#maybe it's bc i'm an artist

[anti-ao3]

i still hate the "activists" that throw tomato soup or whatever in artworks at museums. like what are you even trying to do other than force workers to clean your mess. i also don't get the relationship between art and the right to eat good food or to protect the environment, which is what these ppl advocate for. maybe i'm just not seeing the logic here but it doesn't make sense to me.

and by the way, i totally support acts like burning down statues of colonizers. yet that is not the same thing as white ppl (from what i've seen) throwing food at art, imo.

#lotus.txt #maybe it's bc i'm an artist #but i've seen other artists supporting that #i mean. ok you have your own opinions #i just don't get the message #it feels like it just wants to shock ppl and not rlly bring awareness to an issue #that's how i feel like at least #if anyone disagrees that's fine #if you want to add your thoughts feel free to

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

finally at that age where i'm thinking i should get a tattoo. not bc i feel strongly about it, just seems like a waste not to. i've got so much skin i'm not using

#feels so selfish like. all this skin what am i saving it for? #open to design suggestions! (please make me regret this offer) #maybe some deep sea horrors. a pretty watercolor of a gulper eel #once saw a person on the subway with various Skeleton Tattoos on all their limbs #i respected their commitment to the theme #but more than that i respected how all the skeletons were engaged in Activities #dancing in a ballgown. juggling its own (and two other???) skulls. swordfighting. being a mermaid skeleton #ANYWAY. the only reason i haven't already gotten tattoos is i just couldn't be bothered #i'm old enough to know i don't have any strong-but-potentially-temporary feelings driving me towards it #aesthetically i prefer decorated to non-decorated surfaces. but i'm not artistic or thrilled with commitment #honestly it feels like sheer laziness. indecisiveness--nay. immaturity!--that i HAVEN'T gotten a tattoo yet #letting all this blank canvas go to waste. tut tut i need to grow up and be an adult and get a tattoo sleeve already. #really i've put off my responsibilities long enough #(in fairness i DID at one time have 18 different piercings) #(but i took most of them out bc they interfere with wearing headphones and/or shoving my face in my pillow during Sleep Time) #(i only kept the nape piercing bc oddly enough it ended up being the most convenient. and the least painful to get now i think about it.) #(neck piercing? no problem. normal pair of earrings? Tribulations And Suffering. i don't make the rules i just poke them with a stick.)

[sergle]

ah hell. pixel art has its hooks back in me for real now.

#sergle art #pixel art #illustration #artists on tumblr #tuxedo cats #cute pixel art #I JUST WANNA KEEP MAKING... ''COVERS'' OF SOME OF MY OLD PIECES #I like these versions EVEN BETTER actually. but maybe I'm biased bc they're newer!

[1004knightingale]

she's obsessed.

#kissu #lae'zel just got back from adventuring and she's already bothering shadowheart #let a girl read lae #also finish undressing maybe #new pc new csp install new brushes lol #also artists with aphantasia #i need advice bc i'm losing my mind #how do you cope with accepting what you draw versus what you think you want to draw? #and also liking your art #i don't hate this at least #shadowzel #practise sketches

[heartorbit]

we get a little silly

#project sekai #pjsk #proseka #emu otori #prsk #i was SO sleepy yesterday after class i couldnt draw or sketch so i blocked this out of color very silly style #i love drawing like that and other artists make it look so good i'm not great at it but its fun from time to time. she silly! #nenes cardigan patch is a seashell bc i didnt know how to draw robot head. soz. #i will never miss emu heart hair strand. believe it. #my first class was late in the evening + ive been jumping around on all of my comms so i havent drawn mych personal. i sleepy #my semester staarted yesterday so my biweekly posts will become um maybe monthly who knows. more like whenever i wnat which is what i do rn #if youre reading this i wuv you. #the early birthday emu.. but she will get more. just u waits.

[kiisaes]

they got charged for murder (it's killua's fault)

(original draw your ship prompt)

#my first killugon in literally one whole year and it's this redraw WOOHOO YIPPEE YAHHOOOOOOO #i'm just redrawing shit now .. this is what my artistic practice has become #okok 1.) they're probably older here after they reunited bc i said so and 2.) look i know both of them are 'do it baby i know the law' #but maybe gon is a little more conscious about the law than killua. idk. lol. #hunter x hunter 2011 #hxh 2011 #gon freecs #killua zoldyck #killugon #fan art #becki draws stuff n stuff #rendered #redraw

[ihatebrainstorm]

What 1 night of playing the Arkham series again does to a person- I dunno maybe an AU idea? Probably not, just wanted to draw Riddler Brainstorm bc I kept thinking about BS whenever Riddler spoke ingame lol

#i keep reusing that human BS design bc I'm lazy lmao #colours are probably also wacky bc it's dim as hell in this room #Was thinking tho: Deadshot Percy? Commissioner Gordon Optimus or Megs? I dunno probably not gonna do much with this crossover idea #maybe I'll call this the Rogue's Gallery AU or something #been cleaning up my comics and gah forgot how good DC comic artists are ;v; still a massive fan of Jorge Jimenez and Sean Murphy's artwork #ok this goofy spontaneous brainrot idea has kept me up long enough.. conk out time gn #transformers #maccadam #mtmte #transformers fanart #maccadams #tf idw #frootertooter archive #lost light #more than meets the eye #prowl #brainstorm #humanformers #Rogues Gallery AU

[averlym]

litany of the martyrs (click for better resolution!)

#at some point i wanted to make an illustration for each character but in retrospect maybe each is multiple song-coded.. #drew the sketch for a quincy thing after a chat with a mutual reminded me this song existed dfsghjkl and then spent weeks rendering this #quincy cynthius martin #adamandi #i'm finally done with this! the saints especially were joys to paint and the halo a menace.... this has been the most ambitious one so far. #but it also took quite long because i only worked on it <engages with quincy> when mentally okay to deal with the themes. i'm not religious #but i do identify with the irrational(?ish) guilt + family legacy + academic achievement + disregard for self. also more complex thoughts #about love [but depsite quincent being a large part of quincy's character this piece deals with mostly the Rest of it. so another time..] #anyways! in the original sketch- the saints had heads bent towards quincy so the halo spikes pointed at him. but this worked better! halos #of the saints implying/creating one for quincy was a concept from the start though. in the show they don't touch him directly here but #differences in mediums i think- i don't have time in an image to craft a narrative so everything has to be happening. also artistic liberty #misc inspiration for this includes stained glass windows. i might have maybe misinterpreted the saint costume but i think i logic-ed it out #as the cloth part following a nun's habit w the hood. and then halo above. the material is also more transparent originally but i had. um. #too much fun painting fabric folds.. if you look closely you can see the basis of faces though behind the cloth; but only the vague shapes #because smth obscurity + inhumanness// cassian is the only one i gave a mouth though. that stems from melliot's post about the saints and #st cassian as spokesperson (<- did research teehee!) that's also how i found out which costume = which saint. speaking of which. #left to right: 'st lucy take my hand' // 'st lawrence give me strength' (presses quincy forward; but hand on shoulder connotates guidance) #/'st cassian help me smile' (quincy's mouth is btwn a grimace and a smile; tilts up at side. also no direct touch bc added insidiousness.) #//'st jude [...] i hope your causes burn' (jude's hand is in two places to show movement- nearing the flame and then snatching back; burnt) #other notes: at the midst of the flame the core is shaped like a human heart /the saints and their wax are all melting like the candle for #fun visual effect and also this way they are even less tangible <real>. perks of painting as a medium i guess. // also insp from icarus? #wax and burning imagery; looking at the halo and rays as parallel to sun that burns. too close to the sun; melting; hurting; hurtling // #candles at bottom are a nod to the frankly gorgeous set// also the entire composition kind of stems from the lyric <what use is a candle if #both ends aren't burning>; the two sides between the concepts of catholic guilt and academic perfection that spur quincy #the halo above (saints and guilt; litanyofthemartyrs) and the 'halo' below (academic papers; insp from choreo for perfect at school) #the papers were originally supposed to be more glowy. but i like the idea of it now being a reflection of how quincy's priorities shift #also of note is that <candle> in centre = quincy; w burning candle + aforementioned heart in flame -> most human; idea of love + passion #last thoughts: kneeling + hands close tgt = prayer //wax dripping onto the red As make an effect that looks like blood. because i like #hiding that within the adamandi pieces :OO continuity!! // i've run out of tags but yeah! had fun with this one! every so often i go a #little insane in making art and the final result astounds even me. ngl i'm quite proud of this one. pretty colours <3333

[mars-ipan]

happy birthday you weird little freak. it's finals season so i can't afford to make a full drawing for u rn but i can at least give you your favorite thing in the world

bonus drawing + og imgs under the cut

cannot believe that crucified!komaeda is the cuntiest i've ever drawn him. call it divine inspiration

#martzipan #nagito komaeda #hajime hinata #komahina #komaeda doesn't like sweets. so i gave him something savory in place of a cake <3 #the first time i tried to draw these i started giggling too hard to actually get anything done #the second time i tried to draw these i had a realization mid-drawing that i'm getting an art degree #i'm gonna be a professional artist. i'm gonna make art for a living #and i'm using it for this. <3 #also crucified!komaeda happened bc my friends and i were talking abt mbti types #and i found out komaeda's. and i learned he shares a personality type with some WILD figures. you should look it up he's an infj #jesus is one of them #and immediately they were like 'you should draw komaeda on the cross' #and i was like 'i've thought about it and you just made it necessary' #and then i made it. and it was beautiful #maybe i'll give komaeda an actual birthday drawing sometime after finals are over. but for now this is what he gets #i'm finally hyperfixed on dr in time for a kmda birthday and then bam. finals week. girl ur luck cycle is affecting ME too #anyways. these are the bestworst things i’ve ever drawn and maybe ever will draw #hinata ended up darker than how i actually headcanon him but it’s ok. i’d rather him be darker than lighter

[bluebird-ascended]

back on my star stable bullshit.

#because i'm the type of person who gets crazy amounts of happiness from completing sets of things #i will try and draw every character in the characters journal. with tweaks to their design if i see fit bc why not #maybe after that i will do every place listed on the map. (i need practice with landscapes) #i can't be stopped #fun fact this also doubled as a skin and lighting study #sso #star stable online #linda chanda #sso linda #my art #artists on tumblr #digital art #star stable #star stable art

[crispyparchment]

MERRY CHRISTMAS (TO EVERYONE WHO CELEBRATES!!) AND HAPY HOLIDAYS!!!!

here have some exR in very rushed Christmas sweaters <3333

#I am surprisingly super proud about this one #Maybe bc I used bases dkfhskdjfksk #Sorry I had to make it quick???? #Also look at em #I'm posting the bases next but idk the artists :(( #Les mis #exR #enjoltaire #Enjolras #grantaire #les mis fanart #les miserables

[sergle]

I'm thinking abt that pretty fall leaves embroidery pattern post and about how like... it is categorically a repost, it's a reupload. right? a thing that is generally disliked. but because it's credited, it's genuinely boosting the artist in question. and it could ALWAYS be like this. reposting content could ALWAYS be a symbiotic relationship, but because sourcing back to the original creator of something is so uncommon, it's just easier to ask people not to repost it at all. and people still don't understand the difference. or they'll go to the effort of cropping out usernames/signatures to repost something, which is More Effort than literally crediting the creator of something you liked enough to want to repost. Like. I literally don't actually care if my own shit gets reposted, you have to understand. I just don't want it STOLEN. But "do not repost" is easier to write on my art than "you can repost this, but don't alter the image/remove my signature, don't you dare write 'credit goes to the artist' because that is not credit, please link back to my original post or someplace that you can actually find me. please use an actual link/url instead of writing a non-clickable link of my username, because making it text instead of a clickable link cuts the number of people who will go to the effort of visiting my own page in Half." All those aggregate themed accounts, those fuckin annoying as hell instagrams and facebook groups that are like "body positive art we love wamen 💕 hashtag feminism" and then MASS-STEAL plus sized art created by women, if pages like these that always go and steal my older self-portraits and other works... If they just put a link to my prints of those pieces in the text of those posts, or, fuck, my commission info page? I would literally be living on the moon right now. I would have a house on the moon

#there is actually nothing morally wrong with running an account that just reuploads ppl's artwork or their jokes or their cosplays #if you just put a VISIBLE LINK in the description of your post with proper credit then it would be beneficial for everyone #because you can get your little clout or whatever it is you want by putting a bunch of same-category content on a page #but nobody's getting fucked over because if your post blows up then people just get FUNNELED to the source #because it's placed so plainly where everyone can see it #and yeah it's better to retweet or reblog but #on the rare occasion that I see my shit reuploaded on tumblr WHICH IS WEIRD BC I MAKE MY OWN POSTS HERE but anyway #someone making their own post where they upload my stuff. and it's always the floral self portraits so let's say it's a post with all those #if I scroll to the bottom and it says like. Artwork by Serglesinner on Twitter <-- clickable link [Sergle's Prints] <-- clickable link #to my etsy #I'm like oh okay and all the anger leaves my body and I'm like ah I see. and I toss the rock aside #like oh okay so you actually care that a person made these pieces. Instead of posting the caption ''women <3'' or smth #like you've GOTTA die if you do that. but if you just link back #or if you go to the effort of writing like a description with a BLURB? like it's a damn museum. like a light paragraph of info #about what the art is and who made it and their links #I am literally sucking you in a strange and peculiar manner. that is extremely helpful #and maybe other artists don't want this AT ALL and they'd rather people not reupload even if it is credited #but I feeeeeeeeel. like 99% of the time this would solve the issue #reposters could genuinely be helping ppl. sometimes the repost gets more traction than the real thing #as long as it credits the creator then that's an okay thing to happen! #that can land somebody a sale! a commission order! a new fan! A JOB #A JOB!!!!!!!!!! #sergle.txt #I didn't write this eloquently AT ALL what the fuck ever barkbarkbarkbark

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

I am asking this to take my mind off of the update because the anticipation is killing me

where do you get your art inspo from? As in the art style :3

yk this is kind of a question i've been dreading! because a lot of people can answer definitively - they'll give names, urls, blogs.

but uh.. I really don't know? I mean there were some deviantart blogs in elementary/middle school that inspired me then, but since? I couldn't say! My style has evolved from me doing my own thing, I suppose. I'd take little bits from other people's tutorials/advice and then stitch it into my own Frankenstein's Style.

#i also in a way took insp from myself? #bc for a while i had two styles - realistic and simplistic #and then at some point i wondered if i could combine them. and i did! #and That has become what you all see today! #rambles from the bog #i might be able to give an answer in a few years! who's to say! #i'm trying to Improve more constructively and that means studying other people's art #recently i've followed some artists who's art i greatly enjoy so that i can maybe Understand how to draw in such a way #- not as in draw like their style! #but to be able to choose colors & lay out composition and such #the technical aspects! #so that i can then apply that to my own style and like. Improve lmao #because admittedly my style is rather... bland. i look at my art and #sure there are Some that are genuinely creative and interesting but most of it is just.... meh? #it's not something i would stop and gawk at! #and i want to be able to great something that makes people stop and go 'Whoah' under their breath! you understand! #i want to create elaborate backgrounds! combine interesting colors! Wow with Composition! #one day... one day...

[hurglewurm]

me: keeps drawing random one-off fanarts from things that aren't currently big at all

also me: why no notes on my arte

#grateful for all of u lol #but why no notes !! lol !! i want attention i want engagement #i need to be LOVED and sharing my art is the vessel through which i ascribe my self worth... #it's like how if you have a long list of movies to watch ur still more likely to just. #watch some random movie you heard about 2 minutes ago that seems interesting. if u have spare movie time #bc it's lower pressure or smth #idk brother ! idk #im just chillin here in my cave drawing things apparently only i want to see and like maybe 5 other people #welcome to my cave #alligates says things #yo being an artist on the internet is genuinely awful. social media is not built for my delicate ass #even popular artists (i might technically be a popular artist) like i Know it sucks babe. i know #anyway 'no notes' generally in the past i could hit like. 500 ? with relative ease ? sometimes #yall i'm struggling to hit 100. why 7 reblogs and 35 likes. this is not the way #i'm a creator on the internet complaining about numbers ! not really gonna stop me tho #let's be honest whether or not i'm getting attention my ability to draw or not is contingent on. my own psychological ass. and little else #thank u for listening. it is my bedtime. goonite #if you read all these tags... idk. tell me the name of your favourite flower !

[maybe-arts]

how did i never post children here? woe, children be upon ye

but yeah i more or less decided to take the only part of anime i like and port it to my postcanon au bc Nova needs a friend group. i've uh. accidentally ended up emulating anime anyways bc Nova is nonverbal and younger than Kirby was in that period. oops?

they're both poppies, but only Tuff has Bomb ability. Tiff has ability disorder and has a talent for Suplex instead.

#kirby #kirby series #krbay #not exactly tagging them as ocs bc they're technically not but? #krbay tiff #krbay tuff #gameverse au #postcanon au #i'm lying about them being the only part of anime i like btw #i might redesign some of the cappies to a. maybe not being cappies at all and b. to have some diverse and closer to game designs #we'll see #maybeart #artists on tumblr #digital art

[why-the-heck-not]

feeling very Devil Wears Prada "florals? for spring? groundbreaking" seeing the "Taylor's album has emotional range!! No other artist could ever!!!"-posts as if that's not also what every other (good) artist is doing, as if conveying bunch of emotions isn't the whole main part of the job

(emotions? in music??? groundbreaking)

#!!! I'm not hating on Taylor !!! I'm hating on swifties (some of them at least; the delusional ones) #like are u sure no other artist could ever. are u _fully_ sure #anyways I listened to it and it was fine; felt like 31 versions of the same song but I can respect that as a stylistic choice #that's just not for me (like she obv knows what she's doing & is good at it)) #(like Cigarettes After Sex does that too and no one's giving them shit abt it (probs bc ppl are pretty much only lukewarm towards them #and also the whole ''let's be unreasonably critical abt whatever a woman is doing''-thing)) #maybe the range is in the lyrics but I'm more of a ''I want to hear the emotion'' rather than ''I'll look up the lyrics to see what the #emotion of this song is''-type (can't hear lyrics in songs for the life of me without seeing them written out idk why #and that's very much a me-issue; not a ''bad music''-issue) #ttpd #april 2024 #2024