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Hey everyone! If you could give me a quick second of your time, I entered  my art into the Avatar Fan Factory Fan Art contest. Could you give it a vote?

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Still rolling with my New Year's Resolutions, I managed up re-work my Patreon! I've streamlined the number of tiers. Now we have sketch requests, commission discounts, and an exclusive character poll for a Patreon-only drawing every month! I'll be active with first look WIPs, sketches, videos, Q&A, and other surprises. If you enjoy my art, please help support my mission to keep it accessible for everyone.

:bademoticon:  NINJA MONKEY STUDIOS ON PATREON

Also, as I mentioned in my last journal entry, a children's book I've illustrated recently hit the market. It's available on both Amazon and Barnes and Noble. I hope you'll have a look! It was an absolute joy to create.
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I mentioned before in my journal that I've been working on a series of children's book illustrations, right? Well, now it's live on Amazon! How exciting!


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DAISY GETS A BROTHER

The book is available for pre-order currently and releases February 1st. Thank you to everyone who supported me through the illustration process and to the author Fred who approached me with such enthusiasm for the project! This book memorializes his dog Daisy who passed last year and also celebrates their adoption of Daisy's younger brother Cody. The illustrations are cute and lively. I hope you will enjoy this book as much as I enjoyed creating it and collaborating with the author. 

What a fun milestone!
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Next month will mark my 15th year on DA! Wow! And there are some of you have have been with me almost the entire ride. Thanks for hanging so long, guys! I really appreciate it!

So, the end of 2018 was fantastic for me. I got to strike another item off my bucket list and I illustrated a children's book.  I'll be sure to post more info about that when it's available for sale, but it was a cute pet adoption story involving beagles. It was an absolute pleasure to illustrate!

I'm changing gears this year and backing off the comic a bit. I'm really going to try and retool things so I can sell physical copies at comic conventions, though the comic will still be available online. I haven't decided whether I'm going to continue updating it online or not. I'm running in to old doubts about the series and getting mired down by indecision.

So, in the meantime, I'm trying to bolster my presence in my community. I've already applied this year to be in an art/craft market in my neighborhood, for which I'll need to make some more images. I am back on the commission train and the first couple weeks of 2019 have been packed with commissions! The demand gives me hope and the income gives me a bit more room in my household budget. Definitely a bonus!

One of my resolutions this year was to get active in social media again. I was doing pretty well at the beginning of last year, but sort of fell off the wagon. I'll do my best to keep up with it! Granted, it's not as much fun as creating, but without the social media, there are no eyes on my art, so it's kind of crucial, right? :)

I hope you all had a fantastic holiday and that 2019 is being good to you. If you would like a commission or have any questions, hit me up!
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May Update and announcement!

Thank you for the birthday wishes. I appreciate every one of you who took the time to wish me well. Thank you for that gift :)

This year is on fast-forward. I'm glad Spring's here, but the last half of April was crazy busy! I wasn't sick for a whole month! Now that was a blessing. My daughter and I both have our birthdays at the end of the month, so we split that up by each of us getting a week. She got to go to the arcade and a pan-asian market to shop for her favorite Japanese snacks. I got to go to the new Avengers movie and look at the Spring Parade of model homes in the area. We both had a great time! I'm glad to have a break-- for a little while at least. School is almost out for Summer! o_o

In other news, I completed #ACEOApril and that was a fun, but exhausting challenge. All of the cards are up for sale, save for a couple that have already been claimed. These are original art and available for 20USD (free US shipping) until Saturday this week. So, if you have your eye on a particular card, please don't hesitate because it may be snapped up.

Untitled Drawing by The-Z

Thank you for your time and encouragement. If you would like to support my art, you can order commissions, drop me a digital tip on KO-FI or become a patron.
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