#answer: theres no fun in that

[intotheelliwoods]

Gonna ask this to a few people that inspire me, but how do you take inspiration from things without feeling like whatever you make is just bad in comparison? Or like a downgraded version of the thing(s) that inspired you?

(If this is too negative feel free to delete/ignore, I'm sorry)

Oh gosh this is such an interesting question since, I dont think I really have feelings of thinking my version is bad? Or that I am just a copy?

I am honestly just grateful my work became as popular as it is in the first place haha- low expectations going in to begin with. That and, I am very aware my art style isnt as defined and polished as other peoples styles, but I have come to terms with this! And hey the improvement in my own artwork over the past year is a massive trip if you go back through some of my older stuff- I am improving, slowly.

I mean, 2AL started by complete accident, and was "inspired" from me wishing the Leos from OMO or MNMC would hug it out already- but if you were to compare 2AL to one of those, they are very different. Hell even comparing OMO and MNMC, same starting point, but still very different.

I think my only advice to other people trying to make an AU is to try and find some core theme/idea and work around that, rather than gather a bunch of little things from other sources you like into a big pile. Find some key message to start up a base with.

#asks #no seriously 2al was by COMPLETE accident #and then it exploded so I kept it going #oh well #also like!!!! #seriously #the people you are probably comparing yourself too #chances are just have wayyy more experience and practice than you #like!!!! dude sometimes it hits me how many of my friends and other “big blogs” are either #1. professional artists who do this shit for a living anyways #or 2. have been drawing digitally for way way longer than me #digital art is still new territory for me so I am giving myself some slack here #that and I have no interest in art for a career #this is just my side hobby! #yknow!!!! #for FUN!!!!!!!!!!!! #and wheres the fun in going #“damn this person who has years more experience than me and draws for a living is... somehow better at drawing than me this is so unfair” #answer: theres no fun in that #but also fr- #I have only been doing digital art consistently (in this style specifically) for. #a year- #deadass. #I have not done much art before all this outside notebook paper doodles #and the occasional once every month or two painting #all this is so new to me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #im learning!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #I deserve to give myself so so much slack!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #I have also improved so much in the past year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #oops tag ramble

[uncharted-constellations]

I... Cannot stop

#spider-man #coffee bean gang #peter parker #mary jane watson #gwen stacy #harry osborn #flash thompson #mj watson #art #my art #comic #comics #marvel #you may ask ‘bro how and why are you cranking shit out so fast’ #the answer is the bees! #also theres something freeing about using a different brush than i do for my more traditional art thats just bery fun #i needed more harry and gwen in this one since i focused more on the others before #flash and peter still ended up with a double page feature anyways #pbs kids peter is canon just ask the sliding timescale #gwens little widows peak is very important to me #i know the bangs are the more well known style but i dont care! #peters hair also never going in the right direction is equally important #there will always be at least one chunk rebelling

[callisteios]

im going on a space adventure, and you’re all going to join me. take my uquiz to find out your assigned role in the crew

#uquiz #this one's pretty fun if i do say so myself #as always there's a decent chance im gonna call you gay #but in this one theres an even greater chance i call you a war criminal #fun!!! #if this looks like a mass effect quiz when you squint no it doesn't shut up #but maybe most of the answers are mass effect characters with the labels filed off who knows #um #space #sci fi #quiz #personality quiz #umm #yeah #callisteios #mine

[woah-uhuh-uhuh-uhuh]

we’re starting over / and i love you darling / and i am done, dear

#be more chill #bmc #boyf riends #michael mell #jeremy heere #my art #posts #art #jeremy #michael #comic #comics #wuuujer #i dont know why i drew this lol have fun #you know its really going down when theres mitski in the caption dsjlfkdsf #also dont ask why there was tongue involved. i dont know the answer

[celluzu]

ok qsmp ask game time, tell the person you rb this from which cubito you most associate them with and why.

#or don't but it might be fun and silly #i think theres room for suprising answers #don't have to tell me btw im vibing #some of you will already know whivh cubito people will say BUT #i think theres some ambiguous blogs here #qsmp

[ryssbelle]

Just two kids who got left behind

So now we got Clay's side of the cave in!! He didnt really have time to process any of the emotions he was feeling due to having to immediately run for his life, then guide others to safety alongside Viva.

This was made mostly in response to this fun little tag by @zivazivc

I wasn't planning on drawing it up so soon but AUGH I had to, also ty I pride myself in drawing raw emotions

Btw I do read all the tags and comments I get on my posts I'm very happy to have crushed you all thoroughly 💖

#my art #n2 au #trolls #trolls 3 #trolls au #trolls band together #trolls clay #trolls viva #trolls john dory #im having a lot of fun #i also have like 4 or 5 mor posts locked and loaded about this au #ill probably schedule them to go out for the next few days while i work on other stuff #but ill still like answer asks #i just have been hyper fixating on this and i forgor i have another comic im supposed to be focusing on #but thats for another day #im really excited to share all the silly things ive made #theres quite a few #when i go bonkers insane about something i go #bonkers insane #my wrist hurts so bad but that will not stop me #im so much stronger than possible carpal tunnel #but yeah about little clay doh #he is not well lmao #mentally or physically #hes grieving and terrified and theres so much responsibility on his shoulders #he also feels like its his fault if JD got caught in the cave in #because if hed gone back with his brothers before the escape JD wouldnt have to go back for him #but he loves being with Viva so #its a whole mess of emotions #the reunion with his bros minus jd when they find him is going to be very different

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

i think. i need to go for a drive and get myself a tasty beverage

#anyway so being alive right. its a ton of fun through and through < sarcasm! #i love the constant discomfort and terror and stress and isolation and existential dread <3 #sigh. anyway #what is this about again? #oh yeah. floor tiles #sometimes i stare at grout and feel a little too much kinship with it. and that is All! #dont mind me just. using art as an outlet as its meant to be! #please dont ask me about this! #its very self explanatory anyway! theres not much else to Say! #floor tiles! you see! #every day i wake up and i lay motionless in bed while my brain screams at flesh melting decibels #Floor Tiles!!!! #lying on the floor asking the grout if it screams and claws at its own insides too #will keep you all updated on the answer (there will be None) #no tags posting it Late in the hopes that no one sees me coughing blood all over my own blog. Again.

[u3pxx]

ooo whats ur favourite part of ur art process!! if u havent said already n_n

lineart/inking if im being a grade-a freak, coloring in the flats if im just a normal human person DFGHJ

#i love inking most of the time and i know a lot of ppl dont like its but theres nothing more fun to me than making and seeing the finished + #product of some sharp clean lines ASKSKS #im sorry that these answers are getting less serious by the minute im getting sleepier my brain is shutting down a bit JHFDGHJDK #sunnysideanswers #spoopup

[themetalvirus]

BRAIN BLAST

knuckles comes down with an ancient disease that he'll recover from but it'll be a while, and he doesn't want anyone to catch and spread it because it would be devastating to the unprepared immune systems of the average person. the only candidates that can come up to take care of him are robots (he hates that) or shadow (hates that too but less) because of his immunity to disease.

knuckles expects shadow to be mean to him or lord newfound power over him in this state, but he's surprised to find that shadow just... does his job and does it well. he brings a bunch of supplies and respects knuckles' wishes with how he wants the illness to be treated (he prefers traditional echidna medicine, he knows the medicines work and he wants to keep those traditions alive).

the first day, shadow is fucking around on his phone to pass the time and knuckles gets paranoid and demands to know what he's doing. he's just watching youtube videos comparing how motorcycles sound. knuckles continues to be paranoid about shadow being there because he brought tech and is close to rouge. the whole time, shadow has to be within line of sight for knuckles in order for him to feel safe

it's annoying for both of them but also a bonding experience and trust exercise and they both come out of it knowing each other better and respecting each other a little more =)

#exoticbutterstxt #sometimes people ask me abt posts like this and if its ok to draw/write them #and my answer is always YES #so theres that #only if you feel like it obviously. creation should be fun

[simplydnp]

Sometimes I think Dan and Phil are totally platonic besties and then other times I’m convinced they fuck on the daily. I think they do it on purpose and it’s honestly iconic.

kind of the best thing is that they are that and everything in between. you can tell they just like being around each other. they've made content together for 15 years and the large majority of it was done in the strictly platonic sense for their audience. and they were still having so much fun with it. we're in the 'we know you know' era now so we get to see flashes of different dynamics they have, but they absolutely have more we Don't get to see bc they're not for us.

they like each other. stupidly fond of each other. spending time together doesn't feel exhausting. they're best friends and each others' harshest critics while being the biggest hypeman and also safe space.

dnp's relationship with us, their audience, always has been and always will be different than any other content creators. part of it is how they accumulated it, but another part is just the massive history we have with them. they Get us. they Know us. they're silly goofy sarcastic guys who love us and hate us sometimes. theyre grateful but careful too. they like to rile us up, just like they do each other. it's a love language, teasing, and we've shown positive responses to it over the years. i like to say that my relationship with dnp is antagonistic sometimes--cause i know they're pushing my buttons on purpose. and ykw? it's fun! it's fun for us and it's fun for them because they have the control. i know anything they let out is cause they chose to let it out because they Know how we are. so yes they absolutely adore messing with us. we're a funny bunch.

#im getting sappy again #the things you mention anon are not mutually exclusive for dnp. which is a lot of the fun of it #like for me personally. why be in a relationship with someone who isnt your best friend. i dont know how they couldnt be your favourite ever #like maybe im projecting but theirs is probably the healthiest depiction of love i have in my life #theres movies and tv but its not real. and yes dnp are produced. and aware. and curate. but theyre not selling a relationship. #sure we perceive it. but its not the goal. the product is the entertainment value of them together cause theyre funny. #whereas almost every relationship ive properly witnessed in my life seems like. a trap. genuinely. #its like well no love isnt actually real its a concept you just. are stuck. for the rest of existence. be happy about it. #and with dnp its like oh like love is actually real. like theres a reason people want to stay together forever. #like people Do get lost in each others eyes. they get a different look on their face that reads i love you #theres people out there who will love every aspect of you and never get enough of you or your time #i am. so far off on a tangent. #anyways love dnp love the cat and mouse game we play together #dnp #c.text #dan and phil #answered

[smokbeast]

May i give a kiss to soma and Fangs? 👉👈 they both look very smoochable

kissies from the couple!! Gosh fang is getting so many kissies, he gets a lil flustered sometimes so he will do his best!

#my boY REALLY OUT HERE for smooches oh boy #i will do my best to answer them all but theres allot of repetitives so sorry if i delete some and just clump them together :'D #but i love doodling these allot theyre so fun ;w; #asks #my ocs #fang #soma #froggy mail time

[dipplinduo]

When is chapter 10 coming out? Im so exited to see what u did for it!!!!!!!

...What if I told you right now?

#my fics #dipplinshipping #kieran pokemon #kieran x juliana pokemon #juliana pokemon #juliana x kieran pokemon #kieran x juliana #juliana x kieran #chaotic drop #HAVE FUN #this is an important chapter!!! #also #theres lore #left and right #have FUN #<3333 #no I didn't delay answering this so I could do this LOLLL

[insomniiuh]

humanoid noodle

eeby, gn.

#ignore if theres 2 posts of this #i dont know if the other loaded #im tired #i wanted to drae humans but also ponites #so i compromised #hes so silly #please ask him questions #i’ll have him answer you all #make story suggestions idk #have fun with it #it’s 4am #gm #*gn #art #doodle #drawing #artists on tumblr #fanart #insomnii #illustration #insomniiocs #illust #wip #noodle #mlp #my little pony #character design #oc #mlp oc #omniisquid

[irradiatedpiratebooty]

Pleeeease do tell me more about Francis. Why did he leave the Children? Why did he join them in the first place? What did he do down in that bunker for three years, and what was getting out like? How did he meet the companions he hangs around with?

so, i'm gonna go in order of the timeline of events in his life. and please forgive some mistakes in the writing, i unfortunately didn't luck out with my abilities, and don't usually write anything more than footnotes. though i'm hoping the more I write out posts like this, the better i'll get :)

I also made goofy doodles to accompany the writing to compensate, and to better visualize what i'm trying to convey.

growing up, he mostly drifted from place to place with his family, which mostly consisted of him, his aunt, uncle, and two other cousins of his. his aunt adopted him at a very, very young age.

they mostly kept to DC, but eventually wanted to travel more east.

eventually though, due to family drama and disagreements, his family disbanded and he just traveled with his aunt. His aunt was VERY close with the rest of his family, so their departure took a toll on her.

she was pretty desperate to fill the void that was left, so when the children of atom offered relief from the feeling of abandonment, it didn't take much convincing.

the only catch was they had to leave DC and join the expedition to the commonwealth.

so, how did Francis join the children of atom?

Francis was about 18 at the time, and was used to just- going wherever his aunt went. so he didn't really question it and tagged along. He listened to the preachings and started to buy into the ideology himself. his aunt began to firmly believe too, so that helped condition Francis.

why did he eventually leave?

he left at the age of 20, knowing damn well what the cult does to dissenters. he was aiming to make it all the way back to DC and rejoin his family, but without the travel supplies that isn't realistically possible.

plus he's never been to Boston before, so he had no idea what direction to go in.

what did he do for 3 years?

he managed to wander his way to sanctuary, where he met Nate. (who i decided to make into an old ghoul, who protected vault 111 from the outside. he believed in the rumor that the vault was a cryo-facility, and that comforted him.)

Francis was half-dead when he wandered onto Nate's front yard, but Nate is nice and saw Francis as the exact opposite of a threat. think a newborn puppy on freshly polished tile.

he offered Francis his own bomb-shelter to stay in, taught him how to cook (which ended up being a new hobby for Francis.)

Nate is like a dad to him, so it worked out nicely.

Francis has high perception, and he's not stupid. (he just has TERRIBLE charisma)

so, with his S.P.E.C.I.A.L. attributes in mind, He began to question the fact Nate had never opened the vault, and tried to convince Nate to finally check in on his family. Nate refused at first, but after sleeping on the idea, he agreed. only to be met with the realization that his spouse was mysteriously murdered, son kidnapped, and only a recording of the crime. (thanks alternate start mod)

baffled by the fact that nobody ever opened the vault doors since the bombs fell, and now troubled with grief, Nate struggled to even face it all. Francis, wanting to repay Nate for giving him a place to live comfortably and safe from the cult who may use him to set an example for others who are thinking of turning their back on atom- promised that he'll seek out Nora's murderer, and most importantly, find their infant son.

where the rest of the game's plot plays out.

one thing to note though is his face markings. like the third eye of atom and the other rings around his face. usually its just makeup in game, but francis, at the time, wanted to prove his devotion in the most... non-lethal way he could think of. and so he got it basically tattooed. talk about regretful tattoos. with all that backstory being said, Francis is pretty happy most of the time!

sure, he's been through a lot, but he tries to see the positives in things. his main goal in life, during the acts in the main story, is to just finally have a place he can call home. maybe one with a comfy couch and a nice garden.

#my art #doodles #fallout 4 #ocs #francis #long post #i hope this isnt too much info at once! #having to restrain my impulse to dump as much information as possible #mainly because i dont want to answer everything at once #where theres no questions left for him #i know it all REEKS of fanfic but its fun #hopefully things become more coherent the more i make these :)

[bloodfueledmachine]

day 28

#i kinda rambled here in the tags so have fun with that #ultratober #ultrakill #mysterious druid knight #ultrakill mdk #no owl though i couldnt find a way to keep their ingame appearance (what i registered as 2 cubes ontop of one another) unfortunately #i dont feel like putting all of his tags here. but hopefully the fans of this guys ultrakill appearance find this #anyways speaking of which. heres a question i have. #should i actually watch this guys shit btw #asking cause that drawing hakita did for today intrigued me #“i bought an aztec death whistle to fuck with my weed neighbors” yeah you sure did man! Yeah! #okay the likelihood of me getting an answer to my question is low but theres a slim chance okay? #ill stop yapping now. youre here for drawings

[princington]

does the babea au end up with avatrice? if so, how does that come about?

honestly we haven't really discussed endgame but there is avatrice!! due to halo (bea)rer being so good and efficient at her job she manages to stop the goings on at the orphanage (where she meets ava). we haven't really gone much into it, other than they're p cute together 👀

bonus avatrice!

#babea au #theyre cute theyre fun ava kind of reminds her that theres more to all this #prince answers