This week, I did two sketches on my new iPad :)
Here you can see Kirilya, one of my newest OCs. Unfortunately, there is no colored illustration of her yet. I hope I'll be motivated to finish one someday ^^
This is Aru, I've already got a few illustrations of her in the gallery. She's also one of my oldest characters and I really like her, mainly because I have a lot of fun drawing her. I don't know why, but some characters are just more fun to draw than others, even if that doesn't necessarily mean you like them more than others you might not draw as often.
I'm so excited that the layout of my new website is finally complete. The blog was especially important to me :) I'm very motivated to write blog posts more regularly than before. I'm generally a journal girl, and an art blog is just the perfect way to combine my favorite hobby, drawing, with an activity I also love: journaling.
I have a lot of plans. The first step was launching my new website. One important section is still missing: the Original Series/Characters section. This will follow in due course, but it might take some time as I need to dedicate some time to it.
I'd also love to get back to making YouTube videos (maybe in the fall or winter?). One video idea I have is about "Capacities." It's a tool/application I discovered for myself a year ago. I use Capacities to store my drawings (like a cloud service), but you can do so much more with it, and I'd love to make a YouTube video about it in the future. For example, in Capacities, I have a dedicated "page" for each of my characters. If you're curious, check out Capacities. I highly recommend it to anyone looking to bring order to their digital life :)
Updated: Jun 15
I remember back in the day, many years ago, there were quite a few art blogs. Many artists even had their own websites. It seems like this has faded away with the rise of social media, which I totally understand. I stopped maintaining an art blog too – even though I tried to get back into it several times, it never lasted long. I needed something new, but there weren’t any real alternatives for me.
My very first blog was on Blogger/Blogspot. Then I tried Tumblr and another platform whose name I’ve forgotten (I think it was Live Journal?). In the end, I kept coming back to Blogger because it felt like I had the most freedom for the things that mattered to me. Like many providers (including my last website provider IONOS), I feel like not much has changed over the years. It’s like after 10 or 20 years, they still have the same features as back then. As times change (and so do we), we might want something new – and I did too.
So, I eventually rebuilt my old website with WIX as my new provider, mainly because it also has a decent blog feature. I’m not sure if I’ll stick with WIX forever or if I’ll look for something new in a few years (if this provider doesn’t evolve or if the subscription no longer fits my price/performance expectations).
I'm really excited about a new era where I can document my thoughts and creative process, all accessible in one place on my website www.seena.at ^____^
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