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TaintedTamer

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1. How long have you been on DeviantArt?

I have been on DeviantArt for 7+ years now, since my highschool days. 

2. What does your username mean?
My username is the 'name' of an old Digimon character of mine. She was Becka Minato, a chosen child who was claimed by darkness before meeting the other children and therefor became the 'Tainted Tamer' and the main villain for the other characters to fight against.

3. Describe yourself in three words.
Energetic, intense, caring.

4. Are you left or right handed?

Right handed.

5. What was your first deviation?
Pastel Donald Duck, September 14th, 2007.
Pastel Donald Duck by TaintedTamer

6. What is your favorite type of art to create?
Any art, who cares about the type. I enjoy pastels and I enjoy charcoal - I used to do tons of digital when I had the tools and now I'm mostly pencil+pen with markers. Even doing little craft projects is enjoyable and relaxing for me.

7. If you could instantly master a different art style, what would it be?
Cosplay - and don't tell me that's not an art style. Some of the crazy stuff people do with foam, fabric, and hot glue is insane. Creating full mecha suits is just out of this world and people go above and beyond with those things.

8. What was your first favorite? 
Autobots are FABULOUS
Autobots are FABULOUS by Ty-Chou

9. What type of art do you tend to favorite the most?
Digital, just because there is SUCH an overwhelming demand for it now that most artists only do digital stuff. 

10. Who is your all-time favorite deviant artist?
I really can't narrow it down to just ONE artist - there are hundreds upon thousands of amazing, talented artists out there that make my life more enjoyable with their hard work. Some of the deviations I enjoy are silly, others are beautiful, deep stories and colors. It's stupid to pick 'just one'.

11. If you could meet anyone on DeviantArt in person, who would it be?
I don't know? I don't really talk to people much on this site anymore except for a few that I already HAVE met in person, lol. :useryoshilee: is one of the few people I talk to often and haven't actually met in person yet, so she's one of the few. 

12. How has a fellow deviant impacted your life?
:usersilverphantom: and her friend group has been a huge, wonderful impact on my life, giving me friendship and joy that makes me smile just at the memories we've shared together. :userWingsofParadox: is also an another amazing person and meeting her was wonderful. 

13. What are your preferred tools to create art?
Preferably paper? A pencil, an eraser, a pen. Maybe color it with Prismacolor markers after. I haven't drawn in eons just because I've been busy+focused on school+lacking inspiration. 

14. What is the most inspirational place for you to create art?
No where. It's stupid to think a certain place can 'inspire' you to create art. I've been driving in a car going 80 out in the middle of Nevada and wanted to draw, I've also been sitting in class wanting to draw. There's no place for me, it's the actual energy and inspiration itself that gets me to draw.

15. What is your favorite DeviantArt memory?
When DA still had Fella plushie and clothes to buy? When it wasn't just a massive corporate machine, uping membership prices without giving members anything new in return? I don't like the feel of DeviantArt anymore, it bothers me and I really just come on here to check new deviations and rp for hours with my friends over notes (which don't need fixed, so please stop trying to fix shit that isn't broken). It feels like DA is more money hungry and trying to make things 'shiny' than actually giving a shit about their users anymore. It feels like artists are just constantly competing and belittling others now and it's not a good combination with the 'money hungry' thing.


:bulletred::bulletred::bulletred: Current To Draw List :bulletred::bulletred::bulletred:
|Commissions are: OPEN/closed|

1.SilverPhantom - TerraxFirexLivewire
2. OPEN
3. OPEN
4. OPEN
5. OPEN



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SU - Prisoner by Nijuuni <da:thumb id="550219610"/> <da:thumb id="546443463"/> 



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Summer Stamp by Kezzi-Rose
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Wow, last journal was in November! Talk about things speeding along. I've long finished my Spring semester at school and am currently in the middle of summer vacation. I've been working the whole summer, though I've taken these last two weeks of June off for a real vacation.

Went to Botcon 2015 last weekend, had a great time with my friends, cosplayed as Tailgate, and spent quite a bit of money. I got three commissions done (not as many as usual, but short on money) that I will have to upload once I get back to Hays. Two are from Matt Frank, the other is from Hayato Sakamoto; they all look great. I'm currently in Colorado spending a week with my family, then I'll be back in Hays and working my ass off. Need those paychecks.

I may be going to TFExpo 2015 in August as well, but that will probably be it for the year money and time wise. NDK right now is an uncertainty. 

Classes will start in August and I am happy to announce that this should be my last year at Fort Hays State University. I'll be cramming in the hours, taking 20 this fall semester and 17 in the spring, so I can graduate 2016 and get the hell out of Kansas. I love the school and Hays itself isn't bad, but I am so ready to be done with it. Planning on moving to Denver once I'm done, so we'll see how that all works out.

Art wise, I'm not doing much. I doodle and play around, though that's about it. It took me almost 4 months to finish my Tailgate cosplay and that consumed most of my time in between work and life. I want to do another cosplay, but maybe not until 2017.

I've been keeping up to date with the Transformer comics, though I don't have the newest ones - I'll pick them up when I get back to Hays.

Other than that, I'm alive and doing pretty good. Was happy to wake up and see the Supreme Court legalized same-sex couple marriage across the country, definitely a bonus to the shit storm that is usually in the news.


:bulletred::bulletred::bulletred: Current To Draw List :bulletred::bulletred::bulletred:
|Commissions are: OPEN/closed|

1.SilverPhantom - TerraxFirexLivewire
2. OPEN
3. OPEN
4. OPEN
5. OPEN



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<da:thumb id="536591357"/> Jetfire by gushu009





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Still Alive

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Low and behold, I am still breathing. I haven't drawn anything in...months. Months is probably pretty accurate. I just don't have time/inspiration to draw, which upsets me a bit, but at the same time it's not a big issue. I don't think I was all that good at it anyway.

School is speeding along and we're actually coming to the end of the Fall semester all ready. My biggest focus in Entomology and I have to turn in my insect collection on December 2nd, which is something we've been working on since the semester started. It's an enjoyable class, difficult at 650 level, but definitely hasn't bored me. Recently I actually switched majors - I'm no longer Zoology, but I have a minor in Biology (will have it officially after passing Entomology) and a major in Writing, making me a Scientific Writing major. Basically, I translate all the big ass fancy words into basic lay-man's terms so everyone can understand it without pulling out a dictionary. I'm excited about that, it means no more math+chemistry classes for this girl, haha.

Mmmm, other news...um, life? Things are extremely tight money wise right now thanks to my car needing new tires+brake pads+being a general pain in my ass, I'm working as much as I can with my classes, I'm volunteering at an animal shelter, and it just got hella cold here. Like it was 75 Monday morning, and 15 Tuesday morning. That's cold as hell and it sucks - we actually got our first snow last night. It didn't even kind of transition nicely for us, just bitch-slapped us with freezing cold temperatures.

Sorry not sorry that I don't really upload anything. Ever. Not much to upload really since I don't draw/write really ever. I could upload insect pics from my collection? Not sure if people would like that or not though. I haven't even uploaded pictures from the last NDK...which I only attended Friday of because we're kind of irritated at it's set-up and Sarah Stone was there so we had to at least see her, but...yeah. I've done a bit since my last journal, been to conventions with awesome friends, seen movies, gained weight, all that good stuff.

Conventions I've attended this year:
- Botcon 2014 (Pasadena, CA)
- TF Expo 2014 (Wichita, KS)
- NDK 2014 (Denver, CO)

Movies I've seen 'recently':
- Guardians of the Galaxy
- Annabelle
- Book of Life
- Big Hero 6

Games I've played recently:
- Mario Kart 8 (WiiU)
- Animal Crossing New Leaf (3DS)
- Super Smash Bro. (3DS)
- Pokemon X (3DS)
- Sims 3 (PC)

So I'm doing stuff, just not really on DeviantART. I'm active on tumblr, active on Flight Rising, active on Subeta? Other than that, not really a whole lot. I really only use DA to rp, which is kind of sad, but it's the entire truth. My entire time on here is spent rping and occasionally looking at cool deviations.

Not sure if anyone is really active on DA anymore. Part of me really wants to start drawing again, but another part doesn't see why I should give two shits.

Well, life is going. Just looked and saw my old journal was from June 11th, right before Botcon, so I thought I should update - not that anyone besides the people I talk too actively on YIM will probably read this.

Hope everyone is doing well. Don't freeze to death if you're anywhere around us Central states. Happy Veteran's Day.


:bulletred::bulletred::bulletred: Current To Draw List :bulletred::bulletred::bulletred:
|Commissions are: OPEN/closed|

1.SilverPhantom - TerraxFirexLivewire
2. OPEN
3. OPEN
4. OPEN
5. OPEN
6. OPEN
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Botcon2014

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I recently moved into a new apartment with 2 of my former 5 roommates. New place, big, pet friendly - I love it. It's a bit old, but it has a tub and lots of windows, so I'm pleased. No washer+dryer unit, but not something that bothers me really, I don't mind going to the laundry mat once in a while to get my clothes cleaned. Free internet.

So other than the move, nothing is really happening. School ended back on the 16th of May and since then I've been working and living life as usual. It's actually dull without classes and homework to give me something to focus on. I recently got a Flight Rising account if anyone is on that? If you're interested, click the link above to my account and friend me or whatever. I also have Subeta, which is fun. :D

I've been watching lots of Rescue Bots. I'm not all too excited for the new movie, Age of Extinction. I'm actually dreading it. And I've been reading/caught up on MTMTE, RID, and I adore the new Windblade series as well. In news relating to Transformers, I'm going to Botcon 2014 in Pasadena, CA with a group of friends. If things go accordingly, I will be cosplaying as Tailgate (full suit) from MTMTE. I've been working on the suit non-stop for the past two weeks in between work and sleeping, so far it's really coming together. Just need to paint it really and he should be set for his debut. I'm also planning on attending TFExpo2014 in Wichita, KS in August (1st-3rd) if anyone is going to that. If Tailgate doesn't make it to Botcon2014 for some reason, he'll definitely be at TFExpo2014. I'm really excited for Botcon this year, I hope it'll be a blast!

I'll post pictures up of the Tailgate cosplay (WIP pics and complete pics) probably after Botcon. I'll try to take lots of pictures as well, though if you are going to Botcon, give me a shout in the comments! I'd be happy to say hi to you in CA. Bring your 3DS too if you've got one. That's the cool thing for us kids to do now a days.


:bulletred::bulletred::bulletred: Current To Draw List :bulletred::bulletred::bulletred:
|Commissions are: OPEN/closed|

1.SilverPhantom - TerraxFirexLivewire
2. OPEN
3. OPEN
4. OPEN
5. OPEN
6. OPEN
7. OPEN
8. OPEN
9. OPEN
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Survived to 23

4 min read

Twenty-three years ago I was born in a pink hospital on Honolulu, Hawaii. Since then, I've grown substantially as a person and have strived to make something of myself in our constantly changing and growing world. My spell-check is saying I spelled strived incorrectly and that's really bothering me right now.

Ahem.

So yeah, I'm officially twenty-three now. Woot. Nothing big or drastic. I actually kind of did a messed up experiment and kept quiet about it; hid the notice on facebook, didn't tell my friends or roommates, that kind of thing. It wasn't to be an ass or to hold it over their heads, it was honestly out of pure, morbid curiosity if any of them would remember.

They did.

Came home to a bottle of Bacardi Limon with a big balloon wrapped around it (score) and then found a fucking huge ass cake in the fridge with little Bay-verse Optimus Prime and Bumblebee rings on it. It was cute and I was impressed that cake fit in our fridge upstairs, haha. I also scored a free drink at Starbucks since I have a card for/with them, so double bonus. It's an absolutely gorgeous day to age up and I'm happily spending it inside on my laptop currently, haha. I might drink a little bit, but nothing crazy.

Planning on going to a zoo about an hour away on Sunday to celebrate, though other than that, no huge plans this weekend. I have too much homework to make huge plans. 
Thanks to everyone sending my Birthday wishes, I really appreciate it and will try to respond to all of them with a quick thanks.

In other news,I'm planning on attending Botcon 2014 in Pasadena, CA as well as TFExpo in Wichita, KS. I'm working on creating a Chromedome cosplay to wear to both, maybe the latter if I don't get it done in time for Botcon, but I am definitely dead-set on making this cosplay. He will be my first full-suit, so I'm a bit nervous and also totally excited. If you have any tips or suggestions, don't hesitate to throw them into a comment box or a note, I appreciate any and all help in this new field of cosplay.

I hope everyone is having a good day, I can't believe it's already April. Where the hell is this year going.


:bulletred::bulletred::bulletred: Current To Draw List :bulletred::bulletred::bulletred:
|Commissions are: OPEN/closed|

1.SilverPhantom - TerraxFirexLivewire
2. OPEN
3. OPEN
4. OPEN
5. OPEN
6. OPEN
7. OPEN
8. OPEN
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