Skelotom

Erin (she/her) mid 20s- Trans artist that makes dumb things in blender and photoshop sometimes. doesn't know how to use tumblr... or blender.

[skelotom]

Hello!

I'm Erin (she/her). I make art with Blender and Photoshop. On a very rare occasion, I might also make a song with FL Studio, but I don't music, so those are infrequent.

Thanks for stopping by, and feel free to pull up a rock and rest for a moment. I enjoy the company, and we can all use a break and a friend sometimes.

I have a post master list here, but will update this post when I get around to organizing my tags.

Today marks one year of posting art to tumblr with the skelotom persona. Thank you all for making it a good one.

[skelotom]

Happy Birthday @alice-arty!

I know you don't have one of these, so I thought it would be a good gift.

:)

[skelotom]

Did you know the U.S. Department of Energy took down their webpage on heat pump information?

https://www.energy.gov/energysaver/heat-pump-systems

Are energy savings woke now? Is this timeline really that dumb?

Anyways, here's the Wikipedia page if you want to learn about them. I think they're neat.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_pump

[skelotom]

Happy Birthday @alice-arty!

I know you don't have one of these, so I thought it would be a good gift.

:)

[skelotom]

They have a lot to discuss.

I read and then watched Project Hail Mary. Neat little read. I see why people like the Eridians so much. For faceless rocks, they have a ton of personality.

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I like the idea of being some terrifying entity living in the woods. It would make the world less scary.

[squiretilde]

Elf HRT Month 9 - Part 5: About that (feat. @skelotom)

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[skelotom]

Witness the rare feat of Erin making eye contact during lunch! Being a lich comes with unusual and unnatural abilities.

I really do need to get that spooky shirt made one day.

[skelotom]

So I made a thing. Digital circus spoilers below the cut.

You have been warned.

I love flawed characters and a good redemption arc. Safe to say, the finale to this show hit me like a truck. There's no redemption arc for her here. It's done. She's gone.

A lot of us have lost people. People that left before they got a chance to live as themselves. People that will never know just how much you cared about them.

Transphobia sucks. Internalized transphobia is really freaking difficult to get past. Just try. Let yourself be vulnerable.

Break out of the shell that's suffocating you. Discard the mask.

Transition.

It is not too late to be you.

[skelotom]

The finale is out for everyone, so I'm reblogging this.

[skelotom]

Just stumbled on your blog here and omgg your lil claymation friend is so whimsical!!

10 yippees out of 10

I'm glad you appreciate the whimsy. Also that's a lot of yippees. More than 9 even. Thank you!

[skelotom]

I don't look like my passport photo at all anymore. I will need to pretend to be a cis guy. Amtrack is amtrack... Flying is scary. Travel is not a fun time.

It's ok. I have my support slime. I have my books. Things will be better when I get there.

[skelotom]

So I made a thing. Digital circus spoilers below the cut.

You have been warned.

I love flawed characters and a good redemption arc. Safe to say, the finale to this show hit me like a truck. There's no redemption arc for her here. It's done. She's gone.

A lot of us have lost people. People that left before they got a chance to live as themselves. People that will never know just how much you cared about them.

Transphobia sucks. Internalized transphobia is really freaking difficult to get past. Just try. Let yourself be vulnerable.

Break out of the shell that's suffocating you. Discard the mask.

Transition.

It is not too late to be you.

[skelotom]

Ideally I'd make a post like "It is pride month! Yay! :D" ...But it is getting increasingly hard to exist as a trans person, let alone celebrate it.

We should still celebrate it. That celebration doesn't need to be loud. It doesn't need to be noticed by anyone except yourself.

They want us to feel shame at who we are. They want others to fear what we are. Pride in yourself is the antithesis of shame. So please, now more than ever, make sure you celebrate pride. Celebrate you.

You are worth celebrating. Happy pride.

[skelotom]

I find myself staring at screens quite a lot.

I look at one all day for my job. I relax by looking at the small one I carry around with me. It is the only way I can really reach friends. I need one to make my art....I love these things. But I'm also definitely a slave to them.

My physical book collection continues to grow. But sadly no amount of books can replace my need to bask in the glow of the screens.

You might have noticed the new character model. I'm having fun with blender again and am in slightly better health, so I'm making little unplanned renderings. This one is kinda vent-y, but I still had fun making it, even though it did require more screen time...woo.

[skelotom]

This is what refilling my HRT feels like. Everyone should be able to experience this joy if they want to.

[skelotom]

would you ever share something about how you make your art? I've been attempting to learn blender and have always been amazed by your art.

Sure. Next time I make a single image rendering post I'll note the process and also post a guide.

Hopefully the art doesn't get much less impressive when you all realize how easy it is. ^-^;

[skelotom]

A little rendering for you all today. Take care. <3

[skelotom]

My health has been pretty awful lately. :(

I tried going to the gym once I was recovered enough from surgery. I wanted to gain weight, be slightly less skeletal, and generally healthier. Turns out it is pretty dangerous to work yourself into exhaustion, fail to recoup the calories, and repeat the process when you're already a skeleton.. One trip to the ER later and I think the worst is behind me, but it was scary for a bit there. I didn't let this impact my job, but that came at the cost of art production.

I have many more stories to tell and renderings to make. I just don't know when I'll be in a place to make them. Hopefully soon.

Thank you all <3

[alice-arty]

For all those peeps that are into HRT… but not the kind you’re thinking of. :)

[skelotom]

I've been horsed! Loving the jovial merriment of every other honse too.

This is incredible, Alice! :D