wanologic

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in the past 9 weeks I have helped throw 2 venue parties (one with 150+ people), played around on 4 mountains (1 summit attempt), been on 8 flights, seen 3 concerts, performed in one, hung out with 7 different long distance friends, and somehow still worked a full time job.

Ive had so much fun but my body is so so tired and I can't wait to recharge and draw literally anything for the first time in months.

gotta start con prep for anyc at some point lol

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elias thoughts

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sleep it off

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innocence

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vanven is... good

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turning off anon for now bc of bot problems rip

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[outtake]

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The print quality on the zine especially turned out great! I feel like I’ve put my face straight up to my computer without my eyes throwing a fit about it

omg thank you!!! I put a lot of effort into it, referencing digital print guides for color accuracy and everything!!

working with digital process (cmyk printing that is not offset) is very different than working with rgb (screens), and most of the comics needed some amount of recoloring. You can see it best in this one! left is the original in rgb, middle is what the computer guessed the cmyk values should be, and right is my recolor for print!

all the art got a lot of attention and I'm really happy with how it turned out!! Danny Phantom is basically exclusively made of hard to print colors (greens, navy, and purples) so it was a very fun challenge!

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What conventions will you be going to in 2025? Where in the PNW can we buy your art in person?

Conventions haven't released acceptance lists, but my usual pnw haunts in fall are Kumoricon and Rose City Comic Con. My only confirmed convention this year is Anime NYC, but that is east coast.

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Will you be rereleasing items from the first pop up at all?? I missed out because I hadn't gotten paid yet when it was happening QwQ

Maybe!! I'm busy through the end of June but I'll consider a late July run

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If any of y'all take pictures pls tag me, I would love to see how it all arrived!

👻 SHOP UPDATE 👻

All orders are packaged and labeled and will begin their journey into your hands Monday April 21 (since USPS is closed today 4/20)!!! I can't wait for you to see this project in person!!!

Thanks again for all the support and I hope you all enjoy it as much as I liked making it happen 💚💚

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Hii!! I just am getting out of high school and since I am in a graphic design class and do art, my economics teacher suggested that I start selling my work and doing commissions. I know that your art isn't the same as that but I was wondering if you had any suggestions of how to get started is the art sphere? Like which platforms should I advertise my art one? The biggest one I have seen is Instagram and Tiktok but I am hesitant to use either cause of Instagram using your posts as AI training data and Tiktok being video content, which i am not interested in. Any input is appreciated!

Hi Hiiii!

Even though my art isn't 1:1 to this I do have some experience and thoughts about getting started. Graphic design (my profession) and Illustration/art (my hobby) are two very different spheres though, so I'll break down a couple thoughts on each. For graphic design, any kind of client work is going to start to get you ahead and also get you thinking about what kind of work you like doing/want to get paid to do. Since soooo many things fall under the umbrella of graphic design (packaging, logos, websites, events, branding, motion, marketing, etc etc etc) starting to make real things and figuring out how the elements all work together is super important. You don't have to be able to do everything, but showing and knowing which areas you can help a team with will be great for getting those initial internships and junior designer positions. This could look like anything from designing logos for family and friends, to making up a pretend coffee shop and designing what the cups and signs and instagram feed might look like all together. Maybe design a website or two. Have fun and get it posted to a portfolio website (there are a lot of free options). The more things you finish, the better your portfolio will get, and the more you will know. Done is better than perfect. Get scrappy. For illustration, my experience is mostly with social posting and convention stuff. Draw as much as you can all the time, fill your sketchbooks with fun and bad and ugly art that you enjoy making to get in the habit and get loose. Then just like for graphic design, work on finishing stuff. The more you finish, the more you'll figure out your process to finish things. Done > Perfect once again. Post wherever you want (i also dont like tiktok bc i dont make video/motion stuff, and i mostly just use insta for keeping other artists' contacts - i probably only post about 10% of what i make there, but it is a nice one to have.) From there, start offering cheap commissions or requests to get used to working with other people's ideas (I think i started with $5 sketches that i could do in 10ish minutes back in 2011). I don't do public commissions anymore, but I did for many, many years and making sure you're smart with your time is a big tip (its why the sketch/lines/full color + halfbody/fullbody character price sheets are so popular. An artist offering these knows about how long it takes them to draw each combination and sets their price accordingly, more time = more money). As for selling at stuff like conventions or art shows, start small! See if you can get space at a small local fair or art market! Make and sell 10 finished things. Don't set your heights on the biggest, most competitive stuff right off the bat, or try to manage inventory for 100 items. That can all come later.

The "art sphere" is kind of a crazy place, and there are infinite ways to approach getting started. You do you. These tips are mostly targeted at career-style advice, but plenty of people are just here to have fun, and it really is way easier to keep the passion alive when you're making/expressing stuff for just yourself - balance work and play!! The only thing we all have in common is a love for making things!

Good luck out there, and have fun!

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👻 SHOP UPDATE 👻

All orders are packaged and labeled and will begin their journey into your hands Monday April 21 (since USPS is closed today 4/20)!!! I can't wait for you to see this project in person!!!

Thanks again for all the support and I hope you all enjoy it as much as I liked making it happen 💚💚

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For those of u who were asking, I got into anime nyc! I'll have college au books n other stuff in New York in August! See u there ❤️

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Danny stops, inches away from the target. Yassen almost expects him to reach out, but he doesn’t.

“Ah,” Danny exhales—almost a sigh. The sound is staticy. “There.”

So hype for the opportunity to do an illustration for ch. 14 of @thingsthatbleedfic!!! I am so so fond of creepy corpse boy Danny and this fic delivers in spades

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Hey Hey!!!! Checking in with an update!

All the little bits n bobs are here and only the books are left to come!!!! We're on track for 4/20 ship date :)c

Tho it is a Sunday so actual first day of shipping is probs the 21st.

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I really like the way you use color, especially for shadows and lighting

Thank you!! I always feel like i'm a little lost when I'm starting to color but im super glad to know that it comes across well! I definitely think lighting is a good way to make everything cohesive and makes sure the vibe is where I want it to be >:3