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HaleyHylia

I really like classical art
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I can be a bit of a verbose individual, particularly when it comes to talking about video games and art. In light of this fact, I found that social media and other similar platforms really didn't satiate my need for lengthy wordage on the topic, so I've decided to go old school and make a blog! :la:

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I know from my time on DA and elsewhere that people love to chat about what they love but they also enjoy reading about what others love, too. :nod: With so much of the content out there being about quantity vs quality, I feel like people want some better reads now and then and I'm hopeful I can provide that to the gaming/art/etc community! I'm still working on adding additional content stuff, ie about my art and whatnot, so please be patient as I build things along.

:star:Looking to collaborate!

As part of a special series for my blog, I'm looking to collaborate with other creators for interview/Q&A type posts to highlight what you do, why you do it, and what your life is like as a creative person!


I'll require images/examples of your work and you'll need to answer the interview questions I provide as thoroughly as you can. :) Don't worry, they're straightforward - nothing crazy! I just want to feature people from all different creative realms to encourage creativity in every way. If you're interested, please let me know through a comment or a DM!

:star: Blog post excerpts coming soon...

I hope you guys don't mind if I post some blog excerpts here to give everyone a taste of what kind of stuff I'll be writing about. Hopefully it's not annoying! ;)


Does anyone else have a blog somewhere? I'd love to read your stuff, too! :love:

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After being on DeviantArt for 7 years now, I've had the amazing opportunity to meet/chat online with so many of you and I'd like to take that a step further and talk to you guys in real time while I share my passion for one of my biggest hobbies in life: video games! :star: I'm about to dive into the deep end of Twitch streaming video/PC games such as Skyrim, The Witcher 3, The Sims 4, and Genshin Impact among others. If any of my DA followers are interested in casually chatting about life, art, games, and whatever else, I would love it if you would join me on my Twitch streams so I can get to know you guys better. :heart: Some of you have been followers for a long time and I think it is an awesome opportunity to know you further through an additional online medium. :hug: Especially as my deviations are quite seldom...

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Also, if you have a Twitch channel, please comment with a link to your channel! :) I would love to see what you're all streaming. I look forward to putting names (or avatars!) to usernames and just chatting with some of you outside of DA from all the way over in New Zealand! See you all on Twitch! :dance:

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Point Right 139 weeks later...

Life has taken a lot of turns for me in the last 2.5 years since my last journal update. but hopefully this journal entry is the beginning of many marking my returned involvement in the DA community and art overall. I haven't made pieces in a long time, but my interest and enthusiasm has been renewed! I am a dummy! It's great to be back on DA and seeing so many familiar folks after so long. I can't wait to see what you're all up to!

Point Right Ch-ch-ch-changes...

Coming back to DA, one of the first things I did was change my username. Having lost my enthusiasm in art - and a lot of other things - for a long time, having a username like ever-so-excited really didn't fit me anymore. I'm older (31 in a few months!) with a lot of big life experiences changing me inside and out. I've got new goals and priorities and I'm happy to say art is one of them. To do that, though, I wanted to do a bit of re-branding so I'm consolidating my usernames to HaleyHylia as best as I can across various platforms. I've also recently started an Instagram account for folks to follow my art and voice acting adventures. Please let me know your usernames so I can follow you guys in return!

Point Right On a roll...

I'm really pleased to say that in only the last few weeks of taking art seriously again after 2.5+ years away, I've been able to finish three brand new pieces, including two classical portrait parodies (one yet to be published). For someone whose art brain is really out of shape, I'm quite proud I was able to do this! Love I've gotten great feedback from you guys on these two latest pieces, so thank you for helping to welcome me back and encourage me to keep creating more. Heart

Bullet; Yellow  Zelda, Princess of Hyrule and The Legend of Sheik Bullet; Yellow 

Point Right  As for the future...

Looking ahead, I'm aiming to get my feet wet with selling my works at comic/art conventions and I'll be starting with the big daddy of them all (here in New Zealand, anyway): Auckland Armageddon 2019 ~ 25th thru 28th October! I'll be setting up shop in the Artist Alley section of Armageddon (stall A19) taking my goods with me, so we'll see how it goes. I'm keen to do more but have sadly entered into it all towards the end of con season here in NZ...but who knows, I might go overseas for some, as well! La la la la So if anyone is in New Zealand, please come say hi if you attend! 


For more info on attending Auckland Armageddon 2019, please visit their website.


Star!  UPDATE JULY 3RD: Star! I've just gotten the great news that I've been offered a table at Overload 2019, as well! :happybounce: Overload is a dedicated Anime/Manga art convention in Auckland that also features Japanese video game art, as well. Overload 2019 will take place on Saturday 28 September, so it will be my first go at a convention. How exciting!


For more info on attending Overload 2019, please visit their website.


Point Right  Thank you...

...to all of my watchers who haven't removed me this whole time! Wink/Razz I hope to keep uploading art you enjoy and am glad to be back into things. I've got another piece ready to post soon, so be on the look out for that! Thank you all again for your support over the last six years and here's to six more! 

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Hey all! It is with extreme sadness that I have to post this journal although I wish that I had had the ability to do it sooner than today. :( I am unfortunately on a bit of a forced hiatus from DA and the internet altogether as I recently had to move and am now without a reliable/fast internet connection. Accessing the internet via my laptop is pretty much at a snails pace - if it works at all - save for ultra-light websites like Google search. Anything heavier - especially somewhere like DA - is pretty much impossible to access most of the time. Downloads and uploads are not possible whatsoever. This thus renders me unable to upload anything as well as download resources via the web for new pieces. So my art is, quite sadly, on indefinite hold.

I am extremely sorry to those of you who have left comments, sent notes, or have outstanding projects and I hope you can forgive this inconvenience. Believe me, I would know what a big inconvenience it is! :( I miss you all, DA, and art incredibly and I hope to find a resolution to this ASAP.

Apologies again and I very much hope to be back to DA - and art - sooner rather than later.

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Hey all! It is with extreme sadness that I have to post this journal although I wish that I had had the ability to do it sooner than today. :( I am unfortunately on a bit of a forced hiatus from DA and the internet altogether as I recently had to move and am now without a reliable/fast internet connection. Accessing the internet via my laptop is pretty much at a snails pace - if it works at all - save for ultra-light websites like Google search. Anything heavier - especially somewhere like DA - is pretty much impossible to access most of the time. Downloads and uploads are not possible whatsoever. This thus renders me unable to upload anything as well as download resources via the web for new pieces. So my art is, quite sadly, on indefinite hold.

I am extremely sorry to those of you who have left comments, sent notes, or have outstanding projects and I hope you can forgive this inconvenience. Believe me, I would know what a big inconvenience it is! :( I miss you all, DA, and art incredibly and I hope to find a resolution to this ASAP. 

Apologies again and I very much hope to be back to DA - and art - sooner rather than later.

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