HyzMarie

I am a musical enigma. Spotify thinks I’m 33.

1 week ago | [YT] | 4

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This legitimately made me cry. Human art deserves a place in our lives, and it always will… but this might take that spot away. I never was that depressed by the news… that is, until it became a play-by-play of companies using machines to replace real people and making countless lives worse. Dreams lost, reputations lost, jobs lost… even lives lost. When will this end?

We do not deserve this. From the people who lost their Minecraft worlds to AI code, to the artists who lost their commissions or their entire jobs, to the communities suffering as data centers drain their resources, to the people who lost their lives to ChatGPT… we matter. We matter more than these machines. We need to stand and fight… but I don’t know if we even can.

If, somehow, anyone with any power is reading this, please. Ban Generative AI. Now. Before more is taken away that can’t be given back. Adam Raine will not be the last if this continues… he will be one of many who are lost to this, but one of few we see in the public eye.

This needs to stop. Now. Please.

1 week ago (edited) | [YT] | 4

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Happy 19th birthday to The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess! My favorite Zelda game of all time, and the release date happens to be near my own birthday, so I’m celebrating it here :)

3 weeks ago | [YT] | 3

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I’m a bedrock PC player… pls help us Mojang :,(

3 weeks ago | [YT] | 6

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Google says I’m a child. I can’t tell it otherwise without giving it a picture of something like a credit card or gov ID. It knows my birthday, but just disagrees for some reason.

I love this timeline 🫠

1 month ago | [YT] | 6

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I’m working on a (very elaborate) cosplay of Link from The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess for Halloween this year.

Thinking of making a video showcasing the cosplay
(I’m super proud of it!)

There are a few portions I’m thinking of.

1:
Walking through how I did it
(I don’t have footage unfortunately, but I can point out how certain processes led to certain effects and talk about sewing/knitting techniques)

2:
Explaining how the outfit would actually work for a medieval warrior
(Things like why there are so many layers, how everything would fasten IRL, and why it would work particularly well for Link’s activities and fighting style in the game even if it wouldn’t for a more traditional knight)

Thing is, I’m not sure on whether y’all would watch it for a few reasons:

1: The lack of process footage is a little concerning to me, but I don’t have a way to both hold a camera and make the cosplay without compromising both the outfit and the footage.


2: I have no idea whether anyone here wants a segment on how medieval armor worked because idk how interesting it is to most people (seeing as I, who find this fascinating, am a complete and utter weirdo)

3: I’ve never done cosplay or anything like it on this channel, and I’ve never done a live-action video either, especially not one with my actual body and face (which I would need to do as I’d be wearing the costume) and I’m aware some people prefer animation and aren’t that crazy about face reveals anyway.

If there aren’t many responses I’ll probably disregard the results and I might also just not make the video due to privacy concerns about showing my actual face. Still, I’d like to know what y’all think.

1 month ago | [YT] | 3

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A gauntlet!
Guess the cosplay it’s from!



I knitted the blue sleeve and the brown pad (which I doubled over), sewed them together, then chopped the fingers off some winter gloves, sewed it and some knit cords to the gauntlet, and embroidered the buckles.

I’ve sacrificed multiple items of clothing for this so far, and I’m pretty sure my wardrobe now lives in fear of scissors.

The character this is for uses this glove for falconry and I can see how it would work now. Even with yarn it’s decently protective (clearly not enough for talons, but if I whack my arm against something wearing it it’s pretty good at cushioning the blow!)

unfortunately, this is going to be my shield hand and the gauntlet needs to be on the sword hand, with a slightly different one on the shield hand… but I’ve gone too far now so it’s gonna have to be slightly inaccurate.

Sorry to yap like this at 1am, but I’m very proud of the cosplay so far and I’ve got to spend a lot of time on it while also managing two midterm projects. So sleep be darned! I’ll sleep in November!

Might make a video showcasing the cosplay, how I made it, and how it would work if it were real (so some nerding out over medieval armor), but I don’t know what the interest in that would be and I’d have to show my face which makes me a little nervous.

Should I do the video? Is there any part I should cut?

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1 month ago | [YT] | 4

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Hey y’all! I moved into my dorm last weekend and so far I’ve been loving getting connected, and actually built some healthier habits and even got back into fabric crafts!

The thing is, with all of this stuff happening, I haven’t been doing a lot of digital art. I just wasn’t really motivated at all to do digital art this summer because I had other hobbies I was enjoying more (hence why I was less active on Artfight and didn’t post about it much), and that trend has continued as I start living on my own and having more things to do that I’m finding very fulfilling.

So, I’m taking a break to enjoy the start of the semester, think about the future of the channel, and maybe build up a stockpile of videos if I decide to keep on as I have been (though right now that option seems very unlikely). I don’t plan to leave YouTube right now, I’m just thinking about what kind of videos I want to make, and evaluating whether it’s worth the opportunity cost to continue focusing on this channel or if I should keep it on the back burner.

The plan I’m leaning towards right now is posting less frequently and focusing on animations over scripted videos or speedpaints, which will mean thay I post rarely, or that most of my posts are WIPs, but I’m just not sure where I want to go right now. I’ve been building healthier habits as I get used to living on my own, and found that a side effect of taking more time for self-care and socializing is that I spend less time online. I LOVE the online art world, but I’m honestly happier now than I have been in a long time, and feel much more like someone with a purpose, so I’m pretty split right now. I might just need a break from digital art, or some time to find my feet, or it might become something that’s a much smaller part of my life and my identity. Once again, I’m not planning to leave, but I need some time to think about my life and get used to a new rhythm as my college career begins.


Expect to hear back sometime in October about where I’m headed :)

I’d send a picture of my new room but it’s covered in college swag and I don’t want the entire internet knowing where I live 😅

3 months ago (edited) | [YT] | 3

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Uhh… started a community cause why not lol. Don’t think anyone will post here yet, but we’ll see :)

4 months ago | [YT] | 2

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3 guesses as to what my most recent one is lol…

4 months ago | [YT] | 3