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Today's Document
trying on a metaphor

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Three Goblin Art
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@afterimagedkid
"Always Protected"
For me, dragons have always been guardians and protectors. I think I get that from my grandfather, who would regale many a story of dragons and their connection to us as people. They're very spiritual for me, and there's no better mythical caretaker than them.
(For anyone who cares, I did this in Pixel Studio and used the AAP-64 palette. It's 64x48 pixels.)
Happy Pride, everyone!!
Remember, everyone deserves to live and love!
I'm still Big Mad from the animation industry AI news, and I had some thoughts I needed to get out. There are lots of more important reasons why artists shouldn't use AI, but here is my philosophical take on it.
PATREON
Perfectly stated!
The biggest theft AI takes is your own personal growth to express yourself!!
Though there were certainly lots of other things stolen too, so...
Do you ever ask yourself?
Sometimes
Dream big, little Ember! - This is a poster I illustrated for my upcoming debut picture book, The Bakery Dragon!
ITS APRIL 13 YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS
FETCH ME NEIL
HAPPY BIG TWENTY NEIL
Today is a holy day on the internet.
May you keep banging out those tunes in the Great Beyond, little Neil.
"Always Protected"
For me, dragons have always been guardians and protectors. I think I get that from my grandfather, who would regale many a story of dragons and their connection to us as people. They're very spiritual for me, and there's no better mythical caretaker than them.
(For anyone who cares, I did this in Pixel Studio and used the AAP-64 palette. It's 64x48 pixels.)
I'm tired of not posting things it telling myself "this will be the day!"
You know what! I'm gonna be cringe and do it anyway. Sorry future me, you're gonna have to deal with that squeamish feeling you get when you see all your old writing and art.
Time to be cringe and do it anyway. Post it scared and post it cringey. You won't get better at your art when you just keep staring at that blank page.
Share this, please. Do not be fooled by ICE’s administrative warrants. They are NOT a legal basis for a search or to enter your home or business. For that, ICE must present a JUDICIAL WARRANT.
The difference is shown below. Study it.
Study this
Don't be fooled
When the war has lasted twenty years … the dragonets will come. When the land is soaked in blood and tears … the dragonets will come.
I recently reread the entire wings of fire series for the first time since late highschool and fell in love with them all over again. I could not get this vision to stop plaguing me until I put it down on paper. Arc 1 you are so beloved to me.
reminder 🌱
How are you so good at art and comics and characters but it's not even a professional profession of yours? (can it be that hobbies and skills don't necessarily need to be monitized?)
Thank you! I still feel like I have a lot to learn, haha. I did study animation in college but that's not really my calling, I can't spend 40 (or more!!!) hours a week in front of a computer. As I get older I don't regret it. I'm a little guilty of overworking in certain contexts, but I'm not sacrificing my health or social life for a tiny shot at storyboarding for The Minions 6. (And if I did dedicate myself to that, I almost definitely wouldn't be spending my free time drawing.)
I remember I had some kind of portfolio development class and the professor made a comment telling us to like, stop going to parties and playing video games and just to dedicate ourselves to our art. Maybe that kind of advice to just lock in is helpful for a certain kind of person, but if you're an artist/writer, especially someone who might be young, if you're able, maybe also consider:
Engage with eclectic interests outside of the type of art you want to make. If you want to make an action-adventure comic and your only source of inspiration is Fullmetal Alchemist and Spiderverse, yes those are very good stories and it's understandable they could be a source of inspiration to you, but honestly, most people would probably just go and read/watch Fullmetal Alchemist or Spiderverse. Now if someone wanted to make an action-adventure comic and they had a weird amount of knowledge about technical canyoneering or Korean horror movies or vintage cars or emo-rap music or cubist art or endangered birds endemic to new zealand, now I kind of want to see what that's all about.
Researching the sources of inspiration of art you love is a good jumping off point too. A lot of great stories are more grounded than you'd think, and going out and looking for new things that interest you keeps it from feeling too "incestuous" for lack of a better term.
Try and connect with different kinds of people you wouldn't meet otherwise. Most people are nicer than you think, most people like talking about themselves, and everyone you'll ever meet knows something you don't.
Frankly between social media and living through the covid years, I just think it'd be good for a lot of peoples' mental health to realize there's a world outside of whatever hyperspecific fandom or internet mirocosm or whatever you find yourself falling into.
Try to have a new experience every week. You don't have to blow tons of money and free time to throw into climbing Everest or partying in Barcelona or whatever, just walk home a different way, try volunteering for an organization that you care about, listen to a weird genre of music, hop onto youtube and try some yoga or calisthenics or something. You don't even have to like it, just give it a shot.
Find beauty in the mundane... birds, bugs, alleyways, the light fixture section at Home Depot, it's all there.
Done is better than Perfect
Maybe it's easy for me to say as an artist who has a pretty decent sized following but FR FR don't do just things because you think they'll get popular online!!!!! You don't have to broadcast every single thing that you do. Some art/writing is just for experimentation or self indulgence, that's all good too.
Probably the best artist advice I've seen all put together. Very well said.
Bring it on, world!
Bring it on, world!!
Peril from Wings of Fire by Tui Sutherland
We love Peril!!
In light of some of the many things happening across the world this year, I thought this Pride Month needed a special illustration.
Happy Pride Month, may we all stay safe, look after each other, and keep painting our rainbows, no matter what. 🌈🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️