#ASTL

[lunchtimebedamned1997]

Some fic-art wips and yapping for you today <3

I've been re-editing my early chapters of my ongoing Arcane story A Second Too Late while I work on making a fic guide for myself to make updating easier on myself.

The story is at just under 100,000 words of posted material so far, and it's just gotten to be too much to go back and reread every time I work on something new for it - and I felt like too many details/small plots were going to accidentally be forgotten.

Now I have all my characters organized in order of appearance (Canon characters on the left, OCs on the right)

AND I've been working on doing character portraits (particularly for the OCs) as well as chapter-specific notes on each character when an important event/plot happens with them.

Example of the character portraits:

I also have all the chapters broken down scene-by-scene, and any extra art I want to make upon editing gets it's own reference/planning sub-board as well >:3

I've been doing the thumbnails mostly in my sketchbook and finishing them off digitally which has been a really gratifying experience tbh, I really love doing my sketches tiny and in mechanical pencil bc it gives me the looseness and texture I love while stopping me from going to detail-heavy (bc small) & redrawing 40-billion times (bc tradtional).

Below is an example of the thumbnail sketches vs. the base lines :D

I just moved into a new place, and I don't have a monitor that displays color well, so I've been firmly in the b&w/lineart space with digital work right now, but I'm actually grateful for it bc it's forcing me to slow down and not hyper-focus on any one particular piece.

Idk how many chapters will have art, but I'm having fun with it for now hehe

Sometimes I get kind of down on myself for how slow I can be at updating, but something (I can't even remember what atm it's 3 a.m. rn lmao) resparked the feeling of happy fandom warm-fuzzies I had for years and years, and I just - this is fun. I'm so grateful this is like... a thing, you know?? Ik the internet can be A Lot esp. with the large influx of ppl into the community who haven't learned the culture yet but... idk I'm just feeling... happy about making things again in a very familiar way I had been chasing the last couple months.

Anyways, all this bts work has been a massive undertaking, but I'm really glad I've been putting in the time to do it. I think it's going to make the story a lot better, even besides all the personal perks for my own writing convenience.

[ginrose19]

@chalkcryptid it was wonderful to meet you at ASTL and to just sit and draw was so nice!

[searabbitz]

Just realized I forgot to toss my astl pics on here too

The sun was in my eyes

[myhobbyfromhell]

🐇🐅🐯🐰

[mikechampa]

got to be dulia-chai and chai-nuzz with my favourite person in the world this weekend at ASTL :3

and got to meet kira buckland, the VA for 2B and jolyne kujo!!! 🥰

[princess-sheep]

ASTL photodump part 3!

[xxweeabootrashxx]

If anyone is going to be at anime st. Louis this weekend, I'll be cohosting several amazing panels with my friend Devinne!

We'll be doing the following panels that you should check out:

Shipping Trash

Shipping Trash: After Dark

Fite Me IRL: Is Kill la Kill a Magical Girl Anime?

I'm of course excited for all of these, but I'm extra excited for Fite Me IRL. This is a panel we've concepted and talked about doing for years, and we're finally making it a reality! I'll of course be arguing for the correct position (that it is), but we both have prepped quite a bit for it!

[kaelthas-dickrider]

Rei swag

[ghostgirlgoods]

@animestl is next month and we are GETTING HYPED!!⚡️👻🔥 We will be one of the featured special guests~ ✨️⭐️ You can still apply to be a model for the fashion show too! Just check out the @animestl website or the @stljfashioncomm bio!🎉🎉🎉 #animestlouis #astl #fashion #jfashion #kawaii #kawaiifashion #kawaiistyle #kawaiiaesthetic #fashionshow #animecon #anime #potd #ghostgirlgoods #BESTRANGE #FEARTHENORM https://www.instagram.com/p/CpxWHRPL4p5/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[noblewrot]

I have not posted in ages, but I want places to dump my photos from Anime St Louis 2024. I had a really good time cosplaying Laios, and I met several fellow Delicious in Dungeon cosplayers.

[thegeekynarwhal]

Falin time at astl! I had a wonderful time

[clownpiss404]

I gift yall my award winning rizzles fanfic, it won me third place at anime stl this year

The prompt: Ghost

Words: 927 (I think? The limit was 1000)

[waterfallofspace]

When a character has not only a canonical allergy, but a reoccurring canonical allergy >>>>>

Especially when there's no actual reason for it to occur again?? Just cause they wanted to?? An almost entirely sneeze/stuffed up driven allergy.... 🔥🔥

[searabbitz]

I had a lot of fun at anime stl this year ^^

[opelman]

Power Slide by Treflyn Lloyd-Roberts Via Flickr: Mélanie Astles puts her Extra 330 through its paces during her fantastic display at the 2024 Sywell Air Show. Aircraft: Extra EA-330/SC F-HMEL. Location: Sywell Aerodrome (ORM/EGBK), Northamptonshire, UK.

[dezertvideogames]

Video of the Day: Wobbledogs

Wobbledogs is a small indie game made by Tom Astle, where you similar genetics on the strange and goofy wobbledogs. It's a fun 3D sandbox with lots to do, many features to mess around with, and tons of unexpected incidents.

You're free to experiment with both how your care, available food, and especially the simulation affects the wobbledogs.