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THE ART SECTION

This is the art section, but more to go into detail. It is really more of the "archived art" section. At present, I consider myself to be very project-oriented in my online identity; however, I just love art.

So, this is for archives of old writings, OC pages, etcetera. It is a bit vibes-based. These are often behind on updates.

Art Archive

An archive of my art (mainly illustrations) dating back to sometime in 2016. This archive is low resolution, though I hope to provide zips/artbooks with higher-resolution versions of my art someday.

OC Catalogue

This is my OC catalogue. Images of OCs on my website are typically visible here. This is technically a very long ongoing PHP project intended to act as a self-hosted instance of Charahub and Toyhouse, though it also serves as a reference repository for me for art trades and commissions.

YMMSHIWTKM

You Make Me So Happy I Want to Kill Myself. This is an archive of a written work I started when I was a young teenager. I am too embarrassed to archive most of my old writings, but this feels very relevant to me as a person.

Aminas

This is a shrine to my oldest OCs, the Aminas. It sorely needs an update.

Cakes

This is a shrine to my second oldest OCs, the Cakes Sisters. It also really needs an update.

Eleanor

A small shrine for my OC Eleanor. It sorely needs an update.

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Mala's Updates
♚ 10.2.26 OC | Credits - The original contents section now has a credits page. This is to catalogue fanart/gift art, and commissions I've received over time. It uses the same database as "characters" but just acts as a gallery. More CSS changes to be had. A lot was done in the back end in the past month I hope to show off someday. I am also considering switching Ophanimkei's backend to Laravel because all of this vanilla PHP work is making me a tiny bit insane
♚ 9.29.26 RSS Handling, Etc - Ophanimkei now has multiple RSS feeds, all now accessible from the sitemap and their respective pages (the main feed, which is maintained by hand, and the automated feeds such as media logs, confessions, and diary). The diary is no longer as easily accessible for various reasons. Old RSS entries have been purged from the feed, but they are archived.

Links that Influence Me and My Writing

Internet Writings I Like
Afro Surrealism Manifesto - The Afrosurreal Manifesto by D Scott Miller. Reading this made me feel like I wasn't absolutely insane, and it is the only "label" I really feel suits me as a storyteller.
Afro Surrealism Is Dead (And It's About Damn Time) - The author of the Afro Surreal Manifesto created this article in which he (rightfully) complains about the mainstream's handling of the term. To me, this article does a good job showing how modern counterculture becomes mainstream and is taken over by wealthy people who never acknowledge early innovators of the counterculture. However, you know... this article is a long line of pieces in the tradition of major figures and early pioneers of countercultures complaining about their evolution... I have complex feelings on this article and these sorts of works as an indie artist, but it did inspire me to make these buttons.
Tyoma's "The Curse Of Being A Teenage Girl" - This is an article about Tyoma's experiences growing us as a teenage girl. Some of it felt like looking in a mirror, and I deeply connected with it.
Good News, The Internet As We Know It May Be Doomed by Suboptimalism - I really enjoy reading suboptimalism's writings and this is one of my favorites. This article is about how the current state of the internet likely won't last forever for several reasons. I am looking forward to the future of the internet
Toby Fox's Secret Base Volume 4: Yume Nikki - This is a translation of Toby Fox's 'interview' with Kikiyama. It also has some of Toby Fox's thoughts on RPG Maker games. This is a favorite of mine for obvious reasons

creation
beepbox - a chiptune music program that works in browser
bitsy - a little pixel game engine that works in browser
twine - an interactive story game engine that can also work in browser. can be integrated with bitsy
online blinkie creator - an online blinkie creator- has some other goodies too
error messager generator - make your own error messages
renpy - a visual novel engine that uses it's own scripting language and python
dialogic - godot tool for dialogue.

No Longer Online and Excluded from Wayback Machine
Create Something Terrible by Bikobatanari - This is an article about creating terrible art and how in a world where professionals and hobbyists share the same spaces, it's important to continue making things we want to make. It really reached me, and although I want to respect Bikobatanari's desire to go offline, I do wish this article was still public. Bikobatanari has several other fabulous writings as well.