#NO ONE ASKED BUT IM SUPPLYING IT-

[goofyjelly]

in actual tears over a Columbo fanfic yall

[ink-the-artist]

forgive me if you've been asked this before or if its annoying, but how did you learn to use colored pencils like that? your art is so special to me.

ty :) I took an art class for a few years where our teacher had us buy prismacolor pencils as one of the art supplies and had us use them kinda like paints, pressing down hard right away and blending the colors together. its not how youre supposed to use them she was just trying to teach us to use color and ig this was more to the point. I picked them up again years after i stopped going to that class just bc they were there and i wanted to play around w them a bit and ended up actually enjoying it when doing it on my own terms lol

[leafmealonetodecay]

do you think I can live off of monster energy and the handful of blackberries I collect on the walk to and from school?

[toastsnaffler]

grrr.... my boss came in and asked to talk to me for a moment and basically she was asking how I distinguish between production stock/my stock bc the stock/supply staff had insinuated to her that I'd been stealing their stock which I HAVEN'T!!!! I would never + my boss knows that but she still had to ask.... so annoying

[nerosdayinanime]

fun little experience from my tags in idiots play gta

put way too much effort into copying the background to not show it try n guess which office its at<3

[snapcracklepop-myjoints]

“explode someones head by pointing out that access to substances can sometimes be a form of harm reduction” <- SO TRUE BESTIE. I hate that in some (particularly internet) spaces, “harm reduction” has come to mean “temporary and non-ideal stage between addiction and sobriety”. what if…,,.. we understood substance use complexly….. and we actually cared more about addict safety than abolishing substance use….. god.

LITERALLLY !!!!

Ive straight up had people tell me "oh, [harm reduction method/strategy] isnt really harm reduction though, is it?" because what they mean is that they dont see it as being a clear, measurable "forward step" on a path to recovery (by which they mean sobriety).

Like. its called HARM REDUCTION. Because the intent is to REDUCE HARM, both current and potential. if doing a harmful behaviour means avoiding a more harmful one than thats harm reduction...its reducing harm....

"“harm reduction” has come to mean “temporary and non-ideal stage between addiction and sobriety”" is such a good way of putting it

[thebrandywine]

Been rereading a bunch of your stuff and at this point I think I'm just gonna have to bind one big book with all your resident evil fics in it instead of doing a couple smaller ones bc I love them all so much lmao

[bumblebeerror]

Hey buddy!!! I have a few embroidery hoops, needles and thread, but aside from YouTube, nobody I know nearby does it often enough to give firsthand experience. I embroidered a thatch of lavender and a little bee on one of my battlejacket pockets, but it was with regular thread and a regular needle. Can you offer any insight when it comes to the actual hoops themselves, what material works best, any insider tips?

So I’m not a regular embroiderer because it hurts my hands really easy, but I AM a moron who does everything the hard way first so I do have some tips:

If you’re using regular thread, it will help the design if you a) use an embroidery needle [I think you can get them separate from other sewing supplies for like a buck or two, and I recommend getting some kind of needle polisher as well bc then it will last 538463936472 years] and double up the thread 2-3 times to bulk it up and 2) use a smaaaalll bit of glue mixed with water [or spit, I’ve done that too] to twist together the threads along their length. It just helps them go through smoother and lay flatter with less overall fiddling, and if you use School glue or spit it will wash out 👍

If you’re using bulk dollar store quality embroidery thread, you have to be *gentle as fuck* with it while youre working the design. So, work patiently in small sections and try not to yank it too much, just generally be aware that its not gonna stand much abuse until it’s actually stitched in. Also, it’s totally possible to take a pulled end, tie more on, and keep on a-truckin - just make sure you pull a few previous stitches to get to a more sturdy bit, and tie it real close so you’re not trying to pull the knot thru. It’s strength when pulled on leaves something to be desired, but it IS infinitely cheaper than buying every color ever individually for a few bucks each, so pick your poison on that one. If you wanna use good thread basically you need to have planning skills and the patience to wait till stores are open to drive out and go get shit, neither of which I have :D

As for hoops, they are So, So helpful oh my god. You can use them for darning, you can use them for embroidery, you can use them for cross-stitch, you can use scrap fabric to make patches, you can even use them to hold fabric taut to hand-stitch on patches if you need to.

Basically, If you need fabric to stay where the fuck you put it while you work, an embroidery hoop is a godsend. Most are also pretty adjustable - though you may have trouble using them with really really thick or stiff fabrics like fur or denim seams. in those cases you can always use scrap fabric to embroider your design, and then iron on or sew on your new patch.

In order to use one, you just need a bit of fabric that can reach to every curve of the hoop. you place your inner hoop under the fabric, plop your untightened outer hoop over it, and then tighten it up. in order to make the fabric taut, you can leave the hoop a liiiitle loose, and then pull at the fabric till it feels kind of like a drum. then tighten the outer hoop as far as it'll go :D Once youve done that, youre good to go.

I'd advise sketching your design in chalk/charcoal/pencil/washable marker before starting, and if you feel like it you can also mark out a grid pattern of dots using a ruler to keep your stitches the same length, but thats not super necessary.

As for fabrics that work best for embroidery, tight-woven felt is a nice backing for patches but you will struggle to get a clear sketch of your design. Cotton is gonna be easiest to use for a sketch, but its gonna be flimsier. If you can layer both inside the hoop, that would probably work out pretty well, tbh. I wouldnt use stretchy fabrics if you can help it- the resulting patch will likely shrink and the fabric itself is going to be difficult to work with especially if you arent using more expensive thread or a sharp, polished needle.

TLDR: Bulk up your normal thread and smooth it with watery glue, use an embroidery needle and make sure it stays polished, embroidery hoops are lovely, make any threadwork easier, and work best on non-stretchy fabric like denim, cotton, non-spandex poly blend, plastic leather, and probably natural leather if its thin enough.

[databent]

siiiiighs. curse of everything costs money all the time

[unopenablebox]

attempting to figure out what to get my dad for father’s day. unfortunately his main hobby is flyfishing & fly-tying, which is like knitting in that each person has an extremely specific set of things that they would like or use, and unless you have an opportunity to go rummage thru their desk there’s absolutely no chance you guess the right thing, and even then you probably still don’t

[ittybittybumblebee]

hellooo what pen/marker do you use for your traditional doodles? the line quality is so gud and you use it so well your art is awesome as hell i love

Aww thankyouuu sm!!! I use a lot of different things but mainly for the colouring is a mix of ohuhu alcohol/some random cheap dollarstore alcohol markers ,,,and recently ive used marvy uchida calligraphy marker pens for my lines . Theres also these britecrown premium pens that i use too but not as often lately..

[todayisafridaynight]

hello I would like to commission you. Should I pay you or send you the references first? Aaaaaaaaa

heya ! if you wanna talk bout commissions more in-depth, feel free to dm this account. or you can shoot me an email or contact the discord that's provided on my commission sheet :)

though in general, i prefer to hear out your idea and receive all the necessary reference images before payments are done

[dullahandyke]

Wah I wanna do right by bubbles n keep her as an indoors cat but like we've had her for about a decade so it feels like itd be such a big shift to keep her indoors plus I'll hopefully be going to college in a couple months so itll be on my family to be strict abt keeping her indoors and I KNOW they wont be...

[space-ninja-fashion-show]

Still a bit shaky at using Mr Math Man for lanthorn hunting on account of whatever monster decided to make eximus nonsense go through the Rift, but he's really fun when I'm not trying to get him killed

He got me Trinity in three runs today (well, first run was Lavos on public, which is apparently a sort of hell, so I decided fuck this! Solo Limbo! And he made it actually fun) and I fed him one of my grand total of Two (2) Amber Archon Shards bc he's a bit slow at doing the funny circle thing

[headachebattle]

sorry that i'm only reblogging the sun wukong polls to try and rig them in his favor. i was just really delighted to see monkey king on my dash out of nowhere when the tournament started. love the blog i hope you are headache free 🫡

don't ever apologize to me. have some candy 💊💊💊💊💊

[snifferz]

man fuck a level art SO SO MUCH, fuck that shit and send it to hell for a thousand years

i love art but im genuinely so sick of my sixth form art classes bc ill get advised to do one thing, change up my whole ass artstyle and genuinely rlly ruin my motivation for personal art

and then get a C and get told everything was a load of shit for ten minutes straight by another teacher i didnt get the advice from