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Hey guys.....my apologies.
I have been going through some tough personal family issues, but that really doesn't have anything to do with my account deactivation.
I've been struggling with small things related to my craft and I was having a really bad night....I did something I now regret...I deactivated my account. It wasn't hacked. It was me. I regret my decision and am so Happy that DA actually gives you the option to reactivate even tho at the time it says the action cannot be undone. Whew! I have way too much history here and am so sorry I let my small slip of judgement almost throw that all away.
Everything is cool...so please don't be too concerned for me. Although, I might not be very active here. I just feel that I need to step back a bit...I have found that I really am putting too much pressure on myself and I need to relax a bit.
So, I will be here...lurking about. I'll post things when I can. I thank everyone for their continuing support. I truly appreciate it.
I'm feeling a bit silly now, but you know, we all have to deal with our issues in our own way. I didn't handle it properly. Lesson learned. All I can say is I won't do it again. I'm just really happy I could restore my account.
I hope the resource of inks will be useful and help further each colorists ability and potential career. Feel free to color as always. Just credit and post links.
As for my family issues, my Uncle was murdered in the Philippines last week. What a huge shock and it is an overwhelming event that I never expected. It's something that we will have to deal with one day at a time. It's part of the reason that I will be taking a bit of a break.
So, again, I apologise. Keep well everyone, and I will see you soon.
James
I have been going through some tough personal family issues, but that really doesn't have anything to do with my account deactivation.
I've been struggling with small things related to my craft and I was having a really bad night....I did something I now regret...I deactivated my account. It wasn't hacked. It was me. I regret my decision and am so Happy that DA actually gives you the option to reactivate even tho at the time it says the action cannot be undone. Whew! I have way too much history here and am so sorry I let my small slip of judgement almost throw that all away.
Everything is cool...so please don't be too concerned for me. Although, I might not be very active here. I just feel that I need to step back a bit...I have found that I really am putting too much pressure on myself and I need to relax a bit.
So, I will be here...lurking about. I'll post things when I can. I thank everyone for their continuing support. I truly appreciate it.
I'm feeling a bit silly now, but you know, we all have to deal with our issues in our own way. I didn't handle it properly. Lesson learned. All I can say is I won't do it again. I'm just really happy I could restore my account.
I hope the resource of inks will be useful and help further each colorists ability and potential career. Feel free to color as always. Just credit and post links.
As for my family issues, my Uncle was murdered in the Philippines last week. What a huge shock and it is an overwhelming event that I never expected. It's something that we will have to deal with one day at a time. It's part of the reason that I will be taking a bit of a break.
So, again, I apologise. Keep well everyone, and I will see you soon.
James
POOF??
Wow... I guess I'm sort of back again. Feeling a bit disconnected from the art world, but happy that I have picked up the pen, albeit, an Apple pen this time around. I remember picking up a Wacom Cintiq tablet over a decade ago to try digital inking - at the time it just didn't work for me and stuck to traditional inks. But it seems working with Procreate on the iPad is a good fit for me. I'm really enjoying it and am happy with how natural it looks and feels. I just have to get one of my own now. My daughter needs hers 22 hours of the day! - Lol - So, with that said, Poof! I'm back!
Converting pencils to blue lines
Hey guys....just uploaded a short video on my YouTube channel in regards to my method I use for converting digital pencils to blue lines.
I have the links to the free Adobe CS2 Photoshop that I use as well with serial #'s
Hope you find it useful! :)
Stats
Hey guys....we just had Thanksgiving Day here in Canada...and I just wanted to extend a heartfelt thank-you to DA and my watchers and friends here. Thank You! :D
I've never really made a big deal about numbers and such, but I am truly honored by the amount of page views and followers I have acquired these past few years.
As of writing this journal, I am about to reach 4000 watchers. That is staggering for me! Thank you for the support!
When I first joined DA in the summer of 2008 I was a complete newbie to the inking craft. I'm a firm believer that if you really are passionate about something, anything, you will succeed. I poured myself i
Color Contest Results 2015
Hey guys! I apologize for the delay in getting the results posted....I was thinking there might be more art to throw into the pot as a prize. Unfortunately, the page couldn't be found.
Firstly, I want to thank DerekRodenbeck (https://www.deviantart.com/derekrodenbeck) for letting me ink his lines and use them for the coloring contest.
A huge thanks for everyone that took the time to color and entering this year! I appreciate every skill level...and there were quite a few great entries.
I changed things up a bit this year, and wanted to have the prizes allotted by best color, rather than a random draw. So to do this, I asked SeanE (https://www.deviantart.com/seane) to be the guest judge to help me choose the winners
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hey james, its been a min since ive checked in with you, wish it was under better circumstances, i send my condolences to you and your family. at times like this..the points of being overwhelm, feeling inner conflict, and navigating grief. i find this comes in handy:
"(insert deity here) grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference."
"(insert deity here) grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference."