Animal Jam Bloggers Google + Community!

  Heyo, Jammers!  In the last post, I mentioned that I created an Animal Jam Bloggers community on Google Plus (and also mentioned that I would write more about it today)... so...  here's more about it!

  The Animal Jam Bloggers community is a positive place for bloggers to share and learn blogging tips, share their talents (such as art, writing, editing, etc) with other bloggers, and find new blogs to read.

  This community is for all ages, so there are community guidelines that members must follow.  Posts that don't follow the rules will be deleted, but posts aren't moderated before being publicly visible like comments here on my blog, so keep that in mind.

  All Animal Jam bloggers are welcome to join; whether they've been blogging for years or just started their blog.  I will be pretty active on the community, so feel free to come by and chat with me!  Here's the link to join:  https://plus.google.com/communities/102621571994451947964?sqinv=VEVDTm1UOUFEa1hjZ3A0dXk2ZlhXVWU4WkIwMGhn

  Make sure you have your parent/guardian's permission before joining, especially if you are under 13!

  If you want to spread the word throughout the blogging community of this Bloggers community (XD), here's a handy graphic!

  Also, I will be making free AJ edit requests there, so if you want graphics like the one above, go ahead and ask me!

  Seriously.  I've been making graphics all day....

This one looks weird because I made it at 4 in the morning....

   I hope to see you there ^.^

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And of course, keep drawing and have a pawsome day!

Watch all my videos at Crazcatlover AJ on YouTube!

Draw This Again Challenge- Peck as a Human!

  Heyo, Jammers!  I FINALLY finished the Draw This Again Challenge/One Year YouTube-versary Celebration video!!  I kept having to redo the narration because the first time I narrated it, the audio quality was awful for some reason, so I did it again reading from a script I wrote because I wanted to get the narration done quickly but I'm not good at reading scripts so I didn't like the way it sounded scripted, so I finally did it AGAIN, without a script, which took around 2 hours... yeah...  ANYWAYS, the video's done now, so... here it is!

  And here's the art itself:

  Much improvement.  Wow.  (Seriously, I can't get over how soulless Peck's eyes look in the original drawing..!)  I highly recommend that you try the Draw This Again challenge yourself; it's a lot of fun ^.^

  Also, I have Google Plus now... and I started an Animal Jam Bloggers community!  Everyone is welcome to join, as long as you play Animal Jam and read/have any AJ blogs!  Here's the link to join:
https://plus.google.com/communities/102621571994451947964?sqinv=VEVDTm1UOUFEa1hjZ3A0dXk2ZlhXVWU4WkIwMGhn

  The community is intended for kids of all ages, and there are rules, which are pinned so you can see them.  Posts that don't follow the rules will be deleted, but posts aren't moderated before being publicly visible like comments here on my blog, so keep that in mind.

 

  If you join the community, it would be really appreciated if you posted about it on your own blog!  The image above is an edit I made; you can use it to promote the group if you like.  I hope to see you there, and I will write a more in-depth post about the community soon!

 

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And of course, keep drawing and have a pawsome day!

Watch all my videos at Crazcatlover AJ on YouTube!

Speedart Saturday Wisteriamoon Fanart + Draw This Again Challenge!

  Heyo, Jammers!  Guess what time it is?  It's SPEEDART SATURDAY TIME!!!!  Cuz... it's Saturday.  And it's called Speedart SATURDAY, so.... yeah.  Anyways, here's the fan-art for Wisteriamoon (at last!)

  And here's the art itself:

  I really like how this drawing turned out.  This lineless art style is a lot of fun :)  Anyways, the poll for what video I should make for my one year YouTube-versary is closed, and the winning video is the DRAW THIS AGAIN CHALLENGE!!!  Yay =D  I've been wanting to do this challenge for quite a while, because it's a great way to show improvement and I love watching other people do this challenge.
  I thought about what I should re-draw for a while.  I considered redrawing the art from my very first speedart video, but that drawing was just a simple headshot of an arctic wolf, and I wanted something that more represented my art style and channel, so I found an old drawing of Peck as a human that I drew a while ago and decided to redraw it!  I didn't record the original drawing in a speedart video, but it's one of the first AJ-Animal-As-A-Human drawings that I've made (if not the actual first), and drawing AJ animals as humans is something I do a lot now, so I found it fitting.

  Here's the original drawing, and the re-drawn sketch!

This is the original.  As you can see, the proportions are kinda off, and the face looks a little bit... evil?  I didn't draw a lot of full-body humans back then XD  The pose is pretty stiff, and back then, I pretty much ALWAYS drew people in that pose.  And let's not even talk about the hands...

This is the re-drawn sketch!  I decided to go for a bit more motion in the pose, while still trying to keep it at least somewhat close to the original.  The proportions are a lot better, and her face no longer looks evil XD  The hands are better, though not perfect...  definitely something to improve next time I re-draw it :P

  

  By the way, don't forget to enter your art for the next episode of Crazcat Chats!  A lot of Jammers ask me for tips on how to draw, so I want to share some of my tips, along with your tips!  If you want to contribute, just let me know down in the comments below!

  Give me a link to a couple of your drawings, tell me what part of the drawing you maybe had a hard time with, as well as what you found easier in the drawings (like the face, position, background, how you colored it, shading, etc) and share some tips on how to draw what you found easier to draw.

  Your art will be featured in the video, along with your art advice and I'll also share my own advice for how to draw whatever you had a hard time with.  And of course, you'll get full credit for your art and advice!  No matter what level your art is at, you can enter.  I want the video to be about encouraging people of all skill levels to draw!

  You can enter by commenting on this post or by sending an e-mail to crazcatloverajartcontest@gmail.com .  I'll be accepting entries until Wednesday, June 14th!

  

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And of course, keep drawing and have a pawsome day!

Watch all my videos at Crazcatlover AJ on YouTube!

Delayed Art + I need YOUR help!

  Heyo, Jammers!  Sooooo I kinda missed the speedart video for Tuesday.  Again.  I keep underestimating how much time it takes to draw while keeping an eye on a rambunctious puppy. (Wow, I can't believe I spelled 'rambunctious' correctly there...)
  I've made a lot of progress on the art, but it's still not finished.  I'll try to post the video on today or Thursday.  Probably Thursday.  Anywho, here's the art so far.  I still need to work on the hat, and the tail armor, and the boots, but I really like how it's turned out so far!

  Also, I need YOUR help!  Since the first episode of Crazcat Chats seems to be doing well, I want to work on another episode.  A lot of Jammers ask me for tips on how to draw, so I want to share some.  I would love to be able to showcase art by my viewers, seeing as I kind of no longer make Animal Jam Art Gallery...  Anyways, if you want your art featured, just let me know down in the comments below!  Give me a link to a couple of your drawings, tell me what part of the drawing you maybe had a hard time with, as well as what you found easier in the drawings (like the face, position, background, how you colored it, shading, etc) and share some tips on how to draw what you found easier to draw.

  Your art will be featured in the video, along with your art advice and I'll also share my own advice for how to draw whatever you had a hard time with.  And of course, you'll get full credit for your art and advice!  No matter what level your art is at, you can enter.  I want the video to be about encouraging people of all skill levels to draw!

  You can enter by commenting on this post or by sending an e-mail to crazcatloverajartcontest@gmail.com .

  By the way, today is the last day to vote on my poll for what video you want me to make for my one year YouTube-versary!

  This poll will be open until Midnight tonight, Eastern Standard Time, so make sure you submit your vote before then!

 I moderate comments before they appear on the website; CLICK HERE to view the comment rules!  I love reading all your awesome comments ;)

And of course, keep drawing and have a pawsome day!

Watch all my videos at Crazcatlover AJ on YouTube!

Crazcat Chats Episode One

  I finally made a video about how Animal Jam no longer allows commissions; I already made a blog post about this, but I wanted to make a video so that all of my YouTube subscribers can see :)  By the way, this video is captioned, so if you need/want captions, just turn them on!  If you use captions when watching my videos, let me know and I'll caption more of them... it's a lot of effort, but if it helps even one person be able to access my content, I would gladly caption more videos.

  Also, here's a work-in-progress drawing of Wisteriamoon!  I tried to make the drawing look like her, but incorporate her AJ wolf into the outfit.  So far, it's kind of like if Wisteriamoon cosplayed as her wolf as a snazzy pirate.

  Make sure to vote in the poll for which video I should make to celebrate my one year YouTube-versary!  The poll will be open until midnight on Wensday!

  I kinda want to either do the Draw This Again challene or reading my old AJ fanfiction, but I'm not going to vote at all because I want you to be the ones who chose the video.  I'll probably do all of these videos eventually; this poll is just for which one I should do to celebrate one year of YouTubing :)


   

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And of course, keep drawing and have a pawsome day!

Watch all my videos at Crazcatlover AJ on YouTube!

1 YEAR OF YOUTUBE! + Speedart Saturday- Animal Jam Fanart for Gellyjones

  OMIGOSH GUYSSSSSSSSSSS IT HAS BEEN ONE YEAR SINCE I STARTED YOUTUBE =D  It's really cool to have been making Animal Jam videos for a year :)  Well, technically, I've been MAKING Animal Jam videos for much longer than just a year.  I just wasn't allowed to post them to YouTube until one year ago ;)  I believe that the first AJ video I EVER made, I made WAAAAAY back when I first joined Animal Jam, and it was an Animal Jam music video for my favorite song.
  Of course, my favorite song back then had no lyrics.... so I made them up.  I'm sure they were quite cringey, but the video no longer exists so... I dunno.  Luckily, I wasn't allowed to use YouTube back then, so the cringiness never made it to the internet XD   Shortly after making the video, I had to delete it because it took up so much space... but I remember having so much fun making it ;)

  Anyways, here's today's episode of Speedart Saturday- some fanart I drew for Gellyjones :)

  Also, I'm going to put up a poll on what I should do for my 1 Year of YouTube video, so please vote for what you want me to make =D  Also, feel free to let me know any suggestions for Animal Jam or Art videos that YOU want to see in the future on my channel, along with any Q&A questions you want me to answer in future speedpaint videos!

  

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And of course, keep drawing and have a pawsome day!

Watch all my videos at Crazcatlover AJ on YouTube!