#THE DROUGHT IS OVER....

[snowlilly]

Me rn

[hinamie]

itafushi nation how r we Feeling!!!!!!!!!!!

[demapatto-art]

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Metamy Week 2024

All | (Part 1 out of 4) The rest of the parts are WIPs.

[allgremlinart]

brought to you by me realizing that Jet meeting the Blue Spirit in book 2 before he meets Li is feasibly canon compliant....

[bixels]

I think 90% of my gripes with how modern anime looks comes down to flat color design/palettes.

Non-cohesive, washed-out color palettes can destroy lineart quality. I see this all the time when comparing an anime's lineart/layout to its colored/post-processed final product and it's heartbreaking. Compare this pre-color vs. final frame from Dungeon Meshi's OP.

So much sharpness and detail and weight gets washed out and flattened by 'meh' color design. I LOVE the flow and thickness and shadows in the fabrics on the left. The white against pastel really brings it out. Check out all the detail in their hair, the highlights in Rin's, the different hues to denote hair color, the blue tint in the clothes' shadows, and how all of that just gets... lost. It works, but it's not particularly good and does a disservice to the line-artist.

I'm using Dungeon Meshi as an example not because it's bad, I'm just especially disappointed because this is Studio Trigger we're talking about. The character animation is fantastic, but the color design is usually much more exciting. We're not seeing Trigger at their full potential, so I'm focusing on them.

Here's a very quick and messy color correct. Not meant to be taken seriously, just to provide comparison to see why colors can feel "washed out." Top is edit, bottom is original.

You can really see how desaturated and "white fluorescent lighting" the original color palettes are.

[Remember: the easiest way to make your colors more lively is to choose a warm or cool tint. From there, you can play around with bringing out complementary colors for a cohesive palette (I warmed Marcille's skintone and hair but made sure to bring out her deep blue clothes). Avoid using too many blend mode layers; hand-picking colors will really help you build your innate color sense and find a color style. Try using saturated colors in unexpected places! If you're coloring a night scene, try using deep blues or greens or magentas. You see these deep colors used all the time in older anime because they couldn't rely on a lightness scale to make colors darker, they had to use darker paints with specific hues. Don't overthink it, simpler is better!]

[chrollogy]

chrollo fucking you in several different positions while muttering sweet praises in your ear. he’s got your body bent, and pinned against the sheets in all the lewd ways he could think of while mercilessly driving his cock into your sopping cunt yet that doesn’t stop him from whispering saccharine words. “that’s it just like that.” “since you’ve been good, why don’t you give me one more, yeah?” “i know baby, just a little more. you’re doing so well.”

it’s almost laughable at how chrollo’s voice greatly differed from his sinful actions—as though he wasn’t hitting all the sensitive spots inside you, as though you weren’t watered down to a cock-drunk mess with tears, and saliva unceremoniously rolling down your face. chrollo muttered those praises into your ear with such heat, and passion, almost like a sacred prayer to a god—you—and he, your devout follower.

locked in a full nelson? chrollo would crane his neck just enough for his lips to reach you, and amidst the lewd noises of skin to skin, his praises nibble at your ear like sweet kisses. bent in half with your legs slung over his shoulders? chrollo would shamelessly gasp into the ceiling above at how good you felt around him, exposing the length of his bobbing throat. prone bone? chrollo would turn your head to the side, and mutter sweet nothings into your lips, your hot breaths locked in an intimate dance—maybe even a series of i love you’s in between.

it was beyond your comprehension how chrollo was able to form coherent sentences but you knew one thing for sure, he meant every single word.

[ldpdluvr]

currently screaming, crying and throwing up look at jacob's smiile and his backpack i can't do this guys

[jjoneechan]

ATTACK ON TITAN GNF COMIC

[gothamverse]

panel redraw doodle... bouncing him around in my head like a windows screensaver

[ilajue]

oh hey unfinished bubbline art, what are you doing here

[acetheabnormal]

WE. ARE. SO. BACK

COLLABED WITH MY WIFE @salsasolutions ON THE LAST ONE

[tommykinardbuckley]

Happy “Tommy Kinard comes back to us” eve to all who celebrate!

[14dayswithyou]

I'm here to Redeem my kiss from Conan for reading the pinned post ∠( ᐛ 」∠)＿ I also come on the behalf of Conan Kissers requesting little crumbs, croutons even, about our #1 tired dad.

✦゜ANSWERED: Croutons you say..... In da staff fridge?? Don't mind if I do... >:3

"Can you pass me the sugar, sweetheart?"

Conan's voice easily melds with the soft melody playing from the radio, but you somehow manage to hear him just fine. With a hum of acknowledgement, you leave the cake batter in Conan's care, take a cursory glance at all the ingredients scattered about on the table, and look for the rogue bag of sugar you were certain you pulled from the shelf earlier. Once you find it hidden amongst the flour and eggs, you place it within Conan's reach... before an idea comes to your mind.

With a mischievous grin blooming on your face, you casually lean over and plant a kiss on Conan's cheek. His reaction is almost instantaneous; it barely takes three seconds before the look of surprise forms on his face as the redhead turns towards you, slips a hand around your waist, and happily returns the favour.

"Cheeky," He murmurs, "You know that wasn't what I meant."

His other hand slips into your own grasp in an innocent gesture, and soon enough, you both find yourselves gently swaying to the music. The scruff of Conan's stubble tickles your forehead when he draws near, but you don't seem to mind it that much when he's pressing soft, butterfly kisses against it in a silent apology.

"...It's not often we get a quiet moment to ourselves like this."

"Mm."

Resting your head against his chest now, you listen to Conan's heartbeat as he continues to sway you back and forth in a soft lull. The gentle thrums emitting from his chest almost sync up with the romantic music as you both sway to the beat, but the tender moment comes to an end once the melody begins to fade out.

With a sigh, you glance up at the redhead and give him a soft look.

"We should finish baking Alice's birthday cake first." A playful nudge from your hip coerces Conan back to his original spot by the kitchen island — but not before he places one last kiss atop your head. "Are you done with the sugar?"

Your lover steals the air from your lungs by leaning down and placing one final kiss against your lips this time.

"...Now I am."

[kiirotoao]

Nononono okay, okay, wait a minute. Hold on.

You're telling me that Finn and Noah were part of a back-to-back couples' photoshoot together. They put David and Winona (Jopper), Charlie and Natalia (Jancy), Caleb and Sadie (Lumax), and then Finn and Noah (Byler) together???

And these outfits are also in a couple of interviews that WHO? FINN, NOAH, AND MILLIE PARTOOK IN. MILLIE.

Where the heck is Millie? Did she just happen to have to leave around this time? Or did they make the executive decision of 'oh let's pair these guys up accordingly' and they chose BYLER. ALONGSIDE. CANONICALLY. ROMANTIC. COUPLES.

Also, so, okay, Byler can have immortalized photos together but we refuse to interview Finn and Noah about any of their one-on-one scenes let alone have them together anymore for interviews post season 4?

Oh, I'm onto you, Duffers. We all are.

[muninnhuginn]

Both Mitsumi and Shima being called out for how their surface level "kindness" can actually hurt people. How we as the audience see their inner lives and so understand why they act as they do. But in some important ways they're both pretty sheltered.

And the other characters who aren't privy to their thoughts can see to those aspects that we as the audience may be somewhat blinded to. Yasaka saying Mitsumi must have been very loved and meaning it as her not being able to comprehend how not everyone will have been as lucky as her. Mukai and Chris both pointing to Shima how his passiveness is first and foremost a protective mechanism for himself above a genuine care for others.

It's, like, yeah, these characters are being somewhat uncharitable to Mitsumi and Shima, but they do have a point. How obliviousness is a explanation, but not necessarily a defence. Sometimes a lack of thinking properly about consequences for other people can put them into awkward positions. And *both* of them have done this to other characters and even to each other (multiple times at that)

I'm not sure where I'm going with this really, but ig it's nice to see the manga zone in on the indirect harm characters can inflict on others. The stuff that may not be meant with ill intent, but can still build up tensions and create conflict

[siriussunday]

enjoy a beautiful day! it's

SIRIUS SUNDAY!