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My cat got sick today, and I was able to get him into the vet. It's most likely just him licking his butt to much and probably ate poop that made him sick. It did cost me money I don't really have, so if you can help offset the cost, that would be helpful. I do have adoptables for sale if you want to buy something instead of just donating.

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Huevember 5 - Egyptian Stars

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Huevember 4 - Blanket Flower

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Huevember 3 - Frizzle Sizzle Orange Pansy

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Huevember 2 - Butterfly Weed

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Huevember Day 1 - Chrysanthemum 

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art block will not defeat me so now u guys get 13 kings miku

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i was so motivated at the start of the year (as always) but then disappeared (as always..)

first illust was done as part of my Huion Kamvas 13 review, its on my twt if you'd like to see :3

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"Following the rules would just hold me back." I love this color palette 💕

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I want to tell a story to the artists and would-be artists out there.

When I was 19, I made a large oil painting of the nerd I would eventually marry. I poured all my attention and care into this painting. It's the only art I have from back then that still holds up as a work I'm proud of today.

I entered it into a judged show at the local art center. It got an honorable mention. I went to see the show with my beloved model. One of the judges came up to talk to me, and highlighted that all the judges really liked the painting. It would have placed, except, you see, the feet were incorrect. They were too wide and short, and if I just studied a bit more anatomy-

I called over my future wife, and asked her to take off her shoe. Being already very used to humoring me, she did. The judge looked at her very short, very wide little foot. Exactly as I'd lovingly rendered it. I would never edit her appearance in any way.

The judge looked me in the eye, and to his credit, he really looked like he meant it when he said "Oh I'm so sorry."

Anyways the moral of the story is that all of those anatomy books that teach you proportions are either showing you averages, or a very specific idea of an idealized body. Actual bodies are much more varied than that.

So don't forget to draw from observation, and remember that humans aren't mass produced mannequins. Delight in our variation. Because it's supposed to be there.

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Come on...

...what did you expect?

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UPDATE

This art is now Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman approved 😎 LFG

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the audacity of Riot to announce more cosmetics including a new tier of gacha skins that could cost up to 32,000 RP (over £200) after announcing even more layoffs during their 15th anniversary celebration and just before Arcane season 2 comes out

it's hard to find motivation to keep running this tumblr when they're clearly trying to take advantage of both their players and their employees

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If you’ve ever wondered how reposting hurts artists- yesterday I found a post from 2012ish featuring one of my Sherlock/Doctor Who pieces. That post had 17,604 notes. It wasn’t my post. My post of that art had 0 notes.

Apparently I saw the post once when it was at 6k because an artist I admired reblogged it, but at that stage I was very unwell & not experienced enough with Tumblr to realise what effect it might have.

Looking through the notes now I see that in the six years since then-

Several people got the design as a tattoo.

A number liked it enough to want custom designs but didn’t know how to contact me so that’s approximately £300 I didn’t get a chance to earn.

Someone used that art in the front cover of a comic by accident and while the company fixed it after I contacted them that’s exposure that it’s far too late to capitalise on now.

If you like an artwork that you find off tumblr, please, please I am begging you search for the artist’s name and see if they do actually have a Tumblr you could reblogged from instead. If you’re an artist search your username(s) every so often to see if your work has been taken.

A few hundred quid might not seem like a lot, but that’s a few months of income for me

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‏Today's vetted fundraisers

Sarah, the mother of a child named Amir, shares his story. Amir was born with a lack of oxygen, which caused muscle weakness and a deficiency of white matter in his brain. Due to this condition, Amir cannot move any part of his body, requires a special diet of ground food because of weak jaw muscles, and needs special medication. The family currently lives in Deir al-Balah after being displaced from Rafah.

The war in Gaza has reversed Amir's progress in physical therapy. Due to the lack of medicine, therapy, and worsening living conditions, he can no longer walk. His family's repeated displacements and the harsh environment have further harmed his health.

@sar-soor @el-shab-hussein @nabulsi @90-ghost @appsa @wellwaterhysteria @stuckinapril

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New post for Members/one-offs

https://ko-fi.com/i/IX8X1YPAYJ