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lostonepage (Syrielle & Aki- Drawn Early 2017 for Loz DiD Guestbook #1)
🕑 Added 2019-10-10 22:02:05 +0000 UTCMagmag story time!~ π
So early 2017, just a lil more than half a year of being on DeviantArt as Magnolia-Baillon, I was contacted by lostonezero who wanted to commission me for his first guestbook! :0 I thought 'Omg!! This is so cool! Loz-senpai is reaching out to me about this awesome project!' And of course, I accepted the commission to draw for him, got the characters selected, worked on it amidst my schoolwork, and got it sent in a while later~ I couldn't wait to see my work amongst other amazing DiD artists I've admired for so long; it was like a dream-come-true for a relative newcomer to the scene like me! :D
Loz finally released Volume 1 a few months later but... this drawing wasn't included? :/ Huh.. that's strange. I got a note from him later saying that he got so many artists involved that he had to split up all the works into another volume. Oki, that's totally fine~ But me being me, I started get a lil paranoid, and wondered if that was just an excuse, and that he didn't like this drawing and wanted it excluded... . _ . I started to really get in my own head, but I took it all as a sign that my art was still not good enough in quality, so I started to pay a lot more attention and spend a lot more time on drawings than I did previously, to make sure I was meeting this higher standard I now expected of myself.
Loz eventually released Volume 2 in Jan. 2018, and... this drawing still wasn't included XP Some friends in this art circle I was in had worked on their guestbook drawing later in 2017, and were still included before me... Hmmmm, so at that point I took it as a sign that loz really didn't like my drawing for him XP haha Loz expressed differently in another note I got from him tho, saying he did like it and would include it in Volume 3.
Coming up now on almost two years since Volume 2 was released, I rediscovered this old drawing in one of my folders XP I decided to contact loz about it since I would be pretty embarrassed to have my old art appear in guestbook volume 3, and I asked if I could redo it or start over and do an entirely new one. I also asked if I could share this old drawing if so~ He said that he didn't have immediate plans to do a Volume 3, but that I could still share this drawing if I wanted to and that he'd reach out again in case he does go through with a Volume 3.
And so, here we are~ XP Sharing this never-before-seen-except-for-a-couple-people drawing from almost three years ago! (/ ｑ βοΎ)/ wooo~
Just to clarify, I harbor no ill-will towards loz at all~ He was especially kind in all of our communication and I really thank him for the opportunity. Plus, it was my first commissioned piece ever, so I felt pretty proud that I was paid for my artwork for the first time! :3 I'm sure he had his reasons not to include this in his guestbook, and if anything, this whole experience got me to start paying a lot more attention to the quality of my drawings and to continue developing my skills as an artist. I thought this drawing looked pretty good at the time, but looking at it now I can see quite a few things I wish I could fix XP
Anyways, if you'd like to check out the DiD Guestbook volumes I mentioned in the story (that don't include this drawing XP), click the links below :3c A further link in their descriptions should take you to a site where you can purchase them~
There are lots of great artists who contributed that I know you'll recognize:
https://www.deviantart.com/lostonezero/art/Loz-DiD-Guest-Book-Vol-1-cover-678309900
https://www.deviantart.com/lostonezero/art/Loz-DiD-Guest-Book-Vol-2-cover-726210194
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I also have the hi-res version I sent back to loz before he added the text, as well as a version without the paper thingy in front in this month's dropbox!~
https://www.patreon.com/posts/october-2019-30647415
Comments
Thatguyknownasdio
Wow! To be contacted by THE loz himself. That's pretty dope :D While unfortunate it was never used in publication, I'm super happy you shared both this pic and the story with it. I'm just an amatuer artist but this piece looks amazing. <3
Mark Johner
syrielle very under used but she's a pair with nadia :D :P.
Magnolia Ducky
I wouldn't mind doing more with it~ :3c I need to get more practice in drawing feet anyway~ XP Haven't really done it in detail since this drawing I think!
Love this one <3 Any chance of more feet stuff from you? :3
