art? writing? maybe

multifandom/oc art blog! kara, 24, they/them. art tag: #my art main: karakaramangaa! COMMS: OPEN!

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intro post!

My name’s Kara! I’m 24 and use they/them pronouns. 

Main account: karakaramalaised

Commissions: https://artistree.io/karakaramalaise

OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA HERE: https://linktr.ee/karakaramalaise

please talk to me about any of my fandoms 🙏

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Here's a bonus collaboration crack-pairing piece between me and @hannahspoonsart for the Hear Me Out Tumblr Sexyman Zine Vol 2! Please enjoy the crossover, and check out the zine for more great sexymen!! :D

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Surprise, here's my full piece for the Hear Me Out Tumblr Sexyman Zine Vol. 2!!

I quickly got obsessed with Elevator Hitch and Normal Guy and was so happy to express that in this zine, alongside a bunch of other talented writers and artists, please check out the full zine @hmosexymanzine!! :D

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we are... art fighting :D (first character owned by Beayahh, second character owned by Khionic, and the rest owned by calicotheory)

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HELLO MILGRAM FANS here's a small art preview of my piece in the @milgramcf zine!!!

you can preorder (ends may 20th!) by clicking below!!

Milgram: Confidential Files

Milgram: Confidential Files's Fanzine Shop!

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Preorders for Milgram: Confidential Files are officially open! Place your order before May 20th!

Physical & digital zines, as well as physical & digital merch are available! All designs are available to see in our shop!

Our Shop:

Milgram: Confidential Files

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Contributor Spotlight!

Next is Kara, another page artist of ours! ( @karakaramalaise )

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day one of milgramtober: haruka / candy corn candy corn nails!! (muu painted them) (also I hc that haruka bites his nails)

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(mysmes your library of ruina) 

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so episode 8 was an episode

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super excited to share this, this is a piece i did for the @/aa_auminibang on twt!! paired with a fic by @ca-tzi, expect a pokemon au that will make you feel!!!  read it HERE  (if the link doesn’t work, it’s ”If I Become a Better Man” by medullas on ao3!)

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and suddenly: a souyo zine preview for @souyozine !!! it’s been so fun working on this zine, and there is SO much good stuff in it!! preorders are happening right now!! check it out here!! 

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Genuine question I want input on that’s been bouncing around in my skull for a couple hours. I trace art as a relaxing activity because my brain likes the structure of just drawing over what’s already there but my creative half enjoys the act of creating some form of art even if it’s not unique and often is significantly inferior to the original drawing. Would this count as art theft? I have little to no intention of learning any actual art skills from it or ever really making my own unique art. I just enjoy the act of tracing itself and find it relaxing. Is this wrong of me to do? And if it is am I allowed to be proud of how well I matched someone’s artwork with my traced version? Could I show my friends like hey look I traced this art really well I’m very proud of it? Or would that be wrong and art theft? Please don’t take this the wrong way I do not intend to nor desire to take anyone’s work and claim it as my own I’m simply a little dumb and genuinely curious about this situation.

I responded with some paragraphs so I'll put it under a read more!

I don't think that counts as art theft, nor is it bad to trace someone's art (if they're ok with it)! As long as you don't claim it as your own and give credits to the original artist, it's not art theft. I'm imagining you're talking about only showing it to friends irl or in private, but it's best to not post the traced artwork publicly online.

Anyways, I think you can be proud of it! I used to do that a lot when I was younger- I would trace anime screenshots and show it to my friends, and I was really proud of myself! I knew plenty of other people who did the same thing, too. It's totally fine as long as you make it clear you traced it, and you're not claiming it as your own.

If you have any more questions I'd be happy to answer, and I just wanna say that there's also nothing wrong with doing art just to do art, even if it's not original. People do things like color by numbers and coloring books all the time!

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Tag 10 ppl you want to get to know better :] tagged by @crazymecjc THANK YOU FOR THE TAG :D SORRY IT TOOK FOREVER TO DO SDKJFLKD;S

relationship status: single!!

favorite color: green!! (hence my entire blog being green LMAO) but also i have soft spots for the primary colors

favorite foods: sinigang HANDS DOWN. and with tons of orca. stew? soup? amazing. lovely. i am also a pasta fan. this is a drink not a food but mango smoothies as well!! 

song stuck in head: luka luka night fever!! i listen to a lot of vocaloid when i draw and one of my playlist starts with that song

last thing I googled: "ema skye height" i'm constantly forgetting how tall characters are so this makes sense-

current time: 9:40pm, I'm usually online around nighttime :D

dream trip: hmm would a world trip count-? i've never had a "dream location" in mind, but I don't hate the idea of traveling! i think everywhere would be a cool place to go for one reason or another

something i want: the fruit flies in my kitchen to leave- no but actually i've been debating on getting "milk outside a bag of milk" on steam! i played the first game which i really liked but haven't gotten around to buying the sequel

thank you again for tagging me carissa :D amazing taste with fettuccine alfredo (also AKECHI'S CROW OUTFIT... THAT WOULD BE SO COOL)

no pressure to do this tag meme, but if you're interested, heyyy @giddyfenix @modernsuperhero @fangsvoid

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“I don't want to be good ever. And neither of you should want to be good either.”

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It's time to unwind!

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forbidden fruit ; garden of eden