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dae larp as an artist
General | Posted a week agohttps://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=43bBxl6PDUk
if this is too cringe i'll delete it. been thinking about the uselessness of persistence in art. thinking about how i lie and say i'm an artist. thinking about how i've never made the kind of work that has a the capacity to matter.
also thinking about this one guy who made a song i like which i only found because it was in his friend's batshit GoAnimate video. thinking about how i've loved all whopping 4 of the songs he's publicly released. thinking about how he has 31 listeners in a month on Spotify (and if he has none, i am dead). thinking about how frustrated i was when i struggled to find more of his work because the song is just so beautiful i had to have more.
thinking about that visual novel from 2012 or something that no one remembers but that i drew fanart for. thinking about how hard i tried to make it the best i'd ever made (which i'd argue it was at the time). thinking about how i've always held onto the message i got from one of the devs expressing how happy it made him.
thinking about the kind messages i've gotten here, and how sometimes other kids in school would openly emulate my art style, and how that lady in the ward got through her phone call because of "your funny pictures," and how that guy in the ward picked up a pencil for the 1st time in 15 years because i doodled while we were talking about horror movies.
currently thinking of art and love and how they are the same thing. its all too easy and very painful to believe my art, especially at its most derivative and superficial, is pointless. easy to hate oneself for even harmless self indulgences i guess. but i can't indulge myself entirely in self loathing here; there's evidence i might just be wrong.
have to keep trying. HAVE to keep trying. art is worth it forever. maybe people are too, idk lol
if this is too cringe i'll delete it. been thinking about the uselessness of persistence in art. thinking about how i lie and say i'm an artist. thinking about how i've never made the kind of work that has a the capacity to matter.
also thinking about this one guy who made a song i like which i only found because it was in his friend's batshit GoAnimate video. thinking about how i've loved all whopping 4 of the songs he's publicly released. thinking about how he has 31 listeners in a month on Spotify (and if he has none, i am dead). thinking about how frustrated i was when i struggled to find more of his work because the song is just so beautiful i had to have more.
thinking about that visual novel from 2012 or something that no one remembers but that i drew fanart for. thinking about how hard i tried to make it the best i'd ever made (which i'd argue it was at the time). thinking about how i've always held onto the message i got from one of the devs expressing how happy it made him.
thinking about the kind messages i've gotten here, and how sometimes other kids in school would openly emulate my art style, and how that lady in the ward got through her phone call because of "your funny pictures," and how that guy in the ward picked up a pencil for the 1st time in 15 years because i doodled while we were talking about horror movies.
currently thinking of art and love and how they are the same thing. its all too easy and very painful to believe my art, especially at its most derivative and superficial, is pointless. easy to hate oneself for even harmless self indulgences i guess. but i can't indulge myself entirely in self loathing here; there's evidence i might just be wrong.
have to keep trying. HAVE to keep trying. art is worth it forever. maybe people are too, idk lol
laptop situation stopped being crazy
General | Posted 2 weeks agothings seem to be sorted out now! get ready for some bullshit!! i’m feelin’ some nonsense coming on!!!
Ask Simba Update: Alt Ways of Submitting Questions
General | Posted 4 weeks agoI've been thinking of how many people on websites besides Tumblr have wanted to submit questions to Ask Simba (https://ask-simba.tumblr.com/) but haven't been able to because 1) current policy is you must submit through Tumblr, and 2) I didn't realize at first that Tumblr doesn't allow even anonymous asks from people without accounts anymore, doubtlessly to cut down on harassment.
Thing is, well, I'd argue most of the people who found the blog found it through art sharing websites like deviantArt and Furaffinity instead of Tumblr itself. Seems a little unfair of me to cut them all off from participating.
So here you go.
All of the other rules (https://ask-simba.tumblr.com/rules) are still in effect, so any comments that don't abide by them will be deleted, but otherwise this journal will act as another place I collect inspiration for future updates. This comes with the added benefits (or downsides, depending on how you think of it I guess) of askers still needing accounts so they're less incentivized to be weird or mean, and questions on these platforms being public potentially serves as inspiration for others' own inquiries.
If this works out it'll be how I run things moving forward. If not, I'll consider alternative options. Hope this does a little something for you all. Cheers.
Thing is, well, I'd argue most of the people who found the blog found it through art sharing websites like deviantArt and Furaffinity instead of Tumblr itself. Seems a little unfair of me to cut them all off from participating.
So here you go.
You can now leave questions for Simba as replies to this journal!
All of the other rules (https://ask-simba.tumblr.com/rules) are still in effect, so any comments that don't abide by them will be deleted, but otherwise this journal will act as another place I collect inspiration for future updates. This comes with the added benefits (or downsides, depending on how you think of it I guess) of askers still needing accounts so they're less incentivized to be weird or mean, and questions on these platforms being public potentially serves as inspiration for others' own inquiries.
If this works out it'll be how I run things moving forward. If not, I'll consider alternative options. Hope this does a little something for you all. Cheers.
Suggestions Go Here (Ask Me To Draw Shit!)
General | Posted 3 months agoIf you'd like to see me draw something, here's where you can let me know. Reply to this post with your idea and if I like it enough I might just turn it into something (no promises.)
Please read these rules first though. Any suggestions that break the rules will be deleted/ignored:
= Fanart, wider concepts, anything is fine EXCEPT YOUR OCs. There will be other times for that.
= I'm most interested in, and encourage, people to request things I've never drawn before.
= I'm not interested in suggestions including gore, porn, fetishes, etc. SFW only, PG13 at worst.
= Suggest whatever, but note the kinda stuff I make. Does your idea align with my interests?
= 1 per person. If you change your mind, just edit/delete the old suggestion and leave a new one.
And that's it! Thanks in advance if you share an idea. You'll be credited for it if ever I create it.
Cheers.
Please read these rules first though. Any suggestions that break the rules will be deleted/ignored:
= Fanart, wider concepts, anything is fine EXCEPT YOUR OCs. There will be other times for that.
= I'm most interested in, and encourage, people to request things I've never drawn before.
= I'm not interested in suggestions including gore, porn, fetishes, etc. SFW only, PG13 at worst.
= Suggest whatever, but note the kinda stuff I make. Does your idea align with my interests?
= 1 per person. If you change your mind, just edit/delete the old suggestion and leave a new one.
And that's it! Thanks in advance if you share an idea. You'll be credited for it if ever I create it.
Cheers.
