[hemoglobox]

I been wanting to tell you this but I'm dumb. I love your art/characters. My Favorite is Kiefer! He is so cute, he makes me think of those adorable little characters on Asian candy wrappers. also I have a feeling that you are one out of bazillion that have to wait till their thoughts drain befor they can sleep, I could be wrong, I am dumb.

Old ask. I am sorry I spent so long being silent. This will sound like an excuse but anxiety anxiety anxiety. I hate that tumblr doesn’t keep record of how old a message is. It deceptively makes everything look like new messages. 

Hmm, actually I get the feeling that you are pretty anxious yourself. I presume it was not that easy for you to send me this message, so I really appreciate that you spent time to express your sentiment. Thank you for your kind words on my characters! 

I thought it was fun that you made a guess on my sleep habit! I don’t think I’ve received something like this before. I'd say you are half-right. I can respect that guess, considering we’ve never met....probably?

Still working on getting back to social websites again, so frustratingly sparse activity will continue for a while. I just hope that you read this reply. 

[hemoglobox]

Happy Super Blood Moon Festival!

In case you have not heard, this year, the Mid-Autumn Festival / Moon Festival is going to be pretty special because of the lunar eclipse. The moon is going to be slightly bigger AND going to have red tint! The next chance to see this is distant 2033, but I think my city is going to rain on Sunday. Oh Pittsburgh, you never fail to be cloudy on DAYS YOU REALLY SHOULDN’T! So anyone else on planet Earth that won’t have clouds on Sept 27/28 [time will vary depending on where you are], check it out!

Shame I have to spend this huge holiday alone this year, but for those of you who celebrate this holiday, which is pretty much the entire east and south-east asia, please have a great holiday. 즐거운 한가위보네세요!

P.S. Cool video about this lunar eclipse: http://www.space.com/30420-rare-super-blood-moon-lunar-eclipse-coming-last-until-2033-video.html

[hemoglobox]

Slowly slowly trying blogging again.

Here is a glorious grainy low-res cell phone photo.

[hemoglobox]

veraergertschuh replied to your photo:Thank you fruits, for existing.

Delicious watermelon you must eat.

And eating red flesh of victim with green epidermis I must pretend.

[hemoglobox]

bagtoon replied to your post: I am so uncertain and unconfident abou...

No need to be sorry, I’m sorry that you’re feeling bad : ( but I wanted to say I love your art and I have for a long time. I really admire your style and animations and you just draw the most lovlist things EVER to me. I hope to see your art agn soon

Oh, I wasn’t expecting anyone to say anything on that post! I was trying to make fun of myself. But...it came from something negative, so thank you so much for your very kind words. I just...see you around a lot. You frequently leave nice comments my DA gallery too. I really appreciate that!

I can't promise anything regarding art right now, but art is still in my heart and I would love to get back to it.

[hemoglobox]

Thank you fruits, for existing.

[hemoglobox]

I am so uncertain and unconfident about everything that I am uncertain and unconfident that I am uncertain and unconfident. 

[hemoglobox]

I don't remember where I read it, but I THINK it was Tumblr...

It is a shame I cannot remember exact words, and I don’t know how much of it I will be re-wording but it described being anxious, or having anxiety disorder, to feel like having boss music playing in your life everyday, even if the boss monster doesn’t show up for a long time, or if ever.

I just thought this is a really clever analogy. Thumbs up for whoever came up with it.

[hemoglobox]

I decided to share a thought. 

I keep thinking about what would've happened if Jasper successfully beat Garnet in episode "Jail Break". Surely a lot of you guys did too. Steven would have witnessed gem's Homeworld. This shit makes me daydream uncontrollably. I've had a similar problem(?) after watching District 9 also, but that's besides the point of this post.

From what I noticed, Gems do not eat, breath, and I think it is safe to assume they also do not drink. The warship's design has no reason to have any system that provides human sustenance. Steven could breath in the ship once it was out of Earth's atmosphere, so alright, the ship provides oxygen, though it is interesting to think about how little engineering may have went into maintaining ship’s ability to maintain stable air because that cannot be gems’ main concern. The warship looked like it is just for transporting other gems also, so there is little possibility that ship is engineered to transport other living creatures that may need air. The warship got destroyed before we found out more about it, but wouldn’t you say it probably had no food and water storage?

How long did it take Jasper and Peridot to reach Earth? The whole trip Steven would be provided no food and water. The ship may be able to warp to the Homeworld instantly, but are they going to be able to provide for Steven’s human needs? Will they let him sleep? The entire Homeworld may be noisey 24/7 for all I know. Or worse, some part of the Homeworld may not have air, like Lion's storage space.

Good luck Steven

[hemoglobox]

Something I dug up while spring cleaning. It was a project back in late 2012. This was the last toy-card-thing I made before I became kind of artistically barren.

I made this with an aim to be easily replicated. It would have been a commissionable holiday card with customized paper dolls placed around the "christmas tree". But I underestimated the cost, time, and amount of frustration you have to face doing circuit work. And all that flux fume...is that okay to breath in? Anyway, I exhausted myself after making 7, one being prototype. So, NO. Not really "easily replicated". But big thanks to my sister for teaching me how to solder, and doing [ALL THE] circuit calculations.

The photos don't have paper dolls in the center because I took photos before the final touch. It would've revealed my relatives and what not, and I felt a little weird about it. The cards were made for my families overseas and few select people out outside of the family roster. I am hoping to do something like this again. Not this exact thing, but a commission-able card like this for holidays if enough people seem interested.

[hemoglobox]

So...anyone else thought Luca’s return was an April Fool’s joke?

[hemoglobox]

Some aspects of the way Steven is drawn made me think of 신짱구/Nohara Shinnosuke, not that they are even remotely similar. I got a little too tired to draw Garnet and Amethyst. Maybe that’s for another day.

Also, I like Pearl, but I can’t figure out if it is because some design features remind me of one of my OC...the near-beak-replacement nose being one of it. There is SOME bias I am sure.

[iinfinitejester]

Weeding

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My OVERDUE AS HELL half of a trade with Hemoglobox! An interesting proposition to imagine one of their characters as a Pokemon, namely Grovyle.

I can’t wait to learn more about the story behind their characters, they’re already so full of morbid charm. 

It’s been ages since I’ve done anything blood-related and couldn’t resist jumping at the chance. Tons of fun. 

YOU GUYS PLEASE go look at the half Hemoglobox did, and meanwhile please follow them because their work is incredible.

[hemoglobox]

Another amazing art trade I did in similar time frame I did this one! [Yes yes half-a-year ago]

I am doing the same ol’ inconvenient thing here. Sorry to reblog your old art if this isn’t your thing. I absolutely loved your Pokemon interpretation and I had a lot of fun drawing your character! And I really appreciate that you decided to add bloody element, which I can GREATLY appreciate being done on a Pokemon, heheh. 

This would be a good place for me to say that I encourage everyone to check out this artist’s stuff, but currently csticcoart is on hiatus due to a personal difficulty. I don’t know the details, but I hope things work out on your side, and I wait for the day you return.

[hemoglobox]

might i ask what pencils you use for your traditional work? or the kind you prefer to use most? your lines are just stunning! :3

Old ask! 

Thank you for the compliment! Allow me to be lame and say that I...actually know very little about what tools are out there, and what they are really for. I use whatever mechanical pencils laying around. I keep a couple on my desk, and the only preference I have on them is that they provide me nice, firm grip. 

This is just my observation but the texture of the paper does seem to make SOME difference how the drawing looks. I have one legit sketchbook, and drawings on it feels different from drawings I made on 3 shitty cheap notepads I use for note-taking and releasing ideas. 

[hemoglobox]

Regarding anon asks [repost]

Ugh, this seem to happen with me sometimes, when I was suppose to click “no”, I click “yes”. I had a post doing general-reply to a number of anons expressing concern on something, but my finger slipped and it’s gone now. Feeling mildly frustrated. 

There was a reply on that post too, and I know who you are. Thank you for the message!

As for the deleted message, I can’t remember it word by word, but right now, I know that some people are noticing certain things going on around me, and I don’t blame you for having any morbid curiosity. Thank you all for giving me space about it. And I remember saying this particular sentence: “I am currently OKAY. I am not FANTASTIC but I have things to focus on, and that’s what matters”.

A lot of things about Tumblr message system makes it undesirable as a communication device. I’ve expressed this before and I am doing it again because quite frankly I hate it.

[hemoglobox]

I guess I liked this one. 

[hemoglobox]

your art makes me so happy. your posts make me so happy. you make me so happy.

Anon, thank you, your kind message makes me happy. :) I am very glad my art makes someone happy! And I hope it continues to do so.