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It's been 8 months since I joined 
and I'm glad I did, it was one of the highlights of my year. Finding a place with likeminded and supportive people, where I could exploit more than just one of my interests, learn new techniques and get amazing and immediate feedback 
Four months ago, I made a journal entry fav.me/d5cu8hk much like this one, being all excited and, apparently, at the peak of my dA activity. Then such activity dropped dramatically soon after that
I stuck around, kept browsing, commenting and faving, but hardly submitted anything in months. I still feel the same way about this place, I'm glad I joined. I just got off track and lost my focus, had too much on my plate for a while and ended up stalled. Sadly it happens to me often and I can't force myself out of it. Anyway... I'm not apologizing or anything, it's not like anyone was expecting something from me... or is it? 
But on the other hand I do feel a little bit like I've somehow let down everyone who's been so friendly and supportive 
And I did have to drop out of a couple things I wanted to be a part of, simply because of this sort of... block of mine, combined with my wanting to focus on something else, outside of dA, which eventually didn't happen either... or "yet".
For some reason I have some sort of illusions set on the turn of the year, always have. It's silly, and nothing really changes, but I do see it as a turn of the page and a sort of fresh start. So if I have any New Year's resolution, it'd be making the most of 2013 and finally doing several things I've always wanted to do and only talked about for years. At least I will finally give it my most serious try now
and dA will play a part in that too.
So, that's it for this entry. Thanks for putting up with my quarterly yapping I wanted to say a couple things and I'm probably babbling about nothing and leaving the most important thoughts out. I always wrap up with the feeling I'm making no sense Lol.
I want to thank my dA friends for all the generous support and encouragement
And wish you all the best for 2013!
Thanks again ThreshTheSky for the premium membership
and I'm glad I did, it was one of the highlights of my year. Finding a place with likeminded and supportive people, where I could exploit more than just one of my interests, learn new techniques and get amazing and immediate feedback Four months ago, I made a journal entry fav.me/d5cu8hk much like this one, being all excited and, apparently, at the peak of my dA activity. Then such activity dropped dramatically soon after that
I stuck around, kept browsing, commenting and faving, but hardly submitted anything in months. I still feel the same way about this place, I'm glad I joined. I just got off track and lost my focus, had too much on my plate for a while and ended up stalled. Sadly it happens to me often and I can't force myself out of it. Anyway... I'm not apologizing or anything, it's not like anyone was expecting something from me... or is it? But on the other hand I do feel a little bit like I've somehow let down everyone who's been so friendly and supportive And I did have to drop out of a couple things I wanted to be a part of, simply because of this sort of... block of mine, combined with my wanting to focus on something else, outside of dA, which eventually didn't happen either... or "yet".For some reason I have some sort of illusions set on the turn of the year, always have. It's silly, and nothing really changes, but I do see it as a turn of the page and a sort of fresh start. So if I have any New Year's resolution, it'd be making the most of 2013 and finally doing several things I've always wanted to do and only talked about for years. At least I will finally give it my most serious try now
and dA will play a part in that too.So, that's it for this entry. Thanks for putting up with my quarterly yapping
I wanted to say a couple things and I'm probably babbling about nothing and leaving the most important thoughts out. I always wrap up with the feeling I'm making no sense Lol.I want to thank my dA friends for all the generous support and encouragement
And wish you all the best for 2013!
Thanks again ThreshTheSky for the premium membership
Ergol (OC) WIP
After months of not doing any artwork, I finally started sketching my OC "Ergol" 🍄 I began 3D-sculpting him live on Twitch 🤗 https://www.twitch.tv/aemiliuslives I didn't think I would make much progress and was just blocking some shapes, but in the end, it came up better than I anticipated and might actually be usable. "Ergol" was going to be my 2023 passion project, but for a variety of reasons (including my laptop breaking in December), I didn't manage to make much with it. But here we are, and there's always 2024, lol. VOD of the actual stream (I only began streaming last week, lol).
My 2022 into 2023
So, 2022 marked my 10th year on dA. For a variety of reasons, it's been one of my most inactive years here. But it's still been pretty productive. In April I did my 3D-sculpting Daily Challenge for the 7th time. I finally managed to put together the video showcasing all the renders, WIPs, turntable animations, and alternative renders of the 30 sculptures. Again with some terrible unscripted commentary (CC available). Take a shot every time I say I love something or something was fun to make, and you might end up in an alcoholic coma, lol. Also featured towards the end of the video, a look at some of the animation work I did this year, and what to expect from me for 2023. Animation (sort of basic and rudimentary, of course) is going to be my main goal next year. I'll probably make my Daily Challenge again in April, even though I always tell myself I'll never do it again, since it's so exhausting and time-consuming. My 7th annual 3D-Sculpting Daily Challenge. Some really weird and
Daily Challenge 2021 wrap up video
I finally put together this year’s 3D-Sculpting Daily Challenge wrap up video. Featuring all the renders, WIPs, turntable animations, and alternative renders of the 30 sculptures I did back in April. For the first time, I recorded unscripted commentary for this (CC available), which is something I always wanted to do (but I always chickened out of it). It didn’t come out great, but I’m ready to move on from this and call it done after so many months. LOL. Challenge gallery https://www.deviantart.com/aemiliuslives/gallery/77911672/2021-daily-challenge https://www.artstation.com/aemiliuslives https://www.instagram.com/aemiliuslives https://www.tiktok.com/@aemiliuslives
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Hello. I hope everyone is doing fine in these unusual and scary times we're living.
I've been away from dA for nearly a year. Not only that: I've been almost completely disconnected from the community and from my "creative side" as well. I wanted to do many things. Like opening my own group, collab, support my friends, perhaps finally do commissions and stuff I always talked about. Instead, I drew back into a cocoon of isolation and darkness.
This time of social-distancing (or full-on lockdown in my case), feels like a good time to go back to making things. Occupying my mind in this time of uncertainty, try to build up some hope, and scratc
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I have the same thoughts when a new year starts. I know that nothing really changes, but the feeling of turning to a fresh page is nice anyway.
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year!