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Depression Makes Me Feel...Depressed

Mon Nov 23, 2009, 7:50 PM
  • Mood: Content
  • Listening to: More Than A Feeling - Boston
  • Watching: Axis Powers Hetaria animes
  • Playing: Hell's Kitchen
KIRIBAN request

:iconalienhominid2000: - 3 0, 0 0 0

requested...Crimson Viper vs. Predator
progress...10%

Closed fer now...

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No...to be honest, I am not having that depressed-wanna-cut-myself feeling. It's just a normal setback I have when I think of something that can keeps me pondering, enough to neglect things I enjoy in life...


I kinda found out that what I did to other people (specifically pointing at the watchlist in here) is reflected back to me one way or another.

This made me a little depressed.

I also realised how slow and how far I am behind some artists that I look up upon. I always push myself one step beyond, but when I am there, others I had gone 10 steps further.

Yes, this made me depressed.

I know I can never stick to one fandom, despite knowing some people who watched me wanted to see more of their favourite characters/story in my gallery. I do really wish sometimes, that my own characters reach this level...but this is yet, yet, yet to come...

And this totally made me depressed.


Anyway, I'm in my early twenties now; this depressive matter is like a mosquito bite if compared to all the Geology subjects I faced in the past three years...(next year's my final year, YEAH! xD) Talking about this, I wonder which is better in determining a future career, KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE, TALENT or PASSION? If going for my Geology side, it's gonna be knowledge and experience. But I do wish I can put my talent in drawing (if you call that a talent...^^; ) and my passion for comic-making to full use.
In fact I do feel that I can survive a happy, healthy (not so wealthy) life as a comic artist. I don't aim this dream in my home country, tho...unless the comic industry here improves in the story plot part - I find a lot of Malaysian comics are either comedic, romantic or filled with action; which do attract a lot of people to read them, yes; but the storyline is too typical. I am an avid reader of such novels that have bombastic plots *hailing A. Samad Said, Stephen King and John Grisham*, so I can say that most of the comics (I didn't say all) have a very predictable story; sometimes ending adruptly in the midst of nowhere.
That is what actually turn me down in reading Malaysian comics...the drawings are great, even greater than what I can produce myself, but the story....man, the story! ...make it so I can spend hundreds of bucks on those stories...please...

Sheesh...


sorry if I offended those hardworking artists out there though...no offense intended...m(_ _)m...




So you know.
I am putting a hiatus on my Nightmare Cafe comics...I managed till Chapter 3, tho...but the progress is too slow. I think the reason behind this is because the ideas I have for the flow of the story seemed to morph into different lanes. I may need some time to think of what to draw next...
There are two characters that I had thought of adding. May be shown later.


Meanwhile, I'm still working on the pending requests. Now that I had a perfect table to work on (had some cleaning last weekend in the house, and my mum pulled out this study table for me to use C: ) I guess I can do so by the start of December.

Also, since I cannot continue my Nightmare Cafe comics, I'm now doing a fancomic in my new blog. In the fancomic, I borrowed some of Axis Power Hetaria's characters. So if you're interested, do spend time in the place. I will try to update the blog every once in 3-4 days, if not everyday :D


On top of that, I am now trying to learn Russian. So far I managed to write the cyrillics, and memorize some simple things, like numbers and greetings...:D Even learning how to make Russian cuisine, which are mostly soups...
No idea how this 'Russophilia' was initiated *coughaphcough*....



That's all from me, I guess. Do stop by once in a while to give me some word of encouragement...in order for me to stay motivated in this one passion of mine... :love:

:heart:






Check it out! --------->>>>[link]
There are many lyric translation I found, but this one's the best by far ---->[link]


Till the next journal.

Ta~

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::Currently working on::

Lonely Sunflower
++ requests...

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SKETCH LIST

:iconmosquito909:- Cloud/Kadaj (FFAC)
:iconalienhominid2000:- Raptor Leader
:icongirxdolly:- GxD & Toki
:iconremotelyxpainful:- one of the characters....haven't chosen yet....

Devious Info

  • Interests: Drawing, manga and anime, 80s cartoons, water sports, rock and classical music, J-rap, study
  • Favourite movie: Ghostbusters, Nightmare On Elm Street, Forrest Gump, Green Mile etc
  • Favourite band or musician: SEAMO, H.M.K., Monkey Majik, The Beatles, System of A Down, Duran Duran, Lacuna Coil etc
  • Favourite genre of music: Modern rock, 70s and 80s rock, evergreen, rap, country, alternatives, classical, oldies, nu metal
  • Favourite poet or writer: Shakespeare, Stephen King, Micheal Chrichton, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Thomas Harris etc
  • Favourite style of art: Any style is okay to me...but preferably manga/comic style ^.^
  • Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP
  • MP3 player of choice: Sony Ericsson walkman
  • Wallpaper of choice: Something not too gay colourful...
  • Favourite game: Grim Fandango, Syberia, Hitman, Starcraft, Monkey Island, Doom...adventure, shooting, strategy...
  • Favourite gaming platform: PC, PS2, XBox 360, PS3, PSP
  • Favourite cartoon character: A truckload, if I count since I was small xD
  • Personal Quote: Drawing is the only thing that keeps me socially sane...
  • Tools of the Trade: 005 Zig Black, 01 and 05 Unipin Black, any 0.5 mechanical pencil, Photoshop 7, Faber-Castell, mouse

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Comments


:icondarkn2ght:
thanks for your watch, and you shouldn't feel that depressed, a friend once mentioned that when an artist feels frustrated, it's because they one to improve themself!

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There are only two worlds--your world, which is the human world, and other worlds, the fantasy. Worlds like this are worlds of human imagination:their reality, or lack of reality, is not important' Titania, Queen of Faerie(The book of Magic)
:iconvankid:
Oh my, you're right. Really true...
:D I'm a little over it now that I'm concentrating on my webcomic. Owh, and thanks for watching me back
:hug:

--
''If you follow your heart and your path,then you'll always be safe with anything that you do,including art''
-Serj Tankian-
:icondarkn2ght:
best of luck in your webcomic^^ is it all managed by yourself or you put at someone else's site?am looking for a portal too put up mine but i couldn't seem to find a suitable one! pixiv is in Jap, so am not very sure of the navigation on it.

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There are only two worlds--your world, which is the human world, and other worlds, the fantasy. Worlds like this are worlds of human imagination:their reality, or lack of reality, is not important' Titania, Queen of Faerie(The book of Magic)
:iconvankid:
Thanks. I used wordpress though...I should have used livejournal or something else...but since I already have an account in the former, might as well just utilize it. :D
I may want people to read it but at the same time, I prefer to remain discreet :blushes:

I heard many uses smackjeeves or drunkduck websites to display their comics...but I never tried them before...

--
''If you follow your heart and your path,then you'll always be safe with anything that you do,including art''
-Serj Tankian-
:iconclumsyblunder:
thanks for the watch! ;)

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The World is My Theatre, I am Its Joker

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