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Follow-Up to Yesterday's Journal
Posted 5 years agoI just wanna say THANK YOU to everyone who replied yesterday, the criticism helped a lot and I actually got one friend (you know who you are, thank you again by the way) to actually demonstrate his drawing process on video so I could try some of his techniques out for myself. I managed to get a copy of SAI 2 that I can hopefully start using for art, so I finally got to upgrade my drawing software for the first time in my career lol
I don't know if anything will become apparent in my art style immediately, but I definitely at least know a path I can attempt to follow rather than just throwing shit at the wall and seeing what sticks. I was distraught before because I didn't exactly know what I needed to improve, but now I do, so that's nice.
Buuuuuut there's still the matter of the other thing I discussed, that I kinda feel got overshadowed a bit by my talk about art skill yesterday.
Basically all I said was that meeting people (particularly fellow artists) was really hard for me due to the mindset I have, and it can be difficult to fit into this community because nobody knows me or really wants to talk to me (or at least that's what I tend to make myself believe). I've tried coming up with solutions to the problem, but there isn't really much I can do about it outside of DMing people, which never usually yeilds successful results.
So basically, my thoughts turned to Discord servers.
If any of you guys are part of Discord servers that are accepting new members (and preferably have other active artists in them), I would really appreciate an invite link just so I can hopefully get out and meet more people like myself. I feel like being in a public space will take off the stress of trying to come up with the right words and will just push me into a scenario where I can just... talk. I dunno, I've tried this idea out before, and it hasn't really worked, but... well, like they say, if at first you don't succeed, try, try again!
Don't feel pressured to provide anything, but if you want to, I would appreciate a DM with the server info and an invite link just so I know what I'm getting into. There have been many times where I got invited to a huge server full of people I'd never heard of before, and it stressed me out a lot
But yeah, hopefully that'll be the last of what I have to say on this particular matter. Again, thank you all for the comments yesterday. It made me really happy to see that so many of you were willing to help me out like that ^^
I don't know if anything will become apparent in my art style immediately, but I definitely at least know a path I can attempt to follow rather than just throwing shit at the wall and seeing what sticks. I was distraught before because I didn't exactly know what I needed to improve, but now I do, so that's nice.
Buuuuuut there's still the matter of the other thing I discussed, that I kinda feel got overshadowed a bit by my talk about art skill yesterday.
Basically all I said was that meeting people (particularly fellow artists) was really hard for me due to the mindset I have, and it can be difficult to fit into this community because nobody knows me or really wants to talk to me (or at least that's what I tend to make myself believe). I've tried coming up with solutions to the problem, but there isn't really much I can do about it outside of DMing people, which never usually yeilds successful results.
So basically, my thoughts turned to Discord servers.
If any of you guys are part of Discord servers that are accepting new members (and preferably have other active artists in them), I would really appreciate an invite link just so I can hopefully get out and meet more people like myself. I feel like being in a public space will take off the stress of trying to come up with the right words and will just push me into a scenario where I can just... talk. I dunno, I've tried this idea out before, and it hasn't really worked, but... well, like they say, if at first you don't succeed, try, try again!
Don't feel pressured to provide anything, but if you want to, I would appreciate a DM with the server info and an invite link just so I know what I'm getting into. There have been many times where I got invited to a huge server full of people I'd never heard of before, and it stressed me out a lot
But yeah, hopefully that'll be the last of what I have to say on this particular matter. Again, thank you all for the comments yesterday. It made me really happy to see that so many of you were willing to help me out like that ^^
Personal Overview/State of Mind Update (I Guess?)
Posted 5 years agoBeing stuck in quarantine for the last... (checks calendar) ...four-ish months has sorta got me stuck inside my own head a lot recently, and I dunno, I guess I just wanted a place to kind of talk about it a bit. I never really make personal update journals around here, so uh... here goes.
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PART 1 - My outlook as an artist
I've looked at myself as an artist for the last few months and I've come to the realization that I'm beginning to stagnate. My five-year anniversary as an artist is coming up in about four days, and to be honest I don't really see a lot of improvement in my work outside of a few coloring and anatomical changes. I'm sure a lot of people will disagree with me here, and obviously I see that I've come a long way since 2015, but I just feel like my art quality has kinda... hit a wall, y'know?
Finding criticism is hard because I understand a lot of the time people are afraid to voice their true opinions on a piece of art. Discord and Twitter are hard to get criticism from for this reason. I'd try 4chan, but their method of criticism is... too blunt, I guess? Like, they focus too much on the bad aspects of the art and just dub it "bad" without providing anything really helpful on how to fix it. It would really help me out a lot if some of you could post in the comments below some suggestions on how I could improve my art (only if you feel comfortable enough to do so, of course). I'll try and follow it to the best of my ability, but of course it might take some time to adjust to the changes before I can fully and efficiently implement it into my work. But it's a start at least!
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PART 2 - My outlook as a person
In addition to looking at my art skill, I've also had a lot of time to reflect on myself as a person. I constantly feel upset when I see the community interacting and having fun without me, but I know deep down inside that it's my own fault for being so damn introverted and scared to talk to people. I've been trying to leave my comfort zone a bit and have been DMing other artists on Twitter, but I often get left on read or just ignored entirely and I always feel like I come off as annoying. I know it's just the socially anxious part of my brain telling me that, but it's hard to shake the feeling when your message has gone unread for over a month.
I try and find other ways to interact with folks that hopefully won't yeild stressful results but online there aren't really many ways to do that, especially in a community as niche as this one. 90% of the DMs I get on this site are people asking for requests, and I just can't really see myself keeping a conversation going after I say "no". I would like to try and extend my reach beyond the bubble that I've created for myself over the years, but it's just... been difficult, is all. I just wanna meet more of the other artists around here, but my mind is always deterring me from trying again when I fail to.
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So yeah, that's basically the situation I'm in at the moment. Depression can be a bitch to deal with sometimes, but I think I'm faring okay for now. If you've made it this far, thank you so much for reading. It really means a lot that you listened to my rambling this far. I'll keep posting my art when I make it; hopefully this #FatFoxFriday thing I've been doing on Twitter works out so I can keep making weekly (or at least bi-weekly) content. Hope you guys have a fantastic rest of the day, and thank you again for all your support ^^
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PART 1 - My outlook as an artist
I've looked at myself as an artist for the last few months and I've come to the realization that I'm beginning to stagnate. My five-year anniversary as an artist is coming up in about four days, and to be honest I don't really see a lot of improvement in my work outside of a few coloring and anatomical changes. I'm sure a lot of people will disagree with me here, and obviously I see that I've come a long way since 2015, but I just feel like my art quality has kinda... hit a wall, y'know?
Finding criticism is hard because I understand a lot of the time people are afraid to voice their true opinions on a piece of art. Discord and Twitter are hard to get criticism from for this reason. I'd try 4chan, but their method of criticism is... too blunt, I guess? Like, they focus too much on the bad aspects of the art and just dub it "bad" without providing anything really helpful on how to fix it. It would really help me out a lot if some of you could post in the comments below some suggestions on how I could improve my art (only if you feel comfortable enough to do so, of course). I'll try and follow it to the best of my ability, but of course it might take some time to adjust to the changes before I can fully and efficiently implement it into my work. But it's a start at least!
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PART 2 - My outlook as a person
In addition to looking at my art skill, I've also had a lot of time to reflect on myself as a person. I constantly feel upset when I see the community interacting and having fun without me, but I know deep down inside that it's my own fault for being so damn introverted and scared to talk to people. I've been trying to leave my comfort zone a bit and have been DMing other artists on Twitter, but I often get left on read or just ignored entirely and I always feel like I come off as annoying. I know it's just the socially anxious part of my brain telling me that, but it's hard to shake the feeling when your message has gone unread for over a month.
I try and find other ways to interact with folks that hopefully won't yeild stressful results but online there aren't really many ways to do that, especially in a community as niche as this one. 90% of the DMs I get on this site are people asking for requests, and I just can't really see myself keeping a conversation going after I say "no". I would like to try and extend my reach beyond the bubble that I've created for myself over the years, but it's just... been difficult, is all. I just wanna meet more of the other artists around here, but my mind is always deterring me from trying again when I fail to.
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So yeah, that's basically the situation I'm in at the moment. Depression can be a bitch to deal with sometimes, but I think I'm faring okay for now. If you've made it this far, thank you so much for reading. It really means a lot that you listened to my rambling this far. I'll keep posting my art when I make it; hopefully this #FatFoxFriday thing I've been doing on Twitter works out so I can keep making weekly (or at least bi-weekly) content. Hope you guys have a fantastic rest of the day, and thank you again for all your support ^^
I have a Pillowfort :p
Posted 5 years agoStill looking for artists/writers to join my Discord serv...
Posted 5 years agoWe got a couple more people but the place still isn't really as lively as I'd like it to be. I want more artists or writers to join. Basically the only requirements are
-You have to have at least some experience
-You draw or write about fat furry stuff
-The content you make is oriented around female characters
I highly doubt anyone will care but if you're interested just shoot me a note on here or something
EDIT: 18+ ONLY PLEASE!
-You have to have at least some experience
-You draw or write about fat furry stuff
-The content you make is oriented around female characters
I highly doubt anyone will care but if you're interested just shoot me a note on here or something
EDIT: 18+ ONLY PLEASE!
Looking for artists/writers to join my Discord server
Posted 5 years agoThe place is practically dead in the water and I want more artists to join. Basically the only requirements are
-You have to have at least some experience
-You draw or write about fat furry stuff
-The content you make is oriented around female characters
I highly doubt anyone will care but if you're interested just shoot me a note on here or something
-You have to have at least some experience
-You draw or write about fat furry stuff
-The content you make is oriented around female characters
I highly doubt anyone will care but if you're interested just shoot me a note on here or something
January 2020 update, I guess?
Posted 6 years agoI realized that I've never really... done an update journal on here before; most of it has just been "thank you for X followers" or "here are my other platforms". I figure I should actually update you guys on why I haven't been posting much art as of late, and this seems like the only place I can really make an update (since Twitter only lets you make 250-character long posts for some ungodly reason).
For one, I just got back from Christmas break and my ass is stuck in college yet again. Working around a roommate is hard enough as it is, but lately the guy has been inviting his girlfriend to the dorm every waking moment so it's as if I have two roommates now. Twice the fuckin' fun, huh.
Also, my entire Christmas break was spent being pulled around to different places with my family because hardy har har Dull doesn't have his own apartment yet. I never really got the chance to access my computer much, and drawing on my phone is nearly impossible because no good free drawing apps exist (feel free to comment below if you're aware of any cause I'd certainly like to know).
Whenever I actually did manage to get to my computer, my body just... wouldn't work with me. My motivation to draw stuff lately has rolled over to a negative percentage and I literally can't get myself to finish anything anymore. I've started several sketches, including a second weight gain drive involving Brooke, but whenever I look at it again I just... don't like how it looks. I get that an artist is his own worst critic, but I've been noticing patterns in my art that people have been pointing out to me for ages and I have no idea how to fix them and make them more unique. I just... feel like I've hit a wall, almost.
I've had one decent sketch that I've been trucking away at for like... three months now, but every time I think I'm getting into it something else happens that just kinda distracts me from it. I'm still gonna finish and post it; don't get me wrong, all I'm saying is that it'll probably take me a little longer to finish it. I just don't know what will motivate me anymore.
But yeah, that's pretty much the situation. I'm alone in my dorm room writing this now in hopes that at least someone will read it. Not that it really matters to me who reads it, anyway. I'm sorta just rambling at this point. I hope 2020 has treated yall nice so far. It's been okay on my end. I just... hope things will pick up again for me soon, is all. It might just be the lousy weather that has me down.
For one, I just got back from Christmas break and my ass is stuck in college yet again. Working around a roommate is hard enough as it is, but lately the guy has been inviting his girlfriend to the dorm every waking moment so it's as if I have two roommates now. Twice the fuckin' fun, huh.
Also, my entire Christmas break was spent being pulled around to different places with my family because hardy har har Dull doesn't have his own apartment yet. I never really got the chance to access my computer much, and drawing on my phone is nearly impossible because no good free drawing apps exist (feel free to comment below if you're aware of any cause I'd certainly like to know).
Whenever I actually did manage to get to my computer, my body just... wouldn't work with me. My motivation to draw stuff lately has rolled over to a negative percentage and I literally can't get myself to finish anything anymore. I've started several sketches, including a second weight gain drive involving Brooke, but whenever I look at it again I just... don't like how it looks. I get that an artist is his own worst critic, but I've been noticing patterns in my art that people have been pointing out to me for ages and I have no idea how to fix them and make them more unique. I just... feel like I've hit a wall, almost.
I've had one decent sketch that I've been trucking away at for like... three months now, but every time I think I'm getting into it something else happens that just kinda distracts me from it. I'm still gonna finish and post it; don't get me wrong, all I'm saying is that it'll probably take me a little longer to finish it. I just don't know what will motivate me anymore.
But yeah, that's pretty much the situation. I'm alone in my dorm room writing this now in hopes that at least someone will read it. Not that it really matters to me who reads it, anyway. I'm sorta just rambling at this point. I hope 2020 has treated yall nice so far. It's been okay on my end. I just... hope things will pick up again for me soon, is all. It might just be the lousy weather that has me down.
1200 Watchers!
Posted 6 years agoThanks for all the support everyone ^^ I know I don't upload often but school's been really busy lately, I'm hoping I can pick back up once finals are over
Okay so I opened shinies
Posted 6 years agoI doubt anyone really cares but I opened em so do whatever I guess lol
I'll kinda use it as a replacement for Ko-Fi cause nobody ever remembers I'm there
I'll kinda use it as a replacement for Ko-Fi cause nobody ever remembers I'm there
I still have no idea what shinies are on this site
Posted 6 years agoWhat are they? They've been here for forever and everyone has em open but I have no idea what they are
And should I open them? What happens if I do? I feel like it's similar to Deviantart's llama thing
And should I open them? What happens if I do? I feel like it's similar to Deviantart's llama thing
1000 Watchers!
Posted 6 years agoThank you guys so much for all the support, it's been a long time coming and I just wanted to thank you all for helping me reach this huge milestone ^^
Woah, so many new watchers all of a sudden!
Posted 6 years agoFor some reason I've been gaining a ton of watchers since last night, so thank you guys so much for the support :o
I post here frequently but Twitter is my main platform, if you wanna stay up-to-date with all my latest stuff I recommend following me there as well (if you wanna of course)
https://twitter.com/DullpointDraws
I post here frequently but Twitter is my main platform, if you wanna stay up-to-date with all my latest stuff I recommend following me there as well (if you wanna of course)
https://twitter.com/DullpointDraws
I'll be using Twitter as my primary platform now
Posted 7 years agoJust so you guys know, this isn't my primary platform. Anyone here who is on Twitter should follow me here:
https://twitter.com/DullpointDraws
Also sorry about the constant platform journals I just need to let you guys know where I am
https://twitter.com/DullpointDraws
Also sorry about the constant platform journals I just need to let you guys know where I am
Ding, dong, Tumblr's dead
Posted 7 years agoWelp, Tumblr officially bites the dust tomorrow morning. Please help me out and follow me at my other platforms:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DullpointDraws
Deviantart: https://www.deviantart.com/dullpoint
Weasyl: https://www.weasyl.com/~dullpoint
Newgrounds: https://dullpoint.newgrounds.com/
Ko-Fi (tip jar): https://ko-fi.com/dullpoint
Pastebin (for stories): https://pastebin.com/u/DullpointWrites
CuriousCat (for TMI Tuesday): https://curiouscat.me/Dullpoint
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DullpointDraws
Deviantart: https://www.deviantart.com/dullpoint
Weasyl: https://www.weasyl.com/~dullpoint
Newgrounds: https://dullpoint.newgrounds.com/
Ko-Fi (tip jar): https://ko-fi.com/dullpoint
Pastebin (for stories): https://pastebin.com/u/DullpointWrites
CuriousCat (for TMI Tuesday): https://curiouscat.me/Dullpoint
My other platforms!
Posted 7 years agoI have other platforms, so be sure to check me out:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DullpointDraws
DA: https://www.deviantart.com/dullpoint
Weasyl: https://www.weasyl.com/~dullpoint
Newgrounds: https://dullpoint.newgrounds.com/
Tumblr (if you're really that desperate at this point): http://dullpointdraws.tumblr.com/
Pastebin (I write stories sometimes): https://pastebin.com/u/DullpointWrites
Ko-Fi (tip jar): https://ko-fi.com/dullpoint
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DullpointDraws
DA: https://www.deviantart.com/dullpoint
Weasyl: https://www.weasyl.com/~dullpoint
Newgrounds: https://dullpoint.newgrounds.com/
Tumblr (if you're really that desperate at this point): http://dullpointdraws.tumblr.com/
Pastebin (I write stories sometimes): https://pastebin.com/u/DullpointWrites
Ko-Fi (tip jar): https://ko-fi.com/dullpoint
700 watchers!
Posted 7 years agoHopefully we'll continue to rise up as tumblr continues to eat its own ass
Well, tumblr might purge my blog
Posted 7 years agoSo here's some other places you can find me besides here if they do kill me off:
DeviantArt: https://www.deviantart.com/dullpoint
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DullpointDraws
DeviantArt: https://www.deviantart.com/dullpoint
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DullpointDraws
600 watchers!
Posted 7 years agoThank you everyone, I'm grateful for all the support ^^
I created a Ko-fi!
Posted 7 years agohttps://ko-fi.com/dullpoint
I'm using it only as a tip jar for now cause I don't think I'm allowed to post anything fetish-y there
But feel free to show me some support, I appreciate any amount ^^
I'm using it only as a tip jar for now cause I don't think I'm allowed to post anything fetish-y there
But feel free to show me some support, I appreciate any amount ^^
Made a Twitter account
Posted 8 years agoNot sure if anyone else here has one but if you wanna check it out here's a link
I haven't posted any of my own art there yet but I plan to post preview sketches and stuff there eventually
twitter.com/DullpointDraws
I haven't posted any of my own art there yet but I plan to post preview sketches and stuff there eventually
twitter.com/DullpointDraws
About art
Posted 8 years agoI know recently I’ve only been posting art like once every few weeks, and to be honest, it’s really because I’m just running out of ideas. And by this I don’t mean character variety, I mean just poses and body types in general. Not to mention I hardly get any time to practice anymore, with work, school and now babysitting taking up all of my time.
So what I’m asking for is just a few pointers and guides to get me going. Criticize my art, tell me what I need to improve on, just please help me out a bit. My mind has pretty much gone blank and I want to fix that. I feel like my art has plateau’d quality-wise and I want to see if I can still rise higher. I want to keep bringing you guys enjoyable content that hasn’t already been done a ton of times before.
So what I’m asking for is just a few pointers and guides to get me going. Criticize my art, tell me what I need to improve on, just please help me out a bit. My mind has pretty much gone blank and I want to fix that. I feel like my art has plateau’d quality-wise and I want to see if I can still rise higher. I want to keep bringing you guys enjoyable content that hasn’t already been done a ton of times before.
Sorry for the lack of activity
Posted 9 years agoIt's just been a busy week for me
I'll return to drawing soon, I have a few things I'm planning on finishing this week
I'll return to drawing soon, I have a few things I'm planning on finishing this week
I have created a new Pokémon-only Tumblr
Posted 9 years agoI posted this on DA as well, but I created a new blog for muh Pokémon stuff
You can find it at http://dullpointspokemoncorner.tumblr.com/
All my Pokémon stuff will be posted there from now on (and also here as well)
You can find it at http://dullpointspokemoncorner.tumblr.com/
All my Pokémon stuff will be posted there from now on (and also here as well)
For those of you who haven't noticed
Posted 9 years agoI have other accounts :p
Deviantart: http://dullpoint.deviantart.com/
Tumblr: http://dullpointdraws.tumblr.com/
Deviantart: http://dullpoint.deviantart.com/
Tumblr: http://dullpointdraws.tumblr.com/
I'm gonna draw some normal pone soon
Posted 10 years agoYes, I'm saying this on pretty much everywhere I post art
I just feel like I need a quick break from fatpone
I just feel like I need a quick break from fatpone
Should I start putting more stuff on Derpibooru?
Posted 10 years agoI mean it's not my favorite thing to do, but what do you guys think?
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