MizMaxter

It's so crazy to be back on this site after so long of being absent. I used to be so active on here, but with everything that has happened in my life, I've sort of fallen short on the creative front. I don't produce as much as I'd like, then when I finally do draw something, I usually am not satisfied with it, or lose inspiration partially through it and don't finish. But I'm not here to make promises I have no intention of keeping, but I do think I'll be trying to make a little more of a conscious effort to be more active on here... We shall see. 

    I pledge to myself that I will get out of bed every day. I will walk my dog, and spend at least 1 hour training him. I pledge I will draw every day, no matter what.

Omg! I had so much fun! I met so many awesome people, and saw soooo much kickasss art work. I felt like a tiny fish in a massive ocean of art, and totally jealous of most of everyones abilities, but hey! At least I had a super super awesome fun time!!

Plus I posted a couple pics on my Facebook of the fun times! Check 'em out! www.facebook.com/Mizmaxter/pho…

Hey guys. Sorry about my massive absence from DA recently. The last 2 months, I've had some massive computer issues.

For Christmas my boyfriend purchased me a brand new laptop, that I "smartly" set on the floor next to my bed, and in during a middle of the night adventure to the bathroom, I accidently stepped on it causing the screen to spider web. So then, while it was getting fixed, (which I'm super thankful it came with a full coverage warranty) I used my old laptop. But then my old laptop decided it was too old to work, and the graphics card stopped working. So, for 3 weeks I was out of a laptop, with only my ipod touch to connect me to any sort of internet media.

Well I got my laptop back on the 8th. And apparently I stepped on the screen so badly that the entire hard drive had to be replaced. So all the pictures, music, art I was working on, writing, everything was wiped. Now, over the last week I've been trying to find art programs that aren't ONE MILLION DOLLARS!! and work with windows 8. To which I'm having zero luck. (I'm seriously starting to consider a swift stab to my eye and maybe all my problems will be solved.)

Anyways, I just felt like telling you all that even though I haven't been artistically active here on DA, I have been active with a pencil, so hopefully once I get this whole thing figured out, I'll begin posting pretty regularly again.

Much Luvs!! MizMaxter

I've been on a rather long-ish  hiatus from DA recently and here's the story: I accidentally dropped my drawing tablet. So I purchased a new one. However, the new tablet is not compatible with PaintTool SAI. And the program the new tablet came with (adobe photoshop elements 8) sucks for digital inking. So I've been extremely discouraged, and have not been able to bring myself to try to draw on my pc. So I've been doing traditional doodles and random sketches, but nothing serious.
Then a few days ago, it got even worse. I almost completely gave up art. I was talking with a friend and as I was talking to her about my artistic slump, I started realizing that the medium and style that I'm talented in and have a passionate love for is dying. Being a still frame animator is an almost dead art form. My life dream is to one day draw for Disney, Dreamworks, Don Bluth Production, or any other major animation company. But the animation talent I would be bringing to whichever company is outdated. I'm not innovating. But at my current income there is no way for me to be at industry standard. I can barely afford the paper and pencils I use to sketch with!
But then, yesterday evening I was surfing YouTube, and came across the most amazing 3 remix music videos.
Reading Rainbow Remix:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FD1K8…
Bob Ross Remix:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLO7tC…
Mr Rogers Remix:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFzXaF…

These three men were pretty much the most inspirational men in my growing up life. So these songs bring up so many memories of the days when I didn't give a flying rats butt about what people thought about my art. I created art because I loved it. I didn't draw in a specific style because of it's popularity. Or because I thought it would show higher ups my talent level. No. I drew, painted, colored, sketched, created because it was an emotional release.
I can't say enough of how much I love art. My art is connected to me on such a personal level that I'm tired of feeling as though I need other peoples approval to think that my art is good. So, with that said, I'm not going to set dates, or times for when my art will be posted. I'm not going to say that I have a specific style.
But know that when I do post something, from now on the piece will represent my emotional state, and current state of mind 100%.

My commissions and requests are still open, but the digital option is no longer available. Everything will be done traditionally. If you commission me that will mean I will only take cash through PayPal, and you'll need to provide me with your address so that I can send you the finished product. All rules for requests stay the same.