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one of my first works, very early 2024 where i had little to no experience and was just running off of tutorials, vs now in 2025 a slight rework, just moving through processes by messing around on my own.
(first image, 2024. second 2025)
1d ago
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i had gotten really into digital illustration and spent basically all my time using a wacom drawing tablet as a teenager.
in all of these old self-portraits i always depict myself with a black jacket and some kind of red accessory.
what i love here is the lack of any attention to detail and the very distinct vibe this has that is present in a lot of amateur digital art from a decade ago.
i've grown quite a lot as an artist since this was drawn and it's fun to see how i viewed myself at a different point in time.
Feb 11, 2024
self portrait im working on
i think this is like the second one ive ever done voluntarily lol
May 22, 2025
Did this just for me in a quick sprint tonight.
First time testing a fish eye lens feel. And the idea of doing punk on a different stock and with slightly different medium just made sense.
Totally a wip that I'll come back to.
Feb 24, 2025
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it’s my grandmothers on my moms side, they both died before i was born. i collect antiques and love clocks, so this is extra special to me
Jun 16, 2025
taken with a camera that actually saves on a floppy disk! sony mavica. edited in photoshop, photos taken by me.
Jun 16, 2025
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by @artifaxing on instagram.
“ It’s 2025 as I write this, and I’m holding what would’ve been seen as a supercomputer just 50 years ago in the palm of my hand. I can Google any image, take a photo, post it online, and reach millions in seconds. But still… I find myself missing the past. The “good days.” And maybe you do too.
For years now, I’ve noticed something. When I scroll, I see grainy VHS clips, blurry digital photos, old games on outdated consoles. And I always ask why. But I know the answer.
Everything today feels polished. We’ve got 8K, 160fps, ultra-HD in our pockets. Even the cheapest cameras capture insane quality. But is that a true reflection of us? I don’t think so.
We’re drawn to what’s imperfect because we’re imperfect. That raw, nostalgic look feels more real. And especially in moments of uncertainty, people turn to it for comfort. It’s familiar. It feels safe. According to fMRI studies, nostalgia even lights up reward centers in our brain, particularly the medial prefrontal cortex.
That’s why you see it everywhere now. People are buying old iPhones just to get the early 2010s look in photos. Brands are tapping into that too. Nostalgia marketing has seen a 20 to 30 percent rise recently.
It’s not just media. It’s clothes, logos, design. Minimalism and modernism made everything clean, but in doing so, kind of erased the personality. People want character again. They want imperfection. They want bold, messy, loud. They want to feel something. “
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