Zanryu

If that's super saiyan... oh boy. xP I would be afraid to see Zanryu as a super saiyan, no joke. He's angry. XD Expect it to take a while, especially if I try and do a lot of it custom. Been out of the biz for almost a year, so.

Aaaaaathank you good sir. :P

Nownow, considering it's an art thread, I see no issue in a bump every so often. Especially since it helps me find it when I make a triumphant return with further awesome to disperse! And as a matter of fact, it's not the lightest skin tone for highlighting - the hair is four custom shades I created about a year ago, and they sorta stuck - I like how they flow. The lightest skin tone is a bit too light, so I had to get a better suiting one. Now... I originally had a vision of how Zanryu would turn out with this new design, and I totally lost it in my further hiatus - but I have a new computer, and good ol' Aeorys Kirru got me back up on the metaphoric horse and helped me get to work on Zanryu. She tweaked the left side of the hair for me, and it actually turned out how my original hair concept was going to come out, but I decided to take the coward's way out and splice it. Well, with that said, it gave me a good jump start to the piece - and I went with it. Now, the version in the box, that's what Aeorys came up with when she worked on him. The far left side is what I had before I went on hiatus again, the middle is after I adjusted the highlighting on Aeorys' edit. The third version, on the right side, is what I just spent the last hour or two working on (on no sleep, might I add). I'm not ENTIRELY sure if that's finalized, but for now, it's staying as is. I have a design in mind for the rest too, but I think a break is in order for now - especially considering I have to think of how to work it out. :)

So, it seems I really fail at staying active when I kind of have a life. D: I'm gonna take another swing at this, got SF on my Top Sites in Safari, so it should be a good enough reminder. I frequent all the sites on there, so. xP Hi, again. :D

I'm going for something different - more speed based, I think. Just can't seem to draw the right kind of motivation and inspiration to get it to flow properly. :/

I'm going to assume you're Big Bubba then? :P

Merry Christmas to you as well, my friend. :) Still about an hour and a half on my end, and it won't be as special as I had hoped it to be, but all the same. :)

Mm, now that you mention the tiara, it does look a little off - mostly just the gem though. Otherwise, fantastic work. :P

I'm definitely stoked to see the completed Stefan, Vamp. Cybil is ADORABLE, and your Elincia looks much nicer - although, the strands of hair that fall over her armour look a little flat IMO.

Haha, that's very true. Well, we'll see what the future brings us - or who, in this case. :P I can't say I remember the name, but... if your name has been changed, that would be why. XD

BUT I'M HERE! :D /conceited

Perhaps putting one's problems out there is a method of coping? I know many people who prefer to get everything out into the open, it's less weight on their shoulders.

:D Spoken to me or not, I am an admin on FEND, I've made it my responsibility to memorize almost every active or semi-active member - so yes, I know you, but not beyond the username. :P

Hey buddy. :D

I've been diagnosed with bipolarism, and my symptoms are much, much worse than my mother's ever were - I have bouts of serious depression from time to time, and I've screwed up a lot because of it. It mostly started when my friend passed away back in 2008, that was just the start of things going downhill. I started slacking off in school, I didn't care. I got into drinking a lot, partying all the time - but I started to break away from it. My aunt passed away in late 2009, and I backtracked - I started with the drinking again, I really started slacking off in school, nearly ruined my whole life. But then I started making more positive changes, too - I wasn't as rude, I wasn't as selfish, I tried to be more open minded. Along with those changes, my whole lifestyle changed. This past year, I managed to get out of the drinking for a while - I pulled up my marks, held up my job in the meantime, and all it took was for me to be a nicer person. It made people happier, I got to see the smiles that I had caused - that was enough for me. In June this year, I met a girl who I thought was fantastic, we were seeing each other, we dated... she slowly got me back into drinking and very minor drugs - but when we split up, I took a turn for the worst again. Severe depression, two months straight where I would go to work every day, come home, go out and get wasted, get as high as I could, go home and pass out. My friends realized the changes I was making again, gave me a reality check. I turned more to the music I love, my closest friends, and tried to settle my life a bit. The past two months, I've been sleeping maybe an hour or two every night, even though I'm up at 5:30AM every weekday for work - I'm up in case someone needs someone to talk to, someone to give them advice. In the past two months, I've made so many people happier, and I've been happier. I'm dating the sweetest girl I've ever met to make things even better - when I can't take my own problems on top of all the problems of my friends, she's always there for me. When I was unhappy, I'd turn to substances. Light drugs, hard drugs, heavy drinking - it was disgusting, but it made me forget. But I've broken the habit - I still drink occasionally, but I know and respect my limits, but I use the happiness I can give OTHERS to fuel my own happiness. I can do right by a handful of people, and maybe they'll follow my example and do right by another few handfuls - I'd be happy to be the cause of those smiles.

Kiryn? Now that's DEFINITELY a name I remember. :P Thank ya much. :D

Then yes, I remember you. ^_^

Fairly certain I remember you, yes. If your name was Nightmare way back when, that is - otherwise, it's a toss up. I could be thinking of a Nightmare from somewhere else. :X

Haha, that's quite ironic, I have to admit. But thank you for the welcome, BLS. :P Glad to see another familiar face.

Mm, yeah, that'd be it then - wasn't sure if you had changed your name or not. :P Well, it's good to be back, and I appreciate the welcome from one of my old favourite members. :D

Haha, mass influx of returning members? Could be a good thing. :P I'm PRETTY sure I remember you, but your screen name change doesn't help me with that. XD EDIT: Yeah, I do remember you - I can't recall what your very last screen name was when I left, but I know your email. :P

So yeah. I'm back, if you haven't noticed. And I'm redesigning Zanryu. I actually made the unrevised version like, a month ago, but stopped working on it. I revised it a few days ago, so you can choose either the left or the right - the difference is all in the left side of the hair. I've pretty much decided on the rest of the design, but I need the inspiration and whatnot, else it doesn't flow as it should. Perhaps after Christmas, or maybe even Christmas night if my girlfriend falls asleep early. Criticism is much appreciated, as well.

So, it has been quite some time, hasn't it? I can't exactly say I remember why I left, or what really happened while I was here last - but I do remember that I was still a brat. So, I'm making my return now - more mature, more intelligent, more responsible. I've fixed my past mistakes to the best of my ability, and I figured it may very well be time to return, try and get back into pixel art again - that means posting at even the least active boards for whatever critique I can find. :) So, this is me saying 'hello', and I hope I don't piss anyone off this time around. :P