#but it's simply *not* your style at all

[taonpest]

Sometimes being an artist is feeling like a baker seeing a chemist making the deadliest liquid in the world and wishing you could make the deadliest liquid as well but you're a baker, not a chemist, and then you feel like your bread is worthless

#my stupid thoughts #this doesn't make any sense and that's the whole point #sometimes you see cool art and you love it and wish you could do something as cools as that #but it's simply *not* your style at all #and you end up thinking what you make is bad though it's not #it's literally just different #anyway that's me I'm the baker

[xx-sketchy-xx]

@lizaisdrawing I just really love your style, and your ideas for welcome home. Like, absolutely obsessed.

you are so amazing, and I’m inspired by your stuff! 💜✨

#welcome home art #Human sketchy #Sorry it’s kinda self centered #I just struggled to try and make this all day #I was originally gonna make doodles with the other neighbors #And I might still #Just not all in one go lol #YOU DESERVE SO MUCH MORE ATTENTION #your shading and style is simply eye candy #welcome home au #Sketchy Sketcharoo #Lizaisdrawing

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

Question about Frank! What is his fighting style? I know you mentioned he does hand on hand, but does he do any specific form of martial arts?? Or is it just kind of the basic, punching, kicking, ect. Also, does he have some form of magic, or is he basically like Howdy? (I'm just imagining they all play like.. actual table top DnD and Frank is getting irritated because his rolls are garbage-)

i'm not nearly well versed enough in martial arts to name styles or blend them - though i feel a "i need to know everything i can about this" fixation creeping up... so i might be able to provide a better answer later!

but for now lets just say he's adapted his own stylized form, blended from his childhood training, what he learns on the streets, and what he picks up on his travels / figures out himself. i imagine it would be an efficient, ruthless, and elegant personal style of combat

Frank has no magic! if he rolled for it he'd somehow get a 0! he and Howdy are the only magicless maidens of the group

#& man. i really want to make it a dnd au #but i simply dont know enough about dnd to be able to Accurately do that! #and also: i dont like restrictions and rules #but it's so funny to imagine the neighborhood gathered in front of home with sally dm-ing #or home is the dm. how would that work #wally helps i suppose... resets the dice so home can roll it with their front door #but unfortunately my knowledge and understanding is Limited #it would be in the style of the dnd movie - where its seamless & theyre not actually rolling or anything #but i dont know the spells! i dont know the lore! the monsters! #ok unless i do Another sit-down-and-crunch-learn-everything-dnd #....thats doable. if i just learn the creatures the monsters the lore #then homebrew the world and fuck with stuff to make it have wh vibes.... #it could be Loosely dnd. loosely tabletop. #then i could tag it with 'wh tabletop au' instead of fantasy au to differentiate it... #no no that still doesnt work. cause if it has secondary lore of 'its literally the neighborhood playing their own version of dnd' #i cant see any of the wally-centered drama happening. theyd all be like 'aw its ok that youre a warlock wally <3' & move on #but i still want to name it something Different! just to keep it separated! rpg? no... its still not a game... and its not dnd enough... #questing au? 'cause they're always on quests? mythical au? adventuring au? #place your votes now folks! the ballots are rolling in!

[inkats]

merry yaoimas mutuals. (in order, for @starredforlife, @vampyr-bats, maymerdoodle on insta, @littlemoondarling, @bmpmp3) (all of you make such cool stuff I hope you like em <3)

#every single one of these is in a different style oTL anyway a little bit to say about all of them : #i always draw al and lupa oTL i wanted to draw someone else but. they came out. i love them and am thinking about them. too much. always. #similar story w the val as i started out trying to draw spade and harrow and then. him. hes very. hes so. <3 <3 #youre probably not gonna see this on here macie but i love them. i think. women <3 thank you. #disney princess dave ive wanted to draw this for a while i think hes fun! hes neat!! #i was intending to scroll through ur artblog for a guy but then. ezra. hes cute he needs cat cuddles on a couch i think. <3 #hello yes see i draw #digital art #Other mutuals I also love y’all I simply started these late so didn’t have time and or am intimidated by you #<- not in a bad way more like anticmiscellany follows me on insta and what could I possibly make that would. Wah. #There are some of you that intimidate me that way. So I thought about it and then was like I cannot do this justice #I couldn’t do justice for these either tbh all y’all’s art is sooooo good it’s insane that any of you like mine <3

[fate-defiant]

A style/ fanon vs canon comparison, as prompted by @emfisketch!

Like the very second I saved the pee-en-gee it occured to me that wait did this necessarily need to be Fakir or were we just drawing whoever but I can't find the OG post so whatever. #fakirsweep

#princess tutu #fakir #fanart #my art #you know #this wouldve made a lot more sense if i drew this boy the same way twice in my life. #but it is what it is #the problem with this was that like #the way i understood the prompt was like #first use a refference to draw the boy in your style but without the fanon filter on. then go crazy go stupid and compare the results #but the thing is in a sense. the way I draw the characters is an interpretation of the canon! its not like a redesign its just. well. #an interpretation! #and regardless of how different my personal style is all the basic elements are very much lifted from the canon! #all the basic shapes are there. the details may differ but the influence is loud and clear #at least to me that is #so while drawing the canon style version i just sorta ended up simply copying the style #btw. since my own style is far less simplistic than that of the show #(when im not drawing shitposts at least) #it was an interesting excercise to try to pin down the shows style at least partially #my conclusions are: 1) it's all in the proportions. copying a shape is easy but compiling all the shapes together in a specific way?- #-that's the real tricky part #2) i need to work on my shapes. #lineart also jesus christ #another thing i realized is how much my perceptions are... different. #like. most ppl see fakir as green haired but #the thing is. very few things in nature are like. TRULY black or white right? #and then theres accounting for how and what type of light hits the object and also which colors its cast against #and ofc because of all this color theory stuff AND because art doesnt immitate life so much as interpret it #i always sorta grokked fakir's hair as black #and the green was just. highlights. you know?

[dudethatsmyundeaduncle]

Love getting into reading comics after years away and remembering that people used to draw in the most butt fucking ugly way you can imagine.

#all the girls be like yoo read this comic it's fire its so intergral to understanding this charcter #and then you read the preview and that shit is drawn like a fuckin mad cartoon on acid #like bro i'm super sure this is the greatest batman run ever or whatever but i simply shant be looking at his Yogi Bear looking ass #i'm a hater ok you can disagree with me but i'm fucking right #your ugly ass 80s-90s drawings will keep me sparknotesing these comics till I pass out I fuckin refuse #not to say all old comics are ugly #but godamn yall used to live like this?? #I get that it was that He-Man style era but come on #talking bout that WWE looking era if u know u know #when all the inks were made by dudes who learned to draw by doodleing fuckin hulk Hogan and his merry band in their notebooks #patting all the pretty 80s-90s comic artists on the head tho ya'll were special and perfect #rest of ya'll can choke #dan mora and jorge jimenez are angels and ya'll kids need to apreciate them more #anyway rant over #Comics #DC #Marvel #Batman

[pinkdean]

I also think some of the most intense samcrits and deancrits HAVE to be only children because why can't you recognize harmless sibling ribbing?

#my brother insults my intelligence daily. i have a full ride to law school. this is simply sibling behavior #making fun of your siblings style taste hobbies appearance intelligence etc. can be done in jest #and usually on spn that's all it is

[oh-katsuki]

something feels so wrong to me about making fun of sam smith’s performances. cracking jokes about the choreo, how they look doing the choreo, comparing their performances to mcdonald’s countdowns. when a lot of it... is the same shit so many other artists get praised for (harry styles being one of them). 

like... what’s this really about? because it sure as fuck isn’t about their actual vocal talent or their musical talent because y’all really seemed to LOOVEE their music when you couldn’t see them. 

is it actually about the “energy” of the performance? or the choreo? or is it maybe the fact that you’re made uncomfortable by the fact that after they took time off to recover, they look different from how they did before? is it maybe because you don’t like seeing people with body diversity be so comfortable in their skin, singing songs about sexual promiscuity, unless it fits your image of what is “acceptable” body diversity? 

is it really the choreo that you don’t like? the costumes? or is it maybe their entire existence in the spotlight as someone you deem to be “other”? 

#this is literally ALL over my social medias.. it's GROSS #sam smith's music.. as far as pop goes.. is good #it is the SAME genre as harry styles #with VERY similar concepts of costumes and sexuality #the only REAL difference (besides the fact that they are different artists) #is that harry styles fits the skinny.. eurocentric beauty standard for men #and is VERY conventionally attractive #whereas sam smith.. who is STILL attractive.. doesn't fit that mold quite as well since taking time off to recover #and that's OKAY #it is a GOOD THING that they're healthier now and trying to STAY healthy #y'all want to praise harry styles for doing the same shit... while knocking sam smith down... and your REASON for doing it is so PAINFULLY- #obvious #you are fucking transparent in your hatred of fat and bigger bodied people #i swear... this happens so often. skinny people will hide their blatant fatphobia behind middling excuses in an effort to- #protect the fact that they are made uncomfortable by bigger bodied people simply existing in the spotlight #like... let's not pretend the way people's opinions suddenly changed on the song unholy... and sam smith's tour #starting... are not related #like... come on. you are made of fucking glass. #and this isn't just with fat/bigger people (and im saying bigger because i do not think sam smith is fat. i think that he is literally just- #a middle size that y'all are CONVINCED is fat) #this happens with people of color too #happens with artists of color. happens with queer artists. #you are so fucking obvious when you do shit like this. when you say you support fat artists.. queer artists.. artists of color... and then- #turn around and make a joke out of their art while praising some dumb fuck... straight... conventionally attractive man for doing- #the same thing. #and NONE of this is to say you have to like sam smith's music #personally.. i don't really like that genre of music #but you know what im NOT doing? making of a mockery of the way they LOOK of all things while simultaneously- #praising another artist for the same shit they're made fun of for #anyway... im pressed abt this

[lee-kangin]

as a fan of another pl team i think your problem is that your captain is son. he's too emotional and soft and instead of demanding better of your players he goes around comforting them and protecting them from the refs. idk i feel like he's probably let the band get to his head a bit and now he's pushing people like PEH (who have proper authority) away from the refs, it's a bit weird. strange appointment. he's trying too hard

know him do you?

#you’ve got to be taking the piss? this ask simply reeks of racism LOL #firstly sonny has captained the korean nt for years and has shouldered the hopes and dreams of an entire country #especially because he’s the FIGUREHEAD of ALL korean football in a way nobody has ever really been #that’s not enough responsibility for you? and calling his captaincy style emotional and soft oh so you’re for toxic masculinity too then? #sonny can very much demand the best of his teammates (as he does) and also lead them with kindness and compassion. and it clearly is #working bc every player there would run through a brick wall for him. i’m sorry but big dav missing the pen yesterday and sonny going #straight over to him to hug him and then pappy kissing his back - that’s all sonny’s influence. #maybe you want your team to be a toxic bunch of men but i like my team led by sonny just fine #full of passion and fight and love and support for each other and the fans #‘protect them from the refs’ yeah man maybe bc the dissent rules this szn are mad? have you not seen the red cards? #also you saying PEH has more authority than sonny that’s pure racism LMFAO. #golly gee wonder who has more influence over the players #heungmin son who has played for this club for eight years and has had stellar individual performances #and captains his country with pride and shoulders the burden of being one of the guys to lay the path for asian footballers #and is just an all around sweet dude #or ‘the viking’ #please kindly fuck off and go support your team instead of coming here and shitting on my captain. #rahul answers

[heavysass]

one of my favorite tf2 headcanons is that spy isn't french at all. he's a new yorker. he's canadian. or english, actually. guy was born in a swagless place and realized he would never be seen as the mysterious and enchanting smoothtalker he was aiming to be with his natural accent and birth cultural baggage so he fabricated all of his agent persona with a nationality that would compliment it. there's no one alive that knows the truth, he made sure of it.

#one of the other mercs find out the truth simply bc they have worked with actual french mercenaries before and its /so obvious/ #they throw a vague hint that they know once just as a fun but polite 'your secret is safe w me' and spy shits himself right there #and starts making plans for making their demise seem accidental or a spawn error. he actually thinks the joke was a threat #looney tunes style footage of the merc blissfully avoiding all types of traps and poisons spy throws their way until theres direct confront #tf2 spy #actually i want that merc to be heavy or pyro bc they know how to mind their business but can be an enigma so spy has no idea what to do #that could be soldier too even. omg you were american all along! you are plotting against those dirty europeans! good for you son! #and then he never mentions it again and spy is even more shocked that soldier was not only able to conclude that but also be quiet abt it #sms

[gideonisms]

I can't read the aj book reviews on goodreads though because I feel like people collectively did not get that the gender thing was A) in service to her other themes not the entire point of the book B) not a girlboss everyone's a woman now thing either

#maybe the idea started like oh what if i just used she pronouns for everyone but the writing is more nuanced than that #it's the empire taking over different cultures it's not like universally a good thing #it's what many of the characters grew up with so it doesn't occur to them that they could be a different gender #it's not a universally bad thing either it's not like the book goes 'oh the empire is wrong not to have two specific genders' #it's just like. in the same way this empire enforces gender and restricts bodily autonomy through constant surveillance #your empire does the same to you. it's just like asking you to question things #but some characters have no problem with their given pronouns. it's all socially constructed that's the point #breq was probably the first time i was really envious of someone's gender though #there's no like. status significance to her pronouns in her culture. she doesn't wear different styles based on it #then you see her having to translate herself to other people's expectations when she's outside of the empire #and she's constantly botching it even after 20 years #never related to someone's experience with gender more #it's like i don't really do that. lol. but you're welcome to interpret me however. it is simply none of my business #i'll be whatever is most convenient when i'm trying to rent a place to stay. assigned woman at rental application #i never agreed to this system it's just a weird cultural quirk that makes my life slightly worse but otherwise isn't important to me

[kimtaegis]

👋 2022

#I won’t go into detail about real life except that it was. well. a Trip #learned some things went through things. the year of baby steps I guess #BUT I wanna write some thoughts about my 2022 tumblr experience down #it was… also quite a Trip #positive first: learned to stay off this site when necessary! very important mental-health wise #my most used tag this year was my track tag! shoutout to everyone who’s been using it #you bring me much joy by sharing your creations with me. I appreciate it 🤍 #another shoutout to all the incredibly lovely people who’ve come to my inbox this year #I’ve been very lucky in that regard. 98% of my anons have been the kindest sweetest most eloquent people #and I’m happy to have been able to have super interesting thoughtful and respectful discussions from time to time #okay what else. oh HIGHLIGHT of my year here – my birthday ADFFGHJ #I felt so so so spoiled and couldn’t (still can’t) believe the amount of spectacular gif(t)s I got. made me feel stupidly happy oh my god #I learned a lot of new skills and techniques for gfx making. kept experimenting with different styles which has been fun! #gif making has turned more into a relaxing activity than something that makes me feel pressured and anxious #I dialed it down a bit compared to last year and I think that was a good decision as well #as for not so positive things. well. #of course there are the usual/ general ‘complaints’ like lack in interaction and the like #got my first proper anon hate in November. that was something #HUGE lesson I learned this year: just because someone states in their bio that they’re adults doesn’t mean they act like ones <3 #people can be very childish ruthless and simply not worth one’s effort #and a last thing that fits quite well to that: 9 out of 10 people do not care about you. not about your time and effort you put in content #not about whether you’re online or not. not about how you might feel when they say and do certain things #I think I need to learn how to embrace this kind of insignificance. be more audacious. find validation within myself #okay I’ll stop now #I wanna say thank you to all the lovely people who made this year on tumblr more enjoyable and who truly brighten the place up for me #I love you lots and wish you all the best for 2023 #it’s gonna be a hard year for me with lots of challenges and changes #and it’s nice to have this little space here where you can escape to from time to time #mwah. smooches to all of you. happy new year <3

[faerociousbeast]

im ngl to you guys. there are like 20 of you i straight up do Not recognize anymore youre all just like. the enstars people. idk which is which

#you all have the same themes and user styles and names and theyre always CHANGINF and #yeah i got no clue. we need notifs for when mutuals update their users fr. youre all a collective to me now sorry #ill always be fae faemesbond tho so dont worry about that ;D #unless i get banned again.... but in that case i will simply kill myself so also no worries ;D

[villaiknight]

otherwise agreeing with a post except for one line that makes you see red

#i simply think that fashion subcultures should be affordable #like. across the board. lol #which is why i could never wear lolita. that shit gets expensive and the stigma against cheaper alternatives to the big name brands is... #well. fucking nauseating. a lot of the community feels like a pissing contest for how much money you can spend #i understand that it's part of like an escapist hedonistic fantasy but like #escapist hedonistic fantasies shouldn't be restricted to skinny people with money lol #bc let's face it not many brands cater to fat bodies #nor can most fat people find bargains in selling/trading groups because!! it's all skinny people!! #but there's stigma around making your own shit too which!! can be expensive in itself!! #i hate it. i love the style i love the indulgence i love that it enables women to feel beautiful on their own terms. #but that's one part of the culture that needs to fucking die. #anyway. thank you for coming to my tedtalk

[orangerosebush]

I think one of the things that most helped me chill out and not worry about people behaving in ways I both do not understand and can’t control is finally leaving for college. Looking back, it’s no wonder I was so combative in this vaguely “hall monitor way” during high school. It sucks growing up in an environment where if you don’t know exactly how to tailor your behavior and hide parts of who you are, shit gets bad. I was constantly surveilling my own behavior so I didn’t get harassed by my dad (who also had no control over his life in the sense he was too depressed to hold down a job for long). Just a constant diet of meanness and cynicism for the brain. So when I see stuff online that’s a bunch of (unhappy) gay teens being shitty and policing each other over pointless community in-drama, I feel like that particular personal history I have is one of the biggest “it gets so much better for you one day, I promise, and a lot of the b.s. you’re going through right now is coming from other teens who are profoundly messed up in a similar way — though that doesn’t excuse it” I can offer.

[grooviestguru]

hc that neil gets a pair of fingerless gloves for the cooler weather (probably from nicky, as his fox family continues to add to his wardrobe). he’s in love with these gloves because his particularly scarred knuckles are sensitive to the cold and can be covered, while keeping mobility and sensitivity while gripping his stick. spring rolls around and he doesn’t want to take them off. andrew doesn’t fight it, knowing how stubborn neil is, but gets him additional pairs so at least they won’t start to stink

#neil you have to wash your gloves man #neil: but fingers don't sweat #andrew: ... #nicky isn't sure he loves the fashion statement and puts up the most protest #neil has a sense of style but just simply doesn't care #and absolutely ignores nicky #dan gets him an orange psu pair and cuts the fingers off #neil josten trend setter #aftg #all for the game #neil josten #andrew minyard #andreil #the foxhole court