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Maybe looking for a studio site

Wed Nov 4, 2009, 2:42 PM
  • Mood: Defeated
  • Eating: no soup for you!
Hey guys...

I love Another Studio and I don't want to leave them, but I don't feel any support over there. Making images isn't easy for me, as I'm not artistically inclined, so without a support network I lose motivation really quickly. Maybe I should just keep taking requests on The Secret since I hear from more than just the requester over there, but we have a small graphics staff team so I have to keep the pool of requests small, and that means less selection for me.

I like studios and I want to be a part of one. But AS feels a little abandoned nowadays, and after all the work I've put into making images there I just... I feel unappreciated. We've not once been thanked for our hard work. Am I expecting too much? There's no community left and the admin team is difficult to get a hold of. I feel like such a tool always mentioning what needs to be done in the Cbox, but I don't know what else to do. I don't WANT it to die, but I have no power there. Even the mods can't do a whole lot.

Does anyone know of any photomanipulation studios (prefereably on an Invisionfree or Proboards platform) that is active, nice-looking and friendly? I've been invited to Insincere and I've had a look at Scythe, VOS and Imagine That. None of them grab me instantly. I'm very wary of new sites, since I don't trust admins to be as ridiculously active as I am. I'm a real sucker for gorgeous skins (especially ones not in pale grey, that's so overdone) and I feel more at ease when the power is distributed so things don't all fall to pieces when one admin gets busy and poofs. I'm a member on Surreal Studios, but I was rejected there in the past so I'm not incredibly keen to go throw myself at them again. Also their skin really doesn't appeal to me right now, and that's a big thing for me.

I just don't know where to go. I figure it might be easier to fit in somewhere where one or two people already sort of like me. Then I won't feel so invisible.

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Give me all your money!

Thu Oct 8, 2009, 10:44 AM
  • Mood: Tired
  • Listening to: Shinedown
  • Reading: this
  • Eating: the charred flesh of a cow (in burger form)
  • Drinking: the blood of my enemies
Hey guys, what's new? No really, I like talking to you guys, so just start rambling.

I've been okay lately, been having more panic attacks cause of midterms and public speaking and being broke and, well, generally my anxiety and stress is through the roof. Photoshopping is pretty relaxing, which is probably why I've been posting so many images lately.

I know, I know, I never post depressing journals. But if everyone else keeps doing it, well, maybe it helps somehow.

If anyone not-broke wants to commission me, that would be cool. It would help. I don't expect people to pay money for crap they can get for free, but the benefit is I'll do whatever you want as opposed to being picky about which requests I lay claim on. Heck, I'll even do wolves, which I have avoided like the plague in the past (along with mythicals). I'll even swipe my boyfriend's tablet and work on not sucking so hard at manes and tails.

To be honest, I don't expect anyone to be interested. But if you are, drop me a note or comment. I probably won't charge more than $10USD, which seems to be the going rate, but considering how many hours I'll put into it you're barely paying for a tenth of the work it takes. Still, every little bit helps.

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mini-rant time!

Tue Sep 22, 2009, 10:08 AM
  • Mood: Annoyed
  • Listening to: electricity
  • Reading: this
  • Eating: TUNA CASSEROLE AWESOMESAUCE!
Should I be threatening to leave or something to get attention? xD Seems like everyone's done it at least once. Seriously, what's with people getting all disillusioned about photomanipulation lately? It may not be "high art" like that fancy-pants stuff you do with your hands, but frankly there's not much photography and drawing/painting that I absolutely adore. Most of it bores me, so I mostly follow photomanipulators. At least I can learn something from them.

For the record: I am not an artist. I'm a writing student and this is a hobby for me, NOT my career path. Maybe if more of us stopped taking ourselves too seriously we'd be able to chill out and not get burnt out.

On a lighter note, if you don't follow ~saregona, you really should. She has dial-up so she hasn't been able to go around getting much exposure yet, but she totally deserves more attention for her work!

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OMG HURRICANE TIEM!

Fri Aug 21, 2009, 6:03 PM
  • Mood: Nervous
  • Listening to: electricity
  • Reading: this
  • Drinking: enough water to drown a small child
Hey there! I know I don't post journals often, so LISTEN UP! Jk lol. Why is Spec nervous? Does it have to do with the hurricane in her journal title? Not really. Kinda.

Soooo for once I'm going on vacation with my family! This is unusual because they normally go without me now that I live FAR FAR AWAY for university. But woohoo we're flying out to Nova Scotia (that's in Canada for all you folks who don't know your provinces and/or that I live in Canada). Aaaaand it just so happens that after we land a hurricane is gonna come through. Wheeee! No worries though, that's gonna be more on the Halifax side and we be chillin' on the Bay of Fundy side. So we'll get some awesome wind and crazy waves, but nothing roof-demolishing.

Why am I nervous if not about the hurricane? I'm going to be without internet for SEVEN WHOLE DAYS! I've never spent that much time without at least checking in on The Secret (the RPG I run, [link] for you newbies that haven't seen me link to it in every other deviation comment) which I've totally checked from hotels cause I'm such a fretful site-mother. Can my staff advertise enough to keep activity from dropping? My co-admins ~Baveh and ~Schattensauce are around this time (or at least I hope they will be) so if anything terribly dramatic happens I know they can handle it. We're a pretty mature bunch, for all our silliness.

Anyhow, I'm off on a jet plane tomorrow, so don't expect to hear from me until August 29th. I hope the internet doesn't crumble without me. xD

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Calling all Canadians

Mon Jun 22, 2009, 6:15 PM
  • Mood: Happy
  • Listening to: Dr. Horrible soundtrack
  • Drinking: ICED CAPPUCINO WHEEEEEEEEEE!
Anyone planning on attending the devMeet in Toronto [link] ? I wasn't planning to go, but if a couple people who have actually heard of me are going, I'll be in the area and might stop by.

I know most of you guys aren't Canadian, so I'd probably just end up being some shy nobody in the corner. But if you'll be there, I'd love to meet you! Ooo, meeting people from the INTERNETS, scary! xD

Twitter people, I am [link] , but beware! I use four-letter words, and they aren't "pony" or "cake". Okay, maybe cake. You have been warned!


Smile!

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