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🎉 *throws confetti* Happy New Year guys!! We can finally say good riddance to 2020 lol. 🍻


Hopefully everyone had a great Christmas btw :). It’s been quite some time since you’ve heard from your General and I know my last status post a couple months back wasn’t the most positive one. It wasn’t my intention to leave things on a sad note so with that, I really do apologize. 😔

This year has been one heck of a rollercoaster for me and I’m fairly certain a lot of you hold the same sentiments lol. I won’t go into details but I will say that most of my stress and lack of motivation was due to things going on irl, the absolute hell that is(now was) my retail job, and the amount of projects I took on all at once (which that one was my fault ^^;).


We all live in uncertain times and it’s so hard for me to look into the future anymore and say “Yes, that’s where I want to be” or “That’s what I plan to do”. Life likes to throw its curve balls at us and it can be a little disheartening, to say the least. It’s only natural to have aspirations, make plans, or try to achieve goals in our life but when failure piles up or constant roadblocks form, it can be difficult to keep a smile up and stay positive...

This year hit my confidence pretty hard, but no matter how uncertain or lost I feel, I need to remember that God has a plan and will help guide me through the fog of life and towards the right direction. He is the light that shines my path, the one who holds the future in His perfect hands. Whatever may happen now or later, I need to trust in Him and not give up. 🙂


While I may still feel a bit unsure of my future or what I can even accomplish with my life, I’m happy to say I’m in a better mindset than before and feel more invigorated to work on the projects I currently have. I’ll continue to make goals in hopes of reaching them but will also try to be more open minded if plans wind up changing. I think that’s a good New Years resolution fo me to make. xP


Speaking of projects, I wanna let everyone know I’m still drawing ! Yes lol, even though nothing has been posted in a long while, I want to save any new artwork(s) I complete for when @ArtSpacious goes live on their new art website. That way, it’ll feel more special when I transition over there and it’ll be a great way to kick off my new “base of operations” with something, so look forward to that! I don’t know when the website will be officially open, I have a small hope it’ll be sometime next year, but I’ll keep everyone posted till then. If anything, you’re more than welcome to join the ArtSpacious Discord to hear news directly from the mods. -> https://discord.gg/DBu

(I’m also currently working on a cosplay completely made from scratch but it’s nowhere near complete lol. Maybe I’ll post pics as it comes along, who knows?)



So to wrap things up in a nice little package, this year was hard...harder than most. However, if there’s anything I have taken from this crazy rollercoaster of a year is that plans may break, problems may arise, but I’m going to take a deep breath, trust God, and keep moving forward one day at a time.

Have a wonderful and Happy New Year, my friends! Let’s all move onward into 2021 together!

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   MudkipHello my mudkip army!Mudkip 

I’ve come to bring you all some good news!

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We all know Eclipse is inevitable, and from what I’ve heard, most of you are ready to pack your bags and leave this place for good. 

Question is, where? 
Where do we go from here?

I’ve been contemplating on what I’m going to do after Eclipse becomes permanent. While there are options other than DA, they feel more like a last resort rather than a place to call “home”. I don’t want to leave if I have no solid place to move my base of operations, yet I have been keeping my eyes open for possibilities, and I may have finally found what I was looking for! :eager:

So apparently, there’s a group of people here that are going to be creating a new art website called :iconartspacious:. They want to keep all the things we love about the old DA and improve upon it, adding more customizable options for profiles, journals, galleries, all the whole 9 yards lol.

  And unlike DeviantArt, they want to listen to the community that’s supporting them.

They are currently under construction, so no moving there just yet lol, but I recommend following their group to keep up with news and updates. There’s also a Discord server for those who may not wish to stay on DA anymore but still keep track of everything pertaining to ArtSpacious. I’ll leave the links to those places  down below: 
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So guys, what do you think? Does this give you some hope? I personally like the idea and plan on following the group and discord to keep track of everything. No I’m not deleting my DA account lol but if all goes well with ArtSpacious when the website goes live, I’m definitely moving there! It’s sad to think we all might go our separate ways cause of Eclipse :(. I don’t want to leave the friends I’ve made here and this little band of mudkips we’ve all createdl. Though Eclipse may be the one to separate us, I hope ArtSpacious can be the glue that keeps us together!~:heart: 


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Pikachu wave Hey guys, I have returned :wave:! Big thanks to those who participated with me in #thesoundofsilencemovement

For anyone who’s wondering if this had any affect on the whole Eclipse ordeal, I checked the update on the person who started the movement and she mentioned a DA staff member did contact her and several other members, asking for any suggestions to improve group use on DA.
So guys, a few people on DA are listening! Now...whether or not they’ll do something about it is a different story lol, but I refuse to give up though! That’s why I participated in the movement to begin with. I’ll see this through to the end. Hopefully DA will have a change of heart and at least compromise with us all, or all they’d be doing is hammering the nails in their own virtual coffin. :(

Anyway, that’s it for now, I’ll keep you all informed if I find anything else new on our Eclipse enemy lol. For now, this briefing is over! The mudkip army is dismissed!
 Big Boss Pays His RespectsSalute 
Have a great week, everyone! Pixalated Mudkip Gif 



New Found this recent Journal from the girl who started the protest. It’s got some pretty important info that I’m sure you all might wanna take a look at. After reading it, I‘m honestly a little shocked. I knew DA was slipping but damn, didn’t know it was this bad...



Sound Of Silence- Things We All Need to Mull Over.So after reading through some comments left on my DA statement journal
shortly after I had logged off for the weekend,
I saw this particular comment,
which comes from a "DA vet and Former CV Member":

https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/838956496/4839151393
In which this particular part of the comment stands out to me:
"Point 3: Less traffic doesn't matter right now. It matters when Eclipse rolls out. And I'm going to be honest, less traffic probably won't enact any change, it will probably just get the site shut down. The site is and has not been performing well for an extended period of times due to a series of poor management decisions and complacent leadership. deviantART is not the juggernaut it used to be, nor does it try to be a standout in its market now. That coupled with a parent company th



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Thanks guys for letting me hear your thoughts on the whole Eclipse issue. It’s nice to know I’m not alone in being frustrated by it all. With that being said, I wanted to let you all know about #thesoundofsilencemovement

For those who don’t know what that is, its basically a call for users who are against the removal of the old site to not be active on DA for the first 3 days of Eclipse. Here’s the journal where I found out about the movement. I highly recommend you check it out.
The Sound Of Silence - DA StatementSo Eclipse is Coming
SEE MY LATEST JOURNAL ON THIS HERE:

I'd like to organize a proactive event to show DA the possible results of a permanent Eclipse change-over. Instead of deactivating your accounts for good, or indefinitely boycotting the site, I'd like to make a Statement of Silence for those Users against Eclipse. Starting May 1st, I will not be active on Deviantart. I will not submit new deviations, journals or even visit the site for 3 Days time. From 12:00AM CST May 1st to 12:00am May 4th. (3 days) I ask all other Users who wish to keep old Deviantart to join me in this statement of silence. 
Not Only Is Eclipse Difficult to Navigate, It is so close to Plagiarism it isnt funny. How they aren't in a Lawsuit with Artstation is beyond me!
Look at these site comparisons!

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So starting May 1st-3rd, I will not be online AT ALL. I won’t post anything, message anyone, or even log on to check anything.

*clears throat*

I, General Mudkip, call upon my great mudkip army to help me and everyone else make a statement to DA. Join me on this movement! I ask for anyone who is against the permanent removal of our beloved old site to do the same!

Will it make a difference at all? Will they listen?
No, probably not.

But I be damned if I at least don’t try and let my actions do the talking. The General doesn’t go down without a fight!
 Onionhead hero - onion head


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So...Eclipes?

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Bear with me while I rant about this. I just gotta vent cause I’m so frustrated right now.

You all probably got the notification that DeviantArt is getting rid of the old format. Personally, I never liked the eclipse version. Heck, most people I’ve talked to keep using the old version cause we all like it. While Eclipes does showcase more of your art, their editing and format for other things absolutely SUCKS!! My front page that I spent time customizing is a mess, my polls are not showing, and my Journals aren’t displayed on the front page anymore as well as a few other things.

Also, the new way they display notifications is shit. I hate how everything is split into other places and not grouped up in one place anymore. I don’t see my watchers art along with my comments, faves, journals, and so on.
I hate it.
I hate it so much... :(

Look, I know “it’s new“ and “we’ll get used to it” but even so, I’ll always prefer the options and format of the original. I just don’t understand why DA has to shove this down our throats now. Why didn’t they just keep what they have already, where you have a choice in which format you wanna use? Or perhaps they should take feedback from the community and fix/change things of this new version? I don’t know guys, I’m just stumped.

*sigh* Sorry guys, I don’t mean to make a fuss. I know it’s not the end of the world lol. I’m just frustrated. If youve made it this far, thanks for hearing me vent :XD:.

What do you guys think of all this? Are you upset or ok with the new changes? Let me know your thoughts on the matter. I’d really like to hear your opinions
Thanks! :)  

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