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ZestyDoesThings — Real Monsters Volume 2- OCD
Published: 2013-12-08 13:26:37 +0000 UTC; Views: 29637; Favourites: 972; Downloads: 0
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The Real Monsters are reborn! I have rebooted my Real Monsters work to incorporate more disorders and better, more well considered designs and descriptions.You can follow everything Real Monster related at my blog- zestydoesthings.tumblr.com/
Prints available here- society6.com/TobyAllen
DO NOT repost my artwork ANYWHERE else. Please re-blog my orginal post on Tumblr and source back to my blog wherever you can. zestydoesthings.tumblr.com/pos…
All work (c) Toby Allen 2013
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H-how did you capture my OCD perfectly with these amazing artwork. This Is generally what it is to me, you captured the effects of it and all of it. Oh my word, you did an amazing job
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I have OCD and you have brilliantly captured the beast that burdens me every second of the day. It's is encouraging to put a form to OCD, like something you can look at and blame instead of yourself. The description is perfect as well. I want to thank you for all that you have done and how your art has encouraged me. Godspeed in all your work, I can't wait to see what else you have for us in the future.
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If this ever became an anime or a show, it could have the "some anvils need to be dropped" lesson about how the hero can never get rid of the monsters, but maybe he can help the victims work through them instead.
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Nickname: "Dicioh" Once again an acronym nickname, but I've rearranged the letters in their alphabetic order and made sure the full name has an even number of letters... I just wish there was a way to center the "C"!
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Apparently I need to go back to grade school, cause it should be "Cidioh".
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my gawd this is amazing. insta-watched right this second. the description is spot on bro.
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As someone with OCD, I feel as though you captured it very well. Excellent work!
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How big are these monsters? Are they human sized or larger or smaller?
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Its depends.
OCD would be bigger than a human I imagine. Anxiety would be the size of a squrrel. Most of the monster are based on animals, so they usually are about the size of the animal they are based on.
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And paranoia would be half the size of a human?
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I am doing quite a few ones
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You may have heard this before but the way you create your monsters with symbolism on mental illness is very reminiscent to Silent Hill 2 at least in my opinion and it's awesome. This one in particular. Great work.
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kinda reminds me of a studio ghibli character...not too sure why
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Very true, The dominating and intelligent mallice of this monster is a perfect manifestation.
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Thank you! I really wanted to emphasis how devastating this condition can be
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This is just chilling, and your descriptions just capture the monster perfectly as always. I saw on your tumblr that you have two designs for this one, and I must say that both are just fantastic. The way you translate these illnesses into your art astounds me every time. Just seeing this so accurately and intensely brought up those feelings that happen with my OCD that I've dealt with before, but in such a way that it didn't send me into a panic or this sense of doom; instead I really felt like my anxiety and fear that go along with this were valid and real, but not overwhelming. Putting a face to these intangible things can both validate the struggles of those affected by them while helping them heal in even just a small way. Another wonderful job Zesty!
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Yay! Im glad you like this one.
Chilling was definitely what I was going for, as I know how destructive OCD can be (Its so hard to watch someone go through it) and I really wanted to make people stop and think. OCD is so often confused with OCPD, which isn't quite the same- and of course the term OCD has come to be a synonym for perfectionism which just seems to degrade the condition. I wanted people to realise the different, and that real OCD is a terrible thing to deal with.
I guess you can see why I do these now! I get so passionate about it!
This project has been a blessing, Ive been in touch with so many amazing people and to think that I have helped to make their lives a little bit better is truly gratifying.
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Even I'm a culprit at using the term OCD in a more generalized sense, but I wouldn't say that I confuse it with perfectionism simply because there has always been a clear distinction in my mind. Maybe that's because I have aspects of both in my life, and while my own issues may tend to fall more into the OCPD category than the OCD category, the things that trigger that feeling in my can be physically painful at times to not reconcile or fix. When it's something that triggers my "perfectionism" (like with my art), if it's not right I'd get upset or frustrated even to the point of trashing something, but it never has such a mental or physical effect as with the other.
I've understood for a while why you do these, and your passion and dedication to it comes through in each one. You have an amazing talent. I'm actually really glad that the tone of this one is so different than the other monsters, it's given me an excuse to stop procrastinating and actually get around to finishing and posting my own "real monster" which I was inspired to put to paper due to all the hard work you've done with this series. I've been really hesitant to post it since, despite the fact that it's an interpretation of my own personal experiences, visually it's less than adorable and I worry about that kind of thing for some reason, lol.
I'm really glad to hear that you've been getting such positive feedback from people on this project.
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Oh I havent seen this one before! But prolly one of my favorites
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Ohh Im glad it is accurate!
I do lots and lots of research, but can never be sure how truely accurate it will be.
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when the book comes out i intend on buying a copy n___n these are marvelous! will the book be pages with the disorder monster + desc as you show here, or will there be more?
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Wonderful! Thanks!
Im not sure really sure what the book will be like, but it will be presented a little differently than this.
There will be at least 24 monsters
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Do you have a monster for Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD) yet or are you planning on making one?
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I dont, I only have space/time to do certain disorders so some will have to get left out.
In the book (there will be a book eventually) I might refer to OCPD at some point though- as with other disorders that are similar to other ones.
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