le tropidark

Artículo y foto que acerca de la moda gótica y su historia con comentario acerca de su heteronormatividad.

Skull study using handmade oil paints.

New merch design available at my RedBubble shop.

A makeup unboxing

I have some prints for sale of my Koré woodblock. Each print is unique due to the printmaking process. Digital prints are also a option, if you're interested in that let me know.

Well look at that, I'm on Patreon now and if you ever wanted exclusive merchandise and original artwork made by yours truly or be a supporter, than this is now available to you.

Casein painting on Trekell Art Supplies small heart panel

Shirt designed by me. Get it here

Queen of Hell and Goddess of Spring. The Italian poet Gabriele D'Annunzio would give his lovers Greek nicknames, and he baptized the Marchesa Casati as Coré, after Persephone, the Queen of Hell. Makeup is inspired by La Casati's signature look of black around the eyes, she was fond of wearing ram horns just for a stroll, and sometimes she was seen with a snake as an accessory. This is the first of a series of Casati inspired photos.

Long exposure portrait inspired by Photodynamism from the Italian Futurist movement.

I might need tips on how to style short hair. I'm thinking of growing it out this year

My face when I get a phone call that's not from Mystic Messenger. Please hang up and text instead. Ok?

Last painting of the semester. Mixed media on 8"x10" canvas panel. Used acrylic paints and inks, tempera, and varnished it with matte gel medium. My topic is Photodynamism, Futurism, and capitalism as an oppressive system that causes depression and other mental disorders. Part of my proposal is the use of technology and high chroma pigments such as fluorescent paints to use with UV light. I used a program to convert the original photo that @andycolla shot to make it look like a painting and used it as reference. UV lights have a philosophical meaning as well in terms of what we see as well as the color palette. Then it was up to me to figure out how to achieve the color palette and effect I wanted. I'm happy with the result. Definitely learned while painting and looking forward to more paintings like this. The UV photos don't do the painting justice but I tried to capture some of the glow. It looks better in person, the blue gets a bit washed out.

Me, at the start of the semester for my Introduction video and then for my last presentation. A reminder that looking femme does not make a non binary person less non binary. Goth is still my gender. ✌🏼🖤 I gotta say, not having hair makes it so much easier to wear wigs now.

Colorina had a 50% off sale and I bought a few things. They are a Puertorican brand sold at department stores, pharmacies, and other places around the island. Watch me ramble about makeup and shit.