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A mini (depressing) parody of the ocean scene in AOT (which is also already depressing) bc I’m upset rn and I think the analogy itself is pretty logical.⚠️TRIGGER WARNING IN SLIDES AND CAPTIONI keep questioning myself, is there any point in all this- analyzing popular stories and creating my own ones, even tho I might run out of time or inspo one day? I know I should rather be doing other studies if I want to achieve my (other) new dream, but I don’t know if that’s a flame of pure passion or one that’ll burn me out once again. And I know moving on to the next step of life won’t help. There will be just endless constraint and constraint, awaiting of nothing but emotional and physical deterioration as time goes by. A lot of things I encounter irl seem to reinforce these thoughts, that’s why I can’t move my head away from the clouds. Right now I’m doing the only thing that keeps me from thinking such thoughts. But again, what’s the point of investing my time and effort in all this? If I release my works commercially, there’s no guarantee it’ll be successful. And if I don’t, is there any meaning? I know AOT ends with Armin & Zeke saying it doesn’t all require a meaning, you just run and catch ball and that’s it, but why do I never learn… (I have like THREE already written Google documents about this in case I want to speak more in-depth, but right now I’m too tired to edit and adjust them here)All I can say is that self-destruction (or at least self-destructive thoughts) is a villain like Eren, wanting to destroy your own world out of frustration and resulting in the Rumbling of 4/5(=80%) of Riley’s islands. (I do know Riley’s case is more of a growth than destruction, but you get the idea) There're actually many fictional villains like Eren or G route Chara whose chaotic conducts are also self-destructive. And I feel that recent irl events have penetrated these thoughts into one of my favorite colors (from which I’ll also probably make an artwork or sth if I’m ready). But as Billie Eilish said in the making of Listen Before I Go, “This [...] is the reason I don’t.” I’m deeply grateful for being a creative, being able to express my feelings in a safer way. by @ice_diamonte

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I figured that I'd have to make this intro as a post bc story highlights glitch sometimes and you can't see them by @ice_diamonte

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Friendly reminder for myself (and everyone) that you don't need to feel "I don't deserve to speak out about my struggles since they're not even valid". This is supposed to be a meme showing the worst way characters with similar sibling guilt could react to each other's pains, and the point is that sharing struggles is not about competition and supposed to be more about feeling less alone. I feel anxious about this a lot—I have something I want to say but there's a voice in my head that keeps telling me to shut up and stop trying to make a big fuss out of nothing, that it's not even worth talking about. But the fact that someone else is in a better or worse condition does not determine how deeply the experience affected yourself, and it does not make your feelings any less valid.......#amateursmeme #elsa #albusdumbledore #sunnyomori #concealdontfeel by @ice_diamonte

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<To you, 2,000 days ago>Reposting this with a different message this time. I did a sort of ritual yesterday as a means of consoling myself (and you can guess it has to be related to some fictional work or franchise😂). It helped me shift the perspective and reinterpret my experiences into sth more agency-retained, but I’ll talk about it later and focus on this drawing for now.I used to think everything I did in the past was just an action as a “slave of freedom”, as Eren Jaeger puts it (and this thought still occurs smtm), but the truth is it wasn’t that passive. Yes, the external pressures and burdens were true, but so was MY own strong drive to do my best in order to be free. (That may be why I relate more to Eren than Reiner.) And I had been too hard on myself, not listening to my own pains (which I wasn’t even aware of until years later from a more outside perspective), which began to fester in the form of sth like an Obscurus from Harry Potter, desperately waiting for some words of comfort “from you, 2,000 days later”.To be clear, I don’t intend to self-blame for not having taken care of myself better (bc back then I had no choice), but I’m trying to acknowledge that MY own will and efforts were also valid and meaningful, that I still chose to keep going on despite the hardships. So maybe it might not even have been Ymir Fritz at all—the reason I put Ymir Fritz in the place of my past was bc of the long and delayed awaiting for solace, but not the complete lack of agency as I used to believe. Back then the hidden pains led me to thinking I achieved nothing at all, which wasn’t true either.And speaking of the current me as “Eren”; no, I’m not wishing for total annihilation (of the self) or arousing old anger on purpose. Just like Eren has the power to connect with other Attack Titan inheritors through the Paths, I wish to connect to my selves via sth like a mind palace, give “Ymir” the comfort she deserved but never received from me. I’m going to use the “Attack Titan” powers for good means, if that’s how I can put it.❤️‍🩹⚡️......#ymirfritz #aotinspired #meaningfulart #emotionalart #healingart #healingprocess #fictioninspired by @ice_diamonte

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“A slave of freedom”That’s what Eren Jaeger says about his final actions—he worked hard for freedom only to later realize he was so obsessed with the idea of it that he became bound by it. And that’s what I feel when I look back at my experiences now. Why risk everything for a specific, limited goal you hope can bring you freedom when you ironically lose your freedom in the process of pursuing it?About this drawing: This is a redraw of a personal artwork I made a year ago, inspired by Frida Kahlo’s masterpiece The Two Fridas. “Mari” (left) is the perfectionist and perfect girl, and her color palette is the Headspace version because it’s how I *chose* to see her for some time—flawless, resourceful, strong like an older sister. (I’ll draw Spirit Mari—the “real” Mari—sometime later when I’m ready) “Ymir Fritz” (right) is the slave of freedom, weak and with no agency, blinded by obsession on a specific goal and the freedom it’s “supposed” to bring. They’re both holding something, but “Mari” is holding a picnic basket whose nourishments restore your HP; “Ymir” is holding a bucket she’s been carrying till her enslavement in the Paths. One end of the blood vessel is wound around “Ymir”’s wrist like handcuffs, and another part is placed around “Mari”’s neck as an OMORI reference but also to show this is unsustainable for “Mari” too. If you look closely at their hands, “Mari” is offering a hand but “Ymir” is rejecting it with a clenched fist, unlike the two Fridas in the og artwork holding hands as a way of consolation. “Ymir” knows “Mari” just wants perfection, and “Ymir” herself wants to rest—to end it all.Speaking of AoT, I think what it did well was to give individuals reasons why they make bad decisions instead of fully condemning or purifying them. For instance, Reiner seems villainous at first, but later stories reveal the brainwashing etc done to him by Marley, which helps the audience understand why he acted so.P.S. Sth about this drawing seems to give it a Tim Burton-like uncanny feel, and I like it this way😃......#omoriinspired #aotinspired #mariomori #ymirfritz #thetwofridas #fridakahloinspired #crossover #personalart #personalartwork by @ice_diamonte

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Throwback to the collab drawing I made exactly a year ago❄️Also I'm sorry for being inactive and not responding to posts or messages, I thought I'd need sth to update my feed to show I'm still here🙂 I hope everyone's doing okay🩵......#elsa #elsafanart #elsafrozen2 #elsadisney #elsadisneyfrozen #elsaintotheunknown #intotheunknown #intotheunknownfrozen2 #intotheunknown❄️ #frozenfanart #frozen2fanart #frozen2artwork #frozen2elsa #frozen2disney #frozen2 #throwback #artthrowback #artfrom2024 #artfromlastyear #throwbackreel #throwbacksunday by @ice_diamonte

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Screenshot of a previous story from my main acc as a sketch dump bc I feel these deserve to be made as a separate post✍️I do know I should draw more than just face portraits like these in order to improve my art skills, but faces are the most interesting and fun parts to draw, since the facial features and expressions are what says so much about a character’s identity and backstory. I already have another face portrait that’s all colored and ready to be posted, but I’m planning to upload it on my main acc after I finish another drawing, since I don’t want to post 3 face portraits in a row😅 Should I post more sketches like these on my main acc, as colored versions? Do you have a specific character you would like to see?Also, as you can see, when I draw pencil sketches, my artstyle shows a lot of variation—in not just the anime styles themselves, but also in how I draw the lines. Despite a lot of my drawings having clean lineart (like Elsa/Historia or Choso here), my preferred style is messy and less refined ones, since they convey the specific mood traditional pencil sketches have.✏️......#sketchdump #sketchdumppost #crossovers #elsafrozen2 #historaireiss #allmight #zenitsuagatsuma #arminarlert #choso #hanakokun #sunnyomori #ymiraot #mikasaackerman #enmu #sanemishinazugawa #pencilsketches #pencilsketch #animestyle #pencildrawings #simplesketches #animesketches #differentartstyles #animeartstyleDo you prefer neat or messy sketches? by @ice_diamonte

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Sketch vs Final✨️I usually do a lot of small edits on my initial pencil sketches, and this one required even more editing since the base sketch was a very crude one done for pure practice. The fact that they look this much different feels kinda embarrassing...😅 But it's the finished result that matters!If you know my YouTube channel, you may have already seen this video😌 (shameless self promo lol)......#sketchvsfinal #sketchvsfinalart #sketchvsfinalartwork #sketchvsfinalreel #sketchvsfinalresult #sketchvsfinaltrend #arttrend #artiststrend #artistoﬁnstagram #artistsoninsta #instaartreel #artreels #artistsreel #arttrendinstagram #oc #ocartwork #ocdrawing #ocsideprofile #sideprofiledrawing #sideprofilesketch by @ice_diamonte

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Redrew an AoT scene where Eren confronts a child Ymir Fritz in the Paths. Remember what I said about embracing my weak past in my last post? Ymir Fritz is my “weak past” that I’ve kept in the shadows since being reminded of my “strong past” until now, and the present me is in the place of Eren, comforting her. I dressed the current me like the old Meet The Artist post and added Ymir’s hairband for recognition. I’m not good at high-angle perspective so the arms look kinda awkward, but it’s still okay overall.The reason it’s Ymir Fritz & Eren and not a bittersweet happy moment of “I love you” is because I’m upset and angry, like that scary face Ymir makes when she finally breaks. About things that happened to me and the others. It started out from a trivial detail I was reminded of bc of my overly self-analytic tendency, which turned out to be not so trivial but a rather deep pain I’ve been burying down bc I thought it was absurd. We were all expected to experience sth unpleasant, and it was repeatedly spoken of like an unlucky prophecy by not only us but also them, who kept bringing up the topic over and over again even in unnecessary moments. Like, why can’t they leave us alone when we’re already pressured more than enough by other things. And this keeps stirring up other similar memories of soft pressure we got on different topics.For me personally, it changed me in a way that reinforced the idea I was weak and powerless, and it doesn't seem entirely wrong to say this pressure has played a part. But the big difference is that instead of wanting to erase “Ymir Fritz” from memory, I want to comfort her, hug her, feel her anger together- sth I couldn’t have done only a year ago.❤️‍🩹This did not mean to be about how to fully embrace yourself, and I’m sorry for recent posts being so depressing. My current situation keeps reminding me of bad experiences, and idk if I’m dwelling on the past for too long or being too sensitive, but I do hope I’ll find a way. As always thank you to everyone who makes it this far❤️......#aotinspired #aotstyle #aotartstyle #personalart #sketch #selflove #selfacceptance #microaggression #subtlepressure #resurfacingfeelings by @ice_diamonte

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The bonus sketch I added in the Ymir post + an Omori edit (true ending spoilers⚠️). I had to search for the Japanese text of what Eren said to Mikasa: “Fight. / Fight. / If you lose, you die. / If you win, you live. / If you don’t fight, you can’t win.” I reinterpreted this line as an internal battle to keep going on vs give up, since I thought it literally fit Sunny’s arc. The next slide is a parody of Mikasa’s lines, as Sunny’s response.Honestly AoT means so so much to me- One funny connection I have is the coincidences. The first, second and third times I’ve heard of it were each in 2013 (anime start), 2018 (exactly in-between year!), and 2023 (anime end, and when I first watched it). Even the number of where I first stayed was 835, the year EMA were born. The AoT-related memory from 2018 became that single unforgettable good memory bc it somehow acted as a symbol of inner strength- “You shoot me down, but I won’t fall, I am TITANium” (22nd element), and allowing myself to watch this show and therefore reconnect to this good memory let my present self earn forgiveness from my strong past.This sounds too spiritual and silly, but I feel like devouring every episode of Shingeki no Kyojin (which translates to Attack Titan or Advancing Titan) awakened my “powers” to use fictional elements for conveying positively meaningful and empowering messages and self-heal (like a Shifter), advancing from using them for just vent purposes. As I did with watching the show and buying merch as a symbolic self-reward. There was even a moment I felt like I had literally sent future memories of solace to the past (which is, technically speaking, just another coincidence😅). Once, before I knew AoT, I drew sth with a short sentence, symbolizing hope for better days; and I recently came across a fanart of another character whose story really resonated with me, with the exact same sentence. Which did feel… surprising.But there was one important thing AoT couldn’t provide an answer to, and it was, Could I also learn to accept and love even my weak past?❤️‍🩹 I’ll probably talk about this in another post indirectly, but that is another story and shall be told another time~ by @ice_diamonte

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Depressed Hero meme upgrade version bc that expression somehow seemed fitting🗿Haven't got to this episode yet, but I still wanted to make an edit out of this meme- it's strangely coincidental that Hero from Omori's nickname is Hero lol(‼️NOT my artwork, this is just a scene edit)......#omorihero #heroomori #depressedhero #omorimeme #omorimemes #omoriheromeme #heroomorimemes #omoriheroedit #mhaedit #midoriyaedit #izukuedit #animesceneedit #cursed #funny #custommeme #dekueatthis #omor by @ice_diamonte

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“I don’t know where I amI don’t know this placeDon’t recognize anybodyJust the same old empty faceSee these people, they lieAnd I don’t know who to believe anymore [...]Is it just a game?”-Felt a sudden burst of inspo to draw this while choosing a song for the next post in my main acc, so I whipped it up in 20-30 minutes while taking a break from struggling with the textures for the main post. I’ve been listening to a lot of Birdy (@/birdyinstagram) ’s songs for the past few days, and this song “Just a Game” brought back to me the internal confusion and chaos from competitive environments. It’s originally a Hunger Games movie soundtrack, and tho I’ve never watched the movie or any of the series yet, the song itself spoke to me a lot.I drew Ymir Fritz in an AoT Junior High school uniform (tho this is supposed to represent how I had felt during high school, honestly junior high (middle school) was the best period of my life haha) bc it just felt that way for me- being a slave to your own goals which become more like a toxic obsession at one point (like King Fritz), eyes blinded by unhealthy obsession and loss of freedom. The AoT JH uniform is just to make sure it looks like school clothing, and I thought classic sailor-type anime school girl uniforms wouldn’t match. I edited the color theme of the image so that it resembles the original AoT scene even more, that’s why the color is different from my other scanned sketches. I’m thinking maybe I should’ve put a Squid Game fanart with this song instead (since it’s also a death game/survival game genre), and I’m feeling rather impulsive while posting this suddenly, but anyway I hope you like it and I’d love to know what you think in the comments😊Btw if you’re planning to listen to this song, I highly recommend the official mv version- the soundtrack version is fine but this version is just so on fire😭😭💖......#ymirfritz #ymirfritzfanart #ymirfritzaot #aotfanart #fanart #personalart #personalsketch #meaningfulart #songinspiredart #songinspiredartwork #songinspireddrawing #birdyjustagame #justagame #isitjustagame #competition #toxiccompetition #emotionalartwork #traditionalsketch by @ice_diamonte

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