Erin's stuff

Prepare for a lot of art, doodles, and comics. We got Resident Evil, CoD now for some reason, Legend of Zelda, spooky monsters, SWTOR....

[erinmccomics]

Not to brag but my cats are Artists™

[Medium: Claws on rainbow scratchboard]

Remi works with a hesitant, erratic violence, creating a piece as light and fluffy as she is, and signing her work by hole-punching it with her teeth.

Timmy uses bold, strong lines to evoke some kind of powerful event, echoing his powerful presence and loud voice.

Nubbins, truly inspired, creates a high-energy piece that symbolizes the void where his brain should be, surrounded by chaos and mischief.

Kona, a reclusive avante garde artist, refused to work with me around. Only in quiet solitude did she create this haunting, introspective work.

[marked4later]

once when i was in a partial hospitalization program, they had us do a short exercise where we thought of an intense emotion we felt during crisis mode and drew it. i feel an intense overwhelm, and so i drew this (pic is at the end)(also i crumpled up the paper on purpose, i didn't scribble around that erratically lol)

i felt so drawn to nubbins' piece and couldn't figure out why, but it just gave be a sense of lightness (as in antonym of heavy, not antonym of dark)- kinda like when your sinuses were crazy stuffed up and then clear so now you can breathe clearly and your forehead doesn't feel so heavy and full

then i remembered this little doodle and realized that it's the inverse of nubbins' piece, that his art made me think of that feeling because it's functionally the opposite of my representation of overwhelm

so yeah op i just figured you'd find that pretty neat, i know i do

i pulled out the doodle to take a picture so you could see what i was talking about

[erinmccomics]

Thank you for this very very extremely good addition, that is incredible and I am SO happy you shared this!!!

The thought that perhaps (most certainly) Nubbins is truly enjoying life flying by the seat of his tailless pants, to the fullest extent.... Seems to describe him perfectly.

I hope you too can experience this complete opposite of overwhelm with only good things ;u; Your art definitely portrays that strong emotion incredibly clearly!!

[erinmccomics]

Remi is a small princess who likes to lay her head on a pillow when she naps, so I used my new sewing machine to make one just for her.

To my delight she uses it and I'm so happy

[erinmccomics]

Really important updates:

[leafstranger]

Oh, goodness, Remi is BEAUTIFUL and deserves all the cheek-pillows just for her. Look at her little pink beans and nose! And that lovely thick coat! And absolute plume of a tail! And her perfect saddle mark across her back! What a gorgeous girl!

(I may be biased because I have a blue lynx bicolour Ragdoll, Leo, who could be Remi's sibling)

He has no braincell.

Anything I'm doing, he WILL be in the middle of.

And unlike Remi, his favourite pillow is... me.

[erinmccomics]

Oh my word I absolutely cannot handle how glorious Leo is, I love him and his lack of braincells very much. And Remi lays on her back like that too! He really could be Remi's twin!! They look so alike. Please kiss him on the head for me! ❤️

[erinmccomics]

Finished painting and clear coating my little Arowana during the hurricane and I am delighted with him!!

Almost every paint I used was metallic, even the little green bit above his eyes, so he's incredibly shiny.

Process pics below the cut!

Made with model magic air dry clay and a couple of toothpicks inside to hold him up. Supported with a ton of tinfoil because I neglected to give him an armature at the beginning.

[pikkish]

jovisec space marine adopts a completely normal, perfectly average puppy and is not afraid at all of it biting his hands off

[pikkish]

nope no sir not scared at all of this perfectly normal puppy

[pikkish]

and then they were best friends forever

[erinmccomics]

Ur dog is cute and I th...I think ur dogg...and my dog....would be frens....

(Artist's representation)

[pikkish]

Haha, thank you, but Rexio isn't actually mine. He's from Jupiter Hell, an absolutely fantastic roguelike that somehow manages to feel like a boomer shooter despite being turn-based. Here's a screenshot I still have of Rexio next to the player character:

Your hellpup is adorable, though, and you're right. They can be frens :)

[erinmccomics]

FRIENNDDDDSSSSS

[erinmccomics]

Also I have been just incredibly autistic about fish lately, of all things to firmly hyperfixate on.

Like standing in my house Jason Vorhees style deep breathing looking at my art supplies because I NEED to paint a fish despite whatever plans I had.

So after months of this I grabbed everything and painted a rather huge and very colorful Crappie with metallic acrylic paints, on Bristol board. It's very shimmery in person.

Recently I wanted that shimmer but in 3D so I grabbed some model magic and made an arowana and a dollar sunfish, a local and very beautiful little fish I caught recently on a micro hook. Going to paint and varnish them to see how they look.

I took up microfishing just to catch things and look at them, then put them back. Turns out we have beautiful iridescent fish everywhere and the whole world is full of shimmering glittering beautiful things that live just out of view.

[erinmccomics]

1. OC shenanigans, a dream about an organic transformer robot

2. Fanart for a call of duty fic which would never guess if I didn't tell you [wheeze]

3. An Atlantic mackerel I painted with metallic acrylics and made semi 3D by cutting and gluing (for fun)

THE FUN FIC IN QUESTION if you want to see Soap being a spooky critter, by Crispyywheat: https://archiveofourown.org/works/44976511/chapters/113170567

[erinmccomics]

I'm not dead btw, when I'm not mentally in the Bone Pit I have been doodling things. Like the Doom Slayer! Also having a great time!

[pikkish]

jovisec space marine adopts a completely normal, perfectly average puppy and is not afraid at all of it biting his hands off

[pikkish]

nope no sir not scared at all of this perfectly normal puppy

[pikkish]

and then they were best friends forever

[erinmccomics]

Ur dog is cute and I th...I think ur dogg...and my dog....would be frens....

(Artist's representation)

[erinmccomics]

Not to brag but my cats are Artists™

[Medium: Claws on rainbow scratchboard]

Remi works with a hesitant, erratic violence, creating a piece as light and fluffy as she is, and signing her work by hole-punching it with her teeth.

Timmy uses bold, strong lines to evoke some kind of powerful event, echoing his powerful presence and loud voice.

Nubbins, truly inspired, creates a high-energy piece that symbolizes the void where his brain should be, surrounded by chaos and mischief.

Kona, a reclusive avante garde artist, refused to work with me around. Only in quiet solitude did she create this haunting, introspective work.

[mmarycontrary]

please tell me what you do and how it works! I have cat-nephews who need to express themselves

[erinmccomics]

Of course!

The first step is finding or making scratchboard. I bought mine at Walgreens, but you can color a piece of paper completely with crayons and then paint it completely black with watercolor paint (the wax in the crayons keeps the paint from soaking into the paper, sitting on top instead) ((if I remember this right))

Then take a piece small enough to wiggle it in front of your cat, slowly pull it away from them and bring it back, hide it, use a laser pointer, etc., whatever gets them to try to play with the little piece of paper and slap it. Keep doing that until the art is deemed complete.

Mind the claws!

Some kitties will play with it if you leave it unattended in the middle of the floor though.

And, for @themostfangtastic ...

If your kitty doesn't have or doesn't use claws, you can try crinkling a piece of aluminum foil, a bottle cap, or a toy, and getting them to bat it around on top of the paper. Anything with rough edges or a scratchy texture might work though!

Good luck in your kitty art endeavors and please please show me I want to see if you do!!!

[erinmccomics]

Not to brag but my cats are Artists™

[Medium: Claws on rainbow scratchboard]

Remi works with a hesitant, erratic violence, creating a piece as light and fluffy as she is, and signing her work by hole-punching it with her teeth.

Timmy uses bold, strong lines to evoke some kind of powerful event, echoing his powerful presence and loud voice.

Nubbins, truly inspired, creates a high-energy piece that symbolizes the void where his brain should be, surrounded by chaos and mischief.

Kona, a reclusive avante garde artist, refused to work with me around. Only in quiet solitude did she create this haunting, introspective work.

[things-erin-likes]

I know this is wildly different from my usual art posts BUT I have wanted to make it for a long, long time, because I love sharing any knowledge that might help someone else. SO...

If you (A) don't want to spend more than 1 minute on your face routine, (B) don't want to completely change what your face structure looks like with makeup to have a consistent skin appearance and/or (C) have cystic/nodal/regular acne that just doesn't go away no matter what people tell you to do,

then I give to you:

My One Single Product 1 Minute Makeup Tutorial For People Who Don't Wear Makeup

In which I bravely show you my face to illustrate

Before and after on one of my "best" skin days:

It's very likely this is common knowledge for a lot of people BUT I wish I had known it when I was in my teens and struggling with a severe skin condition I thought would eventually go away and never did.

[TLDR: It's a concealer stick that matches your skin]

No, having a skin condition doesn't mean you need to cover it. However, that doesn't mean it can't still hurt your self image, confidence, and relationships with people who give you unsolicited comments on it (because you want to throw them out the window).

SO HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED:

A concealer stick, my preference being Covergirl's CG Smoothers. They're non-comodogenic and somehow seem to help with my acne, maybe just because covering it helps me not pick at it.

Now, I am the pastiest, whitest shade of white, so I use two shades: "Fair" for my face, which has more of a pink hue, and "Neutralizer" (wheeze) for my neck because it gets even less sun than my face, and is both paler and less pink.

You might be able to get along just fine with one tone if you don't get acne on your neck and chest or have a more even skin tone, but the most important thing is to get the shade that matches your skin tone as close as possible.

To do this, either look in a mirror in the most natural light you can find and hold up your hands and arms until you find a spot that matches your face the closest, then compare the makeup in the store to this. OR.... Just bring a little mirror with you to the store.

STEPS:

1. Start with a clean face. (Wipe your face with a wet cloth if you haven't washed your face already that day)

Optional step 2. Put on a little moisturizer if your skin dries out and flakes, like mine does. I'm allergic to my cats so I use a medicated cream in place of moisturizer lmao

3. Swipe the concealer directly onto red spots, scabs, or bumps, and rub it in with your finger making a soft halo that blends in with the rest of your skin.

...and that's it.

You don't have to do your whole face. You're only adjusting the parts that stands out so they blend in and leaving the rest alone. Some days I cover a few spots, other days it feels like my whole face.

It can't always completely everything, but it makes everything much less noticeable. The shape of scabs may still be there:

It won't cover freshly bleeding wounds well, either... But it will cover the red skin around it:

Like with any makeup, always remove it before you go to bed!!! With makeup remover or a cleanser! Cheap, unscented makeup wipes work great for me.

So yeah, I'm 30 and only just now started finally seeing improvement in my own skin because I did my own research and asked a doctor to try treatments for hormonal acne instead of all the antibiotic approaches, meaning I'm on spironolactone and thus also a mandatory birth control. But hey! It's something.

Having control over how my face looks helps my confidence and self image, like controlling how my hair or clothes look. I don't feel like I have to wear it any more than I don't have to wear my hair short, I just like it that way.

I also hope that this might be able to help guys too, or anyone else who feels like they're not "allowed" to wear makeup but still struggle with the look of their own skin, since the lack of any other product means you really don't look like you're "wearing makeup".

Anyway, long post over, time to flee 🏃‍♀️

[erinmccomics]

Behold my makeup tutorial, boy

[madnessofmen]

me and the mutuals

[in-the-mists]

[erinmccomics]

More very sketchy, very unreferenced Call of Duty, featuring: the drama of me playing sniper, and Soap whining about it.

I am always impressed by the snipers that manage to get me before I even find them, or change up tactics to get the advantage if I'm wiping them out.

(..... And I am frequently wiping them out)

[erinmccomics]

Oh yeah can't forget this thing that rattled around in my head for days until I drew it.

[erinmccomics]

Can't believe I'm Call of Duty posting but I don't get to pick the rot my brain gets infected with.

Most recent to oldest CoD doodles, including two of my favorite operators in the phone game, Roland and Iskra.

And a lot of Soap. Literally had to blow the dust off my drawing tablet but the brain rot was stronger than the burnout.

[erinmccomics]

Khim’s very early days after leaving Csilla. He may be wildly ADHD but he’s still an incredibly smart Chiss… He just chooses to use his big brain for stupid things half the time.

[erinmccomics]

Can't believe I didn't know I had autism when I drew this