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chubby-choco

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And now I'm working on something with a lot less color change between details.  I just realized I'm working with less than half the layers I was before.

It's...it's like...an artistic orgasm (please note, that does not imply a REAL orgasm; that would just be awkward).  It's so easy, but so rewarding.  So much awesome for so little effort.  Coloring in the lines never felt so good.  I just thought I'd share my happiness with y'all.
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...and they write stuff like, "Oh, I doubt this will win."  Or, "It's not nearly good enough; I'm so outclassed."  Take a hint from someone who runs contests like these:  I WILL NOT PICK YOUR ENTRY IF YOU PUT THAT IN THE COMMENTS.  There's a lot of reasons why, but here's the main two!

:bulletred:  First off, you need to have some faith in your entry.  Did you work hard on it?  Do you like it?  Then fucking own it, and flaunt that bitch!!  If the person running the contest doesn't pick you, well, screw that.  You liked it, and even if you didn't win, you'll just have to save up for a custom, because your entry fucking rocked!!
:bulletred:  Second, you're attempting to garner sympathy/pity from both the other contestants and the judges (or you genuinely hate your entry, in which case, why bother entering in the first place?).  This is rude, and - you shouldn't be surprised to learn this - ineffective.  You want people to come on and post, "Aww, don't say things like that!  You're awesome, and so's your entry!", don't you?  Why?  Wouldn't you rather say your entry is awesome in the artist comments and have people agree with you instead?  What's better?

You:  I suck.
People:  No you don't.

OR

You:  I'm awesome!
People:  FUCK YEAH YOU ARE.

Anyway, that's my two cents for now.  Choco out.
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...PISS ME THE FUCK OFF.

Seriously.  Raffles are so much more fair, especially when a lot of your fanbase actually has a life outside of the internet...or, in my case, health problems which dragged me here, there, and fuck-all everywhere.  You know how awesome it is to cough up blood for three days?  If you don't, I hope you never do.  I mean, I found out that it wasn't anything serious - the cough I already had tore open the scar tissue from my tonsillectomy.  But before I figured that out, I was TERRIFIED.  As a general rule, blood being anywhere it isn't supposed to be is a really, really bad sign.  And then I come back to DA to find out that, thanks to this, I've probably missed an event I've been looking forward to since it was posted.

Great.  Awesome.  Thanks for that, life.
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SkinnerCentauri pointed out in the comments that, given my lack of activity here, I probably don't need a Premium.  Thing is, she's right.  It's nice to make my page look all lovely and stuff, but really - my work on here has petered down to next to nothing, and until I really get back into it, it'd kind of be a waste.

Of course, StephenKingFTW graciously provided me with another month, bless her belly button :heart:  And I certainly plan on making the most of it!!  But more in your interest, dears, while these commissions still stand FOR NOW (I did offer them knowing damn well what I was getting into, after all), they will only last ONE WEEK.  That includes today.


1.  In honor of Wreck-It Ralph: Sugar Rush Avatars for 150 :points:!  Provide me a photo of yourself and a candy to base your avatar on (or just a photo, if you can't think of a candy), and it should be done the same day.  For 300 :points:, I'll also design a go-kart for you, but that might take me a bit longer.
2.  ACEOs for 20 :points:, as always!  Anything you want, but the original will only be mailed to you if you have a safe address such as a PO Box.
3.  All OC commissions are half off!!  Which means anything found here ( chubby-choco.deviantart.com/jo… ) will be half the usual point cost if it's your OC!  Of course, I'll need as much reference as you can give to make sure my pic is accurate. :heart:
4.  Donations are, of course, gratefully accepted with a warm and joyous heart.  I will love you forevers.
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:gallery: | :+devwatch: | :bookdiva:
:iconemptyspaceplz:

Where do I begin?!  Wow, guys, I know I'm a total slacker, and I can't thank you enough for putting up with me still.  You're amazing, all of you.  So, I'm going to tackle the points of my life one bit at a time, for easy readability.

1.  I have a job now!  I'm an apprentice scriptwriter for Kenji Shimizu (and my brain is shitting kittens, believe me!!)  This will obviously take a lot of my time, but I'm also hoping it will inspire me to draw more with my free time instead of playing video games or scowling at the paper and wondering why no art is appearing.
2.  I've been assigned to a therapist by my doctor.  She doesn't want to adjust my medications, which makes sense, since they try to keep people at 50mg or under if they can.  But since 50mg isn't cutting it, she thinks I may need a neutral, third-party professional to talk to.  Though I tend to be skeptical of therapists, I'd eat dog shit right now if a certified professional told me it would help with my anxiety.
3.  Autumn/winter weather is here, which means Mom and I are back in the scarf business.  More time out of my schedule, but on the other hand, this means I'll be making money.  Money is nice; it gets me things like art supplies.
4.  For some reason, being single is really getting me down lately.  I miss being with someone - not just sexually; I miss the entire concept of a relationship.  The sacrifice, the commitment, the affection, all of it.  It's more distracting than it sounds, especially with all that's going on in my life right now.
5.  There's a gremlin or some shit in my house that's stealing the chargers for my electronics, my chapstick, and my favorite pencil.  I've checked down the sides of my favorite chair, my table, my desk, my bed, all of it.  It all just keeps fucking disappearing.

Well, I think that might be it.  If not, you'll hear about it in the near future.  I love you all, and thanks for putting up with me :heart:

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