Monday, December 30, 2013

My Complete Deviantart Artwork Review!

FIVE YEARS ON DEVIANTART – MY ARTWORK REVIEW
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This year marks my fifth full year on DA, so to celebrate, I’m reviewing everything I’ve drawn and posted here since I first signed up. I have mixed emotions about my gallery, so let’s get ‘em all out. First I’ll go over how I feel about each year. Since I’ve been organizing my artwork folders on my computer since back in high school, I still organize them by school years (September-August) rather than traditional years. Now that that’s clarified, here’s the rundown.
 
2012-2013
The past year. I started off strong, drawing some of the best stuff in my gallery in fall of 2012, but come 2013 most of my work has been very disappointing for me. I don’t know, it’s a combo of not feeling the spark I did in previous years and just not putting as much into the drawings, as well as just plain suckage. While I’ve still drawn a handful of pictures I like a lot, some just seem to come out decent at best. My “Hyrule’s Most Heinous” series and caricature pieces have been letting me down severely. Hopefully I’ll get out of this art slump soon and start producing good shit again.
 
2011-2012
Probably my best year for artwork. I posted a lot of my favorite pieces at this time. The Nintendo Villains picture, Gaming Bookmarks series and the caricatures from this year remain some of my favorite works, among others. I would still use mostly work from this year in a showcase of my best stuff.
 
2010-2011
I certainly improved, but this is when production of art began a gradual slow-down that would only get worse with time, and this is the year that I drew pretty much nothing but softcore porn. The summer prior I had uploaded my first internet-posted “mature” piece, and with the over-the-top positive feedback, it went to my head and I drew a handful a month. They’re all pretty much the same generic concept – just a different character with my sexy-mod body, but I learned that any smut would beat-out any regular picture regardless of quality. After this year the bulk of my fans just wanted to see these drawings and didn’t give a damn about my other stuff and it’s stayed quite like that since, even though I barely post artwork like that anymore. I damn the day I uploaded “mature” art to the internet.
 
2009-2010
This was when I first started posting art on DA. I went into it just posting all my old work from 2007-then, all drawings of my original characters. Between 06-09 I made a lot of comics and characters and was drawing barely anything besides them up to that point. I didn’t post all of my creations up as I thought it would be too many, so I posted what were my favorites at the time. Coincidentally, I had drawn those characters so much by then that I finally had my fill of them at that point, hence the sudden absence of original characters. By 2010 I was putting up my first internet-posted fanart pieces, and began coloring digitally. Most of my drawings were pretty ugly at this time, but it was a good progressive period where I really began experimenting with drawing things I’d never drawn before. Oh yeah, and of course I began getting more fans once I started drawing fan art. I really would like to create my own stuff again, as I always have ideas brewing in my head, but I can never find the time or dedication to do anything like that these days. Hopefully soon…
 
Now, time for a brief sum-up of each individual drawing I’ve posted on DA. I’ll list them from newest to oldest. My descriptions for each can only be brief, as this entry would be longer than a Webster’s dictionary if I had to write an in-depth opinion on each of the hundreds of pieces I’ve done. The ratings will all be relevant, meaning when I say a picture gets a perfect score, I’m saying a perfect score for my work and potential, not in comparison to anybody else’s work. I will rate them from 1-5 (one being the lowest, and 5 being the best), though if it truly breaks the boundaries of suckage, let’s give it the big ol’ zero it deserves.
 
PICTURE                                         DATE                      RANKING                                                     
Tron Bonne – On another Misadventure        November 2013                   5 – I love it. Probably my best of 2013
Creature from the Black Lagoon                       October 2013                       4 – Best in the series 
The Wolf Man                                                       October 2013                       3 – Decent  
Dracula                                                                  October 2013                       2 – Decent coloring but awkward design  
Frankenstein                                                         October 2013                       2 – Slightly boring & awkward/ could be more extreme  
Skadi                                                                       September 2013                  4 – I like it a lot, not much going on, though  
Barbara n’ the Good Guys                                  September 2013                  3 – Looks good but unoriginal as hell              
HMH – Volvagia                                                    September 2013                  3 – Decent                                                           
HMH – Shadow Beast                                          August 2013                         3 – Decent                                                           
HMH – Gohma                                                      August 2013                         2 – Looks OK but lacks detail and substance 
HMH – Dodongo                                                  August 2013                         4 – Better than most HMH                                
HMH – Wizzrobe                                                  August 2013                         3 – Decent                                                           
HMH – Dead Hand                                               July 2013                               1 – Bad coloring, pose and detail – It sucks   
HMH – Gyorg                                                        July 2013                               3 – Decent                                                           
Mean Girls                                                             July 2013                               2 – There’s an awkward mix of levels of cartoony among the girls
HMH – Manhandla                                               July 2013                               4 – Better and more original than most HMH     
Hot Fi                                                                      July 2013                               2 – It’s just my generic curvy mod on Fi         
HMH – Gerudo Tribe                                           June 2013                             3 – Decent but a little sloppy                            
HMH – Poe                                                            June 2013                             3 – Decent                                                           
HMH – Moblin                                                      May 2013                              3 – Pretty good but a little noticeably rushed
HMH – Lizalfos                                                      May 2013                              4 – Pretty good                                                   
HMH – Octorok                                                    May 2013                              3 –Decent                                                            
Princess Shroob                                                   May 2013                              4 – Usual perv-mod, sexier than usual, though   
Jonathan Jones                                                     May 2013                              5 – I like the way everything came out here 
Geno                                                                      May 2013                              4 – Pretty good, could be more extreme, though
Valentina                                                               May 2013                              4 – Pretty good, I like the coloring in the BG 
Booster                                                                  May 2013                              4 – Pretty good, but the BG is pretty sloppy  
Croco                                                                     May 2013                              4 – Pretty good                                                   
Leah                                                                       March 2013                          4 – Pretty Good                                                   
Grobyc                                                                   February 2013                     3 – Decent                                                           
Harle                                                                      February 2013                     3 – Decent                                                           
Skelly                                                                      February 2013                     4 – Pretty Good                                                   
NeoFio                                                                   February 2013                     4 – Pretty Good                                                   
Pudgy Bunny                                                         February 2013                     4 – I like it                                                             
Han & Chewie                                                       February 2013                     3 – Decent though the toon-ness seems forced  
Kid                                                                          January 2013                        3 – Decent                                                           
Rugrats                                                                   December 2012                   4 – Pretty good, looks appealing                      
Skops the Scorpion                                              November 2012                   5 – I love it                                                           
The Eeevil Mr. Dark                                             November 2012                   4 – Would be great if the arms weren’t awkward
Wreck-It Ralph                                                     November 2012                   5 – Pretty good except the rushed text         
NTMW – Tex Hex                                                 November 2012                   5 – Exactly as I pictured it                                  
Nosferatu                                                              October 2012                       4 – Pretty good                                                   
Mario & Luigi – Partners in Time                      October 2012                       5 – Came out better than I planned                
Mario & Luigi – Superstar Saga                         October 2012                       5 – Awesome except the empty BG areas     
The People of Bluffington                                  July 2012                               4 – Fun                                                                  
Aaah! Real Monsters                                           July 2012                               3 – Awkwardly positioned and sloppy lines   
Super Mario Bros. 3 Bookmark                         July 2012                               5 – Best Koopalings picture I’ve done yet      
Super Mario Bookmark                                       July 2012                               4 – Mostly good except some minor details  
Donkey Kong Country 2 Bookmark                   July 2012                               5 – I love it                                                           
Bonk’s Adventure Bookmark                             July 2012                               4 – Sort of awkward placement                       
Mega Man Bookmark                                          April 2012                             5 – Love the designs and coloring job            
Panel de Pon Bookmark                                     April 2012                             5 – Love the way the designs came out          
Clash of the Titans for bascalot666                   April 2012                             4 – Pretty damn good for a request                
Mother 3 Bookmark                                            March 2012                          3 – Awkward spacing and not too interesting     
Earthbound Bookmark                                        March 2012                          4 – Pretty good                                                   
Wind Waker Bookmark                                      March 2012                          3 – Most designs are rather boring                 
Pretty Little Pannels                                            March 2012                          3 – A little sloppy but overall it looks decent
Skyward Sword Bookmark                                  March 2012                          5 – They all came out how I wanted them to 
John Goodman                                                     March 2012                          5 – I love the way this one came out               
Ayla                                                                        March 2012                          3 – Pretty decent                                                
PBS Kids Support – Sesame Street                    February 2012                     4 – Pretty good                                                   
The Dark Side of Clay Fighter 2                         February 2012                     3 – Nice perspective but crappy line work    
PBS Kids Support – Super Why!                        February 2012                     4 – Pretty good                                                   
Necra                                                                     February 2012                     3 – Drawn her a lot, only a decent one          
I Pity the Fool                                                        February 2012                     4 – Pretty decent                                                
Bill Cosby                                                               February 2012                     0 – Worst drawing in my gallery. Came out so baD
I’ll Be Back                                                             February 2012                     5 – Came out well                                               
Mean Green Mother from Outer Space          February 2012                     5 – Nice coloring and line work                       
Bill Murray                                                            February 2012                     4 – Pretty decent                                                
Edith Up                                                                 February 2012                     5 – Came out just how I planned                      
Betilla and the Nymphs Series                           February 2012                     2 – Some are decent. The Voodoo Mama one sucks
Betilla and the Bodacious Nymphs                    February 2012                     3 – Ok, Kinda ugly lines, though, and simple colors
T. Hawk                                                                  January 2012                        2 – Came out rather awkward                          
Bruce Lee                                                              January 2012                        4 – Pretty decent                                                
Nintendo Villains                                                  January 2012                        5 – Best picture I’ve ever drawn                      
The Wet Bandits                                                   November 2011                   4 – Pretty good                                                   
Wyrm                                                                     November 2011                   3 – A little awkward but still decent                
Mona’s Wedgie                                                    October 2011                       2 – Rushed and it shows                                    
Weird Al Yankovic                                               October 2011                       3 – The BG pictures could have been better 
Earthworm Jim                                                      October 2011                       4 – Would be 5 if PWHN didn’t mess up the flow of the picture
PH – Boom-Boom                                                 September 2011                  4 – Pretty good                                                   
PH – Bullet Bill                                                      September 2011                  4 – One of the better ones                                   
PH – Blaarg                                                            September 2011                  4 – One of the best in the series                     
PH – Ptooie                                                           September 2011                  3 – It’s OK                                                             
PH – Beezo                                                            September 2011                  3 – It’s OK                                                             
PH – Sumo Bros.                                                   September 2011                  4 – Pretty good                                                   
PH – Albatoss and Bob-omb                               September 2011                  3 – It’s OK                                                             
PH – Buzzy Beetle                                                September 2011                  3 – Not the best                                                  
PH – Wiggler                                                         September 2011                  4 – One of my favorites in the series              
PH – Bloober                                                        September 2011                  4 – Pretty good                                                   
PH – Shoe Goomba                                              September 2011                  4 – Pretty good                                                   
PH – Rex                                                                September 2011                  4 – One of my favorites in the series 
PH – The Bros.                                                      September 2011                  3 – It’s OK. Sledge is the best one                    
PH – Koopa Troopas                                            September 2011                  3 – It’s OK                                                           
PH – Pidget                                                           September 2011                  4 – One of the more interesting pictures      
PH – Magikoopa                                                   September 2011                  3 – It’s OK                                                             
PH – Rocky Wrench                                            September 2011                  4 – Pretty good                                                   
PH – Thwomp                                                       September 2011                  5 – Best in the Plumber Haters series             
PH – Birdo                                                             September 2011                  3 – It’s OK                                                             
PH – Chargin‘ Chuck                                            September 2011                  4 – Pretty Good                                                   
PH – Tweeter                                                        September 2011                  4 – Pretty good                                                   
PH – Dino Rhino                                                   September 2011                  3 – It’s OK                                                             
PH – Dry Bones                                                    September 2011                  3 – It’s OK                                                             
PH – Lakitu                                                            September 2011                  3 – It’s OK                                                             
Horny Dixie                                                           August 2011                         4 – Came out well but pretty ridiculous         
Lil’ Head Hunters                                                 August 2011                         2 – Decent drawing but shitty BG, quality and too much eemptiness
Stripe’s Mob                                                         July 2011                               2- Good concept but could have been better       
Molly Ringwald                                                     July 2011                               3 – Not too bad but not too great                    
Rumble in the Doom Ship                                   July 2011                               4 – Pretty good for its time                               
Bucky O’Hare                                                        July 2011                               2 – Nothing Special                                             
Darkwing Duck                                                     July 2011                               4 – Pretty good for its time                               
Warrior Warts                                                      June 2011                             2 – So-so                                                               
Double Trouble                                                    June 2011                             2 – Decent                                                           
Bobbing for Bubbles                                            June 2011                             3 – OK                                                                   
Mac Attack                                                            June 2011                             3 – OK                                                                   
The Blue Bomber                                                 June 2011                             2 – Decent                                                           
Born on the Bayou                                               June 2011                             3 – OK                                                                   
Numskull                                                                June 2011                             3 – OK                                                                   
The Ninja Dragon                                                 June 2011                             2 – Decent                                                           
Eat Garlic, Evil Doers                                            June 2011                             3 – OK                                                                   
TOGA! TOGA!                                                        June 2011                             3 – OK                                                                   
Brinstar Babe                                                        June 2011                             3 – OK                                                                   
Eat Up Those Power Pills                                    June 2011                             2 – Decent                                                           
Excuuuse Me, Princess                                       June 2011                             3 – OK                                                                   
Hooked on the Brothers                                     June 2011                             3 – Pretty good                                                   
Ninja Gaiden III                                                     May 2011                              4 – Very good for its time                                  
Smurfalicious                                                        May 2011                              4 – Usual sexy-mod, OK                                     
Medli                                                                      April 2011                             2 – I will never get why this picture’s so popular
Darunia and the Gorons                                     April 2011                             3 – Decent drawings but shitty quality and BG    
Nabooru and Her Gerudos                                 April 2011                             3 – Average                                                         
Malon’s Massive Milk Jugs                                  April 2011                             3 – Average                                                         
Ruto’s Big Blue Booty                                          April 2011                             3 – Average                                                         
Zelda, Super Sexy Princess                                April 2011                             3 – Average
The Dark Queen                                                   March 2011                          3 – Average                                                         
The Adventures of Lolo                                      March 2011                          4 – One of the better ones from that time    
Paul Bunyan                                                          March 2011                          4 – Best one from that winter                          
Contra                                                                    March 2011                          2 – Could have been better                              
GI Jill                                                                       February 2011                     4 – I drew her a lot years ago. Average          
Yoshi and Oogtar                                                  February 2011                     3 – Average                                                         
Ninja Gaiden II                                                      February 2011                     2 – Shitty background and decent characters
The Koopa Kids                                                     February 2011                     4 – Big upgrade from the year before            
Hot Brat Ashley 3                                                 February 2011                     4 – Best of that series                                        
Melodia from Silver Hawks                                January 2011                        2 – Could have been better                              
Doki-Doki Panic – Mama                                     January 2011                        3 – OK                                                                   
Doki-Doki Panic – Lina                                        January 2011                        4 – Pretty good                                                   
Doki-Doki Panic – Lina & Mama                        January 2011                        3 – OK                                                                   
Mega Man X2 Bosses                                          January 2011                        4 – Pretty good for its time                               
DKC2 Collab Art                                                    December 2010                   3 – Pretty OK                                                       
Sexy Mona Poses                                                 December 2010                   4 – Pretty damn good for its time                    
Hot Brat Ashley 2                                                 December 2010                   3 – OK but bad lines and quality with very cheesy text
Hot Brat Ashley                                                    December 2010                   3 – We get it                                                        
Santa’s Little Helpers                                           December 2010                   3 – Not the best but decent                              
Suzie Q                                                                   October 2010                       5 – Drew her a lot, this is the best one I did of her
Firestarter – Charlie’s Power                             October 2010                       5 – Best pic of 2010-2011. I still like this one
Donkey Kong                                                        October 2010                       4 – Pretty damn good for its time                    
Free Zone vs. Randal Flagg                                 October 2010                       4 – Very good for the time but bad placement    
Nadine Cross                                                         October 2010                       2 – Nothing to write home about                     
The Dancing Spectres                                         September 2010                  1 – It looks pretty ass-tastic                               
By the Power of Greyskull                                  September 2010                  3 – Pretty decent. I need to do more MOTU art  
NYA! It’s Bowyer                                                   September 2010                  2 – NYA! It’s shit.                                                 
Sexy Mona 2                                                         September 2010                  3 – OK                                                                   
Sexy Mona 1                                                         September 2010                  4 – Very good for its time                                  
The WarioWare Crew                                         August 2010                         3 – Decent but too empty and badly placed  
Clayfighter                                                             August 2010                         3 – The drawings are decent but the presentation and placement sucks                       
Kim-Wu                                                                  July 2010                               4 – Finished this then but I know I posted it later
The X-Men                                                            July 2010                               3 – Another “lots of characters standing around” pictures
Mega Man X Bosses                                             July 2010                               4 – Best of these big character pictures         
The Neutrinos                                                       June 2010                             2 – Cool concept but ugly artwork                  
Succubus                                                               June 2010                             1 – Sloppy and awkwardly designed               
Koranot                                                                  June 2010                             4 – Best drawing of that summer                     
Gaibon                                                                   June 2010                             2 – Not so great picture and a cluttered mess    
Duckie                                                                    June 2010                             2 – Sloppy and another cluttered mess          
Carrie White                                                         June 2010                             1 – It really sucks                                                
Slogra                                                                     June 2010                             2 – See “Gaibon” description                           
The Neverhood                                                    May 2010                              4 – surprisingly good for its time                     
Lydia Deetz                                                           May 2010                              1 – Sloppy and boring                                        
Nintendo Ladies                                                   May 2010                              2 – Mostly recycled older drawings and bad layout
The Golden Girls                                                  May 2010                              4 – Pretty good for its time                               
Dixie Kong                                                             May 2010                              2 – Nothing special with a shitty background
Snake Rattle n Roll                                               May 2010                              2 – Cool concept but pretty ugly                     
Castlevania                                                            May 2010                              3 – Ugly lines and coloring but decent           
Little Mac vs. Mike Tyson                                   May 2010                              3 – Decent foreground, shitty background    
Young Love – Ness and Paula                            May 2010                              2 – It sucks                                                           
Bonk & Za                                                              May 2010                              2 – Sort of decent but not too great               
Link Saves Hyrule                                                 May 2010                              2 – Sort of decent                                               
Bubble Bobble                                                      May 2010                              3 – Average                                                         
TMNT Bad Guys                                                    May 2010                              3 – Mediocre drawings slapped on a bad BG
Channel 6 News Team                                         April 2010                             3 – Pretty OK for its time                                   
Freddy & Jayson                                                   April 2010                             4 – Possibly the best thing that month            
Space Sucks                                                          April 2010                             4 – Also possibly the best thing that month   
Mona Lisa                                                              April 2010                             3 – Not too bad                                                   
The 80s                                                                  April 2010                             2 – Could have been much better                   
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles                           April 2010                             3 – A little awkward but decent                       
Mondo Gecko                                                       April 2010                             3 – Not too bad                                                   
Wily Kit & Wily Kat                                               April 2010                             2 – Sloppy                                                            
Rocksteady & Bebop                                           April 2010                             3 – Not too bad                                                   
Stupid – Main Cast                                               March 2010                          4 – Pretty damn good for back then                               
Witch Doctor                                                        March 2010                          2 – Not very great but not terrible                  
Spinthra – Boss Monsters                                   March 2010                          3 – Mostly pretty good                                      
Spinthra – Main Cast                                           March 2010                          2 – I’ve drawn Spinthra so much, these are only OK
RTR – Pippy                                                           March 2010                          2 – Nothing special                                             
RTR – Tony                                                            March 2010                          2 – Not a particularly amazing one of him      
RTR – Dave                                                            March 2010                          3 – Decent one of him                                       
RTR – Clarissa                                                        March 2010                          4 – Pretty good one of her 
RTR – Rick                                                              March 2010                          3 – Drawn him a lot, only an average one      
Mr. Funnyman – The Pin Pals                            March 2010                          2 – Not the best ones of them                          
Mr. Funnyman – The Funnymen                       March 2010                          4 – Adventurer’s the best drawing here        
Stupid – Other Beasts                                         March 2010                          4 – Pretty good                                                   
Stupid – Other That Things                 March 2010                          3 – Average                                                         
Stupid – The Beasts                                             March 2010                          3 – Decent drawings of them                           
Stupid – The That Things                                     March 2010                          3 – Pretty OK                                                       
Jordan Cochran                                                    February 2010                     1 – It sucks                                                           
The Koopalings                                                     February 2010                     1 – It sucks ass                                                     
Rocky                                                                     January 2010                        5 – Very good                                                      
MC Hammer & Vanilla Ice                                   January 2010                        5 – Very good                                                      
Jack Nicholson                                                      January 2010                        5 – Very good                                                      
War of the Food Mascots                                   January 2010                        2 – Funny concept but shitty artwork             
Herb and Rex                                                        January 2010                        2 – Nothing special                                             
Super Mario Bros.                                                December 2009                   1 – Shitty BG and pretty shitty FG                    
Ninja Gaiden                                                         December 2009                   2 – Decent concept but sloppy as all hell       
Nintendo Villains 2009                                        December 2009                   2 – Best not remembered                                 
The Grinch                                                            December 2009                   2 – Decent drawing but bad quality and shitty BG
Karen                                                                     December 2009                   2 – Nothing special                                             
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer                    December 2009                   2 – Also nothing special                                     
Rick the Raptor – Main Cast                               November 2009                   3 – Pretty good for the time                             
Horror Classics                                                     October 2009                       3 – Pretty good for back then                          
Me                                                                          October 2009                       3 – Not too bad. That is what I looked like then  
Kar-In                                                                     September 2009                  2 – Not too great                                                 
Lost Vikings                                                           September 2009                  3 – Not too bad for back then                          
The Legend of Zelda                                            2008                                       3 – Pretty good for back then                          
Jess                                                                         2008                                       2 – Badly drawn but it sort of resembles her
McGangsters                                                         2008                                       2 – Funny but badly drawn                               
Razaar and Tokka                                                 2008                                       3 – Pretty OK for back then                              
Redhead                                                                 2008                                       3 – Pretty decent                      
Rockin’                                                                   2008                                       3 – Pretty Decent                                         
Random Girl                                                          2008                                       4 – Very good for its time                                  
Spinthra – The Weird Sisters                             2008                                       2 – Decent for its time                                       
Spinthra – Hell Hound                                         2008                                       2 – Decent for its time                                       
Spinthra – Grendel                                              2008                                       3 – Decent for its time                                       
Spinthra – Headless Horseman                         2008                                       1 – Awkwardly drawn                                        
Spinthra – Cyclops                                               2008                                       2 – Decent for its time                                       
Spinthra – Charybdis                                           2008                                       2 – Decent for its time                                       
Spinthra – Dragon                                                2008                                       2 – Decent for its time                                       
Spinthra – Minotaur                                            2008                                       2 – Decent for its time                                       
Spinthra – Manticore and Wyvern                   2008                                       2 – Decent for its time                                       
Spinthra – Medusa                                              2008                                       3 – Decent for its time                                       
Spinthra – Duke                                                   2008                                       2 – Decent for its time                                       
Spinthra – Temptress Form                                2008                                       3 – Still pretty good                                            
Spinthra (all character pictures of her)           2008                                       2 – Decent pictures but ugly lines/color        
Spinthra Poses                                                      2008                                       3 – Good for its time                                          
The Curses of Spinthra                                        2008                                       3 – Good for its time but the sky coloring sucks
Rick the Raptor – Clarissa in White                   2008                                       3 – Pretty good for its time                               
Rick the Raptor – Pippy                                      2008                                       2 – Decent for its time                                       
Rick the Raptor – Cave People                          2008                                       2 – Decent for its time                                       
Rick the Raptor – Tony                                        2008                                       2 – Decent for its time                                       
Rick the Raptor – Dave                                       2008                                       2 – Decent for its time                                       
Rick the Raptor – Clarissa                                   2008                                       2 – Decent for its time                                       
Rick the Raptor – Rick                                         2008                                       2 – Decent for its time                                       
MFM – 4 – Fossil Feud                                        2008                                       4 – Damn good for its time                
MFM – 3 – Grime Time                                       2008                                       5 – Really damn good for its time                    
MFM – 2 – Oh, Canada                                       2008                                       5 – Really damn good for its time                    
MFM – 1 – The Intro                                           2008                                       4 – Damn good for its time                
Mr. Funnyman (all shorts)                                  2007                                       4 – Not drawn very well but great humor      
Mr. Funnyman Episode 1 (all pages) 2007                                       4 – Drawings are bad but I still love the jokes      
MFM – Fossil Fuel                                                2007                                       2 – Decent for its time                                       
MFM – Slime Disease                                          2007                                       3 – Decent for its time                                       
MFM – Mooseler                                                 2007                                       2 – Decent for its time                                       
MFM – Electro Gator                                           2007                                       2 – Decent for its time                                       
MFM – Bush Gardens                                          2007                                       2 – Decent for its time                                       
MFM – Pin Head                                                  2007                                       2 – Decent for what it is                                    
MFM – Mr. Funnyman and Adventurer           2007                                       2 – Decent for its time                                       
Stupid – That Thing Concert                               2008                                       2 – Decent for its time                                       
Stupid – Scarlet Poses                                         2007                                       2 – Decent for its time                                       
Stupid – Scarlet                                                    2007                                       2 – Decent for its time                                       
Stupid – Bears Guy Poses                                   2007                                       2 – Decent for its time                                       
Stupid – Bears Guy                                              2007                                       2 – Decent for its time                                       
Stupid – Horns Guy Poses                                  2007                                       2 – Decent for its time                                       
Stupid – Horns Guy                                              2007                                       2 – Decent for its time                                       
Stupid – Lasher Poses                                         2007                                       2 – Decent for its time                                       
Stupid – Lasher                                                    2007                                       2 – Decent for its time                                       
Stupid – Dopey Poses                                         2007                                       2 – Decent for its time                                       
Stupid – Dopey                                                     2007                                       2 – Decent for its time                                       
Stupid – Weirdo Poses                                       2007                                       2 – Decent for its time                                       
Stupid – Weirdo                                                   2007                                       2 – Decent for its time                                       
Stupid – Stupid Poses                                          2007                                       2 – Decent for its time                                       
Stupid – Stupid                                                     2007                                       2 – Decent for its time                                       
 
PICTURES REMOVED FROM DA
There were a handful of pictures (all pin-ups from ‘10-‘11 of course) that were removed by deviant complaints. Some of these pictures were up no longer than a day before reported as offensive, but I might as well rate them anyway. At the time I got really mad they were removed due to the abundance of similar pictures by other artists and really bizarre and unsettling pictures one can find while browsing DA, but in retrospect I don’t give much of a damn as it was just porn and it can all be found on my “Mature Toon Blog” anyway. There’s already more than enough of that riffraff in my gallery.
PICTURE                                         DATE                        OPINION                            
Ashley Owns You                                                 October 2011                       4 – Pretty good. Don’t get why only 1 of these was offensive…
Penny the Cutie                                                   October 2011                       4 – It actually came out pretty good
Horny Dixie 2                                                        August 2011                         3 – Not as good as the other one and pretty ridiculous
Tetra’s Pirate Booty                                             May 2011                              4 – Pretty silly but it came out pretty damn good
Saria the Kokiri Cutie                                           April 2011                             4 – The quality’s bad but I thought it was the best in the OoT series
I think that’s all of them. Maybe I’m forgetting some…?
 
And now that I’ve summed up my review of my own artwork, let me sum up my thoughts and feelings toward Deviantart, the website, and the DA community. To start, Deviantart is a great idea – a place for aspiring artists to get noticed or see how audiences will respond to their work. Unfortunately, there are many flaws in the site that pretty much leave it almost nothing at all like how it was intended to be. First and foremost, as a little bit of advice to any new faces here at DA, this is not a good place to see how the world will perceive your work as DA mostly seems to pull in a select few types of people, most of which includes Pokemon/Mario/Zelda/Nintendo fans, Sonic fans, furries, fans of Cartoon Network/Disney Channel/Nickelodeon, people who look for nothing but pin-ups and softcore porn, and people who are into oddball cartoon fetishes. Now don’t get defensive, I’m not attacking or judging any of you. I don’t do that. I am, however, pointing out that typically works that do not feature any of the previously mentioned subject matter will not get anywhere near as much attention as those that do, whereas on other sites or when showing your artwork to people in person, you will find that many of those ignored works on DA will become big hits. Fan art reigns supreme on DA, and more specifically fan art of popular cartoon shows and video games. This works for me I guess, since after drawing almost nothing but my original characters from 2006-2009, I got so bored of drawing them I entered a phase of drawing almost only fan art and I haven’t recovered yet. As for original characters go, they will generally be totally ignored, even by most of one’s dedicated watchers. The only chance original characters really have of becoming popular on DA is if it’s a hot chick who has no story at all besides being sexy, or a “fan OC”, which is anything from fake Mario princesses or Yoshies, Sonic OCs, alterations of existing cartoon characters, etc. which, sorry to offend you if it applies, I do not consider original characters at all, just merely an alteration of somebody else’s character due to the artist either staying in their safety zone or just being uncontrollably obsessed with their fandom. So, yeah, that’s the way the cookie crumbles when it comes to favorites and page views.
 
So, for most users, DA is more just a fan site where fans go to collect artwork about the game/show/movie/etc. they love. Other site related aspects also support this observation such as “deviant stamps”, which are created to litter a page with things you like or believe for all to see. This fan-club aspect really takes the credibility away from it being an art appreciation site. Click any fan art as it is and you will see most comments being about the media that the subject matter is from rather than critiques, compliments or criticism of the actual drawing and how it was done.  Most users seem to not have a real interest in or knowledge of art themselves on this site and just browse it to see different people draw their favorite characters. A pretty good example of how most users on DA are more fans than artists or critics is when you see that common “critique” on a fanart piece saying “it doesn’t look like the original character” or “the color here is wrong”. This implies that these people think artists only draw things in an attempt to exactly recreate the original. If all artists were drawing fanart just to duplicate the official work, why even bother looking at fanart then? That’s a beef I have with many popular fanartists on DA – they draw the pictures looking exactly like the original with no stylization, originality or personality at all. The most interesting fan art works are the very original and unique takes on the character that you wouldn’t see anybody else draw. If I wanted to see the official style I’d Google the official artwork. Real, honest and truly understanding critiques are few and far between. Most critiques left by DA users you see really boil down to “I like it” or “I hate it”. There’s rarely an actual awareness of skill, understanding of the style, lines, coloring, design, layout, or any other artistic aspects that somebody who truly understands the field would look for. Rather it’s usually just “This is amazing. I love it!”, “This is ugly. I hate it”, or “This is good but in the official work the eyes are blue…” and so on. So, yeah, beginners don’t expect valid critiques good or bad of your work.
 
There are handfuls of ways DA has attempted to let artist’s work reach audiences which I feel are good ideas. Daily Deviations is a good feature, limiting users to only be accepted once in a span of months to help promote great artists on DA. I usually discover some amazing artists through this feature, and since everybody sees it at the bottom of their pages, it really helps the work get noticed. My Nintendo Villains piece was featured years ago and it brought swarms of new fans to my page. The “Most Popular” section, seen when first logging in, is not as reliable for finding truly great artists and underappreciated work. A select handful of artists, most of which specialize in drawing practically the same thing over and over every day, are always featured there with their new work, as they are the most popular users on DA. This page usually features cute photos of animals, drawings of colorful-furred and haired dogs and ponies, chibi stuff, softcore porn, pokemon, sonic the hedgehog OCs, photo manipulations and “pixel art” consisting of smiley faces and bouncing shapes. While you still will find a handful of good works there every day, most of what is featured there is silly or generic nonsense that accumulates far more favorites than it deserves. Scroll down a bit or go to page two and you will notice drastic decreases in skill, and an increase in porn. Deviant Groups are a good idea, although usually catering to the “collecting pictures of your fandom” aspect. Nonetheless, groups are a good way not only to get your own art noticed by those who would probably like it, but also a good way to see good artists you would otherwise never find. Being an admin at a Nintendo group (though none of us have had much time for it this past year) I have discovered plenty of great artists with diverse and interesting styles. The initial sight of your fandom done in a unique way you find interesting is usually enough to pull one into your whole gallery, so in that way, the fan art aspect can be quite good. The “More Like This” feature they added in this past year, however, I am not a fan of. While I do like DA’s attempts to show other artist’s work, an artist’s deviation is there to be admired or observed on its own. The user clicked that thumbnail to view that picture, not to view other works by other artists. It also ties into the fandom aspect saying “if you like this picture because Mario happens to be in it, then like every other picture of Mario”. Also, with the many bizarre drawings and perverted fetishes that people post frequently on DA, there’s a very good chance that things that could easily offend viewers which other users drew could pop up on your own deviation, making you look bad (you get some very strange pictures in this section coming up sometimes). This feature more or less takes away from the observing aspect of DA and turns it into something more like Google Image Search or Tumblr.
 
Before jumping into what I like about this community, let me mention the final, and possibly most annoying, flaw in DA. A problem I, myself, and many other DA users I have known come by is fans that seem to be convinced that you are drawing your work for them. They constantly throw suggestions and requests your way even when you state you are not taking any, they constantly harass you when you are not drawing artwork of the things they like, and they constantly ask you “when are you going to draw ‘this’ again?”. I have seen this escalate to authentic stalker status before with a friend of mine. Many of these artists will also comment on your pictures saying “I wish you drew ‘so and so’ doing this, or looking more like that”, or “I hope you draw ‘this’”. These people come off more like spoiled brats who honestly can’t grasp the concept of somebody drawing a picture without them, whoever the hell they may be, in mind, which is funny since usually the artist doesn’t even know them. These same kinds of people seem to love telling artists that their work “offends them”. I had somebody tell me a Mario and Luigi drawing I did offended them. Seriously, if you get offended by Mario and Luigi, you’re insane, and also, I really don’t give a damn if some nameless nobody I will never meet happened to get offended by a drawing I did, so don’t bother telling me. It’s not going to make me apologize for drawing a damn picture. It just comes down to more of DA’s users just being selfish brats who expect the world to be made to their liking. There is plenty of strange and offensive material on DA. If you don’t like it, simply don’t click it. The site does give you fair warning with a thumbnail, after all.
 
Now for the good stuff. DA has definitely done its job in getting my artwork exposed to some audiences. I’ve gotten the usual expected response by users on DA, the praise and fans, and I won’t lie, it makes us all feel a little good to be praised. I’ve gotten my share of bashing and trolling, though sadly it’s pretty much always just blind, biased and senseless anger as opposed to useful or respectable criticism (most DA praise or criticism is extremely biased). I’ve even seen many people sharing my artwork with others via other sites such as Tumblr and Facebook. So, yeah, it did what I joined DA for. It helped get my artwork out there in the world. Aside from getting my artwork noticed and establishing a fan base for it, it also got me acquainted with other artists and fans who have become trusted critics and good conversationalists. Through Deviantart I have also discovered many artists whose work I enjoy and interest/inspire me.
 
For my many years I have been on DA I have, much to my delight, accumulated a not-too-shabby number of fans. However, comments views and favorites help me realize that most of these fans, rather than honestly admiring or being interested in my style, are more so fans of certain things I draw or have drawn. While there certainly isn’t anything wrong with that, everyone is entitled to like what he or she likes, it is a bit disappointing that there are few people who genuinely like the same kind of wacky and bizarre art I like to draw, but more so there are just lots of people who really like certain video games I’ve happened to draw art for, or, mostly, people who just like the way I draw “sexy” women. I’ve been trying to keep my DA page mostly PG (or more like PG13) in the past couple of years to be friendlier to all audiences and keep my page viewable for most age groups, though I suppose my constant swearing and overall creepy or off-putting art kind of helps destroy that family-friendly aspect a bit.
 
So, yeah, there is a lot that isn’t too great here on DA, but it’s still a fun page to update and check up on frequently, and I have built a pretty large community of fans here, so I’d say my joining DA five years ago was for the best, and I’m glad I did. Stay tuned for more artwork and open commission slots come late January! And thanks to all the fans and watchers who have supported me and my artwork over the years. If not for you guys I probably wouldn’t draw half as much as I do. You guys rock.
 
COMMISSIONS – STARTING JANUARY 2014!!!!!!!!!!
 
As for the commissions, here’s how they will be done – After I announce I am open for commissions and say how many slots are free, I will accept the first requests of that matching number. Let’s say, hypothetically, I announce there are 10 open commission spaces. Then the very first ten people to contact me will get those spots. If one cannot pay then that space will free up and be given to the next person in line, or in this case, the 11th person who contacted me. Shortly after all the slots are filled, I will put out a journal saying that the spots have been filled and commissions are temporarily closed. As I said, I will DEFINITELY be open for commissions in late January.
 
All commissions will cost $30.00 (or the equivalent to 30 US dollars in your country of residence). You may ask for whatever you like, whether it is a lone character, a group, a scene, fan art, original characters, general ideas, or whatever. It will be in full color. While I will not make too many rules or restrictions, please understand beforehand that there are things I will turn down your request for. There are certain things I just don’t want to draw, don’t want my name attached to or just plain really don’t like, but rather than try to make a list of those few things and scare people away, let me just leave it at a warning in advance so nobody gets too let down if I refuse a commission. Also don’t let this scare you, I will draw almost anything you’d like, this is just in case something is suggested that I decide I will not want to draw.
 
No special cases can be made. It doesn’t matter how long you may have been asking about commissions or how much you like my art, if you don’t claim a slot before all the others are filled, you do not get a drawing. It’s not fair to anyone else if special cases are made as it just automatically deducts the chance of a viewer getting a commission. Simply put – everyone, regardless of who you are, must claim a slot when they open the same way everybody else does.
 
As of now, only one commission is allowed per person. If business is scarce, then I will allow up to three commissions per person, but it all depends on how well I do.
 
Finally, when you receive your commissioned work, please do not post it as a deviation on your DA page. When I did commissions in the past many users did that. Deviantart is a place to show off your own artwork. Even if I am given credit in the description, it is not your artwork and therefore I will have it reported and removed from your gallery. If you’d like to post it, use Facebook, Instagram, Tumblr, or any like sites so your friends can see, but try to always give me credit, and let others know where to go to ask for commissions, as it will get me more business and I appreciate that. If I like a commission I’ve done enough or think it came out exceptionally well then I will post it in my own gallery with creative rights going to you with a link to your page. However, I may not be posting all commissions on my DA account. If I did not post your picture, please don’t take it personally, and please keep in mind that you are still free to post the image on other websites if you desire.
 
All that being said, I look forward to drawing your ideas and doing business with you all. I will be open for commissions upon returning from my art show at the APEX video game tournament series in January