whenever I see your username I sing it in my head to the tune of the perry the platapus sneak theme

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I had to search up what this was… hahaha. Yeah. That’s pretty good. Never heard this shit in my life but I get it. Bloobydabloobabloobydablooba. How did you even come up with that

you have such a beautiful style. unique! <3

Thank you oh so very much. View my picture that I doubt I will ever finish but maybe I will… who knows?

Idk if this is ur type of music but i love listening to Talkshow Boy while drawing striders&dirkjake i think its a fun vibe. Especially Testosterone & Chop Us Out though i have a hard time picking favorites especially with the testosterone(album)

Just got back from a degree show. Check out this awesome art before I answer, sorry for lack of credit. I went near the end of the exhibition and most of the artists had no business cards left sadly. Sigh. I’ll have a look & update the alt text if I can find credit.

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I’m mostly a death grips / Fiona Apple guy when it comes to music nowadays, if you are asking about taste. (My favorite song right now is coco mango diced by MF DOOM though) but I did used to listen to talk show boy when I was maybe 13 or 14.

From memory my favorite on testosterone was called something like “four breakbeats” or something. My bad, it has been a hot minute. I’ll relisten after this. I definitely understand where the Strider connotations come from with that artist though. I don’t think you’re alone either considering I’m also pretty sure there is a Dave Strider animatic to his biggest song. Ignore if I’m just lying here.

For songs / artists I associate with Dirk, I’m lacking. I have one song in my Dirk playlist and it is “declare independence” by Björk. (Don’t think he would listen to it, just associate with him). I do associate a few death grips songs with him but I think it’s purely by virtue of being a fan. (Specifically hot head, spread eagle across the block & I break mirrors with my face in the United States for Dirk / Spikes + culture shock + you might think he loves you yadda yadda for UltDirk. I recommend all songs. All good songs)

Here is a selection of songs on my DirkJake Spotify playlist though. Ignore if this is actually a sucky selection, don’t tell me if it is. I’m willing to explain any if you are curious.

Thanks for sharing this with me though. I’ll relisten to the album next time I draw Dirk… so probably soon. I draw that guy too much

Howdy! If you don't mind me asking, what art program do you use and what art supplies are your go to?

For digital art, I use whatever the newest version of firealpaca is. I just update it whenever a new one drops. If you don’t have a PC, it is also basically available on mobile as “MediBang paint”. I have a separate post on here regarding the specific brushes I use on the app if you want to know that either. Just look on my #ask tag. I think it’s in there.

For traditional art, genuinely I cannot recommend you anything in particular because I only have literally just the cheapest materials I could buy, they aren’t even branded for the most part. It’s all like normal pencils from corner stores near me & kid’s coloring pencils / pens I got as gifts when I was maybe 10.

I like this pencil though. I don’t know what it is but get the red pencils. They are so so good.

Hope this helps in… any way. I don’t really have that much advice for art regarding what you use to make it because I don’t think it really matters. Genuinely anything will work, don’t ever think you need fancy things or whatever. Have fun.

Idk if anyone has already asked you this, but for how long have you been drawing?

Cliché or not, I have been drawing since I was old enough to hold a pencil.

Here is art from when I was 6

Here is art from when I was 9

Here is art from when I was 11 & then 13

Obviously I sucked when I was 11. Haha.

After 13ish, I completely stopped drawing until around a year ago where I picked art up again. I’ve always looked at art in the interim though, & I would draw on occasion but that’s all. My art “journey” is really non linear. I basically got really good for a 10 year old in the furry community and then quit for a long long time until I randomly drew Donnie Darko one day and went “Hold on dude… I forgot I can draw. I should do that”.

(Donnie Darko art in question) ⬆️

Art has always been my passion, whether I was the one drawing it or not though. Although my true ideas regarding art have really developed in the past 2.5 years really specifically, it’s been an interest and defining part of my life since forever.

Here are drawings I made almost exactly a year ago, when I was still really coming to grips with the kind of art I want to make. I still have a very very long way to go in terms of everything.

I appreciate your asking. Sorry I couldn’t include more photos, I have hundreds upon hundreds of images of my art from since I was around 5. Alas there is an image limit on mobile.