otterling

Hey guys and gals. So back in May I decided not to post to this account anymore. I have, since then, been posting to my other account ~otterling-arts (https://www.deviantart.com/otterling-arts). I have not posted anything here since but I think that may change. I have decided to challenge myself to a 365 day challenge. I'm going to draw and post something every day for the year. This won't be limited to just works that I've poured a ridiculous amount of time into either. I'll be posting sketches, finished works, pen and ink, ect. Since I've taken this challenge on, I've decided that it isn't fair to myself to refuse to do any fanart during that time. If the mood strikes me to den

Hey guys, So, first things first. Thank you to everyone who voted for my friend in the Random Acts contest. Sadly she didn't win but I really appreciate all the effort you guys put forward. I know it meant a lot to her too. Second, as you can see from the title of this journal, there's a major change going on with me. I've looked around my gallery and realized that far too much of my work for the past few years has been nothing but fanart. It's the candy of the art world, I suppose. People who don't even like your drawing style will still fave your stuff because they like the characters. That's well and good but it's also made me wonder if

Hey guys! There's an on-line vote I need some help with. No, no, don't run. It requires NOTHING of you but clicking a button on the Random Acts page. This is a contest to vote for a kind act you like most and the winner has money donated to a charity of their choice! Well, Rachel-Jayne Richmond submitted one of the acts and I'd love it if you guys would help her out by voting for her! http://www.therandomact.org/wordpress/saara-smiles/ Her act was to make 100 turducken sandwiches and give them out to the homesless in Chicago! She even got her after school care kids to each make a card just telling the homeless not to give up and that they