driftwoodwolf

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About Varied / Hobbyist Core Member Amy, with the perpetual coughFemale/United States

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The Inventor's Son

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Crow, like the bird

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Berceuse

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Luka

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Are you aware that the moon grows full?

Dancer

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Okami

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driftwoodwolf

Amy, with the perpetual cough
Artist | Hobbyist | Varied

United States

**PLEASE DO NOT REPOST MY WORK TO TWITTER! pls I have a Twitter account :'>

Hi! I'm Amy, and my sleep schedule is... getting worse. Somewhat involved in game design. Trying my hand at Vocaloid + music production when I have the time. My dream is to draw something beautiful and actually be happy and satisfied with my work, preferably before this cough kills me...

I don't like to stick to just one style, and I draw at my own pace (which may be frequent or infrequent), so please be aware. Also, I am a fan of many things but do not expect me to draw more than a few pieces for any particular fandom :'D

I love comments and try to reply to all of them. Sometimes it might take a while, though. Thank you very much for the favorites and watches, I really appreciate the support!

(日本語を勉強しているからいつでも話してください。どうぞよろしく～！）

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(Twitter is mostly in Japanese but I'm trying to be active!!)

MY SHOP: Storenvy ▼ INPRNT (Storenvy ships from me)

driftwoodwolf.com (If you would like to play some of my games!)

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The Truth Behind So-called 'Renders'Since I've noticed many of my recent watchers are new to DeviantArt, I wanted to write up a little something about what I consider to be one of the most malicious and underhanded practices of art theft on this site. It's so frustrating because a lot of people, especially new deviants, fall for it. So I hope you are able to learn something from this journal.
First off, what is a render? Renders are typically images or other media generated by software. 3D models and data are "rendered" into 2D images by programs like Maya, Blender, etc. Videos are "rendered" out of After Effects. The word also refers to the act of making art. You "render" an image by hand. However, the term has been wrongly (but now widely) used to refer to the act of erasing the background of already existing artwork, making it transparent and, I guess, easy to slap onto other backgrounds to use as signatures, banners, etc.
There is nothing wrong with this, as long as permission is properly obtained and credits

How to contact a Japanese artist about stolen art**UPDATE! 11/9/18 With the help of a friend + observing the replies of Japanese artists, I have adjusted the template to include better terminology and read more smoothly.
While this method can only get one or two works removed at a time, dA has a three-strike system! With enough DMCA takedowns, dA will ban/deactivate the account. As of now I've used this to get 2 art thieves banned. It works, guys!

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I'm sick of seeing art thieves get away with posting work from artists on Pixiv because the process to get a piece taken down isn't exactly easy. The original artist needs to be the one contacting DeviantArt in order for anything to be done about it, but when the original artist is Japanese the language barrier becomes an issue. I got really pissed off the other day when I saw stolen art nearly on the front page so I decided to take matters into my own hands. My weak Japanese skills might be useful for once haha...
First off, find the original artist and contact them. You will pr <—my template for contacting Japanese artists about art theft!

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Jan 17, 2019

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This Sasuke meme that's been going around Twitter is my new favorite, I just can't get over the contrast :'D Here's one I was compelled to make this morning: twitter.com/driftwoodwoof/stat…

Jan 12, 2019

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Thanks again for all the warm birthday wishes!

Check out this amazing gift my friend Bug/noisyghost drew for me: twitter.com/noisygh0st/status/… (it's my character Buckles Galore)

Dec 15, 2018

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New prints are available in my shop!

The Link is holographic! You can see how sparkly it is in a video I took: twitter.com/driftwoodwoof/stat… (if you like it I'd super appreciate a retweet ;w; )

driftwoodwolf.storenvy.com/

In other news, for some reason Storenvy was defaulting international customers to my most expensive shipping price. I fixed that with a workaround

Dec 13, 2018

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It is a sad day when a "render" makes it to the front page of dA with 700+ favorites. The funny thing is, the original artist has a dA account too (and yes I have notified). Honestly, this needs to stop.

Nov 19, 2018

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It's mine at last!! The legendary... golden llama

all according to keikaku muahaha... only took me 8 years :'D

Time to aim for 25,000 now!

Nov 4, 2018

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I'm so excited to show you guys the piece I've been working on this past week! Except it's for a zine, so I probably won't be able to upload until next year... TwT All I can say is, expect more Noctis in the future~

Oct 30, 2018

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If you have any interest in the game Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon, I'm participating in a fanzine for it! Preorders are now open until Dec. 1, with all proceeds going to TELLJP, a suicide prevention program in Japan.

Tumblr post with more info: lunarhillfunland.tumblr.com/po…
My preview image: driftwoodwolf.tumblr.com/post/…
Tictail store link: tictail.com/fragiledreamszine

(I don't expect many people to know about Fragile Dreams, but if you liked it please consider getting this zine! It's for a good cause and it's such an obscure game that there may never be another fanzine for it! There's a lot of merch available too, and if you preorder before Nov. 1 you get 2 bonus charms.)

Oct 20, 2018

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Here's another Vocaloid cover featuring Fukase's soft bank. Hope you like it!

Oct 2, 2018

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Hey, I ended up making a Twitter! I'll be posting mostly in Japanese (for fun/practice) and posting a lot of old work these next few months but feel free to follow if you'd like: twitter.com/driftwoodwoof

(I'm also trying to get the driftwoodwolf handle so that link might change.)

Aug 28, 2018

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Hi everyone! I'm happy to announce the opening of my online shop! You can now buy prints (and buttons) straight from me, which should be considerably cheaper than INPRNT, though I’ll keep that option open. Here it is: driftwoodwolf.storenvy.com/

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Honestly, don't donate to me. If you really wanted to support me you could buy something from my shop: driftwoodwolf.storenvy.com/

NORMAL COMMISSIONS ARE CLOSED UNTIL...

Normal commissions will be closed until a certain number of orders are achieved from my shop (see link above). This may never happen, but it is my personal goal. I will however, consider commissions of a commercial/official nature (eg. book/album cover, promotional illustration) and commissions for things like Vocaloid song videos (because I like them). Thank you for your understanding.