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Undead0rion

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You may have known be a different name. Or perhaps a few. I ask that you not refer to me by those names any longer. Nor any of the usernames or nicknames derived from them. Those aren't me anymore. So allow me to re-introduce myself.


Hi! My name's Orion! I'm a queer, trans artist who mostly draws OCs. I mostly use he/him pronouns, but I'm okay with a bit of they/them sometimes.


I left this account nearly 8 years ago. I had just started my transition and such an old account so strongly tied to who I used to be was too much to handle. I tried making a new account but that didn't go so well. I eventually drifted off to other platforms.


I eventually moved, got a job, lost a job, started school, moved again, dropped out of school moved a few times, started school, dropped out of school, got a job, lost a job due to the pandemic, started school again. It's been a roller coaster, that's for sure. First I studied set design, which I loved. But a few factors pulled the rug out from under my feet and I lost some good opportunities. Then I studied architecture, but my life rather abruptly fell apart. When you're a grown adult, you don't really expect to come home to find the parent you were living with having packed up and moved out, leaving you just a note saying it was the only way.


It took a couple years to get back on my feet. Somewhere along the way I started turning the story with Crawford and Dane into a proper thing. First a novel, but my writing skills weren't quite what they needed to be. Then a comic. I got about 100 pages in before I had to take a break.


That break was due to my latest and nearly complete attempt at school. In a few weeks, I graduate with a degree in web development. Not just with honors, but with the best teacher in the whole program telling me he's proud of me for what I do. When I got discouraged due to other classes (not taught by him) falling short of my expectations and not teaching enough, he nudged me toward Harvard's free classes through EdX. I've since finished 2 courses and I'm nearly finished with a 3rd.


But it's not just web design that I've learned. I've learned actual programming. Python and C and C# and JavaScript.


I'm thinking of pivoting my methods and instead of continuing the comic making it into a game instead. It would bring together all of my skills, and force me to tackle the one area I've been skirting around--animation. Because along the way I also learned things like perspective! My background skills have seriously leveled up.


Also, AI "art" can suck a fat rock. I'll be heavily watermarking any art that I do post here because of it.

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New Account!

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I've decided to make my way back into Deviantart, but rather than try to drag this account into something better suited to me now, I've opted to start fresh. Especially since this account carries my deadname and it's watermarked/written on so many submissions.

You can find me here: :iconundeadorionart: :iconundeadorionart: :iconundeadorionart: :iconundeadorionart:

Follow me for updates on the webcomic I'm developing for Crawford that will go live in January!
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Name Change

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I don't post here often, but I wanted to make my announcement everywhere. I've recently come out as being a transman, and will be using the name Colin Moore.

Soon I will update my DA name to match, but that requires money. So for now it sticks as it is.

And if you want to keep up with my more up to date art, follow me on Tumblr: moorecolinart.tumblr.com/
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:bademoticon: How long have you been on DeviantArt?
      10 years. May 2005.

:bademoticon: What does your username mean?
      It's my first initial and my last name. Not a keymash, I swear.

:bademoticon: Describe yourself in three words.
     Tired, frustrated, busy

:bademoticon: Are you left or right handed?
     Right. My left is pretty useless for anything.

:bademoticon: What was your first deviation?
      Yellow Towel Crawford Style by Undead0rion


:bademoticon: What is your favourite type of art to create?
     Digital and/or comics

:bademoticon: If you could instantly master a different art style, what would it be?
     Stylized realism, similar to Loish and other such artists

:bademoticon: What was your first favourite?
     Someone drew me as an MLP character--waaaay before FiM was a thing

:bademoticon: What type of art do you tend to favourite the most?
     Reference photos and things to use for inspiration

:bademoticon: Who is your all-time favourite deviant artist?
     Too many to list

:bademoticon: If you could meet anyone on DeviantArt in person, who would it be?
     Most people I've wanted to meet, I have

:bademoticon: How has a fellow deviant impacted your life?
     Hard to say

:bademoticon: What are your preferred tools to create art?
     Photoshop. Specifically, a custom brush I use for inking. 

:bademoticon: What is the most inspirational place for you to create art?
     Anywhere, as long as I'm alone. Otherwise, at the beach.

:bademoticon: What is your favourite DeviantArt memory?
     I don't really have one

#deviantartistquestionnaire because how the hell else do you add tags? 
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From here on, I will likely be disabling all comments on new submissions. If the vast majority of input I'm going to get is "lol" or "XD", it's not a feature I need.
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