Finally! After over a year of little inspiration and lots of frustration, Ron is done! I had to completely erase his hair and face at one point, and I was astonishingly reluctant to complete his clothes, but I am very, very happy with the result.

It took me a long time to get the impetus to work on Ron. First, the difficulties with his face, and then just a general apathy in the spring of '09, then high school graduation, a ridiculously busy summer, and getting used to college life... I am just glad this rollercoaster ride of a piece is over.

I think I'll be taking a short break from the Harry Potter project and doing a pseudo-commission of Audrey Hepburn for a friend of mine. I really want to do that well because she wants to hang it up in her room when it's done. So, updates will return now that the demon portrait has been posted. (:

Cheers (and thanks for continuing to watch). (:
-Gia

1.) Be one of the first 10 people commenting on this journal entry, and I will list 3 deviations I like most from your gallery. (Try not to comment if you already did one of these things)

2.) If you answer, you should do the same in your journal.

~Rusty-Shackles:
"Meg Motivational Poster"- [link]
"Bloom County"- [link]
"idiot box"- [link]

~Lemonesque:
"Motivational: Badass Dragon"- [link]
"Clever Devil"- [link]
"Piv- Catch The Midget"- [link]

~Cruise-meerkat:
"Seagull Prints in The Sand"- [link]
"Dear Arabella"- [link]
"The Cat"- [link]

~shadowcat1717:
"Reach Out v.2"- [link]
"Kitty Wallpaper"- [link]
"ILY"- [link]

~summra:
"Raining Sunbeams"- [link]
"Duck Chase"- [link]
"Hold That Thought"- [link]

Feel free to view it. It took me long enough to make. >.<

I'm so glad that the project is done. I just got so sick of staring at it (and having it stare back) for the last month. I won't be sorry to see it go, no sirree.

It's nice that I can finally relax, kick back, read a little, play a little guitar, and maybe go on a vacation (or two). It'll be nice not to be stressed by the sight of my sketch book for a while.

Once again, thanks for the views and the wonderful comments!

Cheers.
-Gia

P.S.- Thank you all for watching and viewing my page! I have made it to one thousand views. (:

Hello again, everyone! It's been about three weeks since my last update and I have made a lot of progress on the little commission (okay, it's a large commission) that I'm doing for my friend. I have finished his side of the picture since I last posted and I am nearly done the part of myself (I have an eye, a cheek, a mouth, and most of a chin to go). I put it into my scraps if anyone is interested in the WIP. I would love to finish it soon so I can focus on other projects that I am planning.

On a non-deviantArt-related note, I recently returned from college orientation. It was so awesome that my parents had to drag me away. And even then, I went to the student store and bought over $100 worth of SJU sweatshirts and such. I want to go back. I have also discovered that going in as a frshman, I've already completed a semester of work, thanks to AP credit! I got out of a third-year Biology class, unfortunately. I love Biology. Plus, I'm in a third-year French class. O.o I did not think I was that proficient. But such is the life of Gia. My actual program of study, if anyone cares, is International Relations with a concentration of Political Science, the honors program, and the pre-law program. I am going to have no life.

I'm still attending graduation parties, though I've been out of high school for nearly a month.

And I have also gone on the Slim-Fast diet to lose a few pounds. It's been working out slowly, but surely. I've lost about three pounds (I'm aiming for about seven or so). As for another tidbit, I finally got contacts again (this time, I learned from past mistakes and got Acuvue). They are amazingly comfortable, I love them, and now I can wear the Coach sunglasses my best friend bought me for my graduation present.

The weather here has been gorgeous for this time of the year- hot, but not humid. Beautiful breezes every day. Although I have been a little laxx with the sunscreen- I had a run-in with some sunborn on my nose and the skin on the tip is still raw. >.<

So that's pretty much everything going on in my life right now. I hope to post more soon.

Cheers.
-Gia

The point of this challenge is to test and improve your skill as an artist. After 100 pictures, who wouldn’t be better?

The rules:

1. Make 100 pieces each one having a theme listed below. Only one theme per piece!

2. No time limit so have fun!

3. Pieces should be of own artistic ability. You may not edit photos, or break any other rules set out in the DA etiquette policy. Your pieces can be anything from sketches and doodles to great masterpieces. Just have fun with it.

4. The list below is to be placed somewhere in your journal for others to see that [A.] You are in the challenge [B.] What you have completed.

5. Make sure to update this list with a link to your deviation.

Now the good part. CHALLENGE YOUR FRIENDS. CHALLENGE ME.
1. Introduction
2. Love
3. Light
4. Dark
5. Seeking Solace
6. Break Away
7. Heaven
8. Innocence
9. Drive
10. Breathe Again
11. Memory
12. Insanity
13. Misfortune
14. Smile
15. Silence
16. Questioning
17. Blood
18. Rainbow
19. Gray
20. Fortitude
21. Vacation
22. Mother Nature
23. Cat
24. No Time
25. Trouble Lurking
26. Tears
27. Foreign
28. Sorrow
29. Happiness
30. Under the Rain
31. Flowers
32. Night
33. Expectations
34. Stars
35. Hold My Hand
36. Precious Treasure
37. Eyes
38. Abandoned
39. Dreams
40. Rated
41. Teamwork
42. Standing Still
43. Dying
44. Two Roads
45. Illusion
46. Family
47. Creation
48. Childhood
49. Stripes
50. Breaking the Rules
51. Sport
52. Deep in Thought
53. Keeping a Secret
54. Tower
55. Waiting
56. Danger Ahead
57. Sacrifice
58. Kick in the Head
59. No Way Out
60. Rejection
61. Fairy Tale
62. Magic
63. Do Not Disturb
64. Multitasking
65. Horror
66. Traps
67. Playing the Melody
68. Hero
69. Annoyance
70. 67%
71. Obsession
72. Mischief Managed
73. I Can't
74. Are You Challenging Me?
75. Mirror
76. Broken Pieces
77. Test
78. Drink
79. Starvation
80. Words
81. Pen and Paper
82. Can You Hear Me?
83. Heal
84. Out Cold
85. Spiral
86. Seeing Red
87. Food
88. Pain
89. Through the Fire
90. Triangle
91. Drowning
92. All That I Have
93. Give Up
94. Last Hope
95. Advertisement
96. In the Storm
97. Safety First
98. Puzzle
99. Solitude
100. Relaxation

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This may seem a little odd, considering I have so many projects already, but I figured I would post this up here so I don't forget. Plus, I love to doodle and I do it all the time, so this might actually turn out to be easier than I expect.

Rest assured, I am still working on Ron. And I am also working on a little something else for a friend, which should be done and uploaded within a week or so.

Cheers.
-Gia