Amber Aria (Great Fairy Edition)

They LEAP!!! 💗💗💗

It iiiiis~ If you're a fan of savory and spicy things, it's definitely worth having on hand <33

It DOES!! It's the secret ingredient in my garlic chicken fried rice, it mixes well with mayo to make a spicy fry dip, it's a perfect addition to eggy breakfast sandwiches... I keep finding new ways to sneak it into my food!

I made a new batch of chili crisp with my husband yesterday, which we had to let rest overnight before indulging in it... So we had savory oatmeal for breakfast with a spoonful of that delicious spicy goodness and oh my godddd I missed my favorite condiment so MUCH 💖

Large smiling man with a sumo build, a dark tan complexion, fluffy dark brown hair obscuring one eye, three dotwork tattoo band resembling flames around his right arm and an Australian Aboriginal flag on his right shoulder (apologies if this is the wrong flag, I tried my best to figure out what flag this was without it being specified), wearing a protomen shirt with the sleeves ripped off

Another not-FFXIV one, this guy is a superhero sumotori named Teagan!

Daylight Savings >:(

Digital painting of a naked young woman. She is floating in the air, sitting on her broomstick. Behind the young woman are grey clouds

The Witch

#art #fantasy #darkart

And they're done! I'm so happy with how this turned out. I'm starting to feel a little more confident in being able to produce finished illustrations in traditional media, not just studies. 😊This is watercolor + gouache., with a little bit of color pencil and pastel for final touches.

a pombon (the fire Pomeranian pokemon) drives along in a fisher price car

these naturally spawn around poms

Pokemon fanart! Fuecoco looking at Gecqua, both are a little confused and have “?” Over their heads

Fuecoco and Gequa because theyre cute~

wasted 15 minutes of my life googling variations of "how long are cows" before I remembered dimensions.com exists

🌻 Sketch commissions are open!

✉️ I'll keep it open till the 5th for inquiries.

✏️ Find all details on how to contact me and what I need from you here: oxiente.com#commissions-...

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask! ✨

My rates are 40USD per hour for anything noncommercial and I’ll do Literally Whatever so long as it’s within my conceptual comfort zone, so please don't hesitate to yell at me if you want some Hanmonster art! Rent is… kind of due on the 3rd today and I’m still scrambling so hhh

To Slay the Great Regurgitator

This is such a fun idea! I was struck with inspiration for Milotic's Marvel Scale look and ran from there~ It's nice to give my favorite Pokemon some love. <3

#AbilityForms #Pokemon #fanart #art

Welcome lil' silly guys!

#animation #pokemon

Amber the demilynx holds a Gecqua in her arms, holding it up to her face so she can give it a little kiss right in the divot of their oversized head.

Look, their big gecko noggin is perfectly shaped for smooches!!

#Fanart #Pokemon #AmberAriaOriginals #AmberAriaOCs

An illustration of the three newly revealed starter pokemon for Pokemon Winds and Waves. From left to right: the grass-type starter, Browt, sitting down and being a round borb; the fire-type starter, Pombon, being a very loud little gremlin; and the water-type starter, Gecqua, curiously looking at the other two. I’m so excited for this game!!

Winds and waves babies 🥺!! #pokemon #art

Amber the demilynx holds a Gecqua in her arms, holding it up to her face so she can give it a little kiss right in the divot of their oversized head.

Look, their big gecko noggin is perfectly shaped for smooches!!

#Fanart #Pokemon #AmberAriaOriginals #AmberAriaOCs

They bounce! 🧡💚💙

Gawdddddd, genuinely really excited for Pokémon Winds and Waves, even with the tiny bit of what we got to see! Give me the ability to explore underwater again!!

ALSO I LOVE THE NEW STARTERS
Gecqua is my current fave, but they're all really charming in their own derpy ways~

I don't have anything new but HAPPY ZELDA 40TH ANNIVERSARY

Even as the urge to create and share my own work grows, and starts burning me up inside, so does the fear, the indecision, and shame in equal measure. For someone who's been drawing and creating as long as I have, I feel like I should have endless inspiration to draw from by now. Detailed stories to tell, characters for others to connect with. Ideas that reflect me and who I am. And yet... I don't ask myself what I want without considering what everyone already cares about, or what others have already done better. I can't bring myself to talk about my own characters without worrying about whether they're interesting enough to hold a conversation about. I can't even bring myself to talk about my emotions, because no time feels right to share, not when others already have their own troubles to reckon with. The urge to create is still there, but... I've built such a mountain out of impassible expectations for myself and my work, that the effort alone to overcome them, to put myself out there again and again, has forced me to turn back more often than not. And every time I fail, the mountain grows. Even when I do successfully scale it, completing and sharing something that everyone loves, my thoughts almost immediately turn to worrying that the next idea has to be just as good or better. I've succeeded this time, but what about the next? How long can I keep you believing that my own ideas are actually good enough? I scrutinize myself and my ideas so severely, so terrified of being proven right about their inadequacy... They get smothered outright.

So whenever I've lifted up a mirror to evaluate myself and my own potential, I've flinched away. It's only in the last couple years that I've finally forced myself to look at what I've sculpted myself into. How much of myself I've carved away to somehow ensure that others associate me purely with positive memories. How often I've bent and hidden myself to avoid rejection that doesn't exist outside of my own mind. And in the moments where I can't bring myself to make for others, I choose instead to recede entirely. Avoiding others and myself until I barely exist. I made myself this way. Because I made the question of what I want Irrelevant. But I have to say it. I have to look up into my eyes and demand it. Again and again until my voice doesn't waver! "What do you want? WHAT DO YOU ACTUALLY WANT?!"

Because I know it's not being like this! Being trapped in my own brain, scrutinizing every thought and decision I make! Stuck with the feeling that unless I'm constantly thinking about what I could do better, I'm actively making myself worse! That unless I put myself aside completely to focus on only what makes other people happy, no one will want to be around me! On my good days, I do know these thoughts aren't actually true. But on the bad days, it's deafening. I haven't always been like this, so I'm sure that I can fix it... Eventually. I want to be happy with being myself. I want to consider myself and my ideas "good enough" to share, no matter what. I want to share things because they make me happy. Make things because they make me happy to think about.

And I also... want to get better at sharing things that aren't entirely happy as well. Like this comic. And things that are messy, clumsy, or incomplete in a way I don't know how to resolve! ...Liiike this comic. Which I suppose means, I don't know exactly what I hope to get out of sharing something like this with you all... besides simply letting more of myself be seen, I think. A glimpse into my own head, and all the thoughts I've been sifting through to try and grapple with what's been holding me back as an artist and as a person in a lot of ways. Maybe sharing a vent comic like this, even once, will help me give myself the permission to get better at sharing everything else. All I really know is that this is what I wanted to make and share today. And I'm thankful you chose to read this.

I get squeamish about sharing my thoughts and feelings, especially if they're not wholly positive, but I think that's exactly why I was compelled to make this, and more importantly, let other people see me make something like this.

(Pages 6, 7, 8, and 9)

#Vent #VentArt

I've poured years of my life into honing this power, learning the artistic preferences of my followers, my customers, my friends... To draw characters and paint stories that others see in their own minds with more clarity, more efficiency. To keep business consistently coming back to me, I've had to prove that I can be trusted with your ideas. Not only your designs, but your desires. That you know that I strive to understand exactly what you need. That I know what YOU want to see. Your happiness matters to me, after all! Whether it's for pay... Or to help uplift a friend having a rough day... I know I wield a very special and exciting power.

And yet, if you come to me, and ask: "What do YOU want to draw?" My mind goes... blank.

Too often nowadays, I can't form an honest answer to that question. My first impulse is to ask— "Well, what would you like to see?" —with an encouraging smile, hoping you'll give me an answer that I can elaborate on, something that will bring you delight when I make it real. I've trained myself to do this, because if I draw what YOU want to see, I can guarantee that my art will be received with excitement and gratitude. Something that you already care about! Something you're already excited to see, or primed to be pleasantly surprised by! The guarantee of a positive reception has always been the safest option. The safety of always providing happiness. For you.

I'm a vessel. For your ideas. I'm a conduit. Through which happiness flows. I'm a blank canvas. Until you give me something new to create more Happiness. That means I'm happy, right? I feel it all the time, through delighting you, after all. Why would I worry myself with any ideas I want to make real? Why would I take a gamble in making something no one else is already asking for? Why risk the possibility of Indifference? or Rejection? Because I can't guarantee that you'll care as much as I want you to. That I'll be able to describe my own ideas in a way that you'll be intrigued by. That you'll want to ask questions, that you'll want to see more. Of what I want to make. Just for me.

I actually started writing these thoughts out as far back as 2023, but only decided to commit to making it into an actual comic a couple of weeks ago, after coming out of a particularly frustrating emotional crash.

(Pages 2, 3, 4, and 5)

#Vent #VentArt

Fun fact! I have an uncanny sense for making art for other people. It's true! When someone comes to me with an idea in their head, it doesn't take me much to find what they're looking for, and put it to paper. I've even bragged that I know how to "read minds" when it comes to commissions. After asking the right questions, it's like I can pluck character designs right out of your imagination, adding on details you didn't even know you wanted. Basically, I know what you want to see!

I drew a messy little something, just for me. I've been sifting through a lot of thoughts recently, about me as an artist, and me as a person, and just how long I've been making things so much harder for myself than they need to be.

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#AmberAriaOriginals #Vent #VentArt

Of course it's only after I've finished drawing 9 pages of a very personal vent comic that I realize I accidentally structured it in the worst possible aspect ratio for sharing online...

I'm still gonna post it!! But goddamn I can't help but find it very funny and weirdly appropriate in hindsight

You bet your ass I'm gonna use this as an excuse to put more TWRP on my timeline for everyone:

twrp.bandcamp.com/track/my-big...

I would buy a sticker sheet with these cuties in a heartbeat, oh my goddddd <333

A collection of illustrations of crocodiles and alligators against a soft green and yellow background. They are playfully either swimming or loafing around, playing with fish, taking care of their young and chilling in the water. The crocodiles and alligators are mostly green and yellow, save for an albino alligator. They’re so loving and fun, these toothy friends!

River puppies 🐊 #art