Leaf Dubois

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I think the term "fine art" gets conflated with "art" way too often. If the artist says it's art then it's art. The audience is free to disagree but they don't get to label it.

"If you build it, they will come!" I started building a little world and story framework, now ideas are rushing in to populate it. Starting is the hardest part. Then the work can start building its own momentum.

There are so many possibilities! You can get so nuanced! It's really freaking fun and challenging

The dumbest art takes I ever had! Just don't :)
- using reference is cheating
- it isn't art, it's illustration
- u have to be a professional to call yourself an artist
- I can draw all the art by myself so I shouldn't commission other artists

Ooh this sounds exciting! Req sent. 🙂

I love that you made this 🦊 🧡

FOXES YouTube video by Red Means Recording

Me and @aran.pink wrote a song about foxes

I would love it if you would check it out and share it

Nothing bad can happen if you do

youtu.be/idJrErksNYk?...

When I first made comics, it was hard. There was lots to consider and I didn't know what I was doing. I thought studying some writing and design could help. But now there's more to consider so in some ways it's even harder. Thanks a lot, education! (I love learning about this stuff tho!)

this rules :)

Didn't even notice while mesmerized by your lovely playing and figure. Thanks for sharing!

That's my old name & fursona. I used it from around 2000-2010 before taking the name Leaf. I had another different name & fursona before that, too.

The door did open a little, haha! I could have tried to stick my foot in to see what happened. But I don't want a career in visual arts. I love art too much, and I don't want professional obligations to sour that feeling.

Maybe it was OIAF/TAC, the timeline tracks. My conference happened on September 18-20, 2024.

to be fair, if you're doing that then you probably ARE eccentric ;)

(And imho eccentricity is usually something to be proud of. Way better than being banal.)

This was in Ottawa in 2024. The conference I attended was ICMC (International Cryptographic Module Conference). IDK what the animation/arts conference was but it was happening at the same time in Ottawa.

I was drawing on the airplane. Guy behind me taps my shoulder, "You're going to the animator's conference? Those drawings are great. I run an animation studio. Which studio do you work for?"

"Thank you but sadly I'm attending the cryptographic hardware module conference." Thx for the FOMO :)

still do, still have, still are, still am 🧡

this is beautiful, don't lose hope

dog marking his property

this is a fantastic mood <3

everybody says to put your phone away, that sounds too sensible, can i just have pills?

when i'm hating what I gotta do at work, my mind desperately searches for something else to do. i don't blame it.

I can do this! Also, this: *hanging out with friends, twiddling my thumbs while they're on their phones* la la la la la la la la la!

sorry, i had to post something for my onlyfans

Also, the severity of my ADHD is inversely proportional to how much I'm enjoying my current assignment at work

yeppppppp @keesh.work clued me into the term "dopamine slot machine" and it tracks. i gotta whip the thing out and give it a swipe every so often whether I want to or not

i think a big part of it is that poking my nose onto the internet has become a dopamine slot machine that's destroyed my attention span hahaha

i think mobile phone + social media + nonstop geopolitical horrors broke my brain

good luck goldie!

lmk if u ever figure out how to fix it!

knowing what a highly disciplined mind is capable of only makes this situation more annoying. but on the other hand, it's amazing what one can still accomplish with only the tiniest smidgens of focus 😂