Amaruuk

RULES + INSTRUCTIONS

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INSTRUCTIONS:
Note/email me with the following information:
▪ Type of art
▪ What you want (species/character/etc.)
▪ Additional details and references, plus any questions you may have.

PAYMENT:
I accept PayPal and money orders. Smaller projects must be paid in full in advance, bigger/pricier ones I may accept 50% or more up front with the rest to be paid upon delivery.

I WILL DO:
▪ Animals (living and extinct)
▪ Original or fantasy creatures, including anthros
▪ Simple backgrounds

I WILL NOT DO:
▪ Fanart or fan characters
▪ Mechanical things
▪ NSFW art

AVAILABLE ART TYPES

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I am starting with the following types of work. More will be added in the future (hand drawn animation option (which would be much more expensive), walk cycles, digital sculpts) as I can provide suitable examples/figure out formats for delivery! Styles range from the flatter "toon" style to the more refined "painterly" style. All prices are dependent on style, complexity, and level of detail.








A simple idle loop done with After Effects puppetry (other simple effects or animations could be possible too, just ask in your note if you have something in mind!), available in GIF, video, and/or raw frames.

So I guess I'mma do this questionnaire thingy, why not? deviantART has definitely been a part of my art life for a very long time! #DeviantArtistQuestionnaire


How long have you been on DeviantArt?
If you count my original accounts, 9½ years.

What does your username mean?
The username I have at most given time and definitely for the last several years has always been whatever 'self-mascot' sort of character is current. Amaruuk is a birdlike creation deity I made up for a story I never wrote but she makes a great representative of what I'm about as an artist, being created from my interest in both fantasy/mythos and prehistoric life.

Describe yourself in three words.
I like critters.

Are you left or right handed?
Right handed

What was your first deviation?
Hell if I remember, probably bad fanart or feelings-venting symbolic scribblings, as those were what I was doing in high school.

What is your favourite type of art to create?
I love so many different kinds, my favorite at any given moment is whatever I'm in the mood to do. Sometimes crafting, sometimes GIFs, sometimes watercolor or pixel art. I'm kind of all over the place.

If you could instantly master a different art style, what would it be?
One of those vividly and organically detailed classic storybook-y kind of styles. I still struggle making things not really minimal, and the styles I'm drawn to most are ones that come alive and have an energy that I still fail to capture.

What was your first favourite?
Again, being nearly a decade ago and the records being lost, I have no idea.

What type of art do you tend to favourite the most?
Things that capture something I'm feeling in that moment, or give me ideas. Again, lively illustration, creatures and things, an artist who uses a tool in an unsuspected way, or art that just makes me think "That's what I want to do! I gotta save this and try it out later"

Who is your all-time favourite deviant artist?
I don't really have an all-time fave, who I'm focused on (if anyone) changes with my needs as an artist. That said, the first deviant to come to mind is Nambroth, probably one of my longest-time inspirations since even before I started actually trying to pay attention to people.

If you could meet anyone on DeviantArt in person, who would it be?
"Meet internet people IRL" is not actually a thing I think about as much as you'd expect, though I guess I'd have to go with Nambroth again if we're going for people I learned about via deviantART. Most of the people on my mind currently that I would like to meet (whether they have accounts here or not) I found via Twitter or something.

How has a fellow deviant impacted your life?
The only times I've really interacted a lot here were when I was really struggling and lonesome and/or had friends from other places who were also active here. During those times, just having people who looked at my art, talked with me in the comments of my crazypants journals, and were just there when I was in darker places, meant a lot and kept my head afloat when I was losing my mind. For that, y'all have my thanks :3

What are your preferred tools to create art?
For a long time I didn't have a lot of space so digital art via Photoshop and what have you accounted for the great majority of my work, and still do. I am also rather fond of After Effects. For 3D digital art, sculpting in ZBrush or modeling in Maya are where it's at depending on the piece. Traditionally, I am rather fond of watercolor or acrylics for painting, and mixed media crafting. I would love to get into wood and leathercraft someday when I have the money.

What is the most inspirational place for you to create art?
Physical location? I mostly am at home all the time, so I can't say there's much to compare. Seeing something inspiring and then bringing that feeling home with me is something, though. On the internet, Twitter is actually the most inspiring place, though it can also be overwhelming if I'm having an off day.

What is your favourite DeviantArt memory?
I dunno. Most of what I remember here was struggling to be visible on top of the other teenage/young adult emotional problems. But each little hurdle felt like something, and I know back when I was more active with my journal I definitely bared my soul a lot here in ways that there is no record of anyplace else online or otherwise, for better or worse (I can't say I like the person I was, but who really likes their past self?). So I could say a favorite memories were little milestones like finally bothering to subscribe in 200...8? 9? Getting the couple of commissions I got (whatever year that was, IDK), or something like that, but really, the fact that deviantART is the best and really most honest record of my early adult life is kind of a bigger deal than any one thing that happened. I probably wouldn't have grown into what I am if I hadn't spent so much time here.

In keeping with my apparent tradition to only bother posting here like once a year, here's a new post with what's been happening!

First of all, I've been on Patreon for a while now, but now I think it's time to really start pushing it out there. I've got a house now, and want to be able to fill this new space with the means to make more types of art than I have been able to previously. I've been restricted to mostly digital work over the last several years due to lack of appropriate space to work with and store materials for other things. I'm still selling things on Redbubble, including my Paleo Portraits series, some new patterns, among a few other things. I've also recently joined Spoonflower with the aforementioned patterns and plan to continue designing more. Plus, once I am able to get materials and tools to work with, I will be opening a Storenvy shop to sell handmade stuff!

So I haven't actually posted to this journal in almost a year. A whoooole lot of stuff has happened in that time. One of those things is that I set up a Redbubble shop earlier this year. I'd really appreciate it if y'all would give it a look, and maybe buy or at least share if you like what you see. More items are on the way, including an ongoing series of paleo portraits (if there's a species you'd like to see, feel free to suggest it!).