#bcs i get nervous about drawing oc art

[no0t2]

i just wanna say, my tumblr mutuals, friends. i follow u for ur art, not for the media in the art. if ur drawing something i didn't follow u for after a while, it's okay, keep drawin bud i wanna see ur style flourish. even if i have no idea what is pictured in the art!! it makes me happy that even if someone doesn't know the thing i drew exactly, they still support my art. so i wanna do the same

don't feel pressured to keep drawing the same thing over and over just cos ur trying to satisfy a number of your followers. it's ur blog, u can do what u want with it.

[hysteriafossil]

angel Ɛ✦3

[starflungwaddledee]

been working on answering a prompt i received in an ask the other day, and so i'm back thinking about... the Thing... 💖🎀 and thought maybe prompt doodles might help me work through this a little?

so uhhh.... if by any wild chance anyone has any ship suggestions for starstruck...??? feel free to send them through!

[syekick-powers]

man i really hope i can participate in artfight next year. every year since i learned about it ive been wanting to participate but the horrible anxious neuroses i have around drawing other people's characters means that until i work through some Shit in my mind, committing to artfight would just wreck my mental health horrendously. but gods i wanna trade oc art with ppl SO bad

[squishescommishes]

about to plug away more on some comms now but this month's base wips are up for a vote now on patreon! this month ended up being fluffy shrimps and i had fun coming up with the ideas 83c

[gremnda]

the new art is for the sapphics

[ganondoodle]

Hello 👋

Swallowing my nerves at last to send you an ask! I was just wondering, what inspires your designs? Are their inspirations in stuff like movies or games? Or just things you come up with yourself?

i .. honestly its kinda hard to tell, sometimes i just randomly think of something, like some detail, or color combination and try to incorporate that into a design somehow; it can come from anywhere, like the color scheme of a pithaya/dragonfruit is something i have been wanting to make a design with for ages but havent come up with anything good in all those years ;O;

im a very easily fascinated by color, espeically in nature, like sometimes i just stop and stare at something like i froze in time bc i just woooooooooooooah color! i probably look like a weirdo doing that though

its really hard to pinpoint anything specifically, the most is probably .. other artists? i guess? which always makes me nervous bc my memory is shit in most areas of life and i worry myself to pieces whether i unintentionally "stole" an idea and just dont remember and think it was my own, it goes further that sometimes i see something that makes me want to draw a similar concept but dont bc i dont want to 'steal' even if that couldnt be further from my intention (have been accused of that before ..)

that said for my ocs specifically .. most are rather old and have just kinda evolved out of their awkward first iterations (shargons first iteration was a hauro-howl- copy that was really just some human covered in feathers .. another oc was once a hellboy copy but in green- havent drawn nor redeisgn them in ages lol), the biggest inspirations for them is a mix of animals, bonus if you dont see them often- im a big shark, whale and sea creatures in general nerd so i tend to take from them as a priority but always trying to be less directly animal and mostly just .. features that work together

Eadrya is one of the newer OCs- i started to write but then looked at my folders and oh they are from 2017 .., i even made a design timeline for them how much they, and my art, have changed back in 2020, so thats also way outdated now lol (they apparently started as a whale .. thing? its like a pokemon evolution lol)

this is them now (i like this sketch still, though shargons design is now also outdated lmao)

this ones from early 2023 so also outdated now but you get the point

for demons i try to be a bit more wild on shapes and colors while still adhering to the rules of how they work (humanoid form, demon form, animalistic, one element each and more or less made to fit that, 4 arms is very common, look to be bost scary and wild but also something that would make you stop in tracks and stare in awe and fear if you crossed paths)

often times designs just kinda .. happen, i have maybe the idea ok i wanna make something with a white and red pattern also moose or those big horned cows are cool and kinda scary so maybe sth akin to that (though this one is technically a redesign too- its also pretty much entirely different)

for non demons but still non human i go for a much more restrained design, mainly inspired directly by an animal and giving the color scheme a good spin, plus adding unconventional body shapes, like ki'ita is also a good example, her old idea was just orca anthro pirate and just by making the white green instead in her most recent redesign already adds that little spin to it

that can have its pitfalls though, as i often fall into the big arm small head small legs scheme over and over xD

alot of it is trial and error, deciding on the colors can take me hours bc im always searching for my little rule of having one contrast color that shows up in very few places to draw attention to it (like with Eadrya its those bright yellow eyes and thingy at their tail)

and that is all about myy own ocs, when its fandom stuff it works kinda similar though, either in the connections i wanna draw or just thinking it further- like how deities in destiny work also just kinda .. happened like an ever derailing train

like for demise i was at first really just im gonna give him horns bc horns are cool and he got those on the starting mural in the game- so how his hair work? well maybe it isnt hair actually and just unbound energy, im making him a deity too and fit hylias design to his so, yeah, then so how does it work, ok he gotta have a skeleton still, but what if his entire actual body is made up of pure magical energy with its core in the ribcage? with the core in the ribcage >:3c and the scales you see are just like cooled down lava as an armor bc his thing is fire and earth !! the normal blood? is a thin layer of skin imiated from mortals to keep the scales together and flexible so if he ACTUALLY gets hurt hed bleed magic that looks more like lava and any normal blood you see is just the armor- so why does he have a skeleton still instead of being just energy? maybe its gotta be bound to something OH and what if all of the deities started as mortals like a mirror to the trio later on and the gods cannot have direct influence to the worlds so they needed a right hand that is neither god nor mortal but both by killing a mortal by whatever their element will be (demise burned, hylia drowned etc) and their skeleton and spirit is kept but put into a body of magic- OH what if their spirit core is like almost piloting their bodies like a mech in a way bc if youd look close youd see that every strand of magic is actual a hand of their spirit so it makes it more weird and other bc hed be able to reach out with thousands of burning claws of all shapes and sizes like the beheaded forest god at the end of mononoke- SO if hed lose and arm or something all those strands would untangle and rearrange his bones back together-OH MY GOD the whole armor idea works so well for ghirahims dark armor so what if demise had two swords once and lost one and since has forged an armor similar to his own for ghirahim out fo fear of losing him t---

and that all is a process that happens over several weeks and months not rarely while i am drawing something mindlessly and suddendly *have a thought* and omg that makes so much sense-

so "what" inspires my designs? an ever derailing train of thought about making cool thick monsters that arent the evil thing to get rid of for once? cool color schemes? idk it just kinda happens??

[drgreysonmd]

(HOW WE FEELING ABOUT THE GREYSON FACE REVEAL TONIGHT🗣️⁉️)

(MOD💜TALK

Yo I was so excited I literally immediately started drawing him, and then hyperfixated all day and then did nothing but just sit in my feels. This is gonna be a long one about some blog stuff too, mates, so strap in!

@flamesque 's Mun LITERALLY had to hold my hand because I CRIED I was so nervous to see his face 😅🤣 it was the happiness of the game finally giving him all the attention I'd always wanted him to have, but the double edged sword of going

"Oh shit. Now everything I've grown so attracted to is officially wrong."

And so I had to sit here all day while I've painted and spoken to friends and fellow muns and just... had to really take a step back and think about how I was going to overhaul everything here too.

So the positive answer is- I'm SO EXCITED because I've already seen so many people talking about him and even my beloved @rose-tinted-kalopsia is planning on writing for him and maybe this means more fanworks for him! It's been very lonely in my little corner with just me screaming about how lovely he is and throwing out headcanon posts and snippets and art and

I get it. It can be hard to love a faceless man in a very visual game. No shade. I'm just happy and hopeful more people will engage in him as a character now!

I also think he's fucking ADORABLE. His glasses and his cute cheekbones and his grey blue eyes bc ofc he'd have grey eyes when his name is fucking Greyson (I swear to God everyone loves to hurt me with puns 🥴🤣) I'd love to see a little bit of a hairstyle change but I've already hit on that. Overall I love him. Very cute, 10/10, totally smashable. I'm getting Bedazzled Brendan Fraser vibes and I'm here for it.

On the less positive side- it's like saying goodbye to a very dear friend. This Grey, MY Grey has become somewhat of a very special blorbo to me. He ended up being like a half oc-half canon character and idek how it happened but it DID and here I lay very distraught and attached to him and it's a little heartbreaking to retire him, if that makes any sense.

It's been quiet here for a while partially due to personal stuff, but also partially due to my sensing the changing in the winds after the story update of No Morning. They've done a lot of lore building with him that while it doesn't give him any actual back story, it's changed or developed parts of his personality that really have diverged him from the Greyson we got snippets of early on. And I'm not mad about that mind you, he's still adorable and I will stand by him until my dying breath, but it's very clear that the Grey I've written, and the Grey they're writing now are diverging very quickly and I need to separate them rather than try and salvage a blend. It was bound to happen when the only thing we had to go on was as a side character in an anecdote, a side character in a single card, and a couple moments posts early on. 🤷‍♀️ (oh and that one Twitter interview).

I've contemplated making mine an OC (just another Dr at Akso) and keeping all the lore and backstory and stuff as his, and gutting this profile back to canon material ONLY, but once again that leaves it as very... well.... barren. I do believe there will be a lot more in store for him in the future, it's just gonna take a while (bc he's a side character so of course, it makes sense) so it might feel like I've kind of hurt or abandoned this place in the meantime, which is definitely not what I want either.

All in all there will obviously be some huge changes happening here, I'm just not entirely sure what they are yet and what that means for active threads too 😅 I have a lot of options so it's just down to figuring out which ones speak to me heart and Muse.

I realize this is probably all waaaaaaay more than you intended to ask so I'm sorry, but thanks for letting me gush all my feels out ahhhhhh♡)

[redbowkid-27]

My oc progress from old and until now and a little news

This is going to be long, so keep scrolling if it didn't catch yor attention :]

Have a nice day

My apologies if im pretty suck at English while making this

Oh hello thanks for looking

So this my oc progress, from aster to liam!

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So when i was bored i draw this lil fella and i was inspired by Enderman from Minecraft

Then when i get to play among us again bc nostalgia from 2020,i upgrade him to this kind of alien playing role as an imposter.

And thats when i gave him a new ability to shape shift, also for the name i combined some spacey stuff name like Celestial, star, Orion,and more then boom theres the name and i pick Astra

Then this

And finally this!

Got to make him have two eyes

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And i eventually make lore for him ( the lore it self doesn't make any sense yet, i just take the point only )

This is where his name astra became liam,the name Astra is too spacey for a human name and thats the reason i changed it to Liam

And that lil fellas name is Azy. Got to make them became friend then sibling which is liam is the older brother and Azy is the youngest

So a lil bit from the role these two get in trouble

Where Liam get killed and tortured then thrown to the deep dark abyss void pit where he then slowly decays as the time pass by, but he still survive with his hope from his little brother little Necklace, remembering that he always be there for him

I call it ( Rotten Forgotten )

Then he meet with (someone) who help him from the void

And this is them now

Update : astra will be a nickname when liam changes

Well thats all of it!

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And i want to say many thanks to ppl who always support me with my little art!

Actually you know what? i was literally making this account just for fun only, which is i dont really care about username and stuff so i just use my oc,s name Astra with Y in front. Knowing that this account wont be last very long

But when i post my first ever freakin art for fun its literally goes up to 6.000+ notes, like wtf i was very surprised, i had no idea how was that going to be that good for a first try, life have a lots of surprise was it

Then i have no other idea so im running this account, im literally very very nervous showing my art to ppl.

But hey, i think i make a good decision to keep running this account, i improve my artstyle and more bc of y'all supports!

And bc of that I'll be soon using my real username

And thats all! All i can say is just Thank you very much for you guys that always there to support me and my art! 🌟

Hope that wont be too long for you guys haha

Again! Thank you and have a nice day :]

[kitten-mitts]

I'm really nervous to post this but that's ok bc I need to get out of my shell more ,_,

I'm taking art requests! :3 This is directed to ship art primarily, though OC's will also be drawn if requested.

Please read below for details if you want to submit something :o (or. no t,)

Here's several things to note first of all :00

I do believe a large portion of the proship community is relatively understanding and very cool, so I want to express that by supporting ships that people would otherwise find odd or strange, while at the same time getting myself to draw. I do have a lot of time on my hands, & I think it'll help me develop my skills in sketching. :33

Before you submit a request, please check my blog to see if I have them open. Usually I have a lot of time, but I can get caught up with personal things I'm going through.

To send a request, normally they'd be through the ask box I think. ( Anonymous or not, I'll respect it ) If you want to talk about it so I understand it more, you're free to message me :3 (I'm, again,, really shy, ,, so,, ,,)

Let me know the characters names as well as where they're from, and an OC to go along with it if you want. 1-3 characters would be ideal, and additionally if you want to interact with my OC Mittens, I'll draw it. Any specific details to make the piece you want more accurate will be appreciated! Contradictory, if you want me to decide the details of the piece I wouldn't mind either. _(:3」∠)_

I specialize in greyscale art, so I'll be working with that unless color is something you'd want. Im not the best when it comes with colors, but I'll try anyways ^^

Don't worry about payments or anything, when I open commissions it'll likely be exclusively for comic making and animations, or, if my requests are closed and you'd like a piece done. Though, I do have paypal (dunno how to use it yet) if you're willing to support me :D (Absolutely no pressure, just an option)

Ah, I won't be taking any NSFW requests, as expected,,

Please be patient and allow me to take my time, learning to draw a character is a little difficult but I'm hoping it'll get easier through time. If I can't get it right I'll probably profusely apologize about it, but I'll make an effort to make it pretty ( ; ω ; )

I'm an aspiring artist to make a cartoon/manga/comic series maybe, so don't be shy! This is good practice for me, and I like to say I'm pretty easy-going :3

Ah. I think that's about it? :'] I know it's a bit much, but I don't want any miscommunications cuz they suck and also I'm. shy,, If you have any questions just ask ^^ reblogs are appreciated :'3

Here's the sketch I used btw :D

༼ ༎ຶ ෴ ༎ຶ༽ agh

[moon-bun-bun]

I'm gonna ramble about my creepypasta AU from like 2012-2014ish I used to rp with a friend over my flip phone bc we where GENUINELY just insane <3

Some key things to keep in mind: we didn't really watch marble hornets at this time so masky and hoodie where (unfortunately) very much old fanon the rare few times they showed up. A lot of this AU was influenced by old deviantart web comics, mainly Pasta Monsters and The Seer. And lastly, we where like 12 when we made this so don't expect high art 💀 you're allowed to laugh bc genuinely it's so awful

This AU MOSTLY was centered around our OCs (of course). Mine was Banana, a repurposed warriors OC 💖 of course in usual middle schooler fashion, she was immortal and couldn't die, and she knew every single creepypasta amd everyone knew her and she was some special proxy y'all know the deal, if I remember to draw her again I'll rb or something with her bc I still love her dearly <3

Some key things abt this AU that I can remember off the top of my head in no specific order:

- Slenderman didn't have a mansion, he instead had an entire castle?? I have no clue why we decided a castle but that's what he had

-no one but slenderman lived in this castle. Not even his proxies, everyone else has their own houses, except Banana who has a big tree that grows diamond fruit

-how do people not fond a massive castle out in the forest? Easy. It's not in the forest, there's an entirely seperate realm they all live in and you access it by a random portal in the woods

-we genuinely deligated Masky and Hoodie to just sorta babysitting this portal. Actual proxy work? Never heard of it, they just watch a portal for days on end. Expect Masky sometimes, he got to babysit Banana because she caused ✨️problems✨️ constantly. We very much characterized his as the shy uwu nervous Masky the entire time

-proxies got their special proxy names Via warriors cats naming ceremony, we had a moment with another OC that was an extended rp of this moment. I do not know how we talked abt it like it was the most serious and genius thing in class the next day

-Jeff was one of the most prominent characters, he did not like Banana what so ever and she at some point made it her life goal to be the most prominent nuisance in his life. Multiple times as some form of punishment for both of them causing some issue or just fighting in general, Slenderman would make them go live together in the human world as normal people in suburbia or some shit. This happened VERY often and I choose to still use this plot point as the set up for conversations and jokes about them to this day

-the neighborhood they lived in was completely oblivious to the fact that these where two known serial killers, EXCEPT one of their neighbors who was hell bent on exposing them. No one believed her ever.

-how do they live as normal people? Tbis is where the pasta monsters influence comes in, I believe it was called an illusion form in that comic? Whatever it was called, that's the logic we used. Jeff looked like a Normal Guy and Banana instead of being a cat, was in fact a human girl, who for whatever reason we decided kept getting mistaken for some random orphan girl named Daisy

-despite this AU taking place in (at the time) modern times, old times orphanages and asylums where still in operation and was another very prominent plot point we used (to the extent of the knowledge we had as 12 year Olds of these places) banana and Jeff ended up in the asylum in padded rooms and straight jackets a lot

-this has no bearing on the plot what so ever but I know we referred to the police as "the popo" and ONLY the popo for the entire duration of the rp. All 2 or 3 years of it.

That's all I can think of at the moment, there's. A lot more that I'm missing here and whenever it crops up I'll just rb with more details or smthn bc I genuinely rlly like just putting whatever the hell we where on into words 💀💀

[misc-obeyme]

CC I'M SO EXCITED, I FINALLY GOT ENOUGH CONFIDENCE TO COMMISSION THINGS FROM PEOPLE (it's like three different people AJDJWJF)

but the prices are good, two of the people needed it for emergency money so it was a good push to bite the bullet and message them. I'm so happy, I'm gonna have art of me and Mammon (and one is gonna be a sketch page of me, mammon, and a friend who also likes obey me). Also i lost my drawing streak, but I just drew a bunch of random poses today for fun, so it makes up lmaoo.

anyway I am here to ramble about the job my mc/I would have in the Devildom! definitely got roped into working at the bunny cafe for one (1) shift with Mammon (the daily chat is what gave me this idea).

Not sure how the cafe works, but in the anime, Beel is working the bar lolol. So I always imagined it as a bar with some food, and you could request certain servers by paying extra, and obviously give them carrots or tips. Like a mix between a maid cafe and a club I suppose is what I'm thinking?? (...Hooters? I've never been)

anyway I totally got coerced bullied into working a shift (I am always caving when it comes to Mammon </3). And my anxiety is terrible, I CANNOT talk to people (it's a wonder how I'm a manager), so I'd definitely stick to bussing tables and helping run super big orders with one of the guys. Maybe even have Beel teach me to make some drinks, because that seems really fun. Basically completely avoiding any kind of one on one service.

And I think there's been chats or devilgrams about mc gaining popularity and having a fan club, so imagine all these patrons requesting me, and the owner has to be like "unfortunately - no." And then someone is like, "I'll pay an extra $100 just to have her" and that's when the owner decides to ask if I'd be willing. Because it doesn't hurt to ask, right?

And I'm like, "Ha! I'd do it for $250", and like, I say it as a joke, but imagine Mammon overhears everything. He'd drag me to the table and say my price, and to everyone's surprise, the demon agrees to pay. Now everyone is like 👁️👁️ interesting.

and now I'm suddenly serving a random demon, and I'm nervous as hell (HA), and I'd honestly spill their drink or something on them. The bill comes, come to find they tipped way over 20%, and wrote a note about hoping to have me again. Now I've singlehandedly paid back a big chunk of Mammon's debt.

now THAT would change my mind real quick. I would do anything for money, I'm so easily convinced 💀 like imagine how much cash I could make in one shift. Anxiety who ??

It ends up becoming a part time gig, and I become the owner's favorite. I learn the bar for fun, and can be requested as a server for a big fee. I'd like to imagine Mammon works extra hard to earn the owner's favor and begs to work the same shifts as me (little does he know I request to work with him bc he makes me feel safe, especially if people get way too drunk)

I've literally brainstormed about this so much, and I've still got more ideas rattling in my brain, SORRY IT GOT SO LONG AAA

- ✨ anon

WOOO!! Congrats, ✨ anon! You are braver than I lol! I've been trying to work up the courage for months, but I keep talking myself out of it. Mostly because I want to commission art of my OCs and I feel absolutely ridiculous asking someone to please spend hours drawing this silly guy from my head lol. It's a me problem, I'll get over it one day. Anyway, I'm sure your commissions will turn out amazing! I hope you enjoy them!

OMG what but I love this idea!! Listen, I have the social anxiety, too (it's so bad wow), so I get it. But I looove that you've got things that help you work this job despite that! Mammon and Beel to count on when you need support and of course the motivation of just... making money!

And it's so sweet that you're making the money to help cover Mammon's debts. And I love that both of you are like... requesting to work together and the other person is unaware of it. That's adorable!

I'm always going to recommend writing your ideas down! It doesn't have to be story-style, sometimes just getting them out of your head in some form really makes a big difference! Especially if it's something you've never told anyone or written down before. Forcing yourself to articulate ideas in a way that would make sense to someone else (even if no one else ever sees it) really helps to make ideas more solid. Then you can expound on them even more! It's a never ending cycle for me lol.

Anyway, I love all of this, I think it's fantastic.

For my part, I'd absolutely be bunny-ing it up at the bar with Beel. I like the idea of him making Devildom drinks and MC making human world ones. The demons that are willing to pay top dollar for MC to wait on them are also willing to pay top dollar for MC's authentic human world drinks! Now you're really rolling in the Grimm!

[s1lly-gh02tz]

Oh yea I think im gonna make a deltarune oc/self insert (?)

I’m gonna name them Lucifart. Yes I know it sounds like fart. That’s the point. He gets very pissed when people point that out😎 he’s basically an art program. I’m basing its design off of stuff I like. So dress shoes, bow ties, fingerless gloves, colorful patterns and stuff. They use lassos as a weapon (get it like the tool🤓) and they can select stuff and recolor them. (It literally just changes the color of people).

He really likes helping people but when he can’t help them it like really messes with him. He gets really worked up and stuff. Also he’s trans. And I wanted to incorporate that and be like “oh yea well a while ago I had an ‘update’. Not all the lighteners liked it, I lost some users but it’s so much better now”😛 I wanna add some other negative thing about them that I go through (like make them get really nervous really easily or be really self critical) because I find characters who aren’t perfect so cool and just like human lol

They’re based off of me (except cooler). I’m not going to ship them with anyone bc I’m not into that. BUTTT I might make him friends with some of the characters (specifically my favorites). :33

But yea lmk if you wanna hear more about him. Also I do have a design I just need to draw something other than spamton for once

(This is what happens when you comment about his name)

[snailfen]

slugcat ocs time baby...

the first one is named the dragon tamer, and theyre based on a REALLY old slugcat oc i made back in 2019!

the other 2 are new, the little green one is named the runt and the pink and black one in the second image is the friend (i miiiight change their design tho)

gonna put some misc info + the dragon tamers old art under the cut

[rbs appreciated!!]

the dragon tamer is fond of lizards, but is very easily distressed by certain things, including the presence of other slugcats because of backstory reasons (which. I will not be sharing bc i havent finished drawing it also its gonna need CWs)

All of the mechanics for these are just concepts idk if this shit would actually work well in the gameplay LMAO

the dragon tamer is able to have different lizards tamed at once without them fighting, lizard bites of all kinds cannot kill them and they can wiggle out of them while stunned. tamed reds will not get snappy with them. they have a panic meter and certain situations will raise the panic meter (being alone, being around rot, seeing other slugcats and other stuff) and the dragon tamer may have to sit still once theyre away from the stressor to calm down. when fully panicked the dragon tamers battle skills are affected or they may freeze or they may be unable to focus on anything but the stressor.

different lizards have certain perks around the dragon tamer when tamed. blue lizards and strawberry lizards can mostly neutralize panic and may help find food for the tamer, red lizards, eels and salamanders can offer rides around water like jetfish, cyans, reds, greens and white lizards will let them ride on their backs anywhere etc etc.

the runt is small, weak, and alone; easy prey to any predator nearby. as such they must fight ruthlessly to survive.

the runt can carry multiple spears and can craft bombs/explosive spears if they can find explosive ash. their attack power is the same as the monk. they have more options for combat (they have artificers mauling ability, possibly melee abilities like the lancer) they can also easily traverse pipes and tunnels faster than the average slugcat with their tiny body. scavs are afraid of the runt. they cannot pounce.

the friend is a slightly older slugpup. curious and empathetic to other creatures, their path will be paved in symbiotic companionship.

i dont have much for the friend but heres what i have: befriended scavs and lizards will not fight eachother. scavs are less nervous about the friend. lizards will have a sort of universal rep and become a little more neutral towards the friend as they tame other lizards (its more like they be more likely to chase other prey rather than the friend and be less aggressive when spotted or heard) orange lizards will have the most easily affected rep and green lizards hate eachother so this barely applies to them.

heres the dragon tamers old art btw! The runt is also an old oc kind of.... but i only drew them once and then never thought of them ever again. and they never got a proper name either

[plasma-packin-mama]

💕 self-love time! talk about which ones of YOUR creations (edits, artworks, fanfics) you like the most then send to other creators to do the same 💕

AWWW hi Astra, thank you!!

Hmm I feel like a lot of times as of late, I'm already a bit unsatisfied with my works as soon as I've finished them. It's a good thing because it means I'm learning, but not the best feeling anyway. I think it's an important skill as an artist to learn to love your works even if you see flaws with them, because there's always some element to appreciate, and creation in itself is beautiful. Here's some things from this blog that I still like:

Of course I have to put my comic here. I'm not too happy with a lot of the art in it to be completely honest, but I know that I worked very hard on it, and it was a big step for me to put something so personal out for others to see for the first time. I'm generally very private about my identity, so I was very nervous to broadcast something that talked so directly about that subject, even if it was actually about Delilah's story. (I've never tried to hide the fact that I put a lot of myself into Delilah lol) I still go back and reread the feedback I got on that comic sometimes because it makes me so happy to see others connecting with and feeling "seen" by my work. I never expected so much kindness. I think the reception of this comic is stored forever in my brain like one of the Core Memories from Inside Out. Thank you so much to everyone who left me feedback of any kind on that work, because I'm sure it means more to me than you really expected.

This is from very early in my blog when I first met @/thebigolbee and I worked SO hard on it because I felt so lucky that such a great and popular artist like Bee was doing an art trade with me! 😭😭 About nine months later I think we draw each other's OCS about as much as we draw our own- so I guess it worked out lol! I spent a long time on the line art for this one and I think it turned out really nice :)

I'm very proud of the background in this drawing, and I think the characters came out cute as well even though they're just a doodle. I get lazy with backgrounds most of the time so it was a good exercise. It was fun to work on!!!

This was a drawing I did when I was really struggling with art, I tried to loosen up (the hardest thing ever for me lol) and just go with the flow and honestly, even though it's nothing too special I still just really enjoy something about it!!! It's fun I think! (I have to draw Delilah during that period of their life more...)

ACK. This Frankenstein drawing that I picked at for so long and eventually just didn't finish the background for. I really love the characters and the mood of the piece, even though i intended to add much more detail to the room they're in. I think sometimes it's ok to leave things "unfinished" instead of just agonizing over it and never letting it see the light of day.

Valentine's drawing. It really surprised me how this became one of my most popular posts because I didn't really expect anyone to notice it!!! I drew it 1000% for myself, because happy sparkly characters being happy together are my favorite to draw. But apparently everyone else also likes that! A good lesson. (Maybe it was just bc everyone loves Ms. Rae Jepsen's musical stylings as much as me...)

I'm really proud of all the art that I did for high fantasy au, but this one especially because I worked very hard with my markers and I feel like it came out well!! I'm really awful at utilizing color in an interesting way-- I get nervous about ruining stuff by adding the wrong color the wrong place, but I think I did really well this time!!

I think that's enough!! It was really nice to look back at all my old works - I was actually surprised by how many things I still like despite their age!!! I do feel very positive after writing this post, so thank you for sending this along to me Astra!! :] I encourage everyone to do this, really go through your works and think about what you've learned from each one and why it's still nice!!

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5. Estimate of how much of your art you post online vs. the art you keep for yourself

30. What piece of yours do you think is underrated

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5. Oh maaan. I’d say I post .001% of the stuff I post online. I had Twitter before and would post full pieces, but I do a lot of doodling that never sees the light of day. I also have ocs that have extensive library of art. It all goes to my friends

Even my DC art that I post here it’s like , mayyybbbeeee 1 out of 5 drawings get posted? I have finished works in my WIPs that are just hangin out :) I get nervous about posting things online and this is actually the first time I’ve ever had people follow me for my art

30. all of my oc art! Of what I’ve posted here tho? My cowboy creature Batman doodle dump. I enjoy his shapes - but honestly notes don’t matter too much to me. If I get a few I’m like YEEHAWWWW look at my art boy . Then if it hits I’m like stares at it stares at it stares at it wondering what made the online people want to interact w it