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I used to be active in the emoticon community on this site back in 2009-2013. Going back through a lot of people I followed and were friends with and I'm seeing that a lot of people dropped off around 2015-2016. Does anyone know if there is an active emoticon community going on today, or even any active emoticon artists? Would like to follow these people and maybe reconnect. And would anyone know if there are any other sites others may have moved onto? I moved to Tumblr back in 2012, then Twitter around 2015, but I stopped doing emotes bc those sites weren't very good at supporting them. Would like to get back into them but posting on Deviantart feels empty now : -( 

Simpleghost by Tvoltage Miss you all <3  Simpleghost by Tvoltage


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Hey what's up all! I've graduated from Missouri State University with a BFA in animation, hoping it will take me somewhere cool! Been applying to jobs like crazy, not really sure... How this is going to work. Still no luck, but I'm lucky to have a stable home to stay at while the job hunt continues. Might have to... move out to LA? Then look for jobs? That idea sounds terrible but that's what the professionals have told me work is found in the animation industry.

Been doing a lot of 3D and abstract studies. Uploaded my senior show to youtube if u wanna check that out. The two pieces are called "VESSEL" and "I Don't Have a Name in my Dreams". I don't have the energy to talk about them much rn, but they both focus on themes of disconnection and identity. Both were made while I was in the process of figuring out myself, as such I discuss transgender topics throughout both films. Dreams is a bit more focused on trans themes than VESSEL tho.

Hmm... Just been coasting for a while, figured I'd ramble a bit.

Would love to get into emoticons again at some point. Maybe pixel art. Just a fun throw back to where it all started. Crazy to think, my whole "Bachelor in Fine Arts for Animation" track began wayyy back in 2011/12 making emoticons with the emoticon community. Lovely people, I miss them, a lot of fun groups and supportive peers. They really helped foster my growth as an artist back then.

It's hard to imagine that I would like... make art in my free time for fun? LOL I still love making art and it's a blast but it's been so much harder to do stuff in my free time that's not... wasting it? That's the price of social media taking a toll on me. Before Twitter/Tumblr all I had was Deviantart and I think that was healthy for me. Even with my ADD back then at least it wasn't bouncing around a billion things at once! I hope someday I'm able to find that balance and relief in making art again. I know that a lot of stressing that go into making art in the past few years is a result of SCHOOL and GRADES and garbage like that so! I'm on my way
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Eyyyy just a heads up, I used to use DeviantArt as a "dump doodles on that aren't 100% finished" thing but I'm using my personal tumblr blog, fizztap.tumblr.com, for that more now. You can find it all under the "doodles" tag (or tvoltage.tumblr.com/tagged/doodles should work). Also I post most of those same drawings on Twitter, along with WIP stuff. I'll probably transfer art onto here again eventually but I'll do it all at once, once life calms down. 

Been extremely busy w school and being trans so I haven't really been all together recently. DA is the only site I'm out on bc I know no one looks on it LOL. I have a sculpture I've been working on that will be on display in my city for an entire YEAR. That's super exciting, and it's a gay af too (lowkey afraid someone is gonna vandalize it :/, I live in the south). It's been a huge learning experience and the fact that I've never made a metal sculpture at this scale before (or at all tbh) is honestly... really stressful. Hah I've been spiraling from stress for over two months bc of this, animation class, internships I missed out on, and ofc my gender. 

I'm going by Tori now btw, she/her pronouns, at least on DA. Since I'm not out on Twitter or Tumblr, my friends who know have been calling me "T" and omg that's so cute it makes me so happy <3 <3 <3

I'll prob make another journal soonish, because I have a new username picked out. I'll probably implement that change by the end of the school year but it all depends on when I decide to come out as trans, because I'll want my followers to know who I am, and not drop all these changes at once LOL. "who tf is this Tori? What the hell is this username???" 

Anyways, lov u all !
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Got a lot of stuff planned. Tbh this journal is mostly to move my "2016 commission" stuff out of the way bc I'm going to be updating them. 

But yeah, I have a complete social media revamp thing going on. New avatars and headers and stuff like that. Dont think that's going to affect my deviantart much tho, but I'll upload those pieces for sure. 

I'm also working on a "webcomic" type of thing where I'm scanning my old comics from when I was in 1st or 2nd grade and I'm going to be redrawing them! Got a lot to get through but it'll be fun and cute! 

Have a few animations in the works. First I've been working on an Overwatch Torbjorn animation since January, then I've got my animation II class coming up in a few weeks. All of that will be on my youtube Peace 

Gonna also try to do a "fanart friday" kind of thing just so I upload consistent work. Might be once every two weeks or once a week, I'll have to feel it out. 

Thanks for everyone who still follows me on here or on tumblr! I'm going to try to be more active on my twitter too! (@TvoltageToons )

Gonna be a busy year!
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~To request a commission, send a note and I'll send my paypal email. You can pay before or after. During the process I will be sending over various progress reports before finalizing the artwork. These will be watermarked until I upload the work. Thank you for your interest!! c:


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:bulletorange: Character Design Bullet; Orange

Bullet; Blue Character Design - Flat Color: $10

Quail_It by Tvoltage   support my life by Tvoltage  3 Guys by Tvoltage
Bullet; Blue Character Design - Shaded: $14

Very Veral Voobly Vattop Vip Vooopo vvvvvvvvvv VV by Tvoltage  Mummy Mumm Mum Mu M by Tvoltage  B - Word by Tvoltage


Bullet; Blue Simple Background: +$3

 Grid by Tvoltage  Equality Dance !!! by Tvoltage
Bullet; Blue Complex Backround: +$5-7

Clone High Screendraw 1 by Tvoltage Clone High Screendraw 2 by Tvoltage 
 
:bulletred: ADDITIONAL CHARACTERS COSTS $5 EACH


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:bulletorange: Smooth Art and Logos Bullet; Orange

:bulletpurple: Smooth Art: $10-15

Lil place by Tvoltage  Big ol place by Tvoltage  Sigil by Tvoltage

:bulletpurple: Headers / Logos: $20
Respawn by Tvoltage
FAlogo.png by Tvoltage  FA Letterhead by Tvoltage


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:bulletorange: Photo manipulation :bulletorange:

:bulletgreen: Album covers / Posters / Headers: $20
Deli Twins by Tvoltage

:bulletgreen: Garbage fucking shitty ass meme s : $5-10
Hello by Tvoltage memeing by Tvoltage D00t by Tvoltage


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Bullet; Orange Animations Bullet; Orange

Bullet; Red ANIMATION COMMISSIONS CLOSED Bullet; Red




Previous commissioned pieces of art / art trades for a bit more example


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