IKITAAAAI!!!!

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DUDE! Today I invited a CIR to my school. They're basically other JETs who speak Japanese and go around teaching about their country. The guy I invited is from Australia, and OMG...now I REALLY wanna go! Now I have a reason other than stalking Lauren! XD There's just all this really cool stuff I didn't even know about the place, like how

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[aeternitasbeach]

duuuuuude I need help with finding a drawing style that agrees with me...(or well, digitally anyway)

how did you come upon this discovery? tips?

(also, I just made a frantic post asking for lineart cleanup tips)

I'm all artsy and inspired thanks to you. ASDFJLK;L;LK; (thanks!)

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you're on dA right? Why are we not friends on dA? I'm gonna go stalk your profile page a little right quick...*finds no evidence*

...wait...are you on dA? ?__?

Anyway, my discover came through a tutorial on deviantART that basically showed how this one guy does his stuff by drawing directly into the computer. That's sort of a "no duh" thing in some ways, but I dunno...somehow, this time around something clicked and I've been doing pretty well with it so far...that meaning I've got 2 sketches done and and now contemplating how to color them... The tutorial is here. Honestly, it's only the first step that I've been paying attention to. The idea of just getting a really raw and fresh thing done. Of course...my versions somehow turn out not that raw...

[aeternitasbeach]

holy shiz *_* that's intense (re: tutorial) yeah I originally start with sketching on comp too since I'm presently without a scanner (unless there's another way?)

& LOL yes I'm on dA *hides* but given that I haven't actually touched it in ages and so all the stuff there is old and sucks major, I'm embarassed to even link anyone to it. Since you're special, you're allowed to know:

http://ami3k.deviantart.com/

...I draw a lot more than stupid big-head things now, I swear >_>
and I plan to stop ignoring that poor account...

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You should! We can help inspire each other. I know I'll be more likely to do digi fanart if I see someone else poking at some too... ^____^ And aaw...I like your big heads. Chibi is still a valid style, and that Violet Ritsuka is just pain nice! *adds to devWatch*

As for comp sketching...I just need to start doing it more, and for more than just these really insane pieces I'm planning. I also watched the ep of Digimon when Tai got back home and we first met Hikari. I'm pretty convinced that that was the episode that settled him in my heart forever. Nothing gets me like a caring big brother. It also inspired me for some fanart ideas, but for some reason, I really just fail at drawing him. And Yamato. I don't know why...

-__-;

[israel_project]

That sounds pretty freaking awesome about the CIR - did he say what part of Australia he's from? And wait - we have plastic money? (Is that the bills? Because they could probably be made of plastic... but our coins are metal...)

I'm definitely loving your new style :D AND WHEN I GET MY TABLET!!!!! I'LL HAVE TO TRY OUT THAT TUTORIAL! ;_; *GLOMP-FREAKING-TACKLE*

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It's a really nice tablet too ^^

I think he's near you? He's from NSW, someplace just north of Sydney...I wanna say...Whitecastle?

[israel_project]

Newcastle?

Haha, that's what I can't get over - it's only two years old, it's in perfect condition, it's worth like a couple hundred dollars, at least in Au money... I feel weird accepting something so wonderful, and insanely grateful :D I'll have to do a whole avalanche of new fanarts with it :D

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yah! that's the place. I am shocked an horrified by how little I know about Australia...but then I realize...I don't know much about most places in the world ^^;

[beckychan]

Yeah, I knew about their pretty money.

Funny story: My mom was at a bar with my aunt (a loooooong time ago), and they were talking to these two Aussies, and the guys were all, "Your money's all the same color and size. How can you tell it apart?" and my mom was all, "Usually, we look at the number."

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lulz XD

Still, it must suck for blind people.