Friiha

Yep. Out of the blue, it just died - but it was over 5 years old, so it was pretty dumb of me not to back up anything sooner.

I'm going to get a USB 2.0 to SATA/IDE adapter tomorrow to see if I can recover all of my files from the hard drive, but if that doesn't work, then goodbye to 5+ years of digital art and everything else (:
That also means I'll need to start over allll of my works in progress of owed and personal art ;; I hate that I've taken so long already - I feel horribly guilty, guys, I'm so sorry. I'm going to fix this to the best of my ability if I can.

I literally shed like one tear and then just.. became totally blank - a part of me inside is fREAKING TF OUT but most of me is very numb and detached. Maybe it's shock LMAO, perhaps it'll just hit me later. Really, really hoping the hard drive still works when I try to get my stuff back tomorrow...

My parents were amazing and got me an Intuos Pro tablet as an early birthday/Christmas present, so I'll be loading that onto this newer laptop so I can at least still draw. One of the things I hate about using Photoshop on here though (and just in general about this laptop), is that the LCD screen is pretty intense/vivid, so dark colors are incredibly difficult to see. I've tried messing with the brightness/contrast/gamma a million times and I've finally got it to a tolerable point, but I can tell the colors are kinda washed out now - so my art likely won't look as intended unless I can colorpick 8(

But yeah. I'll see tomorrow if I'm able to get any of my files back. I don't know what I'll do if it doesn't work; I had digital work for class on there, and my senior art exhibit show is in 5 weeks - I'm supposed to have at least 11 full digital pieces completely finished.

If you can send any good vibes my way, I'd appreciate it so much ;;

♥ Ranza

Hi everyone! A close friend of mine, edithae, is in need of a bit of financial help so I've put several more designs into my design sale stash folder that I can part with - the majority of the money from these will be sent her way, so I'd be very grateful even if you just take a look! ;U;

Please note me or comment here if you're interested, and I'll note you my paypal and the full-sized file(s) (if the stash image isn't already the largest version) as soon as payment is received~

If you can help out at all, it'd be really wonderful ;o;
Thank you so much for reading, you guys! ♥

This is a quick journal for me to post the designs I currently have for sale. You can see them all here! They're either random designs, old/unused characters of mine, or designs I wasn't able to connect with. Please comment here or note me if you're interested in any of them, and I'll note you my paypal! Once paid, I'll send you the full sized/transparent files.

I'll be more active here soon, just gotta power through my final week of classes this semester ;U;
As soon as all the stress and assignments and exams are over I'll be finishing up commissions and trades! ♥

♥ Ranza

Every time I think I'll be free and have free time to do things, MY DREAMS COME CRASHING DOWN

This semester of uni started about a month ago, and it's been insane - however, in spite of the workload, most of my assignments and projects have been really enjoyable. Two of my classes are advanced studio art (drawing and ceramics), so I have to produce a lot of work but due to the advanced status of the classes, I have the freedom to choose what I draw/sculpt! So it's been nice exploring my own interests and doing what I want to do.

As for non-school art, I've been really slow with things - so I definitely apologize to anyone waiting on commissions/trades from me (staring at u especially, vuthedral - shouldn't be too much longer ♥)! I always have to put my studies first, but I'm trying so hard to fix my issue with procrastination too because falling behind or rushing and making myself sick from stress at the last minute sucks every time. I'd much rather sit here and draw and play TEF and develop characters and write and listen to music all day every day, but life loves to get in the way of that haha.

But anyway - I'm gonna do my best to change things around, getting my uni homework done first and then spending the rest of the time I have (if any, sob) on the things I owe and perhaps some adoptables (I have a couple designs waiting, but I'll post one after this journal). One of my other goals for this year is to draw every character of mine (who I haven't drawn yet) at least once. I probably won't be able to rofl but I think it's a good goal to have, especially when it comes to designs I've purchased. I know I love it when I see people making art of the designs they've bought from me, so I imagine other designers feel similarly! The vast majority of the designs I've gotten have been turned into characters and given personalities and such, but oftentimes it takes me ages to actually draw them myself, and that's something I'd like to change.

ALSO
I was tagged by LadyxMacabre to answer a bunch of questions but I have some homework I need to do first ff (this whole thing took a little while to write, I take too long to sort my thoughts sigh) so when I'm able, I'll edit this journal with my answers cB

I hope all of you are doing well! I am immensely grateful to those who have stuck around through my fluctuating waves of activity. It means so much to me, seriously ;; I do have a question for you guys though: would there be any interest in me posting some of my traditional art? If so, I'd likely be more active with posting art here since I tend to work on more traditional stuff during uni semesters.

♥ Ranza