hello again!! been quiet lately but wanted to put out a quick journal to say I will be trying to participate in artfight this year. no guarantees LMAO
if I've done this correctly you should be able to click the image above to jump to my profile, but just in case, here's a text link as well!
happy artfight, everyone!! :D
found from molly, I unfortunately don't know who the original is by!
BASICS
Real Name? howell jenkins /hj /ref
Nickname(s)? pend(ragon), mayday, shrike, & many more
Zodiac Sign? sagittarius!
Male or Female? no :3c
Elementary? survived
Middle School? survived
High School? graduating soon, hopefully :'D
Hair Color? brown, though I would like to dye it someday
Long Or Short? hair.....? long
Loud Or Quiet? quiet until I get comfortable
Sweats Or Jeans? sweatpants
Phone Or Camera? camera
Health Freak? OCD is a bitch
Drink Or Smoke? no thanks!
Do You Have A Crush On Someone? yes. it won't go away :')
Political Orientation? I think dogs should vote /q
Piercings? N/A
Tattoos? N/A
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN . . .
Airplane? yes!
Car Accident? no, and I hope it stays that way!
Fist Fight? calling it a fistfight is probably a little generous but yeah sure
FIRSTS
First Piercing? N/A
First Best Friend? I can barely remember what I ate for breakfast yesterday, I have no idea
First Instrument Played? most likely guitar
First Award? my elementary school had this thing to I guess promote Proper Citizenship (tm) where they had monthly "Care Awards" for just. being a decent person. I remember getting one for being concerned that my friend had fallen over in the hallway. first actual award was for a school spelling bee which I won out of spite :)
First Crush? an irl friend of mine who I am still friends with to this day and sometimes we embarrassingly remind each other about mutually having crushes at completely different times
First Language? English
First Big Vacation? didneyland
LASTS
Last Person You Talked To? parents
Last Person You Texted? my friend nick to beg him to play video games at 10pm in his timezone (he said no </3)
Last Person You Watched? sheezy doesn't call it watching but it was ducclord! go check him out, his art is SO pretty!!!
Last Food You Ate? mac & cheese
Last Movie You Watched? Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire! it sure was A Movie
Last Song You Listened To? technically, w/e the one in the paffendorf animation meme is
Last Thing You Bought? pokemon omega ruby & a shaymin plushie
Last Person You Hugged? my dog lol
FAVES
Food? seafood!
Drinks? I am a basic motherfucker who only drinks water LMAO
Clothing? anything comfortable
Book? Nimona by Nate Stevenson! (graphic novel but idc)
Color? indigo/blurple :3
Flower? lilies! esp tiger lilies
Music? I cannot possibly choose </3
Movies? Howl's Moving Castle & The Last Unicorn
Shoes? I like fantasy-ass boots
Subjects? art/literature
IN THE PAST YEAR I . . .
Kissed In The Snow? no
Celebrated Halloween? YES
Had Your Heart Broken? not really
Went Over The Minutes On Your Cell Phone? no
Someone Questioned Your Sexual Orientation? yes. me
Came Outta The Closet? nope, already been out B)
Gotten Pregnant? HELL NO
Had An Abortion? no
Done Something You've Regretted? yes. constantly
Broke A Promise? yes
Kept A Secret? yes
Pretended To Be Happy? yes
Met Someone Who Changed Your Life? probably not...?
Pretended To Be Sick? no
Left The Country? technically no because leaving was over a year ago, but almost exactly a year ago I was on a trip to ireland & england! I got to meet my friend kasper irl!!!
Tried Something New And Liked It? yes! just a few days ago I had squid for the first time as a ramen topping :3
Cried Over The Silliest Thing? undoubtedly
Ran A Mile? no
Went To The Beach? yes
Stayed Single? B')
CURRENTLY . . .
Eating? N/A
Drinking? N/A
Getting Ready To? go eat dinner lol
Listening To? my computer fan whirring
Plans For Tomorrow/Today? got an appointment tomorrow, otherwise not really!
Waiting For? so, so many things
YOUR FUTURE!
Want Kids? no... :'3
Want To Get Married? unsure; I could probably be convinced
Careers in Mind? I would love to get to a point where I'm able to do art as a career!
WHICH IS BETTER ON A BOY/GIRL?
Lips Or Eyes? eyes
Shorter Or Taller? no preference but tempted to answer short just so I can be taller </3
Romantic Or Spontaneous? what
Nice Stomach Or Nice Arms? what???
Sensitive Or Loud? sensitive
Hookup Or Relationship? relationship
Troublemaker Or Hesitant? troublemaker if it's light-hearted
HAVE YOU EVER . . .
Lost Glasses/Contacts? yes (found them in the end though)
Ran Away From Home? depending on how you define it
Held A Weapon, For Self Defense? no
Killed Somebody? no
Broken Someone's Heart? probably not
Been Arrested? no
DO YOU BELIEVE IN . . .
Yourself? no!
Miracles? unsure
Love At First Sight? no
Heaven? I believe in some sort of afterlife but not necessarily the stereotypical version of Heaven
Santa Claus? no u_u
Magic? yes
ANSWER TRUTHFULLY:
Is There One Person You Wanna Be With, Right Now? technically no...? there are multiple people I would want to be around but it also depends how you mean "be with" like is that romantic or???
Are You Seriously Happy With Where You Are, In Life? no, but I'm working on it
Do You Believe In God? no, in the same way as the Heaven question
as far as I can tell the original is by Imorb, but I'm using an extended version I found via guineapig!
BASICS
Name: pend(ragon), mayday, shrike, & many others!
Age: 18+
Gender: genderfluid/transmasc nonbinary
Pronouns: he / they / lune
Sexuality: hell if I know! somewhere on the ace spectrum & polyamorous
Height: taller than @/coyotears and that's all that matters :) /lh
Location: USA (unfortunately 2: electric boogaloo)
Fun Fact: I once got silently disqualified from a state spelling bee for bringing in my drawing folder, which unintentionally had one of the words on it (song lyrics)
Dream Job: a silly little wizard. I will also settle for being able to make a liveable amount off of art
ART
Favourite Medium: digital (though I've been thinking about getting back into physical crafts lately)
Favourite Subjects: my OCs, my beloved blorbos!!! specifically Nextezka is my guy ever. you will meet him soon enough
Favourite Artists/Inspiration: cheesy as it may sound, my friends! I draw a lot of subconscious inspiration from the people I spend the most time around. though funnily enough a surprising amount of them were people who I considered inspirations before I got to really meet them!
Favourite period of art? probably the Renaissance just bc of vibes but I'm very partial to medieval-era tapestries & such, heraldic beasts are one of my favourite things
Piece you're the most proud of? probably this mini-comic I did as a DTAE for Hoofhissers! I would love to do something like this again, it was a challenge but very worth it in the end
How did you learn? lots and lots of trial & error; I am very much still learning and I think I always will be
How long does it usually take you to make something? honestly not sure; I don't generally keep track of time during the process
What's the big project you haven't got around to yet? did you know? my main story "Lore" was, at one point, intended to be a webcomic :'D
FAVORITES
Favourite Color(s): indigo (and blue & purple by default), gold, & rose gold
Least Favourite Color(s): orange is really hit-or-miss for me but generally I have more of a dislike for certain colour combos rather than individual colours (i.e. eyestrain)
Favourite Song: there is no way on earth you could possibly get me to choose
Favourite Bands/Artists: wouldn't you like to know, weather boy!
Favourite Podcasts: I struggle w/ watching podcasts because of The ADHD (tm) but without having actually listened to either, I think The Adventure Zone & The Magnus Archives are pretty cool
Favourite Food: seafood! specifically shrimp :3
Favourite Bird: magpies!!! & corvids in general - shrikes & owls are close runners-up
Favourite Animal(s): snow leopards are my absolute fav! but I love other wildcats like tigers, jaguar, & lynxes as well as all sorts of canines - also a fan of the blue dragon sea slug
Favourite Celebrity: hatsune miku /hj
Favourite Time of Day: twilight
Favourite Holiday(s): HALLOWEEN BABEYYYY my family has done a haunted walk in our backyard since before I was even born so there's really no contest there LMAO
Favourite Season: autumn
Favourite Fruit: probably watermelon - I struggle to remember which plants are actually fruits or not
Least Favourite Fruit: apricot. fuck apricot
Favourite Flower: lilies (esp tiger lily), lily of the valley, lotus, & hibiscus
Favourite Emoji(s): 🐉🌺🌱🌿🍃🌙🌠☄️🌊✨🔮🏞️🌁🎠👑🗝️🗡️⚔️⚜️, as well as the hyacinth, blackbird, feather, & wing emojis which don't exist on my platform yet </3
Favourite Hobby: video gayming B)
Favourite Weather: light rain/fog
MISC
Name of Your Pet(s): Bolt, Puma, and the flock (tm) some of the chickens do have names I just struggle w/ remembering D:
Introvert or Extrovert: introvert
Woods or City: woods!!!
TV or YouTube: youtube
Phone or Computer: computer
USERNAME PLAYLIST
P: Pompeii - Bastille
E: Electric Feel - MGMT
N: No Culture - Mother Mother
D: Dumbest Girl Alive - 100 gecs
R: Red Flags - Tom Cardy ft. Montaigne
A: Aurora Borealis - Lemon Demon
C: Cyberchase - Creep-P
O: Only A Lad - Oingo Boingo
N: Not Today - twenty one pilots
I: I Really Want to Stay At Your House - Zentreya (cover of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners)
C: Call Me Back - Young the Giant
none of these are meant to be representative of me/my username at all, just some songs I like :3
original/template by phantasaii/phantacodes!
Name(s): pend/pendragon are my mains but I like to collect; other current favs are shrike & mayday!
Age: 18+
Gender: genderfluid transmasc nonbinary and a bunch of other things probably LMAO
Nationality: american (unfortunately)
MBTI: INFP apparently! I never really wrapped my head around MBTI
Birthday: november 30th
Timezone: EST
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Introduction:
hello, I'm pend! I don't do so great with introductory stuff so I'm sorry if this is rough GHHFDS
I'm a digital artist mainly focused on character design & illustration but I'm a storyteller at heart and I love all forms of it! I've been pretty burnt out on art for a while now and I'm hoping to use Sheezy as a chance to get back into the habit, as well as finally get to share some of the stories I've been working on.
when I'm not fantasizing up new tales I can be found affectionately causing problems for my friends in various video & tabletop games :3c
Likes:
storytelling/art (obvious), all sorts of music (mainly indie/alt rock but I'll listen to pretty much anything! recommendations always welcome), video games, comics & graphic novels (webcomics included if not especially!), theatre/musicals, mythology, Studio Ghibli films (my fav is Howl's Moving Castle how did you guess), birds (corvids especially), marine biology, nature in general, idk what to put here help HGFD
Dislikes:
conflict/stress, stickers, bugs (they're fascinating but I am unfortunately Not a bug person irl), hot weather
Fandoms:
Night in the Woods, Dungeons & Dragons, Final Fantasy XIV, Baldur's Gate 3, Dungeon Meshi, Rain World, the Legend of Zelda series (mainly Breath of the Wild & Tears of the Kingdom but I desperately want to play some of the older ones too), Pokemon, and probably more but this feels like a long list already ^^;
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10 Questions: FAQ
How long have you been drawing?
as long as I can remember, but I started digital art in roughly 2015!
Who inspired you to do art?
my first inspiration was my dad - he doesn't do art regularly but when I was a kid we would doodle together a lot, and I fully believe that's what first sparked my interest.
What is your favorite color?
indigo/blurple :3
Do you own a pet?
yes! I have a dog (husky/german shepherd/black lab) named Bolt, a cat named Puma (who was the namesake for my first real art account), and many MANY chickens. like to the point where I actually do not know how many chickens anymore
How many fandoms are you in?
I'm not sure? on one hand I don't consider myself to really be a huge fandom person, on the other hand I have so many interests that I wouldn't be able to count them anyway HGFD
So where did you find out about Sheezy?
I don't remember where exactly I first heard about it, but I started actually paying attention because of a thread on Toyhouse!
How did you get your username?
there's a few layers to it! initially I picked up the name "pend" (I had a very large amount of owed work at the time, so it was partially a satirical reference to the pending offers, but the definition of "awaiting decision" or being in between things really resonated with me) -> I really really like Howl's Moving Castle so "pend" became short for "pendragon" -> the username itself came from wanting to incorporate my name in some way, and it was intended to be sort of like the draconic language from D&D (or just "of pendragon")
What is your favorite type of chocolate?
sea salt :3c
Is there any advice for new artists you have?
do it out of love! the most important thing is whether or not you yourself are enjoying it - draw things that make you happy, find people who you can share your interests with, and don't get caught up in the numbers game. also don't be afraid to use references & incorporate things you like from other peoples' styles!
And finally, the final question. Are you a morning person or a night owl?
I may be waking up at ~6am every day but it is not by choice
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normally with these types of things I see people tagging each other to fill it out next - I'm not sure who is or isn't okay w/ this so if we're friends/mutuals & you want tags for these sorts of things, please let me know! I'm planning to do a few of these that I've got saved up and I'd love for more people to get in on it :D
(also if it wasn't already clear, I'm fine w/ being tagged for things like this! I need templates give me sustenance)
I (feral raccoon) got into the journal meme bin and I am going to make a mess in here >:3c