More Art

I don't really use art as a form of expression much these days anymore, which is unfortunate, because it's always helped be deal with stressful situations. that's why, this past halloween, I decided to "paint it out" again, because I had a particularly difficult night.

Hey! And Thanks

 A Message to you: "Got it!"

Nice to meet you! If you're reading this, it means I said something somewhere on the internet that you didn't agree with, and took the time to reach out to me and express your disagreement (sometimes referred to as "calling out"). I, in response, sent you this link (If it was not me who sent you this link, feel free to disregard everything cuz, uh, I'm not really sure what that person was trying to do[???]).

This is just a quick message from me to you, letting you know that I heard what you had to say, and have processed it. Your words have undoubtedly modified my behavior, worldview, or way of thinking in some way. I want to thank you for expressing yourself. For whatever reason, you believe what I have to say is important, and you want to make sure I know the impact of my own words, which is absolutely your right!

Secondly, if my words have hurt you in any way, I of course want to apologize. I hate causing people pain in this painful word, and I know that I, as a human being, tend to do it regularly, even though it may be unintentional (which I'm sure you know, this time, it was).

 If you're unsatisfied with this message, keep reading:

If you've made it this far you might feel a little unsatisfied --perhaps you want to have some kind of dialogue about what happened, you want more of an apology from me, or you want me to give you closure personally. I'm sorry to say none of those things will happen. This being the internet and all, if you are a stranger to me, statistically you don't even see me as a real person. I'm just a series of (possibly annoying) post it notes on a window that you often look out of. So you've put up your post it note, and I've put up mine, right here--an equal but opposite reaction. The people who I interact with daily, the ones who know me, who care about me, and who I trust to keep me from being a total douchebag are the only ones who are owed anything more than that.

So please, if we can't see eye to eye and it really bothers you, I implore you to take the time to have me blocked or muted from your feeds, or in general to just avoid me. I wouldn't be hurt or bear any ill will towards you if you did--I want you to take care of yourself, first and foremost, and have an enjoyable internet experience! After all, if you try to press the issue past this, or try to write some kind of personal response in an attempt to override what I've written here, that's what I'm gonna do to you. But I hope you don't. Cuz you're prolly a really nice person, and I'd like to be your friend someday!

Thanks for reading.
-Chic

Charmixy: HOOOO GOD

So yeah, over the past two months I've gotten hella tan, launched a Kickstarter, and juggled a new semester and job.

 Before we say anything more, go check out the kickstarter! It's awesome

I'll tell you one thing, though. Nothing makes me a better artist than stress. Like, if I were a tube of toothpaste, stress is a hand squeezing me. Art is unscrewing the cap and letting all the minty fresh stuff out.

Art I've been up to: happy new-ish year!

I have been getting better at art!

It's been such a long time since I have felt myself noticeably improving in my artwork, I was so happy to realize that I have been getting better. the truth is, I let myself stagnate for a while, but over the winter break I have been doing a lot of practicing and I think its been paying off.

-I've practiced anatomy, so my human figures look a little better, and I can pull off more dynamic poses

my lighting and color theory have significantly improved thanks to a couple of photoshop techniques I've learned as well as taking a class on lighting and such

Also, finally, FINALLY, I have embraced the photoshop brush (evident in quite a few of the above works) and oh my god, I'll never go back. THE POWER. THE POWERRRRRRR. It's so much easier to get accurate effects and I can bust out artwork really quickly and effectively. 10/10. 10 out of fucking 10.