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#EYE STRAIN

@cryotrash / cryotrash.tumblr.com

Mary aka Cryo. Comic artist & Illustrator// she/30+/RUS/ENG
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PINNED LINKS & INFO POST

Drugs & Wires Main Webcomic (90s cyberpunk set in not-Russia, updates on Wednesdays*)

Dreamspace (ancient D&W prequel/predecessor from 2013, flashing gifs warning)

This tumblr is 90% webcomic stuff but I sometimes draw fanart of whatever I'm into at the moment too. I answer asks under this tag, and everything else on this blog is unstructured af, sorry about that! I reblog stuff over at @cryoreblogs

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People ask how to support me sometimes, and while I won't be relaunching my patreon for a long while (since im still not doing the comic), dare I suggest my old side comic that is actually finished and is available on itch.io:

https://cryo-draws.itch.io/blue-pill-arcade

It's a weird/sad/cyberpunky love story with a lil bit of spice at the end.

Hopefully I'll get back into making new content proper once our game is done.

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we’re all fighting invisible battles

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There are several things stopping me from crowdfunding voice acting for Dates & Wires, most of them are boring and reasonable, and one is that people who backed or read my comic will see it and ask where the comic is at

But look, my return-to-creativity plan makes total sense:

step 1: get bored of going outside

step 2: play 3 persona games back to back to realise that I do, actually, have time for things I'm really passionate about (because I no longer go outside)

step 3: horny VN to lure me into drawing/making things for fun

step 4: ?????

step 5: comic, maybe??? or possibly depression

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I will not draw FemAshley. FemAshley isn't cannon. FemAshley isn't real and can't hurt me

FemAshley:

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Me convincing people on the internet to download our stupid sad dating sim after being AWOL and not contributing to The Discourse in any meaningful way

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cryotrash

You know things are about to get wild when your LI gets a 3rd outfit swap in the game

(Yes, it's Dates and Wires. It will be both better and worse when we're done with the update. Hopefully I won't run out of steam halfway through)

Boldly assuming people know who the fuck this is after not drawing for 1.5 years

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You know things are about to get wild when your LI gets a 3rd outfit swap in the game

(Yes, it's Dates and Wires. It will be both better and worse when we're done with the update. Hopefully I won't run out of steam halfway through)

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hot artists don't gatekeep

I've been resource gathering for YEARS so now I am going to share my dragons hoard

Floorplanner. Design and furnish a house for you to use for having a consistent background in your comic or anything! Free, you need an account, easy to use, and you can save multiple houses.

Comparing Heights. Input the heights of characters to see what the different is between them. Great for keeping consistency. Free.

Magma. Draw online with friends in real time. Great for practice or hanging out. Free, paid plan available, account preferred.

Smithsonian Open Access. Loads of free images. Free.

SketchDaily. Lots of pose references, massive library, is set on a timer so you can practice quick figure drawing. Free.

SculptGL. A sculpting tool which I am yet to master, but you should be able to make whatever 3d object you like with it. free.

Pexels. Free stock images. And the search engine is actually pretty good at pulling up what you want.

Figurosity. Great pose references, diverse body types, lots of "how to draw" videos directly on the site, the models are 3d and you can rotate the angle, but you can't make custom poses or edit body proportions. Free, account option, paid plans available.

Line of Action. More drawing references, this one also has a focus on expressions, hands/feet, animals, landscapes. Free.

Animal Photo. You pose a 3d skull model and select an animal species, and they give you a bunch of photo references for that animal at that angle. Super handy. Free.

Height Weight Chart. You ever see an OC listed as having a certain weight but then they look Wildly different than the number suggests? Well here's a site to avoid that! It shows real people at different weights and heights to give you a better idea of what these abstract numbers all look like. Free to use.

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