I Draw Stuff

commissions: open // trades: ask me

if you are interested or want to see more of my art:

painting is one of the few things in my life that makes me feel whole and centered. i love art with every fiber of my being. the above images are a few of my paintings.

if you want to contribute to my art, you can do so for as little as $2 a month on my patreon. i so, so badly want to paint full-time. please help me make that happen.

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(this is the only photograph in the post--that's me painting! with joy in my heart! and my bunny is helping.)

painting what i am meant to do. on my patreon, you get wips+early access to my paintings, blogs+vlogs, art guides, makeup tutorials, 🐇🐇exclusive halo photos🐇🐇, and more. most importantly, you get to know you are directly supporting the arts. and what a joyful feeling that is!

i post weekly 🫶

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please share and please subscribe. it's easy and it's so stupid cheap. i intentionally made it a price that is accessible to everyone.

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i am physically disabled with a horrific and permanent nerve disorder called CRPS. my ability to work a traditional job is limited due to this. patreon is a vital part of my income. please subscribe, and please stay. it's literally $2.

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Bounce light is something I didn't cover but I adore it!

Gamut Mask

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James Gurney is an absolute master and gives really good clarity on colour techniques. Yes, it is traditional paint focused, but the principles are the same. Yes it is informed by the environmental colour but as a painting technique it is achieved this way!

While it's not super important to know about the mathematical side of blend modes, I think it's worth knowing at least enough about how each of the categories of blend modes works and why they do what they do; if for no other reason than having a starting point when you start experimenting with them in your work.

An overview of the basic blend modes and how they work from Genevieve's Design Studio: Accessible with minimal color knowledge; practical and illustration focused. https://youtu.be/kMc87hQrJd0?si=TWCB365pKSfWS8p0. (16 minutes) This creator also has a ton of free resources you can download, including a Blend Modes cheatsheet, but fair warning: you have to create an account to get them!

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patreon is one of my main sources of income, so please please please consider subscribing. i'm trying desperately to leave my horrible day job and i cannot do it without your help.

I am putting this out there in hopes that i will be able to get some help. I am a queer, disabled artist and i am going through it right now. I dont usually do commissions and try to sell originals when i can but times are tough.

I lost my job last month because i kept getting attacked by my client's dog and my boss would not find me a new client. And I have been applying constantly to jobs since then but have not been able to find one.

I need to pay rent and my credit card bill.

My art skills cover a wide range of mediums, including acrylic paint, watercolor, colored pencil, ink, digital, sewing, plushie making, doll making and sculpture. You can find many examples on my blog. The only ones i dont have pictures of on my blog are my dolls and plushies but thats just because i keep giving them away as gifts lol. I am pretty good at it. I can get pictures if you are interested in going that route.

I am also a character artist. I can draw any character of any ethnicity with any build. I can draw fantasy races, as well as furries/anthro characters of any species and of any anthro level.

I also design tattoos and can replicate most styles, as well as my own unique tattoo design style.

Please look at my blog for examples of the work that i can do. I want to be able to support myself so bad. Im tired of struggling. If you are interested in any of the above art forms and like what you see on my blog please consider commissioning me.

Thank you for your time.

Here are some examples of my work:

twilight sparkle has exceptional magic ability, so she became a scholar, but she could really do anything that required a good magic skill. same with rainbow dash, her weather controlling job isn’t directly linked to her cutie mark, but it does fit the bill for the job.

i was posed the question of what would a murderer pony’s cutie mark be and wouldn’t everyone know. NO. if somehow murder were to be a special skill, the cutie mark might be something like a knife or a shovel. other ponies might just assume you’re good a cooking or gardening. now with cutie marks like apple jacks, their family has a ‘green thumb’ kind of deal so obviously the cutie mark would be hereditary.