Naiefae

I had meant to post this sooner, but got delayed! Ahh, such is life I suppose.

Thank you to those who replied to my poll! I posted it because while I initially had intended to reply to as many comments possible, it just isn't feasible with my current time and energy limitations. So I was curious about people's thoughts on the matter, and it's comforting to see that the majority are like-minded.

I will do what I can though, and especially reply to those with questions or details -- hopefully I won't take as long as I have in the past.

I am very glad that the meme were enjoyed, and very pleased that the FiM one managed to amuse! Haa, I feel very accomplished. I'll likely post more. Memes that is. I do really enjoy completing them, but perhaps take too much time doing so.

At the moment, I'm finishing up -- very old -- projects and working on replying to comments, including ones from ages back. The great thing about storing deviations is that their comments are taken out of your inbox. So, with the huge chunk of my gallery in storage, that means fewer comments to respond and less stress for the time being.

Hopefully the sooner that's done, the sooner I can snoop around my watcher's galleries, because there are a few I have been wanting to comment on _{(but didn't because I thought they'd wonder why I hadn't replied to their comments from ages back )}


Anyhow, that's all I wanted to say for now. Easter is approaching (yay! ) but I don't think I'll be able to find my white chocolate duck again this year. *sigh* Lindt and Red Tulip bunnies are great and all, but they don't share the same memories as that deliciously adorable duck. Probably is good that I can't find it really – it's more sugar than chocolate anyhow.




Regarding Art~~~

Requests: No, never so please do not ask
Trades: No
Commissions: Closed

Pony and Fairytail wishlist!~~~
Is here ---> naiefae.deviantart.com/journal…

Figured I should post an update after having disappeared for so long. That wasn't supposed to happen. Sorry about that...

I remember there being tons of things I wanted to say over the year past, and I'd start typing it out, then lose interest. I figured you guys were used to my absence so it wouldn't bother much.

In summary though, I'm just alive, being philosopical and perhaps too cynical of the world _{(lol angst)}, looking for a new job _{(unsuccessfully; lack of effort on my part)}, bonsai died _(surprised?), still buying ponies _{(it fluctuates)}, got hermit crabs _{(entertain me, they do)}, loving the Ace Attorney series _{(recent discovery)} and now reading shitloads of fanfics as a result _{(never used to interest me that much before; now it does lolwutidk)}. Other stuffs -- British Grandfolks came over for a month, cleaned the house _{(i.e. what couldn't be hidden)} for their visit. It was a memorable experience -- a real test of my patience, but with them now gone, I find I do miss them...

But hey, you guys wanna know about what's going with the arts, not journals/life/other shit, right?

Well... Truth be told, my drawing habits have changed. I sketch alot (lol three nights a month is all I seem to manage at the moment) and I love lead pencil, crosshatching, shading... But I haven't touched the colour pencils at all for near the entire of 2011. And my attempts at starting pieces for colour have been failing periodically, though I have pieces that I really, really should get/want done...

... I've been thinking about posting up the nicer sketches, even though most of them are not ponies. But then I remember the theives and watermark issue, as mentioned in previous journal (naiefae.deviantart.com/journal…

Blergh.

I had asked about watermarking, because I was thinking about watermarking more cleverly or whatnot. Turns out the program I thought would be great to go with was waaaay too pricey since I'm no longer a student _{(graduated last year. Yay?)} and, after reading journals about watermarking and seeing the many remarkable artists who are confident to post their works w/out marks, it got me thinking. And I start to see less point in it. Oh, and I'm lazy and always tired.

All in all, I've been trying to reprogram my mind. I feel sad not being able to see my gallery anymore though, but I'm determined that it will not be forever... it's just turned into a long time. I want to make changes, and I've been succeeding in small areas, though there are a lot of things irl that need improving. It just takes time and little steps.

And that's about it. I hope to update the gallery soon (lol within the year), but we'll see how I go with that.

Hope everyone's going good and managing with the crazies that is the economy.




Regarding Art~~~

Requests: No, never so please do not ask
Trades: No
Commissions: Closed

Pony and Fairytail wishlist!~~~
Is here ---> naiefae.deviantart.com/journal…

Been meaning to give an update, since I've managed to disappear from here _{yet again}. If you've been wondering, yes, a vast majority of my gallery is in storage. How long they will be in storage, I don't know.

I'm tired of being paranoid over theft whilst struggling with real life; I've already enough things to stress over. I don't make much money at work, and I often struggle to get the energy to draw for fun nowadays. Finding out that the illustrations I have managed to produce are/have been ripped off isn't helping, and makes the idea of further posting online very unattractive.

However, I miss showing new art for my watchers, and I'm unwilling to leave those who are respectful and appreciate my work. So no, I'm not leaving.

But, I do want my work to be more heavily watermarked - pain in the arse, I know, but it feels like the best option considering the success of others. I will not be putting up any more art on here until the old images in storage have been watermarked to my liking.

But I need a decent program that will let me do that. OpenCanvas doesn't do it well, and my other program is very dodgey. Besides, I've been meaning to get a proper photoshop program for a while now...

So does anyone have any advice to which photoshop program would be best to get? Which ones do people use that they find friendly? The sooner I figure out which to get, the closer I'll be to watermarking stuff.


Regarding other things: uni is finished; did pretty well on my thesis; don't yet have a new job; nearly killed my bonsai (forgot it outside when we had the heatwave); and nearly finished cleaning my room - can't wait until it's done! Oh and yes, that bottle of beer is still there. I should probably get rid of it...




Regarding Art~~~

Requests: No, never so please do not ask
Trades: No
Commissions: Closed

Pony and Fairytail wishlist!~~~
Is here ---> naiefae.deviantart.com/journal…



I like these rainbow buttons. Makes me think of candy p:

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Update 9 Dec

Many thanks to everyone who helped out! It looks like they're going to be ok which is a huge relief~
Another deviant is also needing help this Christmas season. has opened up her commissions to pay for food on the table and surgery for her cat Monika. She does some adorable artwork (with a few ponies) and does some gorgeously soft pencil work. Below are some examples of her artwork, both traditional and digital:
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You can find her commission information here: ainashadox.deviantart.com/jour… Hope you'll pay her a visit and spread word. She's a sweety who has been helping out others too~

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Please read: forum.deviantart.com/community…

In summary, my friend SgraffitoFerret and the seven other people she lives with are at risk of being evicted from their home this month! Christmas, and just before New Years, of all times. Herself and two other deviants who live with her have opened commissions and are accepting donations, be it more or less than a dollar, just so they will be able to pay this month's rent.

You can find commission information or other ways of helping out in their journals:
ensorcelledferret.deviantart.c…
multimediapanda.deviantart.com…
alexcuervo.deviantart.com/jour…

is also helping out  neko-no-aruki.deviantart.com/j…

From what I last heard, they still have roughly $80 left to go, and the deadline for the rent is the 6th of December!! Which is less than a week away!

I've known Ferrets for a few years now, I know she had a lousy Christmas last year and I don't want it to happen again this year. If you are able to help them out, please do! Any help wil be greatly appreciated, be it donations, buying a commission or spreading word of their situation to other deviants.  

Many thanks for reading.

p.s. yes, pictures are on the way, I've just still been having problems... but please help Ferret!  

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Art and stuff   

Requests~ Sorry, I don't do requests.
Trades~ No, too busy at the moment.
Commissions~ Closed

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Pony and Fairytail wishlist!
Is here ---> naiefae.deviantart.com/journal…

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Clubs  


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Hi again everyone!

I felt like I should give a kind of formal update and on what had been happening on my end. Again, I'm sorry that I disappeared for a long time after saying I'd be back in June. I just really felt the pressure from uni this year; things got out of control, was falling apart and I needed the time away to try and focus on what needed to be done.

It's mostly over with now and I can breathe a little easier, but I'm not sure if I like how things went... I s'pose it could have been worse, but I wish it had been much better...


I'm glad to be back, though there's a lot that needs to be done. I want to warn that my home internet connection is rubbish atm and does not like the dA message centre so it's a pain trying to navigate... so expect me to still be slow at replying to messages until we get our internet upgraded. That or I go to uni which takes an hour if I go by bus, 35 min if I drive.

I've finally been able to draw after a long slump; it's coming along nicely, and got some stuff that needs to be finished up. Also be prepared for a spamming of ponies and random crap! haha I may go through all my uni files and scan up all the memorable illustrations from lectures over the past 4 years. I warn however there aren't that many ponies, but it's an opportunity for you guys to see the other stuff I draw.

Unfortunately though, I don't think I'll be able to get the illustrations I graffiti'd all over my friends' notebooks...  I may try asking them if they could scan some, but dunno if they'd bother. Most of the illustrations were random and occasionally creepy... but I'd like to see Felicia again... and the 'meese fleet' that I apparently drew but cannot remember at all...

I really need a holiday though~



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Art and stuff   

Requests~ No
Trades~ No
Commissions~ No

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Pony and Fairytail wishlist!
Is here ---> naiefae.deviantart.com/journal…

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Clubs  



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