#slowly and with effort

[risingsouls]

[I have once again been enabled into considering the idea of an AU of the AU where, instead of Frieza, Nabooru is recruited by Cooler.

I don't know how much this would change, but I am intrigued again.]

#.:ooc:. #the gears are turning #slowly and with effort #but they are

[thunderc1an]

Warriors: The Prophecies Begin (Redraw: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020) 

#warriors #warrior cats #thunderclan #riverclan #shadowclan #windclan #skyclan #I will not be tagging each individual cat #there are 48 warrior cats referenced in this image #however- the flowers around dust + sand #represent windclan shadowclan and riverclan #I will be reblogging this post with details later #please like and reblog if possible #i've been slowly working on this since august #so a lot of time and effort has been put in this #thank you for everything

[bamsara]

being an adult means we can buy or make as much self-indulgent shit (as we can afford) and unironically have trinkets of our fave things cause our teen years was bullied for liking things and hiding/denying we were ever neurodivergent to the point of suicide. sucks for anyone that thinks its weird cringe but I'm going to try and allow myself to love myself in little ways now

#wish i could tell younger me that i wasnt fucked up i was just autistic #even if youre not nd i still think having things you enjoy around you is important especially for your space #so i make a notable effort to get fandom stuff for my younger siblings now #like my lil sister thinks getting demon slayer stuff is cringe cause anime and what not (havent read it sorry) #but her face still lights up when i get her a pin for her #or a blind bag with a character keychain #and very slowly the self hatred and whatever it feels like that youre not allowed to like anything and that anything you like is bad #starts to diminish #my qpp is obsessed with birds and chickens and has so many trinkets around the house for it #or my friend who loves how pretty stained glass looks that his walls are covered in thrifted stain glass pieces #i know an elderly couple who are obsessed with star trek and they have a room in the house purely for shelves stacked with collectables #my friend's dad is so obsessed with spiderman that he has 3 walls full of figurines and posters and collectables that prob amoutn to tons #like i dont get it but i get it #maybe its because im sick rn but im in my head tonight about human loving things and stories and cocepts to the point of comfort #sara shush #ramble

[clambuoyance]

Hiiii ninjago ppl I’m sorry I haven’t drawn them in a while. I really want to 🥺 in the meanwhile here are two old unfinished paintings from like April 2022? That I just gave up on and then some random doodles from past few months 🫶 I still care them

#I put the most effort into Nya and then slowly started losing energy and then I gave up. #and the second one is smth I’d like to redo bc I couldn’t get the mood right. #these have been sitting in my procreate for forever and I don’t plan on touching them for a while so #might as well show em #clam draws #ninjago #clamjago #I miss them #kai smith #kai jiang #nya smith #nya jiang #cole brookstone #zane julien #jay walker #lloyd garmadon #harumi #lloyd ninjago #kai ninjago #nya ninjago #cole ninjago #zane ninjago #jay ninjago

[ryonello]

oomfie take my hand

#dungeon meshi #delicious in dungeon #dunmeshi #laios #laios touden #senshi #my art #lets take ibuprofen together #THIS WAS SO FUN HAFDHJKGADJKGGA #churned out a bunch of dunmeshi charms on stream today i am sooooo excited abt them #binge read it and maybe a little bit obsessed rn #falin is my wife but also i am in love with laios #will try slowly posting some more of the charms over the next few days!! #also gotta get preorders up so i can afford to manu them prayge #soryr ive been kinda neglecting tumblr lately since twitters still my primary but im tryna make an effort w ig HRGNGH IM SO OLD AND TIRED #anyway #hope yallre well!!! #<3

[sketchy-tour]

ALRIGHTY! Time to formally reintroduce yall to my silly idiot OC Dandy!

and by that I mean, I redid their ref art, tweaked their bio, and finally made a ref for their stupid pajamas! Wanted to do other fits for them but aa another time. Brain is mashed potatoes.

Anyway, Dandy is my silly WH oc who's main theme is self care/self love messages shown through the imagery of gardening! Meant to be a sort of "garden of the self" sort of deal. They go by ANY PRONOUNS! She/her or He/Him, or They/Them are all correct and okay to use when talking about them! (I just tend to default to they/them) Putting their full bio under the break!!! So you can read it all there!

"Resident gardener of Welcome Home, Dandy Leon is a curious but careful presence among the others in the neighborhood. They enjoy the quiet and spending their time tending to their various flowers. While a little shy around their fellow neighbors, they open up quickly when asked about their garden. Despite their more introverted disposition, they're always determined to make every day just dandy!"

It’s presumed that Dandy makes appearances only in the later episodes of the show’s run. But in old scripts found with them, it's shown that they moved to Home specifically because they were interested in the local plant life there. The episode that featured their move in seemed to focus on them slowly warming up to the others in the neighborhood, as their shy nature made it difficult for them to properly meet everyone. When asked as to where they lived before moving to Home, Dandy mentions living in a farm town far away, simply deeming it "far more south from here!" A lot of their dialogue also mentions their father, though he's never named but instead mentioned passively as Dandy would often use phrases like "Well it's like my pop always said-" when speaking to the other puppets.

During their short time on the show, Dandy's segments seemed focused on care for their garden, the language hinting that the flowers were more a metaphor for taking care of oneself and well being. Other characters can be found pointing out how much better Dandy’s garden looks when they’re feeling happy, but also comment how wilted it becomes when they’re shown to be a bit more downtrodden. They feel strongly about how important it is to be kind to yourself, even if it’s a skill they’re shown to still be working on themselves. Their confidence is something they also struggle with, seemingly a character meant for shyer audience members to attach to and grow alongside with. Dandy is often depicted in illustrations with Frank, getting along quite well in the show, often joining him and Julie on small escapades. Before the show's end however, most of Dandy's screen time is with Wally as he tries to get Dandy out of their shell more to spend time around others.

Interestingly, what pronouns were used for them seemed to change between the show's episodes and illustrated materials. While neighbors would refer to them as 'he' during the show, most art pieces seemed to refer to Dandy as a 'she'. Whether this was simply a miscommunication between teams or a printing error is unknown.

#welcome home #welcome home puppet show #welcome home arg #welcome home oc #welcome home original character #dandy leon #my art #PHEW! Been chipping away at this for a few days now! #Wish I could redo the cute sketch pages I did with dandy's old ref but that is...a lot of time and a lot of effort i do not have right now #oh well! I'll leave those with the old art #I think thats okay #Dandy is slowly becoming less rOUND AAklfdjkdfsdf #STYLE PROGRESSION! Had to get used to the new ref art I made and had a small moment where I worried I lost their old charm #but here we are! Fuck it we ball! I put this much effort into the new art #Dandy was GONNA also get phone art but DESIGNING A PHONE IS HARD #also just...something I will do another day aha

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Mushroom body

(for @mikkeneko)

#SVSSS #shen qingqiu #mushrooms #body horror #better drawn mdzs #<-tag for higher effort art. At times like this I really wish I chose something else. #What is an October raffle for if not to end off with a little mushroomy body horror? #This one is inspired by my massive disappointment upon discovering that sqq's 'mushroom body' was just....guy shaped. #Come ON where is the fun in that? Why are we being kept from Fungi Amalgamation Monster Loving? #It's not going to stop Luo Binghe! SQQ could be a shapeless lump of slime and LBH and would still be over the moon for him. #Thank you *so* much for the prompt! I had so much fun. I love mushrooms and doing research was a delight! My citation list is long! #Broke my style a bit but I think it was a good choice. I have been trying to practice non-dot eyes more and its slowly coming along! #Also huge congrats mikkeneko for winning Twice In A Row!! #Your odds were a little over 1 in 1000! Lucky you!

[makiswirl]

jolyne..... but LITTLE

#jjba #jojo's bizarre adventure #jolyne kujo #jolyne cujoh #my art #i'll rb this in the morning i do realize that i am posting this very late. except the first one. i drew that like Right Now. #i technically drew the rest when i started reading yotsuba soooooo.... SLIGHT inspiration....... (ignores the panel redraw) #i pictured her like this prior tho ^_^. i've heard the comparison made a lot and every1 was right #yotsuba is such a good cute little series you all should really read it #jean pierre polnareff #kakyoin noriaki #noriaki kakyoin #jotaro kujo #kujo jotaro #etc etc being thorough with the tags again. as one does #ft. hierophant green. dying. sorry little dude #slowly but surely chugging out my (effort-y) doodles i haven't posted yet #i have sloppier art and ideas on the matter to ramble about please god ask me about them................................... o_o #dadtaro #??? #smolyne #those are their tags i think. idk i just got here pls god correct me if wrong

[loversgothic]

happy new year. heres to drawing more gay jackasses and weirdly intricate frames

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#surviving depression in the winter but itll slowly get better #gabv1el #ultrakill #gabriel ultrakill #v1 ultrakill #v1gabe #new years #happy new years #art #drawing #my art #rather than use premade brushes i uh. actually drew the stupid trims and stars this time myself. just not the checkerboard or the fleur #but hey thats for effort #wee

[5aph0]

Why do people forget that Tyler took Wednesday on that "romantic" horror film date in the crypt to distract her while Thornhill ransacked her room and stabbed Thing.

Everything he did was to manipulate her into a false sense of safety so their outcast hating bigot asses could complete their plan.

Tyler was shown to hate outcasts before Thornhill even entered the picture. The nice guy act was a ruse.

How very romantic.

Merry Christmas.

#anti wyler #wenclair #wednesday #you probably cant change my mind #hes bad and the show consistently showed that #excuse me like that whole enjoyment dialogue #wtf was that #wednesday was seething #that wasnt weird love lust #she literally would torture him slowly to death for what he helped do to thing #like come on guys lets be anti toxic men who put in tiniest bit of effort

[tizzymcwizzy]

For the doodles request, maybe Miles or Gwen?

this is the first time ive ever drawn miles!

#im slowly putting more and more effort into these goddamnit dfgfjbhbgdfgdfs #spiderman #spiderverse #spiderman across the spiderverse #miles morales #doodle requests #ask #across the spiderverse #my art

[chiropteracupola]

granby + iskierka + keynes

#em draws stuff #em is posting about temeraire #temeraire #iskierka #john granby #doctor keynes #<- I do not know if keynes ever gets a first name so This Shall Do for tagging purposes for the present moment #speaking of which. my logic here is that granby is always getting whopped upside the head and stabbed and shot and dropped from high places #and therefore I think he should maybe cultivate his relationship with his crew's surgeon. because he is going to Need to. #keynes now. My Friend Keynes. I reallyreally would like to know More About Him and how exactly someone ends up as an aerial corps SURGEON #what is UP with this man I would like to KNOW about him #I would like to write fic even maybe. Hello Sir. Your Backstory? #designwise he ended up looking like patrick gallagher who you may be aware of for his role as awkward davies masterandcommander #which was not entirely intentional but I did end up leaning into it as I went on with the drawing. #he looks a lot like many people's version of tharkay here... I should make an effort for distinguishing them by drawing More Tharkays. #either way. keynes and gong su my favorite tem characters I don't really see anyone drawing. my underappreciated blorbos... #(this is maybe because I'm only on book 3 but) keynes is certainly on page a deal more than certain fellows I could name #anyWay. we are slowly creeping up to drawing BigLarge Iskierka but not all the way there yet. Stay Tuned.

[ilynpilled]

A Game of Thrones - Catelyn X

A Clash of Kings - Catelyn VII

A Storm of Swords - Jaime I

A Storm of Swords - Jaime III

A Storm of Swords - Jaime III

A Storm of Swords - Jaime IV

Jaime & Passive Suicidal Ideation

His statements and actions concerning the subject are framed as him not being afraid. But he is. He is afraid of what he has become, afraid of confronting himself, afraid of confronting the world, and he is afraid of having to live.

He should not be brave enough to die. He should be brave enough to live.

#i dont think a lot of ppl acknowledge that pre hand loss jaime kinda wants to fucking die deep down #especially when he forgets his fixation on cersei #it is such an interesting obsession that he has with a ‘chivalrous’ death #he completely romanticizes this idea despite his dissillusionment with knighthood #again death is so much easier than confronting the moral paradoxes dilemmas and his self-concept #he is deep down very aware about what he has become and he desperately seeks purpose in just dying with sword in hand #and he does not even reconsider until brienne confronts him and reveals this ideation for what it is #it is cowardice on his part #it is a facade of bravery masking self loathing #dying is easy living is hard #honestly jaime pre handloss was basically just a man slowly destroying himself #and it seeps back sometimes during affc too #hed rather die than end up facing damnation despite all of his efforts #now damnation that is something he is terrified of #valyrianscrolls #asoiaf #jaime lannister

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

I FKN LOVE LAUGHING STOCK‼️ THEY MAKE ME GENUINELY HAPPY AND READING THE TAGS MAKES ME A GIGGLY BITCH CUZ THESE IDIOTS ARE SO FLUFFY AND KINGS OF THE MEGA GAY LORDS 😭

YAYAYAYAYAYAY YOU'RE SO RIGHT!!! FLUFFY MEGA GAY KINGS!!! have a warm-up scribble of them co-selling beans <3

#theyre so. THEYRE SO. *rips them apart like chew toys* #for a Moment i forgot which tags you were talking about!!! #this ask was sent several days ago! oopsie! #i say that like i dont have asks from several weeks ago #i will Get There #i like adding scribbles to asks - even low quality ones like this one - but i draw Very Slowly #so it takes me a minute to get around to em #SPEAKING! OF! #this ask originally had a different scribble but i put a liiiiitle too much effort into it #so you'll get it as its own thing tomorrow. i will reference this ask in the caption #anon you and i will nod in understanding across the bar when i post it #scribble salad #rambles from the bog #laughingstock #idk what it is about this pairing that is just So Good and Delight-Inducing #theyre just so silly!!! silly goofy guys! #they must be insufferable to be around!!! #literally ill just be sitting here minding my own business and then i Remember Them #and suddenly im going Hee Hee Hoo Hee and spinning in my chair bc AAAHHHHH THEYRE THE MOST!!!!!! #period lapses of insanity over the goofiest guys in town being in Love

[totallynotsarkaz]

prev year rszm valentine

and one doodle I just draw

#arknights #ussg #早凛 #I still headcanon rosa struggling to bake/cook but slowly improved #and still being a clumsy mess of a bear #zima still ate it despite it horrible taste #mostly she doesn't like to waste food... and appreciate one effort

[curioscurio]

Got up early (for me), ate a light and healthy breakfast, applied to some jobs, took a long mental health walk with the dogs, gave one of them a bath, and even did some phone calls and messaging regarding my medication and pharmacy problems and managed to sort it out without breaking down!!! And! Showered!! Kicking ASS at mental health today

#im studying myself like a bug. with no judgement or compulsive self hate when i see the results. and then doing something different based on #those results #and its working #ive noticed that im much more productive when i have someone else to help or listen to. its a little uh sad because im not easily able to #to take care of myself and do things for MYSELF. but if its for someone else then its like i gain momentum #going out to clean out MY car? well i dont care how gross it is im not worth the effort. #cleaning out my car for my brother who i drive to therapy every other week? fuck yes its going to be nice and clean because therapy is impo #rtant and i want to help you stick with it and so we make it not a chore but lighthearted sibling time #like do you get it #anyway slow progress is still progress #the number of good days are slowly catching up to the number of bad days #post beginning of the pandemic 2020 was so brutal on me. moving back in with my parents especially #but i have a plan now . a real one. and friends to help me as well ! #oops rambling in the tags haha #long tags