Video Games Undertale/Deltarune League of Legends NiGHTS Sonic the Hedgehog Balan Wonderworld Animal Crossing Minecraft The Sims RPG Maker Horror Games Cuphead Portal Hypnospace Outlaw Clockwork Knight Pokémon

Shows Arcane Gravity Falls Rick & Morty* S I G H. After everything that came out recently, I don't even know how to feel about this show... * Consider removing? :( Ducktales (Reboot) Bojack Horseman Avatar: The Last Airbender Big Mouth * I started watching it out of morbid curiousity because of how bad everyone said it was. * Instead, I found myself actually really enjoying the characters and their antics. * I don't think it's as bad as everyone says it is :) Human Resources She-ra Steven Universe The Owl House Inside Job Dead End Paranormal Park

Misc. Interests Gorillaz Junji Ito Homestuck Old-School memes Hypercubes Non-Euclidean Geometry Horror I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream Plague Doctors Doll customizing Art books Animation Raccoon-themed items Vaporwave aesthetics Queer History Pokemon TCG (Collecting) Birds, insects and lizards

"For how long have you been drawing?"

I have been drawing since 2007 (Age 9), began to take it more seriously when I turned 12, and haven't stopped ever since! I was taking Visual Arts during High School, am a college dropout (I was taking Graphic Design before realizing that I hated it) and took a Multimedia course as well.

However, most of what I know has been self-taught, classes were always kind of an extra and I really can't say I've learned much of anything I didn't already know :') The only thing I feel actually had any impact on my art was Figure Drawing which helped with my anatomy a lot.

Pursuing creation is mostly because throughout all of my life I've kind of sucked at everything else :') I'm lucky to see creation is my calling.

"Any advice for drawing?"

Sure! I cannot really teach anyone how to draw, simply because what works for me might not work for someone else, and I've found throughout the years that my "just draw things you like and don't think too much about it" approach doesn't exactly resonate with people :') Frustration with art is very much part of the process! I started by just drawing characters I enjoyed and basically getting really hyperfixated on specific characters to the point where I drew nothing else, but maybe something else could work for you!

Other than that, I do have some loose concepts I try to stick to, but as I mentioned, they are what work for me personally. Whether this is good advice or just nonsense, that's up for you to decide!

• Accept and embrace the fact that you'll dislike your art a lot of the time. Most times you'll hate it! That's common and it's okay! Your sense of self can become connected with your art, so having a healthy dose of self-esteem does wonders! Take it easy on yourself
• Don't throw away your old drawings, they are a reminder of your progress. You might think this doesn't apply to you, but it will. I'm kind of obsessed with archives and this website literally has art I made when my age was in the single digits so I may be just a bit biased hehe
• Your art style is something that evolves naturally with you, you don't have to force it or worry that you "don't have a style". Trust me, you do. It's like a fingerprint. And the more you draw, the more fleshed out it becomes. But it's there and it's yours and no one can take that away from you. If you ever feel bad, remember it could always be worse! (You could be an AI Artist.)
• Don't forget to still draw things you enjoy. If you spend all your time doing nothing but just practice pictures and turning art into a chore, it might get harder to find enjoyment in it :( It's okay to make art that sucks, make peace with the fact that sometimes you'll draw stuff you hate for a long time. It's not the end of the world! Helps to know that most other people don't notice the mistakes in your art.
• Remember that what might work for some people might not work for you. Especially reading this haha. Everyone's progress is different, I mean, I've been drawing for years and I still can't figure out how to make shading look good, maybe I'll learn it eventually, or maybe I won't. I decided my art style doesn't need shading so that's my life now.
• Everyone's progress is different. I mean, I've been drawing for years and I still can't figure out how to make shading look good, maybe I'll learn it eventually, or maybe I won't. I decided my art style doesn't need shading so that's my life now.
• Your art doesn't have to be perfect. Learning to find and stop at your "Good enough" is a life (And time!) saver

"What program do you use for your art?"

Paint Tool SAI 2 is my main program for everything. Occasionally I use Clip Studio Paint if I need to use effect brushes or create gradient maps, but most of my drawing process is done on SAI.
I do have a tendency to draw on very small canvases so I usually also use Waifu2x to scale my art if needed :)

For my Pixel Art I still primarily use SAI (Yeah I know, everyone tells me it's weird, don't @ me lol) but I also use Aseprite for animation!

"What drawing tablet to do you use?"

I use a Huion GT-220 V2, I've had it since 2018 and it's worked very nicely so far! It also doubles as a second screen when not being used to draw!

"Can I repost your art?"

No. I used to allow this, but the reposts got so out of control that I no longer allow it. The amount of disrespect I got from the people who ran those pages just leaves a bitter taste in my mouth.

I do not respect the concept of those repost pages and I don't wish to contribute to it.

I DO allow the use my art as personal profile pictures, banners, etc provided that credit is given to my account @ NE0Nbandit.

I also allow Pinterest reposts as long as they're linking back to the source of the image!

"Can I use your art in my video/Twitch stream?"

I'd very much prefer if I was asked first. It depends on the artwork, but if it's my Fan Art pieces then yes AS LONG AS YOU CREDIT ME IN THE DESCRIPTION, with my username @NE0Nbandit

If it's my original pieces, whether featuring my Original characters or other kinds of original artwork, then I'd prefer to know the context in which they're getting used before deciding whether to allow it or not.

"Can I draw your characters?"

Y E S, if you do, I will love you forever! I collect all gift art I get, I want to see it! :D

I really appreciate people taking the time to draw my characters, it means a lot! Just please show me when you do it! I love to see what people make!

A lot of times I've had people saying they drew my characters and never followed up on it 😭💔

"Are you a Furry? What's with the raccoon fursona?"

I don't know why I was defensive about this before LOL Yeah I am a furry! :) Took me a bit to realize that it's not my fault that people have misconceptions about a term that has existed on the internet for years.

At this point, if someone wants to make negative assumptions, it's their problem.

"What is your favourite song and music genre?"

Favourite song I want to say Walkin' on the Sun by Smash Mouth, but I couldn't forgive myself if I didn't also mention the impact that Bad Apple had in my formative years.

As for favourite music genre, I listen to just about anything as long as it has a catchy tune! I do have a preference for fast paced songs, things like hyperpop and nightcore are personal favourites. Anything by Gorillaz, Daft Punk or Lil Nas X is also up there. Also sea shanties. I love sea shanties. And phonk.

I tend to not care for slower or quieter songs, but it really depends!

"How did you make your website mobile-compatible?"

During my multimedia course, a lot of stuff we learned went right over my head, but one of the things I recall one of my teachers say, was that if you were going to design a website, you had to design for mobile in the first place.

Now I thought this was bullshit and severely cuts down on the creativity you can have in the pages. I still stand by this. But I started wondering "Why can't we have both"? Luckily the multiple column format of the site allows for an easy mobile transition, but I was adamant that I wasn't going to let my creativity get cut down by mobile restrictions.

Admittedly, a lot of the projects and ideas I have for the site have to go through the "But how will this work on mobile?" thought process. I actually set up a special class in my stylesheet, called "imgdecor". If you're looking at this page on browser, you may notice the bubble decorations on the sides of the page. However, on mobile these are nowhere to be seen. That's what that class does. It's the "This thing is not viable or is just straight up impractical on smaller screens, so lets just make it disappear"

At times I've had to scrap certain ideas for just not being worth the hassle, but I find it better to be working on both mobile and browser designs at the same time.

I constantly have the browser's Inspect Tool (F12) to test the different screen sizes and test out code right away before writing it down. It's worked well so far :)