#I'm artblocking a lot lately

[fennethianell]

As promised, a bunch of sketches I did in free time. Obsessed is an understatement.

[taxinealkaloids]

behold hitherto unposted htn doodles! harrow+her terrible mentor, harrow+her terrible roommate

[moogghost]

i swear one of these days my pmtok fixation is gonna come back in full force and it's gonna be so over for everyone the moment i have the motivation to start fully working on my pmtok au for my main los again . let's hope it happens before the 5th anniversary (so i can make proper art for it that year /hj)

[homosexualcitron]

i want to do art trades with moots so badly but i want to finish the current chapter i'm working on before arrgg

[daily-whistlepaw]

daily whistlepaw until ru becomes PoV day 1046

accept this ruby gift Whistlepaw is brining

[crabsnpersimmons]

hi all!

i'll make a proper pinned post one of these days, but since i've been getting a lot of asks lately, i thought i'd lay down some ground rules:

My Ask Box is CLOSED while i rest from artblock

This is not an ask blog or RP blog for my AU characters, if I draw responses to asks/reblogs, it's because i WANT to, but it is not a guarantee that i will do so all the time

I am not taking art requests or commissions at the moment.

It will take me a while to respond to asks 😅 and sometimes i just have no idea how to respond

No unsolicited nsfw asks/messages—i’m an adult, but i’m not comfy discussing nsfw topics with people i don’t know too well

Asks with nothing but a link will be deleted

Rude and/or spamming* asks will be deleted and the users will be blocked—if you meant it in a "friendly" way then let's be friends first! cuz it's kinda uncomfy when a stranger sends you rude messages or repeated messages, yknow? *spamming as in: sending the exact same ask multiple times

I will not be responding to asks that I'm not comfortable with answering, or if I feel like my response could potentially make someone feel uncomfortable

thank you for understanding!

[floofery]

🍳 "Mari, do you have to be so corny all the time?"

🍳"but..."

🍳"... I love you too... haha..."

Heromariweek day 7- Free Day!

Alt version, speedpaint, and more under the cut! Rbs heavily appreciated ty <3

Sorry this is so late! I really wanted to get this done for the picnic prompt, but artblock hit me like a truck and... yeah.

Alt w/o text:

Uhh.. I think this took around 23-ish hours? However a lot of that was me taking way too long to paint things... probably could've been cut down to 12ish hours without my indecisiveness lol

Speedpaint (yes I imported the image of the picnic basket I'm so sorry... Icheating? Maybe just wanted to get this done by the end of the week,,, forgive me,,)

Happy Heromari week I'm so glad we get to celebrate our token straights <3

[thefallenmk]

May I please have a small sketch of manor cyn just beating up flesha (may it also have manor cyn winning by a lot please) if not that’s cool and have a happy holloween/probably not Halloween when you respond cause art takes time

TW: some blood

Happy late halloween to you too!!

So, I'm not particularly happy how this turned out, and I genuinely hope I got the request right 😭

I think I might be going into artblock, I hope not-

[yourivy-grows]

So, i'm currently experiencing artblock and have been kinda busy with college, and since I've seen a lot of twdg AUs lately, I'd love to share some headcanons for my Tenn lives! AU :)

Note: Most of this AU follows the original plot and includes some scrapped content from The Final Season (Yes, Tenn was supposed to live)

(This time, I'll only focus on Violentine's route since I chose Violet, but I can make a Clouis version later)

And feel free to ask if you would like to know more :)

• If Clem chose to trust AJ, he won't shot Tenn like he actually does in the game

• During the bridge scene, Tennessee doesn't die. Neither does Louis or Violet (except if Clem didn't trust AJ, ofc)

• Instead, AJ purposely shoots Louis/Violet in their right shoulder so the bullet could hit a walker behind them, saving their lifes.

• After being shot, Violet reacts immediately. She throws Tenn across the bridge so he can reach safely to the other side, while AJ keeps shooting at the walkers behind her

• Then, she jumps too. She barely makes it to the other side, so Clem rushes to help her climb up

• Once they are all together, the four friends hug each other thigly, tears streaming down their faces while Minerva keeps screaming in anger and pain. They are all hurting, bleeding, scared

• But safe

• And most important: alive

• Violet was bleeding, and so was Clementine. Tenn, in the other hand, was completely in shock

• AJ tried to make him react. The gunshots caught the attention of a large horde in the woods, and this time, they were almost behind them. They needed to go, and fast

• Just like in the original game, they got separated by the fence. Violet climbed up first since she was bleeding the most. Once they were surrounded by the herd, Clem insisted that she needed to go

• Violet insisted, but she could barely stay on her feet. She needed to go back to Ericson and find help as soon as possible

• So Clementine stayed with the kids

• When they tried to climb up the rocks, Tenn didn't move

• AJ went first, so he could shoot at the herd from above while Clementine and Tenn followed his way. However, Tenn was still in shock, and no matter how hard Clementine and AJ insisted or how desesperate they were, he didn't move or say a word

• When the walkers were almost touching their backs, Clementine pushed Tenn and forced him to climb as fast as he could. Once he made it to the top, Clementine began to climb up as well, but her leg got caught by a walker and we know what happened then

• She got bitten

• After realizing what had just happened, AJ started crying

• He was devasted, but also furious

• He knew Clem was gonna die

• But not because of bad luck or an accident

• He knew it was Tenn's fault

• So, if Clem stopped AJ from shooting Lilly, AJ won't react this time. They kept moving forward until they make it to the barn. But once they got surrounded by the walkers, Tenn will desperately run into the woods to escape, leaving Clementine and AJ behind

• Just like in the original game, AJ found him a few weeks later wandering by the river

• But sadly, it was too late. He had already turned

• On the other hand, if AJ shot Lilly, he slaps Tenn. Even though he was furious and wanted to kill him right there, Tenn immediately reacts after the hit and apologize for what happened

• He's still in shock after witnessing his sister literally died in fron of his eyes

• Just a few weeks after finding out she wasn't actually death like Marlon and Brody made him believe

• One year mourning over a living person

• Even though she wasn't the same Minerva he knew and loved

• When they walked into the woods and got surrounded, Tenn insisted on going to Ericson and find some help

• Clementine didn't feel right about this idea, but before she could even respond, Tenn was already running towards the school

• Or at least, he tried

• He got lost. He was so shocked and disoriented that he didn't recognize the way back home. He wandered in the woods until James found him

• But his effort wasn’t in vain. Tenn dropped one of his crayons while running, so Ruby and Aasim could follow the trail towards the barn and find Clementine before it was too late

• Yes, AJ carried her on a wheelbarrow, but he's only 5 so I don't think he got too far away

• Tenn was so ashamed and felt so sorry for what happened that he didn't want to go back to Ericson or face AJ again. He genuinely thought Clementine was dead because of him, and he couldn't bare with that guilt

• James took care of him for the next weeks. At Ericson, everyone thought Tenn was dead and stopped looking after a few days

• Except for Violet. She kept looking every single day

• She was so mad at Clementine she didn't even speak to her after she woke up. She was relieved because her girlfriend was alive, of course, but she was also grieving the kid she raised for almost eight years

• She didn't speak to AJ either. He missed her, so much

• AJ found Tenn wandering by the river, just like in the original game. Tenn explained him what happened and that he lived with James in the woods for a few weeks, because he was not ready to face him after putting their lives at risk and almost killing Clem

• AJ was relieved. Now, he knew Tenn was alive, and James was also okay

• He forgave him and went back to Ericson together

• After all, Clem was alive

• And they both were best friends. But not like Clem, cause she was old.

• Like real best friends

• Cause they were only kids

• They didn't deserved to die just because they "weren't made for that world"

[garbagechocolate]

°˳•˚˖ Happy Birthday °˖˚˳•.

I hope your day is spectacular and you get a whole year full of joyous occasions, your favorite foods and drinks, minimal artblock, and lots of lovely little moments to remember because you are awesome, Choco, thank you for existing, you're a wonderful human being.

I'm super late but thank you!!! I will take your blessings with joy <3

[kingzombear]

The Despair.

Man, a lot of times, I wake up and just wonder what the fuck I'm doing or if I should even bother. Artblock/burnout has been kicking my ASS lately. I have SO MUCH I want to draw, but I draw so slowly, and I feel like my style is underdeveloped, stiff, unimpressive.

GRARGH I'm SICK of feelin' like I'll never be good enough. I gotta fight the urge to throw in the towel, but drawing is all I know. It's the one thing I'm best at, and it feels like my best is nothing short of Mediocre.

I have therapy in a bit

[thegoldenshi-shi]

Hello!

Just found you while looking for Sideswipe and Sunstreaker stuff.

I like how you draw them.

Have a great day, By!

Hello, and welcome to my teeny corner of the Transformers fandom~

I'm glad that you like my version of the boys. I have a lot of fun drawing them even if I can't find the inspiration to work with them lately. (why is my artblock only against my robot sons?)

Thank you so much for dropping by and leaving me such nice feedback. I hope you have a lovely day too ~

[kamigui]

Hi! Ok, this might sound kinda strange, but i'm the guy who asked you to let me translate you haunted house AU few months ago. So I did it and here some messages from your Russian fans:

"This is one of the most wonderful Welcome Home AU's! Mix WH and haunted house is just brilliant idea! My favourite part is the duet of Julie and Frank, they are gorgeous as reporters! Every character has its own individual appearance and personality, what is really respectable! Kamigui I want to wish you further development of this au, good mood and luck!"

"This is beautiful! The character's design is pretty and beautiful (my favourite one's are Howdy and Sally :3), the plot is interesting, me and my friend are dying to see the whole story! Author I love you!❤️"

"Author is amazing, character's designs are magnificent, and everyone has its own charisma! Especially Howdy, Frank and Wally 😄 I'm really interested in continuation of the plot of this story and how it's going to end!"

"Author is just wonderful! I really like her creation and her WH AU <3✨

I want to wish her to continue delighting fans with her beautiful arts 🌸

I really like this AU and character's designs, especially Wally, Barnaby and Howdy

Thank you very much for this gorgeous au, love you!!💖💖💖"

"*Loves it affectionately*"

"I really hope to see comic based on this au. IF THIS HAPPENS I WILL KNIT TOYS BASED ON YOUR AU! (Sorry. I just really like it)"

I literally cried when I read this 😭 You don't know how much these words mean to me! These are the sweetest words I've heard in days. Thank you guys so much😢

I haven't been doing so well lately. I've been under a lot of pressure from school. Especially the artblock... These words really cheer me up!

I've always thought that my AU weren't as famous as others, But because of you guys' support I'm still passionate about writing these stories and settings! Don't worry guys! I'll finish the whole story about Haunted House AU, I just need a lot of time, haha!

Some of you may know what's been going on lately(on Twitter), but I'm not leaving this fandom, I really love you guys! Thank you guys so so much🥰

[wachtelspinat]

I've been in a rut as of late, and I really want to get better at form and anatomy. Your style is one of my favorite ones ever, what would you say were your biggest inspirations throughout the years?

hey, first of all i’m so very sorry for the late reply. hope you get to see this still since it’s been a while since you sent this ask... sorry

secondly, thanks a lot! i try to give some insights here, this question's always kinda hard for me to tackle because i'm having a hard time identifying my style and what makes it tick, idk... i guess it's a combination out of everything i like, starting from the artstyle of tf2 to various styles of my mutuals and people around here (but i think tf2, wanting to draw humans ever since i first laid eyes on tf2 and the cartoony artstyle of it all are my major fuels, ngl). 

as for anatomy and form: this is a matter i just recently pushed myself into because i felt really stuck in my ways. like... i never really did studies in my life, so when i wanted to draw i kind of had to count on it to ‘just work’, idk if this makes sense... i always felt like i didn’t actually know what i was doing there, and i worked with ref a lot (i would always recommend using ref, no matter what, what i want to say is that i realized i had not enough fundament to truly fool around in the way i liked to). and now that i started actually doing anatomy studies i feel so dumb because yeah. it IS making things easier x) i understand tho that for most it’s a motivational issue... you have to find a way to make it work for you. like doing studies, but implementing what you learned into a sketch of your blorbo, as an example.

as for resources, it’s hard to find good tutorials, mostly because the place is flooded with art bros trying to tell you “you don’t NEED anatomy and here is why” and then they make a sketch and you can SEE that they put SO MUCH ANATOMICAL KNOWLEDGE INTO IT. so there’s a lot of bs out there. there is good stuff out there tho, but it might take you a while to find what’s best suited for you. i could make a list of yt channels that really helped me but the thing is, everyone is at their own lvl and with different goals in mind, so i don’t think this would be very helpful.

what i can link you to tho are 2 videos that really opened my eyes in regards of a) finding your style and b) getting better at drawing a certain topic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLfH9yOGs3o - this video tackles the whole ‘finding your style’ topic. because i often give the tip that you don’t find your style, style finds you (and i still think that is in its regards correct, because you just get subconsciously influenced by the media you consume and like and your fave artists’ style’s if you really dig them) but the ability to actively WORK on your style is there. it’s just something you have to put a lot of work into. but we’ll never stop learning, so there’s that. (she describes it with her landscape drawings but really this works for anything... from dynamic linework to just trying to find the right energy in your pictures)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0ufz75UvHs - this one really helped me getting over my fear of ‘drawing something ugly’ (big words from someone drawing ugly men as a hobby) but hear me out... because i have a weird brain that makes me recoil from something my mind thinks is ‘imperfect’ i really often get stuck with my art and either don’t experiment at all or get stuck with a sketch and spending hours on it trying to fix it... so approaching this matter like the video described just... melted that away. because when you draw 20 faces a day just telling yourself “NOBODY will EVER see this” you start loosening up... or at least i did. it’s also good for an analytical brain or people who strongly lean into that. this approach was especially nice while being stuck in an artblock... because i could easily just fool around and it kind of changed how i see doing art... like... nothing is ever perfect so i don’t have to make it perfect, i can analyze my art through a more neutral lense than my emotional attachment to it now... does that make sense?

last but not least, there are a ton of good resources out there for anatomical studies, my fave is still “anatomy for sculptors, understanding the human figure” by uldis zarins sandis kondrats.

SORRY THIS GOT A BIT LONGER BUT i put A LOT of thought into this as of late so yeah... maybe it’s gonna help someone too

[whalehead]

Damn I'm so deep in the artblock... Really sorry for not posting anything or not showing any signs of life in general. All my time is consumed by college😭

However, I really wanna thank that one person, who have been reblogging my posts REPEATEDLY for two days in a row lately, and was concerned about my well-being. It gave me some motivation to show that I'm still alive, lol, and even post something.

Thanks to y'all! I'm reading every reblog with happy giggles and feet wiggles. It really means a lot to me🥺❤

[yononart]

no new art yet, so let me yap a bit about my Tav/D&D rogue Aerin - did the same kind of post on bluesky so I might as well share stuff here!

art improvement journey under the cut! This is gonna be long and I'm also gonna talk about some stuff I went through over the years as an online artist.

Around 2016-2017 I started playing D&D with a group of friends, so of course I chose the rogue class to start. My DM did not allow drow characters for whatever reason, so Aerin at the time was just a random elf lol. I did not care much since I was very new to D&D.

This is what she looked like in 2017, my very first art of her:

big purple anime eyes lmao. what even is that shading...

I grew very attached to her during our campaign, roleplaying a smartass rogue that somehow always landed 19 on Perception checks was definitely fun, so of course I had to draw her again. Her skintone changed to be more tanned, her eyes changed color, but she was pretty much the same.

early 2018 (left) and late 2018 (right) art of her:

definitely looks better with golden-ish eyes

Sadly our campaign ended when the whole group parted ways and the DM kinda disappeared from our lives, yet I still loved my character a lot! I wanted to keep her alive, even without a D&D campaign!

I tried drawing her again in 2020-ish (I think?), but I never finished this:

Looking back, I can really see how much my style changed from anime to whatever it is now. Lmao. The 2020 wip is definitely closer to what I was trying to achieve at the time.

Back in the days I used to be very active on deviantART and Tumblr, but also joined IG for funsies. And oh gods, it was the worst idea I ever had in my entire life. While in 2015-2017 I was extremely productive, I started to slow down a lot, drawing just for the purpose of getting attention. I tried to draw things that were likely to be liked, or DTIYS stuff I didn't even care about. I was extremely uninspired because of how much I tried to please others and not myself.

Unfortunately that is when the big old artblock demon got me - I stopped drawing from 2020 to...2023? Pretty much. Maybe even earlier than that. Just a couple sketches here and there, but many and many months passed with me not even trying to draw anything. The "pressure" of trying to get some likes, being acknowledged etc was what made me stop drawing. I felt extremely unwell about what my art looked like, it was not good enough, I kept trying to change my artstyle to whatever, kept comparing my stuff to other people's works, it really became stressful to even hold a pen. I was pretty sad, cause in my most productive years I drew whatever came to my mind without giving a single f about anything. I completely lost this mentality over the years, so I stopped drawing.

Then Baldur's Gate 3 came out and oh my god. Holy hells.

I kid you not when I say this mf game did wonders to my creativity. Ngl, I already was in the mood for trying to get back to art - I bought a new graphic tablet (smaller, more comfy to use), tried out different brushes, followed some tutorials here and there, sketched a bit whenever I had the time to do it. But Baldur's Gate 3 really dragged me back to that carefree mentality I was yearning for. And after a "trial" run with a random character me and my partner created together, I OF COURSE had to bring back to life my beloved rogue. And finally turned her into a drow, heheh.

In no time I started drawing again, having no idea how to do anything anymore, kinda scared of how the result would look like and boom. Here we go, with Aerin again.

(left) more simple style VS (right) painted kinda style?

I do not think I am especially good at art. I lack many things (I suck at anatomy and proportions, it takes me ages to finish one piece) but...I can still see the improvement, even after years of not doing anything. It really surprised me. I never stopped observing art - I did not draw, but my eyes were still trained - and somehow this reflected in how I draw nowadays.

I am extremely grateful to this game. It fueled me so much with creativity I literally have too many ideas and things I want to draw (but no time lol), and I don't even care too much about what others may think. I am drawing again for myself, not to please others. I draw what I want.

And honestly, all this big post was just to say:

If you feel overwhelmed by socials and art isn't fun anymore, take a break. It doesn't matter if it's long or short - just take a break. Do not ruin things for you because of a couple of likes or whatever. Instead, try to keep the fun alive. It doesn't matter if your artwork doesn't get shared or liked a billion times. Your art is not worth the number of likes it gets. And if you have fun drawing your stuff, just do it! If you don't have fun in the process, the result is gonna suck for sure. At least for you.

And what if the result is not so good? FUCK IT!!! You cannot improve unless you work hard. You cannot improve unless you draw and keep your eyes trained. Consume art, draw, do whatever works best for you. Every artist, even the best you can think about, started from ugly sketches and cringe art. And keep your old art at hand - you may not notice it yet, but after a year or two go back to your old stuff and compare it to the newest you have. You will definitely notice the difference. That, my fellas, is improvement. It's hard to notice if you compare your last week's artwork with the current one you're working on. Go check older stuff. You ARE improving. You just didn't notice.

Take it from me, I'm an old 31 y/o hag and I have experienced things. Never let the fun dry out.