#reference notes

[butchfalin]

the funniest meltdown ive ever had was in college when i got so overstimulated that i could Not speak, including over text. one of my friends was trying to talk me through it but i was solely using emojis because they were easier than trying to come up with words so he started using primarily emojis as well just to make things feel balanced. this was not the Most effective strategy... until. he tried to ask me "you okay?" but the way he chose to do that was by sending "👉🏼👌🏼❓" and i was so shocked by suddenly being asked if i was dtf that i was like WHAT???? WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY TO ME?????????? and thus was verbal again

#yeehaw #1k #5k #10k #posts that got cursed. blasted. im making these tag updates after... 19 hours? #also i have been told it should say speech loss bc nonverbal specifically refers to the permanent state. did not know that! #unfortunately i fear it is so far past containment that even if i edited it now it would do very little. but noted for future reference #edit 2: nvm enough ppl have come to rb it from me directly that i changed the wording a bit. hopefully this makes sense #also. in case anyone is curious. though i doubt anyone who is commenting these things will check the original tags #1) my friend did not do this on purpose in any way. it was not intended to distract me or to hit on me. im a lesbian hes a gay man. cmon now #he felt very bad about it afterwards. i thought it was hilarious but it was very embarrassed and apologetic #2) “why didn't he use 🫵🏼?” didn't exist yet. “why didn't he use 🆗?” dunno! we'd been using a lot of hand emojis. 👌🏼 is an ok sign #like it makes sense. it was just a silly mixup. also No i did not invent 👉🏼👌🏼 as a gesture meaning sex. do you live under a rock #3) nonspeaking episodes are a recurring thing in my life and have been since i was born. this is not a quirky one-time thing #it is a pervasive issue that is very frustrating to both myself and the people i am trying to communicate with. in which trying to speak is #extremely distressing and causes very genuine anguish. this post is not me making light of it it's just a funny thing that happened once #it's no different than if i post about a funny thing that happened in conjunction w a physical disability. it's just me talking abt my life #i don't mind character tags tho. those can be entertaining. i don't know what any of you are talking about #Except the ppl who have said this is pego/ryu or wang/xian. those people i understand and respect #if you use it as a writing prompt that's fine but send it to me. i want to see it #aaaand i think that's it. everyday im tempted to turn off rbs on it. it hasn't even been a week

[kirnet]

LOVE when a video game protag is called a title. The Warden, the Watcher, the Exile…. Yessss be defined by a concept greater than yourself that will ultimately overtake your life

#names like hawke and shep are all well and fun but it will never top THEEE title #ramblings #edit: adding this 18k notes in that this is abt dao poe and kotor 2 since people are not knowing that the exile is referring to #play it. play kotor 2 right now

[gayvampyr]

i hate that every time i look for color studies and tips to improve my art and make it more dynamic and interesting all that comes up are rudimentary explanations of the color wheel that explain it to me like im in 1st grade and just now discovering my primary colors

#text post #my main issue is tutorials that are like ‘this is a color scheme’ #like you’re not saying anything!!!! #top posts #check notes for references!! #10k #15k #20k #30k #40k #50k #60k #70k #80k #90k #100k

[daigah]

We lose everytime a girl in fiction who is on the masc side and happy with it becomes very feminine as a supposed sign of maturity

#Also applys to alt girls #Tropes #to everyone in my notes saying cassie sandsmark this was cassie vagueposting #IM NOT !!! REFERRING TO THOSE INTERNALISED MISOGYNY WHO DRESS MORE MASC CUZ OF THAT AND START TO EMBRACE FEMINITY JUST FINE #IN A POSITIVE WAY #this is more like. girls who were explicitly shown to dress gnc/masc leaning because thats simply their personality and what they like #and are comfortable with but still need to be “corrected” to dress feminine #especially if its for male/social validation

[tweetwee98]

Reference art for upcoming project: Atua sharehouse (This title is a wip, I'm still thinking about it) Horror/Thriller-Dating sim/Visual novel...thing. hahaha

#maori #maori mythology #oc #anime style #anime #dating sim #visual novel #might need vas eventually #wip #reference notes #reference sketches #planning #myart #tweetwee'sart #digital art #character design

[zipsunz]

a comic i made for hero's birthday 🍳 ✨

(art by me, script by @sunkitty143!)

#omori #omori hero #omori aubrey #omori kel #omori mari #omori sunny #omori basil #omori heromari #heromari #omori spoilers #my art #cat collab #a few notes: #the bird is an american robin #i changed hero's (beta) hoodie to USC for the university of southern california. i figure that's what it references lol #i hc hero gave basil his black eye so he'd drop the shears (his weapon is a fist which “gets the job done”)

[starspilli]

now and then

very quick VERY rough very very very self indulgent doodles… i will accept no criticisms on this 🙏

#jason todd #dc comics #dc #pokemon #red hood #robin #batman #my art #dc fanart #pokemon au #i have a notes app of teams for different dc characters LAWL so i want to do some more… #i really was speedrunning so forgive me if there r any mistakes i used like 2 references and then vibes for the rest #grabbing my brain and forcing myself to post more rough stuff #batfamily #dailyjasontodd

[laboratoryrats]

Note to Self - Speaking without Words with Word Balloons

Word gallons are for more than just words. They can be used to emphasis and even add emotions and to a scene

Feeling dizzy? About to pass out?

A lilting playful swirl (Time and Time Again by Deo I)

The white and black of the text has been replaced with a sinister black and the words are off tilter (Sword Interval by Benjamin Fleuter)

The voice is coming from a place deeper and more unsettling and the text is uneven and handwritten

A dismissive comment literally (metaphorically) stabs someone (Marionetta by Míriam Bonastre Tur)

Being interrupted before finishing what is being said

A withering and icy reply (The Secrets of Soulford by the Quincil)

Wobbly uncertain bubbles that even break apart in some parts from dizziness (The Blind Prince by cozycroww)

Pain almost appears to be breaking the usually round bubble into uneven and broken balloons. The little smaller balloons around it are reminiscent of sweat or tears (Heir’s Game by suspu)

#comics #art reference #note to self #comic tutorial #art tips #the secrets of soulford #time and time again #marionetta #comic recommendations #comic recs #the blind prince #heir’s game #Webtoon #webtoon tutorial #webtoon recommendation

[egophiliac]

What do you think riddle's dad is like? He was so randomly dropped lol are they divorced? Unhappy couple? Off getting milk with Ruggie's dad????

I swear he talks about his dad at some point? (I thought it was one of the birthday cards, but I just skimmed through them all and didn't see it, I am at a loss as to where else it might be). assuming I didn't just make it up, his parents are still together, but they don't actually get along very well and his dad mostly just...avoids interacting with them both. just in case you were worried for a second that Riddle might have one non-sucky parent! 👍

honestly is it any wonder that Trey spent thirty seconds with him and immediately was like

#art #twisted wonderland #this is largely a place for jokey-jokes and shitposts so i'm not going to get into it much more #but skimming through riddle's stories looking for references to his parents is just like...yikes #on a lighter note this did remind me to look up ruggie's platinum birthday card story so thank you for that! #i will happily listen to ruggie and trey talk about freakishly huge potatoes please and thank you

[cnl0400]

Character references for the undateables

I love all the little details!!

Sharing these because knowledge should be #free and #available to #everyone

#obey me #obey me nightbringer #obey me thirteen #obey me raphael #obey me mephistopheles #I admit that I didn't notice that raphael was wearing a crown thing 🥲🥲 I feel like a fake fan #love Thirteen Skirt-Short... soo cool #also the tattoo reference... so cool I love her tattooo #I have shaky hands... sorry... aah 🥲🥲 #anyways I was going to upload these yesterday but I have been busy lately 🥲🥲 #i have the unedited photos if anyone wants them idk... or anything else from the artbooks. you can ask #I have all pf them and they never provided a sneak peak so you could made your mind... a shame tbh #also a shame they didn't translate the notes... smiling mephi is his honest reaction to seeing his younger brother :'')) #post0400

[mykatzone]

it's not gay you guys they are making a biblical reference to the kiss of judas ok there's nothing gay about this

#death note #l lawliet #light yagami #lawlight #katart #the caption is a joke abt how ppl discuss the foot massage scene #just because it's a biblical reference doesn't mean these two are beating the gay allegations any time soon i'm afraid

[shepscapades]

Finally: The Official DBHC Etho Reference Sheet!

I had to clarify that the “current” look is for Season 9, because I’m not sure how or if he’ll change for s10 yet! The “current” version is essentially his updated “default” look! Thought I might mention also that “Back Around” on the loose timeline lineup at the bottom is a reference to a song on his playlist in which he takes some time away from everyone after re-deviating to re-remember and find himself <3

Side note: Etho wears his mask under his chin mostly just around bdubs, but he starts wearing it down more often around doc, tango, or others who are used to seeing the damage. More than anything else, he’s sure to keep it for protection purposes when he’s outside working, exploring, or anything else that isn’t just hanging and chatting with friends :]

#dbhc ref #I’ll be putting all of the official character references and the Android guide under that tag btw! #dbhc #dbhc etho #dbhc art #ethoslab #hermitcraft au #hermitcraft #hermitcraft dbh au #etho #art escapades #VERY EXCITED TO SHARE THIS #this had been sitting in my folders finished for a while but I had to add a bunch of little notes that I forgot to initially!!! #IT WAS WILD DRAWING PRE-DEVIANT ETHO AGAIN THOUGH I miss him #not really but. yknow #I might make a note later about little changes that happen after destruction because I imagine doc and xisuma try very hard to #restore the cracks as close as they can but it’s not Perfect #BUT ANYWAY #YIPPE ETHO REF SHEET #character ref sheet #Android etho

[spiraling-trap]

happy valentine’s day :)

better quality here

the text is an L line from the L romance route in the ds game ↓

#i really can’t believe the ds game is real #and he said this #crazy. #it’s why my username is spiralingtrap #death note #light yagami #l lawliet #lawlight #L the prologue #please don’t analyze the chess game. the setup isn’t on purpose i just copied a reference. L wouldn’t move his queen bc of lights queen IK

[tweetwee98]

Putting here for future reference. maybe. Looking at making a interactive, visual novel/otome style game. maybe. unsure

#notes #reference notes

[fishandshesmygills]

we need to STOP assuming songs are autobiographical. i would say it's the taylorswiftification of popular music but also like even taylor swift is like hey these songs are fictional narratives that aren't about me and then her entire fanbase still acts like they're her personal experience. man. treat songwriting like creative writing and dont make assumptions. this is what mitski is always talking about, devaluing women's art in particular by saying it's like a diary rather than an intentional craft. and art that is vulnerable and personal and like a diary is of course valuable but you have no way of knowing if that's the case if the artist doesnt share and frankly as a music listener its none of your business if it's "true" or not

#man this is getting notes now i wish id articulated it better #the albums she specifically said are not about her personal life are folklore and evermore which is what i was referring to here. #i know she writes mostly autobiographical songs

[kkopimint]

⭐STAR BOYS💙

#fanart #jack frost #disney wish #star boy #wish star #rise of the guardians #rotg #please note that I try to reference Nighlight #me: 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 #crossover #i love crossovers #my art #I still don't like it very much but I can do better next time