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doneffect64 · 4 days

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When you draw again after a break and you expect to be absolute shit, but somehow, by some miracle, you make a fuckin’ masterpiece

#artists on tumblr #artist problems #artist struggles #art #art humor #relatable #how did i get here #how did this happen #how did i make this

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doneffect64 · 5 days

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Welcome to my… page? Account? Wtf do you call these things on Tumblr?

Whatever, regardless, welcome!!

I’m Don/DonEffect/Donnie, and I’m a webcomic creator & author [GrimWake and the Silverbloom series, accordingly]

This is kinda my blog or whatever.

As my series’ grow, I would like this page to be a place for people to ask questions, see some BTS or whatever happens, I dunno.

And uh, yep, that’s it! Thanks for visiting!

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doneffect64 · 5 days

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Fellow artists: I just want to say, if you’re burnt out from drawing, please take a break. Take in some inspo over the course of a few days/weeks/etc. then go back at it.

It’s so refreshing, and if you’re scared that you may forget how to draw some… honestly, you might, it happens.

But on the other hand, you could find yourself drawing better than before.

Did I expect to suddenly be capable of dynamic posing? Or being able to draw a complex figure in a fisheye perspective?? (all without reference btw)

Absolutely not, it freaked me out, tbh.

Yet I was able to. So uh, yeah. Take breaks, take care of yourself, and uh, happy creating

#artists on tumblr #art advice #webcomic artist #comic artist #art #art burnout #take a break #artist problems #artist struggles

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doneffect64 · 12 days

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HEY YOU! Yeah YOU! 🫵😤

Doomscrolling in order to fuel your procrastination instead of writing/making art, are ya?!

*gasp* How dare! Get off of here and make the thing!!

It’ll never become a reality if you keep endlessly scrolling.

So get off of here and get to it!

I believe in you!

Be creative, be courteous to yourself, and good luck 🍀

#writers on tumblr #artists on tumblr #artist struggles #artist problems #motivation #motivatingwords #writer problems #writer struggles #i promise im not trying to be mean #creative inspiration #inspring quotes

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doneffect64 · 12 days

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Fellow Writers! Do you know what an “epigraph” is?? Cuz I sure didn’t. Courtesy of Google, here’s the literary definition:

“In literature, an epigraph is a phrase, quotation, or poem that is set at the beginning of a document, monograph or section or chapter thereof.”

Why am I bringing this up, you ask?

Idea: Write a cryptic/foreshadowy poem at the beginning of your story. It won’t make sense to a new reader at first, but then as the story goes on, it’ll all slowly piece itself together.

Idk, it just sounded fun and that’s what I’m doing for my WIP, soo thought I’d share.

Happy writing! Good luck!!

#writer problems #writing tips #writing help #writing inspiration #writing prompt #creative inspiration #creative writing #writers on tumblr #writer stuff #writers and poets #writerslife #just wanted to share

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doneffect64 · 12 days

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“When life gets tough, remember: Lotus flowers can only grow in the muddiest of waters.”

-Yours truly, DonEffect

#motivation #life quote #quotes #poetry #literature #writing #original #words #thoughts #lit #inspiring quotes #quoteoftheday #poem #words to live by #aesthetic

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doneffect64 · 16 days

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Some of my fav expressions from my webcomic’s first season finale + my fave bit (1st pic)

[If you’re interested, it’s called GrimWake, available on Webtoon]

#grimwake #webcomic #webtoon #digital art #artists on tumblr #digital illustration #webcomic artist #facial expressions #humor #art humor #webcomic creator #behind the scenes

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doneffect64 · 16 days

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One might say I overdo the details in my webcomic…

Did I have to reference an 11mm camera lens for a robot’s iris? (11mm is within the median range for the typical human iris diameter)??

Absolutely fucking not.

Did I do it anyway?

Uh, yeah. Why tf not??

I mean, their entire design was made after hours of research in subjects like general robotics, animatronics, robotic-powered prostheses, and more. So like, ofc I’m going to make their eye a fuckin camera lens.

(Note: I do not know lens stuff that well anymore so it could very well be inaccurate, and I’m very aware of that. I just wanted to say that, I just know someone will try to cook me if I’m wrong. It’s whateves.)

#webcomic #webcomic artist #grimwake #webtoon #artists on tumblr #digital art #digital illustration #its all in the details #comic artist #original art #oc art #does this count as oc art?#i mean they are my original characters in a webcomic #like does it count when they are in a comic? ocs feel more like a stand alone thing #i dunno

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doneffect64 · 17 days

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When people said “Sometimes, the characters write themselves”, I didn’t know they meant:

You’re just planning/brainstorming (as usual), then a character says something right off the bat and you’re like “oh, wow, I didn’t have to think hard on that one.”

To

The characters are in control now, you’re just the observer. This is, in fact, your monkeys, your circus… Sometimes, it can look like this:

“HOLY SHIT?! SHE DIES?? How did you- What do you mean ‘not really’?! Explain yourself!!!”

“HA! That’a good comeback. I gotta write that one down, I would’ve never thought of—oh, right.”

“WhoaWhoaWhoa—Who are we talking about?? *gasp* Oh my God—They did that?! Scandalous.

“Wait, what?! That’s how this works? Huh, I would’ve never known that. Thanks for letting me know.”

#writers on tumblr #webcomic creator #writer stuff #writer things #writer problems #writer struggles #and then I gotta archive it #maybe it’ll reach the final script #if its for my webcomic then i gotta draw it too ugh

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doneffect64 · 19 days

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Past me: Alright! My webcomic is up and live!!

The internet or something, I dunno: Okay, that’s great and all, but if you want people to read it, you gotta market it.

Past me: …But, isn’t marketing like, manipulative? I don’t want to do that. I don’t want to drive people crazy being like “HEY! LOOK AT MY SHIT!!” That just seems counterproductive. In general, it’s seems so… wrong. I think I just… won’t?

Algorithm: LMAO okay! Good luck then, bitch!

*throws webcomic down the drain*

Past me: … oh.

Me, now: … i still don’t wanna

*sobs internally*

#webcomic #webtoon #webcomic artist #artists on tumblr #artist problems #what do #relatable

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doneffect64 · 19 days

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When you’ve been drawing for hours, everything seems fine—

Until you notice something’s off…?

But…you cannot figure out what the hell the problem is?!

Like WHAT TF IS IT?? WHAT IS ASKEW???

MY BRAIN CELLS EVIDENTLY—

And then you come back to it a day later and you’re like,

“Oh my God, it was that? It was so obviously that!! How did I…”

*long, exasperated sigh*

“Whatever, at least I know what to do now.”

#artist struggles #artist problems #webcomic artist #artists on tumblr #relatable #going thru it #im going insane #at least i know now

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doneffect64 · 19 days

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To my fellow creatives, specifically those who have horror/scary stuff in their work(s) but is also a scaredy cat (I am too, no judgement here), I have a couple bits of advice that I’ve picked up over time that I’d like to share:

The major one is: If you’re making something that is supposed to be scary, it should scare you. I’m not sure as to why, but when I’ve made visuals with the intent of being scary that don’t scare me, I’ve been told it doesn’t hit the way it should, not scary, etc. But when I go into it prepared to make myself scared, I’ve gotten a lot better feedback. It’s definitely something you should mentally prepare for because yes it’ll haunt you the whole process.

The next one is subjective, but I’d like to put it out there regardless: If you’re an artist, you should aim for “realism”— I KNOW WHAT YOU’RE THINKING- I do not mean “realism” as in “make work like Michael-fuckin’-angelo” I mean this: [[GORE WARNING]]- An example I’ll use is for a monster I made. This monster is tailored to be frightening to the doctor of the group who hates malpractice. The organs where on display in a tight, little, plastic chamber. They’re overlapping one another in ways they shouldn’t, yet are still somehow visibly functional. One part I’d like to point out is that it has harsh- looking, faux ribs that dig into the lungs a bit. Every time it breathes, the lungs blow out around them, they could pop at anytime.

^It’s the little details that are grounded in what one should expect with logic but otherwise would’ve not normally thought about, but here it is, on display.

Hope that makes sense.

If you have any questions, shoot.

#artists on tumblr #writers on tumblr #writing help #art help #creative writing #even though im a wimp with taking in horror stuff #horror #horror story #writing advice #art advice

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doneffect64 · 21 days

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It’s such a great feeling to finally get the outline for your book to be comprehensible.

All the ideas?: Filtered. They were either fully expanded upon or thrown out completely.

The characters?: Thought out and developed. All fulfilling their roles while still being human/relatable.

The world?: Solidified. It’s all there: the lore, the magic system or whatever tf it is that makes it unique, all that jazz, perfected.

All of it is ready and good to go.

The bad part?

Now I gotta actually write it all.

*distant sobbing*

#writer problems #writer struggles #writers on tumblr #writing humor #writing #writer stuff #writer things #the strugge is real #i dont wanna #but i gotta

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doneffect64 · 23 days

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When you finally muster up the courage to go back and read your own webcomic from the beginning—but the art/pacing/etc. is wayy worse than what you remember

#webcomic #webtoon #artists on tumblr #i was proud of this??#at least ive improved a lot #what is this #writers on tumblr #webcomic artist #yikes #big yikes #we all start somewhere #artist struggles #artist problems #writer struggles #writer problems #humor #writing humor #art humor

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doneffect64 · 24 days

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Me, writing a traumatic scene:

Me, having to draw that traumatic scene over the course of days:

#well isnt it the consequences of my own actions #webcomic #comic artist #webcomic artist #writer struggles #artist struggles #going thru it #why did i do this #why did i make this #readers im so sorry #maybe im just a wimp #thats rough buddy #webtoon #grimwake #writers on tumblr #artists on tumblr #writing

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doneffect64 · 24 days

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A Quiet Crisis

[Song: One - Harry Nilsson]

#grimwake #digital art #webcomic #webtoon #quick edit #digital illustration #illustration #artists on tumblr #my art #oc art #oc artwork

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doneffect64 · 1 month

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Here, feel free to use this nightmare I had for your writing

(But like, don’t just straight rip it, plz. But who am I to ask such a task on the internet)

Only The Beginning:

I was with a group that’d trespassed into a recently closed museum. At this point, we had made our way to the top floor. This floor was pretty open, and was mainly bridges more than anything, as it made way for the taller pieces on display. Because of this, you could see the floors below. The very bottom floor had a pool of water.

I saw that a fellow trespasser had taken an interest into said waters, calmed by the waves the pool mimicked so well. I rested on the railing beside them to join in the spectacle.

After some time, my eyes drifted along with the building waves, reaching the faux shore. With how the bridges crossed and hatched, we weren’t able to see it fully, just the edge.

A wave hit the shore, normal, nothing of note.

The next caught something from the shore with: a swirl of crimson.

My brain began to process what I was witnessing.

The next wave brought back nothing but red, it started to engulf the waters.

We stood back, in horror.

This place should’ve been abandoned, the monster that shut down the place was reported to be killed.

The reports were lies, a cover-up.

And now we were stuck in here with…whatever the monster is…

#nightmare #writer prompts #writing prompt #writing inspiration #horror #horror story prompts #fake scenarios #horror story #if you make something with this let me know #even though im a wimp with taking in horror stuff

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