Caraid

@CaraidArt

Currently signed off for a while, I will be back! Cat lady. Professional artist fueled mostly by coffee and G&T. She/her. Black lives matter.

Nederland
Joined August 2015

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    21 Sep 2018

    Hi! I'm Ilse, also known online as Caraid. I am a freelance illustrator and game artist specialized in the fantasy genre. Also cats. Patreon: Prints:

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  2. Sep 13

    Thank you all for your applications! There were more of you this round than last time so I may need a little longer to get through them, but I will see to it that I respond to everyone eventually. Signing off for a bit now. Take care everyone ❤️.

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  3. Sep 12

    Alright, the application form for the next round of BIPOC portfolio reviews!

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  4. Sep 12

    I've had a few rough months food wise, but the ladies in this this thread are one hell of a motivation to get back on top of my intake. ❤️

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  5. Sep 12

    Okay but before I go this chain called to me. The biceps / The talent

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  6. Retweeted
    Sep 11

    & are here! HELLO, I'm Mateus Manhanini, afro-latinx illustrator who loves big eagles and highly saturated colors. How are you? 😁☀️✊🏾

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  7. Sep 11

    I will put up the form for the next round of BIPOC portfolio reviews tomorrow. After that I will be signing off again for a while. I DO plan to stream the portrait commissions on Picarto (account name = Caraid), so stay tuned for that :).

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  8. Sep 11

    Again, thank you all so much for how much kindness you've shown me, for how you've educated me and in many ways encouraged me to be a better artist, mentor and person. I'll strive to always continue to be better, and for now I think that means I need my head to be a bit quieter.

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  9. Sep 11

    I don't want to abandon this account or you guys, but it seems that in order to preserve my mental health and stay on top of my responsibilities I will have to completely step away more often. I don't know how often or for how long exactly, for now I guess I'll just announce it.

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  10. Sep 11

    Before, I ascribed those things to undiagnosed ADD, and I still plan to get diagnosed for it regardless, but it's become very clear to me just how much this place fucks with my brain. And attempts to use the platform more positively or in moderation just don't work as well.

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  11. Sep 11

    My time away from this place in August was an awakening. My energy levels and overall mood stabilized drastically in just a few days. I got started on work more easily, stayed focused more easily, my thoughts were more organized, I slept easier. I was less irritable.

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  12. Sep 11

    Twitter makes me so tired. I appreciate how many of you like what I do and say, and I'm truly, grateful for all of your kind words, your support and your positive interactions. It sucks that the negatives just hit that much harder. It's not fair to you or me.

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  13. Retweeted

    March of Dragons Vol.1 , my newest digital art book, is NOW AVAILABLE at my Gumroad Shop with a Discount price ONLY during weekend. Stay Creative! 🐉✨

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  14. Retweeted
    Sep 10

    🔥It's too hot🔥❄️ I wish for cooler weather❄️

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  15. Retweeted
    Sep 10

    What if the ocean just got up and...flew away? Jellybots digital art book releases tomorrow :))

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  16. Sep 10

    When people say "it's easier to learn stuff you're young" we think of time, energy, responsibility etc. and that's all true, but a big part of the reason is also that as kids we don't give a sh*t about what the "right" or "most efficient" way to learn is. We just do what's fun.

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  17. Sep 10

    The most important thing is that you get into the habit, that you figure out how you personally absorb and retain information best, and that you keep finding whatever new cool thing you want to excel at. Which is considerably easier when you're actually enjoying yourself.

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  18. Sep 10

    I promise you whatever skills you pick up as you're doing this fun thing that you actually want to do will carry over into the next thing you want to learn. Don't worry about style, don't worry about "being unique", and if you don't have to, don't worry about monetizing yourself.

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  19. Sep 10

    Did you pick up art because you watched a series whose characters you really love and you'd like to be able to draw them? Then do that! Use references as you go, do your research, do studies relevant to drawing those characters and immediately apply what you've learned.

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  20. Sep 10

    The notion that you can't learn within your comfort zone is absolute bogus and I don't know who perpetuated that myth, but improving your work is hard enough without purposely making it less fun as you go, certainly in the beginning.

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  21. Sep 10

    I see a lot of aspiring artists burn themselves out and lose every bit of enjoyment they had for doing art by forcing themselves to just focus on studies all the time, and I don't know who convinced you to do that, but PLEASE go back to drawing stuff you actually want to draw!

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