wooooooo yeah i’m finally gonna start posting character refs for my au here!! my au is based on one of the theories i had about BotW back before release, specifically about when we saw Link waking up in the Shrine of Resurrection, but didn’t have any other context than “he woke up with no memories” at the time.
In a world where art and other creative pursuits should be an inspiring, honest and a direct reflection of our society, it is truly disheartening to realize that most mainstream artists come from some place of privilege. Whether it be racial, financial, social, or geographic, artists succeed not just from their skill alone, but from having the privilege to make enough sacrifices to pursue art as a full-time job. Even when you do find the right representation, it may feel as though you must sacrifice your independence and your voice as a trade for financial security. This can make you feel like you're alone, or just another piece in a system designed to exploit you for capitalistic gain.
Now, now, sweet artist. I know you may feel quite depressed after reading all this. It's hard not to. Part of these frustrations are why I'm here writing this in the first place : because I believe that these systems must change and our approaches to financial stability as artists must be more transparent.
I believe positive change comes from the transparency to know what it is that needs to change. For too long, our culture has resisted a more public conversation about personal finances. In many ways, this has enabled us to become a society that's content to embrace the outdated trope of the starving artist.
Let's change that.
« How do I make a living as an artist ? », answered by visual artist Yumna Al-Arashi, in the Zine On making a living as an artist by The Creative Independent. You can read it for free on their website !
SURPRISE another post! The OK came down from @treasure-planet-zine to be able to publicly post art that we all did for it.
Super proud with how this turned out, and seeing it printed was so exciting I almost never make things that are made to be printed out lol.
John Silver my beloved 😩❤️
almost two years after the project wrapped i remembered i never posted my piece from @turnabout-cinema, which was a film review of turnabout trump. much love and gratitude to @mintaii for sending me the high quality jpgs featuring her graphic design genius and the lovely gorgeous artistic stylings of @margalcazo / @letsgomargaux <3
by absolute pure coincidence, i was thinking about this zine this morning and then opened up investigations 2 to discover that the final case (the grand turnabout in the fan translation) has been localised as turnabout for the ages. hee hoo! hee hee hooo!
my copy of ad oblivione has arrived! <3 it’s pretty cool having the physical copy of a zine (I’ve pre-ordered a few others but they’re still in production) especially with my work in there ehe <3 and to think that this year will allow me more opportunities to marvel at the physical manifestations of my work with other talented creators!
I’ll always remember this as my first experience because of how tumultuous it was. it showed me a lot of what happens behind-the-scenes and the hiccups that could happen along the way. as I’m still living out my fandom participation, I hope to accumulate a few more experiences under my belt...for novel purposes x3
not sure when my work will be out of jail but I’m excited to share it when the time comes! <3
You ever stare at your art in envy of some of your own skills, like damn, I'm proud of how this turned out, it's never gonna happen again though, that was a different person
This was one of my works for the Constantly Obsessed fanzine volume 3 @constantly-obsessed-dst
I've been sitting on it for a year, but now the zine is finally available for everyone so I get to share this too. ^^
Make sure to check out the incredible contributions of everyone else in the zine too, and give them some love. ❤
You can get this zine from:
As for the piece itself, I was inspired by the connections these kids have with Maxwell. A fitting timing to share this too, considering we just got the animated short about Wendy and the flower. She'd understand Maxwell's flower better than anyone! And Walter has his own reasons to be impressed as the monster lover he is. And Webber can relate in some unique ways as someone that changed dramatically. And Webber is just a sweet child in general. ^^
Or "When you are an ace Af artist that's too blind with aesthetic attraction to notice that your art model is flirting with you", happens to me all times BAHAHA COFF.
ANYWAYS! Improvised comic sequence based on an old prompt conversation of these two from a draft of months ago. I never touched it because it was for my Merfolk!AU but after chitchats about this pairing in a discord server I said WHY NOT just do it, Windy LOL.
And here we are. I hope I made someone laugh because I finished this at 4 am but it was worth it X'D. YOU ALL ARE WELCOME!
EDIT: It has a continuation [NOW] ! It's more emotional than comical.
BONUS under the cut! Solo Prowl because HE IS CRIMINALLY HANDSOME FOR A ROBOT WHAT THE HELL. I can't blame Bulkhead for losing a pencil in this way.