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exaltaria 😅

@exaltaria.bsky.social

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❤️ Kinky non-binary sexy artist (in training) ⚧️ Any pronouns please! 🕐 Millennial-ish ☮️ Consent is key Mostly journaling my artistic journey. 日本語を話します。ちょっとだけど。

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exaltaria 😅 @exaltaria.bsky.social · Aug 25

Feeling some pride today!

Also starting to wrap my mind around using color.

#oc

Cana holds a sign reading "sex work is care work"

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exaltaria 😅 @exaltaria.bsky.social · 2h

One of the blessings of playing instruments and being a coder before I started learning to draw is that I am pretty good at being able to tell the difference between "work through it" forearm pain and "that's enough for today" forearm pain.

exaltaria 😅 @exaltaria.bsky.social · 5h

I am Big Idea in Smol Talent container...

exaltaria 😅 @exaltaria.bsky.social · 7h

I added the speech bubble for moral support.

exaltaria 😅 @exaltaria.bsky.social · 7h

Process. Each rendition is about ~1 day of work, 3-6 hours. Learning is slow but worth it 😅

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exaltaria 😅 @exaltaria.bsky.social · 7h

Tangerines are almost in season. I will never look at their little bags the same way again.

exaltaria 😅 @exaltaria.bsky.social · 1d

Nude version as promised ❤️

#oc #nsfwoc #nsfwart #digitalart #nude

Manga style drawing of Cana. On left side, she is nude and facing viewer while blushing coyly with eyes averted. On the right side, a close up of her back from knees to shoulders.

exaltaria 😅 @exaltaria.bsky.social · 1d

This is epic. Imagination already tingling.

exaltaria 😅 @exaltaria.bsky.social · 4d

Two weeks of work paid off!

I felt like I was able to solve several novel problems in this piece:

✅ Feet with toes
✅ Shading to capture subtle shapes
✅ Fabric folds in monochrome

( nude version incoming 😘 )

#oc #art #digitalart #nsfwoc

Full front and partial back view of Cana in her usual big floppy hat, bando, and skirt but without any shoes. She smirks inquisitively at the viewer.

exaltaria 😅 @exaltaria.bsky.social · 4d

Can we normalize insta-blocking anyone who is clearly using a mass-following service?

exaltaria 😅 @exaltaria.bsky.social · 5d

Guess who is studying shading and lighting...

#wip #lineart

exaltaria 😅 @exaltaria.bsky.social · 5d

The current skill progression tree is

1. Master basics of anatomy and drawing
2. Simplify into cartoon shapes that I can draw quickly
3. Post more sexy and cute charas!!

Step 1 real big tho

exaltaria 😅 @exaltaria.bsky.social · 6d

Imagine a concerned parent saying "Yeah I found out my kid is totally addicted to Legos."

exaltaria 😅 @exaltaria.bsky.social · 6d

Autistic need to precise: Sexual activity releases endorphins and other neurotransmitters that can reinforce behavior. Nicotine is more about avoiding withdrawal symptoms.

If the reinforced behavior isn't unhealthy or risky, it's not really a problem. Where is the line between hobby and addiction?

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exaltaria 😅 @exaltaria.bsky.social · 6d

It seems kind of obvious when I put it into words...

... but when I'm drawing black fabric in monochrome, I should put the highlights where the light is refracting on the folds.

I was kinda just making random marks until I realized that...

exaltaria 😅 @exaltaria.bsky.social · 6d

My 15 year old PC basically froze twice in the firmware stage of the boot process. That doesn't seem like a good sign 😬

exaltaria 😅 @exaltaria.bsky.social · 10d

I keep putting down my tablet and then being like "NO! One... more... experiment..!"

exaltaria 😅 @exaltaria.bsky.social · 11d

My obsession with Accurate Anatomy™ in combination with my insistence on drawing full-body pieces every time is making for slow work.

I hope it pays off with speedier drawings down the line tho. Trial by fire is my MO.

exaltaria 😅 @exaltaria.bsky.social · 11d

That... HAIR ❤️❤️❤️

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exaltaria 😅 @exaltaria.bsky.social · 11d

There would be a solid 2-3 centimeters of white out covering my entire page 😅

exaltaria 😅 @exaltaria.bsky.social · 11d

As an almost exclusively digital artist who inks via an extremely precise process of "repeatedly scribbling and erasing", this gives me anxiety.

Dave Acosta @daveacosta.bsky.social · 11d

Brush inking

exaltaria 😅 @exaltaria.bsky.social · 14d

Oh no! Eept all day.

Do I have BIG SAD? Am I derperst??

exaltaria 😅 @exaltaria.bsky.social · 15d

Archaic isn't bad if it's the right tool for the job.

exaltaria 😅 @exaltaria.bsky.social · 15d

IPFS would be great here, but relies on users to run their own IPFS node. Content resolution wouldn't be as snappy as it is on the current bsky app because commercial CDN providers use specialized hardware and caching protocols. That's the price of free speech though.

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exaltaria 😅 @exaltaria.bsky.social · 15d

So what is needed for this to work is another AppView that takes more precaution to protect itself from user-generated content. Then that app can serve metadata only and leave it up to the client to resolve the content itself.

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