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Hello sweeties! 

Apparently I'm the kind of person who talks and dreams big about my plans, goals and ideals, but is actually having a hard time achieving those. Not that I expect everything to go smooth, easy and without any trouble at all, but I hoped that things would progress FASTER. I'm not totally unsatisfied with myself, I think (hope) I made improvements with different techniques and overal composition in my illustrations. But after reading some older Journals and looking through my Gallery, I realized that I'm still far from completing the comic, that I announced years ago... OTZ... 
Which leads me to the conclusion that I'm a flawed, derpy, imperfect human being. Knowing that, I just have to work bit by bit towards my goals and NEVER let those dreams leave the crazy interdimensional space that I'd like to call my "pea brain" again. 

So, the bad news is that I still don't have comic pages to show you. 
The good news is that I have several amazing friends Piece of Heart Emoticon , who pointed out some of my 'weird habits'. The advice they gave me was a huge eye opener and motivated me to take the next step. 
First off, I have the concentration span of an potato. Combined with my super chaotic brain, always brimming with thoughts and multiple ideas/plans/projects, I am a 'loose cannon' while drawing. While I am very productive with sketching and making 'concept art', (my gallery is FULL of those) few of these things are the actual product I intend to create. The following step should be to plan what I want to draw and schedule when it should be finished. When looking back at the past few years I strongly feel that I've been walking in circles. So now should be the time to move forward.   
Secondly, Instead of thinking "I'm still not good enough", I was told to 'accept' my drawing style and technique as it is and proceed to making actual thumbnails and comic pages. Probably every artist in the world experiences this feeling, but the only way to improve my comics is TO MAKE THEM! (Also, this guy is amazing  --> Just do it!) Even if I feel that the pages could be improved, (I have made 7 versions of the first 4 pages from 'The adventures of Noro' and still feel dissatisfied...), the most important point should always be 'to tell a story'. No one will read 'The adventures of Noro', if I never present the actual pages. xD 

Also, I've been busy with sorting out my super messy piles of drawings and rediscovered some old stuff that I've almost forgotten. Furthermore, one of my best friends got a A3 scanner for her Birthday! She's a sweetheart and lets me use it when I'm over at her place! Tight Hug  I scanned this HUGE pile of big drawings/paintings and such. The following weeks I will clean those scans and upload a selection of those. Some of them are older works, from art school and collaboration projects, the rest is stuff I've been working on recently. 

So starting today I'll be drawing lots and lots of thumbnails (and next week the comic pages) for "The adventures of Noro'! Meanwhile I hope to keep you all entertained with some my older work/sketches and illustrations. 

If you are one of the wonderful people who've read my journal this far; 
Thank you for your time and have a awesome day! Piece of Heart Emoticon *Free Icon/Emote* Totoro ( Heart)   
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I've been tagged by the lovely :iconsugoikawaiipastila:.

This means I will tell 10 things about myself and answer her questions. 
Fish Bones Pixel by Svenrin Rules
Rose (Black) Bullet - F2U! by Drache-Lehre1. You must post these rules.
Rose (Black) Bullet - F2U! by Drache-Lehre2. Each person has to share 10 facts about themselves.
Rose (Black) Bullet - F2U! by Drache-Lehre3. Answer the 10 questions asked by the person who tagged you and make up 10 questions for the 10 you tag.
Rose (Black) Bullet - F2U! by Drache-Lehre4. Choose 10 people and put their icon in your journal.
Rose (Black) Bullet - F2U! by Drache-Lehre5. You have to legitimately tag 10 people. 
Rose (Black) Bullet - F2U! by Drache-Lehre6. No tag-backs.
Rose (Black) Bullet - F2U! by Drache-Lehre7. You can't say that you don't do tags.
Rose (Black) Bullet - F2U! by Drache-Lehre8. You MUST make up journal entry!
Fish Bones Pixel by Svenrin  10 facts about me
  1. Rose (Black) Bullet - F2U! by Drache-Lehre I'm a girl.
  2. Rose (Black) Bullet - F2U! by Drache-Lehre I live together with my boyfriend :heart: in the Netherlands.
  3. Rose (Black) Bullet - F2U! by Drache-Lehre My mother language is Dutch, but my English is pretty decent too. ^w^
  4. Rose (Black) Bullet - F2U! by Drache-Lehre I understand German, but am not that good in speaking and writing. =.= 
  5. Rose (Black) Bullet - F2U! by Drache-Lehre I have a cat called 'Prem', he's a super fluffy, somewhat derpy and adorable Birman. :heart:
  6. Rose (Black) Bullet - F2U! by Drache-Lehre My boyfriend and I also own tropical fishes. They poop a lot ... 0.0'
  7. Rose (Black) Bullet - F2U! by Drache-Lehre I love plants and I've filled our house with them! .:tiny plant:. 
  8. Rose (Black) Bullet - F2U! by Drache-Lehre Sadly (due a lot of different circumstances) I didn't (and don't want) to finish art-school.
  9. Rose (Black) Bullet - F2U! by Drache-Lehre I love drawing, writing stories and painting and wish to make money with this. Emoji02 
  10. Rose (Black) Bullet - F2U! by Drache-Lehre I'm good at cooking and baking. My homemade chocolate cookies are quite delicious, if I say so myself! ^w^

SugoiKawaiiPastila asked me the following:

Rose (Black) Bullet - F2U! by Drache-Lehre What is your favorite music band?
Hmmm, difficult. I like lots of different ones. On this moment it would be Bonobo, I think.
Rose (Black) Bullet - F2U! by Drache-Lehre What is your favorite yummy thing or you don't like sweets?
Chocolate cookies that I made myself, soooooooooo addicting! Blushed Super Happy Flailing Cookie 
Rose (Black) Bullet - F2U! by Drache-Lehre If we could meet, would you come with me for a walk?
Most certainly ^w^
Rose (Black) Bullet - F2U! by Drache-Lehre Do you have brothers or sisters?
Yes. I have an awesome little brother :iconsg-idiot:  (who's taller than me at this point 0.0) and a beautiful little sister! :iconpurplestarphoenix:
Rose (Black) Bullet - F2U! by Drache-Lehre What is your hair and eye color? (natural if you dyed your hair)
My hair is a mix of light brown and blonde. I have brown/greenish eyes. 
Rose (Black) Bullet - F2U! by Drache-Lehre If you could turn into an animal, what would you be?
A crow.
Rose (Black) Bullet - F2U! by Drache-Lehre Imagine that your idol had the wrong address and accidentally knocked on your door. Your reaction?
If Hayao Miyazaki would stand at my doorstep, I would (not believe my eyes) invite him for a delicious cup of coffee or tea
and take my time helping him with finding the place or person he's looking for.
If he's interested I would love to show him some of my art and ideas and ask him for feedback and advice to improve my art skills... :bademoticon: 
Rose (Black) Bullet - F2U! by Drache-Lehre Which manga style do you really like? (Realistic, chibi or something else?)
Semi-realistic if I have to pic a genre. I prefer to refer to the mangaka who inspire me. Like for example CLAMP, (xxxHolic,Tsubasa Chonicles, Cardcaptor Sakura and many more) their stories and art captured my heart when I was discovering the exciting world of manga. Or Katsura Hoshino, (D.Gray-man), her strong black and white compositions and character design really appeals to me. Kentaro Miura is a master of cross-hatching, his detailed art in 'Berserk!' blew my mind. At first I didn't like the drawing style from Eiichiro Oda at all, but kept reading because I found the story interesting. After a while I fell more and more in love with the art that kept improving! I really love One Piece and how it's drawn nowadays! I can continue this list for a long long time, so I'll stop here. =P 
Rose (Black) Bullet - F2U! by Drache-Lehre Imagine before bedtime your "perfect" life? 
Usually I keep thinking about food and what I'll cook/eat for breakfast or dinner the next day... 
Rose (Black) Bullet - F2U! by Drache-Lehre Without some things you cannot imagine your life?
If my boyfriend dies I will be so sad... Q.Q 

Fish Bones Pixel by Svenrin  I ask you the following: 
Rose (Black) Bullet - F2U! by Drache-Lehre How are you?
Rose (Black) Bullet - F2U! by Drache-Lehre Are you in love with someone (or something)?
Rose (Black) Bullet - F2U! by Drache-Lehre What makes you really happy?
Rose (Black) Bullet - F2U! by Drache-Lehre Who or what is your biggest inspiration?
Rose (Black) Bullet - F2U! by Drache-Lehre What are you afraid of?
Rose (Black) Bullet - F2U! by Drache-Lehre If you could travel to any time and space, where would you go? 
Rose (Black) Bullet - F2U! by Drache-Lehre Is there something you would die for? 
Rose (Black) Bullet - F2U! by Drache-Lehre If you could instantly learn something new (knowledge, skill or secret), anything you want, what would it be?
Rose (Black) Bullet - F2U! by Drache-Lehre What is your favorite pokemon?
Rose (Black) Bullet - F2U! by Drache-Lehre What are you really proud of?

Fish Bones Pixel by Svenrin I tag
Rose (Black) Bullet - F2U! by Drache-Lehre My dearest  :iconkaigaraprojects:
Rose (Black) Bullet - F2U! by Drache-Lehre My precious :iconpurplestarphoenix:
Rose (Black) Bullet - F2U! by Drache-Lehre The awesome :iconsg-idiot:
Rose (Black) Bullet - F2U! by Drache-Lehre The talented :iconjolly2:
Rose (Black) Bullet - F2U! by Drache-Lehre The pretty :iconnikya2t:
Rose (Black) Bullet - F2U! by Drache-Lehre The only and only :iconmisterwilson:
Rose (Black) Bullet - F2U! by Drache-Lehre The lovely :iconkitty-hel:
Rose (Black) Bullet - F2U! by Drache-Lehre The amazing :iconbastiaandegoede:
Rose (Black) Bullet - F2U! by Drache-Lehre The brave :iconb4kuhatsu:
Rose (Black) Bullet - F2U! by Drache-Lehre The sweet :iconcharuchii: 
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Thank you for reading and have an amazing day! 

*Free Icon/Emote* Totoro ( Heart) 
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Hello again

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Hello everyone, its been a while. 

I'm a bit embarrassed that I've neglected my DA account and my friends here for such a long time =S
If I have insulted anyone by not replying or responding, my sincere apologies. 
A lot of things happened the last 2 years and I needed time and space to find myself back again. I felt very insecure about myself and my work. Maybe I still do, but that shouldn't stop me from sharing the things I made and love with you. And of coarse loving works of fellow artist back! 

Thank you all for supporting me this far. I really appreciate the time you spend on nice words, feedback and critique and I hope that you will continue to watch and enjoy my art here on DA! 

So here come the updates. ^>^
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Hello,

it's been a while :P

Currently I'm uploading more work,
mostly school assignments though ^^

In between the loads of homework I'm going through
I'm working on some projects of my own.
If everything works out well I will explode your minds with the stuff I will have drawn!
...somewhere in the near future... >: D

So I hope you enjoy what is and what will be from this point on ^^
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Pwew, the first update in AGES @.@

I started my art college for Comic Design in September, and didn't have a lot of time to do a simple thing as uploading something.
That's probably also because I had nothing decent I wanted to show >_>

Secondly because the teachers at my college don't like manga or anime at all, and I started practising other styles as well. (actually they do that because they want me to develop my own induvidual style... what is kinda failing for me..)
It's not that bad since I get to learn loads of different things that will help me become a better comic artist...

The reason I still draw these 'manga/anime' like thingies (?) is because the comics I draw with Gyaruru. And I love that <3




Als het weer beter gaat op school (wat de laatste tijd niet het geval is >_>) laat ik ook een keer wat werk zien dat ik op school heb gemaakt.
Ergens vind ik het zonde dat ik op een kunst-acedemie zit en je daarvan niets ziet op dit account >_>



So... ehm... that was it for tonight~!

Peace out~!
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