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Published: 2019-07-13 16:20:25 +0000 UTC; Views: 3702; Favourites: 412; Downloads: 16
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Yeaaa boiii here's a nice artwork after some sort of semi hiatus i guess
I did change the title so it would match the name of my krita document. Now that the intro is out of the way, I'll
tell you guys something about me, hope you'd read!


Previously here on deviantart I said that I was just recently starting college xD anyway I'm currently taking up engineering
on a whim. Anyway here's a little secret. i don't really want to be an engineer or at least I think so. The past couple of weeks have been pretty fun with all the new people and at least somewhat manageable despite all the tasks dropping hard and midterms coming quick in about 3 weeks, but its just something I'm not really feeling. I did want to be a physics major sometime in the past xD but I didn't really think that through, the lifelong commitment required to be a researcher seems insane. Not really sure where to land in, I chose engineering just cause its the closest thing I guess.

But sometime later when the opening of classes dawned close, I sort of made a realization. some cliche ass shiete it might seem but it seems I really love art and drawing. And I thought that, with how things are going now, maybe and hopefully, I can make a career out of it. Architecture was something I thought about but just didn't really fit with how I wanted to go about using my skills. I also considered taking up art class but idk the only school that offers that here is reaally far + im way past enrollment schedule. Anyway tldr, I told my parents about it and that I wanted to not take up college so I could focus on art and yeah well that really didn't go well xD

So yeah they did say that if I wanted to go pursue art I could at least enroll in an art college or maybe take up animation.
Foolish as it may seem, I thought that it wasn't the way to go since we would have to spend much more money on those when I could've just done the same thing studying stuff on the internet. With dedication and focus, I thought that would at least be possible. Still, my parents insisted that I at least take up college, and that 4-5 years wouldn't be too long nor a waste of time.

Anyway I guess this is too long a description for a drawing xD so I might leave a journal a bit later. But yeah because of all of that, I felt lost and honestly, maybe even lost a bit of hope for drawing. But still, I'm hoping that it would indeed be possible to turn my dreams into a reality. The lack of my parents' support and insults that art is not profitable and something along those lines really hit me hard, like a red crystal spear.Β 

But after some time I did gain a sense of courage again, if you could call it that. Which is probably why it took me a while to change the composition a bit and give emphasis to the crystals and flowers around it, which I thought best explained my hope and healing. Despite being almost entirely delusional, my friends do support me and have their hopes as well that I may reach my dream of becoming a successful artist one day. And I guess for now, that's enough really. I'm still in engineering so nothing much has changed, but I'm still giving my 100% to this craft, hoping that I could prove everyone wrong and would get to live the job that i love.



Anyway sorry for the little drama I guess. Art has been mostly my medium for feelings and for showing all sorts of stories so shooting up a long line of text like this to go with it seems a bit out of character for sasplayer
Regardless if you read this story or not, I do hope you guys like this <3 since I put a long time and love in this nifty art

Also made prints of this available! I currently do not have my own website so I'm testing out the prints feature of deviantart in the meantime. Anyway I'm not sure entirely about the quality so do tell me about it if the prints are alright!
Every bit of money helps me financially and in making my dreams come true, so do check it out!

Commissions will be back in a week or so after I finish another personal work

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Comments: 46

Pendragon090 [2019-09-03 11:42:35 +0000 UTC]

This girl some kind of victim of backstabbing... literally and metaphorically?

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Sasplayer In reply to Pendragon090 [2019-09-05 06:31:47 +0000 UTC]

not quite but more upfront stabbing i guessΒ 

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Lyalec [2019-08-13 19:05:06 +0000 UTC]

This is super impressive and gorgeous wow I'm at a loss of words

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Sasplayer In reply to Lyalec [2019-08-16 11:08:29 +0000 UTC]

thank u so muchΒ 
im glad it reached u

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DoveStation [2019-08-07 10:42:31 +0000 UTC]

Amazing work with the colors and lighting effects! It's a very powerful piece!


I feel you a lot with your description. When I mentioned I would like to have an art career back in my teen years I would get the same response that art wasn't profitable and stuff, so I didn't even try and went and studied Computer Science with the idea of having something that would give me money while keeping art as a hobby, or thinking about pursuing art in a serious way after I'm more stable. Well, so far my degree is what gives me some income and art is still my hobby but I'm feeling like I want to make the change towards a more art-related work in the future.


I've read some successful artists saying that getting stable jobs first to stabilize themselves while developing their art skills helped them greatly in order to take the big step to becoming full time artists. So I think it's worthy considering that option. I do hope that your family gives you the support you need whatever your decision will be, but ultimately you must do what you think it's best for you.



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Sasplayer In reply to DoveStation [2019-08-13 15:12:19 +0000 UTC]

thank u for your thoughts my friend
its nice to see someone share my sentiments in a way

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DoveStation In reply to Sasplayer [2019-08-14 10:01:45 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome


Ps: Thanks for the favs!

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fortress-of-the-moon [2019-07-22 18:17:57 +0000 UTC]

So beautiful and emotional!! I love the shading and the atmosphere it gives the whole piece.

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Sasplayer In reply to fortress-of-the-moon [2019-07-24 04:12:35 +0000 UTC]

thank u so much ^ - ^

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Shiyatsu [2019-07-21 16:46:55 +0000 UTC]

The drawing itself is already gorgeous and I love how you wrote the story for this drawing and how well you interpreted everything! So great job as always! :3

And definitely good luck with your future!

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Sasplayer In reply to Shiyatsu [2019-07-22 17:39:29 +0000 UTC]

waah thanks again!
yeah i tend to make awesome-ish art whenever i feel strong emotions (weird)
^ - ^

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Shiyatsu In reply to Sasplayer [2019-07-28 11:07:39 +0000 UTC]

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Sasplayer In reply to Shiyatsu [2019-08-22 15:54:25 +0000 UTC]

i see
thank u once again for the kind words!

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crazy4anime09 [2019-07-18 07:30:35 +0000 UTC]

This looks amazing and so pretty!!! I love her pose, all the details, and the lighting! fav ^^

Yeah, not a lot of people think artists can make a lot of money so they want you to choose something better. You don't really need to go to college to learn art since we can learn online for free, but some people think you have to have a degree in order to get a good job, which isn't always true. Do you have any colleges that have online classes? You could switch to art and take classes online instead. I went to community college but all my art classes were online. Have you thought of being a graphic designer, or maybe an artist/concept artist for games or other media? Those might be easier to do than animation and you could do art for a living I went to college for graphic design, but I ended up not liking it that much because I'm not good at designing things and would rather do illustrations. I would like to work on video games and either do 2D art or 3D art someday. I wanted to go to college for 3D art but my college didn't have it, so I choose the next closest thing lol. If enginnering is something you really don't want to do, I would drop it and try to find something that is closer to art if you can ^^

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Sasplayer In reply to crazy4anime09 [2019-07-22 17:42:24 +0000 UTC]

but again, thanks for your input ^ _ ^

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crazy4anime09 In reply to Sasplayer [2019-07-23 19:49:58 +0000 UTC]

You're very welcome! ^^

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Sasplayer In reply to crazy4anime09 [2019-07-22 17:42:04 +0000 UTC]

god the idea of community college's seem foreign to me xD
what's their difference from a typical college? (if there's such a thing as typical)
but anyway, I'm currently taking up engineering at a university
i do think and i guess for the most part, studied art on my own using various resources from the internet. im not the
most disciplined nor efficient in doing that, but i think in 3 years i've gone in a pretty decent place, never
imagined i could get this far with my art

buut yeah my parents want me to graduate an actual thing that gives an actual diploma or what.
i could just drop any moment but im not ready to disappoint them/make them really sad + the whole
lot of insults that might come after that

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crazy4anime09 In reply to Sasplayer [2019-07-23 19:49:47 +0000 UTC]

I think the only difference is that community colleges are cheaper and you go for two years. I don't think community colleges have dorms either. I think it's actually better to learn art on your own because then you can focus on what you want and don't have to draw things you don't like. I'm not very good at focusing on improving my art either and I really need to focus on improving more. You've improved so much in three years! I wish I could improve that fast lol ^^

That's a bummer They shouldn't insult you at all for not wanting to do something they want you to do. They should support you with whatever you want to do ^^

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GalaxeShake [2019-07-16 18:48:07 +0000 UTC]

Love the lighting!!!Β 

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Sasplayer In reply to GalaxeShake [2019-07-18 04:21:23 +0000 UTC]

thank u so much!

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GalaxeShake In reply to Sasplayer [2019-07-18 06:02:11 +0000 UTC]

Very welcome!! πŸ’•

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NobodyX7 [2019-07-14 18:22:47 +0000 UTC]

Deep

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Sasplayer In reply to NobodyX7 [2019-07-16 04:04:17 +0000 UTC]

not much i think, just thought id put my feelings into something that can be seen
but thanks!

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catname [2019-07-14 09:13:23 +0000 UTC]

Awesome! 0w0~

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Sasplayer In reply to catname [2019-07-15 18:45:19 +0000 UTC]

thank u uwu meow

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catname In reply to Sasplayer [2019-07-17 07:35:06 +0000 UTC]

My pleasure! ^w^~

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Sasplayer In reply to Sasplayer [2019-07-15 18:45:41 +0000 UTC]

do read it if u have the time btw

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catname In reply to Sasplayer [2019-07-17 10:31:38 +0000 UTC]

Β Already did! ^w^~

Normally I do read descriptions anyway, guess this time I just focus on Art realization too much to even notice anything else! xD

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About what You write - that is if You care to hear my opinion~
(Please remember that this waaaaay too long comment are just simple words:Β  I won't tell You: "Drop the studies - they are worthless" or "Stop dreaming - art is not something you can make out a decent living" It's not my intention or role to dictate you any specific way. I present my view and can only hope it will give you a second thought and maybe help you to choose the path you want to go.)

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Being an Artist (or writer) is rarely stable salary job and I think that's the biggest fear of Your parents. They are afraid that You will end up without skills/knowledge that would ensure Your future. They see this assurance in a form of diploma from university. And they are not wrong, even if they are not right either. The diploma, especially from engineering open more doors and is a certification of something (not necessarily of actual wisdom) Even if You are not planning to be an actual engineer in the future - the experience you may get during the studies will give you broader perspective on may other subjects, even artistic ones. It is always easier to picture something if we understand it.

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On the other hand - the human world is changing very fast now. The employers more and more are looking for the people who are willing to work hard, those who have passion and those who are determinate to improve over the ones with best grades on diploma. (That of course deepen on the variety of things, I generalize a lot here~~)

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The questions here would be: How good You are as an Artist? What kind of an Artist You would like to be? What kind of job would You like to do as an Artist? How good are You compare to others? How fast You can improve? How good You are in advertising Your creations? Are You aware of Β the quality of Your competition?

Are You able to answer those questions right away?

I highly appreciate writers, artists and creators in general cus I know that is not as easy work as it seem from the viewer side (not that other jobs doesn't require hard work), it is also usually thankless and very often unrewarding materialistically. Of course You may say that You don't have high needs, but can You deny that you need a place to live, a food to eat, new cloths, new art equipment? All of that are costs. Not that low costs as it may seem either. β€œEveryone have a dayjob”

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Once I was on this lecture of one of let’s say semi- successful writers. He publish few books, but isn’t any of recognizable authors. He was talking about many things, but one was significant for and stay with me: β€œI am a lucky man. I happily am able to do what I want to do and work on my own terms. But you need to know that on my own I would never be able to do it. My friends, my family, my wife – they all support me, not only mentally, but also financially. Writing is not the profitable career.” That doesn’t mean it is not a career at all. And being an Artist is one of most liberatory jobs. They possibility to express oneself and simply be happy – enjoy the job You do is half of the success as You have motivation to continue doing it.

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My conclusion would be: No one have the right answer, but maybe you don’t actually need one.

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I can only wish You all the best, Sunshine C:


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Sasplayer In reply to catname [2019-07-21 05:22:19 +0000 UTC]

hello there
only managed to read the entirety of this by now
thank u for the wise and kind words. indeed i have been thinking about most of these points for the past few weeks, and surely enough i dont have the answer yet. which is probably why im quite a delusional xD but i do hope that i could at least create a fulfilling and successful career out of it, hopefully even a financially stable one. i do think that the internet these days provides a "somewhat" much easier platform for artists to be heard than it was for galleries and what not years ago, which could hopefully be an advantage

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catname In reply to Sasplayer [2019-07-21 10:07:54 +0000 UTC]

Hi~~! x3

It's ok~~ I don't really mind if you answer or not xD

The pleasure is all mine C:

Hehe, hope I didn't confuse You more then You were C:

I understand Your point of view, it's admirable and visible that Your motivation is strong.

Wish You turn that "hope" and "could" into "will" and "am" soon C:

Good luck and work hard, Sunshine! C:

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CountOfRoses [2019-07-14 06:58:47 +0000 UTC]

What even constitutes a semi hiatus I ponder? If you make an upload, then wouldn't that mean the hiatus is over? Or perhaps you can make uploads during a hiatus.

The world seemed so much simpler before this moment

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Sasplayer In reply to CountOfRoses [2019-07-14 11:39:46 +0000 UTC]

0_o indeed i think i made the world much worse after this
probably a hiatus that doesn't last as long as the real one?

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CountOfRoses In reply to Sasplayer [2019-07-14 19:12:20 +0000 UTC]

Perhaps

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yeetmeoffacliff [2019-07-14 02:20:19 +0000 UTC]

Good luck to become a successful artist! Don’t let anything stop you from achieving your dreams, even if there are bumps along the way. I (and others) believe in you. Your art is spectacular and I could envision you becoming something big in the future.
-Ale

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Sasplayer In reply to yeetmeoffacliff [2019-07-15 18:45:02 +0000 UTC]

thank u so much for the kind words,
i will make good use of everyone's trust in me and my art!

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CinamonComics [2019-07-14 01:46:33 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful

I was speechless

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Sasplayer In reply to CinamonComics [2019-07-14 11:02:53 +0000 UTC]

thank u

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renzweii [2019-07-14 01:35:24 +0000 UTC]

Amazing work love the the color choices

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Sasplayer In reply to renzweii [2019-07-14 12:10:14 +0000 UTC]

thank u! i was experimenting with green and red
since it was something that i always thought looked awful together (Though they're
complementary)

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renzweii In reply to Sasplayer [2019-07-14 15:07:01 +0000 UTC]

I think you did an amazing job

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Brandandi1223 [2019-07-14 00:59:45 +0000 UTC]

Wow! That's amazing!!!

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Sasplayer In reply to Brandandi1223 [2019-07-14 11:42:00 +0000 UTC]

thank u!

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HellbornChild [2019-07-13 22:58:31 +0000 UTC]

Stunning...

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Sasplayer In reply to HellbornChild [2019-07-14 12:10:26 +0000 UTC]

^ - ^

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waterolive1 [2019-07-13 22:01:41 +0000 UTC]

Sick. Gives flashbacks from ToG XD

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Sasplayer In reply to waterolive1 [2019-07-14 11:40:18 +0000 UTC]

indeed, i haven't it yet but even my friend said the same thing when he saw this!

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