About the Artist

 

Name

Abigail "Abby"  Jacoby

 

 

a.k.a.

Kunoichi, Abbz, Arus, undonepublications

 

 

Marital

Reagan♥

 

 

Age

24

 

 

Occupation

College Student, Freelance Artist

 

 

Hobbies

Writing, drawing, sleeping, wig-making, taunting the

cat, games, daydreaming, cooking, internet lollygagging,

dinner with friends, movies, etc.

 

 

 

 

Likes

Body modification, fake hair, Maine Coons, horror movies, loud music, arts and crafts, Halloween, reading, writing, video games, UFC, language study, kickboxing, honesty, cooking, HELPFUL critiques, ghost stories, getting the occasional friendly phone call, people that aren’t afraid of being themselves in public, etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dislikes

Mean people, customer service, rumor-mongers, dog slobber, idiot drivers, high-and-mighty attitudes, most teenagers, furries, otaku, neo-conservatives, people who insist they know what they’re talking about when they obviously don’t, sequels, “squeenix”, people who complain because they can, being accused of something I didn’t do, having beliefs pushed on me, etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My Favorites

 

Art-Style

Just about anything with exception of abstract art. Abstract works don’t feel like actual art to me, they feel more like someone just threw paint at a canvas for money; art for people that can’t create art, if you will.

 

 

 

 

 

Food

Chirashii, pizza, udon soup, lobster, veggie subs,

pepperoncini, coffee, tea.

 

 

 

 

Music

Nordic Heavy Metal, epic metal, speed metal, some 70’s/80’s metal, squealing guitars, and some video game music.

 

 

 

 

Games

Monster Hunter, Assassin’s Creed, Dead Rising, Tetris, Super Mario (1, 2, 3, World), FF series VII and before, Gothic, Fallout, Crono Trigger, Dawn of War, Rune, Street Fighter, etc.

 

 

 

 

 

Movies

Horror movies, some older comedies, british humor films, Akira Kurosawa’s samurai flicks, old-school children’s movies like Hook or Princess Bride.

 

 

 

 

 

Books

Medical mysteries, fantasy, horror, depressing autobiographies, some thriller novels, Snowcrash, H.P. Lovecraft.

 

 

 

 

 

A Short Biography

 

 

I was born and raised in Louisville, KY; at the age of 19 I moved to Albuquerque, NM and have been living here since. My artistic life began at a very young age when I sketched out Garfield in 2nd grade then continued on to when I began actually drawing random faces by 6th grade. I’d draw pictures of my friends for fun and give them away and sometimes sketch out drawings of my favorite TV characters or musicians. Occasionally I would also draw animals and keep those to myself.

At the end of middle school I got into an internet phenomenon called “FFRP” (or final fantasy role-play.) I had previously been role-playing Mortal Kombat characters up until that point and had just finished playing FFVII itself so I immediately became immersed. Following this, I started frantically drawing characters from the series along with my own made-up characters that I played on a day to day basis. Aside from this I’d sketch characters from my favorite anime series’, all but abandoning life-drawing.

After I finally grew out of the “anime” phase, I continued into character designs and realistic art. I’m now in the process of reformulating my own personal style. I don’t regret spending so much time honing my skill on anime characters because during this time I also grew strongly in my writing and creative skills. As a result I’m currently working on rewriting a RPG that I originally wrote for a high school club; my goal is to create an immersive experience for an American audience that doesn’t include crappy spin-offs or nipple-vest clad, effeminate male heroes.

Just to set the record straight, I’ve found just about every single RPG that came out after 1997 to be complete and total garbage. They’ve all been either recycled stories or just total crap with pretty graphics smeared all over to make them look interesting. The few that were the exception to the rule I usually didn’t end up finishing because the story became lame or they were just so obscenely long I couldn’t keep interested enough to finish playing them. I also have an intense hate of sequels, which unfortunately seems to be the majority of what’s out on the market today. There also was a point in my life where I was considering getting into cosplay, though that probably lasted all of two or three months and the small spark of inspiration I had was quickly drowned out by not only the cost, but the fandom involved. I just wasn’t that dedicated to playing dress up.

Three years ago I began helping out with a local haunted house run by a friend of mine’s sister and brother-in-law. The first year I helped out by shooting some crappy footage of the exit of the haunt, shaky and uncoordinated, however now I’m building props and helping with the stage makeup. They recently went professional and now we’re hosted by a local arcade (we set up in the parking lot.) Although I can’t show pictures of props currently in use, I can show some of the past makeup work and props that have been retired. Since taking up a new hobby in wig-making I will probably also be helping provide wigs for some of the corpse props next year.

Early into high school I was heavily into the anime scene and could have easily fallen into the category of otaku; however, I’ve gradually lost interest in the genre with age. I’m now into cyberpunk and a few other genre that don’t necessary include that particular art or writing-style. I do still have a lingering desire to do game character layouts and perhaps illustrations on a minor scale, however I’d rather have my own unique art style than continue using an outdated and overused one.

Other things you may find interesting: I have a gigantic cat and I love him to death. He's 3 feet long and 16lbs. I can't resist lace-up anything. Lace-up boots, shirts, pants, purses. I only wear boots. Yeah, really. I'm currently majoring in Medical Laboratory Technology but it's not my first passion--to be a character illustrator. I am a volunteer animator on a video game in progress that I'm not allowed to release details about. I currently have no tattoos but I have 8 piercings and I plan on getting atleast 4 more. My hair has been nearly every color of the rainbow and every length imaginable, it's also rediculously thick. I used to get the "you look like Aeris" comment a lot and once upon a time I would take that seriously; I don't anymore so don't bring it up. I will occasionally talk shop about my past but I'll quickly close up if it goes south. I will do giftart from time to time but commissions make me happier. I do all of my own webdesign by hand without the assistance of a builder program. I've only taken one art class in the past and I ended up spending the entire class doing my own stuff because the teacher herself admitted there was nothing she could teach me. That doesn't mean I don't plan on getting into classes in the future. I'm usually friendly so don't be afraid to contact me.