Excited to dive into Procreate Dreams for my world-building Insta and TikTok accounts ✨
Paloma McClain
@palomamcclain.bsky.social
Illustrator of nature-inspired whimsy 🌿💚✨ | she/her | Avid gamer | Prev: Red Essence Games | Always talking art, games, and sharing my fitness journey. Houston, Texas. No AI. 🚫 www.palomamcclain.com
The amount of creative decisions I change up from my sketch in all of my art is honestly wild lol. It’s kind of a problem I like the end result but the amount of time it takes to get there is starting to bother me. I’m still happy tho :)
Had an old coworker the other day message me about some freelance work and after I said sorry I’m not taking freelance work she was like “can I call you with the details in case you change your mind?” Like…what? And she was very pushy even beyond that lol. What about me gives “please steamroll me”
Meet Shuma. Shuma is the most well-rounded magic user in Mikoa Forest. While she may seem reserved and unapproachable at first, she cares deeply about the forest community. She uses her magic to maintain balance and help others, and spends the rest of her time in her studies.
Meet Shuma. Shuma is the most well-rounded magic user in Mikoa Forest. While she may seem reserved and unapproachable at first, she cares deeply about the forest community. She uses her magic to maintain balance and help others, and spends the rest of her time in her studies.
Saying no to freelance work feels strange because shouldn’t I be excited about it? But no…the idea brings me dread. Does not spark joy I’ve spent creative energy on other people’s ideas for the majority of my adult life, and now I’m extremely territorial about it
The amount of times I miss typos even after trying to proofread my posts is pissing me off lmao
I’m really glad I got through school before the release of genAI. What a horrible learning environment to be around
Even if AI wasn’t unethically built, I’d avoiding using it just from the mental atrophy alone. Every story I hear about AI dependency is alarming
May this be the last hormonal headache I ever get since I’m finally come off the pill 😤
A message from Bear McCreary that really made me smile from when I was posting a lot of my God of War Ragnarok playthrough progress recently :) Something special about hearing from the game devs themselves cause I got to tell him how much I thoroughly enjoyed his work as the composer 🫶🏻
Getting likes on my art >>> getting likes on my opinion on whatever silly discourse
Third times the charm? I’m satisfied. I really need to move on with the painting 😂
Paloma McClain@palomamcclain.bsky.social · last wk.Laying down the foundational shapes for my 3rd attempt…I think I may like this more. A lot more variety in big/medium/small and they’re more interesting and angular :) This is why my art takes so long compared to others lol (I also need to draw more, compared to painting)
One of my favorite parts about my fiancé getting his first corporate job is all the piping hot work tea he tells me
Laying down the foundational shapes for my 3rd attempt…I think I may like this more. A lot more variety in big/medium/small and they’re more interesting and angular :) This is why my art takes so long compared to others lol (I also need to draw more, compared to painting)
Paloma McClain@palomamcclain.bsky.social · 2w agoPerfect example of when something just *feels* wrong and I take awhile to study something more closely to understand it. I like the second attempt a lot more lol I guess the first attempt may not necessarily be “wrong” but I trust my spidey senses when something just isn’t landing for me
Came across a TikTok that talked about how their HP printer suddenly disabled their ability to print because it detected non HP-brand ink (but still compatible, she had been using it for 5 years) And ppl in the comments talked about how their HP printers require subscriptions…what in the dystopia
Perfect example of when something just *feels* wrong and I take awhile to study something more closely to understand it. I like the second attempt a lot more lol I guess the first attempt may not necessarily be “wrong” but I trust my spidey senses when something just isn’t landing for me
It’s honestly astonishing the difference that controlling your hard and soft edges can make in a painting
My imaginative realism art takes an embarrassing amount of time to make…honestly a large part of it is because I don’t draw enough and I’m fixing a lot of structural problems along the way lol
I love House of the Dragon but I still want to see Dreamfyre so bad. Why would Helaena be written as someone fascinated with lil creatures but never visit her dragon…
you ever sneeze and it hurts your ovaries…lmao goodnight