Medi Is In Dire Need Of Sleep

☆ 22 | Jan 15 | Artist's Personal Page | arrrivemedi’s ramble account ☆ Well, you made it. I'm Medi, and I sure like a lot of things. Touhou, Pokemon, Neopets, Vtubers, and whatever else catches my fancy. Will tag common cws and tws

[ciaomedi]

What's your favorite art youtuber?

Or youtuber in general?

Proko is great for anatomy. tppo does wonderful breakdowns of various illustrators. Sinix and Marco Bucci taught me how to paint (edge control, merging shapes, values, color theory…)

I also learn a lot from artists who just stream their process, like Pluvium, Riyl Art, or Krenz Cushart. When I was a kid, I loved watching speedpaints, so maybe it’s from that?

[ciaomedi]

What manga plush manga are you reading that's ongoing?

"War of the Adults", "Make the Exorcist Fall in Love", "Maison and the Man-Eating Apartment", and "Spy x Family" are the ones I am reading/have read some and need to pick back up again.

[ciaomedi]

Are you striving to be anyone?

Do you have a dream?

The only person I can be is Medi. I just hope that when I die, I've left behind many things so people remember me by interesting work (professional and artwork) and maybe will find something that resonates with them. Also, that I'm happy with what I've done, though I don't think that'll happen (haha! I'm trying to work on it!)

[ciaomedi]

What kind of artist do you look up to?

Do you have any philosophy on your art?

Favorite thing to do in a ordinary day?

It's a long one, so buckle up!

What kind of artist I look up to? On the technical side, there's a whole lot (including artists without a professional profile or anything!), but what I find more interesting to answer is who I look up to in terms of what kind of artist I want to be. I'm drawn to artists who I believe can capture interesting ideas with an energy of having done so in the heat of the moment. What ideas I find interesting...are kinda all over the place, but if I get the feeling an artist has truly found themself, then I want to study their journey. As for the energy part, I think highly rendered works are impressive, but I'm more into art that focuses on the important bits. In real life, you remember specific details, but never the entire scenery, right? I think being able to portray this is what gives a true life-like feel to art. Some of my favorite artists are @/amphibianshaped, kotoinari, Dean Cornwell, niy_koubou, Cao Hui, and Krenz Cushart.

I think art is a way artists to make sense of their inner world. With art, you can express a multitude of thoughts and feelings in a single picture, build your own world or break down this existing one with 3D shapes and lines, and select what is important and what isn't. It can be as controlled or as free as you want. I'm a very anxious person, so I'm pretty controlled with my art personally LOL...I also have a lot of art ideas because I make connections between things easily, though that same brain makes me easily unsettled by things...

On my off days (assuming no drawing), I like taking walks and biking. I also like eating tasty foods.

[ciaomedi]

What nen ability would you make if you were a conjurer

Or what kagurabatchi socery would you have in real life?

I'm not super familiar with the HxH power system, sorry. Being able to manifest things and apply rules to make them more powerful sounds cool, though...maybe I can summon a sketchbook that lets me manifest anything I draw, but they disappear if they get erased or the book closes.

For Kagurabachi sorcery, Itazura is super handy! Or the Masumi's marker sorcery.

[ciaomedi]

Do you ever want more ask

Also what are your favorite art related books?

I am so behind on asks/don't know how to respond sometimes sorryyy but I like receiving 'em!

My favorite art books, in terms of instructional material, are the Morpho series by Michael Lauricella, Point Character Drawing by Propic x Taco, Color and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter by James Gurney, Anatomy for Artists by Tomfoxdraws, and Picture This by Molly Bang.

[ciaomedi]

Why is your twitter account private?

I turn my alt on private every now and then when I want to limit fandom interactions. Sometimes it’s because I’m anxious or there’s a lot going on in the fandom.

[ciaomedi]

Why do you use twitter more compared? to tumblr

Tumblr posts have a much longer staying power than Twitter posts. Because of this, I feel I shouldn't post here unless it's something well thought out and lengthy, though I've been trying to break out of that mindset with random shitposts ^^);

[ciaomedi]

Building on the other ask what help you the most during your art journey?

Oh geez, did I not respond to this? Sorry, I definitely meant to! I think what keeps me on my art journey is the constant goal to understand myself as an artist. Why do I draw? What do I like to draw? Why do I like some art, even if I don't want to draw like that? What can I learn from it?

The more you learn about yourself, the easier it is to formulate a vision of what you want your art to be like, and a clear vision gives you something to work towards. I'm a believer of project-based learning, so I guess I've turned my art journey into a project in of itself.

[ciaomedi]

Oh and two things I would like to say on that chapter thoughts thing

Arrivemedi please make it a binding vow of I will post my chapters thoughts as well here in exchange kahurabtachi will get a good ending

And two have you ever compared yourself to hokazono

Oh hello! I've thought about posting some post-chapter thoughts on Tumblr, but I've always been kinda shy about it for some reason. I guess on Twitter, it's like throwing them out to the void, but on Tumblr, since it's got tags I worry if they're too surface level to be worth posting. But, if you like them, I can consider it for the next chapter!

As for comparing myself to Hokazono, I don't believe so? I'm not sure what I'd even compare about ^^);

[ciaomedi]

Ya got any theorys or explations in why the sazanami clan is in the soga princess meeting

Like were they good people back then or

They just go after abnormal civilians?

I'm still trying to piece it together, but here's what I got so far:

We know the Rakuzaichi started at least 200 years ago, with the first Sazanami patriarch. I think that human trafficking was always a thing, but instead of being part of the main event, it was a private affair to...special clients only. Something you could keep hidden. But, since the Soga clan is presumably no longer in power, they could make it part of the main Rakuzaichi and began to do it on a larger scale.

[ciaomedi]

How far are you into your art journey

What was the hardest art fundamentals to learn

What your reason to keep drawing

I started drawing about 15 years ago but started taking it more seriously only ~7 years ago. I spent some time meandering and not drawing for the sake of higher education, so I would say I've spent a lot of time in the early levels and am starting to venture out to the rest of the map, if you use video game terms. I'll be on this journey for a while, though.

The hardest for me to learn for sure was form, because I spent many years drawing without studying it properly. I had to relearn how I drew, but it was worth it.

To keep drawing...I think life is more unbearable to me if I can't draw. I've always had an overactive imagination, and art was one way I could direct these thoughts to something more productive. Like it helps me navigate the world, almost.

[ciaomedi]

Operation: Get Kunishige to Chiaki

Shiba, you teleport him in. Azami, you go distract Akemura. Mashiro...you take the blame! TOGETHER, WE ARE KUNIAKI SHIPPERS!!!

[naarinn]

Happy Hakuri day!!!! 🌸

alt ver whoops

[ciaomedi]

Why did you love kagura bachi

When did you join

What's your favorite genre

Hi there! I love Kagurabachi for the characters, the recurring themes the series explores, and the symbolism and references you can find within the characters and their powers.

I find most characters incredibly interesting- firstly, we have lots of adults, with the median age of the series being like ~34 (lol), and all of them are heavily flawed. Though we will get fun moments like Samura touching people's faces and Uruha being buddy-buddy with Natsuki, the series never fails to remind you that these people have fought and lived through war, and carry the baggage that comes with it. Regarding the themes of the series, I see that Kagurabachi opens up conversations about legacy, generational trauma, connection, tradition and modernity, and revenge, with its stance pointing to a hopeful future and breaking the cycle. Lastly, I loooooove to cornplate, and if you give me a deeply layered character like Akemura (seriously, there are so many things you can take from Magatsumi alone, like the cultural symbolism behind the insects for example, that you can write a huge thread about it!) I will start chewing on the series for a looong while.

I actually started reading at chapter 1 because I felt bad for Hokazono that his manga was being memed before it even got a chance to debut. I stopped reading just shy of Sojo's introduction because I got busy at school, but I resumed reading the series around chapter 21.

I'd say my favorite genres tend to be psychological, horror, or both, though.

[ciaomedi]

Let’s forge with papa

[ciaomedi]

one time I saw a guy in uni eat an entire rotisserie chicken and felt the urge to talk to him. Maybe it was like this for them