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I'll start with a question. Where on earth did this year go? o-o I honestly remember January like it was yesterday! Holy moly did it go fast.
So what all's happened within this seemingly short time?
Academic-wise, I started my final year of high school and have been accepted to a few different colleges! Got my initial portfolio set up too. OH wait did I mention that yet? Here it is! There are some stuff from my regular dA gallery there, but a lot of other traditional work that's completely different.
Unfortunately, however, I don't think I accomplished much in terms of art this year. Quite the contrary from what I said at the beginning, where I said I wanted to do lots, but hey, I always strive to improve. Started a few projects that I'm still hoping to be finished, but other than that, it's been a slow year, I feel.
Video games is probably the biggest thing. A whole ton of stuff was introduced! We got the fifth generation of Pokemon with Black and White, three whole Kirby games, Return to Dream Land, Mass Attack, and Adventure 3D, the supposed best Zelda game, Skyward Sword, decent Mario game, 3D Land and super amazing Mario Kart 7...I think you get the picture xD T'was a great year in the video game industry...or at least for Nintendo. xD
More personal achievements (unlocked) include getting my driver's license, overcoming some shyness, starting a relationship, and discovering the magic of My Little Pony. c:
Did everything go as anticipated since the beginning? Not everything, but it was indeed a great year.
OKAY so...2012 goals? I have a bunch. But I'm sure a lot of you want Kirby-related news so I'll announce what I'm doing for that first.
2012 is gonna be Kirby's 20th anniversary! So in celebration, I'll be doing a series of videos in which I'll be doing Let's Plays, creative processes (video of me actually drawing my pictures), a few animations here and there, reviews, violin stuff...just about anything I can think of that involves Kirby in some way! It sounds like a huge challenge for me, especially since I'm almost finished with high school and will be starting college this year (and it is!), but dangit, Kirby's been part of my entire life so I gotta do something special.
Here is a video I made that acts as a little "trailer" for the whole thing, if you're interested!
Besides that, I'll definitely be posting original work and ideas. I promise, I promise, I PROMISE! It's about time I add some originality to my gallery to make it not full of just fanart! One thing I wanna do is do more Circle and Square...if anyone remembers that. xD But it's not gonna stop there.
So with that said, here's to an awesome twenty-twelve. I hope everyone else had some highlights this past year as well. C:
...And before I go, here are some friend codes for you!
3DS: 3437-3131-5307
Mario Kart 7 Community: 29-7383-5510-0601
I don't usually give out friend codes, but Mario Kart 7 is addicting so why not? I won't have anything like a racing schedule or something, but every once in a while you can see me racing online, so I hope to race anyone here who has the game sometime!
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So what all's happened within this seemingly short time?
Academic-wise, I started my final year of high school and have been accepted to a few different colleges! Got my initial portfolio set up too. OH wait did I mention that yet? Here it is! There are some stuff from my regular dA gallery there, but a lot of other traditional work that's completely different.
Unfortunately, however, I don't think I accomplished much in terms of art this year. Quite the contrary from what I said at the beginning, where I said I wanted to do lots, but hey, I always strive to improve. Started a few projects that I'm still hoping to be finished, but other than that, it's been a slow year, I feel.
Video games is probably the biggest thing. A whole ton of stuff was introduced! We got the fifth generation of Pokemon with Black and White, three whole Kirby games, Return to Dream Land, Mass Attack, and Adventure 3D, the supposed best Zelda game, Skyward Sword, decent Mario game, 3D Land and super amazing Mario Kart 7...I think you get the picture xD T'was a great year in the video game industry...or at least for Nintendo. xD
More personal achievements (unlocked) include getting my driver's license, overcoming some shyness, starting a relationship, and discovering the magic of My Little Pony. c:
Did everything go as anticipated since the beginning? Not everything, but it was indeed a great year.
OKAY so...2012 goals? I have a bunch. But I'm sure a lot of you want Kirby-related news so I'll announce what I'm doing for that first.
2012 is gonna be Kirby's 20th anniversary! So in celebration, I'll be doing a series of videos in which I'll be doing Let's Plays, creative processes (video of me actually drawing my pictures), a few animations here and there, reviews, violin stuff...just about anything I can think of that involves Kirby in some way! It sounds like a huge challenge for me, especially since I'm almost finished with high school and will be starting college this year (and it is!), but dangit, Kirby's been part of my entire life so I gotta do something special.
Here is a video I made that acts as a little "trailer" for the whole thing, if you're interested!
Besides that, I'll definitely be posting original work and ideas. I promise, I promise, I PROMISE! It's about time I add some originality to my gallery to make it not full of just fanart! One thing I wanna do is do more Circle and Square...if anyone remembers that. xD But it's not gonna stop there.
So with that said, here's to an awesome twenty-twelve. I hope everyone else had some highlights this past year as well. C:
...And before I go, here are some friend codes for you!
3DS: 3437-3131-5307
Mario Kart 7 Community: 29-7383-5510-0601
I don't usually give out friend codes, but Mario Kart 7 is addicting so why not? I won't have anything like a racing schedule or something, but every once in a while you can see me racing online, so I hope to race anyone here who has the game sometime!
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Another year, another annual blog post where I sit back and review how it went. Something tells me I won't have as much to say this time as compared to other years, but let's take a look!
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Could you give me some art advice?