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F.A.Q.

• Your inbox is full!!

  You could either send me junk~ or contact me in my side accounts,here or here. ^^

• What program do you use?

  Adobe Photoshop CS4. I've been using it since October 2009 but I'm not that good with it yet. XD;; You have to understand that the only other program I'm familiar with is MS Paint. XDD

• Where'd you learn?

  From lots of offsite tutorials (as of now I still learn from "for beginners" guides XD). I get advice when I can from the pros on neo as well.~ Those and practice. ^^

• Where'd you get your images/ resources?

  I try my best to leave image credits with each graphic, so there. XD I get lots from manga. ^^ Well, some of the brushes I use are from The Resource Page, now closed though. But Nienkju's Resources are very good as well.

• That's my image! I didn't give you permission!!

  Okay, okay, I try my best to give credit with each picture but if you don't want me using it, then tell me which it is and I'll remove it. ^^

• Can I use/edit your coding?

  Feel free to learn from it or something, you don't need credit for that. ^^ However, please don't copy my code and pass it off as your own without even editing anything. Let me say this once, I'm very lax with my coding, I don't really care that much. lol XD But! I'm a real credit-freak when it comes to my images.

• Can I edit your images?

  You are not allowed to edit the following: Icons, Banners, Layout Images, Bullets and Counter Bases. Sorry ^^;

• Colored Manga???

  How do I say this~ you see, I start a lot of my icons by getting a manga scan and coloring it. From there, I go on to add effects and whatnot. So here, I colored some manga which you can use for your own graphics. ^^ The 100x100 ones are obviously for icons but you can use the larger ones for layouts or whatever you want. ^^

• Which of these graphics were 100% made by you?

  Let's define first. That would mean, made by me without using any images or any resources from other sites. Those would be the bullets, icon textures and some counter bases. Also, those 1px background things I have in some of my layouts. XD

Chocolate Box v3.0: Random as the World

In use from Apr. 17,2010- Oct. 24,2010|| Images by Himaruya Hidekaz. Brushes from TRP

I just have to say~ this was probably my most colorful layout. And also~ this was the layout with CCon :3 Cute idea but didn't work out. XD Anyway~ it was a bit hard to read the text and all here but I just loved this layout anyway- must be because of the colors? And my "latest additions" portion started here too! You know, when I made this, I wasn't even into Hetalia- I just knew it. XDD And now it's my main fandom. XD Amazing coincidence! Oh and if you're asking 1) Why on earth are those two featured in the icon? Lovi's my favorite character here, I guess. XDD And Seychelles just happened to be the layout's focus. 2)Random as the world? Hetalia is a webcomic/anime about personifications of countries, so every person in that layout is a country- put them together, that's the world~ 8D

Chocolate Box v2.0: Mama's Bento Box

In use from Feb.15,2010-April 17,2010|| Image from Orange Roof 35

This was my first layout wider than 760px, and left-aligned. It was also my first time using multiple pages and a blog-type layout for CBox. Plus I colored it (check out Colored Manga)! ^^ I really loved the calming effect of this although the colors were a bit too toned down I think.Most of the time I had this on I was on hiatus for school lol XDD. I guess it calmed me down too much, lolwut? Anyway, Mama's Bento Box, since this Natchi (the mom) with the two younger children. ^^

Chocolate Box v1.0: Lollipop Swirl

In use from Dec.30, 2009 - Feb.15, 2010 || PNG from Tamaneko Graphics

I must say that I really did love this layout. The colors were warm and playful. I really like the brushwork I did with this although I /really/ don't know where I got the brushes from. @@ Sorry. See? The swirls make it look edible. X3 (Thanks Purple!) I made a mistake with the white flecks, lol I fail. XD (Thanks Kaz XD;;) By the way, why Lollipop Swirl? It's because if you look closer, you can see that she's holding a swirly lollipop. ^^

About the Owner

Name: Belsha, yes that's my real nickname~

I'm in second-year college right now (BS Math), so that makes me... you guess years old. My mental age is a different thing though, I feel I'm a bit too childish for my age. XD I have a tendency to overuse smilies, if you've noticed. Also, if its not obvious enough, I read lots of manga.I watch anime as well but not as much as I used to. I'm also a proud Pinoy~ so if you see some terms you don't understand in my blog posts, that's probably Tagalog, sorry. ^^ Oh and- the girl in the avatar is Taiwan-chan from Hetalia~ my current fandom. ^^

Site Milestones

• Apr.21,2010: 3000 views!! ^^
• Apr.18,2010: CCon opens! 8D
• Mar.14,2010: 2000 views!
• Feb.5,2010: 1000 views!
• Dec.30,2009: Site opens!

Credits

• Original images from their respective owners, specified with each image
• Some brushes/textures came from Itunes, The Resource Page (closed) and Nienkju's Resources
• Icon help from Kaz's icon tut 8D and I learned a lot from offsite tutorials as well~
• Soph for the amigurumi cupcake bear X3
• Counter from boingdragon
• Buttons by their creators, the link is on the button
• Some fonts from dafont, others were default
• Layout image by kouotsu@dA