#this was a delight to paint

[erionmakuo]

Cover illustration for A Duet with the Siren Duke by Elise Kova

#elise kova #a duet with the siren duke #married to magic #mermaid #siren #romance #romance novel #supernatural romance #fantasy romance #erion makuo art #artists on tumblr #this was a delight to paint #went wild with fabrics #10/10 nice times were had

[littlemoonglow]

Warning: Long post?

—

Jason did not expect his ghost form to feel…like this.

(Oh, dealing with his body randomly phasing through the ground and smacking his face onto hard concrete was not fun, but Jason dealt with that just like with every other hurdle in his life. By being more stubborn than the problem itself.)

It felt like something… settled into place. That was the best way he could describe it.

He felt as if spite and anger were finally not the only things keeping him awake and running. 

He felt calm, almost. Stable, at least. Whatever pent up energy that was stuck in his chest cavity now flowed freely throughout his body, redistributed, instinctually easier to manage.

It's almost like he could breathe a little bit easier.

(After much… ranting that Jason decided to ignore for his own sanity, Danny said that his case ectoplasmic corruption was probably due to the fact that Death, as a concept, doesn’t let go of things easily, time shenanigans notwithstanding.)

(Becoming a half-ghost was seemingly the only working compromise.)

—

Danny once told him that broad strokes of a ghost’s personality could be guessed by looking at their physical appearance. 

Despite the cool powers, this was a slight downside. Jason dealing with the filth of the Earth meant that being to hide his emotions and who he is was kind of important. Life saving, even.

He realized later on that his ghost form was way too easy to read.

—

He looked at his arms covered in bandages, and got reminded of the amount of times he had to patch himself up in the last month.

His jacket was ripped in place he knew that would have been sewn together when he was a living breathing human (well, as much as he could be).

He always looked slightly on fire?

(Danny told him it's probably related to his... core?)

(He know he died in an explosion but really?)

And then, there was his… veil? Shroud? Cloak?

It looked really nice.

But on the other hand…

It drooped when he felt under the weather. It flicked and thrashed around when he’s either irritated or barely holding back his urge to headshot someone.

And—

(No Danny, my cloak was not fucking wagging when you brought me fresh ectoplasm last week, you’ll have to get your goddamn eyes checked—)

He'll deny it until the day he dies (a second time).

And then his cloak could sometimes just…grow bigger. He figured that it acted as an extension of his own body, and had a nice add-on of allowing him to sense things he couldn't see. Hell, he could even make a hand out of it (wacking Danny with it - gently - never gets old). Jason had to also admit it looked cool, with the wispy bits and with one of its sides becoming a bright yellow.

(It reminded him a bit of his time as Robin.)

—

Being a ghost had a lotta perks.

Dealing with targets was so much easier when no one could see you. Inflitration was so much simpler when walls became optional. Cameras will glitch out when he's around, he left no traces visible to the naked eye and, combined with his training, to say that it was useful would be an understatement.

But, sometimes, he feels like he’s changing as well the more he transforms. Not drastically, but enough for him to look back and notice.

He usually was someone who prided on being efficient and straight to the point.

But now he’s starting to… have fun.

He started using his claws whenever he could. Don't het him wrong, he still uses his guns plenty, but there was just something deeply satisfying about vaulting over things, scaling a wall or crawling on the ceiling with bare hands. 

(Punching people is still the most satisfying by far, though.)

That one time hunting down the Joker wannabes was fun too.

(Danny said he’d get along great with Skulker? Did Jason want to find out? No.)

Fading in and out of invisibility, he picked them off one by one, watching as panic and dread slowly but surely creeped up on the remaining ones.

(After all, he has no respect for those trying to emulate the dead clown.)

—

(Yeah, the Joker was dead.)

(Surprisingly, that has not been a good day.)

—

One of the favorite things he liked to do was rooftop parkour. The… bendability of gravity is… fun, not gonna lie.

(Not flying though. Jason is used to having feet in regular contact with solid ground, thank you very much. No offense, Danny.)

But he gets why ghosts love to fly. When he’s jumping from rooftop to rooftop in Gotham in the at night, watching the city light fly by, cloak spread behind him, it’s as if nothing else matters. 

(No Joker, no petty criminals to beat up, no avoiding the Bats so they don’t find out about his existence—)

He can just enjoy, even just for a little bit.

—

(Somehow the Demon Brat and Orphan could sense him. Will keep and eyes on those two, and also the more reasons to avoid them.)

(The real problem was the new Bat in town. Bruce, what the fuck, another one? Again?)

(The yellow one, Signal. No time to check his profile yet, but probably a meta or something.)

(First night out and the guy almost managed to actually fucking see him —looked at him straight in the eyes and all, then did a double take. Jason never phased into the pavement so fast in his entire fucking life.)

(And so far no Bats on his cloak tails yet.)

(He did help the guy incognito, just a couple of times.) 

(And he also did steal his escrima sticks for fun, and once the guy went out looking for them, he’d put them right back where they were.)

(Turns out, he discovered later, that being a little shit runs in the ghost community.)

—

(Sometimes he also wonders what happened to Danny before they met.)

(He wasn't a Gothamite, that was obvious. He doesn’t pry, but it doesn’t take a lot to piece two and two together.)

(He just wonders who he has to kill this time.)

—

(Jason could not believe he forgot and underestimated just how fucking persistent every single one of the Bats could be. Of course it had to run in the family.)

He gazed down, thought the agony, at the gaping wound under his right armpit.

(The Bats have been chasing him relentlessly for a while now. He got more injuries than he can count, especially from Bruce.)

(They know. Oh, they know.)

(It didn’t go well.)

(He knows the others are there surrounding him to prevent him from escaping, he knows that Dick is right behind him, but at the moment he couldn’t care less.)

It has been a long time since the last time he got shot.

(It felt like someone set his right side on fire.) 

What was flowing out in abundance was a neon, toxic green.

(The Pit Waters, ectoplasm, he didn’t even know that he could fucking bleed in ghost form—)

(Danny—)

He looked back up at Batman, holding a (frankly) ugly gun, white casing and highlights in the same shade of toxic green. 

(A gun that Danny warned him about. And everything behind it.)

Jason felt something in him... snap.

(Why did it have to be you, Bruce.) 

His mouth opened—

(waitsincewhenhecoulddothatthroughtthe mask—) 

(Jason could see the billows of neon green smoke—)

(He couldn’t see Bruce’s expression.)

(Every. Single. Goddamn. Time.)

— and wailed.

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I am genuinely delighted that my last post got that much attention! Thank you so much, to all who liked, rebblogged and commented, it really does mean the most. 💕

This AU may be continued? No guarantees, tho.

For those interested: Part 01

@fandomnerd103 @phoenixdemonqueen @satisfactionbroughtmeback @ascetic-orange @apointlessbox @bathildaburp @fisticuffsatapplebees @aisforanonymity @phandomhyperfixationblog @help-i-need-a-cool-username @hashtagdrivebywrites @did-i-miss-anyone-tagging-is-a-monk's-job-first-time-doing-this-aaaaaaaaaaaaaa

#jason todd #red hood #dc x dp #dp x dc #dc x dp crossover #danny phantom #halfa jason #halfa au #fanart #I may have subconsciously got myself inspired by spawn #as in like i figured it out on a random day halfway through the second painting #and went whooooooops i did it again #It took so long #cauz my perfectionism worked against me #a classic #*cries* #But thanks yall who read the tags #yall delightful #i guess art is a journey but im getting slapped by strong winds in the opposite direction #dc x dp prompt #dc x dp au #the inspiration to write only strikes at ungodly hours of the night i guess

[atypi-cals]

@pangur-and-grim I tried to use your cat as painting practice but I accidentally ended up with some sort of worm on my canvas instead? Send help?

#in all seriousness pangur is beautiful i love her she's a delight to paint. #wow! who knew how many primary colors are in this white cat!

[fandom-trash-goblin]

IN DEFENSE OF JOANNA LANNISTER

The Woman Dies, Aoko Matsuda, Translated by Polly Barton // Beatrix, Elizabeth Sonrel // A Storm of Swords, Chapter 38, Tyrion V

lyanna stark || elia martell || sansa stark || arya stark || alicent hightower || jaehaera targaryen || cersei lannister || myrcella baratheon || joanna lannister || aemma arryn || catelyn stark || sansa stark (2) || margaery tyrell || rhaena targaryen, daughter of aenys i

for @joanna-lannister, on whose blog i've been a lurker for an embarrassing amount of time, sorry, ma'am.

#asoiaf #a song of ice and fire #web weave #webweaving #webweave #game of thrones #webweaves: asoiaf #joanna lannister #she's fascinating #edit: #i tried to find one with lighter hair but nay nothing goes my way #there was this one with rapunzel that had the colours and all but the vibe really didnt fit #someone please also find me a painting for rhaenyra #like #c'mon i thought how hard it could be. turns out very hard. i found one for aemma before i found one for rhaenyra #i can do the young rhaeyrna realms delight on now tho #hahah this series is me taking myself too seriously

[claypigeonpottery]

sold

made this one for my spouse

the poem is by Aaron O'Hanlon

#I told him how much I love his poem and he was delighted #it's been stuck in my head for like three years #pottery #ceramics #ceramic #ceramic art #sgraffito #carving #underglaze painting #mug #coffee mug #poetry #poem #glazeware

[metamorphesque]

quotidian | haley tippmann

#haley tippmann #art #paintings #moodboard #color series #quotidian delights #art parallels #parallels

[floweroflaurelin]

Super quick painting because Lilith’s new look is so !!!!!!!!!!!!

#the owl house #toh #lilith clawthorne #lilith the owl house #toh lilith #for the future #the owl house fanart #toh fanart #floweroflaurelin art #toh spoilers #the owl house spoilers #toh s3 spoilers #i love her so much ahh #the red hair growing in curly again… I’m having emotions #and the emotion is delight because I love painting curly hair

[nowwheresmynut]

I'm convinced this is how she does it.

#no washing hair just spray painting it back into its regular color #or replacing the modules #jinx #jinx arcane #arcane jinx #jinxarcane #artwork #arcane #league of legends #arcane by me #i rarely draw jinx but its always a delight #such a fun design #unlike mel aksjfjakdhakahd

[wormthing]

Doodles of angels (and children) after looking at the Wikipedia page "List of angels in theology".

#angels #watchers #nephilim #religion #character design #fortis arbor's art #digital #ms paint #image described #ive never heard of chalkydri before but i love them so. <3 DELIGHTFUL BEAST. i also didnt know there was any named nephilim.

[fightingwithallreality]

Horses (1983) written by Rose Greydanus, illustrated by Joel Snyder

#horses #now i know #rose greydanus #joel snyder #this one was a delight to photoshop #but i did have to construct multiple tails #that were cut off by the middle binding #so that was new #but it helps me learn! #these were my favorite types of books #the watercolor paintings are beautiful #and have so much more personality than the 90s grainy photographs #i hope i can find more like this book #internet archive #photopia #horse art #illustration #horse #equids #yee haw #watercolour illustration #watercolour art #watercolourpainting #watercolour portrait #1983 #1980s art #1980s vintage #1980s toys #80s #vintage books

[softchouli]

#At the training center when Peeta showed Katniss his camouflaged arm #She mentions how good the lighting of the painting is #She's skeptical about him being able to replicate so well how the sun looks when it comes through the foliage #Given that the closest he usually got to something similar is the only tree that his family has at the bakery #But is so easy to picture a tiny Peeta getting the trash out and being mesmerized by the current state of the sky #And probably getting scolded by that moldy bread that was his mother for “taking too long” to coming back #But stubbornly holding onto this habit and never letting go #And just keeping admiring the sky #Because it does have the prettiest colors at sunrise (when bakers are already up) #And at sundown (everyone knows what that means) #Or whenever clouds decide to look like they'd be an absolute delight to get close to #Katniss mentions there's not much beauty to look at in their district #But Peeta's eyes got trained with time to know where to find it #the hunger games #peeta mellark #catching fire #mockingjay #thg

[satans-knitwear]

feel like i stole this lingerie set from the colours of the fancy looking painting behind me 😅

Treat me ~ Tip me ~ More of me

#my mom found that painting and frame in a charity shop for £20 and i refused to let her remove the pic. she just wanted the frame 😂 #but yah this lingerie feels like im part of a delightful renaissance oil painting #very moody and autumnal and delicious. #satans knitwear #bi girl #cheeky #uk girl #wlw #alt pinup #pinup girl #pretty lingerie #mesh lingerie set

[rendevok]

Hiiii :D may i kindly request a narumitsu fluff doodle with Pess? Or perhaps phoenix playing with miles hair? Idk whatever you feel like doing. Love your art <3 the way you use colours.... effervescent.

Awww thanks so much!💜 You’ve certainly earned your prize with a request like this! Luckily for you, we can do both. Phoenix has two hands after all~

Thanks for the request ^u^

#asks #narumitsu #wrightworth #phoenix wright #miles edgeworth #pess the dog #???? does pess have a tag bc i was about to ‘pess edgeworth’ her LOL #can you tell i love drawing dogs? bc i LOVE drawing dogs #also putting it out there i dont really have a singular hc for pess #however i love the borzoi hc bc they’re SHAPED to hell and back and i adore it #phoenix is in heaven right there like both hands occupied givin some love while also getting cuddles #does it get any better than that i mean really #this is quite the picture you’ve painted…. delightful. truly. #rendoodles

[amoratearte]

“[…] Rhaenyra Targaryen was a precocious child, bright and bold and beautiful as only one of dragon’s blood can be beautiful. At seven, she became a dragonrider, taking to the sky on the young dragon she named Syrax, after a goddess of old Valyria.”

Rhaenyra and Syrax

#young rhaenyra #rhaenyra targaryen #princess rhaenyra #realm’s delight #asoiaf #asoiaf fanart #procreate #fanart #digital painting #house targaryen #sketch #ny art #a song of ice and fire #fire and blood #dragons #syrax

[mspaint-flower]

Hello! May I request a flower design inspired by the character in the MV of Living Ghost is Alive by Utsu-P? It's the song I discovered vflower through (and has remained one of my favourites) but I always thought it a shame that flower's character design wasn't used. So, what if flower had been in the MV?? 🤔

Absolutely no worries if you'd rather not do it, and I hope you have a good day! (^_^)

i'll take any opportunity to draw a ghostly flower

#vflower #v4 flower #v4flower #vocaloid #vocaloid flower #living ghost is alive #utsu p #my art #ms paint #won't tag as my design cus it's mostly the same HJKSGHJKEGH #i really love that song and i really love utsu p #so this was such a delight to draw

[luxrayz64]

do u ever in your mind have a vision so beautiful you mourn that it doesnt exist and then remember that u can draw. anyway heres the glass coffin scene if they were pikmin

#like i cant eveb explain it. i cant remember why i even thought of this. divine intervention i think #saw #hoffstrahm #coffinshipping #peter strahm #mark hoffman #pikmin #DELIGHTED i can tag a post with saw and pikmin. this is so stupid #i havent tried painting in a while i found a cool new tool in photoshop to make this #i was so locked in i dont think ive had this much fun with a drawing in. well. i dont remember #i thot abt making strahm a white pikmin (angry + deeply toxic + autism eyes) and hoffman an ourple pikmin (built like a fridge) #but decided against it bc strahm being taller is important to me. also red pikmin (violent + pointy nose) and blue (mouth) works just as we #putting deep and immense thought into saw characters pikminsonas #espeon draws #ALSO made strahm a leaf pikmin bc he woulda just gone thru the cube and never gave himself a chance to recover #unlike hoffman who was prepared for this and in a better state physicallty after his fake trap #really tempted to do trhe water cube like thius too it would be so funny #added alt text :thumbsup: i hope thats good enough