The Squirrel Tree - My new home!
By
Aaron123,
Posted on: 2006-07-06 10:45 in Multi-Media Fan Creations
Hehe <~_~> He's just tryin to help me cause I'm bein an emo squirrel again. Having depression is depressing <-.-> Especially when its actually bipolar and you may spike the other direction any minute <,<
<-- is taking meds to help <x,x> but still...
<._.>; I dunno why I'm sayin so much; but I gots nothin but time so why not <x,x>
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Well <@_@> I haven't been doing much art lately unfortunately...
But its cause I was paintin this!
Tis my very very first miniature for my small Warhammer 40k army! <^,^> I'm so happy with it, despite that I painted it with crappy Testors model paint <;.;> Sorry the pics are so bad, my only RL friend's cellphone camera at work. Sadly, best I had available to take pics <~.~>;;
Couple more pics:
Angled
Rear
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*Sigh* <;_;> Well guys - I've decided I need to unsubscribe again <x.x> Very very sorry about having to make this an abortive return. Lots of reasons for it; but the chief one is simply that I'm not yet 'back' in the game so to speak <;.;> It still feels a bit tired for me.
And thats OK - because I can always come back ya know? I plan to even; I won't even be uninstalling most likely.
But I wanted to let everyone know "what's up" and why the squirrel will be once again silent for a good bit. As with before, I'll post art on Deviant, so I expect to still see many of ya <^.~> but for those who I won't <;.;> I shall miss ya.
Tundy, if ya reads this >.< *big hugs* Got lotsa love for the Otter Queen! <^.^> (What can I say? I dig good peoples. Or good otters!)
Anyways, see ya all around, sorry again for any irritation caused by my abrupt re-departure <;_;> and especially sorry to Persona, cause now I'm in the SG and I won't be playing just yet.
Hopefully I can work stuff out in RL soon though; and I'll be more interested in playing.
Good luck all!
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Take care dood. I'll see ya on DA.
Awww...
*Offers a nut bribe*
Ok ok ok >.> I'll stay! I mean twist my arm whydon'tcha!
>.>;;
Actually in seriousness, I probably shouldn't have typed that before <x.x> at the time it did feel like the best decision, but sometimes when I'm in a bad mood I don't think things all the way through. so I'm not leaving just yet - though I'm not sure how much I'll be in game. I'll be around on the forums for sure though. Stupid me for posting whilst depressed <-.->; Sorry again for any inconviences/going away parties I missed.
<T_T> *dumb squirrel is dumb*
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Hey, if you ever need anyone to talk to about anything just give me a shout.
Thanks Persona <~.~>; Trying to get myself together over here. Need to get myself back into drawing, but for some reason that's been very very slow lately. I dunno.
Overall I'm probably doing better than I have in a long time, but I'm just pretty chaotic inside <x.x> so I'm not making much sense and not getting anything done <;.;>
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>.> My DA page, where I attempt to art.
Discouraging.
Bleh.
Honestly - today has actually been a good day in most senses <x.x> I mean, I woke up to kick-[censored] art, I'm starting to feel better after being sick, my best friend was, well herself, which is all I really need there. Lots of good stuff honestly.
But once again, I find myself questioning my art.
Or more specifically 'where' and 'who' I should share it with.
Sorry that this has turned into a sort of squirrely-emoblog <x.x> was never my intention honestly. But its just kind of where things have fallen that its the convenient place for me to hang my hat when I need to.
So anyways, once again I've been trying to show some of my art on Warseer. It went *days* without a blip. So I bumped it. Got one positive post - and that was enough to make me happy. Then I got another post asking about some writing I had said I was going to upload, but never did (I been sick is why I never got to it)
So I explained that, assumed "All is well".
Then I come back later, and while I didn't get bashed directly like I did last time...
I dunno, I'm once again feeling incredibly put off.
It frustrates me on a lot of levels.
On the one hand, I know I'm not a great artist. I try, I work my tail off; and I'm glad some people here are kind enough to think I do fair work. But I do acknowledge, most artists are quite a bit better than I; and I'm pretty OK with that over all.
I also realize that sometimes an aspect of style simply doesn't appeal to everyone. Perfectly cool with me. I never expected every single person in the universe to like the kind of stuff I put out. Heck, I barely expect anyone to, usually I'm pleasantly surprised.
So I understand quite well that I'm not going to get a lot of compliments for a number of reasons. People here are kind in that regard; and thats one of the reasons I'm so happy to be here.
On the other hand, I find lately that I get A LOT of flak for my style. I know, generic anime is pretty over done; and I am trying to develop my own 'feel' to things. I'm still learning though, and if I ever succeed, it's going to be a long hard road yet ahead of me.
But I do get annoyed when I see endless complaints about my style, when people know full well what I'm going to put out; and more specifically, when people feel the need to go so far as to sort of look down their noses at me over it.
Yes, I am not a great sophisticated artiste. No, I will never be a Da Vinci, a Michelangelo or a Rembrandt; and I don't pretend I ever will be.
But why then is it necessary to not only voice disapproval for a style, but also practically attempt to shame the individual in question into giving up?
And thats where I am right now.
I've been here a million times of course. Its doubtful I'll ever give up. Drawing, for better or worse (probably worse), is in my veins. I can't stop, even if I wanted to. And truth be told, I don't want to.
But due to my limited abilities, this creates a problem; as people are so used to be wowed by the awe-inspiring, that there's little room for the mediocre. (And this isn't to say I don't aspire beyond the mediocre - hardly; I have grand ideas and enormous dreams; but I also know where my skill level is right now; and that I may, even probably, cannot achieve them.)
So the conundrum is simple I guess. I keep posting my Warhammer stuff here, which is pretty far afield and I'm sure is slightly annoying to some (and as it should be, its far off topic); or I keep plugging away at the Warhammer site as well, hoping to eventually turn people toward a degree of lukewarm neutrality at least instead of the current near-hostility I'm feeling.
Option 3 of course is to find a brand new place to post it; but to be fair, the last time I asked about that, I just couldn't get 'in' to the vibe of any other place <x.x> I dunno, maybe I'm just too picky.
Anyway, sorry for the ramble. I just needed to get this off my fuzzy chest <x.x>; and this is the place I felt safest dumping it. Sorry.
A Warrior's Friend: ID 335212 - Help Infernal save Valkyrie from Battle Maiden.
Above Mars Part 1: The Wellington: ID 159769 - Save Mars by destroying a monstrous battleship from the inside!
>.> My DA page, where I attempt to art.
As a Warhammer 40k player, I greatly enjoy seeing other people's miniatures.
There are a couple of tricks to photographing miniatures you may find helpful. First and formost, check to see if your camera (I'm assuming it's digital) has a 'macro' button (it will look like a little picture of a flower).
Second, setting up a couple of desk lamps and disabling your camera's flash go a long way towards getting a clear shot of a miniature. A white cloth background helps a good deal as well.
Third? From what I can see, your painting techniques are very clean. I don't see any blotchy spots, but I can't really tell more without clearer pictures. Still, from what I could see your marines look like they're in great hands. 
Also, don't sweat compliments or negative responses... some people don't realize the amount of effort it takes to create an artwork because they stopped trying sometime between Kindergarten and the 3rd grade. Art's all about practice, and so long as you make the effort you're doing a thousand times better than those people who gave it up in gradeschool. Stick with it, I for one rather enjoy looking at your work.
Don't let negative comments get you down, 75% of the time the person doesn't realize how much work it takes to make a piece and isn't an artist. 
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...dont sweat the negative replies to much. given you are still a work in progress and you know this you should just try and shift through the message and find the things to work on.
used to post mini's myself in a different forum...but mainly conversion stuff I had done. while I caught some flak I never really worried about it as I was enjoying myself and I knew that practice practice practice was the only way to improve.
the same applies to line work...constant practice is the key.
for what its worth I have always enjoyed your work and before I left for a spell was seeing some nice improvements in your work. as such, I am always willin to take a gander at your work
chin up buckaroo...your doin great ~
...the sword is truth...
~whiteperegrine~
*Give Misty a big hug*
Misty, don't ever give up and don't bow down to those neophyte jerk-wads where ever it is that you post your work. I spend far too long worring and fretting over my work and wether people will accept or like it. I constantly sit there hitting refresh hoping for more hits and especially a comment. I think I am a passable talent at writing with a great deal of improvement and refinement still needed. And I think you are a decent artist Misty. Far better then I could ever do with drawn art.
Be yourself, be true to your art and let it come from your heart as well as your head.
That is all I can really suggest. Keep it up Mistformsquirrel! And I am eagerly waiting to see that picture you've started of Tundy. 
=^_^=b
Thanks all <~.~>; Sorry for getting all upset and silly and such <x.x> Bleh. Sometimes I just get moody, and something will hit me the wrong way and it'll have double or more the effect it normally would.
I definitely wanna finish that piece for you btw Tundy >.< sorry I'm being slow with it <;_;> I are sluggish unfortunately.
Anyways, thanks for all the kind words everyone. Hopefully I can shake this off and once again jump back into it <~.~>
A Warrior's Friend: ID 335212 - Help Infernal save Valkyrie from Battle Maiden.
Above Mars Part 1: The Wellington: ID 159769 - Save Mars by destroying a monstrous battleship from the inside!
>.> My DA page, where I attempt to art.
Meh, sounds like they just don't appreciate your art so maybe they don't deserve to look at it! People are weird as we all know...keep doing what you're doing. You'll shake it off in no time.
Just want to show off my new avatar here <~_~> some positive news for once eh? Ya, its not great <'x'> I need to re-do it actually; but it feels good to at least do something!
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Above Mars Part 1: The Wellington: ID 159769 - Save Mars by destroying a monstrous battleship from the inside!
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Try not to make that the first thing you say about your own work. Self-deprication has a disturbing tendency to turn into depression when you can least afford it.
I personally really like your avatar. So there. 
Keep working at it Misty. Don't let people discourage you. Find a place where you can share your artwork if that place isn't being supportive. Don't let people like that get you down. That's exactly what they want. They're little people with little personalities trying to pound you down to size so that they can feel better about themselves. Once you realize that you are a bigger person than they are you can shrug off most of their abuse. Believe in yourself. Believe in your ability, even if you haven't developed that ability yet. Keep developing that ability.
If obstacles get in the way, identify those obstacles, identify ways to get past them and then do exactly that. At the same time, don't force yourself. That will only lead to stress, anxiety and frustration which just starts you on a downward spiral. Find ways to keep creative and active without overdoing it. Always keep doing something to keep the momentum going in some way. Even if it's just a daydream here or there, keep that creativity flowing.
All the things I said not to do? I did them. All the things I said to do? I didn't do them. Those positive things I did do I didn't always keep up with them. I went down that downward spiral and nearly lost myself because of that. Even from where I am now I can still see the path back and the path ahead. If from where I stand there is still hope than for you my friend there is a greater hope and a greater chance to succeed. Don't force it. Just let it all happen in its own way. Developing your own style will take time, but in the meantime just draw for fun, draw to get your ideas down on paper, draw to learn. Don't worry about getting it right, as that will come on its own.
Now that all that has been said I should really start listening to my own advice. I have my own set of obstacles though and I guess I'm still searching for and putting into action my own way of dealing with those obstacles. I've tried doing it other people's ways and it just didn't work for me. I'm in the process of learning to listen to myself and do things the way I thought that they should have been done from the beginning. Who knows you better than yourself? Of course it doesn't hurt to try other ways of doing things. I guess it's part of finding out what does and doesn't work for you.
Now that I've thoroughly confused everyone (possibly even including myself) I'll end this dialog here and continue on to where ever it was I was going before I stopped here for a brief moment.
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Ya, its not great <'x'>
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No being negative! *Whacks da Squirrel with a newspaper*
Seriously, nice looking avatar.
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Ya, its not great <'x'>
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No being negative! *Whacks da Squirrel with a newspaper*
Seriously, nice looking avatar.
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/QFT!!
No negatives will be allowed!
/em whallops Misty with a floppy carp. 
And I love the avatar! My first thought was; 'That looks like Robinhood from a cartoon I used to watch! *laughter*' It looks great!
=^_^=b
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No being negative! *Whacks da Squirrel with a newspaper*
Seriously, nice looking avatar.
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/QFT!!
No negatives will be allowed!
/em whallops Misty with a floppy carp.
And I love the avatar! My first thought was; 'That looks like Robinhood from a cartoon I used to watch! *laughter*' It looks great!
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Ahahah, was that the one where he was a fox or something?
I vaguely remember something like that from when I was little.
*beaten, bruised, but alive, a squirrel crawls back into his tree*
<x.x>;
I'm back! I live! Barely, but I live!
Sorry its been so long peoples <;_;> My account, she exploded on me! And then there were rabid wombats! AND A NINJA BADGER <O.O> those guys do NOT mess around! >.<;
Err, in seriousness - my account was fried for over a week <;_;> So I haven't been able to say... well anything! I couldn't even PM people to annoy them and tell them what was going on!
But at any rate, I've missed ya all, and I'm back now >_<
I've been working on my Warhammer Fantasy army as well in the meantime; and painting my WH40k army. But I've also got a drawing thats slowly coming together, unsurprisingly, its also Warhammer - though I've also got one going for Zerikan's contest too.
Hopefully I'll have new arts to show you within the next week! Till then, well <@,@> "Hi, I'm Dweeb." (40pts for the reference!)
A Warrior's Friend: ID 335212 - Help Infernal save Valkyrie from Battle Maiden.
Above Mars Part 1: The Wellington: ID 159769 - Save Mars by destroying a monstrous battleship from the inside!
>.> My DA page, where I attempt to art.
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"Hi, I'm Dweeb."
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Welcome back Misty! And I know I know that I've heard that one, I... just... can't... place... it.
=>_<=
Wuh-Bee, Misty.
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*Whaps the squirrel with a happy stick*
Hmm...
I wonder how long it'll be before someone takes that out of its intended meaning.
>.<
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Hmm what was the intended meaning?