TheDviousOne

No Twitter as of yet because even in the face of the DApocalypse, i still want nothing to do with that hellsite >.>

Welp, that time of year again. Still on DA and don't plan on going anywhere, even when Eclipse hits. The fact that the green skin is now an option to use for the new layout has me a bit more relieved about it. It means admins are actually listening. Anyway, 2019 has been quite a year for me.

Art-wise, i got a shit-ton of pics done. I've NEVER been able to draw this much years ago, for various reasons, but in the recent years, it was due to wrestling with this sense of embarrassment and guilt for working on fanart/fandom OCs instead of original content. Once i let go and stopped kicking myself over what i draw, it was easier to do art, and i just kept getting braver and less-critical of myself. And that's just one accomplishment.

The last pic for my Inuyasha Color Palette Project is complete and ready to be posted, meaning i accomplished my goal of doing every character on my list before 2019 was over. So yay for me again! I think i'm gonna hang on to the color palette template so i can do more characters in the 2020, but this time, no deadlines for myself. If i miss an image or don't feel like doing it, then it is what it is.

Aside from art, i think my biggest 2019 accomplishment was FINALLY getting my permanent residency in Canada. Anyone that pays attention to these journals might know already that i had to be separated from my husband at the beginning of the year due to a setback with the paperwork. It was soul-crushing to say the least. Being sent back to the US, having to only converse with Dev online (again), and being back in an environment that just. Made. Me. MISERABLE made me feel like we made absolutely no progress in trying to start our new life together. It was painful, but i took care of the things i needed to take care of on my end, got myself a job to pass the time and get my bank account back up, and after 4 months, i got my confirmation of permanent residence. I've been living here in Canada for almost 6 months, got myself a new job, and i'm actually fucking happy for once.

Now onto 2020 Goalz!

IRL don't have much plans except to make money and continue living happily with my husband lol.

As for art, now with my Inuyasha project out of the way, it's about fucking time I get started on Sho's Journey stuff. I meant to do that this year, but i couldn't quite balance it out with my project so the pics I planned got pushed to the side. I've also been considering returning to my Dragonball OCs and share the various stories i came up for them. Sho's Journey will probably take priority, but i am going to try to bounce between it and Dragonball Shift (that's the name of my DB verse lol).

I hope everyone had a good 2019, and if not, that 2020 treats you better. I, for one, am looking forward to the new decade, and i hope those of you who pay attention to my art enjoy what i have in store

Don't know why i feel a sense of impending doom, but my brain just loves doing that randomly, so distracting myself a bit.

IRL News: I got a job, so i can start taking care of things that need to be paid off and buy my own shit. Might even start buying commissions so i can pay people to draw characters i don't have time for anymore lol.

Online News: I have made a couple new accounts. My Instagram which i'm "meh" about posting to but it's another place for my art to exist on i guess. Also joined Pillowfort, which might be another place for me to dump all my sketch work, maybe even show some nsfw stuff i've been doing. Still hate Twitter and have no intention of joining unless i have some random panic-attack that causes me to impulsively make an account like i did with Instagram.

Anyway these are the best places to see art that i don't share on here

www.pillowfort.social/TheDviou… (i'll dump some art here soon!)

So, i know i said i won't leave DA even when Eclipse goes into effect, but it kinda just dawned on me that certain groups i'm a part of might be affected if enough people leave. I rely alot on groups for feedback on my art, and if the activity of a group suffers because of lack of participation because so many people just up and leave, then honestly, i don't really think there'd be any reason left for me to stay here.

If that happens, i might just have to bite the bullet and move to Instagram and/or Twitter which i DO NOT want. Twitter is way too public for my tastes, i don't like that it asks for my personal info to make an account, and it rivals Tumblr in just being rife with discourse and toxicity. As for Instagram, there are people i know irl on there and the thought of them stumbling onto my art and other online handles is just too much for my self-esteem. DA is specifically an art platform, so unless those people have some interest in art (which they don't), they're not going to have an account and find me on here. The same can't be said for sites like Instagram and Twitter, which people use for pretty much anything.

Anyway, I hope DA gets Eclipse in order by the time it's released and that not too many people leave this site when it happens. For me, it's the perfect place to post my art and not worry about being bothered by irl people, fandom police types, and groups help with getting me exposure and feedback.

Back in Canada with my husband. Paperwork has been signed, i'm officially a permanent resident, and i don't have to go back to my hometown ever again.

And that's all. Slept for 14 hours so i'm out of it, and starving.