#grateful tho!!!

[alyssamariag]

Our King // Nuestro Rey 💛

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#for reasons I’ll never understand this one popped OFF instagram #he’s almost at 3k likes which makes me so happy but like #why #grateful tho!!! #he’s so cutie in his crown #ilhim #illustration #artists on tumblr #pedro pascal art #pedro pascal #pedro pascal fanart #fanartist

[pcktknife]

#sorry for making u see this #its not the whole image tho so be grateful #mhy

[suburbansuns]

me & my dog by boygenius (2018) // letter to an old poet by boygenius (2023)

#had to take a break from work and cry for 15min when i heard this #what a fucked up thing for them to do to me personally #i’m so grateful #truly tho i played me & my dog so often when i was in the depths of my ed and recovery has been hard but this made it worth it #me & my dog #letter to an old poet #boygenius #lucy dacus #julien baker #phoebe bridgers #the record #lyrics #a: phoebe bridgers #a: boygenius #a: lucy dacus

[tangledinink]

For the beautiful twins, a gift of hope

@tmntaucompetition

#THIS IS VERY SWEET AND LOVELY AND I KNOW THAT YOU MEAN #A VOUCHER FOR *YOUR* BIG MAMAS HOTEL AND SPA #BUT IM A LITTLE SHIT AND SO ARE THEY <3 #they LOOVEE being called beautiful tho <3 <3 <3 the compliment will Be Remembered #in reality theyd probably make a big fuss abt thanking bbm profusely for the gift and being SOOO grateful and sweet and polite #but this is the internal monologue-- #coz its FUNNY #tmnt au competition #asks #propaganda #crossovers #rottmnt

[girlcalledwhatsername]

🍂This user is always happy to see ao3 surpass their donation goals btw.🍂

This user is glad to see publically-funded archives of all kinds and especially those with a history of standing against censorship, especially fully volunteer-run ones with artists generously sharing their works for free, especially well organised ones that I respect the hell out of.

#it's that time of the year where i block people for putting anti ao3 stuff on my dash and revealing themselves to be pro censorship #(oh oh sorry. pro censorship only when they can have final say on what does and doens't get censored because they're tootally leftist tho) #/s #anyway i am grateful to ao3 and to any artist sharing their works safely tagged and free to access #whether that be original works by amazing writers on here or fanworks on ao3 #and i respect ao3 for curating this space and having clear terms and such an organised system #and for the technicians and lawyers over at otw #love you guys ❤️ #ao3 #otw #fanfic

[sarucane]

Why was finding Stede's letter so important for Ed?

Real talk, I adore the season 2 finale and to me the rush is worth it to have a safe ending place. But this episode is so overpacked, and Ed goes through such an incredible character arc and I love it, so here goes my rant on why he burst into tears and screamed at the forest when he read Stede's letter.

Ed is all goddamn over the place in the first part of this episode, tossed about by his insecurity and baffled by what is safe and what is unsafe. He has a voiceover about how amazing being a fisherman is, then ends up regressing into childhood trauma when another father figure freaks out over dinner. Ed doesn't even choose to leave the fisherman fantasy: the fantasy gets shattered and he gets fired in a high-speed parallel of Stede trying to go home (return to a safe, simple life) and finding he doesn't belong there in S1E10. At least Ed does manage to not drown in self-hatred on the way out.

And then Ed returns to the pirate safe space, only to find that it's been invaded and taken over. And that his selfishness, the low self-esteem that distorted his view of reality and his relationship, may have had real consequences for someone he loves (another parallel with Stede, this time early season 2). Ed may have been off pretending to be a "dirty old fisherman" while Stede died.

What was safe is now unsafe. All Ed has left is himself--so he really looks at himself.

At the fact that the kraken is always there, no matter what clothes he wears or how deeply he tries to bury it. He can fight that and run from it, and end up losing everything. Or he can embrace it, and figure out what comes next. Be what he was made by his past, however dark that past was.

But Ed's past wasn't all darkness. Ed walks onto the beach and gets a letter from the past, and suddenly there is something safe again in his world. Something worth killing for.

Ed first started falling for Stede through the stories Stede built around himself, stories formed by boastful encounters with Izzy, muttered hallucinations, and trinkets decking his ship. Back then, Ed didn't believe he himself was a good person, didn't believe he could have friends. But Stede told him stories about friendship and treasure maps, and Ed took these to heart and told stories to match, and Ed found truth through the fiction.

Then Stede left, and those stories fell away for Ed. Ed embraced the story of the kraken, of Blackbeard. Instead of a story about love or survival, he wrote a story about an impossible bird, a raiding record, and a treacherous crew--and mourned a story about lost love.

But Stede kept writing stories. He poured himself into his letters, poured his heart into sustaining his connection to Ed in spite of all the obstacles.

Ed didn't believe in this story after Stede came back, even though he wanted to. He kept emotional distance from Stede, avoided risks, and bailed after two days. Because Ed didn't trust that their bond was solid, that their story was something that could survive Ed's darkness, insecurities, and damage. Didn't trust that what Stede said this time, he had truly thought about, and meant with all his heart.

Stede didn't get how insecure Ed was in all this, because Stede was just so sure of Ed, and of their love. Stede believed in his story with his whole soul, and Stede's stories have a way of creating reality--after all, the whole crew of the Revenge became "real boys." But he couldn't figure out how to communicate this to Ed, to let Ed believe it too.

And then, at a moment where his identity is fractured and re-forming, Ed finds this letter. And just like that, there's a solid ground of story beneath his feet.

Because there was, in fact, solid ground beneath his feet all along.

Ed's and Stede's relationship, like all relationships, is hard. But they formed a real bond of love in season 1, and like Mary Bonnet said, being in love is easy. Ed can trust it--like he did before, but for real this time.

Ed's figuring this out ruddy late. He and Stede didn't communicate these things to each other when they had the chance, and now the chance may have slipped away. So now, Ed yells his feelings at the world and runs off to try to find his person.

When Ed finds Stede again, he doesn't hold back anything. He doesn't hesitate to kill, and he doesn't hesitate to drop his sword when he reaches Stede. They're finally face to face, in every way. Finally balanced, and seeing each other clearly, and able to communicate.

And, for the first time since he and Stede reached each other this season--for the first time since his vision in the Gravy Basket really--Ed is utterly vulnerable.

And entirely safe.

#our flag means death #ofmd #ofmd s2 spoilers #ofmd s2 #ofmd spoilers #ofmd meta #ed teach #stede bonnet #blackbonnet #gentlebeard #arrrggggghhh every moment needed time to land it's like they were counting seconds in this ep #there's just too damn much it's as much as stede went through last year but 7 minutes less screentime #goddamn gorgeous tho #hey if someone sees this and can direct me to gifs that hit the still images i'll be eternally grateful gif searching makes me nuts #i gave up after half an hour on gif searches sorrry

[mishapen-dear]

rough art tips to learn and then break at your leisure.

the distance between your eyes is roughly one eye. the corners of your mouth dont extend past the middle of each eye. ears are roughly in the middle of the tip of the nose and the eyebrow. the eyes are in the very centre of the head. the neck is just a Little slimmer than the width of the head (varies with fat distribution, but fat tends to build up under the chin). hair is easier to draw when you plot out the hairline and then where it parts. leaving appropriate distance on the side of the face (cheekbone area and back to ear) contributes to making characters look more realistic/hot as hell. i dont know specific tips for that so use reference. an amazing reference/study site is lineofaction.com . if you think of the face in planes it makes it easier to construct (look up tutorials). if you draw a spiral like a tornado it can help you figure out awkward perspective for extended limbs (look up foreshortening coil technique). tangent lines are when two lines intersect and cause visual confusion (when it looks like a line that defines an arm is part of the line that defines a building, for example) and avoiding them makes your art way easier to comprehend. quick trick to good composition: choose a focal point (where you want your viewer to focus), detail that area the most, and make sure various elements of the piece are pointing to that focal point. you can use colours to contrast hue, saturation, and brightness and make certain elements of your drawing stand out. drawing in greyscale can help you figure out values. using black in a piece isn't illegal but you should know what you're doing when you do use it- it desaturates a piece and if used as a shading colour can desaturate and dull whatever youre shading too. if you use almost-black lineart and then add black to darken the very darkest areas it will do a lot to add some nice depth. the tip of your thumb ends just above the start of your index finger- your thumb also has two knuckles and all your other fingers have three. if you see an artist doing something you like (the way they draw noses or eyes or hair or anything else) you can try to copy that and see if you want to incorporate it in your style <- this is ENCOURAGED and how a lot of us learned and developed our styles. there are ways to add wrinkles to faces and bodies without making the character look a million years old, you just have to keep experimenting with it. The smile wrinkles around your muzzle dont connect to your mouth or to your nose; there should be a small space in between smile or nose and the wrinkle line. eyes when viewed in profile are like < aka a little triangle shape. think of the pupil like a disk and apply foreshortening to it (it looks like a line when seen from the side instead of a full round dot). subtle gradients can add a LOT to a piece. texture can also add a LOT. look up Tommy Arnold's work (his murderbot pieces are some of my FAVOURITE) and zoom in. find those random little circles he added and try to figure out why he added them there. light bounces. there's lots of way light bounces. sometimes it even spreads through the skin. i do not know these light tricks yet but i want you to know that they exist. draw a circle to indicate hand placement, draw a straight line between that circle and the shoulder, and then (normally at a right angle) draw a straight line on top of that line to find the placement of the elbow. elbows are normally placed Just above the hip when standing and your arm is at rest. there are no bad colour combos if you're brave enough about it, just fuck with the saturation and brightness until it works. keep playing. try new things. add your own tips to this post if you want or even expand on some ive mentioned here. good luck go ham etc

#look at this post #the sum of almost all of my art knowledge #all that i can remember rn anyway lmaooo #shit i didn't mention the tips for backgrounds that i know #eh that's environment most of this deals with character work anyway #i learned most of this from tutorials and kind artists who like to talk about their work #i would not know NEARLY as much about creative shit as i do if it weren't for the people who were willing to talk about their skills #and their tricks and their observations. id be nothing without them i dont remember most of them but i am so so grateful for that kindness #so ig here ill spread that a little further #if you have any questions go ahead and ask i am a NERD about art okay i do not know everything but i am always willing to talk about what i #do know #art tips #one of the most important things for you to do as an experienced or beginner artist tho #is to PLAY #experiment #figure out what's fun and what looks nice and what looks nice faster and just. whatever the fuck you want to learn #it is SUCH a joy

[frostbeees]

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#if someone wants to add a translation to this post i’d be forever grateful lmao #thomas bordeleau #i’m obsessed with how animated he is telling this story tho

[animentality]

I need the anons who are currently accusing me of being heterophobic to know that I can't be a heterophobe because I was born to heteros, which makes me half hetero on my mother and father's side, and also I'm pan, so that makes me 3/4 hetero anyway, 4/4 depending on the day of the week.

I also need them to know that even though I'm not going to beat the heterophobe allegations, I refuse to be cowed by snowflakes who get triggered when I drop cold hard facts about how heterosexuals are actually the cause of problems everywhere, and this is a proven fact and statistic.

I also think the heterosexual lifestyle is amoral and heterosexual culture signals the downfall of western society and I refuse to participate in discourse that in any way legitimizes their decision to behave in sinful ways.

#lgbt #lgbtqia #im dying tho really #someone sent me the longest rant #about how im heterophobic on my blog #and im dyinnnnng #god bless you #i needed the laugh #i wasnt feeling too great this morning due to the shits #but you got me to shit laughing #and for that i am grateful

[the-kipsabian]

#kip sabian #aew #all elite wrestling #aewedit #wrestlingedit #wrestling #night gifs #what do you want from me boy? to be grateful for all that? because fuck yeah i am holy shit i am Looking #(im also fairly sure thats what he said its really hard to hear when tony talks over him but yeah checks out to me at least) #my beloved #kip in a box #(rp blogs dont reblog; saving and other personal use with tag credits is fine) #(okay hot update he said 'they wanted a dive so i gave them one' which. close enough #as apparently before this he asked the crowd if they wanted a dive #i completely missed that. my bad. im not going back to edit this tho lmao)

[furbygone]

Fighting the Brain Demons/Affirmations Against "FOMO" in Collecting

I am grateful for everything in my collection and love every individual object

I am happy to see that other people share a similar passion for my interest

I feel proud for others when they get lucky or otherwise obtain something I also cherish

Most of the fun in collecting is sharing in joy with others and forming community

I am fine to pass up a "good deal" because it means someone else can have that joy. I've had plenty of luck and am happy to share.

There is plenty of time to get everything I still want. I don't need it all right away.

I don't need an object in my possession in order to admire it. I can make art and share excitement with others.

It's important to save spending money up so that when the opportunity arises, I can buy something expensive that I've been wanting for a long time.

I love spending time with the objects I already have and photographing, arranging, or cleaning them, as well as taking them places with me.

#not just furby related obv #i could have made this exact post for my littlest pet shop blog lol #idk maybe im the only one who struggles with impulsivity and jealousy in collecting but i think its normal! i want to focus on the joy tho. #less materialism yknow? want to be grateful always

[gazkamurocho]

This queen is up for my patrons now 😌🙏❤

#Goromi the queen of my heart #I'm always like Kiryu there when I draw her #And yes I'll keep promoting my Patreon lol #1 dollar and she is yours 🥺 #and I'll also be eternally grateful #for those who can't support don't worry I'll post this pic to the public later on! #tho I'll also post a exclusive timelapse and alternate versions (Majima) for my patrons tomorrow ❤ #consider supporting me on Patreon to gain cool rewards and also help me keep drawing MORE blorbos! #gaz talks

[kazamajun]

Thinking thoughts today about the contrasting yet similar ways both of them lost whole chunks of their lives

#both happened as a result of battle - albeit she won and he lost #both missing out on time with each other and their kid #THE CONTRASTS AND HOW IT REFLECTS THEIR NATURES are what's interesting to me tho #look at how fucked up kazuya is. his devil wings are shredded like grated cheese and he's covered in scars and wounds. it's all violence #not to mention being a lab rat which is a pretty hellish panopticon even if you consent to it #meanwhile jun is alone and isolated on sacred land for her recovery. she looks peaceful. no visible signs of harm #the completely different vibes match who they are as people. #ngl tho i do still think a seven year coma is horrific and potentially guilt inducing + traumatizing + scary and all that #this is just commentary on the ~aesthetics~ #tekken #val rambles #kazjun

[roostertuftart]

Kyle got a break last season now he’s gotta deal with stupid ppl and bigotry again hhhhhhh thanks Matt n trey

#I hope the tolkyle in this episode makes it worthwhile #I think there’s a huge lack of exploration of how this affects him tho like… it’s grating to have to hear this shit from everyone :/ #kyle brovlofski #South Park #sp fanart #kyle broflovski #South Park season 26 #Cupid ye #my art #tw antisemitism

[vspin]

Tfw your gf has convinced 4 people to kill themselves in a span of 24 hours.

#be grateful u little brat #astarion #astarion ancunin #bg3 mine #still luv you tho

[misty-moth]

Part of me wants to believe that Jean and Joan of Arc were completely different people with a crazy amount of coincidences that convinced Comte that they were the same.

And true there’s the gender thing, but also…

Joan of Arc never killed anybody. Or fought. 👀

#i’m grateful to comte for the gift of jean tho 🥹🫶 #but the fighting thing is a pretty huge difference 😅 #ikevamp jean #ikevamp #ikemen vampire