#moonchemistry

[wolfythewitch]

i've been absolutely loving your tma live-blogs!! now that you've met micheal (the distortion) i need to know what you think of him

Haha thank you! I'm so curious whether I've been correct about any of my theories or not

Michael is FUN. I like his whole door schtick, always a fun little visual. Kind of a dick move for him to kidnap Helen that isn't great. The stabbing Jon is kinda funny though. I just really like chaotically neutral freak of natures so I already like him out of the gate haha

[punkitt-is-here]

will either of these zines (susan and apple in the orchard) ever go on sale physically again?

yep! Just don't expect them soon, or in large quantities.

[moonchemistry]

hey did anyone else know that mae whitman was on tmnt 2012. because i sure didnt

[figofswords]

hi !! so i’ve followed you for a while now and i like all your posts but i’m really interested in whenever you post about your art classes in college! i want to be an art major myself but my college doesn’t have that good of an art program and i also don’t really know how art classes usually work. obviously if this feels like it’s too prying or would be too much information than is safe to give online then u can ignore this but if you don’t mind/have time could you tell me a bit about how being an art major works or what classes you took? your art is really cool and a huge inspiration to me and i want to try and be where you’re at one day. thank u :)

Sorry for the very late response to this! I have been In Hell with final projects which I guess is the first thing I have to say about art school: every class gives you a huge final project at the end all at once and expects you to have time for it. haha

So I was actually in a similar situation to you when I started college. I was originally a music major at a university that had really great programs for performing arts but was sort of lacking in the visual arts department. By my second semester of freshman year I was taking an art minor, by sophomore year I switched to an art major and a music minor, and by spring break sophomore year I knew for sure the existing art program wasn’t going to give me what I needed, and so I transferred schools in between sophomore and junior year. I knew I didn’t want to go to a private conservatory school because a) the prices are exorbitant, b) I have a lot of interests and wanted to have options in case I changed my mind again, and c) the lack of exposure to other academic areas means the rate of burnout at those schools is ridiculously high. I ended up at a university with a highly rated art program in a major that includes courses in the subject matter I wanted (namely comics/sequential art and concept art).

for how art classes work: generally your art classes will take the form of “studios”, which at my school are ~3hrs long twice a week. during that time you either sit through lectures and demonstrations or just work in class, or sometimes a combination of both. Professors assign projects to be completed based on a given rubric. It’s pretty standard to have 3-4 projects per course, sometimes with additional smaller homework exercises that are usually either graded lower or not graded at all. At the end of each project most classes will hold in-class critique, where each student informally presents their finished piece and receives constructive feedback from classmates and the professor. Some professors allow you to make adjustments after crit before turning it in again, and some don’t. Generally I’ve found most art professors to be pretty flexible about stuff but there are a few bad eggs in any department.

Generally I don’t think majoring in art is necessary for being a professional artist. There are tons of wonderful resources (YouTube videos, online workshops, in person workshops at your local arts center or artist studio collective) that can give you the same things you would be getting in college just for a fraction of the price. The benefit of art majoring is, I think, mostly about making connections with people in the industry and with your peers. It’s been the right move for me because I have trouble self-motivating and I’ve loved having access to student publications and clubs, as well as having access to student-organized art markets and other similar events, but I also have always done well in academic settings and college scheduling in many ways mirrors the way I was homeschooled which fits my learning style very well. Again, though, it’s not for everyone and it 100% comes down to the individual person. You could also always do a combination of things: getting your associates at a community college will get a lot of your gen ed coursework out of the way if you then transfer to a full university to finish your bachelors.

Hopefully that was helpful! Let me know if you have any other specific questions I didn’t address.

[vqrkll]

ArtFights for @kathinkapng @moonchemistry and @cosmicriff

[justlikeazzy]

Day 7 & 8 attacks! Again, I only did one attack on the seventh, so I combined the days haha.

~OC CREDITS~

OC#1 & 3 belongs to @error7227

Both OCs in #2 belong to @mehyawl

OC#4 belongs to @xxpxrgebxnniartistxx

OC#5 belongs to @sophiechross

OC#6 belongs to @moonchemistry

[theshiningdiamond]

I'm going to start going through my Artfight backlog now! A month after it ended oop-

First attack is Jove for @moonchemistry

Ninmi dueling for @licantaurarts

Pillow attack with Vigil for @alexs-moon-garden

Up above with Qluaki for X-AXIS on Artfight

[silvernyxa]

art fight! @moonchemistry 💚

[awdragon-awd]

more art fight attacks yahoo!

character owners in order of appearance-

sunflowerfox

DewEatsFries

GlassSkull

TalonsandTails @talonsandtails

moonchemistry @moonchemistry

twinsmb

Lime @limesquares

[enigmaticvariation]

My first 10 artfight attacks!

@luchsyy

@underwater-pinball

@fiyrball6063

@blueringart

@watashie

@moonchemistry

@diadraws

@meowthefluffy

dizzyquick (artfight)

@soljoe

[kiiwipops]

Compilation of all the Art Fight attacks I made this year! I had a lot of fun :) OC credits under cut!

OC credits:

1. Spotty on Art Fight and Tumblr, spotty_is_spacey on Instagram, and SpottyIsSpacey on Twitter

2. howlonomy on Art Fight, Instagram, and Twitter

3. moonchemistry on Art Fight and Tumblr

4. birdcanart on Art Fight, Instagram, Twitter, and Tumblr

5. tinymushroom on Art Fight, tiiiiiiiinymushroom on Instagram, and tiiiiiiiiiiny on Twitter

[electricshan]

💚 Science! 💙

(Character belongs to MoonChemistry)

[yulecatt]

silly colored doodle of @moonchemistry’s dogsona

[moonchemistry]

my experience at work today

[darkstarcore]

Another Art Fight attack from yours truly for @moonchemistry! Very cool and epic sona

My Art Fight profile

[vqrkll]

ArtFights for @moonchemistry mrrp