dannykojima1

I have been told many times by family member as being a skinny person, it does hurt, but it will take time for them to get used to it. Although my whole household are overweight, excepted 4 of my beautiful nieces are normal. Well, I was in fact skinny as my 8 years old niece. My sister-in-law once told me I needed to eat more even I doesn't eat much. And yes, I'm such a picky when come to food like junk, soft drink (like soda), barbeque, oily food -- especially pork meat I hate the most.

And no, I do not have eating disorder. I don't like being too skinny either, because it would make me looks like a walking skeleton. Being thin is not what I wanted to look this way. Yes, I did tried to eat as much as I could to gain some fat, but it will take 3 months for me to do it so. Why? Because I exercise a lot, every morning. And it does make me lost few pounds from 116lb, and now I weight 110lb. I exercise most likely morning and during break from art at noon 30 minutes after finish my lunch. Because I love doing exercise to keep me healthy and staying fitness. Yes, yoga and indoor are my favorite part of daily indoor exercise.

Oh yes, I almost forgot... even though my little white Pomeranian love watching me work out and she would always try to join me workout too! Ha! Well, I love staying fitness you know.

Diet and nutrition are the only healthy foods of my choice I can eat and workout. I have a brother who was overweight, and he tried hard to lose some fat, but couldn't do it. The problem is, he is a smoker and he would smoke many pack of cigarettes a days as he wanted. Drinking beers and soda is also becoming his health problem. This is why it hard him to do daily exercise and workout when he had a breathing problem.

Again, built a body from being skinny to athletic is not easy if some people have problem with eating with all type of junk foods that make them feel craving and wanted to eat more due to amount of calories which keep them continues overeating every hours. My mom even told me that I looks skinny, um... like a woman. You know, like those... fashion model. (LOL...) Hush...

(Sigh)

Just rent The Batman and watched it on YouTube this weekend, but damn... this movie was too good! I was little skeptical about the whole film after new characters, but I gotta admit that Robert Pattinson did Batman very well than Christian Bale did from the last 3 Batman films in 2008.

I have to buy the movie and try it on Oculus Quest 2, and it will be worth a watch together with friends on Facebook; especially those who has Oculus Quest 2, so we can watch it on 3D in virtual movie cinema!

Sadly, Adobe had end of technical support for Adobe Muse CC beginning March 26 2020. Even though Adobe Muse CC is still one of the greatest app, and can still been download from the Adobe website and use for web-design. Although the Adobe users can still able to download the 2020 version of Adobe Muse CC as well, unless the users are still on the monthly plan like myself with Adobe Creative Cloud started at $29.99/month.

I find Adobe Muse CC is more easier and comfortable to work with than designing a website on Adobe Dreamweaver CC 2022, because I don't have any experience with CSS coding in Adobe Dreamweaver CC.

However, with the Adobe Dreamweaver CC - you can still able to create a beautiful website, art portfolio, AND, re-design a mockup AOL retro website and playing around like you're pretending you still living those days in the '90s! But creating a retro website may take a lot of times because you have to designs a logo, web icons and symbols for using in the web-template design. Yes, I'm still learning to design a websites and use it for design a web for buyers on Fiverr. I'm sure you'll probably thinking I might going to make another comeback with Fiverr Online Marketplace AOL mockup! This isn't going to happen, but it sure fun to create those '90s website though!

Here are few Adobe apps the designers need to understand about designing a unique and beautiful website such restaurant web-journal, a personal website, company website, art portfolio, store website, online store etc. These tools will help keep you busy designing the artwork for a web site such contents, banner and ads.

1. Adobe Photoshop CC 2022
   • Graphic design and also great for planning a web templates to create a website.
   • Digital Painting and sketching/drawing.
   • Easy to create a web banner.
   • Create your own animation.
   • Photo editing.
   • Book cover design.
   • Creating art for music album cover.
    
2. Adobe Illustrator CC 2022
   • Great apps for designing a sharp and clean company logo.
   • Many great tools to design a web icons and symbols for a website, like designing a shopping cart for your online store for example.
   • You can create all different kind of logo with Adobe Illustrator. It's an amazing app for most graphic design and professional logo designers.
    
3. Adobe Dreamweaver CC
   • This. Is a great Adobe app every web-designers use it for creating a professional web-sites for the clients all over the world.
   • Easy to work with HTML coding and CSS if you understand coding.
   • Easy to add a video content to your website.
   • Easy to design a web templates and layouts without coding. Although the Adobe Muse CC is still the top No.1 web design apps for every person never have a chance to learn HTML and CSS coding, because Adobe Muse allow users to design a web-site by dragging and drop the and adding your own art, photo or graphic artwork to the contents to the website without worry about typing a codes.
   • Allow users to preview their webpage to see what will the final looks like when publish a web to the internet for the world to see.

Digital oil-painting style artwork will be available on Fiverr on January 2023. The buyers will be able to order the realistic oil painting of themselves in the renaissance version. However, the price has not yet be set for the gig.

About the artwork the buyer will be allow to order 3 different painting of themselves or their love ones renaissance through this information, here.

About the artwork:
•  2D Realistic Digital (Oil) Painting
•  300pdi high resolution 1600 x 2330 size portrait.
•  Art Genre: Renaissance.
• Portrait of you (as a buyer) or a birthday gift for your love ones to hang the large print on a wall in your or theirs' home.

1. The Basic.
   • No Revision
   • Line Drawing Only (Without Full Color Painting) with no background environment.
   • Portrait only from head to chest.
2. The Standard.
   • 1 Revision
   • Complete portrait painting in colors without background environment.
   • Single character portrait only from head to chest.
3. The Premium.
   • 2 Revisions Available
   • A complete portrait or full body painting of a buyer in royal clothing with a beautiful environment such as vineyard or any field with the buyer's choice for the background painting..
   • Buyer can use a renaissance portrait of themselves or love ones for the book cover (if the buyer choose to purchase with commercial license).

Please keep in mind, if you preferred to be paint like an original art of the Leonardo Da Vinci portrait I did, then please allow me to 2 - 3 weeks depend on the details artwork you want!

"The Da Vinci" portrait painting by dannykojima1

The internet age from 30 years ago may not be perfect for most freelancers, and it is impossible for them to send and/or receive files from clients. However, I guess I failed to make it clear about being freelancer in the 90's era. So, let imagine this... if Fiverr happened to existed 30 years ago, wasn't only just a freelancer. But the site probably created as the first test beta for social network for people all over the the world to come together. Maybe Fiverr probably has about 500,000 up to nearly a millions start joining. Then later it announced that the site now give children and adults to make money on the sites.

Think about this: Fiverr in the 90's created one room for children who are looking to become kidpreneur on the site, and children can make friend with other kids. Adult on another hand in different rooms can also sign up for an accounts to have their own business as a freelancers on the site. Of course, these seniors and college students are the parents of these kidpreneurs on the site as well, and that's why Fiverr created "Parents Control" which is mean they can manage their children's activity on Fiverr chatroom (in the 90's).

To be a freelancer on Fiverr in the 90's doesn't mean it force you to upload the artwork, the writing contents, graphic design over the internet to the buyers. The rules is simple. When a buyers want to order a writings content for their resume, or any other things to use for their business. They can just place an order on the seller's gig. Fill out a requirement what they need the seller to do the job for them. Once the seller finish the art, book writing contents, script writing, music instrument sounds with cassette tape recording, voice acting via cassette tape recording. They can take it to the UPS or the post office and make a delivery to the buyers from another different country.

When the buyers receive their project through mail, then they will leave a reviews on sellers' Fiverr Online Marketplace profile if they are happy with the project. Hope this make it sense now. And yes, internet is impossible for freelancers to make it quick delivery, but make a delivery through post office is the only option!

Having so much fun messing around with Facebook friend jeep by turning it into the Ghost Busters in 2023!

About the artwork:
• High Quality Movie Photomanipulation
• 300pdi PNG with original .PSD file for film use.

"Ghostbusters 2023 (fanart)"
Artist: Danny Kojima
Program: Adobe Photoshop CC 2021
Published on Facebook: September 25, 2020.
Tools: Wacom Cintiq 13HD (Tablet)
Art Genre: The 80's sci-fi entertainment art
Artwork for film: Available
Art Style: 2D matte painting, photomanipulation
Commission: Private.
Client: Miranda

Welcome to the Internet of Fiverr's Marketplace 2023 with Danny Kojima's NewRetro Art Media.

1982 - 2023 All Rights Reserved © FloppyDisk Art Media, NewRetro Art Media and the Art of Danny Kojima

My response was to a seller if he refuse to offer me a 1 time revision as it said "unlimited" on his gig, but still charge us buyers. I mean, my respond would be like... "Honey, your gig isn't all that bad. However it said the revision is unlimited and your gig did also mentioned 'I will offer lifetime support 24/7'. Yet, you still charge us $50 extra for the revision?" No, I'm not trying sweet talk. I'm just being polite, but if you're just being a jerk or I'll ask Fiverr Customer Support for my money back. (Then do a girly wave with right hand) Oooh... buh-bye.

Some of the seller are lucky that I'm not the type of a person would goes full Karen mode with all "Girl Talk", complaining about the gig I order if I ask for a revision and see how his reaction turn out, before I could contact Fiverr Customer Support.

Reading the forum of some seller considering themselves "the best", "I am the best, "I deserved the badge or being top seller", then attack the buyers and blaming it was their fault. As the buyer -- this just break my heart. I would be ashamed of calling myself a professional seller and wouldn't want to treat my buyers like that. We are all humans. No one is perfect. There may be some buyers can be impatient too, but it's not their fault because the gigs lead them to believe that the seller offering life time. I mean it does really sounds like charity works, but charge the buyer for revision? That's not good.

I find this is just that some sellers seem to care more about badge them their buyers these days. This is just sad and it break my heart, to be honest. Because I didn't want to be treat badly as a buyer the way they treated their buyers. 🙁

Here is another of my favorite "Art of the 90's Golden Girl" Greatest Hits, like a cassette tape case cover -- Portrait painting I did of another Facebook friend who is also a model and singer. I love painting this girl with a big hair like wild, just as she was from the 90's!

About the artwork:
• High Quality Classic 90's Artwork.
• 300pdi Portrait artwork in PNG with original .PSD file for music cover.

Titles: American Golden Girl (1990)
Artist: Danny Kojima
Model/Singer: Laura Messner
Program: Adobe Photoshop CC 2021 (Updates) via Adobe Creative Cloud
Published on DeviantArt: December 3, 2020
Tools: Wacom Cintiq 13HD (Tablet)
Art Genre: Retro, Vintage, 90's, Pop-Art
Art Style: 2D realistic digital painting, illustration
Commission: Yes.

Art of the 1940s I did of a friend Katelynn Elizabeth from Facebook who is a model and actress I paint from her photo and turned her into the woman in the Hollywood's Noir of 1940 era. Well, of course the old American black and white film are worth a watch too. Those old movies was classic!

About the artwork:
• High Quality Classic American Black and White Film Style Illustration
• 300pdi character artwork from model in PNG (transparent background) and original .PSD file for film or book cover.

Artist: Danny Kojima
Model/Actress/Singer: Katelynn Elizabeth
Program: Adobe Photoshop CC 2016
Published on DeviantArt: January 5, 2015
Tools: Wacom Cintiq 13HD (Tablet)
Art Genre: Crime and Romance
Artwork for film and book cover: Available
Art Style: 2D realistic digital painting, illustration
Commission: Yes.
Client: Katelynn Elizabeth

Complete version of Ben Carringer new "Legacy" music cover art by Danny Kojima.

Epic Soundtrack
"Legacy" - Ben Carringer
Art By Danny Kojima

Currently working on a new game characters concept art of Ellie and Joe from "The Last Of Us Part 1" for my DeviantArt and ArtStation. Of course, it's a full body version character of Ellie in 3 different outfits: One she wear original clothes from The Last Of Us: Remastered (PlayStaton 4) and one of Ellie wearing astronaut outfit as she dreaming of her flying to the moon with Joel. As for Joel. I'm still working on trying to figure what to create Joel wearing new outfit.

I will be using the same style as I created my first character Tara from the sci-fi Night City 2070 comic. Creating the realistic artwork may take long, as nearly as 2 or 3 weeks is worth waiting for "The Last Of Us" fans. Of course, fans love good artwork that looks more realistic, and it's almost come to life.

To be honest, working as a characters artist in the gaming industry is a pain in the butt when you're on the tight schedules. I had few fellow artist friends used to worked with Ubisoft on the Assassin's Creed project. You can imagine the rush from impatient gamers, even if the company announce about the delaying of the game which triggered anger from many fans of the game, and creating total backlash.

Anyway, I can't wait to share Ellie and Joel character concept artwork from the latest "The Last Of Us Part 1" on DeviantArt, and on Fiverr here.

Of course, Sony not only release The Last Of Us Part 1 on PlayStation 5 coming September 2 this year, but they also planning for the PC version as well which is still in development after the PlayStation 5 release!

Someone outside of Fiverr currently working at Amoeba Music (based in San Francisco) contacted me on DeviantArt via Gmail asking for a collaboration together to create an 80's music poster artwork for the concert with AC/DC on it. Yes, he wanted me to draw the whole band poster like an 80's style movie poster. This guy, of course is a legitimate graphic artist who still working with the Amoeba, and need someone like myself to collaborate with him on the 80's poster he wanted to create for AC/DC.

After showing the artist one of my latest 80's movie poster illustration project I did with Mad Max: Fury Road's legendary character Immortan Joe in his mask with shiny chrome colors. He wanted me to do the same with shining stuff. You know, every art in the 80's and the 90's like VHS cassette tape video cover has some artwork with chrome letters or movie titles, with different of shining fonts including artwork.

He was very impressive with this and wanted me to create the same 1980 style like I did with retro movie poster for AC/DC he was asked to create for the concert. Well, of course, I searched him up on Google by typing his name and Amoeba, and it turned out this guy actually work there and he wasn't fake as most I've came across those who sent me a proposal job like one asked me to create artwork for the Harley Davidson Motorcycle company.

Anyway, I'm super excited for the summer because I have been super busy planning on creating some of the 80's movie style movie artwork and planning on submit it to Netflix, and few other film company that are looking to hire artists for their show on Netflix.

I have been looking forward to work on the Jurassic Park: Dominion, and few other 2022 movies into the 80's poster illustration like it used be. Unfortunately, creating 80's artwork on Fiverr for buyers who are searching for artists to create something like that for their new movies, it won't happen. Since the 80's artwork take so many times if they wanted the realistic style details artwork in their upcoming new movies on Fiverr's marketplace.

Fiverr's timer system wasn't right for the artist like myself to be to create realistic art as possible for the movie and game project. This won't work for every indie filmmakers on market since Fiverr either, especially when the system's timer start is running before the artist could make the delivery on time.

If the film producers wanted to hire the artist like myself, they will have to contact me on Behance or DeviantArt. Yes, Adobe owned Behance. It's a social network for artists who show their work and get hired by the TV and movies company, including AAA Games. Sadly, Fiverr is not a place for indie film producer if they wanted good quality of art for their upcoming indie film.

And guess what? Netflix even found one of their artist on Behance to created artwork for "Stranger Things". To be honest, I have not seen or watched any of the shows on Netflix. I don't have a chance to watch Netflix since I was too busy creating art and hope I will one day create art for the tv show if I was hire, like my fellow artist on Twitter. She created a lot of art for the movies and TV shows. I didn't know until I noticed she have been my follower on Twitter for 10 years.

Immortan Joe aka Hugh Keays-Byrne "To The Gate Of Valhalla" WIP art by Danny Kojima

The Artists and the Internet of the 2000s.
What life was like to the artists in the early 2000s compare to today artist in 2022?
Even without Fiverr and few other freelance sites, most artists (including myself) love to post our art on Myspace. And the fans love it. Myspace used to be the home to artists and their creative work of art compared it to social medias such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter today. Believe it or not, most art lovers usually had their favorite artists on their Myspace's top 5 friend list, and I was one of those on their top favorite too! Those was good time.

Where do artist get their art promote before YouTube in early 2000s?
It was crazy that DeviantArt existed in 2000s -- the early year of the internet such AOL (America Online) at the time YouTube didn't even come out in the early 2000s, when I was still a teenager in sophomore during high school year, especially in art class. We get our art exposed to the public by our teacher teachers. And today, with rise of the social medias, the artists turned to YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter over DeviantArt and Artstation. Because these social medias were too good for their work to get a lot of attentions from the audiences, and these social medias are now become the biggest social media giants and is the home to every artists for showing off their work on Facebook business pages today in 2022.

How do artists get a commission work without Fiverr, Upwork and other freelance site in 2000s?
DeviantArt and in school, of course.

With the social medias today, Instagram finally become the biggest part of artist's life; showing off skills, the work of art. Not just artists, but photographers as well. You can see every contents and video fill with fashion model, clothing, art, selfie pictures and... maybe music? Not sure about music, but yes I have seen some musicians upload their cover art of their band as well.

Even though the 2000s isn't all that bad compared it to the 80's and the 90's. Those times are still the best decade to those artists who were born in the 1970 and the 1980, but grew up in the 90's.

Ever own a Keeper Trapper with full of crazy colorful 80's artwork when you're a kid take a trip down memory lane with you to a school back in the 90's? Well, here is some of the 1980 nostalgia Keep Trapper tattoo artwork I did a commission for a client on Deviant Art.

Art, TV Shows / movies, books, clothing, music, technologies, pogs game, SNES and SEGA Genesis gaming consoles and elementary school in the 90's is still one of my greatest childhood memory. Those year was an amazing time to grow up, when without the internet, Facebook and YouTube.

Oh 90's, I miss you so much! 💛

In the progress of working on new characters concept art and illustration release for ComicBook Art Master Collections. All Deviant Art and ArtStation users will be able to collect all 10 different characters to their collection folder. (Exciting)

"White Witch Queen of Snow" Art by Danny Kojima

Portrait painting of a Roman greatest general from the 13th Legion concept art and illustration by Danny Kojima.

He served in Legio XIII Gemina and one of the most loyal soldier of Gaius Julius Caesar during 100-44 BCE

Currently working on a new art cover for a musician! And the 80's tattoo artwork from the Trapper Keeper.

Done a character "Jayson" portrait concept art for a client on Fiverr for his book cover.

Welcome to the 80's.
 

And you probably wonder why many artists are angered by Deviant Art new looks started back in 2020.
Even with the new Grand Theft Auto: The Definitive Edition -- I haven't played the game and have no time to try it it. Personally, I preferred the original and classic version of Grand Theft Auto 3, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas than the remastered version. Sorry Rockstar Games, I guess I will skip this game for now.


Digital Painting Artwork by Danny Kojima

Now, this is really awesome! The new feature allowed all artists on Deviant Art, open up small business with Tier. The fans are now able to subscribe and become Subscribers to watch new art post on Deviant Art Tier!

Deviant Art Tier

Though I don't know if I would be able to catch up with Fiverr, since I'm building a business to create art with Deivant Art.

The latest painting I've been trying to finish this piece for over a year now. And it is one of the longest personal project I have ever work on it.               

"Marvel" - album cover art painting WIP (Working In Progress) by Danny Kojima
Trailer Music Motion Picture Soundtrack and Filmscore.
Film Music Studio and Film Festival Art Gallery.