Duchess Celestia

#spooktober day 12: royalty (because capitalism blinds you, do you get it—)

#spooktober day 11: heat

#spooktober day 10: queen (bee)

YouTube video by Duchess Celestia Why Does Everyone HATE OCs?! || SPEEDPAINT + COMMENTARY

this week's video discussing why OCs get such a ridiculous amount of hate online is now live! youtu.be/5wGq3vh3Ucs

#spooktober day 9: fairy (circle) - there was a rumour where i grew up that fairy circles grew over human remains, so here we are

#spooktober day 8: hedgehog (the world’s least pettable hedgehog, in fact)

#spooktober day 7: gothic - it’s basically a junji ito-esque reinterpretation of american gothic bc my parents had that painting in their house when i was growing up and it always scared the living shit out of me. the farmer stares right into my soul and he HATES what he sees

#spooktober day 6: dragon

#spooktober day 5: relegated

Inside - Comfort Agoraphobia isn't what most people think it is. Hikikomori, recluses, shut-ins, hermits - those suffering from it are given a lot of different names, but those labels don't show what it's really like ...

the next chapter of inside is finally up and published! check it out here if you're interested: www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/in...

#spooktober day 4: underneath (finished too late to post it last night lmao) - based on the tell-tale heart bc god bless poe, so also gore warning

uncensored:

#spooktober day 3: pickled (i asked my wife what organ would be funniest/most visually appealing pickled, and she immediately said "kidney", so this is her fault - tw: organs)

#spooktober day 2: watched

#spooktober day one: entwined (tw: gore, tendons)

i decided it would be cool to make my own #inktober alternative challenge with the help of my patrons over on patreon! so here we have it: my list of #spooktober art prompts! i may not have time to do many of them myself, but i'll do my best - feel free to join me! (reposted due to error)

i’m doing another tier list video with tiktok art hacks!! i have a bunch saved already, but if you have favourites (or least favourites) that you want included, please tag me in them (@duchesscelestia on tiktok) or leave them in the replies!

YouTube video by Duchess Celestia Instant Gratification is RUINING Art (& How to Handle It) || SPEEDPAINT + COMMENTARY

this week's video about how instant gratification is ruining art (and how to stop it from ruining it for you) is now live! youtu.be/A4KGR_6S700

YouTube video by Duchess Celestia "There's no point anymore. I give up on art." (Don't Let AI Win) || SPEEDPAINT + COMMENTARY

this week's video just honestly talking about the dismal state of things for artists right now and why we still shouldn't let AI make us give up is now live! youtu.be/eH18wCKpqPs

anyone have any recommendations for good inktober alternatives? there are so many cool ones and i wanna hear your favourites 👀

YouTube video by Duchess Celestia 20 MORE Things Every Artist HATES! (Or At Least Most of Them) || SPEEDPAINT + COMMENTARY

this week's video ranting about 20 more things every artist hates is now live! youtu.be/TjVmadQAinY

YouTube video by Duchess Celestia New Tariff Update Might RUIN My Art Business (And Yours) || SPEEDPAINT + COMMENTARY

an unscheduled, unplanned (but important) video giving an update on the tariff situation is now live: youtu.be/pRT2zyWL-Do

YouTube video by Duchess Celestia Top 10 WORST Artist Stereotypes & Tropes (And I Draw Them All) || SPEEDPAINT + COMMENTARY

this week's video of art trope top tens, the top ten WORST artist tropes & stereotypes, is now live! youtu.be/Tsho-gm94qk

i’ll keep you all posted as the situation develops. for now, all apparel is being discontinued indefinitely until the tariffs are removed, all US orders are being refunded and declined, and american patrons will no longer be able to receive merch packages.

US orders made up 90% of my merch-based income, so i have no idea what i’m going to do now. i may end up having some apparel produced locally, but it still won’t be available to americans, which feels really unfair to them given how much support they’ve offered the store/channel.

to all of my american customers, i sincerely apologize - this is not a choice i wanted to make, and my hope is that canadian businesses like my own will eventually be able to sell to you again. i’m sincerely gutted over this, and i can’t believe this is what we’ve come to.

when the tariff situation began, i temporarily removed my US-produced apparel from my store with the hope that i could bring it back later. now, with further restrictions being added, i’m forced to not only make that permanent, but stop accepting orders from the US altogether.