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What is “Community” to you? Plus Convention Updates! – 12/5

What is ‘Community’ to you?

Do you ever strive to be a part of something bigger? Do you ever want to find other people to celebrate with who have similar tastes as you in entertainment?  Do you just want to find a community to be a part of that makes you feel like you are at home?

If so, you aren’t as different as you feel or as people claim you are.  Over the past several years, community conventions have grown in size as well as variety.  There is a home for anime lovers, NEETs, video game enthusiasts, artists, comic book buffs, furries, reptilians, roboticists; you name it, and there is most likely a group or a convention that has people gathering to discuss hobbies and lifestyle choices.

Just remember, you are not alone in this world, and the internet is capable of uniting us all.

Local Conventions:

Here is a list of some of the conventions that are taking place today! If you are busy while it is taking place, you can always keep an eye on their main website to see when it is being held again in the future.

CCXP 2019 – São Paulo, SP, Brazil – Click here for CCXP Website

Location: São Paulo, SP, Brazil – When: December 5 – 8, 2019 – View Convention Map

Midwest FurFest 2019 – Rosemont, IL – Click here for Midwest Furfest’s Website

Location: Rosemont, IL – When: December 5 – 8, 2019 – View Convention Map

Artist Spotlight:

Gina101Creative’s artistic palette ranges from motion graphic animations to digital illustrations.  She has recently updated her website to include some holiday cheer that might get you all in the holiday spirit.  She is very sweet if you ever get a chance to talk to her and when you have time, you can check her website out or:

Gina101Creative   Gina101CreativeMoods Gina101Creative Gina101Creative

“I appreciate the time she puts into each piece of art she uploads. The amount of time each one takes must be crazy. The holiday ones really bring a smile to my face” ~VixenMink

You can always send me a message if you want to be featured here or if you want to be removed from being featured.

Closing:

Thank you all for checking in and I hope you all can make a connection with someone new today.

#StayCreative

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January DTIYS with Ibu_Chuan and VixenMink 1/24

Happy Friday folks! Time for some project updates (Yayyy!).

In The Loop:

@Ibu_Chuan hosted a DrawThisInYourStyle challenge last month over on Instagram and had the public do their take on this wonderful original character.

I got a chance to view a lot of the entries for this challenge and I gotta say I was quite impressed.  They all ranged from different styles, and different takes on how to position this girl, using a full range of media.  I even got a chance to see other people who also placed her in a teacup which was quite amazing.  Swing on by the tag #DTIYS_Ibu to see the +2k masterpieces that helped create yet another successful DTIYS chapter.   You can read more about what DTIYS is in one of my previous posts here (https://vixenmink.wordpress.com/2019/12/11/draw-this-in-your-style-craze-explained-plus-convention-updates-12-10/).

Accenting the YouTube Sphere:

You can take a quick sneak peak at my process video for this DTIYS viewed below or if you follow the following link here (https://youtu.be/u2qepS6ek1c).

Enjoy your well-deserved weekend everyone. ~VixenMink

#StayCreative

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Welcome to December – 12/3

A Breath Of Fresh Air:

Hello everyone! How was your Thanksgiving?

Mine was very blessed and I got a chance to catch up with a lot of my family members. The food is always a plus to large family gatherings like these but being able to catch up with those I don’t often get a chance to connect with is always enjoyable.  Another year completed and a month until a different group comes to visit for more fun.

The Art Side of Things:

I am going to add a new feature to my site updates.  I want to dedicate a section to artists I have had recent discussions with and am overall impressed with their work.  I love supporting other artists’ work and I feel like everyone need a place to be spotlighted.  You can always send me a message if you want to be featured here or if you want to be removed from being featured.

Artist Spotlight:

©JasonArts 2019

This is one of the recent portraits completed by Jason Arts and he also has another one featuring Rihanna that is quite stunning. His artwork tends to be very Afrocentric, are extremely realistic and I love how captivating the eyes are.  He posts on Instagram as well as updates some of his drawing videos to YouTube. When you have time, check him out with the links below.

Ja_Son_Arts   Jason Arts

Transparency:  Some of the portraits show the beauty of the human body and could be considered nudity.

“Loving the energy; keep it up, man.” ~VixenMink

Site Updates:

Today, I added a few graphics to my “About Me” page to make it ‘pop’ more instead of having text everywhere. I will probably change this again at a later date but so far it’s acceptable.  What do you think of it?

Closing:

Hope to catch back up with some of you a bit later.  Take care of yourselves and …

#StayCreative

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Let’s Inktober: Recap and Farewell 11/20

Thank you all for sticking with me to recap what my Inktober had in store for October.  This was a fun learning experience and I hope to elaborate on some of the pieces I either did not finish or the ones that I wanted to put more detail in.

Below is a quick memorial I had made for all of them on my Instagram.

For your entertainment and curiosity needs, you can go here to see many of the Inktober prompts on my YouTube channel. The drawings are time-lapsed so you can see their progression quickly.

See you all next time and …

#StayCreative

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Let’s Inktober: Day 23-26 – Ghost 11/18

Hello everyone.

These Inktober entries were done within sequence of each other in prep for Halloween. I kept most of them simple because a lot was going on that week

Day 23, Ancient

Day 24, Dizzy

Day 25, Tasty

Day 26, Dark

Anytime it gets to Halloween, I always think of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller”

You can see the original post over on my Instagram.

For your entertainment and curiosity needs, you can go here to see many of the Inktober prompts on my YouTube channel. The drawings are time-lapsed so you can see their progression quickly.

#StayCreative

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Let’s Inktober: Day 22 – Ghost 11/18

Good evening everyone.  How was your weekend?

We are two post away from wrapping up the Inktober entries I had for last month. Today, I am sharing with you my post for ‘Ghost’.

Day 22 was inspired after listening to a song by Matt Fine, called “Ghosts”. I originally heard this song watching a video by Twisted describing Halloween food recipes and it made its way into my head as I was drawing a ghost. I kept it simple and had a lot of fun, too.

You can see the original post over on my Instagram.

For your entertainment and curiosity needs, you can go here to see many of the Inktober prompts on my YouTube channel. The drawings are time-lapsed so you can see their progression quickly.

#StayCreative

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Let’s Inktober: Day 21 – Treasure 11/15

Tis a fine afternoon here for me and I hope it is going quite well for you as well.

Day 21 was inspired after listening to a song by Ivan B called “Be Alright”. The piano from it makes me sway side to side and slowly my imagination runs with it.

I see a mother going from being pregnant, to seeing the first moments with a baby and glimpses of them growing up until they graduate and move out of the house.

Parents give so much of themselves to watch their child grow and be alright in the world and I feel like the song could be a reflection of the parent having to get used to the idea of letting the kid go and live their life.  I imagine the kid and the parent aren’t on speaking terms; maybe because of a divorce. Kids will never know a parent’s sacrifice but they will respect it if you are accountable, supportive, and give your all when they need it.

What are you thankful for?

You can see the original post over on my Instagram.

For your entertainment and curiosity needs, you can go here to see many of the Inktober prompts on my YouTube channel. The drawings are time-lapsed so you can see their progression quickly.

Don’t forget to call your parents sometime this holiday season y’all and #StayCreative

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Let’s Inktober: Day 20 – Tread feat. Nico Robin 11/14

Good afternoon everyone. Day 20 had me split between 2 different prompt lists; Jake Parker‘s and ArtGerm‘s. I tried to make it relevant to my likes and combine both of them and this is what I ended up with.

Those of you who have had any conversations with me about my favorite anime series will know One Piece is named every time.  It’s story and characters have so much depth and the morals of the series run deep within a lot of struggles society has dealt or is dealing with.  If you haven’t yet, give it a test run.  The length of the series is intimidating but the ride you are taken on will never be forgotten.

You can see the original post over on my Instagram.

For your entertainment and curiosity needs, you can go here to see many of the Inktober prompts on my YouTube channel. The drawings are time-lapsed so you can see their progression quickly.

#StayCreative

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