... And with it a new start in life.

Last year was full of good and not so good experiences. I learned some life lessons easily, others in the rude way.

However, I'm not complaining about these last ones that helped me growing as a person and broaden my vision as an artist. They also made me realize the people who are with me forever, no matter where in the world they are. For these people will always be my eternal gratitude.

Among the positive things both personally and professionally are:

- Recognition of years of work.

- Assigning of projects that demanded a lot of work and attention, but they made me feel satisfied with the final results.

- Improvement in the work of the anatomy.

- Practice of traditional drawing as my pc is damaged and learning techniques that help me solve with few resources. (Every cloud has a silver lining, we say in my country;))

- A new kitten called Sussie, which is now Marilyn sister to keep her company while I'm at work.

- I was able to wear high heels after years of not being able to use them for health issues.

- The "resurrection" of Versailles! (Those who know me know I'm a fan of Versailles, hehehe!)

On things that were not so well i could say:

- My main work PC was damaged and I could not fix it so far.

- Some health issues.

- The loss of my dear kitten Kiss.

- General situation of my country that end affecting general level topics.

- I met great friends that even though they are not physically at my side, they were with me celebrating the new year with me!  Thanks internet for this!! <3

As you see, I prefer to make the longest list of good things that the things not as positive as I want to focus on what I need to improve and leave behind what does not leave me anything productive or that can no longer be changed.

This year, on the artistic side, I want to devote myself to improve perspectives and backgrounds without neglecting the study of anatomy.

I also want to resume webcomics, that helps me a lot to have fun, get the creative side and enjoy my favorite characters.

As I can no longer go to the speed with which I usually work, I decided to take it easy, no stress, and make a plan to help me work with in order even when my head goes a thousand revolutions per minute.

I have high expectations at this like the best stage of my life, however expectations and desires are nothing if we do not work for them, and the word “work” does not intimidate me, by the opposite, it motivates me.

I wish for each and every one of you a great year full of happiness, health and success. Dream in big and work for it!

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2016!

New Year - New Resolutions

♪ Hi, hi!!! ♫

Happy New Year! 

I hope all of you enjoyed a beautiful holidays and I wish you the best for this new year.

I want to share somethings about what did I learned of the last year and what will be my resolutions for this year.  Sorry, it would be maybe a little long journal XD

                What did I learn:

These are experiences not only about me, but all around my personal and artistic life:

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• Be greatful:  I´ve received support during the year of many people! In any aspect of my life!  I really appreciate it!  And I do not have ways to retribute this.  Those people have been my strength in the moment I thought I could not continue and the idea to give up flied around my head.  Thank you very much to all of them!
•  Push your limits:   During the year I received some works that for a moment I thought I could not do it.  I almost through the towel without try it!   But I push myself to do it and I could!  And the results were amazing!  Even more amazing that I was expecting.  No matter how much you read and the people tell you about the limits are inside of you.  You must to live the experience and see the results to prove that all the people told you is right!
•  Put order, makes schedules:  Something that was very useful to not collapse with all the things! XD
•  Don`t compare:  Your art is your personal trademark.  During the year I read about many sentences like: “He/she is better than me” “I could never reach that level” “My art is not good”.  I want to say to all my artist parters that your art is unique.  Those people got that level working hard, studying, practicing days and nights.  If you like a specific mangaka look for his/her works.  Not the last ones, the first ones!  You will see how they works were changing with the time, making better and better.  Love what you do and you will see how it will make you happy, if you are going to compare your work, do it with yourself to see your improves.  Feel proud of your progress, which is not something bad.  It`s the compensation to your hard work.  But do not lie to yourself.  If it something bad, something that you cannot do yet, study and practice as much as you can.  Constance and dedication are the keys.
•  Stop Complain, act: In any aspect of the life, you will find things that you don`t like or you cannot be agreeing with them.  Complaining are not going to make them disappears.  If you can change them Do it!  Don`t wait to any other one do it for you.  If you cannot, don’t waste time on them and use that time to yourself and to beloved people.

Resolutions for the new Year:

I am not going to do a loooong list of goals.  I prefer to focus in a single list and during the year review and add other ones if I feel these were done:

• ·         Improve anatomy:  Male and female.  Both need a lot of improve in my works.  I will be adding animals to my studies too.
• ·         Improve in backgrounds and costumes:  I began last year and I saw improves but not the  enough I was expecting.
• ·         Learn new screentones techniques:  I will be studying works of different comic and manga artists to add new techniques.  The use of black is something I want to learn too.  My actual works are too white! XD
• ·         Study about any program:  I want to make any course about drawing programs. Flash is someone that catched my attention lately.  Indeed I studied two years of animation but in the traditional way.  I would like to try something different this year.

Well, this one was the first journal of the year.  Sorry for the long text! 

I wish all of you can get your resolutions and goals in this year! 

Hugs!

Reenave