grapeusita

•°｡*✧ 1 year art style development

Rant alert XDD

Wow, A year really does fly by. I want to take this opportunity to share a little about how I started posting my drawings on social media.

When I was younger I used to draw a lot and I have an old Instagram account, but I lost a lot of motivation, mainly because I felt like my art wasn't good or wanted :( I tried really hard watching tutorials and trying to be like my idols, but my hands couldn't keep up with my brain @~@

So I quit. To be honest, at one point I cared too much about likes rather than drawing for fun.. :<

One random day in 2025, I created a Bluesky account because I heard it was an interesting social media. It was a fresh start; I didn't tell any of my old followers or online friends. I didn't even use the name I used for my previous accounts or my old oc. It was simply starting from scratch, zero followers, probably zero likes :V

I had been part of the Alterhuman and Therian community for two years, and they truly brought me joy. But honestly, I didn't know how to express myself because I knew my family wouldn't like the idea, so I started drawing myself with the masks I'd like to make someday :D

I would draw me with the gear I wanted to buy or make, in the style I'd like to dress, the aesthetic I like. And try to stop worrying so much about interactions ^_^"

I honestly have no idea how I started drawing in that style. At first, I used to draw more in my own style at the time (soft brushes and airbrush). I guess in an attempt to draw more quickly and messy I tried to do everything with a single brush (the one I use for line art)

I'm so happy I made my picrew (even though it's a bit neglected and full of cobwebs and dust :V). I'm glad people liked my style. When I created the picrew, it was because of a drawing I made that somehow ended up on pinterest from bluesky (flop), and people thought it was a picrew, so I thought, well, I'll make one. The idea was for it to be a fullbody picrew but I had like zero idea how picrew worked and was struggling badly :'D

Well, if you read it to the end, thank you 🦭🦭🦭🦭🦭 Sorry for the random long post I got too inspired by looking at my ibis paint gallery on my old phone :P 🤑

heart emoji heart emoji etc. you're awesome

Love your art style, makes me very happy to look at <333