tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143366957982470642.comments2020-07-27T10:45:53.309-04:00RemovalReuxbenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756079060745342367noreply@blogger.comBlogger208125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143366957982470642.post-71692631323366096742020-07-27T10:45:53.309-04:002020-07-27T10:45:53.309-04:00Thanks so much for the warm words, Rish, and I'...Thanks so much for the warm words, Rish, and I'm terribly sorry I missed this comment, apparently it's been locked away in the awaiting-moderation queue this whole time--I had no idea what that little speech bubble icon meant on the dashboard! Anyway, I tend to be quite self-conscious about bugging people or not doing their work justice, so I usually hesitate to alert anyone when I do random fan art of their stuff, but it's a great relief to hear you enjoyed the illustration. In any case, it would certainly be a great thrill to work with you, I sincerely hope we can iron something out and am happy to talk further over email any time. <br /><br />ReuxbenReuxbenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12756079060745342367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143366957982470642.post-24300352510092778052020-01-04T05:08:38.625-05:002020-01-04T05:08:38.625-05:00Reuxben, I discovered this blog (and these images)...Reuxben, I discovered this blog (and these images) just today. First off, excellent work! Secondly, it amazes me that you put this much thought (and effort) into one of my stories; it's more flattering than you could know.<br /><br />Thirdly, I wish you'd let me know you did this. I'd surely have figured out a story you could do the cover art for for pay. Even without trying, your cover's bound to be better than mine.Rish Outfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16126627112516914578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143366957982470642.post-7922544823356499822017-05-04T05:37:17.994-04:002017-05-04T05:37:17.994-04:00Ah, thanks for the kind words and sincere apologie...Ah, thanks for the kind words and sincere apologies on the turtle-tastic reply. As you can imagine, it's been a little difficult lately, and I wanted to go offline for a bit--of course, no fault of your own; completely my own dumb stuff going on here. To your comment, to be perfectly honest, I don't actually know that my art truly makes people happy. Of course I want it to, and am indeed happy while doing art (well, kinda...it's <i>like</i> happiness, at least) but in my head I often refer to my doing art as "parlor tricks" or my "monkey dance." At best, I guess I amuse people, but actually making people happy with art is a rare, rare feat. Anyway, I do feel better now, I guess it's just about refusing to wallow. Thanks again for your kind words, I will strive to live up to them. I will fail, of course, but I will strive. <br /><br />Thanks again,<br /><br />ReuxbenReuxbenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12756079060745342367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143366957982470642.post-63404992621762988222017-03-20T09:02:47.317-04:002017-03-20T09:02:47.317-04:00Reading about people being sad makes me a little s...Reading about people being sad makes me a little sad. lol. I don't know why but I think it's kinda my fault. My brain does that sometimes —feeling guilty or taking the blame for something I didn't even do. I know I didn't do anything to make you feel bad but my head is messed up so it makes me think that I actually did. I hope you feel better, though. I know you will. You're an awesome person.You make other people happy with your art. You're happy when making art, aren't you? And it's awesome that doing something that makes you happy is making other people happy too. I don't know if I'm still making sense. I'll just end this here. lol. Stay awesome like person that you are.Plastic Glowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02979707804488977707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143366957982470642.post-43657428972520809652017-02-13T00:45:20.742-05:002017-02-13T00:45:20.742-05:00I realized I'm doing fan art for weather and I...I realized I'm doing fan art for weather and I'm ok with that.<br /><br />ReuxbenReuxbenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12756079060745342367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143366957982470642.post-28771576496975515392017-02-11T07:36:22.280-05:002017-02-11T07:36:22.280-05:00OH MY GOD *O* <3OH MY GOD *O* <3Plastic Glowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02979707804488977707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143366957982470642.post-66646742808832801402017-01-22T10:14:36.249-05:002017-01-22T10:14:36.249-05:00This is a bizarre world now. Ordinarily I have bas...This is a bizarre world now. Ordinarily I have basically 0 interest in politics, and of course don't want to bog down an art site with this sort of topic, but I feel that it has become our (meaning USers) responsibility not to be as casual as we could afford to be before, cuz it's crystal clear we simply can't trust the "adults." Just listening to the cabinet confirmation hearings; it's simply incredible. These are adult, human beings saying these things to other human beings; these aren't TV characters, this is real life and they will be responsible for the well-being of millions and millions of people each, and it's a joke. As a US citizen, I cannot in good conscience allow myself to be a party or pawn to these agents of harm. <br /><br />You are in a more unique position as an outside observer to remain as disengaged as you wish (a position I took for granted), so please don't take this as any sort of pressuring or call to action for you! I'm just trying to respond thoroughly. For now, this situation remains above all <i>our</i> problem. I hope we get our house in order enough so we don't severely, negatively impact other countries. <br /><br />To end on a more positive note, I can see the humor in it once being unimaginable that I would ever expend so much energy on politics. The comedian Bo Burnham (of all people) presented a pretty accurate representation my feelings of reluctantly caring, though:<br />https://twitter.com/boburnham/status/822180111008923649 <br /><br />Anyway, yeah, the weather said it was going to rain here in JP so I started working on a rainy piece, but then inspiration struck for this take so I switched and carried over the rain theme to match the quote. Didn't realize it was raining during the inauguration, too (didn't watch). Bummed I didn't get to take a walk in the rain as usual, though, or at least do a "happy" rain piece. Love the rain.<br /><br />(2/2)<br /><br />ReuxbenReuxbenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12756079060745342367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143366957982470642.post-16159300762743723952017-01-22T10:13:46.621-05:002017-01-22T10:13:46.621-05:00Yeah, this passage never really resonated so clear...Yeah, this passage never really resonated so clearly and direly as it does now. The very foundation of government must be facts: you need <i>at least</i> facts, otherwise absolutely everything else falls apart as unreliable cuz you have nothing solid to build upon. It's fine to have differing opinions, rich debate makes government work, but you need a factual basis on which to have those differing opinions that aspire to help government. <br /><br />That thing occupying the presidency is the antithesis of fact, and in fact, while I appreciate your willingness to see what it's going to do, it seems its press secretary is already delivering clear, demonstrable lies on its behalf to start this term off. This is a discredit to him, his boss, the news industry, and the people he would inform. <br /><br />Put quite neatly:<br />https://twitter.com/peterwsinger/status/822980687083008000<br />That is, it's one thing that we can't trust them to be honest about low turnout despite widespread public, photographic evidence disproving their aggressive claims, but (perish the thought) if ever there should be a legit public crisis, these are the people we would <i>need</i> to be honest with us, we must be able to rely on them to tell the truth by observing/relaying facts. Without facts, there is no honesty, and thus, no trust. <br /><br />So we differ in willingness to wait and see about this demonstrable fraud, cuz for me personally it has exhausted its leeway for trust after a pre-inauguration, 18-month run of constant, unrelenting dishonesty that hasn't stopped, and my baseline has become that whatever it says is more likely not true and must first meet a burden of proof to be taken otherwise. That is a horrific state to be in, where the default is Do Not Trust. <br /><br />I bumped into some people at the crosswalk today, and we chatted before parting, and at no point did I have to think of these total strangers as by-default lying to me. That is how it should be. That is the bedrock foundation of why we say "innocent until proven guilty." That is human decency. But I know that thing in office is not decent, and don't know if it's entirely human. <br /><br />(1/2) Reuxbenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12756079060745342367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143366957982470642.post-52927390987926696642017-01-21T08:38:23.010-05:002017-01-21T08:38:23.010-05:00I like that quote from the bible. I've heard i...I like that quote from the bible. I've heard it lots of times. I don't really like politics that much because of the amount of dirt involved in it. I don't also want to say anything about a topic that I don't know anything about, especially elections. But hey, let's see what that guy's going to do in that position. I like how you expressed your thoughts in your art. The symbolism it represents is awesome.<br /><br />Coincidentally, it's raining here. Thanks for loving the rain. Some people hate it. I don't know why. HahaPlastic Glowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02979707804488977707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143366957982470642.post-1532281924520643372016-09-26T08:54:16.268-04:002016-09-26T08:54:16.268-04:00Thanks! I was like...oh, man, this probably doesn...Thanks! I was like...oh, man, this probably doesn't make any sense...<br /><br />Anyway, glad you enjoyed it, hope all is well,<br /><br />ReuxbenReuxbenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12756079060745342367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143366957982470642.post-4651828852958503042016-09-26T05:53:39.811-04:002016-09-26T05:53:39.811-04:00THIS IS SO CUUUUUTE! *^*THIS IS SO CUUUUUTE! *^*Plastic Glowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02979707804488977707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143366957982470642.post-89667700624480658132016-06-30T09:52:53.955-04:002016-06-30T09:52:53.955-04:00Funnily enough, I keep hearing I should get away f...Funnily enough, I keep hearing I should get away from hatching on finished work, but I love it and this pen in particular just makes you want to dig in deep. I have to consciously tell myself not to hatch! <br /><br />By the way, one of the most helpful tips I ever learned that I wish I'd learned earlier was that when hatching, you should strive to hatch in the direction of the given surface's curvature. This plus more universal hatching really helps define subtler shapes like faces, something I tested out on Howl, my May 16, 2016 post. <br /><br />Also, rough textures like beards are indeed a great idea to practice on, since they can be more forgiving and free-flowing. And although I only draw in pen for these sketches, it is definitely helpful to start with pencil, iron things out, then ink it.<br /><br />Anyway, hope you give hatching another go some time, and hope to check out some more of your stuff. I see you posted another drawing--looks wonderful!<br /><br />ReuxbenReuxbenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12756079060745342367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143366957982470642.post-60745893967973198292016-06-29T11:21:38.776-04:002016-06-29T11:21:38.776-04:00I really wanna try hatching. I tried earlier, but ...I really wanna try hatching. I tried earlier, but I ended up making the hatches into a beard. Haha.Plastic Glowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02979707804488977707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143366957982470642.post-34821847123602157742016-05-08T22:52:37.800-04:002016-05-08T22:52:37.800-04:00Nice--love the rain! Even just overcast, like tod...Nice--love the rain! Even just overcast, like today! <br /><br />ReuxbenReuxbenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12756079060745342367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143366957982470642.post-91180759810566072902016-04-28T09:12:21.455-04:002016-04-28T09:12:21.455-04:00It's actually raining outside right now. Coinc...It's actually raining outside right now. Coincidence? I think not.Plastic Glowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02979707804488977707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143366957982470642.post-10866642602056108072016-04-27T19:03:03.401-04:002016-04-27T19:03:03.401-04:00Surprising people with art is one of life's gr...Surprising people with art is one of life's greatest, simplest joys.<br /><br />ReuxbenReuxbenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12756079060745342367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143366957982470642.post-61444206543496985042016-04-26T09:46:17.391-04:002016-04-26T09:46:17.391-04:00AWESOME! I can't really believe you drew him f...AWESOME! I can't really believe you drew him for me. Nyahaha. I can see their resemblance :DPlastic Glowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02979707804488977707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143366957982470642.post-83709390559758168642016-04-23T11:06:32.494-04:002016-04-23T11:06:32.494-04:00No problem, uploaded!
http://reuxben.blogspot.co...No problem, uploaded! <br /><br />http://reuxben.blogspot.com/2016/04/funsomelodramatic.html<br /><br />ReuxbenReuxbenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12756079060745342367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143366957982470642.post-32879901375017609482016-04-22T02:18:13.442-04:002016-04-22T02:18:13.442-04:00Oooooh. Awesome! I would like to see it. Really sw...Oooooh. Awesome! I would like to see it. Really sweet you did it for me. XDPlastic Glowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02979707804488977707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143366957982470642.post-67071900711554963332016-04-21T20:22:38.732-04:002016-04-21T20:22:38.732-04:00Nice! Hoping I'll be able to encounter their ...Nice! Hoping I'll be able to encounter their new album in JP stores somewhere.<br /><br />Anyway, this is actually Jaime! I did post a couple sketches of Vic earlier, but nothing too serious, so I did a couple new ones of him today for you.<br /><br />ReuxbenReuxbenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12756079060745342367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143366957982470642.post-1545845364460294352016-04-20T19:11:27.956-04:002016-04-20T19:11:27.956-04:00Is this supposed to be Vic Fuentes? I love Pierce ...Is this supposed to be Vic Fuentes? I love Pierce the Veil! Awesome!Plastic Glowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02979707804488977707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143366957982470642.post-14086307360125369852016-04-10T15:38:50.190-04:002016-04-10T15:38:50.190-04:00Ah, perfect how it all works out!
ReuxbenAh, perfect how it all works out! <br /><br />ReuxbenReuxbenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12756079060745342367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143366957982470642.post-68196662064650770102016-04-09T08:37:15.857-04:002016-04-09T08:37:15.857-04:00thank God I tried to learn Hiragana and Katakana w...thank God I tried to learn Hiragana and Katakana when I was bored. Haha. You're welcome~Plastic Glowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02979707804488977707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143366957982470642.post-27489995164904995812016-04-09T02:22:46.475-04:002016-04-09T02:22:46.475-04:00ありがとうね。
ルーベンありがとうね。<br /><br />ルーベンReuxbenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12756079060745342367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143366957982470642.post-87624190155862886812016-04-08T07:52:02.365-04:002016-04-08T07:52:02.365-04:00sugoi! *^*sugoi! *^*Plastic Glowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02979707804488977707noreply@blogger.com