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i cleaned up this painting bc i liked it but i thought i could do better now.

Wanted to give a go at drawing teen Obake [WHY CAN’T I STOP DRAWING THIS BUTT HEAD???]… I’m still not certain how I want to draw him & you can tell because each! Of! These! Drawings! Are! So! Inconsistent!!! I’ll figure it out eventually lol

& lemme tell you, I COMPLETELY missed putting two and two together when Hiro found the old yearbook where Granville was with her star pupil. No doubt his design is so much softer & more innocent than his aged up self so they could mislead the less suspecting of us, yikes!

Guuh, now I want to draw a progression of the shy little kid turning into the absolute madman he now is! What fun!

Anyway, I’m off to indulge myself at EPCOT’s Food & Wine Festival. See y'all sooooooooooon!!

Huevember 2023 day 29! Kuras from Touchstarved! Tomorrow is the last day already q.q

Creator Spotlight: @jdebbiel

Deb JJ Lee is a non-binary Korean artist based in Brooklyn, NY. They have appeared in the New Yorker, New York Times, NPR, Google, Radiolab, and more. Their award-winning graphic memoir, IN LIMBO, about mental illness and difficult relationships with trauma, released in March 2023 from First Second.

Below is our interview with Deb!

Have you ever had an art block? If so, how did you overcome it?

That implies I am over my art block, but I’m still in it! I think about Kiki’s Delivery Service a lot and how she had to stop doing a thing, and that you can’t really force it, and you have to let it come back to you. It’s a pretty humbling moment, realizing there is more to life than just drawing. I’ve been trying to consume other content like reading or watching movies—anything that is not drawing-related—and to trust that it will come back to me. I think not being afraid to do the small pieces before committing to the big pieces is helpful. Because big pieces are what I am known for, I dig myself into a deeper hole, thinking that each piece has to be bigger than the last one. So yeah! Relaxing and doing the small things before overcommitting to a big piece is the best way to go about it for me.

Which 3 famous artists (dead or alive) would you invite to your dinner party?

I feel like these are all artists that I have second-degree connections with! Jillian Tamaki, Victo Ngai, and Tillie Walden would be my picks!

What are your file name conventions?

…What file name conventions? I mean, I don’t have specific file name conventions, but I actually have a public Google Drive archive! But I usually put “djjl_whatever-the-title-is_final,” and I would always know it’s the final and legit version.

What is a recent creative project that you are proud of?

I did an illustration for the whiskey brand Johnnie Walker. It’s so wild because I only had four days to finish it, and it usually takes me a week and a half if I rush. And honestly, it’s probably one of my best pieces from this year, which is funny. It was for the Mid-Autumn festival, so I made it as Korean as possible.

How has technology changed the way you approach your work?

I only use my iPad to draw everything now, and if I want to pretend that I have a steady workstation, I’ll use my Cintiq. I still am not as comfortable on the Cintiq as I am on Procreate, but it’s still pretty solid and nice. That’s the good part about technology. The bad part about technology is how AI art has been messing things up for me. I’m currently in a lawsuit about AI art as a class rep. Some of my stuff got turned into AI art late last year, so I have to give a deposition at some point. 

What is a convention experience that has stuck with you?

Honestly, they’re all good! I feel like Lightbox Expo has been really nice because it’s truly been a convention for artists. I feel like that’s where most of my audience is, and they’re all around because their purpose is to be better at art. That’s where a lot of original artists do well because they’re getting art they’re inspired by, not so much fanart. I like the Lightbox Expo because it encompasses the pure love of art very well. 

Top tips on setting up an Artist Alley booth?

Use a Y axis, not just your X axis! Take advantage of it! Branding is also something to think about. It is definitely something I’m getting better at. Having an assistant is also very important. I’ve also heard that 8.5x11 to 12x18 inches is usually a good size for prints, but I also provide postcard-sized prints because sometimes people don’t want to commit to a larger size. 

Who on Tumblr inspires you and why?

You know this is so funny. I’ve been following @alicexz for over a decade on Tumblr and other platforms. I’ve followed her work since high school, and we’ve only recently become peers. I found her, and we met for the first time in real life, and she recognized me. And then I found all my drawings from when I was in my Alice phase, back in high school, and I was like, “Yo, this is when I was trying to be you so badly!” and she was cracking up and was like “Wow, this is so good!” It was such a sweet moment. I wanted to take a picture of her holding my drawing up. It’s really nice because now we’re peers.

Thank you so much for stopping by and sharing, Deb! Be sure to check out their Tumblr blog over at @jdebbiel.

When I was a kid, I thought those pillars went down to the sea floor.

In reality, they usually go down to some large submerged floats.

A service to the society.

If you are polite and courteous, the spirits will kindly agree to take a picture for you - and other spooky arts I drew this year >:) Most of the arts are taking place in Heather's world, including the gambling scene (don't look under the table...) The last art is another awkward monster art and you can find the backstory here Previous spooky & Heather's world art post is here (you can see some recurring characters throughout the art) More Mari Lwyd (who is a Welsh spirit and is being a "crossover" in my art) is here P.S. - bonus points to you if you can find all the hidden frogs 🐸

hey i’m going to bed can you look after my orange please? thanks!! goodnight everyone!!

Power of Friendship! - submitted by LightGriffinsect

#17FFC4 #CC17FF #6917D0 #FF1791 #17FFEE

Another timelapse while I work on the next artwork!🤍

Enjoy, and also I am waiting for suggestions on what composition to draw in the future! I am really curious about your ideas!

This is the only day you can RT this

Hey did you know I keep a google drive folder with linguistics and language books  that I try to update regularly 

Blausee Lake, Switzerland by Nils Lindner

what if every Tumblr user suddenly looses their mouse?

Halloween movie nights 🎃🖤

What movie will you be watching? 🧡

IT IS IMPORTANT!

DISTRIBUTE!

Pero buatefack

mutuals

tagged by @ladysqueakinpip to do this picrew and take this quiz

tagging @steampunkforever @rosemem @return-of-the-trinidude @girls--complex @spacekrakens

Sooooo I noticed that I have... a bit of a palette-saving "problem"... And instead of actually using them like I keep saying I will pruning them, I decided to make a fun little meme about it!

On the left are a whopping 120 palettes (so far) from @seesawsiya!

And on the right, 28 palettes from @meowstic-seer-of-the-future! (I actually have 29 saved, but the omitted one is super eyestraining and didn't fit in the lineup space; if anyone wants to see it, it's Raver's Fantasy submitted to @color-palettes, where I got all of these!)

I have a lot more palettes saved in general, but you two take the lead by a long shot, so I wanted to show my appreciation!

I look forward to the numbers in this post becoming rapidly out of date, pff!

(Image descriptions in alts!)