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Goodbyyyyyyyyyyye Deviant Art
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It's been a long time coming. I'm leaving forever. There will be no posts on this DA effective immediately.
fethurink.tumblr.com/
I will, however, exist on this new-fangled site called tumblr.
BAI <3
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To everyone who followed me, thank you. And if you have a tumblr, your support is always continued appreciation. You guys (and this site) are the reason I ever dared to draw again. And nothing I do can ever quantify what that means to me and how grateful I am for the encouragements.
Except maybe draw you more things <3
See you on tumblr, guys! Love you to pieces~
fethurink.tumblr.com/
I will, however, exist on this new-fangled site called tumblr.
BAI <3
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To everyone who followed me, thank you. And if you have a tumblr, your support is always continued appreciation. You guys (and this site) are the reason I ever dared to draw again. And nothing I do can ever quantify what that means to me and how grateful I am for the encouragements.
Except maybe draw you more things <3
See you on tumblr, guys! Love you to pieces~
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Brony Fandom
3 min read
So I found a post on one of the social justice blogs I follow over on tumblr (I don't have an account, but I actually just check them regularly from a bookmark) about this little girl who accidentally stumbled into pornographic MLP content and doesn't want anything to do with the show anymore. It's really sad, actually. I'm very disappointed that something bad happened to her.
But the commentary.
The commentary was all about bronies. It ranges from confusion about the fandom to "why do bronies have to ruin MLP for children" and --- yeah, we've all kind of heard this before, right? I mean, the fandom's made documentaries about this kind of thing and tried so many times to explain ourselves, as if we owe an explanation of ourselves.
So I'm opening this journal, and I'm going to leave it open forever. This is not to fuel hatred or defensive behavior. Anything that is read as hostile, rude, or accusatory will be removed. I want a conversation. Tell me why you joined the fandom
If you aren't in it, feel free to ask a question. Any question. Tell me why the fandom is important to you. Tell me your favorite artist in it! I want to show that we're not just some stereotyped fetish group drawing porn of ponies (not that there's anything wrong with also liking that part of the fandom!).
Let's talk, non-bronies. We might be bronies, and you aren't: but we're all still human.
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I'll start:
My name is Brigitte Powers. At the time of this writing, I'm twenty-four years old. I ran into ponies through my brother, who chanced upon it on Reddit or something during season 1. I got into the fandom because the show was witty, adorable, and well-animated. I continued in it because the messages the show sent? The positivity and love and acceptance became things I needed in my life.
The show praised that it was okay to be yourself, and that your "self" can be complex and very different from the other people you meet in your life. It taught that the key to friendship was learning to celebrate each Self for what they bring to the table that you don't, and what you bring that they don't, and those things in the middle that you share. Friendship and humanity is about marveling in that glorious human condition of just existing, through all coincidence or destiny, at the same time as these other humans around you - and you mesh - or don't mesh - together to create a universe.
Did I learn all that from MLP? Probably not. But in less words, the show celebrated those things in life that I appreciate about social life. So I was hooked.
I have a lot of friends on tumblr with ask blogs and stuff, so I really can't name a favorite brony artist. It'll come across as egotistical, but my favorite is myself! Just because the idea that I can call myself an "artist" now without my self-esteem making me roll my eyes means this fandom's done wonders for me.
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Your turn! Ask me a question - or tell me something about YOUR self.
But the commentary.
The commentary was all about bronies. It ranges from confusion about the fandom to "why do bronies have to ruin MLP for children" and --- yeah, we've all kind of heard this before, right? I mean, the fandom's made documentaries about this kind of thing and tried so many times to explain ourselves, as if we owe an explanation of ourselves.
So I'm opening this journal, and I'm going to leave it open forever. This is not to fuel hatred or defensive behavior. Anything that is read as hostile, rude, or accusatory will be removed. I want a conversation. Tell me why you joined the fandom
If you aren't in it, feel free to ask a question. Any question. Tell me why the fandom is important to you. Tell me your favorite artist in it! I want to show that we're not just some stereotyped fetish group drawing porn of ponies (not that there's anything wrong with also liking that part of the fandom!). Let's talk, non-bronies. We might be bronies, and you aren't: but we're all still human.
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I'll start:
My name is Brigitte Powers. At the time of this writing, I'm twenty-four years old. I ran into ponies through my brother, who chanced upon it on Reddit or something during season 1. I got into the fandom because the show was witty, adorable, and well-animated. I continued in it because the messages the show sent? The positivity and love and acceptance became things I needed in my life.
The show praised that it was okay to be yourself, and that your "self" can be complex and very different from the other people you meet in your life. It taught that the key to friendship was learning to celebrate each Self for what they bring to the table that you don't, and what you bring that they don't, and those things in the middle that you share. Friendship and humanity is about marveling in that glorious human condition of just existing, through all coincidence or destiny, at the same time as these other humans around you - and you mesh - or don't mesh - together to create a universe.
Did I learn all that from MLP? Probably not. But in less words, the show celebrated those things in life that I appreciate about social life. So I was hooked.
I have a lot of friends on tumblr with ask blogs and stuff, so I really can't name a favorite brony artist. It'll come across as egotistical, but my favorite is myself! Just because the idea that I can call myself an "artist" now without my self-esteem making me roll my eyes means this fandom's done wonders for me.
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Your turn! Ask me a question - or tell me something about YOUR self.
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Cintiq :D
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Whee!
EDIT: I got like fourteen notes about this so here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSF_0e…
That's a youtube video of - essentially - the process it took to get this to work. It's a DIY Cintiq created from an Intuos tablet (the mod we used specifically calls for an Intuos4 Large). Basically it makes use of a laptop screen, and a custom case that holds the screen in the right location above the tablet but remains thin enough that the pen still registers. The best part here is that this in NO way voids the warranty for the Intuos4 Tablet, nor is the tablet damaged in any way (I could dismantle the case and remove the tablet with no harm done).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsvS3L…
^ Here's a video of someone drawing using the completed product. There is a very, very slight offset of the cursor (it's not EXACTLY aligned with where your pen rests) but all you have to do is get used to the like less-than-1mm offset and it works brilliantly at a cost that is decidedly cheaper than shelling out for a real Cintiq.
In case you miss the link in the description of either video, www.TabletMod.com is where we got all the parts ordered from and assembly instructions.
EDIT: I got like fourteen notes about this so here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSF_0e…
That's a youtube video of - essentially - the process it took to get this to work. It's a DIY Cintiq created from an Intuos tablet (the mod we used specifically calls for an Intuos4 Large). Basically it makes use of a laptop screen, and a custom case that holds the screen in the right location above the tablet but remains thin enough that the pen still registers. The best part here is that this in NO way voids the warranty for the Intuos4 Tablet, nor is the tablet damaged in any way (I could dismantle the case and remove the tablet with no harm done).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsvS3L…
^ Here's a video of someone drawing using the completed product. There is a very, very slight offset of the cursor (it's not EXACTLY aligned with where your pen rests) but all you have to do is get used to the like less-than-1mm offset and it works brilliantly at a cost that is decidedly cheaper than shelling out for a real Cintiq.
In case you miss the link in the description of either video, www.TabletMod.com is where we got all the parts ordered from and assembly instructions.
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Tablet :C
2 min read
My tablet is currently out of commission, so don't expect any updates from me for a wittle bit <3 Here's hoping it's back up and running as soon as possible. In the meantime, I've been sketching like crazy on real paper (omg) but don't have quick access to a scanner. I even drew humanized, anime-ish Fluttershy, which is crude because it's the first anime I've drawn in like ten years, but it's also kinda cute.
Additionally, it's FINALS WEEK (XO)!!! But it's also my LAST finals week, because I'm graduating! This Saturday I'll receive a B.A. in English and Creative Writing. Fanfic time? Perhaps. COMIC BOOK? Definitely. The point here is that I have no tablet and it's a very hectic week regardless of tablet status, so I hope to welcome you ponies back soon enough with a fresh drawing.
This month also marks the one-year anniversary of when I got into ponies (I missed it during the first wave of bronyship). That means it'll be one more month til the anniversary of this deviantart account, and to the mark where I restarted drawing. To anyone who watches me, and to those who comment on my work, let me just thank you collectively here for a moment. Your kind words and support are more encouraging than you can imagine. A confidence in my own work grows each day I spend drawing, and it's because of the positive feedback and love of the brony community that I continue to do what I do. I got back into drawing because of ponies, and I continue drawing partly because it makes me immensely happy, but partly because I love being able to give something back to the bronies who welcomed me with open arms into their pony pile.
Here's to you, little ponies!
Live long and brony on,
Fethur
Additionally, it's FINALS WEEK (XO)!!! But it's also my LAST finals week, because I'm graduating! This Saturday I'll receive a B.A. in English and Creative Writing. Fanfic time? Perhaps. COMIC BOOK? Definitely. The point here is that I have no tablet and it's a very hectic week regardless of tablet status, so I hope to welcome you ponies back soon enough with a fresh drawing.
This month also marks the one-year anniversary of when I got into ponies (I missed it during the first wave of bronyship). That means it'll be one more month til the anniversary of this deviantart account, and to the mark where I restarted drawing. To anyone who watches me, and to those who comment on my work, let me just thank you collectively here for a moment. Your kind words and support are more encouraging than you can imagine. A confidence in my own work grows each day I spend drawing, and it's because of the positive feedback and love of the brony community that I continue to do what I do. I got back into drawing because of ponies, and I continue drawing partly because it makes me immensely happy, but partly because I love being able to give something back to the bronies who welcomed me with open arms into their pony pile.
Here's to you, little ponies!
Live long and brony on,
Fethur
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Discworld
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These books: awesome. So awesome. Discworld is as awesome as a pizza is flat. Go read all of Terry Pratchett's books. Go do it now.
On a note, I've been SO UTTERLY SWAMPED WITH SCHOOL that I'm going crazy. There's only about three more weeks of school left though then it's back to drawing full time! In the meantime, please enjoy this teaser for my next project:
i1218.photobucket.com/albums/d…
On a note, I've been SO UTTERLY SWAMPED WITH SCHOOL that I'm going crazy. There's only about three more weeks of school left though then it's back to drawing full time! In the meantime, please enjoy this teaser for my next project:
i1218.photobucket.com/albums/d…
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