Ren

Hi! I'm Ren/ziphi.
I make art and music.

Just a fox/dragon/Latias thing looking for love and affection

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2026-08-17 14:59:37 UTC

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Hey Kh'thraxos! You gotta check out this Lydian Dominant scale in this piece!

2026-08-17 14:54:17 UTC

I wonder, if dragons liked classical music, what would be the most appropriate period or composers for their tastes?
I’d imagine the dragons living in castles full of gold would like Baroque.

2026-08-06 02:27:13 UTC

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While it hasn't happened to me as much (in part because I only post here really and am not as well known or popular of an artist), it is devastating every time someone makes that accusation.
I find that the people making accusations usually just have a feeling, and then pile on the confirmation bias as they search for reasons in the art itself to justify their feeling.
Keep doing what you do. It's invaluable. Even if there are those who can't be bothered to do the research, having real art made by real artists is so important right now.

2026-08-03 21:02:32 UTC

My real name is not what it says on the government documents.
My real name is what the villagers refuse to say out loud because they're afraid it will summon me.

2026-07-21 01:45:20 UTC

I coukd go for a delicious ice cold glass of Corvi-Cola.
*takes a sip and turns into a bird*

2026-07-16 19:47:33 UTC

Some wish fulfillment through art.
What if I could look down at my forepaws and see a dragon paw?
Alternatively: The view right before she gets you.
#art #MastoArt #dragon
https://medias.meow.social/media_attachments/files/116/931/371/365/712/722/original/994d0a623e478486.png

2026-05-31 03:40:37 UTC

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And everything under the sun is in tune / But the sun is eclipsed by the moon 🎶
#Art #SpaceFox
https://medias.meow.social/media_attachments/files/116/667/104/871/402/382/original/a97762ce2ef1058f.png

2026-04-19 03:45:10 UTC

I’ve seen a lot of people who, like me, are trans, queer, asexual among other things and who want to view the world as a binary good and bad as a result. The people who made things hard on us are bad, and we’re good for recognizing those power dynamics and fighting against them. And I gotta say it’s nowhere near that simple; I think that mindset leads to a severe lack of forgiveness, empathy, and understanding of others that does not allow for them to grow and better themselves.
One of the first ways I realized I was not like others was in being aro/ace. I did not know those terms or that others like me really existed. And I grew resentful of amatonormativity and sexual normativity, though I would not have called them those things then or even made the distinction between that and just regular romance and sexuality. I had no one to talk to about it, no concept of what it meant to not be a straight cis man, despite not being one myself. And I took out that resentment on others when I was young. I was also young and hormonal and didn’t understand the pain I was creating by getting mad at others for being interested in romance and sex. A lot of the ways I lashed out I later realized were especially harmful to women and queer people.
A small part of what changed was growing up. But a large part of it was finding others like me online I could talk to. Even if I never felt like I really belonged in the LGBTQ+ community (I still don’t), simply having the knowledge and experience of others who have gone through the same things accessible to me changed me quite a lot. It widened my perspective beyond just my own pain and let me see the ways I had hurt others.
For some people (who I suspect grew up with access to this community and never felt like an outsider to it), I can see a tendency to view all such harm as strictly evil and a sign of being a bad person. Almost ineffably and intrinsically so. And I see so often those same hurting people calling for harm to those they view as evil.
But that’s the same thing I did when I was hurting and had no support, from the other side.
I don’t think any of the things I said at that point in my life were justifiable, nor do I expect them to be canceled out by any good I do now. But I do know they wouldn’t have happened if people who understood would have just reached out and said “hey, we know what you’re going through, and we’ll help you get through it.”
For this reason, I don’t think Punishing Evil is the way to create positive change in the world. Because the way people learn important moral lessons isn’t through being yelled at, hit with a milkshake, or being punched in the face. Oftentimes, what actually gets people to change is love and compassion.
And if you decide that others are evil and therefore incapable of change, you are not showing the compassion that actually will allow them to change.
I’ve gotten criticism from cynics over this viewpoint many times. Some think I’m too soft and will be taken advantage of. Some are afraid of others taking advantage of what they perceive as weakness. If you think this is naive, so be it. It’s the truth that I’ve learned throughout my whole life time and time again.

2026-03-31 12:25:07 UTC

Found this today, and I must share it.
The person who made the site has been relaying Bulbapedia descriptions of Pokemon to their mother, who has been drawing them entirely based on those descriptions.
The results are wonderful.
https://pokemum5.wordpress.com/

2026-03-12 09:26:47 UTC

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Oh, I had a dream, it seemed I stood alone / And the veil of all the years / Goes sinking from my eyes like a stone 🎶
#Art #SpaceFox
https://medias.meow.social/media_attachments/files/116/215/480/156/846/721/original/5a5eccd356f09bb9.png

2026-02-18 16:15:51 UTC

Me:
*has shiny exciting new games to play:
Also me:
Oh look! Minecraft!

2026-02-11 22:42:19 UTC

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Third sticker!
:ms_metal_paw:
https://medias.meow.social/media_attachments/files/116/054/406/226/771/213/original/103a146e3fde455f.png

2026-02-11 04:09:34 UTC

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Second sticker!
https://medias.meow.social/media_attachments/files/116/050/031/116/952/448/original/e7412090db89e507.png

2026-02-10 14:53:44 UTC

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First sticker attempt!
#art #Latias #tea
https://medias.meow.social/media_attachments/files/116/046/900/283/189/432/original/9888a79ce520bc22.png

2026-02-10 13:10:54 UTC

Gonna try to make some stickers for personal use on social programs.
Should I go for grey fox, Lati, or dergon?

2026-02-02 05:18:10 UTC

Content creator?
I'm a discontent creator.
I'm never happy with a thing I make.

2025-12-21 01:38:58 UTC

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Borne on wings of steel I have so much to feel / And I, I won't come down no more 🎶
#Art #SpaceFox
https://medias.meow.social/media_attachments/files/115/754/997/134/703/888/original/38a606a7b39a5f43.png

2025-12-18 17:01:36 UTC

Been thinking lately about the direction I've taken my art and the goals I've had for it.
I always pushed for texture and lighting in a way that made things feel *real* and tangible.
Unfortunately, this seems to be the same goals they had when training the AI models. They went for detail and realism because that's what they thought would look impressive to investors.
And it leaves me wondering what direction I need to take my art in the future. I don't want to put all my effort into something that the world is already flooded with. The problem is I can't just redo all that time and I can't change course too easily. I still like the idea of making my art feel "real" in some way. I want to draw animals and mythical creatures that you feel you could reach out and pat on the head. And I don't know how to do that without severely overlapping with the style of most AI output.

2025-11-05 05:01:51 UTC

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Each and every heart it seems / Is bounded by a world of dreams / Each and every rising sun / Is greeted by a lonely one 🎶
#art #SpaceFox
https://medias.meow.social/media_attachments/files/115/495/328/401/182/374/original/5d472187f3557036.png

2025-10-24 15:31:12 UTC

While I'm thinking about Secret of Mana, I gotta say Flammie is heckin' adorable as heck.
I should draw them sometime.
https://medias.meow.social/media_attachments/files/115/429/851/388/189/550/original/69e33edd2fa1f41b.webp

2025-10-18 01:52:48 UTC

New profile pic! It's a crop of this illustration.
https://medias.meow.social/media_attachments/files/115/392/664/194/362/772/original/9141e2dfd7efe3c9.png

2025-08-27 15:22:23 UTC

This is how I imagine most of the fediverse.
https://medias.meow.social/media_attachments/files/115/101/405/309/488/133/original/867684d5ed383a0e.png

2025-08-17 03:25:49 UTC

Today I learned about this!
It's the first accurate image of a black hole, created by astrophysicist Jean-Pierre Luminet in 1978, using an IBM 7040 computer with punch cards and plotting it out by hand with India ink.
https://medias.meow.social/media_attachments/files/115/041/917/682/197/306/original/c51c02f406090782.jpg

2025-07-26 19:40:52 UTC

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Can you imagine what it's like seeing life / From the other side? / Do you imagine darkened light, starless night? / You might need a guide~ 🎶
#art #SpaceFox
https://medias.meow.social/media_attachments/files/114/921/225/972/487/338/original/92abaa4beec2c155.png

2025-07-20 14:59:38 UTC

Old scribble I had forgotten I'd done!
It's a tutorial on how to paint a fox.
https://medias.meow.social/media_attachments/files/114/886/147/828/232/459/original/06321f5df473a9e0.png

2025-06-24 06:51:42 UTC

Behold all the progress on art I've made today!
https://medias.meow.social/media_attachments/files/114/737/013/109/560/617/original/6116e359e20f4c60.png

2025-06-16 21:50:35 UTC

Foxy has helpful tips.
https://medias.meow.social/media_attachments/files/114/695/247/264/409/187/original/aea6ecd99a1e4acf.png

2025-05-18 04:25:02 UTC

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Oh to ride the wind / To tread the air above the din / Oh to laugh aloud / Dancing as we fought the crowds~ 🎶
#art #SpaceFox
https://medias.meow.social/media_attachments/files/114/526/926/460/567/206/original/68966a846bc828ac.png

2024-12-07 14:28:14 UTC

Just checking my Mastodon timeline.
https://medias.meow.social/media_attachments/files/113/612/005/995/658/952/original/b4cc51bee0091721.png

2024-10-28 02:43:08 UTC

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And I think my spaceship knows which way to go~ 🎶
#art #SpaceFox
https://medias.meow.social/media_attachments/files/113/382/739/153/800/827/original/59c36efbe1c65563.png

2024-09-21 16:17:05 UTC

Check it out. I'm running Lennox on my computer.
https://medias.meow.social/media_attachments/files/113/176/437/124/346/169/original/a5b924b472475d17.png

2024-08-14 06:20:20 UTC

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Big does not prevent cuteness!

2024-08-14 06:10:51 UTC

Thinking about:
Anthro moths.
Cute and fluffy ones!

2024-05-20 01:09:29 UTC

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Time and distance are out of place here~ 🎶
#art #SpaceFox
https://medias.meow.social/media_attachments/files/112/470/740/264/872/041/original/48c20a2628d20eee.png

2024-03-08 20:33:07 UTC

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The world is near, but it's out of reach / Some people touch it, but they can't hold on~ 🎶
Space Fox 2 is finished!
-edited to make the lighting on Space Fox have a bit more contrast.
#Art #SpaceFox
https://medias.meow.social/media_attachments/files/112/176/696/080/185/721/original/8cb1fa6fddc44c4a.png

2023-12-09 03:20:01 UTC

And I'm gonna be high as a kite by then~
🎶
The first of the new 10-illustration Space Fox series!
*edited to have an updated picture - new highlights on canopy, brighter colored fuselage
#art #SpaceFox
https://medias.meow.social/media_attachments/files/112/060/925/374/386/843/original/c57e6a20119e306b.png