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hot artists don't gatekeep

I've been resource gathering for YEARS so now I am going to share my dragons hoard

Floorplanner. Design and furnish a house for you to use for having a consistent background in your comic or anything! Free, you need an account, easy to use, and you can save multiple houses.

Comparing Heights. Input the heights of characters to see what the different is between them. Great for keeping consistency. Free.

Magma. Draw online with friends in real time. Great for practice or hanging out. Free, paid plan available, account preferred.

Smithsonian Open Access. Loads of free images. Free.

SketchDaily. Lots of pose references, massive library, is set on a timer so you can practice quick figure drawing. Free.

SculptGL. A sculpting tool which I am yet to master, but you should be able to make whatever 3d object you like with it. free.

Pexels. Free stock images. And the search engine is actually pretty good at pulling up what you want.

Figurosity. Great pose references, diverse body types, lots of "how to draw" videos directly on the site, the models are 3d and you can rotate the angle, but you can't make custom poses or edit body proportions. Free, account option, paid plans available.

Line of Action. More drawing references, this one also has a focus on expressions, hands/feet, animals, landscapes. Free.

Animal Photo. You pose a 3d skull model and select an animal species, and they give you a bunch of photo references for that animal at that angle. Super handy. Free.

Height Weight Chart. You ever see an OC listed as having a certain weight but then they look Wildly different than the number suggests? Well here's a site to avoid that! It shows real people at different weights and heights to give you a better idea of what these abstract numbers all look like. Free to use.

#writing #writers on tumblr #writers #writing tool #art #artists #artists on tumblr #art reference

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So, it's been a while again, but just writing with an update on where I'm at fandom-wise. I've been working on a massive edit of the existing installments of The Bound Series. This has included changing everything in the first two parts to first-person present tense, and fixing old inconsistencies in the plot, as well as some grammatical and prose issues that I've wanted to solve for quite some time. I'll notify here when I've completed that particular part of the project, but I'm also getting reintroduced to my version of the Tracys and Co, and I'm really happy with where I'm headed. I've also been slowly reworking elements of the plot to fit more completely with my TAG stories, so once I've done that I'd encourage everyone to do a re-read if you'd like to see these changes in effect. It's an absolute pleasure to be back in fandom, even as behind-the-scenes as this is. Planning for future stories and chapters feels so natural and I've missed it desperately. I'm really excited to see how it all turns out and to share it all with everyone.

Yay.

#thunderbirds #thunderfam #writerpyre

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#text message from the person you miss the most

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Aaaaaaaaaaaaaa a wasp

#awesome art #bugs

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Making soup with the weird shapeshifting shadow creature that copies everything you do

#comics

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I cannot express how much I adore this sweet wholesome enthusiastic library nerd and his videos. I've seen the tag "hopepunk" a few times and idk what that means exactly, but I'm pretty sure mychal3ts (and librarians in general) embodies it.

#libraries #libraries are for everyone

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Reblog if you love AO3 and appreciate their volunteers who are working harder than God, fighting battle after battle, making sure the place that is a safe space for every fandom is staying up and running for all of us

#ao3

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Gah!

(Yes, that's my battle cry of consternation and/or frustration.)

I went outside (gasp!). Sunny day, around 78°F/26°C, beautiful day to be outside.

My purpose: to pull this giant thistle-like thing out of the depths of my old hydrangea. Gloves on, thing pulled, success!

Then I figured, might as well get the honeysuckle vines off and the two plants behind the hydrangea. Some success with the vine, none with the plants.

All the while, my scalp is feeling hotter and hotter.

What you might not know is my hair is going white and thin in spots. Dermatologist says it's alopecia areata. I'm under treatment for it.

My scalp was getting hot where those white patches are. No melanin in my hair for protection.

I don't think I actually got a sunburn there. If I hadn't come inside, I might have.

Lesson learned. Gardening requires not only gloves but a hat!

#tikatu speaks #gardening #alopecia #lack of melanin #beautiful day #hydrangea

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#writing #writers on tumblr #writers #writing prompt #writer #i feel seen

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Gah! Looking over my old WIP Overtures...

“Let’s see where that schematic is,” Virgil murmured. “Then I can figure out what colors it should have.” That morning, Jeff had announced that the Mole prototype was going into full pod vehicle service. “I took your recommendations into consideration, and I agree that it has potential beyond the Bangkok rescue.” He had even accepted Gordon’s choice of name. “Mostly because I can’t think of anything better,” he had grumbled.

#thunderbirds #thunderfam #virgil tracy #thunderbirds tos #overtures #wip wednesday #friends of the family arc

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I love this! Especially the pencil sketch of Kayo, John, and Scott! You really captured the show's look!

Some of my OLD Thunderbirds fan art 🙈 The first three are from 8 years ago… @idontknowreallywhy wanted me to share them with the rest of the Thunderbirds Are Go fans 🙃 They’re a LITTLE embarrassing and the photo quality is AWFUL… but oh well.

I was a traditional artist back then ☺️💕

The last picture of Kayo is my most recent piece, so you can compare 🌷

#thunderbirds are go #thunderbirds fanart #wee!tracys #pen&ink #thunderbirds #kayo kyrano #john tracy #scott tracy

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Kayo Kyrano ❤️ from Thunderbirds Are Go!

I saw that there was something called “Kapril” going around, where you draw Kayo in April. I decided to participate because I used to draw TAG characters all the time! 😭 I can’t believe it’s been eight years… if you had told me then that I would still be drawing TAG characters in 8 years… 🫠

I haven’t drawn her in sooo long 🙃

#kapril #Kayo #kayo kyrano #thunderbirds are go #thunderbirds 2015 #thunderbird shadow #artists on tumblr #digital illustration #thunderfam #thunderbirds fanart #tag fan art

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You should be able to redo your vote on a tumblr poll. I'm haunted by my misclicks

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Oh gosh, the de-dread-ifying of the Dreen continues apace. Agatha has somehow cowed them into NOT having an epic battle, but only SAYING they did. In one panel.

#girl genius #it saves time trying to get people to take you seriously #when they can see the future

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The writer's blessing:

May you write 1,500 words with ease. May your characters be lively and not cardboard. May you need little editing. May your muse visit you as soon as you sit. May the Internet not distract you much. May your phone lie dormant while you write.

#writer's blessing

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Reblog so everyone can hear what they need.

#polls #writing

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this may or may not be a fantasy writing exercise for me. please reblog

#a quill pen #polls