✦ doodlemancy
✦ 28
✦ OR, USA
✦ she/her
✦ chaotic bi
✦ part time retail, full time human disaster
My True Name is Margaret. Most people forget this after a few minutes and try to call me Megan. A new manager at work once called me Bridget, which I thought was hilarious, because he just reached for the first old lady name he could think of.
As a toddler, I once ate a jumbo orange crayon and pooped orange for two days. As a child I never believed in Santa but was fairly convinced I might be able figure out how to either float with umbrellas or slow my descent from jumps by kicking my legs like Luigi, who I had a crush on at the age of 7. If you combine my western zodiac sign with my eastern zodiac sign, I'm two sheep.
In public school I was immediately labeled a "gifted" student. What this actually meant was just that I could read by kindergarten and I have terrible anxiety. I also have on-and-off depression (mostly seasonal) and ADHD. My body collects chronic ailments and pains with the same enthusiasm a child in a park might collect fallen pine cones. In short, I am disabled, but I feel weird about using the word.
I've always drawn, but I didn't get serious until I was 12 and just discovering that fan art was a thing people did and that there was a word (anime) for the specific kind of animation I was becoming very interested in. I took some figure drawing classes in community college; that's the greatest extent of my formal training. I like art as a semi-profitable hobby and not a job. My other hobbies include video games, baking, figurine collecting, tabletop/board games, and embroidery.
I am currently living in Oregon with my boyfriend, a cool roommate, a hamster, and a chaotic neutral entity that demands to watch me shower so she can lick the water off my feet when I get out.
✦ 28
✦ OR, USA
✦ she/her
✦ chaotic bi
✦ part time retail, full time human disaster
My True Name is Margaret. Most people forget this after a few minutes and try to call me Megan. A new manager at work once called me Bridget, which I thought was hilarious, because he just reached for the first old lady name he could think of.
As a toddler, I once ate a jumbo orange crayon and pooped orange for two days. As a child I never believed in Santa but was fairly convinced I might be able figure out how to either float with umbrellas or slow my descent from jumps by kicking my legs like Luigi, who I had a crush on at the age of 7. If you combine my western zodiac sign with my eastern zodiac sign, I'm two sheep.
In public school I was immediately labeled a "gifted" student. What this actually meant was just that I could read by kindergarten and I have terrible anxiety. I also have on-and-off depression (mostly seasonal) and ADHD. My body collects chronic ailments and pains with the same enthusiasm a child in a park might collect fallen pine cones. In short, I am disabled, but I feel weird about using the word.
I've always drawn, but I didn't get serious until I was 12 and just discovering that fan art was a thing people did and that there was a word (anime) for the specific kind of animation I was becoming very interested in. I took some figure drawing classes in community college; that's the greatest extent of my formal training. I like art as a semi-profitable hobby and not a job. My other hobbies include video games, baking, figurine collecting, tabletop/board games, and embroidery.
I am currently living in Oregon with my boyfriend, a cool roommate, a hamster, and a chaotic neutral entity that demands to watch me shower so she can lick the water off my feet when I get out.
PRETEND IT'S TUMBLR AND READ MY FAQ
IS THAT ANIME?
yes.
CAN I USE / REPOST YOUR ART?
please see my rules!
WILL YOU DRAW ME SOMETHING?
patrons and ko-fi subscribers get free monthly sketch requests, or you could commission me!
DO YOU EVER DO FREE REQUESTS?
sometimes, on a complete whim, i will open sketch requests to my followers on twitter. i usually do this to break art blocks, test new tools or get limber after a period where i haven't drawn for a while. i don't do every request i get.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO WORK ON THIS GAME/CHILDREN'S BOOK/WEBCOMIC?
thank you, but i am just a hobbyist and not equipped for that kind of workload!
YOU WANNA BE IN A ZINE OR SOMETHIN'?
(chin hands) tell me more...
WHAT'S DOODLEMANCY. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN??
it’s doodle + mancy as in the suffix used to denote specialized magic (ex. pyromancy, necromancy).
WHAT SOFTWARE AND TOOLS DO YOU USE TO MAKE ART?
• xp-pen artist 15.6 tablet (as of january 2020)
• previously i used a wacom bamboo (2011-2014) and a wacom intuos 4 (2014-2019)
• samsung galaxy tab a with s-pen for mobile sketching
• paint tool sai (PC) (buy my brushes if u want)
• clip studio paint (PC, my primary software as of january 2020)
• adobe photoshop sketch (mobile)
• medibang paint (mobile/PC)
• ancient copy of Photoshop CS6 that isn't allowed to contact the internet so adobe can't tell me to stop using it
• EAT MY ASS ADOBE
• sorry that wasn't a software or a tool i just hate adobe and their awful subscription model
• designdoll for poses
CAN YOU HELP ME LEARN TO DRAW?
oh goodness no. i have no idea what i'm doing. don't look at me.
WELL... DO YOU HAVE ANY USEFUL ART TIPS?
• HELLZ YEAH I DO!!!
• DIGITAL ARTISTS: DROPBOX. GET IT. USE IT. PUT ALL YOUR ART IN IT and pair it with a habit of saving early and often. even if you don't buy a sub, it does file versioning, so if your files get corrupted or your computer crashes while you're working, you'll have a backup. i cannot tell you how many times dropbox has saved my life, bacon, and ass.
• tired of being forced to use a mobile device to upload to instagram? user-agent switcher extensions let your browser fool instagram into thinking you're mobile.
• if you get frustrated easily, try podcasts/youtube/etc. in the background while drawing. distract Critical Brain.
• HEY TEENS: if you like anime and your art teacher hates anime, absorb their knowledge and use it to draw better anime.
• it's fine to draw just for fun and not make improvement your #1 priority.
• make an effort to talk less shit about yourself. sometimes self-deprecating humor is a great release for the frustration that comes with not being as skilled as you want to be. but try to be nice, ok? drawing is hard.
• visual mediums are food for your artistic growth. goofing off is good for you. go play a video game.
• exhaustion and overwork are bad, not glamorous. be wary of people who glorify them.
• get in the habit of stretching BEFORE pain becomes a problem for you. set timers if you have to. seriously.
• prodigies are outliers. you do not have to be a statistical anomaly to make art. time is arbitrary and age is irrelevant.
yes.
CAN I USE / REPOST YOUR ART?
please see my rules!
WILL YOU DRAW ME SOMETHING?
patrons and ko-fi subscribers get free monthly sketch requests, or you could commission me!
DO YOU EVER DO FREE REQUESTS?
sometimes, on a complete whim, i will open sketch requests to my followers on twitter. i usually do this to break art blocks, test new tools or get limber after a period where i haven't drawn for a while. i don't do every request i get.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO WORK ON THIS GAME/CHILDREN'S BOOK/WEBCOMIC?
thank you, but i am just a hobbyist and not equipped for that kind of workload!
YOU WANNA BE IN A ZINE OR SOMETHIN'?
(chin hands) tell me more...
WHAT'S DOODLEMANCY. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN??
it’s doodle + mancy as in the suffix used to denote specialized magic (ex. pyromancy, necromancy).
WHAT SOFTWARE AND TOOLS DO YOU USE TO MAKE ART?
• xp-pen artist 15.6 tablet (as of january 2020)
• previously i used a wacom bamboo (2011-2014) and a wacom intuos 4 (2014-2019)
• samsung galaxy tab a with s-pen for mobile sketching
• paint tool sai (PC) (buy my brushes if u want)
• clip studio paint (PC, my primary software as of january 2020)
• adobe photoshop sketch (mobile)
• medibang paint (mobile/PC)
• ancient copy of Photoshop CS6 that isn't allowed to contact the internet so adobe can't tell me to stop using it
• EAT MY ASS ADOBE
• sorry that wasn't a software or a tool i just hate adobe and their awful subscription model
• designdoll for poses
CAN YOU HELP ME LEARN TO DRAW?
oh goodness no. i have no idea what i'm doing. don't look at me.
WELL... DO YOU HAVE ANY USEFUL ART TIPS?
• HELLZ YEAH I DO!!!
• DIGITAL ARTISTS: DROPBOX. GET IT. USE IT. PUT ALL YOUR ART IN IT and pair it with a habit of saving early and often. even if you don't buy a sub, it does file versioning, so if your files get corrupted or your computer crashes while you're working, you'll have a backup. i cannot tell you how many times dropbox has saved my life, bacon, and ass.
• tired of being forced to use a mobile device to upload to instagram? user-agent switcher extensions let your browser fool instagram into thinking you're mobile.
• if you get frustrated easily, try podcasts/youtube/etc. in the background while drawing. distract Critical Brain.
• HEY TEENS: if you like anime and your art teacher hates anime, absorb their knowledge and use it to draw better anime.
• it's fine to draw just for fun and not make improvement your #1 priority.
• make an effort to talk less shit about yourself. sometimes self-deprecating humor is a great release for the frustration that comes with not being as skilled as you want to be. but try to be nice, ok? drawing is hard.
• visual mediums are food for your artistic growth. goofing off is good for you. go play a video game.
• exhaustion and overwork are bad, not glamorous. be wary of people who glorify them.
• get in the habit of stretching BEFORE pain becomes a problem for you. set timers if you have to. seriously.
• prodigies are outliers. you do not have to be a statistical anomaly to make art. time is arbitrary and age is irrelevant.
A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS
Whenever anybody asks me what my favorite things are, I immediately forget everything i know about myself and my entire life, so here's a list i can refer to the next time i'm asked. these lists are unranked except for the top entry.
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Video Games
✦ Zelda: Breath of the Wild ✦ Rod-Land ✦ Super Mario Bros. 3 ✦ Zelda: Link's Awakening ✦ Final Fantasy IV ✦ Earthbound ✦ Grandia II ✦ Skies of Arcadia ✦ Yume Nikki ✦ Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow ✦ Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance ✦ Stardew Valley ✦ Undertale ✦ Doki Doki Literature Club ✦ Mario Maker 2 ✦ Terraria |
Movies
✦ Mad Max: Fury Road ✦ Castle in the Sky ✦ Kiki's Delivery Service ✦ My Neighbor Totoro ✦ Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse ✦ Star Wars: The Force Awakens ✦ Pacific Rim ✦ The Iron Giant ✦ The Sound of Music ✦ Hot Fuzz ✦ Sleeping Beauty (1949 Disney) ✦ The Wizard of Oz ✦ The Great Mouse Detective ✦ Spaceballs ✦ The Secret World of Arrietty ✦ The Emperor's New Groove |
TV Shows, Cartoons & Anime
✦ Avatar: The Last Airbender ✦ Sailor Moon (90s, not Crystal) ✦ Puella Magi Madoka Magica ✦ Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood ✦ Steven Universe ✦ The Good Place ✦ Parks and Recreation ✦ Russian Doll ✦ Firefly ✦ Usagi Drop ✦ Parasyte ✦ Prétear ✦ The Promised Neverland ✦ She-Ra and the Princesses of Power ✦ Yu-Gi-Oh (4kids Dub) ✦ Brooklyn 99 |