WEBMASTER BASICS:
- you can call me arc!
- it's my internet pseudonym. i like there being a layer between my actual self and my online persona!
- i am 22 years old! (09/09/2002)
- i go by any pronouns. nothing is wrong to refer to me with!
- i'm painfully introverted + am chronically ill/disabled, which severely impacts my social abilities. but i try!
THE SITE:
my website is inspired by many websites i'd frequent as a kid; my friend described my current layout as "nick jrs super old flash games website" which i took as a very high compliment.
i'm always striving to learn new artforms outside of my usual 2d digital visual art. i also don't like most modern web design. i want things to be colorful and tacky and SILLY. so! i picked up html tutorials and now here we are ^_^
plus, the more i kept learning about coding, the more... euphoric? it felt? for it to pay off with a whole website built exactly the way i wanted it to look. my last major update was OKAY, but THIS one ACTUALLY looks like the mock up sketches i did in ms paint to figure out what i wanted. and that makes me SO PROUD of myself X)
so! this website is an ever changing art project, inspired by my love for art as a whole. even if i'm not posting full on art tutorials or anything, i am a firm believer in seeing the artistic value in EVERYTHING. EVERYTHING gets added to your mental inspiration bank. a nice movie you saw. a beautiful sight you saw on a walk. some good food you ate. It all fuels the artistic heart. And i hope the contents of this website can maybe inspire you too!!!!!
for a few quick technical details: designed on a 1920 x 1080 monitor but SHOULD scale properly to most other displays; i'm pretty sure i got it working well for most displays unless if you're browsing from like... a 500x500 px screen or smaller. i figured out vertical squish and horizontal squish, Less so both at the same time LOL. i also cannot guarantee it looking good on displays any larger than 1920 x 1080. i coded it entirely by scratch, just studying various tutorials and browsing the source code of various other sites i like to figure out how certain things work. :)c
ARTSY STUFF:
i am a multi-talented individual! i consider myself an artist, animator, video editor, and several other forms of art that i do less often, so i don't use them as titles :P
i've been interested in creative things for as long as i can remember. like, really. i've just always been drawn towards the act of creating. i can't live without it!
i use the following for my Creative Endeavors:
- Drawing: Clip Studio Paint (computer), Procreate / IbisPaint (mobile)
- Animating: Toon Boom Harmony, and sometimes Adobe Animate
- Editing: Adobe Premiere Pro , occasionally Adobe After Effects
if you're ever curious about parts of my artistic process, feel free to ask! (wherever you can reach me, site profile comments or my other accounts linked). i'm all for artists sharing with each other so we can all learn and grow ^_^ i'll be sure to link some stuff i really like using on my links page once it's set up as well!
INTERESTS:
here are some things i Enjoy a Normal Amount:
- General: console modification, custom keyboards, rhythm games, internet culture and history, animation and motion graphics, furry communities, pet sim games, colorful aesthetics, worldbuilding, character analysis, plush collecting, various crafts
- Games: Pokemon, Mario, Sonic, Pikmin, Sam and Max, Kirby, Ace Attorney, FFXIV, Henry Stickmin, Slay the Princess, Needy Streamer Overload, Puyo Puyo, The Binding of Isaac, Toontown, Professor Layton, A Hat in Time
- Music: Paramore, The Crane Wives, Mother Mother, ROAR, BROCKHAMPTON, The Garden, Kenshi Yonezu, Tyler the Creator, Machine Girl, JPEGMAFIA, The Hoosiers... I'm not the most avid music listener, so i literally pulled this list off my spotify stats XD my taste is the combo of growing up on vocaloid, 2000s pop/rock, music i was exposed to in the 2010s animation meme community, and topped off with a friend recently putting me on a lot of rap music. i'll listen to just about anything!
INTERNET WHEREABOUTS:
you wanna see me on places that Aren't on this website? ok!
- Business Email: hattstercatbusiness@gmail.com. feel free to reach out, but please only do so for professional reasons! i will delete emails that are trying to make casual chatter
- Youtube: @arcoleiris. i post animations and such here!
- Twitter: @arcoleiris. not my favorite but i post on it often since it's where a lot of my friends still are!
- Bluesky: @arcoleiris. where i plan to pivot to if twitter's TOS continue to piss me off LOL
- Tumblr: arcoleiris.tumblr.com. tumblr art blog! i also run a couple other blogs but fuck around and find out
- Sheezy.Art: arcoleiris. my favorite up and coming art site! (highly recommend you join if you can :3)
- Artfight: ~arcoleiris. even if it's only seasonal, i always like participating each year at least for a bit so sure i'll link it here!
- FFXIV: Rosalind Ancora (Brynhildr, Crystal). I'm somewhere around mid-shadowbringers. currently on a break!