Gyoza the Gyozarian<p><a href="https://nitecrew.rip/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>introduction</span></a> what the fuck is up </p><p>i'm known by a lot of different names, but you can call me EXTINCT </p><p>i'm an artist by trade; a shitposter by nature. you probably know me as a weird purple bat who posts drawings and nonsense</p><p>check out my portfolio: <a href="https://extinctinks.net" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">extinctinks.net</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>i'm hella old, rather ornery, goth as fuck, a genderless femby and a big gay in a smol package: <a href="https://en.pronouns.page/@extinct" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">en.pronouns.page/@extinct</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>i've been a professional illustrator for over 20 years; ; my living is made entirely through art, and i will draw (almost) anything i'm paid to. </p><p>my commissions are pretty much always OPEN :slick:</p><p>my main forte is illustration, though that doesn't narrow it down much as i can draw ~pretty much anything~ i'm asked to, from anime chibis, to furries, to mechs and everything in between. </p><p>i'm also a published comic artist, google indiginerds :smug:</p><p>i post a lot of WIPs but almost always tag my finished work with <a href="https://nitecrew.rip/tags/mastoart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastoart</span></a> </p><p>i also make <a href="https://nitecrew.rip/tags/vtuber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vtuber</span></a> models via Live2D and assets for vtubing such as props, backgrounds, overlays, emotes, etc and you can find those on my ko-fi shop: :ko-fi: <a href="https://ko-fi.com/extinctinks" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">ko-fi.com/extinctinks</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p>i love working with my hands and in addition to drawing, i'm an accomplished crocheter, knitter, handsewer, needlefelt sculptor and general <a href="https://nitecrew.rip/tags/fiberarts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fiberarts</span></a> enthusiast and i also have interest and experience in wood carving and clay scultpure</p><p>been on fedi since 2017, ran redroo.ml from 2018-2022, and am now theytriarch of nitecrew.rip. i've run quite a few online communities since the early 2000s, and in addition to this instance, i run a decently sized discord server (ask for an invite) <a href="https://nitecrew.rip/tags/nightcrew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nightcrew</span></a> </p><p>i'm mixed-race person of color, a combo of japanese-american, native american (pomo and konkow maidu from the land now known as northern california), raised in a nikkei household, so my views and positions are not that of a white person and you should keep that in mind</p><p>i'm a movie watcher, with a reputation for watching really bad movies for shits and giggles. sometimes i write about what i watch: <a href="https://letterboxd.com/batfarts/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">letterboxd.com/batfarts/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>and, of course, i listen to music a lot, and you can see how many times i've listened to HEALTH: <a href="https://www.last.fm/user/extinctinks" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">last.fm/user/extinctinks</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>i'm also a practicing occultist and occasionally post about that. i also do custom sigil commissions and have been known to interpret natal charts and tarot draws for people in the past <a href="https://nitecrew.rip/tags/mastoccult" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastoccult</span></a></p><p>other haunts you may find me lurking in:</p><p>:flap: <a href="https://twitter.com/extinctinks" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">twitter.com/extinctinks</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>:flap: <a href="https://staging.bsky.app/profile/extinct.ink" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">staging.bsky.app/profile/extin</span><span class="invisible">ct.ink</span></a><br>:flap: <a href="https://twitch.tv/extinctinks" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">twitch.tv/extinctinks</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>:flap: <a href="https://www.redbubble.com/people/skogul/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">redbubble.com/people/skogul/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>