#a little vent art as a treat

[craniumknight]

[daikaiju-arts]

Don’t let your guard down…

[suchscary]

Too many artists who do commissions, in my experience, don't take their job seriously enough.

It's a meme how some artists take months to complete a comm and "haha im so grateful for having patient commissioners" but that's just poor work ethics on the artist's part.

When you offer commissions, you don't just offer art, you also have to communicate with your client properly, give them proper updates, ask them for feedback during process, discuss things that your ToS doesn't cover if needed, and so on.

Just for example, if you're taking longer than expected, let them know why (just vague "due to personal problems" is enough) and if needed, offer a refund or another alternative instead of making your commissioner reach out to you for updates themselves and possibly stressing them out.

Otherwise, you're treating your commissioner like a nuisance that you're forced to work with, not a client who offers you money in return for proper service.

[precambrianhottopic]

Borrelia burgdorferi (i am fighting a battle against my blood, and i am losing)

[literallyneurodivergentandaminor]

OH SILLY CLOWN!! WHAT ARE YOU DOING!!!!!

[gayymomgod]

r u even worth it

(art piece explanation below read more LAWL)

OKAY this one was a bit of a silly one actually !!! been having a hard time w myself as i remember i'm not as capable as others (<- is autistic) so . i wanted 2 do smth but it was hard 2 execute it ..... there's still def smth left in me (anger)

i was originally going 2 have it like this before i decided 2 extend it .... the visual of me / my persona crying in a way that seems Louder was smth that would not leave my head . the final piece's canvas got pretty big (5500x4320) before i made it smaller (4000x3142) so there's also that.....

very much inspired by this tweet i wrote !!!

i just hold a lot of anger and overall Emotion that i am Trying Very Hard to express !!! it's a little (very) hard esp since i'm such a passive person n i feel some ideas 4 pieces fall on the more graphic / violent (?) side .... sometimes it feels like i still cling onto things i shouldn't but idk ........... maybe i deserve 2 feel a little angry . as a treat

[dandyshucks]

the difference btwn irl and online perspective on creativity is so funny to me and idk if I'll ever get used to the stark contrast of it all.

IRL when I mention that I draw and write, people act like I'm some super talented creative genius(???). they don't seem to understand the concept of OCs, and if I try to vaguely touch on my DL project they get visibly overwhelmed no matter how simple I make it for them, and eventually they settle on just insisting that I need to publish traditionally and monetize on it. they don't seem to have the ability to understand the concept of zines and immersive storytelling through non-traditional means.

but then i get online and I'm just another drop in the ocean and always a very mediocre drop at that LMAO, I constantly fight with myself to feel like there is any sort of value to my stories and art, and there's hundreds of people doing the sort of thing that I do but even better than I could ever dream of doing!

it's just so strange going from interacting with this online to IRL, I feel like I'm getting whiplash from being largely ignored or scoffed at online (which I'm fine with btw lol I grew up with that in my family and now I get nervous when I get too much attention) to people at the centre treating me like I'm some kind of artistic genius who cannot be understood because I'm too far above their level 😭

[shirogane-oushirou]

sorry to the people whose messages i havent replied to / asks i havent answered ;;; i am going through it. ren save me etc.

i need him to make a little blanket nest and hold me and make comfort food and just like. let me lay on him and run my fingers through his hair while he naps or smth. seeing him feel so comfy would heal me a bit tbh.

[venacoeurva]

To get used to multi-page comics again and get used to using certain styles like that and I’m drawing out an event with Wren and I think we get a little violence from him, as a treat

[sweet-beezus]

Doomed by the narrative

[backtochicago]

this is literally me every fucking time i open X to check the update

[prettyboysmlm]

fucking amazing how my day can be going so well and then my mom comes home and makes me want to kms.

[dreamterlude]

self help

[m0th-misruled]

I can't clear the leaves from here!

They're too far under the brush this year...

I can't clear the leaves from here!

They're too far under the brush this year.

I... will never be... dirt-free.

[obsoleteobsession]

[always-andromeda]

occasionally I'll check up on awful ex-mutuals I've blocked on here from old fandoms just to see what's up with them (I get curious; it's a toxic trait of mine I'm sorry <3) and tell me why one of them posted a picture of their wall and they still have a piece of fanart I drew for them hung up 😀