooner but got distracted (sorry!). The contest is simply continuing one of the choices whether it was one I continued or not. What I mean by continuing is creating one comic page (and must be uniform with the CYOR comic such as having the black borders, dialogue balloons, etc - there are templates all over the net for dialogue balloons whether you are using photoshop or drawing everything by hand - if you need help I'll help you out with those), so you can leave it open ended if you like, but simply continue the story by 1 page. Of course if you'd like to create more than 1 page that is great, but won't guarantee that you'll place in the contest. It must also be in black and white and toned in some fashion whether you use authentic tones (traditional) or brushes (PS) that replicate them. Also, please keep it PG-13

The reason that I am so particular about the rules is that the 1st place winner will receive a full one year DA subscription (sweet deal!) 2nd place will receive a 3 month subscription, and 3rd place will receive a 1 month subscription.

Winners will be determined by poll results. In the event of a tie I will post a 2nd poll and should THAT be a tie, then I will vote to break it. Otherwise whomever wins will be completely in your hands as I don't want anyone to feel I'm biased

The DEADLINE will be Tuesday, December 15th. At that time I will create a poll (if there are somehow too many entries to fit on a poll, then I will create a journal where you may reply with 1 vote only) that will run until Christmas Day. In the event of a tie, a 2nd poll will be held for 1 week. And again, if that poll is a tie I will add my own vote to break it. If there are no ties I will announce the winners Christmas Day and winners will receive their subscriptions by Jan 1.

If you have ANY questions about this contest please feel free to ask. I 've read over this a few times but I may have forgotten something important so don't be afraid to send me a note or post a reply.

That's all for now, thanks everyone and until next time take care!
Danni

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Hi guys,

Just another quick update. I'm still feeling a bit tired. I think it's just from my recent illness though. I'm A LOT better than this time last week that's for sure!

I updated the poll as I'm totally in the True Blood zone right now. While I was sick I watched the entire tv series, season 1 and 2! I have to say it's the best TV show I've seen in a long time. I'm sure there will be peeps that disagree with me, but I really like the characters and I feel that the world that the vampires and humans live in is pretty believe thus far. I don't want to give anything away for those who may not have seen it. If you're a young'in you may not have seen it since it's an HBO series thus it has a lot of sex, cussing and blood But I don't feel it's gratuitous which is refreshing. I'd love to chat about it if any of you are fans too!

But I digress, it looks like most of you liked the original "12.Insanity" over the newer one, which is okay, I kinda like the original more myself. So I have retired the newer one to scraps, but there is a thumbnail in the one still in the gallery that can be viewed.

I also updated the CYOR widget on the front page. I just finished inking page 7! Woo hoo! So now, it's just a matter of getting those screen tones and dialogue bubbles in and it'll be ready to post There are a couple of revelations on this upcoming page that I will delight in using to cause trouble for the characters down the road (heehee...heeeee xp ). But you will see soon I am hoping that when I go to work tomorrow I will be approved for the time off this week, meaning that I'll only be working tomorrow and have off until NEXT tuesday. Now that I'm feeling better I want to really dive back into my art and get a good amount done all the while getting my health back on track too.

Also, I MAY be posting a new comic by the end of the year. But if I do, it will be quite a few pages, not just one or two. After I complete Page 7 of CYOR, any comic projects will not be updated until I have 2-3 or more pages complete. I mean, if you guys are gonna wait I'd prefer to have more than one darn page to post at a time!

Oh and I will hopefully (probably over next weekend) post info about the contest I hinted at a few weeks back. It's too late to make it a halloween contest unfortunately, but it will be a christmas themed contest. More details on that later though.

Thanks for reading and take care now!
-Danni

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Hi everyone -

I HAVE DIANA BACK!!! XD I am SO happy and relieved BEYOND words. Last night I put out my first big flyer and it turns out that that's all it took! I feel so grateful and lucky for that! As well as the family that took in my little baby Apparently on Halloween Diana ran into the house of a very caring family whose little boy came to love Diana very quickly (but of course!) - they cared for her the majority of her time missing and I'm so thankful as the weather got very cold and wet here in Buffalo.

Tomorrow morning 6am I will be taking her to the vet to get a full check up AND a collar! She looks to be just as healthy as when she left, though she smells a bit like cigarette smoke, but I suppose they can wash her at the vet too.

I thought it was funny, they were trying to name her and I think they settled on "Waddles" lol - She does indeed waddle, and infact my husband and I usually comment on how she looks like a little rabbit from behind when she scurries around the house.

Thank you for your support and prayers and well wishes. It really means a lot to me and I feel that it really did help in bringing her home!

For those of you who are curious as to what she looks like:



I wish I had a pic without glowy eyes but still, she is just adorable anyways haha

Take care all!
Danni

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