People have been asking me to make more voice reels for a while, so I put together three reels based on the machina sisters from the Steel Rebellion arc in Shadowverse. It was a lil challenging to get their tones exactly how they sounded in the game, but it was still a fun practice. :3

Tetra's Facade (A Shadowverse voice reel)

Mono's Purpose (A Shadowverse voice reel)

Aenea's Guilt (A Shadowverse voice reel)

Which sister was your favorite? Would you like to see me voice other characters from Shadowverse? Feel free to tell me what you think. :3

So it’s been roughly three weeks since the start of the new year. Friends mad at the latest gaming media for consumerism and lies, foster dogs had to be babysat for week, and of course a needy boyfriend crawling to me every once in a blue moon; but besides all that, I’ve been keeping myself busy with various stuff. So I’ll share what’s going on behind the scenes.

Kishti’s new editor portraits are now half-way done. Since it took about four months when it started, they’ll likely be done around the same length, maybe three months if lucky. (That is if I don’t have anything bothering me, or have any schedule changes that are to be noted.) Some of them still hold a lanky nature around the waist and arms might still be a little long, some portraits had to be re done with completely new poses from the ground up. One problem that has been bothering me the most is the eye placements, no matter what they’re either asymmetrical, non consistent, or placed in a way to where they’re too far or close to one another. Might have to resolve this issue by maybe doing a bunch of headshot sketches or something. By just looking at the comparison, you can really see the change in the body structure, especially around the thighs (she got extra thicc XD). I’m at least glad with the change that’s happening, really goes to show that the effort to improve has been worth it.

I’ve decided for this year I would need to take a step back from working on big projects like Gravity Rider, and work a bit more on character development. Throughout 2019, I’ve been constructing with three small concept projects; such as a role-play story involving characters based on broadway musicals, an horror anthology series similar to Twilight Zone and Tales from the Crypt, and I of course mentioned on doing a one-shot comic featuring the two OCs I showcased last month. I will be working on all three of these concepts from time to time, brainstorming ideas for them as I go along with my usual stuff. As of now the focus will be on one-shot; I’ve already worked on the first two reference sheets for the characters that are in it.

What I can share about lil series so far, is that it will involve a lot of sci-fi elements and is a bit of a homage to old school action shows like Kamen Rider, Super Sentai, Power Rangers, etc. The bios of these characters will be on sites such as DeviantArt, Facebook, Tumblr, etc. One thing I’m pondering with is where I should host the one-shot; Smack-Jeeves has been giving me problems with setting up new posts, so I may upload it on another webcomic hosting site like Tapastic or something. Still have a lot to work with before managing stuff like that though, so there is no hurry.

Commissions are still open for grabs, but so far no contacts or messages since the first piece. Still have yet to find myself a part time job for the extra payments I’ll need; there is one particular position I might look into, but for now I gotta work a bit on providing care for my health before taking action. I am planning on selling another adoptables set to make, so that should help me out for a bit. All I could really do is to keep promoting my work and have people spread the word. :3

Since I did a Persona 2 piece in my latest upload, I'm sure there are gonna be some people wondering if I ever played 3-5, short answer is: ...no, I have yet to try them. Dunno exactly when I will, since I got a bunch of other titles I still haven't played yet, as well as new games for my Switch that I got for my B-day; While I’m here though, think I might as well do a lil retrospect on what I think about both Persona 1 & 2, and tell my overall thoughts on them, before I plan on getting into the better games. 

Starting with Persona 1; It was an interesting look into see how the whole series began. Being originally based on the high school concept from SMT if, and working with the themes of the human subconsciousness and “multiple personas”. The story, does shares some similarities with certain Japanese media tropes (Stuck in an alternate reality of your home), but it’s almost expected for such a game like it. I’ll be honest that I didn’t get to play the Snow Queen route on my first play through, since it’s optional and not particularly canon(?). While gameplay is not much to scoff at in terms of age, it was nice to have two types of weapons that each of the characters can use. It also shows similar elements from the original SMT games, such as the contacting with demons and friending them to get free stuff (which I did too much of, that it would made me forgot about grinding levels for upcoming bosses, lol). Overall, while the game might not be something for everyone, it is a special look into how Atlus started their look into the human psyche, and have it be an overall theme they’ve started and kept going with.

Persona 2 is where things got better. Not only is it an actual sequel to the first game, but with a lot of improvements too. Both of the two parts (Innocent Sin and Eternal Punishment), include a look into how teenagers and adults face reality and and overcome their struggles, which is definitely something that makes it stand out from the other games. The story also give a sneak peak into how the shadow selves are created by the likes of Nyarlathotep, who’s the one behind the darker/eviler aspects of the human subsciousness (which is something I wish they could have hinted more in the later games, along with Philemon). I really enjoyed going through the persona fusion system in this game better, depending on how many cards you get from a demon (with the contract support), you’ll get some blank cards that you can exchange in the velvet room, for unobtainable arcanas such as Emperor, Empress, etc. I also thought the rumor system was an interesting concept as well, for depending on what you chose, it turns outcomes into good favors (like restaurants that also have weapon stores, opening new areas, etc.). The battle system, while taking away the two weapons option, the overall combat is more fun, and if you input certain elemental spells, you’d be given an option to do a strong fusion spell; which can reward your persona a mutation stat or skill if you use them a bunch of times. Persona 2 in itself is really under appreciated and is definitely one game I’d recommend Persona fans of 3-5 (or in such cases, old time classic RPG fans) to at least try. 

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Now with those out of the way; I’ve opened myself a RedBubble account, and have managed put together designs and pieces for an official merch store!

I’ll be adding more designs as I go along with regular things; there will be a certain amounts of pieces and designs that won’t be featured, due to copyright images that might be included onto some of them. If anyone wants a particular design in mind for a shirt, sticker, notebook, or such, I will put it on my Trello lists. So for now, if you’d like to obtain physical copies of my work, now it’s possible! :3

Hope you all look forward to a happy New Year~!

Been sick with a cold, so I was unable to draw much this week. Tonight will be a Christmas themed OC sketch.

Got back from another week vacation and I’m still a bit tired. There were definitely a lot of attractions over there, in terms of shows, performances, stores, restaurants, and casinos; so there probably were a bunch of things I might have missed. The hotels themselves were really decked out with style and personality from one another too, each one pretty much felt like a different experience.

Didn’t get to drink as much as my cousins did, nor did I buy a lot of things or gamble; perhaps next year will be a better experience with a friend. Maybe get a better chance to see the freaks out at Fremont. Really want to see some more shows like the ones in the Cirque Du Soleil, ’cause they are worth it in terms of good stage performances.

Traffic wasn’t as bad as well; sure there were some stuck ins, but they weren’t as terrible as commie-fornias. Weather was cold as expected, but not horrible. There was one instance where it rained, but it didn’t stop us from going around the strip. There also was a lot of walking involved, which made me kinda glad that didn’t go around in my nice boots.

Got my laptop back, now with a much better battery life and a cleaner display~! 

So unfortunately I wasn’t able to work on anything story related, but did managed to do some traditional pieces. 

Commission slots will be open for grabs again; soI’m gonna at least try and get some stuff done ’till I go on another week vacation again. Might even do a livestream this Saturday. If you want a commission me, best to do it now just to be prepared and set for when I get back. 

I mostly just got myself to go back, and play where I left off in my copy of Pokemon Ultra Moon. Managed to put together a stable team for once, get past the Ultra Necrozma battle I was stuck on, beat the main story and Rainbow Rocket episode, and overall filled the whole Pokédex (with the exception of Zeraora, who sadly was an event I missed back then). 

Guess you can say that it’s a sorta prep play through for Sword and Shield; despite all the backlash and blatant lies the devs got and gave, I’ve been hearing it’s okay for most part. I know from what I’ve seen; is that it has a step back in terms of quality, but if there are patches that’ll fix problems and somewhat improve the gameplay, then I’m willing to give it a slight chance, just as a standard title alone. (I’m not expecting it to be a master piece, if anything it could be considered a baby’s first title to the series.)

One thing I’d like to add, concerning the last post about COPPA. So there have been some reformations about certain points on their decisions. Such as how they know certain animated shows aren’t always for kids, and how they’re not gonna just pull an Avengers infinite war, and snap all of the smaller channels that don’t make money out of the site. They have made one statement that the creators should know their analytics on what their geared audience is, before pushing the settings on their channels. In terms of how my channel is; I’d say my audience is mostly geared towards young adults, and maybe some teenagers. So I don’t think I have much to worry about. So to tubers out there, make sure you know your audience and check, just to make sure the staff is verified with your facts.

If any of you have been following me on social media, you’ve probably noticed that I’ve put my commission slots on hold so quickly. Well basic reason for that is that my laptop is currently going through some repairs, such as a better battery life and a new look. It’ll roughly take about a full week, so I’m basically stuck with using my phone for while. Plus side of this though, is that this will give me time to so some practice sketches, as well as catch up on any games, books, or shows that I’ve been meaning to look into. So all in all, it’s not too bad.

One thing I’m sure some are wondering, yes I’m aware of the recent situation with COPPA and the FTC. There are countless of videos talking about the situation, and it really disheartens me with how much these young creators are gonna suffer. The only thing I’m concerned about really is that some have hinted that’ll spread to other mediums other than YouTube. As of now, the videos I make are only there to promote my work, without the ad revenue. Small chances are if the YT channel does end up get terminated, it’s technically not the end, for I’m making money from commissioners themselves. There is however a petition to try and make them change their minds, as well as the option to leave a comment on the gov site. We just need to be super civil, get others aware of the situation, and just be faithful, so that the so called future spread won’t happen. Until then, diversify yourself in terms of the platforms you use to promo yourself.

To leave here on a positive note; I’ll might get back into brainstorming my story ideas, for I really want to get back into them again. Maybe write down some one shots as practice. One in particular will based on a dream I had a few days ago with this new character sketch I made:

If things go well, then maybe my creator goals will finally be met, but we’ll all just have to wait and see. Rome wasn’t made in one day, after all.

EDIT (11/22/19): My laptop is currently going through repairs; All commissions and art are gonna be put on a temporary hold for a full week.

After much anticipation and waiting, I’m happy to say that I’m officially open for commissions now. 

I have 10 open slots available for anyone who is interested. When all 10 orders get completed, the slots will open again. Keep note that there will be some points where I’ll temporally close due to IRL plans as well. 

If you want to know full details on what I can draw and how to order, all info can be found here: https://artbycarlyh.wordpress.com/commission-info/

If you have any questions or concerns about ordering, feel free to comment below. If anything comes, I'll maybe put an F.A.Q segment in this journal.

So I’m back from my week vacation sadly, but I knew I couldn’t leave you guys. 

Maui was just absolutely beautiful and completely different than what I was ust to. Weather wasn’t as bad, traffic was very chill, and the ocean water was very nice and swimmable! If I had the money to go and live over there instead of the hell that is “commie-fornia”, I would.

We (Me, along with my mother and aunt) ended up doing a bunch of stuff then just relaxing. All of which included a boat cruise, horseback riding, hiking in the Road to Hana, snorkeling, exploring the local aquarium, and most of all… enjoying lots of great food. Even got to try drinking a few Mai Tais, and I will say this: never knew I could be so talkative when buzzed/almost drunk. XD

A bunch of more photos, as well as videos I’ve taken of the whole experience can be found on my Instagram .

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Now onto some art subjects at hand. 

Since it took a week for me to get back; I’ve likely ended up a lil rusty on my skills, and it’ll take a bit for me to get into the groove of things. So I’ll just give ya a heads up on what to expect.

The new adoptables set will be up for sale tomorrow, the fantasy set will also still be around for extra payment if others are still interested. As said in the past, they are easy money gain, so new sets will come often if successful.

I will be continuing on working with Kishti’s portraits, as well as the Halloween poem for my mom’s friend. Portraits are being done one set at a time and with realistic gestures in mind; they likely won’t be as nearly perfect, but they will be better than the other ones I did earlier this year; as for the poem, again chances it’ll likely not make it for the holiday, but you can’t rush good art, ya know?

Livestreams are also gonna come back; I know I’ve kinda missed a weekend or two, but sometimes unexpected things get in the way of plans. I’ve also been trying to come up with what I should stream (art or game related). This weekend will involve taking the character that was second most voted in the last art straw poll, and draw ’em as a stream exclusive. They won’t be edited onto my usual speedpaint vids (due to the stream format and internet chugging), but they will have process GIFs instead.

Another thing I wanna point out is that I might be getting close to opening commissions soon. I had the entire set up in my notes, ’till my MacBook ended up receiving the latest Catalina update; which ended up erasing all my past notes. So all that brain storming for future projects, code formats, set up plans, and various of other reminders, GONE!!Thankfully I shared screenshots of the original formats to some people, so it was easy enough to at least receive the images of the OG plan outs. Will have to go through ’em to make the needed changes I did, but won’t be too much of a hassle.

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And that’s pretty much it really… other art related things will go as they usually are. Also, for those that follow me on Twitter probably remember that small rant I made about the Perfect Blue speedpaint not uploading to Bitchute, well it took ’em a day or too but it’s up there now for all to see . Might even do other video related things such as voice reels and such if feeling it.

Until then, I’m gonna be getting back into the spirit of spooktober, with the next piece I’m working on. Which I’ll only say… it involves the scary transformation of a certain yellow pegasus mare…

So as I first mentioned in my latest upload, I’ve been keeping myself busy with other things. 

First one I’ll mention is a lil project I’m working on: So with the month of horror coming around the corner soon, still aching to do more webcomic related stuff. Three weeks ago I came up with a idea I want to work on, but only if you guys want it. It’s gonna be a lil anthology series of short horror stories. The premise of this idea will include the short stories being told by a family of demon/vampire/ghost girls.

Here are a couple of concept sketches I’ve came up with:

So far I’ve got a few horror stories in mind that I wanna plan out; Of course I will try to make sure they’re original as they could be, as well as have some friends go over the premises and writing. If anyone would like to contribute to this project with some story ideas of your own, feel free to message me.

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Next is that I’m currently redoing the still portraits for Kishti again. I really want to make sure they look just about right before her next video gets released, she also of course gave me a list of new expressions to work on.

I want to greatly thank her for being so patient with me~ With all the things I have to put up with; wether it’d be doing things with family, my mental health, or other art related things in general, she would never ask or put too much things on me pressure-wise, and gives me all the time in the world. She has really stuck around, not only as a patron and collaborater, but also as a close internet friend, and I really appreciate it. :3

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Next up is the new adoptables set. 

As of now, it’s almost ready to be released. Two more designs need to be made and it’ll be up for business in no time

As I mentioned a bunch of times before, Half of my fantasy adoptables are also still up for sale, so if you or know of a friend who is in need of a character design, check here for details and message me if interested.

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Last thing that I’m working on another art related project for a friend of my mother’s. 

It basically involves me doing cute illustrations for a Halloween themed poem she has made. It will also be done in different drawing technique. Slight chances are is that it likely won’t make it in time for the holiday, but we’ll soon hopefully see.

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One more thing I want to mention; is that I’m gonna soon be on a vacation in Maui, by the time October rolls around. It’ll be for a full week and you guys probably won’t expect any new art stuff by then. Probably won’t be able participate in this year’s Inktober by the looks of it. So if I’m a bit silent on certain sites, that’ll be the reason why. 

If any of you would like to see the future photos and video recordings of my experience, why not follow me on my Instagram? I’m sure it’ll be an enriching and fun time.

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Now to end this off, here’s another Ask Carly and Phil.