PhoenixPhantomRise

   Hey, guys! Phoenix here to give you some major life updates. So, as you know, last summer I went back to school, but this time, I’m at an actual college—well, it’s a community college—getting my Associates of Arts degree in Computer Animation. And, it was during the COVID-19 pandemic that I had actually suffered from severe depression that made me mentally break and completely give up on making art. It’s like I didn’t want to do it anymore. Luckily, that depression lightened up a lot by the time I started the Fall semester, as I had the confidence to make art again. Now, into the Spring semester, I am just about to finish up at Miami Dade College (which is where I am going at the moment), before graduating and transferring to Florida International University to get my BFA in Digital Arts (Animation track). Soon after those years are over with, I can finally get a stable job that I am happy with, which is working as an animator. Naturally, I am more of a character designer, but it doesn’t hurt to even animate as well.
   Another update I want to make is about the new endeavors beyond DeviantArt. Lately, I have been using Instagram and Twitter to gain ground in the social networking world. I also created a Facebook page solely for art, a TikTok account to post time lapses for my drawings that I make on Procreate (on which I am using more often than SAI).
   My final point before ending this journal entry is changes made to my art schedule. After repeatedly having an Instagram follower pester me about a request for me to draw her Danny Phantom OCs, who are actually a Mary Sue and a Gary Stu, I stopped doing free art, meaning that I don’t do requests anymore, so instead I have started cash-based commissions, so if someone wants art from me, they must pay for it or else I won’t do it. Also, art trades are now for friends only.
   In conclusion, I have changed... a lot. I have been through hard times, and not to mention, I learned that I am not really an extrovert: I am actually an introvert of the INFJ-T personality type. So, that’s what I have been up to lately as far as life is concerned. Thank you for your endless support. I have to go, so until then, you keep me in your prayers as I still struggle through these hard times.

-Phoenix

Hey, guys.

Just wanna make an announcement that I'm now adding headshots to the commission list. They are 50 a pop. So if you're interested in one, then click on the commission request button, and I'll do one for you. 👌

-PhoenixPhantomRise

I'm writing this quick journal entry, just to let you guys know that I'm still here, even though it's almost been a year since the last time I wrote one.

Hey, guys. I just want to let you guys know that I am nearing the end of my time in 3D Animation Technology class. In about 3 weeks from now, I will be graduating from this class, in which I've gave it my all since January 10, 2016, save for the many bumps I I had to overcome along this journey. In retrospect: I have learned a lot about animation and the industry; I got to use various programs such as Flash/Animate CC, ZBrush, Maya, etc.; I have met new friends (and an old one whom I've known since high school; you know who you are), especially people like TrixieFutarian and WTFJOSH96. I'm gonna miss these days, because it just literally changed life for the better, and now is the time for me to start my next chapter in life, which is landing a job at a pharmacy (being that I'm still a Pharmacy Technician), and keep chasing my goal of attending an actual college or university and getting my hands on a bachelor's degree, while still wanting to get a master's degree in animation, and eventually moving to California and finally meeting my soulmate. So, until then, I'm gonna start preparing for this next chapter of my life.

Hey, guys! Jazz here, announcing a new project that I'll be starting soon as after I post this journal entry. It's called "Cyberpunk Halfas", where I'll be drawing your Danny Phantom OCs (ghost form only) in Cyberpunk-style jumpsuits. Want your OC in it? Just leave a comment below and I'll make a reply that they're on! So, let the fun begin!