#I’ve been in a bit of an art block lately 😭

[tinybunbunn]

Flipnote animation?? In 2024??? No way…

I just really wanted to animate something simple so it might as well be these cuties being CUTE!!

[sapphires-and-silver-linings]

Fellow The Betrayer lover here 👋 I’ve really gotta say that it’s such a piece of art. Absolutely no pressure, but purely out of curiosity, as I really cannot wait for more: any updates?

“Piece of art” omg thank you 😭

And yes I am working on chapter 10 of The Betrayer in tandem with chapter 4 of Half-Life! My goal is to finish Half-Life chapter 4 first and put it on hiatus so I can jump back into The Betrayer for a bit.

Summer is always difficult for me to write because although I’m out of school, I go to visit my family and I rarely have a moment to myself whereas I have a lot of alone time and privacy in my own home. I unfortunately struggle to write when I’m not in a certain headspace, on top of being in a very over-stimulating environment (surrounded by young, loud, and quite clingy kids lol).

I’m getting somewhere for both upcoming chapters, but they’re both gonna be long. My longest chapter I’ve ever written (chapter 9 of The Betrayer, I believe) is nearly 14k words, and I truly think chapter 4 of Half-Life may surpass that. Chapter 10 of The Betrayer is probably gonna be around 15k words if I could guess, cos I’m only a quarter into the plot of the chapter lol.

I know it’s been a hot minute since I’ve posted any of my fics, but life has been insane for me lately (though if I’m honest, it always is in one way or another lol).

But I’m quite attached to both The Betrayer and Half-Life. I truly believe that they’re some of my best writing, and I am so proud of how they’re coming along despite the gaps between posting chapters.

For any of my Madness is The Color Green fans, I plan on editing it heavily and will hopefully work on it again too!

I wish I was more prolific than I am, but it’s hard for me to write a lot quickly, especially considering some personal life stuff going on. I also tend to go through times of writer’s block which sucks and is disheartening when many of my stories have very involved plots with lots of references to previous chapters, consistent and/or evolving themes/motifs and character development, and trying to maintain a specific tone throughout the whole story.

Sorry for the essay, I like to talk a lot 😂

Side note, though:

I was thinking of releasing some teasers for both The Betrayer and Half-Life to give y’all something while I slog through the rest of them!

Let me know if that’s something y’all are interested in!

And thank you so much for your kind words and patience! I appreciate it ❤️❤️❤️

[gwlemonyshenanigans]

Spotlight Friday

It’s that time of the week again! Without further ado, we’d like to introduce…

Iruusu

Where can we find you? (Ao3, FFN, Tumblr, etc?)

iruusu on ao3, @judaru on tumblr, and @sinjuism on twitter 🙇🏻‍♀️

Who is your favorite character?

Duo!! And it’s not even close, I love him 🥺 He is so pretty and kind, but also brave and strong… I am so proud of him 🤧

Which is your favorite Gundam?

At risk of sounding like a fake fan but I’m not really… a connoisseur of mecha LMAO, so I don’t really have a favorite! But I like Deathscythe and Sandrock, maybe? The shotels are cool…

What is your favorite episode or scene from Gundam Wing? (Show, movie, or manga)

I liked when Heero and Duo went to school together! I thought that was really cute!! (I like low conflict stuff, I guess 😪 their slice of life moment…)

What got you into the Gundam Wing fandom?

Well, I survived quarantine (2020) with my sanity intact, but quarantine 2 electric boogaloo (2021) actually pushed me over the edge 😭

I literally saw one tweet in like March about how old gw official art had insane homoerotic energy, and I was like ??? I need to see this. And then I spent the next 2 months consuming more fanfic than I’ve ever read in my entire life 😪

So I’ve only really been into gw for like a year, but it came at a point when I really needed smth to keep going. So I am grateful!! 🥺💕

Which type of fandom media do you prefer to contribute? And to consume? (art, fics, metas, etc.)

I really love reading fanfic!! A lot of old fics in this fandom seem to have been lost, which is so unfortunate, but a lot of what remains is so good 🥺 And creators are still cranking out such amazing content!! I’m so grateful 🥺 I am fed 🤲🏼

In terms of my own content creation, I like to draw fanart and write fanfic, but I’ve been on a bit of a block lately 🤧 Here’s hoping I can pull myself together before the event!! 🤩

What is your favorite trope?

Omg, there are so many 😳 I really love angsty, hurt-comfort stuff (so long as there is a happy ending! 🥺). Other favs include arranged marriage, and things like sharing a bed 😌

But I think one of my biggest ones is omegaverse. It’s a guilty pleasure and there’s not nearly enough of it in this fandom (yet!!!) but I really love it!

Shamelessly plug the work you are most proud of and the reason why!

Kiss of Death is the only GW fic I’ve written so far, but I really am proud of it 🥺 It’s a 1x2 omegaverse fic, with some angst, mutual pining, (and… porn… LOL 😭) It’s one of my first attempts at a smutty fic, and while there’s definitely a ton of room for growth, I think it came together pretty well for what it is 😌

[hinamie]

hi hina! i love your art so much i can't stop staring at your megumi and yuuji piece 😭 how do you usually render your paintings? do you use the lasso tool? how long do pieces like that usually take for you to finish? and when do you consider a piece to be done, like when do you stop working on it? sorry if these questions are a lot, or if any of these were already answered! please feel free to ignore, thank you!! i hope your 2021'll be a good one 🙇‍♀️🤍

hello anon!!! im so happy u like my art omg :’))) and no need to apologize at all <3

here’s a colouring tutorial I made a while back, my general process for painting hasn’t changed all that much ghfgs. Sketch>flats>details>effects using minimal layers if i can help it! I’ll also link a recent timelapse I did so u kind of see the full start to finish, you cn hopefully see a bit more of the rendering for yourself rather than just hav me try 2 explain :’>

whether or not I use the lasso tool usually depends on the amount of detail I’m going for with a piece though lately I have been making more frequent use of it. like if there’s Lots going on in a given area that I’m trying to render I’ll lasso it off so that I don’t fuck up anything else I’ve already worked on! I’m also getting into the habit of using it for blocking in initial hair shadows

my sleep schedule is so fucked so its hard 2 guess accurately but i think usually if I’m rly focused and in the Zone with like. ur average drawing it’ll take me a little under 24hrs? N for bigger pieces with more than 2 characters it can take anywhere from 2-4 days I’d say? u know oddly enough tht megumi/yuuji piece didn’t take very long at all I actually finished it all in the span of one evening i was really surprised at myself :’) 

I consider a piece to be done when there’s no more sketchiness or glaring mistakes n I’ve had my fun playing around with the saturation/colour balance/contrast settings :’> slap a textured overlay on that bad boy and call it a day cast it into the void of tumblr n wait for validation frm strangers on the internet 

thank u for asking and i hope this helps a bit!! happy new year to you as well~