#It was quite the experience

[autistickaitovocaloid]

Something I forgot to mention last night is during my stint as the universe's worst IT boy I had scorpy's heavy rain vod playing in the background so there came a bit where I was cheerfully explaining lyric diphonisation to my friend meanwhile ethan was screaming his lungs out after cutting his finger off live on twitch dot teevee.

#art talks about stuff #it was quite the experience #our conversation was all over text but could you fucking imagine if it was a vc

[blissfali]

i slept for 6 hours and had a really bad nightmare and the ending culminated in some type of crossover that literally had nothing to do with the prior events of the dream and it was mainly crimeboys plus hermicraft and the entire dsmp and tommy installed a rapunzel mod and i dont know what that entails or why 

#it was quite the experience #well the nightmare bits sucked but #thank god the ending was so nonsensical that im more confused than upset

[pogaytosalad]

I'm officially attractive enough to make catholic bigots question their views on trans people

#it was quite the experience

[firefighter-diazbuckley]

love is stored in the post homecoming breakfast taco

#em posts #it was quite the experience

[cemeterything]

an angle i enjoy in cosmic/eldritch horror is when, instead resorting to the old classic "the horrors being so incomprehensible that they break your brain and drive you mad" cliché, the premise is that in comprehending the horrors you are so changed by the experience that your new state is indistinguishable to an outside observer from madness. you comprehend the unknowable just fine, but actually communicating that to anyone else is impossible because they just don't have the mental framework required to understand it. the eldritch horrors don't drive you mad. what does is the ordinary everyday horror of finding yourself isolated, ridiculed and doubted at every turn, no matter how hard you try to make yourself heard and understood.

#🐉 #this is why i liked the way tma did it #where the eldritch is more or less a direct allegory for trauma (among other things) #and how those experiences can make the entire world seem like a different place and make you feel crazy #when other people dont understand what seems so clear and obvious to you #apartment 'complex'? actually i find it quite simple. no guys really its so simple you gotta believe me. why dont you believe me.

[xamag-draws]

[Monster High] so since pink lagoona is a hot topic in the fandom, i though it'd be a fun challenge to try and make some pink lagoonas myself. there's actually a lot of material to work with imo!

these are all essentially looks for a recolored g1 lagoona, only the last one being intended for her g3 personality. i wanted to make more for g3, but didn't quite like them in execution, so maybe another time..

tropical treasure: beautiful, glamorous, colorful, but a bit more of an aquarium decoration than a strange beast. loosely inspired by bettas

ghost ship cruise: etherial haunty lagoona, inspired by jellyfish. light, translucent and probably cold to the touch

coy classic: elegant mermaid pond lagoona, inspired by koi fish. this one is kind of an amalgamation of her g1 dolls that exists in my head tbh

little axolotl: cute and quirky, like the new lagoona. inspired by axolotls and sea slugs :)

#my art #monster high #i wanted a crab/shrimp and a deep sea lagoona sooo bad #but it's not their time yet #i actually quite like new lagoonas holographic pastel rainbow vibe i just wish they experimented more with the sea creatures

[whatsagirltoblogabout]

Okay, I’ll admit, the exhaustion and body aches after spending a day on set genuinely do hit different. /pos

Like, physically, I am an absolute wimp. I am not built for long hours spent on my feet. I work in Post. But, every once in a while, I’ll hop on a short shoot and spend a few days here and there working on set. And it truly does feel rather fulfilling, despite limping home at the end of an overly-long day with no thoughts except food and sleep. Knowing that I spent all day today telling a story. That’s a pretty damn awesome feeling.

#I think I’ve finally started getting my set legs #I still can’t lift anything even half my weight #but I’m starting to be able to stand for longer periods at a time #and stay focused and energized despite the long hours and no set end time #non-union volunteer shoots are under no obligation to abide by overtime rules or anything #and man is that scary sometimes #but when you get a group of good and kind people whose goal is to tell a great story #it’s worth the risk #there literally wasn’t an AD on this shoot we had LESS than a skeleton crew #it was quite the experience #but now I’m home and filled with such a sense of joy #today was a great day #girlblogging

[ao3commentoftheday]

managing creative envy

Just like in other areas of our lives, it's easy to be jealous of others when we create in fandom spaces and post online - the online aspect of fandom just offers more opportunities for it. Hits, kudos, comments, reblogs. Whatever unit of measurement you look at, there's always some number out there ready to tell you who's "better" and who's "worse" at whatever creative endeavor you engage in.

Except that none of those numbers actually gauge skill or quality.

When we're jealous of those numbers, what we actually wish we had isn't bigger numbers, it's attention. Reassurance. Excitement. Community. Whether the number is 5 or 5000, that's what it represents. We want those things and that other person has more of them, and so we end up jealous.

To manage that jealousy, we need to understand what we need and then find ways to get it. It might not come from posting on AO3, but maybe it comes from a local writer's group. Maybe there's someone in your life that you wish cared a little more about your "silly stories" and took you more seriously when you spoke about writing. Maybe what's missing isn't related to writing at all and it's more about having someone who cares about you and thinks you're important.

But numbers are just one thing to be jealous of. Perhaps the envy is instead because of another person's abilities. They come up with such interest plots! They have such fun ideas! They always have the perfect words, the singing phrases. For them it's easy, and for me it's just impossible!

Whether it's easy for them or not isn't what's making us envious, though. It's not about them and their abilities at all. It's about feeling like our own skills are lacking. The envy comes in because that person has what we want and don't yet have.

If we want to get past this type of envy, we need to refocus our energy away from being sad or angry or hopeless because another person is able to do something. Focus instead on celebrating the things we already do well. Take the time to notice improvements. Identify specific things we want to do better, and figure out how to learn. Remember, asking for help is always an option - and it might even lead to that feeling of community that might be lacking too.

Emotions are information that we need to take the time to interpret. Take the time to reflect on what's causing it. Find the thing that's missing from your experience and then figure out how to fill the gap.

#thinky thoughts #I haven't quite got all my thoughts together on this one yet #but I want to put this out there #and see what experiences other folks have had #try to fill in the gaps in my own understanding

[fairycosmos]

whats the deal with the stigma around giving up anyway. yeah this is hard so i do not want to do it anymore. we don’t keep our hand inside a burning flame just to feel like a martyr. i’m off to get a milkshake 

#like? ya its hard. so im quitting. i dont want to experience hard things when baseline life is already full of harsh lessons .

[satelliteduster]

oh my god i forgot to post my absolute favorite strip from gay comix (issue #2, 1981)

#this collection is full of so many hilarious vignettes #between the fictional and biographical they range from hilarious to saddening but theyre all candid looks at #lgbt life in the 60s 70s and 80s #id recommend it if you're interested in older underground work #edit: for ppl who notice the opening blurb i will say this: #1. Many artists in the underground comix scene (yes the lgbt ones too) delighted in being overly provocative for the sake of it #hence the cringeworthy 'political unity is not the goal' line #2. i worried abt this too when i started going thru the issues but there are quite a few strips and comics focusing on the trans experience #that said. there are unfortunately not a lot of transgender artists involved in this collection #3. given the preceding two points i think its fair to say that a good chunk of the strips in gay comix just. Suck #but like they actually said it's important that we're capable of recognizing that a full 40 years down the line #so we can actually learn something from the life experiences the mistakes and even the lack of perspective tht sm of these artists displayed #nocturnal writings

[roseofhybrids]

Since @sm-baby decided to grace us with the digital carnival comic today. Figured I'd express my gratitude with a small gift

How to turn 3-4 hours into 5 seconds

#digital art #fanart #the amazing digital circus #the amazing digital carnival #tadc #tadc fanart #tadc caine #animated gif #animation #is a tedious tedious process #but also quite fun #I have very little experience with animation so it's a bit janky #even so hope you enjoy it

[adealiz]

Disheartened

#my art #fanart #digital drawing #digital art #good omens #good omens fanart #Crowley #crowley good omens #david tennant #krita #quite spooky #And dark #wanted to experiment with atmosphere:)

[otaku553]

He’s perfectly sane I swear

My submission for @where-does-the-heart-lie‘s DTIYS! Congrats on one year on tumblr!! Your art is always an absolute delight to see :D I hope this does it justice!

#one piece #sabo #whery dtiys #this finally pulled me out of my rendering block…. amazing #it’s been quite a while since I’ve last done a dark background rendered piece #I did end up accidentally changing the pose just a bit….. mostly just raise the elbow #rendering fire is such an experience. man. #do it for the wüsthof 17 slot walnut wood knife block……… #the longer I look at it the less I like it so I need to post it Now #I am Nervous and Anxious and bad at replying but ASKSJFJFJSJ THANKS FOR THE SXF ACE ART ITS AMAZING #I am Going to draw that sometime soon it is So Cool

[barghest-land]

i'm not designed for this snow he said😔

#same btw even tho i live somewhere with very cold winters i still hate snow with passion #rdr2 #rdr2 fanart #barghestland #javier escuella #artists on tumblr #art #i was... drawing this while it's +35C outside. quite an experience id say

[isjasz]

Cherries, from fruit to pit. Atoms. The sun, every day. Worms. Mulch. Perspiration. The moon, every night. Me. You. 

Rebirth. 

The various cycles of life and death. 

<GoodTimeWithScar> fell from a high place. 

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EXPLODES THE DOOR ITS HSBB TIMEEEEE This is my piece for @minecraftbed's incredible fic "Gaussian Blur" in @hermitshippingbigbang :D

Go read it for the full context of the comic (and details if you can spot them!) heheeehehe I love it sm and had sm fun doing the comic! The concept is so cool and the feels are KSALDHTHRGRRHRH (please i have been losing it)

SO *grabs you by the shoulders and throws you directly at it* gogogogo 👉👉👉👉👉

#dddaily4sherin #day 212 too YIPPEE #hermitshipping #scarian #desert duo #hermitblr #my art #comic #HSBB 2023 #i am srs i am throwing you towards the fic like hurling a brick DO IT NOW #also rain my beloved i found a new way to draw it and experimented with it a bit here :D #this event is so fun i swear. ty to all the mods AND THERE'S MORE TO COME SOOONNNN #also toby no crocs L #also*2 the shipping is there but its really more of a “almost but not quite what are they romance” as the tags say in the fic #its such a perfect description LOL #scar please not the goddamn basement

[ruporas]

[ TW: child harm ]

collection of old drabbles

#vashwood #vash the stampede #nicholas d wolfwood #trigun #trigun maximum #id later #can i call it that. i know its not term accurate but sometimes i just have an idea of a comic but its more #driven emotionally as opposed to anything concrete to make into a full comic... these are exactly that #many of these are old as stated . especially the 1st and 3rd one those were from like.. march probably?? #they make me a little nostalgic bc NOT to say im no longer insane over vw but these were the core times i think... #it was like everyday i just kept thinking about them obsessively lmfao they would not let me REST!!! #as always i enjoy their inbetween moments and gathering the passing thoughts they might have when next to someone so important #dear and precious moments they'd never experience with anyone else it's like hrggjh... #theyve both loved others but never quite like this. no matter under romantic or platonic pretenses i really think what they had #with each other was just special #ruporas art