#which is hot but not realistic

[they-bite]

@reanimatedgh0ul sent me this idea wrt his fanon danny & i had to draw it

#danny phantom #danny fenton #my life as a teenage robot #mlaatr #jenny wakeman #xj9 #does this pairing have an official name #srry robi i couldn't find any of your danny art so i had to go from memory 🙏 #i got heavy redesign inspo for jenny from various drossel figma figurines which is partially why she looks so anime #hot take but i feel like even in a realistic setting she should look noticeably stylized. like as in that's how nora built her #something something neoteny being an advantage in battle situations to give opponents mixed feelings idk #phantombot

[kitorin]

3/4 of your recent works being akito is so funny to me because i still rmb when it was full of rin

I'VE BEEN IN SUCH A WRITING SLUMP FOR RIN OKAY (I cooked too hard and got burnt) I still can't pick between Rin and Akito

#-chiu <3 #I KNOW REALISTICALLY AKITO IS A MUCH GREENER FLAG #BUT LIKE RIN'S DESIGN ON TOP (same with akito but at least he doesn't have the same shitposts as aki) #i guess the fact that bllk is a manga plays into bias? #i prefer manga (and books in general) over games when it comes to story and stuff yk? #both of their voices are hot as fuck #and they're both athletic too (THAT'S MY TYPE-) #idk man i'll never know which one i love more

[bladesoflightandshadow]

is it an unpopular oppie (cute way of saying opinion) to think that stories with only 1 or 2 gender customisable LIs is kind of the way to go moving forward for choices 🧍

like the main issue ppl have been having seems to be the quality of the books n their subject matter, n the quantity of LIs won't fix that? back when it WAS the norm to have 3+ LIs per book every non-whiteman LI would get sidelined and treated like shit by the plot. at least now when the plot railroads you into spending more time w one LI u can choose their gender/appearance, and it's easier to split screentime equally between 2 LIs compared to for example 4

plus limiting it to less LIs allows the story more time to flesh out characters n ur relationships w them. it's easier to incoprorate LIs into the plot n make them important + impactful when there's less of them

OBVIOUSLY none of this is ideal and their whole business model is a bit garbáge, these are simply my thoughts !

#playchoices #im of the belief that this app is a bit of a sinking ship and i am not super hopeful that things will improve in the way a lot of ppl want #but the 1-2 LI model has worked best for their recent books considering their propensity of hurling all their resources toward developing #ONE li and their romance w mc and centering the entire plot around them #like open heart wouldve been so much more bearable if ethan was customisable id enjoy being scolded by a hot woman doctor a lot more #same w beckett #they have an issue w making lis very generic in later books too n this kinda solves that #easier to write 1 or 2 unique romances for a book than 4 #im working within the confines of what i think r realistic for this game obvsly but ya. idk i don't mind it so much as long as the book #itself is interesting enuf to catch my attention #which unfortunately it is not. and that is the main issue 4 me #plus vip boooo me and my homies hate the vip model booo #stfu nisa

[friendamedes]

honestly disappointed that tcw didn't regularly pull a ds9 and plot an episode with wildly unbalanced A plot/B plots. A plot: the horrors of war feat. rex's third mental breakdown of the week; B plot: anakin gets the flu but is utterly convinced he's fine.

#idk this is just my episode pitch #o'brien is a hot streak at the dart board! #quinn txt #the clone wars #realistically i know it's for tonal reasons + the episodes are too short to allow proper A/B plots #which is why several arcs stretch out into three or four episodes (which is almost ALWAYS boring) #but the secret tcw that lives in my head is so good #my actual serious critique of tcw is a whole essay that honestly no one wants to read (and i don't want to write) #but this makes a better post

[britneyshakespeare]

genuinely also curious from other ppl who have drawn from live models. whenever i talk about this experience ppl ask me if the models were all attractive and young and in-shape. in my figure drawing class only two of the regular models could somewhat fit that description. most of them were middle-aged or older people of ordinary (but diverse) proportions. like my experience may not be representative but i find it curious that ppl hear about modelling for a drawing class and wonder if that's like a hot 20-something job. it doesn't seem to be lol

#this is ok to reblog btw i wanna start a discussion #text post #reblog bait #life drawing #figure drawing #like i would be willing to bet there's some body discrimination in some places #where they might have a wider selection of ppl willing to work? #i DONT know anything about working as a model or how ppl get into it or do it steadily on the side #it does seem like an interesting gig for sure. not one i'd wanna get into myself but i'd love to hear abt it from someone who does it #or just observations from other ppl who have taken drawing classes w live models #in my experience (admittedly limited) of looking at reference websites of nude figures... some of them are more 'young and hot' #which kinda DOES NOT surprise me. bc they want ppl to BUY permission to use those photos as drawing references #and perhaps ppl are willing to lay down more money for pretty people? idk. or again it could just be a hiring preference by photographers #could be a multitude of factors. #but it's kind of unnecessary bc in order to learn the fundamentals of drawing realistic bodies u gotta draw a lot of them #u have to see different positions and different features and different shapes and overall different ppl #i miss drawing from live models. most of all for the gestural sessions. those were REALLY fun #very satisfying as warm-up exercises. quick and fast-paced and spontaneous. you cant get that at home

[six-of-ravens]

forgot how much i love ann rule

#she is SO GOOD #not just a good writer but like. responsible? empathetic? kind? realistic? #idk. she's just good #if your problem with true crime is that it's all teenyboppers screeching about how hot serial killers are while doing makeup tutorials #read an ann rule book instead. see how the real pros do it #i know some of her books have dumb titles but Marketing be like that. the stranger beside me is a good starting point #i started with small sacrifices which is also very good

[incensuous]

why do i have hands if not to feed myself

#it pains me so much that it's the exact opposite of what i lean towards drawing #which makes. no sense #my natural inclination is 'realistic' female faces #and frankly i should add broad shoulders and a stronger jawline and call it a day right #but i can never make them hot enough lol #incensuous personal #i JUST WANT TO ... MAKE GOOD FANART!!!! RAHHHH #ESPECIALLY FOR ALL MY BROSIS COUPLES

[lieutenantselnia]

Current mood <3

#I love himmm💘💘💘 #my pretty man I just want to cradle his face in my hands and kiss him dizzy😭 #not to brag but I just really like how he turned out in that drawing😭 I hope I can get him to look as handsome when I draw him again #which might unfortunately not be too soon because I really need to sit my ass down and work on my thesis💀 #I think I really need to commission art of Heinz in my semi-realistic design at some point🥺 #I wanna see how other ppl draw him (and he doesn't get a lot of fanart anyway regardless of artstyle or design) #tho if things go well I might actually get a part-time job in the next months so I'll have regular income to buy pretty art of him hehe💕 #I get pocket money but I just tend to feel bad about spending too much instead of saving it #even though my parents tell me I should sometimes just treat myself if I really want something lol as long as I'm doing it responsibly #but I'm not sure if buying drawings of some hot cartoon dude would fall under responsible lol #f/o: 🚂 #2nd dimension doofenshmirtz #f/o appreciation #f/o gush #self ship #self ship gush #selnia talks

[bijoumikhawal]

The "last" work of Coptic literature

The Triadon is a 14th century Sahidic Coptic and Arabic poem, written in a structure influenced by Arabic and Syriac songs and poetry, sometimes called exactly what this post is titled. The last work of Coptic literature- yet, we are still here. I know the term refers to the last work in an unbroken line of Coptic-language literary art. I know I am pedantic. But the study of Copts (especially in European languages) is dominated by those who are not Copts, and I think that shows in how Coptic culture is discussed. When Copts look to older icon styles today, it is called "Neo-Coptic". What is "Neo-" about it? Copts have been making icons the entire time they have been Copts. The styling which is referred to- while it does look to older art- is hardly a "broken line". Pieces from later centuries influence the style, which also incorporates pre-Coptic artistic elements (such as the revival of tree halos from Pharaonic art). The name smacks of insufficiency to my ears.

Further, what does an unbroken line mean? The significance of the Triadon is undeniable, but why must we decry Coptic literary art as having a "last"? Can we not say "most recent"? Turn that over in your mind- see how the camera angle shifts. Instead of Coptic as a language ending, ended, you now see the road as it goes on- the future it can have. This is before one considers the claims by some Copts that there ARE isolated villages that have kept the language more strongly than the rest of Egypt. These are hopeful and glorious- but if untrue, what does it matter? We are still here and so is the language. Once given breath it lives again.

The accusation of "death" haunts Egyptian religion, Egyptian culture. Being seen as ancient I have felt born dead. I can show you scholarly pieces I have read, accusing the ancient Egyptian religion to be death obsessed, and others where it is correctly identified as loving life dearly that pass on the blow to Copts, acting as though martyrdom under Rome was some madness my ancestors were afflicted with, and not the brutal reality of living under an empire. What "was" the Coptic language, what "did" this look or sound like. No wonder I am fond of writing in past tense- no one seems to recognize existence in the present.

What is a "last" poem when I can pull up a song right now on my phone with a modern attempt at old Coptic lyrics? Is it a titan of composition- no! But neither is the Triadon, and most will say that outright. "This poem is written in Sahidic that is already beginning, as it were, to fray at the edges". Must one be great to still be considered living? To have the potential to live?

Certainly, Coptic-language literature is not thriving. There aren't dozens of poems published every year, let alone more frequently. But there should never be a sense of finality. Youths fight for their language. The framing, to my mind, that is so often used, subtly murmurs a prophecy of failure. Perhaps every fool goes against a prophecy, but who made these academics prophets?

#cipher talk #I was thinking about this poem I've been working on and my hopes to compose a version in Coptic and got really annoyed. As you can see #That version won't materialize soon because I'm still working on the poem (which is an epic about Issac after the whole. Incident and Hagar #/Keturah both examining my personal midrashim (?) and what realistically could compel her to go back to Abraham) #And bc my Coptic is not very good at breathing yet. It is a fetus. Sorry that was weird #Might crosspost this on WordPress and paste in my weird diary where I be depressed about culture #Honestly we're lucky I didn't connect those to how sad the last unicorn makes me because it also has a misleading title #That connects Amalthea's 'last'ness to the lastness of genuinely being last. Schmendrick saying he is last of the Hot Foot Swamis always #Fucks me up

[lord-squiggletits]

One of the thing I love about IDW Op is that he's technically an atheist war pope. It's interesting that he didn't believe in religious aspect himself but was willing to use it for the power. Made his character more complex to me. Do you have opinion on this topic?

I have a lot of mixed feelings about it tbh. On one hand, I think being an atheist/agnostic fits IDW Optimus' character well (I've tried to imagine him as religious and just...can't), but on the other hand, I kind of have a problem with the way most media depicts religious people, and it's a bit disappointing that the Matrix has canonically been associated with multiple miracles (reviving OP and Hot Rod from death, creating new sparks, even Primus/Rung being able to make them) but Optimus still calls the Matrix 'nothing but a bauble' at some point like. Really bro? So there is a part of me that is disappointed at the Matrix being treated as a Plot Device rather than a proper, respectable religious thing. On the other hand, that's just not what the story is about, and I can't call a story/character bad because it didn't go in the exact direction I wanted.

TLDR: I think Optimus being agnostic/atheist makes sense for him, but I really dislike the way it was handled in the story because it feels more like it was used as a plot inciting device than some sort of journey of Optimus trying to discover his purpose. Also, the way he interacts with other religious characters had a lot of wasted potential, so I just feel like it wasn't written in a very interesting way? Basically, the writing is such a mixed bag of interesting concepts with mediocre/bad execution that I can barely focus on the in-universe implications and mostly just get mad at Barber's writing.

My feelings are also complicated by the fact that I don't like Barber's writing at all (it's like 90% dislike and 10% like) because of how bad he is about prioritizing plot over character emotions and stuff. Earlier on in phase 2 it seemed as if Optimus was genuinely curious about his religious role as a Prime and asked the Camiens for guidance on who he should be as Prime (Windblade, Aileron, the Mistress of Flame). In Death of Optimus Prime, OP literally wished he was dead when he woke up. He made a very big deal about how he's Orion now, not Optimus. In Dark Cybertron he had a whole crisis about whether he's Orion or Optimus. Basically, he was set up to have a huge identity crisis (especially since the war is over and leadership of Cybertron fell to Starscream), but any amount of introspection was quickly derailed into PLOT PLOT PLOT OPTIMUS ANNEXES EARTH AND FIGHTS GALVATRON. The story just devolved into bullshit plot on Earth that was just action, action, plot, things happening, with pretty much no room for the characters to stop and breathe and talk and have relationships with each other. I barely felt any emotional investment for most of exRID.

I think the only scenes we got with Optimus actually getting to reflect on this new role of his was 1. when he first met Aileron and asked her and 2. when he's telling Aileron he doesn't believe and then Pyra Magna comes in and gets mad at him.

Speaking of Pyra Magna, the story writing also annoyed me because from the moment she was introduced, Pyra Magna was SUPER self-righteous about how she should be the Prime instead of Optimus and she said that she would try to make Optimus into a better Prime. But then guess what happens? Her and Optimus barely talk and Pyra Magna is basically just there to form Superion and punch people :/ And then later on when Onyx Prime is introduced, all the sudden Pyra Magna goes from having strong opinions about what a True Prime should be and believing she's destined to be the true Prime........ to talking about how she's never trusted Primes and she left the Mistress of Flame for trusting a Prime too quickly??? I know Pyra Magna isn't Optimus, but the reason I'm bringing her up is because she seemed truly religious and opinionated, she SAID she was going to "teach" Optimus things, she seemed like she was set up to be a rival to Optimus, but instead they barely have interactions and the ones they do have early in the series end up being retconned later by Barber's shitty writing that puts plot over consistent character development so. :/ I really expected Pyra Magna and Optimus to have some meaningful interactions, some mix between a rivalry and a mentor/student situation, but instead all she does is shit on him like half the case of exRID/OP and it just made me mad.

(There was also Slide who went from worshipping Optimus to saying that his leadership style is "literally fascism" and monologuing about how Optimus is a conqueror while fighting Unicron and Trypticon is being killed in the background. She's so fucking annoying and comically stupid that I genuinely thought she was going to betray them or do something evil just because she was so unhinged.)

But if you want my actual in-universe opinion on atheist pope Optimus, I do think it's an interesting concept. It shows off Optimus' sense of duty where even though HE doesn't believe, he thinks that what other people think of him his more important. He sees that being a religious figure can help him do what he thinks is right, so he willingly plays that role as a means to a greater end. He's already a "patriot and hero" to the Autobots thanks to his military feats; he's used to being venerated (sometimes to unhealthy degrees) and knows how powerful his influence can be whenever he makes political decisions. I think that he basically saw the Camiens' worship of him as just a new form of the admiration he was already used to receiving. He's spent his whole life commanding armies so simply adopted the colonists into his ranks as well.

(Also, side note, it's so fucking hypocritical for Pyra Magna to call Optimus a piece of shit for "using belief, but not believing" only for her herself to admit a few volumes later that she's never trusted Primes. Why do you wanna be one so badly then if you think Primes are so awful? If it's because you think you could do a better job than past Primes, that literally makes you the same as Optimus, who is also trying to redeem the title of Prime, so you have no right to be punching Optimus in the face lmao. But I also genuinely can't tell if that hypocrisy is supposed to be deliberate or if Barber just did what he usually did and ignored character emotion/motivation/self-reflection in favor of shoving some backstory in for Pyra Magna that tied her to Onyx Prime.)

At least Optimus tried to discourage the blind worship and used the Camiens to do things he had already spent his whole life doing (fighting genocidal colonizers aka Decepticons and protecting organic lives) so I don't really see it as out of line for Optimus. It shows how IDW OP can be a politician as well as a military leader. I think it shows how Optimus can be clever and take advantage of his reputation to achieve his political goals (protecting Earth) and it makes him a more realistic character. Sometimes things that are good aren't done through noble means. Sometimes people do good things by being not very nice.

Also, for what it's worth, I think IDW OP is less manipulative than someone like Starscream, who constantly flaunted his "Chosen One" status while admitting he didn't believe in it (or wavering in his belief) and doing things like creating secret police and trying to kidnap sparklings. Like damn at least Optimus risked his life in the same battles he asked his followers to fight in, he ruined his reputation for the sake of protecting Earth from the Decepticons. Even if the guy is an atheist pope at least he puts his own ass on the line for things he believes in for the sake of protecting people who pretty much hate him lmao. That's why I'm more inclined to view Optimus sympathetically; he's living a lie for political means, but his politics are literally "protect humans and Earth from the bullshit war and destruction Cybertronians forced onto their planet", and the burden of leadership is making him depressed and passively suicidal, and eventually he literally sacrificed himself by jumping into a black hole to save millions/billions of people so like. Let the guy fucking rest lmao.

#squiggle answers #idw op love #hot take but when you think about it #if idw op hadn't annexed earth then cybertron would have had no allies against unicron #unicron would've destroyed all the other planets and come to earth #then the humans would probably be unprepared for the battle and not used to working with cybertronians #and they might all have died #and also the remnants of the cybertronian race would have had no planet to live on #so like. i'm just saying this to put it on the record #OP is pretty much directly the reason why earth the human race and the cybertronian race aren't extinct #which i think makes him a very effective and realistic politician/military commander #he did shit things because that's the nature of war and politics #but also without his presence then the world/galaxy would be immeasurably different probably for the worse #which is why i get so mad when people just go 'he did bad things!' and hate him because of that #yes. he did bad things. he also did good things #he's a fucking military commander did you expect him to be a squeaky clean uwu daddy who's nice to everyone and has never done anything bad #sorry the ask was about religion but i also derailed it into idw op's politics #i thought this would be like a 10 minute answer but fucking OOPS #i should've been in bed like an hour ago

[no-one-hears-me]

I haven't known peace since I started talking to men

#being a lil hoe was such a mistake bc now men are my only hobby but i don't want this anymore #i got too hot and i need to stop #i pull way too many hoes #no but this is actually a bit of a problem for me #i just want friends but virtually every man thinks I'm hot and funny so they aren't content with friendship #suffering from success ig #ik that sounds like such a bitchy thing to complain about but i am so serious #bc i have made very nice friendships that i cherished and valued. then once they realize they don't have a chance they stop talking to me #which is very hurtful #how can i make it so men aren't into me anymore but still enjoy me enough to be friends #honestly idc if they are into me as long as we can still be friends #like realistically bae is a good friend and yet we are both deeply into each other #whatever goodnight #Sera

[pasta5284]

when am i going to get an alter who can handle the heat

#uwu #jokes ofc but aaaa #decided 2 skip class 2day bc so hot + cant find any shorts that fit + i walk to/from class #T_T realistically its not even that hot my body just can't handle it #which idk why im from fucking california but whateva

[thatlesbiancrow]

A little doodle of my other OC! I'm still trying to feel out how I want her to look, but I think her personality is coming together... You can't see it too well in this, but she has an undercut and I feel like that is important to note 0_0

What's her name? Idk I'm thinking on one, but I know her last name will be shorted to "Ben" and she mainly goes by that!

#I originally thought her up to give Aurora a gf #and i wanted her to be butch #im not rly good at making more masc things but i am trying my best and she is becoming so hot because of it! #you can't rly see that in this pic obvs #but i felt like mentioning it #oc art #my art #CrowDraws #traditional art #she is harder to picture visually to me #but her personality is MUCH stronger than aurora's #which is like 'rbf but the kindest person you will ever meet' #and a bit of a doormat too #poor girl #i kept wanting to give her a realistic skin tone #but EVERY TIME i imagined her it was just pink #i need to learn how to draw armor now rip

[zwath]

art trade wtih DizzyD00dles on DA:

I used a tutorial for the eyes, link here: https://www.deviantart.com/killingnightmare01/art/GIMP-wolf-cat-eye-tutorial-READ-THE-DESCRIPTION-547774518

#i don't usually do art trades but it was the perfect oppurtunity to draw eyes and test out some lighting techniques #definetly had a lot of fun just toying around with the lighting and colors here #it might be a bit messy but i think thats the beauty of art sometimes #ive learned that in order to make good art #i have to stop making it look realistic #which is why i forced myself to not use black or any dark or grey colors in this artwork #i tried to mainly use bright reds and hot pinks #i think i couldve done the fur pattern better tho #but i just dont really know how to do that yet #i tried searching up tutorials n stuff but i wanted to get this artwork out relatively quickly so ye :P #thanks for reading the tags btw #i know that not many people do that #wanted to let you know that i do appreciate that :) #but yeah that was it for the commentary tags #now im just going to put tags that describe the artwork #starting.....now: #cat #pink cat #strawberry #strawberries #digital art

[intimate-mirror]

once i get my next paycheck i really need to find someone who:

draws well

style is realistic*

willing to draw full nudity

there was one artist who did this but she stopped taking commissions right after i commissioned her once (she tells me it wasn't that I did anything wrong, just the process made her realize something about what she wanted)

seems like all the people who draw in the style i want are also unwilling to draw full nsfw

i'm guessing it's a market segmentation issue

#*by realistic i'm excluding both cartoon style which i can like #and this style i think of as hypersexualized but is often used on like mtg cards #where it's just supposed to signify that the character is hot #and that style i despise

[thegetdownrebooter]

Yeah I'm kinda glad they didn't confirm Tabitha still dating Roman so I can imagine her getting back together with Naomi, lol. I feel like people make her into a bit of a manic pixie dream girl maybe

lol, someone as attractive and rich as tabitha pulling the "i can fix him" routine on a fascist that doesn't respect her and told her to not be aroused during sex like, they need to be serious.

#like bffr #and yeah the fandom does want her to be a manic pixie dream girl lol #like what do we actually know about tabitha?? #she has a last name but it's never mentioned in the show #she apparently works as a vc but again that's in the script not the show #we know that naomi is her ex #but that only mattered in s2 and the pierces plot was dropped and naomi has already been written out #so why only bring her back for roman?? #we have already seen them have failsex like it would hold no purpose at all #and tabitha being so kind and patient with roman is honestly weird unless she is a saint which the fandom does want her to be #in reality they are bitter about the fact that neither gerri or tabitha “fixed” roman #not only is it not a woman's job to do that #but writers have already moved on from that trope #so yes bringing tabitha back when she has no purpose other than being roman's hot saint gf would make her a pixie dream girl #and honestly....realistically someone like tabs isn't thinking about roro post s2 #like... she's hot and rich and can easily get anyone she wants lol #and yeah i like the idea of her getting back together with naomi #lol the idea of naomitabs getting married while the roys drown is funny af #they're on their extravagant honeymoon as we speak #tabitha hayes #succession #succesion hbo #fandomshit