Three digital works in three days? And two of them actually have backgrounds! I should give myself a pat on the back. Instead I'll make a list, which is better than a pat on the back, since I'm such a list maniac. It is a list detailing random stuff I like, which not so randomly find their way into my drawings...

1. Gosh, I love crossovers. Plucking a character from their natural setting and plunking them elsewhere that's not so natural. I dream of a day when Dr. Gregory House vacations in Miami and gets involved with the Miami Metro and a certain blood spatter analyst. Dexter's mental commentary on House's witticisms... I can imagine it now <3 <3 <3 House on Dexter would be super-duper! Dexter on House? Not so much.

2. Tattoos are great! Nearly all of my characters have tattoos. The one's that don't are probably too young to have them. Haha. I think it's a kind of obvious differentiation mechanism. Like hairstyles usually are in a lot of manga. I really want my characters to be unique. By that I mean that I want them to be unique from each other. I try to pay attention to every detail that defines a character... subtle stuff like skin tone, the slope of the nose, the curve of the eyebrows, the shape of the ears, and not so subtle stuff like height and weight. Like they say, "God is in the details." But regardless of the effort, I still find that hairstyle makes the greatest impact. ah poo~

3. Situational irony: best storytelling device ever(PERIOD)

I've been undertaking the seemingly impossible task of organizing all the schoolwork that I've collected over the years. And OH MY GAWD how I regret setting foot into that back closet and setting my eyes upon those boxes of paper.

I have an uncanny love of paper and it verges on madness. I swear I've kept every single scrap of paper since I was 12. The purging process is nerve-wrecking. Two things keep me from throwing things out: possible usefulness and sentimental value. I keep thinking things like, "What if I need to re-learn how to do long-division? This worksheet will be useful then!" and "When I'm old and wrinkly I will be pleasantly reminded of the days when I used to go to the school library when I come across this note informing me that I have an overdue book!" and other such nonsense.

During this process I've come across countless pages of notes covered with doodles. And I've been thinking how it's even possible that this kind of stuff comes out of one's brain...
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2(mutant My Little Pony) + 1/2(Face of Evil) = Face of Evil Pony Dimer
Seriously?

Seriously, I miss collaborative doodles.

I love doing remakes of my old drawings. It just affirms that I've actually improved or something like that. And since most of my drawings are of people, every time I draw a character that character becomes more concrete. It's somewhat rewarding seeing my character "grow up." More accurately, I think every time I draw a character that character is reinterpreted by my current mindset.

It's interesting to see how my style has changed through the years. More interesting is seeing what's stuck. The stuff that practically defines my style. I think it's silly that the words that I'd use to define my drawing style can be used to describe me pretty well. It's pretty scary when you really think about it...

So I'm back on the dollie train. ChooChoo~

It's really because I like doing faceups and making accessories and taking pictures. Basically the reason for that is because the turnaround time is so short. Other upload-worthy stuff takes way too much time, and patience is just one of those things...

I think it's the coloring that takes much much too much time. I just don't have the skills to whip 'em out, unfortunately. I wish I did. Perhaps it's a good idea to try some more of that kind of stuff that makes me want to chop off my fingers. Seriously, more than 10 minutes of coloring drives me nuts. But the idea of completing a picture makes me want to try at least. Hopefully I'll still have all my fingers when I'm done.

So, Naruto & Kakashi are stored up in a box like I suspected would happen because there were no serious takers.

They still need a good home. Just let me know if you're interested.