Yayay! *jumps around* Sorry, Bronzey is just inexplicably high on non-existent sugar. 8D

*sing* Washing machines live longer with calgon. Yes. Alright I think it's wearing off now. *gets back on chair*

Apologies for being kinda dead on dA. Technical difficulties... pain in the bum.

Tidying up the hard drive a bit... found some really old drawings and abandoned animations and stuff. Woooah, scarily bad. In the recycle bin with you~

Not really anyone's business but will mention it/rant about it anyway. Marriage! Why? I mean why do you have to spend so much money/time on it? It's just one little thing... my mum and nan are driving me so crazy, all they seem to talk about is the wedding, the bridesmaids, how I've got to attend because I'm the daughter, blah blah... I have lost count at the number of times I've lost my temper and replied "For goodness sake NO I don't want anything to do with this whole nonsense!"
As you can guess, I don't believe in marriage, actually to be honest I hate the entire idea, probably sounds crazy to most people and I don't know/mind what anyone else feels, I just find my family's constant obsession with it really annoying, why can't they leave me out of it Okay rant over.

(back to dA, time for Bronzey's customary moan) Yes I am so sorry that everyone is waiting ages for me to do their icon/plushie/CSS/tutorial/whatever... seriously if I could sit down and do everything then I would! But I am doubting that this computer/internet will ever be fixed And Bronzey is forever doomed to appearing once a week and instantly getting squashed by thousands of deviations and requests and whatnot...

But I digress. I promise I AM trying to get everything done. The icons, plushies, the contest gifts and judging, the animation tutorial, and then this giant comic project which is still growing and expanding and driving my imagination insane ever since the first inklings appeared over six years ago (yes I remember, I found an ancient drawing... the first character, the griffon guy in his ruby mine, when I was in year five at primary school, ahhh reminiscence)

Was going to say something else but seem to have lost that stream of thought...
Oh, another heart moment, those always seem to happen when I'm not at school! Feeling a bit like I might faint in a minute. Better end this latest journal ramble. Ciao

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I make custom icons as either art trades or free requests. If you want one, send details in a note. Just bear in mind that I get very busy sometimes and won't get it done straight away.

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Contests!

... the contests are over now, a big thank-you to everyone who entered!

Prizes

If it's a design-character contest, then the winning design will be featured in my comic which will hopefully start soon. If your design comes 2nd or 3rd, it could still be featured but maybe somewhere else. It's up to the designers.

First, second and third in all contests will get a full-size digital painting or traditional drawing with some characters (I said two before, but now it can be any number) and background and everything. Like these pictures:


Second place also gets some simple drawings of their characters without a background, or pixel art pieces, or animations. Examples:


First place can have pretty much anything they want. Animated Flash movies, more pictures, icons or linearts or sketches, whatever they like. Bronzey is your slave.

Everyone who enters will get a small gift, even if they didn't win. Just a sort of little thank-you for entering.

Contest 1 - A Friend for Tel



"Her father may be very strict, but she is still just-about allowed an occasional friend or two."

This contest was to design one of the two friends. One is happy and foolish while the other is calm and modest.

Here's the entries (two will win):

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Contest 2 - Dragon Warrior

"... the sprawling ruins of a long-forgotten city, now home only to..."

This contest was to design one of the dragons that defended their city. One will win but the others can also be included in the comic.

Entries:

Contest 3 - Group Photo


"Who are you?"
"No, who are YOU?"

This one was to draw one/more of my characters with one/more of your characters. The warning worked and Em is not seen in any happy pink marshmallow land.

Entries:

--- School friends

I hereby order you to go and give them all some much-needed love!



--- Gifts, trades, contest prizes, all sorts of other awesome things people have done for me! Thank youuuuu

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