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I continue to upload Old Draws; but this here was a lil picture study that I decided needed a funky lil feller (and a trusty steed for them to ride!)

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A very late inktober here - shadow + Victorian

A bride from under the hill

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A wee watercolour doodle, decided he was the King of the Cats, but also some other things that aren't cats. Like raccoons, and that feeling when a drop of water from a roof lands on your head.

There are quite a few folktales about the death of the king of the cats (or a fairy/ other underground person). One variant tells of recounting that they happened upon a hollow oak tree, and inside the trunk there was a grand funeral being carried out by cats. In the room of the two people, there is also their cat, who upon hearing this shoots up, shouting that the old king is dead, and that he's the new King o' the Cats.

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I really should have learned by now that inktober just isn't for me - I get hyped up by the prompts, can't keep up with the breakneck pace I set myself (the plan was a full a4 ink illustration every other day, including weekends)

Ahaha. Hah. Hah.

I got two finished and one plotted out? Like the idea sketches were done and I was trying to build a ref in minecraft. ACK

I wish I could set up some kind of contraption that if I so much as said "inktober", would launch a boxing glove at my face, looney toons style.

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TL;DR - anyone here like research essays? On Specific Fuckin Shit?

Okay so I was, earlier, putting my foot down and looking into the nitty gritty of how to format artwork (specifically in my case, traditional pieces) for print - which I have been putting off for years, and which is increasingly pertinent since as it stands it looks like drawing commissions and me do NOT get along well.

Aaaand then the wee devil on my shoulder told me that hey, hey, wouldn't it be more fun and gratifying for one of my specific old faves, to redraw it instead???

So basically now I'm fighting for my life in the historical clothing rabbit hole.

AND now wondering whether anyone would be interested hearing like, mini-essays slash rambling drabbles about what I turn up? God fucking knows that the content mill doesn't wait for man nor bird, and frankly I have my best ideas from when I see something and run around mental looking for More Info.

This would either be in like, common or garden tumblr post text format. Orrrrr... well we do love a good video essay, and apparently I have a "nice" "voice".

(Today, for example, we have - haunted locations in Scotland, ghosts of Edinburgh and Stirling castles, Lady Janet Douglas of Glamis (pronounced Glams because anglicizing Celtic languages works so so well all of the time), and courtly and medieval dress of Scotland)

#artblr #historical clothing #research essays #scottish history #fashion history #dress history #folklore #scottish folklore #british folklore #(hiding this tag from my mum)#(she's oan that SCOTTISH NOT BRITISH wagon)#(which to be fair so am I but we must commit to the bit)#ghost lore #folklore studies #amateur folklorist #man alive how to tag this for visibility #video essay

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avernine · 1 month

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Thistledown punk! And the photo that inspired it 😁

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avernine · 1 month

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A weaver of dreams

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avernine · 5 months

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A weaver of dreams

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avernine · 5 months

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I really should have learned by now that inktober just isn't for me - I get hyped up by the prompts, can't keep up with the breakneck pace I set myself (the plan was a full a4 ink illustration every other day, including weekends)

Ahaha. Hah. Hah.

I got two finished and one plotted out? Like the idea sketches were done and I was trying to build a ref in minecraft. ACK

I wish I could set up some kind of contraption that if I so much as said "inktober", would launch a boxing glove at my face, looney toons style.

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avernine · 5 months

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Hestia the witch, commissioned and owned by the lovely @glamberrr

Thanks so much <3

#art #artists on tumblr #fantasy art #goblincore #faecore #fantasy #fairycore #fae #digital art #digital sketch #commission #commissions open #commission art #open commissions #dnd art

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avernine · 5 months

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Would you like to be redirected to the virtual Fortification Helpline?

You have said "nauUAGFHG"

is that right?

you have said "no"

Would you like to be redirected to an evacuation specialist for low-risk areas?

you have said "PLEASE GOD IT'S HERE IT GOT HER SHE'S GONE PLEASE SOMEONE ANYONE"

I'm sorry, I didn't quite catch that

You have said "

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we ask you not to leave your phone while on hold, our emergency team is very busy trying to help you and other survivors

~Mr Brightside by The Killers starts playing-

Thank you for waiting

Just so you know, there is a lot of information on our website about Keeping it Out

Please continue to Hold

#I am on hold and I get very nervous about serious phonecalls so I decided to write a micro horror about it #this is like. not even a first draft it's the thing that's keeping me from snarking at the nice electronic lady #who intermittently spares me from the Weird Jazz #I really do want to rework this with like. actual coherence and story progression and More Weird (and also tension)#microfiction #flash fiction #short story #micro horror #horror writing #short fiction #hold fiction #hehe that doesn't have a tag at all it seems #horror fiction #weird fiction #please continue to hold #thank you for continuing to hold #and advisor will answer your call as soon as possible

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avernine · 5 months

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A very late inktober here - shadow + Victorian

A bride from under the hill

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avernine · 5 months

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TAKING COMMISIONS FOLKS THE COMMISION POST IS HERE

I RE-ORDERED THE PAGES BEFORE SENDING OFF AND DECIDED TO KEEP SPLICING THE EXAMPLES THROUGHOUT THE TEXT PAGES SO THERE ISN'T A BELOW THE CUT BIT MISSING I JUST DIDN'T WANT TO WASTE ANY MORE TIME BY DOING A FINAL PASS

Given that this is effectively an informal leaflet

Also first time taking comms formally so if you have feedback before or after I'd love to hear it 💚💚💚

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avernine · 5 months

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A wee watercolour doodle, decided he was the King of the Cats, but also some other things that aren't cats. Like raccoons, and that feeling when a drop of water from a roof lands on your head.

There are quite a few folktales about the death of the king of the cats (or a fairy/ other underground person). One variant tells of recounting that they happened upon a hollow oak tree, and inside the trunk there was a grand funeral being carried out by cats. In the room of the two people, there is also their cat, who upon hearing this shoots up, shouting that the old king is dead, and that he's the new King o' the Cats.

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avernine · 5 months

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chookum doodle!

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avernine · 5 months

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TAKING COMMISIONS FOLKS THE COMMISION POST IS HERE

I RE-ORDERED THE PAGES BEFORE SENDING OFF AND DECIDED TO KEEP SPLICING THE EXAMPLES THROUGHOUT THE TEXT PAGES SO THERE ISN'T A BELOW THE CUT BIT MISSING I JUST DIDN'T WANT TO WASTE ANY MORE TIME BY DOING A FINAL PASS

Given that this is effectively an informal leaflet

Also first time taking comms formally so if you have feedback before or after I'd love to hear it 💚💚💚

#traditional art #digital illustration #artists on tumblr #art commissions #commissions open #digital commissions #traditional commissions #sketchbook commissions #goblincore #faecore #fairycore #knightcore #my brain fell down a hole for a bitty but hello hi

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avernine · 6 months

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I continue to upload Old Draws; but this here was a lil picture study that I decided needed a funky lil feller (and a trusty steed for them to ride!)

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