#tosye talks

[omaano]

I guess you've already got a dozen of these BUT

💕 self-love time! talk about which ones of YOUR creations (edits, artworks, fanfics) you like the most then send to other creators to do the same 💕

That is a rather flattering assumption, my dear, but I believe I've proven to have a horrible track record in answering asks, and where is the fun in sending such nice asks to someone who will just hoard them and then feel too ashamed to answer months late? ^^; Anyway, thank you very much for this askl! ❤️ And while it is a bit mean to make me pick favourite(s) from my children, I'm only gonna pick one here (not even my biggest recent fave), because I want to talk about it and show off some details.

I thought about picking my recent cowboys DTIYS redraw, because that would illustrate pretty well the direction where my art inevitably seems to be going (and the one time where Cobb's face didn't fight me like it was his job - and returned to the old normal of Din giving me grief lol) BUT, then I remembered that I filled my (so far) last Desert Witch!Cobb AU drawing with quite a few details, and I want to show them off and talk about them a little. So here we go:

I wanted to showcase the colour palette I predominantly used in all my pieces for the Monster Mash drawings - I'll admit that I'm not very confident in my colours, so Procreate's feature of generating colour palettes for me from already existing photos is an absolute godsend, otherwise I'd be stuck with my purples and pink-oranges for eternity. I had to add the blue for a bit of contrast though, but by the third drawing I really enjoyed the warmth of these bright oranges and reddish browns. They added to a nice and cozy feeling while I was freezing and huddling close to my little electric heater.

Plus this is a good shot to point out all the shinies dangling from Cobb (he's now got a mythosaur pendant with dangling beads for the teeth(?)), and the tattoo on his arm I had an awful lot of fun with! Something's clicked in my brain and now it's permanently stuck on pairing Cobb with suns and moons imagery (mostly the moons, because A) Din is the one who is shiny and blinding and hurtful to look at when he's fully decked out in his armour, and B) I find the dichotomy of the deadly sharp points and curve of a crescent moon vs the gentle face of a full moon very fitting for our Marshal here). So he's got two crescent moons on the underside of his forearm and elbow, and a third one on the right side of his neck. And there is also a sun on the curve of his shoulder, behind the sharp-toothed skull (because I gave in and finally put a sun on him after you all somehow kept seeing it on him - although it still eludes me how you managed that ^^;). He had another one on his right shoulder as well, but well. Glass doesn't take all that well to tattooing, does it? He's also got a lot of swooping cloud and smoke shapes to match his eternally billowing robes and the sand-storms that hide in his pockets.

And now to the fun part of the chaos that the background was:

I really wanted to put an absolute mess of a workbench behind Cobb, and I tried my best to deliver it - then forgot to take into consideration how much of it he'd block out with his shoulders XD and so I filled it with books, datapads and candles, little notes and jars and vials and a real fancy scale that I tried to model after the krayt dragon. And then once I realized how many of those details got covered up, in my infinite wisdom I erased everything instead of just masking them out so that I wouldn't even be tempted to somehow work them back into the picture... so I had to take these snapshots from my process video (hence the poor screenshot quality, sorry ^^;) but this way you can also see how I used those box shapes to try and keep even the otherwise circular/organic shapes of the flowers and pots (and cauldrons omg, were those a struggle!) in perspective. I think that was a neat little trick.

It was really challenging, and I cursed myself a lot for the angle I picked for this picture, but in the end it was very rewarding to see that while I never thought I'd ever be able to pull off a detailed background, I still managed to do this here!

#answers #my art #oh my this felt good to talk about my art process a little bit #I just recently developed the desire to even think about how I do things not to mention maybe talk about it and share it on my socials #look at me finally working through my shame of daring to be an artist and feeling good about these things #and giddy about the process of creation! #there are a lot of other details that I didn't mention here because then that would be an EVEN longer post #but I need to point out that Din's single earring in his pointy ear is Tosye's fault #dincobb #maybe I should do this more often for my own entertainment #and combing some thoughts into order #like without prompting for the self-positivity or whatever #long post

[stealyourblorbos]

Thanks for tagging me, @the-blind-assassin-12 🥰 autumn is here, so let's talk cozy stuff, shall we

Comfort food: ramen or pancakes. Especially if I cook them for someone!

Comfort movie: Shameless, Ted Lasso, old 80s Sherlock series.

Comfort clothing: I've got that handtailored knee length superfluffy hoodie in bi colors. It's amazing

Comfort song: these are not songs per say, since there's no words but I love dark edm and liquid jazz. Brown or purple noise is amazing work background. Freddie never fails to pick me up from any bad mood 👑

Comfort book: The Master and Margarita. Any historical belletristic. Friends' fics

Comfort games: I game rarely and my choices are far from comforting but there was that mobile arcade where cats were making soup...

No-pressure tagging:

@something-tofightfor @blueeyesatnight @oonajaeadira @brandyllyn @littlemisspascal @the-scandalorian @thesweetestdecline @snarwor @nobodys-baby-now @tosye

#tag games #comfycore #thanks for tagging me!

[tosye]

guess who’s a weak bitch and just bought hades nbxhdhxjjxbx

#my god i’m gonna suffer so bad playing it #but twt keeps giving me more and more brainworms #also. than meg and ares #im looking sO DISrespectfully #tosye talks

[tosye]

i hatehatehATE homelander’s fucking rooster looking shoulder pieces they’re going to give me nightmares I can’t draw them foR SHIT

#I know they’re supposed to be eagles respectfully shut up #i hate him (affectionate) #I still need to finish s03 I can’t wait to see THAT scene #love seeing Johnny get his ass beat #I don’t want any more spoilers tho #homelander #tosye talks

[tosye]

i can’t get this out of my head but the way the new dbd survivor looks like a mix of negan and cobb and the new killer is an. armoured. helmeted. knight. much to think about

#mhmhmhm we spreading the dincobb agenda #blue guy red guy they’re in love #have i ever played dbd?? next question #but i sure do like the idea and i like watching ppl play it so 😌😌 #tosye talks

[tosye]

alright i did not want to clog the tl with my art ramblings but. at this point i honestly don’t know what to do jshdhdjdjdjd any advice is more than welcome!!

soooo i’ve been in the worst kind of artblock for like two months now (which is the longest any of my art blocks ever lasted so that’s. def contributing to me feeling bad). the thing is that i can clearly see how much i’ve improved with anatomy and technique and actually observing stuff yet still. i don’t like it?? i haven’t liked any of my pieces for a while now?? which fuxking SUCKS ASS LET ME TELL YOU

granted i have been trying to switch things up quite a bit lately and maybe it’s just me readjusting to the new workflow?? maybe it’s that even tho i feel kinda confident in this workflow already?? i did switch form a 10.2 ipad to a huge and i mean HUGE display tablet in the beginning of nov too and i know a lot of folks suffer a weird learning curve over the course of getting used to the new setup but then again. i feel like i’m already past that 1.5 months later?? another thing is that. inside of me there are two wolves snbdjdjdjd one wants to go really realistic and the other wants to simplify shit and i’m just. so torn between the two I HATE IT HERE ANDHHXBDJDJD

so there are just. a couple of different things going on at the same time and i’ve been trying to both wait and work this through and. neither seems to be working?? idk if i’m not seeing SOMETHING or if it’s just. gonna be like that for a while but. if anyone has any thoughts/advice for me please PLEASE share ILL DO ANYTHING AT THIS POINT LMAO

#god literally said this bitch would be too powerful if she could be happy with what she makes sndhbdhsjdj #i know i’ve had this kind of slump before and i too shared it here #but this one just. feels different?? i did go through the comments on the other one #and they did work the last time but. not this time which is. so uplifting mhmhm feels so good #i know that there’s no one that’s a bigger critic of my art than i myself am #but still it just. doesn’t feel good to not like what i make after such a long period of loving my own art #that semi hiatus i’ve been on. yeah it’s bc of this slump im in #tosye talks

[tosye]

HIIIII i’m once again going on a semi-hiatus!! i’ll try to keep the posting schedule somehow consistent but other than that i won’t really be on here much for a bit!! as always if you want me to see something or just wanna talk you can always send an ask or dm me!!

hope you’re all doing good MWAH ❤️❤️

#tosye talks

[tosye]

art-related rant incoming, if you read this I love u and if you have some advice I love u even more

I’m at this weird (annoying really) point in my drawing skill where I’m either good at bodies or faces, not both at the same time and it’s so frustrating and idk what the case is all I can think of is that I’ve trained my eye a lot and not my hand and so I can catch more errors than before and observe things better and kinda understand and conceptualise them but not like put it into practice in a confident and timely manner?? like I will draw a face hell if I’m struggling with it I’ll construct it but like it’s so frustrating bc it’s taking me forever?? I’ve been wanting to do themed sketch sheets and basically like 10 half bodies took me 2 hours and it went rather smoothly but then I’ve been struggling with the faces (and mind you I only have 5 to draw since half of them is just din in the helmet and I’m already done with those lmao) for additional 5 hours already and I’m not even halfway done????? like what the fuck is going on and idk if I should kinda focus on simplifying features but I kinda don’t want to do that??

and i mean I know it’s my neurotic perfectionism peeking through but like my latest piece took me 5 hours total to make and I’d say it’s semi-realistic and now I can’t seem to draw even like 5 sketchy messy faces in under 5 hours?? and like I’ve noticed that at some point I started doing some things differently than before but in a way I’m not sure I like and so I think it’s adding to the whole thing??

and I know I’m supposed to take breaks but like hyperfixation hello?? and I know that i will inevitably be getting seemingly worse at drawing for a bit here and there and then I’ll get like enlightened and I’m gonna be even better bc yk the learning curve blahblahblah but like how much longer?? will this one last?? bc I’m kinda over it ngl

also I seem to have lost the ability to make full coloured pieces like the ones I’ve used to do but we don’t talk abt this lmao

#tosye talks #I’m really REALLY sick and tired of this slump #and like idk if it’s burnout bc I don’t feel like it is but at the same time if this is going to last #I’m very much heading straight to burnout hell #and I do not need or want that rn #also I can’t chill and have the worst work ethic possible lmao so that’s def not helping #like I’m either doing smth 24/7 or like not doing it at all for months #I think I kinda need a break but my adhd brain doesn’t like breaks from hyperfixations we need dopamine here in this house #and I can’t remember the last time I watched a movie or smth #I mean it just doesn’t hit the dopamine spot as much as it used to before I started meds #mind u I used to be such a film buff I’d watch 3 movies in a day most days of the week for the longest time #basically idk what to do with myself if drawings off the table lmao

[tosye]

HI YA GIRL IS FINALLY DONE WITH UNI i’ll slowly be catching up with you guys!! take care MWAH

#tosye talks #done with uni for the time being tho lmao #i’m gonna go to postgrad next year!!

[tosye]

aaaaaaaaaah i’m nearing a 100 followers THANK U GUYS SO MUCH I LUV U ALL

is there anything you’d like to see from me to maybe celebrate a little? don’t hesitate to drop me a comment/ask/dm!!

tysm again mwah!

#tosye talks

[tosye]

hiiii i’ve made a move to a new twt acc so i won’t really be updating here for now!! might come on every once in a while and rb stuff but i won’t be posting art here for now!!

#tosye talks #if you find me no you didn’t

[tosye]

hi tosye i am late but if youre still up for it!!! i'd like to see/hear more about The Boy tee em nr 11 230123 silas from the wip ask game !! <333

HIIII OYSTER TOOK ME LONG ENOUGH HUH THANK YOU FOR THE ASK MWAH

the man the myth the legend that doesn’t have a face yet himself LMAO

basically silas is one of my ocs that i’ve been trying to figure out the design for!! he’s some aquatic kreechur hybrid (haven’t named one yet but i’m. not sure i wanna do that?? i’m cool with it being ambiguous) and i made him to go with another one of my ocs selah!! tbh i don’t really have much to say abt him yet JEHDHSJSJ i just know he’s a Big Boah and he’s kinda angry but cares deeply about his loved ones!! i’m gonna see what i come up with whenever i pick this one up again!!

ask me about my wips!!

#i really like this boah already i just need to. flesh him iut a bit more #pls if anyone compares him to the na’vi. pls no don’t jsjdjdjdJAJDHFJDDJ #HES GREEN #we’ll greenish. but still #tosye talks #inbox #ask game #wip game #my art

[tosye]

hi!!!! I’m busy with uni rn so I won’t be here much for some time, so if you want me to see something please send a dm/ask!!

lov u all and see you soon!! ❤️❤️

#don’t rb #this is for my pinned #tosye talks

[tosye]

Rules: post the names of all the files in your WIP folder regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them and then post a little snippet of it or tell them something about it! And then tag as many people as you have wips.

thank you @omaano for the tag ❤️❤️ are you. ready letsgOOO (marked the spicy ones with *)

170123 mimkey

080123 mullet cobb

270123 cobb vash

050223 wolfwood leather

stairs29v2*

280123 vash

151122 consort (kinda*)

020223 stairs 2*

280123 vashwood01 + vashwood02*

240123 selah silas*

230123 silas

220123 selah

040123 gi

051222 springs*

dont even get me started on how many i have jsjjdjdjxbd these are just the ones i’m aiming to finish in the nearest future i literally have like 40 more incoherent sketches ‘for whenever later’ heLP

no pressure tag!! @mjpens @stealyourblorbos @sammvitches and whoever else feels like doing this!! ❤️❤️

#i do actually really like posting sneak peeks so!!! LETS DO THIS #tag game #wip game #tosye talks

[tosye]

if nobody got me i know clip studio asset store got me

#i love you most random brushes ever #listen if you ink a piece and then want to paint the background #and the bg has fuckIN HAY AND HAYSTACKS #how. would you hOW #i’m not built for painting AND inking hay #nuh uh thank you i’ll pass #anyways. go look at the asset store go look for whatever you need it’s there i assure you #tosye talks #art talk

[tosye]

do. do cobb’s boots really look that stupid or is it just me

#like. I LOVE THE TOP CALF PART #but the. the actual boot part. that’s a freaking clown shoe sir #I’m. really having a meltdown over cobbs boots huh #much to think about #tosye talks