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Manamaraya — Keep on keeping on
Published: 2010-01-01 04:30:06 +0000 UTC; Views: 930; Favourites: 18; Downloads: 7
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Well, it appears I've improved over the past six years.Go figure!
Also, this meme is awesome and you should do it: [link]
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Hmm... I like how you toned down the "SHINY DESU @w@" every year... I still tend to be shiny 
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You've made amazing progress. I remember your oekaki's back in the early 2000s back from wherever the heck they came from. God that was a long time ago. D: If you didn't post them I wouldn't even have thought it was you. You're work is amazing now. Congrats!
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I've been on the internet for a loooong time hahaha!
Thanks! <3
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You and me both, it was funny I had to stop and think about where I saw your work before and then I couldn't remember because it's been so long.
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Great improvement! I love how your work got so much sleeker and tidier as the years went on. That seems to be a major issue a lot have when starting out with digital art; it's either too fuzzy or...yikes.
I have to admit, the second one on the very top had me in tears.
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The jump between 2006 and 2007 is pretty remarkable. I mean, you improved each you, but that particular jump is pretty noticeable.Good stuff, I look forward to what you can bring this year.
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This all looks awesome so well done 
It's probably cus I'm really into nature but I looove the picture of the bumble bee the most.
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This gives me some hope. Being fifteen and trying to improve and all. Maybe someday I'll figure out Photoshop too XD
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You have come SO FAR sweetie! The progress is AMAZING!
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LOVE!! 
I totally remember the first time I saw you drawing at school, with markers. You were sitting at 'our groups normal wall' - right by the theatre (you know some lame grade 8's have our wall now?! xD).
I was in COMPLETE AWE! I had thought, at first glance, that you'd printed something off to colour - and then right before you started, I saw you fixing something - ERASING PENCIL?! WTF?! @_@
And saw all the technique you used with the marker! o.O (I think it was an almost all blue turu drawing?)
Came back 15 minutes later and you were half ways done, and it looking fucking incredible!!
You blew my mind that day Mandy. You blew it! xD
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oh wow! I think I even remember the image you're referring to (I thought I had it on DA, but I guess I don't. Weird!)
Haha I don't even remember working on that image XD it was a loong time ago!
<33
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Pfft, it wasn't *THAT* long ago!
Then again, that was the same year I helped fund your coffee addcition = WHICH YOU NO LONGER HAVE ANYMORE! xD *rofl*
P.S. You do!
It is here: [link]
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oh there he is! Where'd you find it? I looked in my scraps and in my old stuff :U I must have overlooked it!
Also, MY COFFEE ADDICTION HAS BEEN BROKED 8DD
haha I remember the daily mochas though <3 good times!
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I went to scraps - tried to find it the old-fashioned way, got lazy, and filtered them by 'traditional art'.
AND YUS! That's how I first met you - you were hitting Nathan up for the 50 cents you were short, and you said 'Common man! You need to FUND MY COFFEE ADDICTION!'
And I went 'That's a damn good cause' and pulled out 50 cents, and you said you'd love me forever! B) Good time. *rofl*
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I still love you 8D so that deal holds strong! <3 hahaha!
I remember that! Vaguely, but I do!
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*rofl* Haha, Ahh, I miss you Mandy! ^.^ <3
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Thank you for giving me hope that someday, I will stop sucking.
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Keep being sexy, mana! You have improved so much, yet still retained that essence of your own style within your work.
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this is awesome to see! i want to fill one out, too XD
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Haha, thing is, I was watching you back in 04-05, but I weeded out a lot stuff on DA, and, sorry, you didn't make the cut. Then a couple of months ago I saw some of your news stuff and I was like "Whoa!" Show you that you can't turn your back on people, they tend to surprise you.
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Hahaha! I'm not surprised XD I wouldn't have added me to my watch list even two years ago.
I still don't know that I would now, even :9 but that's hard to tell for sure!
I'm really, really glad you like what my work has come to, though :] that's quite uplifting!
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Don't you just wish you could have shown your 14 year old self what her work would look like just six years later?
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I don't think I would have believed it XD
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I wish I knew what my work will look like six years from now!
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I still kinda like 2006 
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Holy smokes, so many jumps in improvement here! Really cool to see. Keep it up :")
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Wow, you really improved. o=
And you've had Tu all that time?
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I've had tu since 2000 :]
Come January 2nd, he'll be 10 years old.
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Whoa. O.O
That's some dedication~ 8D
You need to, like, celebrate that.
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It's great fun to look at stuff like this from people and see how they've improved over the years. 8D And BOY, have you improved! A lot! Thank goodness! X3
I don't think I could really do this... it's enjoyable to see how I've improved, but horrible to look back at old stuff of mine. D8
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I think it's really encouraging to look back at old stuff and know how much you've improved since then--and exciting to think how much more you'll improve over the next number of years to come!
It's a fabulous thing to be able to look back at your old stuff and cringe. It's a good sign.
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Yeah, but the cringing for me comes with a "OH HELL I must burn this before anyone sees~!" mentality. And, indeed, I've discarded many concept sketches that way. Sketches that I looked for later. >:I
One of the most entertaining (in my opinion) ways of observing art change over time is looking at artists who do comics, and going back through their comic archives from the beginning. I notice that in some of the comics I read-- especially ones that have been around a long time! The change is drastic!
It's so encouraging to see that some artists put a lot of effort into improvement. 8D
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The trend I'm seeing is actually "Less is more". Color usage is more consistent and less glowy.
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This really is the truth, isn't it?
I think it gets to a point where you don't need gimmicky "SHINY DESU @w@" coloring to hide/cover up all the errors within the actual drawing.
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