Dark-SpectrumDS

I sincerely apologize for the lack of activity as of late yet again. I'm just going to discuss updates.

First off, I'm a bit confused at the sudden influx of views I got around Easter/April 1st to April 2nd. It was about 50 pageviews or so when normally I've been getting about 10-20 thanks to my inactivity. Did people think I was gonna draw a bunny picture or something for Easter showcasing my guys? That's cute but not at the moment. I've been busy (and I've been inexplicably sick but it's probably worsening anxiety).

Oh yeah, and other than that, I've been further developing my characters and I've done over 10,000 of those little gesture drawings.

_{Well you see, a lot happened in March. I dropped my phone and it got ruined so I had to get another in the mail which set me back a few. I've also been trying to find a real job (consistent) so I had to update all of my IDs and info, etc. so I could actually stand a chance to get hired somewhere other than the occasional ushering gig I had since 2016. Later on in the month, I actually got a call back from a local movie theater to work there during the Film Festival so I had to prepare for the interview and eventually I got the job to work in April. However, I'm not 100% hired yet as it's a temp position (more than what I had in my life) as an usher (actually more janitorial) and if I do get this job, which I'll know in about a week after my long working weekend (many hours), it will not be as hectic as dealing with thousands of people each day. It will put me on the path to earning more money to pay off any owed debts and so I can afford better art supplies and technology, and to fund my video game and figure hobbies. I need another computer, eventually another phone, and I'd like an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil for artwork this time. (I'd also like to try for medical school but even that takes money to get into a good program to cover prerequisites.)}

So yeah, no time or motivation for artwork because of this and I'm still not ready to be as active as I was when I was a college kid. It's just too much competition for something people are supposed to simply enjoy. This even caused an artist I've admired to eventually quit. I am in a bad situation right now and it doesn't help matters when family thinks I'm joking when I say that I need money and a job. I don't even have a proper workspace for my artwork yet and by that I mean a nice clean room with a desk and whatever else. I'd do commissions if I felt confident enough in my environment. >_<

Sorry guys. Thanks for your patience.

Hello, I apologize for the long absence. I still won't consider myself to be "back" if you will. However, thank you for the birthday wishes! I didn't really expect any after my inactivity and that's okay. If you didn't know, I just had a birthday December 7th (I also like to refer to it as Pearl Harbor Day).

I probably won't fully be back until I can create something I'd not be embarrassed to upload. I've taken a break from social media communication cold-turkey because I desperately needed one and it allowed me to think about what's more important. I've still been deciding on how I'd like to organize my accounts better either for artwork, personal or both. Other than that, artistically I've still been doing those little figure drawings and I did Inktober (nothing to be proud of in my smallest sketchbook).

Regardless, thank you for the continued support. I will always appreciate it.

Hello everyone old and new! I SINCERELY apologize for the absence/limited activity. (Would've been back earlier if dA hadn't any issues with my 3-month membership rebilling so I apologize for having nothing fancy...ever.) I do, however, have to mention that today marks the 8th anniversary of this account's creation. Oh, and please don't misunderstand. I've actually been on deviantART since 2007 so this year also marks my 10th anniversary here altogether.

My original account: (Please excuse the old art styles. I was 14-15 back then.)

I'm not sure if I will ever get around to making any commemorative works. I can't make any promises (though I considered a sketch dump of works since May). I've been too busy not doing actual artwork (WIPs) and kinda "practicing" or whatever first. You see, I've been doing these gesture drawings for 5 to almost 6 months now. They're really small and I do at least 20 a day for 20 minute sessions. Right now I'm on the verge of reaching 5000 drawings all referenced from Quickposes.com. I would definitely recommend these and similar gesture drawings for any artist whether they're beginners or experienced. (I just hope I'm doing something right.)

_{I've also been dealing with some family problems. I mean, I've always had those but my grandma had major construction on her house and my dad's been sick (and as usual, there's nothing I could do to help really). So there's that.}
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Some positives:

• I reached my 1000 dA watcher goal this year.
• I finally found a pretty safe place to upload confidently (IG).

Some negatives:

• I still don't have a nice workspace to actually do art comfortably.
• I'm still no good at communicating with others (so forgive the inactivity).

I'll get back to you guys later! I'll have to go through my messages soon!

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Also, I've been more active on Twitter and Instagram and on occasion, Tumblr. PLEASE follow me anywhere you like!

• Twitter (if you wanna see WIPs and occasional rambles)
• Instagram (art only)
• Tumblr (art blog is art only)
• Tumblr (art and story ideas)
• Tumblr (main blog mostly used for reblogs and following)

Out of all of these, I think I like Instagram the best. Not only do I feel more welcome there in comparison to the others listed, it's more forgiving if you're inactive sometimes (like me) and they don't really have that silly "visibility algorithm" thing going on as bad. Only thing is they are more strict on content.

Thank you very much for your time and as always I appreciate the support.

I'm glad to say that I have finally purchased my first PayPal commission and it's from
and of my OC Luna Moth (still no name!):
I think they've done a wonderful job portraying this character even though I couldn't really provide many details as to his personality or his design.;u;
Go and check out their commissions and don't forget to ask in a note/DM! They're still open!

Thanks for your time!