Online Store update and...

[the_z]

New products uploaded to the Ninja Monkey Online store:

Keyrings

• Orihime + leek = SPIN! $3
  
• Chad on a Flying Taco $3
  
• Renji/Zabimaru: Monkey on my Back $3
  
• Zan/Ichi .swordlove $3
  

Prints

• ZanIchi b&w print $5
  
• Renji/Zabimaru: Monkey on my Back print $10
  
  And finally, here's a larger version of the new Renji keychain/print, fresh off the tablet

Comments

[the_z]

I went to college with a double major in Commercial Art and Illustration, but I dropped out before my senior year. I learn mostly through observation and experimentation. The media I use most are CG (Open Canvas, Photoshop, and Oekaki), pencil (I've always worked with pencil), watercolor, and marker.

When it comes to art colleges, I seriously recommend attending a junior college first-- especially if you can stay at home while doing so, and getting your rhetoric/basic academics out of the way. That way you can throw yourself into a dedicated major because studio classes will soak up your time like croutons in soup. Also, I imagine it'd be easier to concentrate on projects if you don't have five bajillion hours of reading to do for a Lit. class, a math test to study for, and vocabulary to keep track of ^^;

As for getting out of art blocks, sometimes I've found doing randomly generated subjects from http://www.seventhsanctum.com really helps out!

[the_z]

They really are! They've helped me out of more artblocks just from drawing the most boneheaded concepts XD

But yeah, if you can go the junior college route, I can guarantee it'll save you money if not a ton of frustration. I couldn't keep up with all my academics and studios (not to mention art supplies are outrageously expensive). Starving artists are stereotypes for a reason ^^;

[the_z]

That's an awesome compliment! Especially if you're not a Renji fan. Thanks so much!

[the_z]

(of course it does. see icon above)

My darling and ubersavvy hubby did the commerce system. It's what he do for a living! He might be able to direct you to some faqs or something if you're having trouble. I don't know how busy he is today, but you can probably poke him on his journal.

[nockergeek]

Are you whoring me out again?

[the_z]

Only by your consent!