Sleepy Mari
Intro to my OC project "Afterdeath Encore"
It's a story I want to create that incorporates both my love for music and my passion towards mental health issues.I've always wanted to make my own original universe, but I had trouble writing because I can't get attached to the ideas I had, and I figured that I wasn't being honest with myself. I should be writing about things that are familiar to me. I was always drawn to psychology and anime/manga that deals with the more painful and disturbing aspects of it. Then later, I discovered the menhera/yamikawa genre which actually covers some familiar series to me.At the same time, I really love music and multimedia projects. Most of all, I wanted to create characters that I relate to. So I decided I wanted to make characters that will help me explore myself.Now the premise I've decided to go with is about young musicians who committed suicide being chosen by some strange being to use their music to protect humanity. They willingly agree with this because there could be something in it for them, but the price is never being able to die again nor exist among living humans.I'm still figuring out a lot of things about it.Please proceed with caution as the lore contains depictions of suicide and various traumatic experiences.
Permissions:
I permit anyone to create fanworks for my characters however they want.My only boundaries are to put content warnings and do not use my characters to spread hatred towards real life people. There are themes that make me uncomfortable but I try to be open-minded with them because I love art and I love artists creating whatever they want.
Artist | 27 | any pronouns | ENG, FIL(Tagalog) | 155cm | I am married and have a daughterHello, everyone. 🖤🐑You can just call me Mari/Marico.I don't have a definite description of myself since my ADHD brain makes me think about a lot of things, and maybe that's somewhat of a good thing. I get interested in psychological and philosophical topics, and that may or may not reflect in my art. Other times, I also just like to be silly. I draw for a variety of reasons, sometimes for a living, and sometimes for fun.
BYF (You don't have to read it, but it's a warning):
I am genderfluid. There are things I don't call myself, but you can refer to me as any gender.
My favorite aesthetics are the dark and angsty ones like goth, emo, grunge, etc. and menhera-related (yamikawa, jirai kei, etc.) I'm passionate about mental health, and I appreciate any subculture and art form that expresses that. It also doesn't mean I strictly stay in that box.
I spend a lot of time doing commissions because I want to help my husband pay our bills and invest in my child's future.
Outside of comms, I mainly draw my OCs but I also like to participate in events like Art Fight and Creative Clash.
I'm not really much of a fandom person anymore. I like interacting with artists because of their work and their philosophy.
I don't have a DNI, but I block people for reasons, especially if I suspect them to be a bad actor, spam account, or have some tendency to harass others.
My main accounts are mostly SFW, but I do interact with NSFW posts and share them as long as they have proper warnings. I expect anyone who interacts with me to be responsible for their own curation.
I do not care about what kind of fiction people create or enjoy, and I think it's silly and close-minded to assume someone's entire moral code simply based on the fiction they engage in since messed up themes in fiction can be enjoyed and created for a variety of reasons. I care more about how someone treats other people. To be fair, I think I have more judgement towards what kind of fiction someone avoids, but this is specifically regarding people who avoid fiction that has diverse representation.
I do not villainize people for any sort of neurodivergence, even the most stigmatized ones. What matters to me is whether someone has or intends to hurt people or is promoting harmful behavior.
If you're apparently a minor and you follow me, I will not follow you back but you're welcome to interact. I expect you all to be responsible enough to avoid interacting with things that are not meant for you.
Lastly, I am married and uninterested in seeking romantic/sexual relationships with anyone other than my husband. You can comment sexual things about my art but not towards me. Thank you.
FAQs
"What program(s) do you use?"
I mainly use Krita, but I sometimes have to open Photoshop or Illustrator to make certain elements."Can I repost your art?"
You can repost my fan art as long as it has credit. I don't allow reposting of my art I do for commissions, my OCs, or art I made for trade events like Art Fight and Creative Clash."Do you do art trades?"
Unfortunately, no. I'm often too busy drawing commission requests because it's my main source of income. Only exceptions is if it's during events like Art Fight and Creative Clash. You would also have to be someone I'm close enough with or attack me first if you want to exchange attacks on Art Fight."Can I use your work for AI training?"
No."Can I post your drawing of my OCs in my Toyhouse/Art Fight/etc.?"
Yes, if I draw your OCs, whether it's commissioned or for free, you're free to use them for your OC profiles and repost them as long as I'm credited.
WARNING!
The site you are about to visit is for 18+ audience and has artistic and fictional content with various dark and sensitive themes. Please do not proceed if you are underage or easily discomforted by such themes.