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I'm Back!

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Sooo.... remember how I said I was going to upload all the art I did during the school year last summer? Yeah, well that didn't happen. And it wasn't just because I was lazy or something, some pretty intense things in RL came up and they needed to be taken care of first before I could get back on here.

I'm not saying this to try and elicit pity but I started going through some really rough emotional times and am now seeing a therapist to talk about it. I won't say anymore because it's too personal, but I really needed just to take a step back and try and get my life back together again.

But now I'm doing a lot better (and a lot happier) so I figured I ought to deliver as promised, so over the next couple days/weeks I plan to upload as much art from the last semester as I can, and of course more recent works as they come along. 

I've already posted like, four new artworks today, so I'm off to a good start, I think!

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So my classes for this semester are all over now, which can only mean one thing--huge influx of artiness! XD

I expect to try an post something new every couple of days or so, so prepare yourselves for an ultimate spamming session of all my missed art. Also, since I have a year's worth of premium membership, I figure I might as well use it and am trying to get more involved in the community and stuff. Not really sure how to do that, but I'm working on it--any pointers would be greatly appreciated!

Also, I made a new journal skin. The old one looked really flat and vectory, which isn't really my style so I went with one that has a lot more texture. What do you think? Is it too much? Is the text hard to read? What can I do to make it better?

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I seem to write very intermittently on this site (and most of you have probably noticed that I haven't posted any art in a while, being busy with college and all) but I think that what I'm about to say is very important. I've been a part of deviantart for a while now and no I'm not leaving, so don't freak out, but I just want to make it clear that during the time that I've been a part of this community, making comments and appreciating art and ideas, I've gone through a lot of significant changes as a person, some of which make some of my previous statements on here seem really childish, naïve and hurtful in hindsight. Since it has been a while since I've participated in the political and religious debates here on deviantart, I cannot recall exactly what I might have said which had the capacity to offend, but I want to make it clear that I never intended any harm, and that especially now, I apologize for my ignorance, arrogance and any self-righteousness that I might have displayed in my immaturity. 

I won't claim that I am perfect now--far from it. But I want to let everyone know that I apologize for some of my previous statements and that in many cases, further research and examination has altered my perspective a great deal. Particularly I want to apologize to the LGBTQ community for misunderstanding their motives, beliefs and experiences and naively insisting that their identities were choices and that they should be barred from the same legal and social privileges that I already enjoy. I have since learned that I was wrong in many ways on these issues, thanks to some very loving, patient and truly amazing people and though I cannot erase all that I have done I hope that my heartfelt apology can be accepted.

I also want to make it clear that despite my changed perspective on LGBTQ rights and issues, I have not changed my personal approach to morality. I still intend to keep myself chaste until I marry, I still intend to marry a man and I am still whole-heartedly committed to the tennets of my faith. But I also want to make it clear that I no longer believe that this is unilaterally the right decision for everyone. The feelings I have which motivate me to make these commitments are strong, powerful and very real to me, but so are the feelings that so many others out there have, and it is not my place to discount that. I think that in a world striving for diversity and understanding, removing discrimination and encouraging love will only increase our capacity to find truth and wholesomeness in this world, not diminish or obscure it.

I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, but I've finally realized (not sure why it took so long) that the love he's asked me to feel for everyone is completely in congruence with supporting the efforts of the gay rights movement to give all people equal treatment in every facet of their lives, including civil marriage. Again, I must be clear that I believe for myself that perusing a homosexual relationship in my own life would not be right for a multitude of reasons, one of those being religious, but I also recognize that the US (where I live) needs to be a place of religious freedom, and that I respect all people's right to worship "how, where or what they may,".

So, long story short, I apologize for my previous insensitivity regarding these issues and have decided to wholeheartedly embrace supporting freedom for everyone. One of the primary principles of my faith is free will, so I think that to exclude others from the same privileges afforded to everyone else is actually against God's will. I hope that in the future there can be more compassion, tolerance and understanding for every walk of life (faith, political ideology, religion etc.) and I believe that is something that everyone can stand for.    

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College Round 4

4 min read
Hey, so sorry about the lack of submissions lately, I only have one word in explanation of my extended absence--college. It's been a blast thus far, and I've done a lot of great works that I plan to scan and upload as soon as I can, because I would love to share them with you guys and get some feedback on how I am improving. I've definitely learned a lot, and now that I'm in my 4th semester of college, I'm starting to get into the really fun art classes. This semester, I'm taking Computer Arts, Design and Color II and Intro to Illustration. So far, we've only gone over syllabi and stuff, but it looks like it's gonna be another pretty intense, but pretty awesome semester. I'm excited to try new methods and mediums--last semester I did watercolor and loved it, and this semester I'll be working with some acrylics, which will be really good to try out.

Also, I'm really stoked that my professor for both Design and Color II and Intro to Illustration is one of the artists who worked for DreamWorks and did tons of painted backgrounds for the animated films The Road to El Dorado, Sinbad, Spirit and collaborated with the people who made the 2D animated Clone Wars series. He's an amazing artist, and a great instructor who doesn't take crap, but at the same time is really interested in being encouraging in his criticism rather than destructive. I'm soooo excited to have this opportunity to learn from him. :)

He also teaches Media Experimentation, which I definitely have to take in the future.

Oh, also I just got a premium membership! It was a gift from :iconkairou-no-kimi: as a part of the Give One Get One deal that Deviantart did for the Holidays and I won the raffle! I'm so happy to finally have this! So expect to see me totally abusing trying out all the new features.

Being able to search 120 images at a time and without ads is definitely a perk. :)

Anyway, that's enough from me. I'll try to post on the weekends, when I'm a little less busy, but otherwise, know that I'm learning and lot and expect some huge artdumps when I get the time.

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Anyone else having picture upload issues today? I'm using the right file type and they're not too large and everything, but I keep getting an "unknown error" whenever I try to select a picture for a new deviation or edit a current one. It's kind of frustrating. Let me know if you know what is going on. :)

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