#Not Art

[voskhodart]

[thesims2comics]

i connected the dots

[beentobeetle]

Malevolent posting uhh I think the idea of John ‘existing’ outside of Arthur’s head as a sort of ghost/shadow that no one else can see and can’t touch anything is both mildly funny (for the expressional range) and kinda. sad.

Because all I can see is Arthur going through the wringer again and John so desperately wants to help, but all he has is a single left hand to work with. So, even though Arthur can’t feel it, and can’t see him, John, I think, would smooth back his hair — or at least pretend to do so — and hold his shoulders steady, cup his face. Trace lines over his bloodied knuckles, adjust his tie, fake-fix him up as best he can. Even though it’s futile and fake.

But maybe Arthur can sense him. Like, the hairs stand up in the spot that John is touching. It’s subtle, and maybe it’s just the wind, but there’s something … soothing about it. Calming. He grows to appreciate the tenderness of it all.

[atlaskingg]

make sure to tuck in your krew tonight

[drawthiere]

what if i reread homestuck

[amourcherie606]

by the gooberest of goober bingas do i fucking LOVEEE THESE NEW IDSS god!!! they are so adorable I feel insane but also the symbolism with these goes hard af to and they really suit ishmael and gregs . (plus pablito plushie!!!)

Gregor and Ish both witnessing horrors (gregs the war, ish the great lake) that you can only really understand by witnessing it first hand like them. Just like a kid who is scared of a "monster under their bed" since there actually is a monster there, you have to see it to believe it

in their corrosion egos, Gregor is the monster. It represents how he feels about himself, a beast to be weary of.

In Ishmales corrosion ego, I argue that because you can see bits of Ishmaels hair while in Gregors you cannot see a single piece of him, this corrosion is like a sailor warning you of the depths. In her normal ego attack, she tries to warn you of the monsters that lurk by feigning ignorance. in her corrosion however its basically saying "welp you asked for this. i tried to warn you." as if you were persistent about there being a monster.

also something to note is they both have the same eye closed, perhaps representing them trying to feigin ignorance / reassure you to not worry about the monsters luring within

the monsters also representing them (yes ishy too - shes got crazy repressed anger)

Yes I'm normal about limbus. These EGOs unironically go so hard. I love how pjm jumps at the chance to thrown Gregor into a gown when the chance arrives.

[canonkiller]

whenever family is like oh I would love some of your art framed and on my wall :) it's like uhhhhh (thinks about all of the suggestive imagery and overall themes of being LGBT and disabled) ummmmm

[yellow-computer-mouse]

this, too, is yuri

t-shirt that says ‘I LOVE BEING ALONE IN QUIET DARK PLACES.’ on the front and ‘I AM NOT A FUNGUS.’ on the back.

[mistysblueboxstuff]

taking a selfie once every two months be like

[amesliu]

SPBH is here and she’s thiiiiiiiiiiiick

[sclappin]

A Note About Scams and Commissions:

(This post is brought to you by a weird conversation that just happened in my DMs.)

I know that it's easy to get excited about receiving messages about potential commissions, and you may feel pressure, socially and/or financially, to take whatever you can get, and look past red flags if someone says they're willing to pay money for your art.

I want to remind you that if a client seems off to you, and the request raises red flags, you are allowed to say no to a commission request. (Hell, you can say no for any reason! Too complicated, too tight a turnaround for your liking, you simply do not want to draw what they're asking for! But especially if the request seems like there's something wrong with it).

I've encountered this most frequently with pet portraits, but I'm sure they can take other forms. Things I've seen in messages that raise red flags for me:

The potential client doesn't seem to know anything about you. They do not follow you, they do not know your commission rates or if you even have any. They are asking for subject matter you don't really do.

Pricing doesn't seem to matter to them. Details of the finished piece do not seem to matter to them. (This is because they do not want the piece and have no intention of paying you. I believe these are planned to be overpayment scams).

The blog they're contacting you from is very new, and has like one post.

They get very, very defensive and angry if you question the legitimacy of the business transaction. Like if you tell them you don't accept e-checks, or require partial payment up front because you worry about getting scammed, they lose their minds.

They try to make you feel insecure about your art, or remind you that you need the money. This is an attempt to pressure you into accepting the shady commission. I've never had a legit client do this.

I've never had a scam client get as far as getting any money from me, but I've fallen for one long enough that I put several hours into a drawing that I'll never get back before the "client" got really pushy about e-checks. I've had others that seem like they're trying to phish for my personal info. But mostly, it appears that the plan is to overpay the artist, demand the extra amount be returned, and then cancel the original transaction (or have the check bounce) after the artist has sent the "return" payment, so the artist no longer has the original payment AND is short whatever "surplus" amount they "returned" to the client/scammer.

Having this sort of thing happen can be really embarrassing on top of the monetary/labor loss, so people don't always speak out about it, but I feel like it's important to!

(And on that note, if you for some reason want me, an illustrator who mostly draws old-timey riffraff, video game people, and professional wrestlers, to do a picture of your cat: you gotta be normal in my DMs.)

[yellow-computer-mouse]

[ID: A screenshot of text reading "Thanks for asking me. My fee is a bajillion ants". End ID]

just asked my professor if he wants to feature on a song LMFAO

[clarissasbakery]

Clarissa could you draw some character references please 🙏🙏🙏

i could!! but which characters would you guys want references for? 😭 i do definitely need some though but i feel like w characters like test tube/pin/plasma ball they’re literally everywhere LOL

[evegwood]

My 2024 retrospective is up! A wee blogpost about how 2024 went for me and what I managed to do this year.

✏️ Read it here

[day-colors]

whenever i get cut off or someone otherwise makes a bad merge, I use kiddy language to avoid getting mad. I think either "Oh they really wanted in-fronties." or "Looks like someone wants to be the line leader." works every time and highlights how silly it is to risk your life trying to get a few cars ahead