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do you ever start writing a comment on the internet and then think “oh what the fuck am i going on about” and delete it

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recently came across some plates and bowls that would be perfect for a children's hospital

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forget me not

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WiP - Cloth for Bookman Sr - Pt 2

So here is what we have until now, pants, longsleeve and a coat that is in progress, still with just the missing seams pinned down.

My first decision was to start on the decorations for the collar. Which is the trim, also making the first closure, it will take a while until I have them all prepared.

Before I continued making the details I decided to close the seams for the sleeves to test if everything fits (not that I attach everything and need to remake it in the end x.x).

What followed was a lot of hand sewing from closing seams to adding trims and then making the rest of the closure bands.

Then followed by the decorative stitching which took me forever to figure out I am not that happy how it turned out but from afar it's better than close up.

After adding the closure I only needed to attach the buttons.

Here we have the outfit without the cape. As I am out of brown fabric I can't really start on it q_q

Plus it was a good point to go back to the wig and finish it. I think I will make the pattern and the closure bird until I have the fabrics. Plus I am considering making the earrings, I am not 100% sure though.

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STOP TEACHING HIM TO SMOKE YOU OLD PANDA

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[TRANSLATION] HOSHINO KATSURA'S COMMENT ON RECENT D.GRAY-MAN MERCH (08/08/2025)

Hello,

In her recent livestream, from August 8th, Hoshino sensei spoke about the new D.Gray-man merch and how she designed them. Here is a translation !

I. About the Machiboke figurines

"I don't know if they have already been released or if they will be released later, I have no idea. But right now, there is a D.Gray-man gacha. I don’t know the release date because I am only supervising the merch, so I have no clue about the release schedule".

"I really hope the shop in Sannomiya will be selling Machiboke figures. If I get the chance, I’d like to try it myself. Because, you know... this time... they didn’t send me any samples. Like, I struggled SO HARD all this time, and they don’t even send me samples?! But... well, to be honest, I don’t care that much because I’m not working just to get samples (laughs)"

II. About the DGM café

"I recently received the sales performance report from the Osaka DGM café. It was a real success, and you could clearly see it from the sales numbers. Thank you very much. I can't tell you how much I will receive from the profits; they just sent me the overall sales figures. I’m happy it ended up being such a success. It went by so fast! I spent so much time and struggled so much during the supervision period, but the event itself was over in a flash. And I couldn’t even go there to try it"

"We still have a lot of events planned in the future, so if you’re able to attend next time, please check it out. Right now, I’m trying to supervise everything as best I can"

III. About the D.Gray-man Stars festival event

The D.Gray-man Stars Festival...? Am I right? (laughs) I don’t even know the title (laughs). Anyway, there will be an event where Allen, Lavi, and Kanda are designed according to their constellations. I think you’ve already seen the announcement, right? It was in the RISE issue. Well, I think this will be the first and last time we do constellations, because, you know, I never accept the same offer twice. So, if you’re interested, please take a look.I do remember the merch being pretty cute, so yeah, please check it out."

Let me tell you... Allen and Lavi, especially Allen, were HELL to draw. I know he’s the main character, but... how should I put it... when I first heard I would be drawing constellations, I naively thought Allen and Lavi would be easy-peasy because they represent Capricornus and Leo. For me, the real problem seemed like it would be Kanda, who represents Gemini. It’s hard to represent Gemini’s distinctive traits in clothing, right? And when it’s an animal, like a lion, I thought, “Oh, that’s gonna be easy.”

However, Kanda was actually the one I drew most easily, and then second was Lavi. The one I redrew like a thousand times was Allen. You can’t imagine how many times I changed Allen’s clothes. I tried this, I tried that, it just wasn’t good, I didn’t like it, and I redrew it over and over.

Look at the Capricornus constellation, the head is like a goat, right? But the lower half is supposed to be like a mermaid’s tail. At first, I really tried to make Allen’s legs look like a mermaid’s, but it made him stand out too much compared to the others. He ended up looking like he’d stepped out of a fantasy novel, while the other two were realistic. So I tried to redraw Allen... I was literally crying. So yes, please take into account all the effort I put into Allen’s design.

Also, I don’t know if you noticed, but Allen isn’t looking straight ahead, he’s looking at the sky. I actually often get asked to draw Allen looking at the sky. And each time, I wonder, “Is it really okay if Allen doesn’t face forward?” Because I tend to think it’s better for merch to have the characters looking forward... but when it comes to Allen, I often get requests for him to be looking upward. So I came to understand that everyone has that perception of him. Honestly, I sometimes get bored drawing characters looking straight ahead, so when I get a request like that, I usually go along with it.

But this time... yeah... it was hell.

IV. About making merch in general

"Okay, let me tell you one thing.

I receive a lot of merch offers, and each time, they show me the concept they want for the exclusive illustration. But I’m a very honest person: if I dislike the concept, I’ll tell them straight up that I won’t do it. If I think the concept doesn’t fit my characters, I refuse.

The concept I absolutely do not want to do is the one where they’re all wearing white tuxedos and holding flower bouquets. I will NEVER draw this, even if you threaten to kill me. There are a lot of events and exclusive illustrations coming in the future, but let me tell you, don’t expect that kind of illustration from me (laughs). I really hate it, that whole “white tux and flowers” thing. I hate the concept. But don’t get me wrong, if a famous idol does it, I don’t care; I might even like it. But for D.Gray-man? Imagining Allen & co like that... no. Even if I were paid a million, I wouldn’t do it.

I don’t mind the tuxedo part! For me, the problem is the bouquet (laughs). Again, I don’t mind the concept for other manga, but for my characters? Never. I don’t want to do that to Allen & co. But actually, I often receive offers with that exact concept. Every time I get an offer, they show me several ideas, and EVERY SINGLE TIME, one of them is “white tux with flowers.” Even if I have to die, I won’t do it.

At first, I actually thought about refusing the constellation concept. When they first presented it, I wasn’t very convinced. But I accepted because they let me do whatever I wanted with it. If they’d given me too many restrictions, I wouldn’t have drawn it. If I can make it match Allen & co, I’ll do it. But the white tux and flowers... no matter how much I think about it, it just doesn’t suit them. I mean, imagine Kanda wearing a white tux and holding flowers in his hand... no. I can’t (laughs). No matter his pose or expression, it’s just not Kanda.

I probably shouldn’t say this, but years ago there was that drawing of Lavi wearing an ebi-furai scarf, right? I didn’t draw that, but for me, it’s on the same level as the tux-and-flowers idea. I’ll be honest: I hate that drawing.

What I hate the most is when the fan service is too obvious. You might think, “They’re just characters, let them be,” but maybe for YOU they’re just characters. For me, they’re my children. They have their own personalities, just like my cats (laughs). So I don’t want to make them suffer. If I think it’s weird, I won’t do it. Even if you tell me it would sell well, I don’t care.

For the record...this is the Lavi x ebi furai

I don’t want to make weird drawings... I don’t want my characters doing cheap fan service. If I think D.Gray-man fans would find the merch weird, I usually refuse the offer. I hate merch that doesn’t take into account the characters’ personalities and traits. You know, when it’s just a template, and they slap the characters’ faces on it, but there’s no soul at all. I hate that. I hate it when they don’t think about the characters. I’m like, “They would never dress like this or do such things.” So when they say, “This is very popular right now, so we’d like to do it with your characters as well,” I systematically refuse.

If it matches the characters, I’ll do it, but if not, then I won’t. Please, just imagine Cross wearing a white tux with flowers in his hand. You’d be like, “That’s not Cross at all, is it???”

Merch isn’t only for display, at the end of the day, you guys are spending your hard-earned money to buy it. And when I think about that, I’d feel bad making you buy something that’s just a generic template. I’d rather buy something I made with my heart. That’s why I take pride in drawing exclusive illustrations, but I don’t know how they’ll be used for merch. That depends on the company making the offer. So even if all I can do is draw, I want to give my best and make no compromises"

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If you're using gen AI because "you want to make art but don't know how/can't learn/it's easier/whatever"

You don't want to make art.

You want someone to make art for you, but you don't want to pay or exchange anything of equal value for it, and also you want it right now, in whatever style you fancy that moment, and in whatever quantity you want. You're greedy and entitled and it is just that simple. You don't want to make anything.

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Some trees bear more secrets than others.

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I fell in love with the willow trees around the convention centre, their bright green leafs reminded me that winter was about to end and spring to start. I just later remembered what this motif means when we consider recent chapters.

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photos by @adragonstale

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A bit late for posting my monthly dedication to Mana-- oops.

Mana, on a vacation from The Horrors! He's having a lovely trip, a crossover~ With him as the Ashas, beings that exist in the resort island in Natlan! I decided to messily paint this one.

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Brushbug for brushbug's birthday (forgot to post them here sorry)

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Thrice Upon a Time.

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I’m just saying if Daniel Radcliffe, the literal protagonist of the Harry Potter franchise since the age of ten years old, was able to disavow JK Rowling and move on from the HP universe then actually what the fuck is anyone else’s excuse. There is no one else on the planet who can say their entire childhood was HP more than that guy and he still cared about trans people more than the average tumblr user who says “we’re protesting by making all her characters queer and trans!!” like you can do better. You should do better.

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I liked this guy so much I wanted to draw another pic of him ^^

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idk I thought about it in the middle of the night and started laughing

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Cosplay Line up - Connichi 2025!

Here we are with my Line up, it's not really a secret what I have planned and I hope the weather will cooperate.

Friday - past!Lavi

Saturday - Allen (Non Order Uniform)

Sunday - Child!Allen

So we go back to a full D.Gray-man themed Line up. Should the weather be too hot for child!Allen I will wear Kaneki instead though. As Saturday I can take off the coat, Friday I will ... suffer I guess.

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is there no escape?

june artwork