Exotic Crystal

20 / he/him / artist / lore writer / game dev

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Exotic ref 2023!!

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meowdy! here's this weeks schedule for streams! as a note - THURSDAY night streams have now been replaced by SUNDAY brunch streams!

TWITCH | YOUTUBE | ARTIST

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THE POOLTOY!?!?!?

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Managed to get an old ad for that EX-7 model from a few years ago. I was a big fan of this design when it came out tbh.

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Thoughts on the color purple?

Pretty freakin sweet

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The OUTVERSERS - a species* ref** They're technically open? You can make a weird creature and call it an Outverser, I don't mind. * - technically not a species since they're so varied ** - more like an info sheet than a ref sheet

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Hanging in a big hot tub :3

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First attack of artfight 2024 goes to... @godbirdart of their oc Sebastian!!

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First attack of artfight 2024 goes to... @godbirdart of their oc Sebastian!!

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HE'S FUCKING BACK

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Secil's 2024 ref sheet! You haven't seen her much but I hope to do more with my three main OCs!

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Exotics 2024 Ref!!

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Gotta get ready for the summer! :3

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I do wonder... How do you stay so productive?? (mr.ADD here struggles with it too) alsooo, any tips for getting better at traditional?

well the thing is, my adhd is tied to my work. for some odd reason it latched onto art at an early age, and this is what i've been nonstop fixated on for decades ever since.

i imagine some people would read that and think me lucky for it and sure, i suppose in some roundabout way i might be. always motivated to practice, always motivated to finish my client's work; though while i won't get into the personal harrowing details, i cannot emphasize just how much of a cost it's come to my health and functionality as a human and a person overall.

as for getting better at traditional, there's always the tried and true techniques. doodle. do art studies. experiment with art tools. doodle some more. though there's one experience most, if not all, sketchbook artists go through that isn't as often mentioned, so let me address it here:

do not put needless pressure on yourself by designating a specific sketchbook to be for "the pretty art" only. from wherever you stash this pedastalled book, it will call for you. it will woefully beckon for you and your pen. it offers itself to you to document your journey as an artist. it is there to retell the good days, and it is there to retell the bad days. as it is filled, your sketchbook will evolve to be an art piece in of itself, full of memory and character. do not fear the marks you'll leave upon its pristine pages. do not hesitate to scribble in it with reckless abandon. maybe some of your work will be flawed, but these are the flaws you will inevitably learn from. as an artist it can be difficult to recognize how your work has evolved over time, especially when you stash your books away out of sight or worse, garbage them. it's only hampered more by imposing quality standards on your work. don't limit yourself. you cannot sprint if you're too afraid to trip. art skill takes time to nurture. maybe it takes months, maybe it takes years, but regardless of how long it takes you should be unapologetically bold. fill your sketchbook, decorate each page, and carry it with you as you continue to develop and grow. as far as time passes, your sketchbook will always be there to serve as a time capsule, assuring you that you are in fact growing, you are changing, and your work can only get better from here.

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something stupid

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WHATS THIS!?!?! A NEW FORM!?!? Introducing Exotic-OUT, his Outverser form (lore stuff dont worry, it just means weird magical creature). He's a very toony and silly boi, but can be quite terrifying when he gets serious :3

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WHATS THIS!?!?! A NEW FORM!?!? Introducing Exotic-OUT, his Outverser form (lore stuff dont worry, it just means weird magical creature). He's a very toony and silly boi, but can be quite terrifying when he gets serious :3

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Wow, look! A new pngtuber!! Hopefully I can make 11 more of these for my other species forms -w-