I draw and stuff.

English / 日本語（独学・中級）My name is Dakota but my friends call me "Doc". I like art and computers and have more hobbies than time on this earth. This blog is where I post my art.【言語交換相手募集中】

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I drew my character Nana (her real name is Natalie) from my comic, Friendship Force.

I made this last year but forgot to post it.

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I modeled a pair of glasses in Blender.

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I drew Miho from my still-in-development comic, Friendship Force.

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玉川美穂(Miho Tamagawa)

I drew my character, Miho from my comic that's still in development, Friendship Force. I'm currently redesigning everyone and her design is the closest to being considered final.

Made in CLIP STUDIO PAINT and Blender.

自分の作っている漫画、「Friendship Force」の登場するキャラ、美穂を描きました。 今、全キャラのデザインを作り直してます。完成した新しいデザインは美穂のだけです。

CLIP STUDIO PAINTとBlenderで作りました。

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辛炎ちゃん。 Xinyan.

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Sucrose(スクロース)

I drew Sucrose from Genshin Impact. 原神のスクロースちゃんを描いてみました。

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I drew my character, Vic Vapor. I drew it for an icon to represent me when I joined a friend's Twitch stream. I drew this months ago but forgot to upload it.

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I don't paint much so I tried painting recently. I'm not 100% satisfied with it but it was good practice. Also, lace is a pain in ass to draw. Never again.

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謹賀新年

I'm a little late to the party but happy new year! Hey, it's still 2021. Anyway, I started this drawing in January but I couldn't get around to finishing until just recently. This is Magyuu(魔牛) and she's a villain in my comic, Friendship Force. Since it's the year of the ox, I thought it'd be a good opportunity to draw her.

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Genshin Impact Version 1.5 character leak. Not gonna lie, this character looks kinda shitty so I'm not gonna waste my gems on her.

原神Ver1.5の新キャラリーク。正直に言うと、このキャラはクソっぽいから引かない。

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Language Lackquisition #18: 給付金がキター！(My stimulus check arrived!)

Last month, I got my stimulus check and not gonna lie, I was was tempted to use it to buy an electronic dictionary but I stopped myself and bought a computer instead.

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Language Lackquisition #17:日本語の「computer」の言い方(How to say "computer" in Japanese)

This week, Doc teaches Emi how to say "computer" in Japanese.

In the Japanese side of the tech world, a lot of words are just borrowed from English. Even words that are native to Japanese are either replaced or used interchangeably with their English equivalent. It's actually very convenient as I don't have to relearn a whole bunch of computer terms.

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Language Lackquisition #16:新しい友達、新しい後悔(New friends, new regrets)

This week, Emi introduces Doc to one of her friends.

英語字幕付きのアニメを見るのは勉強ではありません。そんな馬鹿な勉強方法は認めません。

I have a couple of friends that are learning Japanese as well and as much as I think they're great people, their study methods disgust me. It should be obvious but reading English subtitles or scanlations will not make you better at Japanese. With all the typos and bad grammar, it won't even make you better at English.

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Language Lackquisition #15:友達探し(Friend hunt)

This week, Doc tries to to find a Japanese language exchange partner.

僕はディズニーワールドの近くに住んでますよ。友達になって一緒に行こう！（お金がないからあなたがチケットを払ってもらいますｗ）

I recently joined one of those language exchange services to try to find a Japanese language partner. I haven't done much with it yet but I had a hard-ass time coming up with a decent introduction. Not only is it hard to introduce myself without sounding hella boring, all my Japanese ability flew right out the window.

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Language Lackquisition #14:自粛期間中に勉強すればどう？(Why not study during the quarantine?)

This week, Emi tries to pass the time during the quarantine.

In my opinion, now is a good time to try learning a new language. I mean, what else are you gonna do? Work? Forget that. Sit back, relax and enjoy the NEET life for a bit and learn a new language. If you actually get good at it, you can put it on your resume when the quarantine is over. Bilingualism is always an eye catcher. You're welcome.

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Language Lackquisition #13: 寝ながら勉強(Studying in your sleep)

This week, Doc tries studying in his sleep.

西洋人は日本語と韓国語の違いが分かりませんのでオチは通じないのかもしれません。

I always bump into the "study while you sleep" thing whenever I look for new study methods. Normally, I'm against such lazy methods but for shits and giggles and because one person I follow also does it, I decided to give it a shot. The results so far are inconclusive. Every time I tried, something failed. Either my earbud's battery died too soon or the playlist would give up halfway through. Fortunately, I worked out the kinks and got it working but I've only had a few successful days so more testing is to be done. If I burst out of bed spouting random Korean, I'd still call that a success.

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Language Lackquisition #12: 僕と同じ興味を持ってる友達が欲しい(I want a friend with the same interests as me)

僕には日本語に興味を持っている友達がいません。というかいますが興味が非常に浅いです。友達には「カワイイ」とか「バカ」とかのアニメで（ローマ字で）覚えたいくつかの言葉以外、日本語はどうでもいいです。僕は日本語に（深い）興味を持っている友達が欲しいです。日本人の友達も欲しいです。独り言を言うのが嫌いですから。

I love my friends but I wish I had someone to talk to about Japanese. Better yet, I wish I had someone to talk to IN Japanese but sadly, I only hang around weeaboos that think calling me "Doc Senpai~" won't make me want to throw a brick at them.

Loosely based off a conversation I had with a friend. I'm still waiting to be introduced. (slicks hair back)