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I've left DeviantArt, please follow me elsewhere.

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So yeah, if it hasn't been obvious with the lack of any activity from me, I have officially decided to move on from DeviantArt (totally not due to the Eclipse "update"). I will no longer be posting my art here. and I will only be coming on to manage my responsibilities with Chao Island's dA group.


If you wish to continue seeing more art from me, I will be posting my art on Twitter, Instagram, and Pixiv, though the latter will probably be the least active. You can them here:


Twitter (Also for gaming and general stuff, may make a separate one specifically for art later): https://twitter.com/ZipoCXG


Instagram (Also using to post various collectibles):

https://www.instagram.com/zipocxg/


Pixiv (Posts will likely not be too often, due to the nature of how posting works on the site):

https://www.pixiv.net/en/users/30042705

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I will keep everything I have here public, as sort of an archive, and I'll probably still occasionally browse art, but new works from me will no longer be uploaded here. It's been an interesting ride, my time on this site, for sure, but it's time for me to move on.


Smell ya later!

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2020 blurred vision (Activity update/partial rant)

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Happy 2020 everyone. I know it's been forever since there was last any activity here from me, but I just haven't been motivated or interested in doing a whole lot on DeviantART these days (that isn't related to the Chao Island group). I would really like to change that, but I have seemingly no incentive to do do. A lot of the people I'm familiar with are no longer active here, and it's hard for me to remain active somewhere that my contacts aren't active on, and while yes, I could always make new friends, that's easier said than done for me.
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The majority of my activity these days is on Twitter, so if you aren't following me there, and want to see the latest from me, you probably should. It isn't art-focused though, so if that's the only thing you care about from me, than you're excused.

I REALLY want to try and post art more frequently, but first, I need to be motivated to draw more, and second, I need to tell myself to just go ahead and upload my art for people to see, as I've been reluctant to share some of my art in recent times. I also want to try and branch out of my comfort zone more, as I've become less and less willing to take risks with my art over the years, and thus I feel I haven't had as much improvement as I did back from 2009-2012 or so. I want to try and start drawing humans more, or at least more humanoid characters, so I can get more practice at that (and totally not just because I would like to do half-decent art of my OTP). I imagine that most people who watch me probably do so for the Chao and Pokémon art I do, so I hope a potential change in the content I do doesn't bother people too much, if I even decide to post stuff from outside the norm.

As far as where I'll decide to be most active art-wise, I have no idea. Twitter ain't exactly my place for art (at least not right now), and my lack of activity on dA has likely destroyed a lot of my watchers' interest. These days I don't exactly have a specific platform for my art, and I've usually only been occasionally sharing stuff with contacts via Discord. I need to just tell myself to go ahead and post stuff for people to see, even if I don't think people will care about it, so I'll probably try to use both dA and Twitter for art and see how that works out.

Again, I'm really sorry for the lack of activity, but my anxiety, depression, and other misc. health problems have been keeping me from really doing a whole lot. I'm currently 24, I have no job, have not returned to school since graduating High School in 2013, I can't drive, and I STILL live with my parents. My life is a complete mess, and I have no idea how to sort it all out, especially considering there ain't much opportunity for people like me where I live. Drawing has been the least of my concerns as a result, even if I could always try taking commissions to at least make SOME money...if people are even interested that is.

Anyways, that's pretty much all I have to say regarding my current situation. I hope I can somehow commit to what I would like to try and do for this year, but it's probably just gonna be wishful thinking from me. The only way to find out though is to wait and see what happens.


Until next time.
Current Mood: They're all out to get me... Paranoid


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Instagram

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I recently started an Instagram account, which I'll be using to post pictures of collectables, and maybe some other stuff in the future. There's not much currently, but if anyone is interested, you can check it out here: www.instagram.com/zipocxg/

Sad thing is, I'll probably be more active there right now than here, but I'm not leaving dA anytime soon (or at least I'm not planning on it).
Mood: :| (Blank Stare) Bored


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Boo! Oh wait, it's December...

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Hokey Smokes, it's been over a year since my last entry!! Well that certainly wasn't intentional. But surprise surprise, I'm still alive...at least physically. I'm still continuing my ongoing battle with Depression and Anxiety, as well as a few new problems I've developed in recent times. I honestly don't know what's keeping me going, but whatever it is, I'm glad it exists. But before I go on ranting about my life like I do in almost every journal I post now, let me switch to something I'm sure some of you reading this are probably more invested in.

I really, REALLY want to start uploading stuff again and be more active here, but I just don't have the motivation to do so, or really anybody that I'm close enough with to left here to help encourage me to be more active. Part of that is lacking new ideas; whenever I do get motivation to draw something, it's usually either a remake of an old drawing, or just plain ol' stock art-like drawings (which I pretty much feel is the only thing I can draw at a decent level). I don't even know what I should be drawing anymore, or what people would like me to draw. Of course, I have been doing stuff for Chao Island, but much of that stuff I won't upload here, as I prefer to use my deviantART account for drawings I do on my own time. Either way, when it comes to stuff I post here, I don't know what I should be doing, or what I would like to do.

Part of me feels if I were to do regular, free requests again, that I would get a bit more motivation/ideas, or at least just get used to drawing more frequently, but I ultimately refuse to go back to that, as I would likely get overwhelmed by it. I'm also no longer keen on just drawing something for someone (especially if I don't know them very well) for free, unless I'm feeling generous enough to do gift-art. I might be willing to give Art Trades another try, but I'd have to find people I'd be willing to trust enough to do one with, since in the past I've had some bad experiences with Art Trades that turned me away from them. There's also the fact that I'D have to be willing and able to complete MY end of the trade as well. Point Commissions at this point are out of the question as well, but I seriously do need to consider opening Commissions in the future, as they're probably the only way I'll be able to make money (I'm in no mental state to be able to hold a job right now). I'm on the fence on just about everything, as you can see, so it's tough.

Not that it'll really mean anything in the end, but I've set up a poll asking what people would like to see me post more of, just out of curiosity. While drawing what I want is most important, I don't know what I want right now, so maybe finding what other's would like to see can eventually help me decide what I want to work on...I think. Although, part of me wants to do HM:[M]FoMT fan art, but I suck at drawing humans, and I still don't have any ideas of what I'd do, other than TrentXClaire art. I hope the poll will be a good starting point anyways, and here's hoping that I can eventually get back on my feet, and do something with this account again.

Until next time then~.
Mood: :shifty: Restless


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Irma aftermath/Where I've been

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So, I kinda disappeared and neglected to update the last entry as I said would. I've thought about updating it to explain why, but it's been over a month, so I figured I might as well do a new entry instead. Not even 12 hours after I made that last entry, we ultimately decided to evacuate, and stay with my step-dad's sister in New Jersey, who was okay with us bringing our pets. It took us about three days of driving to get there, and by the time we got to her place, Irma was pretty much already affecting Florida. I stayed in contact with my dad (who had to stay behind because he works with the media), and was able to get a good idea of how things were back at home. We stayed in New Jersey for about four days before making our return trip, which took about two days (not counting an extra day we stayed at a hotel because my mom wasn't feeling well and didn't want to drive). Thankfully, damage to the house was not major, but the yard was an absolute mess. According to my step-dad's brother, who checked on the house after the storm, the power was knocked out, but it had apparently been restored before we got back. My dad's house was pretty much the same in both cases. So thankfully, in the end, I did okay, and my residencies survived, which was actually a bit surprising, considering the fact that some other areas of the county I live in suffered severe flooding.

Part of the reason I neglected to update was simply due to me being away for about a week, but even though power had been restored at both my mom's and dad's houses, the internet was not. So I simply had no way of updating on my status. Though I will admit that even once we did get internet back up, I was a bit busy with other matters currently going on that I didn't even think of updating, so I apologise.

As far as my activity here goes, I still probably won't be that active due to stuff like art block, and my ongoing battle with depression, social anxiety, and other matters that are currently plaguing me. But I just needed to give an update as to what's been going on.

Mood: :dead: Bleh

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