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Hekikuu

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Hello Everyone,

Long time no post! (Again, for the millionth time)

I'd like to apologize for the long silences, I know I'm fairly inactive on this account, and for the most part it's in archival mode. I've been toying with the idea of full on deleting this account for a couple of years though, I'm pretty sure I've written about it at least once. However 15 years is a lot of history to just let go of. I've been uploading the this account since my first year of college, that's a huge chunk of time.

So what I think I'm going to do for now is just leave Hekikuu here, but inactive, as an archive. A tribute to prove that I haven't been doing absolutely nothing for the last 15 years of my life. I have had goals, I may not have reached many of them, but I have been striving towards something, even if you have to squint to see it.

If you would like to see what I'm currently up to, I am in the midst of starting my own art studio business called Spellslinger Art Studio. You can find it here on deviantart :devSpellslingerStudio:, at http://spellslingerstudio.com , @spellslingerstudio on Instagram and Facebook and on RedBubble at http://redbubble.com/spellslinger4rt

I will be selling prints on spellslingerstudio.com and will be selling phone cases and other such products with my artwork on RedBubble, so check it out!

Everything starts up on December 15th!

I also plan on putting out a graphic novel in 2021, so please look forward to that as well.

Thank you for following me for so long, for putting up with my long bouts of silence and inactivity. I am looking forward to drastically changing these habits, and becoming a more productive artist in the years to come!

Here's to another 15 years!

Cheers,

Amanda (Hekikuu)

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Hibernating

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So I haven't been on in months, that's pretty typical for me. Life is busy, but that's an excuse. I'm still making art, but I've been lacking in inspiration as well as confidence. I'm working on both of those right now and we will see where this journey takes us.
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I did something that terrified me tonight. I reached out and asked for a story, it probably wasn't to the right people, but it was to a website I trusted so hopefully they can point me in the right direction. Maybe you guys could point me in the right direction too.
You see I've had this story idea on the back-burner for a long time and I'd like to start moving forward with it, and eventually turning it into a comic (this is a personal project, I still intend to work on Blood of the Overlord with :iconoutergeek: and our other one-shot comic that has been in the works). I'm moving slowly with it in my free time (mostly in my head) and I'm stuck on some of the backstory/personal motivation aspects. You see when I was a lot younger I didn't really think of things like this, it was: "A happens, B happens because of A, C happens as a result". Good foundation for story writing, but given the story I want to flesh out a bit more and understand what my main character is going through, what I'm putting her through.
I'm looking to talk to lesbians (or gays) who have dealt with coming out to deeply religious family members (either close, or extended). If you know anyone who would be willing to share their stories with me please point them in my direction ( hekikuu @ hotmail . com ), or vice versa. Please know that I'm not asking this lightly and that I don't intend to make a farce of anything that they have gone through, I just wish to treat this subject sensitively and with respect.
Cheers,
Hekikuu
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I've recently been lacking inspiration, but I'm forcing myself to draw anyways. Right now that's what my goal is to draw every day, but I'm finding it really hard to stick to that goal without having something to work on. I know I just uploaded a bunch of stuff, but that was basically a months worth of work, minus one copic marker drawing that's hanging on my shelf right now waiting to be finished (hanging it high keeps it out of little hands, and unwrinkled). I'm not seeing a lot of progress though, in the way of proportion and perspective (which are things I need myself to improve on), however, unless I draw SenshiStock stuff I don't really work on those things, I just crank out random female characters in mildly differing positions, with strange clothes and pretty much no expression. *Sigh*
So I guess what I'm saying, is that I'm asking for help. Does anyone have any suggestions for some good tutorials that I can do? Ones that are either short, or easy to put down and pick up again (I'm working with limited time right now), also, and this is the main thing, that are free. I've been keeping my eye out on Level Up over on facecrack, but I've been feeling rather stupid and unconfident lately, and for some reason everything that gets suggested there always seems so daunting. I'll keep digging and let you guys know if I find anything good.
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Mini Reset

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So I did a mini reset. I've moved everything older than this year into a folder aptly named "Older Artwork", and removed them from the featured artwork gallery. You can still see it all by clicking all, of course, or by going into the folder but this will allow me to see/show my progress a little easier. I've only got a "Sketchbook" folder going besides the one for older art, but as I pick things up again, I'll try and add some other folders.
I had planned on setting everything up in sub-folders (like you would on your computer), but that option isn't available to me at this time, so this will have to do.
I know it looks a little bare right now, but don't worry (not that any one really is) I've been drawing quite regularly and just have to take the time to upload what I've done. It will mostly be sketchbook material for the next little bit until I gain my confidence back, then I'll start branching back out into my old mediums again. I hope to be doing more digital work soon, but I need to get back to basics before I get too far ahead of myself. You will probably also see a lot of :iconadorkastock: work for the next little while. I've been using their work as my life drawing references, as they're poses are very dynamic and they do a good job of lighting so that you can see everything. Also it is convenient, because I can draw off of my phone.
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