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I want to do those old school OC ask memes, they were super fun, but idk if people know my OCs well enough anymore to bother/if people even do those memes anymore.

I'm trying to learn how current Tumblr culture even works lol.

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fighting all with myself today about how to approach social media as far as art goes. it's tiring that the answer seems to be "grind."

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🙋 reporting from bluesky to say hi and ask about ocs! Would you say you're proud of any of them? Either from the perspective of them as a person or as a creation, whichever makes the most sense to you

HELLO!!!! Yesss, let's go, let's get old tumblr ask culture going again!!! (i am always open for asks form anyone, fyi)

Hmmm, I could answer either way. I don't think there's one I'm proud of making more than any of the others. I've put a lot of work into all of the OCs I write and I love seeing them all grow and develop. I am proud of the stories my friends and I write together with our OCs, which is why I want to turn it into a webcomic. As far as proud of OCs as people, I of course have a soft spot for the ones that are able to confront themselves and grow. Idk how well I've tagged things, but the two that come to mind in that respect are Shuu (who I posted his profile recently) and Ara (Jin's son, for anyone who has been around a long time and remembers).

Thank you so much for the ask!!

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finally finished the pencils on this one

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OC Shuu sketches He's in the same band as Showya, who I previously posted. Shuu's changed a lot since the upper profile image. I really need to redo his profile hahaha. The lower one his face is wrong and he's a lil beefier than intended, though later on in his story he does gain muscle like that. As far as the OCs I have for this story/project, he's had the roughest backstory. I had to be mean to at least one of my OCs. A lot of his story involves navigating and healing from those past traumas. Also, his eye patch isn't just for aesthetics like in a lot of VK, his eye is actually messed up.

I shall try my best to post more OC stuff and art over here again ;__; I really do miss interacting with people here. It used to be really fun. I do know there isn't as much interactive culture here as there used to be, though.

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OC Showya

These are from a few years ago by now, but since drawing the one on the right (which is the first I drew) Showya has developed significantly, along with all of the characters involved in the story. A friend and I have been writing it since Jan or Feb of 2021. We plan to make it into a webcomic, but I need to get back on my feet first, both with my health and with drawing comics @_@; I'll be trying to get back into drawing, particularly some small comics projects ;u; It will probably be slow at first but hopefully I'll pick up steam.

I think I'll probably start posting some old art and sketches of associated characters? I'm also down for asks or anything related to them!

Anyway, profiles of Showya at 22 and at 28. A lot happens to him in that time.

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Hey all, I was hoping to be more active over here, but life kinda got in the way. I've been having health issues for the last few months and ended up having surgery last week😅

Once I'm healed and making more art, I do hope to be more active over here. I know Tumblr isn't as active as it used to be, but I really miss talking about OCs over here and always had a ton of fun with asks. I miss it! I miss interacting with people here!

Hope y'all are doing well and hope to see you around more!

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anyway, have a WIP crop

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Should I actually start posting here again?

I want to talk more about characters as I draw them and miss the interactivity of asks and such. Idk.

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hmmm

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I'm not dead yet ᕕ( ᐕ )ᕗ

I'm considering starting to post over here again because it always felt more comfortable to talk about my OCs and stories here than on other social media platforms. I'm slowly starting to work on some comics and plan to do a webcomic (famous last words) in the future, so I know I'll be wanting to ramble about OCs more haha.

This character exists in the same setting as the webcomic and its side stories, however he never shows up nor is relevant lol. His name is Shizuno.

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OCs Jewel x Jin doodle

It's been so fucking long since I've drawn these two. 2016/2017 flashbacks.

I need to actually learn how to draw characters interacting + relearn anatomy, my skills are pretty poor at this point...

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sketching ideas to paint

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10min doodle

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メリークリスマス！ Merry Christmas!

[OCs Kita & Showya. Kita belongs to a friend, Showya belongs to me.]

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Let's try this again. The crop of the first upload was bothering me too much.

doodle

[OC Jack Rose/Jaku]

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