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Looks like Eclipse took over, huh? Guess that'll be another thing I'll have to get used to now. Hey everyone, long time no message! Had to take a long break from social media of any sort for a while due to having a rough start to this now-difficult year, as well as trying to get stuff done behind the scenes. Which at the moment, has STILL been plaguing my efforts to create content on an actual regular pace. Honestly, the discouragement expressed in my latest sketch from a few months ago seems to represent a lasting weight that I haven't completely shake off yet. XP Nevertheless, new pieces are on the way, as I did some more staff content for Dr Crafty that will be shown soon. Along with some belated gifts for friends and personal works that I really want to finish & upload. In the meantime however, as a means of trying to expand in different areas, my most-recent personal projects involved more video editing work, as I decided to revise & repost the two videos I have over on my Youtube page so far, which you can now find in the links below. Because my channel is still considered new though, Youtube's algorithm isn't going to do squat for my content there, so if you guys can share/retweet these vids as much as you can, please do so. These took plenty of time and effort to make again, so I hope they will offer some amount of enjoyment for the time being. I'm also a bit more active on Twitter these days, if you want to follow me there as well.

Palutena's Guidance / Hades' Misguidance What-if - Banjo & Kazooie

Grunty's Roster Rhymes - Volume 1 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

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    Many thanks for all the Birthday wishes folks! I certainly appreciate it this year, after the events that happened to me and my family mid August. Had the most amount of people gathered for the occasion for the first time in years, and I'm super grateful that my otherwise small family isn't as small as I thought it was.


    But as the title for this journal may suggest, I have some important news to share:



    Thats right viewers, my Palutena's Guidance What-if for Banjo & Kazooie if finally finished, and can now be watched on my newly-made Youtube page! Be sure to like, give feedback on how I can improve, and spread it around to show that the ZeldaUniverse channel isn't the only one to have a fake Guidance for the bear and bird! Be sure to also follow the voice actors credited in the video as well!

    My usage for Youtube for the future will mostly be storyboard/animatic work that can't be seen here on DA or even on Twitter, and just random video projects I may/may not have in the pipeline. So, much like Patreon and Ko-fi, I'm practically in the beginning stages of how Youtube works atm, as it's a whole other outlet for me to get used to. As of right now, don't expect full-on production line content to come pouring out anytime soon.

    As per usual, I still have other stuff behind the scenes going on (Dr Crafty motion comic being one of them), but hopefully you guys will continue to stick around and see what I have in store for the rest of the year!

*coughcoughnewcommissionchartcoughcough* ^^;

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EDIT: 07/10/2019

    Holy Moly talk about a busy bundle of months. Haven't been able to post anything worthwhile in a pretty long time, but hopefully that'll change once August rolls around. For the time being, if the title change hasn't made it obvious, I come bearing info that should explain where I've been, and what I have in store for this year:

  • Firstly, commissions will unfortunately be closed for a while longer, as I still need to update my commission chart with new prices. Believe me when I say that I do want to start making them again now with the newfound knowledge I've gained this year so far, as I can tell that a few of you want me to get back into doing so. It'll just be a bit of a wait once I get things reorganized.

    However, I recently received word that PayPal has been going through some controversial changes as of late, which kinda leaves me concerned with using it's system at the moment. Though hopefully it'll backfire and revert like many sites do with questionable changes they make.

  • One of the biggest reasons for my absence is due to preparing for my very first artist table! Indeed, this year I'll be attending ConBravo within the artist ally, selling physical poster prints and art pins/buttons for the first time! The following preview should give you guys a rather good idea on what kind of fan-art I've been keeping under wraps, just for the occasion.

    Conbravo2019 Art Table Preview by Blue-Paint-Sea

  • On the side of personal projects, I've also got a couple of big video editing ones that are currently in the works. One of which is a DrCrafty one-shot motion comic (somewhat in the style of the episode intros I was commissioned to put together for the series) featuring Pepper and Nurse Worse, and the other being a Fan-made Palutena's Guidance video project involving Banjo & Kazooie.

    Which reminds me; I STILL CANNOT FREAKING BELIEVE IT FINALLY HAPPENED!! AFTER 15+ YEARS OF HOPING AND DREAMING ABOUT SUCH AN IDEA, IT ACTUALLY BECAME A REAL THING!! BANJO AND KAZOOIE ARE BACK ON A NINTENDO CONSOLE, AND IN SMASH BROTHERS NO LESS!! :excited:

    - First fully-western fighter in Smash Bros. history
    - Acknowledgement of a Rare shared-universe reunion with the Donkey Kong franchise
    - Further proof of the solidified partnership between Nintendo and Microsoft
    - Emphasizing / Representing the sorely overlooked N64 era within Smash Bros.
    - The potential of future Banjo-Kazooie material post Sega All-Stars Racing (remasters and/or remakes / sequels / other guest appearances)

    Seriously folks, while the Dragon Quest heroes should be considered just as huge of a deal, due to their franchise basically being the founder of JRPGs the world over, Banjo and Kazooie's inclusion in Smash Ultimate is pretty monumental for console gaming as a whole. Cloud may have broken fan expectations in Smash WiiU/3DS, and even more recently with Joker from off of Persona 5, but B-K practically slipped by and shattered those expectations from the other side! (considering how it was apparently an easy feat for Banjo to be included nowadays according to Sakurai himself)

    I can only hope now that the hype for Rare's dynamic duo being in Smash will last long after they become playable in the Fall. We've waited nearly two decades for an event like this to happen, and I refuse to to see it become old news anytime soon.

    palutena's guidance what-if B-K thumbnail by Blue-Paint-Sea

    For those that want to see a preview of my Palutena's Guidance What-if project, see it here on Twitter.

  • Next, I've finally opened both a Ko-fi and a Patreon page back in April, as it seems to be the method all the cool kids use nowadays when it comes to doing art that pays besides regular commissions. However, both of my pages are still pretty bare currently, as I have to take the time to fully grasp the concept they offer, so those will also be updated at a later date.

    Some Time at the Ko-fi Shop by Blue-Paint-Sea

  • Outside the internet is where I've been occupied the most though, as I got myself a second job earlier this year as a graphic artist. Basically a part-time position that actually relates to what I went to school for! Definitely worthwhile considering where I live, but it does mean more driving alongside my current other job.

  • With all that said though, the other big reason I've been away is due to things being a bit difficult the past couple months in regards to family matters, truth be told. Without getting into personal detail; My Mother has been going through an extremely tough time in regards to health conditions, casting a cloud of anxiety and worry over me and my family these past few months. So far I've been trying desperately not to fall into depressive procrastination traps and just focus on priorities, despite the difficulty. Gotta think positively and keep on trucking I suppose.

In the end, it looks like I'll be able to continue using this piece as well XD Hopefully the content I'll be posting in the months to come will be worth the wait for most of you!
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Pepper and Pickles by XSuperiX
  Pepper Meets Melchiodor by Acutie  Gift: Blucy by DoJayMi

    Apologies for the late response folks, but man - to all those who took the time to not only wish me the happiest of Birthdays, but also to the handful that made gift art for me this year, Many thanks to you all! The fact that people still come to see my drawings, concepts, and characters, despite me being admittedly sporadic with uploads and updates, gives me the drive I always need to continue making content. ^_^

Although speaking of content, something I've got going on behind the scenes that I can present to show my gratitude is this -

Smash Bros. Ultimate Banjo-Kazooie Fighter Card by Blue-Paint-Sea
Smash Bros. Ultimate Banjo-Kazooie Moveset What-if by Blue-Paint-Sea

    Over on my Twitter page, these images took off like crazy, especially for a following of my size (which is still pretty small). Not incredibly surprised however, considering I'm not the only one who is hoping for Banjo & Kazooie to appear in Smash Bros. someday, and the fact that I may have fooled a few viewers with how official I tried to make this Smash Ultimate fighter card look.

    As for the sketches, what I also have here is the start of a potential moveset what-if piece for B-K. After seeing a few examples from other artists here & there for a while, I decided to throw my own concept for them into the discussion pool, and begin my own version of how Banjo & Kazooie could play in Smash. Due to it being way more involved than other movesets I've come across however, don't expect this compilation anytime soon.

May-haps before Smash Ultimate is released, but at the time of this journal I'm kind of unsure. Regardless, Thanks again for the birthday wishes everyone, and expect more artsy stuff from me in the future! :) (Smile)


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    After four months of week-long classes and learning a few new things through assignments, I've now made it through my compacted college course, which ended with a successful artist show during the weekend (got to sell a couple poster prints even). Lots of anxiety-driven & overall frustrating moments for sure, but I guess thats what happens when you take something thats meant to be a year's worth of work, and manage it all within 16 weeks, not even.

    With that said though, commission work & fan-art that I've still been meaning to draw can get back on track, so continue to expect some new stuff in the future. Starting with this big thing for instance:

Worth It by Blue-Paint-Sea

    More info can be seen in the piece's description, but basically its one of my major projects that I'm including in my most recent portfolio. Hope you'll still continue to show interest - I'll certainly try to post more frequently. ^^;


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