#sickly asks

[sicklyjelly]

Girl are you being bullied by the chalk zone guy???

I've been haunted by the words of Snap ChalkZone since childhood... maybe even since birth

[sicklyboring]

Would you ever do an art exchange with another artist?

It would depend! I mean, I’ve done it before, and artists creating art for each other is always really neat! But I’d probably only do it for mutuals or if we knew each other relatively well. I used to do art trades on dA back when I was younger and while it was fun, it’s difficult to do when you’re not on even ground, y’know? But I do really like the concept in itself!

[sicklyjelly]

Do you have any Goro fanfic recommendations?

lmao all my p5 fanfic recs are akeshu, which I'm not sure is what you want, but I will give them anyway!

I always feel nervous giving fic recs bc I don't read them often enough and therefore I don't have a great variety saved; most of them are probably ones you've already seen around! But I'll give them anyway lmao

A Brig Too Far by TzviaAriella

... (looks away) I'm clearly biased, okay, but like. I'm such a sucker for a good pirate AU. And this one is really strikes a cord, the whole Brigverse is a rollercoaster and I love it a lot. It's the kind where, when I had to take a break from reading, my mind wouldn't be able to keep off it and I'd start imagining what would happen next bc I needed to know!! And when it hurts, it REALLY hurts!! Definitely give it a shot if you haven't already.

The Diamond Chest by kinneas

I stayed up until, like, 2AM the day I found it bc I couldn't put this down. An excellent heist fic with a good mix of high tension and pointed character studies and good times. Also incredibly creative with the mechanics of the Metaverse, and how it affects the characters after the events of P5. The character writing in particular was really gripping!!

the death of the sun by pana (panaceaa)

A good canon divergence fic that examines alternate ways that Joker and Akechi could interact before the end of Sae's palace. The exploration of the rules of Mementos, and what it means for two characters who are essentially trapped there, make an really interesting setting for the two to interact! And generally, the Rank 8 scene is just really fun.

take me to church by cruellae (tinkabelladk)

I really like the explorations of Phantom Thieves having cognitive selves and finding new palaces, and this one really hits the spot for me. It feels like you're piecing the situation of this with Akechi as you go, which makes it really satisfying. Also Akechi's feelings of longing and hurt in this is just (chef kiss), good shit, I could read it again and again.

the sun sets even in paradise by jitters

This one I feel like is a good read when you've just finished p5r and you feel destroyed and need a lil pick-me-up. It's got a little bit of everything in regards to Joker and Akechi reuniting after everything and figuring things out together, the good and the bad.

All the fics range from suggestive to explicitly nsfw, so heed the tags! There are also just a couple of fics I've been meaning to read and haven't gotten around to yet. I'm open to some recs myself!

[sicklyjelly]

Have you considered having paid online courses on how you personally make your comics/your art in general? I would really love to learn from

akdsjl;ajdsf my ego just grew a little bit more, I gotta be careful

I don't think that I'd really consider it just bc. I don't feel like I'd want to charge money for something like that. My knowledge is such a messy amalgamation of all sorts of free, online tutorials you can find (adrienne's various tutorials, for instance) and art reference books that have been passed around for years. Everyone and their mother has pointed to Understanding Comics. And the same goes for my art in general, I don't know if I would feel comfortable having people pay money to know my process.

Not to mention that I know a lot of parts of my process could be streamlined better, like how I approach flatting/coloring, rendering, and how I tend to skip important steps at times like thumbnailing for comics. If I were to ever go through my process in making a comic page or some sort of tutorial, I'd probably give it out for free! I would just need... direction, time, and some focus lol. Even the one tutorial I did on how I draw Akechi is smth I look back and go "ah, needs polish :/" lmao

sorry to ramble, tldr: probably not! but maybe I'll do free tutorials in the future instead 👍

[sicklyjelly]

Just a reminder that I think your Goros are gorgeous and I love them a lot!

awwww gosh, thank you so much!! ;; 💖

[sicklyjelly]

Since its your birthday, I have to remind you how absolutely awesome I think you are!!!!! Your art style!!!!! The way you thumnail your comics!!!!! Your use of color!!!!!!! Your storytelling abilities!!!!! The sheer amount of love, tenderness, and passion you put in every single drawing!!!!!! Everything!!!! Youre amazing!!!!! Your art inspies me so much!!!! Im not going to deny that one of the reasons why I bought the Anthitesis zine leftover sale all those years ago was so I could have one of my favorite comics in physical form!!!! Youre absolutely wonderful!!! and I'm going to follow you in whatever art or project you want to do in the future!! because I know it's going to be amazing!!!!!

WAAAAAAAH I'M TEARING UP RN, this is the sweetest message ever, hearing this sort of thing about my art, even when I'm in a slump rn looking for work, lifts me up like nothing else. I'm honored you think of my art so highly, I see you and I appreciate all your support so much!!! thank you thank you thank you!!!!!! 💙💙💙

[sicklyjelly]

Do you have any tips on drawing Akechi? I love all your Goros

AWW GEEZ, thank you, anon!! it really makes my day to hear people like how I draw Akechi :D to celebrate this fine February 2nd, I will give you some insight into my madness :DDDDD I’ve drawn him so much that I usually freehand his face, but I’ll do my best to break it down!

Thank you for the ask!!

[sicklyjelly]

2 things!

1. I love your art! Especially how you draw Akechi~

And 2. 2 for the artist asks!

oh wow thank you so much~!!

2. 5 favorites of your own work?

oooh another difficult one! I really had to think about it, and these are in no particular order but:

The reasoning ranges from "this was incredibly fun to draw" to "I worked hard and felt rewarded when it came out nicely," but I feel like the former kinda influences the latter, right? also I'm starting to sense some common color palettes between what I ended up picking, that was completely unintentional--

lol for how hard it is for me to, like, point out what I like about my work as a whole, I also have difficulty picking out my favorites bc I have a lot of love for pieces I've made. If given the opportunity, I'd probably keep unpicking and repicking new favorites, there's charm in a lot of my pieces! ✨✨✨