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Hi I'm SteiHeon ("stay-hyun", or call me Stei), I like to draw, FAFO, and I'm getting into writing lyrics (basically free verse poetry i guess ?)

Unfortunately I'm often short of time and energy these days so there's effectively no posting activity on any of my accounts, but when there is I'll post to Instagram(@steiheon) and here to Tumblr. I possess accounts on other sites but they may as well be dead in the water, at least for now.

I enjoy manga/manhua/manhwa, various pop and edm etc. music, and media such as Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint, Genshin/Star Rail/Zenless Zone Zero, Riot Games media (not the actual games however, except for TFT, I do play TFT), and Transformers. Lots more on that list but they fuzz together, key takeaway is sci fi and fantasy elements with beautiful execution.

Main Tumblr Blog (SteiHeon): I like text posts and I most enjoy tumblr for the text post content. Probably posting ideas and experiments.

Secondary Blog (SteiHeon Gallery): Image Posts Only! Browse my digital art, or just go to other sites (I'm most effectively only active on Instagram!)

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I keep telling myself I have to give myself structure so I have the time to let go and feel for creativite impulses but instead I keep impulsively trying to make something quickly using structured methods and it's all just so backwards and frustrating. I want to prove to myself that I still have it but I'm forgetting that it was the sense to fuck about and find out.

Being an artist is a huge part of my identity and unique in that it's the one part that is entirely self driven and utterly separate from any obligation or responsibility. Art is a pure exercise of the mind.

Oh my god I could be someone's side quest right now. If a kid helps me find my spark I'd help them out with a special key to unblock them when they need it the most.

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To the wavering artists

Does everyone know that style is not defined by what you did but how you did it?

Artists mutate, not generate, and originality and creativity blossom when you worry less about being unique (in the way that a GUID is unique) and focus on evolving, until you inexplicably find yourself somewhere unrecognizable.

We get a lot of advice to practice technical skills but not enough reminders to exercise our mind. Your brain needs a variety of stimuli to create something new. I'm not saying you have to study relevant examples, because novelty and inexperience is a precious opportunity to stray, but perceive, not just observe. Internalize a rich, diverse mental garden so you can cross pollinate, graft, and cultivate your own ideas.

I used to think originality was about being unlike any other, but now I think it's about iterating relentlessly, and it doesn't matter if the fruit resembles any another as long as it's delicious.

This is why artists have muses, you can't forge a new road without starting on a beaten path.

And then, why? Why do you walk, grow, create? So others may follow, for someone's enjoyment, to see your own reflection?

There is a gradient, from provoking or engaging with the audience in mind, to pure expression removed from any onlooker, so rest assured that there is a point to each piece even if it's something simple like the process just felt satisfying.

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A great day to try again

i fear the dawn is bright and looming, feel cool rays come piercing through me. revealing boulders that need moving im so done (lay on this hill, slow rolling down)

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My favorite themes/topics/motifs

Just a list of things that I really appreciate and want to see more content about.

I'll keep editing this, but basically I enjoy seeing various interpretations and deliveries of these across different works! I'll try to include examples and reasoning too, but I've always had trouble being concise haha!

the infinite expanse of time

mortality and the meaning of life (I think I'm an absurdist so really big on this and related existentialist takes tbh)

the magnitude of space/the size of the universe

close companionship and camaraderie (platonic, small group, might be subset of found family trope, specifically equal standing and respect)

stranger relationships (when you can feel close and familiar but you aren't a part of each other's lives, is a very special and particular type of relationship that should be treasured imo, albeit probably 1-dimensional in some way)

dreams and escapism

exploring the unknown and dealing with uncertainty

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IDK how to use Tumblr

But everything I ever wanna see is screenshots from tumblr so here we goo. Action plan: main acc blog for textposts and basically using it like social media and then spam art in secondary blog? Really wanna be organized but idk how

I told my friends I was one bad day away from blogging and then I had a bad day :D

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✨ decay exists as an extant form of life ✨

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gonna have to cite tumblr user @shiroganejpg bc im including this in my curating extinction assignment due tmrw LOL

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art block is real and heavy so here's an old bit that I cleaned up and finished. :( trying to adjust my standards for a completed piece bc recently am loathe to draw. the whole process, pain. ;-; oh art oh where art thou . . . #xiangling #genshinimpactfanart #genshinimpact #gensimpact #genshinsimpact #xianglinggenshinimpact #digitalart #cellshading #artblock #digitalart #artistsoninstagram #instaartist #digitaldrawing #drawdrawdraw #artoftheday #fanart #characterart https://www.instagram.com/p/CJ-xi-IFrvl/?igshid=wc14omomupdh

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Kaeya is just sooooo cool <3

also bonus catboy kaeya 

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kaeya as a teenager? my genshin poisoned brain has turned yet another random doodle into kaeya. I handlettered his name like that with no guides so if it looks a little whack it's because I don't actually have eyes . . . #kaeyagenshinimpact #kaeyaalberich #kaeyaragnvindir #genshinsimpact #genshinimpact #fanart #auart #genshinfanart #kaeyafanart #genshinimpactfanart #sketchydoodles #finisheddoodle #procrastinart #procrastinartist #drawdrawdraw #digitalart #illustrationdrawing #artistsofinstagram #swipeformore #swipeforprocess #digitalfanart #animeartstyle #mangaartstyle #characterart #roughdigitalart #drawingoftheday #artoftheday #visualart #digitaldrawing #autodesksketchbookapp https://www.instagram.com/p/CHtZb8YlguV/?igshid=104bauujd3x61

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Genshin lives in my head absolutely rent free :)) This is like zhongli AU or something bruh idk . . . #genshinsimpact #genshinimpact #gensimp_oc #zhongli #fanart #sketchyart #messysketch #doodle #doodlesofinstagram #procrastinart #procrastidoodle #genshinfanart #digitaldrawing #artoftheday #doodleoftheday #drawingoftheday #drawdrawdraw #digitalsketch #animeartstyle #mangaartstyle #genshinimpactfanart #doodleart https://www.instagram.com/p/CHOto29lYAe/?igshid=uw3ceon0plt

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I don't *feel* stressed but I am extremely stressed. lighting and texture practice (procrastination) . . . #myoriginalcharacter #characterdesign #sideprofiledrawing #animeartstyle #mangaartstyle #digitalart #digitalillustration #drawingoftheday #artistsoninstagram #artoftheday #painting #sketchyart #animehair #purplehaircolor #glowinghair #illustrationartists #drawdigital https://www.instagram.com/p/CGi5bEBl3Mi/?igshid=1vauxdtc8phjj

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Another drawing for a friend! pls check out her art account @planted101 her work is so beautiful 😘 . . . #digitalart #portraitdrawing #animeartstyle #mangaartstyle #drawmyfriends #digitalartist #artistsoninstagram #artoftheday #drawdrawdraw #illustrationartists #drawingart #designart #artist #artofportrait #digitalartworks #illustrationart #drawoftheday https://www.instagram.com/p/CFTAIrLFy9y/?igshid=sq3tty3ts13u

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Careful, it's windy up top👑 @seradotwav 💗🏔🌊✨ ヾ(｡>﹏<｡)ﾉﾞ✧*。 . . . #fanart #seraphine #seradotwav #leagueoflegends #cute #digitalart #artofinstagram #highonlife #drawingoftheday #procrastinart #artistsofinstagram #sketchyart #roughart #windy #ontopoftheworld #arthealsthesoul #digitaldrawing #pinkhair #mangaartstyle #animeartstyle #drawdrawdraw #artoflegends #riotgames #seraphinefanart #artofportrait https://www.instagram.com/p/CFBNW1slYtM/?igshid=4bu6urguag7k

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It's a fox dragon bc I said so. For @sablewind 🦊 Slowly but surely wading through my art queue ;-; . . . Don't mind me, just in anguish that I forgot to go with fox colors pop #fox #dragon #noodledragon #dragonartwork #dragonartist #artrequest #orangeandblue #autodesksketchbook #digitalillustration #digitalartist #illustrationdigital #lineartwork #colorfulart #drawingoftheday #drawdrawdraw #procrastinart https://www.instagram.com/p/CE0rhrbFPQe/?igshid=ybd72vv6vs22

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#sketch on #goodnotes5 ! Cheers to #doodling on work for years to come! . . . #doodlesofinstagram #lineartwork #digitaldrawing #sketchoftheday #quicksketch #procrastinart #animestyle #mangaartstyle #messyhairstyle #sketchartist #linedrawing #digitalartist #artistsofinstagram #artistic https://www.instagram.com/p/CEdl_UeldPT/?igshid=xrn9vpa33i24

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Celebrating the first day of college with this draw that started as a math assignment (making sure we know how to submit lol) I'm such a tryhard on this front but it makes me feel better okay . . . #comicartists #scrollformore #golddragon #dogsofinstagram #mathmemes #drawings #artistsoninstagram #digitalartist #cuteartwork #animaldrawings #artistic #drawforfun #digitalillustration #illustrationwork #drawdrawdraw https://www.instagram.com/p/CEXET9ClEjB/?igshid=1gikx5405v6lq