Updates, Reconstructing, and Simplicity

Hello everybody, it's been a VERY long time since I've last posted here. I no longer have the domain aenigmaarts.com and aenigma-arts.com as I don't have the energy to maintain a domain that I no longer need or use. I apologize for not posting an update about what is going on for so long, but I'm still busy in general offline and still having difficulties deciding on what to do with maintaining my (very little) internet presence. I neglect it because it has very little benefit to me.

Time flies very quickly for me, and as I get older I feel more overwhelmed with social media specifically. I also get confused easily as there are so many options and yet I feel like there is actually no choice at all... all platforms have their pros and cons but in the end I mostly see redundancy.

I still have Instagram but I am no longer active there as I have nothing to post there and the site is mostly ads. I've also always felt uncomfortable using it due to it being owned by Facebook...

My DeviantART is deactivated as I no longer use it. It was a hard decision as I've been a member there since I was an early teen and used it as an archive for my old art but I also remember never liking the platform as it led me away from Side7.

There are so many social platforms these days but none suit me. I hate making new or having multiple accounts as it's hard to keep track and maintain, it's annoying and feels ridiculous. Everything looks like junk to me at this point... and yes I sound like a grumpy old fart at this point but really, do these things REALLY matter?

TL;DR version:

• Busy/Focused with life
• Deactivated my deviantART
• Deleted my Facebook
• Still have Instagram for now; rarely post
• Don't have reliable social media I can rely on, but I have this site
• E-mail is the best means of communication for me
• Planning to reconstruct this site
• Still working on Aenigma Essentia
• My aim is simplicity

Generic Update

Hi all, I know I haven't updated this blog for a very long time. I've been quite busy with many things in real life and I get overwhelmed easily when it comes to maintaining my internet life. I try to make things simple for myself so I don't get confused or even frustrated.

Recently I've been on Instagram as it is the most convenient for me. I post my art there, especially doodles/sketches and some other fun and exclusive stuff. It is probably the place where it is easiest to reach me as I get notified of direct messages. So add me and talk to me there if you like. =)

I also check my deviantArt on occasion. You can also contact me there. I may not look like I am active there but I am. I mostly just browse and favorite other people's art. I also post most of my art there. So I currently don't have much use for this blog at the moment.

As for the status of my webcomics, I plan to get back to working on them when I am able to. Creating webcomics take a HUGE amount of time and resource, and it's especially hard to work on them when I am doing them for free; I don't get paid. So, I have to prioritize my commission/freelance work and my non-art related job. In other words, the update status of the webcomics will be unpredictable.

Well, that is all for this update. See you all at either deviantArt or instagram. And when I get back to updating my webcomic, see ya at Tapastic as well. ^_^

Maplestory Female Xenon Fanart

So I haven't been the most active lately with my art but I do have a great surprise for you all. I recorded the entire art process of my female Xenon fanart piece and created this nifty time-lapse video featuring the song "Cracks" by Freestylers. I thought the song fit the character well... ^_^

This isn't the first time I've recorded my art process, but this is the first time I've recorded the entire process successfully. As for the details, it took me approximately 4 hours and 9 minutes to complete the image based on the recording. I sped up the recording to 10x speed and it went down to 25 minutes. What you see above is the short version, which cuts out all the unnecessary bits (like me doing nothing but swirling the cursor around... or being indecisive about something rofl) and repetitive parts. If you're interested in the full timelapse version which has no music but shows the entire process, it will be included in my April 2016's Patreon reward.

The funny and annoying thing about the video is that the edit took longer than creating the art... 5+ hours... I dread video editing for that reason. However, I am proud of creating the video. I will try to do more of these in the future. I'm thinking of only recording the sketch and coloring phases as the lineart phase is pretty obvious and repetitive, it's mostly going over the sketch... nothing interesting.

Anyways, here is the lineart and illustration below:

And for those who are wondering why I made this fanart... it is because I was recently playing Pocket Maplestory and was playing this character. I liked the design of the character. =P

Aenigma Essentia Comic Update Delay

I was unable to finish the page on time because I haven't been feeling too well lately. However, I've gotten half of the work done so far, which is drawing the characters and laying out the page. The other half that needs to be done is the shading and text. It will take a bit of time for me to do the shading as I plan to put some detail in the background for this page. Hopefully, I'll be able to finish this page by Thursday. Thanks for being patient.
Here's the preview of the page:

Colored Sketches and Zootopia Fanart

Wow, I've been busy lately and haven't been able to work on my art much. But do not worry, I've got quite a lot of stuff to show in this post.

I finally colored the sketches from my last post. Just a quick color on drawpile... I noticed I had a small problem with coloring on drawpile. When I tried to shade the two Everthianas, the colors became blotchy for some reason, so I had to redo it. It was weird how that happened. Oh well, at least I had no problem coloring Yejide. o.O

Aside from my sketches, I just recently watched the movie Zootopia with my hubby and loved it. I highly recommend folks to watch it, especially if you love animated films and animals. Anyway, I decided to create some fanart. I wanted to see some of the characters in my own style. ^_^

Here's Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde. It was a bit of a challenge to decide how they would look in my style. I did my best, especially with their hairstyle since they don't have hair in their original style/form. Ahaha... ^^;;;

Here's the lineart version of the piece as well.

I really like how this one came out... I was aiming for Shakira as a gazelle anthro... Or the character Gazelle from Zootopia resembling more like Shakira... Either works. rofl xD;;;

And here is the lineart version. ^_^
Well, that is all for today's art blog post. Hope you all enjoy my strange art. =P