Been yet another long while since I updated (time really does go fast right now) and I have a lot of stuff going on!

I was checking my page and the 'activity' slot at the top caught my eye....looks like I've been on DA for just over four years now! wow, I can't believe it's gone that fast. It doesn't seem like 2 minutes since I was sat with =imaeko in one of the school IT labs whilst she showed me a bit of her art and introduced me to DA. Just over 7,000 pageviews later, here I am!

And well, I guess it's time to clear out my gallery again because my art is moving in a new direction. I'm leaning more toards the two extremes in my 2D art, I still want to keep my cartoon-y style but I'm really working towards improving my realism. (or at least I was - I don't have photoshop any more)

SalmonCrafts is gaining grounds and my soft toy making is improving, so I'm pushing that now to try and make a proper business out of it, I've managed to get a couple of commissions which pleases me immensely. I'm still working towards finishing illustrating my children's book that I wrote and in between all of that I'm studying for a degree |D

On the personal front, lots of things are happening that I won't go into for fear of 'counting my chickens before they're hatched' sorta thing but much is happening there.

On a small side note, depression is still partially overshadowing these awesome things, but I'm getting a grip on it I think.

I'm being a lot more pro-active like actually going to the gym rather than thinking about it, I'm working as hard as I can for this degree and I'm just generally working towards setting my head straight and getting my life on track.

SO THEN. I guess, it's time to clear out my gallery, get rid of the crappy old art. Lay some things to rest and go for it!

ps. I has question Do you guys think I should make a side account for SalmonCrafts or keep it here under this username just separate my gallery into different catagories.
pps. Look out for some new plushies coming soon!

ppps. does anyone have a copy of photoshop or corel painter that they are selling with a valid serial number and everything - my trial's run out