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Facts about Howl!
8 months ago
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As promised, here's the followup journal to the last one! Many of you were right in some things and not in others =D Anyway. Here's the real facts about me!
Howl is...
Age - 37 (38 on May 7!)
Gender - Female, though I'm not extremely 'girly' more a tomboy?
Sexuality - Asexual with a touch of straight. Like if I had to pick one, it's gotta be men.
Favorite things to draw - Terra Cruxis. Scenes with impact. Simple designs. Dark themes (Doesnt have to be NSFW). Medieval Fantasy themes.
Hate to draw - Complicated designs. Very brightly coloured characters. Modern and Sci-Fi themes.
Kinks - None. Nothing I create turns me on in any way.
Favorite TC character - Cray. With Valesti as a close second. I put a lot of thought into those two but I don't get to show them much because 'ew hooman' and art with them gets ignored generally. It's offputting ^^;
Why do you draw porn if you're asexual? - Being asexual doesn't mean I hate sex and sexual things. I literally don't care. I'm indifferent. I don't like it, I don't hate it. Drawing things that other people enjoy makes me happy too, so ofc I don't mind doing NSFW commissions and the likes!
Are you a furry? - This is a hard one to answer. What makes a furry? The definition changes depending on who you ask. I enjoy 'furry' characters because I love fantasy settings and they're often a part of it. I do not find furry characters sexually appealing though. I don't really have a 'fursona' though I recently made a 'Howl' character I see it as more of a mascot? Not actually me. I'm a fat, boring human. I also don't go to furry cons or meets. I enjoy human characters as much as furry ones.
How long have you been drawing? - Since I could hold a pencil. Digitally since I was about 13-14. Been doing commissions since I was 19-20.
Where did you get the idea for Terra Cruxis? - Inspiration for TC comes from a vast variety of places. Games, Books, Real World events, history, tv shows... it's an amalgam of things I like, subjects I want to explore and concepts I love. I first 'Created' the world of Terra Cruxis by drawing a VERY basic map, with colour blobs to indicate places, gave them either a name or an idea of what I wanted to be there... an built up from there. Added characters... Terra Cruxis is still very much a Work in Progress with plenty things to still be fleshed out.
Do you have any other questions you'd like the answers to?? Ask away! I'm happy to answer!!
And the stuff that isn't commissioned is part of a larger story. (Merri for example) I enjoy dark storytelling.
I don't get catharsis or anything, I have no 'issues' that make this an outlet. It's either being paid for, made for audience who enjoys it, or is a part of a larger story.
I'm almost positive you mentioned being asexual once or twice. And I believe you've mentioned your fondness for Terra Cruxis and wishing you could do more with it than just lewd art, too. I'd actually love to see more worldbuilding on it, myself, or more of other aspects of the culture/world than the slavery thing. (Not that I object to that part or anything, it just feels like a world ripe with possibilities.)
It's a shame you don't get to show off your favorite characters as much as you'd like. While I do generally keep furry and human characters separate, I enjoy both and I'll have to keep more of an eye out for them in future.
And happy early birthday! I hope you have a great one when it rolls around in May!
Anyway, thanks a lot - it was fun to compare real facts with my own conclusions)
You are not much older than me, and I feel myself young enough ;)
Thanks for sharing, and it's nice to get to know a little more about ya.
As for the "Are you a furry thing", I've always kinda thought it can be simplified to "Is that a label you want to apply to yourself"? I don't go to 'cons, either and while I don't have any of my own here, I do like human characters. Probably two-thirds of the stories I write feature humans instead of furry critters. But I also think it doesn't matter. If you enjoy the vibe here and get something positive out of it, I don't see that arbitrary labels matter in the least.