Hi guys! You may have noticed the new layout. I was looking for more room for more pages, so I made some of my less active ones into subpages. Be sure to check out the new pages I made! :) (and please join the member page.)

Anyway, it's two days from my birthday! And I think I'm getting new artist's pens (including an extra small :D), but I don't know if I can actually wait for two days (my pen situation is becoming an impending disaster-- my medium only lets ink flow when I use it one way and my small is skipping really often)... XD I'm also hoping to get the rest of Shugo Chara! and possibly Shugo Chara Chan!. That's pretty much it besides maybe a few surprise shojo mangas. What do you guys want for your birthdays?

It may not be much, but this page of manga took me close to 5 hours to complete. My original sketch/planning took me thirty minutes, plus an hour and a half or so of inking (which was kind of a scary process for something this important! XD). Then it took me a LOONG time to color. It is in the Japanese reading style (which pretty much means that you read from right to left: but you probably already knew that).

Characters:
Indigo (if you follow me on Hatena you know him), Flip (the bigger orange one, the name based off of Olivia's sister's cat toy) and Chip (the little yellow one: I just thought rhyming names would be cute). You probably won't see Flip and Chip much in my future manga-style comics; I've decided they're just kind of background characters.

Actually, my idea for this came forth when I was sorting through a bit of a disaster zone of paper. I came across a bunch of old comics Krysten and I made when we were really into Kirby (in like third grade). They brought back memories, so I read them all and got an idea when my characters from Wowza (don't ask about the name) got sucked into the world of Kirby's Epic Yarn and they couldn't understand Kirby until he put on magical translator boots (yes, probably ripped from Phineas and Ferb: I guess I couldn't come up with my own ideas very well back then...). I also discovered that my character Violet could turn into a kangaroo with a giant bottle of spray paint...? XD (A lot of my characters end up being named Violet for some reason...) Anyway, don't forget to give me feedback! :)

Flipnote Hatena recently published an announcement that said that on May 31, 2013, Hatena will close. Forever. After everyone worked hard to build a wonderful community for 5 years, I guess Nintendo somehow decided it was for the better...
Because the DSi's Flipnote Studio is being replaced by the 3DS' Flipnote 3D. (I understand this is exciting for you, though, Krysten. I still think Flipnote 3D would be a cool addition to what we have now.)

What do you think? Is it really fair to destroy some people's only way of showing off their work? A lot of people say that Hatena is where they got inspired to do artwork. And even more of them say that they can't afford the 3DS or their parents won't let them have one. PLUS, on top of all this, the new Hatena for Flipnote 3D has a monthly fee to post your animations. Unless you're a popular creator (like Fleesveon or Epic). How the heck is that supposed to work?!

PLUS, it's impossible to transfer your account and Flipnotes to your new Hatena (well, I can transfer my Flipnotes because of my SD card). And my guess is you're gonna have to go through the registration process ALL OVER AGAIN (and it's not just a 'Name, Username, Password, Repeat Password, Email:' You have to do all of that and then have Hatena send you a permission form for you to print out, have your parents sign, and then email back. I tried doing this for a month and I finally got an account. Anyway, my beef isn't with the signup system.)!

Please give me feedback. Is this REALLY right?

Hi everyone! I really want to say sorry for not being very active lately and that part of the reason is that I'm stuck in an idea rut. The good news is that I am now taking open suggestions for pieces you'd like to see me make! I'm totally open to anything I have the supplies and time for, so don't hesitate to suggest!
On my other computer (which has my Cintiq) I have discovered a program that is even more powerful than Photoshop: Painter 12. I got it for Christmas and didn't try it out until lately because I didn't realize its potential as a great program. I would definitely recommend Corel Painter 12 for anyone who feels like they need something a little more than Photoshop. ;)

Anyway, back on topic, here are some suggestions that I probably cannot manage (or at least at home):

• paper mache
• oil paints
• whittling (I've only made one thing that way: a bamboo flute that kind of played)
• quilting or sewing (I will have to teach myself first!)

• crocheting or knitting (ditto)

Notice there are a few things that I did not list: photography, clay work, watercolors, etc. These are things I can do (plus my regular digital/paper work). So feel free to suggest and I am really sorry if Weebly decides to eat my last few lines (when you type too much it deletes some usually). Bye and I look forward to reading your suggestions!

Hello! I finally got it finished! It's set 2! (Well, mostly just one valentine, but it took some good work to come up with!) I think, depending on its printout size, that I left good room for a Tootsie Roll or something on the back. Well, enjoy! Another coming soon! :)

I don't know about you guys, but I hate going out to buy Valentines. Plus, who wants to sit around making masterpiece valentines that nobody's going to remember? I sure don't! Ladies and gentlemen (but mostly ladies), this Hearts and Hooves day, I present.... My own line of valentines! For FREE! Here's my first set of them. Feel free to download and print them. I would recommend using cardstock (not the off-white kind) if you have access to it. If not, regular printer paper is alright, but a bit flimsy for a valentine. These valentines print to be the size of index cards, so I hope the text size will be okay. For those of you who don't want to give MLP:FiM valentines, another non-MLP set is coming very soon. I plan to release about 5 different sets over the course of the next few days. If I were you, I'd try to print these front-and-back rather than gluing them together. Each one below is next to its back. Enjoy! As for my orange girl, I'm having a minor case of artist's block and may post my yellow girl first. Anyway...

Let's help Derpy avoid the fate that Hasbro has determined for her! Poor Derpy is an awesome (but a bit crazy) pony who is going to be stripped of her name, appearances, and derpy eyes. She'll become a nameless and normal background pony with nothing special about her. Don't just think about Derpy, think about the way her disappearance will affect the other ponies. Who will be Carrot Top's roommate? Who will be Doctor Whooves' assistant? Who will accidentally destroy Ponyville? "I just don't know what went wrong!" We don't either, Derpy. Please, if you want to help the brony world's favorite pony, add a comment to this post saying "Save Derpy!"

Also: The wait is almost over! My orange girl is almost finished. When I post her, the polls will be closed for the red girl's name. So don't forget to vote! That's all for now! :)

Hi everyone! (Sorry for delayed post!) Happy 2013! Have any New Year's Resolutions? If so, post them in the comments!

My (REJECTED) New Year's Resolutions:
1. Get a job as a waitress at Applebee's
2. Flip a canoe
3. Learn "Call Me Maybe"
4. Come up with 50 cheese jokes
5. Ride a unicorn
6. Be an Angry Birds champion
7. Not watch TV for a week
8. Run 365 marathons
9. Eat an insect-based diet
10. Write a 2000-word report on Maxwell Equations
11. Have the most Christmas lights ever
12. Wash a cat
13. Lick a bus floor (Someone I knew did that once!)
14. Receive a medal for most hotdogs eaten in one hour
15. Make a list of real New Year's Resolutions

Once again, Happy 2013 everyone! Also, another piece of art coming soon: an imaginary landscape! :D

Well, here's the piece of Christmas art I promised! Pinkie Pie's hair is done differently in my picture, but I kinda like it better this way. :)

Hooray! The holiday rush is over! What did you get for Christmas? Post your answers in the comments. I got a new paint tool-- Painter 12. I've definitely got to try it out! That's all for this post, but here's an awesome video: