EmeraldTokyo

Yeah, here we go! :bademoticon: 

Since things are at a stand still on my comics because of my scanner situation  , (and my kids being out of freaking school all summer!! ) I've been thinking about moving my focus back onto other unfinished projects. (once summer is over that is .....  )

Currently I have a slew of Flash Projects that have been started AGES ago.  Some were started before I went to college on the computer of a friend who owned flash and some were started while in college using the program on the school's computers.

The unfinished projects cannot be finished because...

A. I have no copy of Adobe Flash to work on them and have no access to my college where I could work on them on the school's computers. (As Alumni I could do that ... but we moved!!)

B. The Flash Alternative programs that are free cannot open the FLA files associated with Adobe Flash. I would have to start all those projects over again from scratch. (Or, port all the graphics somehow...)

So ... I am left with somewhat of a conundrum.

Adobe has made their programs .... somewhat .... more affordable to use in the form of subscription use.

I could subscribe to Adobe Flash professional for $19.99 a month but I would have to sign a one year contract....  

I would have to pay 50% of the unused months of the contract at any time should I break contract with them before the year is up.

With so many unfinished projects laying on my external hard drive (and a lot more stuck in my head)  would it be worth it to make that leap? Or should I just scrap all those games/animations and focus on my comics?

  Thoughts?  

Luv,
Chrissy.

It's .... amazing.

For the first time in YEARS my whole DeviantArt inbox is empty! Absolutely EMPTY!

No more comments and reply stacks, journal stacks, deviations, etc.

I finally sifted through all of it. I just removed all the comments and replies that weren't worth replying to (sorry!) but I gave them all a parting gift of a Llama as thanks for leaving a comment. As for the rest, I answered and replied where I felt it was appropriate, and gave them all a Llama too.

I read what I could, and looked at almost all of the work made with my memes, templates, brushes, etc. I didn't fav everything, or comment on everything. I just don't have the time! But, I did what I could. And as I worked through it all I left Llama's everywhere. lol

I installed a Firefox addon that helped with that. Now the little Llama's show up next to the names of anyone I haven't given one to on DA. Little orange dots are next to the names of everyone I did give them to. This made going through the inbox a whole lost faster. Though, I needed to be careful not to trip the Spam filter DA has set in place if I gave the Llama's out too fast.

EDIT: For those who wanna know

End EDIT

I do this now because it's too much work to reply to every single comment. So, I reply to serious comments and Llama the rest.

Thanks for understanding that I just don't have the time to do more.

And, for those of you who don't understand .... What the hell? Are you seriously sitting on the computer all day? I had like thousands upon thousands of messages! Get real.

Luv,
Chrissy.

So, I went to use the scanner I got for my birthday last year.

And, it's broken. Like, 100% Dead. I am so pissed off right now that I really honestly feel like throwing in the towel as an artist.

Keep in mind, I'm not the rant about quitting type, but I've just run into so many problems with getting my art really going over the past 10 years that it feels like I'm going to be stuck doing it as a hobby forever and never as an actual career! Computers dying, files getting corrupted, the loss of equipment being stolen, no money for the programs I need to complete projects started ages ago, etc etc. It just goes on and on. Meanwhile I have piles and piles of drawings stacking up and no way to scan them.

Now, I know most people would be like (but you're drawing) Yeah, but I can't draw background art because I suck at it. My comic characters live in an empty white world. Plus, what good is drawing the comics if I can't make copies or color the work digitally? Yeah, I can color by hand with pens, paint, crayon, whatever cheap supplies I can get my hands on. But, I was spoiled with digital software. I can change the colors on a whim if I feel like it. If it was hand colored I would have to redraw or print out an uncolored copy to color again. (again, to do the second, I would need a scanned copy to print!)

I can't even bribe with REAL MONEY other artists to help me draw the backgrounds or color the work for me so I can actually make some sort of progress. It's like, "Here, real money! Just color these 5 pages...." and they're like "No, I wanna STAY a STARVING and PENNILESS artist." Really? Freaking really?

I am so super discouraged right now. I'm getting to the point where I feel like I really should just give in and do the mommy at home thing and just let Emerald Angel Comics die in peace already. It's suffering and in pain and I just need to humanely cut the life support. It's cruel to keep hanging on to something that's been dead for a long time already.

Alright, everyone. Allow me to alert you to some little girl from France who's stealing art. Since my crap is not that good ... I didn't think anyone would take anything from my gallery. I was wrong! My most popular deviation ... a stamp ... was ripped off. She's stolen other work too however and needs to be reported. You might want to check her gallery to see if she has anything of yours.

Here's her profile and here's her new profile She seems to be trying to run to a new account with her stolen works. AS IF she can even hide from the software known as Tin Eye. To top it off she blocked me on both of her accounts and marked my comments as SPAM because I told on her. I even offered to help her make artwork of her own. She completely ignored me and insulted me! I was trying to be nice. But forget that noise now.

And here's the link to my stolen stamp. Let her have it people! fav.me/d72bg1r

She has stolen other works that I can see in her profile. I shall link them here. I will update as I find more.

Zombies Eat Flesh Stamp fav.me/d72bgad taken from  
An Elsa in progress sketch fav.me/d72t8dr stolen from This time, she went so far as to crop the original artists signature from the artwork to claim it was hers. Ugh!
She stole this stamp fav.me/d72bm3v BFF Love from
She stole I Hate Fast Moving Stamps fav.me/d72bheq from
And she stole this Cute Bunny fav.me/d6zgsf9 from .... this one she wasn't smart enough to get rid of the artists DA name from the work she stole. Hurr Durr!
She stole fav.me/d6zgrfr from .... she edited the colors oh so slightly. As if Tin Eye can't help me locate the original if she edited it. lol
This one Lunchtime with Smosh fav.me/d72oj8e stolen from Once again, the art was cropped to cut out the artists signature.
She also moved the Lunchtime with Smosh stolen art to her new account. Here's the link. Report it as stolen. fav.me/d72vxyv
She stole this one fav.me/d6zlpw4 from this artist and she also moved it to the new account. fav.me/d72vwdl So go report them both until they're taken down.
This cute stamp fav.me/d72km3e was stolen from
This mustache stamp fav.me/d70w1hg was stolen from

So check her gallery. She might have stolen from you too.

Luv,
Chrissy.

Aries
[X] You love adventure.
[X] You are very energetic.
[X] Confident and enthusiastic.
[X] You're sharp and quick minded.
[X] Passionate.
[ ] You can be self-centered at times.
[X] You are quick tempered.
[X] Impulsive.
[ ] Procrastinator.
[ ] You take unnecessary risks.
Total: 7

Taurus
[X] Reliable.
[X] You have lots of patience.
[X] You are very determined.
[ ] Your mind is very secured.
[ ] It's easy for you to become jealous.
[ ] You can be resentful.
[ ] You can become greedy at times.
[ ] You are rigid.
[ ] You want to go in the business industry.
[X] You are extremely faithful.
Total:  4

Gemini
[X] You are very versatile.
[X] You like changes.
[X] You are talkative.
[X] You seem to be very quick-witted.
[X] You're pretty smart.
[X] You would consider yourself to be polite.
[X] Energetic.
[X] You are very inconsistent.
[X] Prone to nervousness.
[X] Cunning.
Total: 10

Cancer
[X] You are very loving.
[X] Emotional.
[X] Very sensitive.
[X] You're very nurturing.
[X] You have an active imagination.
[X] It's not hard for you to be sympathetic.
[ ] Very indecisive.
[ ] Clingy.
[X] Over-emotional.
[X] You are very moody.
Total: 8

Leo
[X] You are generous.
[X] Warmhearted.
[X] You believe you're pretty creative.
[ ] You tend to be bossy at times.
[X] Very outgoing.
[ ] You make sure you are 100% faithful.
[ ] You are intolerant.
[ ] You interfere a lot.
[X] You are a loving person.
[X] Open minded.
Total:  6

Virgo
[X] You are very modest.
[ ] You have the tendency to be shy.
[X] Reliable.
[X] You are practical.
[X] Intelligent.
[X] You are very fussy.
[X] You tend to worry.
[X] You can be overcritical at times.
[X] Perfectionist.
[X] You are conservative.
Total:  9

Libra
[X] Romantic and charming.
[X] You are very easygoing and sociable.
[ ] You're an idealist.
[X] Very caring.
[X] You get told that you are talented.
[X] You enjoy change.
[X] You are flirtatious.
[X] You have a short temper.
[X] Daydreaming is one of your hobbies.
[ ] Gullible.
Total: 8

Scorpio
[X] You are determined.
[X] Emotional.
[X] You are powerful and passionate.
[X] You are easily liked.
[X] Patient.
[X] You are loyal.
[X] Generous.
[ ] You become jealous easily.
[ ] You tend to be secretive.
[X] You have strong sexual desires.
Total:  8

Sagittarius
[X] You are optimistic.
[X] You love your freedom.
[X] You are very honest.
[X] Adventurous.
[ ] You are careless.
[ ] Tendency to be irresponsible.
[ ] You become depressed easily.
[ ] You are restless.
[ ] You take those around you for granted.
[X] You care about the environment.
Total: 5

Capricorn
[ ] You are very cautious.
[ ] Reserved.
[X] Very ambitious.
[ ] You stay cool under pressure.
[X] Others say you are funny.
[ ] You are pessimistic.
[ ] You don't show your sensitivity to others.
[ ] You are sometimes selfish.
[ ] Hold onto grudges.
[ ] You have great patience.
Total: 2

Aquarius
[X] You are friendly.
[X] Humanitarian.
[X] You are lively.
[X] Honest and loyal.
[X] You crave to be different.
[X] You are independent.
[X] Unpredictable.
[X] You are chaotic.
[ ] Rebellious.
[ ] You tend to be unemotional.
Total:  8

Pisces
[X] You are imaginative.
[X] You are very sensitive.
[ ] You are emotionally weak.
[X] Artistic.
[ ] You are idealistic.
[ ] You tend to be careless.
[ ] You are easily confused.
[ ] You are sometimes immoral.
[X] Receptive to new thinking.
[ ] Impractical.
Total: 4

Surprise Surprise. I actually am a Gemini too.