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Intro Post

Hello! I’m Marten (not my irl name) and I am a queer painter wanting to step into the world of selling prints of my work online. I’m based out of Texas, USA and I’m stepping WAY out of my comfort zone doing all of this. I’m in my early 20s, so still young. And I have much to learn!

I’m very new to posting online! And I have social anxiety! So if I’m being “weird” online then maybe mind your business!!

This blog will primarily be me posting some of the studies I’ve been doing lately, some art-related thoughts and questions, and some shop/social media updates from time to time. (though, at the time of me writing this out, my shop isn't open and won't be for a while)

My work will at first be very plant-focused. I just came out of a year-long “art-block” where I drew basically nothing and this time I’m focusing only on plants, which I’ve shied away from for years. Not to say nothing will change in the years to come… And since I was directly inspired by the “weeds” I see (and have seen) around me, my work will reflect that.

Feel free to leave comments or tags if anything seems like it’d be a nice sticker or print! I’ll see what I can do from there :)

I am wanting to make prints and stickers from my own original works, preferably from reference images that I take.

Once I get everything I need set in place, I’ll link my Etsy shop here, as well as a few other links like to my YouTube account (still setting that up!) and maybe perhaps even my own Web Site (if/when I get enough moneys to do that).

Here are a couple of links that I have available as of originally writing this post:

Pinterest board (link) - if you’d like to check out what images I’ve been using as reference for my studies. I know that Pinterest is kind of a pit when it comes to proper credit, but I feel that this is the best I can offer. Some of the pins are Etsy shop links to fruit and vegetable seeds, so if you’re a gardener then maybe check them out!

ko-fi (link) - if you’d like to send a dollar or something for whatever reason, you can stop by here! I will post occasionally, though I’m still getting used to the website itself

And for those of you who are nosy… I decided to take this huge leap towards money-making because I need money. I’ve never had an actual income and lately some health problems have made my future more uncertain than ever. Painting/drawing is the only skill that I have and that I’ve spent time developing, so… why not? It’s not like I have enough money for it to be a huge waste of money in the long-run if it fails. And thus here I am.

All of this has been a huge journey for me. Between my very limited budget and my debilitating anxiety, this has been a lot. I never would have dreamed of trying this even three months ago. But I do hope y’all will welcome me and be nice.

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Novel Prep Tag Game: Deity Complex

My main was tagged by @captainrynna!!! I’m a couple days late, but thank you!!! I’m doing it over my secondary WIP, because I already had a drawing of the protag prepared and I wasn’t emotionally ready to commit to a design for Ember from Firebreathers. Because that’s how my brain chooses to do things ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Putting a quick read more link because:

TW: death/car crash for questions 1 and 11. I’ll tag the post for it, as well.

First Look:

1. Describe your novel in 1-2 sentences. There’s too much fucking corn in America.

More seriously, though: 19-year-old bus crash survivor tries to keep as far away as possible from the government that wants to use their mutation to commit war crimes.They do so by hitch hiking, stealing cars, and navigating the endless highways of the USA.

2. How long do you plan for your novel to be? Probably just one book, around 100k words. It’s not the most thought-out of ideas yet.

3. What’s your novel’s aesthetic? I made a board for it on my pinterest, but there’s like. 4 pins. It’s hard to pin down (no pun intended), and the images on question 5 are also relevant to it, so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

4. What other stories have inspired your novel? This will sound weird, considering the lack of context for this WIP, but Captain America: Civil War comes to mind, as well as the Percy Jackson series.

5. 3 images that get the feel of your novel.

(Photo by Nextvoyage from Pexels)

(Photo by Skitterphoto from Pexels)

(this one didn’t have a credit link, but it’s also from Pexels)

Main Characters:

6. Who is your protagonist? Hunter Carrol, a 19-year-old ‘’’convict’’’ running from government research facilities whose experiments on them may or may not have eventually resulted in the deadliest weapon of war to date, if they had stayed.

7. Who is their closest ally? Viola Waters, once Hunter starts opening up to her.

8. Who is their enemy? Agent Markus Rutherford of the Federal Bureau of Switched Activity. He’s the agent who first brought Hunter to the FBSA research facilities, and he’s been on their tail since they escaped.

9. What do they want more than anything? They just want to see their parents, man. It’s been like, nine months, and shit’s been pretty traumatic. Mom’s cookies would be a real pick-me-up, y’know?

10. Why can’t they have it? The government has deemed Hunter too much of a danger to the public/asset to their research to let them go easily. So they’ve been endlessly following the signs of where Hunter has been to get them back.

11. What do they wrongly believe about themselves? That they’re the sole reason 20 of their classmates died in a bus crash. I know, it’s dark.

12. Draw your character. I did this a while ago, and it’s actually also on my youtube channel, with a bit of a haphazard intro to them! The info in that vid is a little outdated, though. This is a zoomed in screenshot, cause I did it on a too-big canvas and never cropped it LOL:

13. What is the worst thing that could happen to your protag? Being brought back to the research labs again, with an even lower chance of being able to get out and see their parents.

Plot Points:

14. What secret will be revealed that changes the course of the story? Hunter will find out that they weren’t the only kid with a Deity Complex being detained in the FBSA research labs, and they’ll immediately want to get the others out, too.

15. Do you know how it ends? Not yet LOL, the story is barely developed further than two (2) plot points so far.

16. What is the theme? I know I want to explore the ideas of bodily autonomy/consent (if one can save thousands of others by sacrificing themselves, is it ethical to force them to?) and whether there’s ever a good reason to go to war.

17. What is a recurring symbol? I don’t really have a symbol in mind, right now... unless the smell of campfires and the appearance of white animals counts as, like, a symbolic representation of the two main characters.

18. Where is the story set? Mainly on the highways and backroads of the U.S., but general region depends on when in the story.

19. Do you have images and scenes in mind already? A couple, but nothing too specific, yet. I’m only like, 4.5k into writing it, and it’s the first time I’ve actually tried to pin down the idea. So I’m excited to see where it goes!

20. What excited you about this story? Being able to explore the Switched Universe, and also confronting themes that are integral to my view on activism!

21. What is your usual writing method? For this story, I only really write in it when I’m a.) stuck in Firebreathers, and b.) motivated to work on the next scene. So I don’t have a great method for this one yet, as it’s technically a side project.

Tagging: @lemon-writings​, @keen2meecha​, and anyone else who wants to! also sorry if either of you have done it already, i cant remember seeing it on my dash and im too tired to search blogs rn

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