Welcome to The Crazcatblog! This is an Animal Jam blog by me, Crazcatlover, where I post my Animal Jam videos, art, and more.
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YES! SPEEDART SATURDAY IS HERE! I've been super excited to post this episode because this time, I included the sketching process on paper. (Sorry for the poor-quality camera; it's the only camera I have XD)
And here's the art itself:
I must admit, it was kinda hard to draw the sketch working around the camera, so I don't know if I'll record the sketching process for all my speedpaint videos in the future. Lemme know what you think, though!
Also, I need some good Q&A questions for me and my sister to answer in a speedpaint video that we did together! Yep, she drew with me! I'm not the only artist in my family ^.^ So if you have any questions for me and her to answer, please ask! (If you're not able to comment on my blog, you can ask them on my Jammer Wall in Animal Jam; my AJ username is crazcatlover )
Well, that's all for this post! I hope you're having a super fabulous, wonderful, fantastic day! A fab-wonder-tastic day! Yeah! Have a fab-wonder-tastic day, Jammers ;)
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Can't write a long post right now, but I wanted to show you the drawing for Speedart Saturday!
This week's episode of Speedart Saturday is going to be special because I did it a bit differently ;) Be sure to be on the lookout for it; I'll be posting it tomorrow!
Also, my buddy Purplestarclub from the My Little Jammers blog is hosting a party on Saturday at 10'O'clock AM MST at her den! I'm going to be going, it'd be really cool if you came too :D
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Heyo, Jammers! I've had a pretty busy day, and I was kinda lazy throughout the week, so I didn't get the art for Speedart Saturday finished until now. But here it is!
And here's the art itself:
I'm going to end the post here; I know it's short, but I'm pretty tired. Have a fabulous day ^.^
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I've been a lazy little kitty and waited until today to draw the art I've promised my buddy ja983.... Well, I finally finished it, so here it is! The video won't be done until tomorrow, though :(
Le sketch:
Le finished art:
I wanted a pose with a bit more ACTION, so I tried this pose. *shrugs* I think it's cool, but I really do need to work on capturing motion (and Emotions) in my art...
Anyways, I need YOUR help! Yes, you! Y'know how I answer Q&A questions on my speedart videos? I need questions! My good buddy Sarahkey8 is a huge help to me and always provides me with questions for my videos (thanks, Sarah ^.^), but I'd like to have questions from the rest of you, too! So if you've ever wanted to ask me a question for my Q&A's, please do!
I can always use more Q&A questions. Make sure to be creative, because I will only answer questions that I haven't already answered before in previous videos. And ask as many questions as you like! (If you have 20 random questions to ask me, ask me! I won't be annoyed; I'll be really grateful ^.^) If you're not allowed to comment on my blog, you can ask your questions on my Jammer Wall in Animal Jam; my AJ username is crazcatlover.
Also, if you know of any good Animal Jam tags that I can do, let me know! I'd love to do some more tags here and in my videos! That's all for now; hopefully I'll update this post later with the finished art, but I kinda think that the video may not be finished until tomorrow...
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And of course, keep drawing and have a pawsome day!
Me: YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY I AM SUPER EXCITED!!!!
You: Oh, Crazcatlover is doing the Swilshine-intro now. Took her long enough.
Me: C'mon, aren't you going to ask why I AM SUPER EXCITED?!!!!
You: Ok. Why are you SUPER EXCITED IN ALL CAPS AND 4 EXCLAMATION MARKS?!!!!
Me: Because I've finally been tagged in a tag!!!!
You: Oh. Ok.
Me: *sighs*
ANYWAYS, yeah. Lostfairy from The Animal Jam Jumble tagged me to do the Sunshine Blogger Tag! (Or Sunshine Blogger Award Tag... I'm just going to call it the Sunshine Blogger Tag, though) This tag is really cool. First thing to do is to answer the 11 questions that the person who tagged you asked, then you get to come up with 11 questions to ask 11 people that you tag! (But I haven't really seen anyone tagging 11 people.... basically, just tag as many people as you can think of that actually read your blog and would see the tag and actually do the tag and if you can think of 11 people, GOLD STAR FOR YOU!)
So, here we go!
1. What movie character is most like you? Why?
Hmm... I can't really think of any movie character that's most like me. Do TV show characters count? Because if so, then I'm most like Mabel from Gravity Falls. I'm very random, energetic, and cheerful.
2. What is your favorite smell in the world?
The smell of a new season. Does that make sense? Each season has its own distinct smell to me. It smells new and fresh and exciting!
3. If you could meet any fictional character, who would it be?
Robin from Young Justice!!!!!! He's kind of my favorite superhero/fictional character. And if I could meet Robin, then that would mean that Young Justice is real and Young Justice is an amazing TV show ^.^
This Robin, by the way. The original Robin.
The reason why I need to clarify which Robin is because there are many, many Robins XD
This is another Robin.
This is yet another Robin.
Season 3 will probably have ANOTHER Robin. (Actually, I hope not. Because the only other Robin that they would introduce would be Damian Wayne. I don't see how they could make Damian Wayne fit into that universe.... If you know what I'm talking about, GOLD STAR FOR YOU!)
ANYWAYS, moving on!
4. What is the best thing that has happened to you and why?
I think the best thing that has happened to me is discovering Animal Jam and the huge community it has. I've made so many incredible friends through Animal Jam, and the Animal Jam blogging community!
5. What's your favorite daydream that you go to all the time?
Young Justice. 'Nuff said.
6. If you could have ANY animal in the world as a pet, which animal would it be?
Do unicorns count as an animal in the world? Because I've always wanted a unicorn. But honestly, I really-really-really want a dog. And I mean, I kinda doubt that I could obtain a unicorn...
7. What are your 3 favorite words?
Imaginativeness! Superheroes! Whelmed! (Wait, whelmed is an actual word? I thought Robin made it up. The things I learn from autocorrect!)
8. What is your dream job?
Since being a superhero isn't a viable job, I want to work as an artist/moderator for AJHQ. If that's not possible, then me and my sister want to make our own comic book/other media company that makes kid-friendly media for teens. Or maybe I'll do both :D
(When I was little, I wanted to make a bakery that made dairy-and-peanut-free deserts, with a cat shelter in the back where people could pet cats while eating deserts. I don't think that that'd be up to health code, though XD)
9. What's your idea of the perfect day? Why?
A perfect day for me would be a day spent with friends and my family. Corny as it may sound, I'm happiest when I'm with my friends.
10. What sounds best to you: a book, movie, or video game?
I spend a lot of time on Animal Jam (which is technically a video game), but honestly, there's nothing quite like a good book. When I'm not playing Animal Jam, I'm usually reading.
11. What would you do if you woke up one morning and found everything you love gone?
Wow, that's a depressing question! I'd probably have a mental breakdown :) (seriously, if everything I love were gone, that would mean that every human being would be gone and the Earth would be inhabited only by bugs... that is, if Earth even existed anymore. I love the planet, too! XD That sounds corny. But seriously... I don't think I can even imagine how I'd feel or what I'd do.)
Those questions were amazing, Lostfairy! Click here to read her post where she did the Sunshine Blogger Tag!
Now, I need to come up with 11 questions!
1. Whom do you most look up to?
2. If you could be a character in any book, TV show, or movie, what character would you be and why?
3. What's a talent that you've always wanted? (i.e. the ability to sing, draw, write, play sports)
4. If you could travel through time, when would you go to?
5. If you could change anything about your life, would you?
6. If your life were a TV show, what would the theme song be?
7. If you were a superhero, what would your powers and superhero name be?
8. What do you spend the most time doing on your computer/phone?
9. If you were somehow shrunken down to 10 inches tall, what's the first thing that you'd do?
10. Which animal do you think is the cutest? (Adorable photographs are welcome)
Cowie01 who is my sister and doesn't have a blog, but I will ask her to do the tag here on my blog
And anyone else who wants to do the tag!
(I know, it's not eleven people, so no gold star for me unless 2 Anyone Else's decide to do the tag as well)
Also, Animal Jam Art Gallery episode 27 will hopefully be finished and posted today; I haven't had
Ta-ta for now! If you want me to do more posts like this, make sure to tag me to do more tags X)
And of course, here's today's episode of Animal Jam Art Gallery! Or rather, yesterday's episode... I try to get AJAG finished and posted on Thursday, but I didn't get a chance to record the voice-over parts of the video yesterday because there was so much background noise. I finally finished it, though!
Huge thanks to 2fangs, anjulfire, chloetehbanana, fuzzyberryclaws1, Jammer3hm1d, kally97, kittycorgi, lostfairy, Notched, sharae16, Starrlingart, and supershi111 for letting me feature their awesome art in this video!
I would love to feature your art in a future episode! If you want your art in an upcoming episode of Animal Jam Art Gallery, just put the masterpiece(s) you want featured in your den in Animal Jam in an easy to see spot, leave your den unlocked, and send me a Jam-A-Gram or leave a comment either right here on this post, or on my Jammer Wall saying that you want your art to be featured in an episode of Animal Jam Art Gallery :)
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And of course, keep drawing and have a pawsome day!
Here's the preview sketch for my art trade with Graciepopstar91! She asked me to draw both her wolf and her friend, Coolcat89252,'s wolf. I had some difficulty drawing 2 animals together, but here's the sketch:
I might turn the digital lineart for this drawing into some coloring pages (I really want to make a lot more coloring pages, but whenever I end up drawing Animal Jam art, it's always art for speedpaint videos XD)
What do you think? Would you like to color this picture?
(Also, Gracie, if you could, can you not make your part of the art trade into a masterpiece? If you do, please don't gift me a copy. It's kinda complicated, but if you want to know why I'm asking this weird request of you, please read the post that's right before this one)
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Hey, Jammers. Today I'd like to let you know about something. In the past, I have offered my drawings of Animal Jam animal avatars in exchange for in-game Animal jam items. I will no longer be offering these commissions, because it is my understanding that this is no longer allowed in the game.
So, here's the full story. I've been drawing Animal Jam speedpaint video art for around a year now. Sometimes I did the art for free. Sometimes I'd draw art for another artist, and they'd draw art for me. And sometimes, I'd draw art for someone who would then give me an item in Animal Jam for my art- usually some sort of rare.
I thought that this was completely okay, and thought nothing of it until Skorm was banned for selling items. Concerned that what I was doing (making art in exchange for in-game items) may count as selling items, I contacted an Animal Jam moderator on the Daily Explorer, Animal Jam's official blog. I asked if it was okay to continue making non-masterpiece art for in-game items, and the moderator replied, saying that the issue was exchanging items for money and that what I was doing was fine.
So I continued offering commissions, until recently, my friend told me that they heard that Jammers were getting in trouble for making non-Masterpiece Animal Jam art in exchange for in-game items. Concerned, I once again contacted AJHQ. It took a while to get a response, but I finally did, and here is what it says:
Hello Jammer,
Thank you for contacting Animal Jam Headquarters.
We understand that you would like to exchange non-Masterpiece art for Animal Jam items. Unfortunately this is not allowed. Per the Animal Jam Terms of Service, we allow our users access to Animal Jam content for non-commercial use:
"11. License to Use Animal Jam Content. The information, pictures, graphics, games, and upgrades for use in Animal Jam (e.g., new levels, missions, characters, and in-game items and in-game currency, such as gems, diamonds, etc.) ("Game Items"), and other content, features and services available in Animal Jam, including content posted by users (collectively, the "Animal Jam Content") are owned by us or our suppliers or licensors and are protected by copyright and other laws throughout the world. We grant you a non-exclusive license to reproduce portions of the Animal Jam Content for the sole purpose of reviewing and using the Animal Jam Content as permitted in this TOS. We may require you to pay a fee for a non-exclusive license to use certain Animal Jam Content. You acknowledge that Animal Jam Content has no real world value, is licensed as part of, and may only be used in, Animal Jam. *Accordingly, you may not sell or transfer the Animal Jam Content and all such transfers or sales are null and void. All copyright and other proprietary notices on any Animal Jam Content must be retained on any copies. Any unauthorized reproduction or modification, distribution, or performance of any Animal Jam Content is strictly prohibited.* You will not to copy, reproduce, republish, upload, display, post, or transmit any Animal Jam Content and will not make or distribute things where you include the Animal Jam Content. It is a violation of our rights to do this, even if you are not selling the items, but are only giving them away. The only time you can do this is if we specifically give you permission. The use of Animal Jam Content for any other purpose is a violation of our copyright and other proprietary rights. Translation: Non-physical, digital items that you purchase for use in Animal Jam, including memberships, avatar accessories, den items, gems and diamonds are not property owned by you. As a result, you do not have the right to modify, share, transfer or sell these items."
The safest way to exchange your art for Animal Jam items is to create your art through our Masterpiece feature and then use the trading system in order to exchange your art for the desired Animal Jam item.
So basically, the policy has been changed. It's no longer allowed to make non-Masterpiece art for in-game Animal Jam items. I told AJHQ about what I did, and they told me that what I did was no longer allowed, and that I need to stop. Seeing as my account has not been either suspended or banned, I think that they are pardoning Jammers who made non-Masterpiece art for in-game items in the past.
If you are currently offering anything outside of Animal Jam in exchange for in-game Animal Jam items, the best thing to do is to stop. This applies to things such as art commissions, YouTube banner commissions, video intro commissions, and anything outside of the game that you are exchanging for in-game Animal Jam items. So I won't be hosting AJ art contests anymore. I won't be doing Amazing Artist Giveaways in my Animal Jam Art Gallery videos anymore. (I don't know if that applies to this situation, but better safe than sorry).
I've closed art trades, commissions, and requests for a few months. Any commissions currently in my schedule will now be requests, meaning I will draw the art for free. Please don't give me any in-game Animal Jam items for my art. When I start to do AJ art for Jammers again, it will be art trades only.
Hey, Jammers! I AM BACK!!! I finally got the new charging cord for my tablet! So here's the speedart video for my art trade with meganfurryfun37 :)
And here's the art itself:
And here's meganfurryfun37's part of our art trade!
By the way, I won't be re-opening art trades until sometime in July, after JamCon 2017 (Animal Jam Convention :DDDD), because I plan on going to JamCon and I need to make tons of fanart. I'll finish all of the speedpaint videos currently in my schedule, of course, but after that, I will not be accepting new art trades until after JamCon.
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And of course, keep drawing and have a pawsome day!
Heyo, Jammers. Unfortunately, I am not going to be able to make videos for a while. My computer's charging cord is broken, and it may be a while before I can get a new one for it. (I'm guessing it'll be around a week until I can get a new charging cord)
That's all I can write for now. This is crazcatlover, signing out. Peace!
