That is a super cute Romper. And I love your work, because it's traditional. That's what makes it so wonderful, it is done differently and I love how you shade things or just sketch in general. It has a real nice feel to it

Thanks Sunie. I just sometimes get a little worked up by my emotions, I just felt underwhelmed by the reception my Family Photo picture got after I put a lot of heart into it. But i know a good handful of people took the time to comment on it and I just couldn't help but see the bigger crowd just glancing it passingly. I have a lot of passion for my original artwork and the more soul I put in it, the more it hurts when it's rejected by groups of people. I end up questioning my convictions, looking at how easy the more popular artists have it (more visibility, more free time to draw, better tools to draw). And get depressed. Can't help it, emotional spikes are bound to give you some flat tires along the highway *giggles*

Agreed, one of the things that makes Hokkigai's art stand out is how they're one of the few good traditional artists in a sea of digital artists. That, and I just like how they make their characters look.

I sorta feel the same way about my writing, and sometimes it feels like it's pointless, but I know that there's at least a handful of people out there that appreciate what I do and that's just enough to keep me going. Even if the pace is a little slow sometimes. ^^

We all end up feeling a bit down about our performance as an artist. Thanks for cheering me up Twinkieguy. I don't have a lot of free time but I will give your featured submission a read. And give it a comment ^_^ .

Please, call me Seran. I'd appreciate that a bunch. ^^

Reading the story, I mean, not calling me Seran, you can call me whatever you like. XD

It was a good read Seran, I left you my full opinion on it`s page. And keep up the good work, I will keep a watch on you, but I don't guarantee I will read every time you post something, I don't read a lot, or play many games for that matter cause I am such a busy bee =p

I understand completely, thanks for the comment and the watch! ^^

Your art's pretty amazing.

Thanks Chiclet, ^^

don't cry diaper bun *hugs*

I`m not crying, I was just really bummed out, I will however take donations of free hugs *hugs back* don't mind if I do~!

Luckily emotions are but a small part of life. They come and fade easily. The other side of a negative emotion is promising and full of positives. I hope you get to feeling better. All negative emotions are a step in enlightenment to becoming a better person. Great art as always, and hopefully you will find the positive side of this feeling. <3

I feel like drawing negative emotions is more expressive than drawing positive emotions. But ironically, its much harder to translate them on paper because when I feel awful, my brain goes rampant and leaves no room for focus and discipline. Regardless, I feel better now, and drawing this picture, seing everyone showing support made me feel better and I can line myself up for another pic this week. Thanks again Des, you charismatic vulpine you. =3

Their loss. Yer stuff is awesome. I personally love yer stuff, and love that you've returned to it.

Thanks Nene. I`m glad your watching my stuff and your encouraging words makes a difference. I just wish I would get a little more known a bit faster. It relates to my last journal entry, My future plans, I got to build a name for myself. But I`m okay, I put the breaks on and I am in patience mode again.

Your artwork is beautiful. If even just a few people really appreciate what you do then I say it's worth it.

For now its totally fine! And I love every bit of acknowledgement I get from my fans. I`m just gonna need more than appreciation someday when I try my hand at some of my bigger projects that aren't possible with my two jobs hehe. Thanks~!

Your work in the traditional style should be quite appreciated in many aspects. Not many artist can still do traditional as well as you do. Your style is amazing at how it seems so seamless and well thought out. It is still beautiful to see your work

Thanks Lucius, I do always strive to getting better and better. I am actually setting my sight on a tool to aid me in improving the relationship between my backgrounds and my characters. Its called a NeoLucida: https://www.wired.com/2013/06/neolu.....-21st-century/

I could go outside and take a picture owith my cellphone, send it to my Ipad and use that tool to trace the background all around the characters or do the other way around. In any case, I would be better off with what I currently use. I use a Light Tracer tablette by Artograph, a butt load of HB 2 pencils, Staedler erasers, printer paper, a regular plastic ruler and the internet for refferencial sources.

I hope you get it ^^ that device looks pretty cool.

Just by the looks of it, I am afraid it might not be as efficient as the old stationary ones, If I put my eye close to it, I`m afraid I might push it away from its original position and I would end up moving it around a bunch. But I dunno....I still haven't investigated where I can buy one.

It wouldn't happen to be a certain squiggle, would it? If it is, and I don't wanna assume here, but maybe it's a difference of styles that makes them more attractive than your art? Your style is absolutely wonderful, super realistic and adorable, whereas hers is quite toony, colourful and, well, babyish XD

I don't know if there's an easy solution, or even one at all... but please don't give up because you think someone is more popular than you~ you're an amazing artist, and we're all lucky to see your art

huh....close, but not quite. And anyway, I don't want to get them, or myself in trouble for my reckless emotional state of being this week. And there's frankly more than just ''her'' I can think of that I could bunch up in the ''easy popularity because ego stroking art'' category ^^;;. Theres always gonna be someone that worships them, and someone like me that resents them. Heck, I might even have both of these individuals on my case and I wouldn't even know it.

That's fair enough, I was just wondering

There's something about traditional work that makes it very nice. Maybe it's something about the replication nearly impossible with digital art. On top of that, you're a wonderful artist, and I like your work very much

Trust me, digital art can replicat mutch more accurately what traditional can do. Just look at MifMaf`s work with water effects! But I aint gonna sit on my hands and take the easy way. I drew some decent water effects on a sequence I....cant yet post on FA because it contains a certain character in it I cannot yet divulge. I did some rotation effects with the soccer ball. And later on I mght try some HEAVY light and shadow effects with fire, but that's for another time. My point is that digital art can do mutch more than I can do with my HB 2 pencils, but I will always try to keep up with digital with my traditional~! >=3

I think I might have failed to translate what was in my mind to that comment XD

''something about the replication nearly impossible with digital art'' that's what my reply is based on *giggles* what DID you mean? ^^

I meant to say that I like the way that traditional art looks compared to digital. Something about its tangibility and how it looks soft. Something like that. I dunno, I'm tired XD

I get what you mean now, you can see every strokes of the pencil on the paper, it feels ''real'' I get it. And you need a blanket, cause its bed time for you haha...and for me in less than 30 minutes x_x

i want to hug the crap out of you. you deserve to smile and be happy. unlike a lot of artists, you put such soul and heart into your art. it is so full of emotion. I am always happy to see it.

*She hugs Nina tightly and rests her head on her shoulder closing her eyes and stays like this for 10 long minutes* ''Thanks Nina, your the sweetest mistress/friend a bunny could ever have.

you are someone I care deeply about. how coud I not try to comfort you. you were there every time I needed you. especialy when I lost my fingers. I only wish I could be ther eevery time you need me

We deffinately need to spend more time together, we don't need sadness to bring us together as a reason to do so. I will make time for you and Anna.

I do base off most of my original art of real life events, objects, details, emotions, its the best way I know how to make it relatable. As for popularity sake, I cant help it, sometimes I get emotional, I think I suck and /or the world is against me. But its all better...for now

Honestly, the traditional style really sets you apart from a lot of other artists; traditional work like this has become relatively scarce with so many artists having moved into the digital medium. That, and your furs always seem to have this fuzzy huggable look to them, so that's definitely a plus to me! I'm definitely glad to be seeing new art from you regardless of what anybody else thinks.

I do have a digital tablette but its barebones and I use GIMP 2 for anything color related which I rarely do at all. I draw traditionaly because its what I do best, and because I can produce fast and efficient drawings with what little time my overbearing jobs leave me with. My apartment barely moves any since I spent most of my time on the computer and drawing things on my computer desk. ^^

*Hugs a Bun very tightly. Not too tightly, of course!*

I'm sorry to hear all of that, Eliza. v.v If it's really any consolation, you're one of the reasons I want to stick to traditional drawing myself. Your stuff is so well done and flows so nicely, it really is an inspiration for me. :) (Now if I could get myself to stop procrastinating and just do it, that'd be greeaaat, Kaiju.)

I've looked over a lot of your stuff, and one thing I always enjoyed what the expression you give the characters. I can take or leave the ABDL elements, but the expressions you give your characters, from the faces to body language, really makes it all the more enjoyable. This pic is absolutely no exception to that observation.

YOU, Eliza, are wonderful. Let no one tell you otherwise. ^^

Maybe you should set yourself a bar Kaiju, like how I do my best to post 1 fresh pic every week. You should do something along those lines, it makes things easier than just drawing ''when you feel like it''. Drawing facial expression is precision art, drawing an eyebrow a few inches over or under can turn a neutral look to an inquisitive or distressed look, it`s always handy to have a good eraser close by because when it comes to the face, you will need a lot of retries until you get the perfect expression your looking for. *hugs tightly* keep up the good work, you have a lot to learn, but I encourage anyone to keep drawing, it doesn't need to be perfect right away, practicing and time will do that for you.

Yeah, I think I'll see about doing that. Starting with the WIP I showed you the other night. ^-^ Get it finished, perhaps, before the current week is done~

Yeah, I'm learning that pretty quickly. I bought both a sketchbook and a basic sketching set complete with erasers, so for awhile I'm pretty good!

Thanks a lot for your kind words, you sweet bunny~ *He hugs back tightly.* ^_^

I'm glad you feel better, at least. It's always rough to have those sorts of moments during the week, and they really do seem to hit hard.

As for recognition and all, it's a really hard thing to come by on FA more often than not. All I know is that if anyone disparages you for you sticking primarily with traditional medium then they can take a long walk off of a short pier. They're missing out, and they're missing out on a lot, quite frankly. When I think of high-quality traditional artists on FA you're ranked high up there on the list in my head, and you almost always come immediately to mind when people ask me to name others off of the top of my head. You do magnificent work, and I'm sorry if there have been times you don't get the recognition you deserve, or even if I just happen to Fav and not say anything. You should know that there's a lot of quality in what you create. ^^

Sorry it took me a few days to reply to your comment, I`ve been working 7 days in a row now, and the last two days were migraine inducing, on a funny note, today I was boss for a day at work haha. But yeah, there ARE people who think of traditional art as a lower form of artwork, to them, its just sketches, and not fully drawn pictures. Nowadays (some) people expect colors in pictures in order for them to be ''complete'' And I am quite frankly offended by that mind set. Watching a sketch being drawn on a stream I feel is more magical than the colors being added in, that's how I feel anyway. Traditional I feel requires more effort than digital art in some cases because digital art relies on easy to use art tools that efficiently saves time. I am not bonking digital art, I am simply saying there is no lesser form of art between the two. =3

I love the wall and painting shading. i know that sounds mundane something about the shading contrast is very satisfying.

poor Eliza. that 1000 yard stare is ghastly.

I hope next week finds your spirits raised.

That painting above the couch actualy exists, and therse only one in the entire world, I should know... I painted it at college *giggles* I will post a screenshot of it in my scrap section if you want to take a look.

Well I'm glad you're doing art again. Nostalgia homeslice

I`m glad I could bring you a good slice of home made nostalgia pie, its also my favorite thing ^^

I baked you a pie! What flavor? NOSTALGIA! *flashbacks ensue*

Speaking as someone with both personal and past professional experience with neverlandia in general, a lot of salt should be taken with the community at large. There are some good people, but when you allow anyone to join, stuff like this happens. I remember seeing that piece you did for Koki and just being completely awestruck with the amount of detail that you could do in a traditional format and wanting to get a piece done on the spot. So, yeah, you do you bun. You have talent, don't let popularity or what anyone else says or does make you think otherwise.

I did try to not let it get to me, I have posted a month worth of submissions there (8 pics). And their reception was always trampled on by whatever other situation I happened to stumble upon when posting my pics. half of those times, it was Drans who would follow up with one of his copy/paste/edit pics. The last one he posted was 15 minutes after mine and of course everyone loved ''his'' cause it was ego stroking to them =P. This one time I posted a pic, and I didn't even realize it was in the middle of a heated exchange of insults between two of them talking about a certain game being played with mods, being cheating or not. So yeah, I give up, They are free to come watch my art at their own pace but I aint ever bringing it to their door step again.

And I don't blame you in the slightest for doing such. I've since distanced myself for the group as a whole, so I don't know too much about current affairs besides second hand from a friend, but I know how the lot of them can be so it's not all that surprising. Besides, who needs them when you clearly have fans that appreciate and respect your capabilities here? ^w^

That's just how it is when it comes to art and popularity. There will always be someone better, there will always be someone who just has that charisma and there will always be someone willing to do whatever to get that attention as it seems to be the case with the Neverlandia person. I know this stuff quite well and its pretty much has got me to a point where I just don't really enjoy drawing that much anymore or when I do I just don't like it. I want to but I'm just stuck, school and classmates making me feel worthless, the old forum, and just overall beating myself up because I couldn't keep up with anyone else (and now stuck in a skill plateau), couldn't truly grab anyone, and get to feel what it's like to be popular, to have more friends, to be seen as interesting.

Anyways, it's nice seeing work from you again. Hope you don't let this hold you back. You just need to find your right audience or bring something that will just WOW the community. Your work has always been pretty good. Don't let depression and jealously devour you cause it's a rather tough trip back up from its effects, believe me... you'll regret it.

You've probably already heard this a dozen or so times, but I love your traditional work because its almost more Tallent and hardwork to pull off... besides, who cares about a bloody edit

Sometimes you just gotta vent a little bit, be it a sad picture drawn, a good, solid cry, or maybe just angrily playing Overwatch and trolling folks. S'good to get it out of your system. :>

No one draws your style / characters like you do, keep it up!
Your originality and style is totally great!