I understand. The overlap in the venn diagram of being a queer artist and being a woman artist is hell.
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Hello, and welcome to robot-monster central. This is an NSFW account, 18+ only. I mostly draw various versions of my OC Jack, and a few other OCs, along with the occasional fan art. Commission me at https://mossysaucecommissions.carrd.co/
I understand. The overlap in the venn diagram of being a queer artist and being a woman artist is hell.
For me, I keep wanting to make art bc even if I see good stuff out there, it's almost never exactly what I want/how I would do it if I had the skill + it's cool to make things I want when I want it. I remind myself that when I start to compare, or just stop looking at the stuff that's upsetting me.
I'm still figuring it out but right now my strategy is to severely limit how much I look at others' work at all, and to notice why I keep wanting to make art when I'm not worrying about other people's skills and my own.
!! & bc it was coined partly to address the fact that not all transgender people want sex reassignment surgery, it's also had the effect of somewhat synonymizing "trans" with "cissexual," which has just transferred the invisibility to transexual people and sparked unproductive and divisive arguments
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That's actually kind of insane thank you for posting
Idk if you're just meming, but if this means what I think it means you're a) giving me the words for something I haven't been able to properly convey and b) based
Mommy? I mean mommy? I mean mommy? I mean mommy? I mean
For people that feel helpless, this period is so tough but there's ways to help for anyone. Go out there support Venezuelan ppl and artists living in it as they prepare for unpredictable times
Here is a starter pack of artists with commissions or donations open as well:
go.bsky.app/8daQmpX
my secret to drawing good slit: draw good vajanya
Artists in 2026 bringing the heat???
News years resolutions.... get shot...?
๐ฏ^^^ one of the many reasons to study anatomy for stylized art styles. It allows you to draw characters of any weight in a realistically derived (and thus flattering) way, as opposed to being locked with only one silhouette that gets read as attractive.
Buff girl representation? Robo representation?? DRAFT HORSE REPRESENTATION???
I am looking respectfully ๐๐
Duh (goated post. Spread the truth)
๐ My magnum opus among sketches. I had a two-week deadline, but I devoted all my energy to creating the cards. I simply didn't have the energy or time to tackle the job properly. So I started rendering 12 hours before Christmas! xD
This guy: bsky.app/profile/veil...
Veil has a really good art server focused on anatomy, I highly recommend checking it out for inspiration since he's been running it for a bit and has worked out some of the early kinks. Also, I'd love to have more critique/practice groups to be in, so I'd love to hear if you end up starting one!
Well now you have to kiss it
A colored sketch of a reindeer furry leaning on a counter while holding a glass of whiskey, looking over his shoulder at the viewer, wearing only a red plaid shirt with his cock out
Uh oh fursona unlocked ๐ฅด
I have returned
If you're voting for either today you're either openly supporting fascism or you're falling for the lie that dems think everyone deserves equal rights. If you ACTUALLY see that both are the same, then you're voting 3rd party/joining the labor movement to create actual representation and change.
Where did I say we're voting for dem supporters? Reread my reply. I was responding to the 2 parties being "vague." Voting for either party is bad, but it's because one says "I'm gonna stab you!" and the other says "I won't stab you!" while handing the other one a knife.
You're right that Reps do this. It's the abuser playbook. But please look at what Dems are doing when no ones looking. Eg Seattle's all-Dem city council is trying to roll back their ethics code to make conflict of interest meaningless. Both parties serve corporations thanks to citizens united vs FEC
They're not vague at all. One weaponizes hatred. The other weaponizes empathy. Both parties are bad but the people who support them are vastly different.
So it actually is easy to personally judge someone based on "the vague political side they choose" because they either support fascism or they support freedom and progress.
It's both *parties*, not both sides. The difference is that one party is taking advantage of its supporters by using their hate, and the other is taking advantage of its supporters caring about people. Democrats are not on the same side as their supporters. We need grassroots resistance to both.
was I surprised by the difference in quality. The moral of the story is, if you've been drawing at all regularly, look back at art you made around 2 years ago; you may not realize how far you've come.
A side by side comparison of an older and newer sketch of the same piece. The new one, on the right, is significantly better in terms of anatomy and art style.
The original image (left) I drew ~2 years ago, when I first came up with Jack. I then switched to CSP from Procreate, so when I decided to make it again I just redrew it from scratch without looking for the original. I finally went digging for it when I wanted to trace the HUD details and holy wow