Whoots! So I'm getting back into the swing of DA, perhaps more than ever before. Design sales and group participation and art I just do for fun will probably be the main focus of this account, though I do spend time on more serious endeavours.
I've been looking around the Closed Species / Original Species scene and am so surprised to see how much things have developed, holy cow!
I've also noticed, a little to my dismay, that my Figment species is not particularly unique in concept anymore among CS. It is a little disheartening, I have to admit. (Not that masks possessing a spirit-esque entity is a new idea.)
Originally, I started developing Figments for myself as a mental exercise to explore concepts of reality, conciousness, and the relationship between observer and the observed. At the same time, they let me explore my internal language of color, etc. Through my Figments, I learn to understand how I, personally, internalize the external world, and how to transelate this perception into a visual medium by which, hopefully, others might share something of the experience.
In other words, Figments are part of how I learn the fanciful art of evocation!
So I'll keep on developing my Figments. Because they are still an exciting mental exercise, and they still teach me how to grow and push my art.
And if it is one thing I've noticed in the world of CS and RP, people enjoy an interesting spin and a well-developed world. So if I'm really lucky, my Figment explorations might attract a group of like-minded folks. But if not, that's ok too. I'll still be having fun exploring. :3
I hope you guys have fun exploring, too, and wish you all happy arting!
Onward to adventure!
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