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= my Gaian art account


Wow, I haven't updated in a long time! @ @;

Sorry about that, guys. RL's been eating my face.

Anyways, I've:

put up a new rant

updated the to-do list

put up two new RL commission options for Oekaki lineart pics and paintery CG.

been working on a lot of new art. Lots of oekaki stuff, if you're into that. XD


[ Commissions Info/Prices ]

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[ Art Trades/Collabs ]

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[ Art To-do list ]

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[ Rant ]

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= my account for Gaian art.

: (( j o u r n a l )) :


Okayyy, I've been secretly messing around with a lot of my DA stuff, and just chose now to announce it. XD


Prices have been updated! Black and white section and lined chibi prices have been added in. And most exciting of all, there are now some examples of old commissions up for you to see what kind of art you can get for the price, instead of just imagining it. XD

To Do list has been updated! Old customers that haven't responded in months or years have been cleared off the list and onto notepad until further notice. Those that haven't updated in awhile are just pending again, but will remain on the list.

Collabs are now open! ^ ^ please just link me to some of your work in that journal, and I'll get back to you if I'm interested. XD I really like pchat a lot.

Another gallery clean! Moved a few to scraps.

New scrap! And with that, I now have more scraps than deviations. XD Scraps will now be used for my regular work, and don't quite fit with the deviation pattern I have in my main gallery. And therefore, I'll be updating scraps more often than my main gallery, by far.

I taste like rainbows. * O *


[ Commissions Info/Prices ]

[link]

[ Art Trades/Collabs ]

[link]

[ Art To-do list ]

[link]

[ Rant ]

[link]

[ Rant ]


Every so often, I'll have something that I just need to get off my chest. ; o so this area is reserved for it. <3

Rant # 3 : Age/Race/Nationality/eye color/whatever ridiculous other reasons, in regard to art.

This one just baffled me for a long time.

People are often under the impression that they should be competing against artists that are of x years old (ex: 18, 21, etc ), or at least y number of years older than them. oh but wait! If that other artist is of z nationality (ex: canadian, japanese, etc), obviously they're going to be so much better! And for the hell of it, if they have h eye color, they'll be better too. Nature is obviously against people who can't fit x, z, and h.

Or some mess like that.

Er, what now?

While certain factors might have some small effect, it's mostly going to change the amount of free time or social pressure the artist has, which affects how much, how, and where they can practice their art. For example, some people can't draw in school, some can. Others that have outside art classes or artistic friends can become more subjected to art that way. But as far as saying they've reached 18 and their magical hazel-eyed asian blood blooms into full gear and they're now an art guru... sorry, life doesn't work that way.

Whining and putting the blame elsewhere only wastes time that could be better used on oh, I dunno. Practice, perhaps.


Rant # 2 : Art programs; they are not your fairy godmother's magic wand.

This is a pretty common misconception, so common that I didn't even think of writing about it for awhile. @__@; But really, just because a certain art artist uses a certain art program does not mean that program necessarily special, or more importantly, that it will sprout out magically brilliant pieces of artwork.

It doesn't matter if you're using real media, digital, or any kind of art. You need to know the basics, and you need to keep in mind that what you do should depend on your skills and hard work, not by relying on special tools. I've seen many artists freak out when they're separated from their favorite brush or don't have their tablets to draw with or anything like that.

I like to mix things up whenever I can. I draw with my mouse monthly to stop myself from being too relient on the tablet, and I do trad. media pieces just as often as I do digital, even if I don't show them on DA. And I honestly don't think it matters if I have a lot of art programs, since I don't know how to use more than half of them, and the ones I do know how to use, I only ever use 3 or so tools on them- two being pencil and eraser.

So this pretty much why I dislike being asked what art program I use. I don't stick to any in particular. I have favorite, sure; almost all artists do. but it doesn't matter much because I try to keep my art simple enough so that I can reproduce the effect on any program. A lot of the times I get asked about art programs, it's because the person believes that if they get the program they can draw like any artist they wish that uses it, or that their skills will magically go through the roof.

Sorry loves, but that's just not how life works.


Rant # 1 : Art Theft; the Internet is not always your free clip art gallery.


I have always been vehemently against art theft. It's disrespectful, stupid, and shows more weakness in the thief's character than any fault of the artist's. Now with the internet, it's almost too easy to just yank an image off of Google Images or a DA gallery.

Digital artists have their advantages, sure. It's a growing field, and the art programs provide the lovely tools of Undo and Layers. But most decide to share it ( surprise, surprise ) over the lovely internet, opening themselves up to a variety of art theft risks.

That having been said, how many people think about the people that drew the images they take, and how they would feel about their art being used like that? The whole "ask for permission before you use" rule is hardly ever followed by a majority of people. How much easier is it to just right click, save, than to go through the tedious process of e-mailing the artist and then waiting for a reply and abiding by their rules?

While I try to believe in the best of humans, I also understand human nature. I cannot /expect/ people to follow the rules and standards I have set, but that doesn't mean I wouldn't LIKE for them to.

I like to display my art ( and therefore open it to the world ), yes. But I do not give the world permission to use it as they will. To see and enjoy is one thing, to take and manipulate for yourself is another.

And to keep this simple, I'll resort to something most people have heard of:


"Every time you steal art, Spatula Queen chucks a pink penguin at you.

Please, think of the pink penguins. Don't steal. "



Oh~ho. I am so witty. notreallythough.

[ Art Trades/Collabs Info ]

I favor collabs a lot more than I do art trades. ^^ So if you're going to ask for an art trade, most of the time by default my answer will be no. It's just really.. impersonal to me. And I like communication, and getting to know the other person. :3

If you do a collab with me, the whole lineart/color thing doesn't tickle my fancy. It'll have to be paintchat or OC1 networking, because I much rather prefer working at the same time and chatting all the while.


If the list is open, just send a few samples of your work through any messenger or PM ( 'cept Gaia. I will 'eatchu xO ) and we'll talk it out from there. ;3

[ Art Trades ]

---- Closed


[ Collabs ]

---- OPEN 4/20/06! <3

[ To Do list ]


NOTE :: the list ( for now ) is always open! By getting onto the list, you are merely securing a place in line.

( I don't know why people always say my list looks long. Most of these commissions listed here are FINISHED pieces, and have no effect on your place in line. Please don't get scared off or anything silly like that. :3 )


~ Gaia

----- N / A


~ DA


[ o ] KristaDarkAngel- [ CG 3/4 body ] - OC

[ x ] Mirashi--- [ 3/4 body CG couples RL/Avi + BG ]

[ o ] Davidtres28- [ 3/4 body CG ] - avatar

[ x ] [reserved for Seki/french vanilla ]


_____PENDING
(( haven't confirmed, but noted me saying they want one ))
(( removed long inactive ones as of 4/20/06 ))

[ o ]AnimeMachoFae- [ shounen ai| waist up CG ] - [ on hold ]

[ x ] Lull - [ need to sort things out ] - noted

[ o ] WBR * - [ need more refs/outfits ]

[ x ] Ilusen/Mellymeep - [ bust ] - [ NEED PICTURES ]

[ o ] Nessephanie - OC + avvy - [ will inform when list clears up ]


~FINISHED

[ x ]Tiranaki -[ CG headshot ] - [link]

[ o ]Meisekimu / French Vanilla - [ waist up or 3/4 CG with slight BG ]- [link]

[ x ]fruitpopsicle/oddgreyone - [ couples 3/4 pencil sketch ] - [link]

[ o ] Zara- [ wings tattoo ]- [ DONE. can't show ]

[ x ] sccoral headshot x 1 - [link]

[ o ] Kaze1981 - [ waist up + headshot ]- [link] + [link] + freebie: [link]

[ x ] tiranaki - [ pencil 1/2 body ] -[link]

[ x ] kokoryta - [ 1/2 body pencil OC ]--[link]

[ o ] InsaneMamimi- [ CG headshot ] - [link]

[ x ] MerrieVanille ( sai ) - [ halfbody pencil/pen ] - OC -[link] === unpaid; uncertain.

[ o ] Presca- [ headshot/bust ] - [ Avatar; shiny style ] --- [link]

[ x ] Kaze1981 - [ CG waist up ] - OC ----[link]



--- if I forgot your name in any part of this, please remind me!