#Messing with the brushes for the bg was so useful and fun

[skidthelid]

What are you doing there, little bear?

It's very late.

[dandyshucks]

helloooo i wanted to share the way that you too can make wall graffiti digital art like the one i posted because it is genuinely fairly easy and simple ! :]

lets hop right into it!

so first u are going to need the art! my process was to make lineart first and then paint over it but the lineart isn't necessary - I just ended up getting frustrated with the lines and decided to scrap the lineart and go in a different direction than my original plan for the piece LOL

for the painting, find a brush that looks chalky or spray painted. the brush i used is one i made myself, normally used to look like a marker thats running out of ink but I messed with the settings to end up with what I used for this piece. now slap some colours on your canvas!

keep it messy! leave gaps in the colouring for the bg to show through! depending on if youre going for a chalk/chalk paint or spray paint look, you can use different techniques here. keep details to a minimum (or don't! do what feels right!) if u want to achieve more of a typical wall graffiti look!

okay now that you've got your art, time for the wall!

stick a free-to-use photo of a brick wall into your layers under the paint layer (first image):

(second image) the wall looked too bright and brown for paint colours i'd chosen, so I put a fill layer of dark purple (colour picked from the painting) and set it to "hard light" and turned the opacity down a bit to get a more cohesive colour.

okay time to get your paint looking more like it's on the wall properly - we're going to go from A to B here:

this is where i give the disclaimer "you can do whatever you want but here's what i did" LOL. here's what I ended up with for layers by the end of this part of the process:

first (bottom) layer7 is my base layer. i set the paint layer to "overlay" at 100% opacity. the second (middle) layer7 is set to "multiply" at around 30% opacity. the third (top) layer7 is set to "screen" at around 20% opacity. do i know what any of these do in proper terms? nope! i learned a little bit of photoshop in grade 11 and 12 and barely remember any of it so I'm just flying by the seat of my pants 🙂👍

base layer alone (just overlay) VS with the added folder 16 (multiply and screen layers) - the difference is barely noticeable but in the second one the colours are a little bolder and more opaque.

screen seems to brighten it a little and multiply seems to darken it. why did i add both? who knows!

for the shadows on the wall, it's pretty easy:

i found free-to-use (and free-to-modify etc) photos of people walking, used "motion blur" in filters on that, added a fill layer of black/dark purple and set it to be a clipping layer over the person walking so they were now a silhouette, and set the motion-blurred person layer (19 and 26) to "multiply". play with the opacity to your heart's content and boom-shaka-laka we've got a shadow (or two) on the wall!

i think it adds a little bit of something extra to it! :]

that's the long and short of what I did to make that piece - if you want to do more stuff like this, mainly I just suggest getting somewhat acquainted with layer filters and then you can have some real fun messing with textures and incorporating photo elements into your digital art!

[kaijukat-art]

Hello! I was wondering if you could a small tutorial on how you render your pieces?? They’re all super pretty btw!! I love your art :D!!

Ahh thank you sm!! <3 0: i’m not very good at explaining my process, and it changes depending on what I’m drawing as well, but I’ll try my best to explain it!

imma use the choso panel redraw since it’s a pretty simple portrait (done in Procreate, but most of this can be applied to CSP too)

once i’ve got a decently refined sketch, i fill in a basic starting skin colour for the character. i start some shading once i have a basic idea of where i want lighting. colour-wise, i usually go a bit darker & warmer for the first pass. (i use a brush that’s a basic airbrush settings but i replace the shape source with a reuleaux triangle) besides where shadows will fall, ill also focus on making the colour more dense on the ears, fingers, around the eyes, and sometimes the blush area. (also let it be known i use Liquify a lot, and constantly flip my canvas. as you render you’ll often start noticing lil adjustments that need to be done)

ill build up passes of colour, going darker & more saturated as i do. as the colours darken, they’ll be in the more receded/hidden areas of the face (like under brows, under chin, inner ear, unless the lighting calls for otherwise) in this case though, he’s also kinda beat up, so i added more colour under the eyes/on the cheekbones to add to the bruise vibes

for the nose/brow/shoulder highlights, i made a new layer & set it to Add. it’s a handy way to get a highlight colour and brighten your hot spots for lighting. this is usually when ill mess with the sketch/linework, sometimes i switch the layer mode to Multiply if i know i want to fully paint over it. in this case i think i just Alpha Locked the layer and painted in the hair/eyeliner since i wanted them darker. once the linework is thoroughly fukt with, i make a new layer and start painting over. usually involves a lot of colour picking & making some adjustments, playing around with levels of colour. I also swap between the reuleaux and a funky dense rectangle thing for rendering, sometimes little sketch pens for smaller details too.

(technically the blue-tinge reflective lighting wasn’t very accurate for the bg/scene colour i chose, but i got carried away and didn’t wanna change it lol)

hair rendering is fun sometimesssss. i make a new layer, choose a slightly brighter colour, and messily block in where i want the highlights. idk how else to explain it besides like, think about using H-adjacent shapes when you’re erasing/refining the highlights. for the last step, i make a new layer, set it to Add, and paint inside the highlights for the sharper look.

When it’s getting to a place i kinda like, (added some blood/cuts on this one before moving on) ill usually start messing with some overlay effects. this usually involves picking a random colour, filling in a new layer, and seeing how it lays over the piece. depending on the vibe im going for it can change a lot, but i find myself usually liking Exclusion & Subtract a lot. (sometimes ill throw a Noise + Overlay layer on top as well, but didn’t for this piece)

i hope that makes some sense??😭 im sorry if anything isn’t clear, i can try my best to answer specifics if needed.

it’s not my most thoroughly rendered portrait but it’s one i got a decent amount of wip screenshots for.. my style in general is still a wip, and i change it up a bit every time. i encourage experimentation always!!! it’s helped me a lot. i’ll see about making a more thorough tutorial for a properly rendered piece soon too!

[mafufuu]

hihi arte! 3, 17, 19, & 24 for the artist ask game?

hihihi ruya webe been on a call which is silly but i hope youre doing well rn !!

3. your favorite piece(s)?

as of now, my most favorite piece, off the top my head, is the greyscale thing i drew of lucia from tmk. i was messing around with brushes i had saved but never really used and the textures came out nice. i like the work i did on that canvas in general, i felt i got a good hold on her character. i tend to be happy with full body colored stuff i do of characters as of recent. most things i crank up the warmness on for a character and then slap a square bg on i tend to be more than satisfied with. same goes with playing around with brushes. fuuta trash and trash was a fun dabble in trying to recreate another style, and la maine de gloire i like for similar reasons. i hold a fondness for my deep cover william wisp redraw and we outta lightbulbs though that may just stem from a lot of attention on a pice that took a lot of effort

17. what is something youre confident about in your art?

uhhhhhhhhhhhhh i suppose my color choices and stylization. i like toning up the warmness + saturation and lowering the brightness of my art for a cozier feel and i like how it turns out. whenever i do contrast checks (literally just turning a piece to black and white to see if my values are good) the results are pretty good. i think most of the reason why im confident in my stylization is i just kinda like how it looks. some amount of the time i just do doodles that are just linework so i feel like ive gotten comfortable in how i translate things and i also tend to work from references. also ive been told my art style is quite unique and i feel that is the root of it

19. where do you find inspiration?

inspiration! this one is fun! at least for some amount of how i do(/did) eyes and how i color i draw from lavendertowne! her art is very cozy and nice looking, its cartoony but you can see anime influences in it. i think that's probably my main one. i also look up to drawing wiff waffles, she was the first artist i ever really became a fan of! whenever i do pick up alcohol markers (not much nowadays) i make sure to use a colored pencil for sketching. she's prolly also the reason i make sure to carry a kneaded eraser for traditional art. i like watching scott christian sava's videos. being an older artist with more life experience makes him sorta feel like the most mentor-y to me. also he's very nice and some amount active here. yunayuispink is who i mainly use for tutorials. their art style is simple but that is not to say its bad! the colors are nice and the linework is nice. i also like marikyuun's art. her use of linewidth and colored lines makes her work very merchandise-esque as she says. i own a couple studio ghibli art books that i should probably be busting out more for references. their films are very pretty. i also like to take bits and bobs from my moots' art styles that i think are cool. for instance, i think the main reason i tend to gravitate toward thin messy lineart is @/not scorb on here. though i think mine tends to lean messier (or maybe moreso them doing it gave me the confidence to post art like that.) i also take influences from other anime/manga, vaguely, often to the point where i just kinda forget the names. there's probably more but this list is very long already so ill stop

24. whats a compliment about your art that has always stuck with you?

hm. im not really sure. it might be from my bad memory in all honesty but i feel like most of the compliments ive gotten recently just tend to be a "great work!" which i dont mind or take for granted but its not really that descriptive, yknow? actually i remembered one. one time i drew different characters from a thing in chairs i thought suited them (lore rise) sitting based upon their character and i remember someone told me i was talented from the way i portrayed my personalities from how they sit. it really stuck for some reason, i dont know why actually. also being told my art is unique when i was asking my sib to describe my art style bcuz i didnt really know how. it just felt nice to know it was really something that felt like mine !

thank you for the ask !! have a nice rest of your whatever

[sysig]

A haughty ♦ for all your D’ohoho needs

[spacedlexi]

WHAT BRUSH DO YOU USE ITS SO FINE . please

hehe every time i get this question ive altered my brushes a bit so i gotta give the update

i use the su cream pencil specifically for its texture since making csp brushes from scratch is so annoying 😑 (tried multiple times. gave up)

ive started using a couple other brushes more frequently but theyre still just edited versions of the su pencil

this one is my main brush that i use for pretty much everything (open for better quality):

this one i use for soft blending/texture/soft light at really big sizes like 200-600(the settings are the same as the first one but these are the settings that are different):

and this one is just a softer version of my main one basically that i mostly use for softer coloring when i dont want such a hard brush. i'll usually combine them for a soft shading first then use the first one for darker/more prominent spots (again same settings except for this):

ive been messing with the base settings of the su pencil for a while now so i dont even remember what the base settings are. not sure how much of it ive changed but i know ive tweaked it here and there especially in the sub settings

i always start on a 3000px x 3000px 300 dpi canvas. i work at about 50%/66.7% zoom with a 8/7 sized brush (for sketches/lines)(the closer im zoomed the smaller the brush (if i remember to change the size))(i also usually sketch farther then zoom for detail/precision). i have a habit of drawing small so this helps me still keep the image large

this is a little cropped but its still 3000px wide. this is what my canvas' usually look like (with a neutral bg color to keep my eyes from burning. i also think it helps with making color choices. a lot of people use greys but i like mine just a little warmer)

aaand i think thats everything? brush settings in csp have so many more options than sai so sharing them is... a lot.. also i hope its all clear enough. dont forget to click the little tabs (highlighted) to get into the sub settings. also dont be afraid to mess with the settings yourself to whatevers most comfortable to you :)!! have fun!!

[flingza-roller]

Sorry if this is bad timing, but I just saw your post about lorikeet and I love them! Could you tell me a bit more about them and your other splatoon OCs?

OHO YES! there is no such thing as bad timing to ask about ocs, im just incredibly happy that somebody is interested!! heheh time to Ramble (this is long sorry)

ok so im gonna stick to the bird kids cuz theyre a lot easier to explain GSJFD (maybe someday ill give my other ocs refs and backstory stuff....)

all four of em are very much based off how i play the game as each character, so i pretty much just grab my in-game behaviour and give it to em as a personality.

so, lorikeet! splat3 is still very new but i think ive somehow already solidified their personality lmao. theyre super reckless, pretty much always falling off stages and getting themself splatted by doing stupid things like running headfirst to a tacticooler or trying to challenge the eliter that wont leave them alone (i think mahi-mahi is the absolute worst for this). they like to go a little bit cazy and get as many kills as possible, which is silly when the only mode u play is turf war... (on that, there is not a single splatoon game that has gotten me to like ranked/league. i played it a few times and then swore off it, so now all four of the kids hate ranked lol)

lori fucking ADORES deep cut so theyve got the three earrings in their right ear bc they wanna be like shiver and frye. on deep cut, they love splatfests and all the music n fun stuff that comes with it. theyre weirdly not too competitive when it comes to defending their team, BUT they will go extra feral during splatfest turf wars and go complete beast mode. they still dont have a main weapon? favours brushes but thats pippins thing so they should probably pick something else GDKGS

oh they have the worst adhd brain. if they see something cool happening in the bg of a stage they will just straight up stop in their tracks and watch for a while, completely oblivious to whatever is happening in the match. and of course the moment they hear the tacticooler they will run for it even if theyre literally in the opposite end of the stage.... stupid. favourite stage is yet to be decided, gotta let the game marinate for a while longer

as the new agent 3 lori is pretty good at following orders, they just kinda... die in the dumbest possible ways. trying to jump through walls, walking straight off ledges, accidentally attracting attention to themself by throwing lil buddy right next to them. but theyre pretty good at fighting! also they like annoying the captain, because of course (this doesnt bode well for kiwi)

id like to build more on their character eventually but that requires me playing more splat3 and ive been rly unmotivated to do so >:/ ive barely played any salmon run and still havent touched table turf. augh. lori u will grow as a person i promise

now PIPPIN! (she/they) theyre my kid from octo expansion! shes very silly but surprisingly strong and skilled. never asked for help from OTH and went through every single test multiple times to get every weapon ticked (hell). also enjoys fighting inner agent 3 because ??? clearly a lot more competent than theyre letting on.

so once pip came to the surface they were very much like "id rather NOT do the whole fighting thing again" and jumped into turf wars with the intention of just having fun and messing with people. her gear set is 100% QSJ cuz she likes annoying the enemy team and then jumping away like a coward when theyre cornered (it jumpscares people bc they dont expect an octo to jump THAT fast).

she uses brush so that they can draw love hearts in enemy base :] they think its very cute and gets sad when ppl ink over it. also if an enemy tries to initiate a party they will always join bc make love not war etc. always goes for the highest inkage (highest score excluding win points was over 2000) favourite stage is inkblot art academy!

zero sense of fashion btw they either wear the QSJ gear or whatever they think will make her look hot (big fan of the octoling armour and marinas crop top). sometimes changes gender to Boy bc why the hell not, gender is arbitrary.

when grouped up with the others, they like teaming up with pigeon to cause chaos and havoc. shes very excited to see lori joining the team cuz theyre equally as insane as the other two! kiwi is the only one carrying a braincell here rip

PIGEON time!! (also she/they) technically my first oc because splatoon 2 was my first game! so she definitely has the most going for them. foil flingza main (my beloved), absolutely a frontliner and goes for the kill as much as possible. very good at sneak attacks! main gear is almost entirely special charge up (sorry. im the og missile spammer) except for ninja squid which they use to scare the shit outta ppl.

pigeon adores the birds u see hanging out on various stages, especially the pigeons (naturally). favourite stage is moray towers! i never said we had good taste. moray is excellent for roller users and allows for fast clean base inking >:]

like the others they love a good squid party but isnt always in the mood, HOWEVER she will never splat an innocent partier bc thats a dick move. if theyre not a threat, theres no need to splat.

outside of turf, pigeon is actually not a very violent person. very sweet to their friends and oh so very lesbian. she sees a pretty girl in the square and goes 😳 (btw this DOES work in battle, be a cute girl and they will be distracted). fucking absolutely obsessed with squid beatz like you have no idea, aims to get gold on every hard mode song. favourite songs to play are frantic aspic, shark bytes, and entropical. she and pippin love playing games like this together, i bet theyd be great dance duo.

in hero mode, pigeon is naturally a completionist and obtained every weapon. fucking loves harassing marie and annoying her as much as possible. adores callie so much <3 their best speedrun time is 40 sec on octo samurai (sadly cant reach the world record of 39)

unlike pippin they actually have a pretty good fashion sense, always coordinating their outfits and ink colour to match. a very stylish squid!

now kiwi is an interesting one. i first played splatoon 1 in beginning of 2018, so sadly i missed out on the splatfests. still got plenty of turf in and played hero mode repeatedly bc i have brainrot!

so kiwi (again. she/they) is really into amiibo challenges, especially the kraken challenge. being a kraken for that long makes em feel powerful, and its lotsa fun. they actually spend far more time on hero missions than anything else, they enjoy turf on the occasion but find it weirdly intimidating (favourite stage is flounder heights!). she feels most at home in the valley, with craig and the squid sisters. theyre far too sympathetic toward octolings (unlike pigeon who just goes fucking ham) and tries her best to just avoid fighting them entirely. because of this, shes pretty good at stealth missions, especially since she rarely makes much noise anyway. theyre definitely the most low-key out of the four agents.

SO!! why do i name them all after birds? because.... i like birds :D yes im a wannabe ornithologist and birds are my main special interest. i also mainly name them after aus/nz birds cuz im just Like That. we have cool birds in australia, and lorikeet was just far too fitting to pass up. (btw pippin is short for peregrine falcon)

despite being so skilled in hero mode missions they do actually get hurt a lot and almost always has some kind of bandaid or gauze on her body from various injuries. is it a lack of skill, or just recklessness? hmmm (its definitely just because she doesnt take enough care of their body lol).

if kiwi were to be captain in splatoon 3, theyd definitely be just constantly scruffing new 3 by the collar to stop them from doing something stupid. is very afraid of a new idiot joining the gang, as if pip n pidge werent bad enough. all 4 as a splatfest team would definitely be the most chaotic thing possible.

also theyre this way because when i draw squirds (tagged on my blog as "wings au") i think its fun to see how different they all look! kiwi would certainly be more fitting as a bird of prey but i think they look so silly with the stubby wings so im not changing my mind. this does mean shes real fast at running! pip and lori are the fastest flyers, pigeon is just kinda in between rip

final note, theyre all at LEAST 18 just so that its not weird. they all use she/they except lori, whos exclusively they/them. they all fucking hate ranked but love hero missions. also all of them have 1 braincell bouncing between them (mainly held by kiwi)

if u managed to read this far, thanks for ur time!! ill eventually draw all these silly bird kids together as squirds, i think itd be fun.

[ggroupsdaily]

hola! cómo le haces para que tus icons te salgan en buena calidad?

Hi! I apologize but I cannot speak Spanish, so I am going to have to translate your ask through Google Translate. Which I know isn’t the best method, I’m sorry!

According to Google Translate, you’re saying “wave! How do you make your icons come out in good quality?”

Hopefully, that is close enough to what you’re saying and if so, first off, thank you for saying they are good quality! Secondly, I’ll walk you through my icon making process. It’s actually very simple and fast (at least IMO lol I can make an icon in like 5 minutes but I also use PS for a living so I’m pretty used to the program) 

I’ll show you how to go from this random image from Lisa’s Instagram:

to this icon

FULL TUTORIAL UNDER THE CUT

First off, open Photoshop and drop in your image (I have Adobe Cloud PS 2020)  Then I want to clean up the colors of the image, because the image is too yellow, and was clearly taken in bad lighting. 

1. Click Auto Tone 2. Click Auto Contrast  3. Click Auto Color

That should help give the image a much nicer, natural color, as shown below:

4. Select the Selection Tool 5. Click Select Subject

6. Click Add Mask 7. Double-click your mask to edit

8. Click View, then select Overlay V (this will help you see where you need to clean up your image) 9. Adjust settings to the image (This part really just depends on your image. Generally, I always set the Shift Edge to -50%, as it helps take away any white fuzziness around the image. Smooth obviously smooths the edges, Contrast helps sharpen them, and Feather...feathers them....just don’t use Feather okay?)

10. Select Refine Edge Tool and make sure it is set to Expands Detection Area (aka the + symbol lol) 11. Paint over any areas that Photoshop didn’t accurately mask

12. Select your mask again 13. Select your Paint Brush tool (make sure it is set to Hardness 100 and an appropriate size for your image) 14. Set your Foreground and Background colors to White and Black (Just click the little black and white boxes above them)

15. Using your paintbrush tool paint in (or out) details you need (In this case I just need to paint her face back in, so I use the brush tool set to white and paint where the pixels are distorted)

Now she is ready to be cropped and edited. 

16. Flip/crop/adjust the image as desired (My best tip is to use the crop tool and put the focus of the image in the center of the grid)

Here’s the final cropped image:

17. Click Image>Image Size

18. Set the Image Width to 300 Pixels, check Resample, and set to Bicubic Sharper (Reduction) and click OK

19. In your Layer Panel, select your Image, NOT your mask (nothing will happen if you edit your mask lol)

20. Click Filter>Noise>Reduce Noise...

21. Adjust to the following settings (or whatever you prefer to get the image looking smooth) Click OK

Now my image is smooth and free from noise and grain, but I want her to be more in focus. 

22. Click Filter>Sharpen>Smart Sharpen 

23. Use the following settings

This is a basic sharpen that many editors use for gifs, edits, icons, etc, and you can just stop there for the sharpening step if you want, but I prefer my icons sharper, so I click Filter>Sharpen>Smart Sharpen again and this time, I use these settings:

You can see the differences below. The left side has just the basic sharpen, and the one on the right has both sharpens (you can clearly see the difference)

Once you’ve sharpened as desired, we’re ready to finally get to the fun and colorful part!

24. Add a gradient bg below your image (There are tons of free ones you can download from Tumblr or Google, or you can just make your own with the a gradient layer)

This next step is optional as not all images need it, but for this image, I need to do some badly needed image adjustments

First I click the adjustment layer on my layer panel and click Selective Layer

Then I set the colors to Blacks and drag the Black to +35 to darken up the blacks on the image and give it a nicer contrast (selective colors are great, mess around with them as much as you want until you find a look you like!)

Then I make a Brightness/Contrast layer and adjust to what I feel works best for the image

26. Create a folder (if you did the above step, select the layers and then click the folder icon, it’ll just put them in the folder)

27. Holding down the alt key on Windows (or the Option key on Mac) click and drag your mask to the group layer. Now you have a folder that you can put PSDs and adjustment layers in without affecting your gradient background

28. Drag your PSD of choice. I am using this amazing PSD that is perfect for pale photos. I set the PSD to 50% opacity and it looks like this

Now, I could stop here, but I’m extra so I want to doctor up her face a little. 

29. Above your PSD folder, create a new layer and set it soft light

30. Select your brush tool again, and pick a color that will work for enhancing an area of the photo. Then paint over that area.

Lisa is already pretty pale here, so I won't paint over her skin with a nice peach color like I do sometimes in darker photos. But I will add a nice pink flush to her cheeks and her lips. 

Then I will use a lilac purple to paint over her eyeshadow. This brings an element of the background onto her face.

There’s not a lot that needs to be added to this particular photo, but here’s an example of another icon without and with soft light painted layers:

The left has no soft light painted layers, the right does. You may be thinking it looks too gaudy, but icons are tiny! Adding strong colors will help painted areas stand out. However, this is a completely optional step of course :)

31. Back to our current icon. Select all your layers, and click the folder icon again to place them all in a folder

32. Select your Elliptical Marquee tool and make a circle over your image

33. Click your mask button in the layers panel, and tada! You can now save out your icon and put it to use

Here is the completed icon:

If you got this far, thank you for reading, and let me know if you have any questions! 

[owlidoodles]

so i do a lot of shading like this in my art (or try to) and i asked if anyone in my discord server wanted a tutorial.... and they said yes!

so im gonna do my best to explain how i shade things under the cut....

(i use clip studio paint but honestly this should work in any art program i think)

1. FIRST- have your drawing. have Layer. I usually have three layers at LEAST when im doing this- and i keep them stacked in this order: top is lineart, middle is flat colors, and bottom is the background.

the purple circle shows the icon for making a layer into a clipping layer- IMPORTANT

the pink circle shows the icon for locking transparent pixels- helpful! it makes sure you don’t “go outside the lines”

(in case you’re curious this is my csp layout)

2. create a new layer above your flat colors, and press the two little squares. this makes a clipping layer! it basically makes a mask of the layer below it, and you can draw whatever (in this case shadows) and it only follows the filled in areas of the layer below it. so if i drew a bunch of yellow stripes on the clipping/shadow layer, it would only follow the form of the werewolf flat colors and not anything else. i hope that makes sense!

3. decide where your light source is coming from! ngl i totally draw a little sun to remind myself where the light is coming from in a piece.... in this case the green shows where i think the light would be hitting the werewolf, and therefore i would draw shadows opposite/adjacent to that. im not the best at explaining lighting though, so heres a good reference. 

heres another.

4. SHADING TIME..... so for my shading i just use the default pen tool in clip studio. g-pen, i believe. Stabilisation!!! between the two pink stars!!! use it. its so good for lineart, and for drawing smooth, non trash lines and shapes. it has Saved my life. the higher the number, the ‘slower’ your brush moves, and the smoother your lines become. i tend to keep mine around 60-70 but play around with it....

i usually shade with a bright annoying color so i can tell what im doing. (purple usually), as shown in box one. thats your foreground color. 2 is your secondary (background) color, i dont usually mess with it and leave it white. hitting box three turns your current pen into an eraser version of itself... i use it a lot! dont forget about this box

i usually tend to think of shadows as shapes.... in the werewolf’s eyebrow/spot/thing you can see where ive drawn a line.....

and then filled it in! i dont normally use the paint bucket to fill in areas... just the pen. it gets too hard

hair/tufts are the fun part!!! you can see that ive drawn solid chunks of shadow in the werewolf’s mane....

...then i click square three to turn my brush into an eraser and carve out little details

here are some more examples of that... i use it a lot. A LOT.

go wild. go crazy. sometimes i dont think my shading follows like TRADITIONAL physical rules of the laws of light but just. dewit

5. SO YOURE DONE SHADING..... if you refer back to your Layers window, you’ll see a drop down box that usually says normal and a slider.... knock that slider down to like. 50, or 30 (what i usually do). this lowers the opacity on the shadows layer so you can see through it kinda. the drop down box is the layer styles... play around with it!! you can do some really cool stuff with overlay/multiply/etc and make your shading layer super funky.....

if you hit the lock transparent pixels button, you can color your shadows differently if you want! sometimes ill duplicate the shadow layer and color it differently and run it through the gaussian blur filter... it can make it look a little softer and less hard.

usually in my art, when im done i merge all the layers together so you just have one layer left. i duplicate that layer, run it through the gaussian blur filter and drop the opacity down to like.... 20 maybe so everything looks soft. on this picture, i duplicated the werewolf layer (without the bg) and did a motion blur on it to make it look like he was moving....

.... and here he is after dropping the shadow opacity/adding other little details and running it through 5000 filters

i really hope that gave you some kind of idea on how cel shading works!! i am by no means the master, but if you have questions or tips please don’t hesitate to ask me ;a; im really not good at explaining things lol

thank you for reading!!! <3

[mcnypieces]

     A month later and at last I come bearing an update once again. It’s bound to be incredibly lengthy as life has not been its most placid, but I am here nonetheless.

     TL;DR for those also struggling with their time recently: Life stressful, Bun scare, WoW fun but friend/Mythic+ group is a mess due to losing a friend to toxicity, I will likely be remaking this multimuse blog and starting fresh there to give me more incentive to be around to write comfortably in a fresh, happy, non-cluttered place, complete with a new Birkan OC I talked about some months before now. Though I haven’t technically decided and was going to ask opinions, I will likely still be remaking, as everything here is a mess. Lulu’s blog will remain as is for now, as I am attached to it and has retained more activity from me ( not much more, however ), though I have also considered moving her with everyone as well to keep everyone in one place and maybe make my mind feel more focused in a collective space. I’m still very much on the fence about it. Thoughts on that are welcome.

     There was a bit of optimism at the beginning of my break to play WoW. However, a little less than a day into the launch, I noticed something off about the youngest of my rabbits. Hazel, a netherland dwarf gifted to me by a neighbor down the way during Christmas a couple years ago so she had friends and wasn’t alone during the day, developed a head tilt. It was enough to be noticeable, but nowhere near the cases most see posted in pictures. Head tilt in rabbits is often a very serious thing, as it can cause permanent damage and even death if not treated immediately. Anything from an injury to unkempt ears to a common parasite ( which is technically classified as a fungus ) to neurological troubles - the range is about as vast as self-diagnosing with WebMD. Torticollis in rabbits has a bunch of different causes, very few of which are relatively mild.

     I was - to say the least - in absolute hysterics. She was off balance, tripping over herself, curling up into herself trying to keep footing. To somebody that’s never seen it in person before, it looks like you’re watching an animal on the verge of passing from something neurological. I had no idea what was going on. To be frank, I was absolutely terrified. It was 1AM and very few vets were 24-hour, especially in this crisis, much less ones that could look at rabbits. I steeled myself to call the closest one for recommendations on what to do and where to go. Naturally, I was told there was nothing this place could do besides euthanasia ─ which, in my very emotional state, I was incredibly offended by the mere immediate suggestion of. Hazel had been acting completely normal up until then, and she still had her energy. She was trying to climb all over the place despite having no balance, and she showed no other symptoms of anything besides just tilting and falling over herself. At this point obviously I know they were simply stating that was the only thing they could do as they don’t take exotic pets, but in the moment, being offered it as the first and seemingly only solution made me upset. I’m sure that would be anybody in that situation. So, of course, I refused, and they told me of other places that would be able to at least see her at that time and give me more sound options.

     I find a 24 hour emergency pet clinic about thirty minutes away. There’s a place that for sure takes exotics, but it’s 2 hours away and closed at this hour. Okay, fine, I don’t have time to wait with this. I call the 24 hour clinic. They tell me they do see exotics and can treat the basics but they don’t have the equipment to properly diagnose anything for certain. Unfortunate, but I don’t have any other options at this point. They say they will take her and monitor her behavior to figure out where I should go from there. I take her there. I try not to break down again on the ride there, I try not to break down as they take her padded comfy box from me. They tell me they have another, more serious case they have to see to immediately but will monitor her and do a basic check-up. It will take them an hour at minimum, and I was welcome to stay in the parking lot. I decide against it, go home to clean up and prep a space for her while trying to steel myself more. It takes a couple hours for them to call back. 

     Lo and behold, they have no idea what’s wrong. As stated when I called, aside from the head tilting, she is acting completely normal. Eating, going to the bathroom, has her energy, no leg or eye issues that are common with the usual problems that lead to head tilting. What tests they can run are absolutely normal. They gave her what they referred to as “a bunny feast”, and she delighted herself in it with no problems, and they even brushed her down for me ( I didn’t get the chance yet, her winter coat was just coming in ). She just has a head tilt all of a sudden, out of nowhere. This is great news, but it’s also upsetting, because I still have no idea what’s going on. They give me medication for an infection and Metacam for the potential pain she could have been in, and sent me on my way to monitor her at home. If anything changed for the worse, I would take her to the vet in Raleigh two hours away to have actual tests done. 

     Okay, so I’m still in the dark on what’s wrong, but I have medication. Great. I watch her for two weeks, give her the infection medication every 12 hours and the pain medication the first 4 days. And, in time, her head tilt begins to disappear. That tells both the doctor and I that it was either 1) an ear infection, which was now cured, or 2) an injury. My mind has me leaning towards the latter, if only because I know how fast she runs all over the place and Jolyne, my cat, does play with her. They have done so for years now without issue, often times Jojo will be running away from Hazel rather than vice versa. Hazel will do loops back and forth and then suddenly charge at her in an attempt to catch her off guard. I have not let her out with Jojo since then in case roughhousing was in fact the cause, but Hazel is back to running around like the crazy thing she is. I’m still watching her every day, and all the rabbits will hopefully be getting new, large hutches for Christmas. Hazel’s has been ordered. To this moment, I still have no idea what caused her head tilt. What I did learn, however, is that there are a lot of rabbits that get euthanized due to head tilt, when most of the ailments - if caught early enough and with lengthy TLC - can be cured. Rabbits can even live happily with the tilt should it become permanent ( which it can be! ). Here is a happy bun who lived a wonderful life with a permanent head tilt. Much worse than the way Hazel’s was, but the common bad tilt nonetheless. I called to tell them the great news, how grateful I was they could do anything at all, and they were ecstatic to have me call them back. Things in that regard are now back to normal, but I keep an eye on her as per usual. Definitely not the kind of scare I was expecting out of nowhere, but one I received nonetheless.

     During the time I monitored her and kept her close at my side in her hutch ( I went out of the way to move her hutch in with me when I cleaned it, because why wouldn’t I? ), I enjoyed the launch of Shadowlands. My main WoW friend group, A/B/C/D/E, were all playing and content with what was happening. We even were talking to old friends, thinking about raiding, had two new friends coming to learn to play the game. It was great! But then base Mythics came out, and things went sour out of nowhere. 

     One of our long time friends in our original Mythic+ group became the proverbial straw that broke the camel’s back. We’ve all had our disagreements and issues with said friend for some time, as he has been very negative the past few months and a hamper on the friend group even before launch. Everyone knows things are at an all time low, and the world is not in its best state - but we come to play games to get away from the realities of things. We’re here to have fun and kid around, not to mope. This is not to say we’re not here to be supportive if something is genuinely wrong, or that sadness just isn’t allowed ever. That would be silly. We’re always here to support each other in rough times, and such is the reason we’re as tight-knit as we are to begin with. Always has been the case. 

     However, this was not your typical sad sort of negative. This was the permanent “Glass is Half Empty” mentality. Everything had to be negative. Win a BG match? He didn’t have fun because he got targeted down one time when he was alone on a caster. Clear base Mythics for the first time of the expansion? No time to celebrate, because he didn’t get a piece of gear out of it, or he didn’t do the burst he wanted on a trash pack because we didn’t cater to his pull plan. During the second week of Mythics, he was constantly complaining about not getting gear drops to the point it was making other members upset. No one likes doing eight dungeons, getting one or two drops, and both being pieces you don’t need. Hell, I did Mythic+ this entire week since it came out and I still have a Heroic neck on my body because it has a socket and great stats and I’ve not gotten another drop since. But to complain about not getting a drop and dunking on people who are getting the upgrade ─ which, in turn, betters the group ─ is just ridiculous. This was not exclusive to just WoW, either. Everything they played together when I was not present, he acted the same way ─ negative, upsetting, and very, very defensive whenever someone would tell him to knock it off. He’d pull the “oh you don’t care about me” card. He constantly felt like people were coming after him, even when nobody ever was, and that everyone just had something against him and we kept him there out of sheer pity ─ which was infuriating to all of us, the people who still considered him a friend and cared about him to tolerate the toxic behavior and try to work through it. He’d pretend to be a victim if you tried to call him out on bad behavior, acting as if he was being singled out, while also bad mouthing other people and poking fun at them and then disguising it as a joke ( or in his case, “a meme” ). When you’d do the same back, he’d pull the whole “dude that’s not cool, I get you’re joking but it’s not funny” attitude every time. He had to be right all the time, and if you tried to tell him he was wrong, he’d fight you on it until the bloody end, even when proven wrong earlier. He wanted to be catered to and, if things weren’t going the way he wanted, he was negative. If he wasn’t having fun, nobody else was allowed to have fun. 

     Friend A, who is essentially our leader that brought everybody together and often makes calls for the group ( though in reality we’re all just an aimless bunch of friends messing around and having fun ), has known Friend C for a longer than any of us. He considers him his best friend, and they have been close for many years since Cataclysm. We’re all friends, of course, but A and C have been close for a very long time. They are very supportive of one another, regardless of what happens, and always have been. However, even Friend A is getting very frustrated with Friend C’s behavior. Friend C has not always been like this. In fact, he used to be the complete opposite. He loves the guy to death and back, but the other members, particularly Friend D, is getting into mini verbal fisticuffs during dungeons disguised as friendly fun being poked and forth almost every night. Friend D complains about Friend C behind his back ( which he has been asked to tone down and, some nights, has been agreed with based on the issue at hand ). A new coworker of Friend A who is also a very chill, cool person had her own reservations about him when she joined due to his behavior and it kept her from joining voice calls. Hell, I got into an argument with him a week before launch due to his behavior, to which he tried to invalidate my argument by claiming I was “coming after him” and therefore my side was automatically invalid because I had a “personal vendetta” against him and me “shit-talking” him while making my points “comes off a certain way” ─ when the point I was making had absolutely nothing to do with him personally. Again, the same “I’m being attacked” mentality, when no such thing was happening.

     Eventually one night while he was complaining about loot, Friend A had a talk with him about not complaining about not getting loot anymore, as it was wearing on everyone’s nerves. Mythic+ would come out soon, loot would be flowing in, and everyone would eventually be geared, including him. This wasn’t the first time he was talked to in regards to the way he’d been acting in general. He agreed to tone it down, and that was that. But guess what? That didn’t happen. The next night we finish up our Mythics, and he has to physically stop himself from making a comment and covers it up with “nope, I promised I wouldn’t complain about loot” with a tone that sounds like someone is struggling really, really hard not to say something and is holding back. Normally this would be something nobody cares about and is part of the process but this isn’t the first time he said something about it. He then proceeds to complain anyway, spends night questioning the tank’s ( Friend D at the time ) pulls and complaining about being beat in DPS every other pull because “oh I don’t have gear cause the game hates me so-” when he’s not even doing his AoE rotation properly ( found this out later after everything fell through ). His attitude is so negative it’s affecting the way he plays and, to put it bluntly, he’s playing and acting like shit.

    So Friend A sits him down. Again. At this point he’s still trying his absolute best to work things out with him, but his foot has come down. His behavior for months has been toxic. People are getting fed up. He’s bringing down group morale. Everyone is worried his attitude is going to make the new people who are trying to learn the game quit because he’s constantly shit talking the game and pretending the world is ending in voice. Friend A tells him he’s here for him still and how he’s always here to talk if life is a mess and Friend C is still welcome, but he needs to get his shit straight. By the end of the chat, Friend C claims “that’s just how he is” and he can’t do anything about it ─ which is just such bullshit. We know good and well how he really is, and this ain’t it. He’s just too lazy, full of himself, and down on his luck to acknowledge he has a problem. He says it’s shitty of us not to “accept him for who he is” and how we all know his life is shit and that he’s justified. Friend A essentially tells him he doesn’t want somebody like that in his group. Friend C takes this as “oh I don’t want you here period”, essentially says “well I don’t want to be in a group that just pities me and takes me along because they feel bad and not because they’re actually my friends”, leaves the discord group, removes Friend A from discord, removes friend A from Battle.net, then blocks him in both places. Out of nowhere. Friend A then comes to announce that Friend C will no longer be a part of our group. This is a TL;DR, since I wasn’t there for the conversation and it’s been a little bit since I’ve asked Friend A exactly what was said and feel it inappropriate to ask for specifics again since it’s all behind us now and that night still upsets him to this moment.

    Since then, Friend C has come back to try and make amends to everyone, especially the group, as he dropped without telling anybody out of frustration and essentially said “fuck you” to the entire group because he was upset at his best friend. Friend A was very emotional about it after it happened as, like said, this was his best friend who essentially just claimed he didn’t care about him at all and just pitied him despite doing everything he could to try to keep everybody happy and even catering to Friend C at times against his better judgement. Despite that, however, Friend A has stated multiple times he would not even take Friend C back as a friend unless he had a life evaluation first. Friend A and Friend C sat down to have another talk after the dust settled so Friend C could apologize, as Friend C reached out supposedly to do so, but he still acted as though he didn’t do anything wrong. He swore constantly on his dog-who-he-loved-dearly’s ashes he didn’t say the shitty things he said to Friend A that night. He didn’t own up to anything he said or did, only apologized for leaving immediately and dipping on everyone else, as he worried he’d “burned the bridge”. Friend A did not welcome him back with open arms but told him his doors were still open to talk and were never closed to begin with ( Friend C closed them himself by leaving suddenly, after all ) and that he could talk to him again when he figured everything out. Everyone is at least on speaking terms again, but he has not rejoined the discord nor the game group, and wasn’t even playing for a time. Now he’s supposedly playing and having fun again on his own terms and doing things we haven’t. Supposedly. So our Mythic+ group had a gap in it, which was filled by one of the new friends who just started playing. Both new players in our group are learning fast, but it has slowed our progression down, which we accept. People have swapped around classes to find accommodations as well, with Friend A now tanking and Friend D healing as they did before, delaying progress further. But now with things decided and in place, we will begin to push again. After all, it’s only the first week of Mythic+. We haven’t really lost any important progress.

    Friend A was very upset and felt like there was more he could’ve done, but everyone in the group has told him day in and day out there was nothing else he could’ve done. Friend C still has a lot to sort out and has seemingly taken absolutely nothing from this situation.

    Both of these situations, on top of the seizures the person I consider a second mom to me still happening ( which she went in for today to be looked at again while she’s being treated for something else ), has made writing nigh impossible. I have been having a lot of fun playing WoW and the issue with Friend C, while a big hamper on things in the moment, hasn’t stopped me from enjoying it as is. Both the major hospitals near me have recently announced they are at full capacity on virus patients and will no longer be accepting more of them and, so long as there’s no immediate reason to do so, have asked people to stay inside as much as possible because of it. With Hazel’s emergency making me miss my dad’s small Thanksgiving as I was up all night that night and it was the next day, this means I will also not make it to his Christmas. I did not go to my mom’s get-together for Christmas either, as it was at her restaurant where she works and the number of people there made me nervous. She was sad, but there’s nothing I could really do to justify the risk. The fact people still want to have any kind of gathering even for the holidays blows my mind.

     That all being said, things have calmed down enough for me to consider making another attempt at writing again and retuning to the blogs I have missed dearly. The breaks are always nice, but I’ve had to take far too many of late, and struggling with the energy and mindset to write for months is really starting to get under this bun’s blue fur. In the time I’ve been away I’ve thought about remaking this blog, as it’s a complete mess and riddled with old things that are no longer a part of it. My tags are messed up, my info is all over the place, and I feel as though a fresh place filled with friends who are still active might speed up the process of getting me back on track. In addition to that, I’ve thought more about the OC idea I brought up some time ago and will be adding said OC to the roster once things are set-up, assuming I go through with the idea. I’ve also considered adding Lulubelle to the multimuse as well to keep everyone in one place, but as I’m attached to her blog and hers is more organized, I’m reluctant to do so. It is a thought and consideration, nonetheless. It will all take some time to do, but afterward, assuming it goes as expected, activity will resume once again.

      It will take some time, but hopefully things will be back to the way they were soon enough. ♥

[kunstellation-one]

rendezvous - qian kun (m.)

• synopsis: this is my legitimate reaction after/during the Love Talk mv, like, this is what was going on in my brain. the sort of thing i was imagining. WayV really... released this... in English... with those lyrics...

• warning[s]: smut [dd/bg, orgasm denial, etc] below.  it’s under the read more, read at your own pleasure? idk

• word count: 2.3k

There’s something strangely attractive about the way Kun drags the chair across the hotel room, to the side of the bed where you sit, determined not to look up and meet his eyes. He sets it down adjacent to the bed and leans one arm over the side and sighs.

Other than that, though, he doesn’t say anything, and you can only feel the heat of his gaze running along the curves of your body. Even like this, you want his hands on you instead, ache for his touch like it’s the only thing that can warm your skin.

You know better than to talk out of turn, though. Not when he’s mad, and especially not when you’re the one that’s pissed him off.

It feels like hours before Kun finally speaks. “Baby...”

The cold, sharp growl in his voice makes you gasp a little, and you almost recoil. Almost. But no, you sit there prim and straight-backed and patient, because you have to be a good girl, if there’s any chance of him touching you at all tonight.

“How many times do I have to tell you?” he continues, and you sneak a peek at him as the chair creaks. He’s staring at you, dark eyes burning, mouth set in a hard line, and you know you should be afraid, even a little ashamed of yourself, but all you can think of is how deliciously pure he looks in all white, though you know better. “I don’t want you showing up to the company, ever.”

“But...”

“Don’t argue with me.” He exhales slowly, massaging his temples, and his voice softens, and for a moment, there’s a glimpse of the regular Kun, the one that wakes you up in the morning with a gentle kiss to your forehead and breakfast in bed. “I don’t want anyone seeing you, my love. You know how the fans can be.”

Under your breath, you murmur, “I just wanted to see you, daddy.”

The magic word has never failed you before, but at the sound, he falls silent for so long that you think, maybe, this is the one time it has.

Then he says firmly, “Come here.”

You don’t need further prompting. 

When you’ve settled yourself in his arms atop his thighs, bracing your hands on his shoulder, is when he finally touches you, one hand reaching up to caress your face as the other holds you steady. A smile lights up his features, dimpling his cheeks, and you sigh into his touch. “I love you, you know that?” he murmurs.

You kiss his palm. “I love you too.”

His expression shifts when your lips touch his skin, flashes from affectionate to something else, something darker. “But don’t come by the company building, okay? Or I’ll punish you, and not nicely.”

“Okay.”

He sucks in a breath. “Okay, what?”

You grin, and he laughs, but his hands tighten on your waist, reminding you that he really does mean business.

“Okay, daddy.”

“That’s my babygirl,” he whispers, reaching up to kiss you. And when your lips meet, it’s gentle, loving, a rush of warmth. 

At least, just for a few blissful moments, the two of you revel in it. 

That changes when you shift your weight a little to slide forward in his lap. You wrap your arms around his neck, and he chuckles. “I know what you’re doing.”

“I’m not doing anything,” you say, raising a brow as your hips press against his and you feel the unmistakable hardness of his cock against your thighs. 

Kun groans as you cup his face in your hands and continue to press kisses to every inch of his face and neck and whatever exposed skin you can capture. When your mouth descends to his hand and you kiss the calluses of his fingers, he sighs. 

When you bite down gently on the thumb that caresses your bottom lip, he lets out a half-strangled noise-- and that’s when he snaps.

“Stop,” he commands, gripping your jaw in one hand, just tight enough to keep you there, not to hurt you. 

You freeze.

“Did you really think I was going to let you have your fun after what happened today?” he asks. You are still so close to him that you feel his lips barely brush yours with every word he speaks, and you whine, but he shakes his head. “We’ve had this talk before, my love.”

He meets your eye before he does anything, just checking in, like he always does. Asking if it’s okay to continue.

“I consent,” you say, and he smiles.

Then the smile drops away, replaced by the intense stare of a man whose only intent is to teach you a lesson. You shiver in anticipation as his hand slips under your skirt and trails up your thigh to grip it and tug you even closer to him. Just this simple motion has your pulse speeding.

“Good things--”

Slowly, his hand moves to part your thighs, and you hold your breath.

“--don’t--”

His lips brush yours again, and he’s smiling so brightly, it’s as if he’s not doing anything that would be unbecoming if someone walked in the door.

“--come easy.”

And just like you’d known he would, his fingers slide between the lips of your pussy and into you.

You squeak at the sudden feeling of being filled, surging forward to rest your forehead against his. “Daddy--”

“Shh.” He leans in and crushes his mouth against yours to shut you up, keeping his fingers buried inside you. It’s messy, his tongue laving against yours, biting, sucking, but it distracts you just long enough, because when he curls his fingers against your walls you whine again, grinding your hips against his hand. 

That makes him pull back momentarily. “You make such pretty sounds, princess, but keep it down. I don’t want to get in trouble.”

“Y-yes, daddy,” you gasp. 

Kun’s fingers withdraw, leaving an aching emptiness behind. Before you can complain, though, he slams back into you, and you muffle the cry that forms in your throat by burying your face in his neck. Then his thumb begins to rubs circles into your clit, and you melt into him with a shuddering sigh as his fingers move inside you, making lewd, wet noises.

He does this again, and again, and again, all the while using his mouth to keep you quiet. 

Not once does he quicken his pace, bringing you to a high point, your chest rising and falling rapidly, but never over the edge. Unconsciously, your hips buck against his hand, but he grips your waist tight when he notices, and denies you that too.

“Uh-uh, my love. Sit still.”

Only when you’re a whimpering, breathless mess, eyes watering with the denial of more, dripping with arousal, does he relent.

“Please,” you implore him, a single tear dripping down the side of your face. It’s all too much, even when it isn’t enough.

When he sees that, he knows you’ve learned your lesson.

“Babygirl,” Kun coos, pressing a kiss to your nose and holding you close. “Don’t worry, I’m done teasing you.”

Tenderly, he lifts you up from his lap, making sure your legs are wrapped securely around his waist, and lays you on the bed. You prop yourself up on your elbows to watch as he drags his shirt off of his head and tosses it aside.

He flashes you the dimpled smile you love so much.

Then he kisses your tummy, making you giggle, and takes his time leaving a trail of soft kisses all the way down to your thighs-- and then he looks up at you.

“Daddy--”

“I’m getting there, babygirl.” He laughs at your impatience, and then you arch your back and cry out as he licks your clit, swirls a figure eight around the sensitive nub, and then dips into your folds again. His fingers fill you again-- one, two, and then a third, which has you writhing in the sheets.

“Kun--!” you moan, reaching down to touch him, feel his head bobbing in your hand. “I--”

He doesn’t stop this time, doesn’t let you come down from the high. When his fingers aren’t in you, his tongue takes their place, dipping deftly into your heat and then returning to your clit. Your hips pick up a rhythm against his mouth, and you teeter on the edge of orgasm, that feeling inside of you, that tightness, threatening to take you over.

“Cum for me, baby.”

With one last swirl of your clit, you cum, hips trembling as you ride out the euphoria of your orgasm, heat washing over you in waves as you cry out, nonsense noises, some of them his name, some of them soft little calls of “daddy!”... and the little aftershocks have you whimpering in sensitivity, the involuntary clenching of your pussy leaving you shivering.

Before you can even recover properly, though, you’re already reaching for him, for the zipper of his jeans, and the swell of his cock beneath his boxers.

“I wanna feel you inside me,” you beg him, tugging out his thick length out, running a thumb over the bead of moisture at the tip. He inhales sharply at the sensation.

“Condom,” he reminds you with a laugh, reaching for his wallet at the bedside and unfolding it to pull out the foil and roll it on. 

When he slides into you, stretches you, it makes you squeal in delight. Just like before, he silences you with a kiss, tossing the rest of his clothes-- and yours-- off of the bed.

He sinks into you until your hips are touching, till he is as deep inside of you as he can go, and groans, pressing a kiss to your collarbone. “Your pussy feels so good.”

Addled by the orgasm, and by the feel of him filling you up, you say the first thing that comes to mind. “Fuck me, daddy.” 

He hums. “Tell me how you like it, babygirl.”

“I want it rough, daddy.” Your toes curl, and your breath catches in your throat.

“Anything to make my babygirl feel good.” Kun seals your request with a kiss, and then he pulls back and thrusts deeply into you.

Your fingers dig into his back, and he sighs, pleased by your reaction, dropping his head to your breasts to give them some attention to, licking over your erect nipples and sucking on one just hard enough to draw a long, languid moan from you, one that dips and rises as he fucks you hard and fast.

He doesn’t leave any inch of your body untouched, any part of you unexplored. His mouth nips at the juncture between your neck and shoulder, in the cleavage of your breasts, the spot where your jaw meets your ear, and a thousand other places. It’s like basking in the sunlight of a summer day, being showered with his kisses like this, except that he’s also rocking his body into yours, and the both of you are drenched in sweat.

You love this. That you can be ruined like this by him, panting, crying, moaning. That he looks absolutely undone at the sight of you, his moans echoing yours as his pace increases and the bed is creaking with each thrust.

“This isn’t quiet,” you point out, kissing his cheek and reaching down between your two bodies to run a finger over your clit. He doesn’t let you, does it for you, and groans in appreciation as you whine for him.

“Do you really want me to stop and slow down?” Kun chuckles.

“Ah!” you gasp as a particularly hard thrust pushes you deeper into the pillows, and you feel the head of his cock hit somewhere it hadn’t been before. “No, keep going--”

“You feel like heaven, baby,” he admits, quickening his movements on your clit. You feel it coming, too, the tension growing in your body, a string about to be cut, and you grind your hips into his, matching his tempo, your keening whines urging him on, his low growl urging you on. “I don’t know if I can last much longer.”

He lifts you up so you are bouncing on his dick, the other arm wrapped around you to keep you steady. He whispers, giving your clit one last swirl, “That’s it, baby. Beautiful. Cum for me again.”

Your body obeys him, eyes rolling back in your head as the ecstasy rolls over you, hot and all-consuming, your body shaking with the sheer intensity of this orgasm.

“F-fuck,” he chokes out at the same time, hips stuttering as he cums, too, feeling your walls clench so tight around him, and he manages a couple more strokes before he collapses into you, and the two of you lay there, trying to catch your breath, heartbeats racing together. 

Eventually, he pulls back to cup your face and kiss you, slowly, lazily. Enjoying the plushness of your lips rolling against his, breaths mingling. You stay like this for a while longer, until you can’t breathe with all his weight atop you, and you tap his shoulder. “Babe, you’re heavy.”

Obligingly, he rolls off of you. He takes a couple of minutes to tug the condom off, toss it into the trash, and clean himself up in the bathroom. Then he returns to curl against your side, pulling you into his embrace and snuggling you close, tangling his legs with yours. “Did you have fun, baby? You were so good for me, I loved it.” 

“Next time, less edging.”

“Noted.” He kisses your forehead, then your nose, and then a quick peck to your lips. “I love you.”

“I love you too. Also, I’m hungry.” You rub your tummy as it grumbles. 

“If we’re going to get food, I don’t want to go outside. If we leave the hotel, you know the cameras will follow.”

“Room service it is, then,” you yawn, reaching around to wrap your arm around him. “Maybe later, though. I want to sleep.”

He laughs, but doesn’t let you embrace him and pushes gently at your shoulder. “Okay, go use the bathroom first, baby. You don’t want to get a UTI.”

“Ugh, fine.” You go and take your turn cleaning up, and by the time you’ve returned to the bed, Kun has slipped under the covers and is waiting for you to join him, holding the comforter up so you can slide in.

Giggling, you take the empty spot beside him, and hum contentedly as he pulls you to him, enveloping you securely in his arms. Within minutes, you feel his breathing even out, and his heartbeat mellow.

Comforted by that melody, you close your eyes, and sleep too.

[eerna]

what brushes did you used to use on medibang? I finally menaged to save enough to buy myself a drawing tablet bc digital art was always something I wanted to try but I'm having a hard time getting started (so also if you could please give me any tips I'd really appreciate it!)

Welcome to digital art~ I gotta confess it’s been a while since I worked in MediBang so I’m out of the loop, but here are the brush settings I used to use, and a few general digital art pointers:

- experiment a whole lot! Especially in the beginning: take some time and just try out every single brush and layer setting in the program and figure out what works best for you. Play with the settings, mess around, don’t be scared to ruin a brush bc you can always restore the defaults. 

- flip horizontally! This is something that’s hard to do in traditional art and you wouldn’t believe how much it helps, so use it to the full potential.

 - do style studies! When you see an artwork you like, try to figure out why you like it and try to add it into your own work. 

- don’t work on a white background unless you want it to be your final background! When coloring, first do the bg (just the general color you want it to be in can work as a placeholder) and then the character colors.

- make your resolution 2000x2000 px, 300 dpi minimal! It will make drawing easier if it’s not super pixely.

Have fun and good luck~

[hanmemyphone]

prove ur not weak and do all the flowers

excusE ME you hoe goddamn i knew reblogging this was a trap alr alr let’s gooooooo (sorry to others who asked, seeing as I’m doing all of them, you’ll see the answers here)edit 1: i hate this so much there are SO MANYedit 2: how the heck did you do these it’s so hard

In response to this!

amaryllis - name an attribute of yourself that you are proud of.Uhhhh, I guess I’m cheerful? I don’t like to be down around others bc it might make them feel down as well so I try my best to always keep a smile~

anemone - describe a time when you felt abandoned or betrayed by someone you loved.Like, two years ago when I thought I was so close to dating the person I’d crushed on for two years but then they seemed to completely ditch me (though I did know reasoning and such, we’re good friends now)

azalea - would you describe yourself as a patient person?Hmmmmmm it honestly depends on the situation. Sometimes I can be the most patient person in the world and sometimes I get super frustrated when someone fails to complete a simple task.

begonia - describe anything you see as a “red flag” (something that makes you cautious about a new friend or love interest)My red flags are when people don’t respect others, when they don’T GIVE UP THEIR SEAT FOR PEOPLE WHO NEED IT ahem and people who seem to lack common sense.

bird of paradise - do you like hosting parties, or do you prefer to just attend?I’m more of a ‘perfer to attend’ type. I don’t mind helping out behind the scenes but recently held a party with friends and it was the best mess ever. Definitely not one for hosting either.

bluebell - what keeps you humble?UhhhhhhHhHh probably my friends who are just so much better than me LOL

chysanthemum - describe your idea of a perfect day.Chilling at home alone playing games and just blasting music

spring crocus - describe your favorite childhood memory.hmmmmm probably waking up in the middle of the night to watch my dad play World of Warcraft. There was one certain raid he would play where there was a fight which took place in a theatre and every time you did it there was a different play. There was like Romeo and Juliet, Red Riding Hood and The Wizard of Oz. It was honestly so fun to watch these plays (despite the violence in the bg but we keep hush about that). This honestly pushed me into the gaming hole.

daffodil - how do you confess your feelings to someone you’re interested in?HahahahHAAHAHa I would answer this truthfully if I had ever done it. I was very close to writing a love letter just last year but wussed out. Though, in the future, I would probably say it to their face.

daisy - describe something that gives you hope when things seem bleak.Tbh I just remember the words of Monty Oum. People don’t get it but I honestly live by his words. He was the creator of RWBY but I followed him wayyy before that. He was always going on about how you should always keep moving forward and the only obstacle is time. Remembering how much he accomplished in his short life just makes me keep going.

foxglove - when was the last time you told a lie?Today? I think? Told my mum I went to the shops in the morning to get milk (I never did, I didn’t even wake up, my grandma got the milk instead whoops)

gardenia - have you ever had to keep a romance a secret? if so, why and for how long?Yes it did in my early highschool years. I was afraid my parents would find out and get me for it so I just kept it a secret, only telling a few close friends.

purple hyacinth - describe a time when you had to apologize to someoneI had to apologise to my ex because I was the biggest piece of shit in that relationship. I fell out of love and instead of breaking up with him and helping each other move on, I ignored him for a bit only talking to him when I needed to. Very bad of me I know :(

hydrangea - how much time do you spend on your appearance each day?Not that much LOL I just like, get dressed in something, brush my hair and do facial care stuff. 10 minutes and I’m ouT

white jasmine - what is something that never fails to make you laugh?1. The kpop band Seventeen. They’re such idiots and I love them.2. My friend, SC (just his initials) he’s just endless entertainment.

lavender -  describe your oldest friendship, and why you think it has lasted so long.My oldest friendship is with the monkey who asked me to do every single flower, I’m talking about you @moanbyul-yi >:(Honestly, what a great person tho, our friendship is just so chill and I love that. We don’t have to talk every day and spend time together to know that when we DO meet up, it’s never awkward.

lilac - describe your first relationship or first love.A very cringeworthy relationship when I was in the eighth grade (yeeeaaaaaah you know how it is). Was all fun and games until we realised that we never really did anything together.

calla lily - what traits do you find beautiful in others? in yourself?Kindness, honesty and just compassion. I love these in others, can honestly make me fall instantly. In me? idk HAHA I think others are more beautiful than me

tiger lily - if you had to choose between doing what you love and making very little money, or doing a job you hate and making a lot of money, what would you choose and why?I think I would rather be doing what I love. I don’t need that much money to live, I like living a very modest life so I’d much rather prefer looking forward to each day rather than dreading it.

lotus flower - would you say that you are a spiritual person? if so, what elements of spirituality are important to you?Not really? I appreciate it but I’m not really one for all of that.

magnolia - describe your favorite thing to do outdoors.Sleep. Honestly. Gimme a good, on the cold side day and I could just sleep on a nice patch of grass under a tree. 

morning glory - are you an affectionate person? if so, how do you show affection?I’m not an affectionate person at all. I don’t really hug others like some do or tell people how much I appreciate them or like them. Although, I think if I were in a relationship, I would love to cuddle and hold their hands. I found this out two years back.

pansy - what is the most thoughtful thing that anyone has done for you?Don’t know if it’s the most but it always makes me smile. Your second appearance @moanbyul-yi ! This one always paints (I’ll use this term broadly here) something for my birthday, it always brings a smile to my face legit. Ty dude.

peony - describe the top three things necessary for a happy life.SATISFACTION.RELAXATION.LOVE.

petunia - what never fails to make you angry?People who don’t give up their seats for people in need. I’m sorry, just don’t like this :(

red poppy - what tips or tricks do you use to cheer yourself up when you’re down?I listen to The Script or Seventeen. Pretty much just listen to music and sleep.

red rose - describe your ideal date or romantic evening.Oh geez, alr hear me out here. I would love to go window shopping with my partner and just sing the songs they play in department stores. Then, we would go home and just chill together, maybe play some games or watch some anime together.

yellow rose - do you get jealous easily?Yes. Very easily. I HATE this about myself because it could be the smallest most insignificant thing and it’ll still tick me off.

snowdrop - have you ever had a falling out with a friend or family member?Not really I don’t think? I don’t really get mad at people.

sunflower - do you consider yourself a loyal person?I think I am, now at least. Betraying others is just something I don’t have an interest in.

sweet pea - describe a difficult goodbye you had to make to a friend or other loved one.A few years ago I went on exchange to Japan meaning that I had to spend two weeks with a Japanese family. That was the hardest goodbye I ever had to make. I cried so much that day HAHA usually I don’t cry at goodbyes but inside I had the feeling I would never see them again so the river of tears started flowing.

violet - how important is loyalty in friendships and/or relationships?SUPER IMPORTANT. To make your friend/partner feel secure in a relationship is so important to their health, in my opinion. Loyalty is just great.

wisteria - do you like poetry? if so, describe your favorite poem(s).I love poetry! My favourite poem is To the Virgins, To Make Much of Time. Kinda mainstream but I love the meaning behind it, telling those who read it to make the most out of every day.

zinnia - do you have any loved ones in your life that you miss and wish you could see?I had a friend in the past who made me into who I am today but in 2014 she died to cancer. If I could see her one more time I would tell her that I loved her so much. I would thank her for everything she taught me and for the stories she told me. She’s someone I’ll never forget. Thinking about it now, maybe I wouldn’t wish to see her. She would probably get mad at me HAHA

[hoteyelinerguy]

not to be annoying but did you make your header picture of louis ?? if so could you do a tutorial for that too? i suck at photoshop lol but i wanna make stuff thank you!!

definitely not annoying!! i feel honoured that u want my advice sdfghsjgs

anyway this ones longer and i go into more info on actually cutting a figure out of an image the proper way or how i do it normally but im gonna use the pic in my icon again just bc its faster

so get ur sister up and make sure shes a normal layer not the bg layer by right-clicking on it bc otherwise you’ll go through all sorts of hell

then u wanna use the magnetic lasso tool that i highlighted to remove the background

then to use this u kinda just click on the pic and trace around the area you want to select and the computer will try to automatically latch onto whatever you’re outlining. you can also click somewhere to set a point manually- its obvi based on colour values so thats why its way easier for me to do this image than the one in my actual header. im pretty sure i spent a good hour or more doing this piece by piece with that so i recommend doing it on simple backgrounds or being prepared to be one patient motherfucker

then i use the quick selection tool to add/remove any bits that the computer missed- eg. at the top of the pic you can see not all of louis’ hair is selected so i went and added that, then had to remove some bits near his jumper etc etc. this part was Very Extensive with my current header

then when sis is looking all pretty u wanna right-click -> Refine Edge and that little box will pop up- thats the settings i had for this pic but it was a really large file so you’ll normally have the radius at abt 2-3px not 7. also if you’re doing a pic where the hair is Super Fluffy then you’re gonna want to focus on the feathering (third slider bar) a lot more

eg. these are my settings when i was doing JUST his hair in this pic. obvi mess around with it yourself to figure out what works for you but a lot of the time i do his hair seperate to the rest of the image bc otherwise its unbearable to look at

anyway make sure you set the output to a new layer itll make a new layer with the selection w/ a transparent bg and itll leave the original layer too

now the fun bit- i picked the colour i want the bg to be and filled it with that solid colour then using this brush pack from deviantart (just click download in the top right corner and it should automatically go into photoshop once u open the downloaded file) i used Texture Brush #2 in the preset size to colour over the top of the bg. that brush changes colour/shape slightly as you draw so thats how i got the mottled kind of effect

then bc im here for the aesthetic i made a new layer on top and used a slightly different shade of red & a smaller brush size to colour a bit around louis to add some ~dimension~

then pick a colour you want for the bottom bit and for this bit i use a mix between Cloud Brush #1 and #2 from the same brush pack. at first you wanna go over the very bottom with 100% opacity to make sure it’ll blend into your blog background

then go over again at a lower opacity to blend it up a bit and just mess around until you think it looks good and sis thats it done!!!

but because im overly thorough here are my layers for my current header file

and these are for my last header- here you can see that i cut his head out seperate to his body, did a bunch of layers and experimenting for the background and also am a total layer hoarder who doesn’t know when to let go 😬

[enbies-and-felonies]

i have no theoretical or philosophy thoughts at the moment bc i'm doing schoolwork but also bc i'm procrastinating i Do have art tips!!! i know autodesk pretty well at this point dvdbdhnsbd so!! hopefully these ones help

mess around with brushes and textures!!! if you go to the advanced settings on a brush you can change the rotation/image texture/pressure etc, and even aside from that autodesk has some fairly solid brushes!!

use layers liberally (but also if you've got limits on the app like mine does watch out for those dbhdnd)! there's different types of layer blending that you can use for lighting, shading, lineart effects (for me: overlay and color dodge, multiply, and color burn respectively, but there's definitely a lot of fun to be had). there's also a few things you can do to correct colors- like to make your colors warmer or cooler (like this one below!). in general definitely mess around with blending layers and brushes and stuff

also!!! color theory is your friend and ik there's a bunch of stuff out there for learning it, it's really simple and Will Help you if you want to think of conveying emotions through your colors (mostly bc of the showing you warm and cold colors! complementary and primary colors are not related to expression but they're helpful if u don't already know them)

no wait let me go on a tangent abt color dodge, it's my favorite blending layer ever it has such a good effect for both hard and soft lighting??? ross draws uses it a lot in his art and it makes things warmer and much brighter (and plus! helps with lighting practice).

ok and!!! something fun is textures which is like. you can look up paper textures/high quality noise and just do multiply or color burn and adjust it so that it has a slight texture which is so much nice sensory (here are cronch (noise) examples!! i looked up chinese parchment on the song twins' wearing hanfu one but it's really bad quality texture and i like these better bdhsnd)

also!! if you want to work on lineart 1. mess around with the like. ruler and symmetry and those tools in the toolbar thingy and 2. u can use bg lock (it's a lock icon on the same popup as blending modes) to color your lineart easily!

ok that's it i have to run and go somewhere again bdhsndbnsd but i hope these help!!! i had another thing abt lineart and also am here for questions if u need anything!! also if you have any artists you like look and see if they have any tips and techniques for digital art bc they often apply broadly over programs!! and there's so many ppl who do speedpaints on youtube that you could watch as well for their processes and tips if you have it!! i learned a bit from tacodemuerte (that's their instagram handle tho i forgot their yt) and hummingfluff there!!

holy shit dude thank you

[souloben]

another icon tutorial

so the poll was pretty 50/50, so most likely i’ll make a gif tutorial at some point soon.

please leave any questions or requests you have in my inbox!!

i’m not the best at explaining so bear with me lol

general method

so i’m going to show you how i make these kinds of icons:

tutorials under the cut.

i try to be trendy and give cute tip sections:

a huge tip would be to make sure your screencap is hd quality. i get my screencaps from (x), (x), or just googling ‘___ screencaps’. remember kids, always pick good quality screencaps.

here is our screencap! two fresh ass beautiful boys, we love a couple

i use a psd for headers, but for icons i tend to just color them myself. i use curves, color balance, vibrance & sometimes a white color fill set to soft light. maybe even some selective color to brighten the neutrals and darken the blacks.

now it’s time for my personal favorite part, coloring the subjects. i take a small brush with 0% hardness in a new layer set to multiply and paint over thomas’ lips. i draw over his eyebrows with a black brush set to soft light. then a brown brush set to multiply or hard light over his hair. :)

i do the same for newt now, albeit different color choices.

next i crop the image, my icon dimensions are 120x120! you could use 150, 100, 200, but my go to is 120.

now i create a solid fill layer with the color of my choice, i add a layer mask and brush black over the subjects so they’re visible. i then take a white brush with 50% hardness and brush around the subjects until it looks like this.

i add a black and white gradient fill, set it to soft light, and angle it at 68.2.

i create a new layer and set it to color, then i paint over thomas and newt’s shirts with the same color i used for the background. then i duplicate the layer and set it to soft light.

and you could easily leave it there with a nice, perfectly good icon, but i like to add my own details and textures and stuff to make them more personal :)

(here is where we go full on crazy, windows vista is quaking in a corner, this is too bright for me to handle bitch what are you doing)

i add more curves, up the vibrance, brighten the image with selective color. (remember to keep darkening the blacks so the icon doesn’t look washed out), keep in mind that all your coloring should be underneath the solid color fill layer. i also duplicate some of the coloring layers i made, such as the hair layers and lips.

this is a lil trick that i use often for darker icons and picspams, it gives a nice glowy look that i like a lot. i zoom in and take a small white brush set to soft light, and paint over the highlights on their faces/hair.

sometimes i create a new layer, set it to screen, and take a big light blue brush and just click lightly where i want there to be more light. but i don’t need to do that for this icon.

i try to be trendy and give cute tip sections:

PSA; always color your icons to fit the lighting!1!! normally in tv shows we get shitty, dark, blue/yellow lighting that looks grainier than a 1950′s tv set. you need to be stealthy and work around the lighting. color balance is your best friend when it comes to yellow/blue lighting. here are some good coloring tutorials to use as techniques. (x) (x) (x) 

i take this texture, add a b&w filter to it, set it to soft light and create a layer mask to remove the texture from their faces.

now, u could add lil doodles to it like this;

or you could just leave it as it is. i now convert (only the screencap) for smart filters, and i use a sharpening action (i wish i could remember who made it!! i don’t remember).

and boom, that is how i make most of my icons.

here is my result:

fancy/longer method!

this method is for when i take twenty years to make one icon, usually for when i make my mobile themes or a request.

examples:

and this will be our result:

so we have our screencap, i’m using one of regina mills, one of the great loves of my life.

now we do the coloring process i used for my last icon. curves, color balance, white color fills, gradient maps, vibrance, etc.

i follow all the previous steps that i mentioned, the hair and face coloring, changing the outfit colors, cropping, solid color background.

i try to be cute and give trendy tip sections:

tip, follow the curves of the subject’s hair when coloring the outline/erasing the bg!! it just makes the icon look nicer and it flows better. sometimes you can even create your own waves.

next, add the gradients. i use an angled b&w one and then i use one matching the bg layer and angle it where the light would hit regina. i set it to screen, and use a layer mask to remove it in areas i don’t want it.

(just play around with gradients. they can rlly make or break your icon)

here is when i start messing about with lil details. i start highlighting her face with a small white brush on a layer set to soft light to make the icon stand out more, and i even take a tan colored brush (set to multiply, low opacity) and brush around where the shadows hit more; her jawline and where her hair looks darker. look at the difference

here is when i go full whack and add more curves, brightness, saturation, color balance, bring out more of the blacks with selective color and duplicate some of the coloring layers.

now i add various textures, specifically watercolor textures from this pack. (i set them to soft light and using a layer mask, remove the texture from her face.)

now, i usually google ‘tumblr cloud overlay’ or something and add them to my icon. i’m using these three specifically:

(i use them as gifs for headers, but that’s a different process. for icons i just place them over my image like another texture.)

now just duplicate any layers as finishing touches, sharpen, save, and you’re done!

(you could also change the green-blue to different colors.)

main tips;

always keep your screencap coloring as natural as possible until after you’ve added the color background, that’s when you can go crazy and go as far as you can with vibrance and brightness.

different scenes work with different techniques. you can’t follow one coloring tutorial and use it for everything, you have to keep the steps in mind and just merge all the knowledge together.

highlighting with soft light is such a nice detail!! it rlly adds to the soft glowing look 

textures are the love of my life! i have a huge folder saved with hundreds of different ones, but i can link you to some that i use a lot. (x) (x) (x)

practice!! icons are fun to make and should be an enjoyable hobby, the way your icons look will progress over time. tutorials are just helpful along the way :)