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It's official.

.....I have a serious obsession with bright lights and strong blurring! XDDD

Anyway, yes, holy crap, I have been here a full year! I just can't believe it! I mean where did the time go! I'm still having trouble though deciding whether this has been the longest year ever....or the shortest! It honestly felt that way for school to! Ugh, it's a little confusing, haha! >:'D

....I do feel really old though...

But either way...some of my very, very earliest watchers might recognize this drawing, or at least think it seems familiar. Or not, that's completely okay! XD But to get everyone up to speed, I give you....

Behold, my first deviation. ^w^ ....Which looks like crap, heheh! But yes, I was considering what I should do for my first year on deviantart, cause a lot of people do this stuff. I was at first thinking doing just a simple group pick of my characters or one of them saying thank you or something, but that honestly felt a little...flat. It's already been done before and already unoriginal. I wanted to do something that actually meant something too me. And that's where this picture came from.

Honestly, the original Open Air has always been a favorite in my gallery, at least for it's age. Heck, it's still my YouTube banner! XD There is just something about it that...appeals to me so much. I mean obviously it has it's flaws, I was not as well versed in anatomy a year ago, not to mention this was originally just a digital sketch without a background (hence why the shading is off), but...I guess it just meant something special to me. Freedom, I guess. This was, like I said, my first deviation on deviantart, which just so happens to be my first social media site....well, ever. I was beginning to enter a world that I had been siting on the sidelines on for so long, one I had wanted to join for just as long. I saw all the amazing artists here, all the inspirational art, and I told myself that I wanted to be that good some day. I have been drawing for a long time, but I can thank deviantart quite a bit for the push to get better. In my early years of drawing, I wasn't exposed to all that many incredible artists, and I didn't have much guidance up until a couple of years ago. I was just...drawing to draw really. But once I did find those absolutely amazing artists here on dA, I finally had some sort of goal set in mind, and where I wanted my art to take me. It wasn't until last year that I finally had the guts to showcase my art, but eventually I did, and Open Air was the one to start it all.

...Ugh, sorry for going off on a deep tangent there, but I was trying to explain why this piece meant so much to me. Even now, I'm still not quite sure! XD Either way though, I'm quite happy with what I have done for this piece. There are indeed parts of that I still absolutely don't like, like the wings and some of the shading, but I'm glad to see all the improvement I've made in a year. Not to sound vain! But yes, I am pleased with this piece! Doesn't quite have all of the character as the original, but it has enough to at least that I am quite happy! ^^

Either way, guys, I hope you like this! Thank you so much for all your support over this past year, I simply can't express my gratitude enough for all the comments and watches and stuff from you! :'D Truly, thank you, you're the best! ^w^

Programs- SAI and Photoshop CS6
Time- 4-6 hours
Character and art (c) me

YOU MAY NOT USE THIS WITHOUT MY PERMISSION! YOU MAY NOT TAKE THIS CHARACTER AS YOUR OWN!

Description
It's official.

.....I have a serious obsession with bright lights and strong blurring! XDDD

Anyway, yes, holy crap, I have been here a full year! I just can't believe it! I mean where did the time go! I'm still having trouble though deciding whether this has been the longest year ever....or the shortest! It honestly felt that way for school to! Ugh, it's a little confusing, haha! >:'D

....I do feel really old though...

But either way...some of my very, very earliest watchers might recognize this drawing, or at least think it seems familiar. Or not, that's completely okay! XD But to get everyone up to speed, I give you....

Behold, my first deviation. ^w^ ....Which looks like crap, heheh! But yes, I was considering what I should do for my first year on deviantart, cause a lot of people do this stuff. I was at first thinking doing just a simple group pick of my characters or one of them saying thank you or something, but that honestly felt a little...flat. It's already been done before and already unoriginal. I wanted to do something that actually meant something too me. And that's where this picture came from.

Honestly, the original Open Air has always been a favorite in my gallery, at least for it's age. Heck, it's still my YouTube banner! XD There is just something about it that...appeals to me so much. I mean obviously it has it's flaws, I was not as well versed in anatomy a year ago, not to mention this was originally just a digital sketch without a background (hence why the shading is off), but...I guess it just meant something special to me. Freedom, I guess. This was, like I said, my first deviation on deviantart, which just so happens to be my first social media site....well, ever. I was beginning to enter a world that I had been siting on the sidelines on for so long, one I had wanted to join for just as long. I saw all the amazing artists here, all the inspirational art, and I told myself that I wanted to be that good some day. I have been drawing for a long time, but I can thank deviantart quite a bit for the push to get better. In my early years of drawing, I wasn't exposed to all that many incredible artists, and I didn't have much guidance up until a couple of years ago. I was just...drawing to draw really. But once I did find those absolutely amazing artists here on dA, I finally had some sort of goal set in mind, and where I wanted my art to take me. It wasn't until last year that I finally had the guts to showcase my art, but eventually I did, and Open Air was the one to start it all.

...Ugh, sorry for going off on a deep tangent there, but I was trying to explain why this piece meant so much to me. Even now, I'm still not quite sure! XD Either way though, I'm quite happy with what I have done for this piece. There are indeed parts of that I still absolutely don't like, like the wings and some of the shading, but I'm glad to see all the improvement I've made in a year. Not to sound vain! But yes, I am pleased with this piece! Doesn't quite have all of the character as the original, but it has enough to at least that I am quite happy! ^^

Either way, guys, I hope you like this! Thank you so much for all your support over this past year, I simply can't express my gratitude enough for all the comments and watches and stuff from you! :'D Truly, thank you, you're the best! ^w^

Programs- SAI and Photoshop CS6
Time- 4-6 hours
Character and art (c) me

YOU MAY NOT USE THIS WITHOUT MY PERMISSION! YOU MAY NOT TAKE THIS CHARACTER AS YOUR OWN!