Fy

@fyscuit

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Animator. Divided between a hundred hobbies. Has bees for brains.

When I do art (rare) I post them on this tag:

#fyart

I like doing zines sometimes! Check out my itch for free comics, paid comics, and some non-comics stuff

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Fy @fyscuit11/28/2022, 9:37 PM

first sad chost!! woo hoo

i wanted to keep only happy vibes on cohost but my social medias are 50% vents and stressed keymashes

i'm kinda realizing i don't wanna draw anymore and i'm sad about it :( it's not like I don't have a creative output anymore, I'm having a lot of fun with 3D and learning vrc avatar stuff, but it's been months since i last got the drive to draw something. I have some very silly doodles that would normally take me like 30 minutes to finish, but i've been sitting on them for months now.

It's probably not a permanent thing and I'll get bitten by the drawing bug again, but in this whole era of "twitter's dying exodus" it's really hard to carve a spot in a new place when I don't have my art to share. Tumblr I already associate with drawing because of my time there doodling for fandoms. Instagram? I don't take pictures and I don't draw, impossible.

At least cohost is nerdy enough that I feel comfortable dumping brain vomits about whatever it is I'm currently learning, so hopefully that will work out. I was avoiding sharing more of the Kigu Ame 3D until release, but I might share some work now that it's on unity

...all that said, I still hope I can get back into drawing next year ;_; i don't like this

#fyrambles

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TIFF @PlushMayhem12/1/2022, 3:25 PM

Butting in, I'd say the issue I've found is that wanting to draw is a muscle we have that atrophies as we ignore it. The longer you suppress yourself when you want to draw, the more it'll become a low priority in our brain.

I worked on getting back into art this year and the best way to do it was to just set a time every day where I'd sit at my art desk and draw. Or at least be there for a set amount of time, and since it was just my art desk I either twiddled my thumbs or I drew so you can see what won out.

But after doing that for a week I got that like, actual craving back. I dunno I get a feeling in my arms if I don't draw for a few days after pumping that muscle back up.

So what I'm trying to say is... stop ignoring your want to draw. Draw! Even if you force yourself to sit there in front of your sketchbook for 20 minutes or with CSP open and nothing else. Pump your muscle back up!!! Let it know you still want it!!

Fy @fyscuit7/4/2023, 7:42 PM

I know it's 7 months later, but I wanted to say I really appreciate this reply!! I read it back then, but I ended up abandoning social media for a while and never got the chance to reply.

You're right, it really is all about keeping that muscle active. I'm glad to say I've gotten excited to draw again since then, and your advice was a big part of it. Even if its just doodles on a sketchbook it feels nice to let loose again ^^

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