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So I've finally purged this mountain of surplus art supplies (at the urging of family members lol) and I can finally see the surface of our coffee table again.


Sold some and donated the rest to a group that allows people with low-income to pick and choose said decent to high-end art supplies for free. They deserve to try them out as I have, also being low-income (minimally used and brand new, including this pack of Sennelier Oil Pastels..!)


I still have a good amount left I'm using them though not in the way I typically do.. Fell into the black hole of coloring books being constrained by lack of time to be creative x_x Nothing wrong with them but I can't scan and post them as my own.


Maybe I'll dive into art supply introductions and reviews on YouTube..! Maybe hot artist takes? I'd need a stand to mount my phone on; can't handle shaky cameras on a video for too long.


Colored pencils, markers, watercolor... dry and oil pastels.


I still have a small Wacom tablet to do digital art on but it doesn't call my attention for anything other than coloring in traditional outlines (like the Master Uppercrust entries on Tumblr I've been ignoring up to this point but maybe I'll start it up again)


I need to get to uploading stuff in general. Apart from DA. Instagram is my most active platform but Pixiv is my favorite for free expression of ideas.. also on FurAffinity if anyone's interested.


Wish my eyes didn't hate the monitor so much after a 9 to 5 job where I'm wearing computer glasses most of the time. Oh well~


~ IZZY




P.S. Thanks for relieving a burden that was the GoofTroop-MaxBradley group, hacker person (that I may have suspicions on but won't post); go bury your head in a meat grinder to be a treat to someone~!

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Let me get this out into the open: I have a clear conscience knowing I didn't vote for this absolute shitshow of an Administration currently occupying the White House herotimeplz


Now back to what I was supposed to talk about if you haven't tuned out already~


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I'm still imagining; I'm still drawing and writing at the ripe age of 30. I thought that I would make more time to spend online to upload material and interact with fellow artists. With a full-time job that isn't possible; I am still uploading whenever I can. Please understand that I prefer to be on cracked139 as of late. I feel more "free" on there.


It has been difficult to get back into the swing of things upon some observations. For one, deviantART now feels more like Instagram with all the memes / shitposts which somehow gain more attention. I'm convinced that a lot of users aren't even artists and / or writers. The Eclipse system makes it very easy to "fave" works simply by scrolling and selecting what you like. Artist's Comments are ignored (What point is there to link to certain deviations in a certain order if a user won't bother to look under the image?). Feedback has been reduced to a couple words; it would be lucky to see a full sentence in reaction to the work being shared. deviantART used to be a site made by artists for artists of all walks of life.


Instagram doesn't like to support large / vertical images; Tumblr's community is toxic (and I'm pretty sure they've got their tendrils in IG and Twitter--I'm not even on the latter for the guaranteed bombardment of ignorant statements if I did join). I'm only on Tumblr to archive Bradley Uppercrust x Beret Girl / Max Goof x Bradley Uppercrust images n' stories and to *try* and answer questions in the Master Uppercrust Ask Blog (trying to keep focus on several projects at once).


I've been more focused on work and home life overall (AKA family), spending time reading and/or relaxing watching old shows and cartoons / anime since I now see art as more of a chore. Lately, I've had glimpses of my past artsy self actually enjoying what I do to the point of engrossing myself in the process (I used to draw forgetting to eat, sleep, etc.) At the very least I got back into a certain series that I haven't seen since it aired; I got the twitch to draw the characters for the first time. Take a guess..! (Xiaolin Showdown; forget Chronicles don't bother mentioning that to me I'm "too old" and Disney shouldn't have bothered picking the show up >_>')


I'm still into certain shows and movies and I keep telling myself to contribute something. I should be drawing more anime / manga in my own style among other things. My thoughts unfortunately are not as free-flowing when my pencil / pen hits the paper; I keep blaming that on these meds with the pleasant side effect of dulling my brain. That and probably just a general lack of motivation. I'm honestly more concerned with what's been going on in the world, not just this country as everything is connected, and everything didn't just come out of thin air.. I'm generally frustrated with a society that doesn't bother to connect the dots and would rather escape into their fantasy lands to preserve their emotional stability. I enjoy imagination as much as the next person but I know there's a little thing called responsibility in the real world. Now I'm just rambling..


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I'll be on this site until I'm no longer able to be for whatever reason. If you want, please visit my Pixiv for better quality images and exclusive images (this site is a haven for my stranger ideas): IZZY-CHAN13 - pixiv


.. Sorry if this post was aimless. Ttyl.

- Izzy

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***Despite what you may think I'm still active***, mostly on cracked139 - Hobbyist, General Artist | DeviantArt


Popping in to say "hello"~ Leaving links to other sites here:


IZZY-CHAN13 - pixiv [Fanart, Original, Exclusive Images]


IZZYCHAN13 | Archive of Our Own


Artwork Gallery for IZZY-CHAN13 -- Fur Affinity [dot] net


Ask Mr. Uppercrust (tumblr.com)

Brad x Beret Girl (tumblr.com) [Archive]

Those Darn Canines (tumblr.com) [Max Goof x Bradley Uppercrust Archive]


I'm working on several personal projects--at the moment trying to complete this here Kids!AU Max n' Bradley fanfiction (it will have to be fully reuploaded later; StashWriter's dead for editing pre-Eclipse documents..!):


***EDIT February 2021: Gather Wood is COMPLETE >3<***


Thanks for reading~ Wishing everyone well, even if the sentiment isn't reciprocated xP

- IZZY

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I myself am brand new to this sort of game (total noob); I bought a set of DnD dice at a fair price not too long ago on this website: https://dnddice.com/


One of the main differences between this game and Dungeons and Dragons is that, although you choose an alignment for a character at the beginning, it can change over time based on the actions of said character.


If you want to learn more about the game, its mechanics and lore--including characters--please take the time to visit and spread the word..!


~ IZZY-CHAN13

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***[[Obligatory quote from Corpse Bride is obligatory]]***

Really though. I'm still around; I would like to have access to a scanner on top of a particular coffee table but I guess I'd have to settle for the floor..

I'm still drawing, though not as much as before. The weeks / months / years have been occupied by school, and now work at a full time job. I make time if any on the weekends and still try to tap into creativity during the week. Getting on the computer after work has been particularly hard as I realize, as soon as I get home, I don't care much to strain my eyes anymore in front of a monitor which is the bulk of my current station. But I do use my phone and by default that's actually worse in all honesty..

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Time to explain where I've been for the umpteenth time--specifically on DA. I've been more active on cracked139 :iconcracked139: despite the fact that my last deviation was uploaded last year's November. I checked the activity of what I've uploaded on IZZY-CHAN13 (this one duh) and, well, it seems pretty "dead". It really isn't; I did say that I would still be uploading images and writing on here if I didn't deem it too risky as compared to the stuff on my other account. While this particular account is meant for 'Fanart Only', the latter is meant for both 'Fanart and Original' as I wanted to, for lack of a better phrase at the moment, express myself in more.. accurate ways. I've become quite attached to concept work including outfits, color and exploration of techniques / styles. Getting back to traditional work (though I haven't delved that deep into digital art) has been very helpful on days where I'm itching to get something done sans eyestrain / headache.

Where have I been besides DA? I was on Tumblr for a bit (first time was when someone uploaded my MaxBradley work from 2011) only to quit and then come back on again, I think, in 2014..? Then, I quit again last year--permanently--since the site is as welcoming as a brick wall and as soothing as sandpaper. The so-called welcoming community isn't supportive in the slightest if one's views don't align with leftists (I said 'leftists' not 'liberals' there is a difference), which make up the bulk of Tumblr users. So, if you noticed that my page is empty/missing through whatever reason, you know why. Pinterest was a tried and failed endeavor since I learned that people filter out results from the website. I was aware that it's a link sharing site (I noticed some of my art floating around there prior to joining) but I thought to take a chance at it anyway.

YouTube is a whole other thing in of itself. I really just post and share a bunch of music that ain't even mine, save for these (there's another but the subject matter is deemed inappropriate--it's my 'musical' reading of "Strange Fruit" by Abel Meeropol / originally sung by Billie Holiday):

 

I have more music on Soundcloud (I'll post a link on my DA homepage) but I have yet to create images for these to post on YouTube; I tried my hand at animation some time ago.. I was working on another piece (guess which character) and it's sitting on my old laptop and haven't gotten to it since:



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Apart from managing time, I've been managing connections / severing connections with a number of people. I mean, I don't look for friends online--I hardly consider anyone a friend on here or any site since, well--I don't know everyone all that well compared to those I can meet offline. Even then, I simply don't trust people all that much so I don't know if an apology in advance makes any sense now. If you ever wanted to get into my "inner circle" but felt that I was just too distant / dismissive to interact with (or "too opinionated"), and through that never tried to start up a conversation.. I can guarantee that I won't bite your head off metaphorically speaking. But if one ends up being ridiculous and have a constant toxicity of course I'm going to distance myself away. Yet in the 10+ years I've been on here, I've only blocked a small amount of users (like, 8). Again, distancing is all I really know to do when I realize that either I'm a nuisance to the other party or if I've reached my limit on some of the things they say. My issue isn't with different viewpoints other than my own. I've been real close to some with opposing views on various topics. I have an issue with the other party casting out those they deem unworthy because their views are different. Sorry, but not everyone is going to think the same exact way. That's a nuance of being human..! I want to treat other people as an equal, but I'm not going to stick around if I'm being belittled even for the most trivial things. I'm pushing 30 and don't have time for this brand of negativity; I enjoy and appreciate an open conversation. Although, I don't expect to be conversed with based solely on the viewpoints I have. I've accepted that and I'm moving on regardless.

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In internet years it seems that I have "died"; I'm still working on projects but as mentioned, I lack time. A lot of time. 

I've been told that I should be writing more, and I have done that. I'm almost done with this loosely tied 7-part fanfiction related to Sonic and Co. (who'da thought?) that I will be posting here. I've worked on several other fics and the most recent ones reside in my alternate account. The two at the top of my head are both alternate universes, and are both multichapter stories. One about Vanillatastic (Vanellope x Turbo) and the other about Max Goof and Bradley Uppercrust as kids, as friends rather than "lovers". If you want the latter I did write a one-shot AU, having one of them as a bartender and the other as a lawyer.

If you don't want to read them on deviantART, then you can read them on FanFiction.net or on Archive Of Our Own. Just search for my username "IZZY-CHAN13". I can also just provide links on my homepage.

I finally got a Pixiv account..! I'm posting choice images I've made in the past as well as a glimpse or two (or three) at images that have never seen the light of day (or have only caught a glimpse before being reported / taken down). FurAffinity is an interesting site to post some objectionable content but it's only limited to a certain type of art. Pixiv has basically given me free range to post whatever I want with, so far, zero problems. 

Am I still working on MaxBradley? YES. Of course I am. Have I been slow as hell with it? YES. Of course I've been. Where's the most current list of things to read and / or view? On my homepage for cracked139 :iconcracked139:

Will I still be doing Vanillatastic work? Honestly, I don't know that now. At least, apart from the fanfiction I mentioned above, I don't see myself posting as much content on here anymore. Kind of funny that it ain't even a ship I made up and somehow I got the brunt of censorship from both types of fans (the canon purists and the shippers of this same, exact pairing). An image that I was particularly "proud" of (in terms of execution of the image and inspiration for said image, not the content itself) was taken down last year after 4-5 years since its uploading. I get why; I could run rampant and dare DA to ban me from both accounts--which I've already been warned on--but I guess "better safe than sorry"?

Here I am wondering about the severe double standard, since my more *explicit* same-sex scenes are overlooked while much tamer age-gap hetero scenes are a big no-no. Fiction, I thought. (Fantasy =/= Reality. That's why books and movies and other forms of entertainment exist.)

Should I be doing other types of fanart? Uh, yeah. Yep. But if there's no story I can come with (save for Brainy Smurf, ha!) you're just going to get "pretty" images and not much else. Unless there's music. That helps. I love storytelling so I'm usually at a loss when I can't explain a concept in depth.

Will I continue to be active on DA? I've been "active", meaning I've been under the radar checking messages, faving others' deviations / commenting, and searching for work for the group galleries I've been maintaining. (And not very well if we're talking social interaction amongst peers. Contests were basically suspended on GoofTroop-MaxBradley after someone had volunteered to create gift art for another user before they up and left. As a manager this was beyond embarrassing for me but I lacked the ability at the time to resolve this. I'm not about to ask random users to donate gift art in a hypothetical situation where I would be hosting a contest / theme again. And I know I'm way below the level of other artists to even begin offering an image or two.)

Being active in terms of continuing to post art and writing? Yes. Just as slow has I have been doing it (but I know if I'm going to have any relevance in the abyss that is the internet I might as well speed it up).. At the very least posting more than like, seven images like last year on this here gallery. Yeesh. -_-;; I guess to start I'm going to have to create a new DA ID.

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.. That's all I'm going to say for the time being. The glare of the monitor has done me a number. I may or may not add to this entry. I will leave you with a random mix from the YouTube Channel 'Fear N Loathing' to celebrate the new year:

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