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Character example for an upcoming book project I'm working on.

Character example for an upcoming book project I'm working on.

For those that don't know, I'm currently working on a Photoshop Tutorial book relating to manga and character art. 85 pages down and another 75 to get done by the end of October! It's coming along but feel like I need until the end of the year at least to complete >_<

Samurai sketch to be used in an upcoming book project I’m working on.

I've been privately blogging for years and occasionally I'll blog to the public via my personal site or social media sites. I wanted to create a Blog network through the same UI instead of having to log into OM, WordPress and Blogger separately. And also wanted to have a primary master Blog which re-posts to social media sites to save potentially posting the same info on multiple platforms to different audiences.

I'm getting there!

I've set up WordPress Multi-site, installed a few plugins which should do the trick and added some basic customization to my private and public blogs. Now I am trying to figure out what to post and to where- should I keep things fairly general, allow more personal posts to be shared, or just share art related things? And should I re-post everything on this master blog to my Facebook, Twitter and Tumbr?

I've never got on 100% with social media. Partly because I don't have the time to update them all, partly because I don't like the idea of making all my thoughts or interactions public. Now that so many people communicate this way and since I have a handful of friends and followers who use these sites, I want them to know what's going on in my world. I also want an audience- people interested in checking out what I have to share, say and show.

I'm also wondering if I should create a separate domain for the master blog- is it worth it right now? Can I easily migrate this to a new domain or server location at a later date if needs be? - I need to figure that out. Rather than this be part of Organic Metal, I like the idea of having a new, separate, simple site just for the Blog with a few extra add on pages to house permanent info and picture gallery. Then again, I also like the idea of creating a new professional portfolio site and not sure if a personal blog would belong on it?

Archer girl sketch to be used in an upcoming book project I’m working on.

She’s an original character based on the EMIEW Bot.

Finished coloring Hitachi Girl in a anime cel style.

Manga Guy Face sketch to be used in an upcoming book project I’m working on.

Wizard sketch to be used in an upcoming book project I’m working on.

Fighter guy sketch to be used in an upcoming book project I’m working on.