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RAWR

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I currently suck... OTL

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Rules for getting art by me
:bulletwhite: No Mecha
:bulletwhite: I can't do really muscled men...yet.
:bulletwhite: No hentai, Yaoi, Yuri, or strange fetish pics...
:bulletwhite: Overly complicated backgrounds are not going to look good by me... I'm toooo new.
:bulletwhite: Please be patient. I work, and chase after a little one... So I draw when I have free time ^^

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Wow, 2012 was one of the HARDEST years I've ever had.

This year is full of a lot of expectations for myself. I finally got my own work space and I've been busy catching up on my novel.  I've also started practicing on anatomy. I really want to improve.  I've got a lot of pictures I finished for people on hear, I just need to get around to getting my scanner hooked back up and my flash drive dug back out to start posting.

In December I got in a horrendous car accident.  In fact I got slammed into by 3 different cars ;_;.  The hardest part is all the time I have to spend in and out of therapy trying to repair damage done to my back.  I swear 2012 was SUCH bad luck.  I have a lawyer however, and right now I'm looking at a pretty big settlement.... Not an ideal way to get money.  But I've been out of work and all these medical bills. Ugh, I feel like I deserve a little something at this point.

But enough of that for now....

How have you all been? What's your 2013 goals?


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Rules for getting art by me
:bulletwhite: No Mecha
:bulletwhite: I can't do really muscled men...yet.
:bulletwhite: No hentai, Yaoi, Yuri, or strange fetish pics...
:bulletwhite: Overly complicated backgrounds are not going to look good by me... I'm toooo new.
:bulletwhite: Please be patient. I work, and chase after a little one... So I draw when I have free time ^^

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Thank you

5 min read


First I want to thank my friends on here, those of you who have commented or messaged me.  I've come back on here to a lot of encouraging notes and it's really heart warming.

That being said...  A lot has happened to me in just the past few months, but things are slowly settling and life is becoming some what normal.  My fiancée is doing amazingly at his new job.  Already we are getting bills caught up, and starting to be able to live comfortably like before.  An opportunity like no other fell into his lap, and it's almost as if prayers have been answered.

My Grandfather last week was able to go outside for the first time in months.  That was truly awesome, and my dad's foot is healing... Roughly, but healing.  Again, it's as if our prayers were heard!  I swear it's when things are looking the worse that a little faith in something can go a long way.

I've found myself with more quite stress free time lately.  I'm actually starting to get some work done.  I have vacation time coming up and with that I get two weeks to myself and to get caught up.  So that's nice.

I'm just feeling more relieved all around.  I've almost let it slip my mind that I'm about to turn 25! Yikes, what happened to time?  I feel old D:

Anyway, thank you again to all of you who sent me all those pick me ups.   I wont forget it, and I wont forget the prayers that were sent my way :heart: My family, and myself appreciate it.

Amy

ps. check my work load process and you'll see I've actually started work again.  I found it's easiest if I get all my sketches etc done first then begin coloring.  I also learned my lesson on taking such a huge work load haha.  Thanks again for patience. I know it was all free requests but I still feel super obligated to get them done.

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Rules for getting art by me
:bulletwhite: No Mecha
:bulletwhite: I can't do really muscled men...yet.
:bulletwhite: No hentai, Yaoi, Yuri, or strange fetish pics...
:bulletwhite: Overly complicated backgrounds are not going to look good by me... I'm toooo new.
:bulletwhite: Please be patient. I work, and chase after a little one... So I draw when I have free time ^^;

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My life has become so complicated all at once it feels like everything came crashing down at once.  I'm struggling right now and I pray each day will get better and slowly I have to admit I am over coming it.

I know I made lots of promises on here and they will be kept eventually.  It's just rough, and right now I'm just going to vent I think.  My fiance lost his job around Christmas time and really hasn't been to work since.  Our last bit of resources have dried up and I'm barely getting by with pay in advances ugh.  Thankfully a few weeks ago he did get a job, but it's going to take awhile to get comfortable again.  I mean we got rid of a lot of things internet being one of the major bye byes. I also had to down grade my car to a clunker.  Thankfully I can work on cars, so I can handle a clunker, but its still stressful.

My grandfather has cancer and right now things are really bad.  One of the strongest men I know and he cant even get out of the hospital bed.  It's been hard to deal with.  My father also fell 18 feet and shattered most the bones in his leg and foot.  Thankfully that was all!  However the Doctors kind of did short cuts on the procedure fixing his foot and it is major infected.  He may loose it.

I just don't know how to deal with ALL of this bad news right now.  I also don't know why I'm sharing it with you all.  Maybe it's because really you strangers to me, and it's easier to just let loose.  That is if anyone will even read this.  I don't talk to much family about these things because I'm considered the 'strong' one, but sometimes being strong is hard.  I keep trying though, and I know myself and my family can over come all of this.

Thanks for our time. And thanks for your patience. I'm just glad I've never received any angry notes from anyone!


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Rules for getting art by me
:bulletwhite: No Mecha
:bulletwhite: I can't do really muscled men...yet.
:bulletwhite: No hentai, Yaoi, Yuri, or strange fetish pics...
:bulletwhite: Overly complicated backgrounds are not going to look good by me... I'm toooo new.
:bulletwhite: Please be patient. I work, and chase after a little one... So I draw when I have free time ^^;

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Alrighty, got back into the swing of using photoshop and such. Got a bunch of my requests just about done, so expect some posting to finally start happening again from me.  All of you guys who have done Digimon requests of your OC's for me, man your characters are so fun and cute!

On a side note, if your ever curious about progress just check my 'To Do List' on my main profile page.




I do still get a lot of messages asking. My requests are totally on hold until I get caught up with everything that went on hold for the wedding. If you really wanna request me you can but again, I will be working on these and wont get to it until I'm no longer on hold, and thank you again for enjoying my stuff enough to choose me.

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With the large amount of requester coming through I think I should probably post a bit of rules here... It might save some people from wasting time noting me on something I cant or wont do.

Rules for getting art by me
:bulletwhite: No Mecha
:bulletwhite: I can't do really muscled men...yet.
:bulletwhite: No hentai, Yaoi, Yuri, or strange fetish pics...
:bulletwhite: Overly complicated backgrounds are not going to look good by me... I'm toooo new.
:bulletwhite: Please be patient. I work, and chase after a little one... So I draw when I have free time ^^;

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