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Sliding in with this at the tail end of Mermay...

You usually see octopus mermaids with the torso the other way, but a friend pointed out that octopi have their beaks amid the tentacles, and I thought it'd be fun to play with. Imagine being welcomed into an embrace by all those limbs.

Prints available on Inprnt and in my Etsy shop!

[Image Description: A digital painting of two mermaids in an embrace. The mermaid on the left has the body of an octopus which is black on top and a warm gold on the underside of the tentacles. She has light brown skin and wears a black hijab and long-sleeved grey shirt with a gold pattern. She is reaching around the other mermaid's waist while her tentacles swirl open around them. The mermaid on the right is a fat black woman with black natural hair. Her tail is that of a whiptail catfish and matches the brown of her skin, with a paler gold underbelly. She holds the face of the octopus mermaid in her hands. The two of them smile softly at each other. /end ID]

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I just... The line read got to me lol.

[Image Description: A greyscale digital comic in 3 panels, patterned after the knife meme. Panel 1 shows Cloud from behind, standing just outside the study in the Nibelheim mansion basement. Sephiroth is within, his back to Cloud. Cloud is saying, "Hey, Sephiroth... Whatcha got there?"

Panel 2 shows Sephiroth facing the viewer, holding an open book in both hands. He answers with a smile, "A book!"

Panel 3 shows Sephiroth turning to walk away with his book. Cloud starts to run after him, shouting, "NO." /end ID]

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FFVII REVISED

Okay, allow me to explain:Recently, it was brought to my attention that some people on my page had a problem with me drawing black people because I, a black man, was drawing far too many of them (and not as stereotypes or tropes) when I’m known for having diverse character designs in the first place. This struck me as odd because there is literally no problem with me drawing characters of other backgrounds any other time, but the moment I start to draw us in a way that doesn’t make us look like the same stereotypes you’re used to seeing, it’s a problem? Check yourself. I literally got asked, “Do you ever draw white people?” And “You only draw black guys. Why?” In the same morning and I’m like, “Oh so this is a PROBLEM now?” Anyone that has seen my work knows that I draw people from all over. That said, there IS a conscious decision to represent my people in a way that is just and equal to how every other race has been represented since like…forever. Don’t come at me for actually taking the time and effort to show us in positive light. If me drawing people of color as characters and not stereotypes and over used tropes offends you, then get ready to hate my black ass then, because I’m not about to sit by and let us not be represented in a respectful, uplifting and positive light anymore and if you don’t like it well…. Too bad. But since it was an issue with me drawing my own heroes of color, I decided to do other heroes and villains from a game I’m fond of and make them people of color…. I specifically chose FFVII because it’s already a diverse case and to Square Enix’s credit, you could literally tell the same story with these designs. Enjoy.

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Finally now that the comic is fully public on comicfury, I get to share it with all of you here, too <3

If you enjoyed, please consider supporting by buying a PDF of the comic on itch.io: https://tawnysoup.itch.io/home-in-the-woods

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Found my fav Slay the Princess route recently. Dragon my beloved. Your horrifying beak mouth was an impossible-to-refuse lip syncing challenge 💖

Shoutouts to @blacktabbygames for making such a cool game!

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Don’t let Chrome’s big redesign distract you from the fact that Chrome’s invasive new ad platform, ridiculously branded the “Privacy Sandbox,” is also getting a widespread rollout in Chrome today. If you haven’t been following this, this feature will track the web pages you visit and generate a list of advertising topics that it will share with web pages whenever they ask, and it’s built directly into the Chrome browser. It’s been in the news previously as “FLoC” and then the “Topics API,” and despite widespread opposition from just about every non-advertiser in the world, Google owns Chrome and is one of the world’s biggest advertising companies, so this is being railroaded into the production builds.

Use Firefox.

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A Betazoid character who isn't in a nurturing profession, but is a tactical officer.

"Captain, I sense they know they're about to get their asses handed to them"

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Chinese artist Shou Xin creates the most wonderful cats with just a few pencil lines

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Pixel Art by Eugenia Goncharova

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Cant have fucking shit in Detroit

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Children of Gaza suffer from diseases, severe cold and fear of violent bombing. Save the children of Gaza 🙏🍉🥺😭

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This year's shark baby update for @gwiggs! Figuring out how to interact with air-breathing friend is a work in progress.

[Image Description: A simple digital illustration of a human boy, a mermaid, and a shark with human legs. The boy is brown-skinned with short dark hair, and wears a white tank top and blue shorts. The mermaid is black with her hair in twin buns, and her tail is red-orange. The shark wears a pair of star-patterned shorts. The boy is kneeling over the side of a pier, looking curiously down into the water where the shark is swimming, and the shark smiles back up at him. The mermaid is seated on the opposite side of the pier with her tail dipping into the water, watching the interaction with a grin. /end ID]

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ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤcomm for Myaтιѕѕ ✨

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Arcane animators self referencing!

This animator got to use his son for young Ekko's reference and it's so damn sweet!!

Imagine acting up this incredibly heart-wrenching scene in your lounge to a rolled up sock on a bag... They gave it their all too!

This scene's acting fidelity is incredible! Especially the shakiness of Ekko's movement to punch Jinx...

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Redditors crashed the website with donations over $25k and 0 wishes left. via /r/MadeMeSmile

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