I've been gone for quite a long time now, and with very little artwork done in the process. My main reason for this is depression, attempting to get my feet under me, failing, and just taking an unplanned break from being online socially. Retreating into my hermit cave. During this interim, I went…
Seriously guys, I am just about popping out of my skin in excitement. My amazing boyfriend Adrian helped me pay to register for Carlos Huante's creature design course, and the 10-week craziness starts this Saturday. What a birthday present - I mean, holy crapI will be doing my best to keep up with…
It's like having a circle of artist friends around 24/7, drawing and goofing off talking while you work. You get to meet new artist buddies so often, and get to share in the love of art and the best thing about art - the process! Sharing tips, sharing in frustrations, offering advice, sharing loves…
Worn out after playing physical therapist for and hauling around Ivy, our dog, since the Thursday before last after she suddenly couldn't stand up that morning, getting a three day reprieve as she went into surgery to remove considerable tissue from two herniated discs, and now I'm back into the gr…
I honestly have no excuse for why I haven't been keeping up with everything. I've been settled into a routine of watching online lectures on biology and psychology, spending some time with my boyfriend Syn when he is off of work, going on outings with my friend Marilyn, and just kind of frittering…
While I have been as silent as a mossy rock on the edge of a burbling stream, I have been slowly conspiring in my own subtle ways behind the scenes. I must say that I believe the zonisamide, the new antidepressant I've been prescribed for migraine prevention, is beginning to get to therapeutic dose…
Well, I feel like I'm finally beginning to fight back. Depression has been a right bastard these past few weeks - no work on art at all. The lack of motivation lies in wait for when I begin to lose momentum on art, for when I get tired, which happens easily. Takes weeks to get back up to speed. ><…
Haven't posted here in ages, so thought I'd give you guys a general update. I'm working on art for a new game for Goldblaze, where you survive the world as a dragon, I've been stupidly bad with commissions, have submitted some art to a local art gallery show for next year (will know if I got anythi…
I'll stick the nitty gritty questions here for people to answer if they want: What online services do you see being the most successful for selling prints? A unique store on Storenvy? Etsy? DeviantART? EBay, even? Personal accounts and testimony are ALWAYS appreciated. <3 I have several prints of v…
I've been completing a 30 day challenge for artists on UArtsy with Ryan Kingslien, and man, has it been amazing!! I highly recommend it for everyone, and is free. Come check it out here!! https://www.uartsy.com/course/30-day-challenge Day 8, we were to list some excuses or limiting beliefs for ours…
Huh - seems like silly crime dramas can have some punch to them for me personally. I honestly have no idea what the show was since my friend changed the channel to it, and the channel guide was incorrect, but it was very poignant. Young boys were being abducted and found later horrendously traumati…
Hey guys! Just thought that while I'm toiling behind the scenes on illustrations for a genetics sim game, I'll share with you the new videos I uploaded to my Youtube channel. I've had these videos of Morghus' bust sculpt for a while, but only remembered to upload them today. https://www.youtube.com…
I'll be working on private commissions, so will not be streaming this weekend. I plan to work on Gekko's 3D reference of their dragon character starting Monday, however, so stay tuned! : D Have a good weekend!
This year's birthday has been fantastic, thanks to all of your well wishes, and the feeling of being appreciated for who I am can be rivaled by nothing else in my world. <3 Thank you!!!! The day before my birthday Skyder and Samuel D'Ora collaborated and made a sequel to an age-old comic that I mad…
I am plum worn out after a migraine last night and the night before last, and will have to postpone streaming for today. Sorry about that for all of those who were excited for today! I hope to get streams going this week, and sooner rather than later. I have a lot to do! Thank you all so much for y…
Holy crap, this morning is the utter best!!! The Supreme Court decided 5-4 that same-sex marriage is legal in all 50 states! I AM SO HAPPY!!!! I am listening to the C-SPAN coverage, and I am so freaking delighted as they air the activity in front of the courthouse!! The responses from Christians th…
All I have to say is that the art show went great! I sold three pieces - 3D prints of Morghus and Licishomet my male 3-tail, and a print of my Bataleur Eagle painting. Supposedly I did much better than most of the other artists there, and positive comments abounded from what my friend told me, who…
I know I've pretty much dropped off of the face of the earth lately, but I have one partial excuse; I went to Pittsburgh for a week to visit its museums and a friend! I had the most amazing time! I really wasn't sure what I was going to feel once I got there, as I'm not usually a big city person. I…
If anyone is in the Nashville, Tennessee area around the date of June 18th and are over 18, I would like to cordially invite you to an art exhibit that I will be showcased in along with 40 other artists from the area: SPLENDOR! It will be a one-night-only feast for the eyes and ears, with people wh…
A person named CHBoler on DA tagged me way way back, and I just rediscovered that fact. I actually feel like I have stuff to answer with, so I thought this would be fun! ^^ 1: You must post the rules. 2: Each person must post 5 things about themselves in their journal. 3: Answer the questions the t…
Holy crap. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lL0wH13UwhQ This webinar on complex trauma from childhood really had a realization hit me hard, a realization that I had already came to grips with, but sort of forgot as I've begun to re-appropriate my draconic self into my 'new' personality: My draconic…
Wow - talk about opening a door to the past. I stumbled upon a journal on DeviantART titled 'Why I Oppose Spanking', and man: this person really, really hit the nail on the head for me in ways the title does not elucidate. I feel that sharing this with you here is important, and may incite interest…
Just letting you all know that I'm doing alright, and working on commissions as I can. I've been having quite a lot of trouble with motivation, combined with some anxiety about pushing forward in some direction, any direction at all, to gain income. I feel that I've overwhelmed myself with things t…
Just a general update: finally starting to feel a bit better after what, a week maybe, of pretty strong side effects from the Paxil. A sour stomach, drowsiness, trouble sleeping (yeah, great combination there), blurred vision in the mornings, feeling like I've been drugged, a lump in my throat that…
TL:DR : The condition of my health is certainly pertinent to my ability to get things done, to the success of my business, and to my relationship with you, my commissioners, and my fans, so I felt that this information would prove useful and insightful to those invested in my productivity and my pe…
Welp, I'm back in Tennessee, and have been pretty much glued to my new 3D printer. And I present to you - a new dragon design ready-made to order! I know that I still need to upload a visual series, but I wanted to bring you all great news - my Lulzbot Mini prints BEAUTIFUL results, and I am offeri…
Hello everyone. Just thought that I'd give an update, since I haven't been too active as of late. I've been visiting my parents in Maine for 10 days, and was ready to head back to TN to get started with my newly arrived 3D printer, but winter storm Marcus has had my flight rescheduled until this co…
I found this questionnaire through Eskiworks! ^^ Seriously awesome person. <3 I know that most of you probably have already waxed poetic on what motivates and demotivates you to comment, so if you're worn out and would rather not say it again, just say so. : D No scales off my nose. 1 - What motiva…
Holy crap - I WON A 3D PRINTER!!!! I was awarded the Critic's Choice by Lulzbot at the CES 2015 convention. I am absolutely beside myself, and utterly gobsmacked!! Thank you all SO MUCH for your support and upvotes - they really really mean a lot to me!!! I can't wait to get the information on how…
Hey guys! I've got exciting news! I've participated in a contest on Reddit to win a LulzBot Mini 3D printer, working with the printer company mascot (a 'rocktopus' - an octopus with a hand rocking out) to create an original piece of art. The winner will be decided with 'upvotes' on the contest's we…
If you have a UArtsy account and/or subscribe to Ryan Kingslien's ZBrush course newsletters, please please go over to snag these lovely little puppies up! Today's free course is: Sculpting Your First T-Rex in Zbrush by David Krentz, and I can't imagine what awesomeness will be in store the next 10…
Man, I've been lax on my updates online lately! Commissions are still grinding along, waiting on Goldblaze for his sketches on the remaining collabomissions, and I am drowning in an amazingly awesome series of events that have transpired! The first was a chance visit to the local nature center at E…
Hey guys, Looks like its collab commission time again! I've decided to work with :icongoldblaze: once more to help him accrue some funds for college, and we are offering images worked on by both him and myself for $25-$40 each. He will be sketching out the pose and basic lines, and I will complete…
I think I've found the specific information regarding adding extra charges on PayPal. I had an idea that something along its line was illegal, but I had forgotten the specifics of it. "4.6 No Surcharges. You agree that you will not impose a surcharge or any other fee for accepting PayPal as a payme…
EDIT 2: Agh <>; I completely did not see that what I was typing was meaning what it is. I feel ashamed. I will keep the prices as they are, and not have them shift once a commission is agreed on. I was not meaning for that to be what people are reading it as. Very ashamed of myself. EDIT: I've been…
Taken from Redcoatcat on FA - this is a really fun idea! Comment below with an assumption you have about me and I will reply to that comment stating whether your assumption is true or false! Hit me with anything - no need for embarrassment! all is welcome! : )
EDIT: Cajaka on FA found the movie on YouTube! Go watch it!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxsdTCsfnxc Had quite the eventful day today - got up and went straight out with my friend to get and drop off groceries to her mother, and then went to the Frist museum for a nice lunch and to see their re…
Here's some various nature gawker photos of my trip to the Great Smoky Mountains in Tennessee over the July 4th weekend with a group of friends. I saw a great amount of salamanders, some fungus, TONS of moss, and brilliant foliage. Enjoy! https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10204324519381941.…
Guys!! I have just come upon an extremely useful tool for those who are trying to figure out how much to sell their work by, either for commission or when selling finished work. I must first say that this is just one way to go about pricing your work, but I hope that may be helpful to someone! An o…
Just to update things: It's been a good two weeks since I've been back in Tennessee, but have been very very lazy on my scheduling of things, and have not been very productive. I am pet-sitting for individuals now and for the next two weeks, and I won't be sure of my internet connection with my sec…
I've just returned home to visit my parents for a month, and outside of spotty internet, I've just been soaking in the time not spent on the computer. I've been cleaning and keeping the house somewhat in order, and has taken a lot of my time, alongside spending time with my parents. So, if anyone i…
I have FINALLY gotten this guy to work for Shapeways, and you can now purchase him as a 3D printed sculpture! A print using the base material, Strong and Flexible Plastic, will cost $158.25 There are options to get the model printed in ceramic for $75.19, and in Sandstone for $105.54 - I can only i…
EDIT: Yay - the site works again! : D Hey guys! If any of you are interested in helping to create visual novels - writing, illustrating, even creating video or animation - I would highly suggest that you hop over to a new group that is forming focused on this unusual but intriguing online medium, V…
I am just about finished with my job with Animaholics, and while I am waiting to hear back about any tweaks I need to do, I have to say that I have learned quite a lot about myself. Goodness. I have to really say that I am not sure if I am up to the challenge that is working with visual effects stu…
Phew... I have been working almost non-stop with my new job, and it's certainly been an extremely steep learning curve! A word of advice to 3D modelers in training: be sure to know how to make spec and bump maps, and to even just about them (I didn't)! I've been incredibly stressed out and struggli…
I gotta say that I had no idea that I'd be here already. I've just started my first freelance 3D modeling work with Animaholics Inc. today, after a blazing 3 hour time period from application to interview, and a day to negotiate terms. I feel.... elated!! I have a lot to learn, but everyone starts…
I swear, I've had the best morning so far of the whole of 2014 so far. The pond is full of life! I went out this morning around 8am to check out the pond after being told that my friends and the construction workers (buillding a house after the old one was demolished) have seen otters in it (o.O I…
..Or, alternatively titled, "How I dig dead critters". XP In the past two weeks, it seems that our pond has something going on with it - either a hypoxic event (lack of sufficient oxygen), pollution, or a bacterial or fungal infection that is impacting the fish population. In the past two weeks, I…
After reading Mondeis' most recent journal on their shift into a set schedule for art work, it kind of pushed me on to post about my own shifts in life, art, and work. I am technically now a full-time freelance artist, with the actual time to do said work. That said, I tend to work from 1pm Central…
Have a video of how I painted the Gnasher from Cats of War! ^^ http://youtu.be/g8WjC_L1MHE salutes Signing out.
Here's the process video of the texture painting for my latest model, the Dart Leviathan. It's 25 minutes in length, so be sure to bring some popcorn and enjoy the Chinese orchestral piece paired with this video. Link to video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2ms4cF2Gn8
One of these things is not like the other... http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:244578 I find it quite hilarious to see my male 3-tail's head on a candlestick with three other, much more pointy dragons. He looks so out of place! Still, quite a neat print! : D I'm happy to see the resolution came out…
This meme has probably become old and stale now, but hey - it's a good fresh start for a new account, so I thought, why not? : ) So enjoy, and if there are any further questions, I can answer them to the best of my ability. What's your real name? Stephanie Dziezyk How tall are you? 5 foot 4 What's…
It. Freaking. Rocks!! If I didn't have more to do, I'd be stuck all day just watching streams that pop up on the front page!! I love this thing!!
