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Three days late, but I have to keep with the tradition!
In 2016...
... had I uploaded 124 deviations and written 28 (+1) journals. That's less art than last year, which surprises me actually. 
My first Raskolnikov week! It was during Christmas that I got obsessed with Crime and Punishment and that resulted in 6 artworks uploaded between 19th and 26th of January (except for the last one, which was a little late)
Snashyle died and was reborn Saskle.
This year I suffered twice from carpal tunnel syndrome in my wrist, which made drawing painful and I was worrying about permanent damage. It made me draw with my left hand, though, so I can draw pretty decent with my left hand as well now! 
I participated in the #summercardproject with two prints of Speedpaint Challenge #10: Vacation. 
I GOT A DAILY DEVIATION! 
I never expected to get it on a texture, but hey, what gives! I got a DD! 
I went to Dutch Comic Con with Empoh and to Animecon with a friend, which were both very much fun! It was the first time for me attending such a convention and seeing so many cosplayers was really awesome. 
What really made an impact on me, though, was the Playgrounds Festival. Talks by successful Dutch concept artists, as well as Phil Tippins (worked as stop-motion animator on Star Wars and Jurassic Park) and people from Laika (Kubo and the Two Strings). Hella inspiring! But it made two things clear to me: 1. My dream job is to work as a concept artist / 2d artist in the game industry. This idea has been lingering for a very long time, but after that day I knew it for sure. 2. In order to become a concept artist / 2d artist, I still need to do mountains of work. Not only being able to draw better, but also work in 3D. :/
I made a zoom avatar and I am now part of the family!
I finally finished my Ganon Comic, and sold one booklet! My very first time of selling artwork!
I participated in Art Fight. Was fun, albeit a bit stressful as I'm not used to drawing very fast. I felt a bit out of place on the site, between all those young Warrior Cat fans. :/
I did the unthinkable: I made an account on both Tumblr and Instagram. Yes, I thought I would never do it, but here I am, being all social! 
These are no replacement for DeviantArt: Instagram is for sketches and WIPs, Tumblr is for sketches and WIPS and writings and reblogging. I still have get comfortable there, though. 
357 watchers! Woo-hoo! 
2016 has been a crazy year, but in 2017 await even bigger adventures for me, with a four-month exchange to Prague and fingers crossed for an internship!
What are your plans for this new year?
In 2016...
... had I uploaded 124 deviations and written 28 (+1) journals. That's less art than last year, which surprises me actually. My first Raskolnikov week! It was during Christmas that I got obsessed with Crime and Punishment and that resulted in 6 artworks uploaded between 19th and 26th of January (except for the last one, which was a little late) Snashyle died and was reborn Saskle. This year I suffered twice from carpal tunnel syndrome in my wrist, which made drawing painful and I was worrying about permanent damage. It made me draw with my left hand, though, so I can draw pretty decent with my left hand as well now! I participated in the #summercardproject with two prints of Speedpaint Challenge #10: Vacation. I GOT A DAILY DEVIATION! I never expected to get it on a texture, but hey, what gives! I got a DD! I went to Dutch Comic Con with Empoh and to Animecon with a friend, which were both very much fun! It was the first time for me attending such a convention and seeing so many cosplayers was really awesome. What really made an impact on me, though, was the Playgrounds Festival. Talks by successful Dutch concept artists, as well as Phil Tippins (worked as stop-motion animator on Star Wars and Jurassic Park) and people from Laika (Kubo and the Two Strings). Hella inspiring! But it made two things clear to me: 1. My dream job is to work as a concept artist / 2d artist in the game industry. This idea has been lingering for a very long time, but after that day I knew it for sure. 2. In order to become a concept artist / 2d artist, I still need to do mountains of work. Not only being able to draw better, but also work in 3D. :/ I made a zoom avatar and I am now part of the family! I finally finished my Ganon Comic, and sold one booklet! My very first time of selling artwork! I participated in Art Fight. Was fun, albeit a bit stressful as I'm not used to drawing very fast. I felt a bit out of place on the site, between all those young Warrior Cat fans. :/ I did the unthinkable: I made an account on both Tumblr and Instagram. Yes, I thought I would never do it, but here I am, being all social! These are no replacement for DeviantArt: Instagram is for sketches and WIPs, Tumblr is for sketches and WIPS and writings and reblogging. I still have get comfortable there, though. 357 watchers! Woo-hoo! 2016 has been a crazy year, but in 2017 await even bigger adventures for me, with a four-month exchange to Prague and fingers crossed for an internship!
What are your plans for this new year?
Newsletter
One of my goals this year was to start a newsletter. I’ve been brainstorming and researching this idea for a while now, but last month was the time to actually do it! I just forgot to mention it here, haha. Why a newsletter? Isn’t that old-fashioned? The main reason is that I have much more direct contact with people than any social media platform can give me. With a newsletter I don’t have to worry about changing algorithms that make my posts less visible. Email is also decentralized: it doesn't matter which email provider I'm using, I can always reach you on your address. Social media platforms have come and gone, but email is still going strong after 51 years. Granted, you will have to trust me with your email address, but unsubscribing is as easy as unfollowing me. :) What can I expect? A monthly update in your mailbox with what I’ve been working on that month, along with interesting things I have been reading, watching or just found on the internet. On social media the
I'm not really gone, but ...
blows the dust from the table So far being more active this year, huh? Well, I think nobody's 2020 went as planned! I wasn't active at all here on DeviantArt. The last few years I've always felt like I only came back for Inktober, but looking at the last pieces I've uploaded that's not completely true. :D I think I should stop fighting the urge to try and keep up all social media accounts - I've struggled with this for years and I still haven't found a way to deal with it comfortably. It feels saddening to not be very active on this site anymore, but a lot of people I followed dearly have moved to other platforms too. Nevertheless I'll try to check in every now and then for the ones who didn't! If you'd like to keep up with my artistic journey, please take a look at the other platforms I'm on. Instagram: @saskleart Twitter: @saskleart Tumblr: saskle.tumblr.com Also, happy holidays! Let's hope 2021 will be better than 2020!
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I start working as soon as payment is received
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I'm offering the following options:
Coloured sketches
Rough line drawing with flat colouring and few details
€25+
Painted full body piece
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€45+
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Hello 2020, hello new decade!
Hi guys! First of all, all the best for 2020! Hope you all had a lovely Christmas and New Year’s Eve! :D 2019 has been the year I graduated from art school, participated in the Global Game Jam and was part of the Zelda Anthology book, though that project was sadly cancelled. I also started as a freelance illustrator right after graduation, and got a gig as a concept artist for a VR game! Hopefully I can tell you show and tell you more soon, for now everything is under NDA. :) I opened an Etsy shop as well as continuing my convention practices, though I'm not sure if I want to continue the path of creating as much fan art as possible to sell at such conventions - I'd like to research ways to focus more on personal work. :/ I also travelled an awful lot this year: 10 days to Morocco, four days to St. Petersburg, three weeks to the US and a family trip to Switzerland - I had more flights this year alone than in the past ten years of my life! o.0 So bizarre! You’ve noticed that I
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Congratulations! I once was unable to draw with my right hand for a while - and I STILL could never draw with my left hand, no matter how I tried!