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Greetings Followers and to all who may see this!

First of all, I wish to apologise for my lack of activity. I have been focusing on many IRL things and since the NFT craze started and—I think—it's coming to an end, I have not posted any of my art. If you had been hoping to see my work, I wholeheartedly apologise. It's been very hectic.


Now, moving forward, I do wish to still share some art that I work on now and then. I had been considering updating; or even wholescale updating; my Disney Villain artworks. I've developed a few techniques and my own style a little bit since I had uploaded them and I would like them all to be consistant. (You know; colouring styles, etc.)


A lot has happened in my day to day life, including what I wish to do for a career etc. Ultimately, I still love drawing and I want to share work with you. There may be a big batch upload in the future though I cannot say for sure when this will happen.


I've been doing a lot of IRL stuff but I have also been doing a lot of FFXIV. So there might be some FFXIV related fanart. However, I do want to just let loose and draw some Ancient Egyptian art. I had been considering trying to draw many of the Ancient Egptian Deities in very much the same or similar style to 'The Prince of Egypt' because I absolutely adore the style. I have been trying to learn many ancient languages because I absolutely love typography and learning to write them which is why I have considered doing the Ancient Egyptian work. I may even expand on to other Ancient civilizations and their art styles, mythologies, etc. But we'll see!


It's just been a long time and I don't want you all to thinkg I have completely abandoned my account. It's just been hectic.

Also, thank you so much to the lovely people who decided to follow me from FFXIV! I hope you will not be dissapointed with what I have to show you. The follows are much appreciated and inspire me to keep on going! :heart:

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First and Foremost: I do not in any way, shape or form, support NFT's

I refuse to ever get involved. If you ever see any of my work being sold as an NFT then it is being done without my knowledge and is, in fact, stolen. Please notify me with the link so that I can then report it.

Going in to Storage

Due to the recent increase in bots scraping DeviantArt for artwork and then selling the work as NFT's—I have decided to put my entire gallery into storage until this issue has been addressed.


Or at the very least, has died down to a more managable scale.


As it stands right now, the best course of action is to prevent the theft by simply hiding the work from public view. At present, I am not the only artist who feels this way and who has decided to do this.

Theft & Impersonation

While it is acknowledged that bots are the main culprit insofar as uploading an alarming number of works to sell—there have been no shortage of cases where artists have found themselves being impersonated on various marketplaces and with their entire galleries being reuploaded and sold. All without their knowledge.


To add insult to injury; said marketplaces have begun making it extremely difficult for artists to have the stolen work taken down and removed.

DeviantArt Protect

Whilst DeviantArt has taken steps to try and help artists with this issue in the form of DeviantArt Protect, it is in no way able to protect from the theft in the first place. If you haven't heard of it, I suggest giving it a look. You can read the support page here.


It is primarily a Core feature. Non-Core users have coverage for up to 3 Months from the upload date but after that you're on your own. Keep in mind that this is not retroactive; meaning it will only scan future uploads and not what you have already uploaded prior to using it.

The End Goal

I have been keeping my eye on this situation for about almost a month now. So I've been trying to decide the best course of action for myself.


I will not keep my gallery in storage forever. This is temporary.


I would like to suggest to my fellow artists keep an eye out on NFT Thefts twitter account for updates and helpful links—should in the event you fall victim to this—you may be able to find help there, such as like in this thread.


I hope all goes well with you all and that this issue is solved as soon as possible.


Peace

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Hello Everyone!


We hope you are taking care during this COVID-19 outbreak and taking proper precautions when needed.

Welcome to Joshua37!

As the title of this journal suggests, the leadership for this group has changed.


The reason for this is because the former leader of this group (curtsibling) has become overwhelmed with work and decided to pass the torch to someone who is more available to take on the responsibility of group leader. This decision has been in the works for some time and so now the time has finally come.


And so, please welcome Joshua37 as the new leader for #ComicsCorner! :clap: Thank you for taking up the mantle as the new leader of our humble group!

As for the current state of this group, we will remain the same. Only the leadership has changed. And so now you are up to date, we wish you all the best for the future, and hope you continue to stay safe! Stay inside. Stay safe! :peace:

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Here's all of the #DisneyVillains from my Childhood!

Note: I am sticking with ones that were a bit hit when I was a kid and from what I remember seeing, so not all of the Disney baddies will be here.I may do another Gallery of the ones I haven't seen, though but I'll wait until this one is completed first! :aww:

Reminder: I will be going back and updating them until I am satisfied with them; a lot of them look rather empty so far so extra little things will be added as can be seen in the ones of Ursula, Cruella de Vil and Shan Yu.

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Here's the check-off list!

(Key:No Star Not Started|Half Star WIP|Star! Completed|)


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You can stay updated by following me on Twitter and get notified when I stream on Picarto.TV!

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So there will be a delay on my Disney Villains.

I haven't been this sick in a while and it's absolutely horrible. Sick

I'm still just trying to do the inks for Maleficent but I keep having coughing fits and my nose is running faster than Usain Bolt. Ill 
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