A constant work in progress

| August | 23 | Non-binary | he/him, they/them | I'm a digital artist that draws a lot of weird creatures and is trying to tackle far too many stories.

[areetala]

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[stuckinapril]

“do you know where you’ll be headed in 5 years?” no. but i do know about themes and motifs. and friendship. and putting garlic on everything

[the-opal-dragons-roost]

Every once in a while, I remember that I was almost diagnosed with PTSD and the only reason I wasn’t was because I was so fixated on getting evaluated for ADHD that I basically told the psychologist that nothing bad has ever happened to me.

Both my therapist and I started laughing when we went over his report, which was basically “has a lot of PTSD symptoms, but said nothing happened so idk I guess life just kinda sucks”.

Not sure where I’m going with this, but yeah. A thing.

[areetala]

I now remember why I made this post.

Because this is one of those moments where I get really frustrated and confused like, why did this tiny thing trigger a complete fight or flight reaction in me? Why am I letting some stupid thing ruin my night? Why can't I just let it go and move on? It wasn't even a big deal. Yeah, certain things reminded me of specific instances where bad things happened, but nothing bad happened tonight. I'm fine, everyone is fine.

Oh right, I probably have PTSD

[silverystormwing]

Trying to get back into posting art here... a bunch of artfight from this year! A lot of my recent stuff is designwork that I can't post since I don't own the bases alas

[areetala]

Sketch0

Along with my more polished pieces, I want to post more sketches. I've been messing around with various styles and methods and like how these look. Also, I'm open for commissions, check out my website for more information! https://areetala.weebly.com/

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[thememedaddy]

[areetala]

Colors Given Flight

Trying to post more consistently, especially since I have a ton of art that I never posted that I want to share. So, here's Aren as a dragon. I've been experimenting a lot with color and shading, and this is one of my earlier attempts at this new style using the inverted colors for shadows. While it's not entirely how I intend to do things, I still really like how it turned out and use it as my phone wallpaper haha

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[areetala]

I'm taking another stab at being a more professional artist and I'd like to be more active here, so I figured I'd post my new 'sona's ref sheet to kick things off. His name is Aren and he's just a little creature trying to figure out his life.

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[moniquill]

[nohoperadio]

It sucks that there's only 20 minutes in each day. If there was more than that I would get more stuff done I'm sure

[luxgalador]

Life gets a lot better when you surround yourself with transgender furries

[spitblaze]

[guy who doesnt watch shows voice] yeah ive been meaning to watch that show

[7244395]

“You gotta make a decision leave tonight or live and die this way” is such a raw line you’d think it was from Tracy Chapman’s fast car. And it is in fact from Tracy Chapman’s fast car.

[maculategiraffe]

[awkwardtodoroki]

Right now Washington, Oregon and California are experiencing one of the worst wildfires to date. The sky is orange and everything smells like a campfire and I'm bad at articulating but it's really serious. Thousands have had to evacuate and lost they're homes in the process. I don't like talking about topical stuff on the blog v often but I'm in the midst of the evacuation zone in Oregon and shits scary. I'm afraid of losing my home and I'm afraid for my family and friends.

Idk what the point is of this post but I feel like not many people outside of the northwest know how bad it is rn cus it's bad. The moment I find donation links I'll link them to this post but I haven't found any yet. And if you're in the northwest rn, please be safe.

Edit: here's a link to a California wildfire relief fund

And a link to an article explaining where to donate to help Oregon as well

And another article about how to help Washington

[encrucijada]

this author reserves the right to change absolutely everything about their project despite already sharing things online

[writerswritecompany]

Cheat Sheets for Writing Body Language

We are always told to use body language in our writing. Sometimes, it’s easier said than written. I decided to create these cheat sheets to help you show a character’s state of mind. Obviously, a character may exhibit a number of these behaviours. For example, he may be shocked and angry, or shocked and happy. Use these combinations as needed.

by Amanda Patterson

[turbo-kong]

I feel like this could be helpful for artists to express emotions through the body language of a character