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Hello everyone!  I'm back from PAX Prime!  Thanks to your help I was able to eat food while I was there, haha; thank you.  Now I will be doing commissions to pay my mother back for the trip expenses.  I really love & appreciate her soooo much for always sending me out there!  I will be continuing the CHIBI COMMISSION SALE for a short period of time.






CHIBI COMMISSIONS


$5 // Chibi pixel
$10 // Flatted chibi
$15 // Full-color chibi

I'll draw girls, guys, my little pony girls, Sailor Moon OCs, Vocaloids... I don't care!  Whatever you want!!!!!  Hit me up!





HOW TO PAY


I accept Paypal ONLY.  You must pay in advance.  You must choose to send payment as a gift or I won't be paid in full by Paypal.  You must include your Deviantart ID in the notes so I know who you are!






UPDATE


I have started the next three commissions.






COMMISSION SLOTS


1. Peridot Ambrosia // BunniHunni
2. Dodger & Kioni// KikaiSaigono
3. Heavy Sniper Damneus, Crimson Cloudberry & Sailor Miranda // bandgeekFOREVER



COMPLETED


Commission: Lionel by leviathen Commission: Annomalya by leviathen


Luvew,
Leviathen♥~


Luvew,
Leviathen♥~

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ASK ME ANYTHING



No seriously. Try it.  I reserve the right not to answer stupid/inappropriate questions.


I noticed I've been getting quite a few new fans so I figured that some of them might want to know stuff about me, or about how I work. I also get a lot of notes asking me the same questions over & over again so I thought this might be kinda like a reference guide! Of course any of my dear early-adopted fans can ask too!!! I'm busy so I'll answer them at my leisure.  Below are some questions I have already answered.





Q&A GLOSSARY




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DEVIANTART


Do you take requests?  Will you draw ____ for me?

No.


Do you do art trades?

No.


Do you do point commissions?

No.


Can I commission you?

Yes, here is the information!


Can I turn one of your images into a base?

No.


Can I use one of your images as a reference?

Only if it's a base of mine.


Can you help me with ______?

No, I don't have any time for endeavors that don't directly involve my own projects.


Will you join my group/club/roleplay-group?

No, I don't have any time for endeavors that don't directly involve my own projects.





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PIXELING


When & what got you into dolling?

Kisikae dolls from the 90s; I always wanted to make my own! In fact the first "doll base" I ever used was actually a stripped-down version of Punky's kisikae doll! I didn't even know that dolling existed!  I mainly pixeled my Sailor Moon original characters but for several months I had a request service where you could ask for art of your own SM OCs. Back then I was drawing with pixels then tooling the shading. But yeah... all for the love of SM fanfiction! n_n;


What do you find the easiest to doll?

I guess bases, because they require the least amount of designing, lol!


Have you ever considered making a tutorial?

Yes - you can commission tutorials from me. They start at $30 but may go up depending on the complexity! Here is the information!


Can I use your bases for Gaia commissions?

As long as you are only receiving Gaia Cash for them, NOT real money!





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general ART


When did you start drawing, & what?

I started drawing when I was 5. Not surprisingly the first thing I learned to draw were My Little Ponies! My mother & I would sit together & practice drawing them from coloring book images! Later, I moved on to people because I started watching a lot of anime, most notably Sailor Moon.


Where does your inspiration for your ideas come from??

I can only blame my database of knowledge. I pursue the mental consumption of everything I think is awesome. I especially like learning about science, technology, history/culture, psychology, sociology, & astronomy. I don't read a lot of books but I when I do I usually read dictionaries, reference guides & encyclopedia volumes. The only magazines I read are game magazines or japanese fashion magazines. I read tech blog & am addicted to the best video game blog ever. On top of that I play video games regularly, & also watch lots of anime, kung fu movies & science fiction movies/series. Somehow if you combine all of that together & take it to a super fangirl level, you get me.


Who inspired you to draw?

I've been drawing since I can remember. The only thing I can think is that it's a combination of classic anime that I watched as a child. Artists specifically, probably Katsuhiro Otomo, Shotaro Ishinomori, & Kia Asamiya originally, then later Rumiko Takahashi, Naoko Takeuchi & CLAMP.


What are your favorite programs?

I've been using Adobe Photoshop for 3 years & I feel pretty comfortable with it. I'm so used to the interface at this point [cs3 anyway] that I can usually zip around it with nothing slowing me down. Photoshop is extremely powerful & I've only found a small handful of things I wish it offered that I miss from the program I used previously, Photoimpact.  Photoshop is what I do all my graphic design, pixeling & digital art in. I've recently acquired Sai Painter but haven't started using it yet, & I also use adobe Illustrator for some graphic design work like logos & shirts.


How long does it take for you to complete a piece?

It depends on the level of completion/detail.
sketch // 20m - 45m
pixel item // 30m
pixel base // 30m - 1h
pixel doll // 2h - 4h
digital painting // 4h -12h


How do you come up with amazing designs?

I don't understand many things about fashion, & especially NOTHING about trends, but I have a strong grip on color theory & 2d/3d composition, so for me it's usually all about balancing color, negative space, & density, no matter if I'm working on photography, pixeling, graphic design, or character creation. balance & cohesion are the two most important things! For characters, if I didn't already imagine the world that the character I'm designing lives in, I'd have no theme or ideas to start with! While I'm working I drink a lot of water, take breaks & exercise, eat snacks & listen to my playlists.


Do you have a favourite style to work in?

I definitely like to be able to throw some roboty stuff in if I can! But I also love petite moe... I really can't choose.. it depends on my mood at the time!


Which artists influence you the most?

Here's my influence map!
Influence Map: Leviathen by leviathen





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SYNTHETIC ANGEL


What is it?

Please click here to read more about it.


How many years did it take for you to create your plot & characters?

I started SA in fall, 2007.  The game that preceded it, Angel Synthesis, began in 2003; this game is not tied to the SA storyline in any way.


How do I join?

You have to sign up on this website, then follow through with the activation process which requires a small form & then a writing sample.


Can I join?

The forum has very strict rules about proper use of the English language.  I'm very much an elitist when it comes to grammar & spelling so if you have a problem with either, I suggest you find another board.  The game also requires the age minimum of 20 & 4+ years writing experience.





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PONYOPOLIS


What is it?

Please click here to read more about it.


How do I join?

You have to sign up on this website, then follow through with the activation process which requires a small form & then a writing sample.


Can I join?

The forum has very strict rules about proper use of the English language.  I'm very much an elitist when it comes to grammar & spelling so if you have a problem with either, I suggest you find another board.  The game also requires the age minimum of 15 & 2+ years writing experience.





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MISC


What is your favourite genre of music?

It's hard to say.. I'm a big fan of chiptunes, my favorite chip artist is Sabrepulse. I also love J-pop like anime theme songs & Ayumi Hamasaki. I love metal, my favorite group being Powerglove. Recently I discovered the J-pop metal chick band of my dreams, Aldious. I listen to lots of dnb but most of it is from 2004-2005. I own a vast array of video game soundtracks & I love them all!!!!  When I'm working really hard, I love downtempo music & IDM, especially: Boards of Canada, Autechre & Vector Lovers.


Do you have a MyAnimeList?

Click here!





I'll add more questions as needed~  Feel free to ask new questions now!



Luvew,
Leviathen♥~

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Omedetou! p2

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:star:  New Update :star:


I'm 26~~~~ OH SHIT!!!!  Hehe yay!  Thanks EVERYONE for the sweet birthday wishes!!1  I love you guys & I promise to make this my best year of art EVER!!!!!!!!  Let's do it!!

Tonight Sushi Dinner, tomorrow work, wednesday... arcades!!! Hehe.  Oh I celebrate my birthday for a week!!

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Yes it is about to be my birthday once again!  I'll be 26!  I'm so excited about this upcoming year of my life especially the part of it that will be in 2012!!  I've been getting gifts from you guys already, not something I'm used to - I don't even get gifts in real life except from my boyfriend - so this is really unexpected!  But it's definitely made me happy.  Best birthday ever?  We'll see!



:star: :star: :star: Birthday gifts:star: :star: :star:

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My life is extremely busy, I'm still trying hard to find time to do everything!  I'm hoping to be getting a job as a pixel artist on Gaia.com!  If I could do that I could quit my crappy job at a convenience store finally!!!!!!!

More updates to this journal as I get more gifts!

Once again thanks minna... my life is hectic & in fact my grandmother died very recently, so times have been trying - you guys help keep my spirits up!


Love & cupcakes,
~Leviathen

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FINAL: & after pretending to be another person who hates herself, which clearly is the only truth she's shared so far (she hates herself), Luna rage-quits.  She then cries to another DA user to have them harass me to delete this journal!!  Not bloody likely, pal.  She's the one who wanted to be immortalized by her stupidity - I just helped her!  Here's Luna's/Sin's parting words to me,

"Levi, I didn't mean to insult your Intelligence if I did. I'm about to delete her account. And once more I will say that I am sorry for everything she has caused. Yes, This account is hacked. Yes, I dislike her for many things she has done. I may make my own DA in time. But I hope after this she will leave you all alone."

Unfortunately she harassed me over email & even found my boyfriend's email address from our graphic art website & started harassing HIM!!!  She was claiming to him that I was saying I posted his art on DA... it was too hard for her to realize that we both post our work on our website u_u;  What a moron.  But I haven't heard from her since then & let's hope I never do!

/final

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Epilogue2: Wow.. I can't believe what's happening on Luna's DA account right now.. apparently it has been "hijacked" by someone who doesn't like her.....

/epilogue

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Epilogue: What a fool I was to think Luna would stop harassing my friends & I when she said she was "done fighting."  Actually, I had expected her end rant to be a lot more exciting & funny which it wasn't... but she decided she didn't really want to stop there!  What she meant by "done fighting" was she was going to sneak back into my board under a different account name, take screen shots of stuff, then write her retarded quips on top of them & post them on her deviantart journal.  Check out the first 2 screenshots she has posted, they are pretty hilarious!  I don't know WHAT she hopes to accomplish by doing this.... she just keeps exponentially becoming MORE pathetic somehow which I thought was impossible!  I don't even have the energy to login to one of my DA accounts she hasn't blocked, because of course, I'm not allowed to post on her DA so I can't defend myself against her slander.  Will it ever end!!  LOL the laughs keep rolling in!!

/epilogue

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Final Chapter(?): Thank you, everyone, for all the support I got during this ordeal.  Wikispaces has removed Luna's page with the information that she stole from me & *many* but not all of the stolen artworks in her gallery have been taken down by DA, as well.  She refuses to fess up to the fact that she is STILL a liar & a thief, but she's decided to stop trying to convince Deviantartists of this because we all know that she's a complete fake.  Hopefully she'll slink off into the dirty corner of the internet where "roleplayers" that can't spell more than three words a sentence properly hang out & leave the rest of us that actually like having brains alone!

I'm really glad that you guys support my integrity.  Being honest is one of THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS in the world to me!!  Even I will admit that telling the whole truth ALL the time isn't always the best idea... but spreading bullshit around the internet so that people don't think that you're a pathetic failure instead of just owning up to it like an adult is definitely not the path to becoming a better person [which everyone should be on!!], it just proves to everyone that you are a loser.  My hope after this is that another artist somewhere will benefit when Luna goes to steal their work & thinks *twice* about it next time... at least twice, maybe!  My other wish is that Luna someday learns how to love herself!!  Otherwise at the rate she's going, she will have a very sad life...

I love you guys n_n I'm sure you all felt a tiny sting of annoyance & maybe got very briefly "pissed-off" while reading/writing about this... but I'm quite certain that you laughed about the situation/her antics far more than you were upset - I know I did!  But together we've cleaned up the internet a little... good thing that isn't our jobs *seppuku*

Be on the look-out for a Synthetic Angel thank-you art from me to all of you that recognized artistic injustice & couldn't stand for it.  Not only my integrity was defended these past few weeks, but that of countless other artists that Luna stole/recolored art from & every member of the Synthetic Angel RPG, some of whom have stood by my near-insanity for years to make sure this story gets created & have done nearly as much work on it as I!  Real artists, no matter what level they are, would never pretend they created something they did not, & that's certainly what all of you are!  MINNA-SAN!  TOTEMO ARIGATOUGOZAIMASU!!!

& LUNA!  Thanks again for the laughs!!!

ps.  I took lots of screencaps of people's hilarious comments, so I maayyy still write an Encylopedia Dramatica entry about her.... but I'll have to be DEATHLY bored!!!!!

/chapter

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UPDATE: Finally, Luna is "done fighting" over this ordeal, she concedes in her DA journal: grimreaperluna.deviantart.com/… wonder if she realizes she was never "fighting" to begin with?  The rest of the world calls it "pathologically lying!"

/update

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old update: Luna has obviously returned to DA, as some friends pointed out she has hidden all the comments calling her out on her profile page, including the ones in her gallery calling her an art thief.  Much of her gallery has had the recolors removed from them & that's all thanks to you guys!!!  Good job tracking down the original art pieces!!!  I'm planning a thank-you art for everyone who was involved.  I can't wait to see the next words out of Luna's mouth.... I have a feeling I'm going to laugh hysterically!  I've also sent in my formal copyright infringement complaint to Tangient LLC, as my work has been protected under the DMCA for almost 4 years; I'll be quite pleased when Wikispaces takes down her mockery of a website n_n

/update

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older update: I found Luna posting this comment on ~crystaldestiny's deviantart;
"Hello. And yes, I created the 'Cyberworld' Wiki page. We took it down because we finished up the roleplay last year actully. We still do the roleplay on a site called roleplaychat.org ask for ExodiusViral. We also took it down due to the rip-off 'Synthetic Angel' group. Who, have been sued."

HAHA yeah.  I've been sued alright!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh wait... nope.  She just can't stop lying!
/update

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Alright deviantart it's time I told you about an annoyance I've been dealing with lately!  I gotta vent!!  DA is the new livejournal <3  This girl obviously just wanted to get into it!!

:icongrimreaperluna: signed up on the Synthetic Angel board early 2010 & immediately began to make a fool of herself. She created a terrible character in only a few hours, & proudly displayed it on the board [lemme know if you want to read this atrocity!! i'll post if for LOLs!]. After a day many people had already tried to help her make a better character, but she took their advice as criticism & started alienating herself right away. Her character was rejected, but Luna wasn't ready to go down; she began sending me private messages claiming that I had stolen Synthetic Angel from Aoi Nanase's "Angel/Dust" because she was afraid to post something SO obviously untrue on the forum. She kept this up until I banned her accounts, including the account of her whiteknight that came to her "rescue" during her rejection.

But that wasn't enough for Luna. She stole the entire WikiSpace entry Cassie so pain-stakingly organized & posted it on WikiSpace, titling it "CyberWorld Rpg." She mainly copied the glossary word for word, except where she added in some very obvious edits, like these gems;

"CyberWorld is a text-based, role-playing game created by Morgandis, that Began April 12, 2006, and Ended January 23 2007, before starting up again in May 6th 2008 and is now ongoing, under the same name. Recently descovered: A site stole the roleplay and named it Synthetic Angel RPG, These people stole a copyrighted roleplay, and changed NOTHING about it."

LOL!!! You know what I "descovered"?  You're a fucking PSYCHOPATH!!

""An epic RPG is a game in which players engage in deep, drawn-out storylines, and make posts and replies that are long, detailed, and descriptive. Characteristics of an epic role-playing game include grammatically correct posts that are articulate, sophisticated, intense, and discomforting, forcing the players to ask questions about the nature of the true self and their perceptions of reality, breaking down preconceptions and blurring the boundaries of identity. Players within a role-playing game such as this should become deeply emotionally and mentally entangled within their characters and their feelings, using the players' own life experience to create realistic characters with unexpected plot-climaxes."

This Roleplay is not like that exactly. Their is still a line seperating reality and fantasy, otherwise, something may cause one to make dirastic real life decisions. We do not want that and will not be held responsable if you kill yourself if your character dies. This is roleplay, not real life."

The more previous paragraph was clearly written by me & the following one by Luna; you can see the blatant change in writing skill without even trying! This girl can't even bother to spell check a single sentence & is claiming to be the author of hundreds of thousands of words that are properly spelled & have immaculate grammar?  LOL!!  Sure!!!!!!!!

Anyway... I just had to complain, because she blocked me from her deviantart so I couldn't tell her that she is out of her fucking mind!!!  

Anyone wondering, I'm currently submitting my formal copyright infringement complaint to wikispaces who've promised to remove Luna's mockery of my work n_n  So yes, she won't be able to masquerade as me on WikiSpaces anymore, but I doubt this ordeal will teach her to be a good person u_u I can only hope!!!!!!!!!!

Anyway, I've been doing tons of pixeling you guys haven't gotten to see n_n; Most of it's on the board!  I'll be back soon with Light Render Briareus fuse lines, other various Synthetic Angel art & yes you guessed it.... Ponyopolis art!!!!!1 My current obsession!!! Hope everyone is doing well & having good holidays!!!  I'll have some gift art for some people who deserve it soon!!! :icondismecha:!!!

lurve
~lev

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I'll be holding a Sailor Moon pixel/design contest for July, ending the first week of DECEMBER.



Senshi of the Morphos System
In the final arc of BSSM the senshi face the minions of Galaxia, bound to her by golden bracers.  Each of the metal-named soldiers stole the starseeds of real Sailor Senshi so that they could gain their powers.  The original senshi are never shown in the manga, only named.  I want you to design them!  "Morphos" short for metamorphosis, as I postulate that each of these senshi can become their respective animal spirit at any time.   

sailor planet - animamate - primary color, secondary color
Sailor Coronis - Lead Crow - brown, rust
Sailor Mermaid - Aluminum Seiren - cornflower blue, lavender
Sailor Chuu - Iron Mouse - white, black
Sailor Mau - Tin Nyanko - black, red
Sailor Cocoon - Heavy Metal Papillion - indigo, magenta
Sailor *Vixen - Pewter Fox - silver, dark grey
Sailor *Polyxo - Titanium Kerokko - bright green, black
Sailor *Boreas - Bonus! Lithium Pegasus? - seagreen, navy blue

*Because Fox & Kerokko only appear in the SeraMyu Musicals, they weren't mentioned in the manga or materials collection.  Therefor I took the liberty of naming their planets.  Vixen is a female fox, Polyxo is a nymph of rain.  I believe that Helios, having that same power of animal transformation, would be from this system as well, so there is a bonus additional senshi representing the princess of his planet. Boreas was a wind god who, in the shape of a horse, drew the chariot of Zeus.

RULES
- you may only submit one doll to this contest per category
- must be pixeled, no smaller than 150 pixels tall.  pixel coloring only - no tooling.  you must be able to clearly see the fuku & its parts.
- the idea is to create something that could work as a main uniform for the morphos senshi, with specific accents unique to each individual senshi, meaning try to bring the animamates' fuku in the direction of the sol senshi fuku.  must include a sailor collar, front bow, back bow, tiara or head/hair ornament, skirt, gloves, shoes, gold jewelry & a locket.  don't just rip of the sol senshi or animamate fuku, be creative about it!!!!!!  you can use black or white for the main bodice/glove color.
- research & use the concepts of the official animamates to guide you in your design (for the bonus senshi, use Helios as a guide)
- do not make their hair color & style resemble any of the original sailor moon characters, ESPECIALLY the animamates. no brown ponytails, blue bobs, green odango, etc....
- must use the colors that I listed as the fuku colors
- NAMING - when you want to upload an entry, please name it Morphos Senshi Sailor '____'
- DESCRIPTION - include an original personal & family name for the character along with its translation, come up with a short paragraph describing her or giving a brief history of her/her planet before she was killed.  name her element & include at least one attack.  name & describe a weapon.  
- POST YOUR ENTRY LINK IN THIS JOURNAL ONLY!!!!!!!!!!  If you note me an entry or post one on my profile, it will be immediately disqualified.

PS The entries will be featured in my journal, therefore I reserve the right not to include any entries that I feel lack *SUFFICIENT EFFORT*.  If you're going to pixel, shade.  For my contests it's quality over quantity.

PRIZES
- there will be a first & second place prize for each category.  if however there are not at least 5 viable contestants for a category, there will be only one winner chosen for that category.
__First place - gets a full-size pixel doll by me of the character that they won with, & also gets a request full-size doll from me of a Sailor Moon original character they created
__Second place - gets a chibi-size pixel doll by me of the character that they won with, & also gets a request chibi from me of a Sailor Moon original character they created
__There may be a bonus Honorable Mention prize awarded to entrants that I thought should have won but by vote did not.

If anyone is interested in donating art prizes for the winners please let me know!

You guys shall be the judges!!

Once this contest ends, another will begin... September's theme: The Lampaides!  (underworld senshi) Sailor Orphne, Styx, Acheron, Pyrines [an adaption of phlegethon], Hecate, Eurydice & Princess Persephoneia aka Sailor Kore

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