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Your Loved One

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Hi y'all. 

If you have a beloved someone, please be kind to them.
Shower them with all the love, care, and joy.
Please cherish those moments.

If you are single, there is someone out there for you, that is dying to meet you.
You may not feel this way right now, but once you know, you'll know.

Wherever you are in life, please remember, that there is someone out there for you.
There is someone out there for you, who will be worth all your love, joy, time, and effort.
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Why I Draw

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Life has definitely been different this year. I've been interested in lots of different things
(working out, drawing, reading, etc.). Out of all of those, the one I like the most
(yet find ways to procrastinate on it OTL) is drawing.

After I came back from Japan, I haven't drawn for about a month.
I realized that my reason for procrastination is a combination of 
"I'm scared of not being successful" and "I'm scared of BEING successful."
(and hint of depression here and there, but that's for another day)

Sure, we're all afraid of failing (not being successful), but there was a part of
me that thought, "What if this DOES go well?" (Ego speaking right there, sheesh).
And with both of those, my conclusion was "If I don't try (draw) at all, I'll never know."

But that's exactly what brought me to my other realization:
"If I don't draw, I will NEVER draw."
Because it's so much easier to put things off than do it, facing the chance of failing.
(I think school is like this too; a lot of kids give up trying in the first place,
because they'd rather not fail).

A finance book I was reading, called How Come THAT Idiot's Rich and I'm Not? (catchy title, ain't it?),
basically said "If you don't start (financing) now, then you will never be rich."

Strangely, that really clicked with art.

The same thing can be said: "If I don't start drawing, I'll never succeed."
Even if my definition of "success" is different, to me, drawing simply makes me happy.
I can express my thoughts and world view through art.
I can talk to people and communicate my ideas.
I really really like to draw.

Sure, I can avoid drawing by doing other things and keep myself busy, but there's that
"nudge" in the back of my mind saying "You know you want to draw." And that's something
I can never shrug off, because I know that drawing makes me happy.

Interestingly, watching Youtube videos of other people draw (esp. Butch Hartman's videos)
really has been motivating me to create and draw something that's fun.
Fun and enjoyable, for me.

At the end of the day, it doesn't even have to matter if people see/like my work.
(I mean, it is discouraging when you have zero views/faves/comments, but)
Those are just numbers. Like age, clothes size, grades, etc, numbers don't give you
an accurate representation of what your work is like (just like how age/size/grades
are just numbers/letters too).

I draw because it makes me happy.
I draw because it's fun.
I draw because I can express my thoughts.
I draw because I can be creative.
I draw because I like drawing.

I wanted to express this before I do my drawing for the day (I post my progress on my twitter),
because I think reading this later will help me continue to stay motivated to draw. And it's just 
sometimes nice to think about why you (like to) do what you do. Reflecting is important :)
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Hiya! I have a question for you. Do you want me to post my current manga, "My Musical Story" here on dA as well as my wordpress? :iconpokemontrainernaira: said it's easier for her if I uploaded here since then she'll see it. If you could give me some thoughts/opinions, I'd greatly appreciate it!

Also, I've decided to make a smackjeeves account because I've seen people use it to upload mangas :)
So here are all my social media that I use!

dA (here obviously XD)
Twitter   twitter.com/Akiras_ArtWorld
Wordpress   akirasartworld.wordpress.com/
Smackjeeves   www.smackjeeves.com/profile.ph…
Tumblr (don't use it anymore)   akirasartworld.tumblr.com/
Patreon   www.patreon.com/akiral

Thanks for the llamas, comments, and faves! I'm working on getting through the comments slowly (though mostly it's from :iconmariosimpson1: XD)
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Just an update so you know what I'm up to!
(unless you follow me on twitter - that's where I post things I do~)

So! I have a lot of trips planned for this year, so if you're in any of
these places and want to meet me, let's do so! :D
You can scroll down to the section you want to read
(or read through all of them, up to you :))

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:bulletred: Bellingham, WA
:iconarwingpilot114: and I are going to be tabling 
at Bellingham Anime Convention's Artist Alley!
Stop by and say hi! :wave:
:star: If you purchase a product or commission from me
and mention you're a fan of Osomatsu-san, you'll get
a free Osomatsu-san merch!! :star:

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:bulletorange: Japan
End of June~Early July I'll be in Japan!
:iconmariosimpson1: is going to get Doraemon merch from me :giggle:

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:bulletyellow: Spokane, WA
Some time mid-July I'm going to visit Eastern Washington! :la:

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:bulletgreen: Spain and France
This one is sort of up in the air, but it's a possibility!
(:iconpokemontrainernaira: we can finally meet maybe??)
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This post was actually made just so I can tell
:iconpokemontrainernaira: we might be able to meet XD 

And for those of you that want to meet me I guess XD
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Here's the next page (pg.24) of my manga, "My Musical Story"! 

akirasartworld.wordpress.com/2…

And that concludes Ch.1! 
I will postpone posting the second chapter until I get back from my trip, because I'll be uploading lots of trip photos! :)
So make sure to follow me on my adventure in Japan! --> twitter.com/Akiras_ArtWorld

New page every Wednesday and Sunday!
You can get a twitter notified when my comic is uploaded too!! twitter.com/Akiras_ArtWorld
Read from the beginning? akirasartworld.wordpress.com/2…
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Your Loved One by AkirasArtWorld, journal

Why I Draw by AkirasArtWorld, journal

Should I post my manga 'My Musical Story' on dA? by AkirasArtWorld, journal

Trip to Bham, Japan, Spokane, Spain, and France by AkirasArtWorld, journal

My Webcomic 'My Musical Story' Pg.24! by AkirasArtWorld, journal