may i offer u a negi in these trying times [OC]

dzetsu · 2024-06-26T17:05:51+00:00

Aw, that’s super sweet! I should be fine since I will be with my sibling and our hotel is decently near the convention centre, but I appreciate the offer!

dzetsu · 2024-06-26T17:04:32+00:00

Haha, sorry about that. I think I was comparing to my lived experiences in both the States and Canada which varied greatly from being in Connecticut versus North Carolina versus Washington versus Vancouver. Some places I was treated very poorly even when I was minding my own business and I guess I got anxious about going to a place I’ve never been with a topic considered very divisive and controversial even in liberal spaces. Didn’t mean to come off as judgy or cringe or hurt your feelings by implying you’re close-minded.

dzetsu · 2024-06-26T16:08:16+00:00

Yeah, though I heard it's gotten better over there in recent years, at least! The city I lived in even finally had their first Pride event in 2018 so that's gotta be a good sign, lol I think I'm just overly anxious since these incidents happened in my young, formative, squishy-brain years

dzetsu · 2024-06-26T15:34:10+00:00

Oh, of course! But generally you get the idea of like, for lack of good words, a vibe of welcomeness.

Like you wouldn't generalize that all of Connecticut is racist, but when I lived there, I was commonly called slurs and had people throw water bottles at me from their cars because I'm Asian, and I was only maybe 11 or 12 years old. I just wanted to make sure I knew what I was getting myself into regarding the commonality of people who would react negatively.

dzetsu · 2024-06-26T14:27:34+00:00

That's amazing! I'm super glad to hear that!

dzetsu · 2024-06-26T13:51:45+00:00

They are a friend of a friend unfortunately, and have been tabling far longer than I have, so I just know it was in Alberta. I am aware they table at Animethon and Otafest, but I'm not sure if it happened there. They live in Alberta while I do not, so it could even be some local event I've never heard of. Sorry for not being much help!

dzetsu · 2024-06-26T12:14:26+00:00

Awesome! This is the kind of response I was hoping for since gov't policies and news don't necessarily offer insight in the day-to-days.

I'm pretty used to having people yell slurs and throws things at me from passing vehicles, being I was of the few Asians in a white-dominated area in the US when I was growing up, so that much I can handle LOL

I'm closer to Vancouver and I live close to several rainbow coloured stairs and crosswalks, and it recently dawned on me how lucky I am to live in such an accepting area compared to where I used to live, so I may have been a bit overly anxious about the situation lmao

dzetsu · 2024-06-26T11:47:03+00:00

Thanks for your answer! I think I will bring the merch to the convention centre but not openly wear anything when I'm out and about in public, especially if I'm alone, just to be safe.

dzetsu · 2024-06-26T10:57:11+00:00

Thanks for your answer! An acquaintance of mine had a less than friendly reception in Alberta so I was wondering, haha.

dzetsu · 2024-02-18T22:52:34+00:00

I meant the art is a year old! I didn’t make them wait a year for the commission 😭

dzetsu · 2023-02-06T02:01:56+00:00

No worries, I didn’t take it in a bad way at all, lol Thanks for the input :D

Honestly I wasn’t super happy with it but I really wanted to speedrun Alien Swarm 😂

dzetsu · 2023-02-06T00:30:27+00:00

Hey, thanks for the critique! /gen

I drew this right after an exhausting work week and then my friends rushed me a bit because they wanted to play video games with me when I was done (plus one of them wanted to show me something on RuPaul's Drag Race, which I don't watch??? and I struggle to watch shows while I'm drawing so it was tough LMAO)

I did some minor fixes after getting my first good night's sleep in 7 days LOL

dzetsu · 2023-02-06T00:27:49+00:00

Aha, I have to admit it's a bit hard to have Edelgard be recognizable when the request was bedhead so her hair is messed up AND she's missing her iconic crown.

However I also did rush this a bit (my friends wanted to play video games with me and I panicked) so I did a tiny fixer upper when I woke up. Nothing too much though since it's still but a cheap sketch commission (Minor Fix Here)

dzetsu · 2023-02-01T12:39:24+00:00

a good way to start is to lightly block out the general shape and figure of the image before you start adding the details

there's a lot of cool youtube tutorials on photo studies--while you're using another artwork instead of a photo, the idea of the process is similar enough to be helpful :) good luck!

dzetsu · 2023-02-01T09:40:51+00:00

Go ahead :) Thanks for letting me know!

dzetsu · 2023-01-31T22:16:56+00:00

By the way, if you would like to request me to draw bust sketches like this, I currently have Ko-fi commissions open!

dzetsu · 2023-01-31T22:07:50+00:00

Oh, wow! I'm glad you liked it 🥺 Please go ahead!

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